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Wednesday, August 3, 2016

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TECHNOLOGY

How 5G will push a supercharged network to your phone, home, car

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cnet.com - Five years from now, you may be thanking your dog for helping to make you healthier, safer, more productive and smarter about what's happening in the world around you. And it has nothing to do with...

OpenAI Is Calling for Techie Cops to Battle Code Gone Rogue

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wired.com - OpenAI, the Elon Musk-backed startup that wants to give away its artificial intelligence research, also wants to make sure AI isn’t used for nefarious purposes. That’s why it wants to create a new ...

Hackers Hijack a Big Rig Truck’s Accelerator and Brakes

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wired.com - When cybersecurity researchers showed in recent years that they could hack a Chevy Impala or a Jeep Cherokee to disable the vehicles’ brakes or hijack their steering, the results were a disturbing ...

USB Rechargeable LED Dog Collars from Petabunga - That Mutt

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thatmutt.com - Note: This review is sponsored by Petabunga. Leave a comment below to enter to win a USB rechargeable LED dog collar. 5 winners! Click here. Petabunga is a company that makes USB rechargeable LED d...

Introducing the “Influencer Marketing Technology Landscape”

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ccp.digital - Influencer marketing is a “hot mess,” according The Wall Street Journal. I tend to agree, as it’s a challenge to build the ideal marketing technology stack. Currently, with influencer marketing tec...

Changelog

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cyberduck.io - English 日本語 Deutsch Release notes and previous releases. There are also snapshot and beta builds available featuring the latest bugfixes and enhancements. 5.0.11 (20753) Aug-02-2016 Download (Mac) ...

Custom Android tablets solve rugged and security needs

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embedded-computing.com - Over the past several years, the use of tablet technology has proliferated not only for personal use, but also across industry and government. These portable platforms, with easily written custom a...

13 Sperry Top-Siders Shoes And Flip-Flops For Men That Are On Clearance Right Now

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brobible.com - Right now Sperry is running a huge clearance sale, one of their largest sales in years in years with literally hundreds of shoe options on sale, and that means NOW is the time to scoop up that pair...

Early Foursquare employees launch Iterate, a survey tool for startups

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techcrunch.com - Startups are constantly talking about feedback from their users — having meaningful conversations with real users to figure out what they want, and how they can give it to them. But where are these...

Shoppable raises $3.5M to build a universal shopping cart — and help publishers make money

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techcrunch.com - E-commerce startup Shoppable is announcing that it has raised $3.5 million in Series A funding. The New York City-based startup offers several products that allow publishers and consumers to take a...

Facebook is experimenting with commercial breaks during live videos

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mashable.com - Facebook's livestreaming feature may soon start to look more like television — commercial breaks and all. The social network confirmed Tuesday that it is testing a new ad format in which sponsored ...

This pillow streams music, but doesn't wake your partner

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mashable.com - Studies have proven that, under the right conditions, music can help people sleep better. But what a pain that can be to implement without disturbing bedmates or roommates. There are headphones, bu...

Self-drive taxis to be tested in Singapore - BBC News

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bbc.co.uk - Singapore is gearing up to become the world's first "smart nation", with another deal to bring self-drive taxis to the city. The city authorities signed a deal with start-up nuTonomy to test autono...

Green Commuter gets you to work in Tesla Model X

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techcrunch.com - A vanpool is like a carpool, but a van can take more people to work in one trip. It is also significantly less cool-looking. But vanpoolers in Los Angeles need no longer worry about the potential f...

Family of Star Trek actor Anton Yelchin sues Fiat Chrysler for wrongful death

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arstechnica.com - According to the lawsuit, Yelchin’s 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee had a defective monostable gear selector. Last month, Yelchin parked his Jeep at the top of his steep driveway at his home in Studio Cit...

Niantic explains why it killed third-party Pokémon Go tracking services

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techcrunch.com - Pokémon Go creator Niantic has released a statement on its Facebook page explaining some of the recent changes. You may have noticed on Twitter, Facebook and Reddit that some of these changes have ...

Online used car dealer Vroom leverages virtual reality to bring the showroom to you

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techcrunch.com - It would be a shame if we were able to build autonomous cars before we could simplify car buying. Today, buying a used car means booking multiple weekends to test drive and examine every car at eve...

MikMak mobile video shopping platform raises $3.2M seed led by VaynerMedia

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techcrunch.com - MikMak, the service that creates and distributes short-form “mini-mercials” so users can shop via video, has today announced the close of a $3.2 million seed round, led by VaynerMedia, with partici...

Yet another red quarter for HTC as revenue drops 44% year-on-year

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techcrunch.com - The latest HTC results, for its Q2, confirm another loss-making quarter for the smartphone and VR headset maker, with the Taiwanese company reporting revenue of NT$18.9 billion ($598 million) for t...

Apptimize pulls in $12.4 million to help companies deploy apps faster

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techcrunch.com - Apptimize, a company that helps businesses optimize, test and rapidly iterate their mobile apps, has just raised $12.4 million in a new round of Series B funding. Investor interest was strong due t...

Staaker drone follows you as you attempt to break your neck

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techcrunch.com - The $1,200 Staaker drone does away with the traditional remote control, replacing it with a wearable armband. Instead of controlling the drone like a remote-controlled plane, you put the Staaker in...

LinkedIn moves into video, starting with Quora-style Q&A from Influencers

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techcrunch.com - LinkedIn, the social platform for people to network and look for work that’s getting acquired by Microsoft for $26 billion, is taking the wraps off a new feature that it hopes will get more of its ...

The Xbox One S is the most beautiful game console out there

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techcrunch.com - The Xbox One S is the first time Microsoft has built a gaming system that doesn’t feel like a toy. Whereas setting up the original Xbox One often felt like I was handling some sort of Medicare-prov...

Review: Leica T serves its purpose as a great artisan tool

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techcrunch.com - Price as Reviewed: $5,385; $1095 body-only; $2395 for Summilux 35mm; $1895 for Summilux 11-23mm. What a camera like the model T does is invite the shooter to be creative; to entertain new ideas, an...

Apple releases 100 new emoji, replaces gun with waterpistol

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arstechnica.com - Apple has quietly waded into the gun violence debate enveloping America this week, after it announced it would be releasing more than 100 new or redesigned emoji—and would replace the symbol of a r...

Is Elon Musk serious about the Tesla Semi?

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arstechnica.com - Even though heavy duty vehicles only account for about eight percent of US carbon emissions (light duty vehicles make up roughly 20 percent), Wrightspeed CEO Ian Wright says electrifying that secto...

15 Bomb-Diggity Ways to Say YES to What Customers Want - Kruse Control Inc

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krusecontrolinc.com - Just when I think we’ve made strides in ways to say YES to what customers want, a situation or event comes along that reveals it’s clear that some still have a long way to go. I participated in an ...

The Ultimate guide to increasing your traffic with StumbleUpon

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lilachbullock.com - StumbleUpon is an amazing source of traffic for bloggers and companies alike – one good post and you can find yourself getting heaps of traffic from it, with minimum effort. In this blog post, I’m ...

Live Video Revolution - Learn how to be a professional broadcaster with live video

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livevideorevolution.com - FTC Disclaimer: Results may vary and testimonials are not claimed to represent typical results. All testimonials are real. These results are meant as a showcase of what the best, most motivated cli...

How Small Businesses Can Profit from Pokémon GO Mania

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socialmediatoday.com - Like most adults over the age of 30, when I first learned about Pokémon GO, I shrugged it off as just another Candy Crush or “Harlem Shake” trend that’s here today and gone tomorrow. That was befor...

100+ Keyboard Shortcuts - smqueue

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smqueue.com - 1. CTRL+C (Copy) 2. CTRL+X (Cut) 3. CTRL+V (Paste) 4. CTRL+Z (Undo) 5. DELETE (Delete) 6. SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin) 7. CTRL whi...

The Secret to Cutting Your Facebook Ad Spend : Social Media Examiner

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socialmediaexaminer.com - Do you want to run successful campaigns and not break the bank on advertising? The answer is not so obvious. And it starts with creative use of your blog. In this article, you’ll discover how to re...

4 Ways to Include Fans in Your Social Media Activities : Social Media Examiner

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socialmediaexaminer.com - Looking for ways to spark engagement with your followers? Your fans and customers can play an important part in developing a social media presence that shares authentic stories. In this article, yo...

