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Netflix has been on a content crusade in the last few years, establishing itself as much more than the DVD delivery service it started out as in 1997. From the hundreds of original shows and movies to the innovative experiments like Bandersnatch, Netflix continues to grow and transform into a media powerhouse. Now, with a wide range of sources signaling the company’s plans to launch a gaming arm of the business, many are wondering if there’s room in the crowded gaming industry for a new entrant....

Not much. But that doesn’t mean you buy your first drone without doing your fair share of due diligence. Before you pull the trigger on your very own quadcopter, get these five things straight. What’s Your Drone For? First things first: figure out how you’ll use your airborne. Indulging your photography hobby or hoping to sell flyover vids? Get a drone with a camera that’s got the quality you need....

What is intent? In the context of commerce, intent is a desire that a consumer is acting on. Intent is the stage in a purchasing life cycle where a shopper has gone from wanting something to deciding that they will purchase it — if, and only if, they can find something close to what they want. Why Intent Matters Intent is important for digital marketers to identify because if you know a customer is at a certain stage of the process, you will be able to market to them differently than to someone who merely wants something....

In the Internet age, it’s easy for people to lie. Resume fraud is common and can often be difficult for founders and others new to the hiring game to detect. Even if a resume is honest, you don’t want a candidate who is going to lie about their experiences or qualifications during the interview process. Here are some steps your startup can take when it comes to ensuring new job candidates are honest: Google, Google, Google....

In an move to help stimulate the economy with this new currency, Salvadorians are being given a small amount of Bitcoin to spend with businesses. While we’ve seen some high profile companies accept Bitcoin as a form of payment, this is the first time an entire country has mandated that businesses must accept the currency where possible. Bitcoin Becomes Legal Tender Ahead of the announcement that Bitcoin was now an accepted currency country-wide, President Nayib Bukele tweeted that the country had purchased 200 Bitcoins, and in total held 400....

With more than enough security scandals to sow seeds of distrust, tech companies haven’t instilled a lot of faith in the global population that they’re equipped to handle the massive job they’ve given themselves. From hacked platforms to shady data practices, these gargantuan tech companies have proven time and time again that they have more control than they know what to do with. So what exactly does breaking up tech companies look like to Elizabeth Warren?...

Interactive Content Creation Platforms Content marketing is predicted to continue its dominance in 2015, with content production expected to increase by 200%. With the Content Marketing Institute (CMI) reporting that 77% of businesses use content marketing, a figure which goes up to 90% for B2C businesses, the risk for marketers is pouring time and resources into content that simply fails to stand out in a saturated landscape. Perhaps this is why only 37% of businesses surveyed by the CMI say that they found content marketing effective in 2014....

Cybersecurity has become a major priority for individuals and businesses alike, with security breaches and ransomware attacks becoming all too common throughout the world. Particularly during a pandemic in which the average employee is working from home, VPNs represent a solid option to bolster security for the sake of your peace of mind. Now, one of the more popular providers in the VPN space is getting even more secure, as this acquisition allows for more coverage....

A wave of apps are offering cures for this condition, in the form of social experiences for family and close friends. Even MyHeritage, an established family tree builder, has added photo and video sharing and has seen 166 million photos uploaded. Chief among the family-oriented startups is Path, a social network that limits you to 150 friends. That number is based on research by Oxford University professor Robin Dunbar; according to Path, we tend to have “5 best friends, 15 good friends, 50 close friends and family, and 150 total friends....

As 6 billion+ people begin to buy their first smartphones – for some, their first Internet-connected device – Mozilla is hoping to be on the front lines. And its new Firefox OS phones, announced on Tuesday, are the first step toward that. Mozilla has finally released information about the first phones to incorporate Firefox OS, Mozilla’s operating system for phones and tablets. The 3.5” Keon and the 4.3” Peak (both with 4 GB of storage) are made by Geeksphone in partnership with Telefonica....

