Violence against federal legislators is less common than assassination attempts against presidents, but the deliberative branch has seen its share of tragedies and near-tragedies.The most recent shooting of a member of Congress took place only six years ago when the Arizona Democ … | Continue reading
Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Ever since Apple dropped the headphone jack bombshell of 2016, Bluetooth earbuds have become the norm. Plenty of companies have come up with their answer to Apple’s $159 AirPods, … | Continue reading
There's a peculiar dynamic going on in Los Angeles this week, as E3 — the biggest gaming showcase of them all — is taking place and, once again, paying little attention to the hugely profitable mobile games market. By most estimates, mobile gaming is generating in excess of $30 b … | Continue reading
Final Fantasy 15's next major piece of DLC, Episode Prompto, has been given a release date of Tuesday, June 27th by Square Enix.It marks the second of four major DLC drops - Episode Gladiolus was released in March, with Ignis and multiplayer-centric episodes to come - which are a … | Continue reading
"We're focusing on autonomous systems," says Apple's Tim Cook. "It's a core technology we view as very important." The post Apple Sees Self-Driving Car as a Massive AI Project appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
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Getting and keeping buy-in for any new digital marketing initiative is crucial. Sure, your boss or the executive team may be skeptical about your proposal at first, especially if it represents a big shift in strategy. Wading into uncharted territory can feel like a huge risk. You … | Continue reading
Here’s a good meme to start your day with: it’s the “the floor is [fill in the blank]” meme, which is a spinoff of the very imaginative childhood game every person on Earth individually came up with, the “the floor is lava game.”According to Know Your Meme, “the floor is” origina … | Continue reading
Bitcoin’s underlying distributed ledger technology has practically unlimited use cases across industries, most of which involves increasing the efficiency of existing processes in a cost-efficient fashion. It is no different with the government operations as well. A recent analys … | Continue reading
TechCrunch is pleased today to announce the companies and judges participating in the pitch-off at TC Sessions: Robotics. This is going to be great. New life is important. And while TC Sessions: Robotics features the best engineers and companies in the robotics field, we’re exci … | Continue reading
Steve Scalise, a Republican congressman from Louisiana, was reportedly shot Wednesday morning at a GOP team practice for the congressional baseball game. His status is unknown at this time.Scalise, 51, was first elected to Congress in 2008, after serving as a member of the Louisi … | Continue reading
French startup Shadow, also known as Blade, just raised a Series A round of $57.1 million (€51 million). Shadow thinks your next computer is going to be in a data center. Your existing phones, laptops and Shadow’s own device (pictured above) act as a thin client, a window into y … | Continue reading
Instagram is creating a standardized format that should make it clearer to everyone when a post has been paid for by an advertiser. These aren’t for ads that businesses buy directly from Instagram, but rather for influencer marketing, where brands pay celebrities and other users … | Continue reading
Razer, the company behind that crazy triple-screen laptop concept, will not stop until all other PC makers are its dust.At this year's E3 gaming expo, Razer refreshed its littlest laptop, the Blade Stealth, with the latest specs, and announced a new, toned down version with a lar … | Continue reading
Bowery is betting on indoor farming and today announced that is has secured $20 million in funding to grow its vision. General Catalyst co-led the round with GGV Capital, and GV participated — all three are new investors. This round comes on the heels of Bowery’s seed round, whic … | Continue reading
Developer Kenny Sun sure does like geometric shapes. His latest game is about pyramids, and just like his previous efforts, it's both bizarre and brilliant. Yankai's Peak [$2.99] might be titled like a sequel to last year's Yankai's Triangle [$2.99], but it's something totally ne … | Continue reading
Facebook users who find themselves desperate after a fire, flood, or other disasters that trigger a Facebook Safety Check will now be able to ask friends to make donations after they let everyone know they’re safe. Facebook Fundraisers will now be part of Safety Checks, one in a … | Continue reading
The topic of Bitcoin regulation has always been a touchy subject. It is very difficult, if not impossible, to actively regulate bitcoin itself. Governments can try to regulate service providers, but that’s about it. Morgan Stanley feels more regulation is direly needed before Bit … | Continue reading
Box just made it a little easier to access your files while you’re at your computer.The company is introducing Box Drive, a desktop application that works on Windows and MacOS. People will be able to credit, edit, find and share files without pulling up a web browser.This is the … | Continue reading
FINRA, the self-regulatory organization for US brokers, has announced a new blockchain event and a fintech communications hub this week.Source | Continue reading
When housing costs too much or educators have to commute from far away, there’s rapid teacher turnover that hurts students. That’s why Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan’s philanthropy vehicle is funding home down payment assistance for roughly 60 educators and support staff at … | Continue reading
Instagram is adding a new label to better differentiate paid-for posts from regular content. The label — which features the words “Paid partnership with...” — will appear above sponsored posts and stories created by celebrities and other users promoting brands or products over th … | Continue reading
