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Smash’s file transfer service just let us transfer a 33GB file for free

Feb18
by on February 18, 2019 at 11:44 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Basics, Insider


At TNW, we often need to send photos and video to our colleagues for our stories. While Slack is an effective tool if we want to send across a screenshot or two, it’s better to use a filesharing service. Now, the first one that comes to the mind is WeTransfer, but you’ll have to pay if you want to send files larger than 2GB. A service called Smash solves that problem by offering file transfers with no size limit. For free. However, for files that are bigger than 2GB, processing at server end is slow for the free tier.  For…

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The blockchain industry is sexist and still sucks at diversity

Feb18
by on February 18, 2019 at 11:31 am
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Diversity is a term that’s thrown about often, and sometimes rather vacuously, but the fact of the matter is that the blockchain technology and cryptocurrency industries need more of it. According to Statista, female employees make up between 26 percent (Microsoft) and 43 percent (Netflix) of the workforce at major technology firms – unsurprisingly the numbers drop further when it comes to jobs where technology is a core function. These stats are disheartening, but the problem is felt more acutely in the blockchain and cryptocurrency sector, where most studies show female participation is abysmally low. Because this is freaking absurd. pic.twitter.com/MuedVJqYp4…

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The blockchain industry is sexist and still sucks at diversity

Feb18
by on February 18, 2019 at 11:31 am
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Diversity is a term that’s thrown about often, and sometimes rather vacuously, but the fact of the matter is that the blockchain technology and cryptocurrency industries need more of it. According to Statista, female employees make up between 26 percent (Microsoft) and 43 percent (Netflix) of the workforce at major technology firms – unsurprisingly the numbers drop further when it comes to jobs where technology is a core function. These stats are disheartening, but the problem is felt more acutely in the blockchain and cryptocurrency sector, where most studies show female participation is abysmally low. Because this is freaking absurd. pic.twitter.com/MuedVJqYp4…

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Haiku Review: Anker Powerport Atom PD 1 charger

Feb18
by on February 18, 2019 at 10:57 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


Welcome to Haiku Review, a feature where we review gear and gadgets using the Japanese poetry form. Anker‘s Powerport Atom PD 1 is a laptop charger with a difference – it’s the world’s smallest. We wrote about its release announcement here, but you’re not here for that. You’re here for a goddamn Haiku review, so let’s do it:   Charges fast, fits in My pocket, but I’d be scared If you kept it there   If you’re in the market for a fancy new 30W USB-C laptop charger, you should go and get yourself Anker’s Powerport Atom PD 1. You deserve…

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Haiku Review: Anker Powerport Atom PD 1 charger

Feb18
by on February 18, 2019 at 10:57 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


Welcome to Haiku Review, a feature where we review gear and gadgets using the Japanese poetry form. Anker‘s Powerport Atom PD 1 is a laptop charger with a difference – it’s the world’s smallest. We wrote about its release announcement here, but you’re not here for that. You’re here for a goddamn Haiku review, so let’s do it:   Charges fast, fits in My pocket, but I’d be scared If you kept it there   If you’re in the market for a fancy new 30W USB-C laptop charger, you should go and get yourself Anker’s Powerport Atom PD 1. You deserve…

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