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The best ways to move your music from Apple Music or Google Play Music to Spotify
Spotify’s just launched in India, and I’m excited to try it out. However, I’ve been an Apple Music subscriber for over three years, andAbhimanyu’s been using Google Play music for what feels like an eternity. дальше »
2019-2-27 16:01 | |
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3 countries host over 50% of the world’s Bitcoin nodes
Ever wondered which country is running the most nodes on the Bitcoin network? Well here’s your answer. Research from cryptocurrency and blockchain analytics firm DataLight shows just how geographically distributed the Bitcoin network is. дальше »
2019-2-27 14:42 | |
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5 essential tips for making the most out of a job fair
True to the Millennial stereotype, I outsource as much of my life to technology as possible. I hate shopping centers so I buy stuff online; I’m terribly awkward when meeting new people so I find dates on Tinder; and I will always take texting over calling. дальше »
2019-2-27 12:30 | |
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Financial bigwigs are still shitting on Bitcoin
For years, financial bigwigs have criticized cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, while often lauding its underlying blockchain technology. At times, their negative comments about cryptocurrency have been followed by their institution’s active interest in decentralized ledger technology – with some going as far as filing cryptocurrency-related patents and launching blockchain-based pilots. дальше »
2019-2-27 12:11 | |
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Here are the 5 hottest startups in Switzerland
By Daniel van Heusden and Andrea Hak For centuries, Switzerland has been known as a serene peaceful paradise with beautiful mountains, lakes, glaciers… and chocolate. In recent years, however, certain entities have started to disrupt the peace: startups. дальше »
2019-2-27 12:00 | |
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Watch Equifax’ CEO get schooled in a congressional hearing about his company’s massive data breach
In September 2017, US-based credit reporting firm Equifax revealed that its site had suffered a breach, and 143 million citizens’ records were stolen in the attack – names, addresses, social security numbers, and all. дальше »
2019-2-27 10:44 | |
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Spotify officially launches in India, with free music on-demand
After an excruciatingly long wait, music streaming service Spotify has finally launched in India. As we noted last night, the company silently rolled out premium plans for the country priced at Rs 119 ($1. дальше »
2019-2-27 06:42 | |
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Hands-on: LG’s G8 uses a palm-reading camera instead of facial ID
In the race to shrink the bezel, phone makers have tried all manner of biometric security options. Most Android phones simply put the fingerprint reader on the back. Apple and copycats have advanced facial recognition. дальше »
2019-2-27 04:37 | |
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Fender Play is an excellent guitar tutor for people with social anxiety
The very idea of traveling to a music store or inviting someone into my home to get one-on-one guitar lessons makes my stomach hurt. Like millions of other people, I live with social anxiety. Fender’s Play app is marketed as the next-best-thing to live tutoring, so I decided to see if it could help me. дальше »
2019-2-27 02:05 | |
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Here’s how to find a lost Joy-Con with the Nintendo Switch
Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, tricks, guides, and advice on how to get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. The Nintendo Switch is an amazing console, but let’s face it: its small Joy-Con controllers can be a bit of a pill sometimes. дальше »
2019-2-27 02:00 | |
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Sounds.com now integrates with Maschine 2 and I’m in producer heaven
Native Instruments recently updated its Maschine software to include full integration with Sounds. com accounts. I spent a few hours toying with it, and I’ve never been more inspired to start new music projects. дальше »
2019-2-27 22:41 | |
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Fujifilm X-T3 review: a camera too good to be true (and yet, it is)
It’s been over half a year since Fujifilm unveiled the third iteration of its mirrorless interchangeable-lens X-T series, the X-T3. Fujifilm was kind enough to lend me an X-T3 unit for a month in November, and I was selfish enough to ignore their emails to return it for the past two months. дальше »
2019-2-26 18:47 | |
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Who’s afraid of OpenAI’s big, bad text generator?
