5 Ways Venues Can Benefit From Facebook Bluetooth Beacons

Facebook Bluetooth Beacons trigger information from your Facebook page directly into your attendee’s news feed. Here’s what event venues and planners need to know. Worldwide, there are over 1.65 billion monthly active Facebook users, which is a 15 percent increase year over year. … | Continue reading


@eventmanagerblog.com | 8 years ago

The best proof of love is trust

Check out the Weekend Update from SchneiderB which includes great articles he found this week about inbound marketing and social media. | Continue reading


@schneiderb.com | 8 years ago

The top of the pile

Every busy person has a pile. That's what makes them busy. And few busy people show up at work eagerly seeking more stuff they can add to the pile. Which means that when you interrupt a busy person with your... | Continue reading


@sethgodin.typepad.com | 8 years ago

Attentat in Dallas: Tödlicher Robotereinsatz der Polizei löst Debatte aus

Die US-Polizei hat den mutmaßlichen Heckenschützen von Dallas, der fünf Polizisten erschossen haben soll, mit einem Bombenräumungsroboter getötet, der mit Sprengstoff beladen wurde. Dabei handelte es sich wahrscheinlich um... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 8 years ago

This London startup is using AI to brew beer

You’ve seen AI achieve incredible things like defeat world champions at Go, describe photos for the visually impaired and operate an elevator. But now, a startup in London has finally figured a genuinely useful application: brewing quality beers. IntelligentX offers four basic be … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Pokémon GO global rollout halted

The global rollout of Pokémon GO has been halted by its developer Niantic Labs. The delay has been caused by overloaded servers due to its popularity. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Russia’s new surveillance laws are stupid and will cost billions to enforce

On Thursday, Russian president Vladimir Putin signed new laws that will see internet and telecom service providers collect users’ private information, store it for up to three years and hand it over to the government on request. In addition, calls, texts, photos, and internet act … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Local sports used to be really weird

Hello! Chris Donlan here. Simon Parkin and I recently attended a wonderful talk at Brighton's Catalyst Club, in which historian Mathew Homewood picked over some of the strangest sports in Sussex history. I think it's quite interesting to think of games as being related to this qu … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 8 years ago

Austria: The up-and-coming early-stage investment capital of europe

To many, Austria can seem like a country of the past, one whose very charm lies in the fact that its best days are behind it. The Austro-Hungarian Empire collapsed almost 100 years ago, and, with it, the aspirations this landlocked, Central European nation of 8.5 million had to c … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Microsoft’s Minecraft mod for training your own AI is ready to go

In March, Microsoft revealed that it was using the open-world game Minecraft to train AI agents to learn how to do things like climbing a hill. The company also promised to make it available to the public so they could work on their own artificial intelligence projects and resear … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Crunch Report | Theranos CEO Gets Banned

Elizabeth Holmes banned from any blood testing for two years, Facebook Messenger adds End-to-End encryption, Sit and smiling guys films his 220th video, Siris Capital buys Polycom for 2 Billion Dollars, SmartNews App Nabs 38 Million in Funding. All this on Crunch Report! Read Mor … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

23 Quick LinkedIn Updates To Make You More Hireable [INFOGRAPHIC]

If you want hiring managers to see you in a positive light, or for your name to pop up in other people’s LinkedIn feed more, these 23 simple tricks from Skillcrush will help you. Good luck! | Continue reading


@digitalinformationworld.com | 8 years ago

We're Streaming iOS Games Live on Mobcrush [RPGs on Saturday Mornings with Shaun!]

We're streaming live on Mobcrush right now. There's a couple different ways you can watch the stream, and they all work equally well and it's really just a matter of personal preference as to which method you prefer. The easiest way to watch is just watching the embedded player r … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 8 years ago

The TouchArcade Show - 265 - Go, 'Pokemon Go', Go

Even though it was a shorter than normal week this week, we still were lucky enough to have a ridiculous amount of game releases. Some awesome... Others... Not so awesome. You'll have to listen to the podcast to find out which is which. Anyway, here's the games we discuss: Pokemo … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 8 years ago

Bing image search on the mobile web takes a page from Pinterest

When you’re on a mobile device, the image search part of Microsoft’s Bing search engine on the web now lets you highlight a specific portion of an image and find images that are similar to that particular part. To access the feature, you simply tap the magnifying glass in the top … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

If You Like TouchArcade, Please Support Our Patreon

Hey everyone, it's Friday and we're close to the end of the week of TouchArcade blasting stories out (unless anything cool happens over the weekend we need to cover), but the fact still remains: To survive, we very much need your support. The business of running a web site is tri … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 8 years ago

