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Resources | ZDNet |
OpenText to acquire Guidance Software for $222 million
OpenText plans to use the deal to bolster its overall infosec portfolio.
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Engadget |
Facebook's first wave of original TV shows is almost ready
Based on previous reports about Facebook's ambitious original programming plans, the social network was supposed to launch its first shows in June. Well, July is almost up, and we've yet to hear about them, because they aren't quite ready yet. Accord...
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Mashable! |
The Hidden History of Fidget Spinners
Read more...More about Fidget Spinners, Mashable Reels, Culture, and Web Culture
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Technology News on The... |
Obama Administration Officials Respond To Trump’s Ban On Transgender Troops
Joe Biden tweeted that “every patriotic American who is qualified to serve in our military should be able to serve.”
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CIO.com Feed - Articles |
How global media companies handle digital disruption
In 1925, a bespectacled Scottish engineer named John Logie Baird strode up the entranceway to the Daily Express in London. The year before, Baird had used sundry items, ranging from a bicycle lamp to a used tea chest, to fashion a crude device he dubbed a “televisor.” In his laboratory, the “televisor” managed to successfully transmit a flickering image of objects in outline over a distance of 10 feet.Further breakthroughs followed. On Oct. 2 1925, Baird transmitted the world’s first g...
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Technology News on The... |
Asian-American Law School Enrollment Has Dropped More Than 40 Percent: Study
The study also shows that Asian-Americans face a clear “bamboo ceiling” in the industry.
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Mashable! |
How one player came to dominate 'The Legend of Zelda'
The Legend of Zelda came out years before speedrunning was popular, but that didn't stop the classic adventure game from attracting a hardcore crowd of competitors nearly 20 years after its release.
YouTuber and speedrunning historian Summoning Salt took a deep dive into the speedrunning scene of the 1986 NES game The Legend of Zelda, chronicling how one runner managed to hold the record for nearly a decade and how the scene shifted into a new, unique category, igniting a months-long, back-and-f...
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The Register |
Revealed: 779 cases of data misuse across 34 British police forces
Probe finds widespread abuse of cop IT systems by personnel
A freedom-of-information request by Huntsman Security has discovered that UK police forces detected and investigated at least 779 cases of potential data misuse by personnel between January 2016 and April 2017.…
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CNET News |
Everything we know about the Tesla Model 3 before deliveries begin - Roadshow
The first batch of Model 3s will head out to owners on Friday. Let's recap what we know -- and what we're still waiting to find out.
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Mashable! |
Clueless guy says everything you should never say on a first date
There are some things that you just don't say on first dates. Or, ever, actually.
One chap appearing on an episode of Channel 4's reality dating show First Dates has provided us with a lesson in what not to say on a date.
After telling a highly underwhelming story about the origins of the Negroni cocktail, he made ignorant remarks relating to his date's race and religion.
When he asked his date if he was feeling nervous, he steered the conversation in a very coarse direction.
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Extremetech |
NASA Has Supersonic Ideas That Could Cut Your Flight Time in Half
NASA has a plan to allow supersonic transports to operate over the US at a fraction of their current noise, and wants to work with companies to bring it to market.
The post NASA Has Supersonic Ideas That Could Cut Your Flight Time in Half appeared first on ExtremeTech.
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Digital Trends |
Google Maps and Search will show crisis information via SOS Alerts
Google's SOS Alerts feature, which will begin appearing in the company's Maps and Search apps, highlights real-time information in a crisis. It surfaces websites, maps, top stories, and other resources that might come in handy after a disaster.
The post Google Maps and Search will show crisis information via SOS Alerts appeared first on Digital Trends.
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Android Police - Andro... |
Android O feature spotlight: Google's "grinning face with smiling eyes" emoji no longer looks constipated
Different types of emoji, trivial as they may seem, can manufacture lots of controversy. Just look at how many votes and comments our blobmoji vs O-moji poll generated, or the fact that it caused a Change.org petition to be created. However, I think we can all agree that the "grinning face with smiling eyes" emoji that Google used in the first three Android O developer previews looked pretty stupid; it didn't so much look like a grin as it did constipated. Read MoreAndroid O feature spotlight: G...
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Business Insider |
Alphabet's earnings show tremendous promise for the AI ecosystem (GOOGL, GOOG)
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Google parent company Alphabet reported a solid Q2 2017 on Monday, with $26 billion in revenue, up 20% from the same quarter in 2016.
While primarily ad-revenue driven, the company’s “Other Revenues” segment — which lumps together everything from its Pixel smartphone and hardware products, to its cloud computing and...
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Business Insider |
How people get hired for jobs can affect the bottom line
By Haiyan Zhang, Ph.D., lead researcher in IBM’s Smarter Workforce Institute
Hiring employees is not only about the right search, assessment, and interview to secure a perfect hire. In fact, how people feel about their hiring experiences could affect how attractive a company is to potential recruits, its brand reputation, and even its sales.
A new IBM Smarter Workforce Institute study, "The Far-reaching Impact of Candidate Experience," of more than 7,000 recent job applicants from thousands of...
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BetaNews |
New AI system helps overcome the cyber security skills gap
Enterprises are under constant attack from increasingly sophisticated cyber adversaries, but they are struggling to recruit people with cyber security skills. Automation is the answer that many are turning to and cyber defense specialist DarkLight is launching its latest software which has AI that is trained to think and act like a human analyst. DarkLight 3.0 can implement known strategies from the best defenders and analysts in the form of playbooks to discover and identify attacks made agains...
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Gizmodo |
The Bogus Rationale for Trump's Trans Military Ban Is Some Bigoted Bullshit
On today’s date in 1948, President Harry Truman desegregated the American military with an executive order. On the same date almost 70 years later, President Donald Trump announced he was kicking transgender people out of the military on Twitter, the platform he usually uses to spew stream-of-conscious nonsense and…Read more...
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Hacker News |
Azure Container Instances
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VentureBeat |
Israel’s Maniv Mobility closes $42 million inaugural fund for auto tech startups
A new investment vehicle aimed specifically at mobility startups has closed its inaugural fund at $42 million. Launched out of Israel in 2016, Maniv Mobility — an offshoot of an existing family investment firm — said that its final close was more than double its original target. The fund claims a few big name investors, including InMotion […]
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The Verge - All Posts |
How close are we to building the virtual Big Market from Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets?
In Luc Besson’s science-fiction fantasy Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, one of the major action sequences takes place in a space called the Big Market. It’s a sort of hyperdimensional mall where tourists show up in busses to strap on VR gear and wander around in a desert, while virtually experiencing a promised 1 million shops. Valerian’s Big Market has some technology that we aren’t likely to achieve anytime soon. It isn’t just virtual reality: the stores exist in a diffe...
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BetaNews |
eBay's new Image Search and Find It On eBay tools let you find items using a photo
Finding what you're looking for on eBay can be tricky. You need to find the right words to home in on exactly what you mean, and there's no guarantee that the seller will use quite the same wording. Far better, you might think, to be able to search using a photo of the item you want. eBay agrees. With Image Search, users can take or upload a photo from their camera roll to search for matching items. The second new tool, Find It On eBay, can share images from the web -- including social media -- ...
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Neowin |
Researchers detect CowerSnail Linux virus during ongoing investigation
During an investigation into large scale attacks like WannaCry, the researchers found a new Linux virus that can be used to execute commands or mine crypto-currencies on an infected system. Read more...
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Digital Trends |
Waze joins the crowd, brings community-sourced navigation to Android Auto
Waze has been one of Android Auto user's most-requested apps, and it's finally be released. Drivers can download the update and use Waze in place of Google Maps through their car's infotainment system.
The post Waze joins the crowd, brings community-sourced navigation to Android Auto appeared first on Digital Trends.
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TechCrunch |
Blue is a dating app for verified Twitter users
A new app is looking to romantically match folks who are verified Twitter users. Blue, by Loveflutter, has launched a new version of their existing dating app that only allows Twitter users with that little blue tick to search for love, and only amongst their fellow blue-tick holders. Loveflutter has actually been around for a while, pivoting from matches based on shared interests (innovative!)… Read More
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Reuters: Technology News |
Milan prosecutors launch investigation into UniCredit's cyber breach: sources
MILAN (Reuters) - Prosecutors in Milan have launched a probe into a data breach at UniCredit affecting around 400,000 customers of the Italian bank, judicial sources said on Wednesday.
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Digital Trends |
Nintendo Switch nears 5 million units sold, and nearly all players own ‘Zelda’
Nintendo has sold more than 4.7 million Switch consoles since its launch in March, and Zelda: Breath of the Wild is its most popular game. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe isn't too far behind.
The post Nintendo Switch nears 5 million units sold, and nearly all players own ‘Zelda’ appeared first on Digital Trends.
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Mashable! |
The apocalypse-ready knife we should all own
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It’s fun to go off into the wilderness and survive on your own. But you know what’s not fun: going off into the wilderness and dying on your own. You want to be like Leonardo DiCaprio in The Revenant, not Leonardo DiCaprio in Titanic.
Fortunately, you can now safely live out all your survival fantasies with the Off-Grid Survival Knife. This 420 stainless steel knife has everything y...
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Ars Technica |
USB 3.2 will make your cables twice as fast… once you’ve bought new devices
The cheapest, least important part of your USB infrastructure is future-proofed.
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Mashable! |
How to turn your home into an Airbnb and make bank
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You might see Airbnb as a way for you and your friends to escape the mundanity of the 9-to-5 and steal away to a cool location for a few days. But to the owner of that location, Airbnb is a veritable gold mine.
Some hosts make thousands of dollars a month, which they then use to supplement their incomes, pay their rents, and go on vacations of their own. If you're ready to experience the other ...
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AppleInsider |
Lowest Price Ever: 10.5" iPad Pros for $599 with no tax in 48 states, plus $150-$350 off 12" MacBooks, $50-$150 off Apple Watch 2
Shoppers can instantly save $50 on 64GB and 256GB 10.5-inch iPad Pros (Wi-Fi Only) this week with no tax collected outside NY and NJ. Or pick up an ultraportable 2016 12-inch MacBook for up to $350 off with prices starting at $1,149. Apple Watch Series 2 devices are also up to $150 off instantly.
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Techradar - All the la... |
15 best PC gaming headsets 2017
Sound off to your enemies and team-mates with these cracking PC headsets.
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Gizmodo |
Ogle Next Month's Solar Eclipse With These Discounted Safety Glasses
The solar eclipse is less than a month away, and if you want to see it without melting your eyeballs, you can pick up a 6-pack of ISO and CE-certified safety glasses for just $8 today on Amazon.Read more...
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9to5Mac |
Foxconn reportedly settled on Wisconsin for its TV & monitor display plant
Foxconn’s first planned U.S. manufacturing plant is reportedly set to open in Wisconsin. This was first rumored last month as one of seven candidate states …
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Techradar - All the la... |
Need for Speed Payback trailers, release date and news
A new trailer has been released which highlights the game's car customisation options.
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Business Insider |
There's even more evidence that one type of diet is the best for your body and brain
In a world dominated by celebrity fad diets that range from absurd, like Reese Witherspoon's alleged "baby-food diet," to absurdly unaffordable, such as the $200 "moon dust"-infused smoothie that Gwyneth Paltrow drinks, many people don't believe there's a single best diet for your health.
But a growing body of evidence suggests that a plant-based diet — which focuses on vegetables while incorporating whole grains and lean proteins — reigns supreme. It's ...
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The Verge - All Posts |
A court in China is shaming people who owe money by telling everyone who calls them
One Chinese province is shaming people into paying their debts by forcing everyone who calls them to listen to a message about their overdue payments, according to newspapers in China and as reported on BBC radio. The Guanyun People’s Court in Jiangsu province has hit 10 people so far. When someone tries to ring those blacklisted, they are forced to listen to a prerecorded message before the call is put through.
"The user of the number you've dialed has been listed as someone who is avoiding d...
