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Author of Getting Things Done and other experts explore the future of work at TNW2019

Feb07
by on February 7, 2019 at 3:59 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Events, Insider


TNW is known for being a cool place to work. A big part of that is thanks to our headquarters, TQ – a curated tech hub in the heart of Amsterdam. TQ is all about building and nurturing a community of startups to help them reach next level growth. As well as being surrounded by creativity and energy, we’re also lucky enough to have a bunch of other perks, including cozy and quiet areas to work (with hammocks), a masseur and hairdresser, and ping pong tables. These benefits are starting to catch on elsewhere, as more companies are starting to…

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Author of Getting Things Done and other experts explore the future of work at TNW2019

Feb07
by on February 7, 2019 at 3:59 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Events, Insider


TNW is known for being a cool place to work. A big part of that is thanks to our headquarters, TQ – a curated tech hub in the heart of Amsterdam. TQ is all about building and nurturing a community of startups to help them reach next level growth. As well as being surrounded by creativity and energy, we’re also lucky enough to have a bunch of other perks, including cozy and quiet areas to work (with hammocks), a masseur and hairdresser, and ping pong tables. These benefits are starting to catch on elsewhere, as more companies are starting to…

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Hype is killing blockchain technology

Feb07
by on February 7, 2019 at 12:34 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, Hard Fork


I started covering blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies in 2015. At that time, Bitcoin was being increasingly dismissed by mainstream finance, but its underlying decentralized ledger technology was beginning to pique the interest of most innovators in that space. After a three-year hiatus, I’m back writing about cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology, and it’s fair to say the industry has matured somewhat, but the rhetoric remains largely the same. Similarly to what they were saying four years ago, blockchain technology supporters claim it has the potential to transform industries, making each and every one of them more transparent, and efficient. Many blockchain companies…

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Facebook’s totally not listening to you, its new ad disclosure feature screams desperately

Feb07
by on February 7, 2019 at 12:23 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider


Remember hearing about – or worse, feeling like – people seeing ads related to topics they’ve merely talked about with friends on the phone or in person? Facebook has previously denied the claim that it eavesdrops on you through your phone’s mic to target ads, and other studies have also substantiated that the social network might not be spying on you after all. So, when you see an ad for something you don’t recall searching for online, where does it get data about your interests from? You might already know that Facebook targets you with ads through various means: tracking…

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