TECHNOLOGY
The hoverbikes are coming
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techcrunch.com - Autonomous passenger drones might be coming to Dubai this summer, but in Russia I had the chance to check outthis startup which literally wants to build a hoverbike. Emerging from the Skolkovo “sta...
Booby-trapped Word documents in the wild exploit critical Microsoft 0day
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Ars Technica
arstechnica.com - There's a new zeroday attack in the wild that's surreptitiously installing malware on fully-patched computers. It does so by exploiting a vulnerability in most or all versions of Microsoft Word. Th...
Meet the 14 startups in Techstars NYC’s winter class
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techcrunch.com - The entrepreneurs in the Techstars NYC program are going to spend today meeting with investors, reporters and other folks from the tech industry — but luckily, I had a chance to do rapid-fire inter...
Postepic is an app for elegantly sharing book quotes
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TechCrunch
techcrunch.com - It’s fair to say the smartphone camera has becomethe digital tool of most use, rendering the average person’s camera roll essentially a memory buffer where carefully composed photographs rub up aga...
Report: Android overtakes Windows as the internet’s most used operating system
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TechCrunch
techcrunch.com - Mobile is today as important, if not more important, than desktops when it comes to the internet and apps.A clear reminder of that comes with news of a report claiming that Google’s Android has ove...
Trump Is About to Find Out What Happens When You Mess With the Open Internet
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Guy Kawasaki
motherboard.vice.com - It's no secret that President Trump opposes net neutrality. He made that clear years ago with a characteristically bizarre Twitter attack against the internet's open access principle—an attack that...
802.eleventy what? A deep dive into why Wi-Fi kind of sucks
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Ars Technica
arstechnica.com - When wireless networking based around the802.11b standard first hit consumer markets in the late nineties, it looked pretty good on paper. Promising "11 Mbps" compared to original wired Ethernet's ...
Revenge of the Nerds: The all-new 2018 Audi S4 and S5
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Ars Technica
arstechnica.com - A little over a year ago, we traveled to California to sample the new Audi A4. Thecar's combination of excellent semi-autonomous driving tech and that Virtual Cockpit really appealed to our inner n...
Samsung Galaxy S8 hands-on: Samsung produces a stunning redesign
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Ars Technica
arstechnica.com - I'm a bitspoiled by having seen recent slim bezel devices like the Xiaomi Mi Mix and the LG G6, but the Galaxy S8 is still a stunner in person. Samsung's and LG's slim-bezel entries have a lot in c...
The Secret to Exceptional Mental Strength Lies in This Surprising Science-Backed Habit
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Larry Wentz
medium.com - Unlock the key to mental toughness that flies in the face of traditional thinking. When we resolve to be more resilient and mentally strong, we often adopt a militaristic “tough it out” approach. T...
Quartz Goes “Mobile-Native” | Webdesigner Depot
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Webdesigner Depot
www.webdesignerdepot.com - Launched just over four years ago, Quartz is a digital publisher of news that aims to present readers with a truly world view. Focused on the business world, qz.com is targeted primarily at mobile ...
Big-in-Japan AI code 'Chainer' shows how Intel will gun for GPUs
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Reg Saddler
www.theregister.co.uk - Ever heard of “Chainer”, the open-source framework for creating neural networks? I hadn't either until yesterday Intel decided to give it a big hug, taking Chainer from being big in Japan, where it...
These Two Toy Makers Found Innovation (And Success) Using LEGOs and Tape
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Indiegogo
medium.com - Over the years, the sets have evolved from remedial construction toys to increasingly elaborate and sophisticated collections that allow you to construct models of anything from the Eiffel Tower an...
Bing has a chatbot answering local search questions
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Brett Prince
searchengineland.com - Bing has added a chatbot to help users with some of its local search results for restaurants in the Seattle area. After getting a tip from a reader, I was able to reproduce the chatbot option in Bi...
Hubchi : Online Marketplace For Booking and Entertainment - Start-Ups.Co
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Debbas
www.start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Mr. “Prasanthy Gurugubelli”, Founder at theHyderabad – India based start-up “Hubchi” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1. What is it exactly that you do...
Cheekd : Mobile Dating App - Start-Ups.Co
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Debbas
www.start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Ms. “Lori Cheek”, CEO of the USA based start-up “Cheekd” Below is the interview we conducted with her: 1. What is it exactly that you do and what your start-up is al...
