Saturday, 17 February 2018

The Morning After: Weekend Edition

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It's Saturday, February 17, 2018.

Hey, good morning! You look fabulous.

Welcome to the weekend. Once you return from Wakanda, you can check out SpaceX’s next rocket launch and revisit our Apple HomePod review.

Blame Getty.

Google removes ‘View Image’ button from image search

Now it will take a couple extra clicks to snag that meme you were looking for.

The 'stock market for rare sneakers' wants to sell everything.

Why sneakerheads are leaving eBay for Detroit startup StockX

StockX was founded in 2015 after Quicken Loans founder and CEO Dan Gilbert bought Campless -- an online repository for sneaker sales data -- from Josh Luber. Last October, the website offered resellers and industry insiders a peek behind the curtain at its first ever StockX Day in Detroit and showed off how it manages to guarantee authenticity for resold shoes.

That’s different.

Apple employees keep walking into their new HQ’s glass walls

Sources told Bloomberg that some individuals stuck Post-It notes on glass doors and walls of Apple’s new HQ to make them more noticeable, but they were ultimately taken down because they distracted from the spaceship's design.

The investigation is ongoing.

US indicts 13 Russian nationals for alleged election tampering

The office of special counsel Robert Mueller announced that a federal jury has indicted 13 Russian nationals on charges of conspiracy to commit wire and bank fraud, aggravated identity theft and conspiracy to defraud the US. According to the indictment, Russia's Internet Research Agency registered with the Russian government as a corporation in 2013 and proceeded to work through various other business entities thereafter in an attempt to hide its actions conducting "information warfare against the United States of America."

The company's first smart speaker sounds great, but is that enough?

Apple HomePod review: A great speaker that’s not so smart

For Apple, being late to the smart-speaker party isn't necessarily a sin. The company's ethos -- as explained by CEO Tim Cook time and again -- is that Apple cares more about being the best than being first. The $349 HomePod is proof that's not always true. Apple put considerable time and effort into making its first smart speaker sound better than its rivals, and Chris Velazco argues they succeeded. After a few solid days of testing, he says the HomePod is the best smart speaker he’s ever heard -- it's just not all that smart compared to the rivals.

Settings that set on their own.

Intel is making gaming easier for people without graphics cards

A new driver update for Intel’s 6th-gen Core processors and above will configure games to your rig's specs automatically. It’s similar to what NVIDIA’s GeForce Experience does on PCs equipped with discrete graphics chips, while some of the first games to support it include Overwatch, League of Legends, Dota 2 and GTA V.

You can turn them off.

Facebook: Two-factor authentication spam was caused by a bug

A Facebook exec said notification texts sent to people who used their phone number only for two-factor authentication were a mistake. It plans to roll out a fix in “the coming days.”

The last new color before its next phone arrives.

Essential’s Amazon-exclusive phone comes with Alexa onboard

Essential announced that a new, so-called Halo Gray model is now available to purchase exclusively from Amazon. Unlike the other, limited-edition versions of the PH-1, this new model goes for $449 rather than $599 and it ships with Amazon's Alexa app pre-installed.

But wait, there's more...

1. SpaceX plans to launch its satellite internet prototypes Sunday

2. 'Black Panther' is unlike any blockbuster film you've seen

3. The best desktop photo-editing apps

4. Google is making it easier for 911 to find you in an emergency

5. Elon Musk promises Model 3 safety tweaks after crash report

6. Twitter is dropping support for its Mac app

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Friday, 16 February 2018

Editor's Pick: Cleveland-Chicago Hyperloop Line Gets Feasibility Study

Cleveland-Chicago Hyperloop Line Gets Feasibility Study

David Jones Feb 16, 2018 9:26 AM PT
	HTT has announced an agreement with an Ohio agency to launch a study on creating its first interstate hyperloop project in the U.S., connecting Chicago and Cleveland. The agreement with the Northern Ohio Area Coordinating Committee puts in motion a regional feasibility study, to be carried out in conjunction with the Illinois Department of Transportation. [More...]

