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• Why the 2020 streaming wars will be won by robots

  22-12-2019 21:00
  
  The streaming wars have been one of the media and entertainment industry’s hottest topics in 2019. Netflix, a pioneer turned powerhouse in the subscription video on demand (SVOD) world, has been preparing for increased competition from new video platforms, such as Apple TV+ and Disney+. Netflix’s CEO, Reed Hastings, has welcomed competitors saying it’s good for business because “competition grows the industry.” But the reality is that most people won’t subscr
  
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• Radar reveals very first footprints of Ice Age mammoths and prehistoric humans

  22-12-2019 18:00
  
  The mammoth lumbers through our imaginations when we think about the world during the most recent Ice Age. They’re just one of many giant creatures that our ancestors lived alongside and which became extinct when the climate changed. The giant ground sloth – a large herbivore which was endemic to the Americas – is another. We can study these extinct animals from their bones – but also from the preserved footprints they left in mud. But these footprints are often hard to
  
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• Save over 30% on these feature-packed smartwatches for the fashion-forward

  22-12-2019 15:00
  
  Noerden is a French watchmaker who’s dedicated their work to blurring the lines between ultra tricked-out high-tech smart features and an accessory that seamlessly blends into any look. Right now, you can get up to 40 percent off two of Noerden’s most popular smartwatch models with this TNW Deals offer.
  
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• Bitcoin and blockchain books for every reading level — from baby to big brain

  22-12-2019 14:00
  
  There are loads of books out there about Bitcoin, cryptocurrency, and blockchain, but which should you choose this Christmas? Maybe you’re looking for a gift, or perhaps want to use some of your holiday time to read one yourself. Well, let us give you a helping hand. Hard Fork has picked out some options for a variety of experience — and reading — levels. Take a look! For the baby in your life No one is too old, and for that matter too young, for Bitcoin. So, what better way o
  
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• 9 things I learned building my first PC (that I wish I knew before)

  22-12-2019 11:00
  
  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. I had long thought about it, but I could never justify investing in a desktop PC. I feared it would mostly end up sitting idle at my desk, as its value and performance continue to depreciate. “I’m better off buying a beefy laptop,” I kept telling myself. But I was wrong all along. It’s been a little over a month since I gathered t
  
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• These were TNW’s favorite tech purchases of 2019

  22-12-2019 09:00
  
  Holidays are coming up, so you might be looking for gifts to your loved ones or get the benefit of some great offers to buy something for yourself. Now, there are plenty of great gift guides around on the internet. However, we thought it might be helpful and interesting for you to read about our favorite gadgets we bought here at TNW. Sony WH-1000xm3 Most of my life, I’ve avoided buying headphones that are suited for travel as I thought they’d be bulky and uncomfortable for long hou
  
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• Just putting it out there: Ban Wi-Fi on airplanes

  22-12-2019 03:45
  
  In this column, “Just putting this out there…,” we write about the odd ways we engage with tech and the unpopular opinions we form about it. You can read the rest of the articles in this series here. I truly don’t want to be able to go online during flights — no matter how long the flight is. This might be a controversial opinion, but hear me out before you denounce me as a backwards luddite.  First of all, I’ll admit that part of the reason is a sliver
  
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• How Cold War rivalry helped launch the Chinese computer

  22-12-2019 03:00
  
  It was the summer of 1959, and the United States needed a Cold War to win. In 1957, the Soviet bloc scored a major technological victory with Sputnik 1. The next year, China’s Communist leadership launched the sweeping, and ultimately devastating, Great Leap Forward. In the spring of 1959 in Cuba, Fidel Castro’s guerrillas forced president Fulgencio Batista into exile. The US needed to recapture the momentum and demonstrate that it was still at the helm of world affairs. The plan: p
  
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• Humans should get the credit for AI-made art

  22-12-2019 01:00
  
  In December 1964, over a single evening session in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, John Coltrane, and his quartet recorded the entirety of A Love Supreme. This jazz album is considered Coltrane’s masterpiece – the culmination of his spiritual awakening – and sold a million copies. What it represents is all too human: a climb out of addiction, a devotional quest, a paean to God. Five decades later and 50 miles downstate, over 12 hours this April and fuelled by Monster energy
  
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