Tuesday 31 July 2018

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Televerde's Michelle Cirocco: Tech Enables Trust
AI and the Future of Your Job
The Transportation Revolution: Much More Than Self-Driving Cars
Lenovo Smart Display Shows Loads of Potential
Earrings With Earphones and a Smartphone Bonanza

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Today's Story Highlights

Televerde's Michelle Cirocco: Tech Enables Trust

"Everybody's using technologies like artificial intelligence, predictive
analytics, marketing automation tools, search engine marketing and lead
analytics tools," said Michelle Cirocco, head of global marketing for
Televerde. "We're using all these tools and technologies to identify who
we should communicate with, and we use them to set the stage for our
marketing and demand-generation efforts."
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85434.html

AI and the Future of Your Job

I just finished The Fourth Age: Smart Robots, Conscious Computers, and
the Future of Humanity , and it was one hell of a read. A lot of us are
concerned about the coming of robots that arguably will be substantially
smarter and more capable than we are. This book likely will make some
feel a tad more comfortable about the future, but others will have to
brace for change.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85471.html

The Transportation Revolution: Much More Than Self-Driving Cars

The autonomous car has thrown the automotive industry -- an industry
that is notoriously slow to change -- into the forefront of technology.
The autonomous car has become a technology catalyst because it requires
innovation in many areas, ranging from processor and sensor technology
to AI. The industry's focus initially has been on consumers because they
represent the billion-dollar pot of gold.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85474.html

Lenovo Smart Display Shows Loads of Potential

Lenovo's Smart Display with Google Assistant has hit the market. There
are two versions of the device, 8-inch and 10-inch, both with full HD
screens, and priced at $200 and $250 respectively. "The cost is
significantly below an iPad mini and it offers far more functionality
than just a digital picture frame or a Bluetooth speaker," said Alan
Lepofsky, principal analyst at Constellation Research.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85473.html

Earrings With Earphones and a Smartphone Bonanza

Swings Bluetooth Earrings with built-in earphones showcase a practical,
clever idea for people with pierced ears. Swings certainly could fix the
problem of losing Apple's expensive AirPods to the ether or having to
root around in one's pockets or purse to find one's tangled-up headset.
You can expect five hours of listening time out of the Swings on a
single charge.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85468.html

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The Morning After: Don't jump out of your car and dance to Drake

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It's Tuesday, July 31, 2018.

Hey, good morning!

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Good morning there! You weren’t the only one exasperated by those Facebook apology ads that seem to be everywhere: John Oliver took to crafting his own version. Meanwhile, MoviePass struggles to offer movie tickets to subscribers, and we profile the man scamming the scammers for a living.

Almost.

Nintendo’s Switch has almost hit 20 million in console sales

Nintendo sold 1.88 million Switch consoles last quarter, bringing total sales up to 19.67 million. These figures, while decent, pale in comparison to the 2.93 million and 7.23 million sales reported in its previous two earnings. This slowdown can be attributed to the time of year and the lack of a new killer title. Beyond Octopath Traveler, Fortnite and Mario Tennis Aces, there have been few major hits on the scale of Zelda or Mario. That said, Super Smash Bros. is incoming...

Money troubles or technical hurdles?

MoviePass stops offering tickets for big movies amid outages

Over the weekend and into Monday, MoviePass suffered through more issues, preventing customers from using their subscriptions. According to Business Insider, CEO Mitch Lowe told staffers that the company will not provide tickets for two major upcoming releases (Meg and Christopher Robin) and could extend this policy to other high-profile flicks going forward.

And definitely don’t record it.

Please don't jump out of your car and dance to Drake, NTSB pleads

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is asking fans to please, please, not do that #InMyFeelings challenge that involves jumping out of a moving car and dancing.

You know what time it is.

The best desktops for students

Our 2018 back-to-school guide includes six desktop machines, each with their own perks and quirks. People without much desk space will want to compare Dell's 27-inch Inspiron 7000 all-in-one with this year's iMac. With esports on the rise, some of you might want to kit out your dorm with an HP Omen -- or, if you're serious about your gaming, go straight for the Alienware Area-51.

