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Wordlift is helping robots understand what online articles are really about
<i>Every year sees the birth of tens of thousands of new startups. This means it’s getting harder and harder to get some attention as a fledgling company. There simply aren’t enough journalists to give startup the attention they might deserve.</i><p><i>TNW started out as a prime source for news about startups</i> …
StartupsAddiction to technology can lead to greater security risks
Technology addiction has become rampant in recent times, thanks to the explosive evolvement of technological devices and the ease of use associated with it. Researchers define it as an uncontrollable urge to use different technological devices ranging from smart phones, social media, personal …
Online Life5 mobile collaboration apps top developers can't live without
It’s no secret that mobile apps are taking over the planet. According to a recent report from comScore, time spent on mobile apps accounts for seven out of every eight minutes of media consumption on mobile devices.<p>But we’re not just using mobile apps to read articles on BuzzFeed. We’re also using …
Mobile AppsWalmart taps the power of VR to train the next crop of poorly-paid wage slaves
Walmart recently unveiled plans to begin using virtual reality headsets to train new employees. According to a Business Insider report, the VR system is designed to help entry-level employees (and those entering new positions) prepare for specific situations — like a holiday rush — that traditional …
Virtual RealityUnderstand data science with access to dozens of cool courses - for less than $40
It takes a steady, methodical individual to spot the hidden patterns lurking in large data sets. To understand the information these info dumps are trying to give you, learn the means for managing data analysis with an Ultimate Data and Analytics Bundle.<p>Right now, you can get this massive …
Data ScienceTake a full 360-degree look at the do’s and don’ts of successful marketing for under $20
Some entrepreneurs don’t realize the importance of a focused online marketing strategy, but anyone who knows how buying and selling on the web really works will tell you there’s no small measure of science in a successful marketing campaign.<p>You can learn all those subtle (and not so subtle) tricks …
Digital Marketing7 ways Apple App Store can become better than Google Play Store
Apple or Google? That’s the root of many debates in tech. Which has better phones, computers, apps, app stores, virtual assistants, VR/AR technology? The list goes on. With Google’s developer conference in May and Apple hosting its developer conference in early June, the debate is only going to be …
Apps4 ways to improve SEO with schema and structured data
The Web is getting more complex, which means good SEO is getting harder and harder. While Google’s crawlers are getting more advanced, they’re still not perfect and sometimes have trouble deciphering information they discover on the Web.<p>This is where schema comes in.<p>Schema.org is a collaboration by …
SEOHow artificial intelligence optimizes recruitment
While we worry about artificial intelligence driving us into unemployment, a lot of job positions remain vacant and a large percentage of applicants never hear back from employers.<p>This is largely due to the inefficiency of the manual recruitment tools and processes, which make it extremely hard for …
ChatbotsRun a Business LIKE A BOSS from Your Garage
In 1975, a college dropout and his friend had an idea that they acted on while in the cramped confines of their Albuquerque garage.<p>A recipe for disaster, right?<p>With the right motivation and direction impossibilities can become possible, or so Bill Gates would likely suggest. After all, it was his …
Small BusinessZTE's powerful Nubia Z17 is the first phone with Quick Charge 4+
We’ve hardly seen any devices with Qualcomm’s Quick Charge 4.0, and yet Qualcomm has already announced the next version: Quick Charge 4+.<p>The charging tech is debuting on ZTE’s latest phone, the Nubia Z17, and it promises a 50 percent charge in 25 minutes on the 3,200 mAh battery. Qualcomm says …
TabletsXbox Game Pass isn't the Netflix of anything
After a lengthy preview period for insiders and Xbox Gold members, Microsoft’s Game Pass service went live for all users on June 1st. The service allows Xbox One owners to subscribe and download over 100 games for $10. I’ve been using it for a couple of weeks now, and after being excited to try the …
GamingUber and Lyft are destroying Austin's driver-friendly rideshare economy
Uber and Lyft have a remarkable (and frightening) ability to steamroll over a community. They’re currently proving that with their return to Austin.<p>RideAustin, the homegrown, nonprofit rideshare app currently in Austin, is begging for help now that big fish Uber and Lyft have returned to town. Its …
UberHow AI Is Changing the World of Advertising Forever
For how much Hollywood loves remakes, I’m curious to see what a futuristic Mad Men is going to look like. Don’t get me wrong; I’m not expecting to see robotic Don Draper, who writes poignant lines of copy aggregated from data points all over the world (that’d be cheesy and boring). Rather, I’d be …
Artificial IntelligenceWhy Live Streaming is Changing The Future of Social Content
Over the past year, it seems as though almost everyone is going “live.” You know, those notifications on Facebook, Snapchat or Instagram giving us real-time looks or even exclusive, behind the scenes footage. Yes, this phenomenon on our social feeds has only increased to becoming almost a daily …
