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2 Oct / Brian Merchant
When workers automate their own duties, who should reap the benefits?
In 2016, an anonymous confession appeared on Reddit: “From around six years ago up until now, I have done nothing at work.” As far as office confessions go, that might seem pretty tepid. But this coder, said he worked for a well-known tech company, and he really meant nothing.
4 September / Ken Kocienda
What My 15-Plus Years at Apple Taught Me About Building Innovation from Scratch
Innovation is like El Dorado -- it's the X on the treasure map everyone involved in creative and technical work wants to find. When trying to start a venture or build a business, developing a novel idea or approach might be the difference between success and failure...
17 September / James Staten and Jeffrey Hammond
Stay Ahead Of Your Customers With Continuous Delivery
If you regularly follow the financial markets, it’s hard to ignore the growth generated by the FAANG stocks (Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, Google). When you look more closely at the “ANG” part of this quintet, it’s not hard to see how continuous delivery and rapid creation of customer value and corporate growth go hand in hand
11 September
Joel Spolsky, co-founder of Stack Overflow, on the future of software development
In this episode of True Technologist, Stack Overflow CEO Joel Spolsky, who authors a software development blog and created the project management software Trello, talks with host Eric Knorr about the agile methodology, DevOps and the future of application development.
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26 September / Saikat Basu
How to Use Microsoft Bing for Answers to Coding Problem
The Code Sample Answer feature in Microsoft Bing is a search aid that helps you find the exact piece of code for your needs.
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26 September / Danielle Gibson
London’s chief digital officer on the transformation of the city
The Drum spoke to London’s first chief digital officer, Theo Blackwell ahead of his Future of Marketing panel, on 22 November, about why London needs a chief digital officer, his ambitions for the city and what initiatives he’ll invest in to make London ‘smarter’.
28 August / Oliver Franklin-Wallis
Best startups in London
Even with Britain’s exit from the European Union approaching fast, London is booming. The capital’s startups brought in £2.45 billion in venture funding in 2017 – the most of any city in Europe. And local standouts Revolut, Improbable and Deliveroo all reached $1 billion valuations in the last year. “The money is still flowing – that’s a good vote of confidence,” says Russ Shaw, founder of Tech London Advocates.
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28 September / John Biggs
New tech uses Wi-Fi to count people through walls
Whether you’re trying to figure out how many students are attending your lectures or how many evil aliens have taken your Space Force brethren hostage, Wi-Fi can now be used to count them all
27 September / Daphne Leprince-ringuet
This new LEGO for adults is unlike anything you've ever seen before
LEGO Forma is an experimental new line from the toy company aimed squarely at big kids
28 September / Nick Kwek
The lettuce peeling robot
A fully functional 40-year-old Apple-I computer sells at auction for $375,000 (£230,000), Swiss football fans hurl tennis balls and game controllers on to a pitch in protest of club investment in Esports, A robot that can peel a lettuce has been developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge