The Future of Tech, News and making sense of it all!

Tuesday, September 18, 2018

TPS Consulting Daily


TECHNOLOGY

I worked in an Amazon warehouse. Bernie Sanders is right to target them | James Bloodworth

Shared by
Bernie Sanders





www.theguardian.com - Amazon has become a ubiquitous feature of modern life. You can find almost anything on its website, and whatever it is you want – books, music, film – Amazon can get it to you the very next day or ev…

ProtonMail Hits 5 Million Accounts and Wants Users to Ditch Google by 2021

Shared by
Dean Jones ๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ‘Œ





www.inverse.com - How do you deal with unfriendly governments like the one in Turkey, which banned ProtonMail earlier this year? The answer is gonna be a bit surprising, is actually through negotiation. We’re not gonn…

FEMA to send its first ‘Presidential Alert’ in emergency messaging system test

Shared by
TechCrunch





techcrunch.com - The Federal Emergency Management Agency will next month test a new “presidential alert” system that will allow the president to send a message to every phone in the US. The alert is the first nationw…

Amazon Plans to Launch Alexa-Powered Hifi Equipment (Report)

Shared by
๐Ÿ“Ž #Resist ❄️๐Ÿ‹





variety.com - Amazon is looking to move upmarket by making its own Alexa-powered Hifi equipment, according to a new CNBC report. The e-commerce giant will introduce at least 8 new devices before the end of the yea…

Microsoft establishes Microsoft Research Asia-Shanghai and a new AI Innovation Center - Asia News Center

Shared by
Michael Tchong





news.microsoft.com - Microsoft partners with Shanghai Xuhui District People’s Government and INESA Group to accelerate AI innovation September 17, 2018, Shanghai – Today, Microsoft announced the establishment of Microsof…

Tesla is ending its free unlimited Supercharger referral program

Shared by
Michael Tchong





esist.tech - Your daily selection of the hottest trending tech news! According to TechRadar – All the latest technology news (This article and its images were originally posted on TechRadar – All the latest techn…

L'Intelligence Artificielle : quels profits pour votre entreprise ?

Shared by
Michael Tchong





www.chefdentreprise.com - Cette mutation bouleverse bien des mรฉtiers, et vient s’immiscer dans diverses professions. Ainsi, de nombreuses entreprises utilisent l’Intelligence Artificielle pour optimiser leurs processus intern…

RMK E2 Electric Motorcycle Pushes Innovation with its Hubless Rear Wheel

Shared by
Michael Tchong





www.carmudi.com.ph - Imagination and creativity are two things that allow you to come up with the most weird or random idea. In most cases, weird or random ideas are the best ingredient when you want to push the limits o…

Get Your Website Responsive NOW or Face Google Consequences

Shared by
Rob McNealy





herenextyear.com - Having a responsive website is no longer a luxury or something to brag to your friends with, but it is an absolute necessity. And, your website must be 100% responsive…by April 21, 2015! Why the urge…

Honing Your Single Most Important Competitive Advantage

Shared by
Michael Tchong





noahfleming.com - Last week in Newport, Rhode Island I was reminded of what a healthy and robust economy we’re currently living in. On a quiet Tuesday night, the restaurant we dined at, The Mooring, was anything but q…

43 Of The Best Damn Photos On The Internet This Afternoon

Shared by
Cass Anderson





brobible.com - Welcome! It’s my job to bring you the best funny memes of 2018 each day. Here at BroBible, I put out the ‘Best Damn Photos’ daily pic dump in the morning and afternoon, 52 weeks a year. This is your …

11 neat hidden features in iOS 12

Shared by
Fred Neil





techcrunch.com - iOS 12 is finally here. And the update is packed with many improvements. In particular, Apple has tucked away many little features that you won’t see right away. If you want to impress all your frien…

Amazon launches Storefronts to give 20K small businesses a bigger spotlight

Shared by
Aepiphanni





techcrunch.com - Amazon has had a complicated relationship with small businesses over the years: on one hand, it’s long been a channel for them to sell goods online to a wider audience; but on the other, some have la…

How to Start an Email List in 2018: Step-By-Step—UPDATED!

