GCHQ joins Twitter, leaves DMs open

The UK's spy agency GCHQ has joined Twitter. The verified @GCHQ account was set up this morning, with its first tweet — "Hello, world." — referencing one of the most basic and recognizable coding tasks performed by programmers. The agency says it wants to use the account to impro … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

R3 CEV Plans to Raise $200m for Blockchain Trials

Nearly everyone in the world of Bitcoin and blockchain technology will have heard of R3 CEV by now, as the consortium is backed by a lot of major banks around the world. This outfit is now looking to raise $US200 million for a new round of blockchain trials, assuming the particip … | Continue reading


@newsbtc.com | 8 years ago

Mobile SEO: The Importance of App Discoverability

How to use App Store Optimization to promote your app? Have you heard of app indexing? Learn in-depth about mobile SEO in this easy-to-understand article. | Continue reading


@peppergang.com | 8 years ago

Watch: We take out Hitman's first ever Elusive Target

Remember Hitman's Elusive Target missions? The first of these special one off missions was supposed to launch sometime in March, but for whatever reason it was delayed right up until this weekend just gone. The Forger - as the target was known - was hidden somewhere in Hitman's P … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 8 years ago

Game on: Nintendo eyes expansion into film business

TOKYO (Reuters) – Movies like “Mario Kart” and “The Legend of Zelda” could soon be coming to a theater near you. Nintendo Co Ltd is in talks with several global production companies about expanding its video content business, including making movies, said Tatsumi Kimishima, presi … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Point+Klick: Ein Buch über fiktive Computerspiele

Der britische Illustrator und Autor Andrew Scaife hat gerade ein hübschen kleines Buch mit Pixelkunst, die von Fernsehserien und Point&Click-Adventures von Lucas Arts beeinflusst ist. Von Breaking Bad und Star Trek, von Twin Peaks und Frien... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 8 years ago

Razer is opening a RazerStore in San Francisco to sell Razer things

Razer's one of the biggest names in PC gaming, and now it's getting a concept store in San Francisco to show off its wares. There are already a few RazerStores in Asia, but the Westfield San Francisco Centre is Razer's first move stateside. The store will, of course, have all sor … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

How to Craft Inspirational Stories

Tamsen Webster, Executive Producer of TEDx Cambridge and Senior VP of Oratium, joins the Business of Story podcast to help brands “develop, refine, and deliver” powerful stories. | Continue reading


@convinceandconvert.com | 8 years ago

Great B2B Customer Experiences Require Customer-Centric Marketing

3 tips for customer-centric marketing that creates great B2B customer experiences from marketing strategist Ardath Albee. | Continue reading


@marketeer.kapost.com | 8 years ago

Tesla accused of using cheap foreign labor to build its US factories

A report by The Mercury News has exposed Tesla's use of imported foreign labor to help build its Silicon Valley factories. The article describes how a German company contracted by the automaker to expand its facilities exploited the visa system to bring in laborers from Eastern E … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Google is driving another nail into the coffin of Flash

In a move that should surprise nobody, Google Chrome will disable Flash by default on most websites, starting later this year. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Accounting Firms Focus on Specialization in Marketing Efforts

In an effort to distinguish themselves in a crowded marketplace, more accounting firms across the country are focusing on specialization and innovation—using these concepts as key components in their content marketing strategies. These findings come from a number of managing part … | Continue reading


@proprcopy.com | 8 years ago

UK intelligence agency joins Twitter, immediately follows James Bond

GCHQ, one of the UK’s intelligence agencies concerned with communications, code-breaking and cyber-snooping, has joined Twitter. While it might seem an odd move – what was once considered a top secret agency taking to a very public platform – it’s by no means the first time that … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Bitcoin Price About to Explode Vs US Dollar

Key Points Bitcoin price is on the verge of a monster explosion vs the US dollar, as there is a crucial breakout pattern formed. There is a bullish trend line formed on the weekly chart (data feed from Bitstamp) of BTC/USD, which is acting as a major support on the downside. On t … | Continue reading


@newsbtc.com | 8 years ago

Visual Ideation: Learning to Create Memorable Visual Content

In this article we explore visual ideation, what it looks like, and how to hone in on it to develop new visual content of your own. | Continue reading


@ceros.com | 8 years ago

First Click: Google I/O, a XXX reality series, and more in the week ahead

Can you feel it? That husky trembling you feel in your gut is anticipation for Google I/O… or irritable bowel syndrome. But as readers of The Verge I’d wager the former. Wednesday marks the opening keynote to Google’s biggest show the year. An event that will showcase Android and … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

