Interesting
Reads – 2019-01-01
Contents
Articles
- The Top 10 Books of 2018 for Entrepreneurs
- Our favourite science news stories of 2018
- Gatwick drone drama shows how even unarmed UAVs can cause economic chaos and risk to life
- A look at India's newly minted unicorns
- Toyota Wants to Put a Robot Friend in Every Home
- 10 Game-Changing Ideas in Education
- Top 10 CIO interviews of 2018
- Your 2019 Horoscope Is Here
- Get Ready For Gen Z: 11 Tips To Appeal To The New Generation Of Workers
- eBook: A "Quotable" Life
Events /
Announcements
- Seminar on "Digital Security: Emerging Trends" at Chennai on 5th Jan 2019
- FDP on “Hands-on Training in IoT, Ethical Hacking and NS3” during 5-11, Jan 2019 at Chennai
- SETS, IEEE CS, CSI, ISACA: "National Workshop on Hardware Security" at Chennai 26th Feb 2019
- Workshop on Fog Computing, Deep Learning and Big Data Analytics
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Articles
The
Top 10 Books of 2018 for Entrepreneurs
From
the stacks of books received for review and picked up from overseas visits,
here are some of the best titles of the year for startup founders, social
entrepreneurs, innovators and changemakers!
2018
has been another outstanding year for books about entrepreneurship and
innovation, with more of a focus on scaling approaches -- reflecting increased
maturity of the startup ecosystem. See our earlier lists of ‘Top 10 Books for
Entrepreneurs’ from the past six years as well: 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013
and 2012.
Our favourite science
news stories of 2018
Every year, Science publishes hundreds
of news stories, both online and in our weekly magazine. And whereas many of
these highlight huge advances in research (some of which get a nod in our
breakthroughs of the year), a lot are simply cool stories that resonated with
us, our readers, or both. And that’s what this list focuses on—some of our
coolest and most popular online news stories of the year. It’s an eclectic mix,
and you’re sure to find at least a few you’ll want to read—or read all over
again.
Related
Post: Video: 2018’s Breakthrough of
the Year and runners-up
Gatwick
drone drama shows how even unarmed UAVs can cause economic chaos and risk to
life
One
of the amazing things about the recent drone incident at London Gatwick is that
the appearance of two unmanned aerial vehicles flying into operational runway
space prompted the closure of Britain’s second-busiest airport for more than a
day. With further sightings of drones, Gatwick only reopened to limited service
after a 36-hour interruption, and those responsible for operating the drone
remain at large.
Related
Story: Counter-Drone Systems
A look
at India's newly minted unicorns
India's
startup ecosystem has seen eight startups joining the unicorn club in the past
year. The new unicorns, a term for privately held technology companies
estimated to be worth at least $1 billion, are from sectors such as education,
software, and financial technology, diversifying the pool from online commerce
and advertising models. Here is a look at the new members of India's unicorn
club:
Toyota
Wants to Put a Robot Friend in Every Home
Toyota
Motor Corp. has sold enough cars to put one outside every Japanese home. Now it
wants to put robots inside.
Well-known
for its automated assembly lines, Toyota sees a not-so-far-off future in which
robots transcend the factory and become commonplace in homes, helping with
chores -- and even offering companionship -- in an aging society where a
quarter of the population is over 65 and millions of seniors live alone.
10 Game-Changing Ideas in Education
We went looking for big ideas in K-12 schooling:
trends, disruptions, practices, or technologies that could help solve some of
the field's biggest challenges.
Here’s the result: 10 innovative ideas from
researchers, educators, scientists, and advocates that could make a difference
to those on the frontlines of K-12 education. Some of the problems they address
are as old as public schooling itself; others have a new and growing sense of
urgency.
Presented in no particular order, they are meant to
stir conversation or prompt you to think about your work in a new way.
Top 10 CIO interviews of 2018
IT leaders from across the UK and Europe shared
their plans, strategies and best practice advice with Computer Weekly in 2018.
Computer Weekly interviews more UK and European IT
leaders than any other technology publication. The top IT and digital chiefs
shared their opinions and experiences of modern IT leadership and transforming
business and government through IT innovation.
Your
2019 Horoscope Is Here
We
have a lot to be excited for in 2019, stargazers! For starters, three solar
eclipses will occur this year. The first one, a partial solar eclipse, happens
in Capricorn on January 5 or 6, depending on where you live. This event will
occur between Saturn, the planet of structure, and Pluto, the planet of
transformation. And, since this eclipse occurs in go-getter Capricorn, we'll
feel compelled to focus our collective attention on our work lives and
ambitions. If you’re planning on starting a new business and following a new
career path, meditate during this eclipse before moving forward with your
plans.
