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Honda unveils first hybrid motor without heavy rare earth metals

Honda pledged to reduce its use of rare earth metals a decade ago, and the automaker took another step towards that goal this week. [Read more...]

Hyperloop One's BamBrogan allegedly left due to harassment

When Hyperloop One co-founder Brogan BamBrogan quit the company last week, it prompted plenty of questions. [Read more...]

Amazon's Prime Day sale is causing headaches for customers (updated)

If you're an Amazon Prime subscriber who's having issues making a purchase the retailer's big sale, you're not alone. [Read more...]

Ashley Madison gives infidelity a new look

Trust is one of the few commodities that you can't get more of by spending money and you can't regain it once it's been lost. [Read more...]

Warner Bros. paid YouTubers for positive game reviews

Warner Bros. has settled an FTC complaint accusing the company of paying YouTubers "hundreds to tens of thousands of dollars" to make positive review videos for Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor. [Read more...]

WSJ: SEC is investigating Tesla's fatal Autopilot crash

Tesla is facing another probe over the May 7th crash that killed the driver of a Model S that was cruising the streets on Autopilot. [Read more...]

ASUS ZenFone 3 Deluxe gets first dibs on Snapdragon 821 chip

We knew it wouldn't be long before ASUS rolls out its latest smartphones after the Computex unveiling, but it turns out the company has saved a little surprise for us. [Read more...]

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E-Commerce Minute

E-Commerce Minute: Tuesday -- July 12, 2016

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Amazon's Big Day: All for Prime, Prime for All
Nintendo Shares Surge on Pokemon Go Juggernaut
Twitter to Carry Live Convention Coverage on the Web
Salesforce Wraps Up Demandware Acquisition
Airbnb Fights City Hall Over San Francisco Registration Rule

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Amazon's Big Day: All for Prime, Prime for All

Amazon on Tuesday launched its second annual Prime Day promotion,
offering tens of thousands of deeply discounted lightning deals for top
customers and ratcheting up the e-commerce competition. Walmart and
others struck back in an aggressive effort to hold onto their key
customers. Prime Day had a slightly bumpy start, with Some customers
reported having problems checking out purchases.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83686.html

Nintendo Shares Surge on Pokemon Go Juggernaut

Nintendo shares soared on Monday after its new augmented reality mobile
app, Pokemon Go , burst out of the gate over the weekend in the U.S and
in key markets around the globe. The company's shares rose 36 percent in
two days, after downloads of the Pokemon Go app raced to the top of iOS
and Android charts in the U.S. The wave of demand exceeded expectations,
said Morgan Stanley MUFG analyst Mia Nagasaka.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83685.html

Twitter to Carry Live Convention Coverage on the Web

Twitter will stream CBS News' live coverage of the Republication and
Democratic National Conventions, the companies announced Monday. Twitter
and CBS previously partnered on one of each party's presidential primary
debates. In both instances, CBS' coverage included real-time metrics and
curated tweets, and questions Twitter users submitted during the
broadcasts were put to the candidates.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83681.html

Salesforce Wraps Up Demandware Acquisition

Salesforce on Monday announced it had completed its $2.8 billion
acquisition of e-commerce cloud software platform Demandware. The deal
"gives Salesforce the e-commerce piece to compete against Oracle, which
already has e-commerce capabilities, as well as SAP," said Rebecca
Wettemann, VP of research at Nucleus Research. "It also gives Salesforce
a cloud transactional platform for B2C purchases."
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83683.html

Airbnb Fights City Hall Over San Francisco Registration Rule

Airbnb recently filed suit against San Francisco over a new rule
governing short-term rentals, which the city's Board of Supervisors
approved last month. An Airbnb-supported law adopted earlier this year
requires short-term rental hosts to register with the city, but it's
estimated that only about 20 percent of them have done so. The new rule
requires services like Airbnb to enforce the law.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83678.html

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Editor's Pick: The Internet of Medical Things, Part 2: Devices and Apps

The Internet of Medical Things, Part 2: Devices and Apps

Quinten Plummer Jul 12, 2016 5:00 AM PT
	Concerns have been multiplying in the United States over the creaks of a medical infrastructure that's bearing the weight of an aging population. Current and upcoming members of the over-65 club are helping to drive a new age in healthcare, in which devices connect patients with caregivers, things get even smarter, and machines get even better at learning what sensors are saying. [More...]

