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This incredible tweetstorm breaks down where all your favorite GIFs come from
2018-02-11

Filmmaker Matthew A. Cherry (known for 2012’s “The Last Fall” and “Almost 30”) unleashed a Twitterstorm on Friday that answered the prayers of many social media fanatics—he promised to dig up the backstory and original video of any GIF that his Twitter followers sent to him....

How to switch back to the old version of Snapchat (before it sucked)
2018-02-11

All is not well for Snapchat. The app has ticked off its most loyal users with its latest redesign which merges your friends' snap messages with their Stories.  It's the app's first major #facepalm. But good news! There's a way to switch back to the old Snapchat, and we're gonna show you how do it. But it does...

What my team and I have learned in the first 3 weeks of Y Combinator
2018-02-10

About a year ago, my team and I were just starting to build our MVP. Back then we were a small team of three and had a huge vision. Fast forward to three months ago: a team of six and an entry ticket to Y Combinator. And today, we’re an incredible team of nine, best I could think of, living in Sunnyvale, California...

Madagascar has a hi-tech waterless toilet that charges your phone
2018-02-10

Traditional flush toilets aren’t an option in many parts of the world, but neither is leaving people with unsafe and unhygenic choices. Now, one company is piloting a new loo that’s waterless, off-grid and able to charge your phone. Lina Zeldovich travels to Madagascar to witness the start of a lavatorial...

Gain a competitive career advantage and learn the powers of machine learning and data science
2018-02-10

With its reach increasing, it’s time for the tech-savvy to start truly understanding the global implications of these technologies with the Machine Learning and Data Science eBook and Course Bundle. It’s a package that’s on sale now for just $34 (over 90 percent off) from TNW Deals.

6 things UI designers should keep in mind for iPhone X
2018-02-10

There is nothing more pleasing for a creative designer than a new challenge. User Interface designers are sick and tired of standard screen sizes and similar UIs. Apple has provided an opportunity for those who want something extraordinary — the iPhone X with its unusual screen is the most exciting task for UI...

Falcon Heavy is a fully reusable middle-finger to the environment
2018-02-10

  SpaceX has now launched the most powerful spacecraft since the Apollo era – the Falcon Heavy rocket – setting the bar for future space launches. The most important thing about this reusable spacecraft is that it can carry a payload equivalent to sending five double-decker London buses into space – which will...

Do’s and dont’s of sending emails under GDPR
2018-02-10

I hate to break it to you, but the days of scattergun marketing emails are numbered — the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is in sight now, and once it’s arrived, there’ll be no hiding from the major issue of consent. No longer will you be able to add new addresses to your endless email lists, or send...

This neural network wants to be your Valentine... we think
2018-02-10

Research scientist Janelle Shane came up with a novel way to woo your tech-savvy partner this Valentine’s Day. Shane collected all the phrases from the popular Valentine’s heart candy — the one with messages like “Love You” or “Be Mine” — and fed them into a machine learning algorithm. The algorithm...

Hate Slack’s new Emoji? Here’s how to bring back the old ones
2018-02-09

Slack now forces you to use specific emoji depending on your system of choice. Mac and iOS users will still see Apple’s emoji, which used to be the default for all users. But now Windows, Android, and Linux users will see Google’s very divisive emoji introduced with Android Oreo. In comparison with Apple’s...

Uber and Waymo reach settlement over allegedly stolen self-driving tech
2018-02-09

The arduous legal battle between Uber and Waymo, Alphabet’s self-driving car unit, has finally concluded, with both parties reaching a settlement. Alphabet sued Uber after it acquired Otto in 2016. Otto was founded by Anthony Levandowski, a former lead in Alphabet’s self-driving car efforts. Alphabet argues that...

Steve Bannon says #MeToo movement will be bigger than the Tea Party
2018-02-09

Steve Bannon, the former White House insider and deposed head of Breitbart News, has high hopes for the #MeToo movement. In an interview published Friday in Bloomberg News, Bannon noted his belief that the movement against sexual misconduct–spearheaded by the #MeToo and Time’s Up organizers–will...

