From Wall Street Lawyer to Wall Street Watchdog

The financial scandals of the past decade or so—the subprime-mortgage crisis, the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme, ENRON—make it easy to wonder whether the Securities and Exchange Commission, which is responsible for regulating stock markets, could be doing a better job. The agency, a … | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 7 years ago

Good News, Inspiring, Positive Stories - Good News Network

The Good Samaritan Society provides senior housing and services, rooted in God's love. We provide home-and-community-based services, rehab care and senior living. | Continue reading


@alltop | 7 years ago

Burger King’s new TV ad deliberately activates Google Home and Assistant

A new TV ad campaign from Burger King is making a dubious debut today, as it deliberately tries to activate the Google Home speaker and Google Assistant. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 7 years ago

Wells Fargo Lawsuit Shows Banks Still Doubtful of Bitcoin: Report

[…]The post Wells Fargo Lawsuit Shows Banks Still Doubtful of Bitcoin: Report appeared first on CryptoCoinsNews. | Continue reading


@cryptocoinsnews.com | 7 years ago

Culture is Either the Roadblock or Highway to Innovation – We Need Leadership not Management

After studying customer experience, digital transformation and innovation for so many years, I’ve found that the next big thing in business (r)evolution is culture. The other most interesting thing I’ve learned is that while businesses are readying or investing in change, the def … | Continue reading


@briansolis.com | 7 years ago

Toro Canyon Residence / ShubinDonaldson

Toro Canyon Residence was designed by ShubinDonaldson, mixing concrete, steel, and glass to create a sophisticated effect. | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 7 years ago

'Galaxy of Pen & Paper' Coming in July and Will Release for iOS and Android

The original Knights of Pen & Paper [$4.99] from Behold Studios was a quirky spin on the RPG genre, as it had you playing as a group of friends who were themselves playing some good old-fashioned tabletop RPG. This game-within-a-game style allowed for a ton of humorous references … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 7 years ago

Android Pay now works in Bank of America, USAA, Discover & other mobile banking apps

 Android Pay, Google’s answer to Apple Pay and other mobile payment technologies, today unveiled new partnerships with a handful of banks from around the world, who will integrate the service into their own apps. The feature will be available within the mobile banking apps provid … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Do PR people actually suck? A journalist’s perspective

In true journalist fashion, I’m going to stick my nose where it doesn’t belong. TNW has, over the past few days, played host to a boxing match of sorts. In it, PRs used our contributor platform to tell you that PR sucked, or didn’t suck. It started with a jab. Ed Zitron, of EZPR … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 7 years ago

The Social Media Storm Surrounding United Airlines

By now, we’re all too familiar with the controversy surrounding United Airlines after a passenger on an overbooked flight was literally dragged off the plane. Of course, like all noteworthy events in the modern world, the incident went...read moreThe post The Social Media Storm S … | Continue reading


@alltop | 7 years ago

The Social Media Storm Surrounding United Airlines

By now, we're all too familiar with the controversy surrounding United Airlines. Here's how the incident exploded on social media. | Continue reading


@socialmediaexplorer.com | 7 years ago

You can now try Google Calendar with Outlook for Mac

Microsoft is letting anyone try Google Calendar and Contacts support for the Mac version of Outlook 2016 today. A preview of the upcoming feature is now available for download, and macOS users can simply install the app to gain access to Google Calendar and Contacts support. You’ … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Here’s how vertical video is disrupting the filmmaking industry

There are so many aspects of our lives that are being revolutionised every day — so why are we still making video for horizontal screens? We’re long past consuming content on horizontal screens, and it’s time the video industry caught up, before storytelling is left behind.This y … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Is Minecraft going free-to-play? GamesBeat Decides

Microsoft is continuing to make huge moves with its Minecraft brand, and that could lead to some even bigger changes in the future. On this week’s GamesBeat Decides podcast, host Jeffrey Grubb and co-host Mike Minotti go over the news from the last week. Then in the second half o … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 7 years ago

Taking the Bodleian less seriously (with GIFs)

 Pop quiz, hotshot. You’re appointed the social media manager for a world-renowned institution like Oxford’s Bodleian Library. What do you do? Obviously, you spend the next year making GIFs out of the thousands of precious cultural treasures hoarded there. At least that’s what Ad … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Garmin goes straight at Fitbit with its new Vivosmart 3 fitness tracker

