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President Trump can’t block you on Twitter, federal court rules
A US federal court has ruled today that President Donald Trump can’t block his haters on Twitter. The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit situated in New York said that since Trump uses the social network to communicate matters related to government affairs, he can’t bar some Americans from accessing that information. äàëüøå »
2019-7-10 07:20 | |
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Cuphead is coming to Netflix — and it’d better be dark as pitch
Cuphead, cartoonish indie platformer darling, is getting its own Netflix show, according to its developers at Studio MDHR. The show, which will be made by Netflix Animation, will be called The Cuphead Show! As a fan of the game, I can only hope the trademark dark edge makes it into the show — because anyone who’s played the game will know it’s not for the most sensitive of souls. äàëüøå »
2019-7-10 02:53 | |
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TNW’s mid-2019 guide to virtual reality hardware
Virtual reality is a booming technology. Like artificial intelligence and blockchain, it’s on a meteoric rise and every big tech company on the planet wants in. But there’s more to VR than market value and technical specifications. äàëüøå »
2019-7-10 01:28 | |
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Microsoft may still have a streaming-only console on the drawing board
Microsoft’s new baby, the console codenamed Project Scarlett, is currently getting the lion’s share of attention. Despite not having a working model to show, Microsoft lavished the next-gen device with showtime during E3, including the world’s vaguest sizzle reel ever. äàëüøå »
2019-7-10 00:19 | |
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Researchers find terrifying security vulnerability in GE Healthcare anesthesia machines
Security researchers from Israeli firm CyberMDX have discovered a vulnerability in a select number of GE Healthcare’s anesthesia and respiratory devices. CyberMDX, which focuses primarily on medical cybersecurity, states that if successfully exploited, the hole could allow an attacker to interfere the operation of these sophisticated medical machines, thereby posing a risk to patients. äàëüøå »
2019-7-10 23:30 | |
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Wyze’s $20 security cams can now identify people
I’m a huge fan of Wyze’s security cameras. I’ve used them for a few months. They’re dead simple, and delightfully cheap. And now they’re getting a little bit cleverer, thanks to a software update that lets them identify people through artificial intelligence. äàëüøå »
2019-7-10 23:09 | |
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Vaio’s SX12 proves small laptops can have all the ports
Buying a compact laptop in 2019, you’re lucky if you get more than a few USB ports. Even so-called “desktop replacements” with 15-inch+ screens rarely do much better. But if Vaio’s 12. 5-inch SX12 is anything to go by, it doesn’t have to be this way. äàëüøå »
2019-7-10 19:23 | |
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Here’s how to set up your computer to work productively from home
Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. The world of work is changing, and more and more people find themselves working remotely. äàëüøå »
2019-7-10 18:11 | |
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This ‘factory of factories’ helps hardware start-ups solve real problems in Kenya
[NAIROBI] Esther Mwangi, a 2014 graduate of economics from Kenyatta University in Kenya who wanted to venture into entrepreneurship but had no clear path, started off selling solar panels in coastal parts of the country as she conducted market research on other possible ventures. äàëüøå »
2019-7-10 17:27 | |
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Pakistani politician mistakes GTA V plane footage for real life: ‘Miraculous save by the pilot’
As the world gears up to deal with the confusing future of deep fakes, Pakistani government officials are still struggling to tell apart real world footage from computer-generated imagery. A local politician was caught praising an aircraft pilot for using their “presence of mind” to narrowly avoid what could’ve been a disastrous collision with a truck. äàëüøå »
2019-7-9 16:41 | |
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‘Bitcoin is digital gold’ meme becomes real as BTC and gold markets align
Bitcoin is often called “digital gold,” pitched as an alternative to the real thing. In 2019, the meme is actually real, as the two assets have performed almost identically over the past 30 days. äàëüøå »
2019-7-9 16:27 | |
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Dear messy desk eaters, here’s your emergency fix for grease stains (at work)
Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. These days, I eat in the presence of a digital device all the goddamn time. äàëüøå »
2019-7-9 16:25 | |
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Teleshopping channels are selling smartphones with misleading, high-pressure tactics
