Thursday 5 April 2018

Editor's Pick: Facebook Declares Open Season on Russian Trolls

Facebook Declares Open Season on Russian Trolls

Richard Adhikari Apr 5, 2018 11:02 AM PT
	Facebook has taken down more than 270 pages and accounts operated by the Internet Research Agency, a Russian troll farm, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Tuesday. IRA trolls and ads were involved in Russia's attempts to interfere with the 2016 United States presidential elections, and the trolls have published hate speech and incitements to violence on their Facebook pages. [More...]

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Curves, Gestures May Be in iPhone's Future
Gesture control and a curved body may be in the iPhone's future. Apple has been experimenting with those features for the iPhone, and they could be ready for prime time in two to three years. Gesture control would allow a user to execute tasks without touching the screen. The technology could be used for more than just answering phone calls and opening apps, noted Gartner analyst Tuong Nguyen. [More...]

Bluestar Gives Arch Linux a Celestial Glow
Using most any Arch Linux distro usually involves balancing the desire for hands-on control of the OS against the attraction of convenient installation and maintenance processes. Bluestar Linux is one of the few Arch distros that gets the balancing act right. Bluestar Linux is a GNU/Linux distribution that features up-to-date packages, an impressive range of software, and a live desktop DVD. [More...]

Mozilla Trumpets Altered Reality Browser
The Mozilla Foundation has unveiled its plans for Firefox Reality, a browser designed specifically for mixed reality headsets. The browser combines the beneftis of Mozilla's existing Firefox browser with its experimental Web engine. Using Servo, Mozilla plans to experiment with entirely new designs and technologies for seeing and interacting with the immersive Web. [More...]

Digital Disruption
Andrew McAfee and Erik Brynjolfesson, who teach at MIT's Sloan School of Management, started writing about the impact of artificial intelligence and machine learning almost a decade ago. Their early books provided deep insights into the way the era we live in would unfold. A lot of their ideas were on display last week at TrailHeaDX: The Salesforce Developer Conference in San Francisco. [More...]

The Danger of Underestimating Your Brand's Value
A solid brand is key to business success, but over the years I have seen many companies try to commit suicide by killing the brand identities they spent so many years and so much money creating. Many are now gone. Others are still around, but in a weakened position. You must give the customer a compelling, emotional reason to want to be connected to your company. [More...]

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E-Commerce Minute

E-Commerce Minute: Thursday -- April 5, 2018

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The Danger of Underestimating Your Brand's Value
Many Small Businesses Take DIY Path to Mobile Apps
Digital Disruption
4 Ways SMB Etailers Can Manage Facebook Fears

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The Danger of Underestimating Your Brand's Value

A solid brand is key to business success, but over the years I have seen
many companies try to commit suicide by killing the brand identities
they spent so many years and so much money creating. Many are now gone.
Others are still around, but in a weakened position. You must give the
customer a compelling, emotional reason to want to be connected to your
company.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85251.html

Many Small Businesses Take DIY Path to Mobile Apps

Nearly half of all the small businesses that participated in a recent
survey said they handled their mobile application development in house,
in part to cut costs and speed time to deployment. Forty-six percent
used in-house staff to develop critical mobile applications in an effort
to drive new business. Forty-one percent used freelancers or consultants
to develop mobile apps.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85247.html

Digital Disruption

Andrew McAfee and Erik Brynjolfesson, who teach at MIT's Sloan School of
Management, started writing about the impact of artificial intelligence
and machine learning almost a decade ago. Their early books provided
deep insights into the way the era we live in would unfold. A lot of
their ideas were on display last week at TrailHeaDX: The Salesforce
Developer Conference in San Francisco.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85249.html

4 Ways SMB Etailers Can Manage Facebook Fears

Many SMBs, especially etailers, conduct a substantial amount of their
business on Facebook. Eighty percent of U.S. businesses with 250
employees or less use Facebook for marketing, suggest results of a G2
Crowd survey eMarketer cited in a report released last month. Seventy-
one percent of 351 U.S. businesses with 500 employees or less used
social media, a Clutch survey found.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85245.html

