Hot Sauce I actually put Nutaku's 'hentai hot sauce' in my mouthTNW - Rachel KaserSometimes it’s hard to describe what a weird day is for me anymore. Shouting encouragement to my first robot vacuum named after a Jetsons character? Routine. Scripting a back-and-forth dialogue between
Gear & Gadgets Review: Brilliant’s smart home controllers are the antidote for smart-speaker hellTNW - Tristan GreeneMy home is inundated with smart speakers. I’ve got Echo Dots aplenty, Google Minis to spare, and enough third-party voice-assistant devices to reproduce Plugged’s Bluetooth speaker symphony. And that’s
China China could hurt Apple profits by 29% if it avenged the Huawei ban, says analystTNW - Napier LopezTrump’s Huawei ban was bad news for China, as it effectively crippled the world’s second-largest smartphone maker from its largest source of income. But China is also very much in a position to retaliate,
Google Google data shows 2-step verification blocks 100% percent of botsTNW - Napier LopezTwo-factor authentication is annoying. Getting flustered because you have to find your phone and tap on a prompt every time you log into your accounts from a new device is peak first-world problems. But
Design Thinking A peek at legendary architect John Storyk's design processTNW - Tristan GreeneJohn Storyk, the founder of WSDG, an acoustic consulting and A/V integration firm, is a legend in the music world. He’s a world-class architect and acoustic designer whose built recording studios for from
GOG, of all companies, wants to patch the fractured gaming communityTNW - Rachel KaserGood Old Games (GOG) has long been Steam’s quirky alternative in the world PC stores, and is now putting itself in the unlikely position of peacemaker with the launch of GOG Galaxy 2.0. With this updated
Technology CHEAP: Get 33% off this gorgeous Fluance Fi20 omnidirectional bluetooth speakerTNW - Matthew HughesOne of the hidden gems of the audio world is Fluance, a Canadian manufacturer of premium speakers, which boasts a 20-year pedigree. As you’d expect from any aspirational brand, its kit isn’t exactly cheap.
If you lose a body part, other bits get a sensory boost – thank you, brainTNW - The ConversationWhen you wake up in the middle of the night in total darkness, it can feel as if you have auditory superpowers. Suddenly, you can hear floorboards creak storeys below and the softest rustle of foxes destroying
Gear & Gadgets Playdate is a cute lil’ console with a… crank (?) – and I fucking want oneTNW - Callum BoothI love it when a bit of gear surprises me. And today? That surprise is the weirdly brilliant games console the Playdate. This little handheld device (it measures 74mm × 76mm × 9mm) looks like a cross the
Apps Thailand’s oldest bank hints at new blockchain app powered by RippleTNW - MixThailand‘s oldest bank, Siam Commerical Bank (SCM), has hinted it will be experimenting with blockchain technology powered by Ripple. Earlier this week, rumors of its blockchain pilot surfaced online eagle-eyed
Take the first step toward a coding career with this $11 JavaScript CourseTNW - TNW DealsJavaScript has been around since the 90s — and it’s been one of the most popular coding languages around for almost as long. If you’re a first-time coder, learning JavaScript is a great place to start,
Huawei Huawei’s next big challenge is building its own OSTNW - Ivan MehtaAfter a bunch of companies stopped trading with Huawei, the company is preparing for life after that. Most important of them all was Google, whose ban means the Chinese tech giant can’t use Android, Google
Play buttonSiri How our interactions with voice assistants normalize sexual harassmentTNW - Cara CurtisFor the ongoing series, Code Word, we’re exploring if — and how — technology can protect individuals against sexual assault and harassment, and how it can help and support survivors. This story explores
Uber Bolt won't beat Uber by copying it – it needs to forge its own pathTNW - Callum BoothBolt, previously known as Taxify, is a ride-sharing app and one of Estonia‘s four unicorns (AKA startups valued at over $1 billion). On a visit to Talinn, TNW met with Martin Villig, the company’s co-founder,
Blockchain This female-led company is using blockchain to promote sustainabilityTNW - Ailsa SherringtonAt TNW Conference, we explored the future of tech, including blockchain and cryptocurrency. While the latter tends to have its literal ups and downs, blockchain technology seems quite useful when incorporated
