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Wednesday, July 4, 2018

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Browser maker Opera has filed to go public

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techcrunch.com - Norway-based company Opera Ltd. has filed for an initial public offering in the U.S. According to its F-1 document, the company plans to raise up to $115 million. In 2017, Opera generated $128.9 mill…

Launch your early-stage company at Startup Battlefield MENA 2018

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techcrunch.com - If you’re looking for a way to launch your pre-Series A startup to the world, there’s no better platform for that than TechCrunch’s premier startup-pitch competition, Startup Battlefield. And now, fo…

These are the top iPhone apps of all time

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techcrunch.com - Ahead of the 10th anniversary of the iOS App Store on July 11, App Annie has today released a retrospective of the top iOS apps of all time, along with key milestones in App Store history. Its report…

Facebook is shutting down Hello, Moves and the anonymous teen app tbh due to ‘low usage’

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techcrunch.com - Facebook, the world’s largest social network with 2.2 billion users, is all about capitalizing on scale, and so today it announced that it would be sunsetting three apps in its stable that simply wer…

MeetFrank nets $1.1M for its passive job matching chatbot

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techcrunch.com - MeetFrank, aka a ‘secret’ recruitment app that uses machine learning plus a chatbot wrapper to take the strain out of passive job hunting and talent-to-vacancy matching, has closed a €1 million (~$1.…

Facebook quietly relaunches Apps For Groups platform after lockdown

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techcrunch.com - Facebook is becoming a marketplace for enterprise apps that help Group admins manage their communities. To protect itself and its users in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Facebook locked…

Hidden features of iOS 12 worth getting excited about

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www.macworld.com - It looks like iOS 12 may shape up to be one of Apple’s best releases in years. It’s not a complete overhaul of the iOS ecosystem, but rather a welcome refinement on iOS 11. It takes the big steps fro…

Software delays, lack of purpose means Microsoft’s “Andromeda” may never arrive

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arstechnica.com - Microsoft has developed a dual-screen device before: Courier was cancelled in 2010. We've seen over the past few months a growing number of signs that Microsoft is developing some kind of dual-screen…

macOS Mojave: A visual tour of Dark Mode and other major features

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arstechnica.com - Today, Apple released the public beta for macOS Mojave. It adds dark mode, makes significant user experience overhauls to Finder and Quick Look, adds a bunch of apps you might be familiar with from i…

Rash of Fortnite cheaters infected by malware that breaks HTTPS encryption

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arstechnica.com - Tens of thousands of Fortnite players have been infected by malware that hijacks encrypted Web sessions so it can inject fraudulent ads into every website a user visits, an executive with a game-stre…

Switch pirates don’t want you to pirate their piracy-enabling firmware

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arstechnica.com - While there is a free version Team Xecutor's custom SX OS available online, loading that firmware only allows Switch players to play homebrew software. To load pirated (or "backed up") versions of co…

Guidemaster: How to navigate the tricky world of Thunderbolt 3 and USB-C docks

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arstechnica.com - The introduction of USB-C and Thunderbolt 3 ports and the transition away from legacy ports hasn't been smooth. PC and smartphone OEMs began using USB-C ports a few years ago because they allowed com…

Sony tries to upload movie trailer to YouTube, posts entire movie instead

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arstechnica.com - Sony Pictures Entertainment endeavored to post a trailer for its limited-release film Khali the Killer on YouTube to encourage viewers to watch the movie on Blu-ray, on streaming platforms, and in se…

1990, meet 2018: How far does 20MHz of Macintosh IIsi power go today?

