Wednesday, June 13, 2018

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Australian court rules man can sue Google for defamation

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www.yahoo.com - CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An Australian man who alleges Google defamed him on Wednesday won a court battle to sue the search engine giant. Milorad "Michael" Trkulja was shot in the back in 2004 in a…

Is Julian Assange finally on the path to freedom?

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www.newsweek.com - For the last four years Julian Assange has been trapped in an embassy surrounded by police. The New York Times Editorial Board yesterday called for focus on "the serious legal, ethical and security i…

Alexa for Business: What it does, how to use it

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www.computerworld.com - Voice interactions with AI assistants are fast becoming commonplace at home. With Alexa for Business, Amazon hopes to make the same true in the office. “Just like Alexa is making smart home experienc…

MOBITV Wants to Help Cable TV Companies Become Streaming Companies - Cord Cutters News

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www.cordcuttersnews.com - MOBITV is known as a company the helps traditional cable TV companies deliver their content. Now with cord cutting growing they are launching a new service to help cable TV companies become streaming…

USB-C was supposed to be a port paradise, but it’s become a nightmare

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www.digitaltrends.com - When the transition to USB-C began, we were all promised a better life. Connections would be faster and simpler. One connection to end all connections. The reality of what happened couldn’t be furthe…

The future of web design doesn’t involve computers at all

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www.fastcodesign.com - An app called Universe aims to change all that. It helps you build an endlessly customizable site in just a few minutes, all from your phone. Since the app launched in March 2017, more than 150,000 s…

The Hard Truth: 3 Major Issues With Your Email Campaigns

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redstage.com - As marketers, constantly sending emails is critical to mission success. However… There’s a big difference between simply “sending an email” and delivering targeted reminders at critical touch-points …

GDPR: Where we were…and where we’re going

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www.csoonline.com - The plethora of data breaches within the past few years have set off alarms for organizations, especially their IT managers. We’ve seen that many attacks weren’t secured with the appropriate controls…

Microsoft gives Office a refreshed look and feel

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techcrunch.com - Microsoft today announced that it’s bringing a new user interface design to its Office apps like Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. This new look will be in line with the Fluent Design System the c…

Snapchat update now lets you delete unread messages

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androidcommunity.com - Have you ever sent a message to someone or a group that you wish you could unsend? Even with ephemeral apps where the message only stays for so long, this still happens. Whether you sent something in…

Comcast says it doesn’t throttle heaviest Internet users any more

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arstechnica.com - Comcast has disabled a throttling system that it deployed in 2008 in order to slow down heavy Internet users. Comcast's network is now strong enough that a congestion management system isn't needed, …

Adblock Plus wants to use blockchain to call out fake news

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techcrunch.com - eyeo, the company behind the popular browser-based ad block product Adblock Plus, is no stranger to controversy. Which is just as well given its new “passion project”: A browser add-on that labels ne…

Self-driving shuttle startup May Mobility partners with auto supplier Magna

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techcrunch.com - Magna, one of the largest tier-one automotive industry suppliers in the world, has teamed up with Michigan-based startup May Mobility for the building and deployment of self-driving shuttles. The pla…

This new startup wants to be the ‘Netscape for crypto,’ and some investors think it has a shot

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techcrunch.com - Three-month-old Elph wants to make it easier for you to find and use blockchain-based apps. How? Through a portal that’s promising to enable users to click through to see how their crypto holdings ar…

Plex adds a traditional grid programming guide to its TV service

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techcrunch.com - Media software maker Plex is the latest live TV service to add a traditional grid-style programming guide as an alternative to browsing through thumbnail images or lists of recommendations. The guide…

Salesforce deepens data sharing partnership with Google

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techcrunch.com - Last Fall at Dreamforce, Salesforce announced a deepening friendship with Google . That began to take shape in January with integration between Salesforce CRM data and Google Analytics 360 and Google…

Apple confirms that it will seal up law enforcement’s favorite iPhone cracking method

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techcrunch.com - A new version of iOS will block a controversial loophole that law enforcement agencies have leveraged in order to crack into locked iPhones. In an upcoming version of iOS (likely iOS 12), Apple will …

