TECHNOLOGY
Tesla says it will stop selling solar door-to-door
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www.reuters.com - Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) on Friday said that its subsidiary SolarCity will curtail door-to-door sales of rooftop solar installations over the next month as Tesla seeks to absorb the company into its high...
"The CIA Has Been Deeply Humiliated" - Ron Paul Interviews Julian Assange
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Franco Gonzalez
www.zerohedge.com - You really think so? You mean like it was 'great' when Regan was elected to cut the size of government? Or Carter? And now Trump? Get real. The Deep State is running the show. If RP were electe...
Was Uber’s CEO really the second-best Wii Sports tennis player?
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Ars Technica
arstechnica.com - "In other personal pursuits, he once held the world’s second-highest score for the Nintendo Wii Tennis video game." The line baffled me for a number of reasons, not least of which was that the conc...
How To Grow an Email List With Subscribers Who Are Willing To Pay
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Franco Gonzalez
www.jeffbullas.com - Money is in the list – you’ve read this a million times. Email list subscribers are the biggest asset for any blog or online business. They’re your qualified sales leads. It’s much easier to build ...
New “Smart Phone” Will Be Quietly Studying Your Behavior And Reacting In Real-Time (VIDEO) | Alternative
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Franco Gonzalez
before-its-news.com - The march towards an Orwellian future where every form of human behavior is being monitored by AI driven appliances and electronics is quickly becoming a reality. This was the plan from the start a...
Acer Predator X27: 4K, HDR, and 144Hz G-Sync for the ultimate gaming monitor
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Ars Technica
arstechnica.co.uk - Acer has unveiled what may just be the perfect gaming monitor—so long as you don't like ultrawides, at least. The Predator X27 is Acer's take on Nvidia's prototype HDR monitor design first unveiled...
Could a Google Pixel 2 XXL make you forget the Galaxy S8+? - SlashGear
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www.slashgear.com - A Pixel 2 XXL with a Snapdragon 835 chipset and pure Android could take on the Samsung Galaxy S8+ later this year, if tidbits turned up in the code are to be believed. The smartphone is believed to...
Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
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Pat Flynn
www.audible.com - If anything is to be learned from Ashlee Vance's biography of Elon Musk is that gifted children often have unsettled childhoods. However if those same kids develop into financially successful peopl...
Wall to Wall: Egnyte Tops the Charts from SMB to Enterprise
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Egnyte
www.egnyte.com - Our focus on business has been razor sharp from day one, and today we cemented the title. After a decade of relentless dedication to meeting our customers’ evolving demands, Egnyte has been recogni...
Paul Thurrott's Short Takes: Microsoft Earnings Special Edition - Petri
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www.petri.com - Because it’s that time of the quarter, this edition of Short Takes looks exclusively at Microsoft’s quarterly earnings announcement. Note: Microsoft announced the financial results for its fiscal y...
Lawsuit: Fox News group hacked, surveilled, and stalked ex-host Andrea Tantaros
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Ars Technica
arstechnica.com - Comparing their actions to the plot this season on the Showtime series Homeland, an attorney for former Fox News host Andrea Tantaros has filed a complaint in federal court against Fox News, curren...
Tumblr just added a switch in the iOS Settings that lets you turn back on the porn
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techcrunch.com - Here’s an interesting change: Tumblr’s iOS application just received an update which now lets you turnon or off adult-oriented, NSFW search results just by toggling a switch in iOS’s Settings. That...
Elon Musk teases Tesla electric semi truck, up to 4 new Gigafactory locations
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techcrunch.com - Elon Musk was on stage at the 2017 TED Conference in Vancouver on Friday, and he revealed some of his tunnel work and aspirations, but he also talked about a few ongoing Tesla projects he’s referen...
StreetDrone’s new autonomous electric car is made for the education market
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techcrunch.com - Self-driving cars are popping up all over, but UK-based StreetDrone thinks it should be easier for the education market to pick one up, ready with all the sensors and tech on board they need to pro...
Apple offers feedback on California’s proposed driverless testing rule changes
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techcrunch.com - Apple has offered feedback to the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) concerning its proposed new rule changes regarding autonomous vehicle testing on state roads. The formal feedback pro...
Tencent to open AI research center in Seattle
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techcrunch.com - Chinese tech conglomerate Tencent will be opening a new AI research center in Seattle, according to The Information. The company has long had a core office in Palo Alto, but this will be its first ...
Musical.ly reportedly partners with Apple Music for its music snippets
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techcrunch.com - According to a new report from Recode, Musical.ly is about to release a new update to its mobile app with a major change. The company is switching from 7digital to Apple music for its music catalog...
