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‘We have tapped into something’: Impeachment drive builds digital army to take on Trump

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www.politico.com - SAN FRANCISCO — When billionaire Democratic donor Tom Steyer launched a digital petition drive to impeach President Donald Trump two months ago, some Democratic Party leaders dismissed it as an unhel…

Running a 7-Figure Business Remotely Is Possible–If You Do These 5 Things

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www.inc.com - Running a 7 figure business virtually can be done and here’s how. In late 2017, my wife and I did the unthinkable. We packed up our home and moved our kids from Illinois to Nashville, Tennessee. Not …

Pirate Bay Founder says Zuckerberg is "the Biggest Dictator in the World" - Geek.com

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www.geek.com - Peter Sunde gave a rousingly cynical speech at tech festival Brain Bar Budapest. He repeated his claim that the internet began life as a nearly-perfect and free place. Since then, centralization has …

“Digital Nomad” Is Obsolete – Mike Elgan – Medium

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medium.com - (The following is an excerpt from my new book, Gastronomad: The Art of Living Everywhere and Eating Everything.) In 1997, Hitachi executive Tsugio Makimoto and writer David Manners wrote a prescient …

Video showing Amazon Prime Now app being used to help homeless people goes viral on YouTube

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www.geekwire.com - A YouTuber’s attempt to show that speedy delivery services can be used to satisfy more than our own appetite for food or merchandise has touched a viral nerve on the video platform, rising to a spot …

LG teams up with HERE for self-driving telematics tech

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techcrunch.com - LG is looking at the rise of autonomous vehicle technologies as an opportunity to expand its electronics business, and it’s now working with mapping provider HERE to put together a telematics product…

King-size games may have to wait as Nintendo reportedly delays 64-gig Switch cartridges

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techcrunch.com - The Switch may be the most pleasant tech surprise of 2017, but although it has many excellent qualities, excessive storage space is not among them. And it looks like that will continue to be a proble…

Apple devices again saw the most activations during the holidays

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techcrunch.com - Apple devices accounted for 44 percent of smartphone and tablet activations over the holidays, with nearly a third of those coming from new devices including the iPhone 8, 8 Plus and X, according to …

Amazon’s Alexa app hits the top of the App Store for the first time

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techcrunch.com - Amazon’s claims that the Echo Dot was the retailer’s best-selling product all through this holiday season appear to be backed up by the rise of the Alexa app in the U.S. App Store. The companion app …

With autonomous vehicles it’s not about the journey, it’s about the destination

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techcrunch.com - Colin O’Donnell is the chief innovation officer of Intersection. Elon Musk recently started a flame war on Twitter with the urban planning and mass transit community by stating “public transportation…

Virtual reality’s best experiences and biggest (teleportation) steps in 2017

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arstechnica.com - If 2016 was the year that true home-VR systems arrived, 2017 may be best described as the year that they didn't die. Backhanded as that may sound, this compliment is indeed sincere. In spite of a lac…

How app developers and designers feel about the iPhone X—and the notch

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arstechnica.com - Generally, there's not much developers or designers have to do to make their apps look good on the OLED display. I felt that Alto's Adventure looked noticeably more stunning on the iPhone X than it d…

11 Things Ultra-Productive People Do Differently – The Mission – Medium

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medium.com - Originally published by Dr. Travis Bradberry on Talentsmart.com When it comes to productivity, we all face the same challenge — there are only 24 hours in a day. Yet some people seem to have twice th…

Maybe Russia is Hacking the FBI and Stealing Our Biometric Data, Exhaustive Report Says

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gizmodo.com - Biometric data belonging to millions of Americans may or may not be at risk—it is frankly unclear—based on a BuzzFeed report published Tuesday. At least two experts are concerned anyway, according to…

Opera's New Crypto-Mining Blocker Is a Great Reason to Try The\ Web Browser

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gizmodo.com - The latest nasty security scourge plaguing the internet is cryptojacking. By running hidden code on a seemingly ordinary webpage, hackers and disreputable webmasters can highjack your CPU’s processin…

Generational Marketing: Understanding Different Age Groups and Their Preferences | MarTech

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martech.zone - Marketers always look for new ways and strategies to reach their target audience and get the best results out of marketing campaigns. Generational marketing is one such strategy that provides markete…

