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Friday, September 15, 2017

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Roger Stone says he will testify before House Intel panel this month

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thehill.com - Longtime informal Trump adviser Roger Stone said Thursday that he will voluntarily testify before the House Intelligence Committee behind closed doors later this month. “Although I have again called …

iPhone X facial recognition could give cops easy access to your cell

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www.rt.com - 2 small fascinating iPhone X facial recognition questions: • Will police be able to unlock phone by holding it to your face, no warrant?— ((Charles Fishman)) (@cfishman) September 12, 2017 2 small fa…

BOOM! Top Democrat Becerra Is Caught Giving Cops a Fake Server on Imran Awan Scandal

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www.thegatewaypundit.com - “IT specialist” Imran Awan worked for Debbie Wasserman Schultz for thirteen years since she was first elected to national office in 2004 as a Florida representative. She only fired him after he was a…

15 Business Lessons from Amazon’s Jeff Bezos

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www.incomediary.com - What does it take to create the world’s largest online retailer, amass a personal wealth of over $18 billion, and be chosen as Time’s Person of the Year? He’s the founder, chairman, president, and CE…

How to create an editorial calendar + free template!

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www.lilachbullock.com - Do you have a blog? Are you using social media to promote your business? If the answer to any of those two questions is yes, then you most likely could use an editorial calendar to help you plan out …

50 Wise Thoughts on Business - How To Make Money Online

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www.incomediary.com - Every day, we get a little bit older and a little bit wiser. But what if there was a way to skip ahead and get years worth of wisdom in a single day? Confucius once said that there are three ways to …

Hey Siri, what should businesses do for the new iOS update?

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www.ciodive.com - Anything Apple does garners the attention of millions. Experts predict the iPhone 8 release — or iPhone X if rumors are to be believed — could push the company into the first trillion dollar valuatio…

Feds: Google stops challenging most US warrants for data on overseas servers

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arstechnica.com - Google has quietly stopped challenging most search warrants from US judges in which the data requested is stored on oversees servers, according to the Justice Department. The revelation, contained in…

Emergency Information

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www.FloridaDisaster.org - Residents who sustained losses in declared counties can apply for assistance by registering online at www.DisasterAssistance.gov. Residents who suffered damages from the storm may register now, and i…

Product Hunt wants to help you ship your product with its new product Ship

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techcrunch.com - Product Hunt is hoping to make it easier for those who create products to market those products as well. Today, the platform where people vote up or down on startup products is launching a suite of t…

Apple’s Face ID will support only one registered face per iPhone at launch

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techcrunch.com - Apple’s forthcoming FaceID technology will support just one face registered per device, at least initially. This has been reported by multiple people who spoke to Apple at this week’s iPhone event, a…

Spotify launches an iMessage app for texting songs to friends

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techcrunch.com - Spotify has quietly launched its own iMessage application that let you text songs to friends with just a few taps. The new app hasn’t been officially announced, but appears to be similar in functiona…

Quick-charging battery startup StoreDot gets $60M on $500M valuation led by Daimler

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techcrunch.com - As we continue to see a proliferation of wireless connected devices make their way into the mainstream consumer electronics market, there has been growing attention on a key issue that will be centra…

NYX Cosmetics, known for its “digital-first” marketing strategy, launches an app called Makeup Crew

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techcrunch.com - NYX Cosmetics describes itself as a “digital-first” brand, eschewing traditional ad buys in favor of customer selfies it shares on social media, including an Instagram account with 11.7 million follo…

Google is reportedly looking at a $1B investment in Lyft

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techcrunch.com - It’s about as good a timing as any for Lyft to capitalize on the tidal wave of negative publicity that Uber is facing right now, and it looks like it might end up with a significant investment from G…

Yext looks to help businesses make their information more searchable by machines

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techcrunch.com - Yext has been known for helping businesses get all their information (like location, business hours, and such) lined up correctly on the right apps and websites — and now it’s looking to make sure th…

Facebook centralizes its crisis response tools in a new hub called Crisis Response

