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Google’s Parrotron AI helps people with speech impediments talk freely
Earlier this year, Google teased a neural network-powered algorithm that could do speech-to-speech translation in real-time. As impressive as that might be, the app was mostly inaccessible to people with speech impediments. äàëüøå »
2019-7-18 17:43 | |
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Google has removed 7 ‘stalkerware’ apps from its Play Store
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. Google has pulled seven tracking apps from the Play Store after Avast, a cybersecurity company, found they allowed people to stalk on their employees, children, or partner. äàëüøå »
2019-7-18 17:39 | |
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‘Trust’ was mentioned 69 times at Facebook’s Libra Senate hearing – nice
In the 220-minute-long Senate hearing where Facebook’s head of Calibra, David Marcus, was grilled on the company’s “cryptocurrency” plans, the word trust was mentioned every two minutes on average, working out to 69 times in total. äàëüøå »
2019-7-18 14:28 | |
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Companies need to evolve to survive — here’s how you can manage that
I’ve often said that the only constant in business is change. Staying ahead of the competition, keeping pace with emerging technologies, and meeting customers’ needs as they arise requires agility and the ability to evolve a company’s business needs and those of its customers in real time. äàëüøå »
2019-7-18 14:00 | |
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Google officially ends its Chinese search engine project
It’s official. Google has ended its quest to re-enter China with a modified search engine. The company‘s VP of public policy, Karan Bhatia, told the US Senate earlier this week that it has abandoned Project Dragonfly. äàëüøå »
2019-7-18 12:16 | |
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Instagram is hiding likes in 6 more countries so you can post like no one’s watching
In an effort to remove the pressure of posting content, Instagram is doubling down on its experiment to hide certain social media metrics in select regions. In an announcement on Twitter, the company said it is running a test that “hides the total number of likes and video views for some people” in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Ireland, Italy, Japan, and New Zealand. äàëüøå »
2019-7-18 10:53 | |
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Netflix confirms it’ll launch a cheaper mobile-only subscription in India this year
In a letter to shareholders, Netflix‘s CEO, Reed Hastings, confirmed today that the company will launch a cheaper mobile-only subscription plan in India soon. In March, Netflix affirmed it’s testing a $3. äàëüøå »
2019-7-18 08:52 | |
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This short movie gives an inside look into how Ilford makes its iconic black and white film
Since 1912, Ilford Photo has been making film rolls for photography enthusiasts from across the globe, giving recreational and professional photographers a way to see the world in black and white. äàëüøå »
2019-7-17 17:54 | |
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Elvie’s sleek tech for new mothers is breaking taboos in women’s health
Five years ago, global funding for the femtech sector had barely reached $100 million total. But now the femtech industry is set to see a huge increase with more than $400 million funneling in — the largest amount of funding the industry has ever received. äàëüøå »
2019-7-17 16:41 | |
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How OnePlus uses robotic hands, mannequin heads, and a tiny carnival ride to test its phone cameras
As tech writers, we get to play with a lot of phones. But, it’s not often that we get to peek behind the curtain to see how engineers are working on the product. That’s why I was pretty excited when OnePlus invited us to visit its camera lab in Taiwan. äàëüøå »
2019-7-17 16:13 | |
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PSA: FaceApp can use your uploaded photos and your likeness for “commercial purposes”
FaceApp appears to be having a viral moment, again. The two year old AI-driven photo editor from Russian company Wireless Lab, which rose in popularity for its realistic facial transformations in photos, is back in the spotlight. äàëüøå »
2019-7-17 11:46 | |
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Elon Musk’s Neuralink wants you to type on your iPhone using your brain
At its presentation today at the California Academy of Sciences, Elon Musk‘s brain-computer interface company Neuralink revealed its plans to begin human trials of its neuron-reading technology next year. äàëüøå »
2019-7-17 07:53 | |
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Elon Musk’s Neuralink is building tech to control computers with your mind
Elon Musk‘s ambitious brain-computer interface company, Neuralink, finally told us today what it’s been up to. It’s building a device that’ll let you control computers and phones with your brain. äàëüøå »
2019-7-17 06:43 | |
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Counteracting the Sea of Sameness in Marketing
Follow the leader is not only a children’s game but a concept ingrained in the social psychology that drives us to emulate what’s popular. Marketers are notorious for paying close attention to what’s resonating in their industry amongst their peers and capitalizing on it, but often to a fault. äàëüøå »
2019-7-17 19:45 | |
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55,000 cryptocurrency users affected in Bitpoint’s $28 million hack
Embattled cryptocurrency exchange Bitpoint has revealed that roughly half of its 110,000 users were affected by last week’s $3. 02 billion yen ($28 million) hack, reports The Mainchi. Speaking at a Tokyo press conference, Bitpoint president Genki Oda noted that of the 3. äàëüøå »
2019-7-16 15:47 | |
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To prepare today’s workforce for AI, they must understand it’s not a threat
For countless businesses across all industries and around the world, AI is dominating mindshare to impossible-to-ignore levels. It’s all entrepreneurs and business leaders can talk about: What does a future with AI look like? What are the gains that AI can make for my company? What are the losses? What’s the human impact – in jobs, in communication, in ways of working and interacting? And understandably that has caused a lot of concern, even distress, among many people, leaders, and workers alike. äàëüøå »
2019-7-16 14:00 | |
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PRIME CHEAP: Discover if you’re 0.1% extraterrestrial with $100 off a 23andMe DNA kit
Welcome to PRIME CHEAP, our series about things that are good, cheap, and part of Amazon’s Prime Day sales. Hey, we gotta eat too. If you’re curious about your family history, there are a bunch of services to choose from for analyzing your DNA and tracing your roots. äàëüøå »
2019-7-15 14:40 | |
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Is the Switch Lite the death knell for the Nintendo 3DS?
