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Passwordless web gets a boost from Windows Hello FIDO2 certification

May09
by on May 9, 2019 at 12:59 pm
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Microsoft‘s attempt to kill the password is going ahead with full steam. The company has announced that Windows Hello, the passwordless authentication method that allows Windows 10 users to sign in to their devices using biometric information, is now a FIDO2 certified authenticator, joining the list of hardware-based security keys like Yubico’s YubiKey. Passwordless authentication leverages the FIDO U2F (Universal 2nd Factor) open standard, making it easy for users of such hardware to seamlessly sign into online services and apps using Bluetooth, Near-field Communication (NFC) or USB. It was developed jointly by Google and Yubico, before it came to be overseen…

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James Bridle is live at TNW2019 – tune in now!

May09
by on May 9, 2019 at 12:43 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, TNW2019


We’re coming at you live from TNW2019 on day one where author James Bridle is about to take to the main stage to talk about the topics in his latest book, the New Dark Age. Join us to watch James Bridle’s talk now. Instead of a Utopian future driven by technology, we seem to be entering a new dark age characterized by unforeseen events. The ideal of distributing more information ever more widely has not led us to greater understanding, but instead seems to be fostering social divisions, distrust, conspiracy theories, and post-factual politics. Tune in to hear Bridle’s take…

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Bounties Network’s Simona Pop is live at TNW2019 – tune in now!

May09
by on May 9, 2019 at 11:50 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Hard Fork, Insider


Welcome to the first day of TNW Conference 2019, our flagship technology festival in Amsterdam. We’re about to kick off our livestream at the eToro Studio, where we’ll be chatting about the future of cryptocurrency and blockchain with some of the industry’s leading experts. Joining us first is Simona Pop, co-founder of decentralized freelance collaboration platform Bounties Network. Tune in to the eToro Studio for our chat with her at 14:00PM (CEST) sharp by following this link: Up next are: 14:20PM (CEST): Jay Smith – Investor, eToro 14:40PM (CEST): Abdalla Kablan – Entrepreneur and Fintech Expert 15:00PM (CEST): Berit Fuss – Blockchain Consultant, B-chain…

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Guy Kawasaki and Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten are live at TNW2019 – tune in now!

May09
by on May 9, 2019 at 11:45 am
Posted In: Around the Web, TNW2019


We’re coming to you live from day one of TNW 2019, our flagship conference in Amsterdam. Up next is Guy Kawasaki, the genius responsible for building Apple’s cult-like status that remains today. Kawasaki is being interviewed by Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten, TNW‘s founder and CEO. Tune in to their chat by following this link to the TNW TV livestream at 14:55 CEST. There’s plenty more where that came from. Check out the official schedule to discover the keynotes you don’t want to miss, and watch them on our live streams.

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Reddit’s CTO: Designers should know these two things

May09
by on May 9, 2019 at 11:12 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Events, Insights, TNW2019


At TNW2019, Reddit’s Chief Technical Officer, Chris Slowe, shared some behind-the-scenes insights into what makes the message board tick. Perhaps more importantly, he spoke of two important lessons learned from tackling the challenges Reddit faces as one of the world’s most popular websites. Reddit is a giant, got a weird hobby? There’s probably a subreddit for it. Over 300 million users visit Reddit every month, and as Slowe attests, “the tech isn’t easy.” Even so, it didn’t stop the message board from embarking on a redesign in attempts to provide redditors with more tools and an improved user experience According to…

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