Are you furious that you only have thirty-four Instagram followers? Do you fantasize about becoming the next hottest influencer in comedy? Would you pay real money to know the secret formula of Insta-success? If you answered yes to any of those questions, yikes. Just kidding, who … | Continue reading
Pokémon GO is getting a major update this month, incorporating gameplay from older Massively Multiplayer games in order to keep its audience hooked. Today, Niantic revealed the collection of changes that are coming to the game. The most immediate change will be noticeable at the … | Continue reading
Time Warner today announced it will provide content for Snap in an advertising and content mash-up worth $100 million. The deal involves a two-year agreement that will have Time Warner using its Turner, Warner Bros, and HBO brands to provide short pieces of original programming f … | Continue reading
Scientists in China have taken the next step in creating an internet that can’t be hacked or compromised. The future of data transfer is called quantum networking and it relies on a complex concept that takes the ‘signal’ out of sending data. Hackers can’t intercept or steal data … | Continue reading
Researchers from the Facebook Artificial Intelligence Research lab (FAIR) recently made an unexpected discovery while trying to improve chatbots. The bots — known as “dialog agents” — were creating their own language. Using machine learning algorithms, dialog agents were left to … | Continue reading
With traditional advertising methods slowly dying out, everyone who is somehow involved in the marketing industry is looking at new ways of approaching their audiences. All the surveys and statistics point towards the same things; the majority of marketers believe in influencer m … | Continue reading
The e-book is no longer forcing print books out of existence – what does this mean? E-books are a symbol of the transition into the technological age, and when devices like the Kindle and Nook exploded onto the scene, it seemed books were going to disappear. For a while, it seeme … | Continue reading
There’s a startup popping up every minute. It can be a real uphill battle trying to get yours off the ground and into the public eye. ProductHunt, Facebook ads, shaking hands with other entrepreneurs at bars, all of these are ways that can help get your product noticed, but these … | Continue reading
Earlier this year, I read a piece at ArsTechnica about Microsoft’s annual shareholder meeting, where many in attendance expressed their belief to CEO Satya Nadella that Microsoft had effectively ceded control of the smartphone market to Apple and Google, and had ceased to be a se … | Continue reading
For almost all of console gaming history, a game’s graphics were written in stone. Barring remakes and re-releases, Mario 64, Final Fantasy VII, Chrono Trigger, etc, look the same to everyone playing. Unlike PCs, where visual fidelity correlates strongly with your rig (and wallet … | Continue reading
LG’s G6 is one of the best phones you can buy right now, but it faces stiff competition from Samsung’s S8. Now LG is trying to gain an edge over Samsung with a premium version of its flagship, the G6+. To be clear, the device isn’t any larger than the current G6; the ‘plus’ desig … | Continue reading
It feels like ages ago now, but do you remember Facebook’s most recent F8 event? One thing that captured my attention was M Suggestions. This was Facebook’s effort to make messenger more useful by anticipating the user’s desires. So, if you were to message a friend about going fo … | Continue reading
Digital marketing may seem as simple as setting up a website and posting to social media. But finding true business success in the online world requires a real understanding of your customers and the digital environment, as well as a cohesive strategy. You can assemble that roadm … | Continue reading
For small and medium-sized digital agencies, making more money comes down to three options. 1) You could raise your rates, making more money for the same work without changing much else. 2) You could get better at attracting and retaining clients, increasing your work load. 3) Or … | Continue reading
Seeking to replicate the stunning success of California-based grooming accessory vendor Dollar Shave Club, Gillette has launched a new online-only razor blade delivery service. Customers will have the option to choose between three different razor blade packages, starting from $1 … | Continue reading
The National Security Agency is amongst the most secretive of the US’ intelligence agencies. It employs genius-level coders and mathematicians in order to break codes, gather information on adversaries, and defend the country against digital threats. Unsurprisingly, the NSA has a … | Continue reading
The United States is a global superpower, but recent political decisions have called to question its commitment to certain core concepts, including science, technology, engineering and math education. In fact, between the conflicting interests of US Secretary of State Betsy DeVos … | Continue reading
Straight from the white sandy beach of Cannes, five steps from the azure blue sea of the French Riviera, TNW is reporting in. As part of the Embassy of Dutch Creativity, we’ll be doing live streams with the crème de la crème of the worldwide advertising industry. Catch our stream … | Continue reading
We place too much trust in messaging apps. But are they as secure as we think? Here's how you can find out. | Continue reading
In the past four months alone, there have been three separate terrorist attacks across the UK (and possibly a third reported just today) – and that’s after implementing efforts that the Defense Secretary claimed helped in thwarting 12 other incidents there in the previous year. T … | Continue reading
Dating simulation games are as varied as they come, featuring every type of setting, ranging from a desert war against murderous aliens to a 1920s New York riddled with mechas. And today, on Father’s Day, I’m happy to share news of a title that celebrates awesome dads. Dream Dadd … | Continue reading
What do cheap airfare and startup founders have in common? Surprisingly, more than you might think. The characteristics that make for successful entrepreneurs – perseverance, confidence, and creativity, for instance – can be useful in multiple aspects of life. Being charismatic i … | Continue reading
Probably the only thing more irritating than hunting for a job is the avalanche of job-seeking advice you get from virtually everyone else. Cut through the cluttered suggestions of casual acquaintances, misguided friends, and out-of-touch relatives with the rock-solid instruction … | Continue reading
Nobody questions whether cybersecurity’s relevance has skyrocketed in recent years. The frequency of attacks and the amount of damage attacks can inflict have both risen exponentially. Across all industries, big and small companies are scattering for solutions to protect their hi … | Continue reading