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TechCrunch |
Microsoft’s new Azure Container Instances make using containers fast and easy
Barely a day passes without some news about containers and that speaks to how quickly this technology is being adopted by developers and the platforms and startups that serve them. Today it’s Microsoft’s turn to launch a new container service for its Azure cloud computing platform: Azure Container Instances (ACI). The company also today announced that it is joining the Cloud… Read More
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TechCrunch |
CPG investing platform CircleUp will now issue loans to help consumer brands grow
It’s hard raising money as a consumer packaged goods (CPG) company, but one startup wants to make it easier. CircleUp, which already helps consumer brands raise millions in equity financing, is now going to issue loans to help smaller CPG companies raise working capital and avoid cash crunches. Read More
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Digg Top Stories |
Elon Musk Unveils The Boring Company's Car Elevator
The hard part for Elon Musk's underground superhighway project will be boring the miles and miles of tunnels, so we don't blame him for starting with an easier part — the car elevator that will take a car from the street to the tunnels below.
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PCMag.com Breaking News |
USB 3.2 Uses Same Cables, Doubles Data Rates
You can thank the USB 3.0 Promoter Group for thinking ahead and ensuring our existing USB Type-C cables are future-proof.
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GeekWire |
Microsoft unveils Azure Container Instances, joins Cloud Native group, isolating AWS on Kubernetes
Microsoft’s cloud business is making two notable moves involving containers Wednesday — unveiling a new service that aims to make it much easier to get up and running with containers, and joining a key industry foundation that oversees the open-source Kubernetes container orchestration project. The moves, embracing an orchestration technology that originated inside Google, bring Microsoft’s container strategy into sharper focus and present some interesting decisions for public clou...
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VentureBeat |
Prodea acquires Arrayent to build an ‘Internet of Services’ platform
Say hello to the Internet of Services. Cloud services firm Prodea Systems has acquired Arrayent for its Internet of Things services platform. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Richardson, Texas-based Prodea will create managed Internet of Things services that absorb data from IoT sensors and process it into useful data for enterprise and consumer […]
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VentureBeat |
Shelf raises $2.2 million to help companies find relevant content
EXCLUSIVE: Shelf, which provides software to centralize a company’s content onto one platform, launched out of of closed beta today and announced a $2.2 million seed round. SeedInvest, CT Innovations, and NY Angels all participated. The startup helps companies sort their content and organize digital resources by integrating with browsers like Firefox and Chrome or syncing […]
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Engadget |
The wearables battlefield is strewn with casualties
In business, the phrase "we are reviewing strategic options" is a useful sign that shutters are being drawn. Wareable reports that those words were uttered by TomTom CEO Harold Goddijn when discussing his company's wearables division. Sales of its ru...
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MakeUseOf |
Facebook Is Tracking You! Here’s How to Stop It
Who is tracking your movements online? You’d assume your ISP, and the government. How about Google? That’s a given. But what about social media sites, like Facebook? Well, they’re in on the act too, and they’re less than forthcoming with transparency. In fact, in Europe, Facebook has received repeated warnings about user tracking. A Belgian court even threatened them with a €250,000 daily fine until they changed their tracking practices. Got your interest? Good. Here...
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Resources | ZDNet |
Microsoft previews new Azure Container Instance service on Linux
Microsoft's new Azure Container Instances service allows users to set up containers without having to manage virtual machines.
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Wired Top Stories |
Rep. Blake Farenthold's Early '90s Internet Message Board Posts Show a Whole New Side
The dueling Congressman had some strong opinions about telecom and nudity.
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Gizmodo |
America's Biggest Public Union Leader Is in The Fight of His Life
With more than 1.6 million members, AFSCME is the nation’s biggest union of public employees, and one of the most politically powerful—and now, one of the most threatened. We spoke to Lee Saunders, the president of the union, about trying to survive the “battle” of the vicious new Trump era.Read more...
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Boy Genius Report |
Google now lets you share your location across iPhone and Android
Ever wanted to use Find My Friends with your Android friends? Or Trusted Contacts with iPhone owners who still refuse to switch to your favorite mobile operating system? Well, Google fixed that with a Trusted Contacts update that will now let you share your location across platforms. Think of it like Apple's Find My Friends app, but across platforms!
