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How A Group of Imprisoned Hackers Introduced JPay to the World
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Susan Cooper
www.wired.com - Until yesterday, unless you had a family member or friend in prison, you most likely had never heard of JPay. That’s because all of its services are directed toward inmates and their families. Since …
Retrospective on the Temporary Removal of MetaMask From the Chrome Web Store
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Rob McNealy
medium.com - tl;dr : yesterday MetaMask was taken off of the Chrome Web Store for about 6 hours. It ended up being a removal in error on Chrome’s side. Below: our thought processes and lessons learnt. Plus: kudos…
3 Next-Gen Tips for Email Bodies
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Michael Tchong
www.persado.com - When it comes to developing sophisticated email content, best practices are going to vary based on your vertical and KPIs. There isn’t really a silver bullet for email content strategy. To take your …
Patent licensing- enabling innovation for the 5G future
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Michael Tchong
www.businesstoday.in - Ten years ago, we had just started watching videos on the mobile and today we are able to watch HD videos and do a lot more. As we move into the 5G era, there will be an even bigger technology shift …
Il FabLab Kromlaboro intitola ad Antonio Angarella due borse di studio, ecco come partecipare
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Michael Tchong
www.maddalonicitta.it - Il Kromlaboro di Maddaloni, primo FabLab della Provincia di Caserta, spazio di Coworking per professionisti nel settore dell'Informatica, Architettura, Ingegneria, Designer, Makers,Grafici, ha lancia…
Mozilla: Copyright Laws Stifle Creativity and Innovation - TorrentFreak
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Michael Tchong
torrentfreak.com - Last month, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) asked the public for input for its International Internet Policy Priorities. The NTIA has an important role in Presid…
Counting the cost: How a lack of digital innovation is impacting physical retail
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Michael Tchong
www.information-age.com - Physical retailers have yet to deploy digital technologies at scale, that meet shopper needs which are being shaped online. This is a worry, given the innovation that continues apace in online retail…
Innovation majeure dans le monde de l’automobile, le clignotant !
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Michael Tchong
www.guideautoweb.com - À l’ère des voitures qui se conduiront seules d’ici peu, on vient de découvrir une magnifique technologie qui va révolutionner la manière dont les conducteurs communiquent entre eux. Le nom de cette …
Amazon wrongly IDed 28 members of Congress, and they’re not happy about it
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Ars Technica
arstechnica.com - For now, Amazon has neither answered their questions, nor Ars’. "We request an immediate meeting with you to discuss how to address the defects of this technology in order to prevent inaccurate outco…
How to Stop Your Smart TV From Tracking What You Watch
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Tamara Dull
www.nytimes.com - TVs from TCL, Philips, Sharp and some other brands use Roku as their built-in smart software. On these TVs, you can disable Automatic Content Recognition by opening the home screen heading to Setting…
Huawei foldable phone being planned, may be out before Samsung Galaxy X
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Android Community
androidcommunity.com - Huawei isn’t the top Chinese OEM for nothing. The company knows technology and innovation. It’s able to release premium smartphones that compete with those from Samsung and Apple. It is currently the…
Galaxy Note 9 accessories (S-Pen, cases) leaked
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Android Community
androidcommunity.com - The announcement of the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is almost upon us and so we are reaching fever point when it comes to all these leaks and rumors. While we will not be able to actually confirm them unti…
Why unskippable Stories ads could revive Facebook
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TechCrunch
techcrunch.com - Prepare for the invasion of the unskippables. If the Stories social media slideshow format is the future of mobile TV, it’s going to end up with commercials. Users won’t love them. And done wrong the…
Google Assistant can now do things automatically at a scheduled time
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techcrunch.com - Back at Google I/O, Google announced two new features for Google Assistant, both focusing on automating things you do regularly: custom routines, and schedules. The first lets you trigger multiple co…
Idaho inmates hacked prison-issued tablets for $225,000 in credits
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TechCrunch
techcrunch.com - Inmates in Idaho successfully hacked the software of the prison-issued tablets to issue themselves nearly a quarter of a million dollars in credits on the devices that are often one of their only con…
Magic Leap unveils what its mixed reality operating system will look like
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techcrunch.com - Magic Leap just updates its developer documentation with a host of new details and imagery, sharing more specifics on how the company’s Lumin OS will look like on their upcoming Magic Leap One device.
