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Loyalty360 Reads: April 24, 2019
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loyalty360.org - Partnerships Kohl’s to Accept Amazon Returns In order to increase foot-traffic, Kohl’s locations will begin accepting returned Amazon purchases at no charge. “We are thrilled to bring Amazon Returns …
Chatterbox Is an Amazon Echo-Like Device That Protects Your Kids’ Privacy
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blog.hackster.io - Smart home voice assistants, like the Amazon Echo and Google Home, are very useful devices — and not just for adults. Kids, with their agile and malleable minds, adapt quickly to new technology, and …
Gartner on Building the Digital Platform for 2016 - CXO Weekly
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robllewellyn.com - Towards the end of 2014, Gartner told its customers that to grasp the digital opportunity, incrementally improving IT performance isn’t enough, and that enterprises and their CIOs need to “flip” from…
What is Gamification? And what is not. - The Octalysis Group
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octalysisgroup.com - Gamification is a rapidly growing business. When Yu-kai Chou and I founded The Octalysis Group, there was only little interest in gamification. Some people even thought it was an excuse for us to pla…
The Magical Post-Click Landing Page: 7 Tricks For Better Conversions
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lineardesign.com - Over 96% of ad clicks don’t convert, and a huge part of that is due to the lack of landing page optimization. Many digital marketers focus too little on post-click optimization because pre-click stra…
What is Your Risk of Data Breaches and Cyberattacks?
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robllewellyn.com - While teams have fun dreaming up their next serving of digital delight, some avoid looking into the eyes of the less sexy subject of data privacy and cybersecurity, leaving their organisations and cu…
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followme4.blogspot.com - TECHNOLOGY 18 Website Optimization Tips For More Traffic and Higher Conversions Shared by Retireat21 www.incomediary.com - When it comes to website optimization, there is a lot you can be doing if yo…
Google Duo’s group calling feature now rolling out in select regions
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androidcommunity.com - If you’ve been missing the consumer version of Google Hangouts that you may have used to make group calls, then you’ll be happy to know that the replacement app, Google Duo, is finally adding that pa…
Daimler North America CEO says future “does not include plug-in hybrids”
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arstechnica.com - Roger Nielsen, president and CEO of Daimler Trucks North America in Long Beach, April 2019. At a presentation in Long Beach, California, Daimler Trucks North America President and CEO Roger Nielsen o…
Waymo CTO Dmitri Dolgov at TC Sessions: Mobility on July 10 – TechCrunch
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techcrunch.com - Long before there was an autonomous vehicle industry, there was Project Chauffeur — a secret endeavor staffed by about a dozen engineers and housed under Google’s moonshot factory X. That venture, po…
Are women better gamers than men? This startup’s AI-driven research says yes – TechCrunch
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techcrunch.com - Last year the Gosu.ai startup, which has developed an AI assistant to help gamers play smarter and improve their skills, raised $1.9 million. Using machine learning, it analyzes matches and makes per…
AWS expands cloud infrastructure offerings with new AMD EPYC-powered T3a instances – TechCrunch
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techcrunch.com - Amazon is always looking for ways to increase the options it offers developers in AWS, and to that end, today it announced a bunch of new AMD EPYC-powered T3a instances. These were originally announc…
Facebook broke Canadian privacy law, joint probe finds – TechCrunch
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techcrunch.com - The latest damning assessment of Facebook’s trampling of user privacy comes from the Canadian and Columbia privacy commissioners — which have just published the results of an investigation kicked off…
Render gets $2.25M seed round to give developers alternative to biggest names in tech – TechCrunch
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techcrunch.com - A couple of weeks ago, when Pinterest filed its S-1, its AWS bills raised eyebrows and questions about cheaper alternatives for startups. Render is a small startup with a big idea to provide infrastr…
A new cryptocurrency mining malware uses leaked NSA exploits to spread across enterprise networks – TechCrunch
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techcrunch.com - Two years after highly classified exploits built by the National Security Agency were stolen and published, hackers are still using the tools for nefarious reasons. Security researchers at Symantec s…
The Switch has now outsold the N64, but Nintendo sees growth slowing – TechCrunch
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techcrunch.com - Nintendo’s Switch has now outsold its N64 console on lifetime sales, but prospects for the portable gaming system look mixed for the next year following a conservative sales forecast. Nintendo just a…
Wireless broadband startup Starry files to raise up to $125 million – TechCrunch
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techcrunch.com - The never-ending quest to kill Comcast is poised to receive some renewed investment as an ambitious startup readies to secure some new cash. Starry, a Boston-based wireless broadband internet startup…
Report: Comcast in talks to sell Hulu stake to Disney – TechCrunch
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techcrunch.com - Comcast is in talks about selling its 30 percent stake in Hulu to Disney, according to a report from CNBC this morning. The discussions are still in early stages. Comcast is considering whether the t…
SalesLoft nabs $70M at $500M valuation for a platform to help salespeople with automation and AI – TechCrunch
