(Reuters) – Google parent Alphabet Inc reported better-than-expected quarterly revenue on Monday, boosted by strong sales of advertising on mobile devices and YouTube. read more >>> Source : Reuters
Facebook is introducing a new way to track what you do on your News Feed. The social network will now weigh two different factors when deciding what to show you, the company announced in a blog post Monday. “News Feed will begin to look at both the probability that you would want to see the […]
The recently restructured technology giant reported earnings of $8.67 per share on $21.33 billion in revenue as it rolled out a new reporting method. read more >>> Source : CNBC.Com
This year’s Super Bowl is being played at the San Francisco 49ers’ stadium in Santa Clara, in Silicon Valley’s backyard. I, the CEO of SOASTA, a Silicon Valley software start-up, wanted to share my random musings about high performance, on the field and online. At this time of the year our thoughts and minds turn […]
Netflix announced “unlimited” parental leave this summer, telling most employees — men and women — they could take up to a year off after they have a kid. It’s clearly an amazing amount of time. But the bigger question for Netflix has been: Would anyone actually take a full year off from the streaming media […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration on Monday welcomed Facebook Inc’s move last week to prohibit users from using its services to coordinate person-to-person private sales of firearms. read more >>> Source : Reuters
GoInStore uses wearable smart glasses to better connect online shoppers with in-store employees for specific products. Here’s how the company is using the technology to improve customer conversion rates. read more >>> Source : ZDNet.Com
(Reuters) – Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Marissa Mayer is set to reveal cost-cutting plans that include a reduction of 15 percent of the internet company’s workforce and the closure of several business units, the Wall Street Journal reported. read more >>> Source : Reuters
It happens to us all, it’s just a matter of when will it happen? When a crisis is identified, it may be tempting to wait until all the facts are available before proceeding. Anyone impacted will want answers as soon as possible. It’s best practice that your brand provides answers before others start to chime […]
In classical Chinese painting, one sometimes sees distinguished figures in a mountain retreat, involved in “the four elegant pursuits.” The first three are readily understandable: painting, music, and calligraphy. The fourth is a surprise: the game of Go. Seeing these paintings, it seemed most odd to include a board game in this pantheon of pursuits. […]
One of YouTube’s biggest channels sparks fury over plans to trademark and license a video format used by many other video-makers. read more >>> Source : BBC
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European and U.S. negotiators have missed a deadline to agree a key data transfer pact, the European Commission said on Monday, with talks snagged over a new oversight role and the options for European citizens to seek redress over data privacy violations, sources familiar with the talks said. read more >>> Source […]
Scientists in the U.K. have gained permission to modify the genetic make-up of human embryos for the first time. read more >>> Source : CNBC.Com
It’s earnings week! CHAPTER 1: Learnings from earnings: Now that 1 billion people are using iPhones, Apple’s growth slows as Facebook mints money from mobile ads. CHAPTER 2: The FCC wants to free you from renting a cable box, and Hollywood complains about Google’s secret influence. CHAPTER 3: A new way to watch the news […]
Microsoft is introducing a new Azure Hybrid Use (HUB) benefit for Windows Server customers with Software Assurance. read more >>> Source : ZDNet.Com
Need a snack that’s totally next level? Take this rotating Super Mario cake for a spin: via GIPHY The daring diners at Gamerboy Media dreamed up this tasty dessert in tribute to the opening of Super Mario 64, in which Princess Peach invites Mario to her castle for a slice of cake. To re-construct the […]
Your newsfeed is depressing. Each new scroll reveals a fresh headline about police brutality, the migrant crisis or Donald Trump’s latest bigoted comment. It’s hard to stay up on all of it, let alone to understand what to think of it and what — if anything — there is to do about it. But don’t […]
Sidney Fernandes, University of South Florida System’s CIO explains why every cloud app development team needs members who focus on security. read more >>> Source : ZDNet.Com
Samsung has sent out the invites for the launch of its latest flagship device this month and it will have a big focus on VR. read more >>> Source : CNBC.Com
Uber doesn’t even have to ask for extra smartphone permissions from drivers; it already has access to all the data it needs from the current version of the app. Drivers in Texas only found out that they were part of the pilot program, and that their speed and braking could be reviewed by Uber, when […]
The latest version of the default web browser on Samsung’s Android phones will allow users to install ad-blocker extensions. read more >>> Source : BBC
No Man’s Sky’s amazing infinite universe is coming to PS4 and PC soon – it’ll take you 585 billion years to explore all of its planets! Here’s what you need to know about the No Man’s Sky UK release date and gameplay features, plus video trailers. read more >>> Source : PCAdvisor.Co.Uk
