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Mark Zuckerberg’s ‘new rules’ for the internet happen to benefit Facebook

Jul10
by on July 10, 2019 at 11:00 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Podium


Facebook has recently outlined how it intends to clean up its content, making much of the fact that it has expunged 3.3 billion fake profiles in the last six months. After 18 months of mounting criticism, culminating in Senator Elizabeth Warren’s promise to break up so-called Big Tech – she is now a leading contender to become the Democratic presidential nominee – can we take Mark Zuckerberg’s promise that this is only the start at face value?  To put it another way, can we trust the person whose stewardship of one of the world’s most powerful companies over the past…

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Rnext 2019: Join TNW and Adyen in Brazil

Jul10
by on July 10, 2019 at 9:49 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Events, Insider


The retail industry has been flipped on its head since the rise of the internet. In our current age of technology, changing consumer behavior, and fierce competition, companies have to take bold risks to stay ahead. In order to make those innovative leaps and bounds, executives need to be armed with information and opportunity – and at Rnext, they’ll find it. On September 4, the entire Latin American retail industry will come together to share knowledge, discuss future strategies, and do business. Together with Adyen, we’re inviting digital leaders to join us in São Paulo, Brazil. With a full day of…

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Roomba i7+ review: It’s been 62 days since I picked up a vacuum

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by on July 10, 2019 at 9:45 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


May 9, 2019. This is the last time I vacuumed my studio – and yet, it’s still sparking clean. How’s that even possible, you might wonder. Well, it’s pretty simple: I outsourced all my homemaking duties to the Roomba i7+, which has been in charge of cleaning my place for the past couple of months. After nearly two months of testing it, I’m finally here to share my experience with this robo-vacuum. Getting started Setting up the Roomba is a relatively frictionless process, which took me about five minutes. Once you’ve downloaded the iRobot app, you will be prompted to…

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