What Google Allo’s launch means for chatbots

I have high hopes for this one. While Google Allo is still fresh off the starting block, it could become the most significant chatbot messaging platform ever. For now, it does not even allow third-party participation. It’s fairly limited and has an uphill climb if it is going to … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

IMDB would be required to remove actors' ages when asked under new California law

California Governor Jerry Brown has signed into law a bill that will require commercial websites to remove information about an actor’s age upon request, in an attempt to combat agism in the state’s film industry.The law, known as AB-1687, states that commercial online entertainm … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Coding Rainbow is a gorgeous, free guide to creative software development

When you start to code, you’ll quite quickly discover that much of the free material on YouTube is rather dry. There are some exceptions, of course. Perhaps one of the best examples of these is Coding Rainbow, by NYU lecturer Daniel Shiffman. Coding rainbow is a series of YouTube … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Play the Beauty Pageant and become the Ultimate Grand Supreme in Dragon’s Tale

Dragon’s Tale is a Bitcoin Casino site where you can find the most fun and exotic casino-based mini-games in the whole Bitcoin gambling industry. Launched back in 2012, Dragon’s Tale was one of the pioneer Bitcoin casinos and the first to introduce a role-play-based casino. Since … | Continue reading


@newsbtc.com | 8 years ago

9 things you didn’t know about the UK’s tech scene

GUEST: “Where are the UK tech companies that can become the next Google or Facebook?” goes the cry.  Well, I think the UK has plenty of what it takes to grow a tech titan or two, or three. Britain consistently punches above its weight when it comes to digital innovation and techn … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Must read: top 10 Android stories

This week we went hands-on with Google Allo, put the LG V20's camera to the test, and talked about Google's big October 4 event. Here's the news of the week! | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Unpicking the Gordian knot around blockchain patents

As of June 22, 2016, there were 492 published patent families directed to the theme of blockchain and 192 relating to bitcoin. Patent applications filed over the last 18 months are not in these statistics, and it is expected that significant numbers of new applications connected … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Tokyo Thrift: The Rez Trance Vibrator is gaming's most intense peripheral

If you read our coverage of Tokyo Game Show earlier this month, you'll know that Rez is my favorite game of all time, and that the new version for PlayStation VR is its most spectacular iteration yet. Rez Infinite is the rare example of a pre-existing game that feels like it was … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

How Europa changed how we saw the solar system

On Monday, NASA is set to hold a press conference about some “surprising activity” on Jupiter’s icy moon of Europa. There’s no indication as to what that activity might be, other than it involves the Hubble Space Telescope, but it’s garnering more than one 2010 reference around t … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

A Controversial Bitcoin Alternative is Seeking a Comeback

A controversial bitcoin alternative that offers owners and miners a choice of block size may be making a comeback.Source | Continue reading


@CoinDesk | 8 years ago

Washington State Mall Shooting Suspected Arrested

On Saturday authorities in Washington state shared details on the arrest of Arcan Cetin, a 20-year-old man suspected of shooting and killing five people at a mall north of Seattle Friday night. Photo: AP/Washington State Patrol | Continue reading


@live.wsj.com | 8 years ago

Yahoo Confirms Security Breach after User Credentials Surfaced on the Darknet

It’s now official, Yahoo was indeed hacked! The reports of possible security breach have been floating around since last month. The company has now officially announced that the platform suffered The reports of a possible security breach have been floating around the internet for … | Continue reading


@newsbtc.com | 8 years ago

Why ‘talk to our chatbot’ will replace ‘send us an email’

I’m known to be a bit negative about email. When you receive a few hundred of them a day, it tends to make you a little skittish, even a little depressed. Yet, it’s still my primary form of communication, especially when I’m trying to find answers to problems. In our highly digit … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

How to be human: how to be happy and alone in New York City

Leah Reich was one of the first internet advice columnists. Her column "Ask Leah" ran on IGN, where she gave advice to gamers for two and a half years. During the day, Leah is a Senior User Researcher for Slack, but her views here do not represent her employer. You can write to h … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

And Now for a Word from Our Sponsor. Us.

"We are quickly moving to a point where brands should now be media first, and producers of products and services second," says Nicholas... | Continue reading


@blog.themightycopywriter.com | 8 years ago

MasterCard-backed HomeSend Wants To Reduce Cash Remittance in Ethiopia

Cash is the dominant form of transferring value in the remittance sector. Even though users can fund the transfer with bank transfers or credit cards, recipients will always get paid out in cash. Over in Ethiopia, the competition is heating up, as HomeSend plans to reduce cash us … | Continue reading


@newsbtc.com | 8 years ago

Inside the madcap workshop of visual effects artist Phil Tippett

It’s rare to get a chance to meet someone truly different. Phil Tippett is one of those people. He has been creating monsters for the movies — including the memorable Holochess game in the original Star Wars film — for more than three decades. He reprised that work for Star Wars … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

With more than 800,000 apps using Facebook Analytics, focus turns towards education

