The Next Web
- DeepMind’s new robots learned how to teach themselves
The minute hand on the robot apocalypse clock just inched a little closer to midnight. DeepMind, the Google sister-company responsible for the smartest AI on the planet, just taught machines how to figure things out for themselves. Robots aren’t very good at exploring on their own. AI that only e... - Coinbase has no immediate plans to add Litecoin Cash (LCC)
A couple of weeks back the Litecoin (LTC) blockchain split in two to form the new Litecoin Cash (LCC) hard fork. But despite some requests from users, it appears that leading cryptocurrency exchange desk Coinbase has no immediate plans to add Litecoin Cash trading pairs on its platform – at least... - Behind every successful Scandinavian startup is a jealous and unsupportive community
- The Nix Color Sensor matches your color every time…and it’s 30% off
- How Sweden’s startups became Europe’s digital vikings
- 5 easy-to-use tools to discover new ICO’s and cryptocurrencies
- This startup is creating the cultural cryptocurrency for museums and institutions
- Take your smart assistant with you with Jinni
- Google’s Song Maker lets you easily compose music within your browser
- 10 ways my robot vacuum cleaner is a way better version of my cat
- Get a complete web development education for less than $5 per e-book
Dive into this 16-book collection and you’ll be carried through the entire web development lifecycle. You’ll start with making sure you’ve got the basic understanding to know and use a variety of programming languages and tools like HTML5, CSS3, PHP, Git, and more. - Voice assistants aren’t built for kids — we need to fix that
Voice assistants have recently made the leap from your personal smart device into the home via home devices, such as Amazon Alexa or Google Home. It’s been estimated that 39 million Americans now own a voice-activated smart home speaker. These assistants are now being integrated into other smart ... - How to optimize your Medium as a freelance writer
- Fox triggers its own audience with misleading viral video
- Cryptocurrency News March 2 – better late than never
- Jack calls in reinforcements to measure Twitter’s toxicity
- Ex-Google CEO is relatively certain robots aren’t going to kill us for another decade or two
- Researchers just taught robots to predict your every move
- This app uses machine learning and AR to teach you how to draw
- Someone made a VR experience where you’re George W Bush in a bathtub
- Signal and Telegram are down for many users [Update: they’re coming back]
You might want to move your private chats to WhatsApp or Telegram for the time being: it appears popular encrypted messenger Signal is currently down globally, according to numerous reports from users. The company behind the private messaging platform, Open Whisper Systems, has yet to inform its ... - 7 important lessons we learned from launching our branded Top Level Domain
Change can be a true challenge for major brands. The planning, resources, budget, time and sheer willpower that goes into major launches, branding exercises and technical transitions can be enough to scare off even the most enthusiastic and innovative marketer. Recently, Neustar launched its own ... - 30% of all sites now run on WordPress
- Uber rubbishes MIT’s claims of drivers earning less than minimum wage
- Apple is reportedly launching a cheaper MacBook Air this year
- The ecommerce industry could be a lot better — here’s how
- Build and run a Cisco network — and have all the credentials you’ll need to get hired
- How to restore brand credibility after having fucked up publicly
- Cryptocurrencies can boost India’s digital ambitions — here’s how
- Toot toot: 6 top tips to tremendous traffic in 2018
- How Alto’s Odyssey transports players to a whole new world
After having racked up millions of downloads across Android and iOS over the past couple of years, the mobile blockbuster title Alto’s Adventure got a sequel last month, in the form of a beautiful labor of love: Alto’s Odyssey. Created by Team Alto – a collaboration between UK-based artist Harry ... - Turn your iPhone into a Gameboy with this awesome retro console case — only $33.99
The Wanle Gamers Console essentially turns your iPhone into a slightly slimmed-down Gameboy, putting some of the industry’s all-time greatest games right in the palm of your hand whenever you’re down to play. Right now, you can score this addictively fun piece of throwback tech for more than half... - Learn how to do cybersecurity the right way with this comprehensive training course for under $30
- Google is testing a new Material Design layout for Search
- The EU plans to take on the tech giants with a massive new turnover tax
- A new anti-poaching project will use GPS to save Gabon’s elephants
- 6 productivity hacks to become better at IT — fast
- Bitcoin is one of the most traceable currencies, digital forensics expert says
- This app wants to pay university students for not looking at their phones
- Shady cryptocurrency touting Ryan Gosling as their designer raises $830K in ICO
- How Israel’s kibbutzim are becoming high-tech hubs
This article was originally published on NoCamels. Israel’s collective communities, or kibbutzim, were first established as agricultural projects but have changed significantly over their 100-year history, showing an astute capability to adapt to a dynamic economic environment. Many of them succe... - Online thieves are impersonating authors to launder money on Amazon
Patrick Reames earned over $20,000 selling books on Amazon last year. He didn’t see a dime of it. Reames, a credited author who’s earned money selling books on Amazon in the past, first learned of the mistake after receiving tax paperwork from the company. His 1099 form reported almost $24,000 in... - This clever device adds a home button and headphone jack to the iPhone X
- Amazon may soon offer checking accounts
- Facebook asks its users: Is pedophilia okay?
