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'Fortnite' Disappeared Over the Weekend

The massively popular game concluded its tenth season by going offline, and leaving a string of numbers, 'Lost'-style, in its place.

3 hours ago

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'Fortnite' Disappeared Over the Weekend

Wired

Listen to an Underwater Volcano Burp 750-Foot Bubbles

Microphones catch a submarine vent firing uberbubbles that floated to the surface and formed massive water domes.

4 hours ago

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Listen to an Underwater Volcano Burp 750-Foot Bubbles

Wired

Devin Nunes and the Power of Keyword Signaling

Opinion: From 'crisis actor' to 'collusion hoax,' conservatives use SEO terms gamed by right-wing media outlets, propelling a polarized internet.

6 hours ago

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Devin Nunes and the Power of Keyword Signaling

Wired

9 Best i Phone 11 Cases (And One Very Good Bike Mount)

I tested out 30 different i Phone 11 cases for the past month. These are my favorites.

7 hours ago

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9 Best i Phone 11 Cases (And One Very Good Bike Mount)

Wired

To Go Green, the Energy Industry Goes Open Source

Challenges around renewables are prompting players in the 'traditional? sector to collaborate on software they can modify to address their changing needs.

8 hours ago

Wired

To Go Green, the Energy Industry Goes Open Source

Wired

Massive, AI-Powered Robots Are 3 D-Printing Entire Rockets

Relativity Space may have the biggest metal 3 D printers in the world, and they're cranking out parts to reinvent the rocket industry here?and on Mars.

8 hours ago

Wired

Massive, AI-Powered Robots Are 3 D-Printing Entire Rockets

Techcrunch

Jackson Square Ventures just closed its third fund with $193 million; here's how it plans to invest it

Jackson Square Ventures (JSV), an eight-year-old, San Francisco-based early-stage venture firm that takes its name from the neighborhood in San Francisco where it's headquartered, has closed its third fund with $193 million in capital commitments &8212; a sizable step up from its first two funds, which ...

35 minutes ago

Techcrunch

Jackson Square Ventures just closed its third fund with $193 million; here's how it plans to invest it

Techcrunch

Announcing Tech Crunch Robotics & AI on March 3, 2020 at UC Berkeley

Robotics is back! We are excited to announce that on March 3 next year Tech Crunch will host its fourth annual TC Sessions: Robotics & AI at UC Berkeley's Zellerbach Hall. Last year, 1,500 founders, technologists, engineering students and investors turned up for a day of main stage interviews with the ...

1 hour ago

Techcrunch

Announcing Tech Crunch Robotics & AI on March 3, 2020 at UC Berkeley

Techcrunch

Uber lays off another ~350 across Eats, self-driving and other departments

Uber has just laid off around 350 employees across a variety of teams within the organization, marking what the company says is its third and final phase of layoffs of the process it began earlier this year, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said to employees today in an email obtained by Tech Crunch (full ...

1 hour ago

Techcrunch

Uber lays off another ~350 across Eats, self-driving and other departments

Techcrunch

Founder's guide to the pre-IPO secondary market

The increase in activity in the pre-IPO secondary market means that founders, early employees, and investors are receiving liquidity much sooner in a company's lifecycle than ever before...

2 hours ago

Techcrunch

Founder's guide to the pre-IPO secondary market

Techcrunch

Daily Crunch: Facebook has a weak stance on political ads

The Daily Crunch is Tech Crunch's roundup of our biggest and most important stories. If you'd like to get this delivered to your inbox every day at around 9am Pacific, you can subscribe here. 1. Facebook should ban campaign ads. End the lies. Facebook recently formalized its approach to political advertising, ...

2 hours ago

Techcrunch

Daily Crunch: Facebook has a weak stance on political ads

Techcrunch

Shipping giant Pitney Bowes hit by ransomware

Shipping tech giant Pitney Bowes has confirmed a cyberattack on its systems. The company said in a statement that its systems were hit by a "malware attack that encrypted information" on its systems, more commonly known as ransomware. "At this time, the company has seen no evidence that customer or employee ...

2 hours ago

Techcrunch

Shipping giant Pitney Bowes hit by ransomware

Readwrite

How Io T Changes Banks and Fin Tech Companies

Can financial services benefit from the Internet of Things? Absolutely, and to the fullest extent. Not only for gathering more and better data about assets but Io T also changes the way we access banking and manage wealth, invest, and monitor assets. Let's see how Io T changes banks and Fin Tech companies. ...

1 hour ago

Readwrite

How Io T Changes Banks and Fin Tech Companies

Readwrite

Machine Learning: A Formal Learning Model

In day to day life, individuals are effectively confronting a few choices to make. For a machine to settle on these sorts of decisions, the automatic route is to show the issues faced in a numerical articulation. The mathematical articulation could legitimately be structured from the issue foundation. ...

