Wednesday, 21 November 2018

Editor's Pick: Free Personal Finance Apps You Can Take to the Bank

Free Personal Finance Apps You Can Take to the Bank

Jack M. Germain Nov 21, 2018 5:00 AM PT
	Today's Linux platform accommodates a number of really good financial applications that are more than capable of handling both personal and small-business accounting operations. That was not always the case, however. Not quite 10 years ago, I scoured Linux repositories in a quest for replacement applications for popular Microsoft Windows tools. Back then, the pickings were mighty slim. [More...]

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Governance: An Overlooked but Critical CX Solution
Today's customer feedback world is extremely complex with data coming from a variety of sources. With the growing number of cross-functional teams and silos within an organization, leaders have been finding it increasingly difficult to capture the full 360-degree view of the customer to drive true change within an organization. While it's clear that problems exist, what's less straightforward is why. [More...]

Users Rate 'Creep Factor' in New Privacy-Security Product Guide
The Mozilla Foundation is expanding a campaign begun last year to help consumers buy safe, secure connected toys and mobile gadgets this holiday season. Mozilla's 2018 edition Privacy Not Included buyers' guide offers an assessment of the privacy and security qualities of 70 products, ranging from connected teddy bears and smart speakers to game consoles and smart home gadgets. [More...]

The 4 Best Ways to Get Customers to Pay Attention
I don't have to tell you how difficult it is to find and attract customers online. With millions and millions of businesses all vying for attention, the Internet has quickly turned into a very crowded place. But, believe it or not, there's opportunity in all that clutter, and if you approach your marketing and visibility right, you can easily rise to the top. [More...]

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The Morning After: Roller skates and VR

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It's Wednesday, November 21, 2018.

Hey, good morning! You look fabulous.

Microsoft made a big step toward helping us live without passwords, while NASA is looking into Elon Musk and SpaceX. Also, there’s an update on Telltale’s The Walking Dead game, and we know what’s coming to Netflix next month.

(Read in browser.)

That’s one way to avoid getting phished.

You can sign into your Microsoft account without a password

Now there’s an option for signing into your personal Microsoft account using the Edge browser and either Windows Hello or a FIDO2-based security device like Yubico's YubiKey 5. You won't have to remember your password every time you want to check mail in Outlook or buy a game for your Xbox.

Thin and light.

The best ultraportable laptops of 2018

Almost every laptop we review at Engadget, same for gaming rigs, can be considered an ultraportable. But like Apple did with the optical disc drive on the original Air, companies have had to continue making trade-offs in the name of weight savings. Before you buy your next laptop, it's important to be aware of the compromises you're likely to make. The XPS 13, new MacBook Air, Surface Laptop 2 and MateBook 2 topped our list -- read through to find out why these are our favorites.

SpaceX isn’t the only one.

NASA launching safety review of SpaceX because Elon Musk smoked pot

When NASA tapped SpaceX and Boeing to fly astronauts to the International Space Station, the companies likely expected the government agency would keep an eye on things. But they probably didn't expect a probe prompted by a podcast. According to the Washington Post, NASA is conducting a safety review of both companies because some officials were annoyed when they found out SpaceX CEO Elon Musk smoked weed with Joe Rogan on the latter’s popular podcast.

A space agency spokesperson told the Washington Post the probe would "ensure the companies are meeting NASA's requirements for workplace safety, including the adherence to a drug-free environment." NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine was also cited as saying "culture and leadership start at the top."

You'll even get release dates soon.

Work resumes on Telltale's final 'The Walking Dead' season

A few weeks after it’s own resurrection from the dead, work has restarted on The Walking Dead, the franchise. Robert Kirkman's Skybound has tapped "many" of the people who worked on the game the first time around. Expect the company to announce release dates for the last two episodes "soon."

Policy chief Elliot Schrage took responsibility for hiring Definers PR firm.

Zuckerberg says stepping down at Facebook is 'not the plan'

Mark Zuckerberg appeared on CNN Business, following The New York Times’ bombshell report into how Facebook had dealt with the messy last two years. The CEO didn’t directly address all the issues from the expose, saying "It is not clear to me at all that the report is right." Zuckerberg says he won’t be leaving, and nor will Sheryl Sandberg. An internal memo showed that outgoing policy head Elliot Schrager is taking responsibility for the company hiring Definers, a PR firm that spread negative publicity about competitors and pushed angles linking George Soros to critics.

