Sentences with phrase «biggest testing company»

Higher education is becoming like the Bermuda Triangle, says a study by the nation's biggest testing company.

A few years ago, a researcher at one of the big testing companies told me that when developing a reading comprehension test, knowledge is a source of bias....

Not exact matches

As the chart shows, all five men steered their companies through their biggest common test, the financial crisis, with little long - term damage to shareholders.

«But while it's a hard one to call, they could put an asset test on it — meaning employee stock options would be taxed more heavily for those employees who work for big public companies with a large asset base, like the Big Five banbig public companies with a large asset base, like the Big Five banBig Five banks.

Big companies often have rigorous tests for new job applicants to make sure they are the right fit; Plum extends this type of «big company» evaluation process to small businesses — at an affordable cost and sensible scaBig companies often have rigorous tests for new job applicants to make sure they are the right fit; Plum extends this type of «big company» evaluation process to small businesses — at an affordable cost and sensible scabig company» evaluation process to small businesses — at an affordable cost and sensible scale.

The big social network is testing a new kind of ad that appears in mobile users» News Feeds to encourage them to «like» company pages.

Yardstick's longer - term objective — what Kureluk calls the company's «big hairy audacious goal» — is to become the most recognized testing brand in the Commonwealth by 2030.

While I was testing out streamers, I found there's a relatively big selection of them out there — every electronics company under the sun seems to be making them.

Sweeny said Flirtey was able to win FAA approval for its latest drone delivery over bigger companies like Amazon and Google because of its prior experience testing drone deliveries in Australia and New Zealand.

Like many, he points to the CSeries, which is expected to be ready for test flights in June, as far more important to the company's long - term success than a handful of big deals in the business line.

Phase III funding, the round where ideas are validated with up to $ 10 million in funding, is the very center of the valley of death, because it's the biggest test for early - stage companies.

Big tech companies like Microsoft issued a patch for the so - called KRACK bug on Oct. 10, Apple is in the middle of testing patches for iOS and macOS, and Google, whose Android 6.0 devices are the most vulnerable, said it would release a patch in early Nov..

Heins said the BlackBerry's launch into the United States, the company's biggest customer base by far, is coming later because of the extensive testing required by the U.S. carriers and the regulatory process.

Software developers at many startups and some bigger companies love AWS partly because they can use their corporate credit cards to order the computer power they need to test out new applications, often without the knowledge or permission of their corporate overlords.

JD.com, the country's biggest online direct retailer and Alibaba's top rival, said it tested delivery by drone to customers in four rural areas in what the company believed to be the first commercial use of such service.

Big name automakers and a certain electric car upstart are among the companies to be issued permits for testing autonomous vehicles in the state.

But even the tiny cars use software and sensors that is similar to the technology used by big tech companies and well - funded startups road - testing full - sized cars, he said.

A solid set of earnings from the world's biggest tech companies has global stocks on the march again Friday, while the U.S. dollar tests 2018 highs as the world's biggest economy continues to expand.

In addition, I interviewed experts on the newest prototype methods, licensing managers at big and small companies, patent attorneys on the current issues, professors and successful entrepreneurs on time - tested marketing techniques, packaging designers, and investors on methods to raise money.

The big caveat here is that Uber just started testing its autonomous cars in Arizona and had a better track record around Arizona State University, which the company mapped out as early as 2015.

There were no test tubes or Bunsen burners, but a courtroom turned into a science classroom Wednesday for a U.S. judge considering lawsuits that accuse big oil companies of lying about the role of fossil fuels in the Earth's warming environment.

Mr. Zuckerberg's testimony will represent one of the biggest tests of his career, and a pivotal moment for the company's future.

The discussions may become tests of whether high - profile private companies can continue to raise new capital, even as some big names — like Snapchat and Dropbox — have seen their valuations marked down by mutual fund investors.

Everyone loves a bubble (until they don't), and those journalists who go out with pokers to test their surface strength are not held in high esteem by newsroom bosses, some readers and viewers, investors, companies pitching their products, or politicians who have hitched their wagon to making that bubble get bigger.

