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5 crucial lessons learned from 2 years of building TNW’s tech hub
Two years ago, we opened the doors to TQ — TNW’s first tech hub in the center of Amsterdam. At the time, I was organizing TNW’s conferences but when I heard about the project, I was super excited to be involved. äàëüøå »
2018-11-8 13:17 | |
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Instagram is testing Hindi language support for Indian users
Instagram is seemingly looking to expand its Indian user base with support for Hindi. App researcher Jane Manchun Wong found this in a test version of the app. Wong posted screenshots of Instagram… This story continues at The Next WebOr just read more coverage about: Instagram äàëüøå »
2018-11-8 13:09 | |
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New whisteblower app fights forced evictions in Kenya
An indigenous group in Kenya is embracing the use of technological innovation to document forced evictions and efforts at resolving related conflicts. Although forced evictions are not new to Kenya’s Sengwer community, in December 2018, the Kenyan Forest Service started a new campaign to evict families from the Embobut Forest — their ancestral home — thereby resulting in conflicts and 341 houses being burnt, says a report by Amnesty International published in May this year. äàëüøå »
2018-11-8 12:34 | |
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PUBG goes free-to-play briefly on Xbox to combat waning interest
Microsoft today revealed PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds would be free-to-play this weekend, the first time the game has ever been free on that platform. It’s a pleasant surprise for gamers, but as far as the game itself is concerned, it looks like a last-ditch effort to generate interest in a game that’s rapidly losing its large fanbase. äàëüøå »
2018-11-8 03:03 | |
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Basic Attention Token (BAT) Story: Price Break Above
The Basic Attention Token, which transacts the token transfers in the via Ethereum’s blockchain, made its debut in the cryptocurrency industry with the target of resolving present marketing and advertising issues with which individuals have to deal with in the particular industry. äàëüøå »
2018-11-8 02:36 | |
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Samsung’s folding phone is a marvel but Nintendo’s DS is still cooler
Samsung today unveiled it’s highly-anticipated folding phone, powered by an all new “Infinity Flex Display. ” It’s certainly the pinnacle of screen technology. It’s also a dead-ringer for Nintendo’s DS – for now, anyway Samsung wasn’t at liberty to show off the device’s form-factor today at its developers conference. äàëüøå »
2018-11-8 23:16 | |
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Instagram’s rumored School Stories could be cool — with rigorous moderation
Word on the street is that Instagram is testing a new, collaborative kind of Story — specifically, a kind which would be used within schools. While it’s in no way confirmed the app will ever have this feature, it could turn out to be a positive thing for students, if done properly. äàëüøå »
2018-11-7 21:37 | |
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Review: Dell’s outstanding XPS 13 made me respect small laptops
I’ve always felt that bigger is better when it comes to laptops. Bring on the behemoths, I say. Hand me that Acer Predator or give me that Alienware 17. So it’s a bit of a shock (for me as well) that I’m convinced my favorite laptop of 2018 will ultimately be Dell’s little XPS 13. äàëüøå »
2018-11-7 19:20 | |
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Salesforce thinks it can fight spam with blockchain
You probably receive email marketing that was deployed on a Salesforce system multiple times a week, without even knowing it. Well, the cloud-based customer relationship management firm is now intent on using blockchain to curb the number of spam emails finding their way to inboxes. äàëüøå »
2018-11-7 19:04 | |
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EU’s investigation into Google AdSense is coming to a close
Margrethe Vestager, EU‘s Competition Commissioner, just confirmed that the EU‘s antitrust investigation into Google AdSense will soon be wrapped up. “We are approaching the end of that investigation,” Vestager told reporters at Web Summit in Lisbon, according to Reuters. äàëüøå »
2018-11-7 18:26 | |
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How to build your own (cheap) cryptocurrency wallet with Raspberry Pi
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. Pavol Rusnak, one of the main creative forces behind popular cryptocurrency wallet Trezor, has shared a nifty guide on how you can build your own cryptocurrency hardware wallet using a Raspberry Pi and the Trezor Emulator. äàëüøå »
2018-11-7 18:12 | |
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AMEX blunder left thousands of Indian customers’ personal info unsecured
