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Facebook urged to give users greater control over 2019-01-16 19:00:33Academics at the universities of Oxford and Stanford think Facebook should give users greater transparency and control over the content they see on it

Tinder is testing the ability to share Spotify 2019-01-16 12:01:32Tinder has already developed a fairly robust chat platform within its dating app, with support for sharing things like Bitmoji and GIFs, and the abili

Most Facebook users still in the dark about 2019-01-16 10:00:10A study by the Pew Research Center suggests most Facebook users are still in the dark about how the company tracks and profiles them for ad-targeting

Facebook is launching political ad checks in Nigeria, 2019-01-16 08:47:13Facebook is launching some of its self-styled ‘election security’ initiatives into more markets in the coming months ahead of several majo

Twitter’s de-algorithmizing ‘sparkle button’ rolls out on Android 2019-01-15 16:47:25After launching on iOS, Twitter is giving Android users the ability to easily switch between seeing the reverse-chronological “latest tweets&rdq

Instagram caught selling ads to follower-buying services it 2019-01-15 13:28:14Instagram has been earning money from businesses flooding its social network with spam notifications. Instagram hypocritically continues to sell ad sp

Facebook launches its first US podcast with a 2019-01-15 12:58:37Everyone has to have a podcast, apparently. Even Facebook . The social network this week launched its second-ever original podcast series, and its fir

Facebook says it will invest $300M in local 2019-01-15 06:00:12Facebook plans to make a significant investment in local news over the next three years, with $300 million going to a variety of initiatives and organ

TikTok is giving China a video chat alternative 2019-01-15 04:58:00ByteDance, the world’s most-valued startup, just launched a new social media product under its Douyin brand in what many people see as a se

Turns out the science saying screen time is 2019-01-14 19:02:13A new study is making waves in the worlds of tech and psychology by questioning the basis of thousands of paper and analyses with conflicting conclusi

More investors are betting on virtual influencers like 2019-01-14 12:41:11Brud, the company behind the virtual celebrity Lil Miquela, is now worth at least $125 million thanks to a new round of financing the company is curre

Facebook adds the option to share events to 2019-01-14 11:25:50Facebook wants to make it easier for users to share events and coordinate with friends before an event starts. The company this morning said it will t

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U.S. senator puts out a call to find 2019-01-18 14:09:15Look out Michael Scott, the search is on for Scranton, Pennsylvania's newest regional manager. On Thursday, Twitter user Owen Taylor noticed quite th

What happens to your body when you eat 2019-01-18 13:40:24People who eat spicy food like it because the pain response triggers the release of endorphins and dopamine, which creates a feeling of euphoria. So n

Best 4K TV deals: Samsung, Sony, VIZIO, and 2019-01-18 13:35:39"Tell me somethin', girl. Are you happy in this modern world? Or do you need more? Is there somethin' else you're searchin' for?"  Maybe yo

In a new video, Simone Giertz addresses her 2019-01-18 13:25:09 In a video uploaded to YouTube on Friday, Shitty Robots creator Simone Giertz elaborated on what she disclosed on Twitter last week: that her non-c

Rare 'Super Blood Wolf Moon' will be visible 2019-01-18 13:02:24A "Super Blood Wolf Moon" is the combination of the year's first full moon, "super moon" and a total lunar eclipse. Read more...More about Space,

Play over 100 great games on Xbox One 2019-01-18 12:03:04Most gamers have their favourite game, and there's not much that can change that.  No matter what new and exciting titles are purchased, there'

Steve Carell to reunite with 'The Office' creator 2019-01-18 12:01:47The title of the series is inspired by the Trump Administration's plans to expand the U.S. military by adding a sixth branch, Space Force. Read more.

Slumping iPhone demand causes layoffs, slashed profit forecasts 2019-01-18 11:59:19Apple's iPhone gravy train is thinning out. A pair of reports from the Nikkei Asia Review show how effects for lowered demand for new iPhones is ripp

Facebook cracks down on Russian-based "fake news" 2019-01-18 11:58:33Facebook says it has removed over 500 pages, groups and accounts from its site due to the accounts working in a "coordinated inauthentic effort to sp

The history behind the 'bread and roses' theme 2019-01-18 11:50:04"The worker must have bread, but she must have roses, too." These were the words uttered on April 2, 1911 by a young Polish-born immigrant woman at

Dude chills on a couch while a tractor 2019-01-18 11:35:13 What happens when you have a tractor, a couch, and a frozen lake? This, apparently.  Friends enjoying a frigid winter day in Minnesota decided

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is giving Twitter classes to fellow 2019-01-18 11:34:38Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is well-known for her social media prowess amassing over 2.4 million followers on Twitter and 1.8 million on Instagram. Capit