As earnings season ramps into full gear, the performance of some of the biggest names could determine future of the tech boomAs large tech companies report first - quarter earnings in a flood of results during the next two weeks, they face a major test: Will they continue to post huge growth, and fuel further overall gains for the market, or settle into a more mild adulthood?

Even if you are doing this solely for the publicity and the press, you'll get a great deal more of exposure if you come across as not just as a big company that once tested Bitcoin, but one that actively endorses it.

Last year the Harper review of competition law recommended getting rid of the «take advantage» test to crack down more effectively on anti-competitive behaviour by big companies such as exclusive deals, loss - leader pricing and cross-subsidisation to stamp out new competitors.

In November, Treasurer Scott Morrison blocked the sale of Australia's most iconic cattle company, S. Kidman & Co., to a foreign buyer because one of Kidman's biggest ranches borders a weapons - testing range.

«There are massive costs involved in setting up the bores, then monitoring them, making sure everything's sustainable, the ongoing hydro - geological tests... There are very big costs involved,» Loane says, adding that the company has invested heavily in producing light plastic bottles.

After participating in a pilot program to test the requirements, 17 wine companies ranging from small family farms to the world's biggest wine producers have earned the certification for some or all of their operations.

I am a big fan of the Dutch company Nuna, so I was very excited to test their all - terrain luxury IVVI stroller.

Walter, 51, an attorney from Wading River, has been touting a big deal with an unproven company that would test solar - powered drones.

Then the tests are moved to an earlier date in April (even less time to teach) because this private company who we're paying big bucks to can't get the job done in time to evaluate the teachers and have the student information so we can properly place them.

The NHS is hoping that penetration tests favoured by big technology companies will keep it safe from hackers, but if they are to adopt this approach they need to change other attitudes

Researchers from Google are testing a quantum computer with 72 quantum bits, or qubits, scientists reported March 5 at a meeting of the American Physical Society — a big step up from the company's previous nine - qubit chip.

Geron was bigger and better funded than ACT, and it was the first company to be approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to test a therapy in humans based on embryonic stem (ES) cells.

«The formula companies are all partnering up to get a supply, get prepared, and do big human testing.»

The researchers were surprised to find that almost 1 percent of the websites they tested had suffered a data breach during their 18 - month study period, regardless of how big the companies» reach and audience are.

Companies like 23andMe that offer to reveal your genetic secrets from a spit test can also sell your data to drug developers for big sums

If you have two companies that both offer lab testing, the next biggest deciding factor is price.

The Big Idea: The rich CEO of a search engine company invites one (un) lucky staff programmer to visit his isolated home to see and test out the humanoid robot with artificial intelligence he's been working on.

Big companies have the advantage of being able to test and manufacture machines with parts that are identical, that work with a low risk of failure, and that have been tested for compatibility.

What does PARCC think about testing companies trying to steal away its members with big promises?

Compared to the bigger test prep companies, this is a steal of a deal, especially because the test prep comes with an extraordinary guarantee, too: score higher than a 508 on the MCAT after completing one of the 16 - week courses or you get DOUBLE your money back.

One might think if these testing companies were smart they would simply start making their test easier... Well here the catch 22 for them, while testing is lucrative, it not the big money in the game.

And, needless to say, testing companies are the big winners in this misbegotten approach to education.

This brings the total number of companies testing autonomous driving technology in California to 22, and it includes a number of big names including Ford, NVIDIA, and Google.

There are about 50 companies currently testing autonomous cars on California roads today, with big names like General Motors, Chevrolet, Mitsubishi, and even Apple are trying to challenge Google with their own autonomous self - driving technology.

But instead of just giving us the test numbers, some new photos (above) and new video (below) of the new Disco Sport, Land Rover are taking the opportunity to big up their partnership with Virgin Galactic and the similarities in the two company's aims and objectives with their projects.

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