Did you know that Discord features an image setting that allows you to save data when you’re not connected to Wi-Fi? When you turn this setting on, images will be sent in a lower quality. Our guide will show you how to turn this setting on. Note: These screenshots were captured in the Discord application…Read More
Spotify Podcast Ads, which debuted at CES 2020 last January for the streaming platform’s original and exclusive podcasts, were extended to Germany and the U.K. Thursday. The ad offering is powered by Spotify’s proprietary Streaming Ad Insertion technology, which delivers and reports on confirmed ad impressions, rather than downloads, and provides advertisers with insights on…Read More
Some take long walks to disconnect from work. Alyssa Raine does the opposite. When she’s not working, the Group VP of Customer Marketing Platforms at Walgreens is still brainstorming and thinking about ways the major pharmacy retailer can provide the best customer experience. She takes long walks daily to digest and wrap her head around…Read More
Computers, in particular laptops, are the essential tool for any developer. Sure having a nice keyboard and mouse can boost your productivity and comfort, but developers can’t even work without a good computer. There are many types of developers out there – those who use the terminal for everything, even coding, and those like me that use IDEs built on Java, which is resource-intensive. There are web developers, desktop developers, game developers, and much more. Because of so many preferences and styles, we will focus the article on multiple purpose developers, nothing too specific, so laptops that will help most…
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Twenty years ago, Facebook did not exist. Google had just failed to sell itself to Yahoo for $1 million. Netflix was a fledgling startup struggling to establish a working business model around selling and renting DVDs online. Today, Facebook and Google are among the top ten most valuable companies, and Netflix, now the most popular online streaming service with nearly 200 million users worldwide, is worth over $200 billion. Yahoo sold its assets to Verizon for a fraction of Google’s value, and Blockbuster, the video-renting giant that refused to acquire Netflix in 2000, no longer exists. The internet’s short but…
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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! My daughter is currently working in a restaurant, thus getting a crash course in economics, problem-solving, planning, and social behavior. While she’s learning new skills — I’m listening. Recently she educated me on the true power dynamics of waiting on people. At first, I thought it would be pretty simple: a waiter serves the guest, it’s clear…
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The Alphabet Workers Union (AWU) has slammed the company’s treatment of two prominent AI researchers as “an attack on the people who are trying to make Google’s technology more ethical.” The newly-formed union issued a statement on the “retaliation” against AI ethics lead Margaret Mitchell, whose corporate account was recently suspended by the Big G. Mitchell had reportedly been using automated scripts to find messages showing mistreatment of her former colleague Timnit Gebru, whose forced departure in December sparked a backlash among Google staff. [Read: How Netflix shapes mainstream culture, explained by data] In a statement, the AWU described the actions against the…
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The administration of President Joe Biden wasted no time in revving up its Twitter engine, creating over 50 new staff government accounts, along with two new institutional White House accounts: @WHCOS, for chief of staff Ronald Klain; and @WHCommsDir, for communications director Kate Bedingfield. All of those new accounts will be added to the White…Read More
For some travelers, a glass of chardonnay some 35,000 feet in the air is as ubiquitous as free pretzels and peanuts. Most airlines have a longstanding policy of complimentary drinks as part of the premium paid for a seat in first class. But when the pandemic shuttered nearly all air travel–and kept elite-tier loyalty members…Read More
TLDR: With The Ultimate 2021 White Hat Hacker Certification Bundle, students get schooled in more than 100 hours of cybersecurity and ethical hacking expertise. In case you haven’t heard, the U.S. has been at the center of a building cybersecurity meltdown in recent months, including everything from suffering staggering widespread hacking attacks to disappointing setbacks in costly attempts to improve the safety of vital defense systems. Those alarming missteps could be on a path toward improvement with an additional $10 billion in funds earmarked for cybersecurity and IT fixes in the wake of the SolarWinds hack. But what it really…
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