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How a #10YearChallenge tweet highlights Iran’s paradoxical relationship with social media
The 10-Year Challenge was the year’s first big internet fad. You remember? When people posted pictures of themselves from 2009 and 2019 in order to… well, actually, that was it. Depending on who you talk to, it was either a benign trend for people to show off how resilient their faces were against the tides of time, or a conspiracy by Facebook to improve its facial recognition tech. äàëüøå »
2019-6-5 16:51 | |
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Want a US visa? Fork over your social media details first
Trump administration’s latest move to vet people during the visa process is to ask for their emails and social media handles. And according to a report by Hill. TV, if you lie about your accounts, you can face “serious immigration consequences. äàëüøå »
2019-6-3 12:45 | |
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Motorola’s $500 Moto Z4 doesn’t give up on the mods
Motorola this week announced the Moto Z4, the latest in its family of phones compatible with attachable accessories. Quite frankly, I’m kind of amazed that Motorola is still making modular phones three years later, but I’m all for it. äàëüøå »
2019-6-1 01:09 | |
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First impressions: The OnePlus 7 is a ‘flagship’ for people who can resist the Pro
A few weeks ago, OnePlus released its most extravagant phone yet, the OnePlus 7 Pro. Now, it’s time for its more vanilla variant, the OnePlus 7. While OnePlus blew us off with the new design and a stunning screen with the Pro version, this one’s just an iterative update to the OnePlus 6T, and you might think they’re the same phone when you first look at them. äàëüøå »
2019-5-31 11:37 | |
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Microsoft hints towards a new ‘modern OS’ with seamless updates
Microsoft‘s VP of Consumer and Device Sales, Nick Parker, hinted yesterday towards a new ‘modern OS‘ with seamless updates at the Computex trade show in Taiwan. According to Parker, the OS will have “enablers” and “delighters” like seamless updates, and sustained performance. äàëüøå »
2019-5-30 12:08 | |
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Sony announces Death Stranding release date in bizarre Twitch stream
Death Stranding, the puzzling brainwave of former Konami problem child Hideo Kojima, has tantalized the internet for some time. Now, after offering only the most obscure view of the game for almost 3 years, the developers have finally, finally given a good look at Death Stranding in the new trailer, and revealed when it will come out — albeit in the strangest way possible. äàëüøå »
2019-5-29 21:50 | |
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If you work in tech, these cities give you the most bang for your buck
Thanks to globalization and the rise of the internet, we’ve become less and less bound to a particular location to live and work. Working remotely or actually moving to an entirely different part of the world for a job that more closely matches our skills and professional goals – or simply offers higher living standards – has never been easier. äàëüøå »
2019-5-29 18:34 | |
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Congressional report: Bitcoin adoption ‘miniscule’ compared to traditional finance
Distributed ledger systems that underpin cryptocurrencies aren’t capable of processing the number of transactions required for mass adoption — but it doesn’t matter, they’re only really used for speculation. äàëüøå »
2019-5-29 14:30 | |
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A German minister wants access to your encrypted WhatsApp and Telegram messages
If you’re living in Germany, you should be careful about what you’re texting. Because according to Spiegel Online, the country’s Federal Interior Minister, Horst Seehofer, wants encrypted messaging services like WhatsApp and Telegram to provide chat logs in plain text to the authorities. äàëüøå »
2019-5-29 12:19 | |
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Microsoft brings back the legendary IntelliMouse Explorer, now with a proper gaming sensor
When Microsoft brought back the IntelliMouse Explorer – one of the most iconic mice ever made – I lamented the fact the company gave seemingly no consideration to the peripheral’s gaming performance. äàëüøå »
2019-5-29 22:39 | |
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Apple updates iPod Touch with A10 fusion chip (and nothing else)
Apple today released a new iPod Touch with A10 fusion chip that supports group FaceTime chats and improved augmented reality capabilities. The rest of the device is unchanged, compared to the previous generation iPod Touch, but it’s still nice to see it receive updates. äàëüøå »
2019-5-28 16:21 | |
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Understanding the rising popularity of China’s rural influencers
