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Study suggests ‘gaming disorder’ isn’t actually a thing
A new study suggests that “gaming disorder” — recently added to the International Classification of Diseases — may not be a real thing. At the very least, the researchers think there’s “no evidence” to suggest that the games themselves are the problem. äàëüøå »
2019-10-22 21:31
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Evolution tells us we might be the only intelligent life in the universe
Are we alone in the universe? It comes down to whether intelligence is a probable outcome of natural selection or an improbable fluke. By definition, probable events occur frequently, improbable events occur rarely – or once. äàëüøå »
2019-10-22 17:02
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Instagram will remove filters promoting cosmetic surgery amid mental health concerns
If your Instagram feed is anything like mine, it’s littered with timelapses of injected lip fillers, Kardashian-promoted beauty products, and Story filters that “enhance” your face. The subliminal pressure to be “perfect” is no longer subliminal, and it’s putting more more of a strain on young users more than ever. äàëüøå »
2019-10-22 16:56
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Trump’s ignorance couldn’t kill Bitcoin in Q3 — here’s what happened
Bitcoin, undoubtedly the world’s most famous cryptocurrency, has continuously made headlines throughout the year. Despite noticeable fluctuations in price, the cryptocurrency maintained relative health, with its market capitalization vastly surpassing $148 billion at the writing of writing. äàëüøå »
2019-10-22 16:50
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Supply chains show their weaknesses following Avast and NordVPN attacks
Antivirus solution provider Avast and VPN service NordVPN both disclosed data breaches caused by exposed credentials that granted attackers remote access to internal systems. The twin developments come as supply chain attacks — compromising a third-party vendor with a connection to the true target — targeting security-related apps are becoming a common vector to install malware. äàëüøå »
2019-10-22 16:20
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CHEAP: Dive deep with GoPro Hero 7 black waterproof for just $343
Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! If you travel a lot, you know how fun it is to capture photos and videos of places that you go to and things that you do. äàëüøå »
2019-10-22 16:10
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This marketing hall of famer, Seth Godin, is sharing his freelancing secrets for only $19
Across 12 lectures and an hour of supplemental content, Godin charts the course for you to take more effective control of your career, from sharpening your work techniques and crafting a brand to cultivating clients and boosting demand for your products and services. äàëüøå »
2019-10-22 15:00
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NATO’s going to call space a war zone, but don’t worry there won’t be any fighting
At an upcoming summit in early December, NATO is expected to declare space as a “warfighting domain,” partly in response to new developments in technology. If it does declare space a war zone, NATO could start using space weapons that can destroy satellites or incoming enemy missiles. äàëüøå »
2019-10-22 14:55
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It doesn’t matter ‘who’ hacked your business
China. North Korea. Russia. Iran. Why does it matter to your security posture if any of these countries are behind the latest cybersecurity attack? In most cases, it doesn’t, and as a business leader, it probably shouldn’t matter to you. äàëüøå »
2019-10-22 14:00
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Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘Bitcoin’s median transaction fee hits 8-month low’
Our robot colleague Satoshi Nakaboto writes about Bitcoin every fucking day. Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. äàëüøå »
2019-10-22 12:47
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5 reasons why Amsterdam is great for blockchain tech development
We all know how blockchain is decentralized, it operates all over the world and has no geographical boundaries. Like the internet, you can be part of the conversation regardless of where you are in the world (give or take a few places). äàëüøå »
2019-10-22 11:59
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Facebook will clearly label fake news to prevent 2020 ‘election interference’
Social media, a tool created to guard freedom of speech and democracy, has increasingly been used in more sinister ways. From its role in lowering the levels of trust in media, to inciting online violence, and amplifying political disinformation in elections— Facebook isn’t just a space to share “what’s on your mind,” and you’d be naive to believe so. äàëüøå »
2019-10-22 11:37
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Uber will let you book Delhi metro tickets on its app (at some point)
