My switch to a meatless diet was surprisingly painless. Yet thereâs one part of my shameful past that I still miss a decade later: Beef burgers. Not those pompous grass-fed patties on brioche buns. Those poseurs can remain on their (*shudder*) wooden chopping boards. What I truly yearned for was the most basic of burgers: the type of greasy garbage that makes you look like a bag of milk. The... Read more âș
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Ever since Star Wars first showed space wizards talking to holograms, calling someone and chatting with their 3D simulacrum has become a staple of science fiction. But based on a patent application published in January, it sure looks like FacebookMeta is trying to make 3D conversations a reality right now â even if not quite the way George Lucas envisioned it. With the disclaimer that many patents never end up... Read more âș
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Being a passenger in a self-driving taxi sounds cool and all, but it can also be uncomfortable â and even terrifying. Sometimes robotaxis freak out and get confused. Wouldnât you want to know what happened in those instances? Well, you canât. At least, regarding Waymo. On Tuesday, the California Superior Court in Sacramento ruled that Alphabetâs Waymo can keep crucial safety and crash data about its autonomous vehicles secret. Whatâs... Read more âș
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Itâs been five long years, but Sony has finally revealed the design of its second virtual reality headset. Unsurprisingly named the VR2 (come on, what else did you expect from the company that brought you the PlayStation 5?), the hardware has been unveiled at an interesting time. Not only is there a renewed interest in virtual reality tech (thanks, Meta), but itâs also arriving into a market that has significantly... Read more âș
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Meta has launched Facebook Reels, its short video product for the blue app, across 150 countries. This is likely a bid to restore its plummeting user base, and restore some ad revenue. After seeing some success with Instagram Reels, the company began testing its short video platform within the Facebook app in India last March. Later in September, it launched this feature in the US. But is this global launch... Read more âș
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Cars are simply not built for the stresses of modern cities. From traffic to parking, itâs often more a hindrance than a boon to own a four-wheeler in urban environments. But one company thinks its cracked the code for the perfect city vehicle: Arcimoto and its electric autocycles. These are somewhere between a car, bike, and motorcycle. Yesterday, Arcimoto cut the ribbon on a 250,000 square foot manufacturing facility â... Read more âș
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Perpetrators of domestic abuse are increasingly exploiting digital tools to coerce and control their victims. Where there is abuse in a relationship, technology will also feature in how that abuse is conducted. Police forces now expect as much, when responding to cases of domestic abuse. 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... Read more âș
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Experts predict artificial intelligence will gain sentience within the next 100 years. Some predict itâll happen sooner. Others say itâll never happen. Still other experts say it already has happened. Itâs possible the experts are just guessing. The problem with identifying âsentienceâ and âconsciousnessâ is thereâs no precedent when it comes to machine intelligence. You canât just check a robotâs pulse or ask it to define âloveâ to see if... Read more âș
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Letâs face it: parking sucks. From endlessly searching for a spot during peak traffic times, to performing surgeon-esque maneuvers in order to fit into a tight space, itâs always a nightmare. My dream is a world where my car will drop me off, park itself, and then pick me up whenever I want later. âCome down to Earth, Ioanna,â you might say, âitâll never happen.â But youâd be wrong. Because... Read more âș
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The giant planets â Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune â are some of the most awe-inspiring in our Solar System, and have great importance for space research and our comprehension of the greater universe. Yet they remain the least explored â especially the âice giantsâ Uranus and Neptune â due to their distance from Earth, and the extreme conditions spacecraft must survive to enter their atmospheres. As such, theyâre also... Read more âș
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Last week, French automaker Renault released a sneak preview of a hydrogen-powered car. We donât know that much about the car yet. Any car can look good with a few sexy neon lights and a dark backdrop. More news will come in May, but we have no real way of knowing if the concept car will even make it to market. Renaultâs teaser pic for their hydrogen car. Credit: Renault... Read more âș
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Itâs a popular idea that the path to sustainability lies in high-tech solutions. By making everyday items like cars electric, and installing smart systems to monitor and reduce energy use, it seems weâll still be able to enjoy the comforts to which weâve become accustomed while doing our bit for the planet â a state known as âgreen growthâ. But the risks of this approach are becoming ever clearer. Many... Read more âș
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Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. At TNW, our editorial team has a daily Slack huddle scheduled at a daily Slack huddle to discuss our coverage for the day. Chances are, at that time, I might be singing a tune thatâs stuck in my head, receiving a parcel at my... Read more âș
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The Microsoft Store has been around for nearly 10 years now â it launched as the Windows Store with Windows 8 â but compared to app marketplaces on other platforms, it can feel like a barren wasteland. On Windows, the Iâd hazard vast majority of apps are still installed via old-school .exe files and other installers. Still, there are benefits to perusing through Microsoftâs app store. Most of the software... Read more âș
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Chinaâs âzero-COVIDâ policy put the Beijing Winter Olympics under some of the strictest coronavirus protocols in the world. The Games took place in a âclosed-loopâ environment comprised of gated âbubble areasâ that contained housing, event locations, and transport links. There were also no tickets sold to the general public, while many media professionals worked from home due to COVID concerns. The conditions left Getty Images, the official photo agency for... Read more âș
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Wouldnât it be great if you never had to worry about a flat tire? You could drive anywhere, roaming the glove, traveling to remote locations without a worry. Well, stop dreaming. They exist. And theyâre called airless tires. Itâs a simple solution: if thereâs no air in the tires, they canât pop. Amazing, right? Well, youâll need to curb your enthusiasm a little. While airless tires exist, theyâre not the... Read more âș
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If all I know is that I donât know anything, that means I actually know loads. Let me illustrate. Iâve been on iOS since the iPhone 4, meaning Iâve been using Appleâs mobile devices for around 12 years. On top of that, Iâve been covering and analyzing the company as part of my actual job for a long old while. Yet, I was today years old when I realized that... Read more âș
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NASA has announced plans for the International Space Station (ISS) to be officially decommissioned in 2031. After dozens of launches since 1998 got the station up and into orbit, bringing it down will be a feat of its own â the risks are serious if things go wrong. NASAâs plans for the decommissioning operation will culminate in a fiery plunge into the middle of the Pacific Ocean â a location... Read more âș
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The inevitable has happened. Donald Trumpâs social network, TRUTH, has just launched on the US App Store. A lot has happened since Trump announced this new venture last October. Last December, Investors pumped $1 billion into the Digital World Acquisition Corp, a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) that aimed to fund the Truth platform. Rumors about the social networkâs imminent launch surfaced in January without a specified go-live date, and... Read more âș
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Which flavors and chemical compounds make a particular variety of fruit more appealing to consumers can be identified and predicted using artificial intelligence, according to our recently published study. Flavor, defined by scientists as the interaction between aroma and taste, is chemically complex. The sugars, acids, and bitter compounds in food interact with the taste receptors on our tongues to invoke taste, while volatile compounds that interact with olfactory receptors... Read more âș
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