That’s right, Facebook has decided to add publisher logos next to articles in Trending and Search surfaces on the popular social media platform as part of their ongoing efforts to combat fake news. The goal is to make more reputable sources recognizable, while deterring users from relying on less than legitimate websites for their news needs. As the post goes on to say, this is just the beginning. Facebook plans to make publisher logos part of the entire platform, which will make things infinitely easier to spot unsourced articles with sensational headlines before you click and share....

With this new focus on “interoperability,” users will be able to send messages from one messaging app to one of their contacts on another messaging app, or through SMS. How will it work? When is it coming? And above all, is this good or bad for users, for privacy, and for competition? Here’s what you need to know about Facebook’s biggest new development in years. Why are Messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram Being Integrated?...

Because, well, because he said so is all the evidence we’re given that the country with the most restrictive Internet policies in the Westernized world won’t worsen. That, for me and many others, wasn’t good enough. And us doubters have been shown to be right; Internet censorship in Australia has continued to worsen since this statement was made. When it started to get really dicey Look at a move back in 2014 with proposed legislation that would give more powers to a government regulatory body to say what they want taken offline – all in the name of ‘protecting children....

From standing desks to temporarily transporting you to different worlds (VR), these are some of the latest gadgets to keep entrepreneurs happy and healthy. Fitness and Wellness Gadgets For Entrepreneurs And Office Workers Cubii: Don’t want to waste your time with a crazy, immovable treadmill desk or stationary bike hybrid? The Cubii is a smart elliptical that goes right under your desk. Keep pedaling!FitDesk 2.0: Are you an avid cyclist, but don’t want to trade your pedals for a thinly carpeted floor?...

When Bronstein created Buckyballs, the incredibly successful magnetic desk toys, he and his team set up manufacturing in Asia to cut costs. So for his next business, he was determined to manufacture on US soil. His first idea, making sheets, clued him in to how dire the situation was. He couldn’t even find a factory with the right equipment to produce sheets, so he gave up on that idea. Underwear seemed like a promising alternative – a staple that he (mistakenly) thought was fairly easy to produce – so he made his pitch to t-shirt factories....

A longtime offering at Google, Mayer’s previous employer, the free lunch symbolizes a company’s commitment to its employees: they no longer have to rush around in the morning throwing a sandwich into a brown paper bag or waste precious lunch-hour time waiting in line. Food.ee also believes in the power of an office lunch. The Vancouver startup teams up with restaurants to deliver lunch to local offices, whether it be Thai or Japanese or a customized menu made by the Food....

Their analysis conducted across 300,000 posted job openings in Q2 2013 reveals that small and medium enterprises (SME) are having a tough time keeping up with the big corporations. Thus, SME began using freelancers as an integral part of their business, relying on them for core tasks and prompting growth. 3D printing is set to become a $3 billion industry by 2016 as households and workplaces adopt the technology. Disruptive business models like freelancing, crowdsourcing, quality, and ROI for SME have boosted the online design industry an average 15....

Fuse convenes entrepreneurs, scientists, coders, engineers, and makers around the world to solve product development challenges ranging from non-invasive testing technologies to in-situ imaging equipment and beyond. How It Works GE customers send in their product needs and pain points. From there, Fuse will turn the problem loose on the platform where literally anyone in the world can jump in and use the co-creation tools to submit ideas and provide feedback to the community....

Generalists def. Specialists Generalists take the cake when it comes to their ability to get hired and succeed in their jobs. A study out of Tulane University and Columbia Business School showed that, out of the 400 surveyed students, almost two-thirds were able to get an investment banking job easier when they generalized their education rather than specializing in investment banking. And that’s not all! Generalists were also more likely to receive larger offers and salary bonuses, by a pretty staggering margin....

In line with this new popularity, Giphy has announced a staggeringly impressive founding round of $72 million. The round was led by Draper Fisher Jurvetson, as well as Institutional Venture Partners and China Media Capital. This investment will effectively double the amount of capital raised by the New York-based company. The sudden interest from investors was to be expected, as the popularity of GIFs and Giphy are undeniable at this point....

