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Steve Lohr
Steve Lohr
Facebook acts to restore trust after overstating video views
Facebook said that it would increase its use of outside measurement services for display and video ads
 "Facebook acts to restore trust after overstating video views")
Where cellphones are lifelines, start-ups spy opportunities
If more than 40 per cent of the entries in a person's contact list have both first and last names, it suggests a customer who is 16 times more reliable than one with very few contacts listed with firs
 "Where cellphones are lifelines, start-ups spy opportunities")
Stepping up security for an Internet-of-Things world
In the last two years, the number of IoT devices has surged to 6.4 billion
Samsung files appeal against Apple patent loss
Says legal framework for design patents is outdated for the modern digital world
 "Samsung files appeal against Apple patent loss")
Steve Lohr: IBM invests to help open-source big data software - and itself
With the Apache Spark initiative, IBM is investing in its own future too. It needs a technology ecosystem, where it is a player and has influence, even if it does not immediately profit from it
Cisco's profit and sales beat Wall St forecasts
The company reports a 12% increase in net profit, to $2.4 billion
 "Cisco's profit and sales beat Wall St forecasts")
Steve Lohr: Immelt putting his own stamp on Jack Welch's GE
GE's announcement that it plans to sell off most of its big finance unit punctuates the transformation of the company under Jeffrey Immelt
Steve Lohr: If algorithms know all, how much should humans help?
The application of data science to fields like medical diagnosis raises questions of when human supervision of an algorithm's results is needed
Steve Lohr: The invention mob, courtesy Quirky
The start-up is a curious creation of the internet era, a hybrid of the digital and physical worlds, which is an online retailer and an industrial designer, manufacturer and marketer
 "GE results reflect shift away from finance unit")
Apple partners IBM on business software
The partnership is intended to spread advanced mobile and data analysis technology in the corporate world
 "Apple partners IBM on business software")
Profit, revenue slip at IBM
Hardware sales fall, layoff costs rise
 "Profit, revenue slip at IBM")
A summer of data hacking social problems
So much of the computing agenda today is motivated by the problems that the big internet companies face
 "The $33-trn tech payoff")