On the third and last day of Celebrate 2015, Tech Wildcatters cofounder and managing partner, Gabriella Draney, sat down with Charania to chat a little bit about Rokk3r Labs. The company is unique in that it offers an alternative structure to your standard incubator or accelerator model, and unlike a standard dev shop. Instead, Rokk3r Labs offers a cobuilding methodology that’s focused having the company’s team of strategists, creatives, and engineers partner with startups to help them get to where they’re going....

Before founding Civis Analytics, Dan Wagner was the chief analytics officer on President Obama’s 2012 campaign, overseeing a 54-person team of analysts, engineers and organizers that provided analytics and technologies for voter contact, digital, paid media, fundraising and communication. After a discussion with Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Alphabet Inc. on election night, Dan decided to keep his team together and start a company. Take a listen to the entire talk below and make big data an important part of your business strategy: LISTEN ON ITUNES LISTEN ON GOOGLE PLAY

Research your prospects People buy from people they like, period! You can have the best product in the world but if your prospect doesn’t like you, the chances of closing the deal are highly unlikely. During the moment of making that call, all odds are against you. You don’t have any personal relationship with this prospect, and you might be perceived as just another vendor trying to sell something; It’s imperative to do research on your prospect to establish some rapport from the start....

Just last week, Google announced its intention to take things to a whole new level, by opening research grants for IoT. But, apparently, this technology is not only made of upsides, as discussion about the its potential security hazards came along. Still, Intel has recently unveiled a new product that, according to the company, will make it easier for companies to connect their equipment to the Internet: the Intel IoT Platform....

We decided to get our hands on the Anet A8, a simple DIY 3D printing kit that just requires some nuts, bolts, a bit of patience, and best of all no soldering. Over a weekend I put on my safety goggles, spent more time peeling contact paper off the acrylic then building, and got my hands to work on the build. After some self-created bumps the printer got up and running, so let’s dig in and see how it all turned out....

Through partnerships with local businesses, Wing will deliver items like coffee orders or drug prescriptions to people’s homes within minutes. Wing’s new project is likely the first commercial drone delivery service ever. If drone delivery takes off, “same day” delivery might soon seem like a eternity. Google Drone Deliveries to Date The new service will first be available to just a limited set of homes around the suburbs of Crace, Palmerston, and Franklin (“Around 100 homes,” according to a Verge report), but will expand to include Harrison and Gungahlin within months....

Google’s temporary pause on recruitment was only planned to last until early August. But now, in addition to scaling back hiring efforts for the rest of the year, insiders fear that their jobs might be put on the “chopping block.” This news comes only a month after the CEO of Google’s parent company Alphabet, Sundar Piachai, advised employees to be “more entrepreneurial” and to work with “more hunger.” While the company hasn’t publicly reversed its decision, two current employees — who chose to remain anonymous — explained that Google is still “tightening its belt” when it comes to filling new roles....

Everybody is excited, no doubt about it. Even Google can’t stand the hype train as it wildly rolls into the station. That’s right, Google is doing a special promotion for The Force Awakens, but it’s not what you might think. Google released a limited edition Google Cardboard headset recently for people living in the US. You could pick from any of the four versions available and get it shipped directly to your front door....

The features, designed to make meetings more interactive and fun, come a month after Google decided to merge its two video platforms, following its decision to finally phase out Google Duo. Here’s what to expect. The new suite of live-sharing features — which still includes polls and Q&A — will allow meetings to be more engaging, by adding fun ways for participants to interact with videos, songs and games. The new features will be available to all Google Meet users as soon as they update the app, and can be accessed by clicking on the three-dot menu bar, in the top right corner of the app, under the new Activities tab....

While it was launched back in February, the Accelerated Moble Pages was initially conceptualized for publishers to utilize a new form of HTML coding that aims to make a web page load faster on mobile pages. This technology is imperative, as the company observes that users tend to stay loyal to a website only if web pages can load as fast as their patience can muster — roughly 58 percent of most users tend to leave a page that takes more than 10 seconds to load....