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Nvidia unveils beastly Titan RTX card you probably can’t afford

Dec03
by on December 3, 2018 at 7:36 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Plugged


Just a few months after introducing its next-gen RTX cards, Nvidia has a new king on the block: The Titan RTX. While it’s not technically the fastest card Nvidia makes – that would be its professional-grade Quadro 6000, by a small margin – it’s the fastest regular people can get. That is, regular people who can afford a $2,500 graphics card. In essence, it’s a 2080 Ti on steroids. It pumps out 16.3 Teraflops to the 2080 Ti’s 14 thanks to a higher boost clock and access to more active CUDA and tensor cores. It also has 24GB of VRAM compared…

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Report: Some of you definitely did your Cyber Monday shopping at work

Dec03
by on December 3, 2018 at 6:02 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider


New data from analytics company Mixpanel reveals some facts about the habits of online shoppers — namely that some of you are probably doing your holiday shopping right now, even if you’re not supposed to be. The Mixpanel report, titled “2018: Retail & E-commerce Benchmarks Report,” shows that online shopping increases on desktop during workdays — Monday through Thursday, specifically. According to Mixpanel, “Users are accessing retail & e-commerce websites through their computers an average of 11.2% more from Monday through Thursday than they are the rest of the week.” Mobile traffic also dips on those days. Considering desktop use drops…

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Discuss the evolution of money at Hard Fork Decentralized

Dec03
by on December 3, 2018 at 4:48 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Events, Hard Fork, Insider


At our blockchain and cryptocurrency event, Hard Fork Decentralized, we’re inviting the leading industry companies to host their own discussions across London. Cryptocurrency wallet Luno will be hosting their own event, where they’ll explore investing in a decentralized economy. CEO Marcus Swanepoel will be leading the discussion in London on December 13 – we sat down with him and got a sneak preview of what topics he’ll explore. The evolution of money Swanepoel explained that the financial system is going through a transformation: The existing financial system was built for a non-digital age, ignoring the needs of the modern individual. Decentralized…

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Twitter suspended someone for tweeting as George Bush Sr. in hell

Dec03
by on December 3, 2018 at 4:36 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, distract, Social Media, world


George H. W. Bush, the 41st President of the United States, died after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease on November 30th. Only a few hours after his death, a parody Twitter account called @georgeisinhell tweeted out: The account kept tweeting as George Bush Sr. from the underworld, but has since been suspended by Twitter for violating the platform’s rules, making its tweets inaccessible. Twitter Rules do ban impersonating accounts, but not parody accounts, making it mysterious as to why @georgeisinhell was taken down. Why Twitter is making fun of his death To say Bush Sr. left a polarized presidential legacy behind…

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Four steps to shift from real-time marketing to real-time customer engagement

Dec03
by on December 3, 2018 at 4:15 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Contributors


No amount of real-time marketing will consistently guide a customer toward making a decision about their next purchase. While plugging into trends might help brands compete for attention in any given moment, real-time marketing (RTM) lacks the depth, utility and value of true customer engagement in times of need. When customers set out on their buyer’s journey, they are not looking for marketing or messages. They’re looking for information, direction and someone to trust. Brands that engage them in real-time and assist in the decision-making process will not only increase conversions but will also sow seeds of brand affinity and…

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