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• TV show forced to scrap new logo after Red Cross steps in

  03-03-2020 23:27 via creativebloq.com
  
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• Is time broken? Physicists filmed a quantum measurement but the ‘moment’ was blurry

  03-03-2020 22:14
  
  They captured an instant in time, but the moment was blurry. That may sound like the lyrics to a sweet but ultimately nihilistic song from the grunge era, but in fact it appears to be one possible take away from an exotic new quantum physics experiment. The team set out to discover if the “ideal quantum measurement” exists in nature. One of the fundamental principals of quantum mechanics involves a wacky concept called “superposition.” This idea basically says that
  
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• Report: Google just canceled the ‘physical’ portion of its I/O conference

  03-03-2020 21:58
  
  According to a report from 9to5 Google, the Mountain View company has officially canceled I/O, it’s annual developer’s conference amid concerns over the ongoing COVID-19 (coronavirus) global outbreak. The event was scheduled to take place on May 12-14, but has apparently been canceled with no immediate plans to reschedule. Per 9to5 Google‘s report, Google has begun sending notifications to ticket-holders: Google joins myriad other tech companies in canceling events scheduled t
  
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• Google just canceled the ‘physical’ portion of its I/O conference

  03-03-2020 21:58
  
  According to a report from 9to5 Google, the Mountain View company has officially canceled I/O, it’s annual developer’s conference amid concerns over the ongoing COVID-19 (coronavirus) global outbreak. The event was scheduled to take place on May 12-14, but has apparently been canceled with no immediate plans to reschedule. Per 9to5 Google‘s report, Google has begun sending notifications to ticket-holders: Google joins myriad other tech companies in canceling events scheduled t
  
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• How to use the sleek new version of Facebook Messenger on iOS

  03-03-2020 20:34
  
  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. Facebook recently rolled out a new version of Messenger. After years of bolting new feature after new feature onto a straining interface of tabs and sub-tabs, it’s finally shrunk the app to the essentials. That’s not a metaphor — the app is literally a quarter of the size it used to be. Facebook has alluded that some of the feature
  
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• Google algorithm teaches robot how to walk in mere hours

  03-03-2020 20:05
  
  A new robot has overcome a fundamental challenge of locomotion by teaching itself how to walk. Researchers from Google developed algorithms that helped the four-legged bot to learn how to walk across a range of surfaces within just hours of practice, annihilating the record times set by its human overlords. Their system uses deep reinforcement learning, a form of AI that teaches through trial and error by providing rewards for certain actions. This technique is typically evaluated in virtual en
  
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• It’s official: WhatsApp is rolling out Dark Mode to all users

  03-03-2020 19:02
  
  WhatsApp is finally launching its most requested feature: Dark mode. The stealthy option has basically become a must-have feature for apps over the past year or two, and though a select few Android users have seen previews of the feature show up, this is the first time the company is officially supporting it for all Android and iOS devices. WhatsApp notes that its primary focus was reducing eye-strain in low light environments.  That’s why, unlike some other apps, the dark areas aren
  
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• Fender’s new Acoustasonic Stratocaster is the guitar for people who want it both ways

  03-03-2020 18:43
  
  Fender today launched a radical new version of the world’s most popular guitar in the form of an acoustic-electric beast called the “Acoustasonic Stratocaster.” The Acoustasonic series is Fender’s latest take on the acoustic-electric guitar. In essence, it’s an acoustic guitar that looks like a Strat – you can play it out in the woods around a campfire completely unplugged just like a Dreadnought or any other regular old six-string strummer. And, like other a
  
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• Cisco is reportedly helping the Kashmir government block social media apps (Updated)

  03-03-2020 18:05
  
  Update (04/03/2020): A Cisco spokesperson said the company strongly supports free expression and it isn’t helping the Kashmir government in restricting access to social media: “Cisco denies reports from India regarding Cisco’s involvement in restricting access to social media websites. Cisco strongly supports free expression and open communication on the Internet, and our policies and practices are well-established in this area. We build our products to comply with global
  
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• Cisco is reportedly helping the Kashmir government block social media apps

  03-03-2020 18:05
  
  After months of internet shutdown, starting January, Kashmir authorities started allowing people living in the region access to 2G internet. However, this access was limited to certain sites, — 165, 301, and 1,485 in subsequent orders — but social media sites were still banned. Last month, the police from the region filed a case against people using social media apps through VPN (Virtual Private Network). It also made an appeal to people not to use VPN apps. Now, a report from the P
  
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• Coronavirus proves great for Boku’s bottom line, as payments jump 30%

  03-03-2020 17:51
  
  Fintech firm Boku says the worldwide impact of the coronavirus has positively affected its business, with its total payment volume rising by 30% over the last two months, Reuters reports. Boku, a payments service that allows users to charge purchases to their mobile number, said on Tuesday that the number of daily average users rose in the second half of February versus the second half of January — particularly in countries under the coronavirus threat, including South Korea, Ho
  
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• Your gadgets are likely made in Chinese forced labor camps

  03-03-2020 17:26
  
  If you bought a gadget from a big company since 2017, there’s a strong chance parts of it were made in Chinese forced labor camps. A new report from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute found that the Chinese government has “facilitated the mass transfer of Uyghur and other ethnic minority citizens” to factories across the country and forced them to work. These locations are in the supply chain of at least 83 companies — many of them technology behemoths.
  
