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Travellers refusing digital search now face $5000 Customs fine
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Blair Semenoff
www.radionz.co.nz - Travellers who refuse to hand over their phone or laptop passwords to Customs officials can now be slapped with a $5000 fine. The Customs and Excise Act 2018 - which comes into effect today - sets gu…
Insurtech Startup Hippo: Disrupting The Insurance Industry Via Customer Experience Innovation
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Michael Tchong
www.forbes.com - Micah Solomon, Forbes.com: How is the Hippo customer experience unique within the insurance industry and the broader consumer and service industry landscapes? Assaf Wand, CEO and Co-Founder of Hippo…
SALTEX Innovation Award 2018
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Michael Tchong
www.eoliving.co.uk - Entries have been confirmed for the SALTEX 2018 Innovation Award SALTEX plays host to the most technologically advanced-equipment showcase in grounds management. After making its successful debut las…
Cloud Storage for Business Tips to Keep Your Data Safe
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Backblaze
www.backblaze.com - There’s an old saying that business owners responsible for data backup fall into two categories — those who have lost data and those who will. There are a lot of ways that data can be lost. Accidents…
Perspective | How Alex Jones is poisoning the antitrust debate
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Future of Music Coalition
www.washingtonpost.com - Alex Jones speaks outside the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill. (Jose Luis Magana/AP) By Ron Knox Ron Knox is an editor at Global Competition Review, an antitrust journal and news servi…
Google Home Mini turns (aqua) blue
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Android Community
androidcommunity.com - The Google Home Mini is considered one of the if not the best selling smart speaker in the world, is feeling a bit blue. Don’t worry, it’s not because it’s having problems or anything but it’s becaus…
Tesla deliveries double, led by Model 3 surge
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techcrunch.com - Tesla delivered 83,500 electric vehicles in the third quarter, more than double from the previous period as the company steered by Elon Musk pulled out all the stops to get its newest sedan, the Mode…
Apple’s Tim Cook talks privacy, user data in China and banning Alex Jones
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TechCrunch
techcrunch.com - Notoriously secret on one hand, Apple has never been one to shy away from speaking its mind on matters of principle. During this current period of societal tumult, the $1 trillion company has more to…
Here are the newest additions to Microsoft’s Surface line
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techcrunch.com - Want excitement? Here’s something approaching that. Today’s Microsoft October event wasn’t exactly a blockbuster, but product lead Panos Panay did mention that this this is the most new Surface produ…
CEOs from Mindshow, SVRF and TheWaveVR are talking social VR at TC Sessions: AR/VR
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TechCrunch
techcrunch.com - With Facebook holding a dominant role in the VR space, one would think that the social networking implications are all taken care of, but for the time being it actually seems to be one of the best ar…
Apple adds student ID cards into Apple Wallet to access buildings, buy food and more
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TechCrunch
techcrunch.com - The education market has long been one of the cornerstones of growth for Apple’s hardware business, and today the company is leveraging its popularity in it, specifically among college-aged students,…
China has put the automotive renaissance into hyper drive
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TechCrunch
techcrunch.com - A tri-fold automotive renaissance, led by technology, has been playing out over the past few years. Electric vehicles finally have been embraced by mainstream consumers — and elevated by Tesla with l…
Facebook finds ‘no evidence’ hackers accessed connected apps
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techcrunch.com - Facebook has said it’s found “no evidence” that third-party apps were affected by the data breach it revealed last week. Hackers stole account access tokens on at least 50 million users by exploiting…
Foursquare picks up $33 million Series F investment
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techcrunch.com - Foursquare has today announced the partial close of a $33 million Series F financing, with $25 million already closed out and another $8 million inbound, according to the blog post. The round was co-…
Tile’s new lost item trackers offer replaceable batteries, subscription service
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techcrunch.com - Just around a week ago, lost item finder Tile announced its new CEO and added Comcast as an investor. But the company isn’t done making changes just yet. Today, Tile is launching new devices that tac…
The Windows 10 October 2018 Update is now available
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techcrunch.com - Microsoft today announced that the Windows 10 October 2018 update is now available. The company made the announcement at a small press event in New York, though it’s obviously no surprise that Micros…
Microsoft’s Surface Headphones up close and hands on
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TechCrunch
techcrunch.com - In an event defined largely by spec bumps to existing product lines, the Surface Headphones were certainly a surprise. For one thing, the company did an admirable keeping them under wraps, in spite o…
VW fires jailed Audi CEO Rupert Stadler
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techcrunch.com - VW AG has ended its contract with Rupert Stadler, removing the embattled executive as CEO and from the Audi and Volkswagen boards several months after he was arrested for his involvement in the cover…
What to expect from Microsoft’s Surface event
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TechCrunch
techcrunch.com - It’s fall. That means every big to mid-sized tech company is holding an event to debut its latest offerings in time for the holidays. Even if said offering is just a laptop made out of leather. Not t…