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arstechnica.com - Back in September 2014, Ars Technica's Andrew Cunningham took on a Herculean challenge in modern computing. Egged on by his coworkers, he used a PowerBook G4 running OS 9.2.2 as his "daily driver" fo…

Really dumb malware targets cryptocurrency fans using Macs

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arstechnica.com - Someone impersonating administrators of cryptocurrency-related discussion channels on Slack, Discord, and other social messaging platforms has been attempting to lure others into installing macOS mal…

Amazon Prime Day returns on July 16—and it’s actually a day and a half

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arstechnica.com - Amazon announced on Tuesday that its annual Prime Day sales event will return on July 16. The promotion, which advertises a number of discounts and special offers to subscribers of the e-commerce gia…

How to prioritize SEO tasks by impact - Search Engine Land

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searchengineland.com - “What do we need to do to optimize our site?” It’s a question every search engine optimization specialist (SEO) faces but one that doesn’t have a simple answer. After all, has there ever been a site …

“I Was Devastated”: The Man Who Created the World Wide Web Has Some Regrets

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www.vanityfair.com - “I dumped a little code I had for doing things with email messages,” Berners-Lee typed one afternoon this spring, as he posted some code in a chat room on Gitter, an open platform frequented by coder…

How to Take Awesome Photos of Fireworks

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www.wired.com - A thrilling fireworks display can confuse a modern camera's automated settings. The explosions are fast, dynamic, and bright, and they disappear just as quickly as they appear. But by tweaking a few …

Google Says It Doesn't Go Through Your Inbox Anymore, But It Lets Other Apps Do It

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gizmodo.com - Millions of people use third-party apps in conjunction with their Gmail accounts, and hundreds of millions of messages flow through the service on a regular basis. Last year, Google itself vowed to s…

Blackberry KEY2: How to use your shiny new QWERTY phone

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androidcommunity.com - If you’re getting a BlackBerry KEY2, you may want to study what you can actually do with the smartphone that is giving you that physical QWERTY keyboard feel. Pre-orders for the Android phone is now …

HTC to lay off 1500 employees to save rest of the company

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androidcommunity.com - Taiwanese company HTC said a few weeks ago that they are expecting to get back to profitability this 2018, according to the Bureau Chief of Bloomberg Taipei Samson Ellis. But now, here we are, with t…

Android Security Bulletin for July 2018: What’s been fixed

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androidcommunity.com - It’s that time of the month, and Google has now released the Android Security Bulletin for the month of July 2018, which is exclusively for supported Pixel and Nexus devices. Of course, the patch wil…

Instagram’s “You’re all caught up” feature to help with confusing algorithm

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androidcommunity.com - We’ve been living with Instagram’s algorithm-based newsfeed ever since it moved from the normal chronological one back in 2016. But two years later, it can still get confusing for some people. The ph…

Galaxy Tab S4 render leak: looks familiar

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androidcommunity.com - The Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 specs were first sighted on GFXBench early this year and the device was soon WiFi certified. We’ve been waiting for its official launch since more features are being leaked …

How to Rock Your First Day at Work - Lisa McLeod

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www.mcleodandmore.com - Congratulations, you got the job! Now it’s time for you to actually start working. A first day at a new job can feel like drinking from a fire hose, new names, tons of products, systems, policies, e…

Manager fired over texts sent to a mom whose son was on life support

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www.dailymail.co.uk - A convenience store manager has been fired from her position after she sent 'heartless' text messages to a mother who was unable to come in to work after her son was put on life support. Crystal Reyn…

Google clarifies the upcoming Speed Update only impacts the "slowest sites" - Search Engine Land

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searchengineland.com - Google’s Speed Update is going to be released sometime this month and I asked Google to clarify what he mentioned recently in a webmaster hangout where he said the Speed Update works “more of a gradu…

6 things Google Ads can now do automatically - Search Engine Land

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searchengineland.com - Google Ads (formerly known as AdWords) has always had frequent product updates, but with the ongoing improvements in machine learning (ML), it seems that every month brings new automated features, in…

At Google, Sharing National Review Articles Can Get You Reported to HR | Breitbart

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www.breitbart.com - The story of how the mildest of NeverTrump Republican sources can get one reported to HR can only be the explained by the madness of Google’s internal message boards, where the company’s left-wing em…

Can cult online brands go mainstream without selling out?

