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If you enjoy reading for the pure pleasure of understanding and learning, then you’ve probably already come to a crushing realization. In our 21st century world, finding time to dive in, devour, and interpret a book is virtually impossible these days. Even under the best of circumstances, most of us can’t find more than patches of a few minutes here and there in our day to knock out a chapter or two in a good book....

The K20 Pro is packed with flagship-grade hardware components under the hood: Specifications: Screen: 6.39-inch full-HD+ Processor: Snapdragon 855 (2.84 GHz) RAM: 6/8GB Rear camera: 48-megapixel with f/1.8 + 8-megapixel telephoto lens with f/2.4 + 12-megapixel ultrawide lens with f/2.4 Front camera: 20-megapixel with f/2.2 Battery: 4,000 mAH Internal storage: 128/256GB Fast charging: Qualcomm Quick Charging 4.0+ At the launch event, the company claimed it’s the fastest phone in the market right now, and pulled up some AnTuTu benchmark scores to prove it....

In an announcement on — yep, you guessed it — Twitter, Google encouraged users to contact the company with any Android-related technical difficulties they might be experiencing using the hashtag #AndroidHelp. Until now, users mostly had to rely on Google’s support forums for such requests. “Today Google is announcing that you can get Android assistance on Twitter by tweeting your issue using the hashtag #AndroidHelp,” a company rep wrote on Reddit....

The organization noted it’s bringing out 26 public health journal archives, which you can read until June 30. For folks who previously haven’t had access to JSTOR’s library, you can now rifle through all its open access content without having to create an account. An internet frenzy followed, as many people remembered Aaron Swartz — the Reddit co-founder, who was charged with multiple cases for downloading content from JSTOR’s library to make the content openly available....

As I wrote last week, I’ve made and currently have a lot of friends I met through my own company. It’s not like I only hired friends — which would be weird and, you know, nepotism — but to me, it feels logical that some of the people I hired eventually turned into friends. Once upon a time, I spoke to a manager that I respect for his management skills....

The answer really depends on you. Taking time out of your daily operations for three to even six months is a big deal in a startup’s hectic life cycle. There are so many founders who apply to accelerators thinking it’ll be a great opportunity and then, when the program actually starts, it gets pushed aside to tackle other concerns. You miss one workshop here, one mixer there, and the next thing you know it’s over....

Last week I wrote about how to “get to no.” Basically, how to find out if you’re wrong, who to ignore, and who to listen to. This week I’ll give you some tips on what to do once you come to terms with being wrong. Steve Jobs was famous for being extraordinarily determined, but also being able to change his mind on the fly. Curiously enough, he would fight someone to prove point A, and not listen to any arguments for point B....

But if your marketing goals include earning high-quality backlinks, building your brand awareness, and increasing your organic traffic, tangential content needs to be in your content strategy. So what exactly is it, and how can you incorporate it into your own content calendar? Defining tangential content Tangential content is content that is related to a brand’s industry but is not related to its core branding. It doesn’t refer to a product or service offering, nor is it a bottom-of-the-funnel effort to convert....

Also, I want to state that books are super important to develop skills, learn about best practices, and acquire general knowledge. Still, the most important thing to do when learning to code is to practice and build things independently. So read the books, and then sit down on your computer and perform your magic. Let’s now start with my recommendations for developers. Code Complete by Steve McConnell This book is a masterpiece that will push your software engineering skills to the next level....

I’m collecting those funny stories to have something to smile upon on a rainy day… and to remind you of what to avoid when trying to score coverage as a founder or PR professional. Make no mistake, I have done my part to contribute to the list below, but I’m sure we can all learn from others to avoid the similar pitfalls. 10. Press releasing every step your CEO takes Jon Christian, a news editor at Futurism, was pitched a fact that a certain CEO had tweeted to Elon Musk....

