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FBI probing cyber attack on congressional campaign in California - sources

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www.rawstory.com - The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating a cyber attack on the congressional campaign of a Democratic candidate in California, according to three people close to the campaign. The ha…

The 41 best free web fonts

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www.creativebloq.com - Searching for brilliant free web fonts? We know it's time-consuming to cut through the ocean of free fonts online, so we've rounded up the best free web fonts right here to get you started. Of course…

6 million users had installed third-party Twitter clients

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techcrunch.com - Twitter tried to downplay the impact deactivating its legacy APIs would have on its community and the third-party Twitter clients preferred by many power users, by saying that “less than 1%” of Twitt…

Tesla lost nearly $8 billion in shareholder value this week and its board should be ashamed

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techcrunch.com - Over the last five days, Tesla shareholders watched the value of their stock decline by roughly 16 percent and saw nearly $8 billion in value erased, as the company’s celebrity chief executive, Elon …

YC-backed Mutiny helps B2B business personalize their website for each visitor

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techcrunch.com - Mutiny, which is part of the current batch of startups at accelerator Y Combinator, helps business-to-business, software-as-a-service companies present a message that’s customized to each visitor on …

Threads raises $20M for its luxury goods ’boutique’ that exists only in messaging apps

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techcrunch.com - When you think of e-commerce marketplaces, chances are that the first things that come to mind are storefronts built on websites and apps. But today an e-commerce startup that has never had either — …

Next Windows 10 update nearing completion as it gets its official name

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arstechnica.com - The last few Windows Insider preview builds of Windows 10 have offered few new features; instead these have focused on fixing bugs. The latest build, released today, takes a step towards completion: …

Ajit Pai grilled by lawmakers on why FCC spread “myth” of DDoS attack

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arstechnica.com - Democratic members of Congress want to know when Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai knew that the FCC's claims about being hit by a DDoS attack were false. An FCC Inspector General (…

The blockchain bonanza is over for graphics card makers

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arstechnica.com - For almost a year, cryptocurrency miners have snapped up all the graphics cards they could get their hands on. That was a financial windfall for Nvidia and AMD, the leading makers of consumer graphic…

The iMac is 20 years old this week

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arstechnica.com - Apple released the first iMac on August 15, 1998—that makes this week the 20th anniversary of the often divisive, always popular, and ever iconic all-in-one. That first iMac was a revolution in terms…

In the lab with Xbox’s new Adaptive Controller, which may change gaming forever

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arstechnica.com - REDMOND, Washington—The Xbox Adaptive Controller (XAC), slated to launch "later this year," looks almost incomplete at first glance. The clean, confusing-looking slab, nearly the length and width of …

Analysts: Despite Crypto Mining Decline, Nvidia Will See Increased Revenue This Quarter

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cointelegraph.com - Analysts polled by FactSet suggest that Nvidia will see increased revenue this quarter despite “waning” cryptocurrency mining, Marketwatch reported August 10. The purported increase is due to strong …

The Real Problem With Pre-Made Themes | Webdesigner Depot

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www.webdesignerdepot.com - Designers, developers, site owners… lend me your eyeballs for a bit. There’s something rotten in the state of pre-made website themes. Alright, I’ve offended The Bard quite enough. But you get my poi…

AI Has Become a Top UX Design Challenge: Here’s How to Solve it

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blog.walkme.com - The architects of UX are facing a daunting new challenge: How do you integrate AI into the seamless user experience you’ve strived to create? More specifically, how should users view AI-generated con…

Caviar offers $60k Galaxy Note 9 with 1kg of gold

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androidcommunity.com - Has it always been your dream to carry around 1 kilo of gold everywhere that you go and people won’t even know you have it? Well, that can come true, sort of, if you have around $60,000 lying around …

Skype now has encrypted Private Conversations across platforms

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androidcommunity.com - Because messaging apps are now a dime a dozen, each of the major players are trying to come up with more features to entice new users or to keep their existing base from transferring to another. Skyp…

Report: Google Smart Display to Arrive in Late 2018 - Thurrott.com

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www.thurrott.com - While Google’s plans for new Pixel phones and Pixelbook Chromebooks have leaked repeatedly, this one, I think, is new. A report this week claims that the online giant will also release its own smart …

The Ultimate Skateboard Gear Starter Kit | Bit Rebels

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www.bitrebels.com - Kickflips, half pipes, 360 nosegrinds… if you’re going to take up skateboarding, then you better start learning those terms. Getting to grips with the lingo is one thing, as is actually being able to…

Report: House Energy and Commerce Committee Considering Twitter Subpoena | Breitbart

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www.breitbart.com - According to Politico, the possibility of a subpoena was raised “during a tense meeting with representatives of the company Thursday.” An anonymous source claimed to Politico that Twitter is “delayin…

Laptops on sale this weekend: Save on Apple MacBooks, Lenovo IdeaPads, Google Pixelbooks, and more

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mashable.com - SEE ALSO: Best cheap laptops: 10 options for under $500 It's the freakin' weekend and that means another round of laptops have gone on sale. And as the end of summer and beginning of school crawls ev…

Shadow Ban: PragerU Reveals Immediate 99.9999% Drop in Facebook Reach | Breitbart

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www.breitbart.com - Echoing the apparent page limitation of conservative commentating duo Diamond and Silk, the conservative non-profit group PragerU — which produces educational videos on conservative issues — appears …

