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This video game lets you throw tampons at ‘menstrual haters’ and I love it

Feb19
by on February 19, 2019 at 1:03 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming


We live in a world where periods are seen as something to be ashamed of, even though women have had them since the dawn of time. Many blame the menstruation taboo on a lack of general education, but “Tampon Run” is gamifying periods in a bid to normalize the most normal thing to happen to women. Created and built by teens Sophie Houser and Andrea Gonzalez during a Girls Who Code summer program in 2014, Tampon Run hopes to encourage discussion around the taboo in an accessible and approachable way. How to play Tampon Run looks like something from Super Mario…

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How Google’s Jigsaw think tank is fighting radicalization online

Feb19
by on February 19, 2019 at 12:15 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, artificial intelligence, TNW Answers, world


Jigsaw — a tech incubator created by Google — is one of the most important projects working towards countering cyber attacks, censorship, and online extremism. Using AI and machine learning, Jigsaw is tackling political challenges with technology, not policy. One of their most recent projects is the security app Intra, which protects its users from government censorship by passing all browsing queries and traffic through an encrypted connection to a trusted DNS (Domain Name Server). The app has been a success in Venezuela, where state-sponsored DNS manipulation has been used to prevent Venezuelans from accessing news sites. We recently spoke with Patricia…

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The differences between cryptocurrencies, virtual, and digital currencies

Feb19
by on February 19, 2019 at 9:14 am
Posted In: Around the Web, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork, Hard Fork Basics


Welcome to Hard Fork Basics, a collection of tips, tricks, guides, and advice to keep you up to date in the cryptocurrency and blockchain world. Rife with complex terminology, the world of cryptocurrency can be daunting at the best of times, but things got even more confusing last week when JPMorgan announced the launch of its own coin, which many argued was a digital currency – possibly a stablecoin – but most definitely not a cryptocurrency. With this in mind, Hard Fork put together a primer on the differences between cryptocurrencies, digital, and virtual currencies – three terms that are often…

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Here are the 5 hottest startups in Finland

Feb19
by on February 19, 2019 at 9:00 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Tech5


Although Finland has the lowest population in the EU, it’s responsible for 10 percent of global startup exits. We’ve also seen a number of international success stories, such as Nokia, Angry Birds, and Supercell, come out of Helsinki. How did a country with such a small population become such a hotspot for tech talent? Internally, the Finnish startup scene is extremely connected. In fact, The 2018 Global Startup Ecosystem report ranks Helsinki’s ecosystem as the best in the world when it comes to local connectedness. Finland’s startup scene is packed with networking events and workshops which bring the community together……

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Why Huawei CFO’s arrest is sparking tension between the US and China

Feb19
by on February 19, 2019 at 8:55 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, world


While Huawei is selling tons of phones worldwide, it’s facing a grim time in the US with plenty of lawsuits and governmental bans against it over surveillance concerns. Most notably, the company’s Chief Financial Officer, Meng Wanzhou, has been arrested and is facing a potential sentence of up to 30 years in a US prison. Let’s back up a bit, and take a look at how Huawei got into this massive mess. But first, a bit of context: Huawei’s a big deal, not just in China, but across the globe. The company supplies telecom equipment to 170 countries, and crossed $100…

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