A snapshot of links shared on my Twitter account @WinObs for today
- Workplace by Facebook Launches Desktop Chat App, Design Refresh
- New research uses interviews with tech staffers to show how Facebook, Twitter, and Google helped Trump team as part of ad services; Clinton team declined embeds (Nancy ScolaPolitico)
- Calgary lands Amazon fulfillment center as Canadian city aggressively pursues HQ2
- 13 recent end user domain name sales
- Amazon Web Services launches powerful new cloud instances for AI research backed by Nvidia’s GPUs
- This Week on Windows Shocktober, tips for using the reimaged Photos app and more
- How Google Hangouts helped us scale one of our Googleyest programs
- 10 Most Diverse Industries in the US, Ranked
- Twitter admits it overstated its user base, but Wall Street doesn’t care as stock spikes 16%
- Researcher recounts warning Equifax about vulnerability on public-facing site that exposed user data months before breach, six months before Equifax patched (Lorenzo Franceschi-BicchieraiMotherboard)
- Google announces partnership with International Fact-Checking Network to focus on increasing number of fact checkers, expand service globally, more (Erica AndersonThe Keyword)
- Bad Rabbit used NSA “EternalRomance” exploit to spread, researchers say
- GoDaddy wants to patent “Determining Status of a Domain Name Registration”
- Pocket Update Brings Text-to-Speech Reading of Articles
- Office lunch delivery startup Peach reaches profitability in 3 cities, expands service to Dallas
- Facebook Workplace Launches Desktop Chat App, Design Refresh
- Twitter decides to remove advertising from all accounts owned by Russia Today (RT) and Sputnik, donate estimated $1.9M earnings to research on misinformation (Twitter)
- Logitech Circle Cameras now Supports Google Assistant
- Creeped out by Amazon Key Here’s how the in-home delivery service works
- Walmart intends to ditch Microsoft, favors 100,000 Macs over Windows PCs
- How do I prevent my registered hotkey from firing repeatedly due to auto-repeat
- Microsoft Edge for Android Preview Sees Performance Update
- Building trust online by partnering with the International Fact Checking Network
- The incredible shrinking operating system How containers and serverless computing are changing the cloud
- SLS rocket advancing, but its launch date may slip to 2020
- XCOM 2 is free to play with Xbox Live Gold this weekend
- Truth you need your own website, not Facebook
- AMD's Progress on Its 25×20 Goal The Task Ahead
- HP Announces ENVY x360 15 With Ryzen Mobile
- Ryzen Mobile is Launched AMD APUs for Laptops, with Vega and Updated Zen
- AMD’s Ryzen CPU with Vega graphics threatens to blow Kaby Lake out of the water
- Mixed Reality Beginners Guide
- Google Pixelbook review Prepared today for the possible reality of tomorrow
- GameMine Targets Legacy Game Platforms After $20 Million Raise
- New incubator program at Paul Allen’s AI institute accepts English learning startup
- Comcast beats expectations but loses 134K cable subscribers in Q3, continuing the trend established by Verizon and AT&T; revenue drops 1.6% YoY to $20.98B (Cynthia LittletonVariety)
- Quick Wins For Improving Performance And Security Of Your Website
- 4 Habits Your Team Can Develop to Improve Customer Relations
- MIE Spotlight- Victoria Ben Ghalba