Shared by
Pat Flynn





www.smartpassiveincome.com - Now, you may be thinking, “Why do I even need an email service provider? I’ve got a Gmail account and can just send emails to my friends and family that way.” Here’s the thing: don’t send bulk busine…

Social Media: The Right Tool to Grow Your Small Business - Peg Fitzpatrick

Shared by
Guy Kawasaki





pegfitzpatrick.com - In the rapidly changing, digital world we live in today, it can be easy to get left by the wayside as a local small business. Especially when competing with much larger brands. Deciding to invest you…

Elon Musk extends Tesla’s free supercharging for life offer

Shared by
TechCrunch





techcrunch.com - Tesla has been phasing out free unlimited access to its network of fast-chargers for a couple of years now. The last vestige of that program was a referral system that was supposed to expire at midni…

Five security settings in iOS 12 you should change right now

Shared by
TechCrunch





techcrunch.com - iOS 12, Apple’s latest mobile software for iPhone and iPad, is finally out. The new software packs in a bunch of new security and privacy features you’ve probably already heard about. Here’s what you…

Amazon taps Getty to provide images for visual searches on the Echo Show and Echo Spot

Shared by
TechCrunch





techcrunch.com - On the heels of the Getty family regaining control of Getty Images, reportedly for about $3 billion, the company is announcing a move to expand use of its images to a wider set of eyeballs. It will n…

iOS 12 makes your phone faster than ever

Shared by
TechCrunch





techcrunch.com - iOS 12 could be summed up in one feature: speed. The rest is just a footnote, especially when you compare iOS 12 to iOS 11. You may remember that iOS 11 was filled with many new features, especially …

Hear how Oculus is minimizing VR’s content problem at TC Sessions: AR/VR

Shared by
TechCrunch





techcrunch.com - In 2018, VR adoption has plenty of demons to chase as it looks to build a larger, more mainstream audience. In 2017, the chief concern for most in the industry was the lack of content available for h…

Loot boxes face scrutiny from an international coalition of gambling authorities

Shared by
TechCrunch





techcrunch.com - The world of online gaming is changing so quickly that players, developers, publishers, and regulators are all scrambling to keep up with each other. Case in point: loot boxes, randomized in-game rew…

iOS 12 is now available to download

Shared by
TechCrunch





techcrunch.com - Apple has just released the final version of iOS 12. This update is all about making your phone work better — and there are also a bunch of new features. The update is currently rolling out and is av…

Surveillance camera vulnerability could allow hackers to spy on and alter recordings

Shared by
TechCrunch





techcrunch.com - In newly published research, security firm Tenable reveals how popular video surveillance camera software could be manipulated, allowing would-be attackers the ability to view, disable or otherwise m…

Twitter is bringing back the chronological timeline

Shared by
TechCrunch





techcrunch.com - Your Twitter prayers are answered! Well, maybe not the prayers about harassment or the ones about an edit tweet button, but your other prayers. Today in a series of tweets, the company announced that…

Daily Burn plans a new line of fitness apps, starting with HIIT Workouts

Shared by
TechCrunch





techcrunch.com - Daily Burn, the online fitness brand owned by IAC, launched a new iPhone app today devoted to the popular workout style known as HIIT (high-intensity interval training). Daily Burn already offers a g…

Lucid Motors secures $1 billion from Saudi wealth fund to launch the Air

Shared by
TechCrunch





techcrunch.com - Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund is investing $1 billion into Lucid Motors, capital that will finance the commercial launch of the startup’s first electric vehicle. The agreement comes just six w…

OnePlus is developing its own smart TV

Shared by
TechCrunch





techcrunch.com - Smartphone upstart OnePlus’s upcoming 6T flagship promises to bring changes — it’ll see it ditch the headphone jack and sport an in-screen fingerprint reader — but first there’s something else. OnePl…

8 Cool Ideas to Rock Instagram Stories to Build Your Brand - Peg Fitzpatrick

Shared by
Guy Kawasaki





pegfitzpatrick.com - Instagram Stories are fun, interactive part of Instagram. They keep adding cool, easy-to-use features that will let you showcase your brand and engage with your community. To share a photo or video …

Ajit Pai calls California’s net neutrality rules “illegal”

Shared by
Ars Technica





arstechnica.com - California's attempt to enforce net neutrality rules is "illegal" and "poses a risk to the rest of the country," Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai said in a speech on Friday. Pai's …

You can preorder the Apple Watch Series 4 today, starting at $399

Shared by
Ars Technica





arstechnica.com - The new digital crown has an electrode on its flat edge that works with the electrode on the underside to measure ECG. The optical heart rate monitor on the back is surrounded by the new electrodes. …

WikiLeaks founder sought Russian visa in 2010, per AP report

Shared by
Ars Technica





arstechnica.com - AP reporter Raphael Satter declined to elaborate as to how much more material the AP had or why that material was not being released now. Among those documents is a purported November 30, 2010 effort…

iOS 12, thoroughly reviewed

Shared by
Ars Technica





arstechnica.com - Apple's iOS 12 software update is available today for supported iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch devices, and on the surface, it looks like one of the smallest new iOS releases Apple has pushed out. This…