Sleeves Up Productions : Digital Content For Brands - Start-Ups.Co
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Debbas
www.start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Ms. “Erika Kramer”,CEO and Founder at New York – USA based start-up “SleevesUpProductions” Below is the interview we conducted with her: 1. What is it exactly that ...
HiveFlux : Real-time Overview of What Everyone In the Company is Working - Start-Ups.Co
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Debbas
www.start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Mr. “Bruno Figueiredo”,CEO at the Lisbon – Portugal based start-up “Hiveflux” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1. What is it exactly that you do and wh...
Xbox One Tip: Track Achievements - Thurrott.com
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Paul Thurrott
www.thurrott.com - For many Xbox fans, earning in-game achievements is the be-all, end-all of the experience. But until now, it’s been hard to track your progress towards those achievements. Consider a game like Call...
How Ad Blockers Are Changing The Modern World Of Advertising
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www.bitrebels.com - Digital ads have been a reliable source of revenue for high-traffic websites and a lucrative opportunity for advertisers since the early days of the internet. But there’s one big problem that’s alw...
Apps that fuel your love for reading
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Bethany Williams
www.freepressjournal.in - While some people still buy dedicated e-reader devices, many readers have moved on to smartphones and tablets. Check out some of our favorite alternative e-book reader apps, from convenient, all-in...
Jeff Bezos Shows Off His Moves In A Life-Size Mech Robot Suit
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www.bitrebels.com - Who says grown-ups don’t like their toys? No one can say no to a cool piece of technology, and when it is the owner of a multi-billion enterprise, then the fancier the gadgets, the better. Take the...
Feds accuse Google of underpaying female workers
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Glen Woodfin
nypost.com - SAN FRANCISCO — Government investigators looking into how Google pays its employees have accused the tech giant of shortchanging women doing similar work to men. A U.S. Department of Labor official...
YouTube channels need 10,000 views for adverts - BBC News
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Glen Woodfin
www.bbc.co.uk - YouTube is changing the rules about when users can start earning money through carrying adverts on their video channels. New channels will have to get 10,000 views before they can be considered for...
Social Media Tools: The Complete List of 609 Tools (2017 Update)
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Chris Abraham
bulk.ly - This is thelargest and most comprehensive list of social media tools online. Trust me, I did some digging. Sure, there are countless lists floating around that have 10, 25, or even 100 social media...
Just days after advocating for ‘equal pay,’ federal government sues Google for crazy double standard
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Glen Woodfin
www.theblaze.com - Technology giant Google is being sued by the Department of Labor over accusations that the company systematically underpays women for the same work as men. Janette Wipper, a Labor Department region...
Facebook Tests Live Split-screen Broadcasts: This Week in Social Media : Social Media Examiner
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Themelis Cuiper
www.socialmediaexaminer.com - Welcome to our weekly edition of what’s hot in social media news. To help you stay up to date with social media, here are some of the news items that caught our attention. Facebook Tests Native Spl...
How Autopilot Used Instapage to Grow Conversions by 254%
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Tyson Quick
instapage.com - When it comes to landing pages, many software options have a “builder” or a “tool” to create landing pages. Many of these companies offer something in addition to landing page creation, so they’re ...
Internet Privacy Explained For People Who Have Never Thought About Internet Privacy Before
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Steve Hultquist
theslot.jezebel.com - Last month, Republicans put your internet privacy on the chopping block and on Monday, Trump dropped the axe on it. That seems like not a small thing to do, but then the U.S. bombed Syria and now t...
Gamification Research: How Diablo III uses Game Mechanics to become Winning & Addicting
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Yu-kai Chou
yukaichou.com - Blizzard Entertainment, a company that knows how to do gaming right (though not perfectly), has hit it big with their latest game Diablo III, launched in May of 2012. Within a week, they already so...
Helicopter Rescue Flight 3D
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Rolf Joho
getyourpilotslicense.org - City Helicopter Rescue Flight https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gss.city.helicopter.rescue.flight Get ready to start the flying adventure inside the city with city helicopter rescue...
Over 90 industry leaders as featured speakers at the annual NRF PROTECT conference, June 26-28
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Future Lighting
eprretailnews.com - WASHINGTON, 2017-Apr-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — Over 90 industry leaders will be featured speakers as more than 2,000 retailers, loss prevention executives, cybersecurity experts and law enforcement ...
