Wednesday, May 23, 2018

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Tamara Dull Shares Her Insights On Fog Computing, Streaming Analytics, IoT and More |

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www.promptcloud.com - Tamara Dull is the Director of Emerging Technologies for SAS Best Practices, a thought leadership organization at SAS Institute. Tamara has been in the high tech industry for more than 30 years, and …

Coinnup Partners with Ding to Offer Faster Mobile Recharge Services using Crypto

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medium.com - Cryptocurrency is a digital currency that uses the technology of encryption to regulate and generate currency units and verify all kinds of transfers. Cryptocurrencies have been able to speed up the …

Platform.sh raises $34 million to simplify cloud deployment

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techcrunch.com - French startup Platform.sh has raised a $34 million funding round. The company wants to help you manage your cloud infrastructure by handling the most tedious part of the job. When you use Platform.s…

How we Reduced Churn by Over 60% by Only Converting Product Qualified Leads

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www.bonjoro.com - Like all other SaaS companies, we pay close attention to certain metrics that are important growth indicators of our business. Our Papa Bear Matt and myself are suckers for checking MRR and ARR dashb…

Sony phones not improving fast enough, business still thriving

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androidcommunity.com - Sony has always been a household name for as long as we can remember. It has ventured to many other businesses across consumer and professional electronics, music, entertainment, gaming, and mobile d…

FBI seizes server Russia allegedly used to infect 500,000 consumer routers

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arstechnica.com - The FBI has seized a key server used to infect more than 500,000 home and small-office routers in a move that significantly frustrates a months long attack that agents say was carried out by the Russ…

Hackers infect 500,000 consumer routers all over the world with malware

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arstechnica.com - Hackers, possibly working for an advanced nation, have infected more than 500,000 home and small-office routers around the world with malware that can be used to collect communications, launch attack…

Pandora’s personalized playlists go live for all Premium users

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techcrunch.com - Earlier this year, Pandora announced its plans to challenge Spotify by taking aim at one of its rival’s top features: personalized playlists. Pandora in March began rolling out dozens of variations o…

Comcast closing in on plan to challenge Disney’s Fox bid

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techcrunch.com - Seems Disney might not be able to waltz into a 21st Century Fox acquisition, after all. Comcast this morning announced plans to launch its own bid from the movie studio, offering a vague outline for …

Facebook Marketplace expands into home services

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techcrunch.com - Facebook is entering the home services market. Starting today, U.S. Facebook users browsing the Facebook Marketplace will be able to search thousands of home service professionals through a new featu…

Facebook launches new tools for Group admins, including free customer service

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techcrunch.com - Facebook’s Groups are one of the social network’s most popular products, with more than 1.4 billion monthly users across tens of millions of active groups. Today, the company is rolling out a series …

Gaming monitors, headsets and peripherals for a winning desktop setup

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techcrunch.com - Editor’s note: This post was done in partnership with Wirecutter. When readers choose to buy Wirecutter’s independently chosen editorial picks, Wirecutter and TechCrunch earn affiliate commissions. N…

Tinder Places tracks your location to help you find matches

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techcrunch.com - Tinder will now help you find matches with those people you may cross paths with in your day-to-day life. As promised earlier, the company today is announcing the launch of a new location-based featu…

TechCrunch Include Office Hours with Betaworks in New York AND SF

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techcrunch.com - Betaworks is hosting TechCrunch’s Include Office Hours for the month of May. For the first time ever, Include Office Hours will be bi-coastal – held in San Francisco and New York on the same day at 2…

Vivo’s all-screen phone with a flip-up camera could arrive in June

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techcrunch.com - The all-screen smartphone is an inevitability. The question at this point, really, is who will get there first and how they’ll accomplish that feat. I spoke to a LG rep at the G7 launch, who suggeste…

Apple introduces new privacy portal to comply with GDPR

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techcrunch.com - Apple is the latest tech giant to make changes to comply with GDPR, the EU’s privacy data rules, after it introduced a new website that shows customers exactly what personal data it holds on them. Ac…