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techcrunch.com - Facebook today is announcing a new feature called Crisis Response, designed to make it easier for people to find out more about recent crises and access various to tools to support recovery, includin…

Snapchat brings Bitmoji to the real world with World Lenses

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techcrunch.com - Snapchat’s World Lens feature applies filters intelligently to the world around you using augmented reality and your smarpthone’s camera, and now you the app is adding support for Bitmoji to the feat…

How to win in the autonomous taxi space

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techcrunch.com - Ali Ahmed is a tech entrepreneur with expertise in on-demand mobility and robotics. The promise of self-driving cars is to create a world where anyone, anywhere can summon a car and travel safely to …

Essential Phone is getting a ‘high-end’ audio accessory with a headphone jack

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techcrunch.com - While plenty of smartphone features have been sunsetted on the way to thinner profiles and sexier bezels, none have garnered the ire of consumers quite as much as the removal of the aged and distingu…

Uber fails to move Waymo lawsuit into arbitration

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arstechnica.com - Google's self-driving car spinoff, Waymo, filed a lawsuit in February accusing Uber of acquiring its trade secrets from a former Google employee named Anthony Levandowski. The lawsuit is quickly appr…

Daimler has new electric trucks and a buyer for them: The United Parcel Service

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arstechnica.com - From Daimler: “The local zero-emission, zero-noise eCanter will help transform New York City, and other urban areas, into cleaner and quieter places for everyday deliveries.” “There are two options t…

Female ex-Googlers sue, claiming sex discrimination

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arstechnica.com - Three women who work for Google filed a lawsuit today alleging the company discriminates against female employees "by systematically paying them lower compensation." The lawsuit (PDF), which was file…

Malicious apps with >1 million downloads slip past Google defenses twice

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arstechnica.com - Researchers recently found at least 50 apps in the official Google Play market that made charges for fee-based services without the knowledge or permission of users. The apps were downloaded as many …

Nintendo Switch lands Doom and Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

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arstechnica.com - Bethesda, one of the first third-party publishers to pledge support for Nintendo's fledgling hybrid console with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, has committed two new games to the Nintendo Switch via a …

Node v8.5.0 (Current) | Node.js

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nodejs.org - Windows 32-bit Installer: https://nodejs.org/dist/v8.5.0/node-v8.5.0-x86.msi Windows 64-bit Installer: https://nodejs.org/dist/v8.5.0/node-v8.5.0-x64.msi Windows 32-bit Binary: https://nodejs.org/dis…

The hackers who broke into Equifax exploited a flaw in open-source server software

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qz.com - Correction (Sep. 8, 7:20 p.m.): An earlier version of this article said the vulnerability exploited by the hackers who broke into Equifax was the one disclosed on Sep. 4. It’s possible that the vulne…

What does the iPhone X’s AR engine mean for UX Designers? | Designlab blog

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trydesignlab.com - Apple today announced the latest iteration of the iPhone – the iPhone X. Alongside the usual incremental improvements that most of us are now largely indifferent to, the arrival of iOS 11 does delive…

7 Ways To Connect With Journalists and Amp Up Your PR

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www.inc.com - Don't feel too bad because it's a common occurrence in our field. I can't tell you how many times I've tried to pitch a story about my business to a reporter, and he or she has told me they're not in…

Hey, Turn Bluetooth Off When You're Not Using It

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www.wired.com - You intuitively know why you should bolt your doors when you leave the house and add some sort of authentication for your smartphone. But there are lots of digital entrances that you leave open all t…

How to delete all of the search data Facebook keeps on you

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www.businessinsider.com - Facebook keeps track of your every move on its platform. Whether you’ve “Liked” a photo or commented on a post, rest assured the social giant is keeping tabs. (You can easily view your history of the…

How To Create a Brand Ambassador Program for Employees Using Social Media

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www.socialmediaexaminer.com - Have you considered recruiting your employees to help? When you empower your employees to talk about your company on social media, they’ll share a human perspective people naturally gravitate to. In …

Amazon updates Fire TV software with voice input, screen magnifier - Android Community