Uber brings on Facebook product director to lead driver app

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techcrunch.com - Uber has brought on Daniel Danker to serve as a senior director and head of driver product. Prior to joining Uber, he was a product director at Facebook responsible for video and Facebook Live. “Driv…

Netflix is adding an interactive ‘Minecraft’ story to its lineup, denies entry into gaming

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techcrunch.com - Netflix denies a report that it’s entering the gaming market, but says it is expanding its lineup to include a new game-related, “interactive” narrative series called “Minecraft: Story Mode.” The new…

Musical.ly kills its standalone live streaming app Live.ly

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techcrunch.com - Musical.ly is merging the functionality from its two-year old live streaming platform Live.ly into its main app, and has disabled Live.ly’s standalone app as part of the transition process. The Live.…

Comcast bids $65B for Fox assets, setting the stage for a fight with Disney

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techcrunch.com - Comcast made good on its plans to make an offer for 21st Century Fox’s film and TV assets today, with a cash bid of $65 billion, or $35 per share. That’s 19 percent more than the $52.4 billion that D…

Apple bans developers from creating, selling user Contacts databases

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arstechnica.com - Apple is trying to make it harder for developers to abuse users' information collected through apps. According to a report from Bloomberg, Apple updated its App Store Review Guidelines last week with…

December’s Smash Bros. Ultimate includes every existing character, plus Ridley

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arstechnica.com - Solid Snake is arguably the most surprising return to the series, thanks to the legal quagmire of rights being held by Konami. At least one stage from the game's 3DS version will now arrive on a cons…

Comcast makes $65 billion offer for Fox properties, including Hulu stake

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arstechnica.com - Comcast today made a $65 billion offer to buy major portions of 21st Century Fox, setting up a potential bidding war with Walt Disney Company. Disney already struck a $52.4 billion all-stock deal to …

Garmin’s new Vivoactive 3 Music is the best competitor to the Apple Watch

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arstechnica.com - Optical heart-rate monitor and charging nodes on the underside. Single side button for quick-start workouts and device settings. The Chroma display is still one of the best to use in direct sunlight …

The new design tools on the block – UX Collective

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uxdesign.cc - Most of my projects usually start with a step by step chart. Because, you know, we design experiences and not just a static image, and you need to stay lo-fi at the beginning. So, I usually just do m…

​Download 10 Free Images From Adobe Stock | Webdesigner Depot

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www.webdesignerdepot.com - It’s been just three years since Adobe unveiled Adobe Stock, and in that time the service has grown from 40 million photos and vectors, to over 90 million assets ranging from professional photographs…

Tesla will "enable full self-driving features" in August. Here's what that actually means.

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futurism.com - Have a problem with your vehicle? Maybe a local mechanic can help fix it. If you own a Tesla, though, you tweet company CEO Elon Musk — and if you’re lucky, you get a response that not only answers y…

Why electric cars will soon be superior to gasoline cars in every respect

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thinkprogress.org - China wants to be the first to build a solar road that wirelessly charges electric cars. The world is in a race to solve the final challenge for electric vehicles (EVs) — fast and simple charging. Th…

Startup Working on Contentious Pentagon AI Project Was Hacked

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www.wired.com - Last summer, a sign appeared on the door to a stuffy, windowless room at the office of Manhattan artificial intelligence startup Clarifai. “Chamber of secrets,” it read, according to three people who…

Google to bring manual toggle for light and dark with Android P

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androidcommunity.com - Before you get too excited, there’s no new dark theme that will be available for Android P, at least not just yet. In fact, the current Android Oreo already has some sort of version of that, except t…

Uber keeps on trying with new Lite app for India

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androidcommunity.com - Just when you think Uber is down and out for the count (or lying low at least for the meantime), you get this hopefully great news that they are launching a new lighter version of the app. Unsurprisi…

The 18 things you may not realise Facebook knows about YOU

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www.dailymail.co.uk - The creepy ways Facebook spies on its users have been detailed in a bumper document presented to Congress. They include tracking mouse movements, logging battery levels and monitoring devices close t…

Forget the Viral Videos and Build Your Email List - Indiegogo Education Center

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entrepreneur.indiegogo.com - This is a guest blog post by Taylor Dawson, a Product Evangelist at FirstBuild, GE’s incubator for the next generation of home appliances. Summer 2014. I have just become employee number 5 in a start…

