The Federal Communications Commission is set to take a vote on whether it should repeal net neutrality, aka the guidelines that prevent internet providers from throttling traffic from certain sources and offering fast lanes to others who pay for the privilege. A day ahead of the … | Continue reading
Last week, The San Francisco chapter of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) was ordered by the city to stop using a security robot outside its office in the Mission District to clear the area of vagrants and homeless people. About a month ago, the nonprofi … | Continue reading
Peter Thiel gets a bad rap. I mean, aside from destroying Gawker for saying mean things, funding a startup that makes investing in lawsuits easier, and publicly backing Donald Trump, Thiel seems like a swell guy. I mean, assuming you forgot about the whole harvesting blood from t … | Continue reading
Twitter today released two new ads showcasing what it’s for and how to use it. It seems as though the ubiquitous microblogging app is having some trouble onboarding new users. The two videos, starring comedian Romesh Ranganathan as a kind of Twitter mentor, explain some of the ba … | Continue reading
BBC reporter John Sudworth recently got a peek behind the curtain at the world’s largest surveillance system. Tasked with remaining undetected by more than 170 million Chinese closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras, the exercise ended predictably with Sudworth being spotted and … | Continue reading
When it became clear that the iPhone X’s ‘bezel-less’ design would include a huge cutout at the top, people were… divided. “Steve Jobs” would have never allowed this to happen, some Apple fans decried, while others said it’s fair compromise compared to the chunkier bottom bezels … | Continue reading
It’s not often a YouTube video about an Amazon service can bring a tear to your eye. In what may be a first for us here at TNW, we found one in uploader Rob Bliss‘ quest to find out if Amazon Prime Now could be used to send gifts to the homeless. As it turns out, the answer is ye … | Continue reading
When Patreon, a platform for freelance creatives, announced it would start charging a $0.35 transaction fee on every payment placed on the website, many contributors were outraged. While the company initially defended the move, citing technical requirements, it’s now issued a rep … | Continue reading
Today’s technology makes it easier than ever for small businesses to manage communications and take care of those important tasks that help them find new customers. After all, with the ability to connect with work using a smartphone or tablet, you don’t even have to be in the off … | Continue reading
A former Facebook executive recently said the site’s addictive qualities are destroying social interaction and the fabric of the global community. Facebook responded this week, and it tacitly confirmed his criticisms. Chamath Palihapitiya, the former vice president of user growth … | Continue reading
A virtual assistant, Alisa, is throwing its name in the hat to run against incumbent Vladmir Putin in the 2018 Russian presidential elections. First, let’s just dismiss this idea as stupid. Done? Okay, now let’s give it a second look – because it actually makes a lot of sense. Ma … | Continue reading
Serial technologists, business leaders, and government officials have long been awaiting a better ‘system of organization’ for the planet’s most important and lucrative information. In many of our most valuable industries, legacy, work-around infrastructures are hobbling on their … | Continue reading
You may have forgotten all about this or are young enough to not even remember, but back in the early 90’s, collectible cards were all the rage. Over the past few decades, many of these collectible cards have shown to be a viable investment, with some of them increasing in value … | Continue reading
Storyist for Mac is a word processing app seriously loaded with powerful features to help pull together and streamline the entire writing process. Right now, you can add this all-purpose tool to any writer’s arsenal for just $19 (67 percent off) from TNW Deals. | Continue reading
This interview is part of our series of Growth Stories. We interviewed the founders and CEOs of 20 of the fastest growing startups in Europe. We asked them about their companies, their companies’ culture, and their lives, trying to understand how these three factors played a role … | Continue reading
What content do Facebook audiences love to share, like and comment on? To answer this question we reviewed two billion articles and Facebook posts that were published this year. We set out our findings below, including: The content (articles, videos, and blog posts) that were mos … | Continue reading
