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    Is Your Office Messy or Tidy?

    Hi Guys Is your office messy or tidy? Mine is fairly tidy, and getting tidier by the day. If it's tidy, you much feel better, and you waste less time looking for things. It also looks better. Thanks
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    French Taxi Drivers Stepping Up Protests Against Uber

    Hi Guys French taxi drivers are getting very upset about the expansion of UberPOP and are now making strong protests: French riot police battle Uber taxi protestors in Paris - Business Insider They see the service as unfair competition.
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    Lenovo Launches $130 PC-on-a-stick

    Hi Guys This is an interesting piece of new tech, a $130 PC-on-a-stick from Lenovo that connects to an HDMI port to turn a display into a Windows PC: Lenovo unveils the Ideacenter Stick 300: a $130 PC on a stick running Windows
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    How Do You Like To Take A Break From The Computer?

    Hi Guys I work on the computer for 20 minutes fully focused, then I can take a 7 minute break to do what I like. It's good to get off the computer to rest your eyes, so I like to either: - Go to the kitchen and make a cup of tea. - Have a quick walk around the garden. What do you like to...
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    What is the last "How to ... ?" Question You Searched For

    Hi Guys I'm doing some content research. I'd be grateful if you would let me know what the last "How to ... ?" question that you searched for was. I've recently written some How To articles on WebRef.eu but I'm not sure if I'm allowed to link to them from here. Thanks
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    Softbank Investing in Solar Power in India

    Hi Guys If you haven't heard of it, Softbank is a very interesting Japanese internet and telecoms company. It is now investing in solar farms in India, which should be good news for the planet: Softbank will spend $20 billion to power India's solar ambitions - Fortune
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    Generating Surrealist from Artificial Intelligence Algorithms

    Hi Guys Google is using artificial intelligence to recognise images, which involves building neural networks. If you put these algorithms in reverse, you can make some nice surrealist art, as this article shows: Research Blog: Inceptionism: Going Deeper into Neural Networks
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    Twitter Testing New Ways To Discover Products and Places

    Hi Guys Twitter is testing new ways to discover products and places, see their blog post at: https://blog.twitter.com/2015/testing-new-ways-to-make-it-easier-to-discover-products-and-places Any thoughts?
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    Steve Jobs was a terrible CEO, according to this person

    Hi Guys This person's experience of Steve Jobs made them think he was a terrible CEO: No CEO should aspire to be like Steve Jobs - Business Insider If what they say is true, and the more junior workers weren't being heard, whose fault was it?
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    Good Article on The Endgame in Greece

    Hi Guys Here's a good article by economist Jeffrey D Sachs on "The Endgame in Greece": The Endgame in Greece by Jeffrey D. Sachs - Project Syndicate Rgds
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    How Many of These New European Unicorn Startups Have You Heard Of?

    Hi Guys Here are 13 new European "Unicorn" startups, i.e. startups that are now valued at over $1 billion. How many of these have you heard of? 13 European 'unicorn' startups worth more than $1 billion in the last year - Business Insider I managed five, namely Funding Circle, Rocket...
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    How Facebook has bought Open Source to Hardware

    Hi Guys Here's a good article about how Facebook's Open Compute Project has bought an open source element to computer hardware, with good results: Facebook Open Compute Project: A history of the project that ate the hardware market - Business Insider What I like about open source is that it...
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    Uber Experiencing Phenomenal Growth in China

    Hi Guys Uber is experiencing phenomenal growth in China, as this Business Insider article discusses: Leaked graph shows Uber's meteoric growth in China - Business Insider Uber is definitely a company to watch.
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    Apple May Let iPhone Users Block Web Ads

    Hi Guys If this article about Apple giving iPhone users the option to block web ads proves true, it's not good news for us: Apple iOS9 to allow ad blocking on iPhones and iPads - Business Insider
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    Spotify Raises Half a Billion Dollars To Go To War Against Apple

    Hi Guys Who here is a fan of Spotify? Personally, I love it, and don't see myself changing service anytime soon. However, at their World Wide Developer Conference on Monday, Apple announced their Apple Music streaming service. Fortunately, Spotify has just closed a $526 million funding round...
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    9 Hottest UK Fintech Startups Most Likely to Reach Billion Dollar Valuations

    Hi Guys Here's a Business Insider article giving its 9 hottest UK Fintech startups that it thinks are most likely to reach billion dollar valuations. Fintech is a very active sector at the moment, especially with the advent of cryptocurrencies. The digitisation of the banking sector is on the...
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    Is Instagram Wrong to Add a Buy Now Button and Ads?

    Hi Guys Instagram will shortly be adding ads to its feeds, and will also be trying out a Shop Now button to allow users to make direct purchases. Do you think the Facebook-owned company is wrong to do this? Adam Padilla of BrandFire thinks that it's a mistake. Personally, I think it will be...
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    Ray Kurzweil Has Some Incredible Predictions for the years up to 2045

    Hi Guys Ray Kurzweil is a US inventor and Artificial Intelligence expert. Bill Gates calls him “the best person I know at predicting the future of artificial intelligence.” He has a good track record at predicting the arrival of future technologies, and this article gives some of his incredible...
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    WiCharger.com Domain is For Sale

    Hi Guys WiCharger.com Domain is For Sale Inviting Offers at Sedo, once I receive an offer the name will be sent to auction. The thinking behind the name is that it will become an abbreviation for "wireless charger". Regged at GoDaddy Expires 16-Nov-2010 Thanks :cool:
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    Aeroplanes.me Domain Now For Sale at 1415 USD Fixed

    Hi Guys Aeroplanes.me is now for sale at a fixed price of $1415. The domain is being sold via the Sedo platform. First come, first served! Regged at: GoDaddy Expires: 11-Nov-2010 Thanks :cool: