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Tuesday, March 19, 2019

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Facebook Hit By 'Explosive' New Allegations As Criminal Prosecutions Loom

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www.forbes.com - The worst week in Facebook's history showed no signs of letting up this weekend, with fresh accusations in the Observer of an executive-level cover-up of Cambridge Analytica's data harvesting. The cr…

Umm, Okay. It Legit Doesn't Get Easier Shopping For A New Stroller Than This

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www.romper.com - Before I got pregnant, I thought shopping for baby would be pretty straightforward. Now, eight months into my pregnancy, I laugh at my naïveté. Preparing for our firstborn has felt like a part-time j…

As Scams Skyrocket, How To Stop Robocalls On Android And iPhone

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www.forbes.com - [UPDATE*] Never assume you're too smart to fall for a phone scam. I recently witnessed a successful phone scam unfold at a retirement community I was visiting. This tony enclave of 65-and-older resid…

Expert Tips for Inspecting a Used Rifle (VIDEO)

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www.guns.com - New rifles are great, but buying from the used rack often has its own advantages. In many cases, a buyer can find a used item in excellent condition but at a fraction of the price. Perhaps more impor…

Nvidia announces $99 AI computer for developers, makers, and researchers

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www.theverge.com - In recent years, advances in AI have produced algorithms for everything from image recognition to instantaneous translation. But when it comes to applying these advances in the real world, we’re only…

Last Week's Facebook Outage Proves Why Email Marketing Is Still So Valuable

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www.entrepreneur.com - Last week saw Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp go down for several hours for millions of users, throwing business owners' content marketing into limbo -- and teens into a near-crisis. The social medi…

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tpsconsulting.blogspot.com - TECHNOLOGY What is Apple driving at with its iCar? Shared by Mike Elgan www.computerworld.com - Apple CEO Tim Cook (a.k.a. “Tim Apple”) told investors last week that Apple is “rolling the dice” on fu…

The VW I.D. Buggy is a bright-green electric smile machine

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arstechnica.com - Unlike a Beetle-based dune buggy, this one won't disturb your tranquil surroundings with aircooled noise or the smell of burning oil. I adore the way the roof connects to the rollover hoop. A design …

Unity taps Nvidia’s ray tracing tech to push gaming realism

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techcrunch.com - Ray tracing has been a major topic of conversation at both GDC and GTC so it seems fitting that that the overlapping conventions would both kick off with an announcement that touches both industries.…

Nvidia announces its next-gen RTX pods with up to 1,280 GPUs

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techcrunch.com - Nvidia wants to be a cloud powerhouse. While its history may be in graphics cards for gaming enthusiasts, its recent focus has been on its data center GPUs for AI, machine learning inference, inferen…

Nvidia’s T4 GPUs are coming to the AWS cloud

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techcrunch.com - In the coming weeks, AWS is launching new G4 instances with support for Nvidia’s T4 Tensor Core GPUs, the company today announced at Nvidia’s GTC conference. The T4, which is based on Nvidia’s Turing…

5 reasons to apply to compete in Startup Battlefield at Disrupt SF 2019

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techcrunch.com - The search is in full swing for the most innovative, interesting and utterly disruptive early-stage tech startups to compete in Startup Battlefield, our premier pitch competition, at Disrupt San Fran…

YC-backed Basement is a social network for close friends only

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techcrunch.com - The past few years have been a bit of a dark age for budding social media startups. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snap and messenger apps took up all the time of their users, leaving little room for …

Toyota doubles down on Nvidia tech for self-driving cars

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techcrunch.com - Toyota is deepening its relationship with Nvidia as the automaker, and its research arms in Japan and the U.S., ramps up its autonomous vehicle development program. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced …

Here are the 85+ startups that launched at YC’s W19 Demo Day 1

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techcrunch.com - Y Combinator’s incubator classes have gotten huge. With over 200 companies, the Winter 2019 class is by far YC’s largest yet. Meanwhile, the incubator prepares to shift its headquarters from Mountain…

Fifty years of the internet

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techcrunch.com - Along the way, we found ourselves constantly surprised by unanticipated applications that suddenly appeared and gained huge adoption across the Internet; this was the case with email, the World Wide …

For $1,500, you too can get custom Tesla Nikes just like Elon Musk

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techcrunch.com - Elon Musk’s shoes — a custom pair of Nikes with a Tesla logo emblazoned above the toe box — were the belle of the company’s Model Y unveiling last week. The reaction, during the event and later on th…

EU gov’t and public health sites lousy with adtech, study finds

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techcrunch.com - A study of tracking cookies running on government and public sector health websites in the European Union has found commercial adtech to be operating pervasively even in what should be core not-for-p…

You May Have Forgotten Foursquare, but It Didn’t Forget You

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www.wired.com - It’s Thursday afternoon, and I’m on the eighth floor of a nondescript building in the Flatiron District, sitting across from Foursquare cofounder Dennis Crowley. He pulls out his phone to show me an …