- Study shows social media users want to leave their echo chambers
- Cryptocurrency News March 5 – crypto number 5
- You can take Google’s Machine Learning Crash Course for free now
- So, here’s a robotic cat you can 3D print
- TNW’s Big Spam: Reporting live from the Fox-penis-no-women-allowed network
Tech Crunch
- RedDoorz raises $11M to grow its budget hotel network in Southeast Asia
RedDoorz, a budget hotel startup focused on Southeast Asia, has closed $11 million in new funding to expand its presence. The three-year-old startup is a number offers a network of hotels that are grouped together under a single brand. The goal is a happy combination that marries the ubiquity of... - Shape is an app to help you learn how to invest the ethical way
Recently launched out of beta, U.K. startup Shape wants to create a more educational trading experience for a new generation of traders, including those who might be concerned with the ethical standards of the sectors or companies they back. Read More - Waze Carpool’s new app lets riders get more choosy about their drivers
Waze’s carpooling app for commuters is relaunching with a number of new features designed to make it easier and safer to use. The company says it will now allow people to choose their shared rides, instead of being matched blindly. That means riders will be able to pick drivers based on things l... - Flippy, the robot hamburger chef, goes to work
- Virtru’s new API brings encryption tech built by ex-NSA engineer to third-party developers
- As Disney’s streaming service nears, Netflix rolls out improved parental controls
- When venture capital becomes vanity capital
- Lyft commits to cutting the problem of health care transportation in half by 2020
- Taking on the Big 4 accounting giants, Paro receives $5m for its labor marketplace for financial professionals
- Xiaomi phones could finally go on sale in the US before the end of this year
- Black Mirror will ‘BRB’
If you can’t get enough new Black Mirror episodes, Netflix confirmed that the series will be coming back with a fifth season. The company shared the news with a cryptic teaser video on Twitter with “Be Right Back” written at the end. The future will be brighter than ever. pic.twitter.com/slVeg3V... - Google’s new Bristlecone processor brings it one step closer to quantum supremacy
Every major tech company is looking at quantum computers as the next big breakthrough in computing. Teams at Google, Microsoft, Intel, IBM and various startups and academic labs are racing to become the first to achieve quantum supremacy — that is, the point where a quantum computer can run cert... - Amazon confirms that it has acquired GameSparks
Ahead of GDC later this month, Amazon has confirmed an acquisition that speaks to its ambitions to do more in the area of gaming — and specifically through offering platform tools for the games developer community. The company has acquired UK- and Ireland-based cloud gaming platform GameSparks —... - Devialet is getting a new CEO
- Facebook says it mistakenly asked users for views on grooming
- Qualcomm is pushing back its pivotal shareholder meeting this week amid a regulatory review
- Meal kits come to Walmart stores and online grocery service
- Google is selling off Zagat
- Apple’s glass walls result in 911 calls
- Shogun wants to help businesses easily build a better online storefront
- Volkswagen’s latest I.D. concept EV is a stunner self-driving sport sedan
Volkswagen has revealed its latest I.D. concept vehicle at the Geneva Motor Show in Switzerland: The I.D. Vizzion, which is a lot less sleepy than all those ‘Zs’ might suggest. The Vizzion is by far my favorite of the I.D. line in terms of pure design, with sporty lines on a roomy but sleek seda... - MoviePass CEO proudly says the app tracks your location before and after movies
Everyone knew the MoviePass deal is too good to be true — and as is so often the case these days, it turns out you’re not the customer, you’re the product. And in this case they’re not even attempting to camouflage that. Mitch Lowe, the company’s CEO, told an audience at a Hollywood event that “... - Google Search comes to iMessage