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androidcommunity.com - One of the most requested features from Fire TV users, apparently since 2014, is the ability to use the microphone on the Voice Remote to input text. It took them three years but now Amazon is rollin…

Yota 3 to be announced in China next week, press invites out - Android Community

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androidcommunity.com - The next version of the YotaPhone is about to be formally announced in China. We’ve been introduced to the YotaPhone 3 aka Yota 3 as it appeared online earlier, ready with pre-installed reading apps …

Google Analytics adds feature to unify users to Google AMP Cache pages & non-AMP pages

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searchengineland.com - As more site owners have adopted AMP for speeding up mobile pages, measurement has lagged. That’s quickly changing. A visitor who went to an AMP-enabled page and a non-AMP page of a site was being co…

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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www.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 lets …

716Labs : Helps App Developers In The Marketng Validation stage - Start-Ups.Co

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www.start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Mr. “Scott Falbo”, Co-Founder of the Buffalo – USA based start-up “716Labs” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1. What is it exactly that you do and what yo…

StoryMarkLife.com: A Mobile and Tablet Applications Company for Lifestyle and Business that’s Redefining the Way we Capture and Share Experiences - Start-Ups.Co

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www.start-ups.co - StoryMark Life is a mobile and tablet applications company for lifestyle and business that is redefining the way we capture and share experiences. “StoryMark Life” is a mobile and tablet applications…

Talk.io A New Way To Meet People - Start-Ups.Co

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www.start-ups.co - Today, we had a quick overview with Mr. ‘Tomasz Dominiak'; Project Manager / CEO of Talk.io in Warsaw. Talk.io (http://www.talk.io) is a new product designed for anyone who wants to break free from …

SentioSearch.com: A Social Network that Connects Decision-Makers with Mentors who will Give them the Best Chance to Make Good Decisions and Minimize Regret - Start-Ups.Co

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www.start-ups.co - SentioSearch is a social network that connects decision-makers with mentors who will give them the best chance to make good decisions and minimize regret. “SentioSearch.com” is a social network that …

BlackBox-BI: A French Start-Up that Provides Easy to Use Affordable Business Intelligence for Companies of all Sizes - Start-Ups.Co

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www.start-ups.co - BlackBox-BI makes creating business dashboards easy. From data load to dashboard creation, BlackBox-BI focus is to make each step as easy as possible without compromising on functionality. “BlackBox-…

ServiceSutra.com: An Online Marketplace to Hire Quality Service Providers - Start-Ups.Co

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www.start-ups.co - ServiceSutra helps consumers compare price from Trustworthy, Qualified and Verified Local Service Providers in India. As per Mr. Chaudhary; ServiceSutra helps consumers compare price from Trustworthy…

Microsoft Pix for iOS Update with More AI Smarts - Thurrott.com

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www.thurrott.com - Microsoft’s Pix camera app for iOS has been updated to automatically detect whiteboards, documents, and business cards in real time. “Microsoft Pix is pushing the boundaries of image understanding, u…

Fall Creators Update Feature Focus: My People - Thurrott.com

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www.thurrott.com - The Windows 10 Fall Creators Update includes My People, a new people-centric user experience that lets you access your favorite contacts directly from the Windows taskbar. Note: This article contains…

Windows Weekly 535: You Should've Named Him Cuphead - Thurrott.com

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www.thurrott.com - Leo, Mary Jo, and I discuss how Windows users cope with mobile today, Windows 10 news, Skype/Teams migrations, and much more. Download this episode and subscribe to Windows Weekly Enjoy Windows Weekl…

Here Are 20 LinkedIn Do's and Don'ts From Digital Marketing Pros

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www.adweek.com - A couple weeks ago, I asked my 2,500-plus LinkedIn connections for do’s, don’ts and other tips about successfully using that social networking platform, which has achieved an impressive return to pro…

Samsung's CMO on Working With Creators and Why Casey Neistat Is the Brand’s ‘Creator in Chief’

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www.adweek.com - COLOGNE, GERMANY—Samsung’s chief marketing officer said everyone with a mobile phone in their pocket can be a creator, as the company unveiled a new ad at Dmexco today. Marc Mathieu also spoke about…

