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Mozilla Science Lab, GitHub and Figshare team up to fix the citation of code in academia

Mar17
by on March 17, 2014 at 12:50 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Design & Dev

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Academia has a problem. Research is becoming increasingly computational and data-driven, but the traditional paper and scientific journal has barely changed to accommodate this growing form of analysis. The current referencing structure makes it difficult for anyone to reproduce the results in a paper, either to check findings or build upon their results. In addition, scientists that generate code for middle-author contributions struggle to get the credit they deserve. The Mozilla Science Lab, GitHub and Figshare – a repository where academics can upload, share and cite their research materials – is starting to tackle the problem. The trio have developed a system so…

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EE offers heat-maps, in-store WiFi and tablets to help shops compete with online retailers

Mar17
by on March 17, 2014 at 12:20 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Mobile, Product Launches, UK

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UK mobile operator EE is offering a service called Connected Retail to shops in the UK in a bid to help them compete with online rivals and cut down on queueing time in-store. According to research that the company carried out this month on 2,000 UK consumers, British retailers stand to lose around £1.04 billion a year because of long queues at the check-out – 73 percent of shoppers say they will abandon their purchase if they have to queue for more than five minutes, 29 percent of which will only wait two minutes in a queue before abandoning their purchase. To combat…

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Online food delivery service Just Eat set for £100m IPO in London as company eyes collections market

Mar17
by on March 17, 2014 at 12:02 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, UK

Just Eat, the online food ordering and delivery service, is preparing to go public in London, according to the Financial Times. According to the report, the IPO will look to raise up to £100 million (around $166 million), which would value the company at between £700 million and £900 million. A spokesperson for the company confirmed the deal to TNW, and added that the move is designed to facilitate an expansion of services to formalize its collection service – a shift that would allow considerably more restaurants to be listed on the service. Currently, collection orders are supported, but only…

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Offline over the weekend? Read all the tech news you missed right here

Mar17
by on March 17, 2014 at 10:07 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Roundups

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Keeping up to date with all the comings and goings in the tech world over the weekend can be tricky if you’ve got other things you need to be doing. But that’s exactly why we’re here, keeping track of all the tech news so you don’t have to. So, put on a coffee, switch your phone to silent and catch up on everything you missed from the last two days. Go ahead, we won’t tell anyone. News from the weekend at The Next Web: China’s Xiaomi Brings MIUI Firmware to Nexus 7 Tablet Chinese E-Commerce Giant Alibaba Filing for US…

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Dorian Nakamoto officially denies that he created Bitcoin, says he first heard of it last month

Mar17
by on March 17, 2014 at 8:05 am
Posted In: Around the Web, bitcoin, Insider

A Newsweek article earlier this month claimed to have found the mystery man behind the crypto-currency Bitcoin. However, that very man, Dorian Nakamoto, has now hired a lawyer to unconditionally deny that he’s involved in Bitcoin. In a statement sent to Reuters blogger Felix Salmon via Ethan Kirschner, Dorian Nakamoto’s lawyer in Los Angeles, Nakamoto calls the Newsweek report “false” and says the first time he heard the word ‘Bitcoin’ was in February this year. He says that his Internet service has already been cut off in 2013 due to “severe financial distress” and adds that his prospects for employment have…

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