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First quarter 2019 crypto roundup: How did Litecoin perform?
Litecoin (LTC) was created back in 2011 as one of the earliest forks of the cryptocurrency OG, Bitcoin. Like many other blockchain and cryptocurrency projects promise, Litecoin was developed with the intention of improving on Bitcoin by offering a cryptocurrency better suited to high volume, low value, everyday transactions. дальше »
2019-4-24 17:56 | |
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Hands-on: OPPO’s Reno pizza-slice selfie camera is slow, but delicious
OPPO – the Chinese smartphone manufacturer – has a history of trying to straight-up murder the notch. Its Find X device introduced a slide system, but, with the brand new Reno, it has something different in mind: the pizza-slice selfie camera. дальше »
2019-4-24 17:15 | |
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Q2 Digital Statshot 2019: TikTok peaks, Snapchat grows, and we can’t stop talking
It’s only been three months since I published our first round of Digital 2019 reports here on TNW, but our new Q2 Global Digital Statshot – produced in partnership with We Are Social and Hootsuite – shows that the connected world has already changed considerably during that time. дальше »
2019-4-24 17:15 | |
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This ad agency is creating fake worlds to sell real products
I’m sitting at my laptop. The year is 2019, but the website I’m visiting feels oddly out of this time. It could’ve been built in the early days of the internet – or in a dystopian future where humans are desperately trying to resuscitate our once-thriving digital culture. дальше »
2019-4-24 17:01 | |
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JD.com says putting chickens on the blockchain was great for business
China’s popular online retailer JD. com says sales of free-range chickens have doubled in the past two years, and blockchain technology has played a key role. Its initiative for putting chickens on the blockchain, called “Running Chicken,” sees professional breeders hired by JD. дальше »
2019-4-24 16:42 | |
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eToro is giving away $1,650,000 worth of Ethereum for free
Have you been itching to make your first cryptocurrency investment, but you’re too afraid to get in on the hype at the wrong time? eToro‘s got your back. The social trading platform is giving away free Ethereum to anyone who opens an account in its standalone wallet app. дальше »
2019-4-24 16:35 | |
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WhatsApp is failing to stop the spread of child abuse videos
Facebook-owned WhatsApp continues to be a hotbed for sharing sexual abuse videos in India, according to fresh findings from Cyber Peace Foundation (CPF), a New Delhi-based cyber security and policy think tank that fights against online crimes and warfare. дальше »
2019-4-24 16:32 | |
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TNW2019 Daily: Check off the conference checklist
There are only 15 days left until TNW Conference, Europe’s leading tech festival! As the countdown inches closer to zero, it’s time to make sure you have everything you need to make the most out of your TNW2019 experience. дальше »
2019-4-24 16:29 | |
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Ethereum bandit makes off with $6.1M after bypassing weak private keys
There’s a blockchain bandit on the loose – and they’ve already thieved over $6. 1 million worth of Ethereum. According to a report published by security consulting firm Independent Security Evaluators (ISE), an unknown entity has been bypassing weak private keys to swipe large amounts of Ether. дальше »
2019-4-24 16:22 | |
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Men plead guilty in first NY conviction for money laundering involving Bitcoin
Two US men have pleaded guilty to running a steroid and controlled substance business that laundered millions of dollars in cryptocurrency and Western Union payments. Representing the first conviction for money laundering involving cryptocurrency by New York State prosecutors, the defendants sold their products, which they made, marketed, and shipped, on a website they controlled called ‘NextDayGear,’ as well as on the dark web. дальше »
2019-4-24 12:58 | |
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Coinbase fires 30 workers and closes Chicago office after just one year
Prominent cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is set to close its Chicago office just a year after it was opened, and will let go around 30 software engineers in the process, reports Fortune. The group had been tasked with building a special “matching engine” product for high-frequency trading. дальше »
2019-4-24 12:16 | |
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CHEAP: Stop cheeky pranksters with $115 off a Nest Hello video doorbell
Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! There are a few classic pranks. A phone call pretending to be someone else is a quintessential example, so is throwing toilet paper over someone’s home or car. дальше »
