Sunday, June 10, 2018

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Amazon Secretly Profits From "Unethical And Illegal" Chinese Sweatshop To Make Your Echo Speaker

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www.zerohedge.com - Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos recently became the world’s wealthiest man. While, Bezos’ fortune is mostly tied to Amazon’s inflated stock price trading at a nosebleed price/earnings ratio of appr…

Competing for Shoppers’ Habits

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www.strategy-business.com - A version of this article appeared in the Summer 2018 issue of strategy+business. The well-publicized difficulties of traditional retail enterprises were on our minds this year as we began sifting th…

La Liga quiere usar móviles de particulares como espías a través de su aplicación

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elpais.com - Cuando continúa la distribución de correos electrónicos solicitando la aceptación de las condiciones de privacidad e informando del uso de los datos particulares, tal y como estipula el riguroso Regl…

Polémica por lo que hace la aplicación de La Liga con los móviles de sus usuarios

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www.huffingtonpost.es - La aplicación oficial de la Liga de Fútbol Profesional es una de las más descargadas y ahora se ha visto envuelta en una polémica por lo que ha descubierto uno de sus usuarios. Jorge Morell, experto …

The largest buys of tech’s Big Five: a look at M&A deals

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techcrunch.com - In startup land, the mandate is to get bought, go public or die trying. And, as far as getting bought goes, one of tech’s Big Five could be a desirable acquirer. They have a lot of weight to throw ar…

How to review your life’s Amazon buying history—and what we learned from our own

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arstechnica.com - Ahead of the United States' Memorial Day weekend, Ars staffers were milling about the virtual water cooler when someone happened upon some intriguing data: their personal Amazon shopping history. Thi…

Retailers will probably keep selling kids insecure smart toys until they’re forced to stop

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www.theverge.com - A bunch of retailers, including Amazon, Target, and Walmart, pulled their listings for a line of smartphone-connected stuffed animals called CloudPets this week after they were found to be storing ki…

Here’s what Microsoft announced at E3 2018

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techcrunch.com - With 50 titles, including 15 Xbox exclusives, today’s Microsoft E3 event was wall to wall with new game trailers. As the first press conference of the big three, the company clearly wanted to put on …

Apple introduces the AI phone

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techcrunch.com - At Apple’s WWDC 2018 — an event some said would be boring this year with its software-only focus and lack of new MacBooks and iPads — the company announced what may be its most important operating sy…

LIV is Kickstarting a beefy and bold chronograph for race lovers

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techcrunch.com - LIV Watches is a crowdfunding darling with a number of Kickstarted watches under its belt. Now it’s offering a unique set of watches to backers, including the Liv Genesis GX-AC, an automatic chronogr…

The piggyback problem

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techcrunch.com - I wanted to write about scooter startups this week, but, alas, I failed to care enough about them to muster any opinion at all. The problem is that they are pure piggyback startups, and pure piggybac…

Microsoft pushes exclusives, premieres at pre-E3 press conference

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arstechnica.com - LOS ANGELES—Microsoft used its pre-E3 press conference today to stress that, despite recent troubles securing high-profile exclusive content, the Xbox One can do toe-to-toe with the PlayStation 4 whe…

California’s efforts to restrict Elon Musk’s flamethrowers go down in flames

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arstechnica.com - In light of this development, there’s nothing to stop Boring Company customers in California from receiving the company's sold-out flamethrowers. On May 26, the day after the bill died in committee, …

iOS 12 introduced, to run on everything that runs iOS 11

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arstechnica.com - SAN JOSE—iOS 12 is official, and, as predicted, it puts a heavy emphasis on improving performance and stability. At the same time, the latest iteration of Apple’s mobile OS is poised to bring a handf…

How to Watch the EOS Blockchain Launch - CoinDesk

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www.coindesk.com - Block.One is giving away its $4 billion code this weekend and it's anyone's guess what will happen next. As profiled by CoinDesk, EOS is set to launch sometime soon, though the company that built its…

Unknown Hacker Broke Into John Kelly’s Email

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www.thedailybeast.com - White House Chief of Staff John Kelly had one of his personal email accounts hacked by an unknown intruder, he told staff, according Buzzfeed. Kelly wrote "one of my own accounts has suffered recent…

