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Want to get hired? Your résumé should look like this
CNN - By Kathryn Vasel, CNN Business
You have seven seconds to make an impression with your résumé. So you better make every one count. "Those first seven seconds someone spends on your résumé are the deciding seconds on whether they like
Amazon's stock value tops $1 trillion, joins Apple in trillionaire club
USA TODAY Money - Adam Shell
Amazon's meteoric stock surge briefly pushed its market value above $1 trillion, a milestone that makes the online retail giant only the second publicly traded company in the U.S. to pass that mark – Apple.
FCC will vote on 5G plan for faster local deployments and reduced fees
VentureBeat - Jeremy Horwitz
At a press conference today in Indianapolis, FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr announced that the commission will vote in three weeks on an order to speed 5G deployments across the United States, a plan based
Facial recognition gives police a powerful new tracking tool. It's also raising alarms.
NBC News - By Jon Schuppe
"It’s not too late for someone to take a stand and keep this from happening,” said the CEO of a facial recognition company. RESTON, Va. — Picture a crowded street. Police are searching for a man believed
The Google Drive app for PC and Mac is being shut down in March
The Verge - Chris Welch
Google will end support on December 11th The aging Google Drive app for desktop is officially deprecated as of today, Google announced in a blog post. Support will be cut off on December 11th and the will
Apple finally put together a full list of cars with CarPlay
The Verge - Nick Statt
Apple's CarPlay made a splash at CES last week, with auto makers like Ford, Chrysler, and Volkswagen incorporating the sleek iOS-like infotainment interface into some of the show's biggest press conferences.
These are the signs Apple is working on the next major computing platform
Business Insider - Steve Kovach
It's all but a given that Apple is developing a car (even Elon Musk called the project "an open secret" in the auto industry). But when it comes to a new kind of personal computing gadget, several recent
Elon Musk says SpaceX's first reusable Falcon 9 rocket is 'ready to fire again'
CNET - by Eric Mack
Last month, SpaceX sent satellites to space with a Falcon 9 rocket, landing it safely on Earth 10 minutes later for the first time ever. Now it's ready to go again.
Windows 10 ends 2015 under 10% market share
VentureBeat - Emil Protalinski
9.96 percent. Close, but no cigar. Five months after its release, Windows 10 still hasn’t passed 10 percent market share, according to the latest figures from Net Applications. Windows 10 was installed
Porsche's Tesla-fighting Mission E concept car gets green light for production
The Verge - Chris Ziegler
The Porsche Mission E, arguably one of the most interesting and beautiful concept cars to debut in 2015, was a huge hit at the Frankfurt auto show a few months ago — but the company hadn't committed to
Epson
This Machine Could Mean Never Running Out of Printer Paper Again
TIME - John Patrick Pullen
There are few things more frustrating than walking over to the office printer, only to discover it spat out a bunch of blank pages. But with Epson’s newest product, the PaperLab office paper-making system,
Tea Making Robot Teforia Brews Up $5.1 Million In Seed Funding
TechCrunch - Sarah Buhr Davis
Teforia, the startup that promises its machine makes the perfect cup of tea every time has pulled in $5.1 million in a deal to help it take on the brewed beverage technology space. The company launched
NSA ends bulk phone data collection
CNN - By Catherine Treyz, CNN
(CNN) — The U.S. intelligence community on Sunday will cease its bulk collection of telephone metadata. The government will move to a more "focused and targeted" approach in gathering intelligence, the
Ford's Skipping the Trickiest Thing About Self-Driving Cars
WIRED - Alex Davies
There are two paths toward automotive autonomy. Conventional automakers advocate a step-by-step approach, adding features one-by-one so humans cede …
“Mr. Robot” and the Angry Young Man
The New Yorker - David Haglund
In interviews, the writer and director Sam Esmail has cited two experiences as inspiration for the absorbing, stylish TV show he’s created,“Mr. Robot,” which is about a young hacker named Elliott who to
Google's 'GG1' teases a new version of Glass
Engadget - Daniel Cooper
Before a company announces a device, it has to pass through the FCC's secretive bunker to ensure that it's wireless radios are safe for human contact. Droid Life has trawled through the most recent list
IndieVice brings pro camera capabilities to smartphones (this one actually does)
Android Authority - Edgar Cervantes
Let’s give you a bit of background details before we move onto this new product, shall we? The word “professional” gets thrown around way too much in the mobile industry. A plethora of manufacturers keep
Ask Siri to divide zero by zero and get ready for an hilarious insult
Cult of Mac - Luke Dormehl
Compared to more sedate virtual assistants like Google Now, Siri has always had a reputation for snark — whether it’s answering every annoying hypothetical question we can throw at it with equally sarcastic
Europe to scrap roaming charges, protect net neutrality
Engadget - Nick Summers
It's been a long time coming, but we finally know when roaming charges will be scrapped in Europe: June 15th, 2017. The European Commission had been pushing for an earlier implementation, but ultimately
Cisco acquires cloud security company OpenDNS for $635M
VentureBeat - Paul Sawers
Networking technology giant Cisco has announced that it’s acquiring cloud-based security company OpenDNS in a deal worth $635 million. Founded out of San Francisco in 2005, OpenDNS provides a cross-platform
How email became the most reviled communication experience ever
Engadget - Fast Company
By John Pavlus It wasn't until I heard that a colleague had nuked his personal email account—on purpose, for good—that it hit me: Email is the most reviled personal technology ever. Mat Honan, the San
6 reasons why Boston is America’s unlikely tech hub
TNW - Christine Nolan
When it comes to tech hubs, many entrepreneurs think they need to be based in Silicon Valley in order to thrive. Others look to tech centers like Silicon Alley or fast-growing Austin to establish their
Apple to replace broken 3TB hard drives in some older iMacs
Engadget - Mariella Moon
If you have a 27-inch iMac with a 3TB hard drive that conked out on you recently, check your receipt. Apple might be able to fix it for you, so long as it's a late 2012 model and was purchased between
With revamped app, news to be at core of Apple
Business Insider - Rob Lever
Apple News, part of the upcoming iOS 9 operating system, aims to be the primary news source for users of the iPhone and iPad -- likely at the expense of sources such as Facebook, Google and news apps as
Hey, Windows Insiders: Back up your browsing history, because Microsoft Edge is coming
VentureBeat - Jordan Novet
Microsoft said today that it will finally change the name of its new browser from Project Spartan to Microsoft Edge in the next build of Windows 10 for Windows Insiders in the fast ring. And that move
'600 Million' Samsung Mobiles Vulnerable To Keyboard Cracking Attack
Forbes - Thomas Brewster
Given everything that’s occurred over the last two years, Android phone owners would be forgiven for thinking major manufacturers had their backs when it came to security, especially encryption. But a
Google Slides for Android and iOS now lets you stream presentations to your TV via Chromecast and AirPlay
VentureBeat - Emil Protalinski
Google today updated Google Slides for Android and iOS with streaming support via Chromecast and AirPlay. You can download the new app now directly from Google Play and Apple’s App Store. Google has sold
Cellular Continuity Could Allow Answering Phone Calls Far from Your iPhone
iPhoneLife - Todd Bernhard
Continuity is a great feature that Apple introduced last year. It lets you answer phone calls on your Mac, iPad, or iPod touch, instead of fumbling for your iPhone. The catch is, you have to be on the
Apple is setting itself up for a giant iPad
Quartz - By Dan Frommer
Some of the most interesting features Apple unveiled this week for its iOS 9 operating system were new controls specifically designed for the iPad. These included: A new split-screen mode to quickly open