Uber India said today it’s partnering with Delhi metro to let you plan your whole journey through a new transportation mode. The company said you will be able to book Metro tickets right from the app in the future. äàëüøå »
2019-10-22 10:53
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Russian cyber spooks piggyback Iranian hackers to spy on 35 countries
Cybercriminals with ties to the Russian government have been found to piggyback on hacking tools developed by Iranian threat groups to mount their own attacks against 35 countries. The findings — based on a joint report by the US National Security Agency and the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) — reveal the focus of the activity was largely in the Middle East, where the targeting interests of both Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) overlap. äàëüøå »
2019-10-22 10:07
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Amazon joins Facebook and Microsoft to fight deepfakes
Deepfakes have come across as serious problems this year and big companies are now paying attention. Amazon announced today it’s joining the DeepFake Detection challenge (DFDC) driven by major corporations such as Facebook and Microsoft to boost efforts to identify manipulated content. äàëüøå »
2019-10-22 08:39
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TikTok fights back against ISIS propaganda
TikTok, the song-and-dance social media app that’s spiked in popularity this year, is allegedly the site of the latest attempt by the Islamic State terrorist organization (ISIS) to spread propaganda. äàëüøå »
2019-10-22 02:43
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Diablo 4 leak may have just spoiled a BlizzCon reveal
We may be seeing the resurrection of an iconic franchise soon. A leak in German magazine Game Star may have just spilled the existence of Diablo IV, the latest entry in the dungeon crawler series. äàëüøå »
2019-10-22 00:46
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Scientists create cancer-resistant mouse chimeras that age 25% slower
A team of researchers from the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre have developed a method for creating a sort of ‘super mouse’ that’s slimmer, cancer resistant, and lives 25% longer than regular mice. äàëüøå »
2019-10-22 00:11
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This unsettling DIY ‘skin’ interface will definitely end up on a sex robot
Welcome to the Mariana Trench of uncanny valleys. A team of researchers led by engineer Marc Teyssier recently developed a ‘human skin’ interface that allows you to control your phone by stroking, pinching, and tickling its fleshy backside. äàëüøå »
2019-10-22 22:00
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Qurator found a way to fix Rotten Tomatoes: Quiz the trolls
Here’s a radical thought: You can’t boil down a movie’s quality to a simple numerical score. Everyone knows this intuitively, of course. But for better or worse, rating aggregators like Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic have been bestowed the authority to gatekeep a film’s ‘goodness’ by virtue of the simplicity and power of consensus. äàëüøå »
2019-10-21 19:01
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The iPhone Pro 11’s 4k 60fps recording gives it a leg-up on the Pixel 4
These days cameras have become the de facto differentiation factor between phones. It’s hard to pinpoint exactly when this became the battleground for handset manufacturers, but we’re currently deep in an arms race for photography supremacy. äàëüøå »
2019-10-21 18:27
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Big meanies use science to debunk the Loch Ness Monster myth
Scientists claim to have finally found a “plausible theory” for sightings of the Loch Ness Monster. She’s not an aquatic reptile left over from the Jurassic era or a circus elephant that got in the water to bathe with her trunk aloft. äàëüøå »
2019-10-21 17:48
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Former NBA player nets $825K from Ghanaian firm in alleged Bitcoin scam
A former American professional basketball player has allegedly swindled over $800,000 worth of Bitcoin from a company based in Ghana. Isaac Edward Austin, who retired in 2004, reportedly posed as a trustee for his own Bitcoin trading company and managed to get the Ghanaian firm to hand over $11,000 per BTC, GhanaWeb reports. äàëüøå »
2019-10-21 17:32
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Opportunistic fraudsters use El Chapo’s son’s arrest in bid to steal Bitcoin
Mexican officials have been forced to free Ovidio Guzman Lopez – the son of Mexican drug kingpin El Chapo whose real name is Joaquin Archivaldo Guzman Loera – from custody after cartel gunmen turned Sinaloa into an urban war zone. äàëüøå »
2019-10-21 15:06
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For $45, get all the training you need to learn coding like a pro
Even with an estimated 26 million programmers in the world, that still means only .003 percent of the world’s population actually know how to code.Get way ahead of the curve now with The Premium 2020 Learn to Code Certification Bundle, a massive collection of intensive programming training available now for just $45 from TNW Deals. äàëüøå »
