Wow! From TechCrunch: Planet’s new Explorer Beta lets anyone time travel through geospatial images . “Planet, the global imaging company that recently acquired Google’s Terra Bella satellite imaging business, is introducing a new tool called Planet Explorer Beta that allows its users to view how its image captures of Earth from space change over time.
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Worldwide web inventor Tim Berners-Lee’s biggest concerns: privacy, fake news and political ads
It was 28 years ago that Tim-Berners-Lee submitted his proposal for the worldwide web. What he envisioned as an open platform that would break down global barriers has become a wild beast with endless problems.Talking on the anniversary of his invention, Berners-Lee has spoken about his concerns for the web.
Web creator Tim Berners-Lee speaks out on fake news
World wide web creator Tim Berners-Lee has spoken out about fake news, political advertising and the misuse of personal data. In an open letter to mark the web’s 28th anniversary , he outlined issues he says need to be solved for it to “fulfil its true potential as a tool which serves all of humanity.”
Nude photo scandal shows Tailhook mentality lives in military
Active-duty U.S. Marine Marisa Woytek listens during a press conference in Los Angeles about personal photographs of women Marines being posted on a private Facebook account without their consent. Active-duty U.S. Marine Marisa Woytek listens during a press conference in Los Angeles about personal photographs of women Marines being posted on a private Facebook account without their consent.
Millennials Say They Prefer Snap, Instagram; Not Yet Impressed By VR, AR
Discussions were held with a panel of college students with the aim to better understand how millennials think about social media, communications, video, virtual reality, augmented reality and privacy, Loup Ventures’ Gene Munster said in a report. Text Is Dying : Millennials view texting as a formal mode of communication.
Apple says many vulnerabilities in Wikileaks hack have been fixes
Apple made a statement about the propertied leak of CIA hacking tools. The leak claims to have exploits for iOS.
New Facebook 360 app lets Samsung Gear VR users share immersive photos and videos
Over the past few months, Mark Zuckerberg has dropped a number of hints that Oculus would only be part of Facebook’s strategy to tackle immersive video and virtual reality. On Wednesday, the company made good on those hints by releasing Facebook 360, a standalone app for the Samsung Gear VR .
These are the 5 internet stocks you should buy right now, according to Citi
Facebook ranked as No. 1 internet stock by bank, which ranks only Twitter as a sell among 16 companies focused on web Analysts at Citigroup released a ranking of internet stocks Wednesday that investors may want to consider if they’re looking to make money off companies underpinning the vast web.
Lifelong learning is no longer optional
Years ago, a college degree virtually guaranteed the holder a good job and a good income. Times have changed.
iTunes Terms and Conditions as a graphic novel
R. Sikoryak this week published a graphic novel called Terms and Conditions. It essentially a graphic novel of the iTunes Terms and Conditions that we all impatiently click through.
WikiLeaks claims to have CIA hacking war chest
WikiLeaks says the archive appears to have been circulated among former government hackers and contractors, one of whom provided WikiLeaks with portions of it. The website says the CIA hacking division involved “more than 5,000 registered users and had produced more than a thousand hacking systems, trojans, viruses, and other ‘weaponized’ malware.”
Central adopts Line to hasten 4.0 drive
Ms Piyawan attends the launch of Central Department Store’s official Line account. The social media platform is intended to serve as a gateway for the retail unit’s e-commerce service.
Here’s Why Your Facebook Live Video Sucks
The Facebook Live feature is arguably one of the most game-changing features the social media giant has ever rolled out. It’s another platform for celebrities and pundits to engage more intimately with followers and allows average citizens to document their lives and all they witness to a tremendous audience.
The pro market, the nerds, and the vision
Apple’s neglect of the pro market is causing a lot of gnashing of teeth in Apple-nerd circles, but it’s true to Apple’s vision. Apple used to be all about the Mac and now it is not.
Snap shares soar above $25 in early trading
Market makers at the New York Stock Exchange indicated the stock was set to open from $23.50 to $24.50 a share, CNBC reported . It’s not uncommon for the price of shares in an IPO to rise slightly from the company’s initial estimate.
Facebook adds a travel-planning feature called “City Guides”
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Facebook won’t force you to chat with its chatbots anymore
Try to get one to, say, order a pizza and too often you’ll find yourself stumbling through a drawn-out back-and-forth that’ll make you pull your hair out. That’s only after you’ve gone through the confusing hassle of finding the bot and, in some cases, awkwardly making the first move.
Snap IPO Values Fading-Photo App Maker at Twice Facebook’s Worth
Snap Inc. , maker of the disappearing photo app dependent upon the fickle favor of the millennial demographic, is going public at a valuation at least twice as expensive as Facebook Inc., and four times more costly than Twitter Inc. statement Wednesday. At that price, it has a market value of about $20 billion, based on 1.16 billion shares outstanding after the IPO.
Facebook’s Oculus cuts price for Rift’s VR headset by $100
An attendee tries the Oculus VR Inc. Rift Development Kit 2 headset at the 2014 Electronic Entertainment Expo, known as E3, in Los Angeles, California, U.S. on June 11, 2014. The device, made by a company owned by Facebook, now sells for $499.
Facebook steps up suicide prevention – with robots
Facebook added suicide prevention tools to its live video service Wednesday, in hopes of bringing real-time help to users who may harm themselves while broadcasting on the social media platform. The new Facebook Live tools will allow users to report dangerous behavior and suicidal comments directly to Facebook, which will then intervene with help.