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• Mobile voting is far from perfect, but it’s better than what we have now

  03-03-2020 17:00
  
  Election technology was catapulted into the national spotlight last month when an app developed by Shadow, was used by the Iowa Democratic Party to transmit caucus results. The app led to delayed reporting and mass confusion. Many political pundits proclaimed that this would delay the adoption of mobile voting for years to come.  However, there is one problem with that assumption: The Shadow app is not a mobile voting platform. It is an app designed to send results from the precincts to th
  
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• Here’s how AI can help you sleep

  03-03-2020 16:43
  
  Modern life is turning us into sleep-deprived zombies. The traditional distractions of jobs, family, and friends have been exacerbated in recent years by irregular work, long commutes, smartphones, and all-night benders — leaving us with little time to snooze. And that’s without mentioning what keeps us up at night, whether it’s drunken revelers in the street, existential angst, or the horrifying screams next door. It’s therefore unsurprising that two-thirds of adults in
  
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• TNW reschedules 2020 event to October 1 & 2

  03-03-2020 16:42
  
  The spread of the Coronavirus has been top of mind for most of us recently. Over the past week especially, it’s become clear the number of new infections is growing, not slowing down. With that in mind, we have decided to reschedule TNW Conference 2020 to October 1 & 2. It’s a decision that wasn’t made lightly, but when we can’t fully guarantee the wellbeing of our attendees, partners, and staff, it’s the right decision to make. You can read our full state
  
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• Google’s self-driving biz Waymo eyes expansion with $2.25B cash injection

  03-03-2020 16:09
  
  In a blog post yesterday, Alphabet‘s self-driving project, Waymo, announced it has secured $2.25 billion in its latest funding round. Most of the cash came from external investors, it’s also worth noting this is the first time the company has welcomed external investment. Investors included VC firm Andreessen Horowitz, auto part maker Magna, and American auto retailer AutoNation. Google‘s parent company Alphabet also injected more cash into the project, New York Times reports.
  
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• 10 questions to consider before entering a startup accelerator

  03-03-2020 15:28
  
  In recent years the number of startup accelerators and incubators has increased hugely — in the UK alone the number of start-ups in these programs has grown by 78% each year since 2014. Accelerators, for the uninitiated, are programs which bring startups and corporates together for a short, but intense period; typically between around 10 weeks and three months. The corporate could be a company which wants to explore how startups could help deliver their strategy, or it could be a con
  
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• US charges Chinese pair for laundering $100M in stolen crypto for North Korea

  03-03-2020 15:26
  
  US authorities have accused two Chinese nationals of laundering more than $100 million worth of stolen cryptocurrency for a hacking outfit linked to North Korea. According to docs unsealed Monday, the US Treasury Department and the Department of Justice sanctioned and indicted Tian Yinyin and Li Jiadong, charging them with serving in an elaborate criminal network in support of the DPRK’s “cyber heist” program. In total, police say the pair, who charged a fee for their ser
  
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• Meet Europe’s top 100 scaleups at Tech5 Founders Day

  03-03-2020 14:56
  
  It’s that time of the year: TNW and Adyen are partnering up for the seventh edition of the Tech5 scaleup competition. Each year, hundreds of the world’s fastest-growing startups and scaleups apply to join a network of companies, investors, and experts from across Europe. The winners are selected based on investment rounds, growth, media coverage, social impact, and more. This year’s finale will take place at TNW2020, where the top five companies from each country will celebrat
  
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• Now over 90% off, Page Builder lets you create a gorgeous site in minutes

  03-03-2020 13:30
  
  Even if you’ve never created a website before, this intuitive page creator can offer you all the eye-popping visuals and demanded functionality to your brand new website, all without requiring you to take a crash course in web development and coding. Right now, a lifetime Page Builder Pro Plan subscription is available at hundreds off its regular price, just $49.99.
  