Facebook trips on its own moderation failures
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techcrunch.com - After weeks of speculation around how it plans to handle conspiracy website Infowars, its creator Alex Jones and others that spread false information, Facebook finally gave us an answer: inconsistent…
Anchor opens a Manhattan studio where people can podcast for free
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TechCrunch
techcrunch.com - One of the best things about podcasting is the low barrier of entry. Anyone with a computer, internet connection and a little know-how can launch one. It’s a wonderfully democratized medium. The down…
Twitter will suspend repeat offenders posting abusive comments on Periscope live streams
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techcrunch.com - As part of Twitter’s attempted crackdown on abusive behavior across its network, the company announced on Friday afternoon a new policy facing those who repeatedly harass, threaten, or otherwise make…
Amazon may soon let you collaborate with others on Wish Lists
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TechCrunch
techcrunch.com - Amazon may soon be adding a feature consumers have wanted for years: collaborative wish lists. A number of people using Amazon.com and its mobile app recently spotted the option to “invite others” to…
Russian hackers already targeted a Missouri senator up for reelection in 2018
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TechCrunch
techcrunch.com - A Democratic senator seeking reelection this fall appears to be the first identifiable target of Russian hacking in the 2018 midterm race. In a new story on the Daily Beast, Andrew Desiderio and Kevi…
Google follows in Apple’s footsteps by cleaning up its Play Store
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techcrunch.com - Google is cracking down on the apps published to the Play Store. An updated version of the company’s Developer Policy, released this week, indicates the company will now ban a wider variety of apps i…
Is celebrity influencer marketing dead? | ZDNet
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Guy Kawasaki
www.zdnet.com - Video: Brands and social media: A good app and a compelling hashtag will go a long way Over half of brands want extended brand reach and hope to achieve this through influencers. But are current infl…
Cable lobby lied to FCC about Comcast’s bad behavior, city says
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Ars Technica
arstechnica.com - Comcast recently installed Wi-Fi equipment in public rights of way without permits in the city of Corvallis, Oregon. But instead of settling the matter locally, a cable lobby group that represents Co…
Facebook’s “downvote” system begins rolling out wider in US—here’s how it works
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Ars Technica
arstechnica.com - Facebook's latest dalliance with a "downvote" button launched this week as a limited test in the United States. The feature began appearing on the service's mobile app without a formal company announ…
Daily Beast: Russian hackers targeted Democrat facing tough 2018 election
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Ars Technica
arstechnica.com - The digital ink was barely dry on Ars IT and National Security Editor Sean Gallagher’s feature, "How they did it (and will likely try again): GRU hackers vs. US elections," when the Daily Beast repor…
Intel says not to expect mainstream 10nm chips until 2H19
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Ars Technica
arstechnica.com - Lenovo IdeaPad 330, the sole system with Intel's sole 10nm processor. Intel has set a concrete deadline for when it'll finally have processors built on a 10nm process in the mainstream market: holida…
Re-testing the MacBook Pro: Apple’s firmware update led to a big improvement
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Ars Technica
arstechnica.com - Early speculation suggested that this was because of the inability of the MacBook Pro's thermal management system to support the demanding Intel Core i9 CPU. But Apple quickly announced that it had d…
Is It Really Possible To Complete A 1-Year Goal In The Next 3 Months?