Nintendo this week revealed the Switch Lite, a handheld-only version of the Switch with a slimmer form. Naturally, the inclusion of this new Switch into Nintendo’s stable begs the question of what place the venerable 3DS has in the new family. äàëüøå »
2019-7-13 02:36 | |
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Bitpoint exchange loses $32 million worth of cryptocurrency in hot wallet hack
Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Bitpoint has been hacked, resulting in the loss of $32 million worth of various digital currencies, Bloomberg reports. The majority of funds lost (approximately $23 million) belonged to customers, while the rest were owned by the exchange. äàëüøå »
2019-7-12 14:30 | |
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RIP Backgammon — Microsoft to shutter its Internet Games service by next year
Pour one out for another gaming legend we’re losing. Microsoft revealed last week it’s no longer supporting its suite of Internet Games that have been a staple of Windows for 19 years. Games Services for Windows XP and ME will end later this month, while the same service for Windows 7 will end next January. äàëüøå »
2019-7-11 23:27 | |
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Pablo Escobar’s brother escalates flamethrower feud with Elon Musk, threatens Tesla takeover
Elon Musk can add the Escobar family to his list of detractors after notorious kingpin Pablo’s older brother, Roberto Escobar, today accused the billionaire tech CEO of stealing the design for The Boring Company’s Not A Flamethrower. äàëüøå »
2019-7-11 23:00 | |
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Cloudflare acquired an old Sun Microsystems slogan and I’m feeling nostalgic
Sun Microsystem is a name seldom uttered in 2019. That’s a damned shame, because if it wasn’t for this hugely influential firm, the Internet would be a completely different place. Suffice to say, we owe it a tremendous debt. äàëüøå »
2019-7-11 18:17 | |
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Nike’s new digital shoe-sizing feature helps you find the right fit
Nike’s strong digital presence and tech advancements, like their smart shoe released last year, proves that they’re at the forefront of tech. As Michael Martin, Global Head of Digital Products said on the TNW Conference main stage last month, “Nike is now a technology company — full stop. äàëüøå »
2019-7-11 16:52 | |
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Furious Bitcoin scam victims torch alleged Ponzi mastermind’s house
Angry victims have looted and torched the home of a man who reportedly operated an alleged Bitcoin Ponzi scheme in South Africa. Firefighters in Ladysmith, approximately 365 kilometres south of Johannesburg, were called to Sphelele “Sgumza” Mbatha’s house on Wednesday afternoon after several angry citizens set the building on fire. äàëüøå »
2019-7-11 13:23 | |
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Google contractors are secretly listening to your Assistant recordings
Not only is your Google Home device listening to you, a new report suggests there might be a Google contractor who’s listening as well. Even if you didn’t ask your device any questions, it’s still sending what you say to the company, who allow an actual person to collect data from it. äàëüøå »
2019-7-11 18:54 | |
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Nintendo’s new Switch Lite can’t actually ‘switch’
Nintendo has officially given us a first look at its upcoming Switch Lite console, aimed at handheld gaming. The Japanese company says the new device – which is oddly reminiscent of the Wii U – will launch on September 20 with a suggested retail price of $199. äàëüøå »
2019-7-10 15:31 | |
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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India claims its Aadhaar push is for the ‘good’ of people despite serious privacy concerns
Last year, India’s top court ruled that the central government’s national identification system – Aadhaar – doesn’t violate the privacy of citizens. Now, there are three major developments on this front that might put privacy activists on high alert. äàëüøå »
2019-7-5 16:08 | |
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You can now buy shares in this brewery using cryptocurrency
Paying for coffee with Bitcoin is a common trope in the cryptocurrency industry, but what about beer? More specifically, what about buying shares of a beer company with Bitcoin? The edgy Scotland-based brewery BrewDog announced yesterday that it’s extending its current round of crowdfunding – what it calls, “Equity for Punks” – until April 2020, and is accepting Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in exchange for shares of its business. äàëüøå »