British spy agency 'officially' joins Twitter, promptly follows James Bond

LONDON — The UK's electronic surveillance and cyber security agency GCHQ has joined Twitter in an attempt to raise awareness about its work, tackle the image it gained after the 2013 Edward Snowden revelations and follow James Bond.In its first tweet, the agency simply said "Hell … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 8 years ago

1699 Farmer House Redesigned for Modern Rural Tourism

The reworked farmer house now functions as an independent building destined for modern rural tourism. Escritório the Arquitetos | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 8 years ago

After spying on social media, UK spy agency GCHQ officially joins Twitter

GCHQ, the UK spy agency which specializes in garnering intelligence from communications, has officially joined Twitter — posting a “Hello, world” inaugural tweet from its blue check verified account. Read More | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Amazon will eigene Lebensmittel verkaufen

Funktioniert ein Produkt besonders gut, verkauft es Amazon gern unter dem eigenen Namen: Tablets, USB-Kabel und Standard-Technik und - nach einem unappetitlichen Konkurrenzkampf mit einem Startup - auch Babywindeln. Und glaubt man dem Wall Street J... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 8 years ago

Shadow Warrior 2 is a surprising sequel

Flying Wild Hog's 2013 remake of 3D Realms' campy 1997 first-person shooter Shadow Warrior was so successful that the Polish developer has more than tripled in size in the last three years. This swift evolution from a niche team of around 30 to a triple-A developer roughly 100 st … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 8 years ago

Facebook and Google could be allowed to award university degrees

Under proposed changes to the UK’s university education system, companies such as Google and Facebook could be allowed to set up their own academic institutions in the country capable of awarding degrees. The paper, called Success As A Knowledge Economy, is aimed at reforming fur … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Woot makes good on customers who received refurbished Nexus 5’s

Last week we shared a great deal: a brand new 32GB Nexus 5 going for just $149 on Amazon-owned daily deals website Woot. As it turns out, there was a reason why the deal was so good. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Mark Zuckerberg is meeting with Glenn Beck to talk about Facebook bias

Facebook's chief executive Mark Zuckerberg is meeting with Glenn Beck and other leading conservatives this week to discuss allegations of political bias in the social network's Trending Topics section. In a Facebook post on Sunday, Beck said Zuckerberg's office had called him abo … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

TRO recruits 20 new event operators

TRO has recruited 20 new event operators to bring its numbers to 65, as it anticipates a busy summer. | Continue reading


@eventmagazine.co.uk | 8 years ago

Microsoft is adding more ads to the Windows 10 Start menu

Microsoft is planning to double the amount of promoted apps in the Start menu with the upcoming Anniversary Update to Windows 10. The software maker revealed at its WinHEC conference last week that the amount will increase from five currently up to 10 in the Anniversary Update th … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

German football team Schalke now has a League of Legends team

Earlier this month West Ham signed a professional FIFA 16 player - making it the first team in the Premiership to do so.Now a German football team has taken the next logical step and bought a professional eSports team.Schalke have taken over League of Legends team Elements and wi … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 8 years ago

8 Ways to Build Credibility & Trust with Content Marketing

Learn how the presentation and substance of your content marketing strategy can help build credibility & trust with your audience. | Continue reading


@toprankblog.com | 8 years ago

Onkyo's headphones teach the folly of brand loyalty

A few weeks ago, I came across a surprisingly lovely pair of in-ear headphones in the Onkyo E700Ms. Coming from a brand that's better known for building speakers, these ear buds seemed to assert Onkyo's credibility in personal audio too. I was encouraged enough to check out their … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Mario 64's hidden RNG decoded

A hardcore Mario fan has decoded the hidden RNG system in Super Mario 64 - and discovered how it affects nearly every frame of the game.In the video below, YouTuber pannenkeok2012 begins by laying out how the RNG system actually generates its numbers. The game is then able to pro … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 8 years ago

The 3 Best SEO Plugins for WordPress (and How to Use ‘Em!)

Partly due to the SEO plugins we use, this blog is experiencing rapid search traffic growth. Discover the best SEO plugins for Wordpress today and how... | Continue reading


@blog.vwriter.com | 8 years ago

Microsoft is killing off its Project Spark game creation tool

Microsoft's ambitious Project Spark game creation tool is coming to an end in August. The software maker has removed Project Spark from the Xbox Marketplace and Windows Store, and existing users of the tool will not be able to use it from August 12th. "This was an extremely diffi … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

F.Lens macht den Blitz des Smartphones heller (Video)