LivestreamingHow Automation is Making The Sales Process Easier
When we think about how automation is changing our lives, images of a Jetson-esque world come to mind where everything just happens. Our lifestyles are curated and detailed down by the push of a button, making many of the practical activities we once took part of now obsolete. And for people in the …
AutomationApple's WWDC 2017: Here's what to expect
On Monday, Apple will kick off its World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) with a keynote presentation that features the company’s top brass taking the stage to make us ooh and aah over the latest and greatest in macOS and iOS — and typically tvOS and watchOS as well.<p>The event is often all about …
AppleFacebook study shows your racist aunt might just be bored
Racist, sexist, religious一 all forms of discrimination, prejudice, or hate speech could be attributed to boredom according to a study published in the European Journal of Social Psychology.<p>According to Wijnand A.P. Van Tilburg:<p>“Boredom puts people on edge: It makes them seek engagements that are …
PsychologyAmazon patent details desire to rain Prime deliveries from the heavens
Amazon filed a patent for a parachute/packing label hybrid for their drone deliveries — meaning future Amazon packages could float onto your lawn from drones.<p>The patent, filed on Tuesday, is for a package delivery system that includes “a parachute to enable the packages to be dropped from the …
AmazonAmazon and Audible get dramatic, offer enticing grants for playwrights
Audible and its parent company Amazon have created a $5 million commission fund for fledgling playwrights, but their endorsement might be worth a lot more than that.<p>The company are hoping for new writers to create one- or two-person plays. An advisory board of theater industry veterans is …
AmazonAutonomous cars set to drive Ford into the future
Ford is changing focus after a company shake-up saw the head of driverless cars become the CEO. The car manufacturer announced that (previous CEO) Mike Fields would be replaced by Bill Hackett. This comes on the heels of partnership talks between Ford and Google falling apart. Bill Hackett, former …
Driverless CarsDear Netflix, Sense8 and The Get Down deserved better cancellations
Netflix recently cancelled two big-name original shows, <i>The Get Down</i> and <i>Sense8</i>, without any sort of proper conclusion. That sucks, and I think Netflix can do better.<p>As a viewer, Netflix always seemed like the platform where showmakers could escape the constraints traditional TV networks – somewhere …
NetflixAmsterdam and Paris could be connected by Hyperloop by 2021
The Hyperloop was conceived in the United States, but it’s in Europe where it’ll prove itself.<p>It was a Dutch team that won the SpaceX Hyperloop competition, and that team is blazing towards a commercial solution that, one day, may connect the continent.<p>The winning team’s idea is currently being …
Transportation3 Reasons Why You might Want a Mechanical Keyboard
As anyone who grew up with old-school computers can tell you, the accessories we used back then were nothing like the ones everyone is used to nowadays.<p>Learning to type on those early keyboards was a completely different experience. The clicking and clacking of the keys made you feel like you were …
Gear & GadgetsSalesforce Administrator and App Builder Certification
• Length of time users can access this course: 1 year<br>• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming<br>• Certification of completion included<br>• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase<br>• Experience level required: all levels
Free software is suffering because coders don't know how to write documentation
GitHub just published its 2017 Open Source Survey. The popular social coding service surveyed over 5,500 members of its community, from over 3,800 projects on github.com. It also spoke to 500 coders working on projects from outside the GitHub ecosystem.<p>The Open Source Survey asked a broad array of …
GitHubAngry GitHub user creates repository to shame sites with 'dumb password rules'
We have already seen disgruntled netizens build pages to shame shameless marketing campaigns, but this awfully irritated GitHub user has set out on another equally virtuous quest: To shame websites with silly password rules into requiring better safety measures.<p>Created by data engineer Nicholas …
AngerAmazon Web Services users are carelessly leaking tons of sensitive data
Personal credentials, proprietary source code, confidential employee contracts, even human genome sequences – these are just a few examples of sensitive data picked up by a security firm looking into a feature of Amazon’s Web Services.<p>“We were very surprised with both the amount and the sensitivity …
Cloud ComputingDon't worry managers, AI is here to help
Technology is shaping just about everything that happens around us. From interacting with each other to making decisions, from learning to running day-to-day operations, everything is influenced by rapidly evolving and growth in accessibility of technology. And the most glorious example of this …
Artificial IntelligenceHow Millennials Manage Other Millennials Effectively
It’s time we officially say goodbye to this notion that Millennials have a bad rep in the workplace. In fact, not only have they quickly become one of the largest generations in the labor force, but they’re also creating and running some of the most successful companies out in today’s market. …
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