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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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Canada relaxes rules for cryptocurrency exchanges despite ongoing QuadrigaCX saga
Reassurance for Canadians: Cryptocurrency exchanges across the nation will now only have to report transfers of more than CA$10,000 ($7,663). It comes after the Canadian government relaxed some of its new anti-money laundering regulations following feedback from payment service providers and cryptocurrency exchanges. äàëüøå »
2019-7-11 15:50 | |
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Fears of AI-powered hacking are misplaced as criminals are doing fine without it
Artificial intelligence is captivating tech news audiences. Unfortunately, growing expectations for AI’s impact on legitimate business have spawned a distracting narrative about potential AI-powered cyberattacks. äàëüøå »
2019-7-11 14:00 | |
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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 Translate’s camera feature now detects and translates a whopping 88 languages
As someone who’s writing this from a foreign country, I know it’s often insanely hard for foreigners to navigate a town when every sign is written in a different language. At times like this, Google Translate app’s instant camera translate feature becomes really handy. äàëüøå »
2019-7-11 12:54 | |
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Hey look, AI ruined Garfield
AI can do a lot of things — it fuels our voice assistants, understands pizza, and might even steal our jobs! And you know what else it can do? Ruin my childhood, and possibly my subconscious. This was the realization I came to this morning when this was shared in our team Slack channel: At first glance, it seems like just the text is scrambled. äàëüøå »
2019-7-11 12:08 | |
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North Korea launches an ebook to spread ideology among its people
North Korea is bringing its political indoctrination tactics to the digital age. The self-proclaimed republic is developing software designed to teach ideology to party members and workers, North Korean party daily Rodong Sinmun reports. äàëüøå »
2019-7-11 12:04 | |
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Fraudsters fined $360,000 for running bogus Bitcoin trading ring, impersonating CFTC
A Texas federal court has granted a motion for a default judgement against two individuals who solicited money by fraudulently representing the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CTFC) in a bid to extract Bitcoin from investors. äàëüøå »
2019-7-11 11:49 | |
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UK Alexa users can now get answers to medical questions right from the NHS
Amazon’s Alexa is all set to gain medical smarts in the UK, thanks to a partnership with the National Health Service (NHS). The healthcare service said it’s teaming up with Amazon‘s voice assistant to help answer medical queries with advice from the service’s official website. äàëüøå »
2019-7-11 10:41 | |
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Apple steps in to automatically remove Zoom’s risky software from Macs
Apple has pushed a silent update to Mac users to remove the web server sneakily installed by popular video conference app Zoom, TechCrunch reports. Earlier this week, a disclosure by security researcher Jonathan Leitschuh revealed how Zoom installed a secret local web server on Mac devices — with an intent to save an extra click — but left users vulnerable by making it possible for an attacker to hijack their webcams. äàëüøå »
2019-7-11 08:41 | |
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Big businesses suffer from startup FOMO
Startups continue to push industries and technologies forward (and sideways) regardless of fluctuations in valuation and funding. At the same time, large companies around the world are scrambling to become part of the bustling startup culture to compete against, invest in or partner with promising entrepreneurs. äàëüøå »
2019-7-11 08:36 | |
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Google’s taking another crack at building a social network
After shutting down failed Google+ in April, the big G is giving this social network thing another go. It’s currently trialing Shoelace, a hyperlocal network for people who want to find others to join them in activities like sports and attending shows. äàëüøå »
2019-7-11 08:13 | |
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Amazon’s making a Lord of the Rings MMO set pre-trilogy
Amazon today revealed the long-rumored Lord of the Rings MMO that’s in the works is being developed in collaboration with its internal Amazon Game Studios — meaning we’ll soon get both a new Rings game and that TV show it’s already revealed. äàëüøå »
2019-7-11 03:14 | |
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Review: Samson’s G-Track Pro is the ultimate microphone for podcasts and game streaming
Samson’s G-Track Pro is a gumbo-esque mashup of microphone, audio interface, and onboard mixer. It’s a bit of an oddity, but if you’re looking for a dead-simple hardware solution to take your podcast or gaming stream out of the audio gutter and into the realm of professional broadcasting it just might be the answer to your prayers. äàëüøå »
