Numeracy counts, fewer than 12% of Earth’s adults are competent at math. How can you convey numerical information when many people barely understand simple math? | Continue reading
While almost two-thirds of bad bots worldwide behave like bots, roughly 40% are able to mimic human behavior, according to 2015 research. | Continue reading
Business-to-consumer sales on the internet were nearly 30% higher in Q3 2015 than in Q3 2014. Yet most digital buying is focused in very few sectors, notably travel and tourism. | Continue reading
Whether it’s monitoring the supply chain, tracking and managing inventory, delivering personalized promotions, or enabling ecommerce from new environments, the retail internet of things (IoT) is ushering in an era in which “smart” things can seamlessly collect, … | Continue reading
Three of the five most popular mobile apps in Indonesia are messaging apps, according to January 2016 research. Low cost and convenience are contributing to their popularity, with the total number of messaging app users in Indonesia primed to see double-digit growth over the next … | Continue reading
Nearly half of US mobile gamers who play at least monthly prefer viewing rewarded video ads in free-to-play games, according to November 2015 research. | Continue reading
If you want to see how well you’re writing, the free text-analyzer Expresso will give you a detailed breakdown of whatever you give it. SEE ALSO: Cleartext only lets you write with the 1,000 most common wordsThe web-based Expresso, spotted on Product Hunt, allows you to type or p … | Continue reading
Key Highlights Ethereum price moved sharply down this past week and my forecasted target of the $8.0 level was tested. I was looking for a target of $8.00 for a suggested sell trade, which was achieved successfully. There are a couple of bearish trend lines formed on the hourly c … | Continue reading
Now that Batman v Superman has been set loose on the world, Warner Bros is ready to ratchet up the hype for its next DC Comics film: Suicide Squad. The latest trailer for the band of misfits and bad guys was released during the MTV Movie Awards tonight.As we saw in the last trail … | Continue reading
China’s track record for economic growth has been impressive in the last several decades, with China accounting for up to one-third of global growth in recent years. However, China is slowly transitioning from a manufacturing-reliant economy to one focused more on services. And, … | Continue reading
From ad blocking to walled gardens, here are the top eight trends for digital marketing in 2016. | Continue reading
Bitcoin Price Key Highlights Bitcoin price tested the channel support on the 4-hour time frame, after breaking below the shorter-term channel as mentioned in the previous update. The current support area appears to be keeping losses in check, as it also coincides with the dynamic … | Continue reading
TOKYO (By Minami Funakoshi for Reuters) — Japan’s government and auto giants Toyota Motor Corp Nissan Motor Co will join in an effort to develop intelligent maps by 2018, the Nikkei daily said, as competition heats up to improve the technology key for autonomous driving. Japanese … | Continue reading
With language like this, social networks become a natural point of interaction between people and things, and TAGs will make it seem effortless for us all. This is already the way existing entities on the Internet (including Google, Facebook, Twitter, etc.) create relevance and c … | Continue reading
We have seen plenty of portable battery packs, right? All sizes and prices. So, what is it that makes Long special? | Continue reading
At tonight's MTV Movie Awards, Captain America: Civil War star Chris Evans took the stage to reveal a new clip from the upcoming epic, just over a minute of footage that showed Captain America, Falcon, and Scarlet Witch combining their powers to knock out a group of black-clad so … | Continue reading
Never mistake a hack for a hacker. Unless she's evil, a hacker creates code . A hack creates crap . In general, a hack's a wr... | Continue reading
The Tesla Model S will reportedly gain the "Bioweapon Defense Mode" air filtration system from the Model X and a 100kWh battery option. We've heard from a source that the new options may be introduced as soon as this week, alongside the debut of the Model X custom order configura … | Continue reading
Philadelphia 76ers owner Josh Harris returned for a state-of-the franchise address with a new Colangelo by his side. | Continue reading
San Antonio star Tim Duncan has been ruled out for the Spurs' game against Golden State. | Continue reading
Just as Darth Vader turned from student to master of the Force, so too has his son: Mark 'Luke Skywalker' Hamill's latest shot from the Pinewood sets of the still-untitled Star Wars: Episode VIII shows him riding on Daisy Ridley's back, just as Jedi master Yoda once rode on his. … | Continue reading
Our blog articles feature the latest ideas and thinking from our Action and Research Centre and Fellowship staff and guest bloggers. You are welcome to contribute and comment. | Continue reading
Utrecht based architecture practice EVA Architecten have transformed an old workshop in the dense historical center of 's-Hertogenbosch into | Continue reading
Last week, Yahoo extended the deadline for potential bidders to submit their proposals to acquire the Silicon Valley company. Already reports have surfaced companies like Verizon and Google seeking to make a move, but today it seems that the parent company of the U.K.-based Daily … | Continue reading
GUEST: Raising your first round of funding can be a daunting endeavor. While you’re delivering your business plan, wouldn’t it be great to able to read the minds of angel investors and VCs? Well, that may not be possible, but I can give you a few ideas of what most investors will … | Continue reading
Once derided for its utilitarian rehashes of old Fiat designs, the Russian-made Lada has undergone a makeover in recent years, part of a multibillion-dollar bet by Renault and Nissan on the Russian car market. Photo: Dmitry Beliakov for The Wall Street Journal | Continue reading