2019-10-21 15:00
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Re-live the golden days with this boss repository of macOS screensavers
I remember being obsessed with screensavers as a kid. I’ve spent hours flicking through an array of animated backdrops, trying to find the one I thought was coolest, feeling like I was flying through space, or editing the text-related ones to say insightful things like “CALLUM IZ GREAT. äàëüøå »
2019-10-21 14:12
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New test shows dark mode helps increase battery life on OLED iPhones
It seems dark mode is coming to every single thing you can think of this year. And with that, there’s a growing discussion around whether it actually helps saving battery or is it just a visual gimmick? If you believe a test performed by a YouTube channel Phonebuff, dark mode plays a significant part in saving batteries in phones with OLED screens. äàëüøå »
2019-10-21 14:04
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A-Z guide to launching your digital product
The fact is, your digital product launch strategy should be a core part of your original product design and development plan. That’s partly why the legendary Seth Godin said “you can no longer say marketing is what I do at the end. äàëüøå »
2019-10-21 14:00
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Bitfinex wants to subpoena former banking exec to recover its ‘lost’ $880M
iFinex, the parent company of cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex, wants to subpoena an ex-banking executive of a trust company it hopes can assist in the recovery of more than $850 million in frozen funds. äàëüøå »
2019-10-21 13:53
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CHEAP: Stop, thief! There’s $90 off a Ring Video Doorbell 2 and an Echo Dot
Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! I don’t really know why, but video doorbells have always seemed hella futuristic to me. Maybe it’s a youth spent absorbing sci-fi movies and TV shows, but there’s something crazy cool about being able to see who’s ringing your doorbell. äàëüøå »
2019-10-21 12:31
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Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘Bitcoin halving prediction leads to $55K price, $1T market cap’
Our robot colleague Satoshi Nakaboto writes about Bitcoin every fucking day. Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. äàëüøå »
2019-10-21 12:10
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Facebook’s Libra ‘cryptocurrency’ gets desperate as it considers stablecoins
Facebook‘s controversial ‘cryptocurrency‘ Libra could be based on national currencies such as the dollar, the tech giant said on Sunday, following increased scrutiny from regulators and governments in recent months. äàëüøå »
2019-10-21 12:00
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CEO of ride-hailing giant Gojek departs $10B startup to join Indonesian government
Nadiem Makarim, co-founder and CEO of Indonesia’s first decacorn Gojek, is stepping down from his chief executive role to take up a cabinet post in the newly formed government led by Joko Widodo. äàëüøå »
2019-10-21 11:41
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Moonday Mornings: Another cryptocurrency SIM-swap victim sues AT&T, this time for $1.8M
Welcome to Moonday Morning forkers. It’s Hard Fork’s wrap-up of the weekend’s top cryptocurrency and blockchain headlines you can’t afford to miss. Take a look at what’s happened over the last few days. äàëüøå »
2019-10-21 11:17
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Instagram is testing a feature to clean up your pity follows
We’ve all been there: You meet someone who wants to stay in touch later, but you don’t want to share your number with them. So you turn to the next best thing — Instagram. These are people whom you follow out of courtesy, but don’t interact with much. äàëüøå »
2019-10-21 10:08
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Microsoft’s open-source election software now has a bug bounty program
Microsoft has announced a bug bounty program for its open-source election software ElectionGuard, allowing researchers to uncover vulnerabilities and help bolster election security. Available as a software development kit (SDK), ElectionGuard aims to make voting tamper-proof by leveraging encryption to “enable a new era of secure, verifiable voting. äàëüøå »
2019-10-21 09:04
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Facebook begins testing dark mode and a Twitter-like interface for desktop
In May, Facebook said it was going to redesign the website and bring dark mode to its website and mobile apps. While it began testing dark mode for its Android app in August, it has now started rolling out a beta version of its website with that option to some users too. äàëüøå »
2019-10-21 08:34
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A psychotherapist explains why some adults react badly to young climate strikers
