'Pokemon GO' Latest Update Datamine Reveals 135 Generation Three Pokemon to Be Added Soon

Leaks in video games are by no means rare occurrences anymore, and the speed that the online community is able to datamine the latest release, update or demo means developers have to be on their guard to avoid giving away any secrets. However, after the previous few weeks Pokemon … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 7 years ago

The Best Social Media Strategy for Online Retailers

The importance of social media marketing is obvious to virtually every entrepreneur. Yet most businesses deploy the wrong social strategy for their business. If you’re selling digital goods, subscription services or advertisements, creating content on...read more | Continue reading


@socialmediaexplorer.com | 7 years ago

The Best Social Media Strategy for Online Retailers

The importance of social media marketing is obvious to virtually every entrepreneur. Yet most businesses deploy the wrong social strategy for their business. If you’re selling digital goods, subscription services or advertisements, creating content on...read moreThe post The Best … | Continue reading


@alltop | 7 years ago

Uber said to have considered automaker joint ventures for self-driving

 Uber was reportedly approached by an unnamed automaker about a potential acquisition of its self-driving business, according to The Information. The idea was shot down by Uber execs, but the approach did prompt debate at the ride hailing company around potentially partnering wit … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Transgender YouTubers had their videos grabbed to train facial recognition software

About five or six years ago, one of Karl Ricanek’s students showed him a video on YouTube. It was a time lapse of a person undergoing hormone replacement therapy, or HRT, in order to transition genders. “At the time, we were working on facial recognition,” Ricanek, a professor of … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Google might be working on Assistant-powered, smart headphones

According to the information from the latest beta of the company's Google app, extracted by 9to5Google, Google might be planning to launch smart, Assistant-equipped headphones. SEE ALSO: Google writes a $50 million check to prep the world's workers for the rise of its robotsVersi … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

LinkedIn adds video support to become more of a social network

LinkedIn is primarily used as a business networking tool, or to find a job. While LinkedIn refreshed its entire site earlier this year, most users don’t use it for daily social networking updates like they might on Facebook or Twitter. LinkedIn is trying to tempt users to share m … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Klingt spaßig: Jurassic World Evolution

Der Spieleentwickler Frontier (Scream Ride, Zoo Tycoon) hat auf der Gamescom einen Franchise-Titel angekündigt, der sich ausnahmsweise richtig spannend anhört: Jurassic World Evolution ist ein Freizeitpark-Simulator á la RollerCoaster... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 7 years ago

Cyborg bacteria covered in solar panels can beat plants at photosynthesis

Cyborg bacteria covered in tiny solar panels can beat plants at photosynthesis, which means they could be key in creating renewable solar fuels.Photosynthesis, or the way plants turn carbon dioxide into oxygen, is crucial for life on Earth — but it’s not a very efficient process. … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Linksys’ $300 router lets gamers put their data before everyone else's

Linksys is trying to offer gamers an edge with a new router that prioritizes their internet traffic.The elegantly named WRT32X router builds in the Killer networking tech that’s often found in gaming PCs from companies like Razer and Alienware. Like on those PCs, the software giv … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Augmenix Ranked as One of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies for Second Year

PRESS RELEASE: Augmenix, Inc., a medical technology company that develops, manufactures, and sells proprietary absorbable hydrogels that separate and protect organs at risk during radiotherapy, has again been named on Inc. magazine's fastest-growing... | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 7 years ago

Fw: Elvis Presley’s Archivist on the Heartbreak of Tapes Trashed by RCA, Scouring the South for Lost Recordings

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@jiscmail.ac.uk | 7 years ago

GoldMint to Launch ICO with Early Bird Bonuses

The GoldMint company (the innovator behind the stable GOLD token and Custody Bot) has published its plans for its greatly anticipated ICO. The ICO will launch on September 20, beginning with the sale of MNT pre-launch tokens (MNTP). This will be the first step toward a revolution … | Continue reading


@newsbtc.com | 7 years ago

Netscape’s Jim Clark launches CommandScape, a building management system for commercial and premium properties

As creator of some of the internet’s biggest brands, Jim Clark should require little introduction. But the 73-year-old Texan billionaire doesn’t garner the same kinds of headlines as Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, or Mark Zuckerberg. In 1981, computer scientist Clark cofounded Silicon G … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 7 years ago

Verizon throttles video for good with its not-so-unlimited plan

 It turns out that providing unlimited data is quite expensive. Ars Technica spotted that Verizon is revamping its plans and now sells you two kinds of unlimited data — Go Unlimited and Beyond Unlimited. (Disclosure: Verizon owns Oath, which owns TechCrunch.) And the biggest chan … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Walmart’s streaming service Vudu hits Apple TV

