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LONDON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 16: A photo illustration of chocolate chip cookies on February 16, 2018 in … [+] London, England. (Photographic illustration by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)Getty Images An average toddler in the UK gets around 47% of their calories from highly processed foods such as packaged yoghurts, sweetened cereal products, puddings and wholemeal bread, new findings say. This percentage increases to 59.4% by the age of seven. “The increase in the dietary share of highly processed foods has been accompanied by a decrease in the intake of unprocessed and minimally processed foods in favor of ready-to-eat and ready-to-heat products…
Before the release of the System/360 in 1964, computers were largely single and fixed units, so changing one component meant changing the entire computer. The System/360 family of mainframe computers, in contrast, featured compatible software and standardized hardware that allowed their products to be easily reconfigured or upgraded.This new system was so different in format that IBM had to restructure its organization to build it.”When we have a big change in technology,” he says Niko Matusekprofessor of strategy at the Kellogg School, “the question is, ‘How do we think this will change the way businesses are organized?’In the case of…
A Russian Sukhoi Su-57 stealth fighter jet arrives at Zhuhai Jinwan Airport for the 15th China … [+] International Air and Aerospace Show (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images)VCG via Getty Images The Russian Aerospace Force’s most advanced fighter jet, the Sukhoi Su-57 (NATO’s familiar name Felon) arrived in China on Monday ahead of the upcoming 15th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, which will begin on November 12 outside the Zhuhai city in Guangdong province. This will be the first time the Sukhoi Su-57 will be on display at the biennial air show, which has become the People’s Republic…
“He was telling me how much he loved making a particular painting,” says Teeny, “but he caught himself and added, ‘But I put a lot of work into it and it took a long time to make it.’ Like he had to justify the fact that he enjoyed making it, or I might discredit it.”Unbeknownst to this artist, it was exactly the kind of phenomenon that Teeny, an assistant professor of marketing at Kellogg, is exploring in his research.Specifically, Teeny is curious about how our perception of how much someone enjoys making a product or providing a service—or “production enjoyment”—can…
Actually, studies have shown that people in the same profession find it difficult to hold each other accountable. The effect is particularly pronounced in traditional, internal fields such as lawaccounting and medicine which have a history of self-regulation.”It’s difficult for people in the same profession to effectively discipline peer misbehavior,” says Hatim Rahman, associate professor of management and organizations at the Kellogg School. “Professionals often turn a blind eye and look the other way.”In response, regulators have launched transparency efforts—such as “sunshine laws” that make disciplinary proceedings publicly available—to help enforce professional accountability. This increased transparency should, in theory, encourage…
Anshu Bansal is its founder/CEO CloudDefense.AI—a CNAPP that protects both applications and cloud infrastructure. getty In today’s boardrooms, cloud infrastructure isn’t just a technology buzzword—it’s a business necessity. We’ve moved beyond asking whether we should move to the cloud. Now, the focus is on how we can leverage it to further our goals. However, as companies become increasingly dependent on the cloud, one thing is clear: The benefits of cloud technology come with serious security risks. Having built cloud-based teams every day, I’ve seen first-hand how security automation has become important to protecting what matters. Here, I will discuss the…
How far would you go to afford private school for your children… and is it even worth it? In this episode, Katie hears from “Lucy” …
FBI issues new warning for Gmail, Outlook, webmail users NurPhoto via Getty Images Updated on November 3rd with new reports on password adoption as an alternative to MFA, with new updates to further expand usage by addressing key challenges. “Cyber criminals gain access to email accounts”, the FBI warned this weekeven when accounts are protected by multi-factor authentication (MFA). The attacks begin when users are tricked into “visiting suspicious websites or clicking on phishing links that download malware to their computer.” Email access itself comes via cookie theft. Not the devilish tracking cookies we read so much about that caused…