This article was originally published on .cult by Sky Houdeib. .cult is a Berlin-based community platform for developers. We write about all things career-related, make original documentaries and share heaps of other untold developer stories from around the world. A click, a swoosh. Then a click and a swoosh again. Repeating rhythmically. Then a thud and it’s silent for a moment. Then it restarts. It’s 2:00 am and I hear this sound coming from my patio....

Yes, we miss the sociability of the workplace, but surveys show at least three-quarters of us want the option to spend a few days working at home and a few days in the office. But what exactly is the right balance? The experience of working from home has helped break down many of the prejudices that limited work flexibility prior to 2020. But there remain discernible differences in attitudes between workers and managers on this question....

We’re more interested in the cutting-edge quantum physics version of a million-mile battery: one that can last a million miles between charges. This would effectively eliminate the need for the bulk of vehicle operators to ever charge their batteries. Even heavy-use owners could just pop into the shop for routine maintenance every couple of years to top their batteries off. Up front: Quantum batteries are a theoretical technology that would exploit quantum physics in order create units capable of holding massive amounts of energy and charging incredibly fast....

Such technological abuse features everyday tools, from smart devices to online platforms and mobile phone apps. And the information on where to find them and how to use them is easily accessible online, often using a simple Google search. To understand the extent of this problem, we conducted a wide-ranging study for the UK government. We reviewed 146 domestic abuse cases reported in British and international media, and conducted in-depth interviews with support charity workers and frontline police officers in England....

Did you know you can adjust the brightness of your iPhone’s flashlight? If you’re like me, and have owned an iPhone for years without realizing that fact, let me walk you through how it’s done. According to Lifehacker, Apple added the flashlight brightness adjustment option (try saying that five times fast) with the iOS 10 update in 2016, so obviously this will only work on iPhones running iOSes 10 or greater....

It’s a fair question, frankly. How are you going to find candidates outside your bubble? You can’t leave your house to attend conferences, college job fairs, or even coffee shops. And even if you meet the perfect person, there’s another higher-than-ever hurdle ahead: virtually integrating them into your culture. There are ways to do it all digitally. But know this: you’re going to have to work for it. Attracting fresh faces In a crisis or not, the best candidates tend to be those that come to you....

We’ve heard the feedback loud and clear — members can now control whether or not they see autoplay previews on Netflix. Here’s how: https://t.co/6V2TjEW6HD https://t.co/zbz4E8fVab — Netflix US (@netflix) February 6, 2020 So how do you set this life-saving feature up? Easily, it turns out. [Read: Netflix is turning One Piece into a live-action series and I’m worried] Netflix differentiates between two different kinds of autoplay. The first is autoplaying the next episode in a series, and the second is the autoplaying previews (the ones you see when you open up Netflix to browse)....

Nvidia recently launched its GeForce Now cloud gaming service. Posed as part of the future of gaming alongside the likes of Microsoft’s xCloud and Google Stadia, GeForce Now allows you to stream games to multiple devices, no install required. That sounds very rosy, but how do you actually play games on GeForce Now? Don’t sweat: we’ll walk you through it. [Read: Half-Life: Alyx comes out on March 23. Here are all the compatible headsets....

Perhaps equally as difficult? Coming up with the ideas for the content. In many ways, your initial concept can make or break the entire effort. If you start with an idea that isn’t compelling enough, no amount of impressive design or constant promotion will yield the results you’re looking for. So I’m going to share two guidelines for how you can come up with content ideas that have a higher probability of being shared, talked about, and engaged with....

If you’re interested in tackling questions like this, join us next month at Hard Fork Summit, TNW’s dedicated blockchain and cryptocurrency event. But until then, let’s take a look at a method to help us consider what the future of digital currencies might look like. There’s an economic concept by Jens Beckert called “Imagined Futures.” Basically, he says traditional economic theory, where decisions are based on history, isn’t entirely fair....

Last year, it rolled out a new timer feature — that could be enabled for either 24 hours or 7 days — to auto-delete messages for all Telegram chats. Over the weekend, the app updated this function to allow a custom auto-delete timer for all conversations. Plus, unlike the previous version, it doesn’t require you to delete chat history on the Android app. Before you use this feature, make sure to update your Telegram app....

The event will kick off at 7AM PT/10AM ET/4PM CET/7.30PM IST, and you can watch the live stream on Samsung’s YouTube channel or the company’s website. You can also bookmark this post to watch the coverage straight from the embedded video below. The two main attractions of the events will be the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and the Galaxy Z Flip 3. The phones are rumored to get improved cameras and better screen durability....

The ANC aspect is arguably the most interesting. Huawei says the Freebuds 3 can remove around 15 decibels of external noise. While that doesn’t sound like much, bear in mind that these aren’t over-ear or in-ear headphones, and therefore can’t rely on the sound isolation effects garnered by literally encompassing the entire ear canal. Call performance in windy conditions has also been improved thanks to the introduction of a new wind guard....

While in an ideal world we’d all be able to watch streaming video at perfect quality at any time, the reality is often far from that. Whether you’re on an airplane, your gym has spotty wi-fi, or you don’t want to use your mobile data on the go, there is a myriad of reasons you might want to download videos to watch later. For me, it’s often simply to be able to watch videos at maximum quality with no buffering....

According to a criminal indictment unsealed today, the now-defunct English-language website known as “Welcome To Video,” featured over 250,000 child exploitation videos – approximately eight terabytes worth of horrific material. US prosecutors say the online marketplace was operated by Jong Woo Son, who is currently serving an 18-month jail sentence in his native South Korea following his conviction on child exploitation charges. Son was arrested on March 5, 2018, when authorities seized the server he had used to operate the site....

The Mac Pro slides in just at the end of 2019, technically fulfilling the company’s promise to be available by the fall. When my colleague Napier Lopez revealed the company would release the Pro this month, he mentioned the rather steep base price — $5,999 — and added, “Expect that price to rise dramatically as you add fancier components.” Napier, buddy, you have no idea how right you were. See, this cheese grater is configurable, and you can build your perfect machine during checkout by selecting from a list of available components....

You stream. I stream. We all stream. Everybody streams. And fewer and fewer of us are watching TV the old-fashioned way anymore. Change happens…but it isn’t always pretty. Especially for those who have spent decades watching their favorite shows with a trusty remote control constantly at the ready for zapping. However, if you’ve ever used a streaming device remote, such as an Apple TV remote…well, there’s a whole new learning curve at play, isn’t there?...

It’s easy to disregard social media and email as a simple conveyance system for political screeds, cat memes, spam and emails from your mother. But the truth is, to the seasoned digital marketer, those outlets can be the lifeblood of a thriving business, both online and in real life. There aren’t 12,000 digital marketing agencies in the United States right now by accident, you know. If you want to understand what those agencies know about harnessing digital forces to start making you and your business some serious revenue, the training in The Dynamic Digital Marketing Manager Bundle ($29....

On an average day in an average week, it probably doesn’t even register with most people. But when you take a vacation…or heck, just take a long lunch one day…then you see exactly how quickly your work email box starts to fill up. On a normal day last year, the average office worker received about 128 emails. That number has been on a steady incline for years and will likely continue its upward trajectory through 2020....

In the national capital, New Delhi, hospitals have had to knock on the door of judicial courts to request government assistance in procuring supplies of oxygen. Adults over the age of 18 will be able to get their first shot of vaccine only starting next month. While the world was watching all of this unfold, India ordered social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter to remove more than 100 posts critical of the government’s handling....