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Tech News Flash

Tech News Flash: Thursday -- April 5, 2018

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Intel Hits the Gas Pedal With 8th Gen Core Processors
3 Injured in YouTube HQ Shooting, Female Suspect Dead
Mozilla Trumpets Altered Reality Browser

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Intel Hits the Gas Pedal With 8th Gen Core Processors

Intel has unveiled its latest family of 8th generation Core processors.
"As with previous new-gen Core launches, these initial solutions are
aimed at customers who value high-end performance and dynamic market
segments," said Pund-IT's Charles King. The 8th Gen processors
incorporate Intel Octane memory, a smart and adaptable system
accelerator for desktop and mobile platforms.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85252.html

3 Injured in YouTube HQ Shooting, Female Suspect Dead

A female suspect is dead and at least three people were wounded in a
mass shooting incident Tuesday at YouTube headquarters in San Bruno,
California. Hundreds of company employees fled the chaotic scene. San
Bruno police swarmed the YouTube offices at about 12:48 p.m. local time
after receiving numerous emergency calls two minutes earlier reporting
shots fired.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85246.html

Mozilla Trumpets Altered Reality Browser

The Mozilla Foundation has unveiled its plans for Firefox Reality, a
browser designed specifically for mixed reality headsets. The browser
combines the beneftis of Mozilla's existing Firefox browser with its
experimental Web engine. Using Servo, Mozilla plans to experiment with
entirely new designs and technologies for seeing and interacting with
the immersive Web.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85248.html

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The Morning After: Facebook's very busy day

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It's Thursday, April 05, 2018.

Hey, good morning! You look fabulous.

Hopefully your day isn’t as busy as yesterday was for Facebook. We’ll explain what the social network is up to now, plus take a look at the first of many powerful-and-light gaming laptops on the way.

A formidable mix of power and portability.

Gigabyte Aero 15X review: the best lightweight gaming laptop yet

The earlier Aero 15X was already the most capable lightweight gaming laptop you could buy, but Gigabyte made the latest version even better. With an all-new six-core Intel processor and gaming display, it offers a rare blend of performance, portability and battery life that Steve Dent believe blows away rivals.

Someone is feeling the pressure.

Facebook’s big day

With CEO Mark Zuckerberg scheduled to speak in front of Congress on April 11th, Facebook went into news overdrive. While revealing that up to 87 million people may have had their information “improperly shared” with Cambridge Analytica, it announced several changes to its data policy to further restrict what app developers and partners can pull. It buried a mention that scammers could have scraped public-profile info from “most” of its two billion plus users while explaining that it’s disabling the ability to search for people by phone number or email address, then proposed a rewritten data policy and TOS that more clearly explain how everything works. And then Zuckerberg himself hopped on a conference call with reporters to (try to) wrap everything up.

The company's AI efforts are spreading from photos to video.

Adobe Sensei AI will automatically color-match shots in Premiere

All you have to do is tweak one shot just the way you want it, and Color Match will apply the corrections to your other shots as editable color adjustments. Beyond that, Sensei AI can key on skin tones in photos, auto-adjust music levels during dialog and more.

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The Big Picture

Photos show the epic scale of VW Dieselgate

$25 billion in claims and fines. 500,000 vehicles affected. 294,000 vehicles in storage.

It’s like Netflix, except almost entirely not.

BMW's car subscription starts at $2,000 per month

The automaker has launched a pilot Access by BMW program in Nashville, giving subscribers a more flexible alternative to ownership, which lets them switch cars easily (through a mobile app, of course). Opt for the performance-oriented $3,700 M tier to freely choose between the M4 convertible, M5, M6 convertible, X5M and X6M.

But wait, there's more...

1. It's time to talk about mental illness in indie development

2. The best tablets for kitchen use

3. What you might have missed from the New York Auto Show

4. Bloomberg: Apple is exploring 'touchless' gestures and curved iPhone screens

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