There’s something wrong on Freeview channel 21. That’s the conclusion I landed upon after watching two hours of Ideal World, a free-to-air UK teleshopping station, where they shamelessly pitched an unambiguously low-end smartphone using sales tactics I regard as misleading and high-pressure. äàëüøå »
2019-7-9 16:19 | |
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This AI-powered tool helps you write effective and inclusive job ads
HR departments everywhere, here’s a little secret: Women don’t respond well to job ads requesting “superstars” or “ninjas. ” This is what hiring platform Unitive discovered in 2015 (Unitive is currently part of HR-software company TalVista) when researching how to take the gender bias out of the employee recruitment process — including writing job descriptions, evaluating applications, and interviewing applicants. äàëüøå »
2019-7-9 16:13 | |
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Firefox Quantum now comes with curated extensions and a Reader dark mode
Mozilla today announced a fresh update for Firefox Quantum, which focuses heavily on offering a editorially-driven approach to extensions, as well as a gorgeous new dark mode for Firefox Reader. äàëüøå »
2019-7-9 16:04 | |
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CHEAP: ARRGHHH CAFFEINE (here’s $270 off a Nespresso machine)
Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! Ever got that feeling of relief when you walk into your hotel room after a long trip and see the coffee machine? Oh how sweet that first sip of freshly made cuppa feels. äàëüøå »
2019-7-9 14:54 | |
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US risks its leading role in tech by leaving regulations to the EU
In the 30 years since Tim Berners Lee first documented his vision for what would become the World Wide Web, the US has been the primary leader in innovative infrastructure and products that are now core to everyday life. äàëüøå »
2019-7-9 14:00 | |
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This site shows how much your favorite athletes make… but in Bitcoin
Are you tired of checking the price of your cryptocurrency fortune every hour or so? We might have the perfect distraction for you: a website that shows the salaries of some of the world’s most popular athletes… but in Bitcoin. äàëüøå »
2019-7-9 12:15 | |
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US tip-off leads to arrest after man buys child abuse imagery with cryptocurrency in Australia
An Australian man has been charged after authorities linked him to a cryptocurrency account used to buy child exploitation material. An investigation, following a tip off from US authorities in December last year, traced the account back to a 27-year-old man from Sydney. äàëüøå »
2019-7-9 12:09 | |
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This Chrome extension makes you ponder your mortality while wasting time on social media
Despite fearing death, humans have always been weirdly obsessed with anticipating their final day on earth. Now in the digital age, this morbid fascination with predicting death has taken form in digital death clocks. äàëüøå »
2019-7-9 11:41 | |
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Zoom security flaw could let websites turn on your Mac’s webcam without permission
A serious zero-day vulnerability has been disclosed in Zoom video conferencing app on the Mac. Security researcher Jonathan Leitschuh, in a Medium post, detailed the flaw that could let websites hijack your Mac‘s camera and “forcibly” join you to a Zoom call without your permission. äàëüøå »
2019-7-9 10:13 | |
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This clever Chrome extension camouflages Netflix in a conference call
We don’t advise watching Netflix while you’re at work, but if that’s how you want to play it, there’s a new tool that’ll help make it a whole lot easier. It’s a browser extension called Netflix Hangouts, and it simply plays your Netflix stream in a smaller window in an interface that makes it look like you’re on a video conference call with other people. äàëüøå »
2019-7-9 10:05 | |
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Spotify now has a Lite app for Android users in 36 countries
Spotify has just launched a Lite version of its Android app that’s designed to work well on low-end devices and spotty connections. The app comes in at under 10MB, and is set to stream tunes at ‘Basic’ quality by default, which the company says should work out to roughly 0. äàëüøå »
2019-7-9 09:05 | |
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Instagram will now ask you to think twice before posting profanities
Instagram today released two new features with a view to curb bullying on the platform: a warning when you try to post an abusive comment, and a ‘Restrict’ function to limit another person’s interaction with you. äàëüøå »
2019-7-9 08:16 | |
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Review: Microsoft’s Windows 1.11 is an Upside Down mess
Microsoft today announced that it was the year 1985. We checked the Microsoft store to confirm this and, as Windows 1. 11 was just made available, the Redmond company’s story checks out. Here’s the message, as we received it: Microsoft and Netflix have partnered up to celebrate the release of Stranger Things third season. äàëüøå »