More Picks:

Nimble Mobile CRM Gets Desktop Browser Features
Nimble has released Nimble Mobile CRM 3.0, its contact and pipeline manager for mobile sales teams and professionals. Nimble Mobile CRM 3.0 unifies contacts from mobile, cloud-based and desktop records into one comprehensive relationship manager that surfaces the histories of conversations and provides social context. It is available for iOS now. An Android version will be released this spring. [More...]

Apple's HomePod Could Leave a Lasting Mark With Customers
Apple's new $350 HomePod could make an impact in several ways. In addition to providing listeners with highly praised sound quality, the smart speaker literally could make an impression on some of the wood surfaces it touches -- in the form of white rings. The HomePod can stream music to those who have an Apple Music subscription. It has a few other capabilities too. [More...]

Google Launches Offensive Against Annoying Ads
Google's Chrome Web browser has begun blocking some of the Net's most annoying types of ads. Chrome's built-in ad filter blocks ads based on standards devised by the Coalition for Better Ads, an industry group whose membership roster includes Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Procter & Gamble, Unilever and The Washington Post. The group aims to improve consumer experiences with advertising. [More...]

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E-Commerce Minute

E-Commerce Minute: Friday -- February 16, 2018

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Headline Scan
Google Launches Offensive Against Annoying Ads
Nimble Mobile CRM Gets Desktop Browser Features
Oracle to Leverage AI, Machine Learning in Autonomous Cloud Platform
Trending in CRM
Microsoft to Use Blockchain to Create Decentralized ID System
Can Amazon Scale Its Own B2B Shipping Service?
To Win in the New Delivery Economy, Go to the Cloud
Amazon Makes Free Whole Foods Deliveries a Prime Perk

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Today's Story Highlights

Google Launches Offensive Against Annoying Ads

Google's Chrome Web browser has begun blocking some of the Net's most
annoying types of ads. Chrome's built-in ad filter blocks ads based on
standards devised by the Coalition for Better Ads, an industry group
whose membership roster includes Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Procter &
Gamble, Unilever and The Washington Post . The group aims to improve
consumer experiences with advertising.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85140.html

Nimble Mobile CRM Gets Desktop Browser Features

Nimble has released Nimble Mobile CRM 3.0, its contact and pipeline
manager for mobile sales teams and professionals. Nimble Mobile CRM 3.0
unifies contacts from mobile, cloud-based and desktop records into one
comprehensive relationship manager that surfaces the histories of
conversations and provides social context. It is available for iOS now.
An Android version will be released this spring.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85138.html

Oracle to Leverage AI, Machine Learning in Autonomous Cloud Platform

Oracle has demonstrated artificial intelligence and machine learning
advances in the Oracle Cloud Platform at Oracle CloudWorld in New York.
Autonomous capabilities for application development, mobile and bots,
integration, analytics, security and system management are scheduled for
availability in the first half of this year. Oracle announced a slew of
new PaaS features and capabilities.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85134.html

Trending in CRM

It's uncertain how the CRM market will look in six months, given the
stock market, the economy and the tax bill. Initial indications are that
more money will be available for various corporate activities, like
hiring and rewarding employees and investments in products and business
processes. If so, a decent amount of cash might find its way into
various CRM company coffers.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85135.html

Microsoft to Use Blockchain to Create Decentralized ID System

Microsoft has announced a plan to use blockchain technology to develop
decentralized identities, or DIDs. Microsoft formally joined the ID2020
Alliance last month as a founding member. The Alliance aims to develop a
blockchain-based identity system for vulnerable populations -- one that
can operate across various blockchains, cloud providers, government
agencies and other organizations.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85133.html

Can Amazon Scale Its Own B2B Shipping Service?

