Monday 30 April 2018

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Insurance and the Consumer IoT
AI-Based Customer Data Platform Supports ABM Operations
What's Next With Facebook?

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Today's Story Highlights

Insurance and the Consumer IoT

Smart home and consumer IoT solutions promise significant opportunities
for the insurance industry in terms of reducing costs, alleviating
risks, deepening customer engagement, and creating new services and
revenue streams. There are many barriers ahead to overcome, but given
the tremendous upside, insurance companies have begun attacking these
challenges with a multi-tiered strategy.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85310.html

AI-Based Customer Data Platform Supports ABM Operations

Lattice Engines, a provider of account-based marketing tools driven by
AI, has announced the launch of Lattice Atlas, calling it the first
customer data platform for ABM. The new platform synchronizes all
customer data across a single, integrated view, making it easier for
customers to see their data, no matter the source. Customers often have
to view data across multiple tools and workflows.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85312.html

What's Next With Facebook?

Facebook and other social networks appear to have crossed the line with
respect to privacy and censorship. Facebook has been accused of helping
one side while hiding the other side in many important debates. It has
been accused of exposing the personal information of its users,
violating their privacy. These perceptions are problems that must be
fixed. What's the next step?
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85309.html

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The Morning After: The loudest smartphone ever?

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It's Monday, April 30, 2018.

Hey, good morning!

We're back! T-Mobile and Sprint might well become one big phone network. It's the mobile industry's long-running equivalent of the Ross and Rachel will-they-won't-they, just with more references to 5G spectrum. Oh and LG is promising a stupidly loud smartphone.

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The deal could face serious regulatory challenges, however.

T-Mobile and Sprint will merge to create a 5G powerhouse

After years of on-again, off-again talks, it's official: T-Mobile and Sprint have announced plans to merge. The all-stock, $26 billion deal values Sprint at $59 billion (the combined company would be worth $146 billion) and will give T-Mobile the reins, with the carrier's John Legere serving as CEO. Sprint chief Marcelo Claure will serve on the board of directors alongside Masayoshi Son, the CEO of Sprint's parent company, SoftBank. Why? It's all about 5G.

Its Boombox Speaker claims to double the bass output

LG G7 ThinQ's speaker is apparently 10 times louder than others

Another day, another LG G7 ThinQ teaser. Following the 1,000-nit super-bright display, today the Korean giant boasted another feature on its upcoming flagship smartphone: the Boombox Speaker. As the name implies, we're told to expect a speaker that "increases the base sound level by more than 6dB, with twice the amount of bass." According to LG's measurements, this apparently translates to more than 10 times the loudness of a typical smartphone. And, you can further amplify the bass by putting the device on a solid surface or box.

You won't escape ad targeting just because you're using a big screen.

YouTube helps advertisers target TV cord cutters

Do you watch YouTube instead of TV rather than alongside it? Like it or not, marketers will soon have a better shot at targeting you. YouTube has revealed it will soon give advertisers the chance to target viewers who either watch little in the way of conventional TV or watch YouTube on TV. To begin with, it's introducing an AdWords category called ‘light TV viewers’ -- that is, cord cutters who watch most or all of their video online. In the months ahead, YouTube will also give a range of advertisers the option of targeting TV screens, not just mobile devices and PCs.

‘The Day the World Changed’ is both memorial and lecture.

The devastation of nuclear war is VR's latest reality check

VR is bringing us experiences we might otherwise never have, like being inside the burned-out shell of a dome right under the atomic bomb that America dropped on Hiroshima on August 6th, 1945. In The Day the World Changed, not only are you in this bombed-out structure, you're also invited to interact with ghostly floating artifacts recovered from the site.

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1. Facebook shrinks fake news links in hopes you'll miss them

2. Tesla says Model 3 panel quality is now on par with German rivals

3. After Math: Get rich or die tryin'

4. Ben Heck's Sega Saturn teardown

5. Huawei may have a backup OS in case it has to drop Android

6. The best and worst laptop brands 2018

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Saturday 28 April 2018

Editor's Pick: AI-Based Customer Data Platform Supports ABM Operations

AI-Based Customer Data Platform Supports ABM Operations

David Jones
Apr 28, 2018 5:00 AM PT

Lattice Engines, a provider of account-based marketing tools driven by AI, has announced the launch of Lattice Atlas, calling it the first customer data platform for ABM. The new platform synchronizes all customer data across a single, integrated view, making it easier for customers to see their data, no matter the source. Customers often have to view data across multiple tools and workflows. [More...]

More Picks:

Researchers Create Hack to Unlock Millions of Hotel Room Doors
A flaw in certain electronic hotel door locks could allow hackers to access guest rooms and other secure locations at millions of properties around the world, F-Secure researchers have discovered. Software updates were issued to fix the flaw in the smart locks after F-Secure notified and worked with the manufacturer over the past year. The researchers had found a way to make a master key. [More...]

Snap Doubles Down on Spectacles Wearable Cam
Snap, the company behind Snapchat, on Thursday released the second generation of its Spectacles, a wearable video camera that captures short clips that can be synced to a smartphone. The new version also takes still photos and is designed to be water-resistant. The new Spectacles sport the same basic Ray-Ban style design as the first iteration, but they have been slimmed down and are less bulky. [More...]

New Ubuntu Rethinks Desktop Ecosystem
Canonical on Thursday released Ubuntu Linux 18.04, which utilizes live patching and a new metric data collection system. Notably missing is the Unity desktop that had distinguished the distro but was poorly received. Canonical last year made the switch from Unity 7 to upstream GNOME as Ubuntu's default desktop environment. Unity is not an option in Ubuntu 18.04 and will not be available in desktop offerings moving forward. [More...]

What's Next With Facebook?
Facebook and other social networks appear to have crossed the line with respect to privacy and censorship. Facebook has been accused of helping one side while hiding the other side in many important debates. It has been accused of exposing the personal information of its users, violating their privacy. These perceptions are problems that must be fixed. What's the next step? [More...]

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The Morning After: Weekend Edition

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It's Saturday, April 28, 2018.

Hey, good morning! You look fabulous.

Welcome to the weekend. We’re getting ready for Microsoft’s next Windows 10 update and looking at Nintendo’s plan for E3.

It rolls out April 30th.

Windows 10's Timeline is the star of its latest update

The next big Windows 10 update arrives Monday, and we’ve already tried out all of its new features. Timeline helps sync your work across multiple devices, while Focus Assist dials back notifications so you can get things done and improved dictation makes voice control even more powerful.

A premium doorbell for the paranoid homeowner.

Nest Hello review

According to Nicole Lee, the Nest Hello acts as both a security camera and a good way to see who's at your door. Not only does it have many of the same features as Ring’s Doorbell Pro, it includes upgraded perks like continuous live 24/7 video recording and facial recognition. That requires an added subscription fee, but with Nest Aware perks and the rest of the Google ecosystem, “good becomes great.”

Get ready.

Nintendo’s E3 plans are all about ‘Super Smash Bros.’

Nintendo released its plans for the upcoming E3 video game trade show and they're all about the recently announced Super Smash Bros. game for Switch. Attendees will be able to view a Super Smash Bros. invitational tournament, have a chance to take part in an exhibition play and get a crack at the game itself at Nintendo's booth.

No repeats.

MoviePass won’t let you see the same movie more than once

Pray they don’t alter the deal any further.

Goodbye gas-guzzlers, hello ... electricity-eaters?

Ford’s decision to kill most of its cars was inevitable

Who can blame Ford for getting out of the car game in the United States, though? The automaker was just looking at the numbers and, let's face it, they're bleak.

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