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Is Facebook Finally Worrying About Users Quitting? -- The Motley Fool
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www.fool.com - This year has seen a relentless tsunami of scandals and controversies for the world's largest social networking company, with the latest being that Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) discovered last week that a se…
Brett Kavanaugh's Witness Mark Judge Was a GamerGate Supporter - GameRevolution
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www.gamerevolution.com - Brett Kavanaugh‘s witness Mark Judge, who Christine Blasey Ford claims was in the room when Kavanaugh tried to sexually assault her, was a GamerGate supporter. In a resurfaced article from 2015, Judg…
A phone call from Mark Cuban convinced Elon Musk to make a deal with the SEC
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www.businessinsider.com - As Tesla's embattled CEO, Elon Musk, was digging his heels in and reportedly threatening to quit his job rather than make a deal with the Securities and Exchange Commission, his lawyer got a brillian…
Intel and SK Telecom announce joint innovation program | ZDNet
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www.zdnet.com - Intel has announced a joint innovation program in partnership with SK Telecom, with SVP of 5G and Network Platform Group Sandra Rivera saying it will push new use cases across 5G and the Internet of …
Is it time to take the Hyperloop seriously?
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arstechnica.com - Concept sketches of the Hyperloop passenger capsules from back in 2013; note the air intake noses. A hyperloop test track built outside SpaceX headquarters. Imagine traveling the length of the United…
Amazon reportedly offloaded its Chinese server business because it was compromised
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techcrunch.com - It looks like Amazon’s move to sell off its physical server business in China last year was because the unit had been compromised by a Chinese government spying program. That’s according to a report …
Volvo’s Polestar brand is assembling prototypes of its first plug-in hybrid sports car
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techcrunch.com - Polestar has started assembling verification prototypes of its upcoming plug-in hybrid sports car as the Volvo’s standalone electric performance brand prepares to produce customer cars next year. Ver…
Bloomberg’s spy chip story reveals the murky world of national security reporting
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techcrunch.com - Today’s bombshell Bloomberg story has the internet split: either the story is right, and reporters have uncovered one of the largest and jarring breaches of the U.S. tech industry by a foreign advers…
Alexa’s skills can now work together, initially for bookings and printing
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techcrunch.com - Amazon this morning announced a new way for customers to use Alexa’s skills – together, in combined requests. That is, you can start a request in one skill, then have it fulfilled in another. For exa…
Juul files lawsuit against other e-cig makers for patent infringement
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techcrunch.com - Juul Labs today filed a complaint with the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) claiming that several organizations are infringing on Juul Labs’ patents. Juul has asked the ITC to halt …
Instagram considers handing your location history to Facebook
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techcrunch.com - This is sure to exacerbate fears that Facebook will further exploit Instagram now that its founders have resigned. Instagram has been spotted prototyping a new privacy setting that would allow it to …
Zunum Aero bets on hybrid electric engines for its small commuter jet
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techcrunch.com - The traditional aviation industry typically moves rather slowly, but over the last few years, we’ve seen a number of upstarts that are challenging the status quo both in the general and commercial av…
As some pricey coding camps fade away, Codecademy barrels ahead with affordable paid offerings and a new mobile app
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techcrunch.com - Between 2013 and last year, the number of boot camp schools tripled to more than 90 in the U.S. alone, according to Course Report, an outfit that tracks the industry. Some — including The Iron Yard a…
GM’s Super Cruise just beat out Tesla’s Autopilot in Consumer Reports ranking
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techcrunch.com - Tesla’s Autopilot is often touted as the most capable and advanced driver assistance system available on the market today. But in Consumer Reports’ view that honor actually goes to Cadillac’s Super C…
Yahoo returns to messaging with IRC-inspired Yahoo Together
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techcrunch.com - Farewell, Yahoo Messenger. Hello, Yahoo Together? Yep, Yahoo is returning to the messaging space today after closing its older app brand due to lack of use. Designed for group chats between family, f…
Microsoft joins the LOT Network to help fight patent trolls
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techcrunch.com - The LOT Network has been around for a few years now. Its mission is to fight patent trolls and it does so by having all of its members commit to a pledge that ensures that whenever they sell a patent…
How to rule social media in only a few minutes a day – Learn
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www.canva.com - Tired of spending all day trying to grow your social media platforms? In this article, we share five tips that will help you streamline your social media marketing so that you can focus on other proj…
The China SuperMicro Hack: About That Bloomberg Report
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www.lawfareblog.com - According to Jordan Robertson and Michael Riley in Bloomberg Businessweek, China has recently engaged in bulk supply-chain sabotage, corrupting thousands of servers on computers that end up in the se…
Apple deleted server supplier after finding infected firmware in servers [Updated]
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arstechnica.com - Racks of servers that populate Apple's $1 billion data center in Maiden, North Carolina. A mid-2016 security incident led to Apple purging its data centers of servers built by Supermicro, including r…
The eight security backdoors that helped kill faith in security
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www.computerworlduk.com - With the news of WhatsApp's backdoor granting Facebook and government agencies access to user messages, fears over users' privacy issues are sure to be at an all-time high for WhatsApp's 1 billion us…
GM’s self-driving deal with Honda is a wakeup call for Waymo
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arstechnica.com - Honda announced on Wednesday that it has agreed to invest $750 million in Cruise, GM's self-driving car company. On top of that, Honda plans to spend $2 billion over the next 12 years developing a fu…
The 2019 Jetta review: A quintessentially American Volkswagen
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arstechnica.com - It rained for most of my time with the Jetta in DC, so some of these are going to be VW's stock images. (Expect to see more of this—it was an epically wet summer, in fact. Which is why more people ne…
TiVo Bolt OTA review: For would-be cord-cutters with great antenna reception
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arstechnica.com - Despite the plethora of services and devices dedicated to satisfying your binge-watching need, veteran company TiVo hasn't been completely pushed out yet. The company has made an effort to modernize …
Google announces “Project Stream”—a “test” of game streaming in Chrome
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arstechnica.com - Google just announced "Project Stream," a "technical test" of a service designed to stream AAA video games à la Playstation Now and GeForce Now. We've heard rumors of a "Project Yeti" gaming service …
Robocaller spoofed real numbers to avoid angry call-backs to his own phone
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arstechnica.com - The Federal Communications Commission yesterday issued about $120 million dollars' worth of fines to two robocallers accused of spoofing real people's phone numbers. In one of the cases, the robocall…
7 Frontend Architecture Lessons From Nuxt.js
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zendev.com - Front-end architecture is a hot topic, and for good reason. As more and more logic has moved into JavaScript on the front-end, applications have become cumbersome to deal with. This has in turn led t…
The Future of E-commerce Platforms | Webdesigner Depot
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www.webdesignerdepot.com - The competition in the e-commerce market is fiercer than ever, as brands wrangle to outdo rivals by deploying the latest techniques and practices technology can offer. However, it’s hard to predict a…
Quick Tip: Debug iOS Safari on a True Local Emulator... - Media Temple
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mediatemple.net - I’m sure plenty of folks know this, but like literally anything else in the world, plenty of folks don’t. This is an incredibly handy feature of developing responsive sites and testing them on as rea…
Wi-Fi Alliance dumps 802.11 naming in favour of version numbers | ZDNet
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www.zdnet.com - In a mysterious outbreak of common sense, the Wi-Fi Alliance has dumped the traditional 802.11 naming scheme for Wi-Fi technologies and is pushing ahead with a naming scheme based on numbers. Under t…
Are You Kidding Me, Facebook
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gizmodo.com - Facebook is currently dealing with the fallout of a massive attack that compromised site security and allowed hackers to seize the access tokens of roughly 50 million accounts, potentially giving the…
1,100 Classic Arcade Machines Added to the Internet Arcade: Play Them Free Online
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www.openculture.com - Once we could hardly imagine such things as video games. Then, all of a sudden, they appeared, though for years we had to go out to bars — and later, purpose-built "arcades" filled with video game ma…
Google forcibly enables G Suite alerts for government-backed attacks | ZDNet
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www.zdnet.com - Because most organizations running their IT infrastructure on top of Google's G Suite service weren't using or weren't even aware of a very cool security feature Google launched in August, the Mounta…
iOS 12: 4 Clever Shortcuts From Reddit That Will Revolutionize Your iPhone
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www.inverse.com - IOS 12 Shortcuts, Apple’s new scripting app, lets iPhone users create customizable commands that can be activated with just a tap or voice command. The app’s Gallery menu provides a selection of pre-…
iPhone XS Guts Test: How Fast Is the A12 Processor, and How Good Is the Battery Life?