What Westworld Teaches Us About Website Management

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www.shoemoney.com - The world is slowly moving toward a gloriously automated age. A world of AI, robots, machine learning algorithms, infinite cloud storage, and more. Soon, life will be so automated we could take month…

4 Ways Diageo Is Taking Control of Making and Tracking Its Digital Ads

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www.adweek.com - COLOGNE, Germany—For years, alcohol and spirits brands have lagged behind in digital advertising because of legal regulations and creative that was designed for television ads. But as more money shif…

Freelancer Marketplace LinkedIn ProFinder After Year One

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www.adweek.com - LinkedIn made its LinkedIn ProFinder freelancer marketplace available throughout the U.S. in August 2016, and the professional network took a look back at the past year Thursday. LinkedIn ProFinder s…

This 10-Year-Old’s $2 Million Amazon Business Is Leaving Competitors In The Dust

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www.fastcompany.com - In a retail storefront about 45 minutes east of Seattle, in the small town of Carnation, Washington, you can walk in to Buttonsmith and find a wide selection of refrigerator magnets, brightly printed…

Report: Google beats Amazon for product-search reach, but rival sees greater loyalty

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searchengineland.com - Another survey has highlighted Amazon’s outsized role in shopping and product discovery. This one comes from performance marketing platform Kenshoo. The company commissioned a survey of 3,100 consume…

The limitations of Google AdWords demographic targeting

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searchengineland.com - Many advertisers are well aware that Google has targeting options available in AdWords that give brands the ability to adjust bids, ad copy and landing pages for demographic groups based on age, gend…

Customizable, collaborative dashboards to arrive within AdWords

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searchengineland.com - In an effort to consolidate data while providing each advertiser their own important KPI stats, Google is launching dashboards to within their AdWords product. As an advertiser, your first thought mi…

Only one female speaker took the stage at Apple’s big event

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nypost.com - Successfully unveiling the new iPhone X wasn’t the only thing Apple failed at on Tuesday. The company’s iPhone announcement featured only one female presenter – Senior Vice President of Retail Angela…

Women face pay inequality and have no path for advancement at Google, lawsuit claims

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mashable.com - Three women who say they faced discrimination in salary and promotions at Google are hoping to turn their experiences into a class-action lawsuit. A trio of former Google employees filed a lawsuit ag…

Equifax could have prevented the data breach two months before it happened

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www.theblaze.com - Equifax, the credit reporting agency that announced a major data breach last week, had access to the security patch that would have stopped the hackers two months before the breach happened, accordin…

A Visionary Roadmap for Digital Leaders - CXO Weekly

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robllewellyn.com - In an exponential digital age, many of us need to refine our way of thinking to avoid becoming hung up on antiquated business models and more irrelevant to the future as each day goes by. While citin…

How to Add Qualifying Questions to Your Facebook Lead Ads

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www.socialmediaexaminer.com - Want to learn more about the people who sign up for your offers? Facebook lead ads now let marketers ask customized questions to reveal valuable trends in consumer preferences. In this article, you’l…

Awesome Tools to Help You Become a Typography Master

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medium.com - Typography can be a difficult skill to master. Just ask any designer. Choosing the right fonts for site designs can be tricky at the best of times. What you may not realize, though, is that there are…

A 27-Day Online Marketing Plan For Your Small Business

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yeah-local.com - Small business owners are exceptional at what they do. From creating amazing products and services to delivering unrivaled customer experience, small business owners know how to thrive in their commu…

Read It Right Here: The Only Google AdWords Guide You’ll Ever Need

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instapage.com - When you finish creating a professional landing page, the next logical step is to promote it. Get it in front of the right eyes so that it can start generating leads and sales. But what’s the best me…

How to Create Google Adsense Account Easily & Make Money With Youtube in Hindi

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firstadsense.com - How to Create Google Adsense Account Easily & Make Money With Youtube in Hindi How to Create Google Adsense Account Easily & Make Money With Youtube or Website // आसानी से एडसेंस अकाउंट बनाये और पैसे…


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