If there’s one thing to be said for Twitter and GitHub, it’s that developers tend to make a home at both. So a new Chrome extension that adds your Twitter handle to a GitHub profile is pretty much a no-brainer. It doesn’t even have a clever name: Twitter for GitHub. And really, t … | Continue reading
The Federal Communications Commission has unveiled a new labelling system for desktop and mobile internet providers in the US that it says will help offer transparency for consumers and drive competition. But… They ain’t exactly pretty. We give you: the mobile Consumer Broadband … | Continue reading
Earlier this year, we wrote about the Pentagon welcoming attempts to hack its network and now the time has arrived. The Department of Defense has confirmed that it’s finally accepting applications for its ‘Hack the Pentagon’ initiative, marking the first time the federal governme … | Continue reading
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of ‘The Legend of Zelda,’ console maker Analogue doesn’t want to celebrate with fans of the beloved franchise, but instead with the one percent who can afford to flaunt their lives in the most excessive fashion possible. World, meet the chic but … | Continue reading
GitHub is getting the facelift it deserves — and you secretly want — via ZenHub Epics. Epics was created to make issue management in GitHub easier and lot nicer to look at, and a lot more friendly to work on. Rather than a static list of problems, developers will see a nicely lai … | Continue reading
Congratulations to Kano, the company that makes computers anyone can build from scratch, on being named the fastest-growing startup in the UK. Speaking about the win, Alex Klein, the CEO and co-founder of Kano said: We’re thrilled to have won this award. We’re actually really sur … | Continue reading
You probably know George Hotz, even if it’s unwittingly, for his work unlocking the first iPhone all the way back in 2007. Last year he showed off some impressive technology he’d built on his own to retrofit a bog-standard car to self-drive – in his own garage – using neural netw … | Continue reading
When it comes to bringing your startup from your garage to the masses, the obvious choice is to up sticks and head for the bright lights of San Francisco. However, the likelihood of a lone entrepreneur or small team being able to set up shop in Silicon Valley is becoming less lik … | Continue reading
Love impressing your pals with all there is to know about computer science? Or perhaps state geography is more your thing? MIT has just gone live with perhaps the most extensive tool ever created for mining and visualizing US government open data, called Data USA. Type in ‘Texas’ … | Continue reading
Cybersecurity professionals have a unique responsibility to find and understand an organization’s vulnerabilities, and to mitigate them before the bad guys take action. With comprehensive coverage of tools, techniques, and methodologies for network penetration testing, the Cyber … | Continue reading
Eight months from the launch of Apple Pay in the UK and a report from The Memo highlights just how little we know about the adoption or success of the service so far. That’s right, Apple – a company that never misses an opportunity to crow about its wins – hasn’t said a word abou … | Continue reading
According to Woo, a company that helps pair developers and other tech workers with companies that may be able to offer them what they really want, things are changing in the industry. Most notably, salary expectations are down. Comparing Q1 2016 to Q4 2015, Woo found the average … | Continue reading
The first weekend of April has already passed, and with it, the northern hemisphere was ushered into springtime. If that means you spent the last two days trying to enjoy the outdoors, taking care of chores, hanging out with friends or family – or perhaps just on a digital detox … | Continue reading
Good design can change the conversation, but great design can change the world. As technology evolves and more media outlets compete for customers’ time, providing an enjoyable experience is critical to both attracting and keeping users. The UI & UX Design Bootcamp demystifies bo … | Continue reading
Terrorists are no strangers to using social media for recruiting and spreading propaganda. Google, however, is trying to curb that tactic and has removed an app created by the Taliban from the Play Store for spreading hate speech. The app, Alemarah, was being used by the group to … | Continue reading
At a time when many people’s budgets are being squeezed hard, the credit score can be a powerful metric just for getting on in the world. Improving your credit score, however, isn’t always easy. Credit Ladder is offering an interesting solution that’s not been seen before in the … | Continue reading
If you’ve traveled through the US recently, you might have seen a TSA officer at a security checkpoint holding an iPad and directing people to different lines. That’s the TSA’s “randomizer” app that’s reportedly used at 100 airports to randomly sort which line you end up in, so i … | Continue reading
The heart of great UX strategy lies in thorough research. Unfortunately, UX research is usually a mess. If you’re an outsider, you’re still getting to know everyone involved in the project at the same time you’re navigating which research activities to take on. If you’re an insid … | Continue reading
Anti-piracy outfit Rightscorp says it’s working on a technology that will see suspected pirates blocked from using their Web browser until copyright infringement fines are paid. According to TorrentFreak, the struggling company is looking for new ways to make money from users wit … | Continue reading
“Quick, help me, the inmates are running the asylum” is what is running through the heads of most business owners with multi-generational employees these days. That is another way of saying those business owners are struggling with the rapid rise of the millennials generation in … | Continue reading
Although Oculus officially began shipping its Rift VR headsets on March 28 – beating HTC to the punch – some orders have been delayed due to an ‘unexpected component shortage.’ The company apologized to customers who had previously placed orders for the $599 device over email and … | Continue reading
If you enjoy following reality talent shows, Google’s latest search update will get your vote. The company will soon allow users in Asia so they can cast their votes for their favorite contestants on shows like Idols, Got Talent and The X Factor right from search results on mobil … | Continue reading
Tesla CEO Elon Musk alluded before the Model 3’s launch event that the company’s presentation last week was only part one of what the new electric car has in store for customers. That’s understandable, given that the Model 3 won’t hit the streets until the end of 2017. Over the p … | Continue reading
If you’re a local law enforcement agency trying to crack an iPhone (or any smartphone, really) the FBI is now absolutely here for you. In an advisory obtained by BuzzFeed, the agency will be taking advantage of the new skills it learned unlocking the San Bernadino iPhone to help … | Continue reading
