Visa Bets Big on IoT Devices, Starts With Cars That Pay for Their Own Fuel

Visa doesn't to be left behind in the booming Internet of Things (IoT) market. The payments company announced that it is expanding its Visa Ready program to lure manufacturers of…

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Star Wars Battlefront’s February Update Adds New Map and Mission

The February Update for DICE’s and Electronic Arts’ sci-fi shooter, Star Wars Battlefront, is out now and it adds a brand new map and mission to the game. Nearly a…

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Wearables Market Races Ahead, Paced by Fitbit, Apple: IDC

The global market for connected wearable devices accelerated at the end of 2015, with Fitbit pacing the leaders and Apple closing ground, a survey showed Tuesday. The IDC survey found…

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Feel the Bern: Two Sanders Supporters Back on Tinder After Brief Ban

Two women banned from Tinder last week for aggressively promoting U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders have been allowed back on the dating app and say they will resume telling…

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What Makes a Successful Community?

Online communities are ubiquitous in the digital landscape, providing opportunities for people to connect and learn from each other, to brainstorm, birth new ideas and to solve problems. They're the…

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Auto-Engagements Aren’t Fooling Anybody

There are two specific things about social media that make it difficult for business owners and entrepreneurs. You need to maintain it. Social media is not like paying your bills or…

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Twitter Launches New Anti-Troll Cybersafety Committee

Facing a mounting backlash that its social media platform is a forum for unchecked bigotry, Twitter just announced a new committee to handle "trolling" and abuse - and hopefully stem…

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SteamVR Performance Test Lets You Know If You Need a New PC

With HTC Vive announced early this week, the Taiwanese company also revealed the bare minimum you need to run it: GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 970, AMD Radeon R9 290 equivalent…

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3 Recent Social Media News Stories That’ll Expand Your Thinking on What’s Possible

There were three social media related stories circulated over the last week which each introduced a different perspective on some of the platforms and functions that you already know and use. And…

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‘Politwoops’ Site Is Back to Embarrass Tweeting Politicians

It's an election year, if you hadn't heard, and that means it's time for social media gaffes — particularly on Twitter. But such embarrassing tweets are often deleted within minutes…

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