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• Watch this Sonic movie-themed Wiz Khalifa music video you didn’t know you needed

  24-01-2020 23:43 via thenextweb.com
  
  I know next to nothing about Wiz Khalifa, but what I really didn’t know was how much I needed this music video for ‘Speed me up,’ a music video made for with the imminent Sonic the Hedgehog movie. In it, Khalifa, Ty Dolla Sign, Sueco the Child, and Lil Yachty team up for a surprisingly chill groove full of enough Genesis references to put a smile on this Sonic fan’s face. There’s an opening groove to the beat of Metropolis Zone, a plethora of ring jingles, jau
  
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• Google is testing how to make ads sneakier in search results

  24-01-2020 22:46 via thenextweb.com
  
  Last year, Google introduced a small but meaningful change to the way it presented search results on mobile – it started to display favicons. This would,  in theory, make it easier to visually distinguish trusted sites from shady ones and ads. But when the company started to implement a similar change on its desktop site this year, people were not happy. Now it appears the company is having second thoughts. Where ads used to be highlighted in green at the top of search results, the c
  
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• Scientist says aliens in UFOs might be Earthlings from the future

  24-01-2020 22:10 via thenextweb.com
  
  We’ve been chasing ET for millennia with nothing concrete to show for it. Aside from conspiracy theory claims that the US government has an alien spacecraft hidden away somewhere, the search for alien life has been a complete bust. Michael Masters, a professor of biological anthropology at Montana Technological University in Butte, thinks that could be because UFOs are piloted by humans from the future, not aliens from another planet. For countless people, the existence of UFOs is undenia
  
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• How to set up a birthday fundraiser on Facebook

  24-01-2020 19:56 via thenextweb.com
  
  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. One of Facebook’s most subtly ingenious features is the birthday fundraiser. It prompts users to set one up on or near their birthday to raise money for various nonprofits — essentially capitalizing on the moment when everyone on your Facebook list suddenly remembers you exist to generate some social good. The company launched the feature in
  
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• Ride-hailing apps are failing sexual assault survivors — UrSafe aims to change that

  24-01-2020 15:40 via thenextweb.com
  
  For the ongoing series, Code Word, we’re exploring if — and how — technology can protect individuals against sexual assault and harassment, and how it can help and support survivors. Over the past year, ride-hailing apps including Uber and Lyft have faced increased scrutiny over worker and rider safety. In October, a House committee officially called on these companies to improve their safety measures over concerns regarding existing background check procedures on drivers, and
  
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• Report: Japan is working on its own digital currency in retaliation to China’s

  24-01-2020 15:38 via thenextweb.com
  
  A group of lawmakers in Japan are reportedly working to create a state-issued digital currency. According to Reuters, one of the lawmakers said its creation was a direct response to Facebook‘s Libra and China’s digital yuan. [Read: Japan doesn’t want to fight Facebook’s ‘cryptocurrency’ Libra on its own] “China is moving toward issuing digital yuan, so we’d like to propose measures to counter such attempts,” Norihio Nakayama, parliamentary v
  
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• The Dutch Department of Defense now has its own CS:GO team — and they got pwned

  24-01-2020 15:22 via thenextweb.com
  
  The Dutch Department of Defense has concocted a bizarre scheme to recruit new talent: Playing Counter Strike: Global Offensive. In a first for the country, the armed forces entered an esports tournament, where they competed in CS:GO, local outlet NOS reports. The name of their team? KM Esports. Of course, the ministry isn’t playing games just for fun. According to government officials, such tournaments are the perfect place to scour for talent. “Look at drone technology. The drone p
  
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• This free font was designed to make it easier for devs to read code

  24-01-2020 13:50 via thenextweb.com
  
  You love fonts for developers. You know you do. They’re simple, visually appealing, and easy on the eyes. Enter JetBrains Mono, a new developer typeface specifically designed for readability and compactness. This way, you can easily parse through code, without the need to scale up the size of the font and without any danger of making each line of code unnecessarily long. [Read: Microsoft’s new font for devs is very aesthetically pleasing (and free)] To make the reading exp
  
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• How India’s homegrown GPS will work with phones

  24-01-2020 12:52 via thenextweb.com
  
  Did you know that GPS was a project started by the US Department of Defence in 1973? GPS’s services were made available to the public in 1980s. India has been working on its own system and the necessary set of satellites for this since 2013. India’s homegrown positioning system, NavIC (NAVigation with Indian Constellation) will be available for civilian use in the first half of this year. The constellation can provide location data within 10 meters of accuracy. In 2017, th
  
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• Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘Elon Musk says Bitcoin is good for illegal payments — and that’s about it’

  24-01-2020 12:23 via thenextweb.com
  
  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. As Schopenhauer used to say: Prepare to open the imaginary money chest… Bitcoin price We closed the day, January 23 2020, at a price of $8,406. That’s a notable 3.15 percent decline in 24 hours, or -$274.12. It was the lowest closing price in nine days. We’re
  
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• Alleged BTC-e boss will be extradited to France over cryptocurrency fraud