2019-7-9 02:33 | |
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Predictive policing AI is a bigger scam than psychic detectives
Law enforcement agencies around the world have recently begun extricating themselves from expensive, ineffective predictive policing systems. The machine learning equivalent of psychic detectives, it turns out, simply doesn’t work. äàëüøå »
2019-7-9 01:08 | |
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Warframe wants to send a player to space (rocket not included)
Digital Extremes, creators of the runaway hit third-person shooter Warframe, revealed this weekend that it’s running a contest to send one of its devoted players to space — well, sort of. What it’s really offering is a pretty sweet payday, but it’ll be up to the winner if that money goes towards a trip to the heavens. äàëüøå »
2019-7-9 23:49 | |
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Review: The Marshall Stockwell II speaker is louder than a Napalm Death concert
Marshall is an iconic audio brand, best known for its guitar amplifiers. But did you know that it also sells a line of Bluetooth speakers? It’s true, and they’re actually very good. I got my hands on the company’s latest venture in this area, the Marshall Stockwell II, and so far I’m really impressed. äàëüøå »
2019-7-9 21:10 | |
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Binance hackers suddenly move $8 million worth of stolen Bitcoin
More than $8 million worth of Bitcoin stolen from cryptocurrency exchange Binance has suddenly moved. Earlier today, a combined 707.1 BTC was sent from one of the hacker… This story continues at The Next WebOr just read more coverage about: Bitcoin äàëüøå »
2019-7-9 18:49 | |
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Meet the computer scientist who saved Bletchley Park
Tucked away in an estate in Buckinghamshire, England, is a 19th-century mansion. You wouldn’t be able to tell from the outside, but this mansion, named Bletchley Park, was the central home to Alan Turing’s team of WWII codebreakers, the team of cryptographers who were able to decipher the German Enigma and Lorenz ciphers. äàëüøå »
2019-7-9 18:35 | |
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Black Mirror’s ‘Striking Vipers’ episode is a surprisingly refreshing depiction of future sex
This article was originally published on SEXTECHGUIDE, an independent publication that looks at the intersection between sex and technology in a non-explicit, as close to a ‘safe for work’ way as possible – including app reviews, adult VR info, sextech devices, privacy, security issues, and much more. äàëüøå »
2019-7-9 18:27 | |
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Erika Lust: #MeToo left sex workers behind
For the ongoing series, Code Word, we’re exploring if — and how — technology can protect individuals against sexual assault and harassment, and how it can help and support survivors. There’s no questioning that sex workers face judgement and stigma, as well as blatant, systematic discrimination. äàëüøå »
2019-7-8 16:59 | |
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Don’t sneer at this Bluetooth-enabled Walkman clone
In the past, I’ve been accused of trying to defend the indefensible. I once argued that Will. i. am is an underappreciated tech visionary. Earlier this year, I wrote an impassioned piece arguing the virtues of punk rock canned water. äàëüøå »
2019-7-8 16:05 | |
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India isn’t keen on Facebook’s Libra ‘cryptocurrency’
Facebook’s new digital currency Libra has received an early jolt from the Indian government. The authorities in Asia’s third-largest economy are no more keen on the social media giant’s project than any cryptocurrency that came before it. äàëüøå »
2019-7-8 15:48 | |
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Here’s why Satoshi Nakamoto set Bitcoin’s supply limit to 21 million
Welcome to Hard Fork Basics, a collection of tips, tricks, guides, and info to keep you up to date in the cryptocurrency and blockchain world. When Satoshi Nakamoto built Bitcoin, design choices were made that effectively limits the number of Bitcoins that will ever exist to (roughly) 21 million. äàëüøå »
2019-7-8 15:42 | |
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CHEAP: Bose’s SoundSport headphones for $50? I’m sweating already
Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! Sometimes, you gotta pump the iron, go for a run, or just generally get a goddamn sweat on. When those (quite often) painful moments happen, there’s one thing that makes them a little better: music. äàëüøå »
2019-7-8 14:20 | |
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Here’s how you can truly understand your company’s metrics
I have had the opportunity to work with numerous businesses on their analytics strategy. One of the most common questions I receive is “what are the right success metrics to measure?” If you build or market products, you’ve likely asked yourself this question as well. äàëüøå »
2019-7-8 13:55 | |
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India addresses cryptocurrency scam wave with new police training course