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techcrunch.com - Artificial intelligence and other tech for automating some of the more repetitive aspects of human jobs continues to be a growing category of software, and today a company that builds tools to addres…
Luminary ‘retooling’ after podcasters request removal from service – TechCrunch
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techcrunch.com - Last month, a New York Times piece heralded the arrival of Luminary. The story focused on the startup’s healthy funding (almost $100 million) and its “subscription-based business model that it hopes …
Snapchat will let you play as your Bitmoji in video games – TechCrunch
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techcrunch.com - Want your video game character to look just like you? Soon you’ll be able to scan an in-game code with Snapchat to play as your personalized Bitmoji avatar on PC, console and mobile games. Today Snap…
Facebook hit with three privacy investigations in a single day – TechCrunch
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techcrunch.com - The social networking giant was hit Thursday by a trio of investigations over its privacy practices following a particularly tumultuous month of security lapses and privacy violations — the latest in…
Walmart unveils an A.I.-powered store of the future, now open to the public – TechCrunch
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techcrunch.com - Walmart this morning unveiled a new “store of the future” and test grounds for emerging technologies, including A.I.-enabled cameras and interactive displays. The store, a working concept called the …
Daily Crunch: Facebook is still growing – TechCrunch
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techcrunch.com - The Daily Crunch is TechCrunch’s roundup of our biggest and most important stories. If you’d like to get this delivered to your inbox every day at around 9am Pacific, you can subscribe here. 1. Faceb…
Huawei pushes back on reports of government ties, claims employee ownership – TechCrunch
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techcrunch.com - Huawei’s controversial status in North America and Europe stems from a lot of different factors. At the heart of most of them, however, is the hardware maker’s alleged ties to the Chinese government.…
190: Guy Kawasaki | Life Lessons from a Wise Guy - Jordan Harbinger
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www.jordanharbinger.com - Guy Kawasaki (@GuyKawasaki) is the chief evangelist of Canva, was once the chief evangelist for Apple, and is the author of many paperbound books — his latest is Wise Guy: Lessons from a Life. Like t…
Intel’s Mobile Problem
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om.co - Apple’s partnership with Intel to develop a 5G iPhone was not going well, and the writing has been on the wall for some time. It didn’t surprise anyone when Apple had to eat humble pie and settle its…
Facebook’s Dereliction of Duty
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om.co - Almost like a tribal drumbeat, there is now a predictable rhythm to how often we hear about Facebook’s many challenges. Every week or so, the media glare brings out more corporate secrets. But while …
Days Gone impressions: Fun motorcycle times hampered by everything else
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arstechnica.com - Sony's streak of must-play, open-world video games does not necessarily come to a grinding halt with this week's new PS4 exclusive Days Gone. But it's absolutely a tougher elevator pitch than the lik…
Password1, Password2, Password3 no more: Microsoft drops password expiration rec
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arstechnica.com - For many years, Microsoft has published a security baseline configuration: a set of system policies that are a reasonable default for a typical organization. This configuration may be sufficient for …
Windows 10 May 2019 update blocked for anyone using USB or SD storage
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arstechnica.com - While it's not officially out yet, the Windows 10 May 2019 update is available to Windows Insiders on the Release Preview distribution channel (and also to MSDN subscribers). So anyone who wants to g…
Harrison: Google Stadia can support “a variety of business models”
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arstechnica.com - Google's Phil Harrison (you may remember him from his days at Sony). Google CEO Sundar Pichai appears at his company's GDC keynote presentation at GDC 2019. A hint at how "multi-GPU" options will boo…
Amazon plans to make Prime shipping one-day by default
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arstechnica.com - Amazon's latest earnings conference call included the reveal of a major shift for the paid Amazon Prime subscription service: an "evolution" to one-day shipping as a nationwide default. "We're curren…
Guidemaster: The best Qi wireless charging pads for your smartphone
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arstechnica.com - Wireless charging has a long way to go before it replaces wired charging, but the technology has advanced dramatically in the past few years. Everyone with the newest smartphones, wearables, and othe…
Tesla’s autonomy event: Impressive progress with an unrealistic timeline
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arstechnica.com - There's an old joke in the software engineering world, sometimes attributed to Tom Cargill of Bell Labs: "the first 90 percent of the code accounts for the first 90 percent of the development time. T…
Guidemaster: Want an Alexa device? Here’s every Amazon Echo, compared
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arstechnica.com - Amazon debuted the original Echo a few years ago, and it raised eyebrows in the tech industry. The Echo is a smart home speaker that houses Amazon's Alexa virtual assistant, an AI helper that helps y…
Verizon-backed lobby group opposes ban on throttling of firefighters
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arstechnica.com - The US mobile industry's top lobbying group is opposing a proposed California state law that would prohibit throttling of fire departments and other public safety agencies during emergencies. As repo…
The Ugly Truth Why Your Website is Slow | Code Geekz