Der kleine Aluminium-Quader F.Lens bitte aktuell auf Kickstarter um eure Aufmerksamkeit. Die Idee dahinter richtet sich dezidiert nicht an Smartphone-Fotografen, die dabei regelmäßig die Foto-LED im Einsatz haben, sondern soll im Gegente... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 8 years ago

Indonesian Entrepreneurs Seek Bitcoin Legalization

The status of Bitcoin in Indonesia remains a big mystery for the time being, as there is no official legislation regulation in place just yet. Some entrepreneurs in the country are for making Bitcoin a legal currency, but that doesn’t mean things will change overnight. The Road T … | Continue reading


@newsbtc.com | 8 years ago

How To Understand Your Target Audience Without Running Surveys

You have to start from somewhere to learn about your target audience to see what they would like to buy before applying the lean startup methodology. | Continue reading


@rightmixmarketing.com | 8 years ago

Using video well

The web was built on words. And words, of course, are available to anyone who can type. They're cheap, easy to edit and incredibly powerful when used well. Today's internet, though, is built on video. Much more difficult to create... | Continue reading


@sethgodin.typepad.com | 8 years ago

After smartphone screens, Nintendo characters are heading to the silver screen

Nintendo is eyeing a move into the film business that could bring its beloved characters to cinemas worldwide. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Alibaba Pictures raises $260M for its online movie ticket platform

Alibaba Pictures, the film and television subsidiary of Alibaba Group, has raised a 1.7 million RMB (about $260 million) Series A for its online ticketing platform, Taobao Movie. According to a filing made with the Hong Kong stock exchange, the investment gives Taobao Movie a pos … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Umberto Eco: History is Rich of Adventurous Men with a Highly Developed Instinct for their own Interests

Umberto Eco (1932-2016) believed in the value of subjecting what we read to inquiry. “History is rich with adventurous men, long on charisma, with a highly developed instinct for their own interests, who have pursued personal power —bypassing parliaments and constitutions, distri … | Continue reading


@conversationagent.com | 8 years ago

Apply for tickets to the TechCrunch Tel Aviv Meetup + PitchOff now!

As you may have noticed we’ve announced our very first formal Meetup + Pitch-off in Tel Aviv, presented by Leumi Tech, with participation from Blonde 2.0. The event will be on June 22, at Trask, between 6-10 p.m. Applications for the pitch-off and ticket sales are now open. You c … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

After $1B Didi investment, Tim Cook continues charm offensive at Apple-hosted event in Beijing

Just days after Apple announced a $1 billion investment in Chinese ridesharing service Didi Chuxing, CEO Tim Cook arrived in Beijing for an Apple-hosted event that brought together a panel of app developers at the Apple Store in Wangfujing, Beijing, alongside the founders of Chin … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

6 ways to put an end to the ‘press 1 for…’ customer experience

Human beings have a love-hate relationship with automation. Some of the time we love it, and the rest of the time we absolutely hate it — without much daylight in between. We love DVRs, learning thermostats, and Dollar Shave Club. We hate subscriptions we don’t want, memberships … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Google Chrome plans to start blocking Flash on all but a handful of top sites

It's no secret that Flash is slowly going the way of the dodo, but Google's Chrome will likely accelerate that processes by blocking Flash content on most Internet sites. Chrome's development team revealed last week a plan to automatically switch Flash content with a HTML5 altern … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 8 years ago

Is Molas Resort Complex in Sardinia, Italy

The plan for the new Is Molas Resort complex as a development of the existing Golf Club regards the building of three greens, two hotels ... | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 8 years ago

Apple’s banned an iPhone app that let you know if you were being spied on

Apple has removed an app from its store that informed users if a third-party was spying on communications or had access to your data on your iPhone. While Apple’s approval process for the App Store can be a notoriously fickle beast to tame, it seems that Stefan Esser’s ‘System an … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Bitcoin Price Technical Analysis for 05/16/2016 – On Track Towards Channel Resistance

Bitcoin Price Key Highlights Bitcoin price is still trending higher on its short-term time frames, moving inside an ascending channel on its 4-hour chart. Price has bounced off the channel support and 100 SMA earlier on and is slowly making its way up to the top again. Sustained … | Continue reading


@newsbtc.com | 8 years ago

In pictures: Giant PG Tips monkey floats down the Thames

A six-meter PG Tips monkey has set sale down the Thames in a bid to promote the brand's green tea. | Continue reading


@eventmagazine.co.uk | 8 years ago

Why Zangief is the worst character in Street Fighter 5

Zangief, Street Fighter's famous muscle-bound wrestler, has never been considered one of the best characters in the game. But he's never been this bad.Now Street Fighter 5 has been out for a few months, players are starting to settle on a tier list.At the top are characters such … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 8 years ago