David Ulevitch is now a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz — a big get and the firm’s fourth new GP since June
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techcrunch.com - David Ulevitch has had some strange dealings with investors over the years. Now, Uletvitch is himself one of them. The founder of OpenDNS, a company that sold to Cisco in 2016, is disclosing today th…
Google gets into game streaming with Project Stream and Assassin’s Creed Odyssey in Chrome
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TechCrunch
techcrunch.com - Earlier this year, we heard rumors that Google was working on a game-streaming service. It looks like those rumors were true. The company today unveiled “Project Stream,” and while Google calls this …
Twitter widens its view of bad actors to fight election fiddlers
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techcrunch.com - Twitter has announced more changes to its rules to try to make it harder for people to use its platform to spread politically charged disinformation and thereby erode democratic processes. In an upda…
Google acquires customer service automation startup Onward
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techcrunch.com - Google has acquired a small startup building tools for businesses looking to automate their customer service or sales workflows. Onward and some of its key employees including co-founders Rémi Cossar…
Surface Studio 2 has an even more amazing screen, ditches the spinning disks
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Ars Technica
arstechnica.com - The original Surface Studio was one of the strangest, most eye-catching, and enjoyable-to-look-at machines we've used: a giant 28-inch touchscreen with a computer in its base. Today, Microsoft announ…
The all-new BMW 3 Series gets an onboard “AI” personal assistant
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Ars Technica
arstechnica.com - The seventh-generation BMW 3 Series, which arrives in showrooms in March 2019. The cabin's ergonomics look good, as does the integration of the iDrive infotainment screen into the dash. The new 3 Ser…
First UEFI malware discovered in wild is laptop security software hijacked by Russians
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Ars Technica
arstechnica.com - ESET Research has published a paper detailing the discovery of a malware campaign that used repurposed commercial software to create a backdoor in computers’ firmware—a “rootkit," active since at lea…
Google taking new steps to prevent malicious Chrome extensions
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Ars Technica
arstechnica.com - Google has announced plans to further restrict Chrome extensions in a bid to crack down on the number of malicious extensions found in the Chrome Web Store. We've seen a spate of malicious extensions…
Breaking: Google to Reverse Crypto Ad Ban for Exchanges Advertising in US, Japan
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Joel Comm
cointelegraph.com - The U.S. tech giant Google is set to update its ad policy in October, reallowing some crypto businesses to advertise on its platform. The company announced this in an official post Tuesday, September…
How To Keep Your Cryptocurrencies Secure
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Joel Comm
www.inc.com - Digital currencies have plenty of advantages over fiat currencies. They're international, designed for the Web, and they can't be devalued at the whim of a banker. They also can't be pickpocketed. No…
How Social Media Amplifies Our Need to Live up To Cultural Models of Perfection
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Larry Wentz
medium.com - We live in a world where everybody’s achievements are on public display. This parade of accomplishments amplifies our need to live up to a cultural model of perfection, leading to many toxic byproduc…
Is It Really Possible to Use the Internet Privately?
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Webdesigner Depot
medium.com - The internet is awesome. It has increased the level of information access across the globe exponentially. I’m concerned though about one thing: privacy. According to USA Today, 75% of the world’s mos…
Building your martech stack: Try design thinking to identify the right solutions - MarTech Today
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Reg Saddler
martechtoday.com - Tony Byrne thinks that technology should not slow marketers down. But, he says, many marketers feel just that. “Getting the right technology isn’t sufficient for digital success, but it is necessary …
When They Inevitably Screw Up Instagram, You Can Blame This Guy
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Reg Saddler
gizmodo.com - Instagram’s co-founders are getting replaced by this guy. For nearly ten years, Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger have led Instagram, first independently, then later as a bright spot in the greater Face…
Facebook adds new tools to address harassment and bullying
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Reg Saddler
www.engadget.com - Along with deleting your own posts' comments, you can also now report bullying and harassment on behalf of other users. If Facebook decides not to take down the content you reported, you can request …
Cop Pulls Tesla Model 3 Driver Over For 'Computer' Mounted On Dashboard
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Reg Saddler
jalopnik.com - We’ve spoken at length about the merits and disadvantages of the super minimal interior in the Tesla Model 3, which focuses all of the car’s information and controls on a single touchscreen. It’s har…
That Presidential Alert Test Will Annoy the Hell Out of You on Wednesday
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Reg Saddler
gizmodo.com - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is finally testing the new U.S. “presidential alert” system after the initial test was delayed for nearly two weeks. The alert is planned to go out to a…
Exynos Samsung Galaxy Note 8 and S8 get 4K@60fps video recording
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Android Community
androidcommunity.com - The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 and Galaxy S8 phones may have already been upstaged by the Note 9 and S9 devices but the South Korean tech giant doesn’t forget to update the older phones especially from th…
Huawei MediaPad M5 lite ready to rock with Harman Kardon audio, 7500mAh batt
