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That’s right, Alphabet’s Project Wing recently announced that burrito-delivering drones will soon take to the skies. Unfortunately for all you Mexican food buffs out in the world, these flying delivery bots will only be dropping burritos, courtesy of Guzman y Gomez, a Mexican food chain, on residents living in the outskirts of the Australian Capital Territory. But why Australia? Why has Project Wing decided that rural Australians need burritos more than, say, a tech reporter in Chicago that tragically lives a 15-minute walk from any decent Mexican restaurant?...

Ah, yes, the classic double-dog dare, a seemingly trivial yet persistently effective tool, whose relevancy extends beyond our childhood days (clearly). Betchyu is based on this idea that competition can motivate people to reach their health goals through a social filter. Whether that’s losing weight, exercising more, running farther, or quitting cigarettes, Betchyu capitalizes on your own social network of friends and family, getting them to place bets against you in hopes that you’ll stick to trying to achieve your goal(s)....

The Components of Productivity Productivity is predicated on focus, creativity, and energy. While there are certainly other components such as motivation and discipline, for example, we will restrict our scope to ones that are impacted by sex. Without focus there is no way to be productive. Because if you can’t focus on a concrete task, then you will always find yourself losing time. After closing this short section, you will discover how sex can increase your focus and allow you to get your work done much faster and with a higher success rate....

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics says there will be more than one million tech jobs in the next three years that go untaken. And while coding has been brought to the forefront for a lot of adults, more opportunities for children have bubbled up around the country to generate enthusiasm for STEM and encourage kids to pursue a cool idea. Chicago’s Codeverse is the first hackable classroom and vertically integrated technology platform that teaches children ages 6 to 12 how to code....

Quite the opposite, actually, as they’ve grown their team and services out of the EvoNexus incubator space in Downtown San Diego. They’ve been working hard to ensure that Portfolium provides a deeper, all-encompassing view of a student’s passions, abilities and potential so they can find better jobs. I sat down with Markowitz to see what Portfolium has been up to since winning our 2013 mixer, how EvoNexus has helped them, and what they’ve got planned for the future....

Through the page, would-be riders post their requests and anyone willing to offer a lift responds. No payment is formalized through the Facebook page, but some drivers request a set price along with their offer to help. Others simply ask riders to pay what they can. A conservative estimate puts the page’s efforts at 21,000 rides per week through around 1,400 drivers. When the two ride-sharing service apps pulled out of the city, they left 10,000 drivers unemployed, and the Facebook page has drawn many of those drivers in....

In a statement on the company’s site, it stated that the data breach was due to a ransomware attack, and it was currently complying with advice from law enforcement. Ransomware attacks have become more common in recent years, with everyone from schools to large corporations being compromised. Details of the Robinhood Ransomware Attack In a statement posted on Robinhood’s site, the company stated that it experienced a security incident on the 3rd of November, when a third party was able to access data records of its customers....

DC-based DataRPM’s release of Instant Analytics expands access to business intelligence software to teams of all sizes. No wonder this company won DC’s hottest startup poll at Tech Cocktail’s DC mixer and startup showcase. Instant Analytics is cloud-based analytics software for independent software vendors, large companies, small teams, and even solo entrepreneurs. It’s a white-label business intelligence package fashioned with flexibility, scalability, and the “fastest go-live in the industry,” according to its founders....

According to a company spokesman, the terms of the acquisition are not being made public, “however, I can say that we made this purchase because it was a good financial investment and the opportunity to grow our business is tremendous.” The acquisition will also result in PeopleMatter integrating into Snagajob, though details regarding branding have yet to be made public. According to their spokesman PeopleMatter retains a very positive brand equity in the market, and they do not want to lose it....

Renren Inc. is a major social networking company based in China, while Burger and Kerret are the CEO and CIO of Silverstein Properties. Other participants in the round include Rich Boyle, former Chairman/CEO of Loopnet; Scott Plank, formerly Under Armour; California real estate developer Chris Rising; Ackman-Ziff Real Estate Group; and Berman Enterprises. With this Series A funding, the company aims to expand its offerings to institutional investors interested in real estate, as well as increase its presence in many more cities across the United States....