Beginning in 2016, China saw the sudden and meteoric rise of the short video social media platform Kuaishou lion people, with 100 million daily active users. What makes it unique among Chinese apps is not its feature set, but the demographics of its user pool, which is comprised of a higher percentage of rural and… This story continues at The Next Web äàëüøå »
2019-5-28 12:38 | |
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Slimy fish mucus can help chemists develop new antibiotics — here’s how
One day in the future, you may take a pill to treat an illness – and owe your recovery to the tiny microbes that flourish in the slippery layer of mucus that coats fishes. It is critically important to find the next generation of antibiotics. äàëüøå »
2019-5-27 17:13 | |
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Moonday Mornings: Microsoft helped Louis Vuitton put overpriced rags on the blockchain
You know what time it is: we’re back for Moonday Mornings, Hard Fork’s wrap-up of the weekend’s top cryptocurrency and blockchain stories. Here are some of the hottest stories you might’ve missed over the weekend. äàëüøå »
2019-5-27 11:27 | |
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Brave Browser Allows Crypto Tipping on Twitter, YouTube, and Twitch
Brave Browser, built over Google Chromium Project, has added a feature that allows people to donate BAT tokens to Twitter, YouTube and Twitch users for their content. This, according to The Next Web, May 24, 2019. äàëüøå »
2019-5-27 09:00 | |
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Rotten Tomatoes’ new Audience Score makes you prove you’ve seen the movie
Few places summon the trolls like movie reviews. After suffering through multiple cases of review-bombing – when trolls flood in with disproportionate negative reviews – Rotten Tomatoes wants to weed out the people who haven’t actually, you know seen the movie. äàëüøå »
2019-5-25 02:31 | |
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Brave now lets you tip people on Twitter with cryptocurrency
You can now tip your favorite Twitter users directly with cryptocurrency with the latest build of the Chromium-based open source browser Brave. The latest Nightly build of Brave will let users send digital tokens as a tip to tweeters of their choosing. äàëüøå »
2019-5-24 16:11 | |
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CHEAP: The best Memorial Day tech deals you’ve ever seen
Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! On May 27, Memorial Day will roll round again. Some people will use the US holiday for somber reflection, others will party in honor of the approaching Summer, and the rest? Well, they can save a whole load of money because retailers are discounting all kinds of products, woooo! Honestly, I’m not entirely sure why Memorial Day has turned into a shopping event, but here we are. äàëüøå »
2019-5-24 15:33 | |
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A peek at legendary architect John Storyk’s design process
John Storyk, the founder of WSDG, an acoustic consulting and A/V integration firm, is a legend in the music world. He’s a world-class architect and acoustic designer whose built recording studios for everyone from Jimi Hendrix to Jay-Z. äàëüøå »
2019-5-24 00:58 | |
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If you lose a body part, other bits get a sensory boost – thank you, brain
When you wake up in the middle of the night in total darkness, it can feel as if you have auditory superpowers. Suddenly, you can hear floorboards creak storeys below and the softest rustle of foxes destroying the bins outside, once again. äàëüøå »
2019-5-23 18:35 | |
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This AI-powered bot is learning how to tweet like Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin
There’s a new form of artificial intelligence that mimics Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin with alarming accuracy. Vitalik Boterin is a bot powered by machine learning (ML). It regularly tweets unique nuggets of wisdom that read eerily similar to the real deal, like this one. äàëüøå »
2019-5-22 20:00 | |
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The privacy-focused Tor browser is now officially on Android
After a long wait, privacy-focused browser Tor is finally on Android with a stable release. Last September, the Tor project team launched an alpha version to test the waters, but according to a new blog post, the browser is finally ready for action: Mobile browsing is increasing around the world, and in some parts, it is commonly the only way people access the internet. äàëüøå »
2019-5-22 11:28 | |
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This teacher earns six figures teaching Dungeons & Dragons classes online
Most people play games like Dungeons & Dragons to get away from their problems. But Megan Hardy isn’t most people. She used it to solve hers. When her husband was laid off in 2016, she signed up to teach D&D classes on Outschool, an online learning platform for kids up to age 18. äàëüøå »
2019-5-22 01:59 | |
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Dutch man conned investors out of $26M with fake Bitcoin mining rigs