4 hours ago

Readwrite

Machine Learning: A Formal Learning Model

Readwrite

Outsourcing, Automation, and the Future of Business Scalability

Now's the time to develop a proactive plan that allows your business to seize opportunities and outpace the competition – your future depends on it. The post Outsourcing, Automation, and the Future of Business Scalability appeared first on Read Write.

12 hours ago

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Outsourcing, Automation, and the Future of Business Scalability

Readwrite

Digital Onboarding &8211; the First Step of Your Bank's Digitalization

The first interaction with the potential client defines the relationship that you're going to have. For most users, the first time they get to meet your brand is going to be on the web. And so their digital onboarding journey begins. The thing that seals off the first impression when dealing with a ...

1 day ago

Readwrite

Digital Onboarding &8211; the First Step of Your Bank's Digitalization

Readwrite

Improving Customer Loyalty with 3 Easy Steps

Did you know that it costs five times more to acquire a new customer than it does to retain a returning one? The importance of customer loyalty is enormous. Focusing on improving your brand image to increasing cross and up-selling opportunities &8212; the loyalty business strategy will increase your ...

2 days ago

Readwrite

Improving Customer Loyalty with 3 Easy Steps

Readwrite

How to Protect Your Domain Name System From Hijacking

Large-scale domain name system hijackings &8212; usually in the form of DNS spoofing or DDo S attacks &8212; have been on a steady rise for years. But the unprecedented number of DNS hijackings in 2019 has prompted the U.K.'s National Cyber Security Centre to alert and advise organizations on the threat. ...

2 days ago

Readwrite

How to Protect Your Domain Name System From Hijacking

Fast Company

The U.K. just used more renewables than fossil fuels for the first time since the Industrial Revolution

Renewables just generated more electricity in the U.K. than fossil fuels&x2014;for the first quarter since the Industrial Revolution. Last quarter, over the months of July, August, and September, wind, biomass, and solar power produced 40% of the country&x2019;s electricity&x2014;edging ahead of coal, ...

6 hours ago

Fast Company

The U.K. just used more renewables than fossil fuels for the first time since the Industrial Revolution

Fast Company

We need to stop seeing laziness as a bad thing. Here's why

We are being lazy if there&x2019;s something that we ought to do but are reluctant to do because of the effort involved. We do it badly, or do something less strenuous or less boring, or just remain idle. In other words, we are being lazy if our motivation to spare ourselves effort trumps our motivation ...

6 hours ago

Fast Company

We need to stop seeing laziness as a bad thing. Here's why

Fast Company

The states with the oldest and youngest business owners

For a while now, there&x2019;s been concern about what will happen when baby boomer business owners retire. Known as the &x201 C;silver tsunami,&x201 D; this wave of retirees could bring with it a number of shuttered businesses, or companies that sell out so owners can reap the benefits of their investments. ...

7 hours ago

Fast Company

The states with the oldest and youngest business owners

Fast Company

The fake video of Trump gunning down journalists isn't the problem?Trump's rhetoric is

Over the weekend, a mildly viral tweet documented one man&x2019;s inability to remove&x A0;another from an airplane. The reason that the first man wanted the second thrown off the flight is because of the latter&x2019;s T-shirt, one that has popped up at Trump rallies in the past. (Remember when presidents ...

7 hours ago

Fast Company

The fake video of Trump gunning down journalists isn't the problem?Trump's rhetoric is

Fast Company

These algae tiles can turn any building into a pollution-scrubbing machine

The aquatic plants referred to as algae are single-celled, nonflowering organisms, untethered to the ocean floor beneath them. A phenomenon known as bioremediation allows these microorganisms to remove pollutants from their surrounding environment as they move&x2014;and a new project from the Bio-Integrated ...

7 hours ago

Fast Company

These algae tiles can turn any building into a pollution-scrubbing machine

Fast Company

8 CEOs on their mindfulness practices

Mindfulness is an age-old practice that has perhaps never been trendier in workplaces across the nation. Massive companies like Google and Intel offer meditation and mindfulness courses for their employees. And research suggests they&x2019;re on to something. A study recently published in the Organizational ...

8 hours ago

Fast Company

8 CEOs on their mindfulness practices

Engadget

Faraday Future founder files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Faraday Future founder Jia Yueting has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in a bid to settle his exorbitant personal debts. The move is part of a larger recovery plan, and it&039;s meant, in part, to regain credibility for

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Engadget

Faraday Future founder files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Engadget

Girl Scouts can earn five STEM badges through Microsoft partnership

As part of its ongoing campaign to foster STEM education, the Girl Scouts of the USA has partnered with one of the biggest names in tech: Microsoft. Moving forward, Girl Scouts troop members will be able to earn five separate badges by taking part in...