Why the Black Turtleneck Was So Important to Elizabeth Holmes's Image

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www.esquire.com - Elizabeth Holmes was meticulous about her image. As she promoted the seemingly revolutionary technology behind the finger-prick blood testing of her company Theranos, she had a specific uniform: slee…

Brace yourselves: New variant of Mirai takes aim at a new crop of IoT devices

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arstechnica.com - Mirai, the virulent Internet of Things malware that delivered record-setting denial-of-service attacks in 2016, has been updated to target a new crop of devices, including two found inside enterprise…

LG’s latest, greatest OLED TVs will start shipping in April

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arstechnica.com - As usual, LG included lifestyle marketing images with its press release. Here, a whole galaxy apparently awaits those who install OLED TVs in extremely stark, modernist apartments. You can watch LG T…

The Tesla Model 3, reviewed (finally)

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arstechnica.com - Few cars have been the subject of as much intense Internet debate as the Tesla Model 3. To Muskophiles, it is quite simply the safest car ever and the best vehicle on sale today from any OEM. To the …

You can now download the long-lost (and unfinished) SimCity NES port

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arstechnica.com - This title screen was captured from the original, incomplete ROM. Thanks to glitches in the prototype, you never really have to pay the bank back. When you receive a new "present," a cute animation w…

Former Valve designer, writer dishes on his new “co-op” game studio

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arstechnica.com - SAN FRANCISCO—In 2017, game designer and writer Chet Faliszek left Valve Software. The departure was notable in part because Faliszek was perhaps second only to company co-founder Gabe Newell in term…

Call of Duty Mobile announced for iOS, Android, made by China’s Tencent

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arstechnica.com - SAN FRANCISCO—Activision has taken the wraps off its first major Call of Duty video game for smartphones. The title is simple enough: Call of Duty Mobile. The online, multiplayer-only game will arriv…

Nokia’s new smartphones bring a surprisingly modern design for under $170

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arstechnica.com - From left to right, meet the Nokia 4.2, Nokia 3.2, and Nokia 1 Plus. The Nokia 4.2 is made of glass and has a surprisingly modern design. The Nokia 3.2 keeps the modern design but swaps in a plastic …

Unity unveils new ties to Nvidia RTX pipeline, takes shots at Unreal

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arstechnica.com - SAN FRANCISCO—Unity, one of the leading 3D-rendering systems used to build modern video games, kicked off GDC 2019 with a keynote presentation that took aim at its primary rival, Unreal Engine 4. "We…

iPhone salva a un hombre de morir atravesado por una flecha

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www.telemundo.com - - El sospechoso lo estaba esperando frente a su casa con arco y flecha. - La flecha perforó el celular que después rebotó en su barbilla. Miami, Fl - El insólito hecho ocurrió en una villa australian…

Un gran asteroide pronto pasará más cerca de la Tierra que la Luna

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laopinion.com - La mayoría de los asteroides que hacen sobrevuelos cercanos son pequeños y difíciles de detectar, pero este mes uno grande estará simplemente paseando por el vecindario de nuestro planeta. Un asteroi…

Stellar Foundation Appoints Former Mozilla COO as CEO and Executive Director

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cointelegraph.com - The Stellar Development Foundation announced the appointment of former chief operating officer at IT non-profit Mozilla, Denelle Dixon, as its new CEO and executive director. The company announced th…

Google Deletes Crypto Malware Targeting Blockchain.com, MyEtherWallet Users

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cointelegraph.com - A Google Chrome browser extension tricking users into participating in a fake airdrop from cryptocurrency exchange Huobi claimed over 200 victims, a security researcher reported in a blog post on Mar…

What's New For Designers, March 2019 | Webdesigner Depot

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www.webdesignerdepot.com - This month we are all about tools that make life easier. And that’s exactly what you’ll find in this roundup of new things for designers – from color tools to workflow enhancers to code snippets to f…

Empathy – a key UX Design skill that no job description talks about

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uxdesign.cc - “Pay attention to what users do, not what they say.” – Jakob Nielson. Today, let’s talk about a vital quality that a UX Designer must have, one that is often not included in UX Design job listings – …

How Memes Help And Hurt Brands: Maximizing The Upside And Minimizing The Downside

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www.forbes.com - Memes, have become one of the hottest communication forms for Millennials. Generally containing amusing or interesting static pictures, videos or GIFs with a caption, they're spread widely online, th…

The story of how Buffalo's oldest, best-established Black neighborhood was literally wiped off the map is a perfect parable about systemic bias

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boingboing.net - "Fruit Belt" is a 150-year-old predominantly Black neighborhood in Buffalo that has faced a series of systemic hurdles, each worsening the next, with the latest being the erasure of its very name, wi…

Huawei Mate X first phone to be 5G CE certified by TÜV Rheinland

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androidcommunity.com - The Huawei Mate X is a real, working foldable phone. It’s not a concept phone nor a prototype. The top Chinese OEM has announced the phone after Samsung rolled out the Galaxy Fold. Many people are sa…

Fake apps promising Android updates out there on Play Store to fool you

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androidcommunity.com - If you’re not a very tech-savvy person and you suddenly come across a random news item saying that the Android Q update has started rolling out, you’ll probably Google for “how to update my phone” or…

Huawei P30, Huawei P30 Pro latest renders looking more legit

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androidcommunity.com - Huawei is scheduled to introduce the latest premium flagship smartphones next week. The P30 and P30 Pro have been our favorite the past few months alongside the already announced Samsung Galaxy S10 p…

Complete One UI Project further improves mobile experience

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androidcommunity.com - Samsung surprised the mobile industry last year by introducing a new UI. Not that the tech giant needs a new one but One UI was launched with Android 9 Pie with the goal of making navigation easier a…

ZTE Axon V, Axon S concept smartphones come with unique camera designs

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androidcommunity.com - ZTE may have had a rough year but there is no stopping the Chinese OEM for coming up with new and revolutionary smartphones. It’s working on foldable phones as image renders go online. The brand roll…

This huge Microsoft Azure Certification Bundle is now just $29 [DEALS]

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androidcommunity.com - In an ever-changing landscape of digital business requirements and goals, it’s imperative to stay on top of the most functional and trusted programs on the market. Especially if you’re looking to ele…

Android Q squeeze remapping, ready with updated navigation gestures

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androidcommunity.com - Android Q Beta is now ready for new and old Pixel phone owners. After months of speculations, rumors, and leaks, Pixel phone owners and users of other Android phones can preview the Android Q. By now…

Xiaomi POCO F2 benchmarked this early, is this for real?

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androidcommunity.com - A second-gen Pocophone is happening. We’re certain that Xiaomi will release another gaming phone but we can’t say yet if the final name will be the Pocophone F2. The Poco F2 seems to be the most obvi…

Samsung Galaxy A2 Core will be the next Android Go phone

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androidcommunity.com - Android Go is another version of Android for low-cost smartphones. The Android team has introduced has launched this two years ago for emerging markets and so far, so good. The public has accepted th…

How Kohl’s Survived the Retail Apocalypse

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loyalty360.org - Regardless of what side of the fence you may be on, it’s virtually impossible not to notice the major shift that has occurred in the retail sector with the advent of digital sales. Many consumers now…

Income Report: 3 Ways My Podcast Makes Money (And How You Can, Too)

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www.smartpassiveincome.com - In this income report, I going to take you “behind the microphone” and share three different ways my podcast helps me make more money, and exactly where it all comes from. I’ve been talking a lot abo…

Microsoft Opens the Halo Insider Program - Thurrott.com

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www.thurrott.com - Interested in testing Halo: The Master Chief Collection on the PC? Well, here’s your chance: The Halo Insider Program now offers gamers the opportunity to test all of the Halo games across both conso…

Canon Shows Off Beautiful Footage from Its 8K HDR Cinema Cam

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www.lightstalking.com - Canon makes some amazing equipment, and this is none the truer when it comes to its cinema gear. Luckily for us, the company just released a video showing off its 8K HDR cinema camera. And it looks l…

Why You Shouldn't Put All Your Focus on Only One Social Media Network

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www.socialmediatoday.com - It happens here and there - Facebook goes down, Instagram goes down, then everyone runs to Twitter to figure out what the heck is going on. Last week, we experienced this again, with both Instagram a…

Google Ads now makes reporting column recommendations - Search Engine Land

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searchengineland.com - There are 13 categories of metric and attribute columns available in Google Ads. Now, Google has added a recommended columns category to call attention to columns relevant to your account and campaig…

Category: | Herald Sun

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www.heraldsun.com.au - To use this website, cookies must be enabled in your browser. To enable cookies, follow the instructions for your browser below.Facebook App: Open links in External Browser There is a specific issue …

Facebook’s leaked moderation rules show why Big Tech can’t police hate speech

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www.technologyreview.com - Society asked Big Tech to shut down hate speech online. We got exactly what we asked for. The news: The New York Times’s Max Fisher published extracts from more than 1,400 pages of internal Facebook …

» Free PDF with the entire 3rd Chapter of Futurist Gerd Leonhard’s book Technology vs. Humanity (The Megashifts) ENG, DE, FR, ES, PT, IT! [Gerd Leonhard Futurist Humanist Author Keynote Speaker]

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www.futuristgerd.com - In 2010, I coined the phrase “the people formerly known as consumers”; for them, digitization often means cheaper goods and widely improved availability. That’s generally a positive, but then again, …

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