A man from Apeldoorn, Netherlands has been arrested for fraud and money laundering after convincing over 100 people to invest a total of $26 million in fictitious Bitcoin mining rigs. The 33-year-old named as Berry van M. äàëüøå »
2019-5-21 15:59 | |
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Listen, parents, here are 3 reasons you shouldn’t use child tracking apps
The use of self-tracking and personal surveillance technologies has grown considerably over the last decade. There are now apps to monitor people’s movement, health, mindfulness, sleep, eating habits and even sexual activity. äàëüøå »
2019-5-20 18:52 | |
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Bitcoin.com’s Market Cap Aggregator Adds More Informative Crypto Data
A little over a year ago, our web portal launched a new market cap aggregator, Markets. Bitcoin. com, which showcases the top 500 cryptocurrency market valuations. More recently we’ve added some great data to Markets. äàëüøå »
2019-5-20 17:30 | |
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CHEAP: Spy on your sneaky infant with 34% off the Arlo Baby Monitor
Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! While many creatures in the animal kingdom are born ready to take on the world, humans are not. A foal can stand-up and walk around within an hour of birth. äàëüøå »
2019-5-20 15:51 | |
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Dutch bank ABN AMRO ditches its Bitcoin wallet because it’s ‘too risky’
Dutch bank ABN AMRO has decided to cancel its plans for a custodial cryptocurrency wallet, called Wallie, claiming that digital assets are “just too risky. ” Back in January, the rumor mill spun into action after images surfaced on Twitter that appeared to suggest Dutch bank ABN AMRO was designing a cryptocurrency wallet. äàëüøå »
2019-5-20 11:30 | |
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Why Snapchat’s new gender swap feature is problematic for trans people
You’ve probably seen it all over your social media timelines and stories this week — friends using Snapchat’s new gender-bending filter to create uncanny and slightly creepy versions of themselves as men, women, and babies. äàëüøå »
2019-5-18 11:41 | |
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Facebook tweaks News Feed to favor close friends and ‘worthwhile’ content
Facebook’s biggest money-spinner is its News Feed, and the company has announced yet another key change to the algorithm. In a fresh announcement, the social network said that it’s leveraging new signals such as user surveys to prioritize posts from close friends and content you might find worthwhile. äàëüøå »
2019-5-17 16:28 | |
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Facebook changes its News Feed algorithm to favor close friends
Facebook’s biggest money-spinner is its News Feed, and the company has announced yet another key change to the algorithm. In a fresh announcement, the social network said that it’s leveraging new signals such as user surveys to prioritize posts from close friends and content you might find worthwhile. äàëüøå »
2019-5-17 16:28 | |
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Accessibility needs to be at the forefront of tech — here’s why
In March 2019 IKEA was praised for partnering with nonprofits to develop accessories that make its products more accessible for people with impairments. It’s a novel step forward but I can’t shake the feeling we need to reframe the conversation on accessibility in technology entirely. äàëüøå »
2019-5-16 19:00 | |
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The most compelling tech tools to assist the visually impaired
In our ongoing series, High Contrast, we’re looking at how assistive technology can help people with disabilities overcome challenges in their lives, and the pioneers innovating in solutions to make everyday tools more accessible. äàëüøå »
2019-5-16 17:06 | |
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Designing products for people with disabilities has never been so important
In our ongoing series, High Contrast, weon in 2011 to spread awareness about the importance of digital access and inclusion and how technology can help empower people with different disabilities. äàëüøå »
2019-5-16 16:53 | |
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Google’s new AI can help you speak another language in your own voice
Google Translate is one of the company’s most used products. It helps people translate one language to another through typing, taking pics of text, and using speech-to-text technology. Now, the company’s launching a new project called Translatotron, which will offer direct speech-to-speech translations – without even using any text. äàëüøå »
2019-5-16 15:04 | |
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When it comes to speaker diversity, we’ve only scratched the surface
We all live professional lives alongside people who look pretty different from one another. So, why is it that the conferences many of us frequent have stages that are manned by – well, men? All too often, I show up to a panel only to find that all of the speakers are male. äàëüøå »