2019-4-24 12:01 | |
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A Putin-opposing politician has raised more than $3M in Bitcoin
Despite a recent survey showing that most Russians actually know very little about Bitcoin and cryptocurrency, it appears that one politician is a little more au fait with the technology. The man who is thought to be Vladimir Putin‘s main opponent, Alexei Navalny, has received over $3 million (591 BTC) worth of donations in Bitcoin over the last three years, CoinDesk reports. дальше »
2019-4-24 11:56 | |
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How to Master the Art of Timeboxing
During my ongoing quest to find the crème de la crème of productivity and time management hacks, I’ve discovered and experimented with a variety of techniques. Some of these approaches have been little-known secrets hoarded by successful people. дальше »
2019-4-24 11:01 | |
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PSA: Apple will now fix your MacBook’s faulty keyboard within a day
Apple has made a key change to how it handles keyboard repairs with MacBook and MacBook Pro models, so you’ll be able to get your laptop fixed in roughly 24 hours from the time you bring it into the store. дальше »
2019-4-24 09:20 | |
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Intel’s new 9th-gen laptop processors give birth to ‘Musclebooks’
Intel today unveiled its latest set of mobile processors, introducing its 9th-generation architecture to laptops and tablets. As we saw with the desktop version back in October, it should provide a decent performance boost. дальше »
2019-4-24 07:18 | |
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Why ‘Magic: The Gathering’ is AI’s toughest challenge
Games make the perfect teaching environment for developers to train machine learning models in, but which game produces the strongest AI? You can put your money on DeepMind’s AlphaGo or OpenAI’s DotA 2-playing machine, but we’ll take whichever one is the first to master Magic: The Gathering – humanity’s hardest game. дальше »
2019-4-24 03:17 | |
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Mortal Kombat 11 sneaks in some jabs at President Trump
Of all the things I expected to see and hear when playing the newest entry in the Mortal Kombat series — and, given this series’ reputation, I was expecting the most — sly digs at American president #45 were pretty low on the list. дальше »
2019-4-24 01:38 | |
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No Ewoks were harmed in the making of this TNW Star Wars Day gift guide
Unpopular opinion: “Ewoks: The Battle for Endor” is the best movie in the Star Wars universe. We won’t be taking questions, but here’s our Star Wars Day (May the Fourth) gift guide. First things first, every Star Wars Day gift guide should start off with this talking Chewbacca mask: And here’s why: It’s been three years and that’s still one of the funniest, wholesome things we’ve ever seen. дальше »
2019-4-24 00:25 | |
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China’s new regulations outlaw blood and poker… in video games
China’s uneasy relationship with the video game industry became even more thorny last week. New regulations from the government — who must approve all new games within the country — won’t be approving any games that feature blood, card games, or palace intrigue. дальше »
2019-4-24 23:07 | |
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Unwanted sexting linked to anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem
A new study shows early evidence that receiving unsolicited sexual imagery through text, or being coerced into sending it is associated with mental health distress. This is the first research linking both non-consensual and coerced sexting behavior with depression, anxiety, and low self-esteem. дальше »
2019-4-24 22:54 | |
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Meizu’s flagship 16s useth ‘the bezel’ to hearken back to ye olden days
Phones these days are about the notch. With edge-to-edge displays all the rage, companies are defined by how they deal with the front camera – leading to things like huge notches or the infamous punch-hole design. дальше »
2019-4-23 19:29 | |
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TNW2019 Daily: Party and network at our side events
We’re just about two weeks away from TNW Conference, our two-day event in Amsterdam! While the conference is on May 9 and 10, the tech festival vibes will go on all week. Check out our side events to join parties and networking all across the city. дальше »
2019-4-23 19:19 | |
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Blockchain Art Registry Startup Artory Raises Over $7 Million in Funding for Artwork Network
Art-centric publication the Art newspaper has revealed that blockchain based art registry startup Artory has raised more than $7million in series A funding round. There are many investors which even includes an early Spotify investor. дальше »
2019-4-23 18:30 | |
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Healthcare has a massive cybersecurity problem, and we’re not doing enough to fix it.