Amazon has been plotting its next big move to control its logistics
chain, with a new service called "Shipping with Amazon" in the works and
reportedly scheduled to launch within weeks. It initially will pick up
goods from third-party sellers that already work with Amazon and deliver
them to customers. The service eventually will expand to merchants that
currently do not work with Amazon.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85131.html

To Win in the New Delivery Economy, Go to the Cloud

As Amazon sets consumer expectations for rapid delivery to the home,
companies in nearly every industry have been recognizing that they must
move to the cloud to keep pace. This means revamping their
transportation and logistics systems to meet their customers' escalating
delivery expectations. These rising demands have been fueling the growth
of a new generation of cloud-based, SaaS solutions.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85129.html

Amazon Makes Free Whole Foods Deliveries a Prime Perk

Amazon has begun offering same-day delivery of grocery items from Whole
Foods Market to Prime members in four select markets. For a minimum
order of $35, Prime members get free two-hour delivery between 8 a.m.
and 10 p.m. One-hour delivery is available for a $7.99 fee. Among the
items customers can order for delivery are fresh produce, meat and
seafood; flowers; and some alcoholic beverages.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85125.html

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Tech News Flash: Friday -- February 16, 2018

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Cleveland-Chicago Hyperloop Line Gets Feasibility Study
Apple's HomePod Could Leave a Lasting Mark With Customers
SentinelOne Debuts Unified OS Threat Protection
Are Smart TV Designs Taking Home Security for Granted?
Google Offers New Mobile Story Tech to Publishers
Intel's Fake 5G Olympic Hail Mary

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Today's Story Highlights

Cleveland-Chicago Hyperloop Line Gets Feasibility Study

HTT has announced an agreement with an Ohio agency to launch a study on
creating its first interstate hyperloop project in the U.S., connecting
Chicago and Cleveland. The agreement with the Northern Ohio Area
Coordinating Committee puts in motion a regional feasibility study, to
be carried out in conjunction with the Illinois Department of
Transportation.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85142.html

Apple's HomePod Could Leave a Lasting Mark With Customers

Apple's new $350 HomePod could make an impact in several ways. In
addition to providing listeners with highly praised sound quality, the
smart speaker literally could make an impression on some of the wood
surfaces it touches -- in the form of white rings. The HomePod can
stream music to those who have an Apple Music subscription. It has a few
other capabilities too.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85137.html

SentinelOne Debuts Unified OS Threat Protection

SentinelOne this week announced a partnership with Microsoft to bolster
threat protection for mixed platform users, making computing safer for
Linux machines in a multiplatform workplace. SentinelOne will integrate
its Endpoint Protection Platform with Microsoft's Windows Defender
Advanced Threat Protection service to cover Mac and Linux device
platforms.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85136.html

Are Smart TV Designs Taking Home Security for Granted?

Millions of smart TVs from Samsung and some streaming devices from Roku
recently were found to be vulnerable to cyberattacks, allowing intruders
to take control and remotely change channels and volume settings, among
other things, according to Consumer Reports research. Vulnerabilities
were discovered not only in Samsung televisions, but also in TVs from
TCL and other Roku-compatible brands.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85139.html

Google Offers New Mobile Story Tech to Publishers

Google has rolled out a developer preview of its new AMP story format,
which is designed to give content publishers an easy way to deliver news
and information on mobile devices with visually rich, tap-through
stories. "On mobile devices, users browse lots of articles, but engage
with few in-depth," noted Rudy Galfi, product manager for AMP at Google.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85132.html

Intel's Fake 5G Olympic Hail Mary

If there ever were a time when perception Trumped reality, this would be
it. So much of what we see these days that looks real just isn't. I can
connect a lot of this back to Steve Jobs, who was the master at this in
the tech world. However, I'm worried that too many people don't realize
that there were several times Steve missed jail by the skin of his
teeth, largely because he did amazing work under pressure.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85124.html

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