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Anna Chung is the Principal cybersecurity researcher at Palo Alto Networks. Join her atTNW 2021for a fascinating talk on Cybercriminal minds. They are not inherently unsafe, but they could be open to exploitation by cyber attackers. They can also allow users to login into a Wi-Fi data pipe without a password. Were seeing them used increasingly across all areas of life but are we thinking before we scan? QR code technology is safe in itself, but as reliance on it grows, cybercriminals are taking note....

Did you know Neural istaking the stage on Sept 30 and Oct 1? An NYU researcher who was shut out of Facebook has taken her fight for transparency to the US Congress. 40% off TNW Conference! In August, the firm turned the threats into action. Facebook shut down the accounts, apps, pages, and platform access associated with EdelsonsNYU Ad Observatory. Facebook ads Facebook said that it banned the researchers due to concerns about their web app extension....

Did you know SHIFT istaking the stage on Sept 30 and Oct 1? Yes, folks, its true. On Wednesday, Rolls-Royceannouncedthat its finally bringing its luxury cars into the electric future. The very first EV from the historic brand is about to begin extensive on-road testing. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. The electric Rolls-Royce is called Spectre to echo the essence of an otherworldly powerful creature. It promises to be a silent, menacing creation that combines internal power and external smoothness....

The battle for the best programming language is raging. But who will make it out on top? According to the site, almost all roles relating to programming and engineering list JavaScript in the job requirements. Its considered to be the easiest programming language to learn, and most web browsers use it. JavaScript is used to manage the behavior of web pages. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Read more about thetop jobs for Python programmers....

It’s free, every week, in your inbox. This resulted in a considerable waste of capacity each month. However, I was by all accounts observing from the sidelines. The next question was obvious: how can I get involved? As a data scientist, I had the analytical chops to contribute, yet I was being left behind. The crypto space generated its own solution to this question. Passion becomes employment, which becomes financial sustenance....

Just a few short years ago, who would have ever thought theyd care about video backgrounds? 40% off TNW Conference! Users can choose one of their including options or pick one of their own to fully customize their look. Its even compatible for both Mac or Windows users.

There is a new culture arising between (wo)man and machine. Who owns all the data we leave behind? How will we be remembered in this modern-day collective consciousness? Do we need a digital will? And how does this impact the grieving process of those we leave behind? We know that todays data is increasingly interwoven with individual life stories. The internet even jumps in to substitute spiritual remembrance practices where theyve lost meaning....

I used to be a sumo wrestler in Japan. Yup, Im not kidding. I lived in Tokyo, in a house with 30 of the strongest sumo wrestlers in the world. We did everything together: lived, trained, and ate. My time in the sumo house has taught me a lot. So heres why you need a sumo wrestler in your team. I had my fair share of defeats during my time in the sumo house....

But the buyers may now be searching for their receipt. According to a new AI analysis,their prized possession is almost certainly a fake. The tests were conducted byArt Recognition, a Swiss company that uses algorithms to authenticateartworks. 40% off TNW Conference! The system learns to identify an artists characteristics by training thealgorithmon images of their real works. Once the training is complete, the algorithm is fed a new image to assess....

Did you know SHIFT istaking the stage on Sept 30 and Oct 1? So, what do EV drivers think about going green? What are their charging patterns? And which kind of improvements would they like to see? Lets take a look at six things you better know about. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. The biggest motivator for going electric is the environmental benefits, chosen by nearly six out of 10 respondents....

Since the pandemic started, all software companies have been launching collaborative tools to help remote teams. Dropboxs new screen and video capture tool is simply calledCapture, and its launching today in beta. The new tool lets you also capture GIFs, audio recordings, and just you on the camera. The companys idea behind this is to avoid unnecessary meetings when you might easily send video messages. Dropbox is not the only company to think about this....

In 2019, Mark Zuckerberg kicked off the project to merge Facebook Messenger, Instagram DMs, and WhatsApp. Last year, the company started unifying Instagram and Messenger by allowing you tomessage contacts across both networks. She said that Facebook is taking a Platform and service approach for this. The first step of this is to make Instagram DMs look and feel more like Messenger. 40% off TNW Conference! Crisan emphasized that all these features will be wrapped in the security of end-to-end encryption....

Join Lauren Razavi onstage atTNW 2021as she moderates a panel on Hustle Culture and the Burnout Generation. As borders closed and remote work boomed, the rules of the game changed overnight. For digital nomads, this brought unexpected challenges and new opportunities. Closed borders, national lockdowns, travel restrictions, fewer and more expensive flights. It sure seems like a bad time to be a digital nomad. So, how did we get hereand what happens next?...