Learn to code with these online resources

Learn to Code for Free With These 10 Online Resources Zoe Fox, mashable.com Click here to view this galleryIf Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates say so, it must be true: Understanding how to code is the new literacyTake Zuck and Gates’ advice — learn to code. Understanding computer programming will open doors to new jobs … Continue reading Learn to code with these online resources

How Google’s Ray Kurzweil will teach computers to understand human language

How Google’s Ray Kurzweil will teach computers to understand human language By Nathan Ingraham, theverge.com Futur­ist and arti­fi­cial intel­li­gence guru Ray Kurzweil has just start­ed at Google and gave an inter­view to Sin­gu­lar­i­ty Hub days after start­ing his new work. For starters, Kurzweil plans to dive into nat­ur­al lan­guage… RT @verge: How Google’s Ray Kurzweil … Continue reading How Google’s Ray Kurzweil will teach computers to understand human language

Tim Cook’s Freshman Year: The Apple CEO Speaks

businessweek.com In his most wide-ranging interview since succeeding Steve Jobs, Tim Cook talks about how the company now works, the view that he’s “robotic,” and the return of Apple manufacturing to the U.S. http://flip.it/MNo7N Tim Cook's Freshman Year: The Apple CEO Speaks Related articles Apple 'Less Arrogant' Under Tim Cook, Says France Telecom CEO (mashable.com)

Why Apple will grow faster with Tim Cook

Tim Cook’s Attention to Culture Will Grow Apple Even More Paul Spiegelman, inc.com THE CULTURE GAP How Tim Cook treats employees may leave him a legacy bigger than Steve Jobs’. Much has been writ­ten about the bril­liance of Steve Jobs and the icon­ic com­pa­ny that he built. Many say that it was Steve Job’s laser … Continue reading Why Apple will grow faster with Tim Cook

Language and cognitive systems guru Kurzweil asked to head Google engineering

Ray Kurzweil becomes a Googler, named Director of Engineering Alexis Santos, engadget.com Come Decem­ber 18th, futur­ist extra­or­di­naire Ray Kurzweil will be join­ing Google’s ranks as Direc­tor of Engi­neer­ing to work on projects that involve machine learn­ing and lan­guage pro­cess­ing. Specifics regard­ing those projects, how­ev­… http://flip.it/K9Okf Related articles Ray Kurzweil's Goal at Google is to enable … Continue reading Language and cognitive systems guru Kurzweil asked to head Google engineering

Why pirates make the best change agents according to Steve Jobs

An HR Lesson From Steve Jobs: If You Want Change Agents, Hire Pirates By Peter Sander, fastcodesign.com Why? Because pirates can operate when rules and safety nets break down. [The fol­low­ing is an excerpt from What Would Steve Jobs Do?: How the Steve Jobs Way Can Inspire Any­one to Think Dif­fer­ent­ly and Win by Peter … Continue reading Why pirates make the best change agents according to Steve Jobs

Why biotech CEOs need to think like Steve Jobs

  Why biotech CEOs need to think like Steve Jobs - The Boston Globe. Interesting article on creativity in biotech communications. many CEOs are hired with communications backgrounds and humanities degrees. Infinity pharmaceuticals was a philosophy professor. Related articles Steve Jobs Reincarnated as Divine Half-Yak (religiondispatches.org) Remembering Steve Jobs (digitalsurgeons.com) Remembering Steve Jobs (greatfinds.icrossing.com) How … Continue reading Why biotech CEOs need to think like Steve Jobs