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Microsoft is euthanizing Windows 10 Mobile in 2019 2019-01-18 13:57:17Just a few days after announcing it would stop supporting Windows 7 soon, Microsoft is sounding the death knell for another of its products: Windows 1

Alexa gets a Sims 4 integration, while Sims 2019-01-18 13:10:16Approximately one in five Sims under my care will die in a kitchen fire. Those who survive will face an even bigger threat: smart speakers. EA and Max

Ethereum devs reschedule Constantinople hard fork for late 2019-01-18 12:03:34Ethereum core developers have now said they will activate the proposed Constantinople upgrade in late February. The upgrade was delayed earlier this w

ShapeShift forced to ‘help’ police with 60 cryptocurrency 2019-01-18 11:31:29Prominent cryptocurrency exchange service ShapeShift has disclosed the number of times it has been forced to give up information about its users to in

Here’s what Google, Strava, and more will reveal 2019-01-18 11:18:12The best way to learn what to expect at any conference is to check out the speaker lineup. At TNW2019, our diverse list of exciting speakers attract e

Five reasons why 2018 was a big year 2019-01-18 10:20:07A lot happened in the world of paleontology in 2018. Some of the big events included some major fossil finds, a new understanding of our reptile

Blockchain sharding made so simple your dog would 2019-01-18 09:11:23Welcome to Hard Fork Basics, a collection of tips, tricks, guides, and advice to keep you up to date in the cryptocurrency and blockchain world. Scali

Name your price for 50+ hours of Python 2019-01-18 09:00:00Score 50+ hours of expert Python coding instruction for a price you get to pick with the Pay What You Want: The Python Master Class Bundle.

Bitcoin con artists charged with $51M investment scam 2019-01-18 08:03:16In Taipei, a group of Bitcoin con artists have been charged with running an elaborate cryptocurrency scam that defrauded local and foreign investors o

This scientist used facial recognition technology on birds 2019-01-18 06:47:37As a birder, I had heard that if you paid careful attention to the head feathers on the downy woodpeckers that visited your bird feeders, you could be

Fortnite vulnerability could have left millions of credit 2019-01-17 14:33:42Just as triumphant reports come in about Fortnite‘s success, the world’s most popular game is forced to contend with stories about se

Report: LG’s next flagship phone can add a 2019-01-17 14:27:28I gotta hand it to LG. The company doesn’t always hit its mark, but it’s always doing new things with its phones that no one else tries. F

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Here's What the Average Cannabis Consumer in Canada 2019-01-18 14:00:00Now that cannabis is legal in Canada, a whole new market of middle-aged, infrequent consumers has emerged.

This Freelancer Works 3 to 6 Jobs at 2019-01-18 13:30:00Hair stylist Dani TyGr breaks down what it's like to navigate the hair hustle in Los Angeles.

This Week in Weed: Cannabis Battles Alcohol & 2019-01-18 13:04:00Massachusetts cops crack down, Boston issues its first recreational permit, and buds cut into suds.

How Companies Are Using Big Data to Boost 2019-01-18 12:00:00People used to think that big data was only for big business. They were wrong.

Will Stablecoins Solve Entrepreneurs' Biggest Problem? 2019-01-18 11:30:00Maybe you've never heard of them, but pay attention: This cryptocurrency, backed by traditional currency, could solve a lot of your problems.

Netflix Points to 'Fortnite' as Competition After its 2019-01-18 11:00:15Sorry HBO.

Stop Being So Modest! Why Women in Business 2019-01-18 11:00:00For female entrepreneurs, bragging can be a struggle. Here's how to get past that roadblock -- in a comfortable way.

How to Invest in International Companies 2019-01-18 10:30:00Looking to invest in international companies can be both similar -- and very different -- from investing in U.S. companies.

3 Major Marketing Trends to Look Out for 2019-01-18 10:00:00Invest in social causes to stand out.

Get Total Control of Your Finances with This 2019-01-18 09:30:00For less than $20, Truebill will help you effectively manage your money all year long.

Companies That Discard Old Thinking About Ability Are 2019-01-18 08:30:00Those embracing disability and inclusion best practices are financially outperforming companies that don't.

3 Human Traits That Haven't Changed for the 2019-01-18 08:00:00By placing too much emphasis on what's next, companies risk overlooking and undervaluing the things that remain constant.

