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Tesla Explosion Kills Two Teens
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www.infowars.com - Two Florida teens died when their Tesla burst into flames after hitting a concrete wall. A third passenger, who was in the back seat, was ejected by the impact and his medical condition is unknown. I…
Any ideas on how to take advantage of the new Google Search Console API?
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growthhackers.com - This probably needs some additional explanation. The latest API version for Google Search Console is V3, which is actually not connected yet to the data that is available in the BETA for Google Searc…
How not to get hacked in 2018
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www.itpro.co.uk - When it comes to defeating security threats, awareness is one of the most effective weapons in your arsenal, and our chief aim is to continue providing you with the knowledge and the defences you nee…
The Trump administration just forced smartphone maker ZTE to shut down
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arstechnica.com - One of the leading Chinese smartphone makers, ZTE, is shutting down global operations in the face of crippling sanctions levied by the US government. ZTE is China's number-two smartphone maker, and a…
Hackers find “official,” usable PSP emulator hidden in PS4’s PaRappa
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arstechnica.com - The PS4 game in question is PaRappa the Rapper Remastered, a bare-bones, upscaled re-release of the '90s PlayStation rhythm game. Earlier this week, GBATemp user KiiWii posted his discovery that the …
Google to acquire cloud migration startup Velostrata
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techcrunch.com - Google announced today it was going to acquire Israeli cloud migration startup, Velostrata. The companies did not share the purchase price. Velostrata helps companies migrate from on-premises datacen…
Uber says its self-driving cars could return in ‘next few months’
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techcrunch.com - Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi spoke briefly of what’s been going in the world of Uber’s self-driving cars in light of the fatal accident in Tempe, Arizona in March. At Uber Elevate today in Los Angeles,…
Signal for Mac users should disable notifications to keep their messages secure
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techcrunch.com - If you’re using Signal for secure messaging, here’s something to be aware of. The app is one of the best-regarded encrypted messaging tools out there, but Mac owners who use Signal might inadvertentl…
Hulu launches its new live TV destination and guide
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techcrunch.com - At this year’s CES, Hulu teased an upcoming addition for its Live TV streaming service: a new Live TV guide aimed at helping viewers browse currently airing programs, similar to a cable TV guide. Tod…
On Fridays, HQ Trivia will let you see your friends’ answers during the game
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techcrunch.com - HQ, the live trivia game that is now seeing up to 2 million players per game, is introducing some new social features, including answer sharing with friends. The company has been testing this feature…
Google’s new Tour Creator lets students make their own VR tours
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techcrunch.com - Google today launched a new tool for teachers and their students called Tour Creator, which allows anyone to create their own VR tour using imagery from Google’s Street View or their own 360-degree p…
Things are looking bleak as ZTE ceases main business operations
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techcrunch.com - ZTE wasn’t kidding around when it suggested that a U.S. Department of Commerce order would “severely impact” its survival. It’s hard to image a successful path around the seven-year ban on the sale o…
Uber’s aerial taxi play
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techcrunch.com - Uber’s flying taxis are taking off, as the transportation upstart looks for new ways to shorten trips made long because of distance or traffic congestion. Flying cars were once nearly the exclusive d…
Wear OS is getting a new battery saving mode
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techcrunch.com - Given Google’s recent rebranding mode and a few pieces of news trickling out over the past week, it seemed safe to expect some key updates for the operating system formerly known as Android Wear. But…
Google previews what’s next for Android Auto
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techcrunch.com - Over the course of the last few days, Google teased a few updates to Android Auto, its platform for bringing its mobile operating system to the car. At its I/O developer conference, the company showe…
Monzo, the U.K. challenger bank, now lets you pay ‘Nearby Friends’
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techcrunch.com - Monzo, one of a plethora of U.K. fintech startups aiming to re-invent current account banking, has launched a new feature that makes it even more frictionless to transfer money to friends. Dubbed ‘Ne…
Nintendo says Switch won’t get Virtual Console classic game downloads
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arstechnica.com - That doesn't mean individual downloads for games from older consoles will be completely absent from the Switch, of course. Nintendo already offers up arcade games like Punch-Out!! and Vs. Super Mario…
Ubuntu 18.04: Unity is gone, GNOME is back—and Ubuntu has never been better
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arstechnica.com - Ubuntu 18.04 follows the lead set by 17.10 and uses the GNOME interface, but it defaults to the Xorg rendering engine instead of Wayland (which was used in the previous release). The major interface …
Google Duplex will call salons, restaurants, and pretend to be human for you [Updated]
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arstechnica.com - Tuesday's I/O keynote included a segment on Google Assistant with a slew of newly announced features, but none was as startling as its rollout of Google Duplex: a voice-powered service that pretends …
With Timeline and Your Phone, Microsoft makes a PC the phone’s second screen
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arstechnica.com - SEATTLE—The PC is, for many of us, no longer the central hub for our digital and online activities; the phone has taken that role. In this new world, the relationship between the two has flipped: the…
Star Trek: The Next Generation’s Enterprise-D is coming to Bridge Crew
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arstechnica.com - Red Storm Entertainment will soon add the ship and bridge from Star Trek: The Next Generation to the Star Trek: Bridge Crew game, along with several other TNG-themed additions like the Borg. In a pos…
T-Mobile pays ex-FCC commissioner to lobby for Sprint merger
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arstechnica.com - Readers of Fortune on Monday were treated to an op-ed titled "I'm a Former FCC Commissioner, and I Think the T-Mobile-Sprint Merger Is Great for America." The author is Robert McDowell, a Republican …
Comcast preparing hostile bid for Fox properties—and control of Hulu
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arstechnica.com - Comcast has lined up $60 billion in financing in order to make a hostile bid for the 21st Century Fox media assets that Disney is attempting to buy, according to news reports. Comcast is waiting to f…
Google’s Android TV dongle is real, but it won’t end up in stores
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arstechnica.com - MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.—That Android TV dongle that showed up at the FCC last month is real, but it's not for normal consumers. Google had a Chinese OEM build Android TV into a pretty awesome Chromecas…
Google's Former Head of HR Says This is Why Many Top Performers Quit
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www.inc.com - Working at Google is a dream job for many. Its swanky perks, bar-to-none benefits and the opportunity to work alongside some of the smartest minds in tech land Google near the top of "best places to …
How close is Google to building a Paul?
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www.theverge.com - As someone who recently got a haircut, Google’s presentation yesterday at I/O really resonated with me. Finally, a service that can make phone calls on my behalf and negotiate appointment times with …
Android P will bring more convenient ways to manage notifications
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androidcommunity.com - Notifications are both a boon and a blessing. While we probably need to be aware when important messages or emails come into our devices, sometimes we just have too many apps and so we get too many n…
Google’s new dongle is the ADT-2, an upcoming reference developer kit for Android TV
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androidcommunity.com - Some of you may have heard the news that Google was working on a new dongle, quite a bit like the Chromecast. You may have seen it pass through the FCC, but with I/O 2018 upon us, it has become clear…
Microsoft to buy Netflix? It’s going to happen, according to this analyst
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www.techradar.com - Microsoft will buy Netflix in the next few years, to shore up its content business and make sure it isn't left behind by its biggest rival in the streaming stakes, Apple. This is according to Wall St…
Microsoft's new game plan: Powering tech that's way beyond PCs
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mashable.com - There's no escaping Microsoft, even if you've already swore yourself to another company's ecosystem. And by the time you notice, it'll be too late, and Microsoft will have invaded everything. Not jus…
CX: Give it to Get it
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www.loyalty360.org - The conversation at the forefront of marketing discussions continues to revolve around the shifts in loyalty with Millennials and Generation Z. With technology eliminating the term “patience,” and th…
Loyalty Mistakes Brands Keep Making
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www.loyalty360.org - Brands understand traditional loyalty. They’ve been doing it for a long time. It’s what they know. At one time, it may have been effective, but that’s no longer the case. And yet, some brands seem to…
