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The Conversation @ The Next Web · 01/20/2022 07:36 EDT

This dystopic-looking bot could scrub greenhouse gases from the air

Two centuries of burning fossil fuels has put more carbon dioxide, a powerful greenhouse gas, into the atmosphere than nature can remove. As that CO2 builds up, it traps excess heat near Earth’s surface, causing global warming. There is so much CO2 in the atmosphere now that most scenarios show ending emissions alone won’t be enough to stabilize the climate – humanity will also have to remove CO2 from the... Read more

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Thomas Macaulay @ The Next Web · 01/20/2022 07:12 EDT

5G is grounding planes and freaking out airlines: We found out why

The journey to 5G is having a turbulent takeoff in the US. The rollout of the wireless service has been partially postponed due to fears that it poses a threat to aircraft safety. International airlines including Emirates, British Airways, and Air India canceled flights to the US on Wednesday over concerns about interference from 5G towers.  Telecoms giants Verizon and AT&T have agreed to restrict the rollout near key airports,... Read more

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Ivan Mehta @ The Next Web · 01/20/2022 06:20 EDT

Safari bug is leaking users’ browsing history — but a fix is on the way

If you use an Apple device, chances are that Safari is your default browser. If that’s the case, you’ll want to avoid using Safari for a bit because a bug in the app could leak your entire browsing history. Last week,  the team behind  FingerprintJS, a browser fingerprinting library, wrote a blog post about a vulnerability in Safari 15 that gives away your browser history. By exploiting this bug, an... Read more

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Cate Lawrence @ The Next Web · 01/20/2022 05:18 EDT

5 weird things people have transformed into crypto miners

When can something bad also be used for good? The answer is crypto mining!   Traditional crypto mining is notoriously resource-intensive with the annual carbon footprint of mining Bitcoin equivalent to that of countries like Argentina and Norway. But rest assured, companies are hard at work finding creative ways to mine crypto sustainably. Further, because the creativity of people knows no bounds, it’s not just computers they have been mining crypto... Read more

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The Conversation @ The Next Web · 01/20/2022 04:44 EDT

People no longer accept shitty jobs, and it’s fuelling the Great Resignation

“Do what you love,” is no longer just advice. High school students learn early on that their future careers should be passion-driven. Self-help books counsel job searchers to start with reflection on what they love. And Hollywood films teach people, in romantic fashion, to aspire to work that is intrinsically satisfying and expresses our authentic selves. Researchers call this way of thinking about work the passion paradigm, and studies show... Read more

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Ivan Mehta @ The Next Web · 01/20/2022 03:40 EDT

Everything you need to know about Wi-Fi 7

As networking devices with Wi-Fi 6 are becoming widely available and relatively affordable, tech companies are already looking ahead to implement Wi-Fi 7 in their products and services. This new standard — currently known as  802.11be —focuses on Extremely High-Throughput (EHT) that can aid real-time apps with high data speeds. The IEEE working group said it’ll help services in virtual reality, augmented reality, gaming, and remote working. In its current... Read more

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Tristan Greene @ The Next Web 2 place · 01/19/2022 17:09 EDT

Did Elon Musk forget about OpenAI or is he just trolling his dumbest fans?

It’s impossible to tell if Elon Musk is serious about anything anymore. His image exists in a dichotomy between cartoonesque and genius. He’s simultaneously the richest man in the world and the patron saint of meme war veterans and shitcoin shillers. And he’s also a brilliant engineer and one of the most talented technologists in generations. All of this combines to make him, potentially, the world’s greatest social media troll.... Read more

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Ioanna Lykiardopoulou @ The Next Web 2 place · 01/19/2022 09:27 EDT

Rimac’s selling its hypercar EV tech to other automakers

We’ve already been blown away by Rimac’s breathtaking Nevera, the all-electric hypercar that goes 0-60mph in just 1.85 seconds. And we were stunned when Rimac swallowed Bugatti to become, well, Bugatti Rimac. But here’s another bombshell from the Croatian automaker… The Rimac Group announced that its engineering division, Rimac Technology, is set to become a standalone company. It will be entirely dedicated to developing EV tech for the Croatian-French hypercar... Read more

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Cate Lawrence @ The Next Web · 01/19/2022 08:58 EDT

This car can (probably) mine crypto and we’re not sure that’s a good thing

The thing mobility and blockchain technology have in common are grandiose ideas that promise a lot, but don’t consistently deliver. So can a product that combines both overcome this? Canadian company, Daymak, believes it can. Since 2002, Daymak has been the biggest distributor and developer of electric light vehicles in Canada. It has over 150 dealers, has sold more than 100,000 vehicles, and exports to 25 countries. For reference, light... Read more

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Ivan Mehta @ The Next Web 3 place · 01/19/2022 07:52 EDT

Monopoly in jeopardy: The two US bills that have Big Tech worried

With increased scrutiny from regulators around the globe these days, legal departments at the world’s biggest tech companies are likely working overtime on a daily basis. This week, the focus is on the US — home to Apple, Google, and Amazon — with two bills slated to be considered by the Senate Judiciary Committee. These two proposals, the American Innovation and Choice Online Act and the Open App Markets Act,... Read more