Not long ago, it was reasonable to think that financial businesses would be the most prominent and most profitable targets of criminal activity. After all, a successful bank robbery could score you tens of thousands of dollars (or more). дальше »
2019-4-23 17:29 | |
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Japan finance regulator raids cryptocurrency exchanges in money laundering sweep
Japan‘s top financial regulator has raided two cryptocurrency exchanges to enforce anti-money laundering rules, Reuters reports. Financial Services Agency (FSA) agents inspected digital asset firms Huobi Japan and Fisco Cryptocurrency Exchange to make sure appropriate customer protections were in place. дальше »
2019-4-23 17:28 | |
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The top-selling game consoles of all time, magnificently animated
Well, here we are again. A couple of weeks ago, we put together a bar chart animation tracking video game console sales. We organized this by year, so the viewer could see which bit of hardware shifted the most units in, say, 1996. дальше »
2019-4-23 16:56 | |
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Elon Musk’s roadmap for Tesla robo-taxis in 2020 is riddled with potholes
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is no stranger to grandiose claims. For more than 15 years, Musk has made it a habit to make outlandish predictions and seemingly impossible proclamations about his company’s capabilities, at times to the detriment of their customers. дальше »
2019-4-23 16:12 | |
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The OnePlus 7 Pro will be unveiled on May 14
We all know the OnePlus 7 is on its way, but now we know exactly how close. OnePlus today revealed it will hold a launch event for its next device(s) on Tuesday, May 14, at 11 AM ET. The company says this will be its biggest launch ever, with four events simultaneous events in four countries. дальше »
2019-4-23 16:00 | |
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5 clever startups that are making money recycling waste
Can you remember what you were doing on New Year’s Day, 2018? Celebrating or perhaps nursing a hangover? What happened that day created a significant change in global recycling. China, the world’s largest scrap importer, stopped accepting recycled plastic, unsorted scrap paper and significantly reduced imported cardboard from abroad. дальше »
2019-4-23 15:56 | |
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Actually, reading books on a phone is great
As a physical book apologist, it pains me to write this. I love books. I love the unwieldy weight, the slowly yellowing pages, the (ugh, sorry for the clichrom a heavy cuboid that requires multiple hands to continue reading,… This story continues at The Next Web дальше »
2019-4-23 15:31 | |
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AI is helping regulators keep tabs on new industrial farms and their waste discharging habits
Researchers have developed an algorithm that uses satellite imagery to rapidly pinpoint industrial livestock farms, manifold faster than humans can do by manually analyzing maps. Now, the researchers think their new analytical tool could help regulators to identify farms that may be breaking environmental laws. дальше »
2019-4-23 15:14 | |
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Corrupt Russian agents arrested over $1M Bitcoin extortion scheme
Law enforcers from around the globe seem to finally be getting up to speed with tackling cryptocurrency crimes. But it seems the lure of Bitcoin is still too much for some, even for those that should be protecting citizens from cyber-criminals. дальше »
2019-4-23 15:14 | |
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Volkswagen bets on blockchain to electrify its battery supply tracking
German car manufacturer Volkswagen is launching a blockchain pilot to track its battery supply chain for lead from the point of origin to the factory. To do so, Volkswagen is partnering with Minespider, an open source, public blockchain protocol that claims to offer end-to-end mineral supply chain certification. дальше »
2019-4-23 14:00 | |
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CHEAP: $128 off a Philips Hue starter kit to get Star Trek-style smart lights
Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! Remember how on Star Trek someone could walk into a room and change the lights with their voice? There was no stumbling about in the darkness, and no stubbing your toes while searching for a switch. дальше »
2019-4-23 13:15 | |
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Bitcoin hackers threaten to leak masturbation vids if victims don’t pay up
Bitcoin sextortion scams are so 2018, right? Well, there are some hackers out there that would beg to differ. It appears that residents of Norton, a small town in Kansas, US, are being targeted by scammers threatening to release sensitive material unless the victims pay a Bitcoin ransom. дальше »
2019-4-23 11:53 | |
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Bitcoin hacker targets Meghan Markle’s friend’s fashion company