Snap prices IPO to give US$24b valuation
Snapchat parent Snap Inc. priced its share offering on Wednesday to give the popular social network a market value of some US$24 billion, media reports said. Snapchat parent Snap Inc. is the biggest share listing in the tech sector since Chinese e-commerce group Alibaba in 2014.
Snapchat snags more parents of the teens who make up its base
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Beyond phones and 5G, mobile world seeks to reinvent itself
Next week’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona will feature phone companies in various stages of acceptance that the industry’s predictable, decades-old business model based on selling data packages by the millions is running out of steam. Beneath the facade of shiny new phones and dusty debates over network technical implementations, Europe’s largest annual technology fair will see top phone companies parading far-reaching business makeovers.
Atari Announces RollerCoaster Tycoon Toucha Available Now On iPhone, iPad, iPod touch
Following the success of RollerCoaster TycoonA 4 Mobile a , which has garnered over 18 million downloads and 295 million sessions globally, comes the latest entry of the beloved RCT series, where players can design, customize and share their greatest park creations in full 3D with friends from around the world. RollerCoaster Tycoon Touch has already received early acclaim and is now featured as one of the App Store’s ‘New games we love.’
Apple Has Reportedly Acquired iCloud.net domain For unknown Price
Examples include iCloud.us , iCloud.eu and iCloud.tv , and ironically, I found the full list on an iCloud.net blog post – which means that you have until the end of this month to look at it if you’re curious. The owner doesn’t say what will happen to the social network, but he does mention that he’ll be starting up a new site that will provide online coupon codes to Chinese users.
Facebook Analytics for Apps Hits 1 Million Milestone, Adds Features
Facebook today announced new functionality in its Analytics for Apps tool for mobile and Web development, while announcing it has now been used in more than 1 million apps, Web sites and bots. Launched at the company’s F8 developer conference in 2015, Facebook Analytics for Apps helps companies understand their app users, measure how they use an app across different devices and improve marketing campaigns.
How to Protect Your Digital Privacy in the Era of Public Shaming
Every January, I do a digital tune-up, cleaning up my privacy settings, updating my software and generally trying to upgrade my security. This year, the task feels particularly urgent as we face a world with unprecedented threats to our digital safety.
When Is the Official Snapchat IPO Date?
But because of its IPO filing on Feb. 2, 2017, the Snapchat IPO could happen as early as March. Snapchat made a filing with the SEC today , and it plans to price shares between $14 and $16 per share.
Looking for a New Job? Check Facebook
Step aside, LinkedIn. Facebook wants to make the process of finding a job – or filling an open position at your company – a little easier.
Illegally downloading movies and media from the internet is about to get a lot tougher
The highly-anticipated 89th Academy Awards are less than a fortnight away and online piracy websites are being flooded with high quality copies of the latest movie releases. Suppliers of the copyrighted material take advantage of the fact that movie studios send advance copies of films – known as ‘screeners’ – to members of The Academy for their consideration in order to help them decide how to cast their Oscars vote.
Torrent users beware: Search engines are clamping down on illegal downloads
The highly-anticipated 89th Academy Awards are less than a fortnight away and online piracy websites are being flooded with high quality copies of the latest movie releases. Suppliers of the copyrighted material take advantage of the fact that movie studios send advance copies of films – known as ‘screeners’ – to members of The Academy for their consideration in order to help them decide how to cast their Oscars vote.
Amazon hints at Prime sales in latest filing
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Three Powerful Social Media Indicators That are Overlooked
In recent years we have been noticing the rise of social media channels as a way for businesses to communicate and engage with their customers. According to Statista, social media is predicted to reach around a third of earth’s entire population.
Enterprise Apps May Be VR’s Future
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One in 10 U.S. readers consider Facebook a news outlet
Nearly half of Americans can’t remember where they got their news when they saw it online – and one in 10 people named Facebook as a news outlet when asked the name of the source of the story read online, according to a Pew study released earlier this week. As the way people consume news continues to move more and more online, this latest data shows just how difficult it is for readers to determine where the information they encounter is coming from.
Therese Poletti’s Tech Tales: The two views of Snapchat: An app that…
From New York to Silicon Valley to its hometown in Southern California, investors and analysts are sharply divided about Snap Inc. and its potential ahead of a highly anticipated initial public offering. Investors are hoping that the Snapchat parent company’s much hyped IPO , the first from a “unicorn” tech company this year, will revive the moribund market for IPOs.
Zuckerberg reveals high-tech Oculus gloves designed to touch the virtual world
“We’re working on new ways to bring your hands in virtual and augmented reality. Wearing these gloves, you can draw, type on a virtual keyboard, and even shoot webs like Spider Man.
Blues Matters, Presidential Postcards, The Talmud, More: Friday Buzz, February 10, 2017
The British magazine Blues Matters now has a digital archive . “Subscribers to Blues Matters, whether in digital or print, institution or individual, can now browse the complete archive of back issues dating back to the very first issue, originally published in 1999.
Facebook and Oculus are working on gloves for finger tracking in virtual reality
Mark Zuckerberg’s recent tour of the Oculus Research Lab shows how the company is heavily invested in Oculus and virtual reality overall. Facebook CEO and Oculus VR owner Mark Zuckerberg jumped on the social network to talk about visiting the Oculus Research Lab in Redmond, Washington.
3 Stocks You Can Buy and Hold Forever
The “simple” method of buying and holding a stock really isn’t all that simple. Some companies might post stable growth for years, but suddenly be crushed by technological shifts or new competitors.