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UK prosecutors admit destroying key emails in Julian Assange case

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www.theguardian.com - Correspondence between CPS and its Swedish counterparts about WikiLeaks founder deleted after lawyer retired in 2014 The Crown Prosecution Service is facing embarrassment after admitting it destroyed…

Irony alert? Tech insiders form organization to combat the dangers of technology

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futurism.com - Today, children have access to technology at quite young an age, something that was largely impossible for generations past. Given that research shows that digital technology affects our brains and t…

Severless for the traditional infrastructure admin - 24x7ITConnection

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24x7itconnection.com - Serverless is the new buzzword everyone loves to hate. Is it a real thing? Is it a poorly named marketing buzzword? Is it something I need to learn about? When I asked people on Twitter for a definit…

Snapchat will not let users broadcast Live

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techcrunch.com - Snapchat is finally getting Live video, but you won’t be able to broadcast. Today Snapchat announced it will pipe snippets of NBC’s Live Olympics coverage directly into its app. But when TechCrunch a…

Google’s bug bounty programs paid out almost $3M in 2017

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techcrunch.com - Bug bounty programs are designed to sic security researchers on software and pay them to find vulnerabilities and report back to the sponsor. In return, the researchers are richly rewarded for their …

‘Instagram for classwork’ Seesaw in 1/2 of US schools

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techcrunch.com - Kids don’t try their hardest unless they think someone’s watching. Overcrowded classrooms and distracted parents can make pouring effort into school work feel pointless. But Seesaw‘s app turns their …

The maker of the Turing Phone files for bankruptcy and suspends manufacturing

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techcrunch.com - Turing Robotic’s CEO says the company isn’t done. But it’s definitely hit another significant roadblock in its quest to bring some fun alternative handsets to the market. The Finnish phone maker’s st…

Elon Musk expects to do coast-to-coast autonomous Tesla drive in 3 to 6 months

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techcrunch.com - Tesla had aimed to do a cross-country U.S. drive in one of its vehicles using fully autonomous driving capabilities by the end of last year, but obviously it didn’t make that goal, or you’d have hear…

Intel’s latest chip is designed for computing at the edge

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techcrunch.com - As we develop increasingly sophisticated technologies like self-driving cars and industrial internet of things sensors, it’s going to require that we move computing to the edge. Essentially this mean…

Tinder is launching a new location-based feature set this year

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techcrunch.com - Tinder will launch a series of new features based on location in 2018, its parent company Match Group revealed during this week’s Q4 2017 earnings. The dating app maker has been fairly vague on what …

Facebook Messenger’s “Your Emoji” status tells friends what’s up

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techcrunch.com - Want to let friends know you’re trying to party, hit the gym, focus on work, or grab a drink? That’s the idea behind a powerful new feature Facebook Messenger is testing called Your Emoji. Akin to of…

After years of neglect, Snapchat wins in the developing world

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techcrunch.com - Snapchat doubled its Rest of World revenue this quarter. That’s a surprise, considering CEO Evan Spiegel never seemed to care about anyone but U.S. teens. Snapchat’s Android app was buggy. Its videos…

Telegram’s new widget lets businesses connect directly with users of its chat app

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techcrunch.com - We know that messaging app Telegram has big plans — beyond a planned $1.2 billion ICO it is also developing its own platform for blockchain-based services — and today it took a notable step towards m…

Tesla loses another $675 million in Q4, its biggest quarterly loss yet

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arstechnica.com - As expected, Tesla saw some pretty big losses this quarter, mostly related to Model 3 delays. The company reported $675 million in losses attributable to shareholders in Q4, wrapping up 2017 with alm…

Jaguar’s latest sports car is a D-type Le Mans racer—from the 1950s

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arstechnica.com - The D-Type racer from the mid-1950s is the latest old Jaguar to get a new production run. The E-Type is better known, but only because the company made so many more of them. I should be writing a cap…

Nest is done as a standalone Alphabet company, merges with Google

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arstechnica.com - There's a shakeup at Nest today. As was previously rumored back in November, Google just announced Nest will no longer be a standalone Alphabet company; instead, it will merge with the Google hardwar…

