Atlassian today announced the launch of Stride – its new collaborative messaging platform that’s unashamedly designed to take on the current incumbent, Slack. Stride works a lot like Slack. There are rooms, and you can have one-on-one conversations. Like Slack, it also comes with … | Continue reading
Das ist überhaupt nicht gut. Weeks before the federal election in Germany, cybersecurity collective Chaos Computer Club (CCC) warns that the designated software for registering votes is plagued with critical vulnerabilities. The organization, which has previously unearthed flaws … | Continue reading
As Belinda Bradley says, “Google Maps is an essential app for navigation and travel”; unless you happen to be one of the 65 million people rolling around the globe on wheels – like her mom, Mary. Last month, Bradley started an online petition, asking Google to make Maps more reli … | Continue reading
A group of researchers from the UK and India have developed an AI that can identify people using deep learning to enhance facial recognition capabilities, even when certain physical features are obscured. Translation: you could be identified from surveillance footage and photos, … | Continue reading
Apple is battling with India’s regulatory agency for communications tech over whether the company should allow an anti-spam app to be installed on iPhones – and it doesn’t seem like a smart move for Cupertino. Bloomberg reports that the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI … | Continue reading
Season 7 of HBOs insanely popular television series Game of Thrones (GoT) has now been pirated over a billion times, says one piracy monitoring firm. Muso, a firm responsible for protecting and tracking pirated content released the staggering numbers earlier today. It’s difficult … | Continue reading
Blockchain technology is gradually transforming peer-to-peer interactions in the digital world, disrupting traditional processes across almost all industries. Corporations including IBM, WalMart and Nestlé now look toward this new technology to improve on current systems. Blockch … | Continue reading
As Hurricane Irma bears down on the southeast coast, residents are fleeing Florida. JetBlue is trying to help by capping ticket prices so that desperate residents can hopefully afford a seat as the planes fly out. The prices for direct flights are capped at $99, and connecting fl … | Continue reading
When Intel’s Movidius team released the Myriad 2 visual processing unit (VPU) it was a marvel of technology and design. The tiny chip contained AI accelerators and a performance-to-power ratio that placed it, arguably, without peer. A developer looking to give the power of sight … | Continue reading
The Waffle House Index is a fine example of a low-tech solution to a real-time data analysis problem that’s been around for as long as people have. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has informally employed a green/yellow/red system of situational reporting from Waffl … | Continue reading
While Android phone makers seem to be giving up on Android Wear, traditional fashion brands only seem to be embracing it more. And you know what? It might be one of the best things for the future of the smartwatch. Michael Kors’ new Sofie and Grayson smartwatches are not just goo … | Continue reading
Representatives from Facebook today informed congress that it inadvertently sold advertising space to Russian operatives seeking to influence the 2016 US presidential election. The social network, after investigation, was able trace $100,000 to a “troll farm” in Russia. While som … | Continue reading
When you file a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, you should be prepared to wait. There’s nothing efficient about the system enacted in 1966. And when you’re requesting a detailed breakdown of the video games housed in Guantanamo Bay’s library, you should be prepared to … | Continue reading
Twitter today rolled out Night Mode for its desktop site. We’ve known it was coming since a Twitter spokesperson confirmed it was testing the feature last month, but now it seems to be rolling out more widely. You can now enable night mode on https://t.co/fuPJa3nVky! Also availa … | Continue reading
There’s a reason why Apple’s successes and failures always seem to surprise some people. It’s a company of secrets. The business behind the iPhone is beyond selfish when it comes to sharing ideas. Sure it’s fantastic for consumers who love the combination of cutting-edge software … | Continue reading
Tech recruitment is a big business, and there are no shortages of job sites. Companies spend huge amounts of money trying to find the brightest and best candidates, while engineers dedicate hours poring over Indeed and Craigslist in search of well-paying, yet fulfilling work. Key … | Continue reading
Smartphone sales have been invariably dominated by two players for several years: Samsung and Apple. But Huawei has slowly been catching up and has now surpassed Apple to become the world’s second largest smartphone maker, according to Counterpoint Research. The firm has tallied … | Continue reading
After 55 years, James Bond still turns heads everywhere he goes. This time, the parties interested in the suave spy are Amazon and Apple. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the two tech companies are the latest entrants in the race to buy 007’s film distribution rights. Several … | Continue reading
Grocery stores are feeling the squeeze after Amazon slashed prices at Whole Foods last week. Kroger, the third largest grocery chain in the US, finds itself in the unenviable position of trying to find profits while engaging in a price war against a foe whose pockets run far too … | Continue reading
Vendors relying on Mastercard’s Internet Gateway Service (MIGS) for processing online payments ought to double-check every transaction before they send out items to customers: There is a critical flaw in the system’s validation protocol and it appears the company is completely ig … | Continue reading
Microsoft is set to reveal at least one new Surface device at its Future Decoded event in late October, according to The Verge. Surface head honcho Panos Panay will be speaking, which is usually a sure-fire sign a hardware announcement is coming up. It’s not clear what that hardw … | Continue reading
If your career (or your preferred career) is in the IT realm, you can launch yourself in all kinds of exciting new directions by tearing into this Comprehensive IT Career Kickstarter bundle ($49, over 90 percent off) from TNW Deals. | Continue reading
Google “business globalization” and a vast assortment of posts appear with much of the same information. Globalization is very much about the efficiencies and opportunities open markets create. And while we’re not diminishing the necessity of hard work, research, and time; effici … | Continue reading
It appears Facebook is contemplating extending its obnoxious color-background text-only posts to comments – so you might want to start getting mentally prepared for a visual cacophony in the comments section. A small fraction of users have reported being able to use the feature w … | Continue reading