One of the many useful tricks the iPhone has is a little app called Find My Friends. The app will let you locate your friends and family on a ...
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News - THE INQUIRER |
Chrome 60 brings full Mac Touch Bar support and better Android Pay integration
It's a world Beta
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TechCrunch |
Line’s Q2: Fewer active users but profits leap off rising ad revenues
Not every social messaging player can hope to grow into a mega platform. And Japan’s Line Corporation looks to have reached a peak in user growth — even as it shows it can grow revenue and generate rising profits off of a shrinking user-base. Read More
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Business Insider |
The founder of the Tortilla restaurant chain has launched the 'ultimate events app' to cure FOMO for good
According to Brandon Stephens, the founder of the £25.3 million Tortilla restaurant chain, there's an app for everything — except for events.
"When you think of photos, you think of Instagram. When you think of venue reviews, you think of TripAdvisor. When you think of video, you think of YouTube. All of those are super-successful open platform content aggregation [sites]," Stephens told Business Insider.
However, he said that while "tonnes of people" have tried to do the same thing in the ev...
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Ars Technica |
Olive Garden apologizes to AllOfGarden blog, offers $50 gift card
"We've reached resolution / I received absolution."
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Neowin |
Xiaomi takes on Amazon Echo and Google Home, with new $45 smart speaker
Xiaomi describes its Mi AI Speaker as "a baby for nurture into your perfect companion". It offers voice controls via an omnidirectional six-microphone array, and promises "excellent sound quality". Read more...
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TechCrunch |
Apple’s signature earbuds were inspired by Star Wars’ iconic Stormtrooper
The best iconic designs tend to share inspiration with other inspired creations, and it turns out Apple’s instantly recognizable white plastic earbuds, and by extension the current EarPods and AirPods) were in part influenced by Star Wars: specifically, by the Empire’s ubiquitous enforcer, the Stormtrooper. Once you hear it, the connection seems apparent – Stormtroopers are… Read More
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Motherboard RSS Feed |
Car Wash Hack Can Smash Vehicle, Trap Passengers, Douse Them With Water
"We believe this to be the first exploit of a connected device that causes the device to physically attack someone," researchers presenting the proof-of-concept say.
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Android Police - Andro... |
Phiaton announces travel-friendly wireless headphones that won't break the bank
Designer brand Phiaton has developed a reputation for premium headphones and earphones with high-quality sound to match their good looks. Unless you can find a good a deal, the products are usually out of reach for most people due to the prohibitive price points. That's where the BT 390 comes in. These brand new on-ear headphones are designed to bring the brand a new group of followers, enticing them with a much more affordable $79 price tag. Read MorePhiaton announces travel-friendly wireless h...
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The Register |
Lenovo sticks Toshiba NVMe SSDs in ThinkSystem server brainpan
Enterprise kit to enable hyperscale and HPC
Toshiba SSDs are being used to speed Lenovo ThinkSystem and ThinkAgile servers.…
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The Verge - All Posts |
An eight-year-old reviews the Nintendo Switch
Editor’s note: Last week, Verge transportation editor Tamara Warren showed me a review of the Nintendo Switch by her eight-year-old son Benicio. Handwritten on ruled notebook paper, the critique showed gumption, vigor, and passion. As a craven and cynical editor, I was also struck by my good fortune: a Nintendo Switch review with custom art for nothing more than a box of popsicles. I simply couldn’t pass up the opportunity! So, I chomped on my Cuban cigar, spun on my fine leather swivel chai...
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Mashable! |
Guy scored his first Tinder date using a poem and we are as surprised as he is
Roses are red, don't be a jerk, do these kind of poems, actually work?
Apparently they do, at least for this one lucky guy on Tinder. Reddit user Geecher posted a screenshot of a very successful interaction he recently had on the dating app, with the title, "Huh, I've been on tinder for a while and was always too chicken to actually ask a girl on a date. This time built the courage and I did it. This'll be my first tinder date."