2019-7-11 03:03 | |
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Review: The Insta360 EVO is among the best VR cameras under $500
Insta360’s EVO is a nifty little 360 cam that transforms into a 180-degree VR camera. It’s not the first device out there capable of shooting in both modes, but it’s one of the few that can be had for less than four figures. äàëüøå »
2019-7-11 01:04 | |
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Winkevoss twins consider joining Facebook’s ‘cryptocurrency’ despite beef with Zuckerberg
The Winklevoss brothers, co-founders of cryptocurrency exchange Gemini and renown for their well-documented legal battle with Facebook, are seemingly willing to ‘get into bed’ with the tech giant in an attempt to spread the adoption of digital currencies. äàëüøå »
2019-7-11 19:28 | |
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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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Scary video shows Delta plane engine malfunction before emergency landing
In a terrifying incident on Monday, a Delta airplane was forced to make an emergency landing after one of its engines malfunctioned mid-flight. The crew was able to safely land the plane with its 148 passengers, all of whom made it home without a scratch. äàëüøå »
2019-7-11 18:20 | |
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Shitposters are using sophisticated Bitcoin satellites to troll each other
Since December, a sophisticated set of satellites has beamed the entire Bitcoin blockchain to Earth to enable use of the network without an internet connection — but cryptocurrency fans are now harnessing its power to viciously troll each other. äàëüøå »
2019-7-11 16:32 | |
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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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We can thank the Apollo moon missions for these widely used technologies
NASA’s Apollo programme was one of the most challenging technological achievements in the 20th century. Beyond the space race and exploration, it contributed to several inventions and innovations that are still having an impact on our lives. äàëüøå »
2019-7-10 15:22 | |
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CHEAP: A Philips Hue starter kit (with white & color bulbs) for $110? S
Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! Using your voice to control things was once the preserve of campy science fiction, but now? It’s a goddamn reality. äàëüøå »
2019-7-10 15:16 | |
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Mark Zuckerberg’s ‘new rules’ for the internet happen to benefit Facebook
Facebook has recently outlined how it intends to clean up its content, making much of the fact that it has expunged 3.3 billion fake profiles in the last six months. After 18 months of mounting criticism, culminating in Senator Elizabeth Warren’s promise to break up so-called Big Tech – she is now a leading contender to become the Democratic presidential nominee – can we take Mark Zuckerberg’s promise that this is only the start at face value? To put it another way, can we trust the person whose stewardship of one of the world’s most powerful companies over the past… This story continues at The Next Web äàëüøå »
2019-7-10 14:00 | |
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Roomba i7+ review: It’s been 62 days since I picked up a vacuum
May 9, 2019. This is the last time I vacuumed my studio – and yet, it’s still sparking clean. How’s that even possible, you might wonder. Well, it’s pretty simple: I outsourced all my homemaking duties to the Roomba i7+, which has been in charge of cleaning my place for the past couple of months. äàëüøå »
2019-7-10 12:45 | |
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Who’s the Bitcoin Bag-Carrying Man Leaving Deutsche Bank?
The Famous Bitcoin Bagholder Yesterday, the Financial Times published a surprising image: a Bitcoin bag-carrying, nice suit-clad man purportedly leaving the London Deutsche Bank building. While the story that accompanied was focused on the collapse. äàëüøå »
2019-7-10 10:27 | |
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Amazon Prime Video now works with Chromecast, and YouTube comes to Fire TV devices
Couch potatoes rejoice: you can finally stream Amazon Prime Video using Chromecast dongles, and YouTube support has returned to Amazon‘s Fire line of streaming devices. The double whammy is the result of Google and Amazon making good on their promise from April to bury the hatchet over their streaming video services. äàëüøå »
2019-7-10 08:34 | |
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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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The story behind the iconic Deutsche Bank ‘Bitcoin Bag Man’ photo
A photograph showing two men walking next to a Deutsche Bank sign-carrying tote bags with “Bitcoins” written on them went viral on social media, leading many to believe they were one of the thousands that were laid off in the bank’s recent staff cuts. äàëüøå »
2019-7-10 00:44 | |
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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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