TNWadded this to Hard ForkEcstasy (Drug) US authorities seize over $200,000 worth of Bitcoin in suspected drug ringTNW - Yessi Bello PerezUS authorities have seized more than $200,000 worth of Bitcoin BTC after arresting three Boston-based men on charges of conspiring to sell drugs on the dark web. Binh Thanh Le, 22, Steven McCall, 23, Allante
TNWadded this to TNW - All StoriesAmazon Report shows Amazon's Choice badge is not a token of qualityTNW - Ivan MehtaIf you see the ‘Amazon’s Choice’ badge on a listing on the ecommerce site, you might assume that it’s a quality and trustworthy product. However, a report by Buzzfeed News suggests that it might not be
TNWadded this to TNW - All StoriesBitcoin Bitcoin surpasses $9,000 setting another yearly recordTNW - Matthew BeedhamYet again, Bitcoin’s price is on the up, surpassing the $9,000 threshold for the first time this year. According to CoinMarketCap, the last time the market leading cryptocurrency stood at more than $9,000
TNWadded this to TNW - All StoriesBinance Moonday Mornings: South African Bitcoin Ponzi scheme rakes in $135,000 a dayTNW - Matthew BeedhamIt’s the start of a new week and that means it’s time for Moonday Mornings, Hard Fork’s wrap-up of the top cryptocurrency and blockchain headlines from the weekend. 1. Local news in South Africa is reporting
TNWadded this to TNW - All StoriesVenmo Over 7 million Venmo transactions scraped using public APITNW - Ravie LakshmananA new research study has found that Venmo continues to make it easy for third-parties to scrape users’ public transaction history without their permission. Dan Salmon, a computer science student at Minnesota
TNWadded this to Artificial intelligenceTechnology MIT CSAIL's new AI can 'feel' an object just by seeing itTNW - Ivan MehtaResearchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have developed a brand new AI that can feel objects just by seeing them – and vice versa. The new AI can predict it
TNWadded this to TNW - All StoriesDeepfakes The ethics of deepfakes aren’t always black and whiteTNW - Henry AjderChances are if you’ve seen a deepfake, such as this now infamous video of Obama ‘speaking’ Comedian Jordan Peele’s words, it has left an uncomfortable feeling. Since deepfakes emerged in December 2017,
TNWadded this to TNW - All Stories EpicPxls offers pro web design assets for life, and it’s over 90% offTNW - TNW DealsWeb design is absolutely an art, but don’t think there isn’t a fair amount of practical process work happening there as well. While creating the perfect style flourishes or themes can be time-consuming,
TNWadded this to TNW - All StoriesTechnology CHEAP: Blast tunes like a rock god with 54% off a Marshall Acton Bluetooth speakerTNW - Deals on TNWWelcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! One of the most iconic images in music is the Marshall stack. Most of us would be lying if we said we never imagined
TNWadded this to TNW - All StoriesRobotics Personal robots won’t catch on until they become more than a noveltyTNW - Dor SkulerLast month, another well-funded social robot startup, Anki, closed its doors for good. And it wasn’t the first. In March, Jibo, which had received $73 million in funding, announced that it was shutting
TNWadded this to TNW Deals Turn your YouTube channel into a career with this $11 courseTNW - TNW DealsIt’s no secret that you can make a career out of creating videos on YouTube. From gaming videos to toy reviews, the platform’s top creators have made a killing producing all manner of content. But even
TNWadded this to PluggedTechnology CHEAP: Pretend you live on a spaceship with this Google Smart Light Starter Kit for $35TNW - Deals on TNWWelcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! The future is pretty cool. We’ve got phones that can take incredible photos, access the entirety of human knowledge,
TNWadded this to TNW - All StoriesEmoji How to easily type emoji, emoticons, and symbols in Windows 10TNW - Napier LopezWelcome 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. We’re all used to typing emoji on our smartphones and tablets,
TNWadded this to BasicsCollage How to make one of those 'Best of' Instagram collagesTNW - 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. So you, like most everyone out there, love posting on Instagram.