According to Nikkei, the common goal would be to prevent funds from being laundered or used to finance terrorist organizations. The system will be designed by the Financial Action Task Force, an organization spanning across more than 30 member countries tasked with combatting money laundering, and the objective is to establish detailed measures by 2020. It is hoped the system, which will be operated by the private sector, will be active a few years later....

Uncovered by the EU DisinfoLab, an EU-based NGO focused on researching sophisticated disinformation campaigns, the operations were traced back to a group of Indian companies, NGOs, and think tanks. The sites — such as 4newsagency.com, eptoday.com, and timesofgeneva.com — operated by serving syndicated news from Russia Today and Voice of America. But the researchers said they “unexpectedly” found a large number of articles and op-eds related to minorities in Pakistan as well as other India-related topics....

The 3D bioprinting industry has been dominated by professors with decades of experience and pharma giants, but I knew with enough passion, grit, and determination, I could break through. I had always been fascinated with 3D bioprinting technology and the life changing opportunities that could emerge if this industry was democratized. In 2016 my co-founder and I went full speed ahead to pursue our dream of turning our vision of a world where 3D bioprinting technology was readily available and affordable to the masses into reality....

For all these reasons entrepreneurs and innovators can sometimes find it hard to access the type of financial protection they need. This is a particularly pressing issue in the fast-track, fast-fail world of technology. Despite these challenges there are plenty of underwriters who are looking for new types of risk to insure. Insurance is also a highly competitive marketplace, and underwriters are in fierce competition to offer the best prices, terms, and conditions to their customers....

First made public in October 2016, the Visa B2B Connect network is being made available in 30 markets, with plans to expand to as many as 90 territories by the end of the year. According to a company statement, the service was created to help financial institutions (aka Visa’s corporate clients) to circumvent existing banking networks and process cross-border payments by leveraging blockchain technology. “Launching Visa B2B Connect marks an important industry milestone which will accelerate the evolution of how commercial payments move around the world,” said Kevin Phalen, SVP, global head of Visa Business Solutions....

Today, a quickly emerging set of technologies known as bioprinting is poised to push the boundaries further. Bioprinting uses 3D printers and techniques to fabricate the three-dimensional structures of biological materials, from cells to biochemicals, through precise layer-by-layer positioning. The ultimate goal is to replicate functioning tissue and material, such as organs, which can then be transplanted into human beings. We have been mapping the adoption of 3D printing technologies in the field of health care, and particularly bioprinting, in a collaboration between the law schools of Bournemouth University in the United Kingdom and Saint Louis University in the United States....

“I must have made a mistake,” you think. So you try again, this time starting from the corner you couldn’t finish and working back the other way. But the same thing happens again. You’re down to the last few squares and find there is no consistent solution. Working out the basic nature of reality according to quantum mechanics is a little bit like an impossible Sudoku. No matter where we start with quantum theory, we always end up at a conundrum that forces us to rethink the way the world fundamentally works....

The cryptocurrency is technological feat and while its inner workings are often difficult to understand, or explain, there are a few interesting facts every enthusiast should know. We’ve rounded up some of the most interesting facts about Bitcoin. 1. Satoshi Nakamoto is very rich The identity of Bitcoin’s inventor, or inventors, remains a mystery but we do know they are very rich. It’s estimated that Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonym used by Bitcoin’s creator, has mined and owns around 980,000 BTC, which is equivalent to approximately $6....

President Joe Biden appointed Khan chair of the Federal Trade Commission on June 15, putting a prominent proponent of breaking up monopolies in charge of the competition regulator. “I look forward to working with my colleagues to protect the public from corporate abuse,” Khan said in a statement. Progressives have heralded the appointment as an opportunity to rein in the increasing power of Silicon Valley, which will be keeping a close eye on her next moves....

Here we’ll break down what you should prioritize in your search for video editing software and tools. Compatibility First things first. You need to consider what type and model of cameras you’ll be using most and whether or not the editing software in question can support these formats. Some video editing tools may not yet be updated to use the latest equipment, whether its cutting edge drone footage, a 360 camera, or simply the fanciest new camera model on the market....