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Google launches Flutter 1.0 — its fast, powerful cross-platform app UI toolkit
2018-12-04

Today, at the Flutter Live event in London, Google announced the first stable release of Flutter, its cross-platform UI toolkit. Flutter is intended to help developers build attractive, native app experiences from a single codebase. While cross-platform UI toolkits are nothing new, Flutter is unique in how it...

How Google and Morse code are helping to make gaming more inclusive
2018-12-04

Learning Morse code can be fun! Google has teamed up with the clever folks at Adaptive Design Association—an organization that builds custom adaptations for children with disabilities—for a 48-hour hackathon to design prototype games that turned learning Morse code into fun. These very modern children...

Microsoft is reportedly building a Chromium-based browser to replace Edge
2018-12-04

Windows Central reports that Microsoft is working on a replacement for its Edge web browser – which is the default option in Windows 10 – that will use Google’s Chromium base under the hood. If that’s legit, it’ll see Microsoft swap out the EdgeHTML engine it built from scratch for the one that’s part of...

Google removes 2 popular Android apps that enabled click fraud
2018-12-04

Google finally took action after eight Cheetah Mobile and Kika Tech apps were allegedly involved in ad fraud last week. The search giant removed CM File manager and Kika keyboard apps after an internal investigation. The company found that these two apps contained code which can be used to execute ad fraud through...

Swiss hotel chain offers a ‘social media sitter’ to handle your Instagram while you relax
2018-12-04

Ibis, A popular European hotel chain, just introduced the world to the “social media sitter.” It’s the answer to a problem few knew existed, and even fewer though we needed professional help with. “Enjoy your trip without digital stress. Our Social Media Sitter takes care of your Instagram profile. And you can...

Windows ‘Lite’ could be Microsoft’s next Chrome OS competitor
2018-12-03

A report out of IT publication Petri suggests Microsoft is working on a challenger to Google’s increasingly popular Chrome OS dubbed Windows Lite, or perhaps even just ‘Lite.’ I’m getting a strong sense of deja vu. If this all sounds familiar to you too,  it’s Microsoft has been trying to escape the burden...

Meet the Google engineer getting its workers ready to strike
2018-12-03

Google engineer Liz Fong-Jones raised over $100,000 in three hours to support striking workers, then doubled it with her own contribution. On November 1, around 20,000 Google employees walked out of work to demand systemic change in how the company handles workers’ rights issues such as sexual harassment and...

People have all kinds of theories about this abandoned Christmas tree in the NYC subway
2018-12-03

Is this the most New York Christmas story ever? Over the weekend, New York Times reporter Jenna Wortham had a question for New Yorkers on Twitter: What is the most “that’s so new york” moment?Read Full Story

Are you cool enough to get these minimalist maps?
2018-12-03

Peter Gorman designs maps that make you go “hmmm.” To many of us, cities are concepts more than places. For instance, I live in Portland, Oregon–a city that, thanks in part to eight seasons of the TV show Portlandia, almost certainly triggers extremely specific thoughts in your head (hipsters!...

These five Google successes began as employee passion projects
2018-12-03

At its best, Google has always been a place where someone’s bright idea has a shot at reaching the world. Editor’s Note: This list is part of our feature, “An exclusive look inside Google’s in-house incubator Area 120.”Read Full Story

WhatsApp’s first ever TV commercial warns against fake news in India
2018-12-03

WhatsApp has faced a lot of criticism for the way it’s handled fake news in India. In its latest move to battle misinformation, the company has launched three TV commercials in India to spread awareness about the issue amongst its users in the country. The 60-second commercials, named “Share joy, not rumors,”...

Nigeria caught in WhatsApp fake news whirlwind ahead of elections
2018-12-03

After numerous infamous cases of people in India and Brazil falling prey to fake news spread on WhatsApp, the problem is now spreading to Nigeria. The West African nation is hosting its national elections in February next year, and a report from The Poynter Institute says its citizens are at risk of being conned by...

SERPstash is a $20 app that will help you win at SEO
2018-12-02

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Facebook and Google are breaking campaign laws, says Washington State
2018-12-01

The companies’ disclosures do not meet the state’s strict election transparency rules, say regulators. A lobbying group called the decision “disappointing.” Digital platforms like Facebook and Google must know when they’ve sold political ads aimed at influencing elections and make...

Anchorage earthquake: Photos and videos show street damage, trembling structures
2018-11-30

Social media was flooded today with images of a violent earthquake that rocket parts of Alaska. Social media was flooded today with images of a violent earthquake that rocked parts of Alaska, damaging buildings and sparking a tsunami warning for Cook Inlet and the Kenai Peninsula. The preliminary 7.0 quake...

Instagram now lets you choose who can — and can’t — see your Stories
2018-11-30

Instagram Stories are great for quickly sharing what’s going on in your life – but sometimes you don’t want all your followers to see them. The app’s new Close Friends feature makes it easier to restrict your Stories to a select group of people, so you don’t have to worry about your boss, your parents, or...

Sheryl Sandberg reportedly ordered oppo research on billionaire George Soros
2018-11-30

Sandberg originally said she had no knowledge of the D.C. oppo research group Definers, but has steadily walked back that statement. Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg requested opposition research on billionaire George Soros from a Washington, D.C., opposition research firm, a new report says. Sandberg had previously...

Amazon Prime Health is coming, according to an early investor
2018-11-30

The famed venture capitalist says Amazon might be able to leverage its vast data store to help it serve health care needs. John Doerr, an early investor in both Google and Amazon, believes Jeff Bezos’s company will offer a “Prime Health” for medical and health products, Christina Farr reports at...

The shiny new neighborhood exposing everything that’s wrong with SF
2018-11-30

The “East Cut,” the growing neighborhood around San Francisco’s Salesforce Tower, has a new name, a new logo, and a new look. It’s still working on schools. It’s lunchtime on a sunny California day and I’m walking down a street near San Francisco’s tallest building,...

Sketchy apps with more than 2 billion installs allegedly involved in click fraud
2018-11-27

Chinese app developer Cheetah Mobile has been accused of running a major click fraud scam, using its Android apps which have a combined install base of more than 2 billion. BuzzFeed News reported that research from mobile analytics company Kochava found eight apps – seven from Cheetah Mobile and one from Kika Tech...

Here’s how to find your old embarrassing tweets
2018-11-23

Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, tricks, guides, and advice on how to get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. Have you ever wondered what you tweeted to your 28 followers back in 2009? Was it something along the lines of “Is this thing on?” or “Twitter sucks.” No matter what it...

Google Home Hub is a makeup how-to machine for your vanity
2018-11-22

Google’s smart display is good at playing YouTube videos. YouTube is bulging with makeup tutorials. That leads to a use-case scenario with lots of potential. On a Tuesday morning in November, a crowd of immaculately groomed bloggers gathers at 8 a.m. inside a Sephora store to munch on tiny avocado toasts, their...

Amazon Web Services outage forces major cryptocurrency exchanges offline
2018-11-22

Two major South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges have been forced offline, after critical Amazon Web Services (AWS) servers suffered nationwide failure Thursday morning. AWS, one of the world’s widely used cloud services, was hit with major internal server failures that brought popular digital asset exchanges, Upbit...

Hate speech is still too easy to find on social media
2018-11-22

Shortly after the synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh, I noticed that the word “Jews” was trending on Twitter. As a social media researcher and educator, I became concerned that the violence would spread online, as it has in the past. The alleged synagogue shooter’s activity on the Gab social media site has drawn...

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