Various regulators around the world are concerned as to how the CFTC might look to hamper the growth of development and innovation in the world of blockchain technology. However, CFTC Commissioner J. Christopher Giancarlo seems to be quite keen on the concept of distributed ledge … | Continue reading
AOL is expanding its television efforts with the launch of self-serve TV ad-buying as part of its One by AOL platform. AOL (which owns TechCrunch, and in turn is owned by Verizon) first announced its programmatic TV offering in 2014, allowing marketers to buy TV ads through AOL’s … | Continue reading
Robert McKee, Story Mentor and creator of the famous Storynomics and STORY Seminars, rejoins the Business of Story Podcast for a follow up episode bridging the worlds of Hollywood and business. | Continue reading
Bitcoin remains king of the hill in blockchain market capitalization, but alternative asset blockchains are nipping higher at bitcoin’s heels. Non-bitcoin asset blockchains have expanded market value significantly in the last three years, jumping 1,600% while bitcoin’s market gap … | Continue reading
According to Woo, a company that helps pair developers and other tech workers with companies that may be able to offer them what they really want, things are changing in the industry. Most notably, salary expectations are down. Comparing Q1 2016 to Q4 2015, Woo found the average … | Continue reading
The official opposition Labour party in the UK has again called on the government to make changes to draft surveillance legislation to improve privacy safeguards. Read More | Continue reading
The first weekend of April has already passed, and with it, the northern hemisphere was ushered into springtime. If that means you spent the last two days trying to enjoy the outdoors, taking care of chores, hanging out with friends or family – or perhaps just on a digital detox … | Continue reading
Good design can change the conversation, but great design can change the world. As technology evolves and more media outlets compete for customers’ time, providing an enjoyable experience is critical to both attracting and keeping users. The UI & UX Design Bootcamp demystifies bo … | Continue reading
Alaska Air has announced it is buying Virgin America, beating out rival JetBlue in a bidding war and leapfrogging the latter to become America's fifth-largest airline. The company paid $57 per share in cash for Virgin America (a total of $2.6 billion), but says the deal's aggrega … | Continue reading
Terrorists are no strangers to using social media for recruiting and spreading propaganda. Google, however, is trying to curb that tactic and has removed an app created by the Taliban from the Play Store for spreading hate speech. The app, Alemarah, was being used by the group to … | Continue reading
Der notorische Leaker Evan Blass hat ein Foto des kommenden Huawei P9 ins Netz gestellt. Und früher als erwartet scheint das Modell bereits die erste Kooperation mit Leica zu sein. Zumindest lässt sich ein Leica-Branding auf der Rüc... | Continue reading
Now that the Oculus Rift is (mostly) shipping it’s time for the HTC Vive to take center stage. Created in partnership with Valve, the $799 HTC Vive will begin shipping on Tuesday, April 5th. But unlike the $599 Oculus Rift, Vive owners will receive their hand-held motion controll … | Continue reading
An Android app developed by the Taliban has been removed from the Google Play store for promoting hate speech, the BBC reports. The Pashto-language app, called Alemarah, contained official statements, videos, and other content from the Islamist group, which has been waging war in … | Continue reading
At a time when many people’s budgets are being squeezed hard, the credit score can be a powerful metric just for getting on in the world. Improving your credit score, however, isn’t always easy. Credit Ladder is offering an interesting solution that’s not been seen before in the … | Continue reading
Intellectual curiosity and spirit of inquiry are part of the same continuum. There isn't a switch that activates one and keeps the other off. Rather, when we pursue inquiry we cultivate our ability to increase the number and richness of connections in our minds. Warren Buffet is … | Continue reading
SPONSORED: Whether we realize it or not, machine learning is already a part of our everyday lives. Think about a simple Google search, a quick query to Apple’s Siri, an afternoon visit to Facebook, or, of course, a great product recommendation on Amazon. | Continue reading
Hundreds of migrants seeking new lives in Europe were transferred from Greece to Turkey on Monday, marking the start of an effort by the European Union and Ankara to stem a continent wide crisis over migrants. Photo: Getty Images | Continue reading
With print news gradually on its way out of our lives forever, digital news outlets are finding innovative ways of reporting thanks to the way so many users are now consuming content—through their mobile tablets and smartphones. Although media executives acknowledge that there ar … | Continue reading
If you’ve traveled through the US recently, you might have seen a TSA officer at a security checkpoint holding an iPad and directing people to different lines. That’s the TSA’s “randomizer” app that’s reportedly used at 100 airports to randomly sort which line you end up in, so i … | Continue reading
In this week's Plugged In, Mashable Tech Correspondent Ray Wong checks out LG's new flagship G5 Android and tells you how it tries to outperform its competitors. The G5 has a premium aluminum design, Qualcomm's latest and fastest processor, Android 6.0 Marshmallow, a big high-res … | Continue reading
In an industry built on sequels there are plenty of also-rans - those that fail to move on, those that change too much, and those that can't handle the expectation. Though it would be harsh to call Dark Souls 2 a failure all three of these factors played a part in its final form, … | Continue reading
Pseudo-British Overwatch hero, Tracer will be playable in Heroes of the Storm a whole two weeks prior to the launch of Overwatch's open beta.Heroes of the Storm players who pre-purchase a digital copy of the Overwatch: Origins Edition on PC will unlock Tracer from the 19th April, … | Continue reading