The existential threat of harmful AI recently reached ‘Cuban Missile Crisis’ proportions after a major research institute (checks notes…) modified the model size of a text generator. Apparently we’ve finally run out of real things to be scared of. дальше »
2019-2-26 17:53 | |
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Here’s what the weather looks like on Uranus and Neptune
The outer region of the solar system may be the least explored, but scientists have managed to unravel several of its mysteries in recent weeks. On New Year’s Day, the NASA spacecraft New Horizons encountered the icy object Ultima Thule for the first time, shedding light on how it formed. дальше »
2019-2-26 17:33 | |
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Here’s how to get Spotify Premium in India ahead of its official launch
People in India have eagerly waited for Spotify to launch in the country. Well, that date might arrive real soon, as the company has silently rolled out premium plans at Rs. 119 ($1. 67) per month. дальше »
2019-2-26 17:18 | |
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Facebook’s global content moderation fails to account for regional sensibilities
Over the past year, Facebook’s biggest challenge has been moderating billions of posts every day in more than a hundred languages. It’s proven almost impossible to maintain a balance between what is deemed as “hate speech” and “free speech” since social media is global, but our perception of “free speech” is determined by region. дальше »
2019-2-26 16:58 | |
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A $20 phone for Africa is MWC’s unlikeliest hero
Foldable displays and 5G are the buzzwords that dominated this year’s Mobile World Congress. That said, the phone that most impressed me was a budget handset aimed at bridging the vast digital chasm between the developed world and the developing world. дальше »
2019-2-26 16:30 | |
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TNW embraces Young Creators Foundation
Young Creators, a foundation that has built a strong community of the brightest young minds, has joined forces with TNW. We’ve worked together on several TNW projects, including the T500 – where we celebrate the most talented under 25s working in tech. дальше »
2019-2-26 16:01 | |
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Cryptocurrency named after India’s ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?’ ends in $250K scam
Indian government can set as many restrictions on cryptocurrency trading in the country as it wants, but it seems the local fraudsters and con artists can’t be deterred. Police in India‘s financial hub Mumbai has booked a local resident Pritam Patil for duping $250,000 out of 12 people in an alleged cryptocurrency scam. дальше »
2019-2-26 14:23 | |
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How this Australian bank tracked 17,000 kilos of almonds with the blockchain
It’s not uncommon to read about how the latest firm has put something “on the blockchain. ” In fact, last year Hard Fork reported on a successful trial which saw the Commonwealth Bank of Australia put a shipment of 17,000 kilos of almonds on the decentralized tech. дальше »
2019-2-26 13:19 | |
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HTC’s blockchain phone now pairs with Opera – but that hardly makes it useful
Remember the Exodus 1 – HTC‘s attempt at building an ultra-secure phone for the blockchain? Well, thanks to a collaboration with Opera, the device now seamlessly pairs with the browser and its built-in cryptocurrency wallet, making it a tad bit easier to interact with the decentralized web. дальше »
2019-2-26 11:00 | |
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How to free up space on your phone with Google Photos’ unlimited backup service
Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and connected services. If you shoot a lot of pictures and videos on your phone, it’s all too easy to run out of space. дальше »
2019-2-26 10:47 | |
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Content moderation jobs for social networks are still terrible
The Verge’s Casey Newton has a harrowing story out about the pitiful conditions that contract workers tasked with moderating content on Facebook have to deal with on a daily basis. It’s not the first such investigative piece on this topic, and perhaps that’s what worries me the most. дальше »
2019-2-26 10:10 | |
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Trials Rising Review: Manic, high-flying fun with a few flaws
Trials Rising is exactly the kind of addictive, over-the-top, slapstick fun that I didn’t realize I was missing. It’s a challenging racing game, but with a very forgiving difficulty curve. It has beautiful scenery that will occasionally leave you breathless. дальше »
2019-2-26 02:36 | |
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TNW’s unofficial MWC survival guide
Sweaty. Hot. Crowded. Uncomfortable. I could be talking about a Thai prison, but I’m not. This is Mobile World Congress, arguably the biggest event in the smartphone calendar. Over three days, over 100,000 people will flock to the balmy and beautiful city of Barcelona to discuss all things tech. дальше »
2019-2-26 00:41 | |
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‘The Gyllenhaal Experiment’ shows where redditors go wrong in spelling celebrity names
In more than 600,000 attempts at spelling actress Scarlett Johansson’s name, fewer than one-in-three were successful. In terms of absolute certainty, all we can be sure of is that most would get the first five letters correct. дальше »
2019-2-26 23:13 | |
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Energizer’s ridiculous 18,000 mAh smartphone is an absolute unit
The stalls at this year’s Mobile World Congress have no shortage of bizarre phones – from devices that fold over, to somewhat sketchy handsets that mine cryptocurrencies. The Energizer Power Max P18K Pop, however, takes the biscuit. дальше »
2019-2-26 22:24 | |
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How the Vatican approaches gene editing, life extension, and stem cell research
The Vatican might not be a place where you’d normally expect to hear about cutting-edge scientific research, but that was the case in April last year. Several hundred scientists, physicians, and policymakers gathered in Rome for the latest International Vatican Conference, the fourth since launching in 2011. дальше »
2019-2-25 18:11 | |
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This app helps improve your writing by destroying it
Between He using sampling involved quite He sibling considering recurrent which we back new their own new above totally fundamentally different external like internal gaining deeper constantly down Rather new above totally fundamentally different external like whether well if literary with best! This might be (read: definitely is) meta, but the paragraph above is what happened when I put this entire article through glass. дальше »
2019-2-25 17:56 | |
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Bitcoin.com’s Roger Ver is still shilling ICOs like it’s 2017