Technology Rabobank is the second major bank to cancel its cryptocurrency walletTNW - Matthew BeedhamAfter exploring the opportunity last year, major Dutch bank Rabobank has decided it’s not going to take its plans for a cryptocurrency wallet any further. In February last year, news surfaced that Rabobank
Cryptocurrency As Bitcoin surges, hackers rush to spread cryptocurrency malware on Google PlayTNW - Matthew BeedhamAn unfortunate consequence of Bitcoin’s price revival in recent weeks is the resurgence of cryptocurrency malware on Google Play. ESET security researchers, have verified that there were at least two on
Technology Apple targets Facebook and Google with privacy preserving online adsTNW - Ravie LakshmananApple has outlined a new plan to make online ads private. A new Safari feature, called Privacy Preserving Ad Click Attribution, aims to stop ads from tracking you across the web. The company says the solution
Play buttonTechnology Samsung's new AI can create talking avatars with a single photoTNW - Ivan MehtaSamsung’s research center at Moscow has developed a new AI that can create talking avatars of photos and paintings without using any 3D modeling. A paper posted by the research team suggests that while
Technology $200M cryptocurrency mixing operation dismantled by EurocopsTNW - Matthew BeedhamA cryptocurrency mixing service that turned over $200 million worth of Bitcoin has been shut down following an investigation led by authorities from a number of European nations. The Dutch anti-fraud (FIOD)
Atari Atari adapts its famous joystick for modern usersTNW - Rachel KaserThe Atari joystick is one of the most recognizable controllers in gaming history, and now the company is not only bringing it forward into the modern age, it’s making it better with new bells and whistles.
Game of Thrones This Game of Thrones finale recut as a 1980s John Hughes movie is the ending we all deservedTNW - Bryan ClarkGame of Thrones was an epic ride. For eight seasons, HBO treated viewers to some of the best acting and storytelling on television. It all concluded, with a bang, on Sunday. While we all agree that it
Google Search Google Search has a new look; come spot the differenceTNW - Napier LopezGoogle today announced it’s making a visual change to Search on mobile devices. Behold: The TNW2020 presale is liveGet 50% off tickets if you buy now. Do iiiit. The “visual refresh,” as Google calls it,
Gear & Gadgets Review: Alienware’s m17 is a lean mean gaming machine with a nice-sized screenTNW - Tristan GreeneAlienware‘s m17 is a hard laptop to pigeonhole. For all appearances it’s just a bigger version of the m15, but in practice it’s something entirely different. Sure they look the same, but the smaller one
iPhone How to adjust the brightness of your iPhone flashlightTNW - Rachel KaserWelcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. Did you know you can adjust the brightness of your iPhone’s flashlight?
Play button The CEO of pogo stick-sharing startup Cangoroo insists his company isn't a hoaxTNW - Matthew HughesI just got off the phone with Adam Mikkelsen, founder and CEO of shared mobility startup Cangoroo, who insists that his company is totally real. Cangoroo is a pogo stick-sharing startup that hails from
Apps This AI-powered bot is learning how to tweet like Ethereum’s Vitalik ButerinTNW - David CanellisThere’s a new form of artificial intelligence that mimics Ethereum ETH co-founder Vitalik Buterin with alarming accuracy. Vitalik Boterin is a bot powered by machine learning (ML). It regularly tweets
Petitions Sign this petition to stop Craig Wright from copyrighting the Bitcoin white paperTNW - Matthew BeedhamAn online petition to remove Craig Wright‘s name from a copyright claim submitted earlier this week has surfaced after his latest effort to lay claim to the fact he authored the original Bitcoin BTC white
5G Everything that happened on Huawei’s Wednesday from hellTNW - Matthew HughesHuawei is having a horrible week, and it’s only Wednesday. Last Thursday, the Trump Administration placed the Chinese technology conglomerate on an Entity List, preventing US companies from doing business
Kenya Kenya allegedly going to sell citizen dataTNW - Henry SungAccording to Dr. Roselyn K. Akombe, Chief of Policy Planning and Guidance at the United Nations and ex-commissioner of Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), the country’s government