Importance of Data for True Customer Appreciation

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www.loyalty360.org - Recently, a mail order company in a highly competitive online market asked us what kind of data or information is needed to support a loyalty program. Our answer was that program requirements today t…

Hawk Millennial Study Shows Importance of Loyalty Programs

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www.loyalty360.org - Last week, Hawk Incentives, a Blackhawk Network business that provides rewards and incentives solutions, released its new research study. The study found the millennials that were surveyed now belo…

Microsoft is Redesigning the Office User Interface - Thurrott.com

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www.thurrott.com - For the first time in over a decade, Microsoft will redesign the user interface for its core Office-branded apps across platforms. The most dramatic change? It’s replacing the reviled ribbon with the…

Do These 5 Things to Upgrade Your B2B Marketing Strategy

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www.adweek.com - Business-to-business purchase behavior has changed, and the traditional sales funnel taught in business school is outdated. Buyers and decision makers today start the purchase process on the homepage…

Instagram Users Can Now Shop Without Ever Leaving Brands’ Stories

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www.adweek.com - Instagram users no longer have to leave their Stories to buy things, as “select brands” now have the ability to include shopping bag icon stickers on images of products that will direct potential cus…

SEW Interview: Clark Boyd on visual search

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searchenginewatch.com - We recently caught up with Clark Boyd, a visual search expert and regular contributor to Search Engine Watch. We discussed camera-based visual search – that futuristic technology that allows you to s…

Finally! The 800 million ways Facebook gets serious about local business - Search Engine Land

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searchengineland.com - For quite some time, the search industry has been wondering when Facebook is going to get serious about local search. With 2 billion monthly users, the world’s largest social media network could pote…

Babylon Bee Founder: A 'Small Group' of Anti-Conservatives Control Tech | Breitbart

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www.breitbart.com - “I believe the most pressing and grave danger is the centralized control of information by a handful of far-left tech moguls,” declared Ford in an article for the American Conservative. “My career as…

Apple Sets Limits on Developer's Ability to Collect User Data | Breitbart

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www.breitbart.com - Apple modified its App Store rules last week in an effort to restrict certain types of data sharing. Specifically, the company is aiming to eliminate the sharing of information on app user’s friends …

Review: The KnewKey Rymek is a gorgeous, retro-inspired mechanical keyboard

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thenextweb.com - Typewriters are pretty much dead, except to two categories of people: Russian spies, who want to ensure that their kompromat reports don’t fall into the wrong hands, and hipsters, who I think we can …

Twitter is redesigning its app to put breaking news first

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mashable.com - Twitter, more than any other social media company, faces a unique challenge even after more than a decade of existence: It still doesn't know how to explain what it is to new users. That's partly bec…

CrossOver in a Linux VM on a Google Pixelbook: a Walkthrough | CodeWeavers Blog

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www.codeweavers.com - A New Technology on Chromebooks CodeWeavers is always excited to see new platforms where we can expand Windows compatibility. Of course we were thrilled when this year at Google I/O, the Chrome OS t…

Apple's officially making it harder for cops to bust into your iPhone

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mashable.com - Apple intends to update its iOS with a new feature that will make it significantly more difficult for law enforcement agencies to access data on locked iPhones. While we learned last month that somet…

Simple Secrets About Laptops You Need To Know

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laptopsandnotebook.com - There are lots of a clue as to what they really are all about.If you feel that all the information about laptops is overwhelming, you should read the article below. Get all the tips and ideas that wi…

21 Spanish Language Resources to Keep You Motivated - Sweet Tea, No Lemon

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www.sweet-tea-no-lemon.com - If you are learning Spanish as a second language, one of the challenges is continuing to find new material that is appropriate for your current level. Of course, that changes every few weeks, as what…

You Can Design A Web Site With This Advice

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agentmonhost.com - This can be hard when you have so many places to find these. Read below for suggestions that will help you with aspects of website creation in creating great sites. Make sure that a tagline that show…

Russian Censorship of Telegram - Schneier on Security

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www.schneier.com - Internet censors have a new strategy in their bid to block applications and websites: pressuring the large cloud providers that host them. These providers have concerns that are much broader than the…

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