Anker — sorry, Zolo, which is apparently a sub-brand of Anker — has a new pair of totally wireless, in-ear Bluetooth headphones. The Zolo Liberty works much like Apple’s AirPods, but has a much more compelling price tag at $99.99. Beyond the price-tag, the Zolo Liberty has a lot … | Continue reading
While all the talk around the this year’s iPhone lineup initially focused on the X and its unusual notch, Google has revealed that, contrary to the hype, iPhone 8 was the most searched piece of tech across the globe during 2017. To claim this spot, the glass-backed iPhone 8 edged … | Continue reading
I don’t care about Net Neutrality because I’m fine letting greedy telecom companies decide how I use the internet. And also, I don’t care about our country’s future. *** This is satire. *** Many people I know are talking about this thing called “Net Neutrality.” They’ve gone thro … | Continue reading
Although we at TNW love new tech, we’re also a bunch of cynics that view it with a certain scepticism (I mean we’d be lousy journalists if we didn’t). We, like you, know what practices we consider bad — such as irresponsible handling of personal data — but it’s harder to pinpoint … | Continue reading
This is a tricky one from the get-go, but bear with me: France is set to bar students aged six to 15 from using phones in schools, from the start of the next school year in September 2018. And while they may not know it just yet, it’s probably one of the best favors their governm … | Continue reading
Norwegian outlet Dagens Næringsliv reports that Tidal now only has enough money left to last another six months in the competitive streaming music business – which is bad news for fans of high-fidelity audio. The company, fronted by rapper Jay Z, is said to have run up about $44 … | Continue reading
Google announced today that its first artificial intelligence research center in Asia will be set up in China, underlining the country’s capacity to dominate in the fast-growing field. The company noted that the new center in Beijing will host researchers who will focus on basic … | Continue reading
Six-year-old Ryan has the job most of us dreamed about when we were his age. For the last three years, he’s opened toys, played with them, and cashed checks that most of us can only dream of. According to Forbes’ new list of highest paid YouTube stars, Ryan of “Ryan ToysReview” e … | Continue reading
Facebook today began to roll out a suite of new holiday features to raise the spirits of its millions of users. The most useful cheer update is probably the holiday cards you can send to family and Friends. You can customize them with special photos and messages, and the designs … | Continue reading
While I’m certainly not a hardcore drone enthusiast, I love toys that get kids interested in technology. Force 1’s U34W Dragonfly is an entry-level drone advertised as being “easy to fly” and “for beginners.” I figured it would be the perfect drone for my family to try out, so we … | Continue reading
Sony today released its Stranger Things VR Experience on the PlayStation store. Don’t get too excited though. It’s shorter than Eleven’s Season 1 haircut, which is a crying shame. The game, first teased back in October, appears to take place during the first season of the show. P … | Continue reading
“It is not the strongest species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the ones most responsive to change.” – Leon C. Megginson We live in an era of digital Darwinism, where technology and society evolve faster than most businesses can adapt. Business as usual is no longer … | Continue reading
Santa Claus is looking for help training Tensor, his robot elf. According to Google, the jolly one today released an update to the Santa Tracker website that lets you draw pictures to help train an AI (or robot elf, if you prefer) to better understand image recognition. Santa Tra … | Continue reading
Much like the early days of the internet, the blockchain revolution has begun to attract an incredible amount of attention from entrepreneurs, investors, and consumers alike. With Bitcoin soaring past USD $11,000, and other alternative coins trending upwards, the cryptocurrency m … | Continue reading
Twitter today revealed plans to give users a better way to create threaded tweets. Thanks to a new button in the tweet composer, you can add new tweets to a thread before you publish them. Threads are a popular way of expressing thoughts and telling stories too long for even the … | Continue reading
The most useful robots are purpose-built to aid or augment human endeavors. They build our cars, carry heavy objects, and even perform surgery. Over the last year, however, when it comes to robotics we’ve spent a lot of time scratching our heads wondering “is this really necessar … | Continue reading
