I can handle just about anything that happens in the most gruesome of movies, but pets or babies murdered for lazy emotional manipulation will leave me in a rotten mood for the rest of the day. I get that it’s “just a movie,” but sometimes I’m not in the mindset to put up with the…
Big Data is everywhere. And, knowing how to read the digital tea leaves of massive data sets is as close to job security as one can find in 2019. Now, you can train up on data analysis with The Certified Big Data Mastery Bundle, a full 360-degree view of this exploding discipline. With this TNW…
It’s said that data powers today’s most profitable corporations, just like fossil fuels energized those of the past. To paraphrase: your data is being used by businesses over and over to help them make important decisions. This ostensibly makes your data much more valuable than oil ever was, but how can you take control? To…
Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! We love a good Apple Watch deal over here at TNW. Before today though, the best bargains were on the previous model, the Series 3. Well, not anymore. Amazon is slashing a solid $50 off the price of the Apple…
Tesla this week sent an email to employees warning about the impact of on-going press leaks. The email reminded employees that each of them signed confidentiality agreements, warning the company would take action against those it felt were in violation, including “termination of employment, claims for damages, and even criminal charges.” It appears that Tesla’s…
While driverless cars and flying taxis hold the far-future promise of alleviating traffic congestion, today’s problems require immediate solutions based on today’s technology. Luckily, the field of machine learning already has a lot to offer. There are large scale solutions, such as Delhi’s Intelligence Traffic Management System. Data generated by this massive system aids the…
Cryptocurrency and blockchain were built to usurp centralized authorities like governments and banks. And then came Ripple, XRP the digital asset that throws the cypherpunk ideology straight out the window. Ripple has managed to make cryptocurrencies and corporate institutions unlikely bedfellows. It has often drawn criticism for ‘not being a real cryptocurrency’ and not being…
Jack Churchill once said that any soldier who enters battle without a sword is improperly dressed. Similarly, any TV that lacks a decent sound system isn’t fit for purpose. It’s half-baked. Unfinished. Inadequate. After all, audio is a fundamental part of any movie or TV program. It’s almost impossible to build suspense and excitement with…
Verizon could be looking to sell Tumblr, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. But will a new owner bring back porn? Depends on the owner. Tumblr — the free blogging platform picked up in Verizon’s 2015 acquisition of Yahoo — is perhaps best known for its community of pornography curators. That’s prior…
Learning to play guitar is a lot of fun (and easier than ever), but somewhere around my 500th attempt at the main riff from “Black Sunshine” I got frustrated. I was playing the right notes, but it didn’t sound like White Zombie. In fact nothing I played sounded right – that is, until I added…
