*Interesting Reads – 2019-01-01* *Contents* *Articles* - The Top 10 Books of 2018 for Entrepreneurs - Our favourite science news stories of 2018 - Gatwick drone drama shows how even unarmed UAVs can cause economic chaos and risk to life - A look at India's newly minted unicorns - Toyota Wants to Put a Robot Friend in Every Home - 10 Game-Changing Ideas in Education - Top 10 CIO interviews of 2018 - Your 2019 Horoscope Is Here - Get Ready For Gen Z: 11 Tips To Appeal To The New Generation Of Workers - eBook: A "Quotable" Life *Events / Announcements* - Seminar on "Digital Security: Emerging Trends" at Chennai on 5th Jan 2019 - FDP on “Hands-on Training in IoT, Ethical Hacking and NS3” during 5-11, Jan 2019 at Chennai - SETS, IEEE CS, CSI, ISACA: "National Workshop on Hardware Security" at Chennai 26th Feb 2019 - Workshop on Fog Computing, Deep Learning and Big Data Analytics Read at https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/01/interesting-reads-2019-01-01.html Archives at http://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2018/05/interesting-reads-archives.html *Feedback* We will be pleased to have your feedback on the “Interesting Reads” posts being sent once in five days. Pl. share the links of any interesting things you come across so that we can include them in these email posts. Also, pl. share the email ids of your colleagues, friends, peers and contacts, if you want them to be included in the google group to get regular posts. Pl. send all your communications to hrmohan.ieee@gmail.com With regards HR Mohan *======================================================== * *Articles* *The Top 10 Books of 2018 for Entrepreneurs* From the stacks of books received for review and picked up from overseas visits, here are some of the best titles of the year for startup founders, social entrepreneurs, innovators and changemakers! 2018 has been another outstanding year for books about entrepreneurship and innovation, with more of a focus on scaling approaches -- reflecting increased maturity of the startup ecosystem. See our earlier lists of ‘Top 10 Books for Entrepreneurs’ from the past six years as well: 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013 and 2012. Full Post https://yourstory.com/2018/11/top-10-books-2018-entrepreneurs/ *Our favourite science news stories of 2018* Every year, Science publishes hundreds of news stories, both online and in our weekly magazine. And whereas many of these highlight huge advances in research (some of which get a nod in our breakthroughs of the year), a lot are simply cool stories that resonated with us, our readers, or both. And that’s what this list focuses on—some of our coolest and most popular online news stories of the year. It’s an eclectic mix, and you’re sure to find at least a few you’ll want to read—or read all over again. Full Post https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/12/our-favorite-science-news-stories-20... Related Post https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/12/video-2018-s-breakthrough-year-and-r...: Video: 2018’s Breakthrough of the Year and runners-up *Gatwick drone drama shows how even unarmed UAVs can cause economic chaos and risk to life* One of the amazing things about the recent drone incident at London Gatwick is that the appearance of two unmanned aerial vehicles flying into operational runway space prompted the closure of Britain’s second-busiest airport for more than a day. With further sightings of drones, Gatwick only reopened to limited service after a 36-hour interruption, and those responsible for operating the drone remain at large. Full Post https://theconversation.com/gatwick-drone-drama-shows-how-even-unarmed-uavs-... Related Story http://dronecenter.bard.edu/publications/counter-drone-systems/: Counter-Drone Systems *A look at India's newly minted unicorns* India's startup ecosystem has seen eight startups joining the unicorn club in the past year. The new unicorns, a term for privately held technology companies estimated to be worth at least $1 billion, are from sectors such as education, software, and financial technology, diversifying the pool from online commerce and advertising models. Here is a look at the new members of India's unicorn club: Full Post https://tech.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/startups/a-look-at-indias-new... *Toyota Wants to Put a Robot Friend in Every Home* Toyota Motor Corp. has sold enough cars to put one outside every Japanese home. Now it wants to put robots inside. Well-known for its automated assembly lines, Toyota sees a not-so-far-off future in which robots transcend the factory and become commonplace in homes, helping with chores -- and even offering companionship -- in an aging society where a quarter of the population is over 65 and millions of seniors live alone. Full Post https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-12-26/toyota-wants-to-put-a-rob... *10 Game-Changing Ideas in Education* We went looking for big ideas in K-12 schooling: trends, disruptions, practices, or technologies that could help solve some of the field's biggest challenges. Here’s the result: 10 innovative ideas from researchers, educators, scientists, and advocates that could make a difference to those on the frontlines of K-12 education. Some of the problems they address are as old as public schooling itself; others have a new and growing sense of urgency. Presented in no particular order, they are meant to stir conversation or prompt you to think about your work in a new way. Full Post https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2018/01/10/10-game-changing-ideas-in-educ... *Top 10 CIO interviews of 2018* IT leaders from across the UK and Europe shared their plans, strategies and best practice advice with Computer Weekly in 2018. Computer Weekly interviews more UK and European IT leaders than any other technology publication. The top IT and digital chiefs shared their opinions and experiences of modern IT leadership