The promise of digital transformation is to evolve into a more agile and enduring organization by taking advantage of advances in AI, cloud computing, data sharing, and increased connectivity. You might break into new markets, advance in your industry or design entirely new business models and services. But the statistics are sobering: Only 28% of
Read MoreLaurens Cerulus / Politico: EU Commission tells staff to use end-to-end-encrypted messaging app Signal, saying it was selected as “the recommended application for public instant messaging” — The move is part of EU’s efforts to beef up cybersecurity, after several high-profile incidents shocked diplomats and officials. EU Commission tells staff to use end-to-end-encrypted messaging app
Read MoreLayoffs. Shutdowns. Uncertainty. After a decade of prosperity, many hot young companies are facing a reckoning. As the Start-Up Boom Deflates, Tech Is Humbled Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThe Xperia 1 II comes with a tall 21:9 aspect ratio screen like its predecessor. | Image: Sony One year after the debut of its super-tall Xperia 1, Sony is back with a successor, the obscenely titled Xperia 1 II. In Europe the handset will be Sony’s first to support 5G, where it will be
Read More{$inline_image}Last week, at the 49th CA/Browser Forum, a voluntary consortium of certification authorities, Apple announced that it’ll stop allowing HTTPS certificates on Safari with more than 13 months of validity, later this year. HTTPS certificates, based on the latest TLS encryption standards, ensure that your connection to a particular website is safe and secure. Any certificate issued after September
Read MoreThe codes were printed onto a piece of A4 paper and stuffed into a fishing rod case. Drug dealer loses M in Bitcoin after landlord accidentally throws codes out – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreManish Singh / TechCrunch: India’s BharatPe, which helps merchants take digital payments and secure working capital, raises $75M Series C valuing it at $400M+, after 2019’s $50M Series B — BharatPe, a New Delhi-based startup that is enabling hundreds of thousands of merchants to accept digital payments … India's BharatPe, which helps merchants take digital
Read MoreHe’d planned to launch himself 5,000 feet into the air. Flat-Earther 'Mad' Mike Hughes dies during rocket launch attempt – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSubscribe to this bi-weekly newsletter here! Welcome to the latest edition of Pardon The Intrusion, TNW’s bi-weekly newsletter in which we explore the wild world of security. Here’s a double dose of good news for those who value their personal device security. (So, hopefully everyone.) First off, Google has open-sourced its security key technology, allowing
Read MoreCoronavirus has caused plenty of manufacturing units in China to stop production. Now, the deadly virus is affecting manufacturing in other countries too. Samsung has temporarily shut down its factory in Gumi, South Korea. According to a report by Reuters, the company found a confirmed case of Coronavirus in the factory last week. Due to the
Read MoreLife is all about the little joys — such as waking up in the morning and realizing there’s still plenty of time before you have to actually get up. Or getting up anyway to watch a delightful sunrise as the city slowly wakes up, or as [Andreas Kling] chose, porting your favorite development tool to
Read MorePrivacy International: Tests find Facebook’s Download Your Information tool gives users an incomplete and inconsistent list of advertisers who have uploaded their data to Facebook — In 2018, following the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Facebook announced the “Download Your Information” feature allowing users … Tests find Facebook's Download Your Information tool gives users an incomplete and
Read MoreA Westworld-like maze leads to arguably the best trailer yet. HBO hides extra Westworld trailers on fake company's website – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSarah Perez / TechCrunch: eMarketer estimates Twitch will have 37.5M monthly active viewers in the US this year and is on pace to surpass the 44M mark by 2022 — Twitch, the Amazon-owned streaming service for gamers, is poised to surpass 40 million monthly active viewers in the U.S. as of next year, according to
Read MoreMayo lovers and haters take to social media with equal parts excitement and disgust. Mayonnaise by the slice: Innovation or curse from the gods? – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSee how Samsung’s two foldable phones stack up against one another, spec by spec. Galaxy Z Flip vs. Galaxy Fold specs: Comparing Samsung's two foldable phones – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIf the DBX’s standard options list isn’t enough, you can commission custom colors, trims and options for your new SUV. Aston Martin DBX gets fancier 'Q by Aston Martin' bespoke options – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreThe British automaker is revealing bespoke commission options for its new SUV at the Geneva Motor Show. Q by Aston Martin's DBX has wild carbon fiber trim – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreIf you think your data rates suck, take pity on New Horizons. The space probe, which gave us lovely pictures of the hapless one-time planet Pluto after its 2015 flyby, continued to plunge and explore other, smaller objects in the Kuiper belt. In January of 2019, New Horizons zipped by Kuiper belt object Arrokoth and
Read MoreIs this why Endgame missed out on best visual effects at the Oscars? Avengers: Endgame contains a minor Thanos error, according to VFX artist – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJohn Thornhill / Financial Times: Tim Berners-Lee’s Inrupt raised over $10M in 2019 to operationalize Solid, an open source project to decentralize the web and give users control of their data — Sir Tim Berners-Lee’s start-up Inrupt to expand operational team and launch pilot projects — Inrupt, the start-up company founded … Tim Berners-Lee's Inrupt
Read MoreShaun Nichols / The Register: Safari will reportedly no longer accept new HTTPS certificates that are valid for more than 398 days beginning on September 1, down from 825 days — Keep your crypto below 398 days after September 1 and you’re all good — Safari will, later this year, no longer accept new HTTPS
Read More{$inline_image} Liz Hollis / BioWorld: Q Bio, a digital health platform offering continuous health monitoring and annual physical exams via subscriptions starting at $3,495/year, raises $40M Series B — Redwood City, Calif.-based Q Bio Inc., which is offering a quantitative assessment of personal health, has come out of stealth mode … Q Bio, a digital
Read MoreIn the ebike world, there are two paths. The first is a homemade kit bike with motors and controllers from China. The second is a prebuilt bike from a manufacturer like Giant, with motors and controllers from China, which will be half as fast and cost three times as much. The choice is obvious, and
Read MoreOne of the great things about Android is you have a ton of different keyboards to choose from. While you might know how to swap the default keyboard out for something new, what you might not realize is that your Samsung Galaxy phone also comes with a way to make that default keyboard a little
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