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Activision knows when its employees are having sex

Apr11
by on April 11, 2019 at 6:49 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, gaming


The Washington Post this week reported Activision Blizzard has been using various apps to track its employees’ health data — including their pregnancies and sexual activity — by receiving anonymized data from health apps the employees are in no way, absolutely not compelled to use. But don’t worry, they’re properly compensating these industrious workers: they offer them $1 day in gift cards. The report detailed the sort of data collected by pregnancy tracking apps, specifically Ovia. Ovia’s main claim to fame is its algorithm, which helps its users figure out the best times to conceive a child based on their menstrual cycles. A…

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6 sure-fire areas of concern for startups dead-set on rapid growth

Apr11
by on April 11, 2019 at 6:16 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Podium


Successful startups don’t remain as one- or two-person operations running out of a home office forever. As demand for your product or service grows, so too will the need to scale your business. Business growth is an exciting time — I know because I’ve experienced it firsthand! But while achieving rapid growth is an admirable goal, scaling can also prove to be a significant challenge for startups. In fact, studies have found that 74 percent of startups fail because they scaled prematurely or weren’t prepared to scale. If you want to make sure that your goals of rapid growth don’t…

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Coinbase Pro wiped its Bitcoin to USD market clean, suspended trade for hours

Apr11
by on April 11, 2019 at 5:02 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Coinbase Pro has wiped one of its Bitcoin markets clean after an undisclosed issue caused trade to be suspended for hours today. At approximately 6am PDT, Coinbase Pro reported it was investigating issues with its Bitcoin to US dollar market. Just six minutes later, the exchange warned it was necessary to cancel all live and pending orders. Live trade was said to have resumed almost two hours later, but anyone who had orders placed or pending would inevitably have to submit them again. Last December, Coinbase Pro’s Ethereum markets caused a stir, as the price of Ethereum suddenly “flash-crashed” from $100…

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CHEAP: PlayStation Classic for $30? Don’t mind if I do.

Apr11
by on April 11, 2019 at 4:55 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


When Sony revived the PlayStation Classic, it was regarded by many in the gaming chattering classes as a lazy and transparent attempt to cash in on the retro gaming craze. Overwhelmingly, people’s complaints centered on one key issue: the games. The PlayStation Classic has a bunch of genuinely cracking titles, like the original Grand Theft Auto, Rainbow Six, Resident Evil Director’s Cut, and Tekken 3. It also includes some more obscure gems like Syphon Filer. The problem was there wasn’t enough of them – not for the original $100 asking price. There was also a curious mix of PAL and…

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TNW2019 Daily: Don’t miss Guy Kawasaki speak at our conference!

Apr11
by on April 11, 2019 at 2:46 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Events, Insider, TNW2019


With exactly four weeks to go until TNW Conference, we have some very exciting news to share: Guy Kawasaki will deliver TNW2019’s opening keynote on May 9 in Amsterdam! I’ve dedicated today’s entire newsletter to this industry icon. Apple’s original evangelist Guy Kawasaki is responsible for building Apple’s cult-like status that remains today. He basically invented evangelism marketing as Apple’s original chief evangelist from 1983 to 1987, and he was in charge of marketing the very first Macintosh. Kawasaki is now the chief evangelist of Canva and a brand ambassador for Mercedes-Benz. He’s also authored 15 books, many of which…

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