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A few days ago, Publishers Weekly reported that Where the Crawdads Sing, Delia Owens’ debut novel and the September 2018 pick for Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine Book Club, topped a million in print sales in 2019. Today, Laura Miller at Slate had a much juicier story about Owens: her... Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-07-30 15:00:24 UTC ]
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Last week, Forbes launched its website redesign along with the newly created, artificially intelligent content management system, affectionately named Bertie after brand founder B.C. Forbes. Over the course of 18 months, Salah Zalatimo, head of product and tech, lead his team to build the CMS,... Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'
[ Folio Magazine | 2018-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A few days ago, the Columbia Journalism Review published a thorough and frightening look into Facebook’s fact-checking program. The social network enlists organizations like Snopes and PolitiFact to scroll through thousands of contested articles and deem how factual they are. As CJR writes, the... Continue reading at 'Fast Company'
[ Fast Company | 2018-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When white supremacists plan rallies like the one a few days ago in Charlottesville, United States, they often organise their events on Facebook, pay for supplies with PayPalâ, book their lodging with Airbnbâ and ride with Uber. Continue reading at 'Stuff'
[ Stuff | 2017-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Just a few days ago, the BBC revealed that it was planning to introduce password checks for iPlayer users so it could ensure that a valid TV license is in place. Following on from this, the corporation has updated its Privacy and Cookies Policy. The changes mean that personal information is... Continue reading at 'Betanews'
[ Betanews | 2017-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A few days ago, one of my Google+ followers, Steve Kluver, commented on an August 2014 share: "I am shopping for some more Chromebooks this Holiday Season, and found this post via G+ hashtag #chromebook search. How current is your ebook now?" He refers to Chromebook Reviews, which is... Continue reading at 'Betanews'
[ Betanews | 2016-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Days ago, Bungie released its third expansion, Rise of Iron, for its popular MMO shooter Destiny. A new short single-player campaign, multiplayer mode and six-person raid should keep players busy killing enemy aliens, and each other, for months. Undo... Continue reading at 'Engadget'
[ Engadget | 2016-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Carl-Johan Forssén Ehrlin’s self-published book claims to cure young insomniacs, but should bedtime stories be about tricking children to conk out? Related: Can an app really persuade children to go to sleep? I am the parent of a child whose nightly requests for more stories, more songs, a... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2015-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Just a few days ago the Electronic Frontier Foundation published its annual Who Has Your Back report looking at how various technology companies treated customer privacy. The report makes for interesting reading, but it also raises some questions. One question that has cropped up several times... Continue reading at 'Betanews'
[ Betanews | 2015-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google removed its news aggregation service from Spain a few days ago, but the Spanish Newspaper Publishers’ Association (AEDE) is already asking the government to bring it back. AEDE claims the removal of Google News will be bad business for the publishing industry overall and will have more of... Continue reading at 'Betanews'
[ Betanews | 2014-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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