TouchArcade Game of the Week: 'Super Stickman Golf 3'

The idea behind the TouchArcade Game of the Week is that every Friday afternoon we post the one game that came out this week that we think is worth giving a special nod to. Now, before anyone goes over-thinking this, it doesn't necessarily mean our Game of the Week pick is the hi … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 8 years ago

'Pokemon GO' Worldwide Rollout Paused Due to Server Issues

The launch of Pokemon GO [Free] has been a bit odd as it's not gone by the "soft launch then worldwide release" formula that most games of this ilk go by. With the game proving to be popular in its launch territories, people yet unable to play will not want to hear this: the inte … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 8 years ago

'Knights Fight: Medieval Arena' Is Bringing PvP and PvE Knight Duels to Mobile Soon

There aren't that many fighting games on iOS, and even those that do exist - like Injustice: Gods Among Us - aren't everyone's cup of tea. While it's hard to judge from just one trailer, Shori Games' upcoming Knights Fight: Medieval Arena seems to be a promising fighting game tha … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 8 years ago

Journey to distant, dangerous worlds with Out There: Chronicles, an interactive visual novel

Out There: Chronicles is a sci-fi interactive visual novel set in a hostile and fascinating universe where the wrong move can have dire consequences. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Evolve player count increases 15,930 per cent after going F2P

Evolve's player count has skyrocketed 15,930 per cent since it changed its payment model from a retail product to a free-to-play structure yesterday.On Wedn… | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 8 years ago

Unfortunately, We Won't be Getting 'Gary Grigsby's World at War' on Mobile After All

If you were one of those who were hoping to get Gary Grisgsby's World at War, the classic grand strategy game, on mobile, get ready for some disappointment. We've talked a few times in the past that Slitherine, the publisher of quite a few strategy games, has decided to shift att … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 8 years ago

Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes Banned From Operating Labs

U.S. regulators have barred Elizabeth Homes, founder and CEO of Theranos from operating a medical laboratory for at least two years, raising questions about the future of the once promising startup. Photo: Theranos | Continue reading


@live.wsj.com | 8 years ago

Huawei sues T-Mobile, saying carrier violated wireless patents

Huawei has filed a lawsuit against T-Mobile US for what the Chinese telecom giant says are patent violations of its 4G wireless network services. The Wall Street Journal first reported the news of the suit.In the complaint Huawei said T-Mobile has been using Huawei's patented net … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Not using Facebook Messenger for your chatbot? You may have a distribution problem

GUEST: Chatbots are one of the most interesting emerging business models in mobile tech. At their core, they represent an entirely new way of communicating with other individuals, businesses, and services — some of these customers using chatbots themselves. Social media networks … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

CARTO makes geographical data visualization and analysis accessible to non-specialists

CartoDB, a data visualization company founded in Madrid in 2012, changed its name to CARTO to celebrate its new analysis tool CARTO Builder and to emphasize its attempt to enlarge its audience from developers to business people and non-coders. Historically, CartoDB has helped dat … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Adr1ft floats to PS4 next week

First-person floating simulator Adr1ft is coming to PS4 in Europe and North America on 15th July.Developer Adam Orth tweeted that it will cost $19.99 (about £15).The deep space survival game drew many comparisons to Alfonso Cuarón's zero-g thriller Gravity, with its central premi … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 8 years ago

Apple pays $25 million in settlement with patent troll

Apple has agreed to pay $25 million to settle a patent infringement lawsuit brought by Network-1 Technologies, which was suing over a patent from 1999 that basically just describes a simple file system function. "The present invention relates to an operating system in which docum … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Facebook explains censorship policy for Live video

Facebook only removes content if it celebrates or glorifies violence, not if it’s only graphic or disturbing, according to a spokesperson. Facebook also insists that the video of Philando Castile’s death was temporarily unavailable due to a technical glitch that was Facebook’s fa … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Conan O’Brien wants to give you a free Google Cardboard VR headset, no strings attached

If you act fast, you can snag a pro bono Google Cardboard headset from the Conan O'Brien team for free. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

'Mahluk: Dark Demon' Review – Slashing Shadows and Silhouettes

I almost let this particular game slip completely under my radar, but when I saw some screenshots of it, I knew I absolutely had to play it. I just hoped that the game would live up to the aesthetic. Mahluk: Dark Demon [$0.99] is a hack and slash platformer in the vein of Goblin … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 8 years ago

