In case you are new to the situation, which some online are calling “Airbnb Ransackgate” here is a quick recap: In an emotional account, customer EJ blogged about her horrible Airbnb experience, describing in detail how her apartment had been vandalized and the person who rented from her stole her belongings and personal information.Airbnb apparently tried to get EJ to shut up about her ransacked apartment experience.Y Combinator founder Paul Graham even addressed the matter with this post on Hacker News....

One of his books, Marketing Analytics, was included in the Top 25 Analytics Books to Read in 2016, and centers on data-driven techniques with Microsoft Excel. I had the chance to sit down with Winston and dig deeper into analytics while also getting some great business tips for young data scientists to get in the game. Check it out: Tech.Co: Your book Marketing Analytics, focuses on Microsoft Excel to solve real world business problems....

The announcement, which will affect one of the largest neighborhoods in southern India, comes just weeks after Twitter cut 90% of its workforce in the same region, causing local businesses to question big tech’s commitment in South Asia. While the company continues to make cloud investments in the country, it’s clear that mass tech layoffs so far have had a huge impact on the South Asian market. Despite India having one of the largest online growth markets in the world, the country is still heavily reliant on independent neighborhood stores — which account for 90% of the country’s retail sales — despite its ecommerce market being worth an estimated $39 billion, according to the Guardian....

What’s Happening to the Dash Button? What Killed the Dash Button? When you think about it, the Dash button and the Echo hit shelves a mere seven months apart, which didn’t give the former much time to build up a following. Plus, with voice assistants being installed on nearly every smartphone, one touch might have seemed like one too many for most users looking for a futuristic shopping experience. Will Your Dash Button Still Work?...

In open letters to both Apple and Blizzard, which have taken actions to remove or silence pro-Hong Kong liberation materials and statements, the Senators ask the companies to reconsider their actions, with a stern warning that profits should not trump personal liberty. Both companies have seen plenty of criticism from their own communities in the last few weeks, but the attention of lawmakers is bound to add an extra level of weight to the accusations....

It’s a sign that the tech giant is increasingly interested in the power of audio AI and sees itself as a major player in the space. We explain what the PullString acquisition means for Apple, and how it fits into a pattern of purchases by the Apple brand. Who are PullString? PullString, once known as ToyTalk, was founded in 2011 by former Pixar executives, according to Axios, which broke the news of the acquisition....

Using password managers and other cybersecurity tools can reduce your vulnerability to some types of cyberattacks, but this news is a sobering reminder that we’re reliant on companies like Apple, Microsoft, and Google to ensure the systems we’re using are safe and watertight. We advise taking this opportunity to ensure your iPhone, iPad and other Apple products affected by the vulnerability are fully up to date. What is the Security Flaw That Apple has Patched?...

With Apple’s iOS 10 software, iPhone users will be able to sign up to make organ donation an easier process. The update will affect the company’s Health app, which iPhone users can already access, and allow them to register for organ, eye, and tissue donations right on their mobile devices. David Flemming, President & CEO of Donate Life America, said the following about the merge between Apple and Donate Life America: According to Apple’s announcement and research, “Over 120,000 Americans are currently waiting for a lifesaving transplant — and every 10 minutes, a new individual is added to the national transplant waiting list....

Password security in 2022 is, in so many words, bad. Businesses and individuals alike don’t take it seriously enough, leading to security breaches and cyber attacks that cost millions of dollars. Fortunately, passwords are on their way out, and Apple just unveiled its plan for a passwordless future with a new feature on upcoming operating systems. This technology obviously isn’t new, with Google implementing similar technology in Pixel devices and other Android phones....

Over two thousand backers saw the same vision as Popalis and Kiriakou, as they’ve combined to donate more than $370,000 through its Indiegogo campaign. Arrow says that its finished products ship in February. Surprisingly, Smartwatches Remain Overlooked While other smartwatches have come out with cameras since Popalis and Kiriakou first introduced the idea, none appear to be as high resolution or feature rich. The Samsung Gear 2 and Aipker DZ09 both offer a 2MP camera but the king of smartwatches hasn’t yet made a built-in camera available at all, although there are several third party attempts such as the CMRA....