Microsoft wants to manage your desktop fleet with Microsoft Managed Desktop

Shared by
Ars Technica





arstechnica.com - Just as the cloud freed many administrators from the day-to-day tedium of tending to Exchange servers and infrastructure like Domain Controllers, Microsoft Managed Desktop (MMD) could do the same for…

Lucid Motors raises $1 billion to build all-electric cars in Arizona

Shared by
Ars Technica





arstechnica.com - Lucid Motors, the electric car startup we described as Tesla's most credible rival last year, got a shot in the arm on Monday as Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund announced a $1 billion investment…

These few lines of CSS code will crash your iPhone

Shared by
Webdesigner Depot





thenextweb.com - A security researcher has found out that due to a vulnerability in WebKit (a rendering engine used by Safari browser), it takes only a few lines of CSS code to crash an iPhone or an iPad. The code it…

Loving & Hating the Hamburger Icon | Webdesigner Depot

Shared by
Webdesigner Depot





www.webdesignerdepot.com - I love the hamburger menu. I hate the hamburger menu. I am constantly contradicting myself about this tiny website element; whether I think it works beautifully…or just makes a mess. And I’m not alon…

The Rise and Demise of RSS

Shared by
Webdesigner Depot





twobithistory.org - There are two stories here. The first is a story about a vision of the web’s future that never quite came to fruition. The second is a story about how a collaborative effort to improve a popular stan…

Amazon Reportedly Investigating Whether Some of Its Staff Are Taking Kickbacks From Merchants

Shared by
Reg Saddler





gizmodo.com - Amazon is reportedly investigating whether independent merchants operating on their platform are greasing the palms of staff to divulge confidential information about the site, the Wall Street Journa…

Rappers are making Tesla sexy, which might be good for the planet

Shared by
Reg Saddler





futurism.com - “I really love my Tesla. I’m in the future. Thank you Elon.” In one tweet, Kanye pretty much summed up the A-list hip-hop community’s growing affinity for Teslas. As Pitchfork meticulously documented…

How to Stop an Ex From Breaking Into Your Accounts

Shared by
Reg Saddler





lifehacker.com - In this week’s tech-support column, I’m taking on an uncomfortable issue: How to regain control of your accounts from a not-so-kind ex. I’m hoping your former loved one isn’t a complete psychopath—or…

AirPods 2 Easter Egg in iPhone Keynote Hints at Two Exciting New Features

Shared by
Reg Saddler





www.inverse.com - A refresh to Apple’s wireless earbuds was glaringly absent during Wednesday’s iPhone keynote. But while the announced hardware was skimpier than expected, the hoped-for AirPods 2 might have been teas…

OnePlus TV is a possibility, smarter with AI and more connected

Shared by
Android Community





androidcommunity.com - OnePlus is now in its fifth year of existence. The group behind it may be together long before that but we believe they “never settle”. They don’t settle on what they can offer the consumers. From sm…

Silver Galaxy Note 9 may be released outside the US

Shared by
Android Community





androidcommunity.com - A few days ago we told you about the rumor that we might be getting a silver variant of the recently released Samsung Galaxy Note 9 but that it might only be available in the US. The latest news floa…

Xiaomi releases new bundles, mockingly named after new iPhones

Shared by
Android Community





androidcommunity.com - If you read the news about all the new iPhones and their price tags, you were probably computing how many more Android devices you can actually buy with that price. Well some folks over at Xiaomi in …

After a Decade, Netflix Removes User Reviews

Shared by
Loyalty360





loyalty360.org - If you’re looking for a new title to watch on Netflix, don’t bother consulting other users. The streaming giant has recently deleted all user reviews for TV shows and movies on the site. The compan…

AP Exclusive: WikiLeaks files expose group's inner workings

Shared by
Eric Garland





apnews.com - LONDON (AP) — Julian Assange had just pulled off one of the biggest scoops in journalistic history, splaying the innards of American diplomacy across the web. But technology firms were cutting ties t…

Apple Releases iOS 12 - Thurrott.com

Shared by
Paul Thurrott





www.thurrott.com - Apple announced today that it has released iOS 12 publicly to owners of compatible iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch devices. “iOS 12 … is designed to make everyday tasks on iPhone and iPad faster and mor…

Noah’s Ark except it’s a school bus: Truck driver rescues 64 dogs and cats from floods of Hurricane Florence

Shared by
Bob Burg





www.washingtonpost.com - By Meagan Flynn Meagan Flynn Morning Mix reporter Email Bio Follow September 17 at 6:21 AM There is nothing like a meal at the Waffle House after driving more than 60 animals from the South Carolina …