We
will have our first lunar eclipse on January 20 during a full Leo moon, which
will leave us feeling emotional and raw. This lunar eclipse will give us a
chance to reflect on how we are seen in the world and how we think about
self-presentation.
Our
second total solar eclipse occurs on July 2 in Cancer, while the second lunar
eclipse of the year occurs in Capricorn on July 16 . This particular eclipse
will sextile with Uranus, making it a much more lighthearted than 2019's first
lunar eclipse. You may find that you want to change who you spend your time
with — you may even wish to branch out and find a whole new community. Come
winter, we'll have an annular (ring-shaped or total) solar eclipse in Capricorn
on December 26. This eclipse will put work back on our brains, highlighting any
work habits that need adjusting.
Jupiter,
the planet of luck, will square against Neptune, the planet of dreams and
idealism, three times this year — and they haven’t squared against each other
since 2006! Watch out for high expectations and overspending around January 13,
June 16, and September 21. If hope is hard to come by on these days, relax and
remember that challenges arrive in order to teach us important lessons.
And
that's only scratching the surface of 2019's celestial activity — read on to
find out what’s in store for your sign.
Get
Ready For Gen Z: 11 Tips To Appeal To The New Generation Of Workers
Not long ago, every company was talking about millennials and how to keep them happy. Now, the oldest members of the next generation, Gen Z, are beginning to enter the workforce, and employers will need to adjust their approach yet again.
The experiences that shaped Gen Z as they were
growing up, such as ubiquitous internet access and the late-2000s economic
recession, have impacted their views of work and career stability. This
independent, realistic and tech-savvy group of young adults will seek employers
whose culture reflects and embraces those viewpoints.
According to members of Forbes Human Resources
Council, here are a few more things you need to know about how to reach this
unique cohort.
eBook: A "Quotable" Life
Mr. G. Sankar, a writer, speaker, and trainer on
individual and organizational growth, who has been a resource person at the workshop
on “Change Management” jointly organised by CSI & IEEE
CS, IEEE PCS has come out with a book on quotations on the growth
dimensions of health, wealth, education, relations, and spirituality. The book
-- A "Quotable" Life is a book of 320 inspiring quotes and is
available for free download. The author hopes it will serve as a daily dose of
guidance, and blessing for all to enjoy life fully.
Download it from https://www.slideshare.net/sankarspeak/a-quotable-life
Events /
Announcements
Seminar on "Digital
Security: Emerging Trends" at Chennai on 5th Jan 2019
Digital
Security Association of India is organising a seminar on "Digital
Security: Emerging Trends" on 5th Jan 2019 at Anna University, Chennai. CSI, IEEE, SPIN, ISACA members can register
at a concessional registration fee of Rs.700/- as against the normal fee of
Rs.900/. There are 8 CPE hours for this
event.
Event
Brochure at https://goo.gl/43kN2r
Event
Schedule at https://goo.gl/XpG7xP
FDP on “Hands-on
Training in IoT, Ethical Hacking and NS3” during 5-11, Jan 2019 at Chennai
A Faculty Development Programme on
“Hands-on Training in IoT, Ethical Hacking and NS3” between 05 and 11 January
2019 is being organised by the Dept. of CSE, School of Computing, Vel Tech
Rangarajan Dr Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology, Avadi.
For details contact: Dr. T. Senthil
Murugan, tsenthilmurugan@veltech.edu.in 9176031383
SETS, IEEE CS, CSI, ISACA: "National Workshop
on Hardware Security" at Chennai 26th Feb 2019
SETS (Society for Electronic
Transactions and Security) is organizing
"National Workshop on Hardware Security" in association with IEEE
Computer Society, Madras Chapter, Computer Society of India, Chennai Chapter
& ISACA, Chennai Chapter on 26th February 2019.
Workshop on Fog Computing, Deep Learning and Big Data Analytics
A
workshop on “Fog Computing, Deep Learning and Big Data Analytics” is being held
in conjunction with the 13th CISIS 2019 International Conference on Complex,
Intelligent and Software Intensive Systems during 3-5 Jul 2019 at University of
Technology, Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Organising
Committee includes: C. S. R. Prabhu -- Workshop Chairman & Mukesh Prasad --
Workshop Secretary
Last
date for paper submission: 1st Mar 2019
Workshop
Website: https://sites.google.com/student.uts.edu.au/fcdb-2019/
CISIS
Website: http://voyager.ce.fit.ac.jp/conf/cisis/2019/
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