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Symantec Cold Read: Where Were The Short Sellers On Symantec?
Forbes - 14 May 2018 03:43
Symantec recently shocked the market by announcing it might have to restate financials, causing the stock to drop 33%. Perhaps most surprising is that short interest was low. I do a cold read to see if there were flags o...
TiVo set-top boxes are getting Alexa support by June 1
Venture Beat - 14 May 2018 18:06
TiVo announced today that its newest lineup of set-top DVRs, including Series 4 (TiVo Premiere), Series 5 (TiVo Roamio), and Series 6 (TiVo Bolt) devices as well as the TiVo Bolt Vox, will gain support for Amazon’s Ale...
What You Haven't Considered About The Dark Side Of Friendships At Work
Forbes - 14 May 2018 01:00
Workplace friendships are great... until they're not. Here's what you may not realize about them.
How to contact your senators about net neutrality (and anything else)
Venture Beat - 14 May 2018 23:01
If you have strong feelings about net neutrality, it’s time for a hail mary. The Federal Communications Commission is set to roll back net neutrality regulations as of June 11, 2018 — unless the U.S. Senate votes to ...
Google's DeepMind is using neural nets to explore dopamine's role in learning
Venture Beat - 14 May 2018 22:42
A novel neural network experiment allowed researchers at Google subsidiary DeepMind to glean insight into the role played by neurotransmitter dopamine in learning.
Let's stop vilifying AI's imitation powers
Venture Beat - 14 May 2018 22:10
GUEST: Very recently, the outbreak of AI-doctored pornographic videos in which the faces of the original actors had been swapped with those of celebrities and politicians caused panic over the implications of artificial ...
Data collected on 3 million Facebook users of a suspended app may have been exposed
Venture Beat - 14 May 2018 21:47
Earlier today, Facebook announced that it had suspended 200 apps as part of its ongoing investigation into how third parties may have mishandled user data following the Cambridge Analytica trainwreck. But the company did...
ISTE 2018: Intelligence Goes Beyond Screen, Beyond Tablet
Nibletz - 14 May 2018 21:37
Beyond Tablet Will Help Your Students Develop 10 Intelligences In today’s modern classroom and digital school there is so much focus on the screen. It can be a Chromebook screen, laptop screen or tablet screen. Screens...
5 Ways To Scale Your Idea To Impact The World, According To Two Entrepreneurs Who Have
Forbes - 14 May 2018 21:25
Room to Read has helped educate more than 12.4 million children. Now, two of the organization's leaders are sharing insight to help social entrepreneurs scale their ideas across the globe.
Surf Air: 'All You Can Fly' Luxury Service In Lucrative California Market
Forbes - 14 May 2018 20:48
Travelers who appreciate comfort, service and speed to destination, and can pay for it, will appreciate Surf Air and its "all-you-can-fly" model in the California market and beyond.
Radical Heights, Lawbreakers studio Boss Key Productions shuts down
Venture Beat - 14 May 2018 20:26
Boss Key is done. Founder Cliff Bleszinski posted a statement to Twitter to confirm that the studio is shutting down, and he is going to take time off from the industry. Bleszinski founded Boss Key in April 2014. It spen...
ISTE 2018 Preview: Kami Is Your PDF Viewer On Steroids
Nibletz - 14 May 2018 20:23
Kami Makes Learning More Accessible, WorldWide Some people view Kami as a PDF viewer. Educators, students and even edtech reporters understand the true value Kami brings to the table. Kami gives teachers and students the...
How To Harness The Power Of Blog Comments In Your Content Marketing Campaign
Forbes - 14 May 2018 20:07
If you can learn to harness the power of blog comments, both on your own blog and the blogs of others, you'll be able to generate far more traffic to your blog.
Eidos Montreal boss David Anfossi talks Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Deus Ex, and The Avengers
Venture Beat - 14 May 2018 19:30
FEATURE: Eidos Montreal, the studio making this fall's Shadow of the Tomb Raider, casts its own striking umbra on the gaming world. Founded in 2007, it opened with an enormous staff and a highly specific goal. With 350 e...
How Human Detectives Catch AI Thieves
Forbes - 14 May 2018 19:21
Experts warn that some of America's patented artificial intelligence innovations are being stolen. But here's how some crack human detectives are finding and stopping those artificial intelligence thieves.
Even Trump Thinks It's Okay. So Why's It Still So Hard To Run A Weed Business?
Forbes - 14 May 2018 19:05
Conflicting federal and state laws and evolving regulations make the cannabis industry one of the toughest to start a business in
PLAE: The Tech-Driven Sneaker Brand Giving Consumers The Power To Customize Products
Forbes - 14 May 2018 19:00
I spoke with co-founders Ryan and Jonathan about the vision behind their company, disrupting the sneaker industry, and the need for building a lifestyle brand rooted in the spirit of play.
Meet Amelia, IPSoft's Strikingly Human-Seeming AI: What She Means For Customer Support And Society
Forbes - 14 May 2018 18:48
A visit to Amelia City, the not-yet-open lab and showplace for Amelia, IPsoft's notably humanesque AI. Plus an interview with IPsoft President and CEO Chetan Dube on customer support, customer experience, and societal im...
World's 'first' commercial 5G network launches in Qatar
Venture Beat - 14 May 2018 18:43
If the “race to 5G” can be “won” by the first carrier to launch limited 5G cellular services within a country, Qatar’s Ooredoo may have earned a gold medal today. The carrier says that it has just launched 5G S...
Meet The Millennial Women Bringing Black Girl Magic To Advertising
Forbes - 14 May 2018 17:25
The ladies of 19th and Park, a creative marketing company are currently shaking up the male-dominated advertising industry, through their fresh take on video, social and experimental content.
Email encryption flaws can expose Apple Mail, Outlook, and Thunderbird messages
Venture Beat - 14 May 2018 17:21
Ahead of a full release of details on May 15, European researchers and the EFF are providing an early warning that messages encoded with PGP/GPG and S/MIME are vulnerable to a set of serious security vulnerabilities — ...
ISTE 2018 Preview: Video In The Classroom Is Easy and More Fun With WeVideo
Nibletz - 14 May 2018 17:10
WeVideo Inspire’s Every Student To Tell Their Story Learning through immersive technologies is one of the most powerful ways to teach a student today. Technology has made it easier for teachers to fully engage a class,...