407 Shares Former Donald Trump spokeswoman Katrina Pierson talks with delegates on the convention floor during the final day of the Republican National Convention in ClevelandImage: carolyn Kaster/AP/REX/Shutterstock By Colin Daileda2017-08-22 03:43:18 UTC About a week after President Donald Trump defended people who marched with neo-Nazis in Charlottesville, former Trump…
Emoji have invaded our texts, Slacks, and even our business emails. But, a new study suggests that including emoji in your work emails may be making you look incompetent. Not ideal, TBH. Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel found that professional emails which feature “smiley” emoji actually…
Businesses are struggling to recruit skilled Internet of Things (IoT) developers, which could be slowing the deployment of enterprise IoT solutions. In a report from Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu OS, 68 percent of IoT professions say they struggle to recruit employees with the right IoT experience. Data analytics and…
498 Shares Autoplay can be annoying.Image: Leon Neal/Getty Images By Patrick Kulp2017-08-12 22:22:50 UTC Autoplay videos can be one of the most frustrating parts of social media feeds. Facebook and Twitter turn this setting on by default to juice the view numbers for publishers and advertisers. But for users, it…
Tesla is reportedly working on a platooning system for its upcoming electric semi-truck, set to be unveiled in September, which will connect several self-driving trucks to a leader vehicle. It is close to a prototype of the platooning system, according to email conversations between Tesla and the Nevada Department for…
Ad agencies are using smoke-and-mirror tricks to drive up production costs on their clients’ dime, according to a new report from an advertiser trade group. The Association of National Advertisers, which reps big brands like Procter & Gamble, General Motors, and Walmart, found that advertising giants have been known to…
Home sweet home.Image: AP/REX/Shutterstock By Sasha Lekach2017-08-08 23:45:50 UTC Residents of a posh micro-neighborhood in San Francisco just found out that if you don’t pay your taxes you can get screwed. And that, yes, that even applies to the super rich. Presidio Terrace is a privately owned oval street nestled…
Toronto’s crazy-insane property prices stayed high even through the 2008 crash and its aftermath, but sales volumes of houses of all types plummeted by 40.4% for July 2017-vs-July 2016, new listings are up by 5% over the same period — and the average selling price has fallen by 19%…
The Internet of Things will be the next stage in the computer revolution, this time focused on the “type of data we collect,” according to a whitepaper from ARM. The British semiconductor firm, recently acquired by SoftBank for $32 billion, estimates that one trillion IoT devices will be built between…
Chuck Schumer is trying to reconcile the neoliberal and left wing factions in the Democratic party by offering a slate of policies that are supposed to appeal to both sides: some ($15 minimum wage) are solid, but one recommendation is so face-palmingly dumb that it’s almost impossible to believe…
