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Next Big Thing October 5, 2016 Google unveils AI-powered Pixel phone: 4 big takeaways On Tuesday, Google unveiled its newest Android phone, Pixel, with built-in Google Assistant, along with a Daydream View VR headset and a new Google Wi-Fi mesh router. Resource of the day Live Webcast: How to Protect Your Organization From Ransomware Businesses of all sizes are hit by ransomware attacks every day. A recent ZDNet article shows that damages related to ransomware attacks will reach $1 billion this year. Don't miss "How to protect your organization from ransomware." Join CBS Interactive's Distinguished Lecturer David Gewirtz, one of America's leading cybersecurity experts, and security researcher and advocate Brook Chelmo, Sr. Product Marketing Manager at Dell SonicWALL, in a lively discussion about how to protect your IT ecosystem even if you're not a security expert. Additional TechRepublic resources Why the university of the future will have no classrooms, no lectures, and lots of tech Video: Do men and women have different brain structures? IBM pours $200 million investment into its Watson IoT business Video: Why proper planning is an essential part of a smart city DIY IoT: New Arduino kit makes it easier to build connected devices Groundbreaking new AI partnership brings together Google, Amazon, IBM, Microsoft, and Facebook Is your company using SaaS? Tell us, and enter to win $100 Do you think SaaS can help your company reach financial and business objectives? Tell us, and enter to win $100. Featured multimedia Photos: First look at the Google Pixel phone and other new hardware Today's recommended downloads Live Webcast: How to Protect Your Organization From Ransomware (Dell) The Drivers and Benefits of Edge Computing (APC by Schneider Electric) Your competitors are paying attention to Apache Spark - are you? (IBM) The ABCs of CA Workload Automation (CA Technologies) Modernize IT to Unleash Productivity  (Hewlett Packard Enterprise) A special feature from ZDNet and TechRepublic Tech Budgets 2017: A CXO's Guide Read our original research on where organizations are spending their tech budgets in 2017 and what their top priorities are. We also provide practical advice on how to put your IT dollars to good use. We want to hear from you. The TechRepublic product team wants your input on making our app better. Tell us your opinion, take our short survey. Connect with TechRepublic Visit the Subscription 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.