This man might expose the Russian hacking operation

He's Ukrainian. He goes by the name "Profexer." And he's allegedly behind the software that kicked off the Great DNC Hacking of 2016—you know, the one that may have swayed an entire American presidential election.Other personal details about the reportedly young man are vanishing … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Blurry Apple ‘leak’ shows 60-inch OLED TV could be on the way

Rumors have been floating around about a 4k Apple TV for ages now, but maybe those rumors are a bit more literal than anticipated. A ‘leak’ on Chinese social network Weibo purports to show an actual Apple television unit, not just a set top box. I say leak in quotes because there … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 7 years ago

After Charlottesville, Mark Zuckerberg pledges to remove violent threats from Facebook

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg broke his silence today regarding the violent attacks in Charlottesville, VA this past weekend and the ongoing conversation around hosting hate groups online. In a message posted on Facebook, Zuckerberg said the company is “watching the situation clos … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

PewDiePie happily made Nazi jokes until he saw real Nazis

YouTube’s biggest gaming personality is done making Nazi jokes. Felix “PewDiePie” Kjellberg came under fire, and even lost his original YouTube Red show, in February for moments in his videos that were either anti-Semitic or sympathetic toward Nazis. He made those jokes to elicit … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 7 years ago

We Are VR: How Vancouver became a hub for Virtual Reality engineers

Paid Content ByCanada Keep ExploringAnyone living in Vancouver will swear that there’s no better place to live on earth. Lush forests, tall mountains, and the beautiful Pacific Ocean hugging the coast — where else could you snowboard, hike, and swim in the ocean all in one day? I … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

How to appear comfortable on camera or in an interview

Not everyone is a natural in front of the camera. Are you one of those people who seizes up the minute that little red light comes on? Does you CEO look like they’re being probed by a Spanish Inquisition when an interviewer asks them a question?  We’ve recently completed filming … | Continue reading


@lushthecontentagency.com | 7 years ago

The Daily Stormer just lost the most important company defending it

This afternoon, the Russian relaunch of Daily Stormer disappeared, just as the original site disappeared on Tuesday. With that disappearance, the web’s most notorious neo-Nazi website was no longer available anywhere on the conventional web.The disappearance came after a decision … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

My face is ready for the Cinera

I'm not afraid of the future. When the robots come for me, I'm not going to cower in fear, I'm going to be chilling with my Cinera, experiencing IMAX-like immersion from the comfort of an oversized personal theater headset attached to an articulated mechanical arm.Cinera is a new … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Nvidia invests in Chinese autonomous trucking startup TuSimple

 Nvidia has invested in TuSimple, the graphics card-maker revealed today. Its investing in a $20 million round led by Sina, the Chinese check giant behind Weibo, and it’s also providing TuSimple with Nvidia tech to power its self-driving platform, including NVIDA GPUs, its Drive … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Vitalik Buterin and Joseph Poon Collaborate on Scalable Smart Contracts

[…]The post Vitalik Buterin and Joseph Poon Collaborate on Scalable Smart Contracts appeared first on CryptoCoinsNews. | Continue reading


@cryptocoinsnews.com | 7 years ago

Why Apple's not going to sell an OLED TV

It's no secret Apple really, really wants to reinvent the TV. On his deathbed, Steve Jobs expressed great interest in fixing the crummy TV watching experience, telling his biographer Walter Isaacson that he had "finally cracked it."Jobs said he wanted to create an "integrated tel … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

How earned, owned and paid media work together

Want your content to be easily found? Use a combination of earned, owned and paid media strategies. We define the terms & offer examples to get you started. | Continue reading


@brandpoint.com | 7 years ago

New patent points towards self-healing displays from Motorola

Patents filed with the US Patent Office show that Motorola might be working on a self-healing display. You read that right, a self-healing display. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 7 years ago

Future Mobility raises $200 million for electric car development

(Reuters) — Chinese electric-car venture Future Mobility Corp, co-founded by former BMW and Nissan Motor executives, has raised $200 million from investors including China’s Suning and Fullshare Holdings in its latest round of financing. Most of the money will be used for product … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 7 years ago

Elon Musk's self-taught AI bot destroyed an esports pro in 'Dota 2'

In many ways, esports represents the future. Like so many other parts of our modern lives, it's built around the computer and the internet. Competitions like 'Dota 2's' "The International" draw players from around the world, shrugging off the geopolitical and cultural boundaries … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Sony teams up with Streamline Studios to support games development in China

