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App developed in Carlsbad could be next big thingMarch 3, 2017

It launched Wednesday and by the end of the month a Carlsbad-based app could be the next big thing. Jennifer Cosco, 32, of Carlsbad and her business partner, Christopher Nebel, were admitted into the prestigious South by Southwest Accelerator competition, which commences March 11 and March 12 in Austin, Texas, to unveil their app, Envy.

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Unbiased Zero Up review published on a popular IM Blog has sparked a heated, emotionally charged discussion by internet marketers from all over the world. Steve Baker is once again brutally honest in his Zero Up review from Fred Lam.

The Importance of a Diverse Digital Environment

The recruiting industry is no different than any other in that now more than ever it exists largely within a virtual environment. Consider the variety of resources you access daily to assist in your recruiting efforts, whether it is email, social media or other digital services.

Chrome for MacOS to block rogue ad injections and settings changes

Google has expanded its Safe Browsing service, allowing Google Chrome on macOS to better protect users from programs that locally inject ads into web pages or that change the browser’s home page and search settings. The Safe Browsing service is used by Google’s search engine, as well as Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox, to block users from accessing websites that host malicious code or malicious software.

Alibaba-Rival JD to Get $2.1 Billion In Finance Arm Spinoff

JD.com Inc. agreed to sell its finance arm for 14.3 billion yuan in cash while retaining a share of its future profits, part of a deal to spin off the fast-growing division and create a strong rival to billionaire Jack Ma’s Ant Financial. The sale and spinoff of JD Finance, a payments and investment business, will be completed by the middle of 2017, the Beijing-based company said Thursday without naming buyers or investors apart from Chief Executive Officer Richard Liu.

Snapdeal’s GST Guru will train sellers on GST roll out

Online marketplace Snapdeal has announced the launch of GST Guru, a programme which will include a range of initiatives to help prepare the sellers on its platform for the impending GST reforms, expected to roll out this July. As part of GST Guru, Snapdeal is offering sellers a range of resources to ensure they are up to speed with impending policy changes.

How to reset Google Chrome?

Google Chrome reset may be needed when dealing with undesirable changes on the Chrome browser. This is one of the easiest ways to remove browser hijackers, adware and similar malware that threaten to diminish your browsing experience by replacing the default homepage, startup page, and search engine.

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.

Cisco Unveils New Firewall Lineup

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Bootstrapping an Online Mattress Brand to $168 Million: Ricky Joshi…

Bootstrapping an Online Mattress Brand to $168 Million: Ricky Joshi and Ron Rudzin, Co-Founders of Saatva Mattress Sramana Mitra: Are you selling your own branded mattress? All this calculation that you did about the raw materials, did it lead you to the decision to do your own branded mattress? Ricky Joshi: We were always going to create our own brand. That was part of the whole operation.

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Boss delivers dire warning about Amazon

Gerry Harvey said Amazon was “not a good corporate citizen” and if Australia had a choice, it should stop the retailer coming in, “like Donald Trump not letting the Muslims in”. Photo / 123rf Harvey Norman boss Gerry Harvey has slammed Amazon as a “parasite” that “contributes virtually nothing to society”, saying Australia should enact a Donald Trump-style ban on the e-commerce giant.

Security flaw hits popular websites

Security firm Cloudflare disclosed late Thursday that a long-running bug in its security systems may have leaked information, including potentially personal information, from thousands of sites including Uber, Fitbit and OK Cupid. The problem was first uncovered by Google security expert Tavis Ormandy, who let Cloudflare know about the issue on Feb. 18. But the service had been leaking information for months in a way that allowed search engines to pick it up, according to Cloudflare.

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Customers enter the J.C. Penney at the Grand Teton Mall on Wednesday afternoon. J.C. Penney announced Friday it plans to close between 130 and 140 stores nationwide.

JCPenney to close up to 140 stores in the coming months

J.C. Penney announced February 24 that it will be closing between 130 and 140 stores by the end of June and offer early retirement to 6,000 employees. The department store chain did not disclose how many jobs would be cut, but it said it is also offering early retirement to 6,000 full-time employees.

Uber, Fitbit, OkCupid info exposed by massive data breach

A serious data breach impacting nearly 3,400 websites and apps including Uber and FitBit may have leaked sensitive data across the internet for months. CloudFare, a cybersecurity company warned customers of a critical bug that could have exposed a range of sensitive information including usernames, passwords and other information onto the open internet.

FCC To Block Portion Of Broadband Privacy Rules

The rules, passed by a 3-2 vote last October, require Internet service providers to obtain consumers’ opt-in consent before drawing on their Web-surfing data or app usage history for ad targeting. The privacy order also imposes other requirements on broadband providers, including provisions regarding data breach notifications and data security.