Itâs no secret Apple continually ships boatloads of iPhones every year; it sold 239 million units in 2021, according to analysts. But the company feels it can sell even more â and it apparently has a new idea to do that. According to a report by Bloomberg, the Cupertino-based company is working on a new subscription plan to sell you iPhones and other hardware products. While finer details are yet... Read more âș
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When it comes to EV adoption, a major issue people complain about is slow charging times â especially compared to pumping stinky gas. To solve the charging time conundrum, a team of scientists from the Center for Theoretical Physics of Complex Systems at IBS has turned to the realm of quantum physics. The team drew inspiration from a 2012 study, which proposed a âquantum battery concept,â meaning a quantum mechanical... Read more âș
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Aventon is one of the most popular ebike companies in the US, and its Pace cruiser bikes have long been the companyâs best-selling rides. Now the company is updating its Pace 350 and 500, both of which received major redesigns this week meant to make the bikes more comfortable and easier to use. I was able to spend a few days with the latest version of the Pace 500 Step-Through,... Read more âș
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The most exciting name in quantum computing today is Google. Last yearâs time crystals breakthrough was the culmination of decades of academic effort from the Search giant, and it proved Big G is a clear front-runner in the world of cutting-edge quantum physics research. Despite having virtually no B2B presence in the quantum computing marketplace, the Mountain View company managed to leverage itself as one of the most important players... Read more âș
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Geothermal energy has long been the forgotten member of the clean energy family, overshadowed by relatively cheap solar and wind power, despite its proven potential. But that may soon change â for an unexpected reason. Geothermal technologies are on the verge of unlocking vast quantities of lithium from naturally occurring hot brines beneath places like Californiaâs Salton Sea, a two-hour drive from San Diego. Lithium is essential for lithium-ion batteries,... Read more âș
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Toyota and Aurora Innovation, a US developer of self-driving systems, just started testing autonomous robotaxis in Texas. What you need to know: The test fleet consists of custom-made Toyota Sienna vehicles, retrofitted with Auroraâs self-driving system, the Aurora Driver. The hybrid electric vehicles are built on Toyotaâs specially designed âSienna Autono-MaaSâ (S-AM) platform, can go up to 96km/h, and rely on Auroraâs proprietary FirstLight LiDAR for safe driving at highway... Read more âș
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When you think of the term hacker, what comes to mind? Criminals plotting to destroy multinational corporations, derail governments, or simply spam your inbox? The phrase doesnât usually have positive connotations. We think of people hunkered down in basements, anonymously threatening to change our world for the worse. But the reality is in 2022, hackers arenât always the bad guys. A new breed of hacker, âwhite hat hackers,â are the... Read more âș
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In the last few months, regulators across the world have pulled up their sleeves to force Apple and Google to allow third-party payment methods in app stores. While these regulations might take a while to implement, the Big G has preempted it by announcing a new pilot with Spotify that will allow third-party payments for the music streaming service. Hereâs how that will work for users like you and me,... Read more âș
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Thereâs been a lot of excitement this week in East Germany as Elon Muskâs Gigafactory launched to a rapturous reception. Elon flew in to cut the ribbon as the first 30 vehicles produced at the facility were handed over to customers. The event was hosted by Andre Traurig, vehicle manufacturing lead at Tesla, and included a speech by Elon Musk, with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Economy Minister Robert Habeck, and... Read more âș
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While drink driving fatalities and injuries have declined in recent decades, it still remains a major problem on Australian roads. Blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limits have helped since they were put in place over 25 years ago, but new technology may now be able to stop drink driving altogether. In the US, the massive infrastructure bill passed by Congress last year mandated car manufacturers equip vehicles with advanced drink-driving prevention... Read more âș
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Ah, 2015. Phones still had headphone jacks, Donald Trump had never been president, and Instagram still had a chronological feed. Those were the glory days. And then, in early 2016, Instagram announced it was getting rid of the chronological feed in favor of algorithmic sorting, something no one asked for. The idea was to ostensibly sort content based on whatâs most interesting to you. But pretty much no one was... Read more âș
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A cybercrime gang called Lapsus$ is tearing through tech giants around the world. In the last few months alone, the group has claimed the scalps of Nvidia, Ubisoft, Samsung, Okta, and Microsoft. Their brazen tactics have attracted a large following â and some powerful enemies. Hereâs what we know about the digital extortionists. Who are the Lapsus$ hackers? Lapsus$ first hit the headlines last December after taking credit for an... Read more âș
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Itâs been a blockbuster month for Yuga Labs, the owner of the Bored Apes Yacht Club (BAYC) NFTs. First, it acquired two other popular NFT projects: Crypto Punks and Meebits. Second, it announced the listing of the ApeCoin token on leading exchanges. And last, but not least, the company raised $450 million from marquee investors like a16z crypto, web3 gaming company Animoca Brands, and FTX cryptocurrency exchange. Now, itâs valued... Read more âș
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We need to talk about Bruno. The theme song from Disneyâs hit movie Encanto (We donât talk about Bruno) has become the first song from an animated movie to top the US charts for multiple weeks. How did this come about? The answer is, once again, TikTok. The short-video platform is again behind the creation of a hit song. TikTok is changing the music industry, how hits are made and... Read more âș
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Ford has a weird habit of extravagant marketing strategies. Iâll never forget the petrol-scented perfume the company launched to accompany the electric Mustang Mach-E GT. I mean, who doesnât want to smell like gasoline? But now thereâs a new marketing campaign to wrap our heads around: online conference calling for⊠EVs. As if the Zoom fatigue of the past two years and the transformation of our homes into working spaces... Read more âș
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For months now, a large and very active community of digital sleuths has been closely tracking the escalating crisis in Ukraine. These people have been using open-source intelligence to investigate and document the build-up to â and now the execution of â Vladimir Putinâs war of choice. But what exactly is open-source intelligence? And how is it helping efforts to understand whatâs happening on the ground in Ukraine? Broadly speaking,... Read more âș
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Among the things my generation has been promised, Iâm especially excited about the rise of robotaxis. Sadly, they arenât yet flooding the streets, as we expected or wished for. Regulatory approvals arenât that easy to get, and the tech is still facing some hurdles. But donât despair just yet â there are indeed some places around the world where you can actually take a ride with an AI driver. For... Read more âș
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A renowned theoretical computer science expert recently released an astonishing physics pre-print paper that tosses fuel on the fiery debate over⊠whether humans could use wormholes to traverse the universe or not. Donât worry, Iâll explain what this has to do with self-aware robots in due course. Fun with physics First, however, letâs lay the foundation for our speculation with a quick glance at this all-new wormhole theory. The pre-print... Read more âș
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Microsoft Azure recently announced that its quantum computing research teams had invented âa new kind of qubitâ based on elusive, never-before-demonstrated properties of physics. According to the Redmond company, this will allow it to build scalable quantum computers capable of solving the hardest problems facing humanity. So, is this a breakthrough for the field or just an attempt to lean in to the marketing zeitgeist surrounding quantum computing? To sort... Read more âș
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When Snoop Dogg announced his acquisition of Death Row Records last month, fans were thrilled that the legendary rap label was being resurrected. We were less thrilled when, weeks later, most of the Death Row catalog disappeared from streaming platforms. The sudden removals were swiftly linked to Snoopâs unusual plans for the brand. âDeath Row will be an NFT label,â the Doggfather announced in February. âWe will be putting out... Read more âș
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