At some point, it’ll probably be commonplace, but as of its 2017 model year, Smart will be the only big car brand that can truthfully claim to offer both an electric drive and a gas-powered option across all of its vehicle offerings. The Daimler-owned maker of pint-sized urban ca … | Continue reading
Watch out IBM Watson, Google has its own kickass ‘Show and Tell’ AI and it’s getting pretty damn good at depicting what it sees in photos – and now everyone can use it. Today, the tech giant announced it’s open-sourcing its automatic image-captioning algorithm as a model in Tenso … | Continue reading
An adult webcam site claims to be the first ever to use facial recognition technology to help users find "sex doppelgängers" of people they know. Individuals can upload photographs of anyone's face — it could be a stranger, a celebrity, or an acquaintance — and MegaCams.me will u … | Continue reading
At its minimalist worst, the Balldur is a cool looking lamp. Smooth wood and ceramic with a bulb that would make Thomas Edison proud, the Balldur (whatever that means) feels like an artifact from a Terry Gilliam movie—and that my friends is a good thing. In some ways, it is also … | Continue reading
No Man’s Sky is an almost impossibly huge game, an entire virtual universe filled with 18 quintillion planets, each one different from the next thanks to the powers of procedural generation. Instead of a typical review, I’m going to be writing regular dispatches from No Man’s Sky … | Continue reading
We talk with the VP of Global Content Solutions at The Economist about his secrets on rising above the noise with their content | Continue reading
If you’re a reader of The Economist, chances are you’re looking forward to the long weekend, not just for the barbecues and beer but also for the opportunity to read this week’s issue from cover to...read moreThe post How to Rise Above the Noise with Your Content Marketing appear … | Continue reading
Twitter continues to inch its way to a sale process, and the latest developments come in the form of reports of alleged bids. Today CNBC is reporting that both Google and Salesforce are interested in buying the company. The Salesforce rumor is one that we have heard this week as … | Continue reading
With the world buzzing about the release of iOS 10, there’s no better time to learn mobile app development. The iOS 10 and Swift 3 Starter Bundle will guide you to building real, functional apps using iOS 10 and Swift 3 throughout over 82 hours of training. Originally valued at $ … | Continue reading
We love the internet. We love apps. We love the Internet of Things. But most importantly, we love ideas. The accessibility that the internet provides, however, is also what makes it unbelievably difficult for new digital businesses to get off the ground. Read More | Continue reading
VentureBeat’s office isn’t there, but you’ll find plenty of familiar sights in the San Francisco depicted in Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs 2. The City by the Bay is the setting for the fictional game about vigilante cyber hackers clashing with big corporations. I visited Ubisoft in the re … | Continue reading
Advertising - The old methods of TV ad targeting and measurement need a serious upgrade. Enter addressable TV. It's the ability to show TV ads at the household level by using analytical ... | Continue reading
Social Media - Twitter just helped brands become more customer-service-friendly, launched a live-streaming app, and finally expanded its character limit. Also: Google's new Allo app takes on Facebook Messenger, the new Instagram feature ... | Continue reading
Content - Marketing rules and tactics for professional services providers (accountants, attorneys, physicians, dentists...) are often different from those for product or service marketers. Here's how newsletters work exceptionally well for professional ... | Continue reading
Star Wars Uprising is shutting down, developer Kabam has announced.The mobile action role-playing game, which came out in 2015, was designed to help bridge… | Continue reading
The 2.1 desktop speaker system is almost an institution in the computer world. You take two smaller satellite speakers by your monitor, one subwoofer to the side, and a mess of wires connecting everything together into a 3.5mm jack to plug into your computer. But technology alway … | Continue reading
According to Bloomberg’s sources, Apple is currently stepping up its plans to release a home-automation device that will compete with Amazon’s Echo. The device is said to have been in development for two years and started prototype testing recently. Like Amazon’s Echo, Apple’s of … | Continue reading
It’s no secret that Twitter is open to acquisition offers, but a new report suggests that the social network has received expressions of interest from at least two notable tech companies — Google and Salesforce. According to CNBC, Twitter may receive a formal bid “shortly,” with … | Continue reading
Many Android users (myself included) have long found it annoying that creating a working portable hotspot is not possible while using a VPN on the device that shares the connection. From the user interface to the lines of code that power the app behind it, a driving principle of … | Continue reading
Tia Maria is launching an experiential drive to bring coffee cocktails to the masses. | Continue reading
Twitter is reportedly in conversation with a number of tech companies for a potential sale. According to CNBC, the social company is in talks with the likes of Google and cloud computing company Salesforce, among others, and may receive a formal bid soon. Continue reading… | Continue reading
Alstrom hat dieser Tage auf der InnoTrans einen neuen Zug präsentiert, der auf der Basis von Brennstoffzellen mit Wasserstoff angetrieben werden soll und schon Ende 2017 in Deutschland auf die Gleise soll.Mit einer Reichweite von 800 Kilometern... | Continue reading
Rumors are swirling about potential acquirers for Twitter right now, but meanwhile the company is still seeing departures in some key staffing areas. Twitter’s head of TV Andrew Adashek, and its North American Moments curation team lead Marcus Mabry have both departed the company … | Continue reading
Has your company ignored jumping on the social media bandwagon? Some common thoughts might be:"That's just what the 'kids' are into." "It really doesn't fit with our B2B message". "I don't have time, so why bother." "How do I even find an audience or create leads on social?" | Continue reading