Meghan Markle’s designer friend’s Misha Nonoo’s fashion company has been targeted by a Bitcoin hacker. Nonoo, who is rumoured to have introduced Markle to Prince Charles, said she was “mortified” after a hacker gained access to her eponymous label’s email list and began sending threatening messages. дальше »
2019-4-23 11:30 | |
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Google Walkout organizers publicly accuse Google of punishing them
Two of the women who helped organize last year’s global Google Walkout have accused the tech giant of retaliating against them, reports Wired. Last November, more than 20,000 Google employees around the world took part in a mass walkout to protest the company’s handling of sexual harassment allegations against senior executives at the company. дальше »
2019-4-23 11:00 | |
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Prolific sim-swapper gets 10 years for stealing $7.5M worth of Bitcoin
A 21-year-old man in the US, who is credited with being one of the first people in the country to be convicted of stealing cryptocurrency by hacking a victim’s mobile phone, has been sentenced to 10 years in jail. дальше »
2019-4-23 10:24 | |
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Bowers and Wilkins Formation Hands-on: If Sonos made $4,000 speakers
It’s no secret that audiophiles and hi-fi enthusiasts are skeptical of wireless speakers. Sure, there are some successes – KEF’s LSX is a recent example – but wireless technology typically degrades sound quality at least a little, and almost certainly introduces some degree of latency. дальше »
2019-4-23 09:21 | |
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Watch Huawei’s P30 Pro (and its crazy periscope camera) get taken apart
Huawei’s P30 Pro might have the most impressive hardware on any phone currently available, at least among phones that don’t fold. That said, the P30 Pro does sort of have a folding component: its periscope camera. дальше »
2019-4-23 04:01 | |
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Mortal Kombat 11 might add Joker, Spawn and the Terminator to its roster
Netherrealm’s Mortal Kombat 11 is finally here — a bit sooner than anyone expected. Thanks to dataminers and a premature retail release, we have some idea of what kinds of fighters will be added to the roster of the game in the future — and whoo boy, if this isn’t a 90s fanservice parade, I don’t know what is. дальше »
2019-4-23 01:00 | |
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Listen to this AI spit out brutal death metal non-stop
Puzzlomaly is a death metal album that sounds like others from the genre: it’s filled with screeching vocals, bludgeoning beats and dizzying guitar solos. However, the record – which you can listen to on Bandcamp or in the widget below – wasn’t produced by actual musicians. дальше »
2019-4-22 15:34 | |
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This $85 wireless charger doubles as a power bank, and it’s perfect for all your travels
If you’re on the road a lot, it makes sense to invest in an international charger that can plug into a range of power outlets around the world. You can easily get one of those online or even at most airports, but I’d recommend considering Ohio-based accessory maker Fuse Chicken’s latest offering. дальше »
2019-4-22 15:26 | |
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Why an AI’s personality is more complicated than Alexa’s
When we think of Alexa having a personality, we’ll describe it as her responding to certain things in a certain way – what she does or doesn’t do based on a question or request. That’s because Alexa doesn’t really have a personality. дальше »
2019-4-22 14:00 | |
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The difference between good and bad PR is a simple ‘no’
We all have an intrinsic human trait where we think that it’s all black or white, do or do not, kill or be killed — and when talking shop about PR — pushing an announcement, or not. Perhaps owing to the high-paced nature of the startup industry and a not-so-healthy dose of “hustle porn,” executives tend to approach PR with a quantity over quality mindset when it comes to perceived value. дальше »
2019-4-22 12:30 | |
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Post Foldgate, Samsung reportedly delays Galaxy Fold launch in China
Samsung has reportedly postponed the launch events for its $2,000 Galaxy Fold smartphone in Hong Kong and Shanghai, according to reports by SamMobile and Engadget. The press events were originally scheduled for April 23 and 24. дальше »
2019-4-22 11:20 | |
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Why philosophy and business should go hand in hand
Business people and entrepreneurs like myself often talk about ‘nice to have’ and ‘need to have. ’ The latter refers to things you cannot do without. In a start-up IT company like mine, this could be things like a computer, desk, chair, and mobile phone. дальше »
2019-4-22 11:00 | |
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CHEAP: Level up your gaming with $300 off on Razer Phone 2
If you spend plenty of time playing PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) or Fortnite on your phone, it might be worth upgrading to something that’ll take your gaming to the next level. I’ve got good news on that front. дальше »
2019-4-22 10:31 | |
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