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Want to get hired? Your résumé should look like this

Amazon's stock value tops $1 trillion, joins Apple in trillionaire club

FCC will vote on 5G plan for faster local deployments and reduced fees

Facial recognition gives police a powerful new tracking tool. It's also raising alarms.

The Google Drive app for PC and Mac is being shut down in March

Apple finally put together a full list of cars with CarPlay

These are the signs Apple is working on the next major computing platform

Elon Musk says SpaceX's first reusable Falcon 9 rocket is 'ready to fire again'

Windows 10 ends 2015 under 10% market share

Porsche's Tesla-fighting Mission E concept car gets green light for production

This Machine Could Mean Never Running Out of Printer Paper Again

Tea Making Robot Teforia Brews Up $5.1 Million In Seed Funding

NSA ends bulk phone data collection

Ford's Skipping the Trickiest Thing About Self-Driving Cars

“Mr. Robot” and the Angry Young Man

Google's 'GG1' teases a new version of Glass

IndieVice brings pro camera capabilities to smartphones (this one actually does)

Ask Siri to divide zero by zero and get ready for an hilarious insult

Europe to scrap roaming charges, protect net neutrality

Cisco acquires cloud security company OpenDNS for $635M

How email became the most reviled communication experience ever

6 reasons why Boston is America’s unlikely tech hub

Apple to replace broken 3TB hard drives in some older iMacs

With revamped app, news to be at core of Apple

Hey, Windows Insiders: Back up your browsing history, because Microsoft Edge is coming

'600 Million' Samsung Mobiles Vulnerable To Keyboard Cracking Attack

Google Slides for Android and iOS now lets you stream presentations to your TV via Chromecast and AirPlay

Cellular Continuity Could Allow Answering Phone Calls Far from Your iPhone

Apple is setting itself up for a giant iPad