What happened to the Windows 10 Spring Creators Update?

Are you still waiting for the Windows 10 Spring Creators Update, which many expected to be released yesterday? You may be in for a long wait. According to the latest report from Windows Central’s Zac Bowden, Microsoft found a major bug in the latest release of its operating system that could push the release back […]

Trump signs controversial anti-sex-trafficking bill

A few weeks after passing both the Senate and House with an overwhelming majority, the controversial Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA) has been signed into law. In spite of only becoming official today, the bill has already begun to have a profound impact around the Web. Craigslist notably shuttered […]

Element wants to give identity to the whole world, raising $12M Series A

Who are you? That’s both an existential question, and also a very practical administrative concern. Today, identity is often exchanged through the use of government ID cards and official paperwork, but what happens when someone loses that paperwork or it is destroyed? Or, as is often the case in many countries around the world, a […]

'The Spy' is Netflix's chronicle of Israeli secret agent Eli Cohen

Netflix's latest original series is a true-life spy story. The Spy chronicles Eli Cohen, who lived in Damascus and was spying for Israel in the '60s, according to Deadline. Cohen's cover was blown and he was publicly hanged in 1965. Writing and direc...

Cambridge Analytica’s acting CEO is stepping down

Embattled tech firm Cambridge Analytica announced that its acting CEO, Alexander Tayler, is stepping down to resume his post as chief data officer. The company's board suspended and began investigating its previous head exec Alexander Nix a month ago...

Google's phone app will boot spam calls to voicemail automatically

Google is taking spam calls seriously. An upcoming update to the default Phone app on Android One, Nexus and Pixel devices will send potential spam calls directly to voicemail, as spotted by 9to5 Google. The feature works like this: A potential spam...

Researchers use machine learning to quickly detect video face swaps

We all know that AI can be used to swap faces in photos and videos. People have, of course, taken advantage of this tool for some disturbing uses, including face-swapping people into pornographic videos -- the ultimate revenge porn. But if AI can be...

Sony Xperia XZ2 and XZ2 Compact arrive in the US on April 20th

If you're an American and have had your curiosity piqued by Sony's heavily redesigned Xperia XZ2, you can indulge your curiosity in the very near future. Sony will sell both the XZ2 and the XZ2 Compact through Best Buy starting online April 20th (wit...

Trump signs controversial FOSTA-SESTA bill into law

Donald Trump has signed the controversial FOSTA-SESTA bill into law, as he was widely expected to do. While touted as a way to crack down on sex trafficking in the US, many are concerned that the law will give way to online censorship and make sex wo...

Google plans redesign for Gmail on the web

Apparently, Google has been working on a redesign for the web version of Gmail, and G Suite customers are the first to know about it. While the public announcement hasn't gone out yet (it's coming to the Early Adopter Program for both regular Gmail a...

Google caters to productivity pros with macro recording in Sheets

If your work revolves around spreadsheets, there's a good chance you depend on macros -- those automated actions can save you hours upon hours of repetitive effort. They've been a pain in Google Sheets, however, as you've had to rely on complicate...

A disused coal power station will reopen to solely power crypto

A closed-down coal plant in Australia's Hunter Valley, about a two-hour drive north of Sydney, is reopening in order to provide inexpensive power for Bitcoin miners. A tech company called IOT Group has partnered with the local power company to revive...

Facebook CEO: Europe's GDPR standards to be implemented worldwide

Mark Zuckerberg's Congressional testimony continues today as he speaks to the House Energy & Commerce Committee. During questioning, Congressman Gene Green asked the Facebook CEO about Europe's new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and in...

Cambridge Analytica accessed Mark Zuckerberg's data, too

Mark Zuckerberg had his data accessed by Cambridge Analytica, too. In today's Congressional hearings, the Facebook CEO admitted that even his personal information wasn't safe. As part of a rapid-fire four-minute question and answer session, congressw...

The Web’s Recommendation Engines Are Broken. Can We Fix Them?

Algorithms used by Facebook, YouTube, and other platforms keep us clicking. But those systems often promote misinformation, abuse, and polarization. Is it possible to temper them with a sense of decency?

Bitcoin ‘creator’ Craig Wright is facing accusations of plagiarism

It’s like the controversies surrounding Craig Wright — the self-proclaimed ‘Satoshi Nakamoto’ — are refusing to die out. Wright is currently facing allegations of plagiarism for referencing someone else’s work without proper citations. In his latest academic publication titled The fallacy of selfish mining in Bitcoin, the self-proclaimed Bitcoin creator purportedly borrowed mathematical equations from another paper – A strong limit theorem on gambling systems – by authors Wen Liu and Jinting Wang, without giving citations. Bitcoin Unlimited chief scientist Peter Rizun has since taken to Twitter to highlight the blatant overlaps between the two papers: This is a more obvious example…

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Uber's New Game Plan: Rental Cars, Transit, and Jump Bikes

The company's bid for dominance now hinges on controlling every way you move.

Exhibit your startup for free at TNW2018 – thanks to the Startup League

15,000 CEOs, entrepreneurs, and investors will descend on Amsterdam for TNW Conference this May. They’re not just coming for the A-list speakers and awesome networking – they’re coming to explore the latest products, platforms, and software offered by companies like yours. For the past five years, our Startup Program at TNW Conference has helped young startups secure the opportunities they need to accelerate their growth. The companies that have pitched on stage, exhibited on our business floor, and taken advantage of investor matchmaking have gone on to raise a combined total of $2 billion from top-tier VC funds. As a longstanding partner of…

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There’s no way this AI powered ‘smart garden’ will be used to grow weed

At no point has technology ever been used for anything shady. Social media, smartphones and video game chat channels all show that humanity can, in fact, be trusted. This is why I’m absolutely certain there’s no chance whatsoever that people will use ‘smart gardens’ to grow weed. Recently launched on Indiegogo, PlantHive is a device that provides your favourite foliage with everything it needs to survive and thrive inside your own home. All you need to do is plant a seed, pick a climate from the app and PlantHive does the rest. How does it do this? Using Google’s TensorFlow…

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