Facebook is giving $10 million to its top online community leaders
2018-02-09

The social network has announced that over 100 of its top community leaders will receive a share of the $10 million pot, reports Reuters. The initiative was announced at a Facebook Communities Summit in London and will aim to reward people who have set up Facebook groups that have created “meaningful”...

Facebook is testing a downvote button
2018-02-09

The social media giant is testing the button, which allows users to flag and hide inappropriate comments, reports CNBC. When a user clicks on the button, they then have the option to label the related content as “offensive,” “misleading,” or “off topic” before it is hidden...

Twitter’s profitable. Now it’s time to address the bot issue.
2018-02-08

Twitter today announced the its first profit since the company went public in 2013. Now in the black, the Jack Dorsey-led microblogging platform pocketed a cool $91.1 million in the fourth quarter of last year. Now that Twitter is in the black, it’s time for Dorsey to put that profit to good use. He can start with...

Reddit bans Deepfakes community that made AI-generated celebrity porn
2018-02-08

Reddit is no longer tolerating the bizarre Deepfakes trend that shaped up on its platform: the company has banned the controversial forum that churned out heaps of fake celebrity porn entirely generated by an AI. In addition to the main Deepfakes subreddit which attracted more than 90,000 subscribers, the “front...

Now Google might make a game console and game-streaming service
2018-02-07

Google could try to get serious about gaming with a rumored console and game-streaming service, according to the Information. The service, codenamed “Yeti,” would stream modern games over the internet instead of processing them locally, allowing them to run weaker hardware such as Google’s...

Facebook’s body-swapping AI has Hollywood written all over it
2018-02-07

If you thought DeepFakes, the AI that swaps celebrity faces into any video (like porn), was scary wait until you see what Facebook’s DensePose can do. Facebook’s AI research (FAIR) division last week revealed the details of a neural network that maps 2D images to humans in videos. Basically the team taught AI how...

Pornhub and Twitter are banning “deepfake” face-swap porn videos
2018-02-07

The videos use AI to put the faces of celebrities onto the body of porn stars. Deepfakes were popularized on a Reddit subform where they gained notoriety over the last several months. The practice is obviously done without the celebrity’s consent, leading many opponents of the videos to classify them in the...

Pornhub and Twitter are banning ‘deepfake’ face-swap porn videos
2018-02-07

The videos use AI to put the faces of celebrities onto the body of porn stars. Deepfakes were popularized on a Reddit subform where they gained notoriety over the last several months. The practice is obviously done without the celebrity’s consent, leading many opponents of the videos to classify them in the...

Patagonia Is Launching A New Digital Platform For Environmental Activism
2018-02-06

Patagonia Action Works aims to connect people with environmental nonprofits in their area. Over its 40-year history, Patagonia has donated about $90 million to grassroots environmental organizations. In December the company aimed to galvanize people into taking political action against the rolling back of national...

12 Interesting Things Silicon Valley’s Congressman, Ro Khanna, Told Me Over Coffee
2018-02-06

The freshman congressman talked about how Trump won, nuclear annihilation, Edmund Burke, fake conservatism, job creation, bully politics, and Plato’s Republic (really). Democratic congressman Ro Khanna has an interesting view of the world. He’s one of the few U.S. politicians that sees things through the...

How To Manage Your Money In The Gig Economy
2018-02-06

LearnVest.com founder Alexa von Tobel offers up personal finance tips for the ever-growing number of workers taking on freelance, gig, and contract jobs. Half of Americans no longer receive a steady paycheck, thanks in part to the rise of ride sharing and other gig economy opportunities. But most of our financial...

How Tappx helped turn ‘Cut the Rope’ into a veritable gold mine
2018-02-06

This interview is part of our series of Growth Stories. We interviewed the founders and CEOs of 20 of the fastest growing startups in Europe. We asked them about their companies, their companies’ culture, and their lives, trying to understand how these three factors played a role in the achievement of such...

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