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Publicis Sapient, a digital business transformation company with offices in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, helps clients across various industries. via The source of this content is Publicis Sapient.

Mike Power delves into the ease and legality of designing narcotics online in the unstoppable drug revolution.

via Medium

VentureBeat profiles five deep learning startups to watch in 2015 - Enlitic, Ersatz Labs, MetaMind, Nervana Systems, and Skymind. The article provides information about each company's focus and funding.

This week's social media news includes updates from Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and Google, plus new tools and research.

Programmer Fogus shares his picks for ten technical papers every programmer should read twice, covering topics from functional programming to distributed systems. The post links to each paper and encourages exploring their bibliographies to discover more relevant works.

via @fogus

The FBI raid on Silk Road 2.0 hasn't slowed down illegal online trade and may have made things worse, with new marketplaces selling weapons and stolen identities.

via The source of this content is VICE.

PSFK offers trend and innovation research resources for professionals in marketing, innovation, and retail, with a focus on AI-powered analysis and case studies. via PSFK.

FlowingData shares their picks for the best data visualization projects of 2014, including work from The Upshot, Mike Bostock, and more. via FlowingData.

Analysts are skeptical about Vessel's ability to compete with YouTube, despite offering creators a greater revenue share and subscribers early access. via Digiday.

This sponsored article explores how durable goods brands keep consumers engaged between purchases, with strategies like creative display advertising and content marketing. via Digiday.

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Adafruit highlights a website that determines the hexadecimal color code representing the current time. via Adafruit Industries - Makers, hackers, artists, designers and engineers!