2019-7-5 10:45 | |
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Rumor: Apple to phase out the loathed butterfly MacBook keyboard this year
For a company that defines itself by design, the ill-fated “butterfly keyboard” has been nothing shy of disastrous. Since Apple introduced it in 2016 through the refreshed MacBook Pro, irate users have complained of near non-existent key travel, noise, and faulty key switches which can only be repaired through major surgery. äàëüøå »
2019-7-4 15:26 | |
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India’s largest 4G network teams up with Facebook on a digital literacy program
India‘s second biggest network provider, Reliance Jio, has teamed up with Facebook to launch a digital literacy program for people coming online for the first time. Jio, which has over 300 million subscribers in the country, will launch this program in 200 locations across 13 states. äàëüøå »
2019-7-4 09:42 | |
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IBM’s Call for Code Starter Kits are a perfect intro to coding and AI
IBM recently debuted technology Starter Kits to aid those joining the company’s Call for Code challenge. Anyone interested in starting their machine learning, artificial intelligence, or coding journey should consider this an opportunity to learn with experts and potentially do some good in the world. äàëüøå »
2019-7-4 03:14 | |
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Circle CEO: Crypto “Mega Trend” is Here to Stay, Will be Bigger than the Web
The CEO of crypto financial services company Circle has said that Facebook’s Libra digital currency proves that crypto assets are here to stay. Jeremy Allaire also seemed optimistic that the newly-detailed project would be good long-term for Bitcoin. äàëüøå »
2019-7-4 00:00 | |
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The Cowboy e-bike is so good I want to cycle with it off into the sunset
I’m going to get straight to the point: I’ve tested out a few electric bikes in my time, and while I love the VanMoof Electrified 2 series, the Cowboy might be the best. Uh, Cowboy? Yep, it’s a Belgian company that makes electric bikes. äàëüøå »
2019-7-3 18:14 | |
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Android creator Andy Rubin accused of running a ‘sex ring’
Android founder, Andy Rubin, may have left Google long back in 2014, but his departure is beginning to attract more unsavory attention as more information is released. According to documents made public by a California superior court, Rubin left the company after having an “inappropriate relationship” with a subordinate, and allegedly concealed payments about his hefty severance package from his now-estranged wife for several years. äàëüøå »
2019-7-3 14:53 | |
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Android creator Andy Rubin is accused of running a ‘sex ring’ in new unsealed complaint
Android founder, Andy Rubin, may have left Google long back in 2014, but his departure is beginning to attract more unsavory attention as more information is released. According to documents made public by a California superior court, Rubin left the company after having an “inappropriate relationship” with a subordinate, and allegedly concealed payments about his hefty severance package from his now-estranged wife for several years. äàëüøå »
2019-7-3 14:53 | |
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Girlboss launches its first-ever social network, a ‘LinkedIn’ for women
Not only is LinkedIn painfully boring, but it often feels like a sausage party filled with senior level white men. And research backs this up: in 2017, a study by LinkedIn revealed how sexist norms infiltrate the way men and women present themselves on LinkedIn. äàëüøå »
2019-7-3 14:19 | |
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iOS 13’s new FaceTime feature automagically fakes eye contact for you
Apple‘s latest software for iPhones, iOS 13, is packed with some nifty features like smart battery charging, Sign in with Apple, and better location tracking control. While the company has rolled out the public beta, it’s not done trying out new features. äàëüøå »
2019-7-3 12:49 | |
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Amazon confirms it retains your Alexa voice recordings indefinitely
Amazon’s Alexa smart assistant may be useful, but the privacy concerns aren’t going away anytime soon. Now, in a fresh turn of events, the retail giant has confirmed that it keeps transcripts and voice recordings indefinitely, and only removes them if they’re manually deleted by users. äàëüøå »
2019-7-3 09:34 | |
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