Razer has been making great laptops for a while with its Blade line. But whether you’re looking at the more portable Razer Blade Stealth or hefty Razer Blade Pro, Razer’s computers all share a similar flaw: the neon green accents, rainbow LED lights, and giant glowing snake logo. … | Continue reading
Lively writing is wonderful. Paragraph after paragraph of neon-rainbow unicorn vomit (with glitter) is less wonderful. Discover the right balance. | Continue reading
The content marketing process is complex. Use this guide to map out yours from start to finish. Then, easily execute with 30 free marketing templates. | Continue reading
Wer gerade in Shinjuku in Japan ist, Mario Kart liebt (wer nicht) und VR-Geschirre erträgt, für den wartet in der VR Zone ein besonderes Geschenk von Bandai Namco: Eine Version von Mario Kart, die auf einem animatronischen Fahrzeug mit einer... | Continue reading
People are living and working longer according to a report in The Lancet from February 2017. This trend is likely to increase as healthcare expands and new medicines and technologies allow people to live longer and better lives than ever... | Continue reading
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When Google curtailed its Nexus program last year in favor of the Pixel, many commentators dismissed that as merely a rebranding exercise to make the latest thing feel fresh. I was in the minority that bought into Google's promise of a fundamentally different approach that would … | Continue reading
Xbox's Phil Spencer doesn't think the PS4 Pro will compete against the Xbox One X, even though he admits he doesn't think Microsoft's new platform will replace the Xbox One S as far as mass market volume shipments. The post Microsoft Exec: PS4 Pro Competes With Xbox One S, not Xb … | Continue reading
Blood Drive, SyFy’s new series, isn’t a television show so much as a mashup of everything that’s ever offended the Parents Television Council. Shocking violence? You got it. Graphic sex? Naturally. Car engines that grind up whimpering human victims into high-octane fuel for a dem … | Continue reading
For startups using a freemium model, traditional MQLs don't work. You need to implement something called product qualified leads. Here's how. | Continue reading
Yesterday Valve bulk-approved "many" of the 3400 games awaiting their fate on Steam Greenlight. Only those with "insufficient voter data or concerns a… | Continue reading
More than one million Google Pixel and Pixel XL devices are said to have shipped: but how does that compare with other flagship phones? | Continue reading
Rund zwei Jahre nach Logitechs erster Überwachungskamera, kommen nun mit der Circle 2 gleich zwei neue Modelle auf den Markt. Größte Neuerung ist sicherlich, dass man die Kameras auch im Außenbereich einsetzen kann, die Geräte... | Continue reading
Here’s what we know:—Shots were fired at the congressional baseball practice game.— Congressman Mo Brooks, an Alabama Republican, told CNN the gunman “appeared to be a white male... if I had to guess, middle-aged.” Brooks said at least five people had been shot.—Alexandria Police … | Continue reading
Identifier: HERCULE-TC-AG-2017Pillar: HERCULE-1-1Opening Date: Deadline: Wed, 9 Aug 2017 17:00:00 (Brussels local time)Modification Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2017Latest information: The submission session is now available for: HERCULE-TC-2017-01(HERCULE-AG), HERCULE-TC-2017-02(HERCULE-AG … | Continue reading
Identifier: HERCULE-LT-AG-2017Pillar: HERCULE-1-1Opening Date: Deadline: Wed, 9 Aug 2017 17:00:00 (Brussels local time)Modification Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2017Latest information: The submission session is now available for: HERCULE-LT-2017-01(HERCULE-AG), HERCULE-LT-2017-03(HERCULE-AG … | Continue reading
In what could prove to be a landmark judgement, the European Union Court of Justice today has ruled that internet service providers will now be obligated to block access to notorious torrent platform The Pirate Bay at the request of copyright holders. The decision states tha, ope … | Continue reading
Check out some unique ways to bond your employees without the traditional trust-falls. Who knows, maybe you'll even start a new office tradition! | Continue reading
Hyperledger has launched a Performance and Scalability Working Group to build tools for measuring how blockchains cope with increasing popularity.Source | Continue reading
Managing inventory is one of the most challenging parts of running a retail business. It’s not easy to predict exactly how popular each item will be. That’s why retailers often offload their unsold clothing and products to other businesses. Some of these designs find their way i … | Continue reading
Everyone loves a good supercar: gorgeous, aerodynamic, laughably out-of-reach for almost everyone on the planet. We love to drool over photos of these cars, fully aware that we’ll probably never drive one. McLaren wants to change that perception with the release of the 2018 570S … | Continue reading
Up until the official start of E3 on Tuesday, Nintendo’s presence has been limited to appearing on the stages of other companies. Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, confirmed with an appearance from Shigeru Miyamoto himself at Ubisoft’s press conference, is being produced by that pu … | Continue reading
Ernest Moniz is the antithesis of Donald Trump. As the head of the Department of Energy throughout much of President Obama’s second term, he was responsible for championing the Paris Climate Accord, negotiating the Iran nuclear deal with former Secretary of State John Kerry, and … | Continue reading
The race for artificial intelligence technology is on, and while tech giants like Google and Facebook snap up top talent to build out their own AI-powered products, a new startup has just raised a huge round of funding to help the rest of us. Element AI — a Montreal-based platfo … | Continue reading
Virgin Holidays has announced its latest airport lounge, 'The Departure Beach', a branded beach facility in Barbados designed to maximise the last day abroad for holidaymakers. | Continue reading
The design of a newly built minimalist home in the Prenzlauer Berg district of Berlin has used furniture designed and made by Loft Kolasinski | Continue reading