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The Hottest Version Of The Mid-Engine Chevrolet Corvette Will Be A 1,000 HP Hybrid: Report
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jalopnik.com - I won’t believe the long-rumored mid-engined Chevrolet Corvette is actually happening until I see it, but Car And Driver has a roundup of new supposed details of the next generation car, including no…
A small military contract started an internal war at Google that's tearing the company apart
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www.businessinsider.com - A senior Google scientist once warned in an email that winning a military artificial-intelligence contract would spark a controversy beyond the company's control. The email was disclosed in a detaile…
Apple Is Set to Unveil AR Upgrade, Software to Manage iPhone Use
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www.bloomberg.com - In recent months, Apple Inc. has been criticized for the addictive nature of its devices. Next week, the company plans to unveil software to help cure people of their iPhone habit. On Monday, Apple w…
AR Expeditions, Just a Line: here’s what ARCore can do for you
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androidcommunity.com - Google’s push for integration of augmented reality into our devices and apps came to a head when they launched the stable version of their ARCore platform software developer kit (SDK) at the mobile W…
This is the Xiaomi Mi 8
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androidcommunity.com - Finally and officially, after several rumors and speculations, the latest Mi phone from Xiaomi is unveiled. The Mi 8 Explorer Edition comes equipped with premium specs such as 8GB RAM, 128GB onboard …
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…
The Microsoft Launcher for Android now lets you track your kids’ whereabouts
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techcrunch.com - Microsoft is launching an update to its Android launcher today that gives parents the ability to track their kids’ location. This is one out of a number of parent- and kid-focused announcements the c…
Roblox follows Minecraft into the education market
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techcrunch.com - Roblox, the massively multiplayer online game favored by the under 13 crowd, is following in Minecraft’s footsteps with a move into the education market. The company this morning announced a new educ…
Steve Case and JD Vance are speaking at Disrupt SF on startup opportunities outside of Silicon Valley
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techcrunch.com - We’re excited to announce Steve Case and JD Vance will sit down for a fireside chat at Disrupt SF this September. There’s plenty to talk about, too, including the pair’s latest venture: A massive $15…
Ticketfly’s website is offline after a hacker got into its homepage and database
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techcrunch.com - Following what it calls a “cyber incident,” the event ticket distributor Ticketfly took its homepage offline on Thursday morning. The company left this message on its website, which remains nonfuncti…
Ethereum wallet imToken raises $10M Series A from IDG to expand in the U.S., Asia and Africa
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techcrunch.com - imToken, which claims to be the world’s largest Ethereum wallet, will focus on expanding in Asia and the United States after raising a $10 million Series A from IDG Capital, it announced today. The c…
Xiaomi’s new fitness band has 20-day battery life and 50-meter water resistance
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techcrunch.com - Xiaomi’s very-iPhone-X-looking Mi 8 smartphone was the highlight of its Shenzhen press event today, but the company did also unveil a number of other notable products, including an updated version of…
Nokia closes digital health business sale to Withings founder Eric Carreel, who plans relaunch by EOY
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techcrunch.com - Nokia has closed the books on its unlucky foray into digital health devices and services, and with it, a business is marking its return to the world of startups. Today, the Finnish telecoms giant ann…
China’s SenseTime, the world’s highest-valued AI startup, closes $620M follow-on round
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techcrunch.com - SenseTime, the world’s highest-valued AI company with a valuation of over $4.5 billion, is back in the money again. The company raised $600 million in an Alibaba-led financing round announced last mo…
Uber is looking at adding benefits and insurance for drivers
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techcrunch.com - At the Code Conference tonight, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi spoke about the company’s relationship with drivers, autonomous driving, uberEATS having a $6 billion bookings run rate, taking over as CEO …
Teens dump Facebook for YouTube, Instagram and Snapchat
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techcrunch.com - A Pew survey of teens and the ways they use technology finds that kids have largely ditched Facebook for the visually stimulating alternatives of Snapchat, YouTube, and Instagram. Nearly half said th…
The queer dating app Her expands with curated community spaces
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techcrunch.com - After carving out a niche as the first dating app by and for queer women, Her is broadening its mission. Today, the app formerly known as Dattch is launching a Communities feature — kind of like a se…
Google’s Area 120 incubator aims to improve your NYC subway commute with Pigeon
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techcrunch.com - There’s a new app coming out of Google’s Area 120 incubator that could help New York City subway commuters navigate the ever-growing number of delays. While the Pigeon app is already live on the Appl…
Orange and Google form new partnership to invest in and buy EMEA startups
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techcrunch.com - Google, more recently by way of parent company Alphabet, has been a prolific investor in startups across the globe by way of entities like GV and CapitalG. Today, it announced its newest effort in th…