Walmart Scores 2 Major Victories Over Amazon
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Stephan Stavrakis
www.adweek.com - As Walmart confirmed its $16-billion investment in Indian e-commerce platform Flipkart, news also emerged that its subsidiary, Jet.com, is now an Apple authorized reseller where consumers can buy a f…
Here’s a Quick Look at the Major Changes From Facebook’s Massive Reorganization
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www.adweek.com - Facebook internally announced a massive reorganization this week, creating three groups and shifting several key executives into new roles with new responsibilities. The three new groups are Family o…
A Year After Its Initial Coin Offering, Kik Is Creating Its Own Blockchain for Its Cryptocurrency Kin
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Stephan Stavrakis
www.adweek.com - A year after creating its own cryptocurrency, Kik wants to build its own blockchain. The Canadian messaging app is planning to move away from its current blockchain to create one that better suits it…
An Unsecured Router Can Tank Your Corporation | Bit Rebels
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www.bitrebels.com - The wide publication of attacks on IoT devices and compromised data is enough to make anyone leery of IoT devices in general. Recent attacks like the Mirai Botnet corralled thousands of routers and s…
BMW to recall more than 300,000 cars in UK over stalling risk
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www.theguardian.com - BMW is recalling more than 300,000 cars in the UK because of an electrical fault that has caused some vehicles to cut out. The German carmaker had already issued a safety call of about 36,000 petrol …
Google asking dissatisfied searchers to submit questions manually in the search results - Search Engine Land
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searchengineland.com - Google has confirmed it’s testing a new feature in the search results that asks searchers to submit a more detailed question to the company directly in the search results box. The box says, “Get the …
Report: Apple Removing Apps that Share User Location Data with Third Parties | Breitbart
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www.breitbart.com - Apple has reportedly begun heavily enforcing rules from sections 5.1.1 and 5.1.2 of the company’s App Store Guidelines, which state that apps in the iOS app store must not send “user location data to…
Google's tricking us with human-sounding AI, and we're scared
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James Hickey
mashable.com - At Tuesday's Google I/O keynote talk in Mountain View, California, CEO Sundar Pichai introduced the gathered developers to Google Duplex — a version of Google Assistant that will make actual phone ca…
You Can’t Handle the Truth About Facebook Ads, New Harvard Study Shows
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Susan Cooper
theintercept.com - The research was, as the study puts it, “premised on the notion that ad transparency undermines ad effectiveness when it exposes marketing practices that violate consumers’ beliefs about ‘information…
Sears is working with Amazon to deliver and install car tires; shares surge more than 20 percent
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Susan Cooper
www.cnbc.com - The rollout will begin in the coming weeks for those customers who live within range of 47 Sears Auto Centers in eight metropolitan areas: Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San …
LinkedIn Layout Changes and Feature Updates: What Marketers Need to Know : Social Media Examiner
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www.socialmediaexaminer.com - When was the last time you updated your LinkedIn profile? Are you taking advantage of all of the LinkedIn features available to you? In this article, you’ll discover the latest changes to LinkedIn an…
Irrelevance, Excruciating Painful Decline & Death - CXO Transform
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Rob Llewellyn
cxo-transform.com - Amazon’s Jeff Bezos constantly reminds his people of the biggest enemy being irrelevance, then excruciating, painful decline and death. So when the CEO of one of the world’s fastest growing, disrupti…
Cashiering Enters the Mobile Age - Convenience Store Decisions
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cstoredecisions.com - Hand-held devices aren’t just convenient; they are the secured cash registers of the future. Looking back, I always wanted the opportunity to checkout a customer using a brass cash register, not just…
Microsoft Tries a New Role: Moral Leader
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www.nytimes.com - In a phone interview, Mr. Smith, who is also Microsoft’s chief legal officer, called its legal problems in past decades a “gut-wrenching experience” that had shaped Microsoft in its current form. “It…
Careers – US, UK and Poland – Egnyte
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www.egnyte.com - Egnyte, a leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise File Share and Synchronization, allows organizations to connect, protect, and unlock value from all their content. Our Content Intelligen…
These 10 Examples Show What Top Sites Are Doing with eCommerce Cart and Checkout Design