Seeing is safety.I live in a relatively safe neighborhood, but some years ago, my home was burglarized. The thieves broke in through the back door. Since then, we’ve been more vigilant about locked doors and windows and installed a Nest Dropcam indoors to keep an eye on our house … | Continue reading
Sony’s timing couldn’t possibly be worse: the Japanese company is releasing its new flagship Android phone in the US just two days before Google goes supersonic with the launch of its own new Android flagship phones. October 2nd is the date, Sony has just announced, that US custo … | Continue reading
NEWS OF THE MORNING League, teams hoping to create social change | D’Antoni needs buy-in from Rockets | Lue’s hesitation was worth more than $25 million | Road back-to-backs most dangerous No. 1: League, teams hoping to create social change — In the wake of more deaths of black m … | Continue reading
Huawei and Leica, which worked together on the P9, have announced a joint venture into a new imaging research and innovation center called the 'Max Berek Innovation Lab'. | Continue reading
As a marketer, you've failed if you can’t get your target to take action. Don't be afraid of being obvious in your ask. | Continue reading
Erst vor kurzem wurde es möglich, APIs aus bislang eher wenigen Firmen vorbehaltenen Bereichen wie Gesichtserkennung, AI etc. in Webservices zu integrieren. Microsoft hatte z.B. seine Cognitive Services erst Anfang des Jahres präsentiert,... | Continue reading
I'm not sure why it took Apple so long to get aboard the sticker train, but as a long-time admirer of the cute stickers on KakaoTalk and Line, I firmly believe stickers are the best new feature on iMessage. No longer are we confined to the limited emotional range of emoji (I stil … | Continue reading
EXCLUSIVE: Gamblit Gaming wants to modernize casinos for today’s millennials. And that’s why it’s announcing its G-Sports esports platform, which will take games like Road Redemption into casinos via tournaments with cash prizes. The idea behind G-Sports is to bring gamers into c … | Continue reading
iHeartRadio could be getting more competitive with on-demand music services like Apple Music and Spotify next year. Launched by the radio and media company Clear Channel (which has since rebranded as iHeartMedia), iHeartRadio gives users the ability to listen to broadcast radio o … | Continue reading
Social Media - Instagram's Stories feature, which launched in early August, is off to a strong start with Millennials, but it is still not yet liked as much as Snapchat's version, according to ... | Continue reading
While most savvy PR and marketing teams enthusiastically pursue social media strategies, many may neglect another communication channel that could offers untapped potential (and also risk): texting. Organizations targeting younger people may especially benefit from text messages. … | Continue reading
Greg Tirico joins Marketing Marvels today to demo Bambu, the latest product from Sprout Social that turns employees into brand advocates. | Continue reading
Uber is introducing a new security feature in cities across the U.S., one that requires drivers to verify themselves by snapping selfies periodically. The etaxi giant first revealed plans for the Real-Time ID Check tool back in April, when it sent out email notifications to drive … | Continue reading
A Samsung Galaxy Note 2 smartphone caught fire mid-air on an IndiGo plane earlier today. The flight, 6E-054, was headed to Chennai from Singapore when the incident took place. The plane landed safely and none of the passengers were injured.SEE ALSO: You can bring your Galaxy Note … | Continue reading
Huawei has announced that it will start to manufacture smartphones in India in collaboration with Flex starting next month. | Continue reading
Zwar sind es bislang erst zwei Chromebooks, die in das Vergnügen kommen, ganz offiziell (Stable Channel) Android Apps über den Play Store in Chrome OS zu integrieren, aber es sollen bald mehr werden. Schon in den Entwickler-Versionen waren... | Continue reading
Earlier this week, an unknown Apple-branded device passed through the United States of America’s official certification authority, the FCC. Unfortunately, there was no information provided in the documentation to suggest what the product is. All we know for certain is that it car … | Continue reading
When you hail a cab via an on-demand app there’s more to consider than how much it’s going to cost you. How much the driver is getting paid is something you might want to think about, given how contentious the issue of pricing can be in the gig economy space where platforms do al … | Continue reading
Pewnie nie wpadłabym na pomysł dzisiejszego wpisu, gdyby nie maile, jakie dostaję przynajmniej raz w tygodniu. Ich treść jest zwykle bardzo podobna: nie lubię swojej pracy, nie cieszy mnie ani wysoka pensja, ani awans, ani to, że mogę wszystko sobie kupić. Co zrobić, żeby być szc … | Continue reading
Amazon’s Echo speaker has been the surprise hit of the past couple of years, taking the awfully fragmented smart home tech market and giving everyone a central device to communicate with. Its popularity has prompted plenty of copycats, and a new Bloomberg report indicates that Ap … | Continue reading
Rok temu, wracając z wakacji z Toskanii zatrzymaliśmy się na pół dnia w małej miejscowości Malcesine – po zachodniej stronie jeziora Garda. Wówczas obiecałam sobie, że następnym razem przyjedziemy tu na dłużej. W tym roku, odliczałam każdą godzinę do wyjazdu. Było pięknie. Niemal … | Continue reading
Bitwage continues to make a name for itself in the payroll business. The company has announced the launch of their new “My Employment” feature. This new offering lets users create a payment-verified professional profile, and creates a reputation system for Bitwage users. This sho … | Continue reading
Ben and James discuss Oracle’s prospects in the crowd and how the Internet has changed the enterprise. Presented by MailChimp Links Ben Thompson: Oracle’s Cloudy Future — Stratechery Ben Thompson: Is AWS a Commodity? — Stratechery Daily Update Hosts Ben Thompson, @benthompson, St … | Continue reading
Chelsea Manning was convicted on two of three charges in a disciplinary hearing yesterday. The sentence is fourteen days of solitary confinement, although seven days of the sentence will be suspended."I am feeling hurt," Manning wrote in a statement after the verdict. "I am feeli … | Continue reading