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Equifax Drops Credit-Freeze Fees, But Breach Victims Still Have To Pay
Forbes - 15 Sep 2017 04:57
The temporarily free credit-lock service credit lock may not stop identity thieves from opening credit lines with the stolen information from the breach, which Equifax waited six weeks to reveal. What if every industry r...
Arsenal Launches Innovation Lab Dedicated To Sports & Technology
Forbes - 15 Sep 2017 19:41
Pro sports teams are becoming increasingly involved in tech and innovation. So much so that some teams go as far as launching hubs dedicated to the investment and incubation of startups, in the hope that it will impact p...
A 1:1 Chromebook Deployment Goes Awry
Nibletz - 15 Sep 2017 16:40
East Bridgewater Jr/Sr High School In Massachusetts Recalls 1169 Chromebooks after three fire incidents. On Monday, Erica Fluevog, software specialist with the East Bridgewater Public School District in East Bridgewater ...
4 Ways Your Side Hustle Can Advance Your Career
Forbes - 15 Sep 2017 04:49
Side hustles not only help millennials pursue their passions but provide valuable skills that can advance careers.
Selling Sunlight tells a tale of a world that has stopped turning
Venture Beat - 16 Sep 2017 01:57
Selling Sunlight is a story-driven role-playing game where the sun always shines -- which isn’t as idyllic as it sounds. The planet has stopped turning, plunging one half into freezing darkness and subjecting the other...
Meet The Cryptocurrency Startups Targeting The $26 Billion Remittance Industry In The Philippines
Forbes - 16 Sep 2017 01:28
In recent years, several cryptocurrency startups have sprung up in the Philippines, creating low-cost remittance services for overseas Filipino workers and building a young but growing blockchain ecosystem.
Digital assistants are changing how we shop
Venture Beat - 16 Sep 2017 01:10
GUEST: Cast your mind back to around the year 2005 and you’ll remember a revolution in technology. Think about the introduction of a machine so smart that it promised to serve you in a supermarket while cutting wait ti...
Friday Funday: It's Such A Pain Learning Algebra
Nibletz - 16 Sep 2017 00:57
The Holderness Family Is Back With A Video Parents and Teachers Will Love It’s Friday, Funday and if you’ve had a rough week, it probably hasn’t been as rough as the Holderness family has had helping their daughter...
Heroes of the Storm gets more Overwatch love with Ana, Junkrat, and Volskaya Foundry
Venture Beat - 16 Sep 2017 00:35
Blizzard revealed today that two new characters and a new map inspired by Overwatch are coming to its multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) for PC, Heroes of the Storm. Junkrat and Ana are joining the fight, while Volsk...
The unforeseen consequences of an AI-built social network
Venture Beat - 15 Sep 2017 23:10
GUEST: Artificial intelligence is one of the most powerful technologies invented by humankind. This technology has affected almost every industry, including the medical, finance, and banking Industries. Due to its enormo...
This Week In Credit Card News: Scammers Construct Fake People To Obtain Cards; Apple Takes On Venmo
Forbes - 15 Sep 2017 23:09PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Early Access review -- a seminal shooter
Venture Beat - 15 Sep 2017 22:31
REVIEW: PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is one of the biggest gaming stories in the world. It has sold more than 10 million copies since debuting in March. It recently surpassed more than 1 million concurrent players on ...
MobilizeAmerica Helps You Wade Through Those New Activist Groups (And Teams Up With Funny Or Die)
Forbes - 15 Sep 2017 22:30
Startup MobilizeAmerica, which has a platform making it convenient for would-be volunteers to sign up for phone-calling, door to door canvassing, texting and other activities for Democratic candidates, just debuted a new...
SoFi CEO Mike Cagney Out Immediately Amid Sexual Harassment Investigation
Forbes - 15 Sep 2017 22:00
Mike Cagney, CEO of personal finance company Social Finance Inc., will be stepping down immediately following sexual harassment allegations, rather than at the end of the year as previously announced.
Chasing The American Dream: It's A Hustle
Forbes - 15 Sep 2017 21:46
Achieving The American Dream is getting harder, as the new 'My Everyday Hustle' video series shows. What could help people do it.
Smart Starts Young: How Amy Poehler's Smart Girls Prepares Young Women To Thrive
Forbes - 15 Sep 2017 21:44
Meredith Walker, co-founder of Amy Poehler's Smart Girls, is helping young women find their authentic voices and learn how to be effective advocates for the issues they care about, laying the groundwork for women's advan...
ProBeat: iPhone X buyers should thank Samsung
Venture Beat - 15 Sep 2017 21:30
OPINION: Apple this week unveiled the iPhone X, described by CEO Tim Cook as “the future of the smartphone.” Future iPhone X owners (the phone starts shipping on November 3) should be thanking Samsung. I’m not just...
Gab sues Google for antitrust violations following ban from Play Store
Venture Beat - 15 Sep 2017 21:05
Gab, an independent social network popular with conservative activists, has filed a lawsuit in a federal court accusing Google of abusing its power after the search giant removed the upstart from its app store. Last mont...
Coalition seeks to make Atlanta an IoT leader
Venture Beat - 15 Sep 2017 20:40
More than two dozen Atlanta-based enterprises have partnered with the Metro Atlanta Chamber (MAC) and the Atlanta Committee for Progress to launch IoT.ATL, a program that intends to boost the region's tech sector in the ...
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Switch owns August, and Samus Returns in style
Venture Beat - 15 Sep 2017 20:29
Hello, and welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! This time, Nintendo announced that they’re going to be making more NES Classic Editions next year, PewDiePie made another big mistake, and Thatgamecompany’s nex...
Are banks overlooking strategy when it comes to AI? (VB Live)
Venture Beat - 15 Sep 2017 20:18
VB LIVE: AI apps are shaping up to be an essential part of financial institution and fintech offerings. Yet these innovative solutions are only as useful as the data they can access. Join this VB Live event to learn how ...
Original Stitch launches its AI shirt-fitting tool out of beta
Venture Beat - 15 Sep 2017 20:00
Original Stitch, a startup that lets men create custom shirts online, brought its tool for measuring clothes using machine learning out of beta today. Called Bodygram, the system is designed to let a man take a photo of ...