Technology and the quest for sporting records

Game Changer: The Technoscientific Revolution in Sports. By Rayvon Fouché. Johns Hopkins University Press; 264 pages; $29.95.ATHLETES have always sought an edge. Ancient Greeks at the original Olympics wrote jinxes against their…

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Governor’s Technology Awards showcases 17 ‘creative’ technologies in Virginia

(Getty Images) Smarter use of data, the spread of citizen-centric websites and the creation of new digital services are the fastest growing trends in state and local government, if Virginia's latest awards…

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JetBlue’s Head of Technology And Digital Also Runs The Company’s Venture Arm

The marriage between chief information officers and venture capital firms is a logical one, as CIOs are often the consumers of the enterprise portfolios of the venture community. There is…

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Self-made billionaire Bill Gates: Better technology must be developed to help educate people

Through his largest donation in 17 years, Bill Gates recently reaffirmed his commitment to education last week when Bloomberg reported he was pledging $4.6 billion to his personal foundation. Gates has prioritized education reform…

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Technology could make us immortal. But there will be consequences.

mmortality has gone secular. Unhooked from the realm of gods and angels, it's now the subject of serious investment — both intellectual and financial — by philosophers, scientists, and the Silicon…

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Power digital with sensible technology policies

As India strives to achieve inclusive growth, policymakers want technologies to benefit all citizens but also simultaneously help in creating jobs. Photo: Bloomberg In the seven decades since it won…

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Amazon looks to new food technology for home delivery

Amazon looks to new food technology for home delivery  22 Hours Ago | 00:50 Amazon.com is exploring a technology first developed for the U.S. military to produce tasty prepared meals that do…

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Synchronous ledger technology (aka blockchain): The companies to watch

No new technology since the Internet itself has excited so many pundits as blockchain, but the mania has largely settled down, and I have warmed to the third generation ledger technologies carefully…

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The impact of technology on the future of urban mobility

As the world increasingly moves towards finding alternative ways to solve some of its most urgent and pressing socio-economic challenges such as health, education, water, transport and shelter, it is…

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Technology companies take stocks lower despite media rally

FILE - This Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016, file photo shows the New York Stock Exchange. U.S. stocks are starting the week higher as media companies gain, Monday, July 31, 2017.…

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