Internet of Things: Can We Find a Balance Between Security and Convenience?
The concept of a big black box monitoring our conversations and actions in our own homes is unsettling. But the benefits of having an Internet-connected TV are wonderful. From the couch we can summon up the latest on-demand movies from the Internet using only our voices, streamed from our any number of our favorite services (whether Amazon, Netflix, or something else entirely). We also have access to specialized content beyond movies and television (e.g. Twitch.)
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No Digital Europe without a strong Telecom Single Market
The buzzword in Brussels continues to be the ‘digital single market’. Anticipation of the economic gains and the disruptive impact of technologies have made it even into Juncker’s speeches. In his election campaign video, he said “you don’t need to be a techie to believe in a Digital Single Market”. And although that may be the case, a strong Telecoms Single Market is an essential building block for the DSM. Techies and non-techies alike must appreciate what is at stake.
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Prémio APAV para a Investigação 2015
O Prémio APAV para a Investigação destina-se a premiar trabalhos de investigação científica sobre temas ou problemas relacionados com a missão da Associação Portuguesa de Apoio à Vítima (APAV): “Apoiar as vítimas de crime, suas famílias e amigos, prestando-lhes serviços de qualidade, gratuitos e confidenciais e contribuir para o aperfeiçoamento das políticas públicas, sociais e privadas centradas no estatuto da vítima”.
Portugal aderiu ao novo banco internacional proposto pela China
Portugal aderiu ao novo banco internacional proposto pela China, o Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), anunciou a agência noticiosa chinesa Xinhua na quarta-feira à noite.
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AIIB. A nova aposta da China é uma oportunidade ou uma ameaça?
A China aguarda hoje os últimos países interessados no novo Banco Asiático de Desenvolvimento em Infraestruturas (AIIB). Japão e EUA ficam de fora e desconfiam das intenções. Há europeus inscritos.
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10 Things To Know Before Your Startup Does A Crowdfunding
Crowdfunding is all the rage these days, and it makes sense. There are many potential benefits, such as the prospect of developing an enthusiastic base of early adopters before there’s even a product for them to hold. Early adopters can also use the immediate bitcoin app to make profits when they start with crypto trading or crowfunding.
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To move beyond boom and bust, we need a new theory of capitalism
This is the year that economics might, if we are lucky, turn a corner. There’s a deluge of calls for change in the way it is taught in universities. There’s a global conference at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in Paris, where the giants of radical economics %u2013 including Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis %u2013 will get their biggest ever mainstream platform. And there’s a film where a star of Monty Python talks to a puppet of Hyman Minsky.
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Euroscepticism on the rise in UK
The EU is more unpopular in Britain than it has been at any time in the last 20 years, according to the annual British attitudes survey.
The U.S. Economy Just Keeps Disappointing
Is the brutal cold winter driving the economic data lower? How Much Did Weather Contribute to Housing Starts?