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Larry Wentz
medium.com - In less than three months, I grew my number of Medium-followers by 567%. It’s not as extraordinary as it sounds, and you can do it too. I started writing on Medium in February 2018. Pretty soon, the …
8 Logo Design Cliches You Should Avoid for Better Branding in 2018
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Webdesigner Depot
inkbotdesign.com - Logo design is never easy, even in the pre-internet era. Standing out of the crowd required a self-contradicting, mind-boggling mix of creativity and simplicity, symbolism and minimalism, brevity and…
Webmentions: Enabling Better Communication on the Internet
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Webdesigner Depot
alistapart.com - Over 1 million Webmentions will have been sent across the internet since the specification was made a full Recommendation by the W3C—the standards body that guides the direction of the web—in early J…
WordPress Notifications Made Easy
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Webdesigner Depot
www.smashingmagazine.com - Jakub is a WordPress developer and owner of underDEV. He is an author of many free and premium plugins, including Advanced Cron Manager and Notification. Sleeps … More about Jakub… Upgrade your inbox…
7 design lessons from Silicon Valley’s most important failure
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www.fastcompany.com - The head of AI at Apple. The founder of Nest. The head of Google’s speech recognition. The CTO of Twitter. The CTO and cofounder of LinkedIn. The VP of technology at Apple. They all have one thing in…
Not all bugs are worth fixing and that's okay
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Webdesigner Depot
blog.bugsnag.com - As a software developer, you want nothing more than to build and deliver great products and features to your customers. But you also know software development isn’t always easy since making changes i…
RNC Chair complains about internet bias on Fox News after Republicans killed net neutrality
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Reg Saddler
thinkprogress.org - The chair of the Republican National Committee complained on Friday morning that conservatives are being censored by Silicon Valley, citing the debunked conspiracy theory that Twitter and other net p…
Virtual reality goes behind bars to rehabilitate inmates | ZDNet
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Reg Saddler
www.zdnet.com - Virtual reality (VR), which may include the use of headsets, PC software, or mobile applications, is slowly being investigated in education and training. Google Glass did not take off within the cons…
This new cryptomining malware targets business PCs and servers | ZDNet
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Reg Saddler
www.zdnet.com - Video: Cryptojacking malware: Research shows crooks are making big money A new form of cryptocurrency-mining malware is targeting corporate networks across the world, employing a combination of Power…
Google Search makes it even easier to find (and book) events
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Android Community
androidcommunity.com - When Google previously made it easier to find events right from the Search app itself, we probably had a lot of things we wish it could give us. Hopefully, one of your mental suggestions has been inc…
Motorola One Power Specs appear on TENAA
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Android Community
androidcommunity.com - Motorola is scheduled to launch the Motorola One and Motorola One Power. The two will run on Android One and we’re certain of the pair’s arrival since the Power model recently hit TENAA. As we all kn…
Microsoft Raises Prices on Core Enterprise On-Premises Offerings - Thurrott.com
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Paul Thurrott
www.thurrott.com - Microsoft this week quietly revealed that it will “adjust”—e.g. “raise”—the price of some of its core enterprise on-premises products. “Microsoft will be making a series of changes across our program…
Scheduled Custom Routines Come to Google Home - Thurrott.com
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Paul Thurrott
www.thurrott.com - Google hasn’t officially announced this yet, but it has added the ability to schedule custom routines for its Google Home speakers. Thanks to Android Police for the tip. Here’s the short version on h…
Take Better Photos - What Is The Best Camera For You? | Bit Rebels
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www.bitrebels.com - As a photographer, I am often asked for advice on what brand of camera to buy. I shy away from answering that with specifics since whatever is available today will be quickly replaced by a superior …
Why Cybersecurity Training Is Crucial For Your Business [Infographic] | Bit Rebels
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www.bitrebels.com - Whilst it might go against the common perception, the greatest threats to your business are not external – they are internal. Now don’t panic, I’m not talking about industrial espionage or sabotage h…
How To Take A Step Into The Future With Wireless Displays | Bit Rebels
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www.bitrebels.com - Wires have always been a minor annoyance, but to remove them completely is a different ball game. Recent studies have shown that people tend to work better in unconventional plug and play workspaces …
Report: Google mobile speed update has no impact on general mobile rankings - Search Engine Land
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DotOnline (.ONLINE)
searchengineland.com - The Google Speed update, which began rolling out on July 9, has reportedly so far had almost no impact on downgrading the ranking of mobile pages in the Google mobile search results in general. The S…
These amazing LG OLED and Samsung QLED TVs are seriously discounted this weekend on Massdrop
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Earl Castro
www.usatoday.com - These amazing OLED and QLED TVs are seriously discounted this weekend — Our editors review and recommend products to help you buy the stuff you need. If you make a purchase by clicking one of our lin…
Checklist for performing basic SEO audit
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DotOnline (.ONLINE)
searchenginewatch.com - Keeping up with the latest SEO practices can be overwhelming for someone who has just started out as a new website owner. Moreover, making sure that the existing SEO implementations are regularly tak…
Delingpole: Silicon Valley Is Killing Free Speech. Only One Man Can Save Us Now...