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codegeekz.com - There are many reasons why your website may seem relatively slow which could relate to an array of different issues. We know from surveys that Internet surfers can be extremely impatient. A mere dela…
It’s Complicated: Mozilla’s 2019 Internet Health Report – The Mozilla Blog
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blog.mozilla.org - Today, Mozilla is publishing the 2019 Internet Health Report — our third annual examination of the internet, its impact on society and how it influences our everyday lives. http://internethealthrepor…
How to Pick Your Next Tech Focus | Webdesigner Depot
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www.webdesignerdepot.com - Every day, people are asking themselves things like, “React or Vue?” “VR or no VR?” “CSS Grid or Flexbox?” These are the wrong questions entirely, because the technology you focus on or use next shou…
The most important tech boom designers are ignoring
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www.fastcompany.com - Voice assistants are a part of everyday life, and they’re here to stay. Juniper Research recently released a report predicting that by 2023 there will be 8 billion digital voice assistants in use, tr…
Choosing The Right UI Design Deliverables - Usability Geek
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usabilitygeek.com - When I moved into an apartment of my own, my first purchase was a brand new, fully-stocked toolbox. After I got home and started to assemble some furniture, I opened my pristine toolbox, grabbed my s…
Are you making these UX errors? 4 ways your digital ops can harm your customer relationship • Creative.onl Ltd
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www.creative.onl - When talking about UX, we spend a lot of time discussing things like interface design, menu navigation, and ease of use of websites and apps. But there are other, wider UX factors which you shouldn’t…
This iconic piece of 1960s tech is being re-released by MoMA
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www.fastcompany.com - In 1965, architect and designer Marco Zanuso created a tall, narrow radio called the Grattacielo–Italian for skyscraper. The radio, the result of a collaboration with designer Richard Sapper for the …
The Mzora Stone Circle: A Megalithic Mystery in Morocco
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www.ancient-origins.net - When people think of megalithic structures , there is a clear behemoth which undeniably dominates the history books – Stonehenge. The iconic stone circle has fascinated historians, archaeologists, an…
Delete Old Tweets and Protect Your Online Data With Jumbo
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lifehacker.com - iOS: I’m a big fan of apps that give you a bunch of useful privacy tools in a single, easy-to-use interface, which is why I think the free iOS app Jumbo is a must-have addition to your iOS arsenal. W…
How to install, reinstall, upgrade and activate Windows 10 | ZDNet
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www.zdnet.com - This article, updated to reflect Windows 10 version 1903, covers the most common scenarios you're likely to encounter when installing, reinstalling, and activating Windows 10. For the first year afte…
Mario Kart Tour closed beta testing applications now open
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androidcommunity.com - Good news for fans of Super Mario, the new Mario Kart Tour game will be available soon. Details are limited but we already told you a couple of months ago that the release date has been delayed to su…
NVIDIA exploring desktop mode, possibly for a next-gen device
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androidcommunity.com - NVIDIA may not be the most popular when it comes to gaming consoles but NVIDIA products, specifically the GPUs, definitely make machines powerful enough for gaming. The company has ventured into mobi…
Childish Gambino’s Pharos AR app now available for Android
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androidcommunity.com - During the recently concluded Coachella weekends, hip-hop artist Childish Gambino had a pretty cool art installation where fans were able to experience a tour of a hallway with lights and mirrors. Th…
AT&T may price 5G plans based on speed, similar to broadband pricing
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androidcommunity.com - The OEMs have been hyping that their respective upcoming 5G technologies will revolutionize our mobile lives but for most of us, all of that seems to still be theoretical. AT&T is preparing to launch…
Google now has work-at-home filter for your job searches
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androidcommunity.com - Working from home is not something that unique anymore as more and more people are finding it more convenient to find jobs that will give them the flexibility and convenience of working remotely. And…
OPPO Reno sample photos captured, see the 10x zoom lens in action
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androidcommunity.com - The OPPO Reno is the latest series from one of the more active Chinese OEMs. The sub-brand which was introduced to the mobile industry last March officially presented its first phone with a shark fin…
This is the Google Pixel 3a
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androidcommunity.com - Here is another glimpse of the upcoming Google Pixel 3a. Evan Blass (@evleaks) has once again shared an image of the next-gen Pixel phone model that will arrive with its XL sibling. The Google Pixel …
LG to halt smartphone production in South Korea
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androidcommunity.com - Sad day for fans of LG: the South Korean tech giant is ceasing the production of smartphones this year. This is only according to a source and nothing from LG so don’t be disappointed yet. LG hasn’t …
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 5G model will come, Verizon says
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androidcommunity.com - The Samsung Galaxy Fold was released ahead of the Huawei Mate X 5G but its launch has been canceled. In the US, AT&T postponed the release and moved it to June. Review units are now being recalled fr…
AP 1065: How Do I Choose Which Passion to Monetize?