You’re probably reading this post with a fidget spinner in your hands, aren’t you? Relieving stress and anxiety is almost a full-time job in itself, which has fueled a host of app services aimed at helping you relax and de-clutter your thoughts. Aura Premium packs a litany of top … | Continue reading
While most were following the closure of Lehman Brothers and Bear Stearns during the 2008 financial crisis, there was another important change occurring: the rise of algorithmic trading. Due to the inefficiency and excess of humans coordinating trades, computers began processing … | Continue reading
You can’t help but stumble upon Brilliant Earth when searching for conflict-free diamonds online. It’s perhaps the largest online retailer of stones from conflict-free regions and specializes in those chosen from Canada, Botswana, and Russia. The stones, it promises, are tracked … | Continue reading
After reporting earlier this week that Atari seemed to be working on a new console (and hiring developers) we can now confirm both. CEO Fred Shesnais told GamesBeat today that everyones favorite classic game company is indeed working on a new console. While the company did forego … | Continue reading
The internet can be a beautiful and horrible place at the same time, and it isn’t weird to sometimes feel like you want to leave — there’s wasn’t an easy way out, until now. Swedish developers Wille Dahlbo and Linus Unnebäck created Deseat.me, which offers a way to wipe your enti … | Continue reading
When learning a new programming language (maybe even your first!), you’re going to have feelings of dread and despair. At some point, you won’t understand what’s going on with anything, and everything will make you want to flip your desk over and quit. You can make it easier on y … | Continue reading
The development of music and how consumers listen has changed because of technology Music has long stood as a constant, reliable part of human culture for millennia, but in the rise of the technology era, how music is created and listened to is ever changing. Innovation has alway … | Continue reading
Do a Google Image search for Bitcoin. What you’ll see is a lack of imagination. Uniform stamped precious metal coins? That’s the opposite of what bitcoin is.You can’t flip a bitcoin. It has no heads or tails. You can’t bite into it to see if it’s real. But it’s real enough to be … | Continue reading
It should go without saying that having a website for your business is imperative. Just last year a survey by Clutch had found that almost 46% of small businesses don’t have a website. Granted, some companies feel as though that a site won’t help their business at all (and in som … | Continue reading
If you aren’t familiar with Swift 3 and you’re interested in app creation, it’s time to get on board. Swift 3 is the latest version of Apple’s proprietary programming language that allows creators to build cool new apps for Apple desktops, iPhones, iPads and Apple watches everywh … | Continue reading
Twitter introduced a new design this week which replaced rectangular buttons and avatars with a new, bubblier look. Naturally, people complained, especially about the desktop version. While I personally don’t mind Twitter’s new look – circles are superior to squares – there’s no … | Continue reading
In 2016, attacks against vulnerable IoT devices featured prominently in the daily news headlines. Hundreds of thousands of IoT devices were used to build botnets and wage some of the largest DDoS attacks against organizations ever seen. Well, until a few weeks ago. In other news, … | Continue reading
For some time now, businesses have operated around traditional, time-proven frameworks. At some point a plan is built and then it is either scrapped or revised depending on the needs of the business. Rinse and repeat. Well, consider how ubiquitous and cognitive connectivity are r … | Continue reading
Nope, it is not just you: YouTube is down for numerous users across the web. It remains unclear precisely what is causing the outage, but reports from affected users suggest the issue is mainly limited to the US East Coast. Users began reporting experiencing downtime to DownDetec … | Continue reading
Neural networks are good at a lot of things. The technology is used in a variety of contexts, from finance to self-driving cars. I’m going to go out on a limb here, but I think this is the best use of neural networks, perhaps ever? A guinea pig rescue center in Portland, Oregan a … | Continue reading
Following speculation last month, Amazon has reportedly acquired Whole Foods in a massive deal valued at $13.7 billion. For more context, that equals about $42 per share. Whole Foods CEO John Mackey will remain acting as the CEO of the popular grocery store chain after the deal h … | Continue reading
Pokemon Go players might be in for a huge surprise as creator Niantic has announced on its official support page that in-game gyms will soon be closing temporarily. While the company stopped short of dropping any explicit hints about what changes players can expect, it mentioned … | Continue reading
A few years back the European Union enacted a law that entitled netizens to the ‘right to be forgotten,’ obligating Google to act on user requests to remove “outdated” and “irrelevant” links in searches for their names. But despite wiping off over 760,000 links from the web, Germ … | Continue reading
Ten years as Apple’s CEO left John Sculley with an insatiable appetite for tackling big problems. Now, the septuagenarian tech icon is the head of RXAdvance, which he describes as “the most exciting company I’ve worked at since Apple.” Its goal is to reform the broken American he … | Continue reading
Over the past few years, Facebook has been trying to answer a difficult question: How do you stop terrorists from spreading their hate online? The social network, which now has more than 1.9 billion monthly users worldwide. It’s been frequently challenged to stem the flow of cont … | Continue reading
In this day and age of fast food journalism, with technology pundits vapidly expunging their opinions on that day’s technology fare, we sometimes miss something that is truly seminal that happened in our industry. That “something” would be Tim Cook’s refusal to turn over the keys … | Continue reading
Students of marketing are worried. They fear that they will already have been replaced by the time they graduate and look for career positions. And some of this fear is warranted, of course. AI has become the new “darling” of marketing, as an ever-increasing number of uses keep b … | Continue reading
One of the few smart things the Trump administration has done since it came to power is cutting down on several paperwork requirements (PDF) for federal agencies, including one that required them to document plans to deal with the dreaded Millennium Bug. Some of the older folks a … | Continue reading
Digital marketers use a variety of methods to capture and hold the attention of their B2B target audience. Content creation, SEO, PPC, and social media marketing are just some of the tools at their disposal to position their brands front and center in the minds of consumers. Howe … | Continue reading