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After the 2016 election, various inquiries were made to investigate the effects of social media propaganda. While some found indisputable proof of foreign entities using social media to manipulate public viewpoints, little appeared to change on social media to rectify this. One such investigation has recently revealed that “troll farms” based in Kosovo and Macedonia were responsible for disseminating various propaganda throughout the 2016 election period, and continued to do so up until the 2020 election....

Mathew Carpenter released this tweet earlier today, confirming he wants out of the Ship Your Enemies Glitter game: — Mathew Carpenter (@matcarpenter) January 14, 2015 Carpenter also took to Product Hunt in an effort to stop people from using his service: Why is he suspending Ship Your Enemies Glitter’s order-processing system? It’s simple. Carpenter was absolutely overwhelmed by the page views, orders, and envelopes waiting to be sent out. In short, he caved....

Each of these companies will have an opportunity to pitch their ideas to a cohort of judges, from which only five will proceed onto the finals. By the end of day on Tuesday, October 6 we’ll have found out who this year’s Startup of the Year is and what prizes they’ll claim. Here’s a closer look at the Western Region semifinalists: Denver, CO Prima-Temp Prima-Temp’s technology provides the a precise and accurate core body temperature measurement, and then communicates that data directly to a smartphone....

There are certain drawbacks of email that has forced employers to think of possible new solutions that are effective enough to replace emails. Email lacks transparency, they can be ignored or forgotten, they do not require instant action, the average response time of an email is huge and they lack real time collaboration features. Global information-technology service provider Atos, headquartered in France, was able to reduce email by 64% through an internal collaboration system that functions like a wiki, with members of a community — which might be based on a project, client, or topic — editing documents together and getting approval for changes from community members and other stakeholders....

However, those devices are often “picky” in terms of video formats – MKV, for example, has become Internet’s number one choice for high-quality videos, but most portable devices do not support it without a specific app. Therefore, it is important to have the right tools when the subject is video conversion, because while it is obviously good to have small files, it is equally important for them to maintain a certain video and audio quality....

MetaPipe is taking all of that hard work of creating a studio and whisking it off to the cloud, to include infrastructure, rendering, and workstations. By answering a series of questions for set-up, your team has everything they need to get the work done. Besides creating a cloud creative pipeline for teams, MetaPipe has also developed a different usage plan. Users only pay for the minutes of software that they use....

Champaign, Illinois startup, Mirror.me, is helping to organize social media data by creating a snapshot of information, visualizations and analytics. The company was founded by Hieu Le, a doctoral student at the University of Illinois, and has developed a real-time social-marketing platform for both personal and business use. While there are many companies that do social media analytics, Mirror.me looks to make its analysis relevant, interesting, and fun for the individual by focusing on an easy to use, visual interface....

Along with partner GSK Consumer Healthcare, National Geographic is introducing Chasing Genius, a global community that can help change the world. The community is designed to address the world’s pressing needs through premium programming, custom storytelling, and consumer engagement designed to inspire consumers to tap into their inner genius. In addition to all that, National Geographic will also hold The Chasing Genius Challenge, a competition aimed at finding innovative ideas that address the world’s problems....

In the traditional medical technology sector, successful incumbents tend to have a conservative mentality forced by a system that ensures clinical-grade worthiness. Compare that to the mindset of the typical Silicon Valley tech entrepreneur who moves fast and breaks things to innovate their industry, and you end up with what ultimately led to the Theranos disaster. Cutting Corners Won’t Lead to Long-Term Success Too often, founders of medical startups cut corners with no intention to take a clinical-grade approach....

QVIVO is a startup out of Hong Kong that’s aiming to capitalize on increasing consumer use of the cloud to store personal media. The company recently secured $1 million in funding from investors including SingTel Innov8, the SingTel Group’s corporate venture capital fund with plans to use the capital to expand its infrastructure capacity. At its core, the QVIVO cloud is of course, the same as all Software as a Service: upload on one device, it’s available on all....

Science focuses on 3 things: Developing new businessesProviding emerging startups with operational advice and capitalTransforming later-stage Internet assets with new talent and innovation

As leaders, we are challenged each day to say “yes” to ever-increasing responsibilities. We’re charged to say “yes” to increasing sales with less time and fewer marketing dollars. Our answer must be “yes” to serve more patients, increase test scores, respond to more emails, and grow market share. We’re encouraged to say “yes” to community service, expand our networks, enroll our children in perpetual activity, support aging parents, and grow individually....

In a White House release, they stated the money will go towards “training teachers, expanding access to high-quality instructional materials, and building effective regional partnerships.” The release further details how funding will make computer science more accessible in more states and districts, introducing it earlier on in K-12 settings. This will be done through new learning opportunities, STEM coursework, and be inclusive of all students. The new initiative will focus on turning computer science into a core component of education in K-12 schools....

The study ran for one week in early 2016, during which time more than 2,000 U.S. adults who got at least some of their news from online sources were interviewed twice a day on any news they may have consumed from an online source. The interviews totaled 25,602, offering 13,086 instances of online news consumption. Here are the results. 65 Percent Have “One Preferred Pathway” to News The report covers the different pathways that people rely on in order to stay updated on the news — roughly a third went directly to the main website, while about another third stuck to social media sources....

And as this election cycle has proven time and time again, it’s impossible to use data or statistics to plot the likelihood of events that have no precedent. When Musk sits down to convince shareholders that they should stay invested in his success, what can he possibly tell them? I don’t have a detailed answer to what does on behind closed shareholder doors, of course. But I can tell you one little trick that Elon Musk predicts the results of his risky moves with: It’s something that’s readily applicable to the world of startups, where businesses regularly take moon shots....

Tech.Co initially suspected that the acquisitions of both companies took place at an earlier date than yesterday, and according to Power Supply cofounder Robert Morton, indeed this is the case. The acquisition of the D.C.-based Healthy Bites closed in late-February, while the transaction with Los Angeles, CA-based eliteEATS closed more recently in mid-April. According to Morton, Power Supply saw that both Healthy Bites and eliteEATS had developed into great companies, offering great, healthy food, and being led by some truly passionate people....

2016 will be a huge year for mobile applications. Google is paving the way for apps by making changes to its algorithms and punishing websites that aren’t mobile friendly. Apps are certainly on the rise and businesses need to understand that they must adapt to this new technology or risk playing catch-up with competitors. So what exactly should we expect to see in the mobile app arena within the next 12 months?...

Students and staff alike were advised not to use any equipment provided by the County, nor to log into any of its online portals or services from any device. So, why was BCPS attacked and what could it have done to prevent the intrusion? See our guide to the Best Antivirus Software to choose What is Ransomware and Why Target Schools in Baltimore? Ransomware is a growing, but far from new, method of cybercrime....

It took us six months to finish it. Now, it’s a pretty technical journey to build an RC car of that caliber. However, there’s something to be said about the cognitive stimulation; taking many small, sometimes fragile pieces and connecting them to construct a unified whole is a strong message on a lot of levels. When I recently came across 3DRacers I saw a company that embraces that love for building, and it’s not an insanely complex building experience....

The company in the spotlight, ActMobile Networks, operates several VPN brands, including Dash VPN and FreeVPN.org, but has stated to the research company involved, Comparitech, that it doesn’t maintain databases, and isn’t responsible. When choosing a VPN, it’s imperative to pick one that doesn’t keep records or logs of your details. Any that do could be viewing or selling your data and, should they ever be exposed, that data could be paid public to millions....