Sony Interactive Entertainment announced today that Streamline Studios is joining its China Hero Project, an initiative to support PlayStation games from Chinese development studios. China’s gaming market is growing, and its expanding middle class has helped make games a $24 bill … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 7 years ago

Google just gave Docs the major overhaul you've been waiting for

Google is introducing a slew of new features in an overhaul to its web-based Docs, Sheets, and Slides tools, which could make working on and editing a group project online even easier.  Users will now be able to streamline multiple rounds of edits within the same Doc, cutting thr … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Stop trying to ‘go offline’ and learn to set priorities instead

One thing the news media doesn’t shy away from is telling you about how your technology use is out of control. Your kids are getting too much screen time. We’re costing businesses billions wasting company time on YouTube and Facebook. Experts say the reason your relationships are … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 7 years ago

Modern Wooden House with Clean Lines and a Transparent Design

The result is a functional and modern wooden house with clean lines and a transparent design that offers a clear view of the beach and coast. | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 7 years ago

You can now ask Google Maps questions with new Q&A feature

Google today announced it was adding a Q&A feature to Google Maps and Search for Android users. When you look at a Maps page for the business or landmark, you will have the option to see questions others have asked of the business, as well as ask your own. You’ll be notified when … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 7 years ago

Spotify pulls several ‘hate bands’ from its service

Spotify has removed several bands classified as “hate bands” by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), according to a report from Billboard. The decision comes one day after Digital Music News published a list of 37 white supremacist musicians still available to stream on the pl … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

What to Do With Venezuela?

Until last Friday, much of the conversation in Latin America was aimed at how to remove Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro from office. The region is often only unified in its unwillingness to meddle, no matter how radical the politics. So it was historic when 12 countries met l … | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 7 years ago

Google is testing a 'Search Lite' app for countries with slow connections

Google is testing a light version of its Search app meant for areas with poor or slow internet connections, according to Android Police. The app is currently only available in the Play Store in Indonesia. Photo: Android Police The functions of Search Lite, as it … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Roku cracks down on private channels

 Roku has begun to crack down more on private channels – a feature originally intended to allow developers to test their channels ahead of submission to Roku’s channel store, but which soon became a means for channels streaming pirated content to reach Roku’s user base. According … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

The HBO hackers just hit us with another huge dump

HBO is having a bad week.After HBO Spain accidentally released an unaired episode of Game of Thrones, the hackers that claim to have stolen 1.5 terabytes of data from the network just showed up to add insult to injury. Specifically, on August 16 they released what they're calling … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Schlage adds Android support for its Bluetooth smart lock

Schlage is adding Android compatibility to one of its Bluetooth-enabled smart locks. Google Play is getting the Schlage Sense app, which was previously limited to iOS. Schlage also just announced the Sense Wi-Fi Adapter, which will allow both iOS and Android users to access the l … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Ofo comes to the US, joining the bike-share fray in Seattle

 Seattle seems like an unlikely venue for a duel between bike-sharing companies: it’s rainy, hilly, its residents can’t drive, and another bike-share program recently went belly-up publicly and ignominiously. But Ofo, one of several Chinese giants in the space, is the third compa … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Elgato Gaming adds Xsplit support to its Stream Deck command center

Elgato Gaming has updated one of the most interesting and useful new tools in the world of livestreaming. Its Stream Deck USB command center, which enables broadcasters to control Twitch and other live content using 15 LCD buttons, now supports the XSplit Broadcaster software. Sp … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 7 years ago

The Road to Radicalism in Charlottesville

“Of course, it was terrorism,” said General H.R. McMaster on Sunday morning, the day after James Alex Fields, Jr. allegedly plowed his gray 2010 Dodge Challenger into a crowd of anti-white supremacist protestors, then reversed and, bumper dangling by a thread, hit still more peop … | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 7 years ago

Twitter is joining its fellow tech companies in clamping down on the Daily Stormer, a neo-Nazi website

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@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Color Genomics has raised $52 million in equity financing

 Genetic health screening startup Color Genomics has raised $52 million so far in what could end up totaling just over $81 million in equity financing, according to a recent SEC filing.Color is similar to other genetics startups like 23andMe and Ancestry in that it provides infor … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Only 3 days left to save big on Disrupt SF tickets

 Time to pay attention, would-be Disrupt SF 2017 attendees. Time is quickly running out if you want to get your hands on some deeply discounted tickets to the best startup show in the Bay Area. Now through Friday, August 18, tickets will run you just $1,995 each, a cool $1,000 of … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Content Marketing Roundup – 08/07/17