Google Clarifies Location-Tracking Policy

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www.newsmax.com - Google has revised an erroneous description on its website of how its "Location History" setting works, clarifying that it continues to track users even if they've disabled the setting. The change ca…

Elon Musk Tears Up over Tesla Turmoil, 'No Sleep or Ambien' | Breitbart

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www.breitbart.com - In a recent interview with the New York Times, Tesla CEO Elon Musk discussed the issues surrounding his electric car company in recent months. The Times described Musk as “struggling to maintain his …

Twitter Hero of the #Resistance Exposed as Pro-Trump Gamer

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www.thedailybeast.com - In the world of #Resistance Twitter, @GuardianRover was a hero. As a former intelligence operative and Delta Force soldier, the person behind the account used a cartoon secret agent avatar and the al…

Kroger rolls out driverless cars for grocery deliveries

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apnews.com - SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — At a time when big-box retailers are trying to offer the same conveniences as their online competitors, the biggest U.S. grocery chain is testing the use of driverless cars t…

The Facebook Ad Algorithm: What Marketers Need to Know : Social Media Examiner

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www.socialmediaexaminer.com - Looking for tips to optimize your Facebook ad campaigns? To explore the Facebook ads algorithm, I interview Ralph Burns. The Social Media Marketing podcast is designed to help busy marketers, busines…

The wide–and sometimes wacky–world of smartphone addiction cures

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www.fastcompany.com - A few years ago, a smattering of kooky schemes, dubious proposals, weird hardware, and social shaming services relating to excessive smartphone use began to emerge on the self-improvement fringe. Fas…

Now you can scan your glasses and instantly learn your prescription

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www.fastcompany.com - Eyewear brands are popping up all over the internet, allowing you to skip the optical shop to get a new pair of glasses. There’s only one problem: You need to have a current prescription on hand duri…

Golden Way Media Contact information

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www.golden-way-media.com - Our office is open: Mon to Fri from 8am to 6pm We do not send unsolicited emails. We do not advertise our products and services via emails. If you receive any strange email, please check the header. …

Social Media Marketing Plan • Attraction Marketing Profits

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www.attractionmarketingprofits.com - If you are a business owner, many, if not most, of your customers have one or more social media accounts. If you're not already set up with a profile for your company, what's stopping you? Read on to…

How to Go From Information Overload to Massive Action Mode in Your Business • My Lead System PRO - MyLeadSystemPRO

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blog.myleadsystempro.com - Do you suffer from information overload? Or, if you would prefer to call it, analysis paralysis? Are you someone who attends the webinars, goes through the training, and buys the courses but then can…

Proven Twitter Marketing Strategy for Traffic, Leads and Sales

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www.attractionmarketingprofits.com - Watch the video to discover a 3 step formula to use Twitter to generate tons of new leads every day! You'll learn how to get their phone numbers and this approach will work for any business. 80% of t…

In Dealing With Laptops, We Provide The Top Tips

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laptopsandnotebook.com - There are lots of options and choices to consider. Read on to find the best one for your needs. Read online reviews when buying a laptop. New laptops always look great and seem like great deals, but …

Using Convenience to Disrupt the Competition – Local Internet Marketing

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andyrkelly.com - Marketing Podcast with Shep Hyken Podcast Transcript This week on the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I chat with Shep Hyken. He is the Chief Amazement Officer of Shepard Presentations and the author of…

T-Mobile is completely overhauling how its customer service works

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www.theverge.com - T-Mobile announced its latest “Un-carrier” initiative today in a fresh attempt to gain new subscribers and lure customers away from rival providers. And it focuses on a crucial, but less flashy subje…

Philips intros 903 OLED TV with built-in B&W soundbar

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www.hiddenwires.co.uk - Philips has announced fruits of its collaboration with Bowers & Wilkins: a 65-in OLED TV with an integrated soundbar called the OLED903. In a bid to rival significant market share in the OLED market,…

Digital Disruption Common Sense

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cxo-transform.com - Facebook took 3.5 years to acquire 50 million customers, Whatsapp took 15 months, Angry Birds took 15 days. Since 1995 when Clay Christensen and Joe Bower published the HBR article Disruptive Technol…

You Don’t Have To Control Your Thoughts To Change Your Life. You Just Have To Control Your Actions.

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medium.com - It is not your thoughts which create your life, but the actions your thoughts prompt. This is such an important distinction, because it’s so easy to misunderstand. Becoming your own locus of control …

A Public History of Elon Musk, As Told by His Ridiculous Twitter Account

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www.theringer.com - “Please ignore prior tweets, as that was someone pretending to be me :),” Elon Musk wrote on Twitter in June 2010. “This is actually me.” Since that first tweet, there have been many questions about …

Twitter Explains API Changes to Employees as Limits for Third-Party Apps Go Live

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www.macrumors.com - Today, we will be publishing a blog post about our priorities for investing in Twitter client experiences. I wanted to share some insight into how we reached these decisions and how we're thinking ab…

Senators ask Facebook, Twitter, Google to block 3D-printed gun blueprints

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www.cnet.com - Design files for 3D printed guns on Defense Distributed's website. Lawmakers are asking the tech industry's heavy hitters to ban online distribution of designs for 3D-printed guns. Five Democratic se…

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