More Picks:

US Pummels ISIS in Online Combat
The U.S. government's campaign to counter ISIS' social media presence is bearing fruit. More anti-ISIS content than pro-ISIS content is appearing on the Net by a ratio of six to one. Twitter traffic for accounts affiliated with the Islamic State is down by 45 percent compared to two years ago, and the average number of followers for an ISIS account has plunged to 300 from 1,500 in 2014. [More...]

Parsing the Clinton Email Scandal
I've been watching the Clinton email scandal closely, because I not only have been in and out of law enforcement and security for much of my early life, but also was an internal auditor for IBM and one of the leading email experts in the 1990s. I think this is the only time I've seen an investigator channel a prosecutor and give someone a pass without addressing why crimes were committed. [More...]

HandyLinux Is a Great Toolbox for Linux Newbies
HandyLinux is a distro that offers a simplified approach to using the Linux desktop operating system. HandyLinux first appeared about three years ago. The latest version, 2.5, was released in early June. The developers make it easy to peel off the "Handy" layers to reveal a more standard Linux environment as users learn the system. Those who no longer need the IT tools included with the initial installation can remove them easily. [More...]

Salesforce Wraps Up Demandware Acquisition
Salesforce on Monday announced it had completed its $2.8 billion acquisition of e-commerce cloud software platform Demandware. The deal "gives Salesforce the e-commerce piece to compete against Oracle, which already has e-commerce capabilities, as well as SAP," said Rebecca Wettemann, VP of research at Nucleus Research. "It also gives Salesforce a cloud transactional platform for B2C purchases." [More...]

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Tech News Flash

Tech News Flash: Tuesday -- July 12, 2016

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Headline Scan
The Internet of Medical Things, Part 2: Devices and Apps
US Pummels ISIS in Online Combat
Parsing the Clinton Email Scandal
Augmented Reality Mobile Game Puts Pokemon in Real World
HandyLinux Is a Great Toolbox for Linux Newbies
Mobile Ransomware Has Mushroomed: Report

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Today's Story Highlights

The Internet of Medical Things, Part 2: Devices and Apps

Concerns have been multiplying in the United States over the creaks of a
medical infrastructure that's bearing the weight of an aging population.
Current and upcoming members of the over-65 club are helping to drive a
new age in healthcare, in which devices connect patients with
caregivers, things get even smarter, and machines get even better at
learning what sensors are saying.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83684.html

US Pummels ISIS in Online Combat

The U.S. government's campaign to counter ISIS' social media presence is
bearing fruit. More anti-ISIS content than pro-ISIS content is appearing
on the Net by a ratio of six to one. Twitter traffic for accounts
affiliated with the Islamic State is down by 45 percent compared to two
years ago, and the average number of followers for an ISIS account has
plunged to 300 from 1,500 in 2014.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83682.html

Parsing the Clinton Email Scandal

I've been watching the Clinton email scandal closely, because I not only
have been in and out of law enforcement and security for much of my
early life, but also was an internal auditor for IBM and one of the
leading email experts in the 1990s. I think this is the only time I've
seen an investigator channel a prosecutor and give someone a pass
without addressing why crimes were committed.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83679.html

Augmented Reality Mobile Game Puts Pokemon in Real World

Pokemon Go , the highly anticipated augmented reality game from Niantic
Labs, is finally available for download for iOS and Android mobile
devices in the U.S., as well as in New Zealand and Australia. Niantic,
the former Google unit behind the popular augmented reality game Ingress
, has teamed up with The Pokemon Company and Nintendo to bring the
iconic Pokemon title to mobile platforms.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83680.html

HandyLinux Is a Great Toolbox for Linux Newbies

HandyLinux is a distro that offers a simplified approach to using the
Linux desktop operating system. HandyLinux first appeared about three
years ago. The latest version, 2.5, was released in early June. The
developers make it easy to peel off the "Handy" layers to reveal a more
standard Linux environment as users learn the system. Those who no
longer need the IT tools included with the initial installation can
remove them easily.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83677.html

Mobile Ransomware Has Mushroomed: Report

The number of mobile ransomware victims across the globe has increased
fourfold compared to a year ago, suggests a Kaspersky Lab report.
Kaspersky software protected 136,532 users targeted by ransomware from
April 2015 to March 2016 -- up from 35,413. "The growth curve may be
less than that seen for PC ransomware, but it is still significant
enough to confirm a worrying trend," the report notes.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83676.html

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