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Month: January 2020
Month: January 2020
Pokémon Go never went away — 2019 was its most lucrative year ever – #pokemon #pokemongo #nintendo #niantic #app #RoadmapforSuccess
James Bareham / The Verge Pokémon Go, once a viral sensation all over the globe, hasn’t fallen off the map. In fact, the augmented reality game is earning more money than it ever has before. According to mobile analytics firm Sensor Tower, Pokémon Go had a record year in 2019, taking in an estimated $900
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Doctor Strange sequel is shaping up to be Marvel’s most intriguing movie – #marvel #disney #doctorstrange #movie #TGIF #TakeaBreak #DontBeSoSerious #RoadmapforSuccess
Marvel Studios Scott Derrickson’s vision for a true horror movie in the form of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness excited MCU fans. But a little over a year before the movie’s release, Derrickson is stepping down. The director announced on Twitter last night that he would no longer helm the project, citing “creative
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Amazon suspiciously says browser extension Honey is a security risk, now that PayPal owns it – #amazon #paypal #honey #browser #security #app #RoadmapforSuccess
Just weeks after PayPal acquired popular coupon-finding browser extension Honey in November 2019 for $4 billion, Amazon shoppers were served a notification that the extension was a security risk. The security warning was first spotted by Politico editor Ryan Hutchins, and the timing of the message, as a Wired report points out, is suspect. Honey
Read MoreMicrosoft PromoteIQ will help retailers to dramatically increase revenue through vendor marketing – #Microsoft #automation #promoteiq #bing #bingforcommerce #marketing #vendors #retailers #RoadmapforSuccess
PromoteIQ is an automated product marketing platform for e-commerce that helps retailers and brands work together more effectively. Its client list include Kroger, Kohl’s, Office Depot, B&H Photo and Overstock.com. Last year, Microsoft acquired PromoteIQ and announced that PromoteIQ will continue to support its retailer clients and their brand partners. At the National Retail Federation
Read MorePokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX remakes the awesome originals – #nintendo #pokemon #mysterydungeon #rescueteamdx #gaming #rpg #switch #RoadmapforSuccess
Nintendo has revealed Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX, a surprise remake of the original GBA/DS RPGs. Announced via a Pokémon-themed Nintendo Direct, the 3D remakes will be available on Nintendo Switch on March 6th, 2020. Excited fans can rest calmly, or at least calmer; a demo for the game will be launching on Switch
Read MoreMicrosoft announces Bing for Commerce, an AI-powered search technology for retailers – #microsoft #bing #bingforcommerce #promoteiq ##artificialinteligence #retailers #search #advertising #RoadmapforSuccess
According to a research study, 80 percent of shoppers will leave a site that produces poor search results, so product search is an important part of e-commerce experience. To help retailers, Microsoft is today announcing a new solution that can offer intelligent product search experience. The new solution is called Bing for Commerce. Bing for
Read MoreMicrosoft debuts tool which catches predators – #microsoft safety #projectartemis #children #catchapredator #RoadmapforSuccess
Chris Hansen has done his part in keeping children safe from predators- now it’s Microsoft’s turn. Project Artemis is an automated system, developed by Microsoft, which can sniff out sexual predators that lurk in various online chat rooms- including those of video games. Once the tool detects typical patterns of communication used by predators, a
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TikTok vulnerability could have let hackers access users’ videos – #tiktok #vulnerability #hackers #video #RoadmapforSuccess
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Cybersecurity research firm Check Point Research says it found “multiple vulnerabilities” within video sharing app TikTok that demonstrated its insecurity as scrutiny for the Chinese-owned company continues to grow. Check Point found that it was possible to spoof text messages to make them appear to come from TikTok.
Read MoreMicrosoft now allows anyone to create a brand page on Bing – #microsoft #bing #brand #search #socialmedia #business #RoadmapforSuccess
When you search for a popular brand or a person, Bing will display a beautiful search results page highlighting the official website, social media pages and sometimes even the recent social media activities. For example, when you search for Bill Gates on Bing, you will get a search results page like the below. Bing Pages
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LIDAR sensors aren’t just for self-driving cars anymore – #lidar #autonomousvehicles #transportation #mapping #RoadmapforSuccess
Most people will recognize a self-driving car based on the whirling sensor perched on the roof. LIDAR, which stands for Light Detection and Ranging, uses laser pulses to build a 3D model of the environment around the car. Essentially, they help autonomous vehicles “see” other objects, like cars, pedestrians, and cyclists. Chris Urmson, the former
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