How to organize your horribly chaotic Slack sidebar

Do you ever wonder why your coworkers Slack sidebar looks so much better than yours? Its probably because they organized it. you might tweak all sorts of prefs in Slack, from how the sidebar behaves to how it looks. Lets outline these tweaks one at a time. Thats why you should customize your Slack sidebar to only show what matters. I recommend that you first set theChannelssection to only show unread channels....

July 1, 2021 · 2 min · 270 words · Mrs. Shannon Castillo DVM

Learn the skills to be an ethical hacker and help turn the tide against cyberthreats

And in-development quantum computers could soon make the unthinkable possible hacking a cryptocurrency wallet. It isnt alarmist to say that cybersecurity threats are everywhere. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. That knowledge leads learners to craft a customized penetration toolkit for use in their ethical hacking defenses. Prices are subject to change. Story byTNW Deals Hot deals courtesy of The Next Web.Hot deals courtesy of The Next Web.

July 1, 2021 · 1 min · 69 words · Alex Warren

NFT of web’s original source code sells for $5.4M — but contains errors (lol)

Berners-Lee hopped on the bandwagonamid signsthat the bubble was about to burst. Security expert Mikko Hypponen spotted some errors in the code. Hold on…the www source that Sotheby is auctioning? The angle brackets are wrong! Theyve been yes HTML encoded from < > to < >. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Hold on…the www source that Sotheby is auctioning? The angle brackets are wrong! Such code would not work and could not be compiled....

July 1, 2021 · 2 min · 219 words · Nathan Farmer

ProWritingAid sets AI loose to improve your writing like a trusted editor

Writing is usually a pretty solitary business. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Unlike those other writing tools, ProWritingAid has an AI-driven brain under the hood. Prices are subject to change. Story byTNW Deals Hot deals courtesy of The Next Web.Hot deals courtesy of The Next Web.

July 1, 2021 · 1 min · 48 words · Zachary Jones

Shh, listen to this expert explain how search-and-rescue robots work

The interview has been edited for length. What types of technologies are rescuers using at the Surfside condo collapse site? How are drones typically used to help searchers? Oh crap, theres smoke. Where is it coming from? Can we figure out what that part of the rubble looks like? 40% off TNW Conference! A structural specialist with binoculars generally cant see accurately above three stories. Drones can take a series of photos to generateorthomosaics....

July 1, 2021 · 3 min · 471 words · Mrs. Kelly Lawson

The ‘five whys’ will make returning to the office less awful

I was talking to a woman the other day about how much she liked the company she worked for. Some are fine with three days. 40% off TNW Conference! They thought about going to the office and spending less time working and more time drinking coffee and chatting. Performance would drop, and management would be forced to allow work from home again. Both responses are incredibly human and understandable knee-jerk reactions but they wont lead to a solution....

July 1, 2021 · 2 min · 219 words · Willie Wilson

TikTok is increasing video length limit from 60 seconds to 3 minutes

TikTok will soon give users the option to create longer videos. The company is extending the maximum length of clips from 60 seconds to three minutes. Up front:TikTok has been testing the expanded format since late last year. Over the coming weeks, the company will start rolling out the option around the world. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. The tight timeframe has played a big role in the apps rise, but its no longer a USP....

July 1, 2021 · 1 min · 176 words · Thomas Waters

Twitter is giving away 140 free NFTs — here’s how to get one

Twitters into NFTs now. But thats not surprising given the CEO Jack Dorsey is super interested in cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. But the firms not trying to making money from NFTs yet. Its simply giving away 140 of them for free. Nothing super complicated, just reply to any of these tweets. 40% off TNW Conference! Hot topic, eh? In March, Dorsey sold hisfirst tweet as an NFT through Valuables by Centfor $2....

July 1, 2021 · 1 min · 113 words · Connor Powell

UK to get its first battery gigafactory as part of Nissan’s $1.4B investment plan

Strategically placed next to Nissans plant in the same area, it will support the automakers battery supply. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Do EVs excite your electrons? Do ebikes get your wheels spinning? Do self-driving cars get you all charged up? Story byIoanna Lykiardopoulou Ioanna is a writer at TNW. With a background in the humanities, she has a soft spot for social impact-enabling technologies. Also tagged with

July 1, 2021 · 1 min · 70 words · Amanda Phillips

Volvo’s sleek concept car teases its new EV design language

To date, Volvos electric models have been using conventional automobile architecture designed for internal combustion engines. In other words, EVs look like petrol-powered cars. On Wednesday, the companyunveiledthe Volvo Concept Recharge SUV and, boy, is it elegant and beautiful. First, forget about the battery pack under the hood. The powertrain is now placed under the flat floor, which allows for an elongated wheelbase. It’s free, every week, in your inbox....

July 1, 2021 · 1 min · 188 words · Holly Lee

Watch out Python, Julia is coming for your crown

Dont get me wrong. Pythons popularity is still backed by a rock-solid community of computer scientists, data scientists and AI specialists. Since data scientists and AI specialists deal with lots of mathematical problems, Julia is the winner for them. And even upon critical scrutiny, Julia has upsides that Python cant beat. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. In this sense, Guido van Rossum created Python in the late 1980s to improve ABC....

July 1, 2021 · 4 min · 670 words · Timothy Bell Jr.

What we know about Instagram’s plan to beat YouTube and TikTok

Instagram is already a popular social online grid with more than 1 billion active users. But with TikToks ballooning growth, the firm is now thinking of moving out of its photo-sharing app silo. Mosseri added that people now use Instagram to be entertained. Changes are coming to video on Instagram ? At Instagram were always trying to build new features that help you get the most out of your experience....

July 1, 2021 · 2 min · 293 words · Christopher Matthews

AI study claims tennis is the most ‘euphoric’ sport. I’m not convinced

If youre captivated by the drama of the European Football Championship, have you considered watching Wimbledon instead? Tennis is, after all, a more euphoric sport to watch. Or so claims a new AI analysis. The study by British TV platform Freeview explored emotional reactions to different sports by analyzing the expressions of viewers. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Measuring emotions Emotion recognition technology (ERT) is an extremely controversial area of AI....

June 30, 2021 · 2 min · 262 words · Thomas Tanner