Representatives rip FCC Chairman Pai’s ‘lack of candor’ and double down on net neutrality questions

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techcrunch.com - Thirteen members of Congress have written to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai criticizing his “repeated evasive responses to our inquiries” and “outright refusal to respond to some of the members of this Commit…

Review: A week in an Audi R8 Spyder, an everyday supercar

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techcrunch.com - It’s the sounds. The wisps and growls and gargles. Hit the red Start Engine button on the steering wheel and the world wakes up to the sounds of rumbling V10. The Audi R8 Spyder is a marvelous cup of…

Okta introduces ‘Sign in with Okta’ service

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techcrunch.com - Consider that there are millions of Okta users out there using the service to sign into their company applications with a single set of credentials. Yet getting customers to work together using Okta …

Ciao, sono Convy

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chat-here.net - I cookie vengono utilizzati sul nostro sito Web per offrire agli utenti un servizio e un’esperienza migliori. La presente informativa illustra in dettaglio le categorie di cookie che utilizziamo, il …

FBI exaggerated the number of phones it can’t unlock by up to 550 percent

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arstechnica.com - The Federal Bureau of Investigation has repeatedly claimed that it was unable to access data on nearly 7,800 encrypted devices in fiscal 2017, but the FBI now admits the number is far lower. In reali…

Battlefield V looks amazing—and it won’t have paid season pass, map packs

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arstechnica.com - It won't just be the brightest brights that benefit from HDR; these darkness-amidst-explosion moments will also benefit from HDR's increased range. EA and DICE's reveal event for Battlefield V conclu…

Trump feels presidential smartphone security is “too inconvenient”

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arstechnica.com - The mobile device habits of President Donald J. Trump have been an ongoing source of agitation for many—and not just because of his frequent blasts on Twitter. Getting Trump to adapt his device use t…

Dell XPS 15 2-in-1 review: Meet the child of Intel and AMD’s unholy union

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arstechnica.com - The Dell XPS 15 2-in-1. It's pretty thin for a 2-in-1. The side of the Dell XPS 15 2-in-1 with the lid open. The back with the lid closed. This is the laptop's thickest point. The left side has two T…

In Our Quest for Knowledge, Blockchain-Based Search Engines Could Be the Answer

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themerkle.com - What keeps you awake at night? For many millennials, it’s the stress of thinking about things that they may not understand or have control over. Question-and-answer platforms made it easier for those…

Why design output is more than a process – Andrew Chraniotis – Medium

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medium.com - During the past couple of years working as a Product Designer, I’ve come to many realizations. Realizations that are have both a personal and a professional flavor. One of the things that strikes me …

Facebook’s desperate for people to take its fake news fight seriously

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mashable.com - Facebook really, really wants you to know that it’s serious about fighting fake news. The social network today announced a series of efforts meant to change public perception of fake news on the plat…

Why you’re getting so many emails about privacy policies

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www.vox.com - Notice all those notifications you’re suddenly getting about privacy policy updates from Facebook, Google, and multiple other companies? You can thank Europe for that. On May 25, the European Union i…

HTC U12+ DxOMark results: four cameras make a mark

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androidcommunity.com - We’ve been waiting for this: the HTC U12+. The Taiwanese tech giant’s premium flagship smartphone has been delayed a bit after skipping the Mobile World Congress 2018. We’ve seen image renders showin…

Best Headphones 2018: the top headphones for every budget | Trusted Reviews

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www.trustedreviews.com - This is why you should trust our list of the best wireless headphones: We’ve been reviewing headphones since before everybody had a pair, way back when wearing them out and about was considered a lit…

YouTube Music will eventually get Google Play Music’s best features, including user uploads

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www.theverge.com - YouTube Music — the new YouTube Music, I mean — is Google’s big push to finally create a subscription streaming music service that catches on and can legitimately challenge Spotify and Apple Music. I…

