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Tristan Greene @ The Next Web · 05/06/2021 16:39 EDT

PSA: Those ‘your porn name’ games are scams trying to get your personal info

Your porn name is the last five digits of your social security number, the name of the street your grew up on, and the month and year you opened your bank account. Actually, based on the most commonly used names in porn, it’s probably either “Lee” or “Nikki.” But I digress. The point is, those “your ______ name is
” games you see on social media are scams meant to help... Read more â€ș

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Thomas Macaulay @ The Next Web · 05/06/2021 14:21 EDT

Google will soon automatically enroll users in 2FA

Google is so sick of you relying on passwords that the company hopes to one day ditch the authentication method altogether. But in the meantime, the search giant is introducing a simpler way of improving security online: activating two-factor authentication (2FA) on your Google accounts by default. The Big G currently offers 2FA — also known as two-step verification (2SV) — as an optional setting, but will soon turn it... Read more â€ș

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Tristan Greene @ The Next Web · 05/06/2021 13:25 EDT

Researchers say this combo of old-school invisible ink and AI is ‘uncrackable’

A team of researchers from the Harbin Institute of Technology in China have developed a system by which invisible ink and a basic cipher can be combined with relatively simple AI to create an ‘uncrackable’ offline encryption method. Up front: Remember when you learned that you could use lemon juice and water to write invisible messages on paper? Well, this is a lot like that. The researchers then take the... Read more â€ș

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Urban Mobility Daily @ The Next Web · 05/06/2021 11:30 EDT

Here’s how autonomous cars could help remote and unpopulated areas

This article was written by Yann Arnaud, Director of Customer Needs and Innovation at MACIF on The Urban Mobility Daily, the content site of the Urban Mobility Company, a Paris-based company which is moving the business of mobility forward through physical and virtual events and services. Join their community of 10K+ global mobility professionals by signing up for the Urban Mobility Weekly newsletter. Read the original article here and follow... Read more â€ș

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Ioanna Lykiardopoulou @ The Next Web · 05/06/2021 11:25 EDT

Rivian R1T’s been spotted with a LiDAR rig — is this Driver+ related?

A Rivian R1T truck was sighted driving along Page Mill Road in Palo Alto, California, according to photos shared with Teslarati. Intriguingly, the car was bearing a LiDAR rig on its roof. With the upcoming launch of the R1T, it’s rather safe to assume that the company was testing its Driver+ assistance system, which comes standard with every Rivian vehicle. And besides, the truck was spotted in close proximity to... Read more â€ș

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TNW Deals @ The Next Web · 05/06/2021 11:00 EDT

ScoutPro, one of the smallest and most powerful chargers — and half off right now

TLDR: The ScoutPro is the ultimate all-in-one charger, offering a whole handful of ways for this 24,000mAh battery to deliver power to up to five devices at once. With the number of devices we all carry with us each day continuing to grow, it’s no surprise that we’re still trying to work out the whole charging thing. Each device often comes with its own charger, but nobody wants to carry... Read more â€ș

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Callum Booth @ The Next Web · 05/06/2021 10:12 EDT

Sonos Roam review: Smart speaker, even smarter business

I’m a sucker for a portable speaker. Of all the technological advances in recent years, they’re up there with the best. So when the Sonos Roam was announced I was — as the kids say — #Down2Clown. And you know what? It’s good. Really good. But the Sonos Roam goes beyond its technical characteristics; it’s also shrewd business move from the company. We were so excited about this that we... Read more â€ș

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TNW Deals @ The Next Web · 05/06/2021 10:00 EDT

Learn design basics and powerful creation apps like Adobe CC with these courses

TLDR: The Ultimate Learn to Design Training Bundle helps art learners explore digital creation in all its forms with some of the industry’s most powerful tools. A career in graphic design is a path marked with a whole bunch of trails and other side roads that can take students into all sorts of career opportunities they hadn’t expected. Maybe they go the classic route and start designing things like product... Read more â€ș

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Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten @ The Next Web · 05/06/2021 09:55 EDT

Treat your business like a living, breathing organism

Boris is the wise ol’ CEO of TNW who writes a weekly column on everything about being an entrepreneur in tech — from managing stress to embracing awkwardness. You can get his musings straight to your inbox by signing up for his newsletter! What is the purpose of a company? The simple and most common answer is: create shareholder value. I mean, it’s all just about the money in the... Read more â€ș

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Ioanna Lykiardopoulou @ The Next Web · 05/06/2021 09:24 EDT

Ola Electric plans to go international this year — but only after India launch

Ola, an Indian-based e-scooter company, is setting its sights on serious global expansion. After its proposed India launch in July, a company executive told PTI it plans to introduce its vehicle to Europe. Ola will focus particularly on Mediterranean countries such as France, Italy, and Spain, but also plans to bring its scooter to Germany and the UK. This news further cements the company’s lofty ambitions. In April, Ola unveiled... Read more â€ș