TNWadded this to InsightsResearch How to read a scientific research paperTNW - Tristan GreeneWelcome 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. One of the most important skills any discerning media consumer
TNWadded this to TNW - All StoriesBethesda Cloud gaming isn't even here yet and Bethesda already has to fix itTNW - Rachel KaserBethesda revealed at this year’s E3 it would be offering something called Orion — a solution for game streaming that promises to make game streaming more feasible for those without the high-speed internet
TNWadded this to TNW - All StoriesHuawei Huawei delays the foldable Mate X, blames it on Samsung's Galaxy FoldTNW - Napier LopezIn the wake of Huawei’s US export ban, its easy to forget that the company was due to launch one of the first folding phones to hit the market. The $2,600 Mate X was set to go head-to-head with Samsung’s
TNWadded this to BasicsApple Music How to create a simple RSS feed reader on iOSTNW - Ravie LakshmananWelcome 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. Apple has announced that Shortcuts, a powerful automation app the
TNWadded this to InsightsBitcoin WATCH: Craig Wright briefly forgets he ‘invented’ BitcoinTNW - David CanellisCraig Wright appears to have briefly forgotten that he wrote the Bitcoin BTC white paper while speaking at a recent conference in Toronto. Wright, lead brain behind alternative cryptocurrency Bitcoin Vision,
TNWadded this to TNW - All StoriesMacBook Everything you need to know about your MacBook’s trackpad gesturesTNW - Ivan MehtaWelcome 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. The trackpad of a MacBook is a wonderful thing. You can do a lot
TNWadded this to Hard ForkOil Drilling Chinese Bitcoin miner arrested for stealing electricity from oil wellTNW - Yessi Bello PerezAuthorities in China have arrested a man after he reportedly stole electricity from an oil well to mine Bitcoin. BTC The arrest was made after the police received a phone call from Daqing Oilfield, located
TNWadded this to TNW - All StoriesJack Dorsey Jack Dorsey answers our questions about Square’s plans for BitcoinTNW - Matthew HughesSquare is a company best known for its disruptive card payment technology. Founded in 2009 by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, the company sells affordable mobile-based point-of-sale systems. But beyond the world
TNWadded this to TNW Conference 2019Play buttonTech Industry How TomTom’s co-founder is empowering future devsTNW - Ailsa SherringtonAt TNW Conference last month, tech leaders came together to discuss the future. Corinne Vigreux, co-founder of navigation tech giant TomTom, explained how her latest venture will equip the next generation
TNWadded this to TNW - All StoriesCryptocurrency Europol is developing a ‘game’ to teach officers how to trace cryptocurrencyTNW - Matthew BeedhamCryptocurrency crime fighters are about to have a lot more fun after Europol has revealed its developing a game to help law enforcers learn how to trace and investigate illicit uses of digital currencies.
TNWadded this to Social MediaDesign Thinking ‘YouTube recommendations are toxic,’ says dev who worked on the algorithmTNW - Már Másson MaackWhere else could you go for you daily dose of how-tos, like this one about draining washing machines, or 15-minute compilations of cats vomiting? This is what YouTube was made for, and it’s beautiful.
TNWadded this to AppsPlay buttonSpotify Praise (insert preferred deity), Spotify finally has a podcast tabTNW - Ivan MehtaWhen Spotify officially launched in India in February, I was excited for a particular reason apart from its music prowess. I wouldn’t need to use multiple podcast apps across platforms. However, I was
TNWadded this to InsightsTechnology Spanish police arrest Bitcoin launderers in international credit card fraud caseTNW - Yessi Bello PerezSpanish police have arrested 35 people allegedly involved in an international counterfeit bank card ring which laundered its profits using Bitcoin. Criminals made more than $675,855 (€600,000) and laundered
TNWadded this to TNW - All StoriesSamsung CHEAP: Suck it, reality — Samsung’s Odyssey+ VR headset has $200 offTNW - Deals on TNWWelcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! The world sucks. You know it, I know it, and your dentist even knows it. That’s why it’s so important we all start
TNWadded this to InsightsTechnology Facebook signs major partners for its cryptocurrency network and it still sounds terribleTNW - Matthew BeedhamFacebook has begun assembling a who’s who of big tech companies to back its soon to be unveiled cryptocurrency, GlobalCoin. The likes of Mastercard, Visa, Uber, and PayPal are all backing the social media
TNWadded this to TNW - All StoriesPlay buttonApps Google’s Game Builder lets you create 3D titles without coding — for free!TNW - Abhimanyu GhoshalOn its blog today, Google talked up Game Builder, its sandbox for desktops that lets you create 3D games without having to write any code (though you can if you want to). It’s available now on Steam, Mac