City of Portland may subpoena Uber for details on Greyball program
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techcrunch.com - The Rose City isn’t happy withUber… again. After the company failed to turn over details on its deeply sketchy “Greyball” software by Portland’s deadline, the city may seek to compel Uber to hand i...
Weekly Roundup: FCC’s plan to revoke net neutrality, Uber defends tracking practices
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techcrunch.com - Two new unicorns are born, Uber faces two lawsuits, and the FCC unveils its proposal to revoke net neutrality. These are the top tech stories you need to know this week, and you can sign up to rece...
Uber adds privacy info and easy account deletion
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techcrunch.com - Uber announced today that itwill make it easier for users to delete their accounts and access their privacy settings. Now, the company will let users delete their accounts from within the app, with...
Amazon is shutting down its “Underground Actually Free” program that gives away free Android apps
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techcrunch.com - Late on Friday, Amazon announced it willbe shutting down its “Underground Actually Free” program which offers customers free versions of Android apps that would typically cost money, including thos...
BlackBerry’s last internally designed phone comes out at the end of May
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arstechnica.com - It's the end of another era for BlackBerry. Its last internally designed phone, the BlackBerry KeyOne, will be available for preorder in Canada on May 18 and released in Canadaand the US on May 31....
Punching holes in nomx, the world’s “most secure” communications protocol
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Ars Technica
arstechnica.com - This article was originally published on Scott Helme's blog and is reprinted here with his permission. I was recently invited to take part in some research by BBC Click, alongside Professor Alan Wo...
Early Nintendo programmer worked without a keyboard
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arstechnica.com - The tidbit comes from a talk Sakurai gave ahead of a Japanese orchestral performance celebrating the 25th anniversary of the original Game Boy release of Kirby's Dream Land in 1992. As reported by ...
Why is Microsoft trying to turn its Surface business into the next Nokia?
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arstechnica.com - Microsoft's third quarter financial results were published yesterday, and they had many high points: Cloud revenue is growing well (though we have some misgivings about how the numbers are reported...
Nintendo 2DS XL: A handheld for gamers who can’t afford a Switch
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arstechnica.com - Like the look of the Nintendo Switch, but aren't quite old enough to party on a rooftop with impossibly attractive twenty-somethings? Today is your lucky day. Nintendo has unveiled the 2DS XL, a ha...
Focus on What Matters: Your Users Don’t Need a Bigger Logo (Part 1 of 2) – Taoti Creative
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Webdesigner Depot
www.taoti.com - “Make my logo bigger!” It’s a request from clients so common, in fact, it has spurred entire parody websites, browser plugins, and even music videos. While this type of request certainly isn’t with...
Gamification in UX. Increasing User Engagement. – UX Planet
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uxplanet.org - The user-centered approach, which strives for creating products highly responding to the user’s needs, has become the major philosophy behind many projects. Following this method designers constant...
Moving From Photoshop And Illustrator To Sketch: A Few Tips For UI Designers – Smashing Magazine
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www.smashingmagazine.com - I’ve been a long time Photoshop and Illustrator user. Both programs are really useful and powerful, and they’ll remain a key part of any digital artist’s or designer’s toolset, including mine. Howe...
An In-Depth Guide to Effective WordPress Caching - WinningWP
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winningwp.com - A while ago, I wrote an article on caching — What Is Website Caching and Why Is It So Important?, that looked at how caching speeds up websites by serving static content whenever possible. In this ...
So He Was Serious... Musk Takes Delivery Of Tunnel Boring Machine And Starts Digging
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Reg Saddler
www.carscoops.com - Despite some skepticism, it has turned out that Elon Musk was indeed serious about forming a tunnel company and recently took delivery of a huge boring machine. The Tesla founder first made headlin...
Mystery surrounds Kazakhstan geoglyphs - Unexplained Mysteries
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Reg Saddler
www.unexplained-mysteries.com - Mystery surrounds Kazakhstan geoglyphs One of the more prominent geoglyphs is shaped a bit like a swastika. Image Credit: Google Earth Archaeologists have long struggled to explain the nature and o...
Internet to New York Times: Delete your account
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Reg Saddler
mashable.com - It didn't take long for the controversial new editorial writer a the New York Times to deliver the goods — the goods in this case being tired and weak excuses for why mainstream media publications ...
City Mania: Town Building Game now available for Android - Android Community
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androidcommunity.com - There are a whole lot of town building games available for mobile devices, for those who would prefer to create towns and communities, rather than go on RPG adventures. One of the new kids on the b...
