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Latest Mega Millions winner says he'll take his lottery jackpot in cash please
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The upcoming, redesigned Gmail looks like it will have several new features to protect the privacy of your emails.
One of these, according to TechCrunch, is self-destructing emails. Following the update, you’ll be able to set emails you send to “expire” after a certain amount of time. That means they’ll disappear from your outbox, and from the recipient’s inbox.
You’ll also be able to send emails in “Confidential Mode,” which will block the recipient from forwarding, copying and pasting, downloading, or printing the email. Read more…
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Source: Mashable | New Gmail update will include self-destructing emails
With Samsung’s brand constantly growing, so in turn do the options for cases to protect its flagship Galaxy lineup.
The Samsung Galaxy S9 is a phone that “gets it exactly right” as our reviewer wrote. But it’s a slippery phone, so beyond the aesthetic reasons to get a case, you should make sure it’s protected.
Since the Galaxy S9 is one of the most popular phones in the world, there are hundreds cases to choose from, with a range of styles, designs, and features. Which one is for you? Here are some we recommend, for nine different use cases (see what we did there?): Read more…
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Source: Mashable | The 9 best cases for your Samsung Galaxy S9
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Tesla is one of the more interesting companies for Wall Street that had an interesting couple of months this year — and it seems even tweets from Elon Musk, who said that the company will be profitable in the back half of the year, may be enough to swing its stock.
The Tesla and SpaceX founder sent a tweet very early this morning that the company would be profitable and cash-flow positive in the third and fourth quarter this year. Tesla is known for setting ambitious targets and forecasts, especially as it looks to ramp up Model 3 production to around 2,500 vehicles per week. Musk said he took direct control of Model 3 production earlier this month in a note to employees, also sent out at around 3 a.m. pacific time. Tesla’s shares were up slightly, gaining around 2% in trading today.
Tesla saw a small bump in its stock throughout the day. While it could be for a variety of reasons, Musk’s data point may have offered a small amount of clarity (and optimism) around whether the company will be able to eventually turn a profit. The tweet was fired off as a response to a story by The Economist that said the company may have to raise additional capital at some point, according to banking firm Jeffries. (It was also quite snarky.)
On Tesla’s last call to discuss the company’s quarterly results with Wall Street analysts, Musk said that the company would begin generating “positive quarterly operating income on a sustained basis,” and said he was “cautiously optimistic” that the company would be GAAP profitable. Musk said the company wanted to hit a production target of 5,000 Model 3 vehicles per week at some point in 2018, though did not give a specific time frame. The tweet, while fired off as a response to a story by The Economist, appears to offer another small data point as to when it might happen.
Earlier this month, Tesla fell back behind Ford in terms of its market cap as some pressure has hit the stock. Tesla has had to address a fatal crash involving its autopilot, in addition to a voluntary recall of 123,000 Model S vehicles. There is some skepticism around whether Tesla will hit its production targets from Wall Street (making cars is hard, it seems).
Source: Tech Crunch Mobiles | Elon Musk says Tesla will be profitable in Q3 and Q4
Lawmakers want more tech companies to address privacy legislation
April 13, 2018
Source: Engadget | Lawmakers want more tech companies to address privacy legislation
This column is part of a series called “Voices of Women in Tech,” created in collaboration with AnitaB.org, a global enterprise that supports women in technical fields, as well as the organizations that employ them and the academic institutions training the next generation.
When it comes to women in technology, there’s a lot of data out there. Whether it’s the fact that women still hold less than a quarter of technical roles, or the studies that show — time and again — that diversity can help improve a company’s bottom line, it’s easy to see how data can help illuminate some of our industry’s darkest problems and drive change. Read more…
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Source: Mashable | Equal access to business data gives women in tech an edge
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