How to install Android on PC

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www.ubergizmo.com - Android does not have an official desktop version. However, there are some workarounds by which you can install Android on PC (partially). In this article, we will discuss some of the methods availab…

Amazon Shuttering Whole Foods Rewards Program, Instead Rewarding Shoppers Through Amazon Prime

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www.loyalty360.org - Well, that didn’t take long. Seven months after acquiring Whole Foods, Amazon announced this week it was discontinuing the natural grocer’s reward program, which was in existence for a little more th…

PagerDuty Helps Businesses Save Face with Customers

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www.loyalty360.org - This week, PagerDuty, a global leader in digital operations management, announced integration of its real-time operations management platform with Microsoft Azure and Visual Studio Team Services, Azu…

98point6 Uses CX to Write New Rx for Primary Care

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www.loyalty360.org - Today, 98point6, the brand on a mission to “save primary care,” announced the launch of its on-demand primary care service to deliver personalized consultation, diagnosis and treatment to patients ac…

Exclusive: FBI Seizes Control of Russian Botnet

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www.thedailybeast.com - FBI agents armed with a court order have seized control of a key server in the Kremlin’s global botnet of 500,000 hacked routers, The Daily Beast has learned. The move positions the bureau to build a…

Lenovo Flex 6 (14") First Impressions - Thurrott.com

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www.thurrott.com - The Lenovo Flex 6 is an affordable take on the convertible PC, but it offers some nice premium touches, too. And that, potentially, is the sweet spot, a part of the market that often gets overlooked …

Microsoft Claims Battery Life Edge, Again - Thurrott.com

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www.thurrott.com -  Microsoft Edge has retained its battery life advantage ov…

Xbox One to Pick Up Game and App Grouping, More in June - Thurrott.com

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www.thurrott.com - Microsoft has delivered an early version of the June Update for Xbox One to Insiders, providing an early peek at some coming new features. “Not all of these features will be available immediately, bu…

3 Steps for Bringing the Oldest Form of Advertising Into the Digital Age

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www.adweek.com - The billboards on Sunset Boulevard in my hometown of L.A. are in hot demand. This seems strange when you consider that the billboard is the oversized modern descendant of some of the oldest forms of …

Hire Montreal SEO Company To Boost Visibility On Google | Bit Rebels

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www.bitrebels.com - About 3.5 billion searches are performed on Google in 24 hours. This is the power of Google, which is the biggest search engine out there, and you must rank well on it if you wish to make sales. The …

You need to be at SMX East. Registration is open!

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searchengineland.com - In the fast-paced, ever-changing industry of online marketing, looking ahead is an absolute necessity. Serious marketers like you are taking this time of the year to ask questions such as… Are we usi…

Consumer Groups Asks US Agency to Probe Tesla 'Autopilot' Ads

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www.newsmax.com - Two U.S. consumer advocacy groups urged the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday to investigate what they called Tesla Inc's "deceptive and misleading" use of the name Autopilot for its assisted-dri…

Ex Navy SEAL Dan Crenshaw Secures Landslide Victory in Texas GOP Runoff

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freebeacon.com - BY: Natalie Johnson Follow @nataliejohnsonn May 23, 2018 2:50 pm Retired Navy SEAL Dan Crenshaw notched a landslide victory Tuesday in the Texas Republican primary runoff for the seat of the retiring…

Sit back, relax, and let GDPR legislation lull you into a peaceful slumber

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mashable.com - Drifting off to the land of nod is hard in this day and age, especially when we're not entirely sure what companies are doing with our personal data. But, GDPR—a.k.a. Europe's new General Data Protec…

10 Proven MLM Lead Generation Super Secrets Revealed

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www.attractionmarketingprofits.com - Are you looking to master the art & science of MLM lead generation? Are you wondering if there really is a proven network marketing lead generation system that works to consistently drive more traffi…

