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Thursday, November 9, 2017

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InfoWars Has Republished More Than 1,000 Articles From RT Without Permission

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www.buzzfeed.com - Over the past three years, conspiracy site InfoWars has copied more than 1,000 articles produced by Russian state-sponsored broadcaster RT to its website — all without the permission of RT. According…

Auto Industry Braces for Electric Shock

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www.morganstanley.com - While a handful of automakers have already launched BEVs, increased consumer interest—and an increasingly tight regulation landscape—will lead others to do so. Already, a few large automakers who don…

We must not let Big Tech threaten our security, freedoms and democracy | Al Franken

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www.theguardian.com - As lawmakers grapple with the revelations regarding Russia’s manipulation of social media during the 2016 election, many are shocked to learn the outsized role that the major tech companies play in s…

AMD shakeup in graphics division clears the way for a course correction

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www.marketwatch.com - The departure Tuesday of AMD’s chief architect and head of its graphics division is raising questions about the health and future of the chip maker’s graphics product line. Raja Koduri, who had been …

Driverless shuttle in Las Vegas gets in fender bender within an hour

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techcrunch.com - A driverless shuttle set free in downtown Las Vegas was involved in a minor accident less than an hour after it hit the streets, reported the local NBC affiliate KSNV. Not really the kind of publicit…

Coffee Meets Bagel dating app introduces ephemeral video to foster authenticity

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techcrunch.com - Coffee Meets Bagel, the dating app that serves up a small number of targeted matches each day, has today introduced a new video feature to help users connect right on the app. “We learned that people…

Uber gives top riders a 24/7 “Premium Support” hotline

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techcrunch.com - If something scary or infuriating happens with your Uber, sending an email to support doesn’t always cut it. And if you’ve ridden thousands of miles with Uber and paid them boatloads over the years, …

Reflex aims to Kickstart film photography with a new old SLR

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techcrunch.com - Mating digital photography with film seems to me an alluring yet ultimately quixotic endeavor; who doesn’t love the idea of a camera that combines the weight and handling of a 35mm SLR with the conve…

Ole Harms joins us at Disrupt Berlin to talk about Moia’s first year of exploring mobility

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techcrunch.com - Volkswagen Group’s Moia sub-brand launched last year at TechCrunch Disrupt, with a focus on helping connect the dots between VW’s existing automotive business and a future where city-dwellers also re…

“When you spend $100 million on social media,” it comes with help, says Trump strategist

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techcrunch.com - Earlier today, at the Web Summit conference in Lisbon, Brad Parscale, the digital director of Donald Trump’s presidential election campaign, revealed much more about Trump’s election campaign and the…

Senators push to ditch Social Security numbers in light of Equifax hack

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techcrunch.com - Eyeing more secure alternatives to Social Security numbers, lawmakers in the U.S. are looking abroad. Today, the Senate Commerce Committee questioned former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, Verizon chief pri…

Apple’s iPad could drop the home button and add Face ID in 2018

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techcrunch.com - Apple is reportedly working on a redesign of the iPad that includes dropping the Home button and slimming down the bezels on the top-end model, as well as adding facial recognition tech to allow for …

India’s Uber rival Ola to license in-car entertainment tech to vehicle makers worldwide

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techcrunch.com - Ride-sharing companies the world over are branching out to go beyond just handling your car trips. In recent weeks we’ve seen Uber, the pioneer of the genre, announced its own Visa card while Southea…

Skype launches Photo Effects – sticker suggestions powered by machine learning

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techcrunch.com - Not content with merely launching its own take on Instagram and Snapchat’s Stories, Skype today is adding another copycat-like feature to its app: photo stickers. The company says it’s introducing ne…

Uber adds LA to flying taxi test cities, demo flights slated for 2020

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techcrunch.com - Uber has inked a partnership with NASA over its flying taxi plans and says now it’s aiming to get demo flights up and running in Los Angeles by 2020. Specifically it’s signed an agreement to work wit…

Meet my new link blog

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om.co - Back in the day, I used to publish the Daily Om as a way to collect, collate and share some of the best stuff about our industry, I read on the Internet. Given that we were all suffering from the pos…

With Amazon Key’s launch, customers and lawyers have lots of questions

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arstechnica.com - Privacy experts wonder what kind of avenue putting such a camera in the home could mean for law enforcement, particularly given last year's episode when Amazon refused to help law enforcement in a mu…

Bay Area: Join us 11/15 for a brief history of encryption and the law

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arstechnica.com - With the DOJ recently bringing back the "Going Dark" debate and now calling for "responsible encryption," what does the Trump administration have to say about strong crypto? Do we know yet? Do they? …

Drive-by cryptomining that drains CPUs picks up steam with aid of 2,500 sites

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arstechnica.com - A researcher has documented almost 2,500 sites that are actively running cryptocurrency mining code in the browsers of unsuspecting visitors, a finding that suggests the unethical and possibly illega…

In Amazon’s game engine, voice actors can now be replaced with robots

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arstechnica.com - Want to add voice acting to your next epic video game but don't want to deal with those pesky real-life actors to populate your virtual towns and castles? Amazon has your money-saving back. The compa…

Amazon Echo 2017 review: Alexa isn’t niche anymore

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arstechnica.com - The original Amazon Echo was a weird device. Did anyone really want a speaker with an always-on assistant waiting for your next command? As it turns out, people did—so much so that now there are more…

Compartmentalization: Foundation for Multi-Tasking Success!

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www.isocialfanz.com - Compartmentalization is a big word, and not one that I hear talked about that much, and maybe that’s because everyone out there is like me and had to Google how to spell it. But I believe too much f…

6 ways founders can avoid making big mistakes while growing their company

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mashable.com - It’s one of business’ most brutal truths. Not to mention one of its most paradoxical. And it happens — in the words of legendary founder Ben Horowitz — “all the time.” “A founder develops a breakthro…

Why Twitter is Trying to Turn Itself Into Facebook

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www.convinceandconvert.com - Joel Comm, co-author of “twitter power 3.0” and CEO of Joel Comm, Inc., joins the Social Pros Podcast this week to discuss Twitter’s move toward a Facebook user experience, its need for a higher char…

Snapchat plans a big redesign to attract more users

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www.engadget.com - In the company's prepared statement accompanying the results, CEO Evan Spiegel admitted that "we grew our Daily Active Users at a lower rate than we would have liked". He added that "this can be part…

Google let its AI loose on the internet to slaughter gamers

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www.fanaticalfuturist.com - If you ever wondered what would happen if an artificial intelligence (AI) ever got online then you’re about to get your answer thanks to Google – again. Google’s DeepMind division, which is arguably …

Russia's 'Fancy Bear' Hackers Exploit a Microsoft Office Flaw—and NYC Terrorism Fears

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www.wired.com - As dangerous as they may be, the Kremlin-linked hacking group known as APT28, or Fancy Bear, gets points for topicality. Last year, the group hacked the Democratic National Committee and the Clinton …

6 Ways to Leverage Social Media for Your Business

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www.inc.com - Having a presence on social media is a must for businesses in today's world. Society accesses information and makes a majority of its judgments of businesses from information read and witnessed on so…

A Guide To A Bunch Of Weird Chinese Car Brands You've Never Heard Of

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jalopnik.com - I was in Shanghai, China, recently to report on Volvo’s new electron-slathered premium/performance brand, Polestar. Even though I was only there a short time, I wanted to be sure I captured what the …

doubleTwist players brings gapless playback for local and cloud stored music

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androidcommunity.com - Not everyone depends on music streaming services like Spotify or Pandora for their daily music needs. Some actually still store music on their mobile devices. And for those kinds of people, there are…

Sony Android TVs get support for Google Assistant

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androidcommunity.com - The Google Assistant is on a roll. It’s getting the “What’s this song?” trigger soon while Spanish and Italian were recently made available. It can be your workout buddy this holiday season and use i…

Worldwide tablet market and shipments still on a decline

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androidcommunity.com - The smartphone industry may be seeing a flat growth but as for the tablet business, numbers are going down. Nothing has improved the past third quarter and we don’t think it will change anytime soon.…

Cheekd : Mobile Dating App - Start-Ups.Co

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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 all …

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

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www.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 yo…

Airwalk Design : Pinterest For Designers - Start-Ups.Co

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www.start-ups.co - Start-Ups.Co really enjoyed interviewing the brilliant entrepreneur; Mr. ‘Daniel Schwarz'; Founder & CEO of the London-based start-up “Airwalk Design”. Below, is the full interview that we have condu…

Mangatar.net: A Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Social Card Game in the Manga Universe - Start-Ups.Co

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www.start-ups.co - Mangatar is a social game in the manga universe. Mangatar is a social game in the manga universe. A massive multiplayer card game where people can fight against each others. A massive multiplayer car…

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 …

SpotLoss: A Device that Keeps Track of Everything from your Keys to your Kids - Start-Ups.Co

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www.start-ups.co - SpotLoss is a device that allows you to keep track of everything from your keys to your phone to your kids. The SpotLoss fob allows you to press a button on the fob to find your phone, or a button on…

HangTrend.com: A Place where Users can Explore the Newest Fashion Items, Share them with Friends and get Recommendations for New Outfits - Start-Ups.Co