  24-01-2020 12:19 via thenextweb.com
  
  The man thought to be behind notorious cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e, which is involved in a multi-billion Bitcoin fraud case, will be extradited to France. According to a Greek news report, Alexander Vinnik is facing allegations of laundering at least $4 billion through the cryptocurrency exchange. The extradition comes after a Greek court reportedly gave the go-ahead. Vinnik’s lawyer Zoi Konstandopoulou said he had been flown to France just hours the court ruling. The lawyer said he had
  
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• Get ready for the emergence of AI-as-a-Service

  24-01-2020 12:00 via thenextweb.com
  
  SaaS and PaaS have become part of the everyday tech lexicon since emerging as delivery models, shifting how enterprises purchase and implement technology. A new “_” as a service model is aspiring to become just as widely adopted based on its potential to drive business outcomes with unmatched efficiency: Artificial intelligence as a service (AIaaS). The AIaaS opportunity According to recent research, AI-based software revenue is expected to climb from $9.5 billion in 2018 to $118.6
  
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• The UK now has 30,000 EV charging connectors — but there’s a long way to go

  24-01-2020 11:50 via thenextweb.com
  
  The United Kingdom‘s electric vehicle charging network continues to grow. There are now more than 30,000 EV charging connectors located across the nation, according to a tweet from UK-based online vehicle charging point locator Zap-Map. EV charging #milestone reached! ⚡️🚗 There are now over 30,000 charging connectors across the UK #EV Find them on Zap-Map ➡️https://t.co/rGNYvocPZj pic.twitter.com/TSKPiWEoXC — Zap Map (@zap_map) January 23, 2020 As
  
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• How to be a digital disrupter at your company — without getting fired

  24-01-2020 10:00 via thenextweb.com
  
  Here’s the good news: You just landed a new job in software or product development at a big company, you’ve been hired to advance their “digital transformation,” and you have a million great ideas. Congrats! Here’s the bad news: In the short time you’ve been there, you can already tell this company (let’s call it BigCo) is not nearly ready for all the great ideas you have in mind. You’re not the CEO or even the Chief Digital Officer at BigCo. So h
  
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• Scientists have cracked the formula for a perfect cup of coffee

  24-01-2020 09:55 via thenextweb.com
  
  Have you ever wondered why the coffee you make at home tastes different from the drinks you buy in cafes? Or why coffee from the same place can taste different throughout the week? You may be quick to blame the barista for changing the recipe, but our recent study, published in Matter, suggests that this variation is down to an inherent inconsistency of common brewing methods. Luckily, we believe to have discovered a path to making a great espresso – to your taste – every time. The
  
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• What To Know About Selling Led And Hid Headlight Kits

  24-01-2020 09:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A lot of car enthusiasts want what’s best for their cars. This also includes the vehicle’s headlights. You see, not all parts of a car have the same function. If a certain part stops...
  The post What To Know About Selling Led And Hid Headlight Kits appeared first on Skyje.
  
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• Pornhub now has a Tor mirror site for your private browsing pleasure

  24-01-2020 08:42 via thenextweb.com
  
  The popular porn site Pornhub has just launched a mirror site on Tor so you can watch videos privately without worrying about being tracked online. The adult entertainment company has disabled login and user upload functions for the Tor site, but you can still view content anonymously. For the uninitiated, the Tor browser hides a person’s identity and location by rerouting network packets through three layers of nodes located in different countries. This pretty much takes away any website
  
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• EA’s Tetris mobile game is dead, but an alternative is already here

  24-01-2020 06:50 via thenextweb.com
  
  Tetris is one of those nostalgic puzzle games that has stayed somewhat relevant with times. However, earlier this week, Electronic Arts (EA) announced that its popular mobile games, Tetris and Tetris Blitz, will be taken off the App Store and Play Store on April 21. In an announcement on Twitter, the company noted that in-game and on-store purchases have been disabled. Dear Blitzers, We've had an amazing journey with you, but sadly it is time to say goodbye. By April 21, 2020, Tetris® and T
  
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• How to add Apple Pay to your Watch ahead of your next gym visit

  24-01-2020 02:23 via thenextweb.com
  
  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. Apple today revealed it’s offering a rewards program to incentivize going to the gym by making certain ones “Apple Watch Connected.” Now when you make more of an effort to close your rings, you’ll be earning rewards. At the moment, the connected gyms include several from familiar franchises: OrangeTheory, Crunch Fitness, YMCA
  
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• Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip may use bendable ‘ultra-thin glass’ instead of plastic

  24-01-2020 02:03 via thenextweb.com
  
  The general assumption about folding phones is that they have to use a plastic display. After all, glass doesn’t bend… right? It turns out Samsung may have something different under its sleeve for its next folding phone,  rumored to be called the Galaxy Z Flip. Two leakers, Max Weinbach of XDA and @IceUniverse have so far mentioned Samsung using an ‘ultra-thin glass’ panel. As noted by The Verge, Samsung also applied for a trademark for the term. The front display
  
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• How to add people to Twitter lists without notifying them

  24-01-2020 00:28 via thenextweb.com
  
  Twitter lists are a useful, if little-discussed feature that allow you to group your many different follows into coherent categories. If you’re like me and follow people from a wide swathe of society, you might find it helpful to break them down into lists. That way you can check those lists when you’re interested in seeing updates from, for example, personal friends or news sites. But if you’re like me in another way, you’re kind of a hypocrite and get a little annoyed
  
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