It’s an open secret that the mega-rich and powerful people in the world go to great lengths to keep their financial situations hidden from world governments (and tax collectors), but a collection of 11.5 million documents called “The Panama Papers” shows just how tangled the web … | Continue reading
Airbnb’s newly released report for the city of San Francisco shows the kinds of listings put up by hosts in the city. And like the one released about the city of New York late last year, the company has shown that it has a significant number of hosts with multiple home listings. … | Continue reading
If you have IT security management career ambitions, a full-fledged immersion in essential training is available in the IT Security CISA, CISSP & CISM Certification Training offer, now an impressive 91 percent off on TNW Deals. Built around industry best-practice guidelines, the … | Continue reading
Today I learned that when it comes to drones, don’t fuck with Finland. Some Finnish farmers thought it’d be fun to attach a chainsaw to a drone and let it roam free. It’s the kind of nightmare that would make Leatherface proud if he got to messing around with new-age toys. Watch … | Continue reading
Mobile is changing the very foundation of how consumers communicate, connect, and discover online. In critical moments of truth, mobile users increasingly turn to their phones with intent and expect brands to deliver immediate answers. Those brands that invest in dedicated mobile … | Continue reading
Let’s get a few facts out of the way: Before Tesla unveiled its “affordable” Model 3 electric vehicle this week, the company opened up reservations an hour before the public even saw the car. Tesla CEO Elon Musk said at least 115,000 deposits were made before the launch event, an … | Continue reading
Web development expertise is increasingly common in the digital era, a must-have skill set for aspiring professionals. The framework behind the majority of our daily internet use is established through JavaScript, a vital component of every web browser. You can learn the language … | Continue reading
No company has tried to make the stylus the Next Big Thing as much as Microsoft, and it’s pushing harder than ever with the upcoming Windows 10 Anniversary Update. And though it’ll be a little while before the features arrive for beta testers through Microsoft’s Insider program – … | Continue reading
The week in business has been marked by surprises nobody would have expected. Google offering a landline service? Canonical collaborating with Microsoft to bring bash to Windows? Well alright then… To make things even more interesting, Spotify inked a billion-dollar deal with mul … | Continue reading
Do you like the people you work with? Chances are that there are a handful of people at work that you like and others that you’re indifferent about. I guess the better question is: How often do you try to get to know the people you work with? Given how busy everyone is in the day … | Continue reading
Snapchat today released an update that gives users ‘more than double’ the previous character limit — a total of 80. If your mind instantly ventured into April Fool’s territory, you’re not alone. A quick test of the feature seems to work, as promised. Snapchat also took to Twitter … | Continue reading
The Windows 10 Anniversary Update, announced during day one of Microsoft Build, will bring about another new feature that should get Android users excited — the ability to mirror notifications on your PC. The update already brings some highly-anticipated features, such as an enti … | Continue reading
Robots are getting more life-like by the minute, but when they resemble an actual person, that’s when it gets a little weird. Especially when the inventor programmed it to respond to things like “I love you” and “You are so beautiful.” The robot’s Hong Kong-based inventor won’t n … | Continue reading
Remember when Kanye West said his new album, ‘The Life of Pablo’ (TLOP) would “never, never be on Apple?” My album will never never never be on Apple. And it will never be for sale… You can only get it on Tidal. — KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 15, 2016 So, about that… it’s now … | Continue reading
Some users are reporting issues connecting to Apple’s iCloud services this afternoon. The issue affects those attempting to sync files to iCloud as well as services that require access to Apple’s servers, such as email, calendar and to-do list applications. The issue became appar … | Continue reading
The worst of April Fools’ is behind us, and the best part of April lays ahead, but before you erase March from your mind, take a few minutes to check out the best of last month’s new and updated Android apps. As always, only the most interesting apps make it into this roundup eac … | Continue reading
April is upon us already, and you’ve just about survived the barrage of the worst April Fools’ puns the Web can throw at you, but before you close your browser in disgust, check out the best of last month’s new and updated iPhone apps. As always, only the best apps each month mak … | Continue reading
Count one of Alphabet’s investment arms, Google Ventures, to stay out of the state of North Carolina until further notice. According to a report from Re/code, the firm will not be making any investments in North Carolina until its controversial law preventing LBGT persons from be … | Continue reading
Just over a year after buying struggling streaming service Tidal, rap mogul and titan of industry Jay Z suspects the former ownership group may have misstated the number of Tidal subscribers pre-acquisition. In a letter sent to Tidal’s former owners, Jay Z’s legal team said: “Pan … | Continue reading
One of the biggest (and largely unspoken) challenges in America has been the deep digital divide between rich and poor families. Households who cannot afford Internet not only miss out on crucial information about the world around them, but it can severely hobble their ability to … | Continue reading
Less than 24 hours after Tesla opened up pre-orders for its “affordable” Model 3 vehicle, CEO Elon Musk said the company has already received 198,000 deposits and counting – valuing at least $7.5 billion worth of potential sales. Model 3 orders at 180,000 in 24 hours. Selling pri … | Continue reading
Ah, welcome welcome. I see you enjoyed last week’s edition and are back for more. Well we won’t disappoint. For the uninitiated (go back and start at post one, please) the team at TNW has made a New Year’s Resolution to read a bit more. So every week, a select number of our team … | Continue reading
Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH) has a new HealthKit program called Feverprints, and it aims to answer an age-old question: what’s a fever? While a fever is typically the harbinger of infection or illness, it can also signal deeper issues, like autoimmune deficiencies or auto-inf … | Continue reading
As an entrepreneur, you master a wide range of skills: You’re resilient, passionate, a leader, and always focused on your company’s success. The vast majority of entrepreneurs also come from a technical background, and the core team they build around them is often comprised of pe … | Continue reading