Developers are given a plethora of tools which can be used to build and grow their mobile apps. Platforms release APIs and SDKs with the hope apps will be built upon them, and there are even resources dedicated to increasing exposure amongst the masses. But in this data-driven wo … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

These three premium courses will turn you into a marketing guru for just $19

Ready to get serious about mastering powerful social media platforms for business success? The Full-Stack Marketer Bundle will give you the tools necessary to build marketing expertise and build the strategies to succeed. Build marketing mastery with this brief yet comprehensive … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

The best reason to become US president is to get a new species named after you

On Monday night, the two candidates running to be president of the United States will square off in the first debate. Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are probably after this job for plenty of reasons, but one neat bonus is having new species named after you. A whole bunch of pre … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Why You Should Beware the Altcoin Rebrand

Lead developer of Drop Zone Chris DeRose argues that ICOs are little more than rebranded altcoins and come with similar risks. Source | Continue reading


@CoinDesk | 8 years ago

Morning shootaround — Sept. 25

NEWS OF THE MORNING Bosh won’t surrender | Davis feeling explosive | Shot changed Kyrie | Clips wanted K.G. No. 1: Bosh says it’s not over — He may have flunked the training camp physical. The Heat may be doing everything they can to keep him at a distance. Friends may be whisper … | Continue reading


@nba.com | 8 years ago

Sol vs. Sol, for the fate of humanity

I happened to spend much of this week in Abu Dhabi, from whence came, conveniently, the most important news of this week, month, year, and arguably decade. Yes, bigger than the American election; yes, bigger than the long-awaited rise of machine learning; yes, bigger than Elon Mu … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

October is VR’s biggest month: Google Daydream, Oculus Touch, and PlayStation VR

Even if you’ve tried virtual reality or already own a VR system, nothing has prepared you for what’s coming over the next month. Three major VR platforms are expected to launch before Thanksgiving Day with massive announcements and retail roll-outs in the works. Despite our dogge … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

How to read a book a week

In February, I read Belle Beth Cooper’s Fast Company piece “How I became a morning person, read more books, and learned a language in a year,” which listed the four steps to assuming a new hobby: set small goals, focus on one new thing at a time, remove obvious barriers, and buil … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

iPhone Klone werden immer echter

Es gibt Klone und es gibt Klone. Und dass die Klone immer besser werden, brauchen wir eigentlich kaum zu erwähnen, sind aber dennoch verblüfft von diesem iPhone 7 Klon aus China, der sich äusserlich täuschend genau an die iPhone... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 8 years ago

Korean Air doesn’t offer in-flight Wi-Fi because it doesn’t want to disappoint anyone

In-flight Wi-Fi is still very much a rarity in Europe, but in Asia and America it’s everywhere. That said, some carriers still steadfastly refuse to implement it on their fleets. One of these holdouts is Korean Air – the flag carrier of South Korea, and a four-star Skytrax airlin … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Hacker Creating Hit List for ISIS Sentenced To 20 years In Prison

Helping terrorists in any way or capacity is not the best idea these days. One hacker who allegedly helped ISIS has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Ardit Ferizi hacked a US company to collect information about government and military personnel. With this information, ISIS p … | Continue reading


@newsbtc.com | 8 years ago

10 daily apps to help caregivers take care of their loved ones

Balancing schedules. Remembering medication. Tracking symptoms.Being a caregiver for a family member can be as taxing as it is rewarding, and the role often goes underappreciated. While a support network of family and friends is crucial, apps can help alleviate some of the stress … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 8 years ago

Oculus CEO and studio chief weigh in on Palmer Luckey’s apology

Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe weighed in on Facebook about Oculus founder Palmer Luckey’s ill-considered contribution to an anti-Hillary Clinton Internet campaign. Luckey made a lot of money selling Oculus to Facebook for $2 billion in 2014. He used part of his money to make a $10,000 … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Wann kommen die Sony Nougat Updates?

Es gab bei einer Pressekonferenz in der Slovakei von Sony wohl neues zu vermelden, was die Upgrades auf Android 7.0 aka Nougat betrifft.Im Oktober sollen das X Performance und das XZ dran sein, im November die beiden X und X Compact. Für die... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 8 years ago

TPBClean is The Pirate Bay but without the porn

Whenever you visit The Pirate Bay, it’s inevitable that you will be confronted with smut. The Swedish torrent site has an expansive section dedicated to pornography, and many of the adverts it displays are for adult websites. That’s probably because those are amongst the only one … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

SnapChat Changes Name and Focus; Snap, Inc. Now a Tech Lifestyle Company

SnapChat officially changed its name to Snap, Inc. as the company restyles itself from a one-[major] hit app company into a digital lifestyle brand. To mark the occasion, Snap, Inc. introduced Spectacles, fashion and tech-forward sunglasses that record 10-second clips, which can … | Continue reading


@briansolis.com | 8 years ago

WeChat sends beta invitations for Miniapp feature, enabling web apps inside the app