 As reported earlier this month, Walmart’s streaming service Vudu has now arrived on Apple TV… with a few limitations. The new app allows you to watch the movies and shows saved to your Vudu library, including those you’ve added by way of UltraViolet, the digital video “cloud loc … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

How Trump Plans to Win in Afghanistan

Donald Trump campaigned on ending the war in Afghanistan, calling it “a complete waste” and advocating walking away from it. I’d been arraying the possibility around 60 percent that, as president, he’d write off Afghanistan entirely. So it’s very much to his credit that he let hi … | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 7 years ago

A Preview of #CMWorld from Someone Who’s Never Been

Content Marketing World is almost here! As a first time attendee, I don't know what to expect. But here are a few workshops I'm really looking forward to. | Continue reading


@brandpoint.com | 7 years ago

Walking through space in NASA’s Virtual Reality Lab

To train for space, you have to simulate it here on Earth Continue reading… | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Train as a web security pro with hacker training for under $20

You’ll know how to fight the good fight with the training in the Complete White Hat Hacking and Penetration Testing Bundle, on sale right now for just $19 (over 90 percent off) from TNW Deals. | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 7 years ago

FreedomPop wants to kill monthly mobile phone bills with cheap annual plans

FreedomPop, the mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) that offers SIM cards with completely free basic mobile service plans, has announced what it is touting as the mobile industry’s first-ever annual plan. The Los Angeles-based company is offering a reasonably generous 1,000 mi … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 7 years ago

What We’re Reading: Books for Marketers (or Not)

The best way to learn how to tell good stories is by reading them. Here's a look at the books us marketers have had our noses in lately. | Continue reading


@dcustom.com | 7 years ago

Leap.ai launches job matching platform after raising $2.4 million

Leap.ai, which uses artificial intelligence to match job seekers with employers, today launched with $2.4 million in seed money. Participants included ZhenFund, established in collaboration with Sequoia Capital China, as well as several angel investors. Users sign up on Leap.ai’s … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 7 years ago

Latch adds HomeKit-approved smart lock to its enterprise suite

 Enterprise-grade smart lock startup Latch has added a third product to its portfolio. The ‘Latch C’ is notable as its first smart lock to be certified to work with Apple’s HomeKit. Read More | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

WordPress Plugin Snapshot: MonsterInsights

The WordPress plugin, MonsterInsights analytics, can tell you what you’re doing right and all the things you’re doing wrong with your website. | Continue reading


@copypress.com | 7 years ago

This artist’s new landscape studies are of melting glaciers

Welcome to the Anthropocene sublime Continue reading… | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Latch’s new smart lock can be unlocked with an iPhone

Latch is introducing a new smart door lock today that can be controlled with an iPhone. It’s called the Latch C, and in addition to iPhone control through Apple’s HomeKit platform, it has all the same smart features as the original Latch door lock: a built-in camera to see who’s … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

The Newest Version of the Opendime Bitcoin Wallet Is Out

Coinkite is soon to launch the third iteration of its Opendime bitcoin hardware wallet, the startup announced today. | Continue reading


@coindesk.com | 7 years ago

Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite looks a lot better in the latest gameplay video

Capcom's put out a new video for upcoming fighting game Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite and I have to admit, the game looks a lot better than it has done in recent months.The video, below, shows off Jedah, Ghost Rider, Dormammu and Firebrand, as well as a new Infinity Stone that looks … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Netflix’s Stranger Things will be back for a third season

 Stranger Things, the Netflix show that become a surprise megahit thanks to its appeal to 80s babies and mix of horror, charm and general weirdness, will return for a third season. The show’s second season has yet to arrive (it’s coming October 27th), but co-creators Matt and Ros … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

MedCredits to Launch Token Sale to Decentralize $85 Billion eHealth Market

MedCredits is a decentralized telemedicine platform that provides more affordable and efficient healthcare services through a free market. The first software release ‘Hippocrates’ is a user-friendly app on the MedCredits platform connecting patients to online dermatologists for f … | Continue reading


@newsbtc.com | 7 years ago

Roboter-Aal spürt Umweltverschmutzungen auf

Schlaumeier von der TU Lausanne (EPFL) haben einen Roboter-Aal entwickelt, der Sensor-bepackt die Quelle von Gewässerverschmutzungen aufspüren kann: Dass der Envirobot in Form eines Aals (oder einer Wasserschlange) kommt, soll es ihm erlauben,... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 7 years ago

