Revenge of the nerds: 11 titans of technology who tackled sports

Meet the man behind Silk Road, the online drug marketplace the FBI has seized How Japan's Olympics will revolutionize tech ITworld Today October 03, 2013 Share this email Revenge of the nerds: 11 titans of technology who tackled sports These geeks got rich and then bought their way into sports, but, unlike in tech, they didn't all hit it out of the park READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Meet the man behind Silk Road, the online drug marketplace the FBI has seized 2. How Japan's Olympics will revolutionize tech 3. BOOK GIVEAWAY: The Practice of Network Security Monitoring 4. Intel outfits open-source Galileo computer with Quark chip, targets DIY crowd 5. Bitcoin forum goes offline after hack 6. Who's training the next generation of data scientists? 7. IT purchasing: Who decides what tech to buy? 8. Google buys Flutter, a gesture recognition startup 9. Yahoo abandons T-shirt rewards for vulnerability information White Paper: Akamai Technologies, Inc. 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Lowe's knows a thing or two about buying and selling, so it means something that the Mooresville, N.C., home improvement retailer established a procurement department to help its various divisions make better deals. READ MORE Google buys Flutter, a gesture recognition startup Google has acquired Flutter, a gesture recognition company whose technology lets people control music and movies on their desktop by waving their hands. READ MORE Yahoo abandons T-shirt rewards for vulnerability information Yahoo will stop giving T-shirts as a reward for finding security vulnerabilities after a public shaming it's calling "t-shirt gate." READ MORE White Paper: CDW Improving customer interactions with powerful technology Social tools and strategies are now crucial to building a successful CRM strategy. Learn how to take advantage of social CRM to improve business processes and enhance customer loyalty without a complete "rip-and-replace" of traditional CRM tools. 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