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www.smartpassiveincome.com - Pat Flynn: What’s up everybody? Pat Flynn here, and welcome to episode 1065 of AskPat 2.0. You’re about to listen in on a coaching call from Brandon, who’s delivering pizzas, and he’s got some big am…
Google Inbox Co-Founder Fixes Gmail. Again. - Thurrott.com
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www.thurrott.com - It turns out I’m not the only one who hates the Gmail web interface: The co-founder of Google Inbox does too. So he’s fixing it. “It’s like Lucky Charms got spewed all over the screen,” former Gmail …
Microsoft Details Improvements Coming in Xbox System Update 1905 - Thurrott.com
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www.thurrott.com - Microsoft is rolling out the first set of updates it expects to deliver in Xbox One System Update version 1905 to Insiders. These and more 1905 features will head out to all Xbox One users in May. “W…
Paul Thurrott's Short Takes: Microsoft Earnings Special Edition - Petri
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www.petri.com - Because it’s that time of the quarter again, this edition of Short Takes looks at Microsoft’s most recent quarterly earnings. Note: In case you missed it, Microsoft this week announced that it earned…
Even-Numbered Star Trek Movies - Windows Weekly 618 - Thurrott.com
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www.thurrott.com - Leo, Mary Jo, and Paul discuss the death of Sets, Windows 10 version 1903 on MSDN, EdgeBooks, and much more. Download this episode and subscribe Enjoy Windows Weekly on YouTube Tip of the week: Sync …
Microsoft Issues Digital Personal Assistant Report - Thurrott.com
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www.thurrott.com - Microsoft, an also-ran in the market for digital personal assistants, has issued a report about digital personal assistants. “There’s no denying that voice offers compelling advantages over its prede…
Switch Sales Cool as Nintendo Plots New Models - Thurrott.com
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www.thurrott.com - Sales of the Nintendo Switch are no longer meeting Nintendo’s predictions, suggesting that the success of the console will be short-lived. As you may know, Nintendo Switch sales have been on a torrid…
Sky Views: Huawei's 5G network could be used for spying - while the West is asleep at the wheel
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news.sky.com - In 1911, the British Imperial Defence Committee declared that the 'All Red Line' was complete. The line was a network of telegraph stations and undersea cables, strung across the globe, all under Bri…
What's it like using DuckDuckGo in 2019? - Search Engine Watch
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searchenginewatch.com - DuckDuckGo could be your new default search engine if you want to focus on privacy and security. What it’s like using it nowadays? You might have heard of DuckDuckGo in the past. Our first long post …
Still have active destination URLs in Bing Ads? It's time to migrate to final URLs - Search Engine Land
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searchengineland.com - If you have any older campaigns running on Bing Ads, now’s a good time to double check if you have any lingering standard text ads and destination URLs still active. You won’t be able to create new d…
WhatsApp Blocks Spanish Party Channel Days Before Election
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www.infowars.com - Facebook-owned messaging service WhatsApp unexpectedly blocked a channel belonging to the Spanish left-wing Podemos Party less than a week before the general election, sparking accusations of meddlin…
The experience economy is here, and it depends on experience data
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venturebeat.com - Before the new millennium began – when applications lived in the backend, clouds only held rain, and uber was just an adjective – the experience economy was theorized in Harvard Business Review. Two …
Dell Should Use Esports as a Boost to PC sales
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futurumresearch.com - Global computer sales are continuing their decline. Overall the market saw a decline in sales of 4.6 percent during the first part of 2019. Manufacturers need to look to creative solutions and innova…
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