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Google, BMW and Tesla’s driverless car tech supplier Bosch sales on a high

German manufacturer Bosch claimed automated driving systems will bring it 1 billion euro worth of annual sales by next year. Bosch has a team of technologists that are developing refined embedded systems to improve autonomous driving.  This includes “more powerful” variations on the minicomputers  that are currently installed

Facebook has emerged as a new kind of media platform

Facebook is neither a “traditional” media company, nor it is a “traditional” technology company, CEO Mark Zuckerburg has said, adding that it is a new kind of platform. Zuckerburg on Wednesday invited his 82 million followers on Facebook to sit in on his discussion with Chief Operating

A Guide to Recruiting on Slack

Slack. Do you use it? It’s a great way of helping people communicate within organizations – but did you realize it can also be used for recruiting? I recently spoke to Angela Bortolussi, a partner at Recruiting Social, to get the scoop. Listen and subscribe to this podcast on iTunes, SoundCloud or keep reading

3 Things You Must Know to Become a Social Marketing Leader

Are you a digital or social marketer wanting to progress in your business and marketing career? Do you find yourself getting stuck, getting passed over for promotions? Do you often find it hard to win budgets, grow your team or simply justify your own job? If this

A tactical approach for faster-loading media

There’s no doubt that you want your website to look fabulous, with stunning images and a sharp graphic design. But, to paraphrase “The Little Prince,” what is most essential is often invisible to the eye. For websites, this invisible component is load speed, and it can have

Divi 3.0 introduces a new editing experience

Elegant Themes released Divi 3.0 today. It’s the largest update of their flagship WordPress theme until now. Divi 3.0 introduces a new way for site owners to create WordPress pages visually on the front-end of their website. The new visual builder looks exciting in their presentation video. DIVI 3.0’S BRAND

GRADIENTS MAKE A COMEBACK

The gradient—one of the techniques shunned by flat design—is making a comeback. (And it’s even being used in mostly flat design patterns.) Gradients work because they do something that many people thought flat design lacked, which is to help create and establish depth. What’s new about gradients

Facebook delivers a better UX for businesses

Every business today seems to have its own Facebook business page, and with good reason; Facebook is a huge force in marketing as the world’s second-most visited website, and no business wants to miss out on potential leads it can pick up from having a Facebook presence.

Is Duke Nukem 3D getting a 20th anniversary remake?

Well, we’ll be honest here, we thought we’d comfortably seen the last of ol’ Duke Nukem. The flat-topped, cigar-chewing symbol of big guns and even bigger sexual innuendo had finally ridden off into the sunset following some pretty terrible gaming outing, but how wrong were we. If

Vivaldi 1.3 is a bold new vision for browsers

If there’s one thing you can count on from the folks at Vivaldi, it’s that they’re always seeking to make their browser faster, better and more stable, while adding more features and functionality. One of the latest features they’ve added is something that’s going to appeal to