Planet Labs Inc., a startup that launches small satellites into orbit and sells the imagery, is acquiring the Terra Bella satellite business of Alphabet Inc. in a bid to take on larger industry incumbents. Google has also agreed to purchase satellite images captured by Planet in a multiyear deal. “It’s a big deal,” said Will […]

LinkedIn on Thursday announced a new look tied to a complete overhaul of its technology architecture, which brings conversations and content front and center. The redesign brings the LinkedIn desktop in line with the mobile browser version launched in 2015. LinkedIn will roll out its new desktop globally over the next few weeks. Among the […]

By Mike Ettling, President, SAP SuccessFactors “All-in” employees do what it takes to win. That’s why I’m incredibly passionate about both how we create all-in employees and HR’s role in doing so. But 68 percent of workers consider themselves “not engaged” or “actively disengaged” at work, according to a Gallup employee engagement […]   In […]

Mississippi’s Golden Triangle, 60 minutes aired a segment yesterday evening about the story of an economic developer bringing jobs back to some of the hardest hit areas of the US that depended on manufacturing to sustain their local economies. The story starts with Higgins background and shows how Higgins has brought in 6,000 jobs to […]

Tesla launches a stationary battery aimed at companies with variable electricity rates and homes with solar panels. Source: Tesla’s Home Battery Is Built for a Solar Boom | MIT Technology Review As Tesla experiences moderate success in the car market and the recent development….

With IT staff shortages a reality for CIOs in most industries, healthcare – driven by federally mandated incentives for such IT-intensive projects as Electronic Health Records – is experiencing even more of an IT labor crunch. Is poaching experienced IT talent from other industries the answer? Source….

Industry giants like Google, Facebook and Ericsson have already solved many of the large-scale problems that smaller companies are now facing. Source: How tech giants spread open source programming love |
CIO Tech giants have introduced their own coding languages when other languages have fallen short in …