But wait, there's more...

1. Google envisions smart roller skates for walking endlessly in VR

2. What's coming to Netflix in December: 'Mowgli,' 'Roma' and Springsteen

3. Google rolls out Digital Wellbeing screen-time and app-usage tracking for Android

4. Robert Rodriguez releases over-the-top VR film 'The Limit'

5. Volvo (deliberately) won't have any cars at the LA auto show

6. Black Friday 2018 deals we're already seeing

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Tuesday, 20 November 2018

Editor's Pick: Governance: An Overlooked but Critical CX Solution

Governance: An Overlooked but Critical CX Solution

Roberta O'Keith
Nov 20, 2018 9:21 AM PT

Today's customer feedback world is extremely complex with data coming from a variety of sources. With the growing number of cross-functional teams and silos within an organization, leaders have been finding it increasingly difficult to capture the full 360-degree view of the customer to drive true change within an organization. While it's clear that problems exist, what's less straightforward is why. [More...]

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Human Rights Groups Sound Alarm Over 'Killer Robot' Threat
Leaders from Human Rights Watch and Harvard Law School's International Human Rights Clinic have issued a dire warning that nations around the world haven't been doing enough to ban the development of autonomous weapons -- so-called "killer robots." The groups issued a joint report that calls for a complete ban on these systems before it becomes too late to act. [More...]

Siri Needs an Attitude Adjustment
You would think that a successful company like Apple would want to learn what ticks off its customers, and then fix the problems. You would think that it would learn that its negative-thinking artificial intelligence assistant, known as "Siri," is ticking off users. Few people want to hear the opinion of a computer, especially when it contradicts their own opinion in a negative way. [More...]

10 Ways to Avoid Losing Your Retirement to a Scam
Several years ago, my wife and I invested in a project called "Sanctuary Belize" and, like many of the investors, we were incredibly excited about the prospect of retiring in paradise. After a time, things just weren't adding up. The company supposedly put controls in place to reverse course, but we exited the project. As it turned out, those controls either were not put in place or failed. [More...]

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Human Rights Groups Sound Alarm Over 'Killer Robot' Threat
10 Ways to Avoid Losing Your Retirement to a Scam
Amazon Is Just the Tip of the AI Bias Iceberg
Acumos Project's 1st Software, Athena, Helps Ease AI Deployment
Review: Battlefield V Mixes Fantastic Gameplay With Intense Realism

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Human Rights Groups Sound Alarm Over 'Killer Robot' Threat

Leaders from Human Rights Watch and Harvard Law School's International
Human Rights Clinic have issued a dire warning that nations around the
world haven't been doing enough to ban the development of autonomous
weapons -- so-called "killer robots." The groups issued a joint report
that calls for a complete ban on these systems before it becomes too
late to act.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85695.html

10 Ways to Avoid Losing Your Retirement to a Scam

Several years ago, my wife and I invested in a project called "Sanctuary
Belize" and, like many of the investors, we were incredibly excited
about the prospect of retiring in paradise. After a time, things just
weren't adding up. The company supposedly put controls in place to
reverse course, but we exited the project. As it turned out, those
controls either were not put in place or failed.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85689.html

Amazon Is Just the Tip of the AI Bias Iceberg

Amazon recently disclosed its 2015 decision to scrap a recruitment tool
used to hire talent, after finding that it had a bias against women.
While this story has been covered sufficiently, there is a much greater
story still to tell: A substantial amount of the AI technology that
currently is used for recruitment and human resources purposes has been
acting independently for some time.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85688.html

Acumos Project's 1st Software, Athena, Helps Ease AI Deployment

The LF Deep Learning Foundation has announced the availability of the
first software from the Acumos AI Project. Dubbed "Athena," it supports
open source innovation in AI, ML and DL. The goal is to make critical
new technologies available to developers and data scientists everywhere.
Launched earlier this year, Acumos is part of a Linux Foundation
umbrella organization.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85686.html

Review: Battlefield V Mixes Fantastic Gameplay With Intense Realism

After taking Battlefield to "the beginning" with the First World War-
based Battlefield 1 , developers have returned the action to World War
II with Battlefield V . Anyone who's not familiar with this first-person
shooter need know only that the original game, introduced in 2002 as
Battlefield 1942 , offers players the chance to control vehicles as well
as soldiers.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85684.html

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