The 12 most impressive social good innovations from June

We are all full of good ideas — and sometimes those good ideas can change the world.Whether it's an innovative take on an existing invention or a brand-new way to tackle a tough problem, inventors aren't shy when it comes to setting their impactful ideas into motion.SEE ALSO: The … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 8 years ago

Boosting SMEs in the cultural and creative sectors: European Commission and EIF launch a new guarantee scheme

This scheme is expected to create more than €600 million worth of bank loans over the next six years. European Commission – Press release Boosting SMEs in the cultural and creative sectors: European Commission and EIF launch a new guarantee scheme Brussels, 30 June 2016 The Europ … | Continue reading


@digitalmeetsculture.net | 8 years ago

BMW is working with Intel and Mobileye to make a self-driving car in five years

BMW announced this morning that it will "bring solutions for highly and fully automated driving into series production" by 2021, just five years from now. The plan is a partnership with Intel, which will supply processing power, and Mobileye, the Israeli supplier of driver assist … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Top five experiential stories of the week

Lavazza, Vita Coco and Jaguar dominated the most read stories this week. | Continue reading


@eventmagazine.co.uk | 8 years ago

Gymbot: A bot that tracks your workouts through Facebook Messenger

There is no shortage of fitness-tracking apps that monitor your walks, runs, or trips to the gym. But app development agency 9Elements uses a bot instead to track your daily training regime. Gymbot is a Facebook Messenger bot designed as a simple way to record your strength-build … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Get your Startup Battlefield application in by July 5th!

Startup Battlefield hopefuls, it’s time to stop procrastinating and apply for the Startup Battlefield at Disrupt SF. We’re looking for promising startups from the U.S. and abroad to compete on the biggest stage in tech. Look, we get it, you’re super busy. Maybe you’ve been workin … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

EA exec Karl Magnus Troedsson departs for Raw Fury’s indie game business

EXCLUSIVE: One of the driving forces behind the rise of Battlefield and its development studio is leaving the blockbuster video game business to join the raucous indie scene. Karl Magnus Troedsson has accepted a position — and is investing in — Raw Fury, the publisher of niche ga … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

The Friday Vacation Report

Are you as big of fan as summer as I am? I adore summer. I love summer. I heart summer. From the beach to the wearing flip - flops, I wait all year for this season! | Continue reading


@alltop | 8 years ago

State of IAPs: iOS users spend 2.5x more on in-app purchases than Android users

AppsFlyer's recent report reveals that iOS users spend 2.5x more than Android users on in-app purchases. It also demonstrates many other differences between regions and app categories that developers can learn from. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Amazon Prime Day returns on July 12 and oh boy bet you’re excited

Amazon’s Prime Day aka national internet junk yard sale day is making a return on July 12, despite overwhelming disappointment from its inaugural year. Most of the criticisms from last year stem from the extreme hype and marketing around Prime Day. Users were expecting massive sa … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Abgefahrenes Autokonzept fährt in jede Richtung

Das muss man in der Tat erst gesehen haben, um es nur ansatzweise zu verstehen. Der ziemlich ausgefuchste YouTuber William Liddiard hat diesen Toyota Echo umgebaut, der Manöver ermöglicht, die man von einem handelsüblichen Auto nicht kennt.... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 8 years ago

'Clash Royale' Update Sneak Peek 1 Shows off Frozen Peak, the New Arena 8

If you're tired of seeing the same Arenas over and over again in Clash Royale [Free], the upcoming update should provide some relief to those tired eyes. As announced today in the first Sneak Peek (Supercell sure loves its sneak peeks), we are getting a new Arena 8 that will bump … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 8 years ago

Indeed owner Recruit Holdings confirms acquisition of Simply Hired

Back in May we reported that Simply Hired, a job portal with about 30 million users, was shutting down its existing operations as part of an acquisition, and today we finally have the details about what is happening next: its assets have been acquired by Recruit Holdings, the mas … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Watch the new Doom's classic screen-centred weapon pose in action

The new Doom did a great job of rekindling the feel of old Doom, but one thing that it lacked from its predecessors was that classic weapon pose. You know, the one that sees your weapon pop up from the bottom centre of your screen.This week, developer id Software released an upda … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 8 years ago

ICAP is Building a Blockchain 'Rosetta Stone' to Enhance its Post-Trade Process

ICAP is working with Axoni to build an ethereum-based smart contracts integration, but the project is being done to make it easy to swap blockchains. | Continue reading


@CoinDesk | 8 years ago

Capcom points to Resident Evil 7 dummy finger use

Capcom has dropped a big hint regarding the Resident Evil 7 demo's mysterious dummy finger item, which has puzzled fans over the past few weeks.The Resident Evil 7 teaser was released a couple of weeks ago during E3 for all PlayStation 4 owners with a PS Plus subscription.In an e … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 8 years ago