That’s not grandma on the line.

Making a living scamming the scammers

Twitch streamer Kitboga’s goal is to keep would-be tech support scammers on the phone for as long as possible, testing their patience while demonstrating the lengths to which these people will go to extract a few hundred bucks from their victims.

The designs could go on sale this week.

States sue to block sale of 3D-printed weapon designs online

Eight states (plus the city of Washington D.C.) are challenging the Department of Justice's settlement with Defense Distributed, claiming it’s a violation of their Tenth Amendment rights and a violation of the Administrative Procedure Act.

What’s next?

Samsung looks to foldable OLEDs as phone sales slow down

The Galaxy S9 isn’t selling as well as Samsung had expected, cutting into its profits for the last quarter. As a result, it’s pushing the release of its Galaxy Note 9 forward and looking ahead to devices made with foldable OLED screens.

But wait, there's more...

1. Google signs up PlayStation VR engineer Richard Marks

2. Logitech acquires Blue Microphones for $117 million

3. Xiaomi's 'transparent' phone shows off a dummy circuit board

4. Fossil will sell BMW-branded smartwatches next year

5. What we're buying: Hori's Onyx PS4 controller is made for Xbox converts

6. We won't see a 'universal' vape-oil cartridge anytime soon

7. What we're watching: 'Avengers: Infinity War'

8. Some Dropbox users are getting an extra 1TB for free

9. OpenAI's Dactyl system improves the dexterity of robot hands

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Monday 30 July 2018

Editor's Pick: How to Plan Your E-Commerce and SEO Migration

How to Plan Your E-Commerce and SEO Migration

Sara Hicks
Jul 30, 2018 10:59 AM PT

So you've just migrated your e-commerce platform. A few weeks into the launch, you discover something shocking: Despite performing technical due diligence, hiring the best development agency, and spending a fortune on the migration, your traffic and Google rankings have dropped significantly. If this sounds familiar, you'll want to keep reading for a summary of 12 critical tasks to be implemented. [More...]

More Picks:

AI and the Future of Your Job
I just finished The Fourth Age: Smart Robots, Conscious Computers, and the Future of Humanity, and it was one hell of a read. A lot of us are concerned about the coming of robots that arguably will be substantially smarter and more capable than we are. This book likely will make some feel a tad more comfortable about the future, but others will have to brace for change. [More...]

The Transportation Revolution: Much More Than Self-Driving Cars
The autonomous car has thrown the automotive industry -- an industry that is notoriously slow to change -- into the forefront of technology. The autonomous car has become a technology catalyst because it requires innovation in many areas, ranging from processor and sensor technology to AI. The industry's focus initially has been on consumers because they represent the billion-dollar pot of gold. [More...]

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The Morning After: Tesla made a surfboard

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It's Monday, July 30, 2018.

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How’s your Monday morning going? We’ve got news on how long you’ll have to wait for the third part of Stranger Things, and an AI can predict a movie's audience based on its trailer. Meanwhile, NASA’s picking its favorite looks for Mars habitats -- and isn’t even using Pinterest for inspiration.

The Duffer Brothers are taking their time to get things right.

Netflix won't premiere 'Stranger Things' season 3 until summer 2019

That season three teaser is all you’re getting for now. Netflix exec Cindy Holland has revealed that the third installment of the Duffer Brothers' show is launching sometime in summer 2019 -- a longer wait than the 15 months between the first two seasons.

They'll now have to build a one-third-scale version of their designs.

NASA contest finalists show off their Mars-habitat models

We haven’t even sent humans to Mars, but let’s talk houses. NASA launched the 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge back in 2015 to find suitable artificial housing for the first wave of Martian residents, and now the agency has narrowed the contestants down to five after seeing the realistic virtual models they created.

Nope, sold out.

Tesla made a $1,500 surfboard

More functional than a flamethrower.

Less eye strain.

YouTube's dark mode reaches Android users

iOS users got the option in March, but YouTube is finally rolling out its "dark theme" to Android phones. If you have it on your phone, you'll find it your Settings' General section. It's not certain how soon everyone will get the feature (we've asked Google for comment), though -- it may take some days to arrive.

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