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The CEOs Are Wrong: Smart Machines Will Replace Millions Of Jobs

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As reported on TechCrunch. by ALEX WILLIAMS Smart machines are coming to the business world, but don’t tell that to the CEOs. Sixty-percent of CEOs surveyed by Gartner Research say the emergence of smart machines capable of absorbing millions of middle-class jobs within 15 years is a “futurist fantasy.” The survey results reflect the anxiety about automation of the work world and the advent of smart machines that Gartner says will have a widespread and deep business impact by…

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HP Admits What We Already Knew: Microsoft Is At War With Its OEM Partners

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As reported on TechCrunch. by ALEX WILHELM HP stated the obvious today, clearing the air a bit in the world of personal computing, not to mention other areas of the technology industry. Microsoft, it said, is now a competitor to its business. Of course, we knew this. HP sells software, services, and devices. So does Microsoft. Here’s the key quote from HP CEO Meg Whitman: “Current [HP] partners like Intel and Microsoft are turning from partners to outright…

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Business Hardware Dev

Synaptics’ new acquisition could bring fingerprint readers to most laptops

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As reported on Engadget. By Jon Fingas If you hadn’t heard, fingerprint readers are in vogue these days. Synaptics clearly knows it: the company just acquired Validity, a firm that specializes in finger-based authentication. The $92.5 million deal gives Synaptics both access to the biometric market as well as a complement to its existing touch input devices. While the company isn’t detailing its plans, it’s easy to see the potential impact. When Synaptics makes the majority of laptop trackpads, there’s a real…

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Business Mobile

Quasar IV encrypted phone begins production, slated for Q2 2014 release

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As reported on Engadget. By Mariella Moon  By the looks of it, Quasar IV’s Indiegogo campaign won’t reach its $3.2 million goal — not when it’s only been able to raise a small fraction of that amount with so little time left. Even so, the super-secure phone with encrypted local and cloud storage will still see the light of day. QSAlpha, the company behind the device, tells Engadget that the crowdfunding campaign generated enough buzz to attract the…

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Airport Car Rental Service Silvercar Is Headed To LAX In November

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As reported on TechCrunch. by RYAN LAWLER Silvercar continues to expand its tech-focused airport car rental service into new markets, and in a few weeks will be making its biggest debut yet. According to an email sent to customers late last week, Silvercar said that on November 4 it will be launching at LAX, which will soon house its largest fleet of Audi A4s. As we’ve written before, Silvercar hopes torevolutionize the airport car rental business, by…

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HoneyBee3D printing store opens in Oakland with rapid prototyping service

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As reported on Engadget. By Timothy J. Seppala We’re still a ways off from having a 3D print shop on every corner, but one Oakland neighborhood is getting a taste of that future. The city’s Montclair district got a little craftier this weekend when HoneyBee3D opened its doors to offer rapid prototyping, printer tools and Type A Machines 3D printers for sale. Given how costly the tech can be, this is a boon for folks who’d love to dip into…

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The Twitter IPO By The Numbers

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As reported on TechCrunch. by MATTHEW PANZARINO Here are some accumulated statistics from our scouring of the Twitter IPO filing for your perusal. The overall numbers show a company with good but slowing growth in users, solid revenue in mobile but no profit yet to show. Twitter is absolutely a mobile-friendly company, with some 75 percent of its monthly active users coming on portable devices. About 65 percent of its ad revenue comes from there, too, in sharp…

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With Weak Back-To-School Sales, The PC Market Is Now Microsoft’s To Save

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As reported on TechCrunch. by ALEX WILHELM Splat. That’s the sound the PC market just made. According to Sterne Agee analyst Vijay Rakesh, back-to-school computer sales were “virtually absent.” Put in other words: The traditional September bump that students provided to PC OEMs as they headed back to classrooms failed to generate a meaningful sales delta. It’s like missing spring for the larger PC market. The best way to view this news is that consumers are repudiating traditional…

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Business Internet

AT&T brings 300Mbps fiber internet to Austin in December, gigabit by ‘mid-2014’

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As reported on Engadget. By Timothy J. Seppala Now that AT&T is actually laying down fiber-optic line in Austin, we have yet anotherreason to be jealous of Texas’ weird city. According to Ma Bell, “tens of thousands” will be getting 300Mbps downloads (and uploads), the “fastest internet speeds available” in town to the general public, come December. Those subscribers can snag a free upgrade to gigabit service — GigaPower, as the company calls it — when it’s available in the middle…

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Spike Kickstarter Project Puts Accurate Laser Measurement Hardware Right On Your Smartphone

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As reported on TechCrunch. by DARRELL ETHERINGTON Smartphones have pretty good cameras, but nowhere near good enough to do the kind of high accuracy measurement work that’s required for engineering or remodelling projects. Enter Spike, a new smartphone attachment designed by ikeGPS, a company that specializes in building fit-for-purpose laser hardware for use in surveying and 3D modelling.The Spike is version of their solution that attaches to the back of a smartphone and integrates directly with…

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