VTOL (vertical take-off and landing) aircraft are coming but not anytime soon. Aircraft progress ranges from conceptual designs to complete prototypes and early test flights. But weâre a while off from commercial aviation. Further, a focus on the aircraft and the required regulations has overlooked the management of their journeys. I recently spoke with Corvin Huber, CEO, and CTO of Skyroads, to find out more, and it left me convinced... Read more âș
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Work-life balance or integration? Remote, hybrid, or return to office? In the past few years, tech companies have tried to redefine the best approach to work. But as groundbreaking as some of these new ideas are, many still miss the point: thereâs no one-size-fits-all solution in a post-COVID working world. Work-life debaters generally fall into two main camps: the separators (or balancers) and the integrators. Separators tend to want strong... Read more âș
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Edward Snowdenâs faith in cryptocurrencies hasnât faded during the current market crash. Quite the opposite, in fact. Snowden believes crypto winters separate the scams from the legitimate uses. âThe only people that remain are the people that are either using these networks functionally⊠or the people who are there for the long term,â the whistleblower said at TNW Conference 2022. When the ground has been cleared, things will grow again.... Read more âș
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Youâve brought your team together, built a product you believe in, and spent countless hours massaging your message in accelerators, meetups, and VC pitches. Now you need to tell the world about your hard work. Itâs time to start pitching AI journalists. I donât envy you. A day in the life I just saw your recent marketing email about your AI startup called (company name). And I think youâd be... Read more âș
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Nvidia has made another attempt to add depth to shallow graphics. After converting 2D images into 3D scenes, models, and videos, the company has turned its focus to editing. The GPU giant today unveiled a new AI method that transforms still photos into 3D objects that creators can alter with ease. Dubbed 3D MoMa, the technique could give game studios a simple way to alter images and scenes. This typically... Read more âș
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Ahh, NFTs. Iâm not a fan of art ownership through collectible tokens. There are just too many instances of art plagiarism. But according to Sandra Ro, CEO of the Global Blockchain Business Council, things are just getting started in the world of NFTs, and it goes far beyond art. At this yearâs TNW Conference, Ro shared an insider perspective of where we are with NFTs and where weâre going. She... Read more âș
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After 27 years, Microsoft has finally bid farewell to the web browser Internet Explorer, and will redirect Explorer users to the latest version of its Edge browser. As of June 15, Microsoft ended support for Explorer on several versions of Windows 10 â meaning no more productivity, reliability, or security updates. Explorer will remain a working browser, but wonât be protected as new threats emerge. Twenty-seven years is a long... Read more âș
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Know when you click on a link? And it takes you to a weird page? One that asks you to select all the motorcycles in a picture? Or to try and decipher some bizarre wiggly text that could well be an incantation to raise some sort of vengeful spirit? Well, in iOS 16, that may no longer be a problem. Why? Because Apple is rolling out a feature called Automatic... Read more âș
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By: Todd Feathers, Simon Fondrie-Teitler, Angie Waller, and Surya Mattu A tracking tool installed on many hospitalsâ websites has been collecting patientsâ sensitive health informationâincluding details about their medical conditions, prescriptions, and doctorâs appointmentsâand sending it to Facebook. The Markup tested the websites of Newsweekâs top 100 hospitals in America. On 33 of them we found the tracker, called the Meta Pixel, sending Facebook a packet of data whenever a... Read more âș
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IBMâs gone by just its initials for so long that many of us have to stop and think about what the letters stand for. International Business Machines. I was reminded of the corporationâs singular focus last week during the TNW 2022 Conference when Seth Dobrin, IBMâs first chief AI officer, took the stage to talk about artificial intelligence. As Dobrin put it, IBM âdoesnât do consumer AI.â You wonât be... Read more âș
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While the vast majority of citizens in North Korea donât have access to the global internet, the country has become a hacking superpower â but how? Speaking at the TNW Conference 2022, Author and Investigative Journalist Geoff White addressed this perplexing contradiction. âThe case of North Korea is unique in the world, and therefore its computer hackers are absolutely unique in the world as well,â he explained. The fact that... Read more âș
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Take a wander down the skincare aisle of any health and beauty retailer and youâll be met with a bewildering array of creams and sprays, promising to protect you from various threats to your skin. You might have noticed skincare companies claiming their products can protect you from the effects of blue light. If you hadnât thought about blue light before, youâd be forgiven for worrying about whether you should... Read more âș
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There are plenty of VCs keen to impart their knowledge on how to get funded, but what if you could gain insights from investors who have first-hand knowledge of seeing investment? At this yearâs TNW Conference, three VC partners whoâd previously made the jump from successful founder to investor presented a panel on the crucial efforts they learned along the way. The panelists were: Bryony Cooper, Managing Partner, Arkley Brinc... Read more âș
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The name âBrainportâ may beckon images of wild-haired scientists and technology enthusiasts exporting shiploads of knowledge. And youâre not entirely wrong. This tiny region in the Brabant province of the Netherlands is teaming with engineers, researchers, and entrepreneurs focused on developing cutting edge high-tech applications in the fields of medicine, mobility, energy, and nutrition. Concentrated in just a 40 kilometer radius, you can find the meeting point of global technology... Read more âș
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If we want to keep global temperature rise below 1.5 or even 2â, weâll need a monumental shift in how our energy and transport systems work. The International Energy Agency has declared that millions of solar panels, wind turbines and electric vehicles (EVs) will need to be made and deployed around the world in the next three decades. Thankfully, these technologies are constantly improving â as well as becoming cheaper.... Read more âș
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Itâs hard to imagine that three random words have the power to both map the globe and keep your private data secure. The secret behind this power is just a little bit of math. What3words is an app and web-based service that provides a geographic reference for every 3-meter-by-3-meter square on Earth using three random words. If your brain operates more naturally in the English measurement system, 3 meters is... Read more âș
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Artificial intelligence has changed the way science is done by allowing researchers to analyze the massive amounts of data modern scientific instruments generate. It can find a needle in a million haystacks of information and, using deep learning, it can learn from the data itself. AI is accelerating advances in gene hunting, medicine, drug design and the creation of organic compounds. Deep learning uses algorithms, often neural networks that are... Read more âș
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Facebook blew it. It doesnât matter how you feel about the name change or the whole⊠metaverse thing. Any way you slice it, Metaâs rebranding has been a public disaster. And itâs because hardly anyone can explain just what the hell the metaverse is. Nearly everyone on the planet knows what Facebook did, but almost nobody has a clue what âMetaâ is all about. You can blame Mark Zuckerberg, Metaâs... Read more âș
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Navigating Silicon Valley can be a daunting task for any entrepreneur. And queer founders face an even greater uphill challenge. Thatâs why itâs important for those whoâve blazed a path to share the secrets of their success with the rest of the community. Tracy Benson, former professional athlete and the CEO and co-founder of sports technology startup Obsesh, did just that when she took to the Growth Quarter stage at... Read more âș
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If a company wants to offer great products and services, itâs important to hire the smartest people. But itâs also important that these people donât all look and think the same â that they bring their own unique backgrounds and experiences to the table as well. Thatâs even more true if your companyâs products are used by literal billions of people around the planet. Itâs a matter Maxine Williams, Chief... Read more âș
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