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www.start-ups.co - HangTrend is a place where users can explore the newest fashion items, share them with friends and get recommendations for new outfits. “HangTrend” is a place where you can explore the newest fashion…

Morces.com: Get More Than Just a Mobile Site! - Start-Ups.Co

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www.start-ups.co - Morces is an absolute free platform for all users to go mobile in a matter of minutes! In addition to optimizing website for mobile devices, Morces provides comprehensive set of social tool such as G…

Mijura.com's PriorityCentre: A Team and Task Management Software that Makes it Easy to Keep Track of what You and People in your Team are Doing - Start-Ups.Co

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www.start-ups.co - Mijura is a software as a service company based in Sydney Australia and our flagship product is PriorityCentre. “Mijura” is a software and a service company based in Sydney – Australia and their flag…

Boxagon: Social Commerce Platform - Start-Ups.Co

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www.start-ups.co - Start-Ups.Co really enjoyed interviewing the brilliant entrepreneur; Mr. ‘Juan Diego Farah'; Co-Founder and CEO of the UK-Based Start Up “Boxagon”. Below, is the full interview that we have conduct…

BunchCut : Sort Large Volumes of Images Fast - Start-Ups.Co

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www.start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Ms. “Nathalie du Preez”, CEO and Co-Founder of the London and New York based start-up “Bunchcut” Below is the interview we conducted with her: 1. What is it exactly th…

InviteBox.com: A Powerful yet Very Simple to Use Online Referral Marketing Tool - Start-Ups.Co

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www.start-ups.co - InviteBox is powerful but very simple to use referral marketing tool that helps to create a straightforward customer refer a friend program for products or services and embed it into any website as a…

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

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www.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 conference…

Here@ : Find New Friend, Love Interest, or Find a Job - Start-Ups.Co

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www.start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Mr. “Sam McCaa”, CEO of the US based start-up “Hereat” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1. What is it exactly that you do and what your start-up is all…

GetProjectLog.com: An Online Invoicing Solution for Consultants, Freelancers and Other Service Providers - Start-Ups.Co

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www.start-ups.co - Projectlog is an online invoicing solution for consultants, freelancers and other service providers. We offer a very simple and intuitive tool to track time, submit timesheet, invoice clients and rec…

Picovico : Cloud Based Service To Convert Photos Into Videos - Start-Ups.Co

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www.start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Mr. “Yogesh Aggrawal”, Global Marketing Associate of the Kathmandu Nepal-based start-up “Picovico” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1. What is it exactly …

citibuddies.com: An Online Social Platform That Connects People Enabling them to Re-Explore and Re-Discover their Favorite Cities Online and Offline Using a Different Perspective – the Local One - Start-Ups.Co

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www.start-ups.co - Citibuddies.com is an online social platform that connects people enabling them to re-explore and re-discover their favorite cities online and offline using a different perspective which is the local…

Call of Duty: WWII Scores Over Half a Billion Dollar Opening Weekend

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www.businesswire.com - SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Activision’s Call of Duty®: WWII has surpassed more than $500 million in sell-through worldwide in its first three days of release, topping popular theatrical b…

New Study Draws a Direct Connection Between Viewability and Success in Direct-Marketing Campaigns

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www.adweek.com - Discussing the state of digital advertising inevitably brings up the term “viewability.” As big spenders like P&G and Unilever attempt to resolve issues regarding media transparency and fraud, one of…

Pandora Is Pitching Brands Ad Targeting for Connected-Home Devices

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www.adweek.com - As devices like Amazon Echo, Google Home and others grow in popularity, Pandora is rolling out granular ad targeting it hopes will create more contextual advertisements. The Oakland, Calif.-based com…

‘I Forgot My PIN’: An Epic Tale of Losing $30,000 in Bitcoin

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www.wired.com - In January 2016, I spent $3,000 to buy 7.4 bitcoins. At the time, it seemed an entirely worthwhile thing to do. I had recently started working as a research director at the Institute for the Future’s…

Countdown to Launch: How to Come Up with Great Testing Ideas

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moz.com - Whether you are working on a landing page or the homepage of your website, you may be asking yourself, "Why aren't people converting? What elements are helping or hurting my my user experience?" When…

Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop: China’s Great Firewall Can’t Keep Trump from Twitter

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sputniknews.com - Internet in China is controlled through a censorship system known as the Great Firewall that blocks social networks like Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and eBay, though within China there are domestic …

Apple Ramps Up Work on Augmented Reality Headset

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www.newsmax.com - Apple Inc., seeking a breakthrough product to succeed the iPhone, aims to have technology ready for an augmented-reality headset in 2019 and could ship a product as early as 2020. Unlike the current …

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