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05/05/2018

Cambridge Analytica shuts down. Hope every company that has played with data privacy goes down too.

31/08/2016

Netflix will be live-streaming a presentation on the next-gen Video Codecs at 8am PDT.

Synopsis:
Netflix ran a large scale comparision of the efficiency of 3 modern Video Codecs:
x264 - most widely used right now
x265 (HEVC) - successor to x264, achieves upto 50% higher comparision
libvpx - Google's developing this. Almost equal to x265. (x265 found to perform better in most cases)

Find the live youtube link here - http://techblog.netflix.com/2016/08/a-large-scale-comparison-of-x264-x265.html

30/08/2016

Apple’s iPhone 7 event is scheduled for September 7th, with possible updates to MacBook Pro, iMac and MacBook Air & screens. 8 days to go!

24/08/2016

It's back to basics, like customer satisfaction and focus on Retail and delivery, for Flipkart https://news.nextbigwhat.com/back-basics-flipkart-focus-shifts-retail-model-297/

It's Back to Basics for Flipkart, as Focus Shifts to Retail Model

02/08/2016

15Mn Telegram messaging app accounts hacked

"The attacks, which took place this year and have not been previously reported, jeopardized the communications of activists, journalists and other people in sensitive positions in Iran, where Telegram is used by some 20 million people, said independent cyber researcher Collin Anderson and Amnesty International technologist Claudio Guarnieri, who have been studying Iranian hacking groups for three years."

Hackers accessed Telegram messaging accounts in Iran, identified phone numbers of 15M+ users, say experts (Reuters) http://techme.me/LsFB

23/07/2016

A 1-min guide to pricing your App right https://t.co/oETluJ44PT

Even the best products fail if the price isn’t right. Whilst pricing isn’t the only thing that determines how your app performs, it can…

22/07/2016

Verizon nears deal to acquire Yahoo for ~$5Bn!
Yahoo's acquisitions in the last few years didn't do much to save the company. http://venturebeat.com/2016/07/21/beyond-tumblr-remembering-yahoos-48-other-acquisitions-under-marissa-mayer/

When it comes to the slow-motion pratfall of Yahoo's bidding process, much attention has been appropriately paid to the latest writedown of Tumblr.

22/07/2016

How much control are you ready to handover to the machines that can think? https://t.co/oj1blYB7Xg

This morning I tried to read an urgent email message from my wife, but my computer insisted that I finish installing some updates first…

14/07/2016

In short, software is eating the world. - Marc Andreessen

13/07/2016

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12/07/2016

1 min video by on why acceptence of failure is critical to startup success
https://t.co/2KQE1LZdMK

Why failure can be a force for innovation and other business wins.

11/07/2016

React has steadily overtaken Angular and Angular2 over the last year https://t.co/v3EM7b7Bfm

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