Facebook Isn’t Just Good at Mobile. It’s How Mobile Works Now

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wired.com - In case you fell asleep after Facebook’s IPO and are just waking up, there’s something you should know: Facebook gets mobile. It just does. The proof is in the numbers. Last week, the company dropp...

Pokémon Go removes 3-step display, limits access to 3rd party apps

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androidcommunity.com - We’ve always expected that the backlash over the hugely successful Pokémon Go would eventually arrive, and it seems like the love affair between the game and some of its fans is already growing col...

Samsung Gear S3 Frontier ideal for sports and the active lifestyle

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androidcommunity.com - Aside from the Galaxy Note 7 and Note 7 edge, Samsung is also gearing up for the Gear S3. It may take a while before the new Gear will be unveiled but we've been hearing more information about the ...

Nexus 2016’s gorgeuous-looking wallpapers leaked 

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androidcommunity.com - We still don’t have any solid information about the expected new Nexus devices that will be unveiled later this year. But what we have now is what are supposedly several wallpapers from the yet una...

AppAppeal.com: Finding Web Apps Made Easy! - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - AppAppeal reviews and compares web applications to help people find the best web app for their needs. Our quality reviews are comprehensive, objective, and created by professional writers. We do no...

Label 59: A Web-Based Application that Requires No Coding Skills and That Helps you to Label Anything Interactively on your Own in Minutes - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - Label 59 is a web application that helps you to label anything interactively on your own in minutes. It is ideal for creating engaging presentations that have interactive labels attached to them. “...

Imboard : Event Discovery and Promotion App - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Mr. “Dominic Smith”, CEO of the Baltimore USA-based start-up “Imboard” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1. What is it exactly that you do and what your ...

MediaNest : Manage Video Marketing Campaigns on Social Media - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Ms. “Natasha Robinson”, Co-Founder & CMO at the California- USA based start-up “MediaNest” Below is the interview we conducted with her: 1. What is it exactly that ...

MeasurableMediaLabs.com: A Company that Conducts Advertising Case Studies for Online Publishers - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - MeasurableMediaLabs.com is the “Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval” for online advertisers by validating the CPM publishers charge in order for publishers to be successful. “MeasurableMediaLabs.com...

Narwall : Personalized Designs for Toys, Apparel and Decor for Kids - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Mr. “Andrew Fry”, Founder of the startup based in Campbell – United States “Narwall” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1. What is it exactly that you d...

LoopLR.com: A Real-Time Social Video Platform for the Creation and Distribution of User Produced Video Content on Smartphones - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - LoopLR is a real time social video platform for the creation and distribution of user produced video content on Smartphones and Tabs. LoopLR is a real-time video sharing app for Smartphones. It let...

Fripito : Up-To-Date Travel Guides - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Ms. “Irma Stastova”, Marketing and Sales Manager of the Nevada- USA based start-up “Fripito” Below is the interview we conducted with her: 1. What is it exactly that...

Trendii : Social Commerce Platform - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Mr. “Christopher Latter”, Co-Founder at London – UK based start-up “Trendii” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1. What is it exactly that you do and wha...

Trainoholics : Skill Development Arena - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - Start-Ups.Co really enjoyed interviewing the brilliant entrepreneur; Mr. ‘Sandesh HS'; Founder of the Karnataka – India start-up “TRAINOHOLICS”. Below, is the full interview that we have conducted ...

BigMarker.com: A Global Network of People and Communities that Meet Face-to-Face Online - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - BigMarker offers a community based management platform for teams, groups and organizations to video conference and collaborate online. “BigMarker” enables anyone to host webinars and video conferen...

Sensay chat platform raises $4.5m in seed funding from NVP

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techcrunch.com - Sensay, the chatbot startup that lets people ask for advice from fellow users, has today announced the close of a $4.5 million seed round extension led by Norwest Venture Partners. Other participan...

MarTech Today: Beacons in baseball stadiums, WooCommerce supports Square & more

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marketingland.com - Here’s our daily recap of what happened in marketing technology, as reported on Marketing Land and other places across the web. From Marketing Land: Report: 93 percent of US baseball stadiums have ...