For the past 15 years, Adobe’s suite of cutting-edge web design programs has become an industry standard for creative types looking to push the boundaries of web creation. Now, you can have the training to join those elite web designers with the Adobe Design Expert Package, only … | Continue reading
There are many reasons to opt for a Tesla, but one of the most compelling ones is the opportunity to get a premium vehicle at a reasonable price – this is the allure of the flashy new Model 3. But what exactly are the monthly costs of owning one and does it pay off long-term? Tha … | Continue reading
Truecaller is adding a clever feature to its handy dialer and caller ID app for Android this week that’ll make it a lot easier to ring numbers you’ve jotted down or spotted on a billboard. Point your camera at a number – no matter if it’s handwritten, in print, or on signage – an … | Continue reading
A decade and 80 billion photos since the launch of Google’s Street View program, the company is now revamping its mapping vehicles with all-new camera systems and AI to capture even better imagery of pretty much every publicly accessible space on the planet. An obvious benefit of … | Continue reading
Song Exploder, one of the coolest podcasts ever created, invites artists to dissect their popular tracks to show listeners how they came together, one instrument at a time. It’s now teamed up with Google to create Inside Music, an app that lets you hear and remix these songs as y … | Continue reading
US officials today announced the end of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), a program designed to aid children brought into the country illegally by granting them temporary legal immigration status. This could mean potential deportation for the 800,000 people who are c … | Continue reading
Automation now threatens as much as 40 percent of the job market. And unfortunately for many of us, we’re on track to hit this target by 2030. But maybe it won’t be that bad. The Wall Street Journal today delivered an engaging look at the history of other major disruptions throug … | Continue reading
Generation Z is the most entrepreneurial generation in history. Over 60% of high school students say they would rather be entrepreneurs instead of employees, as do 43% of college students. Indeed small businesses rule the economy these days, and this youngest generation of adults … | Continue reading
In September of 2016 Bitcoin was selling for $572 a token. One year later that same coin is worth $4,472 at the time of this writing. That’s a substantial return of investment (ROI), and it’s hard to come up with anything else even remotely as lucrative, at least in the short ter … | Continue reading
Microsoft is giving Windows 10 S users a bit more time to decide whether they want to upgrade to Windows 10 Pro. The company today announced it is extending the upgrade promotion until March 31 2018, three months longer than originally anticipated. Windows 10 S was met with mixed … | Continue reading
A French politician today announced that the country’s Reaper surveillance drones — formerly used for intelligence gathering — would soon be outfitted with weaponry. Florence Parly, French Minister for the Armed Forces, said the drones in question are twelve Reaper drones deploye … | Continue reading
Everyone is looking for the next Bitcoin. Finding a currency with potential not just to change the world, but also net multiple thousand percent returns over the next several months, though, isn’t as easy as an influx of new contenders would have you believe. But it doesn’t matte … | Continue reading
A European court today ruled in favor of a man who was fired for breaching company policy by using his work account on Yahoo Messenger to send messages to his fiancee and brother. Court documents disclosed that the company – which was not named in said documents – failed to provi … | Continue reading
Speech recognition is a software invention that allows the user to interact with their mobile devices through speech. It is simply an application that enables a machine to single out words or phrases in a spoken language, thereafter it converts them to a machine-readable format. … | Continue reading
Andy Rubin’s new Essential Phone is so devoted to minimalism that the company doesn’t even put its own logo on the device. In fact, there aren’t even any of the ubiquitous regulatory hieroglyphics anywhere on the device. Well, so I thought. It turns out that all those markings ar … | Continue reading
At least once in your life, you’ll have a million-dollar idea. Something that you believe will absolutely take off. An idea for a business or product so perfect, you can’t believe that nobody’s thought of it yet. In today’s modern marketplace, there are more avenues than ever to … | Continue reading
YouTube is today announcing new updates to its livestreaming features that will make it easier to stream from mobile and interact with viewers. The new updates include low-latency options, as well new moderation abilities. The low-latency option allows users to receive and respon … | Continue reading
Starting from today, Snapchat users in several European countries will be able to create their own on-demand geofilters straight from their phones, thanks to the Snapchat Creative Studio. The feature is rolling out in the UK, France, The Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and … | Continue reading
You can get an understanding of Apple’s latest and greatest platform now — even if you’ve never created anything for the web before. With the tools in the Complete iOS 11 Developer Bundle, you’ll not only know how to use all the coolest new additions and features, you’ll also gai … | Continue reading
Facebook is finally looking into cashing in on WhatsApp’s massive $22 billion acquisition deal. The Facebook-owned messaging service is planning to eventually start invoicing companies for recently introduced features that help bridge the gap between businesses and consumers, Wha … | Continue reading
Try a quick Google search for “Africa” + “tech” in the last couple of weeks and you will read little other than news of the fallout from tech malfunctions during Kenya’s election process, which resulted in the result being nullified. Feel free to read all about it, it’s a harrowi … | Continue reading
Google has announced its plans to extend its partnership with Udacity to offer 75,000 Android scholarships for aspiring developers seeking to pursue careers in coding. The initiative builds on the company’s two-year long collaboration with Udacity, which granted 1,000 and 10,000 … | Continue reading
Google has launched a certification program for mobile web developers. Those that successfully pass the Mobile Web Specialist exam and interview earn a badge, which they can display on their website and resume. They are also entered into a registry, which employers can check agai … | Continue reading
The juicy report that did last month is true: Xiaomi has indeed partnered with Google for its next phone, an Android One handset dubbed the Mi A1 that’s priced at Rs. 15,000 ($234) and will be available across Asia, Europe, and Mexico later this month. As part of the Android One … | Continue reading