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Breakthrough neural network paves the way for quantum AI
Italian researchers recently developed the first functioning quantum neural network by running a special algorithm on an actual quantum computer. The team, lead by Francesco Tacchino of the University of Pavia in Italy, pre-published their research on ArXiv earlier this month in a research paper titled “An Artificial Neuron Implemented on an Actual Quantum Processor. дальше »
2018-11-19 20:51 | |
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Hackers infect official Make-A-Wish site with cryptocurrency mining malware
It seems crypto-jackers have absolutely no ethical standards. After governments, universities, and technology giants, even charitable organizations are finding themselves at the receiving end of cryptocurrency malware. дальше »
2018-11-19 19:42 | |
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Here’s how to make editing text on iPhones a gajillion times easier
We’ve all been here before — you’re trying to text someone on your shiny pretty iPhone, and you make a spelling mistake. Or autocorrect messes up your sentence. Or you change your mind on what you want to say. дальше »
2018-11-19 19:40 | |
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Three types of cryptocurrency tokens explained as quickly as possible
Welcome to Hard Fork Basics, a collection of tips, tricks, guides, and advice to keep you up to date in the cryptocurrency and blockchain world. Considering there are well over 2,000 cryptocurrencies on today’s market, the average blockchain investor faces being veritably overwhelmed by choice. дальше »
2018-11-19 19:32 | |
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Asus and Gigabyte left with mining hardware surplus as crypto-hype dwindles
It seems the cryptocurrency hype from last year has left tons of hardware manufacturers with more motherboards and graphics cards than people care to buy – and things might get even worse in 2019. дальше »
2018-11-19 18:58 | |
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Scaling Bitcoin: A beginner’s guide to the Lightning Network
Welcome to Hard Fork Basics, a collection of tips, tricks, guides, and advice to keep you up to date in the cryptocurrency and blockchain world. The Lightning Network is getting so big that its capacity has recently surpassed the $1. дальше »
2018-11-19 18:39 | |
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Kraken opens Bitcoin Cash SV trading, warns it’s an ‘extremely high risk investment’
Earlier last week, the highly controversial Bitcoin Cash hard fork finally happened, resulting in two separate chains — Bitcoin Cash ABC (BCH ABC) and Bitcoin Cash SV (BCH SV). But there can only be one real “Bitcoin Cash,” and the war to claim to that title is intensifying. дальше »
2018-11-19 17:44 | |
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The ultimate guide to Instagram for small ecommerce brands
When you look at Instagram’s journey over the past year, it’s been nothing if not a constant evolution. From the changes it’s made to its algorithm, to the expansion of stories, to the release of shoppable media, it’s evident that the company’s ambition is to become the most interactive and engaging social platform on the web. дальше »
2018-11-19 17:30 | |
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The world’s plastic problem is bigger than the ocean
As you read this, a strange object that looks like a 2,000-foot floating pool noodle is drifting slowly through the central north Pacific Ocean. This object is designed to solve an enormous environmental problem. дальше »
2018-11-19 16:44 | |
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This Bitcoin-themed cover of Rebecca Black’s ‘Friday’ is somehow worse than the original
Greek lore tells the tale of Medusa — a fearsome monster who could turn mortals into pillars of stone, should they be unfortunate enough to gaze upon her. For the digital age, there’s something similar. дальше »
2018-11-19 16:10 | |
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How to sign PDFs without printing them first
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. PDFs are great for when you need to share official documents, but they can be more difficult to work with than other file formats when you need to edit or fill them out. дальше »
2018-11-19 15:52 | |