The controversial initial coin offerings (ICO) trend may have fallen out of fashion for most cryptocurrency influencers, but Bitcoin. com CEO Roger Ver isn’t one of them. The Bitcoin Cash proponent took to Twitter to confirm he’s taken up the role as an ‘official advisor’ to a blockchain startup called LivenPay on Monday. дальше »
2019-2-25 17:18 | |
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Tech’s obsession with ‘hustle porn’ is discriminatory and counterproductive
Entrepreneurship and the tech industry is built on the idea of “hustling” to get things done. It’s confidently preached by tech giants like Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, who last year tweeted that people would have to work more than 40 hours a week, if they really want to change the world. дальше »
2019-2-25 16:57 | |
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Thisairbnbdoesntexist’s AI generates Airbnbs a hip computer would want to stay in
Hello, welcome to yet another episode of the “thisdoesntexist” AI experiment. A clever developer has harness the power of AI to make a site that generates non-existent Airbnb’s that look almost like the real thing. дальше »
2019-2-25 16:03 | |
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Why probing this new artificial DNA molecule could help us discover aliens
It has been more than 65 years since James Watson and Francis Crick, working with Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins discovered that DNA – the basic chemical information code of all life forms – has a double helical structure that played an important role in its function. дальше »
2019-2-25 14:38 | |
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Mercedes-Benz develops blockchain pilot to find better third-party suppliers
Mercedes-Benz is launching yet another blockchain pilot. After running various blockchain trials in the past, the car manufacturer, owned by Daimler AG, has partnered with Icertis, a contract management software provider for enterprise businesses. дальше »
2019-2-25 13:26 | |
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Moonday Mornings: The institutions are coming for your blockchain
It’s Monday, you know what that means. It’s time for Moonday Mornings, Hard Fork’s wrap-up of the weekend’s cryptocurrency and blockchain news. By no fault of our own, this week, things are a little different. дальше »
2019-2-25 12:48 | |
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Here are the 5 hottest startups in Germany
By Marta Dawydzik and Andrea Hak When you hear underground techno clubs with permissive raves and more museums than rainy days per year, there is only one city that comes to mind: Berlin. Aside from the eccentric party driven artist’s haven its known to be, Berlin is also the birthplace of one of Europe’s first tech hubs. дальше »
2019-2-25 12:15 | |
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Nokia 9 Pureview’s five-camera setup promises quality over versatility
In the past six months, we’ve seen plenty of phones with three cameras, and a bunch with four cameras too. Now, Nokia has upped the ante with the launch of the world’s first phone with five rear cameras – the Nokia 9 Pureview. дальше »
2019-2-25 11:26 | |
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Jeff Bezos promised drone deliveries by 2019 — but 3 things are missing
Five years ago, Jeff Bezos promised in a 60 Minutes interview that drones would deliver goods to our homes by 2019. With the new year upon us, it’s exciting to think that drone package delivery could be a reality in the US, just as it’s starting to happen in other countries. дальше »
2019-2-24 22:30 | |
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Huawei’s new MateBook X Pro makes one of the best Windows laptops even better
Huawei’s original MateBook x Pro was among the very best Windows laptops money could buy – and it was reasonably priced to boot. Today, a month after introducing entry-level MateBook 13, the company is refreshing its premium laptop with more competitive specifications. дальше »
2019-2-24 21:13 | |
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Why tech giants are interested in regulating facial recognition
Last week, Amazon made the unexpected move of calling for regulation on facial recognition. In a blog post published on Thursday, Michael Punke, VP of global public policy at Amazon Web Services, expressed support for a “national legislative framework that protects individual civil rights and ensures that governments are transparent in their use of facial recognition technology. дальше »
2019-2-24 20:00 | |
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First look at the Huawei Mate X: attractive, powerful, and unspeakably pricey
When Huawei decided to unveil its latest phone in the surroundings of Barcelona’s ornate Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya, it was undoubtedly dropping hints to the attending tech reporters for what they’ll see. дальше »
2019-2-24 19:15 | |
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Sears’ bankruptcy underscores the need for tech innovation in retail
The demise of Sears provides a perfect cautionary tale. By all accounts, the former retail giant — which was in a “death spiral for well over a decade” — is paying a steep price for its failure to innovate in new technology. дальше »
2019-2-24 16:30 | |
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How to stop deepfakes from destroying trust in society
It has the potential to ruin relationships, reputations, and our online reality. “Deepfake” artificial intelligence technology promises to create doctored videos so realistic that they’re almost impossible to tell from the real thing. дальше »
2019-2-24 12:00 | |
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Why online service providers shouldn’t partner with big tech
Hosting providers like GoDaddy, 1&1 Ionos, and even Wix and Squarespace, started out offering a single service to business owners. Most of them developed parts, or even all of their service technology in house, that resulted in a range of unique and differentiated services. дальше »
2019-2-24 10:30 | |
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The worrying trend of children’s data being sold on the dark web
When was the last time you got a data breach notification, a letter in the mail about a potential compromise, or an email triggering a password reset on one of your accounts? What about your kids? When it comes to data breaches, we almost exclusively focus on adults. дальше »
2019-2-24 22:30 | |
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Designers have an obligation to make gaming accessible for people with disabilities
Anyone can play video games, right? If you’ve been following recent buzz in the gaming industry, you might be under the impression that video games are more accessible than they’ve ever been. Popular talking points include how video game audiences are increasingly large and diverse. дальше »
2019-2-23 20:00 | |
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Developers are our best bet to stop Apple’s App Store monopoly
Any day now, the US Supreme Court will issue a decision in a case called Apple Inc. v. Pepper, where a group of iPhone users have said that the Apple App Store, the only place they can get software (or apps) on their phones, is an unlawful monopoly. дальше »
2019-2-23 16:30 | |
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