Bitcoin Prices Volatile in $600s As Traders Await Halving

Bitcoin prices experienced moderate volatility during the week ending 8th July, as market participants took action ahead of the upcoming halving. | Continue reading


@CoinDesk | 8 years ago

15 TechCrunch stories you don’t want to miss this week

This week, Apple’s iOS 10 beta was released, Tesla Autopilot went under scrutiny and the tech world responded to the devastating shootings and protests that occurred across the country. These are the top tech stories to bring you up to speed. Read More | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Wyoming teen stumbles on dead body while playing Pokémon Go

Pokémon Go is sweeping the nation, and along with its growing popularity is a steady stream of bizarre news stories and personal anecdotes of near-death experiences. First there was the Australian police warning users not to physically enter the police station when collecting ite … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Study of Candy Crush players finds virtual currency buyers don’t go for upsells

The upsell we all fall for at fast food joints and places like Costco doesn’t seem to work on purchasers of in-game currencies, according to a study conducted on millions of Candy Crush players. Turns out the decision to buy fictional bars of gold isn’t quite rational, economical … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Bain Capital Ventures raises $600 million (and another big fund is born)

It’s starting to happen like clockwork. Firms are closing new funds almost exactly 24 months to the date from their last fund closing. The newest example? Bain Capital Ventures (BCV), which this morning announced a new, $600 million fund. It last closed two funds — a $650 million … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Meizu m3 note review

Meizu has earned a reputation for great affordable user experiences but is its latest handset up to the task? Let's find out, in this our m3 note review. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Regulators, Legislators Join Blockchain Leaders at Bretton Woods Retreat

Regulators, legislators and entrepreneurs will decamp to New Hampshire this week for a gathering aimed at formalizing industry principles. | Continue reading


@CoinDesk | 8 years ago

Samsung Galaxy S7 Active fails water-resistance test spectacularly

Although the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge passed Consumer Reports' dunk tests with flying colors, the ostensibly more rugged S7 Active did not. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Teen travels to a river while playing Pokemon Go, finds a dead body instead

Well, there goes all the memes about Pokemon Go. Just days after its release in Australia, New Zealand, and the US, things have gotten dark with the game. While many players have been sent to random locations like local churches and police stations to find Pokemon, a Wyoming teen … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Google’s Self-Driving Car Project has a new legal lead

Google’s Self-Driving Car Project is one step closer to becoming its own independent business. Recode has confirmed that the autonomous-driving company under the Alphabet umbrella has hired The Climate Corporation’s chief legal officer, Kevin Vosen, as its first general attorney. … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

The Upcoming 'Lanota' Looks Like a Beautiful Blend of Rhythm Gameplay and Adventure Story

In my eyes, artistry goes a long way towards making me want to play a game, even if the gameplay might sometimes fail to entertain me as much. The upcoming game Lanota, though, seems to not only bring a great artistic vision to life but also combine that with a fun blend of rhyth … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 8 years ago

Copenhagen Warehouse Converted into a Private Residence / Studio David Thulstrup

The renowned photographer Peter Krasilnikoff commissioned architecture practice Studio David Thulstrup for his private residence and studio in the Islands Brygge harbour-side district of Copenhagen. The guiding inspiration for the project evolved from worn-out warehouses and fact … | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 8 years ago

Eixample Loft – Two Apartments United into a Charming Home

The Eixample Loft has an area of 300sqm and is located in a historic building in the heart of the city. Designers have tried to preserve .... | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 8 years ago

A conversation on the ethics of Dallas police's bomb robot

Today we learned the Dallas police used a bomb disposal robot to deliver and detonate an explosion, killing the suspect in last night's shooting. It was surprising, and shocking, and left me with a lot of questions. But, really, there's only one question: is this ethical?So I spo … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

How Facebook Live became our new global distress signal

Until 1904, most ships that encountered trouble at sea effectively vanished. "Ships at sea out of visual range were very much isolated from shore and other ships," writes the Telegraph Office, an online history of Morse code. "A ship could vanish from the high seas, and no one wo … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Snapchat Memories is the most significant change in the platform's history

On this week’s MashTalk, Lance, Christina and Pete are back talking about all the stuff happening in work this week.We start out with a “hella good” discussion about Microsoft’s terrible recruitment email (0:20). Seriously, can brands stop saying bae already?SEE ALSO: Snapchat ma … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 8 years ago

The CoinDesk Guide to Bitcoin Halving Parties

Bitcoin groups around the world are gathering to celebrate the halving of the bitcoin mining reward this weekend. | Continue reading


@CoinDesk | 8 years ago