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Oracle Is Getting Ahead Of The Competition When It Comes To Data

Jan 03, 4:00AM

chess Hot on the heels of a partnership with Dun & Bradstreet, the announcement of the Datalogix acquisition marks an aggressive move on Oracle’s part — an attempt to prove to the market that they’re getting serious about data-driven marketing. Salesforce had added Datalogix to its Marketing Cloud back in April 2014. This Oracle acquisition will probably be making some… Read More



Details Unveiled For Twitter's Native Video Player To Rival YouTube

Jan 03, 3:49AM

Back in November 2014, Twitter announced that it would be launching a native video service in the first half of 2015 as part of its bigger strategy to position itself as a media platform. Now some more details have been uncovered about how this will work. The Twitter Video Player will host videos of up to 10 minutes with no limit on file size, initially supporting mp4 and mov… Read More



The Cybersecurity Tipping Point

Jan 02, 11:00PM

dominos As we bear witness to the aftermath of major attacks this year against the likes of Target, Home Depot, Neiman Marcus and most recently, Sony, it becomes clear that we are entering an entirely new “war” against cyber crime. Those who do not change their approach will lose. Read More



13 Stories You Don't Want To Miss This Week

Jan 02, 10:58PM

Anonymous 2 From Anonymous leaking account information to rumors of Microsoft building a new browser, here are the top stories from 12/27-1/2. 1. Following through on threats of a Christmas hack, a Twitter account claiming affiliation with Anonymous released a list of usernames and passwords for 13,000 accounts on Amazon, PlayStation, XBox Live, Hulu Plus, Walmart and other retail and entertainment… Read More



When Is Twitter Adding That Promised Group DM Feature?

Jan 02, 10:11PM

birds Private group messaging is a feature Twitter is supposedly working on and that many have been waiting to come out for a while, but we’ve yet to see. Read More



Offshoring Data Won't Protect It From The NSA

Jan 02, 10:07PM

spy-1 The natural reaction of many citizens, companies and governments is to try to get their data out of the United States and out of the hands of American companies.  The idea is a seductive one, even for Americans.  Offshoring money has been a popular strategy for tax avoidance.  Why not offshore data to a foreign company? This offshoring of data to avoid surveillance is not just an idle… Read More



How Self-Balancing Electric Skateboard Onewheel Goes From Assembly Line To Users' Homes

Jan 02, 9:00PM

Screen Shot 2015-01-02 at 12.05.05 PM Last year at CES we were introduced to Onewheel, a crazy new self-balancing skateboard built by electromechanical engineer and board sports enthusiast Kyle Doerksen. Less than a year after the project went up on Kickstarter, Onewheel is shipping to early backers and those who pre-ordered the device. A few weeks ago, we got a tour of the Onewheel assembly line to see how it gets put together and… Read More



Microsoft And Yahoo Confirm Search Outages

Jan 02, 8:12PM

Microsoft’s search engine Bing.com and other sites, including live.com, suffered a brief outage of somewhere around 20 minutes today, give or take, according to reports on Twitter and other website-monitoring services. While Bing.com and others have since returned (in fact, while we were reaching out for comment on the outage), we noticed also that Yahoo’s search service (powered… Read More



US Announces New Sanctions Against North Korea Following Sony Hack

Jan 02, 7:53PM

kim jong un the interview President Obama has signed an executive order authorizing new sanctions against North Korea, according to a press release from the US Treasury Department. The sanctions are described as a response to the recent hack of Sony Pictures Entertainment. The hackers also threatened violence if Sony released The Interview, a comedy revolving around the attempted assassination of North Korean leader… Read More



Join TechCrunch's Big CES Adventure

Jan 02, 7:48PM

robot-2015 If you’re attending the show we want to see you. As in year’s past, TechCrunch will have a large broadcast tent in front of the Las Vegas Convention Center. You can’t miss it. There are LED panels all over it. Twice a day we will hold Hardware Battlefield where 16 startups will compete for $50,000 and the Metal Man trophy. You can watch the show live at the booth or here… Read More



