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Indonesia’s ride-hailing giant Gojek enters the streaming fray with GoPlay

Sep26
by on September 26, 2019 at 12:56 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Asia


Leading Indonesian ride-hailing operator Gojek is now in the video streaming business. Yep, you read that right. Dubbed GoPlay, the on-demand service is the latest to join the company’s ongoing quest to transform its single purpose app into a multi-functioning super app. GoPlay — which it calls a “movie/series streaming and download service” — costs IDR 89,000 a month ($6.27), over a dollar less than its rival Netflix, which costs anywhere between IDR 109,000 ($7.68, basic plan) and IDR 169,000 ($11.91, premium plan). A second plan for IDR 99,000 ($6.99) will also provide users with access to GoFood delivery vouchers. The…

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CHEAP: $600 off a Sony A7 II camera kit (with a lens included)? Yes, please

Sep26
by on September 26, 2019 at 12:54 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! I’m obsessed with the latest and greatest tech available. As much as I want to deny it, I’m a sucker for specs. So when I heard about Sony’s new A7R IV mirrorless camera with a monstrous 61-megapixel sensor, I had to remind myself that I don’t need to spend a small fortune on a camera to snap good pics. Especially when there are much more financially viable alternatives on the market — like its older sibling, the A7 II. There’s currently a succulent discount on…

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Facebook needs to delay Libra’s launch — if it really wants to work with regulators

Sep26
by on September 26, 2019 at 12:10 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Facebook, the American tech behemoth known for its “move fast and break things” motto, the mishandling of customer data, and interference in democracy, may not launch its ‘cryptocurrency’ Libra in time after all. “In the last few years, there are a lot of important social issues that Facebook and the other big internet companies are really at the center of in society,” Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg told Nikkei, while highlighting his desire to take a “look before-you-leap approach” before launching any new technologies.  Prior to scandals, such as the Cambridge Analytica data fiasco, the tech billionaire said Facebook’s approach had consisted…

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This $800 mini projector is on sale for only $280 today

Sep26
by on September 26, 2019 at 12:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Offers


Should we be surprised that you can now get full 1080p HD resolution projected up to a whopping 240 inches? Or that it’s available from a 2-inch by 2-inch cube you can slip into your pocket and take anywhere? That’s the power of the wickedly cool PIQO 1080p Mini Projector. You can check it out for yourself right now at a big savings of the retail price, now 64 percent off to just $279.99 from TNW Deals.

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Know the difference between story and argument to boost your presentations

Sep26
by on September 26, 2019 at 11:00 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Podium


Few words have more power – and baggage – than “story.” It describes everything from novels, movies, and TV shows to news reports, histories, and podcasts. In business, we love to borrow the power of “story,” even when it’s probably the wrong word choice. Often, we think we’re storytelling when, in fact, we’re arguing. We’re more like lawyers in the courthouse than old-fashioned storytellers glowing in front of a campfire.  Rather than tell a story, we use stories to back up our arguments. Stories supply evidence, emotion and imagery that a purely logical argument lacks.  Most of us do business…

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