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How our interactions with voice assistants normalize sexual harassment

May23
by on May 23, 2019 at 12:13 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, artificial intelligence, Code Word


For the ongoing series, Code Word, we’re exploring if — and how — technology can protect individuals against sexual assault and harassment, and how it can help and support survivors. This story explores how the four industry-leading female voice assistants are programmed to respond to verbal sexual harassment and what the impact this has on reaching gender equality. My iPhone’s voice assistant is a woman. Whenever I cycle somewhere new, a female voice tells me when to turn right; and when I’m home, yet another feminine voice updates me on today’s news. With so much female servitude embedded into our…

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Bolt won’t beat Uber by copying it – it needs to forge its own path

May23
by on May 23, 2019 at 12:02 pm
Posted In: Around the Web


Bolt, previously known as Taxify, is a ride-sharing app and one of Estonia‘s four unicorns (AKA startups valued at over $1 billion). On a visit to Talinn, TNW met with Martin Villig, the company’s co-founder, to hear about Bolt’s plans to become the de facto transport app in the world. The problem? Its plans for domination seem to revolve around copying Uber. But first, some background. Bolt is a genuinely interesting and successful company. When the business was founded in 2013, the taxi market in many Eastern European countries was, well, deeply untrustworthy. Bolt has improved this massively; you can…

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This female-led company is using blockchain to promote sustainability

May23
by on May 23, 2019 at 12:01 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Events, Insider, TNW2019


At TNW Conference, we explored the future of tech, including blockchain and cryptocurrency. While the latter tends to have its literal ups and downs, blockchain technology seems quite useful when incorporated appropriately. One use case is to track and monitor supply chains. Jessi Baker, founder and CEO of Provenance, took the stage at TNW2019 to discuss how her company is making the supply chain more transparent, in an attempt to improve sustainability. Check out the full panel discussion:   I had the chance to ask Baker about how she got involved in blockchain, how Provenance works, and where she sees the technology going in the…

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Rabobank is the second major bank to cancel its cryptocurrency wallet

May23
by on May 23, 2019 at 11:00 am
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


After exploring the opportunity last year, major Dutch bank Rabobank has decided it’s not going to take its plans for a cryptocurrency wallet any further. In February last year, news surfaced that Rabobank was working on a cryptocurrency service – called Rabobit – which promised to bridge the gap between bank accounts and cryptocurrency wallets. But the bank has now confirmed it’s canned the project. However, “After careful consideration with our customers in mind we recently decided that now is not the time to develop the idea further and bring it to the next phase of innovation,” a Rabobank spokesperson…

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As Bitcoin surges, hackers rush to spread cryptocurrency malware on Google Play

May23
by on May 23, 2019 at 10:25 am
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


An unfortunate consequence of Bitcoin’s price revival in recent weeks is the resurgence of cryptocurrency malware on Google Play. ESET security researchers, have verified that there were at least two apps on Google Play specifically designed to steal users’ coins. One such app, called Trezor Mobile Wallet, was masquerading as an app version of the popular hardware wallet, Trezor. After analyzing the app, researchers found that it can’t actually do any harm to Trezor users. But it is connected to another fake wallet called “Coin Wallet,” which does have the potential to scam unsuspecting users out of money. The fake…

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