The specificity of Donald Trump Jr.'s email chain is what makes it so damning. On Tuesday, the oldest son of the president published emails (obtained beforehand by The New York Times) in which he wrote to a friend who was serving as liaison between the Trump campaign and a Russia … | Continue reading
How (Not) To Kill Kim Jong UnAdam Rawnsley | Foreign Policy“But long before Pyongyang began lighting off ballistic missiles and churning out nuclear warheads, the Kim dynasty has been facing down assassination threats, both real and imagined. From the days of Japanese colonialism … | Continue reading
Procrastinators rejoice — the application deadline for Startup Battlefield, Disrupt SF 2017 has been extended until Monday, July 17 at 12 pm PT. That means you have two extra days to do whatever it takes to give your early-stage startup a shot at presenting on the main stage at … | Continue reading
The New Nintendo 3DS has been discontinued.Nintendo confirmed production of the handheld had ended in Japan earlier this week. Today, Nintendo of Europe confirmed to Eurogamer that the New Nintendo 3DS had also been discontinued here, too.Read more… | Continue reading
There is an old debate (at least, counting in internet years) that tends to crop up after major cybersecurity breaches such as the widespread WannaCry ransomware attack in May. In the aftermath of such incidents, some decry the sorry state of cybersecurity and insist that if only … | Continue reading
Marketing leaders and agencies are finding it increasingly difficult to keep pace with growing demands to localize and adapt their creative strategies when it comes to trying to meet needs of local audiences. Facing a widening range of digital and physical channels that each requ … | Continue reading
On Thursday afternoon, a photograph of a car trailing a massive stream of snot and also possibly eels began appearing on Twitter. It was a horror show — and the people had questions. Like, what in the world happened? And does insurance cover slime damage? Fortunately, the Oregon … | Continue reading
It’s no longer enough to simply offer on-demand music as part of the value proposition for music streaming services – you have to enable discovery of new tunes and make recommendations, too. While it’s fair to say that Spotify is leading the market in terms of its influential pl … | Continue reading
Beer yoga in Australia, utter destruction in Mosul, Iraq, the Shearing of the Beasts and Running of the Bulls in Spain, wildfires in California, Formula One Grand Prix of Austria, and Stage 11 of the Tour de France, and much more. | Continue reading
The Amazon executive who helped oversee the development of the company’s wildly popular Echo connected home device—and the Alexa smart software that drives it—left the company as of this month. Michael George, who joined the retail and tech colossus in 1998, disclosed his departu … | Continue reading
The exceptional properties of cryptocurrency blockchain can be used in a variety of industry sectors. The use of distributed ledger technology in the non-profit sector has been of interest to many, as these organizations can benefit a lot from the speed, security, and transparenc … | Continue reading
Despite their intriguing stories and clever use of IPs, Telltale's games have been a mixed bag on iOS primarily because of technical issues. While most of the series were either fine or at least playable, Batman: The Telltale Series left a pretty bad taste on players' mouths beca … | Continue reading
We’ve all seen how advertising works at its most basic: the product isn’t really what’s for sale. What you buy is how your life will improve if you use the … | Continue reading
The latest phone to hit AT&T Prepaid is probably the best deal on the service. The ZTE Blade Spark is a $99 Android device with pretty average specs for a $99 phone, with the exception of the fingerprint sensor on the back. Usually with prepaid devices you have to give up the sec … | Continue reading
Samsung's new Game Live app lets you live stream your playing session, choose between microphone or in-game audio, and more. | Continue reading
The existing Italian villa, the extension and the garden come together as one. Vertical sliding windows can be moved downward and disappear .. | Continue reading
There are a lot of different startups trying to turn drone racing into a serious, professional sport and moneymaking league. So far, the folks at the Drone Racing League, or DRL for short, have gotten the most traction. The league has scored a lot of venture capital and big TV de … | Continue reading
Windows Phone may be dying, but that doesn’t mean it’s dead yet. And, yes, while Microsoft did recently killed off support for Windows Phone 8.1, leaving just Windows 10 Mobile handsets as the company’s only supported smartphone devices, that doesn’t mean that there aren’t still … | Continue reading
Uber is wildly popular in the UK. The ridesharing service is available in virtually every major city, and in London, there are more Uber partners than traditional black ‘hackney’ cab drivers. However, Uber has long struggled with accessibility. While black cab drivers have a lega … | Continue reading
Yes, I know, you don’t need any more help getting excited for the Game of Thrones premiere this weekend. You’re good! You’re all set! Well, sorry, because this video is nice, and I think you’ll enjoy it. YouTube’s The Solomon Society has put together a five-minute montage of the … | Continue reading
TC Sessions: Robotics takes place on Monday, July 17 at MIT, and the agenda is stacked with the best minds, engineers and founders in the robotic industry. And many are bringing some mechanical friends. Throughout the event, a bunch of robotic demos will take place. Some will ha … | Continue reading
As a coda to yesterday’s article on Harvard University, where a committee is trying to ban undergraduates from joining social clubs, readers may be interested in a dissent offered by Steven Pinker, the influential psychology professor, who declared that the recommendation of his … | Continue reading
