Ironhack raises $3 million for its coding bootcamp

 As the focus on new educational models and coding bootcamps continues to attract attention (rightly or wrongly) as a cure for the world’s economic woes Ironhack, a coding bootcamp with campuses in Madrid, Barcelona, Paris and Miami has snagged $3 million in financingMadrid-based … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

5 Tips For Writing Killer Google PPC Ads

Need Help Writing Killer PPC Ads? Use these Google AdWords Tips to effectively reach customers. Your text ads should be specific, relevant and concise. | Continue reading


@peppergang.com | 7 years ago

This best-selling smartphone camera lens kit is on major sale today

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Smartphone owners are all becoming photographers these days, but the Amir 2-in-1 lens kit will set you apart from the rest. Originally $94.99, the kit is available on Amazon as a … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

How D&D Beyond brings Gary Gygax’s role-playing game into the digital age

In March, Wizards of the Coast announced at PAX East that it would be bringing the traditional pen-and-paper role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons into the digital age with a new tool: D&D Beyond.Wizards of the Coast describes D&D Beyond as a “digital toolset” for players using th … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Microsoft to help Baidu’s ‘Android of autonomous cars’ go global

 We already knew Microsoft Azure Cloud was a member of Baidu’s Apollo self-driving platform alliance, but now Microsoft has revealed more details about what it will be providing the cross-industry partnership. Basically, Microsoft will be offering cloud infrastructure services vi … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

We all have the potential to be newsmakers, so tweet accordingly

This past weekend on a beautiful Saturday morning, I sat on my couch for the better part of an hour I had planned to spend outside enjoying the sunshine glued to my phone, sniggering by myself.   I had fallen into a particularly entertaining Twitter thread, and I had no intention … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

New World of Warcraft fan server recreates The Burning Crusade - as it was a decade ago

Did you play The Burning Crusade when the World fo Warcraft expansion launched back in January 2007? I did. I remember the queues, the slow grind to level 70 and the soul-destroying progression. But I also remember the first time I walked through the Dark Portal to Outland. It wa … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

The best OnePlus product this year is the Travel Backpack

A month ago, OnePlus launched its best product of 2017, but it wasn’t the hotly anticipated OnePlus 5 smartphone. I reviewed that phone and found it a mixed bag, however it was the actual bag that OnePlus introduced alongside it that really captured my attention. The descriptivel … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

The Latest U.S. Sanctions Against Iran

The U.S. Treasury Department slapped new sanctions on Iran related to its ballistic-missile program, a day after President Trump certified that the Islamic republic was in compliance with the nuclear deal signed in 2015.The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control ( … | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 7 years ago

Startups have officially run out of names

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@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Samsung offering Galaxy S8 BOGO deal with trade-in

If you trade in one of the eligible smartphones, you can get two Galaxy S8 devices from Samsung for the price of one. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 7 years ago

BitFury Launches Open Source Blockchain Framework, Exonum

Blockchain solutions and cryptocurrency mining hardware giant, BitFury has announced the launch of Exonum, an enterprise blockchain solution framework. Read more... | Continue reading


@newsbtc.com | 7 years ago

Start an Alien Armageddon in 'Invaders...From Space!', Blasting Onto the App Store This Summer

The Frosty Pop Corps have proven with their past few App Store releases that they are more than their quirky developer title may suggest. Games such as the Flappy Bird and Downwell amalgam Puff. [Free], and the beautifully stylish rvlvr. [Free] underline the developer's emphasis … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 7 years ago

A Rust Belt City's School Turnaround

BUFFALO, N.Y.—When 18-year-old Karolina Espinosa looks back to her freshman year at Buffalo’s Hutchinson Central Technical High School, graduation seemed like a long shot. “At the time,” she said, “both of my parents were incarcerated. I had trouble with reading, and I had proble … | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 7 years ago

This startup bioengineered animal-free leather in a lab

You can literally grow leather in a petri dish. These biofabricated materials are made using microbe cells that produce collagen, the main ingredient in skin.Brooklyn-based startup, Modern Meadow, has completed a second round of funding and claims there's huge demand from brands … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

TunnelBear targets growing privacy concerns with a new VPN service for teams

Popular virtual private network (VPN) provider TunnelBear has announced a new business-focused product designed to help companies manage VPN access across teams. While VPNs have been popular tools in the online world for years, helping internet users cloak their true location and … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 7 years ago

Sounds like Telltale's not making more Wolf Among Us or Borderlands any time soon

It doesn't sound like there will be another season of Telltale's Tales from the Borderlands or The Wolf Among Us any time soon.Writing on Twitter last night, Telltale's head of communications Job Stauffer addressed the fate of each fan-favourite game after rumours swirled ahead o … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

What Could Happen to Bitcoin? A Visual Guide to Scaling Outcomes

Bitcoin is poised for a number of possible code changes this summer, so CoinDesk has compiled a chart to help users navigate the developing situation.Source | Continue reading


@coindesk.com | 7 years ago

Berlin: Polizei zieht aufgemotztes Rentner-Bike aus dem Verkehr

Die Berliner Polizei hat schon wieder ein bemerkenswertes Vehikel von der Straße geholt: Dieses mal handelt es sich allerdings um ein Zweirad, nämlich um das Fahrrad eines 74jährigen, das dieser wohl selbst mit einem Hilfsmotor aufgerüstet... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 7 years ago

Rackspace partners with Pivotal to launch managed services for Cloud Foundry

 Rackspace, which strongly focuses on managed services these days, today announced a partnership with Pivotal, the company behind the open source Cloud Foundry platform as a service project. Rackspace already offers managed services for AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Google Glass returns with its sights set on enterprise customers

One of Google’s wackiest experiments was Glass, an augmented-reality headset that brought contextual information right in front of your eyes. The idea was a bit ahead of its time and its utility was poorly demonstrated to consumers. As such, it didn’t take off. In 2015, the progr … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 7 years ago

The 5 Elements Every e-Commerce Website Needs to Attract New Customers [Infographic]

Which e-commerce website elements are most important to consumers? What should brands focus time, energy, and budget on improving? To find out, we looked at a host of recent surveys, research reports, and academic papers....read moreThe post The 5 Elements Every e-Commerce Websit … | Continue reading


@alltop | 7 years ago

The 5 Elements Every e-Commerce Website Needs to Attract New Customers [Infographic]

Which e-commerce website elements are most important to consumers? What should brands focus time, energy, and budget on improving? To find out, we looked at a host of recent surveys, research reports, and academic papers....read more | Continue reading


@socialmediaexplorer.com | 7 years ago

Latest AMD Ryzen BIOS Updates Really Boost Game Performance

AMD's new AGESA 1.0.0.6 update has shipped out to motherboard manufacturers and there look to be a fair number of performance improvements and additional memory timing options now available for adjustment. The post Latest AMD Ryzen BIOS Updates Really Boost Game Performance appea … | Continue reading


@extremetech.com | 7 years ago

Workflow automation startup Workato announces $10m Series A

 It’s a big day for Workato as the startup announced a $10 million Series A, and the latest release of its workflow automation platform dubbed ‘Turing.’ The round was led by Storm Ventures with participation from strategic investors Salesforce Ventures and Workday Ventures. The f … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

What We’re Listening To: Best Marketing Podcasts Roundup

The D Custom staff has its share of podcast junkies. Here's a peek of the best marketing podcasts we've been tuning in to this month. | Continue reading


@dcustom.com | 7 years ago

N26 and Lydia announce Apple Pay support in France, but major banks are still missing

 Apple Pay hasn’t really been a major success in France so far. France’s biggest banks still don’t plan to support Apple’s payment service. But two companies announced today that they were going to add Apple Pay support before the end of the year — Lydia and N26. Crédit Mutuel Ar … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Google’s Transfer Appliance helps businesses ship their data to the Google Cloud by FedEx

 Google today announced the launch of its Transfer Appliance, a new hardware appliance and service for moving large amounts of data from corporate data centers to its cloud via FedEx. While Google already offered its users the ability to ship physical media like storage arrays, h … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

'Leap On!', Noodlecake's Next One-Touch Arcade Game, Is Set to Bounce Onto the App Store Tomorrow

While the Italian plumbers and cocky blue hedgehogs tend to save the day with their characteristic swagger and charm, there's something about undefined, faceless blob heroes and heroines that flick a particular switch inside me. Whether it's the pink transmuting ball of magical g … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 7 years ago

WordPress Plugin Snapshot: Yoast SEO

WordPress is an excellent website creation tool. It’s a simple but effective CMS that makes it possible for just about anyone to make a website, whether you’ve got experience as … | Continue reading


@copypress.com | 7 years ago

Google Cloud unveils hardware to help customers ship data off their servers

Google will let companies ship their data to its cloud through a new piece of hardware that’s designed to speed up cloud migrations, with the help of FedEx. The company’s new Transfer Appliance will let customers load up a secure machine with data stored in a private data center … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 7 years ago

8 Steps Toward Better Academic Writing

  Writing doesn’t come easy for all of us. While some students are more skilled at it, the others struggle | Continue reading


@gopcsoft.com | 7 years ago

What Content Creators Need to Know About Generational Marketing

The content that works for Baby Boomers may not work for Generation Z. Learn what every content marketer should know about generational marketing. | Continue reading


@convinceandconvert.com | 7 years ago

A Wrinkle in Time Defies Disney’s Sequel-Filled Future

The colorful, dreamlike imagery of Ava DuVernay’s upcoming adaptation of A Wrinkle in Time was the highlight of this year’s D23 conference, a semi-annual celebration of Disney that included a look at the studio’s upcoming film slate. The Wrinkle trailer was a visual feast, light … | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 7 years ago

Watch the first trailer for The Disaster Artist, the movie about The Room

Tommy Wiseau’s cult classic The Room is widely considered to be one of the best / worst unintentionally funny movies of all time. But The Disaster Artist, a movie about the making of The Room, is aiming for intentionally funny. In the film’s first trailer, Wiseau (played by James … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Tanken in Hamburg erneut günstig / Baden-Württemberger müssen tiefer in die Tasche greifen

ADAC: München (ots) - Autofahrer in Hamburg können sich mitten in der Sommerferienzeit weiter über den günstigsten Sprit in der Republik freuen. Laut ADAC-Auswertung kostet ein Liter Super E10 dort 1,272 Euro, ein Liter Diesel 1,062 Euro. In Brandenburg, ... | Continue reading


@presseportal.de | 7 years ago

Sizmek acquires Rocket Fuel for adtech consolidation

 After a rocky few years as a public company, Rocket Fuel is going private again. Adtech company Sizmek announced this morning that it’s acquiring Rocket Fuel for $2.60 per share, in a deal that values the company at $145 million. (That number includes the assumption of Rocket Fu … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

This waterproof wide-angle action cam is the perfect $40 GoPro alternative

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Action cameras like the GoPro are great for all kinds of high-octane adventures: windsurfing, snowboarding, extreme couponing. But they’re also super expensive. $150 for a stand- … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

NASA study confirms drone buzzes are more annoying than cars

A preliminary study from NASA has confirmed what we’ve all suspected: that buzzing noise from drones is more annoying to humans than noises from cars and trucks, even when the noises are at the same volume.The study found that listening to drone noises was as if a car were sudden … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Google Pixel 2 XL im appetitlichen Teaser-Video

Das bzw. die nächsten Pixel-Smartphones werden allseits sehnsüchtig erwartet und da die offizielle Vorstellung noch ein Weilchen hin sein dürfte - Google hat noch nicht einmal zur Präsentation geladen - vertreiben sich hartgesottene... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 7 years ago

Jide’s Remix OS, a desktop fork of Android, is being killed off

It was a fun ride while it lasted, Jide. The company that promised the ultimate desktop fork of Android — complete with floating windows, mouse and keyboard support, a start bar surrogate, file system, and more — has announced it will no longer sell to consumers. Development on “ … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Some OnePlus 5 units reboot when dialing 911, OnePlus looking into the issue

The OnePlus 5 has a potentially serious safety issue. Some users have reported that the smartphone reboots when dialing 911. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 7 years ago

UK’s digital-only Starling Bank adds Apple Pay support

 Digital-only UK “challenger” bank, Starling Bank, has added support for Apple Pay — meaning its customers can now add their Starling debit card to their Apple Wallet and make contactless payments drawing from funds in their Starling account via their Apple devices. Read More | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Amazon’s prepackaged Meal Kits are reportedly already on sale

Earlier this week, rumors were swirling that Amazon was preparing a new meal kit service, similar to those offered by companies like Blue Apron or Plated, with a trademark filed on July 6th. Turns out, not only were those rumors accurate, but Amazon is reportedly already selling … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

This is Nokia's new flagship phone

Nokia made a big comeback this year with the retro reboot of the legendary 3310 dumbphone, but its lineup of Android phones — Nokia 3, 5 and 6 — wasn't that exciting. This could change with the company's upcoming flagship called the Nokia 8, and we may have just gotten our first … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Google Glass is back with hardware focused on the enterprise

 Google Glass arguably always only made sense as an enterprise-focused product, but now it’s officially back and customized for those applications, with Google Glass Enterprise Edition (EE). The wearable head-mounted display has long had a place in the enterprise, even as its dea … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

The Mira Prism turns your iPhone into an augmented reality headset for $99

When I first put on the Mira Prism augmented reality headset, I was skeptical. AR is a proven concept in fields like surgery and mechanics, but nobody’s made a good pair of glasses for everyday use. They’re not cheap enough, they’re not sleek enough, and there’s not enough to do … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Welp, even ships are hackable now

Large shipping vessels and aircraft are often equipped with VSAT systems, allowing crewmembers to send and receive messages and access the Internet during voyages. Turns out, some of these VSAT systems are profoundly insecure, and could allow an attacker to gain access, and disru … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 7 years ago