In this post I describe a couple of practice that makes the process of writing code faster, more predictable and straightforward | Continue reading
According to a Google Fiber representative, some changes are to come to the pricing model in Kansas City. The free tier is going away! | Continue reading
I contend that the iPad is in many ways *more* versatile than a laptop for people with disabilities. Computing and productivity isn’t always about a spec sheet or raw power or Photoshop. The iPad *is* a full-fledged computer, no question about it. After using a review unit for a … | Continue reading
BlackBerry isn't finished with the hardware business yet. CEO John Chen said this week in an interview with Abu Dhabi's The National that two new BlackBerry smartphones are on the way: one with a physical keyboard, and another with a full touchscreen. Both will run Android.But ho … | Continue reading
Marvel Comics just launched a new Black Panther series, written by Ta-Nehisi Coates (that’s right, the well-known journalist and author of New York Times bestseller Between The World and Me) and drawn by Brian Stelfreeze. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the character, h … | Continue reading
Emaar Properties: Dubai, Vae (ots/PRNewswire) - Die Skyline von Dubai ist um ein legendäres Bauwerk reicher: Emaar Properties hat das Design und die architektonischen Besonderheiten eines atemberaubenden Hochhauses in Dubai Creek Harbour bekannt gegeben. (Photo: ... | Continue reading
My team, the Defense Digital Service (DDS) exists to bring in the best processes, talent, and technology from the private sector into the DoD. An offshoot from the United States Digital Service (USDS) at the White House, we’re tasked with transforming how the Pentagon builds and … | Continue reading
There has been a lot of comparison between bitcoin and gold in the recent times. Bitcoin has been compared to gold in many aspects. In fact, bitcoin is also called digital gold for a reason due to various similarities it shares with the yellow material. However, referring to bitc … | Continue reading
A new ride-sharing initiative is set to launch in Boston on April 19. Chariot for Women is a female-only (mostly) ride-sharing service that utilizes heavily-background checked women drivers and only serves female customers. There have already been a number of rapes and assaults b … | Continue reading
GUEST: Financial indicators turn wobbly, stock markets head south, and then north, and then south again — soon enough, whispers about possible cost-reductions begin to ricochet through company corridors. Historically, in times of economic uncertainty, marketing departments would … | Continue reading
Regardless of your political orientation, it is hard to argue against the success of the digital media strategy that President Obama and his team implemented to engage millions of Americans over the past two terms. Read More | Continue reading
The Red Bull Air Race series is an amazing display of nerve and skill. In a series of events around the world, pilots fly small, single-engine stunt planes at high speeds around giant inflatable pylons to set the fastest time. But those pylons won't do any damage to the plane if … | Continue reading
iPhone cases are a dime a dozen. Check any online marketplace, electronics store or kiosk at your local mall and you’ll be met with hundreds of options, all based on no more than a couple dozen designs. Options aside, originality is typically lacking. Offering a unique iPhone cas … | Continue reading
Zamarzyłam o krótkim wyjeździe do Włoch. O stolikach nakrytych obrusem w czerwoną kratkę i pizzy z pieca opalanego drewnem. Lubię pizzę mocno spieczoną. W domu miałam akurat resztki warzyw, więc wyszła z zielonymi dodatkami. Jedząc ją, choć na chwilę mogę sobie wyobrazić że jeste … | Continue reading
The app stores are big jungles, making it hard for someone to find the app that is just right. By attacking that discovery problem, app monetization and distribution platform Appnext grew its revenues by 345 percent in 2015. The London-based company now drives hundreds of thousan … | Continue reading
Facebook Messenger launched a pair of neat new features this week, and among those was one that'll sound very familiar to any Snapchat user: Messenger now includes scannable codes that let you add another person as your friend. It was the latest in a long line of features that Fa … | Continue reading
Getting old sucks, just ask Kobe Bryant. But that doesn't mean we can't have a little fun at the basketball star's expense.Apple debuted a new ad for its fourth-generation Apple TV Sunday, starring Bryant and Michael B. Jordan, who does just that. In the spot, Jordan — under the … | Continue reading
Philadelphia 76ers Managing General Partner Josh Harris announced today that the team has named Bryan Colangelo as President of Basketball Operations. | Continue reading
GUEST: The Asia-Pacific region has been picking up some of the slack we’ve been encountering lately within the technology merger and acquisition (M&A) landscape. While US capital markets are tightening, tech M&A activity in the Asia-Pacific region reached a three-year high during … | Continue reading
With WhatsApp stepping up its encryption and new developments in Apple's fight with the FBI, you may have missed some of this week's best new appsSee also: Congress could force Apple to build an iPhone backdoor with this billEach weekend, we round up a few of our favorite new and … | Continue reading
You’ll never guess how I got my given name as my Twitter handle. It involved a six-month campaign that included some light Internet stalking, badgering staff at Twitter, $250 and a visit to the patent office. In addition to being an early adopter, I’m an idiot. I failed to realiz … | Continue reading
Up until this point, there is still no tangible evidence one single Satoshi - which is worth 0.00000001 Bitcoin - has ever been used for terrorism funding. | Continue reading