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Google’s DoubleClick for Publishers is down, removing ads from sites across the Web [Update: Back!]

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by on November 12, 2014 at 2:53 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Around 9:40 AM EST, several websites using Google’s DoubleClick ad service started experiencing problems as Google’s servers apparently went down. This includes issues from ads appearing blank to entire websites not loading at all. It’s likely affecting millions of advertisements across the Web and could cause advertisers to lose a whole lot of money collectively. Indeed, the shutdown is currently affecting ads on The Next Web itself. We reached out to Google and were told “the team is aware and is looking into it.” We will update you once we receive an official statement on the issue and its cause. Update 10:33 AM: It looks…

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Get 82% off this complete iOS design course

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by on November 12, 2014 at 2:30 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Offers

Interested in designing delightful apps, but don’t know where to begin? The best way to get started is to develop a strong foundation in user interface and user experience – and we’ve got just the course to help you get there. The Complete iOS Design Course with Sketch will teach you everything you need to know about thinking through and designing full-fledged mobile apps, with over 30 hours of tutorials and DIY projects. You’ll also learn to use Sketch, the preferred tool for designers on Mac OS X, and also get familiar with Apple’s prescribed UX guidelines. Once you’ve got…

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Square’s first chip card Reader is now available to pre-order for merchants in the US

Nov12
by on November 12, 2014 at 2:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Chip Cards, EMV, Gadgets, payments

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Mobile payment processor Square just launched its first chip-and-signature card reader that plugs into smartphones and tablets, thereby allowing merchants in the US to accept payments from both chip-based cards and magnetic-stripe cards. At $29 apiece, Square says the new Reader for Chip Cards is the cheapest chip-enabled reader on the market. The new reader works with iOS and Android devices, and encrypts transaction data from start to finish to ensure secure payments. This offering comes well in time for merchants to make the mandatory switch to chip-based card-compatible payment terminals before October next year. Square Stand owners who use their iPads to receive…

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Google backs extension of US Privacy Act to European citizens

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by on November 12, 2014 at 1:20 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Insider

Google has announced that it’s urging the US Government to extend the privacy rights afforded to US citizens to European countries with an extension of the US Privacy Act. Announced today in a blog post, the company said European citizens should have the right to challenge misuse of personal data, as US citizens can already in the EU. This is an opinion already shared by President Obama. “We understand that governments have a duty to protect their citizens. The emergence of ISIS and other new threats have reminded us all of the dangers we face. But the balance in the…

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Nest in Europe: the secrets of the smart thermostat’s rise and rise

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by on November 12, 2014 at 1:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Google, nest, Nest Learning Thermostat, Nest Protect

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Nest arrived in the UK in April 2014 and hit other parts of Europe in September 2014 with its Nest Learning Thermostat and Nest Protect smoke alarm. We caught up with Lionel Paillet, Nest’s rigorously media-trained General Manager for Europe, whose answers were as smooth as Teflon, at the Web Summit in Dublin to discover the secrets of the company’s march across Europe. First up, Paillet filled us in on Nest’s latest energy partnership with Electric Ireland, which goes live today. The deal bundles a free Nest Learning Thermostat, stand and installation – worth €374 – in with a two-year energy…

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