OxygenOS 5.0 Android O OTA ready for the OnePlus 5 phone

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androidcommunity.com - OnePlus hasn’t forgotten about the OnePlus 5 even if the OnePlus 5T is already out. Well, the Chinese OEM is phasing out the phone but software updates will still be available in the future. The Oreo…

LG V30 receives Android 8.0 Oreo, South Korea only

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androidcommunity.com - The LG V30 is the South Korean tech giant’s latest premium flagship phone released only in August. We got our hands-on and we know it is supported already on T-Mobile’s Un-carrier Next and 600 MHz LT…

Nokia 2 undergoes a series of durability tests

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androidcommunity.com - The Nokia 2 entry-level phone was first announced in Europe. It arrived in the US through Amazon and Zack Nelson soon tested the phone in a series of Scratch, Burn, and Bend Durability Tests. If you …

Android games to look forward to in 2018

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androidcommunity.com - We wouldn’t be very good to you if we didn’t give you a great list of games you need to be expecting in 2018. And we want to be good to you, so join us as we try to hype up your 2018 Android gaming p…

How Building Your Personal Brand Can Affect Your Job Prospects

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www.dumblittleman.com - You may not realize it but you’re already building your personal brand. From your social media profiles to how you interact with the people around you, you’re already creating a reputation. Because o…

This App Can Keep Your Kids Entertained Without TV or Video Games

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www.lifehack.org - Finding things for their kids to do in order to keep them busy is something that many parents struggle with these days. This is especially true for parents with older kids that are able to do things …

Digital Marketing Trends to Watch in 2018 - Manta

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www.manta.com - Small business marketing moves at the speed of the internet. It seems that not a week goes by without news of a hot new social media platform, smartphone app, or Google search tool. It’s a lot of wor…

Q&A With Venture Capitalist Powerhouse Eric Hippeau on the Future of Digital Media

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www.adweek.com - Eric Hippeau has been riding the media wave for almost three decades—from running Ziff Davis throughout the 1990s to serving as the chief executive of the Huffington Post during its 2011 sale to AOL.…

You Need This Before You Set Your New Year Resolution

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www.lifehack.org - Many people these days have problems with focus and the ability to get everything done during their busy day. This can be extremely problematic depending on their job. It also can be a problem in the…

From algo to aggro: How SEOs really feel about Google algorithm updates

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searchengineland.com - As SEOs working in the weeds with our clients each day, it can sometimes be hard to truly see how major Google algorithm updates affect our industry as a whole. Sure, we can perform test after test t…

Apple faces class-action lawsuits over slowed-down iPhones

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www.latimes.com - IPhone owners from several states have filed at least nine class-action lawsuits against Apple Inc. for not disclosing sooner that its software updates deliberately slowed down older-model phones so …

Netizens Wounded by White House Decision to Fell Historic Magnolia

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sputniknews.com - The magnolia tree planted on the South Lawn of the White House by President Andrew Jackson centuries ago will be cut down and removed this week, CNN reported. The tree, one of three on the west side …

Streaming Services and the End of Music Collection

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variety.com - Amazon, the company that has made billions selling you tons of stuff, would like you to stop hoarding … digital music, that is. The company made as much clear when it recently announced the phase-out…

Rare Hitler Mercedes Limo to Be Auctioned in US

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sputniknews.com - One of Adolf Hitler's Mercedes parade cars will be sold in an auction in the US state of Arizona in January. The impressive Mercedes-Benz 770K Grosser, used to transport the Nazi leader along German …

Hyundai Motors to serve as Official Car Partner of the Russian Investment Forum

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tass.com - Hyundai Motors CIS will serve as a partner of the Russian Investment Forum in Sochi in 2018. For the second year in a row, the company has been granted the status of the Forum’s Official Car Partner.…

Learn essential digital marketing skills with this best-selling online course

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mashable.com - Heads up: All products featured here are selected by Mashable's commerce team and meet our rigorous standards for awesomeness. If you buy something, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission. Any bus…

Snapchat just did the most anti-Snapchat thing ever

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mashable.com - Once upon a time, Snapchat was about ephemerality. The origin of Snapchat came from a desire to send nudes and have them disappear. Of course, sexting wasn't its only use case. Middle schoolers also …

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