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www.goinflow.com - You’ve attracted a consumer to your site and won them over on a particular product, but most eCommerce marketers know that doesn’t guarantee a sale. Shopping cart and checkout functionality can make …
How to Customize Success Page in Magento 2
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belvg.com - When it comes to online shopping, there is no stuff that doesn’t matter. Any little thing is important to make a favorable impression upon customers. How many users never return on your webstore afte…
Paris Hilton's hacker sentenced to 57 months in prison
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Lee Munson
www.grahamcluley.com - Two years ago, 29-year-old Paytsar Bkhchadzhyan was a central figure in an intriguing case that was making headlines in Los Angeles and around the world. Bkhchadzhyan (no, I have no idea how to say t…
FCPA Compliance Report-Episode 382, Susan Divers on LRN’s 2018 Program Effectiveness Report | JD Supra
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www.jdsupra.com - JD Supra provides users with access to its legal industry publishing services (the "Service") through its website (the "Website") as well as through other sources. Our policies with regard to data co…
How Making Naïve Mistakes Led Me to Ultimate Success
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www.entrepreneur.com - In this video, Entrepreneur Network partner Neil Patel discusses what has given him confidence over the years to make decisions in his business. Patel shares that in the beginnings of his career, he …
Google and Apple might lose the infotainment war
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LeonardoZ
www.engadget.com - At Google I/O, the search and data-collection giant announced a modest, yet important update is coming to Android Auto. Drivers can now search for media within different apps and songs or podcasts ar…
Make Google Do It... And Then What?
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Scott C. Lemon
www.buzzfeed.com - Even some of Google’s laudable “digital well-being” efforts seem to infantilize the user. Rather than address the recent scandals that have plagued YouTube — child exploitation content, radicalizing …
Discounts deepen as sedans fall out of favor
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apnews.com - Over the past few years, car shoppers have flocked to crossovers and SUVs because of their higher seating position, added cargo space and ease of entry. As a result, sedan sales have slowed to a craw…
Microsoft Windows, Apple macOS, Linux, BSD: All hit by same 'serious' security flaw | ZDNet
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www.zdnet.com - Video: The 2013 flaw that's still used to turn Linux servers into coin miners today. Windows, macOS, major Linux distributions, FreeBSD, VMware, and Xen on x86 AMD and Intel CPUs are affected by a se…
New Google OS Has Tools to Help With Your Tech Addiction
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www.pcmag.com - This story originally appeared on PCMag Are you addicted to your phone? Google is developing new controls, expected in Android P, intended to pry you away from your smartphone and YouTube. They inclu…
5 Steps to a successful implementation of your accounting system
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www.erpsoftwareblog.com - “Luck is the residue of design” – Branch Rickey Successful ERP implementation projects don’t just happen, and they are not merely the result of good luck. They are the product of good design, proper …
Google’s AI sounds like a human on the phone — should we be worried?
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LeonardoZ
www.theverge.com - It came as a total surprise: the most impressive demonstration at Google’s I/O conference yesterday was a phone call to book a haircut. Of course, this was a phone call with a difference. It wasn’t m…
9 of the best noise-cancelling headphones for flying, blocking out noisy neighbors, and more
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mashable.com - Listening to music can have a profound effect on your state of mind — which could be part of the reason we buy headphones like they're candy. Listening to music (or podcasts, or audiobooks) can be an…
By the Numbers: The Big Things Google Announced at Its Annual Conference
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www.engadget.com - This story originally appeared on Engadget Google took us on a tour of the future during its annual I/O developers conference on Tuesday. The company debuted six new voices for its Assistant AI, roll…
The Road Map to Success Is All About Your Values
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www.entrepreneur.com - In this video, Entrepreneur Network partner Peter Voogd dives into some of his tenets along his path to success. Voogd's tips include being clear from the get-go what your vision of success entails. …
Military Vets Increasingly Look to Solve Tech's Chronic Shortage of Skilled Workers
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www.entrepreneur.com - When Mike Slagh told the military he was interested in working in Silicon Valley after finishing his service, they were shocked. Prior to the military, Slagh had helped start a company as a school pr…
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