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Engadget

Girl Scouts can earn five STEM badges through Microsoft partnership

Engadget

Microsoft tests content filters for Xbox messages

The gaming community can be ruthless and often outright abusive. In an attempt to make Xbox more welcoming and inclusive, Microsoft is introducing new content filters. Beginning today, Xbox Insiders can select one of four filters that will automatica...

56 minutes ago

Engadget

Microsoft tests content filters for Xbox messages

Engadget

Phonocut will let you make your own vinyl records

As CD sales continue to fall, vinyl is becoming more and more popular of a music format. Some fans enjoy the bigger packaging and artwork while others claim vinyl playback produces a "warmer" tone compared to CDs and digital files. But vinyl doesn&039;t...

1 hour ago

Engadget

Phonocut will let you make your own vinyl records

Engadget

What we've been watching: Ken Burns' Country Music

This week, Senior News Editor Billy Steele explains why everyone should check out the latest documentary series from Ken Burns. Senior Editor Devindra Hardawar has an unexpected affinity for the latest CBS procedural and Senior News Editor Richard La...

2 hours ago

Engadget

What we've been watching: Ken Burns' Country Music

Engadget

Fox Sports is creating exclusive, interactive shows for Facebook Watch

ESPN isn&039;t the only big broadcaster committing to exclusive sports shows on Facebook Watch. Fox Sports is teaming up with Facebook to create unique interactive shows for Watch viewers, including a marquee Fox Football Sunday program. The Monday mor...

2 hours ago

Engadget

Fox Sports is creating exclusive, interactive shows for Facebook Watch

Venturebeat

Kickstarter shrugs as Dune Case seeks to crowdfund 2019 Mac Pro clone

A crowdfunding campaign for a clone of Apple's 2019 Mac Pro apparently commences next week, as Kickstarter allows backers to support a cloning initiative.

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Venturebeat

Kickstarter shrugs as Dune Case seeks to crowdfund 2019 Mac Pro clone

Venturebeat

Fortnite Chapter 2 trailer leaks, and it has boats on a new map

Fortnite Chapter 2 gets a trailer. It shows off the new map coming to the battle royale shooter as well as boats and other changes.

50 minutes ago

Venturebeat

Fortnite Chapter 2 trailer leaks, and it has boats on a new map

Venturebeat

Dauntless review – exciting combat hamstrung by repetition

If you're looking for a new go-to F2 P experience, you could do much worse -- just don't expect a world drenched teeming with lore and compelling characters

1 hour ago

Venturebeat

Dauntless review – exciting combat hamstrung by repetition

Venturebeat

Fortnite Chapter 2 hype builds as Epic shuts it down

Fortnite's Chapter 2 is imminent, and Epic Games is building up excitement for that launch by ... not letting anyone play the game at all. And it's working.

2 hours ago

Venturebeat

Fortnite Chapter 2 hype builds as Epic shuts it down

Venturebeat

Google taps Yubico for new USB-C Titan Security Key

Google's new USB-C Titan Security Key, manufactured by Yubico, is compatible with Android, Chrome OS, mac OS, and Windows devices. It costs $40.

3 hours ago

Venturebeat

Google taps Yubico for new USB-C Titan Security Key

Venturebeat

World Summit AI: 5 early-stage startups show AI's potential across industries

Venture Beat checked into the World Summit AI in Amsterdam to scope out five early-stage startups shortlisted to pitch their products before the judges.

3 hours ago

Venturebeat

World Summit AI: 5 early-stage startups show AI's potential across industries

Ars Technica

AT&T charged customers for a corporate tax that it doesn't have to pay

Portland tax exempts utilities like AT&T?but carrier added it to customer bills.

1 hour ago

Ars Technica

AT&T charged customers for a corporate tax that it doesn't have to pay

Ars Technica

The world's oldest leftovers, left in Pleistocene storage containers

Humans have been saving leftovers for at least 200,000 to 400,000 years.

1 hour ago

Ars Technica

The world's oldest leftovers, left in Pleistocene storage containers

Ars Technica

Comet from another Solar System looks a lot like our own

If it weren't for the orbit, 2 I/Borisov would be hard to pick out.

2 hours ago

Ars Technica

Comet from another Solar System looks a lot like our own

Ars Technica

"The Switcher" is real: Witcher 3 on Switch is a blurry, tolerable compromise

How do you shrink such a demanding RPG down to Switch's weaker specs? This is how.

3 hours ago

Ars Technica

"The Switcher" is real: Witcher 3 on Switch is a blurry, tolerable compromise

Ars Technica

Sikorsky makes its bid for Army's next scout copter

Derived from Raider demonstrator, new design looks "low-observable."

3 hours ago

Ars Technica

Sikorsky makes its bid for Army's next scout copter

Ars Technica

How well has China's ultra low-emissions policy worked?

Drops of over 70% in just three years leaves the country with much cleaner air.

3 hours ago

Ars Technica

How well has China's ultra low-emissions policy worked?