Microsoft thinks its Project Natick submarine datacenters could be the answer to cleaner, low latency cloud services in the future. read more >>> Source : ZDNet.Com
Football fans who access free streams of top matches do so at great risk, a study says. read more >>> Source : BBC
BBC Click talks to the team behind a “social cinema” film. read more >>> Source : BBC
(Reuters) – How much is Google-parent Alphabet Inc spending on “moonshots” – self-driving cars, glucose-monitoring contact lenses, Internet balloons and other ambitious projects? read more >>> Source : Reuters
(Reuters) – Cycling was being forced to confront a new controversy on Sunday after the sport’s head confirmed the first top-level case of “technological fraud” with a hidden motor being found on a Belgian cyclist’s bike. The motor was discovered inside the frame of the machine being used by teenager Femke Van den Driessche at […]
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finland’s Nokia on Monday settled its patent dispute with South Korea’s Samsung, saying the arbitration verdict would boost its patent sales by hundreds of millions of euros. read more >>> Source : Reuters
South Korea will increase government support to businesses this year, with an eye on innovative startups in a slew of high-tech fields including 5G telecommunications, IoT, cloud computing, and biotechnology. read more >>> Source : ZDNet.Com
The migration policy governing the transition of customers from Telstra’s copper and HFC services to the NBN has been released, calling for information sharing between Telstra, NBN, and retailers. read more >>> Source : ZDNet.Com
Vodafone is trialling free roaming to NZ for the next year, while international travellers to Australia are being offered duty-free Vodafone-locked smartphones and SIM cards thanks to a deal with Qantas. read more >>> Source : ZDNet.Com
I was raised by a single mom, an immigrant from South America who left her family, support system, and incredible career as a well-connected influencer for a completely different life in the United States. My mother, a beautiful and talented woman, became a domestic worker. And for most of my youngest years, she cleaned wealthy […]
Theresa May must spell out more clearly how her plan to store internet browsing records will work in practice, MPs say. read more >>> Source : BBC
The media company donated AU$160,000 more to the Liberal Party than the Labor Party during the 2014-15 financial year, according to the Australian Electoral Commission donor disclosures. read more >>> Source : ZDNet.Com
Innovid, a video adtech company that allows marketers the ability to serve and measure interactive advertising across screens, has raised $27.5 million in new funding, the company says. New Spring Capital has become the latest investor in the company, while all previous investors, including Sequoia Capital Israel, Genesis Partners, Vintage Investment Partners, Cisco Ventures and […]
Away from the shiny gadgets at CES, an Israeli start-up offers a radical new way to track data and keep it private. read more >>> Source : BBC
(Reuters) – Apple Inc suppliers Cirrus Logic Inc and Qorvo Inc estimated third-quarter revenue below analysts’ expectations, exacerbating fears about softening iPhone demand. read more >>> Source : Reuters
My mother is the kind of person that has chosen to stay away from social media. To her, the idea of posting what she would call “intimacies” on the internet for the world to see is revolting, not because she’s opposed to establishing human connections through technological means but because she’s working under the wrong […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senior White House officials and U.S. intelligence and law enforcement officials will meet with Silicon Valley executives on Friday to discuss the use of social media by militant groups, sources familiar with the meeting said on Thursday. read more >>> Source : Reuters
Windows 2-in-1s are growing increasingly popular, and Panasonic is joining the fray in its own particular way with the Toughbook 20, a new device that’s designed to take advantage of popular consumer trends while still being able to handle a hardcore environment. read more >>> Source : PCAdvisor.Co.Uk
Employment is dead, long live Entrepreneurialism. The days of regularised employment are numbered. We are standing on the brink of a revolution brought force by technological advancement. We no longer have to work long hours for bureaucratically obtuse multi-nationals instead we have a choice; we are in the age of agility and entrepreneurialism and we […]
Analysts say 2016 will be a virtual reality tipping point read more >>> Source : CNBC.Com
Smart cocktail makers, showers and games consoles for the family pet are all on show at the CES tech show. read more >>> Source : BBC
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A toilet that does not need water, a sewage system or external power but instead uses nanotechnology to treat human waste, produce clean water and keep smells at bay is being developed by a British university. read more >>> Source : Reuters
Spot relies on great imagery to deliver a compelling place-discovery experience. Here, our content and community lead, Kelly Lack, shares the one simple tip that has helped top Instagrammers build beautiful portfolios (and huge followings). Off the bat you should know that this is not an article about how to game followers. I possess no […]