The first round of the French presidential election is due to be held in April. So it’s no coincidence that Google and Facebook are stepping up efforts locally to combat the circulation of so-called fake news as the democratic drum beat cranks up — partnering on a collaborative initiative aimed at combating the spread of […]
Month: February 2017
The Next Big Encryption Fight
Conflict over government access to encrypted data will inevitably reignite under President Trump. Go to Source Author: TechReview Powered by WPeMatico
Keys to ascending the consumer-internet throne
“Category kings,” defined as market-share leaders in particular business sectors, often wind up creating the majority of the market value relative to their competition. This advantage is particularly pronounced in tech: According to some research, over 70 percent of the value created in tech markets is generated by the category’s king (think Amazon in retail, […]
Get a Charge At Home Or On The Road With the NomadPlus [Deals Hub]
How do you get a charge when there isn’t a wall outlet around? The NomadPlus Battery and Wall Charger keeps an extra boost stored for when you need it while on the go. Get it on sale now from the iPhone Hacks Deals Hub. Continue reading → Go to Source Author: StackSocial Powered by WPeMatico
Weekly Roundup: 15 New and Noteworthy Jailbreak Tweaks of the Week (Feb 5)
In case you were busy this week and didn’t get a chance to check Cydia, don’t worry as we have compiled a list of all the new tweaks that were released in the week which are worth checking out. Continue reading → Go to Source Author: Ali Hassan Mahdi Powered by WPeMatico
Jawbone Leaving Consumer Wearables Business as Tries to Pivot to Clinical Services
Jawbone, which was once known for selling fitness wearables like UP2 and UP3, has decided to pivot to selling products and services directly to clinics and health providers. The move comes amidst report of the company running out of money. It has also stopped selling and supporting its fitness wearables to consumers due to this. […]
Drain the swamp
If you’re an average American, your pension fund is likely backing venture capital funds — and subsidizing our massages, dinners and Uber rides. Pension funds are a huge source of capital for VCs, fueling the system that creates minor improvements for the elites while doing little for middle-class America. It’s time to put the money […]
Learn Apple’s Coding Language with This E-Book and Exercise Platform [Deals Hub]
Apple’s App Store is a the perfect place to turn creativity into a career. Learn how with the Swift Programming From Scratch Exercise Platform. You can get it on sale now from the iPhone Hacks Deals Hub. Continue reading → Go to Source Author: StackSocial Powered by WPeMatico
Crunch Report | Tech’s Rough Day on Wall Street
Travis Kalanick quits the Trump advisory board, Domino’s updates its Facebook Messenger bot in time for the Super Bowl, GoPro and Amazon have a rough day on Wall Street and Medium plans to monetize. All this on Crunch Report. Read More Go to Source Author: Khaled "Tito" Hamze Powered by WPeMatico
Kill them with candor
After failing to secure another round of funding and shutting down my startup, Katch, I’ve been thinking about candor. While failure isn’t a unique story in our industry, talking about it is. Of course, I don’t advocate dwelling on one’s failures as a key to success, but paradoxically I found the quickest path to moving […]