High-ranking police officers in India will receive cryptocurrency training to help with investigations involving digital currency. The country’s national police academy – the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVP NPA) – has launched an educational course to help officers gain an understanding of how cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology work. äàëüøå »
2019-7-8 13:52 | |
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Moonday Mornings: Bitcoin hash rate pumps while Iran says trading is illegal
Hello and welcome to another Monday and with that, another Moonday Morning – where we take a look at the weekend’s top cryptocurrency and blockchain news. Here’s Hard Fork’s selection of last weekend’s top stories: 1. äàëüøå »
2019-7-8 12:27 | |
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Lady Bits #5: Facebook’s prude policies, ‘LinkedIn’ for LaDiEs, and #unwantedivanka
Welcome back to Lady Bits, our feminist newsletter that makes everyone mad <3 Sorry wea made this: Muahaha! Onto the news… the bloody news The repulsive app that generated nudes from photos of clothed women was shut down, but it still managed to do some damage. äàëüøå »
2019-7-8 10:55 | |
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Ubuntu maker’s GitHub account hacked — but the source code is safe
The GitHub account of Canonical Ltd. , the company behind the popular Ubuntu Linux distribution, was hacked over the weekend on July 6. While the hacker’s identity remains unknown, they managed to compromise the account’s credentials to create 11 new empty repositories. äàëüøå »
2019-7-8 10:40 | |
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Japan is increasingly renting cars for everything except driving
Tokyo-based media outlet The Asahi Shimbun’s Takeho Morita published a quintessentially Japanese story last week: many people who rent cars through vehicle-sharing services across the country don’t drive them at all. äàëüøå »
2019-7-8 09:29 | |
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Mozilla is testing an ad-free news subscription for $5 a month
Mozilla last month hinted at introducing paid features in its Firefox browser, and it’s now spelling out its plans more clearly. The not-for-profit organization has announced it’s exploring a bunch of “alternative funding models for the web. äàëüøå »
2019-7-8 09:09 | |
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What the hell is Apple’s butterfly keyboard?
Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. Of all the controversies surrounding Apple in recent years, the Macbook’s keyboard saga has been one of the most troubling. äàëüøå »
2019-7-7 18:00 | |
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CHEAP: Save! Fast! With! $100 off! This Samsung! Portable 2TB SSD!
Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! At some point in our lives, most of us have used large computer files. Whether it’s editing videos, managing photo libraries, or even just playing games, having to do something on a creaking, slow hard drive is an absolute pain. äàëüøå »
2019-7-7 15:00 | |
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How big biased datasets make social inequalities worse
At almost every point in our day, we interact with digital technologies which collect our data. From the moment our smart phones wake us up, to our watch tracking our morning run, every time we use public transport, every coffee we purchase with a bank card, every song skipped or liked, until we return to bed and let our sleep apps monitor our dreaming habits – all of these technologies are collecting data. äàëüøå »
2019-7-7 10:10 | |
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A beginner’s guide to AI: Supervised and unsupervised learning
Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. This is also a part of our “Beginner’s guide to AI,” featuring articles on algorithms, neural networks, computer vision, natural language processing, and artificial general intelligence. äàëüøå »
2019-7-6 19:06 | |
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Robots for the elderly must be designed with care and respect
Many countries around the world have ageing populations and a growing prevalence of dementia. Japan, in particular, is a “super-ageing” society, with a population getting older faster than anywhere else in the world due to long life expectancy and low birth rates. äàëüøå »
2019-7-6 18:50 | |
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How to read your first tweet (and all your other old ones)
Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. Whether you’re looking for that hilarious joke you tweeted last year, or worried that some of your old tweets might contain embarrassing information, there are several ways to go about finding you old posts. äàëüøå »
2019-7-6 18:00 | |
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CHEAP: Live your ‘Hunger Games’ fantasies with a kickass Nerf Bow for only $24
Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! Summer’s here. That means a few things: sunshine, chilling in the park, cold brews, and hanging out with your friends. äàëüøå »
2019-7-6 15:00 | |
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