Here’s our list of the best Star Wars gadgets and gear about which, frankly, we do give a damn. Sphero’s App-Controlled BB-9E Robot, $100 We’d be remiss not to feature Sphero’s ground-breaking spherical robot tech front and center in this list: The startup — which TechCo featured way back in 2011 and most recently caught up with last year — just happened to be positioned perfectly to capitalize on Star Wars fans’ love for the adorable whistling robot BB-8 in 2015’s The Force Awakens....

Today, the Girl Scouts of USA announced their first-ever computer science program for middle and high school girls. Sponsored by cyber security and defense company Raytheon, the program will focus on educating girls from 6-12 grade in fields such as cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, robotics, and data science. The necessity for these kinds of programs is growing on what feels like a daily basis. In addition to the thousands computer science jobs without qualified candidates hitting the market, girls continue to be dissuaded from entering the field due to discriminatory practices and a lack of opportunities....

What kind of design does it have? Just like iPhone, Apple is looking to set the standard in terms of design with the Apple Watch. It might be too early to say if most watches that come after will look like it, but the design on the Apple Watch is a definitive and bold one. That is, it’s recognizable pretty much everywhere as an Apple product. The look is still sleek and classy and will fit most lifestyles by default....

According to Facebook’s launch statement on Reactions, the team put a great deal of thought and planning into rolling the new feature out. During their initial tests they included a couple of additional reactions, but through tracking and interviews found that people did not use the Yay or Confused buttons. For those that manage Facebook Pages, the addition of reactions won’t immediately affect how often posts appear in the newsfeed, but Krug alluded to this being a potential in the future....

Pitched somewhere between a Kindle and an iPad, there’s no doubt that it’s a novel looking device, but can it take on the traditional tablet? With interest in folding technology heating up and causing something of an arms race in the industry, there is a lot at stake for the company that gets it right. How It Works The full patent is online via Lets Go Digital, which first reported on the news alongside multiple “prototypes of foldable displays” that Google mentioned building at its I/O Developer Conference earlier this year....

Audio-interfaces, as my dedicated readers are aware, are pretty hot right now. In order to compete, any audio-based AI needs to respond in a human way. No one wants to interact with a stilted, slow-paced computer voice. Alexa can hold an entire entertaining conversation, so how could Google compete? By hiring writers off of a couple media companies known for their incisive, emotionally-intelligent content: Animation studio Pixar and news satire website The Onion....

Locked with a pin number, Google Wallet’s Android app pulls funds from your Citi MasterCard or Google Prepaid Card, which you can load with any credit card. Google plans to directly support Visa, Discover, and American Express in the future. A wave of your phone transfers payment using near-field communication (NFC) through MasterCard’s PayPass system, already in place at “hundreds of thousands” of vendors – and the utility of Google Wallet depends on vendors supporting NFC....

Four Simple Rules to Getting Good Pricing Don’t Accept Cancellation Charges The fine print of many credit card processing contracts include a cancellation charge of at least $250 and as much as several thousand dollars. There is no reason for a cancel fee and most salespeople have the authority to waive this fee. Make certain that the fee is waived in writing, either in the contract or as an amendment....

Keynote: The Entrepreneurial LandscapeMatt Jacobson from LaunchBox Digital kicked off the day offering a bigger picture of the current landscape and challenges facing entrepreneurs today. Although he began by talking about our entrepreneurial first president and namesake of the university, his assessment of the current situation was a clear view of what entrepreneurs have to consider as they take the plunge in 2010. From knowing your own strengths and weaknesses to understanding your teammates and how they compliment each other, Matt emphasized the importance of the team and having clear roles and responsibilities....

With these accounts, the attackers gained the ability to create their own login codes for connected third-party services. The hacking group has been busy: The food delivery platform DoorDash also just suffered a data breach, and it has been linked to the Twilio incident. Twilio says it has found and removed all unauthorized devices connected to the compromised accounts, but it’s unclear right now whether any additional third-party services were actively compromised as well....