While many love to speculate about the sheer number of jobs that robots and artificial intelligence are going to replace in the near future, no one seems to be coming up with any solid alternatives. One forward-thinking Dutch startup, however, believes humans should start using t … | Continue reading
Finding the perfect stock photos from the usual suspects such as Getty Images, iStock, and Shutterstock can be notoriously tricky. The thought of wading through cliched footage of middle-aged men in white shirts shaking hands in a boardroom no longer feels fit for purpose in a di … | Continue reading
Chris Young, CEO of McAfee just spoke at TNW New York. We’re sharing his views on the importance of company culture in cyber security. For a growing number of CEOs, security is now a top concern — but most aren’t doing enough to protect their companies from harm. Data breaches ju … | Continue reading
As anticipated, Instagram now lets you follow specific hashtags in addition to individual accounts. The company started testing the feature about a month ago, but is now rolling it out to everyone. It’s a handy addition; following a hashtag could be a good way to regularly discov … | Continue reading
Following some speculation from the cryptocurrency community, IOTA has come out to clarify that it currently has no formal partnership with Microsoft, despite its announcement from earlier in November. This means that the Redmond giant has not yet contributed any data to IOTA’s m … | Continue reading
Right now, you can learn how to use VBA to become an Excel super-user with this Microsoft VBA bundle, on sale now for only $18 with coupon code "GREEN40" for a limited time (87 percent off) from TNW Deals. | Continue reading
In an official statement from yesterday, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman Jay Clayton warned cryptocurrency investors to exercise “extreme caution” when backing initial coin offerings (ICOs) – especially the ones that claim to be registered with the SEC. Addressi … | Continue reading
At our Flagship Amsterdam event in May 2018, an expert jury selected by the Chivas Venture will divvy out $800,000 to social startups, with another $200,000 being provided to runners-up before the event. Here’s the story of how –and why– this partnership came about, as well as th … | Continue reading
As someone who’s been using laptops exclusively for the past few years, I quite like the idea of an all-in-one PC: like a laptop, everything’s housed in a single unit and ready to go right out of the box. Dell’s $1,700+ Precision 5720 AIO PC promises to pack enough firepower to h … | Continue reading
The Netherlands-based blockchain project GUTS, which is currently executing an ICO, released the news is has brought on one of the world’s most prominent live music booking agents as an advisor. Chris Payne, agent at International Talent Booking which represents acts like Pearl J … | Continue reading
Why do all startups use the same minimal aesthetic? What do you think of the iPhone X? What font should I use for my blog? Meet the man who put NYTimes.com on the (digital) map; Graphic design legend Khoi Vinh is here for all your questions during his upcoming Answers session on … | Continue reading
Wondering which of your Instagram posts scored the most likes this year? There’s an app for that, and it generates a handy grid of your nine top posts, which you can happily publish on your profile for all your followers to enjoy. Simply visit 2017bestnine.com on your phone, ente … | Continue reading
Back in June, Apple talked up GymKit for Apple Watch, a feature that would let you sync performance data from exercise machines with your wearable. With the release of watchOS 4.1 today, it’s now available for users to play with. With the latest version of the software platform, … | Continue reading
Apple took to its Developer portal to announce that it’s turned on pre-orders in the App Store, so app makers can promote their new apps before they launch. The company explained: Customers can see your product page and order your app before it’s released for download. Once your … | Continue reading
Stripe announced today that it’s launching its payment gateway and processing service in India, after roughly seven years in operation in 25 countries. The company, which lets online businesses accept payments from customers with a per-transaction charge and no setup fee, is righ … | Continue reading
Yesterday Netflix freaked out some subsets of internet culture with a relatively harmless tweet some are now calling ‘creepy.’ The tweet read: To the 53 people who've watched A Christmas Prince every day for the past 18 days: Who hurt you? — Netflix US (@netflix) December 11, 201 … | Continue reading