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TNW2019 Daily: The latest conference news

Apr19
by on April 19, 2019 at 3:19 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Events, Insider, TNW2019


In the blink of an eye, it’s suddenly Friday again. The countdown to TNW Conference is going by in a flash! With only 20 days to go, let’s review this week’s TNW2019 highlights. Here’s what you might’ve missed You can now sign up for the House of Talent to find your next career challenge during TNW Conference. Apply now for 1-on-1 meetings with the biggest digital brands, including Nike and PwC We surpassed 350 confirmed speakers! Check out the official schedule to see what they’ll talk about, and when they’re speaking about it Want to build your own itinerary via the…

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BitcoinSV’s blockchain is struggling with its enormous 128MB blocks

Apr19
by on April 19, 2019 at 1:49 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


The Bitcoin Satoshi Vision (BitcoinSV) blockchain has suffered a series of “block re-oganizations,” putting the integrity of its network in question. “On 18th April 2019, our Bitcoin Cash SV [sic] node experienced two block re-organizations. First, a three block re-organization, followed by a six block re-organisation,” tweeted BitMEX Research, the analysis arm of digital asset exchange BitMEX. Block re-organizations occur when cryptocurrency miners are forced to “orphan” blocks after they’ve been mined. This can happen when the network is too slow to “propagate” blocks effectively, and bigger blocks (like the ones featured by BitcoinSV) are especially susceptible to orphaning. The last time this occurred…

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This Japanese town’s mascot is a mechanical doggy drone

Apr19
by on April 19, 2019 at 1:48 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, distract, newsletter


The importance of dogs should never be understated. One town in Japan is taking this to heart — its appointed its area’s official mascot as Yukimaru Skywalker, a mechanical drone puppy who flies above the town of Oji. Yukimaru the drone dog flies over Oji town in Nara, Japan, where he’s the mascot. pic.twitter.com/9I9IE5AneG — Mondo Mascots (@mondomascots) April 19, 2019 This isn’t new — it was announced back in 2017 as a tourist attraction, but this is (unforgivably) the first time I’ve come across it. My (late) introduction was all thanks to the Twitter account @MondoMascots, which chronicles “the weird and…

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Here’s what we know about the upcoming OnePlus 7

Apr19
by on April 19, 2019 at 1:40 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


We’ve already seen flagship phone launches with the Samsung Galaxy S10 and the Huawei P30 Pro. So, now it’s time to turn our attention to the OnePlus 7. The company already told us last year that its next device will be one of the first to use Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 855 processor. Last October, OnePlus also hinted that it’ll launch a 5G-enabled phone in 2019. That’s not telling us much though – so let’s take a look at the latest leaks and rumors to paint the whole picture. In March, Pricebaba published renders of the OnePlus 7 in partnership with OnLeaks,…

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