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Wayra 2014 London demo day: Our 10 favorite startups from the new arrivals and graduating teams

Dec08
by on December 8, 2014 at 7:01 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Roundups, UK

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It’s the time of year again when the Telefónica-backed Wayra accelerator assembles the latest startups to join its Wayra UK and Wayra UnLtd programs, while current crop goes on stage in search of investment. From a round of 56 companies that pitched on November 20, 26 have been chosen to take a place in the two programs and join the wider Wayra family. Wayra UK is a startup accelerator owned by Telefónica that’s designed for general tech startups. Wayra UnLtd, on the other hand, is aimed at businesses looking to do some social good – and is one of 10 accelerators supported through…

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The dark side of Apple’s two-factor authentication

Dec08
by on December 8, 2014 at 6:51 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Earlier this week, a strange message popped up on my Mac that I thought nothing of. “You can’t sign in because your account was disabled for security reasons.” I dismissed it in my tired haze, thinking it would solve itself and went to sleep. The next morning, I didn’t have time to deal with the message — which was now popping up every half hour — for a few hours until it became annoying. I figured I’d done something dumb and broken iCloud, but that it could wait. I’d turned two-factor on my Apple ID in haste when I read…

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YouTube now tells you what happens when you upload copyrighted music

Dec08
by on December 8, 2014 at 6:40 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

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For a number of years now, YouTube has used its Content ID service to automatically scan for copyrighted tracks and remove them. Sometimes, it’s unclear why a video is taken down or muted, though, so YouTube will now warns creators about will happen if they upload a video with a copyrighted song. For example, if you wanted to upload a video featuring Charli XCX’s song “Boom Clap,” YouTube will warn you that it will show ads for the artist on your video, where it will be viewable and that copyright holders can ask for it to be removed anytime.   YouTube…

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Facebook finally brings Graph Search to mobile, now lets you look up any post

Dec08
by on December 8, 2014 at 6:13 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Facebook’s Graph Search tool introduced in early 2013 brought along some notable abilities, allowing you to input queries like “Photos of me after 2012″ or “Friends who work at The Next Web.” The company is now significantly upgrading the tool. As of today, you can finally use all those specific queries right on your phone. Just as notable, Facebook is also now allowing you to look up any specific post. The company says this was the most requested feature for Graph Search, so now you can easily pull up an old video you just remembered or that article you’d been meaning to read for…

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Microsoft’s Bing introduces ‘Fact Answers’ for steamlined access to phone numbers, directions and more

Dec08
by on December 8, 2014 at 5:41 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Microsoft today unveiled some upgrades for Bing aimed at making its information more accessible to users. Called ‘Fact Answers,’ the new information cards will appear at the top of search results to provide information you might otherwise have to dig through search links to find. In particular, Microsoft gives the examples of being able to find phone numbers, business hours, directions and travel time immediately. It’s functionality similar to what Google already offers in its search results, but it’s a welcome change to save Bing’s users some time on quick, small searches. You should see the new information cards appear…

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