Google is quietly formulating a new strategy for China
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techcrunch.com - Google is slowly piecing together a strategy for China to ensure that it doesn’t miss out on the growth of technology in the world’s largest country. It’s been months in the making through a series o…
I would happily ditch the selfie camera for a full-screen phone
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techcrunch.com - Once a month or so, I’m reminded that my phone has a front-facing camera when I accidentally hit the toggle button, only to be greeted with a closeup image of my own, dumb face. Honestly, I can’t rem…
Feeling pressure from Russia, Telegram says Apple has blocked updates since mid-April, app missed GDPR deadline
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techcrunch.com - Encrypted messaging app Telegram is feeling the squeeze out of Russia, where regulators are not letting up in their ongoing attempts to block the app because its publishers refuse to provide regulato…
AT&T wants to settle with FTC to avoid unlimited data throttling lawsuit
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arstechnica.com - AT&T has given up its years-long quest to cripple the Federal Trade Commission's authority to regulate broadband providers. Just weeks ago, AT&T said it intended to appeal its loss in the case to the…
Elon Musk talks proof-of-concept tunnel parallel to the 405 in Los Angeles
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arstechnica.com - On Thursday evening in Los Angeles, Tesla, SpaceX, and Boring Company CEO Elon Musk laid out plans for The Boring Company to start building longer tunnels under the city. The first step? A 2.7 mile n…
How a software brake upgrade won Tesla a Consumer Reports endorsement
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arstechnica.com - Tesla pushed out a software update to Model 3s that dramatically improved the car's braking performance in certain conditions. The update came days after Consumer Reports announced that it could not …
Autopilot blamed for more crashes, Tesla insurance rates skyrocket
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arstechnica.com - Does Tesla's Autopilot software have something against the emergency services? That's a flippant question, but there's something underneath it. On Tuesday, a Model S electric vehicle—with Autopilot e…
We Happy Few finally looks and feels like a great British Bioshock
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arstechnica.com - SANTA MONICA, California—It took a few years, but We Happy Few is finally shaping up to play as well as it originally looked. The 3D adventure game has thus far taken a strange publicity route, as it…
What Is Facebook Going to Do with Blockchain Tech?
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themerkle.com - Facebook’s silence around blockchain was deafening. Louder still were the voices of speculation over its lack of comment. If one of the largest tech companies in the world wasn’t jumping on the block…
Building a responsive image – 9elements – Medium
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medium.com - Whenever there are elements, that can be found on multiple versions, I recommend to use symbols in Sketch. This is going to make it easier for you in the future, and the SVG that we’re going to build…
7 Tutorials and Tools to Get You Started With CSS Grid | Webdesigner Depot
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www.webdesignerdepot.com - CSS Grid is here, people are starting to use it, and it’s even referenced by our industry’s latest official buzzword. I could go on about how it’s the future of web design and layout. I could wax lyr…
SpamCannibal blacklist service hijacked | ZDNet
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www.zdnet.com - SpamCannibal, a defunct service which was once used as a means to check IP addresses for spam origins, has been hijacked. Spam filters use a myriad of sources to ascertain whether a querying IP addre…
Moto G6 joins the Amazon Prime Exclusive club
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androidcommunity.com - Amazon Prime members enjoy a lot of benefits already, like free fast shipping (for eligible products), streaming of movies and music, access to unlimited books, etc. But another major thing that subs…
Google Pixel 3 is going to make you drool or confused or both
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androidcommunity.com - We may not hear from Google officially anytime soon about the upcoming Pixel phones but we know we’ll learn about them from different sources. Leaks, rumors, and speculations are expected in the comi…
Report: Yes, the Next Pixel XL will have a Notch, Too - Thurrott.com
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www.thurrott.com - A Bloomberg report claims that Foxconn will make Google’s next generation Pixel handsets. And that the XL version will have a notch. A moment of silence for our terrible industry, please. As I’ve not…
Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17682 Heads to Fast Ring - Thurrott.com
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www.thurrott.com - Another week, another Redstone 5 build. This one includes improvements to Sets, Microsoft Edge, Setup, and more. Sets improvements. In one of those changes that is obvious only after it’s happened, M…
People Across America Can Now Have What She's Having: Katz's Deli Launches Subscription Service
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Stephan Stavrakis
www.adweek.com - Pastrami, salami and matzoh ball soup super fans, rejoice. Starting in June, Katz’s is rolling out a subscription service so meat lovers outside of New York can get a variety of the deli’s products d…
BMW's Mini USA Launches Regional Media Review to Consolidate 127 Dealerships With One Agency
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www.adweek.com - Mini USA, a BMW-owned brand, confirmed to Adweek that it launched a media review to be handled by Burnett Collective. The review focuses on the retail communications of its 127 dealerships in America.