Behold, the poem that secured this brave poet a date:
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AppleInsider |
New Cochlear hearing implant tech will stream directly from iPhones & other Apple devices
An upcoming Cochlear sound processor -- the Nucleus 7 -- will reportedly let people stream audio directly to hearing implants from an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
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Mashable! |
Street benches embedded with solar panels could power your phone on your next stroll
'Platio' has created a modular solar panel system that can be used as walkways or integrated into street furniture. Read more...More about Smartphone, Smartphones, Solar Energy, Walkway, and Solar
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Business Insider |
You can soon get one of the best antivirus tools for your computer for free
Kaspersky Lab, one of the leading providers of antivirus software, announced on Tuesday that it plans to offer a computer-protecting service for free.
The service, Kaspersky Free, includes antivirus scanning and protection for your files, emails, and web usage, as well as automatic updates and a quarantine service to safely contain malicious computer bugs.
Usually, certain features that are key for effective protection, like automatic updates, don't come with free antivirus services. But Kaspers...
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Resources | ZDNet |
Google Consulting could be Indian IT's new, great threat in its own backyard
How much these consulting services overlap with the digital and cloud solutions of Indian IT will determine how much of a danger they will pose.
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TG Daily |
ICOs Present the Future of Fundraising
In case you are looking for the hugest cryptocurrency trend today, it may be advisable to check Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs).
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Reuters: Technology News |
Amundi's Pioneer to ditch Blackrock's Aladdin to cut costs
PARIS (Reuters) - Amundi confirmed on Wednesday plans to switch the IT systems of its recently-acquired Pioneer Investments from rival BlackRock's Aladdin platform in a bid to cut costs.
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Business Insider |
A video game you've never heard of will pay out $30 million to players this year — and it's part of a much bigger master plan
"This is real work for us," said David Baszucki, the CEO of video game platform Roblox, on stage at the Roblox Developers Conference this past Saturday.
Baszucki had just finished telling a crowd of 185-plus developers that Roblox was on track to pay out $30 million to the developers making games on the platform — a crowd that generally ranged from 17 up to 22 years old, plus a few parental chaperones.
If you're older than, say, 15, there's a healthy chance you've never heard of...
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Mashable! |
Modeled after Star Wars Stormtroopers, Apple AirPods were
Your Apple AirPods have a darker origin than you might guess.
Jony Ive, the design mastermind behind all of Apple's iconic products since 1997, was inspired by the sleek Stormtrooper uniforms from Star Wars when he created Apple's now ubiquitous gloss-white earbud design (used for both the EarPods and more recent wireless AirPods), according to a breathless profile in the Wall Street Journal.
SEE ALSO: Why AirPods will eventually come free with every iPhone
Ive reportedly told The Force Aw...
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BBC News | Technology ... |
Bitcoin fraud suspect arrested in Greece
He is said to be part of a gang accused of laundering billions of dollars using the digital currency.
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Hacker News |
On Working with White People – Part One
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SlashGear |
Legendary Pokemon GO release date events are here!
The event dates for Legendary Pokemon releases in Pokemon GO have been revealed – and they’re right on schedule. As previously reported (in anonymous tipster form) here on SlashGear, the next two Legendary Pokemon will be released during events in Europe and Japan. That means it’s going to be at least one situation in which a horde of Pikachu carry … Continue reading
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Slashdot |
Having a Woman On Your Team Ruins Your Chances For VC Funding
Laura June, writing for The Outline: It's a well-known, well-documented fact that women entrepreneurs face an uphill battle in the fight to get funding for their businesses. But a new study suggests that it can actually be almost impossible. According to the study, published Tuesday in the journal Venture Capital, having even one woman on a company's team makes them far less likely to get funding than an entirely male one. In fact, an all male team is about four times more likely to get funding ...
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Engadget |
Apple and Cochlear team up on made-for-iPhone hearing implant
We've known that Apple has an interest in iOS-based hearing aids for some time, as they've worked with various manufacturers to bring these devices to the market. Now, Cochlear has teamed up with Apple to make the first cochlear implant sound process...