Event Tech of the Week: @EventGeek

Today, we’re talking about: EventGeek Company/Tool Name: EventGeek Website: www.eventgeek.com Twitter: twitter.com/eventgeek Facebook: facebook.com/eventgeek What is the “problem” that your t… | Continue reading


@techsytalk.com | 8 years ago

Dream Park

My partner and I step through a portal and into a bright, vaguely Mayan temple. I pick up a torch to light the way, and we set off on our adventure: over the course of less than ten minutes, we find a hidden passage, escape from a huge serpent in an underground lake, climb hundre … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Buying Blog Traffic: Is it Worth It?

Are you considering buying blog traffic? Here are a few things to think about--like SEO, bounce rate and backlinks--before you go for it. | Continue reading


@xoombi.com | 8 years ago

Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness review

When Star Ocean debuted on the Super Famicom 20 years ago the RPG, an American import that Japan made its own with pinch of Shintoism and a dollop of anime, was poised to change video games. The previous year Chrono Trigger had brought together Final Fantasy's Hironobu Sakaguchi … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 8 years ago

Are Your Leads Really Prospects for Sales?

Content marketing has transformed lead nurturing and altered who qualifies as sales-ready. Has your content strategy caught up? | Continue reading


@convinceandconvert.com | 8 years ago

How Quickly Do Consumers Abandon New Mobile Apps?

Mobile - More than three-quarters of consumers, on average, do not return to use a mobile app the day after downloading it, according to recent research from Appboy. | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

Rainmaker Rewind: From Infoproducts to Software Rockstar, with ConvertKit’s Nathan Barry

This edition of Rainmaker Rewind from Rainmaker FM begins with Chris Ducker and Nathan Barry discussing email marketing on Youpreneur. | Continue reading


@copyblogger.com | 8 years ago

In pictures: Corona SunSets launch at Dalston Roof Park

Mexican beer brand Corona hosted a summer party at London's Dalston Roof Park last night (30 June) to launch its SunSets series of festivals and events. | Continue reading


@eventmagazine.co.uk | 8 years ago

You can now browse through 427 million stolen MySpace passwords

An anonymous hacker managed to obtain an enormous number of user credentials in June 2013 from fallen social networking giant MySpace — some 427 million passwords, belonging to approx. 360 million users. In May 2016, a person started selling that database of passwords on the dark … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 8 years ago

Curiosity’s latest findings suggest Mars’ atmosphere was once much more like ours

New research suggests that Mars didn't just used to have flowing water -- its atmosphere may have also contained significant amounts of oxygen. | Continue reading


@extremetech.com | 8 years ago

Facebook gets in trouble with Brazilian court over WhatsApp controversy – again

WhatsApp just can’t seem to catch a break in Brazil. The Facebook-owned messaging service made headlines in the country twice already this year. Now, a new court ruling has ordered that 19.5 million reais ($6.07 million) in Facebook funds be frozen after the social media giant ha … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Coinbase Users Fume as Platform Experiences Growing Pains

Coinbase has been around long enough to make a name for itself. The digital currency wallet and exchange has so far been considered as a yardstick, against which all the exchanges and wallet services are matched. However, the leading digital currency wallet platform seems to be h … | Continue reading


@newsbtc.com | 8 years ago

Vivatech concentrates France’s booming tech scene, and its minds

Over the last 5 years something big happened in France. Perhaps it was the economic crisis which added some much-needed shock-therapy. Perhaps it was an increasing friendliness towards tech entrepreneurship by the government. Whatever happened, France is now well on its way to cr … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

A new Arma game was released today

A brand new Arma game has been released but it's an iOS and Android game called Arma Mobile Ops.It sounds a bit like Clash of Clans or the Arnie-promoted Mobile Strike: build a base and defend it from attacks, while putting together your own attacking force to send against others … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 8 years ago

Three experiential events to watch next week

Next week will see experiential activity from the likes of Selfridges, Cancer Research and Cadbury. | Continue reading


@campaignlive.co.uk | 8 years ago

Futuristic nap pods get upgraded with sleepy sounds, but do they work?

