Daimler puts money behind high-end Uber competitor Blacklane – Roadshow
Blacklane connects travelers and professional chauffeurs, and it’s looking to expand into Asia and the Middle East. Source: CNet
Read MoreBlacklane connects travelers and professional chauffeurs, and it’s looking to expand into Asia and the Middle East. Source: CNet
Read MoreFemale athletes and Santas with different skin colors are just a few of the additions to the emoji offerings in the mobile operating systems coming out this fall. Source: CNet
Read MoreNo organization today, even the most conservative and secretive ones, can pretend that they are 100% cloud-free. The range of cloud-based solutions, from virtual machines hosting backend IT systems to Software as a Service, from IT-sanctioned platforms to user-provisioned consumer services, is simply too great for an organization to completely avoid. I recall a senior
Read MoreOfficials are concerned sexual predators will gain access to minors by buying a “lure” in the game that intentionally increases traffic to a particular location. Source: CNet
Read MoreIt’s time to kiss your cash goodbye when you preorder a luxury iPhone 7 kitted out with gold, diamonds and insanity. Source: CNet
Read MoreAlso get a look at the game’s other Alola Forms, new Pokemon and Z-Moves. Source: CNet
Read MoreMicrosoft is looking to the coming Windows 10 Enterprise E3 and E5 subscription plans as a way to upsell more small and midsize business users to high-end versions of the product. Source: Microsoft
Read MoreHulu nabs the rights to stream all but the latest season of Showtime’s addictive Emmy-winning show to its paying members. Source: CNet
Read MoreTechnically Incorrect: Newly-crowned Texan Karlie Hay now says she was going through personal struggles at the time of her postings. Source: CNet
Read MoreWhile an Ask Me Anything segment on Reddit is an expected stop for politicians and celebrities, the Democratic duo is heading to Quora instead. Source: CNet
Read MoreUber merges its Chinese business with local competitor Didi. We also talk about Tesla shacking up with SolarCity, and discuss Pokemon Go. Source: CNet
Read MoreApple’s iPad Mini 2 is down to $229, along with noteworthy savings on select Macs. Source: CNet
Read MoreAs the breadth of available media expands almost beyond comprehension, we’ll need better ways to discover and curate our collections. Here are some lessons that Amazon, Netflix, and Spotify can teach us about cloud-based content. Source: DIY IT
Read MoreFormerly of The Verge, Bloomberg and Engadget, Topolsky’s new venture goes beyond tech to politics and culture. Source: CNet
Read MorePeter Thiel’s Founders Fund is among the venture capital firms backing the startup and its ad-blocking browser. But publishers still need convincing. Source: CNet
Read MoreGiving some users more control over comments, the social media giant hopes to stop online harassment. Source: CNet
Read MoreMicrosoft quietly has disabled the ability of administrators to use Group Policy and mobile-device-management to shut off certain apps and content with the Anniversary Update. Source: Microsoft
Read MoreMicrosoft’s latest operating system ends its last month as a free upgrade still way behind Windows 7. Source: CNet
Read MoreThe healthcare company has announced a new ecosystem of products to help you lose weight, stay active and live a healthy life. Source: CNet
Read MoreThe deal that Musk called a “no-brainer” is going forward, a $2.6 billion all-stock merger that will create a single, company focused on an alt-fuel future. Source: CNet
Read MoreHomer and Marge talk politics and skewer The Donald in the process, in a new clip. Source: CNet
Read MoreThe automotive supplier accelerates development and validation of its self-driving car tech in the island nation. Source: CNet
Read MoreYou may love the look and feel of Windows 10 — and the new stuff like Cortana or the Edge browser. Or like Woody Leonhard you may still be looking for a compelling motive to abandon Windows 7, regardless of fresh additions in the Windows 10 Anniversary Update (Windows Ink, anyone?). Either way, good for you!
Read MoreGoogle has made accessing www.google.com a little more secure by turning on HSTS (HTTP Strict Transport Security). With HSTS, Google ensures its servers are telling browsers that all future attempts to connect should be over HTTPS, Jay Brown, senior technical program manager of security at Google, wrote on the Google Security blog. [ An InfoWorld
Read MoreLaptops with a non-fixed keyboard, otherwise known as convertibles, hybrids or 2-in-1s, have been one of the few bright spots in the mobile computing market. That was not always the case, but the advent of Windows 10 coupled with a clear focus from Intel and its partners on that segment has seen much better solutions
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