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The Teetering Social Empire 2019-01-09 14:48:02Disruptive innovations are only disruptive for as long as it takes competition to develop and thus create a market. Worse, for the disruptor, the nich

Microsoft, Kroger Ring Up Retail as a Service 2019-01-09 13:04:28Microsoft and Kroger announced a collaboration on Retail as a Service to equip stores with Kroger Technology products that run on Microsoft Azure. The

Creating New Customer Experiences: 6 Retail Technology Predictions 2019-01-08 16:19:36As e-commerce has gained serious momentum over the past 10 years, there have been dire predictions about the impending death of brick-and-mortar retai

How a Good Preorder Strategy Can Maximize Online 2019-01-04 10:47:26Among the myriad of tactics that e-commerce businesses can use to pump up sales, preorders might be the most overlooked strategy. Yet preorder sales

4 Retail Tech Trends to Watch in 2019 2019-01-03 14:38:41Year over year, we see the numbers. In 2017, e-commerce represented 49 percent of all total retail growth, up 16 percent. If this year's $119.99 bill

2019 CRM Wish List 2019-01-03 11:45:32I've been writing a forecast column every year at least since W was president. Nothing's wrong with that, lots of people do. However, I often find t

The Economics of E-Commerce Chargeback Fraud 2019-01-02 11:46:28E-commerce fraud is an ongoing problem for online merchants and credit card companies. It has been growing at twice the rate of e-commerce sales. Iden

Is Weak Data Integrity Foiling Your CRM? 2018-12-27 14:39:52American companies spend an enormous amount of money on training. Spending reached more than $90 billion in 2017, an increase of over 32 percent from

6 E-Commerce Shipping Strategies That Level the Playing 2018-12-27 14:31:32E-commerce continues to become more competitive as large companies like Amazon, Target and Walmart soak up market share and customer attention. Shippi

The Do's and Don'ts of Designing a Great 2018-12-26 13:45:55In tech parlance, the emotional result of a person's interaction with a website or digital app is called "user experience" or "UX" -- and the suc

Cable One's Bright Sparklight Idea 2018-12-21 08:00:00The cable TV industry has been changing over the last decade and lately has been penetrating the wireless space. Brands like Xfinity Mobile, Spectrum

Abusive Tweets Hurled at Women Every 30 Seconds: 2018-12-20 08:00:00Women are abused on Twitter every 30 seconds, and minority women are harassed more often, according to Amnesty International. Volunteers for Troll Pat

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Samsung Reveals 219-Inch TV ‘The Wall’ & It’s 2019-01-16 15:35:54Samsung has just uncovered an item so dramatic that everyone will desire one in their family room or ‘man-cave’ — a 219-inch televis

The Unspoken Truths Of The Real Captain Morgan 2019-01-16 10:13:45Even if you rarely ever ‘get a little captain in you,’ you can still learn intriguing info about him. Here’s some unsaid truth of th

Hospital Makes The Most Innovative Makeshift Bed Ever; 2019-01-16 09:33:05A lot of hospitals often try to make their patients feel at home because the stress of not being comfortable with where you are can add to the afflict

These Dogs Failed Government Training For Being Too 2019-01-16 08:57:18If you ever thought that a good boy can be too “good” for a serious job, then the government also does. Every year, drug-sniffing, bomb de

A Complete List Of All Of Trump’s Tantrums 2019-01-15 21:12:23If you haven’t noticed, President Donald Trump has child-like tendencies that are far from endearing. His temper tantrums range from uncomfortab

The World’s Deepest Pool – Can You Hold 2019-01-15 14:06:27This video is breathtaking – literally. For, it demonstrates the extremes one freediver had to go to touch the bottom of the world’s deepe

Wild Crocodile Wanders Into Someone’s Backyard, Gets Cuddled 2019-01-15 11:37:05Cities often expand at quite a rapid rate and human beings’ shelter and influence often overlap with nature‘s because of this. Hence, home

The Arizona Desert Turned White After A Freak 2019-01-15 10:43:40Earlier this month, a string of storms slammed the West Coast. However, the untypical weather patterns formed a majestic sight in the Arizona desert.

Watch What This Little Girl Does For Her 2019-01-15 09:58:34Earthquakes are scary and can render anyone powerless and insignificant. Really, there are only a few things we can do to get through earthquakes and

Woman Mistakenly Pronounced Dead Dies For Real at 2019-01-14 19:03:36A woman mistakenly pronounced dead came back to life in the morgue – only to die again a few hours later. The 62-year-old had been drinking at a

At The U.S. Border What REALLY Happens To 2019-01-11 11:00:22Immigration is an implausibly red-hot issue. Though, there’s much ignorance about what truly occurs when immigrants get to the border. When immi

Flat Earth Cruise Is Real And Is Set 2019-01-11 09:39:21Okay, if you ever needed proof that flat-Earthers exist around the world (yes, around) en masse, then you have it here now. There is no shortage of th