Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Google becomes first foreign internet company to go live in Cuba

After former President Obama reopened America's diplomatic relations with Cuba, businesses started looking for opportunities to make inroads to the island nation. Google was one of these, with Obama himself announcing it would come to help set up WiF...
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2018 FIFA World Cup will be the first with instant replay

Soccer (or, to the rest of the world, football) traditionalists have shunned video replay for years, claiming it would alter the sanctity of referees' calls. But well-documented flubbed calls like those that erroneously eliminated England and Mexico...
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Everfi raises $190 million to teach life skills and touchy subjects online

 EVERFI Inc. has raised $190 million in Series D funding to teach students online the life skills and touchy subject matter that they never learned in school. A sampling of courses offered by Everfi range from “Harassment Prevention Training” for the workforce, to “Alcohol EDU” for college students and “Vault Understanding Money” for fourth-, fifth- and… Read More

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Why the FCC’s Plans to Gut Net Neutrality Just Might Fail

Why the FCC’s Plans to Gut Net Neutrality Just Might Fail
The chair of the FCC today said he would work to strip his own agency of the authority to enforce net neutrality. But the fight is far from over. The post Why the FCC’s Plans to Gut Net Neutrality Just Might Fail appeared first on WIRED.
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Oh Great, Now Alexa Will Judge Your Outfits, Too

Oh Great, Now Alexa Will Judge Your Outfits, Too
Et tu, Alexa? The post Oh Great, Now Alexa Will Judge Your Outfits, Too appeared first on WIRED.
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Jonathan Demme’s Stop Making Sense Is Still the Concert Film All Others Try to Be

Jonathan Demme’s Stop Making Sense Is Still the Concert Film All Others Try to Be
The Talking Heads concert doc is still one of the greatest music films ever made. The post Jonathan Demme's Stop Making Sense Is Still the Concert Film All Others Try to Be appeared first on WIRED.
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Avid at NAB Show 2017 | Day 3


The third day of the 2017 NAB Show did not disappoint! Here’s an overview of yesterday's excitement at the Avid Booth—SU902. http://www.avid.com/nab
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Tech’s Diversity Problem | Bullish


Diversity is still lacking in the tech industry. Damien Hooper-Campbell, eBay's head of diversity joins to discuss the current state of diversity in tech: sexual harassment allegations and lawsuits about pay equity. Subscribe to TechCrunch today: http://bit.ly/18J0X2e Bullish​ is TechCrunch's premiere talk show about tech, startups and diversity. Airing Wednesdays 10 AM ET / 7 AM PT. More episodes: https://goo.gl/9gQ3ht
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Instagram Grows To 700M Users | Crunch Report


Instagram reaches 700M monthly users, Twitter has a solid quarter, Amazon's Echo Look can take fashion selfies, see your rider rating on uber, Chris Sacca is retiring
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Uber targets 2020 for on-demand VTOL demo flights in Dallas and Dubai


Uber is making its vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) plans more concrete, via new partnerships announced today during its Elevate conference focused on the VTOL industry. The partnerships are with established aeronautics and emerging VTOL players, including Aurora Flight Sciences, Embraer, Bell Helicopter, Pistrel Aircraft, Mooney and ChargePoint, and will focus on two markets initially, including Dallas in the U.S. and Dubai abroad. Read full article: http://ift.tt/2osRTRu
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Tech’s Diversity Problem | Bullish


Diversity is still lacking in the tech industry. Damien Hooper-Campbell, eBay's head of diversity joins to discuss the current state of diversity in tech: sexual harassment allegations and lawsuits about pay equity. Subscribe to TechCrunch today: http://bit.ly/18J0X2e Bullish​ is TechCrunch's premiere talk show about tech, startups and diversity. Airing Wednesdays 10 AM ET / 7 AM PT. More episodes: https://goo.gl/9gQ3ht
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Instagram Grows To 700M Users | Crunch Report


Instagram reaches 700M monthly users, Twitter has a solid quarter, Amazon's Echo Look can take fashion selfies, see your rider rating on uber, Chris Sacca is retiring
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Uber targets 2020 for on-demand VTOL demo flights in Dallas and Dubai


Uber is making its vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) plans more concrete, via new partnerships announced today during its Elevate conference focused on the VTOL industry. The partnerships are with established aeronautics and emerging VTOL players, including Aurora Flight Sciences, Embraer, Bell Helicopter, Pistrel Aircraft, Mooney and ChargePoint, and will focus on two markets initially, including Dallas in the U.S. and Dubai abroad. Read full article: http://ift.tt/2osRTRu
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Microsoft wasn't hammered by surveillance requests in 2016

A couple of weeks ago, Microsoft released its Transparency Report revealing that it had received "1,000 to 1,499 surveillance requests for foreign intelligence purposes (known as FISA) from January to June 2016." There's only one problem though -- it...
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Police catch murder suspect with help from victim’s Fitbit data


A Connecticut woman’s Fitbit may have helped bring her murderer to justice. Connie Dabate was shot dead in her home December 2015. Her husband, Richard Dabate claimed he left for work around 8:30, only to return a half-hour later to see “a masked man — about 6-foot-2 and stocky with a Vin Diesel voice.” The man allegedly tortured Richard, shot Connie with her husband’s gun when she arrived home from a gym class, and then ran when Richard escaped and called the police. So far, so Law & Order. When the police started inspecting the couple’s digital footprints, however, they found Richard’s story more full…

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Google’s experimental Android app dramatically improves nighttime photography


Most modern smartphones are capable of truly stunning photos. One of the ways in which they falter, however, is in low-light situations. Even cheap DSLR’s or mirrorless cameras are miles ahead of the best camera phones when it comes to shooting in dim settings, at least for now. Google researcher Florian Kainz developed an Android app that could narrow the gap. After being challenged by his team, he created an experimental app that helps Android users take clear photos even in less-than-ideal conditions. The app gives users manual control over focus, exposure, and ISO, all of which assist photographers in allowing more light…

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Poshmark cash flow positive, on track for $100 million revenue

 Poshmark, the fashion resale social network, is on track for $100 million in revenue this year, TechCrunch has learned. We hear the company reached $50 million in revenue last year, which means they are on pace to double in 2017. The company also recently became cash flow positive, with profitability on an Ebitda basis. This is a commonly used, but adjusted measurement of profitability… Read More

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More than 800 startups ask FCC chair to not kill net neutrality

 Today, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai released the broad strokes of his plan to abandon consumer protections to the benefit of large corporate players in the telecommunications industry. While major telecom companies are looking forward to Pai’s FCC makeover, the same can’t be said for everyone else in tech. After Pai’s announcement, a group of more than 800 names in tech sent Pai… Read More

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