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www.econsultancy.com - Many brands have bloomed online by forging communities more akin to a subculture of fans than ‘consumers’. Combining the appeals of ecommerce – low overheads and economies of scale – with an ability …

How to Optimize Car Dealership Websites

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moz.com - Getting any local business to rank high on Google is becoming more and more difficult, but one of the most competitive — and complex — industries for local SEO are car dealerships. Today’s car shoppe…

Complete Guide of Video Types For Business | Influence Buzz

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www.influencebuzz.com - So, you're doing your research and trying to decide if creating videos is the best way to promote your brand? Great! Now all you have to do is figure out what type of video is best for you to help …

Powerful Blogging Tips for Beginners: Start Getting Leads, Sales, and Sign-Ups for Any Business with Your Blog! • My Lead System PRO - MyLeadSystemPRO

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blog.myleadsystempro.com - To get you started with defining your target market, you can download this Customer Avatar Worksheet that should get the mind working on figuring out exactly who your content should be targeting. The…

Manychat & Messenger Marketing: The Ultimate Guide • My Lead System PRO - MyLeadSystemPRO

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blog.myleadsystempro.com - ManyChat has revolutionized the way that we are now able to use Facebook Messenger. Before we dig in to this full blown ManyChat walkthrough, let's get clear on what exactly Facebook messenger market…

Researcher expresses concerns over iOS 12’s new security code auto-fill feature

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9to5mac.com - With iOS 12 and macOS Mojave, Apple has introduced a new security code auto-fill feature that makes managing two-factor authentication codes sent via SMS easier to manage. A security researcher, howe…

Is My Store Good Enough? What it means to give shoppers a fast and smooth online experience.

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redstage.com - The ideal customer journey is fast, smooth and interruption-free. The best online retailers in the world have cut average site load times to tenths of a second, and have optimized the layout of each …

Email Marketing Tips For Retailers - Redstage Worldwide | Magento Development | Magento Support | Shopify Plus | BigCommerce

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redstage.com - When it comes to ecommerce, email is the most vital and potentially profitable channel in your marketing arsenal. According to the Direct Marketing Association, “Segmented and targeted emails generat…

FCPA Compliance Report-Episode 389, Shawn Rogers on Tailored and Effective Compliance Training at GM | JD Supra

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www.jdsupra.com - JD Supra is a legal publishing service that connects experts and their content with broader audiences of professionals, journalists and associations. This Privacy Policy describes how JD Supra, LLC (…

A Founder's Most Important Job Is Staying Connected to the Business

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www.entrepreneur.com - I think of entrepreneurship as responsible, calculated rebellion. As a seasoned entrepreneur, I have built my career on discovering and solving problems that others don’t see or know how to solve. I …

Doing it digitally—How tech-charged customer collaboration delivers market innovation

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www.cio.com - When Under Armour, a major player in the performance apparel market, adopted 3D printing technology to make insoles on demand, it shortened the design-to-sale cycle from six months to two days and di…

New survey shows executives heavily underestimate cybersecurity threats - Tampa Bay Business Journal

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www.bizjournals.com - A new survey shows a large disparity of understanding between IT and security professionals and their C-level counterparts. ERP Maestro, a provider of automated and cloud-based controls for access an…

Transparency, FCPA Enforcement and the Rule of Law | JD Supra

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www.jdsupra.com - JD Supra is a legal publishing service that connects experts and their content with broader audiences of professionals, journalists and associations. This Privacy Policy describes how JD Supra, LLC (…

Don't Drown in Your Convictions: How to Let Your Ideals Evolve With Your Business

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www.entrepreneur.com - If you want your company to navigate change successfully, learn to thrive on uncertainty. Even the big guys get it wrong sometimes: Microsoft has a rich history of promising big tech but failing to d…

Is your SAP SI partner evaluation missing the mark?

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www.cio.com - SAP-driven digital transformation initiatives have created a groundswell of system integrator (SI) evaluations. As organizations begin evaluating prospective SI partners, the following are opportunit…

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