I wanted to know what it's like to nap inside a giant futuristic egg, so I went to a sleep clinic in downtown Manhattan to find out. There, I entered the MetroNaps EnergyPod — pods that look like very comfy chairs you'd expect to see on a spaceship. They're used by places like Go … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Faraday Future is joining Formula E

Faraday Future is joining Formula E, the all-electric racing series. The California-based electric car company announced the news today in London, where this weekend Formula E will wrap up its second season with a pair of races around Battersea Park. The company first got involve … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Facebook ermöglicht Spenden sammeln für Charity-Organisationen

Das soziale Netzwerk Facebook hat eine neue Funktion ausgerollt, die es Fundraising-Kampagnen und Charity-Organisation ermöglicht, Geld direkt über die Plattform zu sammeln. User können eigenständig Geld für Organisationen wie... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 8 years ago

PS Value Talks’ Event: Cultural Policy and Local Growth

during the event, E-Space project was presented and disseminated PostScriptum and  the PanHellenic Union of General Directors of Local Administration “Kleisthenis” organized a unique PS Value Talk Event called “Cultural Policy and Local Growth” on Friday the 20th of May 2016 at H … | Continue reading


@digitalmeetsculture.net | 8 years ago

m(Dot) vs. Responsive vs. Adaptive: Which Mobile Design Is Best for Optimizers?

m(Dot) vs. responsive vs. adaptive... all three options have their unique pros and cons, but which is best for someone running tests on the regular? | Continue reading


@conversionxl.com | 8 years ago

Announcing the judges for our Berlin Meet Up + Pitch Off this month

It’s July which means TechCrunch’s Berlin Meet Up + Pitch Off is now just two weeks away. But don’t worry, there’s still time to bag a ticket to the event — just follow this link. Tickets cost €10. And yes there will be beer. We have now assembled our panel of judges who will be … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Why Apple buying Tidal makes sense

Apple is apparently in exploratory talks to acquire Jay Z's streaming service Tidal, for an undisclosed amount, according to The Wall Street Journal. Recode later confirmed the talks, though the sale might not happen, according to Ben Sisario, the excellent music reporter at The … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

This 'ambiguous cylinders’ illusion is blowing my tiny mind

I'm British, and if I didn't already have enough reasons to drink heavily this weekend, I can go ahead and add this video to the list. Look: reality is broken. It's been well and truly Done In and it wasn't even some interdimensional superbomb that did it. Just a bunch of cylinde … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

phoenix DeutschlandTour: Freiburg und der Schwarzwald - Sonntag, 3. Juli 2016, 17.00 Uhr

PHOENIX: Bonn (ots) - phoenix-Reporter Michael Kranefeld erkundet Deutschlands sonnenreichste Stadt. Er lässt sich von der gebürtigen Freiburgerin und Krimiautorin Ute Wehrle die verborgenen Ecken der Stadt zeigen und trifft Freiburgs "Solarpapst" und ... | Continue reading


@presseportal.de | 8 years ago

Forest House by Fearon Hay Architects

orest House was completed this year by NZ-based Fearon Hay Architects. Set at the foot of the Waitakere Ranges, the Forest House is a ... | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 8 years ago

Trak: Spermazähler für zu Hause

Natürlich ist Unfruchtbarkeit ein ernsthaftes Problem, dennoch können wir nicht anders, als ein wenig bei der Vorstellung zu schmunzeln, dass sich jemand eine Zentrifuge zur Zählung seiner gesunden Spermien in die Wohnung stellt. Fitnesstracker... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 8 years ago

Facebook has funds frozen in Brazil in another WhatsApp encrypted data dispute

Around $6 million in Facebook’s Brazilian bank account has been frozen on court order in another dispute about encrypted data involving local police authorities and Facebook-owned messaging app WhatsApp, according to the local Globo G1 news service. Read More | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

First Click: Are you like this weirdo who watches TV and films in fast forward?

I’m pretty sure I’m having an “olds” moment right now. Welling up from deep within is the urge to shake my fist and scream at the internet. A feeling that’s been festering for a week, ever since I read this Washington Post article titled “I have found a new way to watch TV, and i … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

WebVR coming to Chrome to allow you to view all web pages in VR

Support for a WebVR shell in Chrome Beta and Chrome Dev indicate Google is not far away from allowing users to view all existing webpages in virtual reality. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Career Possibilities In Accounting Profession

We welcome any new clientele to Get in touch with us We would adore to meet with you to discuss your demands and how we can support make your grass greener!Hi. Thanks for delivering a excellent post on accounting. I am a CPA and I have encountered people who have an aversion to a … | Continue reading


@talefoundry.com | 8 years ago

Das Ozonloch schrumpft endlich

Noch letztes Jahr wurden Höchstwerte vermeldet, aber es scheint so, als wäre die Ächtung von Fluorchlorkohlenwasserstoffen doch erfolgreich. Die neuen Daten - veröffentlicht in Science - warnen aber auch vor Vorfreude, denn bis... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 8 years ago

Prefab Beach House with Green Roof / ArchiBlox

This Prefab Beach House was completed recently by Australian studio ArchiBlox. The modular design is driven by sustainable methods which ... | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 8 years ago