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Google might soon let users comment on search results, starting with sports scores
Google already lets Maps users review places they’ve visited; it may soon include a similar feature for general search results as well. 9to5Google recently discovered the comment feature in the Google Search app’s version 8. дальше »
2018-11-19 15:28 | |
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Traders suffer huge losses as OKEx closes Bitcoin Cash futures early
Several high-profile cryptocurrency traders are posting major losses after the Bitcoin Cash hard fork, as the true impact of the controversial hash wars starts to make itself known. Just as the price of the original Bitcoin Cash cryptocurrency started to fall last week, major exchange OKEx abruptly ended $135 million worth of futures contracts, claiming it necessary to protect clients from the impending market volatility. дальше »
2018-11-19 14:56 | |
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Switzerland sets precedent with world’s first cryptocurrency ETP
We told you cryptocurrency-based exchange traded funds (ETFs) were coming. Switzerland’s leading stock exchange has given the go-ahead for the world’s first cryptocurrency ETP, the Financial Times reports. дальше »
2018-11-19 13:44 | |
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Develop your innovation partnerships the same way you build your products
The best innovation teams don’t work alone. They bring in partners from different backgrounds, countries, and even industries to help provide fresh thinking and ideas. The process of finding and forging partnerships and collaborations, however, is not easy to do well. дальше »
2018-11-19 13:30 | |
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Police can remotely drive your stolen Tesla into custody
Imagine this: You’re leaving work, walking to your car, and you find an empty parking spot — someone stole your brand new Tesla (or whatever fancy autonomous car you’re driving). When you call the police, they ask your permission for a “takeover,” which you promptly give them. дальше »
2018-11-19 13:22 | |
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5 female entrepreneurs on how to perfect a pitch
With only two percent of all US venture capital going to female founders in 2017, saying women have it tough when pitching to investors is a huge understatement. Whether that’s because of unconscious bias, social conditioning, or simply due to the fact we’re outnumbered, it’s fair to say something has to change, and fast. дальше »
2018-11-19 13:00 | |
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Moonday Mornings: The SEC has issued its first ever fines for ICO violations
There’s one thing that keeps us warm on cold days, Moonday Mornings. If you’re feeling a bit frosty this morning, here’s a wrap-up of the weekend’s cryptocurrency and blockchain news. 1. South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Zeniex is going to shut its doors and cease operations a mere five months after it launched. дальше »
2018-11-19 12:55 | |
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Here’s how Indian politicians are wooing voters with free smartphones
In September, we wrote about how politicians in India were bribing voters with free smartphones worth millions of dollars. The next trend in campaigning also involves free phones, but in a more old-fashioned way. дальше »
2018-11-19 12:45 | |
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Here’s your first glimpse at the mid-range Pixel 3 with a plastic body and headphone jack
After hearing rumors about a mid-range Google Pixel phone for months, we’ve got our first look of the phone. Last week, Russian website Rozketed got their hands on some pictures and details about the device. дальше »
2018-11-19 10:06 | |
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I communicate with my parents via email… is that weird?
Parents are weird — you love them, but also want them as physically far from you as possible. Until you miss them, or want them to help you with laundry, or want to drink their expensive alcohol, and then you’re back on their couch for a month, and their biological attachment to you prevents them from reporting a home invasion to the police. дальше »
2018-11-18 18:21 | |
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Will our smart devices become a massive surveillance network?