It’s been a few years since Garmin first launched its Vivo-branded line of activity trackers, which are more lightweight, less expensive alternatives to Garmin’s serious sport watches, and they’ve generally received positive reviews. Today Garmin announced another Vivo wristband, … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Google’s ‘Speak to Go’ lets you travel the globe with your voice

 Today, Google showed off a host of VR web applications on its new WebVR Experiments page, one of which lets you explore the world using voice search.“Speak to Go” is optimized to work with VR headsets on its Daydream and Cardboard platforms buy you can also try it out on your ph … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Huge Samsung Galaxy S8 models are popping up all over the UK

Samsung UK is promoting the upcoming launch of the Galaxy S8 by placing huge models of the phone at many iconic locations in the country. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 7 years ago

Google Home can now help you find the cheapest time to fly

Planning your next vacation just got a lot easier if you own a Google Home device. Starting today, you can ask home to find and track flight prices, hands-free. If you say “OK Google, how much are flights to Miami” Google will give you a quote for two weeks from now, and then ask … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 7 years ago

'SpongeBob Game Station' Has Soft Launched on iOS, Brings All His Friends Along

SpongeBob Squarepants is a peculiar kind of animated show that has managed to be extremely popular, probably more popular than its creators had imagined. The little yellow guy is now making his way to iOS in the form of a behind-the-back runner called SpongeBob Game Station. In t … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 7 years ago

Syfy has renewed The Magicians for a third season

Get ready for more magic on the Syfy Channel next year: the network announced today that it has renewed its fantasy show The Magicians for a third, 13-episode season.Based on Lev Grossman’s fantasy trilogy, The Magicians follows Quentin Coldwater (Jason Ralph) and his friends at … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Chill, parents. Amazon's new dashboard will let you see the content your kids are consuming.

Hey parents, great news! Thanks to Amazon's latest product you can feel slightly less guilty about leaving your child alone with technology instead of spending time with them.The company's new Parent Dashboard is allowing families to easily monitor the content their children cons … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Accenture, can I ask you a few questions?

 Hey Accenture, are you aware that your PR firm is pitching your latest corporate beta for a creepy face and emotion-monitoring algorithm as a party trick? Read More | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Google Home wants to discuss your next flight

Google Home wants to help book your next flight. You can now find flights and track their pricing directly with your voice via the connected speaker.Google announced the feature, which is already part of Google Assistant on phones, on Wednesday. Saying something like "OK Google, … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Just 3 days left to save $1,000 on Disrupt NY tickets

 Time to pay attention, would-be Disrupt NY 2017 attendees. Time is very quickly running out if you want to get your hands on some deeply discounted tickets to the best startup show in the Big Apple. Now through Friday, April 14, tickets will run you just $1,995 apiece, a fully $ … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Hikari Yakitori Bar in Valencia / Masquespacio

This time they wanted to introduce a totally new concept through Hikari, Yakitori Bar, traduced literally in a skewers bar ... | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 7 years ago

Glebe House / Nobbs Radford Architects

Glebe House is a two-storey addition designed by Nobbs Radford Architects to provide the family residence with a new open-plan living | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 7 years ago

This insane Lexus covered in 41,999 LEDs is basically a drivable billboard

The New York Auto Show is filled with shiny, jaw-dropping production cars (hi Dodge Demon!) to ogle, but no vehicle has sucked me into its tractor beam quite like Lexus' LIT IS sedan.Created in collaboration with Vevo for Dua Lipa's "Be the One" music video, the LIT IS (get all y … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Chelsea Loft Apartment / Omas:Works and Jarlath Mellette

Omas:Works architects in collaboration with designer Jarlath Mellette have completed this Chelsea loft apartment for an art collector. | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 7 years ago

Gibson Bronte House / Nick Bell Architects

Gibson Bronte House is a renovation and expansion project completed by Nick Bell Architects, a Sydney based Architects founded in 2008. | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 7 years ago

The Push to Ban Arabic Sermons in Europe's Mosques

In several Western European countries, some politicians want to force imams to deliver sermons only in the official language: In Germany, imams should preach in German; it Italy, in Italian; in Britain, in English; in France, in French.To justify this requirement, two rationales … | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 7 years ago

Justin Kan’s new startup Atrium is raising $10 million to disrupt the legal industry

 Justin Kan wants to change the legal industry, and has gathered a team together to do just that. According to sources his newest startup, called Atrium, is also actively fundraising and looking to raise $10 million for its initial round of funding. Read More | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and S6 Edge+ getting Android Nougat update now