The $26,000 hybrid that could do it all? The Kia Niro

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arstechnica.com - My first encounter with a Kia Niro was a brief affair. What should have been a very short drive stretched to half an hour after a wrong turn or two. But being late to return didn't seem as important …

How to Speed Up Your Wordpress Site - Developer Drive

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www.developerdrive.com - The speed of your website is very important in determining the success of your business. One of the components used in determining the user experience and search engine optimization of a website is i…

How to Build a Powerful LinkedIn Profile [Infographic]

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www.socialmediatoday.com - LinkedIn have created a new infographic which outlines the core elements of an effective LinkedIn profile - and there was one note in their introduction for the new graphic that stood out: "Building …

100+ Keyboard Shortcuts - smqueue

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www.smqueue.com - Keyboard Shorcuts (Microsoft Windows) 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 …

The Clever Ways Your Phone Can Spy On You Even When You Tell It Not To

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www.fastcompany.com - U.S. military officials were recently caught off guard by revelations that service members’ digital fitness trackers were storing the locations of their workouts–including at or near military bases a…

9 Instagram Tips and Tools for Marketers : Social Media Examiner

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www.socialmediaexaminer.com - Want to get more from your marketing efforts? Improving your Instagram content and boosting engagement can be as simple as adding a few tactics and tools to your marketing routine. In this article yo…

Google brings back Nest into the fold, teams up with hardware team

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androidcommunity.com - Four years ago, when Google acquired Nest Labs, they spun it off into its own company under the Alphabet group. Since then, they have created their own popular portfolio of smart home products and in…

European phone brand Wileyfox going bankrupt, enters administation

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androidcommunity.com - Wileyfox, the European phone brand that has been releasing Cyanogen OS-powered devices in the market, has recently entered administration. This means things are not going well for the startup since i…

Essential first to roll out updates containing Android’s February 2018 security patch

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androidcommunity.com - Some manufacturers pride themselves with the technology in their smartphones and maybe how gorgeous their devices are, but very few can say that they update their devices’ software on a monthly basis…

Google finally takes down an ad-riddled VLC copycat, VLC devs rejoice

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androidcommunity.com - One of the problems of being an open source software – and a pretty popular one at that – is that a lot of people are going to want to earn from that popularity. And while VideoLAN – the team behind …

New Website Tells Brother Canada’s Story That Promotes Customer Engagement

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www.loyalty360.org - Brother has been operating in Canada since 1960, providing the country with its staple of technology-based office equipment—typewriters, cash registers, adding machines, calculators, word processors,…

How Company Influencers Can Impact Brand Loyalty

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www.loyalty360.org - Company influencers can impact brand advocacy and brand loyalty in a major way. Some loyalty marketers, though, might not be well versed in the potential positive ramifications of company influencers…

Driving Traffic Through Personalization: The 4 Step Journey

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www.loyalty360.org - Retailers face many challenges today that impact traffic and same store sales. This includes e-commerce, pricing pressures, an aggressive competitive environment, slipping mall traffic, and an emergi…

Dos and Don’ts of Successful Reward Programs

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www.loyalty360.org - Most convenience stores share similar reasons for having a reward program – such as improving profitability and enticing customers to make incremental sales – but all reward programs are not created …

Shifting Consumer Habits and How Loyalty Programs Can Adapt

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www.loyalty360.org - Consumer behavior can often change at a faster pace than brands can keep up with, prompting them to adapt their loyalty programs. Loyalty360 talked to Laurie Meek, Loyalty Engagement Lead, Lenati, ab…

Loyalty360 Reads: January 30, 2018

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www.loyalty360.org - The latest news in the world of customer experience and customer loyalty. The Price of Customer Loyalty is Too High for iPhone X Apple is releasing its fourth quarter earnings on Thursday, and at l…

Treatment Facility Worker Pleads Guilty to Obstruction of a Healthcare Fraud Investigation

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www.justice.gov - An employee of a Coral Springs addiction treatment center pled guilty to his role in obstructing an ongoing healthcare fraud investigation in Federal Court today. Benjamin G. Greenberg, United States…

Joule: The Xbox Wearable that Never Was - Thurrott.com

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www.thurrott.com - During the World Series, game seven I believe, Microsoft made an oddly timed announcement of releasing what was the first generation Band. Before that device became a reality, there was the ‘Joule’, …

