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Why do a Startup? – Startups & Venture Capital
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Michael Tchong
startupsventurecapital.com - “Starting a company isn’t about money. It’s about solving a problem and making the world a better place.” I keep hearing founders and investors repeating this like a mantra, but is it right? And peop…
What to expect from Facebook’s Oculus Connect 5 VR conference tomorrow
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techcrunch.com - The Oculus Connect 5 conference kicks off tomorrow in San Jose where FB and company will let their latest virtual reality efforts loose and attempt to prove to the world at last that VR is coming and…
The Freedom Shortcut
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thefreedomshortcut.com - By submitting this request for information, I hereby agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and consent to receive recurring information by email, auto-dialer and/or pre-recorded telephone call…
Why Instagram’s founders are resigning: independence from Facebook weakened
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techcrunch.com - Facebook promised Instagram autonomy, but reduced it over time leading to today’s bombshell revelation. Eight years after launching Instagram and six years after selling it to Facebook, Instagram co-…
Microsoft Teams can now blur backgrounds during video calls, thanks to AI
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LeonardoZ
thenextweb.com - Paging product managers for Skype, Apple FaceTime, WhatsApp, and any other service that lets you make video calls: Microsoft has hit upon a solid new feature that should help make conference calls a …
New Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL images surface online
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androidcommunity.com - In less than three weeks from today, we’ll finally get to see the new Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL. These next-gen Pixel phones have been part of our regular features because there are numerous rumors, lea…
Huawei Mate 20 Pro: New images show possible color variants
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androidcommunity.com - Huawei will be launching three new smartphones in less than a month. It will be the last among the top OEMs to introduce its latest flagship models since LG, Google, and Samsung are also rolling out …
LinkedIn steps into business intelligence with the launch of Talent Insights
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techcrunch.com - LinkedIn may be best known as a place where people and organizations keep public pages of their professional profiles, using that as a starting point for networking, recruitment and more — a service …
DoorDash customers say their accounts have been hacked
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techcrunch.com - Food delivery startup DoorDash has received dozens of complaints from customers who say their accounts have been hacked. Dozens of people have tweeted at @DoorDash with complaints that their accounts…
Google CEO Sundar Pichai will reportedly meet with Republican lawmakers this week
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techcrunch.com - Google CEO Sundar Pichai will meet in private with Republican lawmakers on Friday to discuss issues including its work in China and alleged political bias, reports the Wall Street Journal. The meetin…
The new era in mobile
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techcrunch.com - A future dominated by autonomous vehicles (AVs) is, for many experts, a foregone conclusion. Declarations that the automobile will become the next living room are almost as common — but, they are imp…
Mozilla’s Firefox Monitor will now alert you when one of your accounts was hacked
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techcrunch.com - Earlier this year, Mozilla announced Firefox Monitor, a service that tells you if your online accounts were hacked in a recent data breach. All you have to give it is your email address and it’ll use…
Salesforce, AWS expand partnership with secure data sharing between platforms
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techcrunch.com - Salesforce and Amazon’s cloud arm, AWS, have had a pretty close relationship for some time, signing a $400 million deal for infrastructure cloud services in 2016, but today at Dreamforce, Salesforce’…
Slack acquires Astro to conquer email
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techcrunch.com - Slack announced today that it has acquired Astro, the Bay Area startup behind email assistant, Astrobot. The deal, which marks Slack’s largest to date, will go a ways toward helping the popular enter…
Trump’s new presidential limo is a beastly take on the Cadillac CT6
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techcrunch.com - The new presidential limousine — and an identical one called a “spare” that travels in President Donald Trump’s motorcade for added security— was spotted this week on the streets of New York. This ne…
macOS 10.14 Mojave review
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techcrunch.com - Against my better judgment and repeat warnings from those who knew better, I went ahead and installed Mojave on my work computer the first chance I got. Sure, there were certain standard beta bugs an…
Apply for a Country Pavilion at Disrupt Berlin 2018
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techcrunch.com - On 29-30 November — in less than two short months — thousands of tech startup founders, investors, innovators and entrepreneurs will make their way to Germany to attend Disrupt Berlin 2018. It’s an a…
Big cameras and big rivalries take center stage at Photokina
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techcrunch.com - Photokina is underway in London and the theme of the show is “large.” Unusually for an industry that is trending towards the compact, the cameras on stage at this show sport big sensors, big lenses, …
Federal appeals court rules Uber drivers must arbitrate claims
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techcrunch.com - A federal appeals court has handed a defeat to Uber drivers who were suing the company in three separate lawsuits over claims that they were misclassified as independent contractors instead of full-t…
Picfair gives every photographer on its marketplace their own store
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techcrunch.com - Picfair, the photo marketplace that competes with Getty and Shutterstock by giving photographers a fairer deal, is adding a major update to its offering today. The London-based startup is launching P…
As Magic Leap preps for its first developer conference, the focus shifts to content
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techcrunch.com - Even as Magic Leap has cleared the milestone of its first hardware release, the augmented reality startup still has big challenges ahead as it aims to entice developers to build the content for its w…
How the new Apple Watch will call 911 after a fall, if you want it to
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Ars Technica
arstechnica.com - Before actually contacting first responders, the Apple Watch will try to give numerous urgent alerts: tapping the wearer on the wrist, sounding an alarm, and also displaying a visual alert. If the Ap…
VMWare Fusion 11 adds support for Core i9 MacBook Pro and 18-core iMac Pro
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Ars Technica
arstechnica.com - Running a graphics-intensive Windows application on a Mac via Metal in VMWare Fusion 11. A new version of virtualization software VMWare Fusion hit Macs this week. VMWare Fusion 11 adds a new applica…
Microsoft promises Xbox One keyboard/mouse support in “coming weeks”
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arstechnica.com - In any case, Microsoft has announced via a Tuesday blog post that the long-promised mouse and keyboard support will finally be rolling out for Xbox Insider members "in the coming weeks." That could m…
Uber wins key ruling in its fight against treating drivers as employees
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arstechnica.com - A federal appeals court handed Uber a significant win Tuesday in its battle to avoid having its drivers declared to be legal employees. Uber has asked the courts to throw out the lawsuit, because Ube…
Why Mojave’s dark mode isn’t dark enough
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arstechnica.com - The days of getting overly excited about an OS release have passed for me. Maybe I'm just getting old and cranky, or maybe operating systems reached "good enough" status a while ago. But either way, …
After-market car tech firm sold 363,000 emissions-cheating devices, DOJ says
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arstechnica.com - On Monday, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a settlement with an after-market car technology company called Derive Systems. Derive was accused of selling 363,000 devices that could defeat…
Valve reveals just how many PC gamers plug in gamepads—and which kinds
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arstechnica.com - Fans of PC video games inevitably point to the options they have for how they play their favorite games, whether with a keyboard and mouse, a rigorous array of flight-sim pedals, or everything in bet…
Former Linkedin Data Executive Joins Coinbase as VP of Data
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Joel Comm
cointelegraph.com - Former LinkedIn executive Michael Li has recently joined major U.S. crypto exchange and wallet provider Coinbase as the VP of data, TechCrunch reports September 18. Li started his career at LinkedIn …
10 Reasons Why You Will Never Let Placeit Go | Webdesigner Depot
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www.webdesignerdepot.com - Placeit offers thousands of smart templates which you can customize by simply clicking a few options, while still keeping a professional layout. You won’t have to worry about resolution, dimensions o…
If You Want to Build an Audience, Focus on Mastery Instead of Metrics
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Webdesigner Depot
medium.com - A few days ago, I interviewed Danielle Laporte for Creative Live’s podcasting week. My host Drew asked me what advice I would give someone who is just starting out. My advice for anyone starting out,…
How to escape Google's forced logins on Chrome 69
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thenextweb.com - According to security researcher S. Bálint, any time someone using Chrome 69 logs into a Google service or site, they are also logged into Chrome-as-a-browser with that user account. Essentially, Goo…
Google Is Bringing a Bunch of Changes to Search
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Reg Saddler
gizmodo.com - In honor of its 20th anniversary, Google is making a load of changes to search, some you’ll notice and others will be more subtle. All will likely leave some users asking: “Do I really want this?” Go…
MailChimp’s cofounder shares the best ways to get to know your customers
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Reg Saddler
www.fastcompany.com - If there’s one advice that business owners hear over and over again, it’s know your customers. After all, they are the ones who buy your product and service. Without knowing and understanding how the…
Microsoft: Here's why we're declaring end of password era | ZDNet
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www.zdnet.com - Microsoft has declared the "end of the password era" by bringing its Authenticator sign-in app to the enterprise with support for the Azure Active Directory (AD) identity management service. Microsof…
Instagram co-founders leave firm
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www.bbc.com - The co-founders of photo-sharing giant Instagram, Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, are both leaving the firm. Mr Systrom, chief executive, said they were departing to "explore our curiosity and creati…
Sony Xperia XZ3 receives exclusive Google Assistant functions
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androidcommunity.com - The Sony Xperia XZ3 is expected to make waves in the flagship category this second half of 2018. We’ve been saying the XZ3 should have been the Xperia XZ3 revealed earlier this year but some are stil…
Android Messages update brings better search
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androidcommunity.com - If Google wants Android Messages to be the iMessage of Android users, then they have better step up their game because they have got a long way to go. We’ve seen them introduce RCS Universal Profile …
Samsung Galaxy S10 variant with a flat display may be part of the lineup
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androidcommunity.com - We may be anticipating for the Samsung Galaxy A9 Star Pro but we’re more excited for next year when the Galaxy X and Galaxy S10 will be unveiled. The Galaxy X will be the first truly foldable smartph…
Drive Consistent Personalization Across the Journey
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Loyalty360
loyalty360.org - If your marketing technology landscape looks more like a spaghetti dinner plate, well, you are not alone. For many years, marketing leaders had carte blanche authority to invest in whatever customer …
The Changing Nature of Customers: A Retailer Perspective on Customer Loyalty
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Loyalty360
loyalty360.org - Marketing has shifted towards the most disruptive environment professionals have seen in their entire careers. Because of this shift, marketers have moved away from the constant acquisition of new cu…
Is Your Loyalty Program Making the Grade?
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loyalty360.org - The loyalty landscape is changing. The days of simple loyalty punch cards are behind us. Immediacy and personalization are now the name of the game in the modern loyalty world where consumers expect …
My Top 10 Favorite Apps on My Phone (And Why I Love 'em So Much)
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Pat Flynn
www.smartpassiveincome.com - In June 2014, I shared my top ten favorite apps on my phone. But, since it’s now 2018, I thought it would be fun to share an update on what apps I am using and loving today—from productivity apps to …
Office 2019 vs. Office 365: What's Really Happening - Thurrott.com
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Paul Thurrott
www.thurrott.com - Microsoft’s release of Office 2019 this week has triggered a bit of confusion in the user community. Your questions are understandable, as this release marks an important change in the way that Micro…
Beneath A Surface - The Inside Story of How Microsoft Built the Billion-Dollar Brand - Thurrott.com
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Paul Thurrott
www.thurrott.com - I am writing a book, my first book actually, and it’s covering a topic that helped launch my writing career many years ago. Microsoft’s Surface hardware is a classic story of a product that faced sig…
Driverless car makers could face jail if AI causes harm
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news.sky.com - Responding to a written parliamentary question, government spokesperson Baroness Buscombe confirmed that existing health and safety law "applies to artificial intelligence and machine learning softwa…
Comparing Facebook Ads vs. Google Ads: Which One is Best?
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Tyson Quick
instapage.com - For business owners, it’s a common question: When it comes to Facebook ads vs. Google ads, where is your budget better spent? The answer, however, isn’t as simple or straightforward as the question. …
All The Help You Need To Maximize Lead Generation Success
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Rolf Joho
iim.internetinfomedia.com - The problem with many new businesses today is that there is so much competition. How do you get the new customers? The best thing that you can do is find out about the lead generation process. Genera…
Chassis Plans Bi-Fold Rugged LCD Display Systems - first double side-by-side 24-inch rugged displays
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Embedded Computing
www.embedded-computing.com - Chassis Plans BFX Bi-Fold Rugged LCD Display System The first double side-by-side 24-inch rugged displays on the market offers a multitude of available video input formats in a 2U rackmount package f…
Equus Compute Solutions Introduces the WHITEBOX OPEN(tm) R1560 Server
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Embedded Computing
www.embedded-computing.com - Equus Compute Solutions announces the release of its WHITEBOX OPEN™ R1560 server, part of the Equus portfolio of custom, cost-optimized open-hardware server and storage platforms. Incorporating dual …
Smartphone OLED Display market key players, size, types, market growth and 2018-2025 forecasts – Trade Reporter
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Future Lighting
thetradereporter.com - A new study titled, ‘Global Smartphone OLED Display Market’ added by Garner Insights is a collection of different segmentations, which includes the product types and uses, foundation elements of (Mar…
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