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Week in Review May 08, 2015 Editor of this Newsletter Mary Weilage | Senior Editor | @TechRepublic Mary Weilage is a Senior Editor for the CBS Interactive site TechRepublic. Tesla Powerwall: What you need to know Tesla's massive Powerwall battery promises to be able to take homes and businesses off the grid. Here's a sanity check on how realistic it is, and what it means for the energy market. Resource of the day Surviving Disruption Disruption is coming. Are you ready? In this spotlight on managing disruption that first appeared in the Harvard Business Review, industry leaders Maxwell Wessel and Clayton Christensen propose a systematic way to chart the path and pace of disruption. Additional TechRepublic resources Want a $9 computer? Here's your chance White House TechHire initiative: 4 things you should know Intel bets on real-time analytics with high-end processor refresh Windows 10 or Ubuntu: Which will be the one OS to rule them all? Google finally gives developers access to its cloudy secret sauce Samsung is back to being the "it" company (for the moment) Debugging the gender gap: New documentary explores the complicated matter of the lack of women in tech Tasmanian primary schools to roll out coding curriculum Of the 70 new Google Now cards, here are the 10 best for professionals Chief data officer: Insight into a crucial role for the exabyte age 10 examples of gender bias you may encounter in the workplace 4 must-have tips and tricks for the Apple Watch 9 OS X antimalware suites get the thumbs up from AV-TEST Hands-on review: Lenovo ThinkPad W550s running Fedora 22 Beta How one company improved developer productivity by 700% with reactive programming 10 things you need to know about maternity leave in the US Featured multimedia Tech nostalgia: The top 15 innovations of the 1990s Five OS emulators to put you in an alternate environment 11 cool 3D printed musical instruments Use these 11 apps to help you explore the outdoors Today's recommended downloads A Modern Take on the Agile Manifesto (Jama Software) On-demand Webcast: Mobile devices, wearables, and the future of identity (Centrify) Collaboration Unchained: Tapping the Potential of Unified Communications (NTT Communications) Avoiding Common Pitfalls of Evaluating and Implementing DCIM Solutions (APC by Schneider Electric) Wind River Video: Inside the Internet of Things (Wind River Systems) Connect with TechRepublic A Special Feature from TechRepublic and ZDNet Innovation -- How to be a World-Changer The pressure on companies to get faster, more efficient, and better automated continues to accelerate. The best business leaders use tech as one of their most important levers to drive innovation and change. Here's the wisdom to make it happen. TechRepublic newsletters Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! 10 Things Startups Visit the Subscription Center to get other free newsletters, manage your account settings or to be removed from TechRepublic communications. The e-mail address for your subscription is habib2best@gmail.com. Unsubscribe | Send Feedback | FAQ | Advertise | Privacy Policy Copyright 2015 CBS Interactive, Inc. All rights reserved. TechRepublic is a registered service mark of CBS Interactive, Inc. TechRepublic 235 Second Street San Francisco, CA 94105 U.S.A.