The No. 1 Thing You’re Forgetting About Video Storytelling Could Sink Your Brand

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www.adweek.com - Last December, Adweek profiled Graham Nelson, Vox Media’s branded content division leader. If you read it, you probably got pulled into the accompanying video created for MailChimp , and you probabl…

Here’s What It Will Take to Make Autonomous Cars a Reality

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www.adweek.com - Austin Russell, founder of Luminar Tech, and Michael Fleming, CEO of Torc, took the stage late in the day at the Autos2050 conference I attended in Washington, D.C., last week. Austin is a 22-year-ol…

Why Lose It If You Can Save It? 3 Simple Ways To Prevent Data Loss

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www.dumblittleman.com - Living in an era of technology, we can say that most of us depend on computers and gadgets. We use them for business and even for recreation. They make our lives more convenient in every aspect. As w…

Google begins enforcing certification process for event ticket resellers on AdWords

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searchengineland.com - In an effort to ensure users don’t get misled or scammed in buying event tickets through third-party resellers advertising through AdWords, Google is instituting a certification process before these …

Russian Hackers Hunt Hi-Tech Secrets, Exploiting US Weakness

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www.newsmax.com - Russian cyberspies pursuing the secrets of military drones and other sensitive U.S. defense technology tricked key contract workers into exposing their email to theft, an Associated Press investigati…

Google Patents Reveal Plan For Total Big Brother Home Surveillance

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www.infowars.com - Newly unearthed patents reveal how Google plans to spy on children and families in the home and then issue verbal instructions on how they can improve their behavior. Fox News’ Tucker Carlson reveale…

Cotton, Rubio Introduce Bill Banning Govt. Use of Chinese Telecom Devices

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freebeacon.com - BY: Paul Crookston Follow @P_Crookston February 7, 2018 4:51 pm Republican Sens. Tom Cotton (Ark.) and Marco Rubio (Fla.) introduced a bill Wednesday to prohibit government use of telecommunications …

Author of Yahoo News Article Used to Obtain FISA Warrant on Trump Campaign Was Secretly Working With DNC

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www.thegatewaypundit.com - An email published by WikiLeaks reveals that Michael Isikoff, whose article for Yahoo News based on the debunked “Steele dossier” was used to obtain a FISA warrant against Carter Page from the Trump …

Navigating Collaboration Risks and Challenges in a BYOD Culture – New Era Technology

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www.neweratech.com - As an employee, would you rather have a specific device for your work or be able to work from your personal device? This question is the driving force behind BYOD culture. According to a survey by Ma…

How Bikes Will Take Their Revenge on Cars and Help Us Reclaim Our Streets

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shift.newco.co - Big cities are going car-free. London’s Mayor Saqid Khan’s newest “London Plan” envisions that 80% of all trips in London will be made by foot, bicycle or public transport by 2041. Without this shift…

7 tech toys to keep kids occupied during school breaks

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www.komando.com - “I’m bored.” Those are words you never want to hear from your kids. You can head this off at the pass by being prepared with a variety of entertaining and educational tech toys that will keep your ki…

Maximize Your Ad Spend ROI with Post-Click Optimization

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instapage.com - There are a lot of requirements you must pass to have your ad published on search engines and social media networks. This is precisely why marketers give a lot of importance to creating optimized ads…

How to Create a New Life Experience: Tools for Transformation (Personal Development Book) The Ultimate Guide

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itswritenow.com - Today only, get this Kindle book for just $0.00. Regularly priced at $5.99. Read on your PC, Mac, smartphone, tablet or Kindle device. Have you ever wondered why adults, being in right mind, bring th…

The Mobile Landing Page Report: Learn the Biggest Factor Affecting Page Load Speeds

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instapage.com - In 2008, Mary Meeker, analyst at Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers, predicted “mobile will overtake fixed Internet access by 2014”. In 2014, just as she anticipated, the number of mobile users officiall…

Becoming a Number One Account Executive - TheCollectiveSearch

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www.thecollectivesearch.com - As recruiters, the most rewarding part of our role is seeing candidates having success in taking their careers to the next level. Ryan Basch is a great example of this – originally at Oracle, Tom Wil…

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