March 8 is International Women’s Day. To celebrate, TNW is sharing series of profiles highlighting innovative companies led or founded by inspirational women. In an industry traditionally dominated by men, it’s only now we’re seeing a shift in the sex tech industry with more women making innovative sex toys. Historically, the lack of female influence in
Read MoreIn our modern connected age, our devices have become far more powerful and useful when they could draw upon resources of a global data network. The downside of a cloud-connected device is the risk of being over-reliant on computers outside of our own control. The people who brought a Jibo into their home got a
Read MoreIt’s only for Windows 10 and macOS with Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge, so Firefox users also lose out. Windows 10, macOS get new Skype for Web: HD video, call recording but Linux misses out Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreInternational Women’s Day is a time to celebrate women and all they have achieved throughout history. From women’s silenced influence in creating the internet to the rise of female-founders in tech. But it’s also a time to identify and challenge the societal structure that systemically stop all women from thriving — one of these structures is gendered
Read MoreNorth Korea has obtained some $670 million in virtual and fiat currency in a bid to bypass economic sanctions put in place as a result of its nuclear and missile programs. The country amassed the funds through cyber attacks, Nikkei says citing an expert panel reporting to the UN Security Council. In its report, the panel recommended that
Read MoreSee the Demo-1 capsule overcome one last challenge as it navigates deorbit and an ocean splashdown. Watch SpaceX Crew Dragon make its dangerous descent to Earth – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIt’s all about EA Play and livestreaming this year. EA is skipping E3 2019, will focus on its own event instead – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDespite the crypto-winter causing widespread layoffs for employees in the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry over the last few months, there are still plenty of jobs in the field. According to information Hard Fork gathered from Glassdoor, the US is leading the way when it comes to opportunities for blockchain related jobs, followed by the UK,
Read MoreAustralian federal police (AFP) have arrested two men connected to a cryptocurrency-fused drug syndicate operating in Melbourne. According to a statement, AFP agents executed a string of search warrants yesterday, seizing steroids, Australian currency, and “cryptocurrency-related items.” In particular, a 27-year-old-man was arrested and charged with playing a key role in the alleged drug importing and
Read MoreThe first one is a doozy. The second one, cute. Captain Marvel post-credits scenes, explained – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWith Avengers: Endgame around the corner, we want to see just how big of a Marvel fan you are. Submit pics of your favorite Marvel gear to be showcased on our site! Show Us Yours: Marvel fandom edition – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNaomi Nix / Bloomberg: A look at Amazon’s lobbying efforts in DC, where it spent $14.2M last year, a record for the company, up from its previous high mark of $12.8M in 2017 — After building out a powerful influence machine in Washington over the last few years, Amazon is going on the attack. A
Read MoreWith new tech innovations constantly on the horizon, businesses must always be looking out for the “next big thing.” Gaining insight on what’s to come can help your company plan for strategic adoption of the latest technologies. Two fields that are rapidly developing for business are augmented reality and virtual reality. As these technologies become more
Read MoreWe’ll be perfectly honest: sitting inside a heated box sounds just a bit too much like torture for our tastes. But if we did somehow find ourselves in possession of a fancy new sauna, we’d more than likely follow in the footsteps of [Al Betschart] and make the thing controllable with the ESP8266. After all, if
Read MoreCaptain Marvel is out this weekend and we’re celebrating with three prize packages for Marvel fans. This giveaway ends March 24, 2019. Enter to win* a Marvel-ous prize package – CNET Source: CNet
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Read MoreIn 2004, 19-year-old Stanford University student Elizabeth Holmes dropped out of her chemical engineering program to incorporate a company she had founded the previous year; her plan was to revolutionize blood testing to make it faster, easier on patients, and far more accessible than existing methods allowed. The company was named Theranos. Skip ahead to
Read MoreYou might want to start driving back to square one. Smart alarms left 3 million cars vulnerable to hackers who could turn off motors – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCritical Role’s Vox Machina series raises $6 million in four days. New Dungeons & Dragons animated series breaks Kickstarter record – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThursday numbers could give the film the second-highest March preview night ever. Captain Marvel could score a super-powered box office debut – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreYouTube announced last night that it’ll show information panels in Hindi and English, powered by fact-checkers on controversial topics in India. The company said that these panels will appear on top of the search results, and help users identify misinformation, and avoid videos propagating it. The platform provides an easy way to learn about things
Read More[Matthias Wandel] is best known for his deeply interesting woodworking projects, so you might be forgiven for not expecting this lovely chocolate-engraving pantograph made from LEGO. With it, he carves a delightful valentine’s message into a square of chocolate, but doesn’t stop there. He goes the extra mile to cut the chocolate carefully into a
Read MoreRecorded Future: Report: the goal of Chinese state-run social media influence campaigns is to promote an idealized view of China rather than sow discord among the US public — Recorded Future analyzed data from several Western social media platforms from October 1, 2018 through February 22 … Report: the goal of Chinese state-run social media
Read More[Randall Munroe] certainly understands the power of graphical representation of data. The humorous plots in his xkcd webcomic are one of the favorite parts for many readers. Their distinctive, Tufteian style delivers the information – in this case, a punch line – without excessive decoration. To be honest, we can’t get enough of them. A
Read MoreChina’s WeChat messaging app offers clues as to how Facebook may carry out its shift toward private messaging. But whether Facebook can pull the change off is another question. The New New World: Mark Zuckerberg Wants Facebook to Emulate China’s WeChat. Can It? Source: NY Times Tech
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