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Don’t believe the (digital) hype: Political campaigns still focus on TV for ads
2019-03-22

Overall, 2018 political campaigns and PACs spent only 2.7% to 5.1% of their budgets on digital ads. Fifty percent of their spending went to TV ads. While the Trump 2020 campaign is already spending big on digital ads, other campaigns at the state and national levels still rely mainly on TV and direct mail to reach...

A eulogy for every product Google has ruthlessly killed (145 and counting)
2019-03-22

“This project was born as an act of criticism toward a culture of software product churn,” says the creator of Killed By Google, an archive of products lost to the sands of time. Tez. Trendalyzer. Panoramio. Timeful. Bump! SlickLogin. BufferBox.Read Full Story

Find the perfect gift for your mum with TNW’s Mother’s Day guide
2019-03-22

Consider yourself warned, dear reader. There’s just nine days left until UK Mother’s Day. Nine. Days. And you thought the countdown to Brexit was scary. If this news has caused your blood pressure to plummet and beads of sweat to accumulate on your forehead, don’t worry. I’ve got you covered. TNW’s compiled...

Here’s how much ‘Bitcoin Twitter’ loves presidential candidate Andrew Yang
2019-03-21

The hype surrounding the US presidential election in 2020 is growing palpable, and one candidate, Andrew Yang, is getting significant attention from the cryptocurrency community. Yang, a Democratic Party candidate, is absolutely the favorite of internet memelords, but he isn’t the only one appealing to the...

Bitcoin scammer boasts $760,000 payday through dark web domain squatting
2019-03-21

A scammer is claiming to have made 200 BTC ($760,000) through ‘typosquatting’ criminal dark web sites on the Tor network, over the past four years. Typosquatting is a form of cybersquatting – basically sitting on websites under someone else’s brand – that specifically targets users who incorrectly type a...

After Google, Walmart is reportedly building a game streaming service
2019-03-21

USgamer reports that retail giant Walmart is working on a game streaming service, hopping on the now-heavily-burdened bandwagon that includes Google, Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon, and Sony. That’s from the media outlet’s sources, which say that the company has been in talks with game developers and publishers about...

Cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia resumes trading months after debilitating hack
2019-03-21

Cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia has resumed trading following a debilitating hack in mid-January. The New Zealand-based company said on Twitter today that it had resumed trading “on 40 trade pairs […] quantified as secure,” adding that it would continue to expand its offering as more coins were cleared. A...

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey says he will pay you to work on Bitcoin full-time
2019-03-21

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has made an offering to the cryptocurrency community: he will pay developers to work full-time on Bitcoin Core and other “cryptocurrency ecosystem” projects. Are you currently contributing to bitcoin-core or other crypto ecosystem projects for free in your off-time? We’d like to pay you...

How to be a better boss, according to Google
2019-03-20

Being a great leader is important for many reasons: your team gets more work done, your staff are engaged and enthusiastic, and co-workers will invite you to their dinner parties. But there’s a lot more on the line than just your team’s performance. According to Gallup’s 2017 survey, the number one reason why...

Google could conquer gaming by having nothing to lose
2019-03-20

Every other gaming company is too scared to disrupt consoles and PCs. On Tuesday, after months of buildup, Google announced an ambitious plan to take on Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo with its own gaming platform.Read Full Story

Stadia’s Google Assistant integration is the gaming feature I never knew I needed
2019-03-20

Google today revealed just what kind of hat it intends to throw in the gaming ring — a cloud streaming service called Stadia. Most of the news was a lot of blue sky development jargon, but it did reveal one thing about Stadia that’ll probably do more to help gamers than any new controller or lack of latency: a...

Google announces Stadia, its cross-platform game streaming service
2019-03-19

At the 2019 Game Developers Conference (FDC) in San Francisco today, Google unveiled Stadia, its all-you-can-play game streaming service. It’s launching sometime this year, first in the US, Canada, UK, and most of Europe. The service will let you play all manner of computer games streamed from Google‘s data...