New Survey Reveals Startling Insight: Sleeping Near Your Phone Makes You Anxious

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www.inc.com - That glowing, chirping device you rely on all day can help you stay productive and connected. Yet, a new survey found that sleeping near your phone can lead to anxious thoughts, sadness, and a feelin…

Early Pixel 3 XL Leaks Disappoint Critics - Thurrott.com

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www.thurrott.com - Google’s Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL announcement is still four months away. But the handsets are already disappointing tech enthusiasts. Over the past few days, we’ve seen numerous photo leaks depicting …

This Beautiful Watch Tracks Your Sleep (and Skateboarding)

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www.wired.com - The outdoor industry has a little millennial problem. It shows up even in the terminology. As recently as ten years ago, you didn’t like climbing. You were a climber. You were part of an intensely tr…

Google doodle doubles as a garden gnome game in honor of Germany's Garden Day - Search Engine Land

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searchengineland.com - Today’s Google doodle is an interactive doodle that doubles as a garden gnome video game, and is being posted to align with Germany’s Garden Day holiday. “Look amongst the greenery of Germany’s lush …

YouTube Terminates Channel of Firearms Parts Retailer | National Review

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www.nationalreview.com - YouTube suddenly terminated the channel for the firearms parts company Brownells, the company claimed on Saturday. “Brownells’ YouTube channel has been terminated without warning or notice,” Brownell…

The Revenue Stream Revolution in Entertainment and Media

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www.strategy-business.com - Digitization has permanently reshaped the global entertainment and media (E&M) ecosystem. Content has become more immersive and available on demand. Digital platforms have proliferated, creating more…

A Chrome Extension that's better than Tweetbot for macOS

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elgan.com - My journey from a Macbook Pro to a Pixelbook has been filled with happy surprises. One of them is how much better Twitter is on a Pixelbook. On the MacBook Pro, adding a couple dozen Chrome extension…

In About-Face on Trade, Trump Vows to Protect ZTE Jobs in China

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www.nytimes.com - “Given his pressure on Beijing on trade, I don’t understand his concern for Chinese jobs” in the tweet, said Adam Segal, a technology and security expert at the Council on Foreign Relations. It “goes…

Facebook apologizes. It does other stuff too, but mostly it apologizes

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qrius.com - Yesterday, Facebook was sorry. Millions of people’s private posts were exposed to the public due to a bug. The company’s Chief Privacy Officer, Erin Egan, told reporters “We have fixed this issue and…

Instagram Business Profiles - What Every Marketer Needs To Know • My Lead System PRO - MyLeadSystemPRO

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blog.myleadsystempro.com - Are you considering switching your Instagram to the all new Instagram business profile? So many people have come to me with questions about whether or not to switch & how to get started with Instagra…

Network Marketing Success Can Be Yours. Here's How...

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www.attractionmarketingprofits.com - Todd Falcone has been answering these real-world questions for decades and, if you've watched the video, you know the secret to enjoying 6-figure “network marketing success” is all about: Plan Your W…

Keep The Money Flowing With These Affiliate Marketing Tips

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duracmarketing.com - There are many affiliate marketing tips that can be employed depending on what you’re able to do technologically.Affiliate marketing and spam or the targeting of everyone on the Internet. It takes a …

The One-Name Email, a Silicon Valley Status Symbol, Is Wreaking Havoc - Slashdot

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tech.slashdot.org - In Silicon Valley, first-name-only email addresses have long been the ultimate status symbol, indicating a techie was an early hire at a new company. Now that startups are growing, the one-namers are…

Expert Tips You Ought To Read About Web Design

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agentmonhost.com - You stand to gain much if you start in web designer. If you have always wanted to know more about web page design then this article is something you have come to the right place. The tips are designe…

It's now scary to be a white hat hacker thanks to the US government

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futurism.com - Even if you’ve never heard of white hat hackers, you’ve probably benefitted from their work. White hat hackers are the ones that companies hire to infiltrate their digital in order to diagnose securi…

Apple’s “Memoji” speak to the psychology of why humans love our digital avatars

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www.salon.com - Yesterday Apple CEO Tim Cook took the stage in San Jose, California, to show off the company's latest work at Apple's annual World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC). Per usual protocol, Cook and unde…

Revamped EU copyright law could mean the death of memes

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www.thesun.co.uk - Memes could be about to vanish from the web if the EU enforces its revamped copyright laws, say experts. The proposed regulation will force websites to filter out text, audio, photos and video shared…

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