7 Easy Steps to Create a Powerful Social Media Marketing Strategy • My Lead System PRO - MyLeadSystemPRO

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blog.myleadsystempro.com - Are you struggling with creating an effective social media marketing strategy? One that both fits in with your schedule and still provides massive value to your audience on a consistent basis? If you…

How We Hire - Working at Instapage

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instapage.com - On April 10, we announced our Series A Funding, which will help us accelerate our mission to continue building the most robust post-click optimization platform. But, what does that mean? It means our…

FBI Admits It's Been Using A Highly-Inflated Number Of Locked Devices To Push Its 'Going Dark' Narrative

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www.techdirt.com - Call it a lie. Call it a misrepresentation. Call it a convenient error. Call it what you want. Just don't call it a fact. Devlin Barrett at the Washington Post delivers a bombshell: the thousands of …

Senators Ask FCC Why It Did Nothing To Stop Their Names From Being Fraudulently Used During Net Neutrality Repeal

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www.techdirt.com - Last year you'll recall that somebody abused the nonexistent privacy protections at the FCC website to flood the net neutrality repeal proceeding with millions of fake comments. While the vast majori…

THE FORCE1 MEMORIAL DAY SALE!

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force1rc.com - Deals On Drones, Quadcopters, RC Boats and More To Kick Off The Summer Right! 3 days. 72 hours. 259,200 seconds … of weekend! Memorial Day Weekend is just around the corner, which means - heads up! F…

FBI repeatedly overstated encryption threat figures to Congress, public

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www.washingtonpost.com - The FBI has repeatedly provided grossly inflated statistics to Congress and the public about the extent of problems posed by encrypted cellphones, claiming investigators were locked out of nearly 7,8…

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg Gets an Earful From the E.U.

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www.nytimes.com - “Mark Zuckerberg is getting away without responding to citizens concerns,” Udo Bullmann, the leader of the Socialists and Democrats group in the European Parliament, tweeted later. “We need a real ba…

Wirecard launches retail IoT shelf with facial recognition

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www.biometricupdate.com - Payment firm Wirecard has launched an IoT retail shelf which automates the purchase process with facial recognition to create a seamless purchase and payment experience. Customers are identified on p…

X-ES Unveils XPand6212 & XPand6211 Rugged Embedded Systems Offering Unparalleled, High-Performance Networking & Communications

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www.embedded-computing.com - The XPand6212 and XPand6211 are commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) rugged chassis, each supporting two conduction-cooled 3U VPX modules. Featuring a lightweight design with an integrated 28 VDC power su…

How to secure your Twitter account | Gadgets Now

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www.gadgetsnow.com - Twitter has become a great platform for sharing things in 280 characters with everybody. Since its inception, Twitter has been used as a means of knowing what is going on in the world. Almost each on…

Twitter kills some TV apps, but updates Windows and other support

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www.digitaltrends.com - Twitter seems to be in the midst of an evolution which involves both some deaths and rebirths. Beginning tomorrow, May 24, the social media company will no longer support its TV apps on Roku, Android…

VPNFilter Botnet Targets Networking Devices | McAfee Blogs

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securingtomorrow.mcafee.com - VPNFilter is a botnet with capabilities to support both intelligence collection and destructive cyberattack operations. The Cisco Talos team recently notified members of the Cyber Threat Alliance (CT…

Find it Your Way

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www.egnyte.com - We’re focused on empowering our end users to locate the content they need, fast. Businesses leverage Egnyte because we fit so seamlessly into day-to-day operations. File access, security management, …

Advanced VPNFilter malware menacing routers worldwide

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www.theregister.co.uk - A newly-disclosed malware infection has compromised more than 500,000 home and small office routers and NAS boxes. Researchers with Cisco Talos say the malware, dubbed VPNFilter, has been spreading a…

Is Google Dumping Your Analytics Data for GDPR?

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www.oneupweb.com - Many marketing managers learned about GDPR about a month ago, when Google Analytics sent out a message notifying account holders that they can and should update their data retention settings. Some ac…

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