Here are the top 8 trends in e-learning to look out for in 2016: 1. Gamification Mixing work and play is the basis of gamification in e-learning. The vendors of learning management systems understand the importance of applying the gaming mechanics to learning processes so that it makes it easy for the users to learn and retain the knowledge for a long time. Most of us love gaming. According to one study, around 75 percent of people in the workforce today are at least “casual” gamers....

As an innovator in cloud-based practice management, EHR, and revenue cycle management for medical groups, CareCloud delivers sleek, easy-to-use software solutions to increase profitability and productivity. The companies selected to be part of this list must be US-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent – not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies – as of December 31, 2013.

Students of all ages started out with an introduction to JavaScript. Over the course of 6 months, they’ve learned some HTML and CSS to build websites and jQuery to spice them up. Code Year has also sparked meetups in over 250 cities. Even NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg tweeted that he would be participating – although cofounder Zach Sims says he “doesn’t know” if Bloomberg is actually doing it. Sims is also following the weekly curriculum....

“It allows you to bring new life to the content you’ve already seen and love dearly. It’s a next step in internet culture,” says Anastasia Popova, the Marketing Director at Coub. “Everyone could do the same with images before – generating memes by putting text over a picture – and we’ve made it possible to do the same with video.” Coub is the next breakthrough platform for creating videos. Essentially, they’ve created an easy and fun way for anyone to make sharable, funny and artistic content....

This return of Startup Week to the city is evidence of how the city is embracing and supporting innovation and entrepreneurship. The city was basically built on entrepreneurship. The Dallas Entrepreneurship Center (DEC) hosts a yearly State of Entrepreneurship that brings together local and national business leaders to celebrate the growth of the Dallas business ecosystem, as well as to recap news, events, and highlights from the previous year. Over the last couple years, the city has also made the tops of some impressive lists of metro areas that are seeing success in business, employment, and quality of life....

NextGen Angels has funded seven DC-area companies – more than expected – including Dashboard, SocialRadar, Speek, and Spinnakr. The investments have been around $200,000 to $300,000, although it’s possible for NextGen to invest up to $2 million in a startup. They grew from just over 50 to about 70 members, adding people like Michael Chasen of Blackboard and SocialRadar and Eric Koester of Zaarly. The “under 40” group’s average age is in the mid-30s, while the median age of angel group investors nationwide is 57....

With regard to his startup Digital Dream Labs and the first product they are pushing, the cloudBoard, this quote hits home. In a market landscape that is already dominantly developed by children’s toys like Leapfrog and Skylanders, Digital Dream Labs is standing out. Their flagship prodcut, the cloudBoard, takes the tablet kids have come to love, pairs it with the education they need, and packages it into engaging videogames that use puzzle pieces as input....

Which makes it excellent bait for scammers trying to exploit anyone who wants to watch Endgame for free as an illegal download. Here’s the lowdown on the Avengers download online scam and how it works, just in case you’re tempted to skip the movie theater and attempt to download Marvel’s latest hit. How the Avengers: Endgame Scam Works The scam targets anyone hoping to get a free HD-quality version of the film online, according to cybersecurity software company Kaspersky Lab, which uncovered the scam in a recent blog post....

Hackers often search for and exploit vulnerabilities in software code in order to gain footholds into networks. They also move laterally to find the more critical and juicier targets and, in this regard, companies are making considerable mistakes, particularly in failing to ensure adequate security in their application development practices. The rising trend of successful data breaches shows that, while hackers and malicious actors are becoming more and more sophisticated in their methods, developers are not keeping up in applying security tools and best practices....

As startup founders and employees know, the key to success is learning from failure. Fortunately, the innovation team at ESPN has experienced plenty of failure to develop a keen sense of what works and what doesn’t. Take, for instance, the NHL’s glowing puck, used to make seeing the puck in hockey that much easier. Heads of FOX believed that by super-imposing a glowing trail behind the puck, viewers would be able to see it easier and, subsequently enjoy the game more....