Here’s the latest news on content marketing and SEO from the web.. | Continue reading


@ballisticbells.com | 7 years ago

Cedar Point’s next thrill ride debuts in Planet Coaster

Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, is one of the most famous roller coaster parks in the world. Thrill-seekers often anticipate its new rides. Well, now you can check out its next coaster digitally before it opens next year. Cedar Point has teamed up with Planet Coaster, the hit them … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 7 years ago

The World Champion of Noodle Cups

This week, we’re running a series on our favorite stadium eats from around the world. Jajang in Korea Sporting matches come with a whole lot of nerves and stress. Perched at the edges of their seats, millions of viewers anxiously watch their teams vie for glory. That, on top of t … | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 7 years ago

Fendalton House Features a Natural Warmth within a Slightly Industrial Aesthetic

Bound on its northern end by the Wairarapa Stream, a body of water that feeds into the Avon River, the Fendalton House is characterised by ... | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 7 years ago

Is Samsung Internet your new web browser?

Should you switch to the Samsung Internet Browser? That’s the question we’re here to answer. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 7 years ago

Tech companies are choosing the Midwest as costs of outsourcing rise

U.S. companies have long moved work overseas to save money. But a long-emerging trend of moving work to lower-cost areas of the U.S. instead of overseas appears to be gaining steam. The New York Times article “Hot Spot for Tech Outsourcing: The United States” looks at the outsour … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 7 years ago

Charlottesville attack puts a spotlight on online hate

Attention has turned to hate groups and the way they organize and spread online after a woman was killed during an attack on people protesting white supremacy in Charlottesville, Virginia. Following the attack, major web companies began changing or more strictly enforcing their p … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Oh no, Samsung Galaxy Note 4 batteries recalled due to fire risk

It's not every day that a 3-year-old phone surprises us with cutting-edge features, but the Galaxy Note 4 just revealed that it packs a punch we thought limited to the 2016 Note 7. Specifically, that would be a proclivity toward overheating and catching fire. SEE ALSO: Oh man thi … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

eToro’s Cryptocurrency Tracker: Daily Market Summary for Casual Traders

eToro, the multi-asset brokerage and social trading platform which provides bitcoin and cryptocurrency trading services to its millions of users, has introduced an efficient method of assisting beginner and casual traders within the cryptocurrency space. In its blog, eToro provid … | Continue reading


@newsbtc.com | 7 years ago

Uber is giving some drivers more control over where they drive

Uber is testing a new feature that gives some of its drivers more of a say where they pick up and drop off passengers, according to Quartz. The ride-hail company is piloting something it calls a “drop-off area filter,” which would allow drivers to select certain geographic locati … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Crowdfunded reMarkable e-paper tablet ships on August 29

 The idea of using technology to replicate the simplicity and versatility of paper is an enduring one, but no device has nailed it just yet. That may change with the reMarkable, a unique and ambitious tablet that aims to do what paper does, but better. And four years after the co … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

An inside look at Ford’s $1 billion bet on Argo AI

Somewhere between the 14th and 15th floors in a concrete stairwell, Bryan Salesky pauses, searching for the right words to explain his mission for the foreseeable future. He wants to give cars the eyes, ears, and brains they need to operate without humans. And he wants to do it f … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Shonin isn’t just a wearable, it’s a body cam for civilians

A new palm-sized body cam called Shonin has launched on Kickstarter, positioning itself as a security device (as opposed to other wearable cameras like FrontRow meant for capturing “experiences”).The camera, which can be attached either by a clip or magnetic backing, begins recor … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Investor Naval Ravikant Wants to Disrupt Twitter With Blockchain 'XPRIZE'

Early Twitter investor Naval Ravikant to back "XPRIZE" for a blockchain-based Twitter using Blockstack technologies. | Continue reading


@coindesk.com | 7 years ago

What Happened Ten Years Ago.... is Still Happening Today

“We like lists because we don't want to die.” [Umberto Eco] It all started quite innocently in August 2007 with the idea of publishing a list of top women in PR we knew about in our circles to help spread the word. This site was barely a year old, and it was a place to put ideas … | Continue reading


@conversationagent.com | 7 years ago

ShapeShift Acquires Bitcoin Hardware Manufacturer KeepKey

In a rather surprising turn of events, hardware wallet manufacturer has been acquired. The company acquired a software wallet  a few years ago. Acquisitions are pretty common in the Bitcoin world these days. With Shapeshift now picking up the company, interesting things are bound … | Continue reading


@newsbtc.com | 7 years ago