Pesto brand Saclà surprised diners at Firezza in Soho this week with an opera performance, in a bid to showcase the brand's Italian heritage. | Continue reading
Rafforzamento dei collegamenti ferroviari e stradali, rilancio del sistema immobiliare, valorizzazione del territorio come bacino di cultura e natura, completamento della banda ultralarga. Sono questi i pilastri della “Carta di Spoleto”, discussa oggi nella sede del Comune della … | Continue reading
Google sat down with Allstate marketing VP Pamela Moy, to discover how to improve your digital marketing strategy to value the most valuable customers. | Continue reading
In our latest roundup of Play Store discounts, you can pick up QR Code Reader Pro for free, get a big saving on 7-Minute Workout Pro, and more. | Continue reading
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s weekly look at the increasingly troubled venture capital industry. This week Katie Roof and myself — Alex Wilhelm — were joined by Menlo Ventures’ Matt Murphy, a venture denizen who previously worked for Kleiner Perkins. Matthew Lyn … | Continue reading
Der Geschäftsführer von Securitas AB, dem größten Sicherheitsunternehmen Schwedens, ist Opfer eines Identitätsdiebstahls geworden. Es ist unklar, ob das ein hämischer Angriff war, aber die Umstände sprechen dafür:... | Continue reading
There’s a good chance that you’ve never heard of NationBuilder even though it might be one of the most influential services on the internet. The political software and platform is used by politicians of all stripes to build their websites, manage email campaigns, and raise money. … | Continue reading
Down, down, down the price of the Oculus Rift goes. On the heels of a temporary $200 price cut, today Facebook’s Oculus has announced that the Rift and Touch will be receiving a permanent $100 price cut, bringing the bundled price of the virtual reality system down to $499 once … | Continue reading
Google Play Music has offered New Release Radio exclusively on the Galaxy S8 as an “early access feature” since June. The station will work similarly to Spotify’s Release Radar, by offering you a personalized stream of music based on your tastes.That’s changing this week, though, … | Continue reading
No one is surprised Visa has no love lost for cryptocurrency users. However, the company also wants to abolish cash payments. After all, cash transactions are a threat to the card payment infrastructure. The company has now extended a new offer to small merchants. In exchange for … | Continue reading
You can get an Oculus Rift with Touch controllers for $399 right now, a major saving of around $200. But Oculus just made an announcement that makes this summer sale look less dramatic — after it ends in around five weeks, the bundle will be newly priced at $499.The bundle includ … | Continue reading
Tell CoinDesk what you think about the industry and help provide valuable data for the State of Blockchain Q2 2017 report.Source | Continue reading
At two minutes after midnight on May 12th, the hyperloop became a little bit less of a pipe dream and little bit more of a reality. On that day, the Los Angeles-based startup Hyperloop One conducted the first full-system test of its technology in the desert north of Las Vegas. As … | Continue reading
On the heels of the Senate’s latest attempt at replacing the Affordable Care Act, the Commonwealth Fund has released its latest evaluation of what, exactly, ails the U.S. health-care system. Once again, the think tank found the U.S. medical system performed the worst among 11 sim … | Continue reading
Facebook has been building out the camera in its main app for a while now, and today is adding a new GIF function. As first spotted by The Next Web, you can access the feature by tapping the camera icon in the top left of the app. Just swipe right to start making quick GIFs. The … | Continue reading
According to the latest leak, Samsung will launch Bixby Voice in the US on July 18. | Continue reading
When it comes to information security, Singapore is a world leader. The tiny Asian nation punches well above its weight, topping lists like the International Telecommunication Union’s Global Cybersecurity Index. But if a draft bill comes to fruition, it’ll be the first country to … | Continue reading
You can now control Sony's Android TVs with Alexa-powered devices like the Amazon Echo, Echo Dot, and Echo Show. | Continue reading
When is the right time to hire a PR firm? Should you even hire one at all? Here are 7 questions every startup must ask before making that crucial decision. | Continue reading
New information about AMD's RX Vega has leaked, including onboard VRAM, product SKUs, and TDP ratings. The post Tantalizing Rumors Leak Ahead of AMD’s Vega Launch appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
Der israelische Musiker Ron Minis beschreibt die Sache in eigenen Worten sehr passend: "Das passiert, wenn man eigentlich wie Slash Gitarre spielen möchte, die Eltern aber wollen, dass du Klavier spielst." Der große Gitarrist der Band Guns... | Continue reading
Google has been given a coveted seat on the board of directors of the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG). The Bluetooth SIG is a not-for-profit organization that has overseen the development of Bluetooth standards since 1998. Founding members included representatives from Nok … | Continue reading
Microsoft’s radical redesign of Skype isn’t going down well. While Android users have had access to the new Skype design for a month, the refresh only debuted on iPhone a couple of weeks ago. Ratings of the Skype app on Apple’s App Store have plummeted worldwide since the new Sky … | Continue reading
Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.We all do dumb things when we drink: call an ex, send a profanity-laced email to the boss, buy used jeans on eBay that aren’t returnable. We know we shouldn’t be doing these thin … | Continue reading
Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Don’t let sci-fi cautionary tales spook you. Machine learning isn’t quite SkyNet just yet. It’s actually an incredibly innovative field that is making the everyday tools and apps … | Continue reading