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Tech Cocktail: What does an intrapreneur mean to you? Allie Armitage: An intrapraneur is someone who brings ideas to life within an existing structure. If organizations were houses – the intrapreneur would architect the rooms and beautiful exterior when the foundation is already in place. Tech Cocktail: What are the advantages of intrapreneurship vs. entrepreneurship? Armitage: Intrapreneurship allows you to innovate while you have stability. You get to own individual ideas, efforts, projects without having to take on the stress of running the whole ship....

To help pets get adopted, pet adoption site AllPaws.com, brilliantly created a new app that asks users to swipe right for puppy love. The reason why this is such a great idea is because any Tinder user knows that a lot of the appeal of the app has to do with looking and deciding which way to swipe. By using this for good–in this case finding pets a new home–means people are more likely to see all the available pets up for adoption....

Now combine those stats – and the many just like them – with the number of alumni in the U.S. (both high school and college) and you’re talking about quite a large crowd. This is exactly why AJ Agrawal decided to create alumni engagement platform, Alumnify, whose tagline is “Alumni Engagement at the Speed of Mobile.” Alumnify’s Offerings Alumnify builds custom mobile applications for colleges and high schools in a similar way that consumers purchase cars....

The Kindle Kids Edition is the company’s first attempt at a child-friendly ebook reader. It comes with exclusive features designed to make reading easier for your child, as well as ways to encourage them to do more of it. Read our guide to find the right Kindle for you $109.996-inch screen8GB storageIncludes cover2-year warranty So, what do you get with it? The new Fire HD 10 Kids Edition includes: The Fire 10 HD Kid’s Edition is available to pre-order now, and will release October 30th....

Prime Reading follows after two other book-related benefits available for Prime members: the Kindle Owners’ Lending Library and Kindle First. Readers hoping for more options can get complete access to Kindle’s one-million-plus books and audiobooks through the Kindle Unlimited program.

The hiring freeze, which is expected to last until the end of 2022 at least, follows similar action from other big tech companies like Meta and Google amid challenging economic conditions. Tech Companies Freeze Hiring Across the Board Google, on the other hand, had initially paused hiring until August, but has now pushed the date it intends to restart the recruitment process back to the end of this year, with employees noting a real “vibe change” at the company as costs are continuously being cut....

What if this weren’t true? What if you didn’t have to give up your cash flow to follow your wanderlust? To live your life as a digital nomad? At 24, I sold my first company and to celebrate my achievement I planned a year-long trip. I would go around the world to 25 countries and it would start on my 25th birthday – a “25 at 25.” I didn’t want to end the trip broke, so I planned to work along the way....

As new information surfaces, the company and its business practices are coming under more scrutiny. Some lawyers are now suggesting that Ashley Madison’s parent company, Avid Life Media, knew about weaknesses in its system and did nothing about them. The bad PR continued with the latest release of hacked data. The latest data dump included emails from the CTO Raja Bhatia to the CEO of the company. The emails stated that Bhatia had been able to successfully hack a competitor’s website....

Several other companies were also fined for similar infractions, including Google, UPS, and Twitch. While the legislators are claiming to defend Russia’s “internet integrity,” many believe the penalties are being doled out to suppress dissent across the country. Here’s what we know so far. Russia Fines Apple and Zoom for Refusing to Localize User Data This week, the Magistrates Count in the Taganka District of Russia fined a number of US tech companies for failing to adhere to national regulations....

With a knocked down price and a ramped up spec, is the new iPhone SE a true contender for one of the best budget phones around? Or, is it too similar to the old iPhone 8 to truly compete with similarly-priced Android sets? The iPhone SE will be available for preorder on April 17, and ships on April 24. Here’s what to know about its specs and value. Which iPhone Should I Get?...

It’s been a long and winding road for 5G rollout around the world, with poorly named knockoffs and rumored health risks plaguing the innovative networks early launch. Despite the controversy, 5G networks are starting to hit the market in a variety of new phones, and it looks like Apple is finally getting on board. Apple Entering the 5G Discussion Thanks to sources from the Wall Street Journal, we now know that Apple is in “advanced talks” with Intel to buy their smartphone-modem chip business, which would effectively jumpstart the Cupertino-based tech giant’s efforts to give their devices 5G capabilities....

According to Buzzfeed, the event will take place at the Steve Jobs theatre on Apple’s sprawling Cupertino, CA campus. New hardware products are going to be absent from the event. Instead, it’s going to be all about services and Apple News, in particular. However, according to another report from the Wall Street Journal, publishers are already balking at the plans for Apple’s new subscription news service. Why? Because Apple wants to keep 50% of all subscription revenue....

Dongsheng Science and Technology Park in Beijing is bringing its Global Entrepreneurship Competition to the United States for the first time, in partnership with Dao Ventures, a China-based company focused on nurturing small and medium-sized companies, and Arlington Economic Development. Arlington will be the host city of the United States round of competition. Dongsheng Science and Technology Park is located at Zhongguancun, a hub of startup activity and China’s equivalent of Silicon Valley....

The majority of urban Airbnb spaces for rent are in apartments or condos. A lot of these buildings have front doors that use intercoms to allow access into the building. Most smart locks do not account for these situations, so are therefore useless for those living in apartment buildings. This is where Bekey comes in. Bekey is a Danish company that has been in the smart lock industry for 11 years....

The Boston Timmy Awards are designed to recognize the best employees and managers in tech professions. Tech in Motion asked the Boston tech community to nominate companies and individuals that were deserving of the awards. Votes were eventually tallied and the winners were announced last night at a special ceremony. These individual honors were bestowed on winners at the Education First headquarters in Cambridge. The categories for the awards were Best Tech Manager, Best Tech Startup and Best Tech Work Culture (for big and small companies)....

I can request a logo design with 99designs, and get back 50 alternatives for $200. If I offer $400, I watch the design variations multiply. Why can’t brands do the same for video? This is where ZoomTilt comes in. How it works Big brands brief ZoomTilt, and they send out the project to their exclusive database of professional filmmakers. Filmmakers submit pitches, and the best gets made into the web video or series for your next digital campaign....

This year has seen some monumental changes in the way we work and play. While plenty of businesses have struggled, one of the few to benefit has been the VPN industry, with a purported four-fold increase in use among Americans this year. Keen not to miss out security specialist Bitdefender has been investing in its premium VPN platform. The new additions include an internet kill switch, a new interface, and a resigned core including a new “dark” theme....

And guess what? BYOD (bring your own device) is being adopted by hundreds (if not thousands) of schools. BYOD is sweeping the nation — and for good reason. 7 benefits of BYOD in education Increases access to technology in the classroom Many school districts don’t have the budget to implement a 1:1 program (everyone has the same device). That’s fine because most students have more current, powerful, and flexible devices than those offered by their school....

The study comes from MassChallenge and Imaginatik, who interviewed a respondent base of 112 corporations and233 startups about startup/corporation partnerships. As they explained: This Reveals a Mindset Shift from Corporations Plenty of corporate purchases in recent history indicate a similar story, as Erin Griffith, writing for Fortune about the same study, summed up: Startups looking to scale fast and gain a sustainable source of monetary support now have a new option: Getting acquired by a corporation thirsty to stay on top of the power that it can see is moving to the Ubers and Airbnbs of the world....

Finding the right gift for loved ones means substantial research, and often results in finding products from a number of sites. Each site comes with its own online registration, which always includes giving up all your personal details in a time-consuming manner. Well, Happy Holidays! My gift to you is Cosmic Cart. Now you can add products from those exciting boutique retailers and stores across the web, all into one magical shopping cart....