Bang & Olufsen intros Beoplay P2 Bluetooth speaker, palm-sized yet powerful - Android Community
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androidcommunity.com - Bang & Olufsen seems to be serious in reaching more consumers with its B&O PLAY brand. The group recently announced its newest audio device in the form of the Beoplay P2. It’s a new Bluetooth speak...
VIVO V5s unveiled with 20MP selfie shooter, up for pre-order in India - Android Community
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androidcommunity.com - Vivo may not be the top Chinese OEM today but a number of its products are considered among some of the most reliable budget-friendly phones today. Well, most Vivo phones are out in India and we kn...
Get Them Here First: 23 Flash Sale Deals For This Weekend Only - Indiegogo Blog
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go.indiegogo.com - Flash Sale Alert! We’ve got 23 products that are offering amazing deals for this weekend only. Whether you want to upgrade your phone, install home security or finally invest in an electric scooter...
The NewFronts Need to Shed the Sexy and Start Selling Safety
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Greg Wilson
adage.com - Forget the glitz. This year's NewFronts are all about digital publishers taking their medicine: Mounting concerns about digital advertising are sending advertisers into the Digital Content NewFront...
A Brand’s Value Landscape and Its Overall Customer Experience Strategy
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Loyalty 360
loyalty360.org - Mapping your brand’s value landscape, linking initiatives to larger business objectives, and results-oriented listeningare a few of the key topics that will be covered when Loyalty360 hosts a webin...
GetEchoed : A Social Platform For People To Act On Their Goals - Start-Ups.Co
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Debbas
www.start-ups.co - Start-Ups.Co really enjoyed interviewing the brilliant entrepreneur; Mr. ‘Arpita Chakraborty'; Co-founder of the Indian-based start-up “getechoed”. Below, is the full interview that we have conduct...
Count.ly: An Innovative, Open Source, Real-Time Mobile Analytics Platform - Start-Ups.Co
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Debbas
www.start-ups.co - Countly is an innovative, open source, real-time mobile analytics platform intended for game studios, marketers, agencies, operators, and pretty much everyone with an aim to increase loyalty, user ...
Airwalk Design : Pinterest For Designers - Start-Ups.Co
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www.start-ups.co - Start-Ups.Co really enjoyed interviewing the brilliant entrepreneur; Mr. ‘Daniel Schwarz';Founder & CEO of the London-based start-up “Airwalk Design”. Below, is the full interview that we have cond...
YouTube, Homer Simpson and the Creative Revolution
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Stephan Stavrakis
www.adweek.com - YouTube—the cause of … and solution to … all of content creators’ problems. If Homer Simpson would permit us to repurpose his infamous toast, it evokes a familiar sentiment with YouTubers when they...
The New York Times Will Tackle Brand Safety and Quality Journalism During the NewFronts
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Stephan Stavrakis
www.adweek.com - In the wake of brand-safety concerns on YouTube and the spread of fake news, The New York Times wants brands to know that their ads are safe. On Monday, the Times’ presentation dubbed “Truth + Dare...
How to Decide Which Social Video Platform Is Right for Your Brand
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Stephan Stavrakis
www.adweek.com - It’s no secret that social video has beenon the rise for the past year, as new features like Instagram Stories and Messenger Day join growing tools like Facebook Live and Snapchat Stories. With the...
Today's the Last Day to Get a Great Deal on Your New StudioPress Site - Copyblogger
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Stephan Stavrakis
www.copyblogger.com - Heads up, today is the last day to get your first month free, plus no-charge migration of your existing WordPress site to a brand-new, easy-to-use StudioPress Site. You’ve got until 5:00 p.m. Pacif...
The future of local discovery
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DotOnline (.ONLINE)
searchengineland.com - We’ve entered an exciting time for local marketing. Big Data, digital assistants, augmented reality and beacons will fundamentally change the way users discover locations. As Bob Dylan so aptly poi...
Compulsive content: when Netflix is competing with sleep are we entertaining ourselves to death?
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Gerd Leonhard
www.campaignlive.co.uk - Are we entertaining ourselves to death? Now that any given moment can be populated by a wealth of distracting, diverting and increasingly divisive content, consumers’ relationship with technology a...
Wikipedia cofounder Jimmy Wales's quest to fill the internet with real facts and stories
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Themelis Cuiper
mashable.com - Jimmy Wales may be the reason you survived college, or book club, or a date. Wikipedia, which he cofounded along with Larry Sanger and others, has more than 5 million articles, just in English. In ...
Facebook Marketing: Why It Is Time to Rethink Everything : Social Media Examiner
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Themelis Cuiper
www.socialmediaexaminer.com - To explore how marketers should adjust to Facebook’s recent and future changes, I interview Mari Smith. The Social Media Marketing podcast is an on-demand talk radio show from Social Media Examiner...
