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Ohio set to become first US state to accept Bitcoin for taxes

Nov26
by on November 26, 2018 at 10:42 am
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


In what could be the biggest institutional nod of approval to cryptocurrencies across the globe, Ohio is set to become the first state to accept Bitcoin for tax payments. Starting this week, Ohio businesses can pay anything from tobacco to public utilities tax on OhioCrypto.com, The Wall Street Journal reports. The website currently supports payments for 23 different types of tax. Here’s the full list: 911 Wireless Cigarette / Other Tobacco Products Commercial Activity (CAT) Consumer’s Use Direct Pay Permit Financial Institution (FIT) Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts (IOLTA) International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA) Kilowatt Hour · Motor Vehicle Fuel…

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To achieve ethical AI, we need better training and boundaries

Nov26
by on November 26, 2018 at 10:30 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Contributors


Imagine for a moment your plane suddenly doesn’t land where it should, makes a U-turn, and starts re-routing from one airport to another one, trying to land in three different cities. You have no clarity about the immediate future. I’ve been there and it’s not the greatest feeling. Now imagine, there are no humans involved in the decision-making and all decisions are silently made by a machine. How do you feel now? The reason why I wrote this article is to propose an understandable regulatory approach for AI applications. Autonomous decision-making systems are in place already, including ones that support…

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How to delete Google Assistant voice commands

Nov26
by on November 26, 2018 at 10:13 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Basics, Google, Insider


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. Google Assistant provides search results through voice by recording all your queries to analyze them and give you better results. And since we’re fallible humans, we all ask things we might regret later. Thankfully, the company allows you to manage and delete all voice interactions, so they won’t haunt you in perpetuity. Go to Activity Controls site from the desktop. Scroll down to Voice & Audio activity section.   You can click on the…

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This site checks if your Cyber Monday Amazon purchase is a good deal

Nov26
by on November 26, 2018 at 9:58 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Basics


Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and connected services. If your bank account isn’t completely decimated after Black Friday, you’ll be glad to know it’s Cyber Monday! But before you drop your credit card details down and splurge on some new toys, you should know something: most of those deals are anything but. According to Which?’s analysis of the UK Black Friday sales, 87 percent of the products on offer were actually cheaper or the same price at other times of the year.…

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This is the best way to record and share audio on Android

Nov26
by on November 26, 2018 at 9:52 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Basics


Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and connected services. As someone who uses both Android and iOS phones, I feel like I get to see the best of both worlds. Enter Sony Audio Recorder, available exclusively on Android. Sorry Apple fanatics, this one isn’t for you. So, here’s the thing, as a journalist, I interview a lot of people. I’m therefore really bloody discerning about the tools I use to record interviews, because if a recording gets screwed up, it invariably kills a…

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