Young climate strikers I spoke to recently are confused and distressed about the things adults are doing. It’s not just inaction during the worsening climate crisis that bothers them, but the increasingly bizarre criticism many older people throw at striking schoolchildren, in the media and elsewhere. äàëüøå »
2019-10-20 20:00
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Why Elon Musk is wrong about LiDAR technology
Earlier this year, at one of Tesla’s events, the company’s famous founder, Elon Musk proclaimed that, “LiDAR is a fool’s errand,” and “Anyone relying on LiDAR is doomed. Doomed. ” We’re all big fans of Elon at my company and we’ve even named one of our conference rooms Falcon 9, after the reusable SpaceX rocket that impressed the world by landing vertically following separation. äàëüøå »
2019-10-20 20:00
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Nab a lifetime of VPN protection & block trackers for only $20
So if cloaking you from online predators is a VPN’s main function, it stands to reason that a service geared toward that goal should get your attention. For thousands of users, that means a service like Disconnect VPN. äàëüøå »
2019-10-20 15:00
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Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘HTC’s latest phone can run a full Bitcoin node’
Our robot colleague Satoshi Nakaboto writes about Bitcoin every fucking day. Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. äàëüøå »
2019-10-20 13:59
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RIP: How to stop Google from stealing all your data after you die
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. Inevitably, one day you’re going to die. While you may think your online identity will go to the grave with you, that’s not always how it works out. äàëüøå »
2019-10-20 12:00
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Why startup founders should open up about their mental health
The money comes fast in the startup world, the fall may be equally swift. Sometimes the struggle is too much to handle. Colin Kroll (co-founder of Vine), Austen Heinz (founder of Cambrian Genomics), Jody Sherman (Ecomum entrepreneur) all led successful businesses. äàëüøå »
2019-10-19 20:00
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How climate change infiltrated popular culture
It seems that people are finally waking up to the threat of climate change. The most poignant sign of this for me was seeing an infographic I created adorning the main music stage at Reading Festival 2019. äàëüøå »
2019-10-19 20:00
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CHEAP: $35 for a Sony PlayStation DualShock 4 controller? TAKE MY THUMBS
Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! Yeah, beating someone online is fun. It’s satisfying — especially if you can hear their anguish down the other end of the line — but there’s something even better about wiping the floor with someone you can see. äàëüøå »
2019-10-19 15:01
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Want to make $100K a year as a project manager? Start by mastering Agile
Whether you’re trying to break into the lucrative project manager field or if you’re just trying to coordinate major initiatives in your current organization, the principles of an Agile-based project management system can make all the difference between success and failure. äàëüøå »
2019-10-19 15:00
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Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘18 million of the 21 million Bitcoins have now been mined’
Our robot colleague Satoshi Nakaboto writes about Bitcoin every fucking day. Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. äàëüøå »
2019-10-19 13:26
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Hideo Kojima’s games rely on sexist tropes — and Death Stranding will probably be no different
This article was originally published by Super Jump Magazine, an independent publication all about celebrating great video games and their creators through carefully-crafted, in-depth featured produced by a diverse team of games journalists, designers, and enthusiasts. äàëüøå »
2019-10-19 12:00
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Moon rocks could help us resurrect extinct species???
Life is the last thing you would associate with the eternally dark craters of the lunar poles. But these craters could hold the key to explaining how complex, multi-cellular organisms evolved on Earth hundreds of millions of years ago, affording unimaginable insights into our planet’s biological past. äàëüøå »
2019-10-19 12:00
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Gaming industry veteran on how the Store Wars will end
The gaming industry suffered a schism earlier this year as multiple PC storefronts triggered the Store Wars, an escalating battle for exclusive games. Gamers were divided over the benefits of this, and the debate over it continues as more games come out as “exclusive” to a store. äàëüøå »
2019-10-19 03:49
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