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Innovation February 17, 2016 How a drone on a leash will transform autonomous flying CyPhy Works is releasing a tethered drone that can do things no other drones have done before. Here's what you need to know. 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. Additional TechRepublic resources Survey: Is the hybrid cloud living up to its potential? Can IBM bring Bitcoin's blockchain technology to mainstream business? How Google's DeepMind beat the game of Go, which is even more complex than chess Evolution to AI will be more radical than ape-to-human, says Nick Bostrom Let's get vertical: How presidential campaigns use data and social media to microtarget voters Carnegie Mellon invests $12m into AI to 'reverse-engineer the brain' Featured multimedia 10 innovative patents that could give us a look into the future of augmented reality Today's recommended downloads Whitepaper: Seven Ways to Reduce Waste and Accelerate Software Delivery (IBM Corp.) eBook: Customer Analytics for Dummies (IBM Digital Analytics) Four Critical Software Delivery Challenges in the Application Economy (CA Technologies) Redefining Infrastructure Management for Today's Application Economy (CA Technologies) 5 considerations when evaluating a file sync and share solution (French) (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 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.