A database belonging to American Express India was accessible to anyone for more than five days during October. The unprotected database, which was discovered by Hacken cyber consultancy team’s director of Cyber Risk Research, Bob Diachenko on October 25, contained Amex customer names, phone numbers, addresses, PAN numbers, and Aadhaar IDs. äàëüøå »
2018-11-7 17:00 | |
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Lads allegedly beat up their ‘friend’ to steal his Bitcoin
A cohort of young men have been accused of drunkenly assaulting their “friend” to extort the credentials to his cryptocurrency wallet, the New York Post reports. According to the report, the attackers demanded the victim “provide […] login information for his cryptocurrency accounts while holding his head underwater in the bathtub, punching him in the stomach, and throwing hot wax on him. äàëüøå »
2018-11-7 16:56 | |
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This nifty free tool limits incoming email to 3 times per day
On average, we spend 47,000 hours answering emails throughout our careers. To put that number in perspective, we spend about 22,000 hours in school and university. Dealing with this steady influx of emails is not just annoying: It’s killing productivity and can even cause anxiety. äàëüøå »
2018-11-7 16:10 | |
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Alibaba’s Jack Ma opens a startup hub in Kigali to support Afrikan innovation
A new hub has been opened in Kigali, Rwanda which aims to assist the country’s small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as startups, to market and sell to Chinese consumers among many of its benefits. äàëüøå »
2018-11-7 15:39 | |
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Hackers infect nearly 700,000 sites with Bitcoin-stealing malware
Cryptocurrency hackers have attacked one of the internet’s most used traffic analytics services, StatCounter, in order to siphon Bitcoin from users of online exchange desk Gate. io. In a targeted attack, hackers breached StatCounter to such an extent that over 688,000 websites were caught loading the malicious script, ZDNet reports. äàëüøå »
2018-11-7 14:16 | |
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China’s president wants to make the internet ‘fairer’ — for China
China’s stranglehold on its citizens’ internet usage is notorious, and now the officials in charge of it are gathered at China’s main internet conference in Wuzhen. Today, President Xi Jinping called for greater global cooperation in making the internet fairer in a speech that was read on his behalf at the conference, Reuters reports. äàëüøå »
2018-11-7 14:11 | |
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The great AirPod rip-off continues with Xiaomi’s dirt cheap $30 AirDots
It seems like everyone wants to get on the AirPod bandwagon. Apple’s wireless earbuds have proven so popular that shedloads of companies are copying the format and releasing similar-looking versions of the audio gear. äàëüøå »
2018-11-7 13:55 | |
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The rise of femtech funding clearly shows it’s not a ‘niche’
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 to more than $400 million — the largest amount of funding the industry has ever received. äàëüøå »
2018-11-7 13:54 | |
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University shuts down its entire network to stop Bitcoin crypto-jackers
A Canadian university had to shut down its entire campus network after it discovered hackers had hijacked its computing power to surreptitiously mine cryptocurrency – Bitcoin, to be exact. In a statement released earlier this week, Nova Scotia-based St. äàëüøå »
2018-11-7 13:44 | |
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Texan regulator slaps Australian cloud mining firm with cease-and-desist
An Australian-based cryptocurrency mining service has been told to cease its operations by regulators from the other side of the globe. The Texas State Securities Board (TSSB) issued an emergency cease-and-desist order yesterday, to Automated Web Services Mining (AWS Mining). äàëüøå »
2018-11-7 13:40 | |
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This Day in Deals: Free headphones (with a Gear S3) to applaud the Stoughton Musical Society
This Day In Deals is our new section where we share a historical fact and the day’s best deal – and try to connect them. The aim? To enrich ourselves financially, and you spiritually. Do you know what America’s oldest performing musical organization is? Any guesses? Nope, it’s not Guns N’ Roses. äàëüøå »
2018-11-7 12:22 | |
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20,000 Pakistani debit card details surface on the dark web
On Tuesday, Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) said that major banks in the country have suffered a cyber attack affecting more than 20,000 users. “More than 100 cases (of cyber-attack) have been registered with the FIA and are under investigation. äàëüøå »
2018-11-7 12:08 | |
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New species of dinosaur discovered in Neuquen, Patagonia
