Inverse, a new-ish digital media startup founded by Bleacher Report’s Dave Nemetz, is announcing that it has raised $6 million in Series A funding. The Inverse site launched in August 2015 and covers a mix of science, technology and entertainment news — as I write this, the front … | Continue reading
We’re hours away from the first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, an event that could influence a third of voters. During this polarizing election season, there’s been an uptick in drives to get people registered to vote. For Sam Altman’s nonprofit Vot … | Continue reading
Have you ever considered that while you’re investing hours posting content on Facebook and Instagram, dutifully trying to capture some eyeballs to your website, there are companies out there getting thousands of clicks from Reddit....read moreThe post How to Use Reddit to Drive T … | Continue reading
Reddit gets about 542 million visitors per month. Here are the basic steps on how to use Reddit to drive traffic to your website or blog. | Continue reading
With just 42 days left until the election, it’s crunch time for anyone who hasn’t registered to vote. The deadlines to register in most states fall throughout October, with only a few states allowing in-person registration on the day of the election.The process can be confusing, … | Continue reading
Wouldn’t it be nice to not need batteries to power our gadgets? Like if our drones could fly without us needing to plug them into the wall for some juice? One researcher at the Imperial College London is working on that goal. Dr. Samer Aldhaher designed a battery-less drone that … | Continue reading
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Tengo que empezar este post con una confesión, o al menos con un anuncio: Hace unos dias hice el examen Facebook Advertising Core Competencies de la certificación Blueprint. No lo pasé. Asi de simp… | Continue reading
In the wake of the 2014 Snowden revelations about mass surveillance programs some startups with concerns about overreaching government requests for user data settled on Switzerland as a base for their business — owing to what they dubbed favorable privacy laws. However they might … | Continue reading
Pen Pineapple Apple Pen. PPAP. Call it what you want, but it’s close to taking over the world. If you take a few seconds and look at the video above you’ll understand what I mean. It’s like the most addictive drug you could ever find, but worse. In the video you see Japanese arti … | Continue reading
In May of last year, Ifty Ahmed was accused by federal regulators of conning his former employer — the venture capital firm, Oak Investment Partners — out of $65 million. Now, Ahmed suggests, Oak is doing the conning, and he says the stakes are even higher. You might remember Ahm … | Continue reading
Google is planning hybrid devices that run both Android and Chrome OS, including one convertible laptop, and one Huawei Nexus-branded tablet, according to a new report from 9to5Google. The report backs up another from Android Police today that says a convertible notebook is on th … | Continue reading
There's something remarkable about hearing the first, sweet and slightly tortured tones conducted entirely through a computer, especially when you consider that they were generated 65 years ago.Researchers at the University of Canterbury recently figured out how to restore a two- … | Continue reading
Cesar ist ein junger Mann aus den Niederlanden und hat sich das Unmögliche vorgenommen. Er möchte einen Monat lang auf Plastik verzichten und das auf Video dokumentieren. Dass das nicht einfach ist, kann man sich vorstellen. Wie verzwickt das... | Continue reading
Drake’s new short film “Please Forgive Me” launched today ahead of schedule as an Apple Music exclusive. The 23-minute long film begins with a plot similar to “Indecent Proposal,” as it involves a wealthy millionaire offering Drake’s girlfriend, played by Belgian model Fanny Negu … | Continue reading
Samsung is reportedly relaunching the Galaxy Note 7 in India on October 7 on the strength of a big-ticket marketing campaign meant to dispel the public’s negative perception of the handset. | Continue reading
Formal Name. The formal name of the Saver’s Credit is the Retirement Savings Contribution Credit. The Saver’s Credit is in addition to other tax savings you get if you set aside funds for retirement. For example, you may also be able to deduct your contributions to a traditional … | Continue reading
Microsoft today announced that Windows 10 is now installed on over 400 million devices. It took the latest and greatest operating system from the company about 14 months to hit the new milestone. Windows 10 was installed on over 75 million PCs in its first four weeks. It passed 1 … | Continue reading
Last year, Podo Labs released the first iteration of the Podo — a Bluetooth-controlled, stick-on camera — on Kickstarter, and now the company is back with a new, upgraded version. Continue reading… | Continue reading
EXCLUSIVE: Roadhouse Interactive was an ambitious mobile game studio in Vancouver, Canada. But like many in the treacherous games business, the company ran out of cash and shut down. James Hursthouse, CEO of Roadhouse, confirmed that the company closed earlier this month and laid … | Continue reading
Back in July, Microsoft tempered its Windows 10 expectations a touch, noting that its initial projection of mid-2018 for one billion active devices was probably a bit over ambitious. That pronouncement came shortly after the company announced that its OS had hit 350 million machi … | Continue reading
Professional sports have just passed the ball to its digital counterpart. The professional basketball team the Philadelphia 76ers announced today that it has acquired and merged two esports teams, Dignitas and Apex. This is the first time a major North American sports franchise h … | Continue reading
A vote is an act of conscience and will. It's also an act of trust. You're not just marking a ballot for your candidate of choice, your signifying your belief in the system. Your mark will be counted. Your voice will be heard.However, as we prepare to elect a new U.S. President, … | Continue reading