Verizon has announced their Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ are getting the Nougat updates starting today. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 7 years ago

New 4D prints transform into permanent shapes when heat is applied

 New work out of Georgia Tech promises to lend a sense of permanence to shape-shifting 3D printing. The technology, commonly referred to as 4D printing by those in the know, aims to add another dimension to the 3D printing process by creating an object designed to change shape af … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Google Home can now set up flight price tracking alerts

Google Assistant on Google Home can now easily track a plane ticket price, Google announced today. Simply by saying “How much are flights to (insert name of city here)?,” Google Assistant will tell you the starting price for flights leaving in two weeks. After asking if you have … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 7 years ago

This termite-hunting ant rescues its injured friends to benefit the whole colony

Let’s say you’re out hunting with some friends, and all of the sudden you are all gruesomely attacked. One of your buddies loses a leg or an arm. As you’re running for dear life, would you pick up your injured friend and carry him to safety? Or would you leave him behind to die? … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Google’s Chrome VR platform now works with Cardboard

After adding support for WebVR to Chrome in February, Google is now extending it to work with Google Cardboard headsets. The WebVR standard lets people launch virtual reality experiences without downloading a special app. When Google added it to Chrome, though, it worked only on … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Google Home can now track flight prices

Some people use the Google Flights Explore Map tool to figure out a vacation destination that works in their budget and schedule. Some people stalk The Flight Deal until something amazing appears that you can’t pass up. (I’m guilty of this. Twice.) For those who already have a de … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Bitfinex Withdraws Lawsuit Against Wells Fargo

Digital currency exchange Bitifnex has withdrawn its lawsuit against US banking giant Wells Fargo, a week after it was first filed.Source | Continue reading


@coindesk.com | 7 years ago

Bitcoin in India: Govt. Forms Committee to Study Virtual Currency Framework

[…]The post Bitcoin in India: Govt. Forms Committee to Study Virtual Currency Framework appeared first on CryptoCoinsNews. | Continue reading


@cryptocoinsnews.com | 7 years ago

Google launches a dedicated home for WebVR experiences

 Today, Google made some WebVR updates to Chrome, adding support for Cardboard while also building a home for all of its online VR web content. WebVR Experiments is a bit of a storefront for online VR experiences, albeit everything is free (at the moment) so it’s still more of a … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Apple has just made a major change to the paella emoji

Paella is universally acknowledged to be pretty damn tasty. But, lately, food enthusiasts have been fighting a battle to make the paella emoji more authentic. A battle they've just won. SEE ALSO: Emoji are currently either male or female — but that could be about to changeApple h … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Timothy Zahn finally unveils the origin story of one of the greatest Star Wars villains in Thrawn

Last summer, Dave Filoni announced that he would be bringing a long-standing fan-favorite character to Star Wars Rebels: Grand Admiral Thrawn. In a classic, “wait, there’s more!” moment, he followed up by saying that the character would also get a novel, written by none other tha … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

2017 release calendar: All the major smartphones we’re expecting this year

We've already seen a few great devices in 2017. More of them are coming soon including the OnePlus 5 and Galaxy Note 8. Find out when they will be released. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 7 years ago

Before-and-After Photos: The End of California's Historic Drought

Until Friday, California had been in a state of drought emergency since 2014. Reservoirs had dropped to a fraction of capacity and residents were required to conserve and cut back on water usage for years. Now, huge areas of northern California have just experienced the wettest w … | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 7 years ago

How to Know its Time to Update Your Slide Deck

You can take out some slides in 30 seconds if you need to.Related posts:Advice for presenters – Along with the bullet points, lose the apologies UK “customer” publishing update Don’t do this: Hand out your PowerPoint sales presentation deck | Continue reading


@rexblog.com | 7 years ago

Intel’s Kim Pallister and sci-fi novelist/Magic Leap game designer Austin Grossman at GamesBeat Summit

Kim Pallister, director of Intel’s virtual reality center of excellence, will moderate a fireside chat with science fiction writer and Magic Leap game maker Austin Grossman our upcoming GamesBeat Summit 2017: How games, sci-fi, and tech create real-world magic. They’re yet anothe … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 7 years ago

Google, Amazon, Facebook and more beg FCC to respect net neutrality

Rumor had it last week that the Federal Communications Commission was planning to roll back rules protecting net neutrality. Now several major companies who make up the backbone of the internet are fighting the change. The Internet Association, a lobby repping Amazon, Microsoft, … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 7 years ago