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Chris From Wisconsin
www.breitbart.com - It was, of course, the kind of glib nonsense you could only spout if you were on the squishy left/bien-pensant/progressive side of the political argument. Everyone on the right knows better because t…
Facebook Suspends Alex Jones for 'Hate Speech' Days After Execs Said It Wouldn't | Breitbart
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Chris From Wisconsin
www.breitbart.com - “Our Community Standards make it clear that we prohibit content that encourages physical harm [bullying], or attacks someone based on their religious affiliation or gender identity [hate speech],” a …
I Used Apple’s New Controls to Limit a Teenager’s iPhone Time (and It Worked!)
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www.nytimes.com - Over the last three weeks, I studied Sophie’s phone use patterns along with mine. After determining the apps that we spent extraordinary amounts of time on — Sophie spent hours each day chatting with…
How to Create a Live Show on YouTube : Social Media Examiner
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Themelis Cuiper
www.socialmediaexaminer.com - Wondering what you need to stream a live video show? Looking for tips on working with the hardware and software? To explore what you need to create a live show on YouTube, I interview Dusty Porter. T…
Sony's high power home audio system is less than $200 right now
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Themelis Cuiper
mashable.com - Just in time for the weekend! Get the party started with Sony’s high power home audio system with Bluetooth. The speaker is now on sale for under $200, or 43% off its retail price on Amazon. Usually …
Powerful Blogging Tips for Beginners: Start Getting Leads, Sales, and Sign-Ups for Any Business with Your Blog! • My Lead System PRO - MyLeadSystemPRO
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blog.myleadsystempro.com - To get you started with defining your target market, you can download this Customer Avatar Worksheet that should get the mind working on figuring out exactly who your content should be targeting. The…
What You Need To Know Before Buying Your Car
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Rolf Joho
carshopping.biz - Car shopping can be dreadful even though the thought of a process that is very exciting for some but frightening for many. Some research and review can help you ease the process of car shopping proce…
Online Marketing Giving You Issues? Read This
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Rolf Joho
freeaffiliatepro.com - Affiliate promotion can be a wise and beneficial move for those who know the ropes. It is vital that neither you nor your internet marketing partners do not use this process. This can make your site …
Successful Website Marketing Is Easier Than You Thought
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Rolf Joho
internetmarketinginfos.com - If you have realistic goals and are honest about your online marketing, you want to work hard to make money. While you may like being the boss of your own company, you want to make money from them. T…
Major Auto Repair Advice From Those In The Know
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Rolf Joho
carshopping.biz - If you’re similar to most people, you’re probably not an expert when it comes to auto repairs. You need all information possible in order to better fix your car when necessary.The article below has i…
Marketing And Advertising Tips With Facebook – Proven Strategies To Try!
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Rolf Joho
duracmarketing.com - Does your business use Facebook? If you’re stuck in the stone age and are not on social media, millions of digital natives have no way to find you. If your business is on Facebook, there are several …
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