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5 soft skills you need to succeed at work
2019-11-14

Our emotional intelligence is what sets us apart. It’s no secret that interpersonal skills are the way of the future. In fact, it’s likely they will define your future. A 2018 LinkedIn global survey of 4,000 professionals concluded that “training for soft skills is the number-one...

The logos of Starbucks, Google, and more get redesigned by a bot
2019-11-14

“I think people read different things into the logos. Some of them like the aesthetic of the glitchiness, and for others there’s a political or even anti-consumerist message to them,” says the artist behind @glitchlogos. Three years ago, self-proclaimed internet artist Darius Kazemi launched a...

Create a Responsive Website in Minutes with This Beginner-Friendly WordPress Builder
2019-11-14

But, for how great WordPress is, it can be frustrating to use if you're new to coding and want something that's a little more sophisticated than your run-of-the-mill WordPress site. That's why there's WP Page Builder, and it's now over 90 percent off at just $49 from TNW Deals.

Try a free game that demonstrates Google’s latest UI tech
2019-11-14

‘Headed South’ is a beautiful experience, but it’s also a demonstration that one of Google’s most experimental technologies is still just an experiment. Google’s Pixel 4 phone gives up on a lot of what made the Pixel line great. At least in my personal opinion! But it does feature an...

Moto Razr is back officially in a foldable avatar
2019-11-14

Motorola launched its much-awaited foldable phone Razr today at an event in Los Angles. The phone costs a whopping $1,500 and it’s exclusive to Verizon in the US. The clamshell phone has a 6.2-inch display that folds in.   The new Moto Razr will be available from December 26. Developing…For more gear, gadget, and...

Facebook fixed that bug that opened your camera without permission
2019-11-14

It was just yesterday we reported on a disconcerting bug in Facebook’s iOS app that would sometimes open your camera in the background while scrolling through your feed. It appears Facebook has fixed the bug; The Verge reports the updated version of the App is now available in the App Store. As a recap, users found...

Google Maps is rolling out a Star Trek-style universal translator for foreign travelers
2019-11-13

With Map’s new text-to-speech feature, you no longer have to look like an idiot pointing to an app to tell your driver where you want to go. Google Maps is introducing a cool feature this month that will make navigating a foreign country where you don’t speak the local language easier. Leveraging the...

6 predictions on where European tech is headed in 2020, according to experts
2019-11-13

2020 is set to be a defining year for European tech. While startups and scaleups have been supported over the years through a number of EU-based programs, newly elected European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has made achieving technological sovereignty a rallying cry for more globally competitive European...

5 interview questions an ex-Google recruiter asks before hiring remote workers
2019-11-13

The number of remote workers is surging, but it’s not for everyone. Here are the five interview questions Jennifer Farris asks to see if candidates can hack it. Whether from home or at a satellite office, more people are working remotely. A study done by FlexJobs and Global Workplace Analytics found that the...

Amy Klobuchar is concerned about Google’s plans to gather your health data
2019-11-13

Google’s ongoing quest for your health data isn’t going over smoothly with lawmakers. Google’s ongoing quest for your health data isn’t going over smoothly with lawmakers.Read Full Story

Facebook’s black employees say the company has a racism problem
2019-11-13

Last year, former Facebook manager Mark S Luckie accused the tech giant of having a “black people problem.” Specifically, Luckie alleged that the company was racist against African American employees, and said the site was “biased against black users.” One year on, and an anonymous group of black Facebook...

Facebook Pay will let you make payments through Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram
2019-11-13

Last night, Facebook launched its new payment service called Facebook Pay in the US. The service will let you pay other people and businesses across Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram. You can add your debit or credit card to Facebook Pay and choose if you want it available in certain apps or all Facebook...

Black fashion of the 1990s was groundbreaking. This new exhibit celebrates its rise
2019-11-12

Cross Colours, the innovative apparel line that gave shape to today’s trends, is the focus on a retrospective at the California African American Museum. 21st-century platforms such as Instagram have made it easier than ever before for businesses to exercise direct-to-consumer advertising. With each swipe...

There could be a simple solution to Facebook’s political ad woes
2019-11-11

David Carroll, professor and star of the Netflix doc ‘The Great Hack,’ argues that microtargeted political ads pervert the democratic process. What if Facebook just disabled them? Mark Zuckerberg has been defiant about his decision to continue selling political ads on Facebook, even ones that feature...

See Big Tech’s terrible diversity record, visualized using its logos
2019-11-11

Google, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, and Facebook remain overwhelmingly white and male. Here’s a look at their diversity numbers, visualized through their logos. Earlier this decade, diversity advocates pressured the nation’s tech giants to publicly share their employee diversity statistics—and...

Just putting it out there: Fuck dark mode
2019-11-10

In this column, “Just putting this out there…,” we write about the odd ways we engage with tech and the unpopular opinions we form about it. You can read the rest of the articles in this series here. You can barely move for dark mode news stories these days. Gmail? Dark mode. Instagram? Testing dark mode....

Here’s how you can see all quoted replies to a tweet
2019-11-09

Welcome 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. Twitter launched its “Retweet with comment” feature in 2015. Since then, it’s been hard to track down all people who quoted the tweet. Thankfully, a tool called Quoted...

The original Elizabeth Warren impersonator tells all—and she has a plan for 2020
2019-11-09

Comic actress and internet sensation Molly Erdman on how she got into the business of impersonating the presidential candidate, Kate McKinnon’s competing take, and where she goes from here. One of the hottest videos on Twitter a few weeks ago was what appeared to be Massachusetts senator and Democratic...

Amazon’s roadmap for Alexa is scarier than anything Facebook or Twitter is doing
2019-11-08

Amazon has big plans for its virtual assistant. One day, perhaps sooner than you think, Alexa will take a proactive role in directing our lives. It’ll interpret our data, make decisions for us, and summon us when it has something to say. Rohit Prasad, the scientist in charge of Alexa‘s development, recently gave...

Eight business podcasts that will definitely inspire and educate
2019-11-08

BossBabe cofounders Natalie Ellis and Danielle Canty discuss which podcasts and episodes can help anyone be more successful and productive. When Danielle Canty and I first launched BossBabe, our goal was to build a community for unapologetically ambitious women. We grew our Instagram to 1.6 million followers but...

This highly rated language learning app in the Google Play Store is on sale today
2019-11-08

There are plenty of immediate benefits of learning a foreign language. For instance, knowing the native language while traveling makes it easier to get around. Furthermore, the ability to communicate in the same language could help close a business deal. Mondly takes learning a new language out of the traditional...

How a ban on political ads is the second best gift Twitter ever gave Trump
2019-11-07

The climate crisis is a heavily partisan issue in US politics. Thought it’s not a hard-and-fast rule, most Democrats believe the fossil fuel industry needs to be heavily-checked and nearly all Republicans accept money from oil companies. There are Democrats who take money from big oil and Republican...

Alphabet is investigating Google’s handling of recent sexual harassment claims
2019-11-07

This month marks a year since thousands of Google employees and contractors from around the world — most of whom were mainly women — protested against the tech giant in a “walkout” amid claims of its handling of sexual harassment allegations, among other claims including gender-based discrimination and...

Google updates Teachable Machine so you can train an AI without code
2019-11-07

Machine learning and artificial intelligence are complex subjects and while you might see them being mentioned every day, you might not necessarily understand how they work. Two years ago, Google launched a site called Teachable Machine, which let you train a simple model using their camera without any code. Now,...

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