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The Conversation @ The Next Web · 01/19/2022 06:19 EDT

The Tonga volcanic disaster shows we need to rethink telecom infrastructure

In the wake of a violent volcanic eruption in Tonga, much of the communication with residents on the islands remains at a standstill. In our modern, highly-connected world, more than 95% of global data transfer occurs along fibre-optic cables that criss-cross through the world’s oceans. Breakage or interruption to this critical infrastructure can have catastrophic local, regional and even global consequences. This is exactly what has happened in Tonga following... Read more

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Ari Joury @ The Next Web 1 place · 01/19/2022 05:04 EDT

100 years of quantum physics: From 1920s theories to mind-bending computers of 2020

Back in the 1920s, quantum mechanics, which is the theory that underpins everything from how atoms behave to how quantum computers work, was well on the way to gaining mainstream acceptance. But one conundrum remained: Sometimes, quantum objects like electrons, atoms, and molecules behave like particles, and others they behave like waves. Sometimes they even behave like particles and waves at the same time. So, when studying these quantum objects,... Read more

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Tristan Greene @ The Next Web 1 place · 01/18/2022 20:08 EDT

Confused Replika AI users are standing up for bots and trying to bang the algorithm

There something strange happening on Reddit. People are advocating for a kinder, more considerate approach to relationships. They’re railing against the toxic treatment and abuse of others. And they’re falling in love. Simply put: humans are showing us their best side. Unfortunately, they’re not standing up for other humans or forging bonds with other people. The “others” they’re defending and romancing are chatbots. And it’s a little creepy. I recently... Read more

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Napier Lopez @ The Next Web · 01/18/2022 18:15 EDT

Samsung’s Exynos 2200 brings raytracing to phones — here’s why that matters

The popularization of raytracing has led to one of the biggest leaps in graphics quality in recent memory, but so far the technology has only graced PC and console rigs. Now Samsung is preparing to bring raytracing to phones with the announcement of the Exynos 2200 processor, with a new ‘Xclispse’ GPU powered by AMD’s RDNA 2 architecture. The partnership between Samsung and AMD was first announced in June of... Read more

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Thomas Macaulay @ The Next Web · 01/18/2022 15:07 EDT

Microsoft’s splurge on Activision Blizzard could mainstream the metaverse

Microsoft’s $68.7B splurge on Activision Blizzard is huge news for gaming, but the company has also pointed to its impact on another market: the metaverse. In a press release announcing the deal, the Xbox owner said the deal will “provide building blocks” for the metaverse. Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s chairman and CEO, reiterated the point in a letter to shareholders: Gaming has been key to Microsoft since our earliest days as... Read more

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Ioanna Lykiardopoulou @ The Next Web · 01/18/2022 10:33 EDT

BP says its EV chargers will be more profitable than pumps — here’s how it can happen

Oil giants like BP and Shell have been reluctant to welcome the transition to electric cars, for fear of losing money and market share. But now things seem to be changing and it looks like investing in EV infrastructure could bring more money than selling fuel.  BP’s head of customers and products Emma Delaney told Reuters that while the company’s charging division isn’t expected to be profitable before 2025, on... Read more

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Alejandro Tauber @ The Next Web · 01/18/2022 07:30 EDT

Northern Europe’s founders lack ambition — here’s what we should do

All in all, 2021 has been a great year for European unicorn creation with some media speaking of a ‘European unicorn boom’. To date, more than 70 European private companies have boasted a $1 billion plus valuation, bringing the total number of unicorns produced since 1990 to 296, slightly more than China. But there’s still a long way to go. While Europe may be pulling ahead of China in terms... Read more

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Rebecca OKeeffe @ The Next Web · 01/18/2022 07:20 EDT

5 tips to figure out what the hell you want from your next job

The last two years have made us all reevaluate what we really want. Working from home has shown us that a remote workforce is possible. More time with our families has demonstrated that we don’t want long commutes. Stressful situations have highlighted how important it is to work for a company that champions wellness. While the ‘Great Resignation’ has caused a huge shift in the workforce, there is no one... Read more

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The Conversation @ The Next Web · 01/18/2022 06:39 EDT

4 times Shakespeare has inspired stories about robots and AI

Science fiction is a genre very much associated with technological marvels, innovations, and visions of the future. So it may be surprising to find so many of its writers are drawn to Shakespeare – he’s a figure associated with tradition and the past. Sometimes his plays are reworked in a science fiction setting. The 1956 film Forbidden Planet is just one of many variations on a “Tempest in space” theme.... Read more

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Napier Lopez @ The Next Web 1 place · 01/17/2022 22:31 EDT

Google’s ‘Self Share’ tool could make you stop emailing yourself files

We’ve all been there before: we need to send a file from our phone to our laptop or vice versa, only to find that it can still be a surprisingly clunky process even in 2022. While most of us will resort to sending ourselves an email or uploading a file to cloud storage, Google is apparently working on a way to make it easy and intuitive to send files to... Read more

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