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• China’s coronavirus detection app is reportedly sharing citizen data with police

  03-03-2020 13:09
  
  Last month, China rolled out an app for people to test if they’ve been in ‘close contact’ with people exposed to the fast-spreading coronavirus. Yesterday, the New York Times reported that the app assigns a color code to users. While the code is visible to folks using the app, it also shares that data with the police. The system, powered by Alibaba’s popular payment app Alipay, is in use in more than 200 cities. People can scan a QR code to get a green, yellow, or r
  
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• Why location-based marketing outperforms industry averages

  03-03-2020 12:57
  
  Did you know TNW Conference has a track fully dedicated to exploring how technology will shape the ever-evolving marketing landscape this year? Check out the full ‘Rebrand‘ program here. Geofencing — also called location-based marketing — is a type of mobile ad targeting that involves a two-step process as follows: Mapping out a specific geographic area where you want digital ads to appear. Triggering the ads when someone enters the virtual fenced-in area. Geofencing goe
  
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• Hackers submitted a record number of bug reports to the Pentagon in 2019

  03-03-2020 12:19
  
  The Pentagon unveiled that last year it received more vulnerability disclosure reports from ethical hackers than ever. The Defense Department’s Cyber Crime Center (DC3) released numbers from its Vulnerability Disclosure Program, showing the agency processed 4,013 vulnerability reports, 2,836 of which led to mitigation activities. According to a statement, 8% of all submissions were labelled as critical or high severity, CyberScoop reports. [Read: Pentagon unveils toothless ethical pr
  
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• Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘Bitcoin hash rate hits all-time high’

  03-03-2020 11:14
  
  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 Marie Curie used to say: Talk to a stranger on a bus! Bitcoin price We closed the day, March 02 2020, at a price of $8,869. That’s a respectable 3.57 percent increase in 24 hours, or $306. It was the highest closing price in five days. We’re still 55 percent below
  
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• New research sheds light on the big bang that was bigger than the Big Bang

  03-03-2020 10:51
  
  Did you know TNW Conference has a track fully dedicated to exploring new design trends this year? Check out the full ‘Sprint‘ program here. The largest explosion ever seen in the history of the Universe ripped through a plasma cloud hundreds of millions of years ago, creating the most powerful explosion seen by astronomers since the Big Bang, a new study reveals. The eruption, centered on a supermassive black hole (SMBH) in the Ophiuchus galaxy cluster (roughly 390 million light-yea
  
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• 6 cringeworthy mistakes founders make when pitching journalists

  03-03-2020 10:00
  
  Getting press coverage can be invaluable for technology startups. It can help founders attract prospective customers and give you an extra edge when you approach venture capitalinvestors for funding. Although there’s a shortage of funds in the early days, and founders usually do their own PR outreach, not being able to hire a professional shouldn’t always mean you miss out on coverage opportunities. Here are some of the biggest — and most common — mistakes made by founde
  
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• I won’t be able to play Half-Life: Alyx, but I can’t wait to watch it

  03-03-2020 09:10
  
  Gaming giant Valve is less than three weeks from releasing the highly anticipated VR game, Half-Life: Alyx. We’ve been hearing about this midquel in the company’s beloved franchise since last November, and we now have a much better idea of what it’ll be like to play it. You can watch an officially released gameplay clip below. Half-Life: Alyx looks fantastic, from the detailed environments to the familiar pesky headcrabs. This VR title will feature plenty of interactive puzzle
  
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• How to keep your existing clients when pivoting your product

  03-03-2020 07:00
  
  During the life of your business, there may come a time when it’s necessary to pivot. Maybe you’ve discovered a problem that your product doesn’t currently address, or you want to focus on a different customer segment by launching in a new market.  Whatever the reason, keep in mind that a product pivot isn’t a cure-all or something to take lightly. You should only consider pivoting when it’s clearly necessary.  But how do you know when it’s time to
  
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• Apple will pay $500 million to settle cases claiming it throttled aging iPhones

  03-03-2020 06:29
  
  Apple has agreed to pay an amount of $500 million to settle multiple class-action lawsuits for slowing down older iPhones. According to Reuters, the Cupertino-based firm will roughly pay $25 per eligible iPhone, with a minimum fine of $310. You can file a claim and expect to get some amount from Apple. The claim cover will any US-based owner of iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6s, 6s Plus, 7, 7Plus or SE that ran iOS 10.2.1 or above; it’ll also cover owners of the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus with iOS 11.2
  
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• How to add Spotify to Google Maps for your road tunes

  03-03-2020 02:12
  
  Google Maps features many tools that make navigation more palatable, including the ability to play music directly from the map interface. It’s a nifty feature, as one of the most annoying things when driving is being unable to browse your music or see what’s playing. (We’re assuming you’re not driving while music browsing, because you’d better not be.) The three musical players that you can connect to the app are Google Play Music (on Android), Apple Music (on
  
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• How to keep Facebook Memories from showing up on your newsfeed

  03-03-2020 01:20
  
  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. Facebook Memories for some of you can be a delightful reminder of fun activities, touching moments, or clever witticisms of days gone by. For others, it can be a reminder of lost friends, painful events, or (in my case) the cringe-inducing things you thought were witty when you were young and foolish. This feature, which used to be called “On This
  
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