🦅 [ perspective ix ]

⚡️Super Processors! #Graphene could soon make your computer 1000 times faster while using only 1% the energy. 🚀@PerspectiveIX

​​📱Apple Regains the Global Best Selling Smartphone Spot With the iPhone 8 According to Counterpoint’s Market Pulse, #Apple regained the top spot in the global best selling #smartphone list with the #iPhone 8. Seems like strong promotions (“How to shoot on iPhone”) running up to the FIFA World Cup helped the tech giant trigger buyer interest in Europe and other markets. iPhone 8 sales were steady in the US postpaid channels. 🚀@PerspectiveIX 📖 via CounterPoint: prs.pctvix.co/2zgwMrv

​​🐆Watch-out doggo, Cheetah's coming! Just after our last post about Boston Dynamics' dog-like #robot, SpotMini, MIT unveiled the newest version of its robotic cheetah, which can jump almost 3 feet in the air and climb stairs littered with obstacles! 🚀@PerspectiveIX

🐕Straight out of Black Mirror Boston Dynamics shows off a new feature on its dog-like robot, SpotMini, which is now able to open up doors & let its buddies out. #Robot 🚀@PerspectiveIX

​​👥Social Media Savvy Millennials Activity based on social media & communications brand and screen type On #Smartphone → #Instagram, #FacebookMessenger, #Facebook, #Snapchat, and #Twitter are the most popular services. 🕙 Peak hours at 4:00, 16:00, 20:00, and 22:00. On #Tablet → #Tumblr, #Gmail, #LIVEJOURNAL, #Discord - Chat for Games, Snapchat, and Facebook are the most popular services. 🕘 Peak hours at 13:00, 15:00, and 21:00. On #PC → Tumblr, Gmail, Facebook, Discord - Chat for Games, and Twitter are the most popular services. 🕘 Peak hours at 4:00, 8:00, 15:00, and 21:00. 🚀@PerspectiveIX 📖 via VertoAnalytics: prs.pctvix.co/2u8i0gU

📰#iXDailyBrief STAT ⚡️ A survey conducted among more than 40,000 people shows #SocialMedia use – defined as those who visit online social networking sites – is highest in Jordan (75%) and Lebanon (72%), the only to surpass 70% adoption. The next-highest rates of social media adoption are in the US, Australia, and South Korea, each at 69%. These are the surveyed countries: 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇫🇷🇩🇪🇬🇷🇭🇺🇮🇹🇳🇱🇵🇱🇪🇸🇸🇪🇬🇧🇷🇺🇦🇺🇨🇳🇮🇳🇮🇩🇯🇵🇵🇭🇰🇷🇻🇳🇮🇱🇯🇴🇱🇧🇹🇳🇹🇷🇬🇭🇰🇪🇳🇬🇸🇳🇿🇦🇹🇿🇦🇷🇧🇷🇨🇱🇨🇴🇲🇽🇵🇪🇻🇪 (Source: Pew Research Center) INSIGHT 💰 How to Get Rich (without getting lucky) - A Twitter thread by Naval Ravikant: prs.pctvix.co/2u9HBWD OTHER NEWS 💳 Crypto visa card company Monaco just spent millions to buy Crypto-dot-com: t.me/iXNews/28847 📉#Samsung’s record profit run ends after reportedly slow Galaxy S9 sales: t.me/iXNews/28846 🐦 Twitterific loses push notifications and live-updated tweets ahead of #Twitter’s third-party API purge: t.me/iXNews/28842 ⚽️#Facebook acquires £200m Premier League broadcast rights for south-east Asia: prs.pctvix.co/2tWNOWA 🤳 Facebook patents hint at 'skin smoothing' and karaoke features for live video: prs.pctvix.co/2tUMxiT — "Whether You Think You Can Or Think You Can’t, You’re Right." — Henry Ford Enjoy the weekend! Ben, @iXNews

​​📚It's Amazon's Birthday! On this day (5 July) in 1994, #Amazon was founded in Bellevue, Washington. It went public three years later and raised $54 million. #History 🚀@PerspectiveIX 📕prs.pctvix.co/2u7P093

​​📺Netflix Is Americans' Platform of Choice for TV Content Having long surpassed the largest pay-TV providers in the 🇺🇸 in terms of subscribers, #Netflix is now the most popular source of TV content among U.S. consumers. According to a recent survey conducted by the research arm of investment banking firm Cowen & Co., 27% of Americans prefer Netflix over any other platform, including basic cable and broadcast TV. 🚀@PerspectiveIX 📖 via Statista: prs.pctvix.co/2tZx7d2

📰#iXDailyBrief STAT ⚡️ According to a January 2018 survey by Fluent LLC, many US internet users (55%) own some form of smart-home technology. The most common device is a smart TV (38%), followed by lighting (17%), thermostats (16%) and security systems (14%). Kitchen appliances had the lowest level of ownership (7%) among those mentioned. (Source: eMarketer) INSIGHT 🎬 The Guardian finds less polished video works better on #Instagram Stories: prs.pctvix.co/2u5ZmpS OTHER NEWS 👨‍⚖️#Facebook Called Itself a 'Publisher' in Court After Repeatedly Rejecting the Label in Public: prs.pctvix.co/2z8a5po 🇪🇺 EU sends controversial internet copyright reforms back to the drawing board: t.me/iXNews/28800 🤖#AI spots legal problems with tech T&Cs in #GDPR research project: t.me/iXNews/28786 🇨🇳 Huawei slams FCC proposal to bar funds for Chinese telecom gear: t.me/iXNews/28799 🚫 Avengers' Thanos sparks biggest ban in Reddit history: prs.pctvix.co/2u6yNkt — "Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it." — Charles R. Swindoll Have a great day! Ben, @iXNews

​​📜Below the Surface The city of Amsterdam has been building a tunnel under the city for a new underground metro line over the past decade. Drilling through an old river bed, they found hundreds of interesting things, from 90s Alcatel phone to human bones! Every single piece of them has been documented on this website: prs.pctvix.co/2tWdwdR Definitely worth taking a look. 🚀@PerspectiveIX ☕️prs.pctvix.co/2M8AAOb

​​👀VPN Users: A Profile #VPN users are more likely to be young, male, and educated to university level. All of these demographic distinctions fit the profile of early adopters. 🚀@PerspectiveIX ☕️prs.pctvix.co/2M8AAOb ❓ Do you use a VPN at least once a week? 👍 Yes 👎 No

📰#iXDailyBrief STAT ⚡️ VPN users are more likely to be young, male, and educated to university level. All of these demographic distinctions fit the profile of early adopters. (Source: Global Web Index) INSIGHT ✋️ ‘Addictive’ #Facebook may harm children, claim insiders: prs.pctvix.co/2Nr5ulh OTHER NEWS 🎆 500 #Intel drones to replace fireworks above Travis Air Force base for Fourth of July: t.me/iXNews/28758 🎾#Snapchat’s new lens lets you play tennis against Serena Williams: prs.pctvix.co/2NosmSo 🤖 DeepMind’s #AI agents exceed ‘human-level’ gameplay in Quake III: t.me/iXNews/28766 🇪🇺 Wikipedia goes dark in Spanish, Italian ahead of key EU vote on copyright: t.me/iXNews/28764 🕵️‍♂️#Google tries to calm controversy over app developers having access to your #Gmail: t.me/iXNews/28760 💵#Netflix tests 'Ultra' tier that could add a higher price option: prs.pctvix.co/2tWDZYE — "Work like you don't need the money. Love like you've never been hurt. Dance like nobody's watching." — Satchel Paige Have a great week! Ben, @iXNews