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The Verge - All Posts |
Google ruins search for select users with autoplaying videos
For a select number of users, Google searches are about to become more annoying. The company is testing autoplaying videos in the Knowledge Panel of search results, as spotted by SEM Post.
For most users, Googling keywords with a strong video component — such as music videos, TV shows, or movies — will typically bring up a video thumbnail on the right side of the results. You have to click it to play the video, but in a small test, some users are seeing these videos start automatically. SEM ...
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Jeff Sessions To Crack Down On Leaks After Continued Criticisms From Trump
The president has said that the attorney general needs to be “much tougher on the leaks from the intelligence agencies.”
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The Guardian |
Google is testing autoplay videos directly in search results
Divisive multimedia feature adopted by Facebook, Twitter and others could soon be a feature of Google search resultsGoogle has begun testing putting one of the most divisive features of the modern web experience, the auto-playing video, directly into search results.The feature, which puts the autoplaying video at the top of search results as part of the knowledge panel for certain searches, was spotted by Jennifer Slegg for search specialist site the SEM Post. Searches for information about movi...
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Neowin |
Ransomware victims have paid over $25 million in the past two years, study finds
According to a recent study by Google, Chainanalysis, and two universities, ransomware victims have paid out over $25 million dollars over the past two years in hopes of getting their files decrypted. Read more...
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Mashable! |
What's coming to Hulu in August
Hulu is so much more than secretly catching up on The Handmaid's Tale while you pretend to have seen it all so you can participate in party chatter (yes, you).
This month, binge Hulu originals Difficult People and Harlots, or take your pick of the dozens of new movies joining the streaming platform throughout the month (Spider-Man marathon, anyone?).
Here's what's coming to Hulu in August.
SEE ALSO: Check out what's coming to Netflix in August 2017Top pick: You're the Worst Season 3F...
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Digital Trends |
Here’s everything we know about ‘Middle-Earth: Shadow of War’
You can return to Middle Earth this summer with 'Shadow of War.' From Nemesis system enhancements to promises of a grander scope, here's everything we know about the the game so far.
The post Here’s everything we know about ‘Middle-Earth: Shadow of War’ appeared first on Digital Trends.
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Mashable! |
This Is iPhone 2020
Read more...More about Apple, Iphone, Mashable Reels, Tech, and Big Tech Companies
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BetaNews |
Exploring the psychology of ransomware
In recent months we've seen high profile ransomware attacks target many businesses, and we've seen cyber criminals making greater efforts to target their victims. A new study from endpoint protection company SentinelOne and De Montfort University has been looking at how social engineering tactics are used by cyber criminals to manipulate and elicit payments from victims. "We noticed that there's a wide range of techniques used in the splash screens that we see and we thought it would be interest...
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V3 |
Motorola announces Moto Z2 Force official with 'shatterproof' screen
Flagship device also supports firm's modular MotoMod add-ons
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Mashable! |
Olive Garden will soon introduce Cookie Butter Cake to its menu
Cookie butter is one of the most indulgent, unabashedly sweet treats in existence, and Olive Garden knows it.
If you're unacquainted with the spread, cookie butter is basically just ground-up cookies blended with powdered sugar and vegetable oil. Sounds too good to be true, right?
But now we don't have to feel too ashamed of eating it straight out the jar with a spoon and calling it "dessert" because Olive Garden is introducing a Cookie Butter Cake to its menu starting Monday, July 31.
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Boy Genius Report |
The magic box that transforms your iPhone into a universal remote is still under $17 on Amazon
We have good news and bad news for you today, bargain hunters. The bad news is that our favorite iPhone accessory in the world is no longer available on Amazon for an all-time low price of $15. The good news, however, is that it’s still available for under $18, so it’s less than $3 above its lowest price ever. The Pronto Smart Universal Remote Control is a tiny little box that connects to your iPhone (or Android phone) and instantly transforms it into a universal remote. You can cont...
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Hacker News |
Waze for Android Auto
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Casio’s Edifice EQB-501 is a smart watch in disguise
Bluetooth adds smart skills to an analogue ticker
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Digg Top Stories |
Quantum Tunneling Takes Time, According To A New Study
Quantum particles can burrow through barriers that should be impenetrable — but they don’t do it instantaneously, a new experiment suggests.
