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Computerworld Emerging Technologies Aug 03, 2016 Google's parent company will begin testing delivery drones in the U.S. Google parent company Alphabet will begin testing a drone delivery service at a U.S. Federal Aviation Administration site in an effort to overcome any hurdles, the White House says. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • Virtual reality needs U.S. gov't backing • Is it dumb to trust smart technology? • SolarCity agrees to $2.6B buyout by Tesla • The Enterprise of Things: It's the back end that counts • Big batteries for every home and business: Energy storage to double this year White Paper: Fastly Accelerate Your Media Business with Edge Computing In today's online publishing world, readers expect a fast, personalized experiences across multiple devices or they'll go elsewhere. At the same time, technologies like ad blockers and bots are changing the economics of digital publishing. Find out why a growing number of online publishers are turning to edge computing to help address these challenges, while also improving their readers' experiences and reducing costs. Read More ▶ Virtual reality needs U.S. gov't backing As virtual reality and augmented reality gain popularity with consumers, attention is turning to ways these immersive technologies can be used in U.S. schools and in the work force. Read More ▶ Is it dumb to trust smart technology? Automation is nice, but it doesn't mean you should hand over responsibility to the machines. Read More ▶ SolarCity agrees to $2.6B buyout by Tesla Tesla and SolarCity shook hands today on what would be the first integrated solar energy and battery storage company through a $2.6 billion all-stock deal. Read More ▶ The Enterprise of Things: It's the back end that counts The real challenge companies face going forward is enabling the infrastructure to take advantage of the potential business improvements that EoT can bring. That's where 90% of the effort will be, and you need to get ready for it. Read More ▶ Big batteries for every home and business: Energy storage to double this year The global energy storage market is expected to double this year from 1.4 gigawatt hours (GWh) in 2015 to 2.9GWh, and grid-connected energy storage capacity will surge to 21GWh by 2025. Read More ▶ White Paper: Fastly Cache eCommerce APIs to Optimize Web and Mobile Performance While APIs enable a more dynamic online shopping experience, performance is often a challenge. As a modern CDN, Fastly can cache API responses to optimize your web store performance, deliver a more personalized shopping experience, and dramatically reduce infrastructure costs without replacing legacy solutions. Read More ▶ Take our brief survey about ad blockers Truthfully now, do you use an ad blocker? Take our brief survey and tell us why. ▶ Computerworld's 2016 mobile data service satisfaction survey is underway! Which carrier's users are the most satisfied with their mobile data service? That's what we want to find out. For the fourth year, Computerworld is polling readers to find out how they feel about their mobile data provider, how much they pay, how they use their mobile data connections and more. Take the survey here ▶ August Digital Magazine: Bridging IT's Growing Generation Gap Check out our August Digital Magazine, featuring an in-depth look at IT's growing generation gap, how legacy systems can help fund innovation and how IT leaders are scaling their analytics infrastructures to back up business-critical decisions. The magazine also includes News Analysis, Opinions and Shark Tank -- all free for download with registration. View the magazine here ▶ Nominate a leader for the 2017 Premier 100 awards Computerworld has launched its annual search for 100 technology professionals who have demonstrated leadership in their organizations through the use of technology and have the strategic vision to align technology with business goals. The deadline for nominating a candidate for the Premier 100 Technology Leaders awards is Aug. 31, 2016. Make a nomination today! ▶ Subscribe to Computerworld Daily News Sign up for our popular, twice-daily tech news newsletter. You'll get Computerworld's up-to-the-minute top stories of the day, both first thing in the morning and late in the afternoon (ET). We deliver breaking news on topics like the latest security threats and the newest mobile devices, in-depth features about enterprise technologies and IT careers, and authoritative analyses of moves made by tech companies like Google, Microsoft, Apple, IBM and HP. Sign up now ▶ Subscribe to CSO's Security Awareness Weekly Sign up for a weekly roundup of features, news, tips and analysis on security awareness delivered to your inbox on Mondays. Sign up now ▶ Computerworld Job Board Search multiple listings now and get new job alerts as they are posted. Check them out now ▶

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