The rise of the digital era has brought with it many wondrous changes to our daily lives, not least of which the fact that we now carry digital assistants with us everywhere we go in the form of smartphones, tablets, and laptop computers. дальше »
2018-11-18 07:06 | |
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Email on mobile sucks, but it’ll get better in the next 10 years
It’s not the apps – they’ve got better. It’s not even the devices – they’re faster, slicker, with shortcuts and enhancements that make it easier, but not good. The problem is the medium itself – mobile communication has aspired to take over the entirety of our business communication, but the awkward way in which we type and the inconsistencies of a purely touch-based interface utterly shred precision and accuracy. дальше »
2018-11-17 21:30 | |
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Gig workers are forced to educate themselves to survive
Today’s gig workers don’t just include your local Uber drivers or handymen on TaskRabbit. In fact, there’s a growing subset of knowledge workers who are looking to the gig economy as a viable alternative to full-time employment. дальше »
2018-11-17 19:30 | |
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Drone assassination attempts are a reminder that better legislation is needed
In early August an assassination attempt on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro served as a jarring wake up call that the possibility of a drone attack against a public figure or civilian is real. дальше »
2018-11-17 17:30 | |
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Report: People are going to have a lot of sex in self-driving cars
It’s clear that driverless cars will revolutionize the way we get from Point A to Point B. Perhaps less obvious is how it’ll change our sex lives. According to a new study by the Annals of Tourism Research, ditching the driver could open up a whole lot of doors for transit-related sexual activity. дальше »
2018-11-17 03:37 | |
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This is why women’s panties are trending on social media
A women-led protest that began in Ireland has gone global. After a rape trial ended last week in a controversial acquittal, women took to the streets in a protest that’s now going viral with the hashtag #ThisIsNotConsent, and images of women’s underwear. дальше »
2018-11-17 01:52 | |
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Facebook’s former PR firm seeded fake stories about bias at Apple News
Facebook‘s recently-fired PR firm allegedly floated a story to journalists that Apple News was biased against Republicans. The company, Definers Public Affairs, made headlines this week after a bombshell New York Times report revealed that it was employed by Facebook to dig up dirt on critics and competitors. дальше »
2018-11-17 01:28 | |
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A beginner’s guide to AI: Human-level machine intelligence
Welcome to TNW’s beginner’s guide to AI. This (currently) five part feature should provide you with a very basic understanding of what AI is, what it can do, and how it works. The guide contains articles on (in order published) neural networks, computer vision, natural language processing, algorithms, and artificial general intelligence. дальше »
2018-11-16 22:37 | |
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Twitter says the Bitcoin scam wave came from third-party app
Twitter has confirmed the series of cryptocurrency-related hackings on its platform originated from a third-party software provider – and not its own system. In an email to Hard Fork, a Twitter spokesperson confirmed attackers exploited a third-party marketing solution to blast fake Bitcoin giveaway links from a slew of verified accounts, including Google and Target. дальше »
2018-11-16 19:44 | |
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Details of 170,000 Pakistani debit cards leaked on dark web
Last week, we reported that nearly 20,000 Pakistani debit cards were put up for sale on the dark web. Now, cybersecurity firm Group-IB has found out that earlier this week, a new dump of whooping 177,878 appeared on the dark web. дальше »
2018-11-16 18:55 | |
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The Bitcoin Cash hash war has no real winners
Yesterday, the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) blockchain split in two separate networks, each kicking off a new cryptocurrency. Now that Bitcoin Cash has forked into two rivalling cryptocurrencies – BAB, maintained by Bitcoin-ABC, and BSV, maintained by Craig Wright’s nChain – it remains to be seen which network will surface as the dominant chain. дальше »
2018-11-16 18:42 | |
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The week’s best Android games to play while putting off your holiday shopping
Welcome to our weekly column, in which YouTuber NimbleThor brings you a short list of the best new mobile games for your Android device. Whether you’re into casual time wasters or hardcore shooters, you’ll find something in here to exercise your thumbs with. дальше »
2018-11-16 17:16 | |
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TNW presents the greatest gift guide in the world… ever
The adverts have started, the songs are blaring, and dust is being blown off the decorations. Truly, the holiday season is upon us. And you know what this means? Gifts. Lots of gifts. Whether you’re putting together your own list, or trying to find the perfect thing to get someone else, we’re here to help. дальше »
2018-11-16 16:29 | |
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India’s plans to censor streaming services like Netflix are a mess
While India is home to the world’s largest film industry and one of the planet’s largest audiences for cinema, it’s also constantly struggling with the challenge of censoring movies. Things have gotten more complicated in the past few years with the rise of international streaming video platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. дальше »
