Wednesday 9 May 2018

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ECT News Network Weekly Newsletter: Wednesday -- May 9, 2018

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This Week's Top News Headlines From the E-Commerce Times

Microsoft Invites Everyone Onto Its Azure Cloud
(Posted 08-May-18)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85326.html

How to Come Up With a Logo That Speaks Volumes About Your Business
(Posted 07-May-18)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85324.html

New Video-Making Tool Targets B2B Sales Pros
(Posted 04-May-18)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85321.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From TechNewsWorld

Circadian VP Keenan Skelly: Changing the Cybersecurity Paradigm
(Posted 09-May-18)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85327.html

Echo for Kids, Retro Voice Assistants, and a Second Snap
(Posted 08-May-18)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85325.html

Solving Tech's Diversity Problem
(Posted 07-May-18)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85319.html

Google Assistant Gains Momentum in Smart Home Race
(Posted 05-May-18)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85322.html

Facebook's Clear History Privacy Option: Boon or Sop?
(Posted 03-May-18)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85320.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From CRM Buyer

AI May Be Secret Weapon to Retain Sales Talent
(Posted 09-May-18)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/85328.html

HubSpot Connects With Shopify, Workplace by Facebook
(Posted 06-May-18)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/85323.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From LinuxInsider

Ubuntu Budgie Whistles Up a Better Remix
(Posted 03-May-18)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/85318.html

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The Morning After: Google Duplex AI calling on Line 1

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It's Wednesday, May 09, 2018.

Hey, good morning! You look fabulous.

As Microsoft wrapped up its event, Google I/O began, and we have everything you need to know broken down by the numbers. Coverage of the event will continue today, so keep an eye on our event page for more reactions and unveilings.

Project Treble makes its presence felt.

Android P public beta opens up

If you have one of 11 phones (including handsets like the OnePlus 6, Essential Phone and others) then you can give the next new version of Android a try right now. With its name still TBA, Android P promises to bring the power of AI to your handset to manage battery life, solve digital overload and even set your screen brightness.

Very personal.

Google Duplex demo uses Assistant AI to talk to real people

The most interesting demo at Google I/O may have been Google Duplex. As part of the future of Google Assistant (along with 6 new voices including John Legend), it’s built to facilitate natural-sounding conversation from the digital assistant. As Google showed off on stage, it’s so good that it can call offline providers like a salon or a restaurant to make a reservation without the person on the other end knowing they’re talking to a bot. Cool or creepy?

Never get lost at an intersection again.

Google Maps will add an augmented reality element

Rather than craning over your phone and hoping you're walking in the same direction as the blue GPS dot, soon your camera will look at your surroundings and work it out for you. With its Visual Positioning System (VPS), the software will figure out where you are and throw up AR-powered navigation indicators to get you moving without walking halfway down the block in the wrong direction. There’s no word yet on when this update will arrive.

Get ready.

Google Assistant smart displays will start shipping in July

The Android Things-powered smart displays we first saw at CES are close to launching. During the Google I/O event, we saw how they could be used to watch YouTube TV, and interact with the upgraded Assistant AI features that manage information via the screen or voice control. We don’t know which hardware is up first, but LG, JBL and Lenovo seem like safe bets.

That’s one excuse taken care of.

The Linksys router that prioritizes Xbox One gaming is now available

The WRT32XB is the first router designed to automatically detect any Xbox One, including the Xbox One S and the Xbox One X, and put it above any other gadget connected to its network. It’ll set you back $250 and comes with three months of access to Xbox Game Pass.

A peerless full-frame mirrorless camera.

Sony A7 III review

For $2,000, you can’t get a better camera.

Where do you plug in the aux cord?

This is Uber's first air taxi prototype

Ahead of its Uber Elevate Summit, the transportation company showed off a prototype reference model of an air taxi it hopes will fly by 2020. UberAir will help you “rise above it all” in a VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing) capable electric plane that is, of course, autonomous.

But wait, there's more...

1. SpaceX's next Falcon 9 launch will help it prepare for crewed flight

2. AI can help a billion people, but Microsoft can't do it alone

3. AT&T confirms $200K payment to Trump's personal lawyer for 'insight'

4. Soon Chromebooks will be able to run Linux apps

5. Waymo shows how its self-driving cars navigate snow

6. Meet the dominatrix living inside an Echo Dot

7. Sirin's 'blockchain smartphone' will have flagship specs

8. What's on TV: 'Black Panther,' 'Battlebots' and 'Warmind'

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Tuesday 8 May 2018

Editor's Pick: Microsoft Invites Everyone Onto Its Azure Cloud

Microsoft Invites Everyone Onto Its Azure Cloud

John P. Mello Jr. May 8, 2018 7:00 AM PT
	Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has sounded a call for computing to empower everyone. "The world is becoming a computer," Nadella said in the opening keynote address at Build 2018, the company's premiere event for developers in Seattle. "Computing is getting embedded in every person, place and thing. That's the opportunity that we have. It's in some sense endless," he added. [More...]

More Picks:

How to Come Up With a Logo That Speaks Volumes About Your Business
A key part of any business' marketing strategy is its logo. Your logo is the public face of your company, the mark that will appear on everything from apps and websites to stationery and stickers. Making sure that your logo captures the spirit and purpose of your brand is vital. "A company needs a logo to stand out from the crowd," said 99designs' Pamela Webber. [More...]

Echo for Kids, Retro Voice Assistants, and a Second Snap
Amazon is trying to rope in younger members of the family to use its Alexa voice assistant with the release of a smart speaker for kids. The Echo Dot Kids Edition has a rubber case protecting a standard Echo Dot and a two-year, no-questions-asked replacement policy. It includes a one-year membership for Amazon's subscription service for kids' books, videos, games, education apps and Alexa skills. [More...]

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E-Commerce Minute

E-Commerce Minute: Tuesday -- May 8, 2018

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Headline Scan
Microsoft Invites Everyone Onto Its Azure Cloud
How to Come Up With a Logo That Speaks Volumes About Your Business
New Video-Making Tool Targets B2B Sales Pros
Publishers Protest Google's 'Troubling' GDPR Policy

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Today's Story Highlights

Microsoft Invites Everyone Onto Its Azure Cloud

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has sounded a call for computing to empower
everyone. "The world is becoming a computer," Nadella said in the
opening keynote address at Build 2018, the company's premiere event for
developers in Seattle. "Computing is getting embedded in every person,
place and thing. That's the opportunity that we have. It's in some sense
endless," he added.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85326.html

How to Come Up With a Logo That Speaks Volumes About Your Business

A key part of any business' marketing strategy is its logo. Your logo is
the public face of your company, the mark that will appear on everything
from apps and websites to stationery and stickers. Making sure that your
logo captures the spirit and purpose of your brand is vital. "A company
needs a logo to stand out from the crowd," said 99designs' Pamela
Webber.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85324.html

New Video-Making Tool Targets B2B Sales Pros

Consensus, which offers a Software as a Service platform for intelligent
video demo automation, this week released Consensus Snap, a Chrome plug-
in for business-to-business sales teams. Snap enables sales reps to
record, send and track personalized screenshot video demos on the fly.
Users can activate the screen recording or webcam features of Consensus
Snap to record anything on their screens.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85321.html

Publishers Protest Google's 'Troubling' GDPR Policy

Four trade groups representing 4,000 publishers have blasted Google's
approach to compliance with Europe's upcoming GDPR. The new rules are
set to take effect at the end of the month. Under its new GDPR-compliant
policy, Google, as a provider of digital advertising services to
publishers, will have sole control over data sent to it by publishers or
collected from publishers' websites.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85316.html

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