The first Shenmue III trailer is here, and the characters look as deadpan as ever

A new trailer has dropped for Shenmue III, showcasing the first footage we’ve seen so far of the highly anticipated sequel. The original Shenmue was one of the most expensive video games ever made. It garnered a cult following when it was released on Dreamcast in 1999. The game w … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

When It’s Hard for Women to Find Male Mentors

In March, political chatter erupted over the a fact dredged up by The Washington Post from a 2002 The Hill article: Vice President Michael Pence won’t dine alone with any woman other than his wife, or at least that was the case in 2002. (The Hill article also noted that he will o … | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 7 years ago

Xiaomi’s massive Mi Max 2 is too much of a good thing

Whoever first said size doesn’t matter clearly didn’t try replacing their normal-sized phone with a phablet. I tried, folks, I really did. For the past couple of weeks, I tried to live with Xiaomi’s oversized Mi Max 2 phablet. I don’t care if you think that word is no longer in u … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 7 years ago

Ford outlines plan to build self-driving cars at scale to deploy with partners

 Ford’s autonomous driving vision includes fleet manufacturing, and then deploying vehicles at scale with partners working in commercial service areas like taxi and delivery. The core of this plan starts with building cars tailor-made to “improve the movement of people and goods, … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Verizon to start throttling video streaming to as low as 480p tomorrow

Verizon will throttle video streaming to 480p or 720p on your smartphone, depending on your data plan, and there will be no way to stream in 1080p. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 7 years ago

Trump's Speech Can't Change Recalcitrant Realities

President Trump will not rapidly withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan. But then, you already knew that: The first year of his presidency is two-thirds over, and there has been no move to implement his campaign promises to withdraw them.Trump will focus the U.S. mission in Afghan … | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 7 years ago

Understanding Exit Rate - The Key for Higher Visitor Retention on Your Website

Google Analytics has long included a metric called "exit rate," which doesn't always get the attention that it deserves. When properly used, the exit rate can be even better at pinpointing website problems than studying your existing CTAs. Here's what it is and how it works. | Continue reading


@alltop | 7 years ago

Stranger Things is getting a third season

The second season of Netflix’s Stranger Things isn’t set to air until October, but co-creators Ross and Matt Duffer have already confirmed a third. In an interview with Vulture, Ross said the series will likely be “a four-season thing and then out.” The imagined fourth season has … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Visual Inspector is a designer-friendly compliment to Chrome’s DevTools

Chrome’s DevTools is an essential component in any web developer or designer’s toolkit. It lets you modify, debug, and experiment with almost any element of a website’s front end. However, you could make the argument that it’s a little bloated, and some users would be best served … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 7 years ago

ClassPass plans launch in 10 new cities

 ClassPass, the subscription service that lets you work out where you want, when you want, has today announced that it’s launching in 10 new cities across North America. In September, interested folks from New Orleans, Pittsburgh, and San Antonio will be able to join the platform … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Cloud data management startup Druva raises $80M

 An ongoing trend among businesses to put more of their data into the cloud — bringing ever more smartphones, tablets, laptops and other devices on to their networks — is driving a lot of business to startups that are building smart ways to capture, back up and analyse these incr … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Berlin-based Home is an app to help landlords manage properties and improve the rental experience

 Home, a Berlin-based startup that offers an app to help landlords manage their properties, has raised €3 million in seed funding. EQT Ventures led the round, along with the company’s existing investor, Redalpine. Read More | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Hatch opens beta test for Android cloud gaming service in Finland

Hatch has opened a beta test for residents of Finland to use its cloud-based mobile social hub, which can stream mobile games instantly to Android users. The beta test is a major test for Hatch, which wants to provide a new source of revenues and discovery for mobile game develop … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 7 years ago

Dubset makes Sony the first major label legalized for remixing

 Spotify and Apple Music could soon get the legal grey area of music like remixes and DJ sets that today live unofficially on SoundCloud. Sony today became the first major record label to allow its music to be monetized through unofficial mixes thanks to a deal with rights cleara … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Code2040 is launching its flagship program in NYC

 Code2040 is bringing its flagship Fellows program for black and Latinx students to New York City. As always, the goal is to increase access to opportunities for black and Latinx people in the tech industry and work toward closing the racial wealth gap in the U.S. “Not only is Ne … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Big data analytics platform Databricks raises $140M Series D round led by Andreessen Horowitz

 Databricks, a big data analytics platform built by a team that grew out of the Apache Spark project, today announced that it has raised a $140 million Series D round led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from New Enterprise Associates and Battery Ventures. This brings D … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago