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How to save all your (NSFW) Tumblr content before it’s too late

Dec10
by on December 10, 2018 at 12:40 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Basics, Social Media


Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, tricks, guides, and advice on how to get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. Last week, Tumblr announced its ban on porn, starting from December 17th. Since its announcement, the platform has been flagging and removing all adult-rated content from its site — including porn, GIFs, and “female-presenting nipples.” The internet has been questioning the platforms uncertain future and taking to Twitter to share innocent posts that have been flagged by Tumblr as NSFW — which is a big problem for women and marginalized communities. Since it seems no Tumblr posts are…

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PUBG Mobile’s Global Finals proved that mobile esports are serious business

Dec10
by on December 10, 2018 at 11:47 am
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming


When you get invited to fly to Dubai to watch a bunch of people play a game on their phone, you don’t say no. Especially when the people are professional gamers, the prize is $600,000, and the game is PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. The idea of a heated esports tournament taking place in the world’s most poshest playground intrigued me, so I packed a suitcase with ‘modest clothes’ (as the invite specifically instructed) and hopped on a plane. Later on, I realized that Dubai’s geographical location makes perfect sense for a tournament that attracts players from all corners of the globe. See,…

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South Korean bank wants to use blockchain to reduce human error

Dec10
by on December 10, 2018 at 11:38 am
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


South Korea’s second largest bank is in the middle of rolling out a blockchain-based system designed to reduce human error. Shinhan Bank is using the blockchain for Interest Rate Swap (IRS) transactions. The bank purportedly implemented this system at the end of November, local news reports. Interest Rate Swaps can get quite complicated, but fundamentally they are a type of futures contract based on swapping an interest rate between a number of parties. Two or more parties can enter into a swap contract and agree to pay each other based on the increase (or decrease) of interest rates. It allows…

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Facebook is hiring engineers and researchers for its blockchain team

Dec10
by on December 10, 2018 at 11:01 am
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


It seems Facebook is looking to step up its “decentralization” efforts. The social media giant is currently recruiting blockchain engineers and researchers. Facebook wants to add a data scientist, a data engineer, and a couple of software engineers to its growing blockchain team, according to its careers page (via SludgeFeed). “The blockchain team is a startup within Facebook, with a vision to make blockchain technology work at Facebook scale,” the ads say. “It’s a small, fast-growing, but talented group of people who are passionate about changing the world. “ In addition, the company is also hiring a product marketing lead to…

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Snapchat is testing new features (that Instagram has had for months)

Dec10
by on December 10, 2018 at 9:59 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider


Snapchat has clearly fallen behind Instagram when it comes to user growth. In order to catch up, the app is testing a bunch of features like a timer, camera grid, and portrait mode. The finding comes from app researcher Jane Manchun Wong, who took to Twitter to share screenshots of the new features. Portrait photos are in vogue, and Snapchat users will surely want to have this feature in the app as soon as possible. Wong posted a tweet that shows Snapchat’s redesign camera UI to place these functions on the right-hand side. Instagram introduced this feature back in April with “Focus…

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