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Daily Digest February 17, 2016 Evolution to AI will be more radical than ape-to-human, says Nick Bostrom At AAAI-16, AI guru and philosopher Nick Bostrom explored the broad landscape of machine intelligence-and the questions we need to be asking about our future. Resource of the day Whitepaper: Seven Ways to Reduce Waste and Accelerate Software Delivery This paper will explore best practices for identifying and eliminating seven types of waste: Waiting, handoffs and task switching, motion, extra processes, extra features, partially completed work and defects. New at TechRepublic 5 steps to take if your Google Apps account login leaks Can IBM bring Bitcoin's blockchain technology to mainstream business? Facebook pits free internet in India against net neutrality How Google's DeepMind beat the game of Go, which is even more complex than chess ReactOS 0.4 brings open source Windows closer to reality New VCE VxRail appliance offers shortcut to software-defined data center How unlock Windows 10 with a PIN code instead of a password How to use the much-requested App Permissions in Android Marshmallow Drones collecting big data present new security and IT concerns 3 underused features in Apple's Numbers spreadsheet app New from Tech Pro Research New equipment budget policy This Tech Pro Research policy enables the IT department to coordinate equipment purchases, standardize components based on job responsibility, and prepare for maintenance, repairs and upgrades. Sign up for a Free Trial of Tech Pro Research and preview our articles, tools, policies, and templates. Today's recommended downloads Whitepaper: Seven Ways to Reduce Waste and Accelerate Software Delivery (IBM Corp.) IBM FlashSystem® V9000: Dimesons of Value (IBM Power Systems) E-book Series #3: Four Steps to Achieving Agile Parallel Development (CA Technologies) Agile Infrastructure Monitoring for the Application Economy (CA Technologies) 5 considerations when evaluating a file sync and share solution (Denmark) (Dropbox) A special feature from TechRepublic and ZDNet VR and AR: The Business Reality Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality are going to be useful for far more than just gaming. We explore the ways the technology will be used for training, marketing, product design, and much more. Special Offer Web Hosting Solutions Check out CNET's list detailing some of the best Web Hosting companies for 2016. Find Web Hosting providers using price comparisons, specials, coupons and find hosting for specific needs like Wordpress, PrestaShop, along with green energy hosting, drag-and-drop website builder and more. TechRepublic newsletters Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Click the newsletter title below to subscribe. Election Tech 2016 TechRepublic Cover Stories Connect with TechRepublic Visit the Subscripton Center to get other free newsletters, manage your account settings or to be removed from TechRepublic communications. The e-mail address for your subscription is habib2best@gmail.com. Unsubscribe | Send Feedback | FAQ | Advertise | Privacy Policy © 2016 CBS Interactive, Inc. All rights reserved. TechRepublic is a registered service mark of CBS Interactive, Inc. TechRepublic 235 Second Street San Francisco, CA 94105 U.S.A.