Amazon Echo has been in headlines recently after a family discovered that it secretly recorded a whole conversation and sent it out to a contact. Amazon had a strange response, suggesting that the recording was only initiated because of an array of coincidences that happened together. If you’re curious what Amazon Echo smart devices have […]
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Animated GIFs have gained popularity recently. So much so that Google recently acquired GIF platform Tenor, which creates easy-to-share GIFs. But it’s actually quite easy to build customized animations from your own photos, especially if you have an iPhone 6S or newer device. Here’s how. Source: Tech CNBC How to make animated GIFs from your […]
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I’m a terrible cook. I’m the type of guy who struggles to make scrambled eggs properly. I burn toast. While Amazon lets you order all sorts of groceries, it doesn’t yet have an on-demand restaurant delivery service like UberEats, GrubHub or DoorDash. When I got home after a long day of work, I almost always […]
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Big brands like Toys R Us and Bon-Ton liquidating their businesses might paint a gloomy picture for the retail industry, but smaller brands say there couldn’t be a better time to grow. Direct-to-consumer businesses like Bonobos and Warby Parker have paved the way from online stores to brick-and-mortar ones. Others are following — in droves […]
Read moreEzequiel Pereira was about a month shy of 17 when he first got paid for exposing a Google security flaw through its bug bounty program. Pereira got his first computer when he was 10, took an initial programming class when he was 11 and then spent years teaching himself different coding languages and techniques. In […]
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Hard rock fans, get ready to empty your wallets. On June 29, Guns N’ Roses will commemorate the 30th anniversary edition of the group’s landmark album, “Appetite for Destruction” – and it will cost a whopping $999. In 1988, the original album topped the Billboard charts, buoyed by hit singles like “Sweet Child O’ Mine” […]
Read moreA start-up called Volans-i is building drones that can deliver heavy parts over long distances, even to a ship that’s sailing at sea. This kind of technology could have saved the Titanic, CEO and co-founder Hannan Parvizian quipped. The company shared footage of a recent test flight over Lake Pleasant in Arizona with CNBC where […]
Read moreHere’s a round-up of the most important deals in venture capital from the past two weeks. PayPal announced plans to acquire iZettle for $2.2 billion last Friday. The Swedish company makes mobile credit card readers and other payment technology for small businesses. The merger should catapult PayPal into hundreds of thousands of brick-and-mortar storefronts globally […]
Read moreBest Buy is expanding its tech support options with an eye toward keeping its older customers healthy. On the retailer’s earnings call this week, company executives said that they see opportunities to make money in the health space. “We already assort a variety of health-related products and technology products designed for seniors like specially designed […]
Read moreMobile Virtual Player’s (MVP) $8,000 football robots cost a whole lot less than hiring a professional athlete, but MVP President and CEO Joe McLaughlin doesn’t see these robots replacing players anytime soon. “When you run kickoffs, running 11 players down over and over again, it wears guys out,” McLaughlin said on CNBC’s “Closing Bell.” The […]
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