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androidcommunity.com - The HUAWEI MediaPad M5 lite 10 was introduced back in July but now we’re seeing the tablet on Huawei’s website complete with quad stereo speakers tuned by Harman-Kardon. The Android tablet offers an …
Samsung Music gets new tab design, Spotify recommendation
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Android Community
androidcommunity.com - Not everyone listens to music through their music streaming service, at least all the time. There are still those who store their music locally and use their built-in music player on their smartphone…
October Android Security Bulletin ready for Pixel devices, Essential Phones
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Android Community
androidcommunity.com - The month of September flew by and ended fast. We just started Q4 which means the monthly Android Security Bulletin is ready. Google has recently released a new bulletin that includes information on …
Behind the Scenes of Paw Points Loyalty – a Q&A with HelloWorld and Fresh Step
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Loyalty360
loyalty360.org - HelloWorld is a digital marketing solutions company that specializes in the strategy and development of loyalty programs. It uses technology and marketing campaigns to create brand-customer interacti…
SPI 221: An Unknown Way to Boost Sales and Increase the Size of Your List—Back with an SPI Student
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Pat Flynn
www.smartpassiveincome.com - It’s my pleasure to welcome back a very special “student” of Smart Passive Income. Kenneth Kelly joins me once again to share how MagicTricksforKids.org has transformed over the past two years, as we…
Google Maps Picks Up Key Commuter Features - Thurrott.com
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Paul Thurrott
www.thurrott.com - Google this week announced new features for Maps on Android and iOS that are aimed at commuters. Among them is a new Commute tab that brings everything a commuter needs to a central location. “Today,…
10-02-2018 - [X&Y] Get Women To Write You First Online
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Scot McKay
archive.aweber.com - ===== GET WOMEN TO WRITE YOU FIRST ONLINE You had been hammering me for YEARS to tell you how to get women to write you first online. In other words, you wanted to be able to post a profile, sit back…
Buyer beware?
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Mike Young, PhD
seths.blog - That’s because he came to town, said whatever it took to make the sale, and then left. In 1900, Sears saw a market opportunity. Their catalog had more variety, sure, but what it really offered was a …
White House Interested in Hosting a Meeting with Google, Facebook, and Twitter
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Chris From Wisconsin
www.breitbart.com - Senior economic advisor Larry Kudlow told reporters at the White House that he already had a productive meeting with Google CEO Sundar Pichai at the White House last week. Kudlow said Pichai committe…
Your Account On Facebook — And Websites That Use Facebook Login — Could Be Compromised. Here's What We Know.
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Susan Cooper
www.buzzfeednews.com - In a series of tweets, Polakis explained that, depending on how these websites implemented Facebook Login, hackers could gain access to users’ accounts on every website where Facebook single sign-on …
A Slice of MozCon Magic: The 2018 Video Bundle is HERE!
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Themelis Cuiper
moz.com - Your tweets haven't gone unnoticed — we know the MozCon #FOMO is very real. Many of you would be there in a second if it weren’t for busy schedules and pesky back-to-back meetings. So, while you're h…
Are You The Toxic Person In Your Life?
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Kyani Team WA
www.mindbodygreen.com - Telling someone how you went through a similar experience as they did is different from trying to show how you’ve had it worse. The first is where you show you resonate with the other person and use …
Make Money, End Frustration With Our Internet Marketing Tips And Tricks
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Rolf Joho
internetmarketinginfos.com - You must make preparations before you offer your products out on the vast Internet. Maybe it’s something that is a craft item. The following tips below will give you just such directions on how to ma…
See Your Profits Soar When You Use Video Marketing
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Rolf Joho
iim.internetinfomedia.com - Video marketing can be incredibly effective, but it takes lots of knowledge, money, and time to get started. The tips and advice will guide you through the video marketing process. If you plan to mak…
Making Sense Of The Industrial Internet Of Things (Lessons From GE Digital)
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Tamara Dull
seekingalpha.com - Originally, the intent of this report was to examine what went wrong with GE (GE) Digital such that the company now plans to auction key pieces of this business which "…loses money despite billions i…
New congatec COM Express Computer-on-Module with 3 GHz Intel(r) Core(tm) i3 processor
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Embedded Computing
www.embedded-computing.com - San Diego, California – October 2, 2018 * * * congatec – a leading vendor of standardized and customized embedded computer boards and modules – introduces a brand new price-breaking Computer-on-Modul…
Twitter Announces New Rules Targeting Imposter and Spam Accounts
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Jason Cramer
gizmodo.com - Last month, Gizmodo uncovered a disturbing scheme where Twitter spammers were apparently impersonating more than a dozen real women to sell diet pills. Now, it seems, the site is introducing new rule…
Haven't updated your Adobe PDF software lately? Here's 85 new reasons to do it now
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Lee Munson
www.theregister.co.uk - Adobe has posted an update to address 85 CVE-listed security vulnerabilities in Acrobat and Reader for both Windows and macOS. The PDF apps have received a major update that includes dozens of fixes …
PCL Construction - Success Story
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Egnyte
www.egnyte.com - With original roots reaching back to 1906, PCL is a group of independent construction companies in Canada, Australia, the Caribbean and the United States that carry out diverse operations in the civi…
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