Fortnite cited in more than 200 divorce cases this year

Shared by
Still Safe®





metro.co.uk - Gamers are playing Fortnite so much they’re neglecting their spouses. The massively popular free-to-play mobile game is apparently responsible for 5% of all divorces in the country in the last eight …

Google is right; click-through and conversion rates kinda don't matter - Search Engine Land

Shared by
DotOnline (.ONLINE)





searchengineland.com - Last month I wrote extensively on the seeming lack of meaningful click-through rates (CTR) growth following the implementation of Google expanded text ads (ETA), despite Google’s own assorted case st…

Modern-Day Noah Rescues Dozens of Animals from Hurricane Florence

Shared by
Chris From Wisconsin





www.breitbart.com - The bus, emptied seats, and with “EMERGENCY ANIMAL RESCUE SHELTER” emblazoned on its side, has been responsible for saving the lives of 53 dogs and 11 cats from South Carolina animal shelters threate…

China and Google Urge Global Cooperation to Advance AI Development | Breitbart

Shared by
Chris From Wisconsin





www.breitbart.com - Chinese Vice Premier Liu He joined Jack Ma, the chairman of Alibaba Group, and executives from Google at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference to promote A.I. He called for foreign investment …

Bokhari -- Google's 'Values': 60-Minute Video Reveals Political Zealotry in Tech Corporate Culture | Breitbart

Shared by
Chris From Wisconsin





www.breitbart.com - Conservative and Trump-supporting employees in the audience (and we know at least one of them was there) heard the company’s co-founder link their motivations to “extremism” and “fascism,” saying he …

The story behind Bongo Cat, the adorable music meme that's taking over Twitter

Shared by
MARCOME





mashable.com - Scrolling through Twitter is like wading through a steaming pool of hot trash. But among the depressing stories, exhausting criticism, and increasingly aggressive interactions between people who don'…

Report: Google Will Link Searches to Personal Phone Numbers in China | Breitbart

Shared by
Chris From Wisconsin





www.breitbart.com - The Intercept reports that Google’s purpose-built censored Chinese search engine, codenamed Dragonfly, will link users’ searches to phone numbers, theoretically allowing authorities to link searches …

Newsmax TV To Launch on Comcast's Xfinity TV

Shared by
Chris From Wisconsin





www.newsmax.com - BOCA RATON, Florida – Newsmax TV announced today that it has reached an agreement with Comcast to carry its 24/7 cable news channel to Xfinity TV customers on the X1 platform. Newsmax TV said it will…

Where to buy Emulin Plus in Australia , Buy Igalen Emulin Plus Australia at best Prices

Shared by
Aj Martirano, Online Marketer




emulincanada.com - looking to purchase Igalen Emulin Plus in Australia then you have come to the right place as we are international Distributors of all Igalen Emulin products and well as the rest of Igalens innovative…

Facebook Mobile Messenger Marketing for Traffic, Leads & Sales

Shared by
terrypetrovick





www.attractionmarketingprofits.com - Facebook Messenger (otherwise called Messenger) is an instant messaging solution. The software program application was released in August 2011 by Facebook. Unlike a lot of SMS message applications, M…

Amazon Is In The Oil Business, Proving No Industry Is Amazon Proof

Shared by
Bill Inman





www.forbes.com - Amazon continues to prove that no industry is safe. Amazon has released its private-label motor oil and industry analysts have begun to downgrade oil stocks. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) Amazon is now in…

Helping You Better Understand Website Development With These Simple To Follow Tips

Shared by
Rolf Joho





agentmonhost.com - Most people don’t build their own cars from scratch. But we all of use can build a custom websites. If you understand how good website design works, you can even turn it into a career. Keep reading t…

Wondering Where To Start With IPads? Read This!

Shared by
Rolf Joho





laptopsandnotebook.com - iPads are packed with the amount of amazing features. This is the main reason they’re as popular as they sell so well. Since the iPad is advanced in technology, it can take a while to learn the ins a…

Improving And Impressing With Internet Marketing Tactics

Shared by
Rolf Joho




durac.info - Internet marketing can be very difficult if you are just starting out, particularly with all the competition there is online. Choosing a variety of methods for your Web marketing and what doesn’t.Thi…

Some Great Tips On Hosting Services

Shared by
Rolf Joho





agentmonhost.com - If you want a web site, you will have to use a web host, so it’s time to learn about it. You could get frustrated when you think of your site in the depths of a server rack, and the thought might be …

TPS Consulting


Computers, Technology and the Future!