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Wednesday, September 19, 2018

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Blockchain sempre più popolare tra le grandi aziende, lo rivela un sondaggio

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it.cointelegraph.com - Una nuova ricerca della società di analisi fintech Juniper House ha scoperto che nel 2018 la popolarità della tecnologia blockchain nelle grandi imprese è aumentata dell'11%. Lo rivela un comunicato …

Marketing to Gen Z

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bedtimesmagazine.com - To gain insight into this generation, Stamford, Connecticut-based MNI Targeted Media Inc. surveyed university students about their media consumption and then created five laws for marketing to Gen Z.…

Amazon reportedly has an Alexa microwave and more on the way

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techcrunch.com - Roughly this time last year, Amazon unleashed a ton of Alexa devices on the world, including the Spot and new Echos. It follows, then, that the company’s got something up its sleeve for this year, ju…

Kayak’s new AR feature will tell you if your carry-on bag fits the overhead bin

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techcrunch.com - Popular travel app Kayak has put augmented reality to clever use with a new feature that lets you measure the size of your carry-on bag using just your smartphone. Its updated iOS app now takes advan…

Hulu with Live TV tops a million subscribers

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techcrunch.com - Hulu’s live TV streaming service has hit a milestone number of more than 1 million subscribers. That’s up from the estimated 450,000 CNBC reported at the beginning of the year, and the 800,000 offici…

Withings returns from the dead with Steel HR Sport watch

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techcrunch.com - Any time a smaller company is gobbled up by a larger one, you assume the worst. In the case of Nokia buying Withings, that’s more or less what happened. First Nokia launched a handful of products und…

Answering its critics, Google loosens reins on AMP project

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techcrunch.com - Accelerated Mobile Pages, or AMP, has been a controversial project since its debut. The need for the framework has been clear: the payloads of mobile pages can be just insane, what with layers and la…

Committed to privacy, Snips founder wants to take on Alexa and Google, with blockchain

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techcrunch.com - Earlier this year we saw the headlines of how the users of popular voice assistants like Alexa and Siri and continue to face issues when their private data is compromised, or even sent to random peop…

Microsoft launches new AI applications for customer service and sales

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techcrunch.com - Like virtually every other major tech company, Microsoft is currently on a mission to bring machine learning to all of its applications. It’s no surprise then that it’s also bringing ‘AI’ to its high…

Nintendo is offering an exclusive Fortnite bundle with the Switch

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techcrunch.com - Fortnite has taken the world by storm. In fact, the game is so popular that Epic has released versions for PC, Xbox, PS4, iOS, Android and the Nintendo Switch, making the game about as accessible as …

Google launches new AI initiatives in Japan

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techcrunch.com - It’s no surprise that Google used its Cloud Next 2018 event in Tokyo today — one of a number of international Cloud Next events that follow its flagship San Francisco conference — to announce a coupl…

The Punkt MP02 inches closer to what a minimalist phone ought to be

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techcrunch.com - There’s an empty space in my heart for a minimalist phone with only the most basic functions. Bad for my heart, but good for a handful of companies putting out devices aiming to fill it. Punkt’s late…

Symantec offers free anti-spoofing services to US political campaigns and election groups

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techcrunch.com - Symantec is the latest private security company to offer its expertise to vulnerable political targets on the house. Today the company announced that it would extend its “Project Dolphin” service (do…

WayRay raises $80M at a $500M valuation led by Porsche for its holographic AR display tech

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techcrunch.com - The large, legacy car industry has pinned a lot of hopes and dreams on innovative startups to build the next generation of automotive technology, and today the latest chapter in that story was reveal…

Microsoft is putting HoloLens to work with new Dynamics 365 applications

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techcrunch.com - Microsoft HoloLens mixed reality glasses have always been interesting technology, but it’s never been clear how the company would move from novelty device to actual viable business use cases. Today, …

Cloudflare’s new ‘one-click’ DNSSEC setup will make it far more difficult to spoof websites

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techcrunch.com - Bad news first: the internet is broken for a while. The good news is that Cloudflare thinks it can make it slightly less broken. With “the click of one button,” the networking giant said Tuesday, its…

An Intel drone fell on my head during a light show

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techcrunch.com - It didn’t hurt. I thought someone dropped a small cardboard box on my head. It felt sharp and light. I was sitting on the floor, along the back of the crowd and then an Intel Shooting Star Mini drone…

Mozilla’s Firefox Reality web browser is now available

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techcrunch.com - Mozilla’s vision of a VR-first web browser is ready for consumers to download and judge. Firefox Reality is a browser built entirely for virtual reality. While you may have read about desktop Firefox…

Make Your Term Paper Look 10% Longer With This Font

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lifehacker.com - Listen to me, a professional writer: School and college teach you bad writing habits. One of those bad habits is padding out your work to reach a minimum page count. Anything you do to “cheat” at you…

iOS 12 on the iPhone 5S, iPhone 6 Plus, and iPad Mini 2: It’s actually faster!

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arstechnica.com - When we tested iOS 11 on the iPhone 5S, it was clear that it was slower than iOS 10 had been but that the iPhone 5S’ hardware was fast enough to keep everything usable. That’s especially true if you …

Amazon looking into claims that employees delete bad reviews for cash

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arstechnica.com - Amazon began investigating reports that some of its employees have been leaking company information in exchange for bribes, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. The report claims that Am…

Judge: FCC can’t hide records that may explain net neutrality comment fraud

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arstechnica.com - The Federal Communications Commission must stop withholding records that may shed light on fraudulent comments submitted in the FCC's net neutrality repeal proceeding, a US District Court judge ruled…

Dealmaster: Take $40 off a 32GB Amazon Fire HD 10 tablet

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arstechnica.com - Greetings, Arsians! Courtesy of our friends at TechBargains, we have a fresh batch of deals to share. Today's list is headlined by another round of discounts on Amazon devices, including a deal that …

Running Ubuntu VMs on Windows just got a whole lot more streamlined

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arstechnica.com - Microsoft and Canonical have been working for some time to make Ubuntu and Windows play nice with each other. Ubuntu was the first distribution supported in the Windows Subsystem for Linux, and now a…

Switch’s replica NES controllers only work with emulated NES games

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arstechnica.com - Those hopes have been dashed, as Nintendo-watchers have noticed the following disclaimer on the UK and Australian versions of the Nintendo's Switch Online information pages (though, oddly enough, not…

This Is What Inventors Can Teach Us About Success – The Startup – Medium

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medium.com - Do what you’ve always done, get what you’ve always got. Most of us know that self improvement involves change. You can’t expect to lose weight through wishful thinking. Nor can you continue consuming…

How to Add Custom Code Snippets to Your WordPress Site - Onextrapixel

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onextrapixel.com - If you want to extend your WordPress site with custom functionalities you frequently need to add custom code snippets to your codebase. In fact, the web is full of support forums and articles that pr…

50+ Free Ebooks for Web Designers and Developers - Hongkiat

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www.hongkiat.com - Either you want to learn a new tool or just want to brush up your web and UI design skills, learning from e-books is the best and quickest way to do that. Being online or readily available on your co…

'Fortnite' UX Designer Points Out All The Little Details They Included To Make The Gameplay Seamless

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digg.com - So many little things go into making it obvious what you, as a player, need to look at and accomplish. Hey, we're Digg. We collect the best and most interesting stories and videos on the internet in …

'The First' on Hulu Realizes Elon Musk's SpaceX Dream — Even If His Fails

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www.inverse.com - Barely more than a week after SpaceX founder Elon Musk smoked weed live on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast, Hulu’s new series The First details the efforts of a different privatized effort to send a…

​Five computer security questions you must be able to answer right now | ZDNet

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www.zdnet.com - Getting senior managers to take computer security seriously is a struggle within many organisations, despite the frequency of high-profile data breaches and hacking incidents. Now the UK government's…

HUAWEI Mate 20 series with Higher Intelligence teased yet again

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androidcommunity.com - We’re counting the days until October 16 when Huawei will unveil the new Mate 20 phone series. We’ve been anticipating the Huawei Mate 20 Lite, Mate Pro, and the standard Huawei Mate 20. These phones…

Weather Timeline’s developer pulls it from Google Play Store

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androidcommunity.com - If you’re fond of the Weather Timeline app and its material design and award-winning features, you’ll be glad that you’ve already installed it in your smartphone. But if you didn’t, you’re probably g…

Google reportedly rolling out Cast support for Podcasts app

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androidcommunity.com - Google came in pretty late to the whole podcast party, launching its dedicated Podcast app just a couple of months ago. But at least, you now had a Google-friendly place so you can listen to all your…

India Drafts Policy to Reduce Influence of Large Tech Companies

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loyalty360.org - The draft of a new e-commerce policy has emerged in India, one that calls for a “level playing field” between Indian businesses and global competitors. The policy, if enacted, would require tech co…

Twitter Is Fixing Its Timeline - Thurrott.com

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www.thurrott.com - Twitter is finally bringing back the timeline we actually want. Like every other major social network, Twitter introduced an algorithmic timeline back in 2016. The change wasn’t well received by its …

Valuable Features You Can Access On Peoplefinders | Bit Rebels

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www.bitrebels.com - In years gone by, finding out information could be something of a nightmare particularly if it related to things such as crime rates in areas, people’s backgrounds, address and phone number informati…

Insider Tips - Best Place To Trade-In & Sell Your iPhone For Cash | Bit Rebels

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www.bitrebels.com - Is it time to pre-order the new iPhone XS / XS Max / XR already? We’ve created a guide on exactly how to sell your old device securely and without getting ripped off on price in the process. If you a…

Bing Ads gives advertisers machine-learning powered insights - Search Engine Land

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searchengineland.com - A new competition tab is among several new action-oriented reports rolling out in the Bing Ads interface. Bing Ads is rolling out the first set in a series of machine learning-powered insights advert…

Bing improves visual search, adds educational carousel, American Sign Language and NFL answers - Search Engine Land

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searchengineland.com - Bing on Tuesday highlighted several new features rolled out in search over the past few months, including its most compelling feature, the intelligent camera, which allows users to take a picture of …

Google: AMP to use 'consensus-seeking' governance model - Search Engine Land

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searchengineland.com - When the AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages) Project began, the open-standard to enable publisher pages load quickly on mobile was a Google-driven initiative. On Tuesday, the company said there are “more …

Report: DOJ Investigating Tesla over Elon Musk's Statements | Breitbart

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www.breitbart.com - Bloomberg reports that Elon Musk’s Tesla is currently under investigation by the Department of Justice over statements made by Musk and the company. The criminal investigation is also operating along…

How to Add a Facebook Virtual Event to Your Launch Strategy : Social Media Examiner

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www.socialmediaexaminer.com - Do you host online events, webinars, or product launches? Wondering how to incorporate Facebook events into your marketing strategy? In this article, you’ll discover how to create and host a virtual …

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…

How to have your healthiest relationship with technology—according to a tech industry insider

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www.wellandgood.com - by Well+Good Editors, September 3, 2018 Interacting with technology on the reg is pretty much a necessity in 2018—whether it’s to keep up with your friends on social media, to stay up-to-date on curr…

Want To Shop Online? Read This First

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popularchristmas.com - Online shopping can be both pros and cons. To make the experience a primarily positive one, start to learn how to save money while online shopping.The following tips will help you with that. Always s…

Find Out How To Get More People To Visit Your Website

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durac.info - Internet promotion involves promoting your business on the web. It can be tricky for newcomers to start to engage in Online marketing, but luckily for you there is a whole of host valuable informatio…

Seven Key Strategies To Your Best Webhosting Success

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agentmonhost.com - Small businesses, that are working on setting up a website online, find cost as a limiting factor. However, these initial savings are often quickly dwarfed by lost profits as the problems of these bu…

Simple Guide On How To Use Your Iphone

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iphonefindmyphone.com - You have to live under a rock to not be familiar with Apple’s iphone. This simple device has single-handedly revolutionized personal communications in the way people perceive the mobile phone. Rice i…

Learn About Some Neat Best Webhosting Tricks Here

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agentmonhost.com - A lot of people don’t realize that websites are stored when they first visit. This is the point where having an understanding of best webhosting is critical. New site owners need to know about the va…

Learning The Basic Principles Of Website Design

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agentmonhost.com - Whether you have a blog or a business, website creation knowledge is important. The design of your website is.This article shares several tips that let you design a successful website. Frames have no…

The Best Tips About Auto Repair For You

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carshopping.biz - Having to get your vehicle repaired can be quite frustrating. It may be hard to find an automobile repair shop with all the crooks out there.This article will show you all about getting your car repa…

Tricks On How To Maximize Your Ipad | Laptops and Notebook, iPhone and iPad

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laptopsandnotebook.com - The iPad contains all kinds of features that allow it to be a great for everyone. When you’re picking up the iPad for the first time, you may feel overwhelmed learning how it works. Use the simple ti…

Great Tips For Purchasing An Automobile Easily

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carshopping.biz - Many people look at searching for a car shopping the most dreaded activity they must do. While driving a new car is usually a joy, buying a car is a process that requires time and research. If you us…

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