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Dance party pushes the limits of entertainment in Houston
byAxelrad Concert Series hosted the WEPA! Latino Music Dance Party in the upstairs room of Axelrad Beer Garden on Saturday, February 24, 2018 in Houston, Texas. The exclamation “wepa!” is usually yelled in the Latino culture, and is used as a form of celebration and approval. On a rain soaked yet pleasant Saturday night, the […]
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From News to Shoes: How big is big tech?
byPolitical analysts spend a lot of time talking about what divides American culture, but in 2018, one could argue there are four common ties that bind most Americans on a vast array of fronts: Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon. In a world where modern communications technology has become ubiquitous, those four companies have quickly grown […]
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North Hollywood High wins LADWP’s 25th Anniversary Science Bowl
byNorth Hollywood High School bested the competition Saturday in the Los Angeles Department of Water’s 25th Annual Power Science Bowl regional competition. The San Fernando Valley school’s A Team took top honors, marking the 19th win in the last 21 years for North Hollywood High School, said Walter Zeisl, DWP’s manager of education outreach. The […]
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Global Digital Marketing Software Market – Americas to Dominate the Market| Technavio
byLONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Technavio market research analyst forecast a CAGR of close to 17% for the global digital marketing software (DMS) market for the period 2018-2022, in their latest report. The report segments the global digital marketing software market by deployment (cloud-based model and on-premises model) and by geography (the Americas, EMEA, and APAC). It provides a detailed illustration of the major factors influencing […]
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Samsung announces the Galaxy S9 — here’s what’s new
bySamsung announced the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ on Sunday at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) event in Barcelona. Whether you’re a Galaxy S8 owner or you’ve been keeping up with the S9 rumors, little about Samsung’s new smartphone is new. The Galaxy S9 retains the overall design of the Galaxy S8, but Samsung listened […]
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Without Mentioning Blockchain, Putin Says That Russia Must Stay Ahead In Technology
byDuring a meeting with Herman Gref, the president of Russia’s largest bank Sberbank, RussianPresident Vladimir Putin spoke about the importance of not falling behind in Blockchaindevelopment. Sberbank already introduced Blockchain in their document transfer and storage systems by partnering with Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) in December of last year. The bank is also reportedly soon opening a cryptocurrency exchange in Switzerland. […]
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A top Coinbase exec explains the master plan to turn the $1.6 billion cryptocurrency exchange into the next Google
byBusiness Insider checked in with Dan Romero, VP and general manager at Coinbase, to find out what its like trying to grow and scale one of the hottest startups in tech. Coinbase, a cryptocurrency exchange, saw $1 billion in revenue last year as bitcoin surged in popularity and nearly hit $20,000 in value. Now Romero […]
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What Went Right, Wrong for NBC at the Olympics
byBY DAVID BAUDER, AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Counting up the medals, Pyeongchang was a lackluster Olympics for the U.S. team, and the post-mortems will soon begin about what went right and wrong. It’s worth taking the same look at NBC’s performance, because the network is locked into showing the Olympics every two years […]
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‘We’re being hijacked by technology’: Industry insiders question ethics in tech
byPORTLAND, Ore. — We’re being hijacked by technology, that’s according to The Center for Humane Technology, a nonprofit created by former tech industry insiders, like people who’ve worked for Google and Apple. The founders of this nonprofit are worried about the toll technology is having on society and the ethics behind development. The goal is […]
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Scientists Aim To Pull Peer Review Out Of The 17th Century
byThe technology that drives science forward is forever accelerating, but the same can’t be said for science communication. The basic process still holds many vestiges from its early days — that is the 17th century. Some scientists are pressing to change that critical part of the scientific enterprise. Here’s what they’re confronting: When researchers studying […]
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