Wednesday, 18 July 2018

The Morning After: VAR and Roborace

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You’ve made it to the middle of the week. We have just enough time to discuss the future of Nest and how VAR impacted the World Cup, along with a significant promise for the future of AI.

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Elon Musk apologizes for calling cave diver a 'pedo guy'

"My words were spoken in anger after Mr. Unsworth said several untruths and suggested I engage in a sexual act with a mini-sub."

The ref is still in control.

The World Cup showed how VAR will shape soccer’s future

For the first time ever, FIFA used the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) at its flagship competition. And the tech, for better or worse (depending on which team you cheered on), certainly made a mark.

The expanded version comes to PC, PS4 and Xbox One June 24th.

'No Man's Sky Next' trailer previews upcoming multiplayer mode

This massive upgrade will introduce plenty of new features to the game, including multiplayer, new playable perspectives (both first person and third person), unlimited base building and command freighters.

A new challenger enters.

Sonos Beam is now on sale for $399

When we reviewed Beam, we gave it a score of 85, given its excellent sound quality, solid price point and support for AirPlay 2. Unlike the Playbar and Playbase soundbars, this one has Amazon Alexa built in, which you can use to control your TV with your voice (Google Assistant support should arrive later).

Assimilation complete.

Nest CEO steps down as the company joins Google's home division

In a joint interview with former Nest CEO Marwan Fawaz, Rishi Chandra, vice president of product management for Google's home and living room products, said that the combination would make it easier for Google to integrate some of its machine learning technology and artificial intelligence into Nest products.

The difficulty is knowing when the car and its underlying software are ready.

Roborace is still pursuing its driverless race-car dream

Last week, on Friday the 13th, Roborace chose to run its self-driving Robocar in front of a frenzied crowd at England's Goodwood Festival of Speed. It was only the second time the team had demonstrated its futuristic vehicle publicly, following an unassisted lap in Paris roughly 13 months ago.

Here we go.

Walmart might get into the crowded video-subscription business

A report from The Information suggests Walmart’s war with Amazon could extend to subscription video streaming. That could take the form of an ad-supported option, and/or a paid service priced below the monthly charge for Amazon Prime, Netflix or Hulu.

Suggestions for navigation, itinerary, reminders and reservations.

Google Assistant adds a snapshot of your daily agenda

The information you need, available at a glance.

But wait, there's more...

1. World Cup tweets were viewed 115 billion times

2. Podcast series 'The Butterfly Effect' explores tech's impact on the porn industry

3. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is now the richest person in recent history

4. Republican congressman introduces bill to make net neutrality law

5. Samsung's new LPDDR5 memory chip will make phones run faster and longer

6. DeepMind, Elon Musk and others pledge not to make autonomous AI weapons

7. Verizon stops activating 3G phones

8. 'Emojiland' blends musical theater and existential angst

9. Microsoft and Walmart form a digital alliance against Amazon

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Tuesday, 17 July 2018

Editor's Pick: How E-Commerce SMBs Can Weather Political, Social Firestorms

How E-Commerce SMBs Can Weather Political, Social Firestorms

Richard Adhikari Jul 17, 2018 5:00 AM PT
	A national debate over civility erupted after Stephanie Wilkinson, a co- owner of a Red Hen restaurant in Virginia, asked White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders to leave. That wasn't the only consequence of the incident, though. Restaurant owners in various parts of America whose businesses had the words "red hen" in their name were deluged with a storm of angry reactions. [More...]

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3 Smart Ways to Use Video in E-Commerce
Video is often how stories get told in the 21st century, so it's a good idea for e-commerce business owners to consider ways they can use this trend to their advantage. "Today we are constantly bombarded by content, and video is one of the best ways to cut through that noise," said Chris Lueck, CEO of FastSpring. "It pays to take the extra time and effort to incorporate video into your strategy." [More...]

New Roku Speakers Offer Sophisticated Audio for Smart TVs
Roku has earned a reputation for making streaming TV products that are easy to set up and use, and that deliver above-average quality at affordable prices -- and that's the approach it has taken with its new Roku TV Wireless Speakers. The company unveiled the speakers on Monday, and expects to start shipping them in October, when they will sell for $199.99. [More...]

Pinguy OS Puts On a Happier GNOME 3 Face
Pinguy OS 18.04 is an Ubuntu-based distribution that offers a non-standard GNOME desktop environment intended to be friendlier for new Linux users. This distro is a solid Linux OS with a focus on simple and straightforward usability for the non-geek desktop user. If you do not like tinkering with settings or having numerous power-grabbing fancy screen animations, Pinguy OS could be a good choice. [More...]

Did Salesforce Need to Buy Datorama?
Salesforce has inked a deal to acquire marketing analytics company Datorama. The acquisition will give Marketing Cloud a power boost by expanding data integration and intelligence, according to Salesforce. The newly acquired tech will give marketers the ability to unlock insights across channels and data sources, providing a unified view that can help companies make smarter decisions, it added. [More...]

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E-Commerce Minute: Tuesday -- July 17, 2018

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Did Salesforce Need to Buy Datorama?
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How E-Commerce SMBs Can Weather Political, Social Firestorms

A national debate over civility erupted after Stephanie Wilkinson, a co-
owner of a Red Hen restaurant in Virginia, asked White House Press
Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders to leave. That wasn't the only
consequence of the incident, though. Restaurant owners in various parts
of America whose businesses had the words "red hen" in their name were
deluged with a storm of angry reactions.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85448.html

Did Salesforce Need to Buy Datorama?

Salesforce has inked a deal to acquire marketing analytics company
Datorama. The acquisition will give Marketing Cloud a power boost by
expanding data integration and intelligence, according to Salesforce.
The newly acquired tech will give marketers the ability to unlock
insights across channels and data sources, providing a unified view that
can help companies make smarter decisions, it added.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85450.html

3 Smart Ways to Use Video in E-Commerce

Video is often how stories get told in the 21st century, so it's a good
idea for e-commerce business owners to consider ways they can use this
trend to their advantage. "Today we are constantly bombarded by content,
and video is one of the best ways to cut through that noise," said Chris
Lueck, CEO of FastSpring. "It pays to take the extra time and effort to
incorporate video into your strategy."
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85447.html

A Trade War in the Cloud?

So far, the looming trade war is limited to actions and reactions
related to durable things that trade throughout the global economy. Will
that remain the battleground? Or should we expect greater
contentiousness around services -- specifically, SaaS, and CRM in
particular? Retaliation for U.S. trade initiatives so far has been aimed
at things produced by Trump-leaning industries and states.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85446.html

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