2018-11-16 15:19 | |
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Cryptocurrency fraudster faces 5 years in prison for selling fake ICOs
A Brooklyn-based businessman turned cryptocurrency huckster faces up to five years in prison for orchestrating two monstrously phony initial coin offerings (ICOs) last year. Maksim Zaslavskiy, a former institutional developer and “businessman,” plead guilty to two counts of conspiracy to commit securities fraud before a New York district court yesterday, reports FinanceFeeds. дальше »
2018-11-16 14:18 | |
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2FA codes are great for security, except when 26M of them are leaked
Just when you thought two-factor authentication was enough to secure your online accounts, a troubling discovery shows how this system can be comprised, thanks to human error. TechCrunch reports that a database of text messages containing more than 26 million 2FA codes, password reset links, and delivery tracking details was left out in the open … This story continues at The Next Web дальше »
2018-11-16 13:22 | |
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Japan wants to regulate cryptocurrency wallet services
Despite granting the industry self-regulatory status, it seems Japanese regulators are still keen to keep an eye on things. The Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA) recently announced that it is devising a regulatory framework for cryptocurrency wallet services, Bitcoin News reports. дальше »
2018-11-16 12:50 | |
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Please appreciate Mozilla’s security-focused gift guide
Shout out Mozilla. The not-for-profit company behind the web-browser Firefox has put together a gift guide with a difference. Instead of ranking the products on the guide by some metric like, I dunno, ‘coolness,’ they’ve analyzed them by how secure they are. дальше »
2018-11-16 12:39 | |
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12 mistakes to avoid when funding a startup
While any funding may seem like good funding, this isn’t necessarily the case. Funding mistakes such as not raising enough funds can actually be detrimental to a startup and lead to major problems down the road. дальше »
2018-11-16 12:00 | |
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Facebook removed 1.5 billion fake accounts between April and September
Facebook released its community standards report today, in which it detailed how it dealt with fake news, spam, hate speech, and terrorist propaganda on its platform. The company noted that, between April and September 2018, it removed a whopping 1. дальше »
2018-11-16 10:16 | |
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SCUF’s Vantage PS4 controller: A lot of issues and a big price tag
I love SCUF controllers. Or, more accurately, I love all of them but this one. As the proud owner of two of the Infinity4PS Pro models, it was always an easy recommendation to make for anyone looking to drop their hard-earned cash on a premium product. дальше »
2018-11-16 04:22 | |
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Mark Zuckerberg really wants you to know he reads the New York Times
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg today held a press call to talk about the company’s 2nd Community Standards Enforcement report. It was supposed to last 45 minutes, but it ended up nearly 2 hours long thanks to an extended – and very entertaining – interactive session with the national news media. дальше »
2018-11-16 02:45 | |
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Hifiman RE2000 Review: World-class sound in a pair of earbuds
You’d be forgiven for not having heard of Hifiman before. The headphone company has flourished almost entirely within the audiophile community, producing everything from value-oriented cans to ludicrously expensive examples of audiophile excess. дальше »
2018-11-16 00:21 | |
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Researchers create ‘master key’ fingerprints that can fool biometric databases
Researchers from New York University have created a set of master fingerprint keys that can be used to spoof biometric identification systems. While the database of fingerprints used by the researchers had a chance of falsely matching with a random fingerprint one out of 1000 times, the master prints they generated had the power to falsely match one out of five times. дальше »
2018-11-15 22:57 | |
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When you wish upon an algorithm: Will Sophia ever be real?
Once upon a time, in the faraway land of Hong Kong, there was a robot named Sophia. It longed for nothing, felt nothing, and was incapable of even the mildest human emotion. But, its creator Geppetto – er, creators David Hanson and Ben Goertzel, I mean – wanted to bring it to life anyway. дальше »
2018-11-15 22:31 | |
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An entrepreneur’s guide to Vietnam’s startup scene
Many in the western hemisphere still view Vietnam through antiquated lenses. But while a visit to a rural area of Vietnam may well seem like a step back in time, younger generations and the powers who be in urban Vietnam have their sights firmly set on the future and the key role which their nation aims to play in it. дальше »
2018-11-15 21:35 | |
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Microsoft launched a cloud-based blockchain development kit
Big tech is getting in on blockchain in a big way. Microsoft has launched a cloud-based blockchain development kit powered by Azure. “This kit extends the capabilities of our blockchain developer templates and Azure Blockchain Workbench, which incorporates Azure services for key management, off-chain identity and data, monitoring, and messaging APIs into a reference architecture that can be used to rapidly build blockchain-based applications,” Microsoft blockchain engineering lead Marc Mercuri said. дальше »
2018-11-15 21:15 | |
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