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Babies, CEOs, Gorillas, and Other LiarsEverybody lies at one time or another, whether it’s a tiny white lie or a gigunda fabrication. Occasional fibbing keeps things civil, but it’s disconcerting to realize how ubiquitous lying is. Friends, family, and coworkers lie--even babies and animals. So, how do you know if you're being lied to? | 
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Retailer Apps to Dominate Shopping This Holiday SeasonThis holiday season, expect retailers to entice shoppers with mobile apps that offer a variety of creative tactics designed to increase sales and keep customers happy. eCommerce holiday spending is expected to rise again this year, even in a less than stellar economy. | 
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NASA Curiosity Mars Rover Software Upgrade a SuccessNASA's Mars rover Curiosity spent its first weekend on Mars upgrading its software. Upgrading the Curiosity’s software after successfully reaching Mars allowed scientists to align the software’s capabilities with the current tasks the rover faces. | 
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Debate: The Danger of "Negative" Requirements Is it advisable to define a system by stating what it shouldn’t do, or should “negatively-framed” requirements be avoided? |
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It's the Relationships, StupidRelationships—working and personal—are vitally important to successful business analysis. If you don't have them, nothing else much matters. | 
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Software Learns like a Human—and for Humanity’s BenefitUnion City, CA, startup Vicarious has received a $15 million Series A investment to help them design a visual recognition system that aims to go far beyond what computers have been able to do in the past. Vicarious wants to benefit human lives. |
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Using a Scaled Agile Framework for Big Agile ProjectsAs the software debacles experienced by both the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Knight Capital Group show, large-scale projects can become large-scale problems. Using a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) helps steer these big projects in the right direction. | 
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CIO: It's a Tough Job, but ... Will It Last?Where the CIO position is heading or even whether it will still be around in a few years is far from a sure thing. Look around, and you’ll see that opinions vary considerably about what the future holds for CIOs. Will it stay the same, split into multiple roles, or disappear completely? |
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