Nextdoor, the social network that connects you with people in your neighborhood, is taking another step up in its global growth, after launching in the Netherlands and the UK last year. Today, the company is opening for business in Germany, the largest internet market in Europe. The move comes as the company says it is now used in 160,000 neighborhoods across the US, UK and Netherlands, with… Read More
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A new study shows bots and trolls are using Facebook and Twitter to manipulate your views with fake news.
Source: CNET
The global risk analysis used by big banks, hedge funds, and governments to inform their decision-making around everything from foreign currency investment to foreign aid is getting the machine learning treatment with the launch of the new startup GeoQuant. Read More
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Blackouts in Ukraine were just a trial run. Russian hackers are learning to sabotage infrastructure—and the US could be next.
Source: Wired
India-focused mobile messaging service Hike took in funding from Tencent last year, and today it took a major step to emulating the Chinese firm’s WeChat app with the introduction of mobile payments. The launch of Hike Pay not only shows an ambition to build a messaging platform, it also means Hike has beaten WhatsApp, the chat app that dominates India, to the punch. Facebook-owned… Read More
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Nokia announced at Mobile World Congress back in February that it would be sunsetting the Withings brand this summer. After giving fans of the French connected health device maker sufficient time to mourn, the brand name is finally officially being removed from its existing product lines. All Withings products will be branded Nokia from here on out. The transition will be marked by a few… Read More
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Looking for a new job is getting easier. Google today launched a new jobs search feature right on its search result pages that lets you search for jobs across virtually all of the major online job boards like LinkedIn, Monster, WayUp, DirectEmployers, CareerBuilder and Facebook and others. Google will also include job listings its finds on a company’s homepage. The idea here is to give… Read More
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Existing Withings scales, blood-pressure cuffs and trackers are getting Nokia branding, with new health products taking the name as well.
Source: CNET
In the crash last year, the man driving kept his hands off the wheel despite numerous automated warnings telling him not to, found the report.
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Commentary: In a new campaign, the social media site uses Chance the Rapper to show how you can “see every side” of the conversation. Well, if you can bear it.
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