Let’s face it, we’ve all found ourselves trapped this loop: we install a certain app whenever the need arises, run out of space two weeks later, and with long and thorough deliberation, finally decide which ones get to stay, and which ones have to go (to make room for selfies)–on … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

LG V20 zeigt Audioqualitäten im Video

Es gibt viele Features, die das neue V20 von LG interessant machen und zu einer guten Alternative unter den Flagschiffen, aber besonders stellt LG die Audioqualitäten des neuen V20 heraus und das ist eine Richtung, in die wir gerne weit mehr Hersteller... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 8 years ago

Chiusi, the Etruscan village in southern Tuscany

Exploring the Etruscan town in southern Tuscany aboard the Etruscan train | Continue reading


@visittuscany.com | 8 years ago

BitGirls: Blockchain erobert das japanische Fernsehen mit Girl Group

Blockchain muss als Technologie für viele Zukunfts-Träume herhalten. Nachdem wir neulich schon etwas "baff" waren, dass die GEMA eigene Blockchain-Experten hat, die sie in eigene Blockchain-Talkrunden schicken kann, gibt es jetzt das bislang... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 8 years ago

Killer Phrases

Today's post was contributed by Margit Weisgal, author of Show and Sell: 133 Business-Building Ways to Promote Your Trade Show Exhibit . ... | Continue reading


@blog.themightycopywriter.com | 8 years ago

Anxiety loves company

Somehow, at least in our culture, we find relief when others are anxious too. So we spread our anxiety, stoking it in other people, looking for solace in the fear in their eyes. And thanks to the media, to the... | Continue reading


@sethgodin.typepad.com | 8 years ago

Selbstfahrendes Google-Auto in schweren Unfall verwickelt

Ein selbstfahrender Lexus aus Googles Testflotte ist am Freitagnachmittag im kalifornischen Mountain View mit einem Lieferwagen zusammengestoßen. Augenzeugen berichteten 9To5Google, dass die Schuld aus ihrer Perspektive alleine beim menschlichen... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 8 years ago

Coinbase Restores KeyVendor Bot’s Bitcoin Following a Glitch

The Steam CS:GO community is a happy lot after the funds that were thought to be stolen from a Steam Bitcoin trader bot, Keyvendor.net was recovered. KeyVendor, a Steam bot allows people to buy Steam CounterStrike: Global Offensive keys for Bitcoin. The owner of KeyVendor announc … | Continue reading


@newsbtc.com | 8 years ago

Microsoft Garage’s Project Córdoba is an Excel add-in for working with IoT data

The Microsoft Garage group, which regularly releases experimental applications for Android, iOS, and other platforms, has developed a new Microsoft Excel add-in called Project Córdoba that’s designed to help students easily import data from Internet-connected devices, so that the … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Werden Android und Chrome OS zusammengelegt?

Hiroshi Lockheimer, Senior Vice President von Android, Chrome OS und Play konnte es nicht lassen und musste - nach vielen Gerüchten, was nun am 4. Oktober von Google vorgestellt wird - folgenden Tweet gestern Abend noch raushauen. We announced... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 8 years ago

Video: Super Ball Bot der NASA erforscht Saturnmond

Was ist eigentlich aus dem Super Ball Bot der NASA geworden? Seit knapp drei Jahren haben wir von dem faltbaren Tensegrity-Roboter, der im Schwarm über den Saturnmond Titan rollen soll, nichts mehr gehört. Offensichtlich hat die NASA die Idee... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 8 years ago

Dissent in Bitcoin Community Become Visible, NodeCounter Voices its Opinion

NodeCounter, a website that allows people to visualize Bitcoin mining statistics has made an announcement, calling for the cryptocurrency community to boycott Bitcoin. This is the second such announcement by the platform as it voices its frustration against the Bitcoin Core devel … | Continue reading


@newsbtc.com | 8 years ago

Mojang will release Minecraft Boss Update with Add-Ons on October 18

At the Minecon conference in Anaheim California, Mojang, the Microsoft-owned game developer behind Minecraft, announced today that on October 18 it will release the Boss Update for Minecraft Pocket Edition for Android and iOS and Minecraft Windows 10 Edition Beta. The update is n … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Diameter Protocol Explained (2)

No matter whether you are getting from your Suppliers or promoting to your Customers, with Sage A single your accounting could not be simpler. With our Mobile Apps you are even able to invoice and quote on the go!No blog post or on-line article could ever take the place of a 1-on … | Continue reading


@talefoundry.com | 8 years ago

Bitcoin Price Weekly Analysis – $605-10 Is Crucial For BTC/USD?

Key Points Bitcoin price after declining towards $580 against the US Dollar managed to recover a few points. There is a crucial bearish trend line formed on the 4-hours chart (data feed from SimpleFX) of BTC/USD, which can act as a major barrier for upsides. The $605-10 area is a … | Continue reading


@newsbtc.com | 8 years ago