At today’s Game Developers Conference, Google will take on the $140B industry
2019-03-19

The company has been working on a secret gaming project for years. People think today Google will announce Project Stream and possibly its Yeti console. Google, for years, has reportedly been working on a secret gaming project. And the company is about to unveil it today at the annual Game Developers Conference in...

Facebook: Original Christchurch shooting video had 200 live views and 4,000 total views
2019-03-19

Since then people have tried to re-upload the video to Facebook over 1.5 million times. Facebook has revealed that the Christchurch New Zealand mosque shooting that was live-streamed by the perpetrator was viewed less than 4,000 times in total before it was removed by the company. That includes 200 people who viewed...

What we talk about when we talk about the New Zealand mosque shooting
2019-03-15

Journalists are tasked with covering the news, but how should media cover a murder suspect who craves media attention? Harvard professor Joan Donovan discusses the pitfalls journalists fall into. This morning, a shooter stormed two mosques in New Zealand and killed 49 people, live-streaming the entire event to...

How kids organized the massive school walkout demanding action on climate change
2019-03-15

Young people are fed up with the lack of progress on tackling climate change, so across the world, they’re taking a stand and walking out of school to call for action on March 15. Kawika Pegram had never organized a protest before. The 17-year-old junior at Waipahu High School on Oahu heads up photography for...

Why is Google adding Nintendo controller support to Chrome?
2019-03-14

Google is apparently working to improve native support for Nintendo‘s Switch controllers within Chrome. Could this be a sign of things to come for Project Stream? A recently discovered commit in Google‘s Chromium Gerrit page proposes to “improve support for Nintendo Switch gamepads.” First spotted...

Exclusive: Today Show’s steals and deals maven Jill Martin helped bring in $60 million in e-commerce revenue
2019-03-14

As many media companies feel advertising headwinds, the Today Show is proving e-commerce to be a viable revenue driver and it’s promoting Jill Martin as part of its growth strategy. NBC’s Today Show has long been a juggernaut in terms of influence and advertising, but even the most beloved television...

Facebook’s new VR avatars are more lifelike than anything you’ve seen before
2019-03-14

Remember when Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg tried to show off his company’s clunky Spaces VR tech by taking a virtual tour of hurricane-hit Puerto Rico in 2017? This is nothing like that. The company has quietly been developing a revolutionary system to create virtual avatars of people that closely resemble them in...

ISPs are reportedly blocking Reddit in India
2019-03-14

Facebook and Instagram might be up for people around the world after a long outage, but for several people in India are not being able to access Reddit. However, that’s not because of a server outage. Several Reddit posts and reports suggest that telcos and ISPs (Internet Service Providers) are blocking the site....

Video: Here’s how to unsend things on Facebook Messenger
2019-03-14

Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, tricks, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. We’ve all done something stupid on Facebook Messenger. Whether it’s sending a message we immediately regretted, or just firing a juicy meme to your grandma by mistake...

Google Earth and Carmen Sandiego is the best combo since PB & J
2019-03-13

Carmen Sandiego, renowned lady thief and the original superstar of edutainment, has finally made her way into a new video game — only this time, the actual world is her canvas in Google Earth. I don’t know who came up with this idea, but I’m so glad they had that brainwave, because this combination of Carmen and...

Consult this handy chart to see if you are an ***hole designer
2019-03-13

There are four types of designers: non-assholes, level 1 assholes, level 2 assholes, and level 3 assholes. Which one are you? How to Do Great Work Without Being an Asshole, a new book by designer Paul Woods, is a practical, illustrated guide that does exactly what the title suggests: It shows you how to be both...

Twitter says Jack Dorsey didn’t know anti-vax podcaster was anti-vax
2019-03-13

The Twitter CEO went on a podcast with an anti-vaccine advocate. He now says he was unaware of his views. “Thanks Ben!” Jack Dorsey tweeted last night at Ben Greenfield, a popular podcast host–who also happens to be an anti-vaccine advocate. Last month Greenfield tweeted (from his verified...

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