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The Conversation @ The Next Web · 05/06/2021 07:45 EDT

This is where all your digital data lives

Ancient humans stored information in cave paintings, the oldest we know of are over 40,000 years old. As humans evolved, the emergence of languages and the invention of writing led to detailed information being stored in various written forms, culminating with the invention of paper in China around the first century AD. The oldest printed books appeared in China between AD600 and AD900. For over a millennium, books remained the... Read more â€ș

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Ivan Mehta @ The Next Web · 05/06/2021 07:23 EDT

Twitter will now reprimand you for nasty replies

If you’re planning to reply “FUCK YOU!” or something similar to a tweet, Twitter will make you think twice — literally. Starting today, the social network company is rolling out new prompts that aim you to stop from posting mean replies. Twitter started this experiment last May with a limited set of users on iOS. Now it’s expanding to all users on Android and iOS. The company said that this... Read more â€ș

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Ioanna Lykiardopoulou @ The Next Web · 05/06/2021 06:20 EDT

Tesla may slash its referral program and cut free Supercharging miles

Tesla is to make yet another change to its referral program, sources told Electrek. Having spent over $23 million in free Supercharging miles last quarter alone, the company is seriously rethinking its reward policy.  Tesla launched the program back in 2015 to promote its vehicles through its user base. But giving credit or prizes to new buyers and owners who referred new sales proved to be too costly. In 2019,... Read more â€ș

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Ivan Mehta @ The Next Web · 05/06/2021 02:34 EDT

PUBG owner teases a new Battle Royale mobile game for India

South Korea’s Krafton Inc — rights holders of the PlayerUnknown’s BattleGround (PUBG) game — released a teaser for a new game called Battlegrounds Mobile India specially made for the country. Last September, the Indian government banned PUBG and 118 other Chinese apps over data security concerns. The IP holding company tried to distance itself from China-based Tencent, the distributors of the game in India, in order to get the ban... Read more â€ș

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The Conversation @ The Next Web · 05/06/2021 02:13 EDT

6 things you should know about the Facebook Oversight Board

Facebook’s quasi-independent Oversight Board on May 5, 2021, upheld the company’s suspension of former President Donald Trump from the platform and Instagram. The decision came four months after Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg banned Trump “indefinitely” for his role in inciting the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. The board chastised Facebook for failing to either set an end date for the suspension or permanently ban Trump and gave the... Read more â€ș

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Matthew Beedham @ The Next Web · 05/06/2021 02:00 EDT

Cowboy’s new ebike is here with a new frame, fancy accessories, and MORE TORQUE

Belgian ebike maker Cowboy came on to the scene a few years back, and has quietly been making a solid name for itself as a maker of app-driven “smart” ebikes. Now, the company has just announced its next generation ebike, the Cowboy 4. It’s the fourth generation, in case that wasn’t clear. Credit: CowboyThe Cowboy C4 looks largely the same as its predecessor. Except it now comes with mudguards, and... Read more â€ș

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Ivan Mehta @ The Next Web · 05/06/2021 01:57 EDT

Google is zhuzhing up Android tablets with a hub for entertaining content and games

Google is finally paying attention to making Android on tablets more useful with a new hub called Entertainment Space. This feature combines all things entertainment — videos, TV shows, movies, games, and books — under a new page. The new hub will live on the left side of the home screen that you can access just with a swipe. Once you sign into apps that you subscribe to, you’ll start... Read more â€ș

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Napier Lopez @ The Next Web · 05/05/2021 19:41 EDT

Nintendo announces Game Builder Garage, an easy way to make your own games

In something of a surprise reveal, Nintendo today announced Game Builder Garage, a Switch title that aims to make it easy to create your own games. Somewhat like the PS4’s Dreams, Game Builder Garage lets you create games without having to write any code. Instead, it uses visual programming, allowing you to connect and interact with creatures calls ‘Nodons’ — a play on a ‘node‘ in the programming sense, one... Read more â€ș

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Napier Lopez @ The Next Web · 05/05/2021 17:12 EDT

Facebook’s ‘Neighborhoods’ looks a whole lot like Nextdoor

Facebook is launching a new feature today to help you keep in touch with your local community: Neighborhoods. It’s essentially the social network’s take on dedicated community social network appslike Nextdoor. You’ll have to be 18 years or older to join, as well as confirm your neighborhood (the app gives you the option of a few nearby locations). The company gives you the option of adding “interests, favorite places, and... Read more â€ș

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Tristan Greene @ The Next Web · 05/05/2021 15:07 EDT

Should the US government force Facebook to host speech?

Lol no.This story continues at The Next WebOr just read more coverage about: Facebook Read more â€ș

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