A leaked manual intended for Facebook employees working with its trending news module shows that while algorithms play a big part in the social network’s curation of events, it’s the human editors that have the final say. Published today by The Guardian, the document also says th … | Continue reading
Data centers are the heart of the Web, storing an immense amount of information about the world and our personal lives. But for all their importance to modern living, they’re also normally boring grey buildings. Google is hoping to change that with the Data Center Mural Project. … | Continue reading
Periscope may soon be able to identify what’s happening in live broadcasts with the help of Twitter’s Cortex. Cortex describes itself as “a team of engineers, data scientists, and machine learning researchers dedicated to building a unifying representation of all of the users and … | Continue reading
Last week, a research team showed off a new project that aims to teach a Google AI system to be more conversational by learning from thousands of romance and fantasy novels. A fine sample to replicate from, you say? Wait until you read the AI’s results. Quartz found the paper whi … | Continue reading
Automattic, parent company to WordPress, has secured the rights to manage the sale and registration of .blog domains from later in 2016. The company announced the news, fittingly, in a post on WordPress’ official blog but didn’t say exactly when they would arrive or how much the … | Continue reading
James Comey isn’t the biggest fan of encryption. He took the opportunity yesterday at The National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee to voice his displeasure with services, like WhatsApp, that use encrypted messaging — a move that Comey explained could lead to future … | Continue reading
Evernote is getting a lot more powerful today if you’re a Google Drive user. Google and Evernote are announcing a partnership to embed Drive files right onto your notes. Previously, if you wanted to supplements your notes with Drive files in Evernote, you could only use plain old … | Continue reading
Dating app Happn will soon get a new feature that will make it easier for its users to meet up in person. Called ‘See You There’, the feature lets you post on your dating profile what you’ll be doing over the next few hours so other people can join you. Activities will range from … | Continue reading
A few months ago we wrote about Doo, a cards-based productivity app that aims to help you get stuff done without overwhelming you. Now, the app has expanded from iOS to Mac, and comes with several new features – and a price drop. Doo for Mac lets you add, snooze, and completely t … | Continue reading
Don’t take any chances with your health and safety when enjoying a few cocktails. Now you can monitor your Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) with a device that’s simple and easy to use, plugging right into your smartphone for reliable results every time. The DrinkMate Breathalyzer is t … | Continue reading
Take the leap into marketing with these promising offers on TNW Deals, giving you a leg-up over the competition, at a tenth of the price. Gain a well-rounded understanding of Google Analytics, master the tricks of social media, learn effective blogging techniques and more with th … | Continue reading
While there are a number of other third-party keyboards available for iOS devices, you might not have been expecting Google to be the next company to deliver a GIF-capable one for your device. You’d have been wrong, however. Launched today, Gboard for iPhone aims to bring togethe … | Continue reading
If you’re struggling to pick a name for your business, you’re not alone. With every day that passes, there are new complexities at play. For one, you’ll need the perfect domain name that’s easy to remember and find. And with so many different domain options available, you’ll want … | Continue reading
Taking place on May 26 & 27, TNW Conference is now just around the corner. This year is our biggest edition ever, bringing together 10,000 attendees per day, almost 150 speakers over 2 days and cross 8 tracks of content on 5 stages. In other words – you’re going to need to plan y … | Continue reading
The pressures on Uber are immense. On one side, it’s taken on more than $10 billion in funding since it launched in 2009 and is now so widely used that the car-hailing service is present in hundreds of cities around the world. And yet, it hasn’t taken the decision to standardize … | Continue reading
Hyperlocal weather app Dark Sky is a favorite for many smartphone users – the caveat, of course, being that it was only available on iPhone and iPad. Today, that finally changes. Yep: Dark Sky for Android has landed, and will bring you all the major features such as next-hour not … | Continue reading
Bangalore, India-based firm Creo has come a long way. From creating a commendable Chromecast rival that I liked a lot, it’s now secured funding from Sequoia and others to take on smartphone makers and mobile software developers. The company recently launched its Mark 1 handset wh … | Continue reading
According to a study by the Duke University Fuqua School of Business, companies are rapidly increasing their social marketing budgets, even as they struggle to demonstrate the impact their efforts are having on their businesses. The study revealed that the average business spends … | Continue reading
In an effort to ensure the security of its Firefox browser, Mozilla has filed a brief with a US district court in Washington to request that the government reveal details about a vulnerability the FBI discovered in the Tor browser. Back in 2015, the the agency launched ‘Operation … | Continue reading
Fintech is as old as finance itself. And throughout history, technology has always sparked innovations in the way money is used and perceived. Think of the groundbreaking impact the introduction of money would have had in traditional barter economies – where each party in an exch … | Continue reading
A whitepaper review of the BBC’s activities in the UK has led John Whittingdale, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, to say that the way in which the licence fee currently operates for on-demand content will have to be overhauled. Currently, to watch live TV shows vi … | Continue reading
If you want more functionality from your smartwatch than today’s wearables have to offer, why not install full-blown Windows 7 on it? Ask that to YouTuber Hacking Jules, who found that it takes a full three hours to boot up the OS on an Android Wear-based watch. Then there’s the … | Continue reading
Barclays announced today that customers in the UK with a debit or credit card issued by the bank will be able to make contactless payments with just their phone. Perhaps with the most uninspiring name possible, the ‘Contactless Mobile’ option is being integrated into Barclay’s ex … | Continue reading
When people think about industries that use reviews, their minds tend to two places first: Restaurants that ask for Yelp endorsements to attract more traffic E-commerce stores that display customer testimonials to improve on-site conversion But tons of growing industries have sta … | Continue reading