A Spanish-Argentine collaboration has identified a previously undiscovered species of dinosaur in Neuqurs long. The Independent reported it was likely the dinosaurs ate leaves and grass, and they traveled and died together. äàëüøå »
2018-11-7 11:43 | |
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San Francisco passed a $300 million bill to address its homelessness problem
For those who ascribe to progressive values, the results of yesterday’s US midterm elections will undoubtedly be heartening. One positive development, besides the Democrats wresting control of the House of Representatives from the GOP, is the passage of Proposition C in San Francisco. äàëüøå »
2018-11-7 11:43 | |
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China has a new surveillance tool that identifies citizens by how they walk
Chinese authorities have begun deploying a new surveillance tool designed to identify people by how they walk, or the shapes of their body. Adding to the already staggering number of surveillance cameras — many of which use bleeding edge optics and facial recognition technologies — China is already using the tool on the streets in its two largest cities, Beijing and Shanghai. äàëüøå »
2018-11-7 04:07 | |
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Killing a suffragette in Red Dead Redemption 2 says more about you than Rockstar
Players are increasingly resorting to violence against a certain female character in Red Dead Redemption 2. In this case, I’m convinced the problem isn’t Rockstar Games. Rockstar games do not generally fall under the umbrella of what one might call “safe” video games. äàëüøå »
2018-11-7 00:20 | |
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The EU’s border control ‘lie detector’ AI is hogwash
Calling the EU’s new border control AI a “lie detector” is like calling Brexit a minor disagreement among friends. The low-down is that the EU is testing a pilot program for international airports featuring a machine learning-based “lie detector. äàëüøå »
2018-11-7 22:10 | |
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Surprise Rally? Can Bitcoin hit $10,000 before 2019?
Bitcoin has undoubtedly had quite a run in 2018, the tenth year since its inception. The entire cryptocurrency community; ranging from exchanges to developers and investors have been left with a story to tell. äàëüøå »
2018-11-6 22:00 | |
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Everything you need to vote in the 2018 midterm elections today
It’s that time again, my fellow Americans. Voting day is here in the United States. This time, it’s the 2018 midterm elections. Here at TNW, we want to make sure you all get out there and do your civic duty, so we’ve compiled a list of resources to help you get to the polls today. äàëüøå »
2018-11-6 20:58 | |
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Meet Botnik, the creative collective making viral jokes with machines
“Leathery sheets of rain lashed at Harry’s ghost as he walked across the grounds toward the castle. Ron was standing there and doing a kind of frenzied tap dance. He saw Harry and immediately began to eat Hermione’s family. äàëüøå »
2018-11-6 20:50 | |
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Researchers rank cryptocurrency exchanges by how secure they are
Prominent cyber-security firm Group-IB has graded the security of online cryptocurrency exchanges, as a means of assessing insurance risk. It found long-standing platform Kraken to be the most secure, with OKEx, Huobi Pro, and CoinCheck among the riskiest. äàëüøå »
2018-11-6 20:10 | |
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AMD reaaaally wants you to buy its new cryptocurrency mining gear
Thirsty for a piece of the action from the cryptocurrency market, it appears AMD has become the latest graphical processing unit (GPU) manufacturer to target the blockchain sector. AMD just launched a new explainer page for cryptocurrency and blockchain tech. äàëüøå »
2018-11-6 19:57 | |
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Meet 3 of the blockchain experts speaking at Hard Fork Decentralized
At our upcoming blockchain event, we’ve invited some inspiring speakers with a wide array of expertise. As the blockchain industry finds itself with a lot of unanswered questions that will determine the next 10 years, it’s more vital than ever to bring expert opinions into the mix. äàëüøå »
2018-11-6 17:38 | |
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Meet the people busting scientists who fake images in research papers
In biomedical research alone, an estimated $2 billion may have evaporated last year over papers that were retracted due to doctored images. Now, a growing body of researchers are turning to AI to catch crooked scientists in the act, and hopefully solve this decade-old issue. äàëüøå »
2018-11-6 17:32 | |
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Gwyneth Paltrow’s ‘endorsement’ of cryptocurrency is a shameless ad
Fresh off its false advertising controversy, Gwyneth Paltrow’s lifestyle brand Goop is now encouraging people to learn more about the fundamentals of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency – and how they can make their first investment. äàëüøå »