Google Search is now available within iMessage. In an effort to more deeply integrate Google’s search engine on iOS devices, the company announced today that its Search app for iOS has added an iMessage extension, allowing iPhone and iPad users to search the web, then quickly add those search re... - European Union plans to tax tech giants on local revenue
- Facebook swings at Twitter with Breaking News label
- Uber faces potential $13.5 million lawsuit from Pennsylvania attorney general over data breach
- Apple’s over-the-ear headphones could feature noise-canceling
- Salesforce introduces automated query building feature in Einstein Analytics
- Hexel lets you create an Ethereum token for your community
- Former Dropbox exec Ilya Fushman is joining Kleiner Perkins from Index Ventures
- ‘Post-reality’ video of CG imagery projected on a dancing man at high framerates
Not sure what there is to add to the headline, really. Well, I guess I should probably explain a bit. Read More - Bumble is banning guns from profile pictures
Dating app Bumble is joining the dozens of major companies that have decided to take the fight against gun violence into their own hands following a string of mass shootings and renewed discussions around gun reform. Starting immediately all profile pictures with visible guns and other deadly we... - Used car site Vroom lays off staff, 25%-50% says source, as it halts Dallas and Indiana operations
Vroom, an on-demand car buying and selling startup that has raised over $300 million in venture funding, has hit a bump in the road. TechCrunch has learned and confirmed that the company has laid off a sizeable proportion of its staff — in line with a strategy of “sharpening our focus on profita... - Autonomous cars could peep around corners via bouncing laser
- Coinbase has hired LinkedIn’s M&A boss to spearhead new acquisitions
- BuzzFeed’s Matthew Henick takes content role at Facebook
- These tech jobs can earn you the most money
- Watch SpaceX launch a record-sized satellite on its 50th Falcon 9 live
- Shortly, even the CEO will be outsourced to an online labor marketplace
- Instagram has an unlaunched ‘Portrait’ feature hidden inside
- Honda intends to actually put its retro Urban EV concept on sale in 2019
Honda’s adorable little Urban EV Concept stole hearts at last year’s Frankfurt Motor Show, and at the Geneva Motor Show this week, the automaker confirmed that it’s making a production version of the car, with a target street date of late 2019 for the cute little guy, though it’ll be a European ... - Porsche’s Mission E Cross Turismo is the EV crossover you want
Porsche unveiled a new concept version of its forthcoming Mission E all-electric car today at at the Geneva Motor Show. The Mission E Cross Turismo is a crossover utility vehicle with all-wheel drive, four doors and a larger cargo capacity for making sure you have plenty of room to stow your ski... - WHOOP raises $25 million to tell everyone from athletes to execs about their health
WHOOP, the company behind the Tesla of health tracking and sports performance wearables, has raised a whopping $25 million in a new round of funding. The round was comprised of a slew of prominent investment firms and individual investors including the Durant Company, the National Football Leagu... - Take a look at the production version of the PAL-V Liberty flying car
- Volkswagen’s I.D. Vizzion electric sedan aims for 2022 production
- Blockchain company Centrifuge wants every business to get paid on time
- Microsoft will integrate Azure Stack with Azure Government this year
- SpaceX successfully launches 50th Falcon 9 mission
- Korean internet giant Kakao is launching a blockchain company
- Coinbase addresses Ripple rumors, says it has made no decision on adding new coins
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