A snapshot of links shared on my Twitter account @WinObs for today
- From July on, Chrome will brand plain old HTTP as “Not secure”
- Experience improvements in the Skype Meetings App (web)
- Xbox Live Gold members Explore ‘Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2’ for free this weekend
- The Importance of a Growth Mindset in a Technology First World
- Amazon names NBC Entertainment President Jennifer Salke as new head of Amazon Studios; Salke succeeds Roy Price, who resigned amid sexual harassment allegations (John KoblinNew York Times)
- Criminals May Ditch Bitcoin for Litecoin, Dash, Study Says
- Uber settles self-driving trade secret suit with Waymo for $245M in equity
- Private-equity firm acquires majority stake in Bellevue’s Nintex as CEO John Burton steps down
- Sources Snap tried to buy now defunct messaging app Secret for up to $60M, but couldn't agree on price since Secret was valued at $120M in 2014 Series B round (Josh ConstineTechCrunch)
- Gary Knell will replace Declan Moore as CEO of Nat Geo Partners, the joint venture between 21st Century Fox and Nat Geo Society, overseeing global media, trips (Jennifer MaasThe Wrap)
- Now available Seen counts in Yammer!
- Tech Will Be Everywhere at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Updated Upcoming Security Enhancements in the Intune Service
- Elon Musk’s Boring Company and 3 other firms vie to build Chicago airport tunnel
- Scenarios using the Claim capabilities in DevTest Lab
- Target Tracking Available for Container Service Auto Scaling in Amazon ECS Console
- Facebook will count organic reach impressions only when a Page post actually appears on a person's screen starting next week (Tim PetersonMarketing Land)
- Microsoft delivers public preview of Dynamics 365 for Marketing for SMBs
- Remember to read the entire document
- Report Amazon gearing up to roll out FedEx and UPS competitor ‘Shipping with Amazon’ in L.A.
- A View of the Winter Olympics From Above
- A wave of cheating AI robots is threatening to ruin HQ Trivia
- Sources Amazon is preparing to launch a delivery service for businesses, Shipping with Amazon, in Los Angeles in coming weeks with its third-party merchants (Laura StevensWall Street Journal)
- Teardown Suggests that Android Messages to Get a Web Interface
- Essential Phone Camera App Update Brings Auto-HDR Feature
- Office 365 SPAM detection and reverse DNS lookups.
- Someone is using HoloLens to create superpowered version of Batman’s iconic Cowl
- Sleep as Android Update Brings New Dashboard View
- A Comprehensive Guide To User Experience Design
- Coding without a keystroke The hands-free creation of a full video game
- Native And PWA Choices, Not Challengers!
- Viacom to launch a video streaming service by September with content it pulled from Hulu, Netflix, is in talks with US mobile carriers to distribute channels (Wall Street Journal)
- Someone is using HoloLens to create superpowered version of Batman’s iconic Cowl
- The EVGA X299 Micro Motherboard Review A Smaller Take on X299
- Find Every Chrome OS Current Build for Every Device in One Easy Place
- ASP.NET, Pivot Tables, And More On The Friday Five
- Verisign results Tax law implications and two topics that weren’t discussed
- Getty Images signs an image licensing deal with Google, signaling a truce after filing an antitrust lawsuit against Google in the EU in April 2016 (Chris O'BrienVentureBeat)
- Single in Seattle It could take you 17 years to save for a down payment on a house, Zillow says