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Digg Top Stories |
England's Mental Health Experiment: Free Talk Therapy
England is in the midst of a unique national experiment, the world’s most ambitious effort to treat depression, anxiety and other common mental illnesses.
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Digg Top Stories |
Robbers Get Owned By Some Unexpectedly Sturdy Jewelry Cases
It's one thing to come away from a robbery attempt empty-handed. It's another thing to have millions of people laughing at you because you were bested by some jewelry cases.
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Digg Top Stories |
How Jony Ive Masterminded Apple's New Headquarters
With Apple Park, the company’s chief designer has once again brought Steve Jobs’s exacting design vision to life.
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Resources | ZDNet |
Cybersecurity experts are in greater demand than ever (ZDNet Academy)
Learn how to become an ethical hacker for $43.
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TweakTown |
Nokia's flagship will be announced on August 16th
The Nokia 8 should be powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 835 and come with either 4GB or 6GB of RAM: http://www.tweaktown.com/news/58559/nokias-flagship-announced-august-16th/index.html
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Reuters: Technology News |
Hedge fund Third Point bets on Alibaba, again
BOSTON (Reuters) - Hedge fund Third Point made a new bet on Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba during the second quarter and told investors in a letter that it was still finding attractive new opportunities even as the stock market has surged this year.
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Mashable! |
Man recreates his 10-year-old 'High School Musical 2' music video with perfect angst
It wouldn't be a High School Musical movie without an angsty solo from Zac Efron's Troy Bolton. It just wouldn't be right.
And birthed from these solos came recreations from teenage boys channeling the same anguish and despair Troy expressed while singing "Bet On It" in High School Musical 2 after being banned from the country club talent show.
Youtube user Blake Richter was one of those young boys inspired by Troy's pain who focused that energy into an incredible music video filled with t...
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AppleInsider |
Foxconn manufacturing plant in Wisconsin expected to be announced tonight, Apple connection still unknown [u]
Whether or not Apple products will actually be built there, a new facility from the company's key manufacturing partner, Foxconn, is reportedly in the works for the state of Wisconsin, and set to be announced later this evening.
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MakeUseOf |
Kaspersky Launches a Free Antivirus for Your PC
Kaspersky is launching a free version of its award-winning antivirus software worldwide. Kaspersky Free offers the most basic protection for free for everyone who wants it. And all without bombarding you with ads. Which is a generous offer from the Russian security vendor. Some of you may have noticed a downturn in the number of security issues you personally have encountered in recent years. This is mainly because hackers and cybercriminals have moved onto newer, more targeted means of making m...
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VentureBeat |
Wall Street was ready to write Twitter off, but rebound surprises investors
(Reuters) — Twitter heads toward its quarterly earnings report on Thursday with a stock that has risen more than 40 percent since April when much of Wall Street was ready to write off the tech company. The company’s share price popped after its most recent earnings report in April, when Twitter disclosed better-than-expected user growth. […]
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Gizmodo |
Breathtaking Timelapses Turn Massive Stormfronts Into Swirling Masterpieces
It might seem like photographer Mike Olbinski is always at the right place at the right time to capture Mother Nature’s fury. But for his latest film, Pursuit, he says he actually spent three months driving across 10 states to capture this amazing timelapse footage, chasing storms and weather patterns for over 28,000…Read more...
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CIO.com Feed - Articles |
BrandPost: 6 Critical Considerations When Building Business-driven Automation for Scale
Today we live in a world driven by the new digital economy where every company is a technology company. Enterprise applications drive business at every level, from customer interaction to order and service fulfillment to billing.The ability to innovate and quickly adapt to changes (business-driven and IT-driven) is key to an organization’s success. Enterprise organizations that look to innovate quickly and efficiently turn to intelligent automation because they know manual processes are too co...
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Celebrities Express Anger As Trump Bans Trans Troops From Military
St. Vincent called the POTUS an "odious ogre."
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OpenText to acquire Guidance Software for $222 million
