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Saturday, September 8, 2018

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Glossier CEO Emily Weiss on why the company won’t sell on Amazon

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techcrunch.com - E-commerce beauty startup founder, Glossier CEO Emily Weiss, dished on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2018 this morning about some of the company’s top competitors in the e-commerce space, including …

Alloptic Hardens EPON | Light Reading

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www.lightreading.com - LIVERMORE, Calif. -- Alloptic, Inc., a pioneer in the development and deployment of Gigabit Ethernet Passive Optical Networks (GEPONs), the ultimate communications network for today and tomorrow, ann…

SAP Next-Gen Lab Spaces Drive Innovation 3.0 | SAP News Center

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news.sap.com - Over the past 18 months, more than 110 universities in 34 countries have opened SAP Next-Gen Lab spaces to connect companies with academic thought leaders, researchers, students, startups, accelerato…

Updating Chromebook and Chrome Browser Software - ICCSD Technology & Innovation Blog

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innovation.iowacityschools.org - One of the benefits of Chromebooks the Chrome browser is that they automatically update their software to the latest version, freeing up IT staff time to work on other issues. We recently learned, h…

Amazon’s Antitrust Antagonist Has a Breakthrough Idea

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www.nytimes.com - Ms. Khan disagreed. Over 93 heavily footnoted pages, she presented the case that the company should not get a pass on anticompetitive behavior just because it makes customers happy. Once-robust monop…

OnePlus 6T Red phone rendered with a waterdrop notch, triple rear camers

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androidcommunity.com - The OnePlus 6T’s impending launch is still unconfirmed. Some are saying there is a possibility the device will be unveiled in January but then again we’ve been seeing numerous renders and leaks, incl…

Verizon lobbyist runs for NY AG—as the state sues FCC over net neutrality repeal

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arstechnica.com - A Verizon lobbyist is trying to become the attorney general of New York in the upcoming November election. Verizon executive Leecia Eve is one of four candidates in the Democratic primary for the sea…

Deep-linking startup Branch is raising more than $100M at a unicorn valuation

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techcrunch.com - Branch, the deep-linking startup backed by Andy Rubin’s Playground Ventures, will enter the unicorn club with an upcoming funding round. The four-year-old company, which helps brands create links bet…

Elon Musk shuffles Tesla’s executive team in email

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techcrunch.com - After a string of executive departures over the past several months that continued Friday with the resignations of two people in high-profile positions, CEO Elon Musk announced a series of promotions…

Bumble launches Snooze button to pause dating for a digital detox

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techcrunch.com - Bumble doesn’t want you to delete your account when you get into a relationship, go on vacation or just need a break from your phone. So today it’s launching a Snooze button that lets you stop showin…

Tor Project launches official mobile browser for Android

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techcrunch.com - Tor Project, the group behind the anonymous Tor browser, has released an alpha version of its own anonymous browser for Android. Following this release, Orfox, the longstanding Tor Project -approved …

Tesla shares fall as two more high-profile executives resign

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techcrunch.com - Tesla shares plunged as much as 10 percent Friday morning following two high-profile executive departures. Tesla shares have since recovered and were down 5.4 percent to $265.77 a share at 8:20 am PT.

Apple Music launches a ‘Top Charts’ playlist series

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techcrunch.com - Apple Music is rolling out a new playlist series that will feature the Top 100 songs on Apple Music globally and for those countries where Apple Music is available. Because they’re playlists, users w…

ConsenSys details the first cohort of companies to enter its new accelerator, Tachyon

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techcrunch.com - Tachyon, the accelerator of the blockchain powerhouse ConsenSys which launched earlier this year, has announced the first cohort for its 10 week accelerator program which is aimed at taking early sta…

Verizon declines to comment on WSJ report saying Tim Armstrong is in talks to leave Oath

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techcrunch.com - The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Tim Armstrong is in talks to leave Verizon as soon as next month. Armstrong heads up the carrier giant’s digital and advertising division, Oath (formerly AOL…

A top-tier app in Apple’s Mac App Store will steal your browser history

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techcrunch.com - A popular top-tier app in Apple’s Mac App Store was found pilfering browser histories from anyone who downloads it. Yet still, at the time of writing, the rogue app — the number one grossing paid app…

Uber CEO: ride hailing will be eclipsed by scooters, bikes and even flying taxis

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techcrunch.com - A decade from now, ride-hailing will be less than 50 percent of Uber’s business, in terms of transactions, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said Thursday at TechCrunch Disrupt SF. The onstage prediction is in l…

Commons Clause stops open-source abuse

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techcrunch.com - There’s a dark cloud on the horizon. The behavior of cloud infrastructure providers, such as Amazon, threatens the viability of open source. During 13 years as a venture investor, I have invested in …

US indicts North Korean agent for WannaCry, Sony attacks [Updated]

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arstechnica.com - The Justice Department has announced the indictment of a North Korean agent for both the theft of data and "wiper" attack on Sony Pictures in 2014 and the worldwide "WannaCry" malware attack of May, …

Tesla accounting chief quits over Tesla’s “level of public attention”

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arstechnica.com - Tesla's newly hired chief accounting officer abruptly resigned on Tuesday, the company has disclosed in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. He had been on the job for less than a mo…

Google wants to get rid of URLs but doesn’t know what to use instead

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arstechnica.com - Uniform Resource Locators (URLs), the online addresses that make up such an important part of the Web and browsers we use, are problematic things. Their complex structure is routinely exploited by ba…

Logitech’s Apple Pencil alternative arrives for all on September 12

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arstechnica.com - Logitech came out with a more affordable alternative to the Apple Pencil earlier this year, alongside the 2018 iPad. However, the $49 Crayon stylus was restricted to education buyers, so only student…

Turns out, Nintendo’s promised cloud saves on Switch won’t work for every game

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arstechnica.com - The first paid online service for Nintendo Switch, simply named Nintendo Switch Online, is set to arrive at some point later this month, and we're still waiting on a few key details. One surprise abo…

Windows 10 support extended again: September releases now get 30 months

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arstechnica.com - In its continued efforts to encourage corporate customers to make the switch to Windows 10, Microsoft is shaking up its support and life cycle plans again. Support for some Windows 10 releases is bei…

What makes a “troll game”? Valve tries for a Steam-wide definition

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arstechnica.com - Yesterday, Valve took a stab at clarifying what defines "a troll game" in its estimation. These clarifications are welcome, but they raise some questions about how agnostic Valve's purported value-ne…

Bitcoin's Next Big Software Upgrade to Feature New Language for Crypto Keys - CoinDesk

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www.coindesk.com - Bitcoin may be hard to use even with consumer-friendly tools, while running its core infrastructure is even harder. However, this isn't stopping efforts to change that. The global, volunteer develope…

Firefox to Block Cryptojacking Malware in New Browser Releases

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cointelegraph.com - Firefox will block cryptojacking malware in future versions of its web browser, according to an announcement August 30. The move comes as part of an anti-tracking initiative expected to be implemente…

It turns out lots of people actually did #DeleteFacebook

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thenextweb.com - A Pew Study published today suggests up to three-quarters of Americans have taken steps to either tighten their Facebook security or distance themselves from the site entirely — both reflections of a…

88 Free Fonts for Commercial Use: 2018 Edition | Angelo Wagan

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angelowagan.com - This is my list of 88 free fonts for artists, graphic designers, web designers, and individuals that can be used for commercial, personal or work purposes. These free fonts are from different typogra…

Designing a food delivery app for motorbike drivers — a UX case study

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uxdesign.cc - I have already defined that we will be building an Android app according to the deliverable of the task. Let me create a quick storyboard on how I see the user experience. This technique was inspired…

The people who get how Facebook works are also the most likely to leave it

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www.fastcompany.com - After a year of revelations about how Cambridge Analytica collected data on tens of millions of users and Russia influenced public sentiment with alt-right propaganda on Facebook, the social network …

The US has tons of spaceports but not enough launches

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futurism.com - TOO MANY PORTS. In all of 2017, 29 spacecraft launched from three launchpads in the U.S. So why do we now have 10 active spaceports — sites for launching or receiving spacecraft — when seven of them …

Nokia 9 phone prototype spotted with five lenses

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androidcommunity.com - The Nokia 9 has long been the talk of gadget town since last year but it wasn’t officially launched. It was tipped to have dual selfie cameras and was said to have been sighted during the Nokia 8 lau…

YouTube TV now lets you pause your subscription

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androidcommunity.com - Whether you need a break from watching all that streaming TV or your wallet needs a break from the $40 per month fee, you probably wished that you could just stop your YouTube TV subscription for a b…

Samsung may bring in-display fingerprint sensor first to China

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androidcommunity.com - The strongest rumor is that Samsung will be introducing their first in-display fingerprint sensor to next year’s flagship device, which may probably be the Galaxy S10. However, there are also whisper…

Bernie Sanders and the Truth About Amazon, Food Stamps, and Tax Breaks

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www.wired.com - Since the early 2000s, Amazon has quietly received more than $1.5 billion in government subsidies, in exchange for bringing new jobs to cities and states across the country. At the same time, low-wag…

SMX Advanced 2018 - Keynote with Ilya Grigorik of Google - Search Engine Land

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searchengineland.com - The second session of SMX Advanced 2018 was the SEO Keynote: A Conversation with Google’s Ilya Grigorik. Ilya is a Web Performance Engineer and also the co-chair of W3C Web Performance Working Group …

Former FTC Adviser Expresses Support for Breaking Up Big Tech | Breitbart

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www.breitbart.com - “We live in America, which has a strong and proud tradition of breaking up companies that are too big for inefficient reasons… We need to reverse this idea that it’s not an American tradition. We’ve …

Most Republicans Believe Search Engines Biased Toward Liberal Results | Breitbart

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www.breitbart.com - A total of 67% of surveyed Republicans think that Google search results favor Democrats. 22% do not believe there is any notable bias, and 9% think the bias might actually be working in their favor. …

Sessions Calls Together State Attorneys General To Consider Social Media Giants 'Stifling' Free Speech

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www.westernjournal.com - Concerns that Facebook, Twitter and Google have stifled free speech on their platforms has brought about mistrust of these tech companies. Attorney General Jeff Sessions scheduled a meeting in Septem…

SEO "Dinosaur" Tactics That You Should Retire - Whiteboard Friday

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moz.com - It's tough to admit it, but many of us still practice outdated SEO tactics in the belief that they still have a great deal of positive influence. In this week's Whiteboard Friday, Rand gently sets us…

Instagram Live: How to Create and Repurpose Live Content : Social Media Examiner

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www.socialmediaexaminer.com - Looking for tips on creating Instagram Live videos? To explore how to create and repurpose Instagram Live videos, I interview Todd Bergin. The Social Media Marketing podcast is designed to help busy …

Retargeting Ad Secrets Revealed - Facebook Pixel Retargeting Ads

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www.attractionmarketingprofits.com - Watch the “retargeting ads” video and learn how to add Facebook audience pixels to your websites today. This is the hottest (and legally) way follow your best prospects all over the internet until en…

Prospecting on Facebook: 5 Simple Steps to Attract Prospects to YOU Everyday! • My Lead System PRO - MyLeadSystemPRO

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blog.myleadsystempro.com - Are you ready to get started prospecting on Facebook to attract people to you and grow your business by leaps and bounds? Facebook is a massive pool of potential customers and clients that cannot be …

The Importance Of Variety In Your Mobile Marketing Campaigns

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firstadsense.com - You can use mobile marketing as either your primary income or even a full-time job.These tips will give you to be an expert at the world of mobile marketing. Do not pester your clientele with pointle…

Learn About Car Repair Here And Now!

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carshopping.biz - If you own a vehicle, you know how frustrating and common car problems can be. If you learn a little on the topic, you can save quite a bit of money and reduce your stress. Use all the advice this ar…

Read This Advice To Improve Your Marketing Via Email Knowledge

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marketingpromotion.biz - When you use marketing via email to suit a customer’s needs of each type of person your message comes across more clear. This article has some great tips on how to customize emails for customizing ev…

What You Need To Know When Shopping For Laptops

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laptopsandnotebook.com - Are you about to buy a new laptop? Are you aware of all the points you need? If you are not too confident, then this is a great place to be! There are so many options available on the market today th…

Upgrade Your Mobile Marketing With These Ideas

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internetmarketinginfos.com - Mobile marketing can become a great source of major or minor income for you. These tips will give you understand how to be a successful mobile marketing professional. Don’t ever text message customer…

How To Enjoy Better Web Marketing Returns

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duracmarketing.com - Web marketing works at such a profitable marketing strategy. Many professionals have made money through affiliates for quite some time. With so much history and ongoing development, you can find out …

Best Ways To Make A Profit With Internet Marketing

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durac.info - While many people find setting up internet marketing programs to be complicated, it does not have to be this way for you. The following information was written with the intention of helping you launc…

Hone Your Facebook Marketing Skills. Try These Tips Today!

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duracmarketing.com - There are thousands of people who consider themselves experts at Facebook marketing who would love to tell you the best way to go about it. It may be tempting to follow the trends, but this may not b…

How To Know If A Web Host Is Right For You

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agentmonhost.com - As our daily lives move online more, ownership of a personal website is becoming a more common occurrence. There are a variety of reasons to put one together, but regardless of the intention, you wil…

Learn To Use Your Iphone With These Tips

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iphonefindmyphone.com - Most people would like to have a great user experience with their advantage. There are quite a lot of questions. Which carrier is best for the most appropriate? What apps will make your buck? Which m…

Get Answers To Your Website Design Questions Here

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agentmonhost.com - You could save money by building your own website.The following advice will guide you. Pay attention to which colors you choose to use together in your website to make sure they match. Make text visi…

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