Chatbots – automated bots that let you interact with a service or brand via messaging apps or SMS – haven’t yet become breakout hits, as a group. But that hasn’t stopped investors from pouring in $8 million into a hotel booking startup called SnapTravel, which lets users find an … | Continue reading
Justice League — the DC Extended Universe’s upcoming superhero team-up movie — has spent the last few weeks filming reshoots under the guidance of Joss Whedon (who replaced original director Zack Snyder, who stepped out for personal reasons). Variety has a new report out today de … | Continue reading
Last week, Der Spiegel published an explosive report alleging that the major German automakers formed a secret cartel in the 1990s to collude on diesel emissions. These companies, including Volkswagen, Audi, BMW, Porsche, and Daimler, met in secret working groups to discuss “the … | Continue reading
Alphabet just reported its second quarter earnings for 2017, and the numbers were as expected. The advertising business built around Google, Android, and YouTube continues to account for the vast majority of the revenue and all the profit. The company, despite its massive size, c … | Continue reading
Buried in the settings of Chrome OS has been an option to use an “OK, Google” prompt to start a verbal Google search. But according to a report from Chrome Unboxed, Google is deprecating that feature in an upcoming version of Chrome OS. The news gels with speculation (also from C … | Continue reading
Just over a week ago, The Wall Street Journal called the neighborhood where I rent, Venice Beach, California, the toughest place in the United States to build new housing, pointing to it as an extreme example of what is happening in a lot of wealthy urban enclaves.“Apartment deve … | Continue reading
Alphabet’s advertising business continues to grow at a mammoth pace despite a very hefty setback from the EU in the form of a massive fine — but all the signs might not be pointing to a perfect future for Google. The EU slapped Google with a $2.7 billion fine at the end of June … | Continue reading
Today, we have a guest post from Anne Felicitas, Editor at AdvertiseMint, a Facebook advertising agency. My first instinct after finishing a piece, whether that’s a poem, an article, or a blog post, is to share it. After all, what’s the point of toiling for a work of art that no … | Continue reading
A 10th migrant has died after being smuggled over the weekend to San Antonio inside a tractor-trailer truck with no air conditioning as temperatures touched the 100s. On Monday, the truck’s driver appeared in federal court and was reportedly told he faced the death penalty. Jame … | Continue reading
BRP Energy Office Interior Design in Bucharest completed in 2017. The purpose of this arrangement was to create a welcoming office space. | Continue reading
Pelinkovac on the Dalmatian Islands By the fifth day of clear skies, calm waters, electric-blue swimming holes, and fiery sunsets over the Adriatic, I questioned whether I chose the appropriate vacation. Initially, a week on a boat sailing the Croatian coast sounded perfect. The … | Continue reading
There’s a lot going on in commercial DNA testing beyond what eye color you have or where your mitochondria comes from these days and at-home lab testing startup EverlyWell hopes to cash in. The startup has launched three new products today, based on your DNA to help get it there … | Continue reading
Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.The night is dark and full of terrors, but you'll be just fine with this duo of military-grade light-bringers at the ready.The UltraBright 500-Lumen Tactical Military Flashlight … | Continue reading
New York startup LedgerX has received approval from the CFTC to trade cryptocurrency derivatives to institutional investors.Source | Continue reading
The frenzied co-op game Overcooked: Special Edition will be making its Nintendo Switch debut on July 27 with some additional goodies in the pantry. Along with the core content available in Overcooked on the PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One, the special edition will feature two con … | Continue reading
Los Angeles, CA, July 16, 2017 — Po.et, a new protocol designed to accelerate solutions for the digital media industry utilizing blockchain technology and timestamped metadata to create proper attribution and licensing opportunities for publishers have announced their invitation- … | Continue reading
Android O is nearing completion. Google today announced the final version of its next mobile OS is now available for developers to try, and the public version is nearly ready. Unfortunately, there doesn’t seem to be much in the way of new features in this release. We’ll keep an e … | Continue reading
Mercedes-Benz will compete in Formula E, the all-electric racing series, starting in 2019. The news was announced today after months of speculation over whether the German automaker would exercise an option it had purchased to join the series back in October. Despite that uncerta … | Continue reading
I’ve been passionate about crowdfunding industry since 2011. My craze towards the said sector has influenced me to get involved in thousands of Kickstarter campaigns. Moreover, I am also credited for creating the biggest community of Russian-speaking crowdfunding enthusiasts, Rus … | Continue reading
GUEST: Today, it’s all about the data-driven enterprise. Companies are collecting more data than ever, and decision-making is now heavily based on insights from all of that data. Primarily, the person in charge of putting together these valuable insights has been the data scienti … | Continue reading
On the heels of Blue Apron’s lackluster debut on the public market, a former employee is suing the company for allegedly violating the Family and Medical Leave Act, which requires that companies provide employees with job-protected, unpaid leave for certain medical and family re … | Continue reading
Travelers leaving San Diego Comic-Con on United Airlines got an unwelcome surprise this weekend, when United said that comic books were banned in checked luggage. United claimed this was a TSA-mandated rule for all airlines operating out of San Diego — only to have the TSA public … | Continue reading
They called it the black song. For the humpback whales of eastern Australia, it was irresistibly catchy.Back in the mid-1990s, those whales were singing a completely different tune—a melody known to researchers (for arbitrary reasons) as the pink song. But in 1995, a small number … | Continue reading
Alright, so it’s pretty bold to come straight out of the gate, claiming that you’re going to read about seven unbelievable industries, but I’m going to deliver. After you finish this article, you’ll be more familiar with a few of America’s most unusual industries. You’ll also wal … | Continue reading
In trying to fend off suspicion of collusion with the Kremlin, Donald Trump Jr. and Jared Kushner have recently provided the public with two very interesting documents. Shoving responsibility for any outreach onto the Russian side, the two men have given us with a partial account … | Continue reading
Raise your hand if you thought the hardest part about hiring a new employee would be actually posting the job online. Nobody? Thought not. The issue of creating an appealing job description is one that few anticipate but all inevitably encounter. The quality of applications you r … | Continue reading
As a digital marketer, you’ll often aim to contribute content to other blogs in an effort to increase your reach and influence. There are effective—and ineffective—ways to conduct your outreach. In this episode, we’ll explore blogger outreach do’s and dont’s. The episode includes … | Continue reading
Alright, Google. We need to have a serious talk. For months, the greater technology community has been waiting on tenterhooks to find out the name of Android O. Will it be Oreo? Oatmeal Cookie? Orange Sorbet? Some other “O” dessert?But now, you’ve gone and stuck this image in the … | Continue reading
The internet discovered today that Microsoft Paint might be removed in an upcoming Windows Update, and newshounds everywhere rushed to open their copies of the program to create ironic images. I’ll never pass up a chance to let my inner art snob out to play, so here’s a quick rev … | Continue reading
Here's a story straight out of your worst dystopian nightmare.Three Square Market, a Wisconsin-based vending machine company, announced today it will become the first U.S. company to implant microchips in some of its employees.Workers who have the chips implanted in their hands w … | Continue reading
Since the inception of Bitcoin, the cryptocurrency community has grown exponentially. Thanks to the increased adoption of Bitcoin and the rising use cases for its underlying blockchain technology, there are a number of new projects out there in the market solving various problems … | Continue reading
The official release of Android O must be getting close, as Google has just pushed out the latest version of its public beta — and it’s performing reliably enough to be considered a release candidate. Android O, which will be version 8.0 of the mobile operating system, doesn’t co … | Continue reading
Ziber, a mobile client and Ethereum blockchain network that is attempting to drastically lower international mobile call costs, is conducting its token sale of initial coin offering (ICO) on July 27, 2017. According to the Ziber team, the $90 billion international mobile market i … | Continue reading
Anyone still wondering what the hype around augmented reality (AR) is all about need look no further than Hado Kart. This Mario Kart for AR is available at a Japanese arcade called 3rd Planet, a VR-focused playground. We’ve seen AR based on Super Mario Bros. before, and it was aw … | Continue reading
How many times have you heard some urban legend, chain letter, or misleading bit of news repeated and immediately found a thorough, fact-based debunking on Snopes? Like every damn day for the last 20 years or so, right? Snopes was there for you when you were looking up fake news … | Continue reading
Google today launched the fourth and final Android O developer preview, available for download now at developer.android.com and via the Android Beta Program. The preview includes an updated SDK with system images for the Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Nexus Player, Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel C, … | Continue reading
Nvidia’s Shield TV is the best streaming box you can get right now, thanks to 4K support, a variety of surround sound audio formats and a great execution of Android TV, and it just got a little bit better: The latest update to the YouTube app brings 360-degree video support, as … | Continue reading
Last week, President Donald Trump fueled speculation that he might work to oust Robert Mueller, the former FBI director appointed to probe Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Trump could do so today, or tomorrow, or three months from now; the news could be ann … | Continue reading
Contemporary car design is art, science, and technology. To parse through the marketing hype and sensory overload, I focus on fine bits of automotive design, to find just one thing that makes a vehicle look extraordinary.It’s no small feat to make a typical flat-faced sport utili … | Continue reading
The Moon has more water than previously thought, and it’s deep below the lunar surface. A new study suggests that water is widespread beyond the poles, where it was already known to exist, although scientists don’t know exactly how much water is there. The discovery has consequen … | Continue reading
Google today launched the fourth and final developer preview of Android O, the latest version of its mobile operating system. As expected, there are no major changes in this release and, according to Google, the launch of Android O remains on track for later this summer. Given t … | Continue reading
Digital currency exchange Gemini is set to begin hosting daily ether auctions on Friday.Source | Continue reading
'The Orbiter' is a magnetic fidget device that allows you to disassemble, flick, spin, and roll it. Read more...More about Concentration, Real Time, Real Time Video, Real Time, and Real Time Video | Continue reading
Funny or Die is launching an all-new miniseries, The Real Stephen Blatt, which will be streamed exclusively on Amazon Prime video. Though some Funny or Die content is currently available on Amazon Prime, such as The Very Best of Will Ferrell, The Very Best of James Franco, Drunk … | Continue reading
Sundar Pichai has another job to do: serve on the board of directors for Alphabet, the parent company for Google. Pichai has been the CEO of Google since the creation of Alphabet in October 2015 — a move that split out a bunch of somewhat random businesses into quasi-independent … | Continue reading
Google CEO Sundar Pichai is joining parent company Alphabet’s board, according to an announcement Monday from the company. “Sundar has been doing a great job as Google’s CEO, driving strong growth, partnerships, and tremendous product innovation. I really enjoy working with him … | Continue reading
Donald Trump’s brand-new communications director got a glimpse of the challenge he faces this weekend. As Anthony Scaramucci toured the Sunday shows, promising a new era of better relations and positive vibes, his boss was firing off his most active string of Twitter complaints i … | Continue reading
BITS DIGIT is a platform that can be thought of as a one Solution for all needs and shapes the foundation for the root of the economy: companies, startups, traders, customers, entrepreneurs and merchants into a viable market, combining all the elements into an ecosystem that can … | Continue reading