U.K. Police Arrest Alleged Lizard Squad Hacker

Jan 02, 6:48PM

hp-lizard_thumb_142D9AC8 Vinnie Omari, alleged member of the Lizard Squad, the hacking crew that took down both Xbox Live and the Playstation Network on Christmas, was arrested in Twickenham on December 31. Omari provided details to the Daily Dot regarding the arrest and the police issued a press release announcing the raid. >From the release: The South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU) has arrested a… Read More



Polaroid Partners With Blipfoto On A New Photo Journaling Service That Only Lets You Post Once A Day

Jan 02, 6:27PM

Screen Shot 2015-01-02 at 1.19.41 PM Polaroid’s attempt to re-establish its brand in the age of digital photos continues this morning with the announcement that it has partnered with Edinburgh-based photo journaling service Blipfoto, which is now relaunching and expanding into the U.S. The service, available on the web and in mobile apps for iOS and Android, offers users a place to document their lives by sharing only… Read More



How Big Data Will Transform Our Economy And Our Lives In 2015

Jan 02, 6:00PM

data The great Danish physicist Niels Bohr once observed that “prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future.” Particularly in the ever-changing world of technology, today’s bold prediction is liable to prove tomorrow’s historical artifact. But thinking ahead about wide-ranging technology and market trends is a useful exercise for those of us engaged… Read More



Codementor Wants To Help Developers Launch Projects In 2015 With Makers Year

Jan 02, 4:00PM

developers shutterstock Codementor, which lets developers get coding advice from vetted experts, was created to help people finish building projects. Successfully launching an app involves more than just coding it, however, so the founders of the startup have created Makers Year to help get more projects off the ground. Read More



The Photos App On iCloud.com Has Disappeared

Jan 02, 3:59PM

Screen Shot 2015-01-02 at 10.35.38 AM The beta version of the Photos app on iCloud.com has disappeared, several sites are reporting this morning, and we’ve also confirmed through tests. Previously, the app allowed Apple users signed in via the web to access their iCloud Photo Library on their PC or Mac. The app isn’t just missing from the iCloud.com homepage, either – visiting the URL directly also displays… Read More



Scribd Raises $22M For Its Subscription E-Book Service

Jan 02, 2:00PM

scribd Scribd, a startup offering unlimited access to half a million e-books for $8.99 a month, is announcing that it has Raised $22 million in additional funding. The round was led by Khosla Ventures, with Khosla partner Keith Rabois (previously an executive at PayPal, LinkedIn, Slide, and Square) joining the company’s board as an observer. In an email, Rabois compared Scribd’s… Read More



OnePlus Joins The Forked Android Club With Its Own Version Of Google's Mobile OS

Jan 02, 10:06AM

oneplus android Smartphone maker OnePlus pledged to develop its own software after partner Cyanogen did the dirty on it with an exclusive distribution with Micromax in India, and it began the year releasing its own forked version of Android. Read More



Here's How Chat Apps Are Becoming As Important As Social Media For Brands

Jan 02, 8:49AM

chat apps Social media marketing will soon include chat apps, as this example from Sir Paul McCartney and the use of Line show. Read More



How Connectivity Will Need To Evolve

Jan 01, 10:00PM

connectivity Intelligent processing and awareness tools are providing sense-making capabilities, augmenting our ability to easily interpret data, and making information more accessible. These capabilities will allow a more frictionless relationship between us, our objects and environments. Read More



The Best TV I Saw In 2014 Was On Netflix, And It Starred A Talking Horse

Jan 01, 9:57PM

bojack horseman When BoJack Horseman premiered on Netflix in August, it was with a lot less fanfare than we’d seen for House of Cards or Orange Is The New Black. (Heck, I think people are more excited about Netflix streaming all 10 seasons of Friends.) Even so, now that I’m looking back, BoJack was easily the high point of the year’s TV, at least for me. It also marked the moment when I… Read More




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