Google is reportedly working on a new Pixel laptop that will run on the long-gestating new operating system that merges Android and Chrome OS. According to Android Police and 9to5Google, the device is known internally by the codename "Bison" or Pixel 3, and will run on what's cur … | Continue reading
Perhaps you’re still among those few, proud and generally indecisive undecided. Or, more than likely, you’re just tuning in for the fireworks show. Whatever the case, tonight’s first head-to-head showdown between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump is certain to be a spectacle, what … | Continue reading
Google is continuing its push to get more Americans registered to vote ahead of the upcoming presidential elections, by expanding its voter information guides in Google Search to Spanish. While the company was already providing web searchers with details on how to get registered … | Continue reading
A computer scientist and a composer have restored an ancient recording of the first ever computer-generated music. Jack Copeland and Jason Long remastered a recording of three melodies, including "God Save the Queen," made by the BBC in the labs of computer pioneer Alan Turing in … | Continue reading
We’ve been talking about if and when Google will combine Android and Chrome OS for ages now, but it seems our wishes may finally come true at the company’s upcoming October 4 hardware event. According to Android Police, Google will be unveiling a new operating system, currently n … | Continue reading
You’ve likely seen the headlines about consumer frustration with the transition to EMV payment cards in the U.S., most of which centers around how long the payments take vs. good old-fashioned swiping. Those of us living in countries where EMV has been a fixture for a while might … | Continue reading
If you’re at all interested in retro gaming, you’ve probably come across 8bitdo, the company that makes throwback Bluetooth controllers inspired by classics like the SNES and NES. Now, it’s paying homage to another classic, the Apple II. The company’s new Kickstarter project seek … | Continue reading
Square has released an update to its contactless and chip reader to expedite the speed at which transactions are processed. The software, which previously clocked in at 5.7 seconds, has been fine-tuned, and the company says the time between when a customer inserts their card and … | Continue reading
Last week, Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, announced a $3 billion plan to cure, prevent, or manage “all diseases in our children’s lifetime.” Zuckerberg has talked before about using computer vision and machine learning to detect disease in humans, and that possibil … | Continue reading
As we approach the one year anniversary of America’s switch from magstripe credit card readers over to EMV chip cards, the track record for them is not good. In fact, as I complained back in July, the entire technology stack is bad, slow, user hostile, and annoying. I still belie … | Continue reading
A group of banks within the R3 distributed ledger consortium have tested a blockchain prototype for US Treasury bond trades.Source | Continue reading
Earlier this month, the United States ratified the Paris climate accord. But new research shows that the US will likely fall short of the environmental pledges made in that agreement, unless new measures to cut greenhouse gases are passed. That’s bleak news ahead of a presidentia … | Continue reading
8bitdo — the company behind some of the best classic-style Bluetooth controllers around — is making something special to celebrate Apple’s 40th anniversary. Called the AP40, it’s a wireless controller that’s functionally similar to a SNES gamepad, but is designed to look like the … | Continue reading
A century before Edward Bernays fathered PR, Napoleon fathered his own media channel , the Courrier de l'Armée d'Italie . The Courri... | Continue reading
In the future, speaking may be all that’s required to diagnose health issues. Beyond Verbal, an Israeli company specializing in analyzing emotion from vocal intonation, is set to launch a platform today that could be the first step in doing just that. The Beyond mHealth Research … | Continue reading
Neues aus dem Minecraft-Universum. Nicht nur, dass das Erfolgsgame eine Verfilmung bekommt. Nun soll auch noch ein Buch zu der Klötzchenwelt erscheinen. Mojang hat auf seinem Blog bekannt gemacht, dass Max Brooks, Autor des Zombie-Epos World War... | Continue reading
According to sources, Google is planning to release a laptop, known as the Pixel 3 or Bison, running its new Andromeda operating system sometime in Q3 2017. | Continue reading
Is having a smaller, more compact phone worth paying a premium price tag for? Find out in our full review of the Sony Xperia X Compact! | Continue reading
Google's new smart messaging app, Allo, just launched last week. Are you using it? Be sure to place your vote in our latest Poll of the Week! | Continue reading
We make decisions all day every day about so many different things. By the time we get to work, we've already decided when to get up from laying in bed, what to have for breakfast, if anything at all, what we wear, take with us and pack, the road we take to work, whether to stop … | Continue reading
Horror author Max Brooks is writing an official Minecraft novel.Minecraft: The Island is described as "cuboid Robinson Crusoe, but madder: a hero stranded in an unfamiliar land, with unfamiliar rules, learning to survive against tremendous odds".And, of course, Minecraft does ind … | Continue reading
Microsoft has already expressed some interest on bringing Office to the car, and it sounds like it’ll continue to do that work with Renault-Nissan via a new tie-up between the two companies. The newly formed strategic partnership will see Microsoft help the automaker develop more … | Continue reading
Social media is exceptionally easy to pick up, but ridiculously difficult to master. These social media traffic tactics should help drive more visits. | Continue reading
Remember this moment: the smell, the look, the sound. Like the seconds before you first danced the "Macarena" or were asked "Who Let the Dogs Out," this moment is an endpoint of a phase of your life. Because you, my dear reader, will shortly click play on the video, above, and l … | Continue reading