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TOP STORY Amazon's Vogels Challenges IT: Rethink App Dev By Charles Babcock Amazon Web Services CTO says promised land of cloud computing requires a new generation of applications that follow different principles. MUST READ Future Cities: IT Priorities For Urban Transformation City planners and their IT teams are setting big goals -- and facing big challenges -- in the development of tech-enabled "Future Cities," our survey results show Dwolla Shakes Up Online Payments Online payment darling Dwolla adds three new services as it tries to speed up merchant and consumer acceptance of its electronic transactions. Researchers Steal Cloud Computing Power Via Browsers Security researchers demonstrate that cloud computing can be taken at no cost, if you know where to find the processing cycles. Hire A Data Science Team, Not A Data Scientist Assembling a group of talented people with diverse skills is the best way to meet your data science needs, says Deloitte director. Ballmer: Hardware Key To Microsoft's Future Facing tablet pressure, Microsoft CEO tells shareholders that company needs to bring hardware and software together to speed up innovation. MORE NETWORKING NEWS

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