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Amazon’s new Cloud Drive app is a terrible piece of software no one asked for

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by on July 6, 2015 at 6:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Opinion

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Every so often, Amazon brings us something special. Its new Cloud Drive app isn’t one of those products. At best, it’s a week one prototype that should have never made its way to your phone or tablet. The positives for Amazon’s Cloud Drive app are few. The iOS and Android app are similarly laid out, which bodes well for users that utilize both platforms. It’s also plain, which will make updating the app easier. Jump into the app, and you’re met with three folders: Documents, Pictures, and Videos. I have none of that in the Amazon Cloud, and that’s where…

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How to keep women in STEM

Jul06
by on July 6, 2015 at 5:44 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, stem, women

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When thought leaders in the United States talk about the retention of women in STEM fields, emphasis is often placed on women who are just beginning their careers, or encouraging girls to study science in school. But what about women who are already in the pipeline? A 2013 paper published in Social Forces found that women in STEM fields are more likely to leave their jobs than women in other fields. How should companies work to keep the women who are already employed in STEM? In 2014, WISE (Women in to Science and Engineering), a group in the U.K., invited several…

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Microsoft takes the fight to Google with redesigned Bing Maps

Jul06
by on July 6, 2015 at 5:14 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Microsoft may have sent of some of its mapping employees over to Uber last week, but that doesn’t mean it’s giving up on improving Bing Maps. The company today revealed a redesign that looks a whole lot more like Google’s product – but that’s not a bad thing. Most obviously, the map now takes up nearly the entirety of your browser, with your search results organized into floating cards displayed to the left. These show information such as hours of operation and similar nearby businesses, and you can also add multiple destinations to view them all in one go when…

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Millennials: the best Silicon Valley company to work for is one you’ve probably never heard of

Jul06
by on July 6, 2015 at 5:03 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Fortune, Insider, startups

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So you’ve decided to pack up your college dorm or meager apartment to make it in the wide world of the Silicon Valley. Congrats! Tech companies require your fresh faces and unrelenting enthusiasm to help power them through to the next product release. But which companies are worth entering the Roman Coliseum of application processes for, and do they care about the Millennial way of life? Thankfully, Fortune has done a service to the 2.8 million graduates that have just recently flooded the job market with its inaugural list of the 100 Best Workplaces for Millennials. And if you’re itching to join the tech…

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Giant American and Japanese battle robots are going to fight…for real

Jul06
by on July 6, 2015 at 4:25 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, fight, Insider, Robot Wars, robots, Shareables

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Remember Pacific Rim? Giant battle droids kicking the hell out of monsters? Well, that’s (almost) becoming a reality: Giant bots built in Japan and America are set to go head-to-head in combat. Last week, the maker of Megabot Mark II, Megabots Inc, challenged its Japanese rival, Suidobashi Heavy Industry and its Kuratas battle bot, to a duel. Today, Suidobashi accepted the challenge, on the condition that the fight contains melee combat. Shit just got real. The best bit is the shade that the Japanese team is throwing at the Americans: The only downside is that it looks like we’ll have to wait a…

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