The Chromecast is one of the best products Google has ever made. It’s low price, small size, and reliability help make streaming video to your TV commonplace, rather than a party trick for the techies with money. But it’s also time for the Chromecast to be retired, at least in its current form. If Google wants me...
In a heated back and forth, Congressman Ben Junán, a Democrat of New Mexico, got to the heart of Facebook’s data practice as it relates to non-users. For the last two days, Mark Zuckerberg has been facing questions by congressional lawmakers over Facebook’s data-collection practices and whether...
Earlier today, Google emailed G Suite customers letting them know a new version of Gmail is on the way. The email was supposed to be ‘customer confidential,’ so naturally it’s already leaked all over the place. Since then, Google has confirmed to TNW a redesign is on the way. The G Suite email was light on...
A few years ago, the social network Ello became a punchline. It billed itself as an ad-free alternative to Facebook–and though some took to it for a few weeks, the luster waned and people inevitably returned to their normal social media habits. Then came Peach; then came Vero; there are surely others I’m...
On Wednesday, Cynthia Nixon took to Twitter to pledge her support for legalizing recreational marijuana in New York. Nixon, who is running for governor, centered her argument on the fact that people of color are disproportionately arrested for marijuana-related crimes. “For me it comes down to this: We have to...
“We can’t have a system where if people want to communicate, the only way that’s possible is financed by a third party who wants to manipulate them.” Back in the 1980s, Jaron Lanier, one of the original founders of artificial intelligence and virtual reality, gave his first talk on the...
It’s like the controversies surrounding Craig Wright — the self-proclaimed ‘Satoshi Nakamoto’ — are refusing to die out. Wright is currently facing allegations of plagiarism for referencing someone else’s work without proper citations. In his latest academic publication titled The fallacy of selfish...
Just as Mark Zuckerberg was winding down his appearance before the Senate’s Commerce Committee yesterday, a photo started making the rounds on Twitter. At some point during the five-hour saga, AP photographer Andy Harnik took a shot that happened to capture a few pages of the Facebook CEO’s notes, which...
It’s like the controversies surrounding Craig Wright — the self-proclaimed ‘Satoshi Nakamoto’ — are refusing to die out. Wright is currently facing allegations of plagiarism for referencing someone else’s work without proper citations. In his latest academic publication titled The fallacy of selfish...
At no point has technology ever been used for anything shady. Social media, smartphones and video game chat channels all show that humanity can, in fact, be trusted. This is why I’m absolutely certain there’s no chance whatsoever that people will use ‘smart gardens’ to grow weed. Recently launched on...
Have you seen this ridiculously long post blocking your entire Facebook feed? I thought it looked like a long spine, but other people argue it’s a caterpillar, either way, it goes on, and on, and on, and on… Two of my more annoying colleagues here at TNW posted it on their Facebook wall. One of them, Nino, managed...
Ever get déjà vu? Because we sure do. After testifying in front of the Senate for much of the day yesterday, Mark Zuckerberg will face off against Capitol Hill lawmakers for a second day in a row today. This time, the Facebook CEO will answer questions from ranking members the the House Energy and Commerce...
We should have known that Facebook was abusing our data. Why? Because lots of privacy activists told us so. Since most of them are too good of a human to rub that in our nose, we went ahead and forced them to accept our spoonfed quote. Hopefully, next time we will listen. Rick Falkvinge, founder Pirate Party “I...
In a competitive startup environment, Brooklyn-based creative agency Red Antler helps founders hone their brands at the earliest stages. In 2013, the patent for finasteride, the active ingredient in male-pattern-baldness medication Propecia, expired. This might seem an unlikely development to send ripples across the...
Ausdroid has spotted an application filed with the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) which details a 4K dongle to bring Google’s Android TV platform to your television set. The application comes from Shenzhen SEI Robotics, which already claims to offer an Android TV dongle on its site. The application shows...
At Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s first-ever congressional hearing, in which he answered US senators’ questions about how the company handles its users’ data, Associated Press photographer Andy Harnik captured something no one expected to see up close: Zuckerberg’s notes for getting through the ordeal. They...
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified at a Congressional hearing today before 44 senators from the Senate’s Judiciary and Commerce committees. I hope his non-specific “team” is getting paid time-and-a-half, because from the sounds of Zuckerberg’s responses to Senator’s questions, they’re going to be doing...
While CEO Mark Zuckerberg donned a suit and parroted rehearsed lines in front of (mostly) old white men in Congress today, his company worked behind the scenes to notify users whose accounts may have been compromised in the recent Cambridge Analytica scandal. Me, for example. As is standard practice when it comes to...
Have you ever considered writing in a font that mimics your favorite artist’s handwriting? No? Well, now you can anyway. A website creatively named ‘Songwriters Fonts‘ hosts free typefaces modelled after legendary musicians. So far these include the scrawls of Kurt Cobain, David Bowie, John Lennon, Leonard...
Mark Zuckerberg was grilled today by a joint meeting of the Senate Commerce and Judiciary committees. The Facebook chief executive has been asked a broad array of questions, ranging from regulation, to data privacy, to foreign intrusion. And, in true Facebook fashion, Zuckerberg is talking out of both sides of his...
Of all the many creepy concerns raised by Facebook’s enormous power and reach, one of the creepiest is the idea that the social network follows you around the internet even when you’re logged off—all so it can serve you better ads and make even more money off your data. Because Facebook is a black...
A look at the Facebook insiders helping guide the embattled CEO as the company moves forward and tries to regain the trust of users. Today, Mark Zuckerberg testifies before Congress. It’s a long-awaited and much-anticipated move to make amends with both the government and millions of disillusioned users who...
Welcome to our second ever newsletter takeover. Ela Darling, the queen of VR porn, feminist activist, and avid robot enthusiast, has pulled together her favorite stuff from around the internet. She’s also joining us on TNW Answers tomorrow. Have you asked her your question yet? Make it good, and maybe we’ll...
Facebook said today it will roll out a new program called the Data Abuse Bounty, which will reward people who report any misuse of data by app developers. Bounty hunters worked so well for Jabba the Hutt, after all. If you’re looking to collect a bounty, you’ll need “first-hand knowledge...
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