Asking people to attack your online infrastructure seems counterintuitive, but Microsoft says it’s the only way they’ll be able to make improvements to Azure, their flagship cloud solution. Worried that the service isn’t getting as many “attacks” as it should, Microsoft is now coming up with ways to incentivise hackers to do their worst.

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Do you remember the last time you had to rewrite your résumé or create a new cover letter? If your experience is like most people’s, you end up sitting in front of a blank document with the cursor blinking all by itself. What do I say about myself and why does it matter? How do I even begin to put this together? Maybe it’s time to take a minute to reflect on the week you completed?

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You’ve probably heard it at talent acquisition conferences, in industry articles, and maybe even from your boss: Mobile recruiting is on the rise, and it’s time to adapt.

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Automation isn’t new and it certainly isn’t inevitable, but is there a limit to what we should allow robots to do? In South Korea, baristas are being replaced by robots, taking away a highly “human” element from the equation. It begs the question - are good cafes made better by the experience, and its people, or merely its line of beverages?

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Research has revealed just how much people’s travel preferences could shift with the advent of driverless cars. Which would you choose? And is the future of commercial flights in danger?

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Mozilla’s reportedly set to launch a premium version of its revered Firefox browser this fall. In an interview with German media outlet T3N, the company’s CEO, Chris Beard, said that it’s aiming to launch the new version by October, with features like a VPN and secure cloud storage.

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Learning new skills is one of the best ways to upgrade your life and career. Top performers prioritise skill acquisition to get more done, and lifelong learning is mandatory if you want to achieve anything worthwhile. It’s rewarding but for many people, indecision, intimidation, and frustration are the key barriers to their growth.

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Recently, there’s been a wave of startups designing clothes that require less laundering. And while these wash-less brands recognise they’re going up against years of cultural conditioning, they’re also making a valid environmental argument.

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Vacations are wonderful, healing breaks from reality that give us something to look forward to when things in our daily lives seem mundane or stressful. But realistically, most of us are not in a position — financially or time-affluence-wise — of taking multiple recreational trips each year.

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What do you want to be when you grow up? It’s a question we’ve been asked ever since we were kids, but deciding on a single career isn’t always as easy as it sounds. Many experts have weighed in on how to pick the work you want, but the truth is our wants change with age as well. So how do we choose?

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