and transforming business and government through IT innovation. Full Post https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252454154/Top-10-CIO-interviews-of-2018 *Your 2019 Horoscope Is Here* We have a lot to be excited for in 2019, stargazers! For starters, three solar eclipses will occur this year. The first one, a partial solar eclipse, happens in Capricorn on January 5 or 6, depending on where you live. This event will occur between Saturn, the planet of structure, and Pluto, the planet of transformation. And, since this eclipse occurs in go-getter Capricorn, we'll feel compelled to focus our collective attention on our work lives and ambitions. If you’re planning on starting a new business and following a new career path, meditate during this eclipse before moving forward with your plans. We will have our first lunar eclipse on January 20 during a full Leo moon, which will leave us feeling emotional and raw. This lunar eclipse will give us a chance to reflect on how we are seen in the world and how we think about self-presentation. Our second total solar eclipse occurs on July 2 in Cancer, while the second lunar eclipse of the year occurs in Capricorn on July 16 . This particular eclipse will sextile with Uranus, making it a much more lighthearted than 2019's first lunar eclipse. You may find that you want to change who you spend your time with — you may even wish to branch out and find a whole new community. Come winter, we'll have an annular (ring-shaped or total) solar eclipse in Capricorn on December 26. This eclipse will put work back on our brains, highlighting any work habits that need adjusting. Jupiter, the planet of luck, will square against Neptune, the planet of dreams and idealism, three times this year — and they haven’t squared against each other since 2006! Watch out for high expectations and overspending around January 13, June 16, and September 21. If hope is hard to come by on these days, relax and remember that challenges arrive in order to teach us important lessons. And that's only scratching the surface of 2019's celestial activity — read on to find out what’s in store for your sign. Full Post https://in.style.yahoo.com/2019-horoscope-080000216.html *Get Ready For Gen Z: 11 Tips To Appeal To The New Generation Of Workers* Not long ago, every company was talking about millennials and how to keep them happy. Now, the oldest members of the next generation, Gen Z, are beginning to enter the workforce, and employers will need to adjust their approach yet again. The experiences that shaped Gen Z as they were growing up, such as ubiquitous internet access and the late-2000s economic recession, have impacted their views of work and career stability. This independent, realistic and tech-savvy group of young adults will seek employers whose culture reflects and embraces those viewpoints. According to members of Forbes Human Resources Council, here are a few more things you need to know about how to reach this unique cohort. Full Post https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeshumanresourcescouncil/2018/08/06/get-read... *eBook: A "Quotable" Life* Mr. G. Sankar, a writer, speaker, and trainer on individual and organizational growth, who has been a resource person at the workshop on “Change Management” jointly organised by CSI & IEEE CS, IEEE PCS has come out with a book on quotations on the growth dimensions of health, wealth, education, relations, and spirituality. The book -- A "Quotable" Life is a book of 320 inspiring quotes and is available for free download. The author hopes it will serve as a daily dose of guidance, and blessing for all to enjoy life fully. Download it from https://www.slideshare.net/sankarspeak/a-quotable-life *Events / Announcements* *Seminar on "Digital Security: Emerging Trends" at Chennai on 5th Jan 2019* Digital Security Association of India is organising a seminar on "Digital Security: Emerging Trends" on 5th Jan 2019 at Anna University, Chennai. CSI, IEEE, SPIN, ISACA members can register at a concessional registration fee of Rs.700/- as against the normal fee of Rs.900/. There are 8 CPE hours for this event. Event Brochure at https://goo.gl/43kN2r Event Schedule at https://goo.gl/XpG7xP *FDP on “Hands-on Training in IoT, Ethical Hacking and NS3” during 5-11, Jan 2019 at Chennai * A Faculty Development Programme on “Hands-on Training in IoT, Ethical Hacking and NS3” between 05 and 11 January 2019 is being organised by the Dept. of CSE, School of Computing, Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology, Avadi. For details contact: Dr. T. Senthil Murugan, tsenthilmurugan@veltech.edu.in 9176031383 *SETS, IEEE CS, CSI, ISACA: "National Workshop on Hardware Security" at Chennai 26th Feb 2019* SETS (Society for Electronic Transactions and Security) is organizing "National Workshop on Hardware Security" in association with IEEE Computer Society, Madras Chapter, Computer Society of India, Chennai Chapter & ISACA, Chennai Chapter on 26th February 2019. Workshop Brochure http://www.setsindia.in/PdfDocs/hws.pdf *Workshop on Fog Computing, Deep Learning and Big Data Analytics* A workshop on “Fog Computing, Deep Learning and Big Data Analytics” is being held in conjunction with the 13th CISIS 2019 International Conference on Complex, Intelligent and Software Intensive Systems during 3-5 Jul 2019 at University of Technology, Sydney, Sydney, Australia Organising Committee includes: C. S. R. Prabhu -- Workshop Chairman & Mukesh Prasad -- Workshop Secretary Last date for paper submission: 1st Mar 2019 Workshop Website: https://sites.google.com/student.uts.edu.au/fcdb-2019/ CISIS Website: http://voyager.ce.fit.ac.jp/conf/cisis/2019/ *Archives of Interesting Reads * To access the past posts of Interesting Reads, pl. visit http://infoforuse.blogspot.in/2018/05/interesting-reads-archives.html *Feedback* We will be pleased to have your feedback on the “Interesting Reads” posts being sent once in five days. 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