“Productivity isn’t everything, but, in the long run, it’s almost everything.” This oft-quoted aphorism from economist and Nobel laureate Paul Krugman has new life in the shadow of Covid-19. Despite its hefty toll on the global economy, the pandemic presents an opportunity to refocus on optimising productivity, using a broadening range of sophisticated digital tools.…
I’m reticent to use the phrase “iPhone moment for brain surgery” in the first sentence here, but Elon Musk and the team at Neuralink are set to demonstrate the progress made by the company over the past year this Friday and I’m excited. First, it’s been rumored the company will announce human trials are set…
The recent Dharma campaign by Iran-linked script kiddies shows that the ransomware is being spread not just by sophisticated, state-sponsored actors anymore.
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The Sony HT-S100F is a slightly better overall soundbar than the Vmai 2.1 Channel Sound Bar, but depending on your listening habits, you may prefer one over the other. Both soundbars have integrated subwoofers, but the Sony’s more compact design may be preferred by some users. Unlike the Vmai, the Sony has a phantom center,…
On this Digital Trends Live, we discuss the top tech stories, including Microsoft siding with Epic and more.
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Realme has shared its H1 2020 results, and it sounds quite positive. The brand recorded 157% increase in Q1 2020 on a yearly basis, while the improvement in Q2 2020 was 11%, one of the few companies to actually remain in the black after the first wave of the global pandemic. The company managed to…
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has expanded its working relationship with Toyota Motor Corporation to build a cloud platform for the Japan-based firm to process and analyse data from its vehicles. Toyota will use the platform to drive safety and security functions inside connected and autonomous vehicles, and develop new services around them. AWS will underpin…
This is adapted from Plugged In, TNW’s bi-weekly newsletter on gear and gadgets. Subscribe to it (and our other great newsletters) here. Ugh. That’s the theme of this week’s Plugged In: ugh. Ugh. Now, what I’m gonna talk about isn’t a new trend. In fact it’s something that’s been around for ages, a topic you’ve probably come across yourself. Yes, you guessed it, I’m…
APIs make your systems easier to run — and make it easier for hackers, too.
Jessica spends 12 hours a day on the internet managing security for web assets and loves her macha tea
The Sony WF-XB700 have a mediocre set of controls. Overall, they aren’t very easy to use, and their control scheme isn’t intuitive. The left earbud controls the volume. Click it once to turn the volume up, or hold it to turn the volume down. Click the right earbud once to play/pause, twice to skip forward,…