2018-11-6 17:24 | |
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Hublot is making a luxury Bitcoin watch you can only buy with Bitcoin
Swiss luxury watchmaker Hublot is celebrating Bitcoin’s tenth birthday by issuing a very special Bitcoin-themed watch: the BIG BANG MECA-10 P2P. As you might expect, the new Bitcoin watches are only available for purchase using Bitcoin. äàëüøå »
2018-11-6 16:55 | |
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Hong Kong exchange shuts down cryptocurrency mining pool after 4 years
What was once the second largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world by volume, BTCC, is shutting down its mining pool later this month. The Hong Kong-based exchange issued a notice today (spotted by CoinDesk) stating that it will shutdown its mining pool on November 15, and bring an end to its operations entirely on November 30. äàëüøå »
2018-11-6 16:42 | |
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8 expert predictions on what will define tech in 2019
If you’re a tech junkie, you’ve inevitably thought about what it would be like to run into your future self, even just a year from now. What apps would be on your phone? How would your user experience change? What’s the next big thing you won’t be able to imagine your life without? To find out we went to this year’s EIT Digital Challenge where some of Europe’s finest deep tech scaleups and late-stage startups were pitching cutting-edge solutions that will innovate everything from online security to our own personal well-being (see all 10 winners here). äàëüøå »
2018-11-6 15:19 | |
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Alibaba exec Brian Wong explains the company’s plans for Afrika
After training their first cohort of 24 Afrikan startups as part of the eFounder Fellowship training program, Alibaba went on to launch another initiative aimed at empowering Afrikan technology startups. äàëüøå »
2018-11-6 14:45 | |
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Chrome 71 blocks all ads on websites that display too many popups
If you hate random popups or fake system warnings on a website, don’t worry – Chrome’s got you covered. The Google-owned browser’s next version, Chrome 71, will block all ads on a website if it provides an “abusive” experience. äàëüøå »
2018-11-6 14:25 | |
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Swiss Regulator Instructs Banks to Assign 800 Percent Market Value Risk Weighting to Cryptoassets
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has instructed banks in the country who handle cryptocurrency to weight cryptoassets at eight times their market value when calculating loss-absorbing capital. äàëüøå »
2018-11-6 14:00 | |
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It takes three times more energy to mine Bitcoin than gold
According to newly published research, mining cryptocurrency takes nearly twice as much energy than mining gold, platinum, and copper. Bitcoin on its own, needs three times as much energy to mine than compared to gold. äàëüøå »
2018-11-6 13:54 | |
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Facebook removes 115 suspicious accounts ahead of US midterm elections
Just before the US midterm elections, Facebook removed a total of 115 accounts it thought that ‘engaged in coordinated inauthentic behavior’. The company said US Law enforcement contacted it on Sunday to report suspicious online activity, which they believed was possibly linked to foreign entities. äàëüøå »
2018-11-6 13:12 | |
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This Day in Deals: 37% off a sous-vide in honor of a fast train
This Day In Deals is our new section where we share a historical fact and the day’s best deal – and try to connect them. The aim? To enrich ourselves financially, and you spiritually. You like trains? Dumb question – of course you do, who doesn’t? Then – and take a deep breath – allow me to introduce you to the Electric Tilt Train. äàëüøå »
2018-11-6 13:10 | |
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India’s national disaster authority hacked to promote Bitcoin scams on Twitter
The cryptocurrency market is going through a rough patch, but this isn’t stopping scammers from duping people out of their funds. Hackers took over the official Twitter account of India’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to promote blatant Bitcoin giveaway scams – a trend that’s been plaguing social media for months now. äàëüøå »
2018-11-6 12:47 | |
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Anonymous hacked 70 Gabon government websites to protest dictatorship
Anonymous, a collective of hacktivists, has claimed responsibility for a widespread DDoS attack and defacement of Gabon’s government websites. The collective have said they did this in protest against Gabon’s government and specifically against the dictatorship of President Ali Bongo. äàëüøå »
2018-11-6 12:29 | |
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