Think Blockchain Is Bulls—t? This New Initiative Might Change Your Mind
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Tamara Dull
www.digitalmusicnews.com - There more than a thousand reasons why blockchain won’t work for the music industry. Here’s one essay that addresses a few of them. But maybe there’s hope. Just today, three of the largest royalty...
A Mandatory Security Framework for IoT Devices > ENGINEERING.com
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Tamara Dull
www.engineering.com - As of April 2, the Z-Wave Alliance of Internet of Things (IoT) companies has imposed a new mandatory security protocol for all IoT devices seeking Z-Wave certification. The Security 2 (S2) framewor...
Data Warehousing and Big Data Experts will Meet at the 4th Annual WWDVC in May – satPRnews
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Tamara Dull
www.satprnews.com - The world’s only Data Vault conference includes interaction with the inventor of Data Vault and DV 2.0, hands-on sessions, customer case studies and success stories and plenty of networking SAINT A...
IoT security sucks, here's how to fix it
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Tamara Dull
thenextweb.com - When most people think about the IoT, they think about their smart appliances. The typical home has at least one connected device in it, be it a thermostat, a television, or an appliance. Given tha...
Using data for good with GatherIQ
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Tamara Dull
blogs.sas.com - “This conference has been one of my best because I’ve learned about GatherIQ, a social, good cause initiative that’s made me think about the bigger picture, and how I can help people who need help,...
The Risks Associated with The Internet of Things (IoT)
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Tamara Dull
www.huffingtonpost.com - It is exciting to see so many new electronic innovations being created today: artificial intelligence (AI) products, innovative apps, smart-home technologies, and more! We have seen an exponential ...
PCMag Startup Toolkit: February 2017
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Egnyte
www.pcmag.com - Hello again, fair startup founders and daring entrepreneurs. We're a full month into 2017 and, as always, PCMag has compiled a list of newly tested tech that can make an impact on your business. Wh...
Student makes ridiculous Twitter bet for free Wendy’s chicken nuggets
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Jason Cramer
www.telegraph.co.uk - The student from Reno, Nevada, has even changed his Twitter bio to: “I like chicken nuggets…” He likes them so much he decided to tweet US fast-food chain Wendy’s asking how many retweets it would ...
Eve "vision car" opens new door on autonomous car design
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panah
newatlas.com - While we were preoccupied with the Geneva Motor Show, electrifying automotive startup NIO was in the United States revealing its vision for the autonomous car of the future. NIO plans to branch out...
30 Panasonic GH5 Question and Answer Highlights from Our @Ask_BH Twitter Feed
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Jason Cramer
www.bhphotovideo.com - The new Panasonic GH5 is here and the photography and filmmaking world is buzzing with excitement while we all wait to get our hands on the new Micro Four Thirds interchangeable-lens workhorse. B&H...
How to Automatically Track Your Blog's Traffic in a Spreadsheet
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Trish Oleary
zapier.com - At the beginning of every month, I spend the better part of a day pulling traffic stats for each piece of content on our blog and then analyzing those stats. The manual work of searching Google Ana...
Who are the Big Players in the Photographic World Today?
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LeonardoZ
www.lightstalking.com - Sometimes I feel old. Very old. You see I cut my teeth in a photographic world where Nikon and Canon were the 35mm kings, Hasselblad, Mamiya, and Bronica made medium format and Sony made Walkmans. ...
WikiLeaks: CIA used bits of Carberp Trojan code for malware deployment
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Scott C. Lemon
www.itworld.com - When the source code to a suspected Russian-made malware leaked online in 2013, guess who used it? A new release from WikiLeaks claims the U.S. CIA borrowed some of thecode to bolster its own hacki...
How Apple's Night Shift Compares to F.lux
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LeonardoZ
lifehacker.com - Apple recently added Night Shift to macOS, which changes the color temperature of your screen based on the time of day in the hopes that it’ll help you sleep better. Before the launch of Night Shif...
How Microsoft builds its fast and reliable global network | Blog | Microsoft Azure
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TMC
azure.microsoft.com - Every day, customers around the world connect to Microsoft Azure, Bing, Dynamics 365, Office 365, OneDrive, Xbox, and many other services through trillions of requests. These requests are for diver...
How Data Privacy Rules Could Spark More Video Streaming, Mergers
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OneSource Consulting
www.investors.com - AT&T (T), Comcast (CMCSA) and Verizon Communications (VZ) have more incentive to launch or expand nationwide internet TV services in the wake of Congress's repeal of data privacy rules, says a Paci...
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