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gizmodo.com - We’ve been using the iPhone XS for exactly two weeks now. It is unsurprisingly a great phone—the best iPhone that’s ever been made, despite a smattering of complaints and issues that have cropped up.…
The future is now: How AI, blockchain may solve some of the industry's biggest challenges - MarTech Today
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martechtoday.com - Michael Trapani, global product marketing leader at IBM Watson Marketing. With new privacy laws, new technology and more customer data than ever before, what do marketers think about the future? Some…
Google confirms pre-orders for Pixel 3 starts after the event
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androidcommunity.com - If by now you’re already pretty excited about the upcoming Google Pixel 3 and/or Pixel 3 XL, you’ll be happy to know that you actually have the chance to pre-order it as soon as they announce it on O…
Google jokes about an ultra small smartphone coming soon
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androidcommunity.com - Google wants you to know that it does have a sense of humor about all of the leaks and rumors, some legit, some silly, that have been going around. In an Instagram post in the @madebygoogle account, …
Samsung may be releasing a $20 wireless charger for non-flagship devices
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androidcommunity.com - While you can probably get wireless chargers for cheap in some of the outlet electronics store in your mall, brands like Samsung don’t necessarily carry devices like that. It’s a bit understandable t…
Developers can now allow in-app purchases through Google Assistant
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androidcommunity.com - Google introduced a redesign and even some new features to Google Assistant on your smartphone. But it’s not just end-users that will be able to see new things there. They are also bringing new tools…
W. Capra Discusses Technology Adoption
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loyalty360.org - -How does W. Capra view technological adaptation for brands? Is it a necessity in today’s market? History is littered with once prosperous organizations that failed to adapt. Anticipating and reac…
What Businessweek got wrong about Apple
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www.apple.com - Over the course of the past year, Bloomberg has contacted us multiple times with claims, sometimes vague and sometimes elaborate, of an alleged security incident at Apple. Each time, we have conducte…
Mike Pence: Google Should 'Immediately End Development' of Censored Chinese 'Dragonfly' App | Breitbart
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www.breitbart.com - During a speech before the Republican National Lawyers Association, Vice President Mike Pence criticized what he believes is China’s theft of U.S. technology, urging Gooogle to take action on the iss…
The Best of the Presidential Alert Notification Memes | Breitbart
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www.breitbart.com - Breitbart News has compiled a number of memes from across Twitter and the Internet that parody the Presidential Alert system that was recently tested, a few favorites can be seen below: One Twitter u…
Jeff Bezos Forbes Breakthrough: Richest, 1st to Top $100 Billion
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www.newsmax.com - Jeff Bezos is the wealthiest man in the nation, according to Forbes magazine’s annual ranking of the 400 richest Americans released on Wednesday – a breakthrough that not only ended the 24-year reign…
Report: Chinese Military Used ‘Hardware Hack’ for Penetration of U.S. Computers
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www.breitbart.com - The report cited a U.S. investigation long in progress but only now revealed to the public. Amazon.com reportedly hired security consultants in 2015 to evaluate the products of a promising startup ca…
Tech Cos Confront The Ethics Of AI
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www.cbinsights.com - From countering bias in computer vision algorithms to the use of AI in military drones, companies are increasingly looking at artificial intelligence through the lens of ethics. Artificial intelligen…
Don't say 'fake news,' France urged
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www.bbc.com - A group of French grammarians have declared war on "fake news". But rather than false headlines or biased information, it is the English expression itself they want to get rid of. The Commission for …
Line is Launching Cryptocurrency Exchange in Singapore this Summer
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medium.com - Line is one of my favorite companies. I think their branding and innovation is near genius. They are basically the WhatsApp of Japan and Taiwan. Taiwanese dislike China and tend to prefer Line over W…
Proven Twitter Marketing Strategy for Traffic, Leads and Sales
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www.attractionmarketingprofits.com - Watch the video to discover a 3 step formula to use Twitter to generate tons of new leads every day! You'll learn how to get their phone numbers and this approach will work for any business. 80% of t…
Master Marketing on Instagram - Marketing with Instagram Video Tutorial
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www.attractionmarketingprofits.com - This is easier than you might think once you uncover the proven tips, tricks and inside secrets (and apps!) used to capture and convert your target audience. Because there is both a right way and a w…
How to Go From Information Overload to Massive Action Mode in Your Business • My Lead System PRO - MyLeadSystemPRO
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blog.myleadsystempro.com - Do you suffer from information overload? Or, if you would prefer to call it, analysis paralysis? Are you someone who attends the webinars, goes through the training, and buys the courses but then can…
Awesome Advice For Using Your IPad | Laptops and Notebook, iPhone and iPad
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laptopsandnotebook.com - The iPad offers users a number of technology. Keep reading for some useful advice on how to use your iPad. You can reboot your iPad with a soft reset. Your device will then restarts itself.If you sim…
Build The Best Site Ever With These Website Design Tips
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agentmonhost.com - Having a strong understanding of good web design practices is essential for running a successful website. Website design done right will help you to create an aesthetic, easier for them to use and id…
Sharp Aquos Zero with 6.2-inch OLED display, Snapdragon 845 SoC launched: Specifications, features
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www.bgr.in - OLED has become a new trend in mobile phones, and Sharp has now officially announced its first smartphone with an OLED display, called Aquos Zero. The device has been launched in Japan, and uses Shar…
element14 Community to Support IoT Professionals with New Webinar Series
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www.embedded-computing.com - Online panel discussions will feature IoT leaders sharing their insights on a range of topics from developing core skills to building a career path Chicago, October 4, 2018: element14.com, the online…
LG V40 ThinQ launched with five cameras and a 6.4 inch QHD+ OLED display- Technology News, Firstpost
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www.firstpost.com - The LG V40 ThinQ has been expected to arrive for a while now and with leaks and rumours claiming a triple camera setup on the back of the phone, we have been waiting for a while now. The flagship off…
LG V40 ThinQ, with five-camera set-up, OLED screen announced: Details here
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www.business-standard.com - South Korean electronics giant LG on October 4 announced the LG V40 ThinQ smartphone, featuring a total of five cameras – three on the rear and two on the front. The new member in the company’s premi…
3 Little-Known Holiday Payment Hacks for Mobile eCommerce
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redstage.com - Counted among our 5 Most Costly Ecommerce Mistakes of 2017, payment method optimization is a must. Over the past year, we’ve seen a big push towards Apple Pay, PayPal Express, and even Venmo becoming…
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