If you’ve been holding off on buying a Pebble smartwatch in India because of the hassle and cost of shipping from the US, you’ll be glad to know that you can now get one locally, along with on-ground support. The company has made its range of wearables available on Amazon India. … | Continue reading
Opera has updated its browser for Windows and OS X with optimizations to help save battery life on laptops. The new power saving mode, available for preview in Opera’s latest developer build, is accessible via the battery icon that shows up when your laptop is unplugged from main … | Continue reading
The first trailer for the Assassin’s Creed movie, based on Ubisoft’s hit game franchise, premiered on Jimmy Kimmel’s show last night, and it’s full of good stuff: shadowy killers, historical Spanish settings and a dark reimagining of the Animus VR machine. It also features Michae … | Continue reading
Remember that rumor floating around a while back that Google was working on some sort of standalone voice assistant for the home? A new report from Re/Code claims it’s coming, and it’s name is ‘Chirp.’ Specifically, the device will integrate Search and Google’s voice recognition … | Continue reading
If an Oculus or HTC Vive is too expensive, but you still want a great VR experience, Google may be releasing a standalone Android-powered VR headset next week during Google I/O. The news comes via Peter Rojas, who tweeted that this headset will be “less powerful” than a Vive or R … | Continue reading
If you thought Apple Music spelled the end of iTunes downloads, you may have been right. A new report from Digital Music News suggests Apple is prepared to kill iTunes Music off in as little as two years. Citing sources with knowledge of Apple’s plans, Digital Music News claims i … | Continue reading
Today in North Las Vegas, Hyperloop One (formerly Hyperloop Technologies) completed its first successful open-air propulsion test. The demonstration was the first public test of the system that could one day propel Hyperloop travelers to nearly 800 mph. While that might sound lik … | Continue reading
Here’s a bit of unexpected news: YouTube is getting a chat service. Wired reports that YouTube is testing a new “native sharing” feature starting today. It’s essentially a messaging service that lives right within YouTube’s mobile apps and allows you to share embedded YouTube vid … | Continue reading
Electron, GitHub’s tool for creating cross-platform desktop applications, has reached its 1.0 release which the company says is “a major milestone in API stability and maturity.” Formerly known as Atom Shell, Electron 1.0 has API demos with code snippets so you can get up and run … | Continue reading
Facebook has increasingly made VR an integral part of its platform, so today’s announcement isn’t a huge surprise: 360 degree photos are coming to your news feed. The update follows the introduction of 360-degree video in September, and the stills version will work pretty much th … | Continue reading
Even before the iPhone 6S officially launched, we’d been hearing about the iPhone 7. While we’re not expecting Apple to launch the device ahead of the Fall, there are still a lot of rumors floating around, and they all seem like garbage. The latest sketchy rumor involves actual s … | Continue reading
Amazon really wants people to use the Amazon Echo and its Alexa voice assistant, so it has consistently added features since the Echo’s launch, from reordering groceries to controlling your thermostat. Imagine my surprise when I found out when it couldn’t, you know, track Amazon … | Continue reading
After being acquired by Microsoft last year and merging with Outlook, the Sunrise team has announced that it will officially shut down on August 31. The app’s closure was expected, but now we have an exact date to watch for. After August 31, there will be no new updates, bug fixe … | Continue reading
Google Photos’ shared albums are a fun way to look back on memories with friends and family, but they were sorely missing a commenting system to add extra context. That’s changing today. Now anyone who has joined a shared album can add comments to both individual photos and entir … | Continue reading
The CocoaPods Mac app, which has been in the works for about a year, is now available for download. With a good dose of levity, the CocoaPods team notes that its main strengths are editing Podfiles and running installs. While that sounds like light work, it’s actually pretty impo … | Continue reading
While you may not want to sift through your Twitter feed on Apple TV, a new app named Avian: Twitter Map (or just Avian because who likes dramatic pauses via colons?) brings real-time tweets via a map interface. Once you select a topic or hashtag you’d like to know more about, Av … | Continue reading
Google Translate just got way more useful on Android. A New ‘Tap to Translate’ feature lets you use translate text from any app. It works by translating whatever is in your clipboard. For instance, when you copy text from a WhatsApp message, a little Translate bubble will pop up … | Continue reading
Google’s announced today that adverts for short-term ‘payday’ loans will be banned on its network from July 16. It says the notoriously high interest rate loans on offer often lead people into financial difficulties, but that existing mortgage, car, student, commercial and credit … | Continue reading
Instagram and its suite of apps have gotten an icon refresh. Instead of the blue square we’ve all come to know, the Instagram logo is now bright, colorful, and embraces the flat design trend. The same look applies to its Hyperlapse, Boomerang, and Layout apps as well, tying all f … | Continue reading
The robots are coming! The new Nano Prowler Mini Drone is a mean little flying machine, packing serious aerial punch with built-in gyroscopic balance and 3D flight capability to ensure smooth, easy flight. With the push of a button, your quadcopter will transform into an acrobati … | Continue reading
This is a contributor post by Carrie M. King from Jobspotting. There’s an international understanding that people who work for startups don’t earn that much at the start, but when the company pulls a Google and goes global, they’ll be there with the founders making it rain. But v … | Continue reading
While a great many people claim expertise in Microsoft Office on resumes and job searches, a robust fluency in the entire suite of programs and operations is often an elusive trait in aspiring professionals. With the immersive, 10-course A to Z Microsoft Office Training Bundle, y … | Continue reading
Live-streaming has brought a lot of mindless entertainment to the world (and perhaps even some useful information), but there’s a potential, and emerging, darker side to services that allow viewers to watch anything you do as it happens, and authorities are still working out how … | Continue reading
A trove of Google Play data from analytics company App Annie reveals that the most downloaded apps of all time aren’t too surprising but that a majority of the revenues for the top grossing apps come from Japan. The report, which looks at data from January 2012 to March 2016, sho … | Continue reading