Few countries are as synonymous with smoking as France, where cigarettes like Gauloises and Gitanes are as much a part of the cultural fabric as croissants and labor strikes. But cigarettes sold in the country will have a different face very soon, thanks to a new law that will st … | Continue reading
Ende letzten Jahres haben wir die angeblichen Erfolge der Hacker-Legende George Hotz aka GeoHot bestaunt, der mit bescheidenen Mitteln und im Alleingang einen handelsüblichen Acura ILX Sedan in ein selbstfahrendes Vehikel verwandelt hat. Die G... | Continue reading
The heart of great UX strategy lies in thorough research. Unfortunately, UX research is usually a mess. If you’re an outsider, you’re still getting to know everyone involved in the project at the same time you’re navigating which research activities to take on. If you’re an insid … | Continue reading
Popular PC sandbox role-playing game Starbound is finally close to leaving Steam Early Access and launching as a full release.There's still no release date, but developer/publisher Chucklefish has at last nailed down which features will be present in the game's version 1.0.The 2D … | Continue reading
Xiaomi has furthered its push into India after completing its first investment in the country. The Chinese smartphone today announced it has led a $25 million investment in Hungama, a video and music streaming service that claims 65 million users, and that it will integrate the c … | Continue reading
Jeep hosted a live driving experience in partnership with Warner Bros. Pictures last weekend (1-3 April), to celebrate the premiere of the new Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice film. | Continue reading
Samsung has added experimental support for WebVR to its Gear VR headset, expanding the capabilities of its default internet browser. | Continue reading
These 7 tools will help you define, map and act on the customer journey to create better experiences for your customers. | Continue reading
Xiaomi hopes to impress Indian customers with a day of sales and promos this Wednesday. | Continue reading
Truly, we live in a golden age of Putting Dangerous Things On Drones. We've seen people strap fireworks, paintball guns, real guns, and even flamethrowers to quadcopters and the like, and so it was only a matter of time before someone tried with power tools. A group of Finnish fi … | Continue reading
Wonderful programme on Radio 3 last night by Sam Lee on taking SoundArchives back to the community....http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b075p6n9Best wishesCathlin | Continue reading
Wróciłam z podróży marzeń. Rozpakowałam walizki, kilka pamiątek kupionych tam po to, by nie zapomnieć o wszystkim, co mnie tam spotkało. Było pięknie, było ciekawie. Mam mnóstwo wrażeń, którymi chciałabym się z Wami podzielić. Podczas podróży pytaliście mnie też o różne konkretne … | Continue reading
As widely expected, the FCC has proposed expansive new data privacy rules for broadband providers that, if adopted, could see ISPs required to gain explicit consent from users for using or sharing their data. Read More | Continue reading
Nova Launcher 4.3 beta2 has just arrived, packing in a new Night Mode, a range of new configuration options for your Google search bar, and a selection of bug fixes. | Continue reading
After a decade of on-and-off development, the end is in sight for Final Fantasy 15. Across multiple setbacks, changes in production personnel, and one name change, Square Enix now lays down the gauntlet with a firm September 30th launch date, and a brand new 'Platinum' demo for p … | Continue reading
Wer hartnäckigen Rost entfernen möchte, greift entweder zur Chemie oder zum Sandstrahler. Dass letzterer in der Regel eine mittelgroße Sauerei hinterlässt, weiß jeder, der mit so einem Gerät mal hantieren musste. Die... | Continue reading
Since its earliest days Apttus has always been a Salesforce shop. It’s built on the Salesforce platform and worked exclusively with Salesforce CRM, but that changed today when the company announced it would also be supporting Microsoft Dynamics in the future.There seemed to be a … | Continue reading
Sporting stadia can offer #eventprofs great and often inspiring venues for meetings and events of all sizes. Here are 6 stadia that do events with power and panache. On a weekly basis, massive scale events take place at stadia around the world. While stadia, on average, cater for … | Continue reading
The year 2015 has been a particularly good one for Bitcoin startups all over the world, as a lot of money was raised over the course of 12 months. A recent report by Consultancy in the Netherlands shows how FinTech, in general, has been booming last year, with close to US$19 bn i … | Continue reading
A 42-year-old designer based in Hong Kong, has fulfilled his childhood dream of building a humanoid robot.And not just any robot, but a female humanoid robot that looks a lot like Hollywood actress, Scarlett Johansson.SEE ALSO: A dancing, laser beam-shooting robot aspires to teac … | Continue reading
Anti-piracy outfit Rightscorp says it’s working on a technology that will see suspected pirates blocked from using their Web browser until copyright infringement fines are paid. According to TorrentFreak, the struggling company is looking for new ways to make money from users wit … | Continue reading
Well, it certainly has been a banner week for the folks over at Tesla. So far, the company is reporting that the pre-sales activity on the Model 3 just might account for over $8b in sales. One customer even used Bitcoin to lock their new ride in. A new post by a user named “Maso … | Continue reading
Cadbury marked the launch of the new 'Taste Likes This Feels' campaign for its Cadbury Dairy Milk brand with an activation at Westfield London last weekend (31 March to 3 April). | Continue reading
Neuer Schwung für das Parkhotel Castellani: Der Salzburger Michael Oberrauch leitet das von ARCOTEL geführte 4-Sterne-Hotel. Salzburg/Wien (ots) - Spritzig, engagiert und... | Continue reading
In a sea of data, what data/sources/analysis can you trust? Learn 6 strategies to manifest your skepticism, and one to get to wisdom plus a great career. | Continue reading
We offer 5 tips for handling negative online reviews the right way to keep your customers happy. | Continue reading