Google Built a Pop-Up Mini Golf Course Powered by AI to Promote Its Smart Speakers
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Stephan Stavrakis
www.adweek.com - To help raise awareness for its smart speakers, Google has built a pop-up mini golf course in New York City. The six-hole experience, which is open to the public until June 4, is the latest effort by…
This Startup Is Using Facial Recognition to Fight Human Trafficking
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www.adweek.com - During a trip to Eastern Europe when she was 16, Emily Kennedy, founder and chief executive of startup Marinus Analytics, was passing through a small town with just a few stoplights. At one of those …
Google is drafting a military projects policy
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Jay Oatway
venturebeat.com - Following the fallout from Project Maven, the controversial Pentagon project that prompted protests and resignations at Google this month, Google says it will develop an ethics policy to guide its in…
DoubleClick Bid Manager opens up digital audio ad buying globally - Search Engine Land
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marketingland.com - As investment in digital audio advertising continues to grow, Google’s DoubleClick Bid Manager is rolling out support globally for buying audio ads programmatically across a handful of streaming serv…
Parents' desperate plea for tougher punishments for drivers using phones
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news.sky.com - Kai Khetani, who was two years old at the time of the accident in 2016, was crossing the road with his grandfather in northwest London when a vehicle ran a red light and hit them. His grandfather rec…
World Cup 2018: BBC to show tournament in Ultra HD & virtual reality
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www.bbc.co.uk - Fans will be able to watch this summer's Fifa World Cup in Russia in Ultra HD and virtual reality as BBC Sport trials cutting-edge technology. Users will be transported to a fully immersive stadium e…
Top 5 Strategies To Improve Your Online Presence
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sd-entrepreneur.com - Everywhere you look online lately, people are offering their opinions about anything and everything. Why not put this effort to good use to further your career and showcase your expertise in a positi…
GOP House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy Slams Google For Labeling Republicans 'Nazis'
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www.thegatewaypundit.com - The tech tyrants have been relentlessly abusing conservatives and Christians by manipulating their algorithms and search engines. Now this…Republicans are Nazis says Google: GOP House Majority Leader…
INCOMING! Meghan McCain SLAMS Joy Reid over Photoshopped image of John McCain
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twitchy.com - As Twitchy told you yesterday, BuzzFeed dug up an old post from Joy Reid’s defunct blog in which she encouraged readers to check out a 9/11 truther video and called into question the events of 9/11. …
Utah man berates Spanish-speaking family and takes all their money – now he’s jobless
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www.rawstory.com - A Utah mechanic has been fired after a video surfaced of him berating a Latino family and taking their money over a car issue over Memorial Day weekend. Salt Lake City’s KTVX reported that Wyatt Pack…
Google is Refining Its Anti-Boob Algorithm After a Woman Flashed Google Maps
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gizmodo.com - A remote road in Pingtung County, Taiwan has suddenly become a highly-rated attraction on Google Maps for the thirstiest denizens of the internet thanks to a video uploaded by a tourist that shows he…
Ticketfly hacker threatens to release more stolen data
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mashable.com - As far as blackmail goes, it was a relatively small request. The hacker who claims to have gained access to a host of data from Ticketfly, prompting the Eventbrite-owned ticketing company to pull its…
We fooled the OnePlus 6's face unlock with a printed photo
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mashable.com - One of the OnePlus 6's (and 5T's) best features is face unlock. It's arguably the fastest on any phone, but the caveat is that it's way less secure than, say, the iPhone X's Face ID. Just how insecur…
Pre-Click Vs. Post-Click Experience: Your Optimization Guide | Marketo
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blog.marketo.com - When it comes to converting prospects to customers, a marketer’s most valuable asset is a targeted landing page. Research has shown that businesses with 40 or more landing pages generate 12 times mor…
20 Common Instagram Terms & The Instagram Language • My Lead System PRO - MyLeadSystemPRO
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blog.myleadsystempro.com - Instagram is one of the hottest social networks on the planet right now. However, if you are new to Instagram, you may have some questions as you start making your way around. Questions like ‘what is…
Mary Meeker's 2018 internet trends report: 5 things business pros need to know
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www.techrepublic.com - On Wednesday, KPCB partner Mary Meeker released her 2018 Internet Trends report—a 294-slide presentation examining the global impact of the internet on the economy, and how it is changing the daily l…
D&H Press Release: D&H ENHANCES ITS CONNECTED HOME OFFERING WITH REMO+ DOOR MONITORING SYSTEMS
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www.dandh.com - Suzanne Mattaboni Suzanne Mattaboni Communications For D&H Distributing (610) 261-4560 suzgm@aol.com D&H ENHANCES ITS CONNECTED HOME OFFERING WITH REMO+ DOOR MONITORING SYSTEMS Untitled Document - On…
Aukey Ora Review: Best Budget Smartphone Lens Kit
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www.tomsguide.com - You'll get your money's worth with this kit, thanks to the lenses' sharp images and good build quality. This basic, but well-built, smartphone lens kit from Aukey includes a wide-angle lens with a 14…
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