2019-5-16 11:45 | |
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Bitcoin scammers net nearly $1M by telling people they can see them masturbate
A new kind of scam has accrued almost $1 million in bitcoin from frightened porn viewers, says a new report — and they’re staining the good names of Shakespeare and Austen to do it. According to the report, from cybersecurity firm Area 1, this scam involves a threatening email, in which the victim is told videos or pictures of them watching pornography will be leaked to their contacts, along with whatever they were watching, unless they pay a ransom in Bitcoin. äàëüøå »
2019-5-16 04:07 | |
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6 surprising ways robots (and their anuses) are helping people live and work
How many times in the past week do you think your life was affected by a robot? Unless you have a robot vacuum cleaner, you might say that robots had no real impact on your life. But you’re wrong. äàëüøå »
2019-5-14 17:10 | |
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Yale researchers spot a biomarker that could help to predict suicide
Researchers at Yale University believe they’ve found a marker within the brain that could help to prevent suicide. The marker, known as mGlurR5, is a glutamate receptor found throughout all regions of the brain, and is known to play a role in a number of functions like sleep and memory. äàëüøå »
2019-5-14 04:14 | |
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How to find the best servers on Discord
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. Discord today revealed it had surpassed 250 million users in time for its fourth anniversary. äàëüøå »
2019-5-14 04:06 | |
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Grand theft consciousness: How quantum algorithms will backdoor human-level AI
The Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup, as the legend goes, was invented when two oblivious young people walking around eating boring snacks accidentally crashed into each other on a city street. Grab one while you read about an even better mash-up: the one between machine learning and quantum computers that’ll eventually, accidentally lead to human-level AI. äàëüøå »
2019-5-14 23:54 | |
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Tineco’s new smart vacuum should make you reconsider that Dyson
When I reviewed Dyson’s V10 last year, I finally understood why people were willing to pay such a premium for the company’s vacuums. But testing Tineco’s Pure One S12 the past couple of weeks has been a reminder that there are versatile alternatives that give you more for your money. äàëüøå »
2019-5-11 23:32 | |
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‘Failosophy’ author on why failure leads to success
Speaking today at The Next Web’s 2019 conference, author and futurist Gabe Zichermann gave an account of various industries that got stronger through failures, rather than successes. As he put it, sometimes you have to fail in order to find the success — and there are several examples of industries and people who made their failures work to their advantage. äàëüøå »
2019-5-11 23:07 | |
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Buzzfeed’s VP of AI: Surveillance is more than collecting data
Companies all over the world gather a lot of data customers without thinking of the impact it might have on people in the future. Talking at TNW 2019 in Amsterdam, Gilad Lotan, Buzzfeed’s VP of data science, said that while it’s important for media companies to use machine learning, they should not collect data which can reveal personal details. äàëüøå »
2019-5-10 17:08 | |
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Larry Sanger will hide ‘blockchain’ on Everipedia to keep users comfortable
Larry Sanger, co-founder of Wikipedia, took the Hard Fork stage at TNW2019 to reinforce the idea that user experience (UX) is a catalyst for decentralization. Sanger, now Chief Information Officer for the blockchain-powered Everipedia platform, expressed that decentralized apps (dapps) are still too difficult for most people to use. äàëüøå »
2019-5-10 17:02 | |
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Larry Sanger hides ‘blockchain’ on Everipedia to keep users comfortable
Larry Sanger, co-founder of Wikipedia, took the Hard Fork stage at TNW2019 to reinforce the idea that user experience (UX) is a catalyst for decentralization. Sanger, now Chief Information Officer for the blockchain-powered Everipedia platform, expressed that decentralized apps (dapps) are still too difficult for most people to use. äàëüøå »
2019-5-10 17:02 | |
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How to combat human trafficking with data science
Modern slavery is unfortunately still part of our global reality, with more than 40 million people believed to be victims of human trafficking around the world. It’s up to governments, organizations, and society as a whole to battle this evil – and as we heard at TNW2019 Conference, data science can help. äàëüøå »
2019-5-10 14:27 | |
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