The Judges Panel: Benjamin Wald @benjaminswald – Managing Partner at Spartan Systems Ben Wan @WanB – Serial Entrepreneur, retired VC, co-founder of Breue (an online community for product feedback) Minh Nguyen @minhn21 – CEO at AppPress, Founder of Plaxo Aaron Saunders @aaronksaunders – CEO at Clearly Innovative The Startups: Idea Vine “Pitch ideas to the world” – is where users can share their ideas, contribute to other ideas, and validate their ideas....

This sustained outage is the third lengthy issue to plague Facebook in the last six months, and that’s not a good look for the world’s largest social media platform. Additionally, with all these other apps under their umbrella, the outage had a substantial effect on the online world. With that in mind, a certain question is now undeniably worth asking: Is combining all these platforms under a single company a good idea for users?...

Friesmuth is the cofounder and CEO of Skyworks Aerial Systems, a Vegas-based startup that manufacturers and designs unmanned and autonomous aerial platforms (i.e., drones). The state of Nevada is just one of six sites that have FAA approval of drone testing – specifically, the state is looking at how air traffic control procedures can help drones move through into civilian airspace without disruption. Skyworks itself came about as a byproduct of Friesmuth’s senior design project at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, designing the drone platform....

That may be why in 2015, sales of gift cards in the US hit 130 billion dollars, an increase of 6 percent over the previous year. However, this is just the start, as sales of gift cards are expected to hit 160 billion by the year 2018. The largest increase was in “e-gifts,” which hit 26 percent that year, a whopping 7.1 billion dollars. This rise is expected to also help boost the growth of the payment industry as a whole....

Delightfully prompts people to take the time to select photographs as a way of digitally covering up a gift. For just $3, you can maintain the anticipation, excitement, and surprise of the present. What about the faux paus gift card dilemma? This model also provides a way to alleviate the fear of being labeled “that guy who took the easy way out in the checkout line at the grocery store....

They’re excited, as they well should be, because this early adoption validates their mission to make the experience of using smartphone apps in the car easy, safe, and intuitive. Navdy makes is so drivers don’t need to fumble with their smartphone to navigate, communicate, or control their music. Navdy also works with mainstream apps that people use on a daily basis like Google Maps, Spotify, Pandora, or iTunes Music. The device can also read aloud or display notifications from text messages and other social media apps – but that’s only half of the story....

In 2020, it’s safe to say that facial recognition technology is a bit controversial. Activists have spoken out at length about the problematic software’s use in policing citizens, while tech giants have been hellbent on developing the tech and selling it wherever they can. And considering the tech represents a multi-billion dollar market, who could blame them? Still, with the EU debating the merits of a temporary ban, the technology could take a backseat as far as development and employment are concerned, and that’s kind of a big deal....

Prices increase depending on the amount of storage, RAM, and virtual central processing units required. Windows 365 plans max out at $162.00 per user per month, an amount which covers 8 vCPUs, 32GB RAM and 512GB storage. The business-oriented virtual service lets users stream their Windows desktop app view directly to their other devices, even those on rival operating systems such as macOS, iPadOS, Android, and Linux. It’s available now....

Exec is running a contest through March 20 called “Race to free spring cleaning.” The city that gets the most Exec cleanings done during this week will win. The prize is a 100 percent refund to every person in the winning city who purchased a cleaning during the week. This is a clever user acquisition tactic to drive sharing through building a sense of community. The one-in-seven chance to get a free house cleaning is a powerful prize, worth sharing with my friends to encourage them to purchase the service the week of launch....

But in 2018, that’s set to change. Here are three experts on where biometrics could be heading in the new year and beyond. The Largest Adoption Yet Stephen Cox, Chief Security Architect at SecureAuth, judged that the year could well mark a turning point for facial recognition tech. Webroot’s Paul Barnes agrees. It’s certainly a sign that biometrics are becoming more of a commonplace technology with a critical place in authentication....