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Rui Ribeiro @ The Next Web · 12/24/2021 02:00 EDT

5 things I’ve learned pitching investors during the pandemic

When you’re in a startup that is competing with some of the largest companies in the world, funding is critical to give you a level field from which to grow. Love it or hate it, raising money is a key responsibility of yours and something you can’t afford to get wrong. My company, Jscrambler, recently closed a $15 million Series A round, which was led by cybersecurity investment firm Ace... Read more

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Tristan Greene @ The Next Web · 12/23/2021 11:00 EDT

The most mind-blowing Neural stories of 2021

When it comes to the world of technology, there’s no shortage of interesting, insightful, and important stories out there. And our reporters here at Neural have been hard at work all year providing you with the most relevant news and analysis from the world of AI. Sometimes, however, you just want to kick back and read some stuff that just blows your mind. That’s why, from time to time, we... Read more

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Ioanna Lykiardopoulou @ The Next Web 1 place · 12/23/2021 10:29 EDT

Japanese researcher creates lickable TV screen because god is dead

Sometimes when I’m watching cooking shows I dream about tasting those delicious dishes. But have I ever thought about licking my TV to find out? No. No I have not — because that’d be ridiculous. t looks like I’ve been made a fool of though. Wrap your head around this, folks: a Japanese professor, Homei Miyashita, has created a lickable TV screen that can imitate food flavors, Reuters reports. Hilariously,... Read more

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Thomas Macaulay @ The Next Web 2 place · 12/23/2021 09:48 EDT

Smart: This AI spots Deepfakes by analyzing light reflections in the eyes

Deepfakes are being used for a range of nefarious purposes, from disinformation campaigns to inserting people into porn, and the doctored images are getting harder to detect. A new AI tool provides a surprisingly simple way of spotting them: looking at the light reflected in the eyes. The system was created by computer scientists from the University at Buffalo. In tests on portrait-style photos, the tool was 94% effective at... Read more

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Ivan Mehta @ The Next Web · 12/23/2021 09:48 EDT

Google Photos no longer offers unlimited storage — so what are your options?

Google Photos’ unlimited storage plan for your “high-quality” photos ended on June 1, 2021. The company made the announcement the previous November, without specifying reasons like whether it was running out of server space, or just wanted to sell you a Google One subscription for extra storage. You might be angry that Googlekille off another super handy feature. But there are no free lunches. So what are your options? We’ll... Read more

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Ioanna Lykiardopoulou @ The Next Web · 12/23/2021 08:41 EDT

Surprise! An investigation into Tesla’s gaming feature made people angry

Surprise, surprise: Tesla‘s under formal investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NTHSA) again. This time, the NHTSA is investigating the Passenger Play feature. This “allows the gameplay to function on the front center touchscreen while the vehicle is in motion and may present a distraction to the driver,” according to the agency’s official report. As a result, on Wednesday the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened a Preliminary... Read more

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Callum Booth @ The Next Web · 12/23/2021 08:04 EDT

Apple’s AirPods Max are a year old — and the case is still atrocious

How time flies. It feels like last week when Apple announced the AirPods Max, its first proper pair of over-ear headphones. At the time, the launch SEEMED momentous. People were shocked/appalled/excited about the headphones and Apple‘s aspirations, but a year later? There’s an overwhelming sense of “meh” around the devices. Much of this, I’m sure, is down to the inherent flaws in the AirPods Max. I’ve written about this extensively... Read more

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Ivan Mehta @ The Next Web · 12/23/2021 06:00 EDT

Your Netflix recommendations suck. These tools will help you improve them

I’ve got a bad Netflix habit. Whenever I open the app, I scroll for ages before finding nothing substantial and rewatching shows I already love. Even when I search for specific keywords on Netflix, I don’t get appropriate results. All in all, disappointment galore. So, I decided that I needed to stop relying on Netflix for recommendations and build my own watchlist. Wasting my time scrolling should be a thing... Read more

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The Conversation @ The Next Web · 12/23/2021 05:58 EDT

This material ‘learns’ like animals, and could help further AI research

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea A unique material, nickel oxide demonstrates the ability to learn things about its environment in a way that emulates the most basic learning abilities of animals, as my colleagues and I describe in a new paper. For over half a century, neuroscientists have studied sea slugs to understand basic animal learning. Two fundamental concepts of learning... Read more

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Cate Lawrence @ The Next Web · 12/23/2021 04:42 EDT

This futuristic solar truck concept is like an EV Transformer

Imagine you’re looking for something to do to keep yourself occupied during the COVID-19 lockdown. While some people opt for negroni making and Only Fans, others have higher ambitions. Instead of baking bread or doing puzzles, the team at Wolfgang IP decided to make a new state-of-the-art solar EV truck. The mighty Thundertruck makes the Cybertruck look positively ancient. The makers note: While this was not your typical lockdown activity,... Read more

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Sowmyanarayan Raghunathan @ The Next Web · 12/23/2021 02:00 EDT

4 tech debt pitfalls your startup needs to avoid

Tech debt is the off-balance sheet cost of technology work that needs to be done in the future. It accumulates by choosing a limited/less expensive technical solution now and pushing off the full/more expensive solution to the future. By not implementing the full solution now, companies are faced with the need to ‘rework’ software development in the future. Having worked closely with more than 25 startups during their journey from... Read more

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Napier Lopez @ The Next Web · 12/22/2021 11:00 EDT

A brief history of Apple’s design fails

Apple and design are almost synonymous in the tech world, as the company’s often-bold aesthetic choices have the potential to shape a generation of products. But for all its design clout, sometimes Apple pursues form at the expense of function. Other times, it just makes some flat-out bizarre choices that make no sense. Don’t believe us? Judge for yourself. What follows is a list of just some of Apple’s worst... Read more

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Ioanna Lykiardopoulou @ The Next Web · 12/22/2021 10:13 EDT

WARNING: Ford thinks these boomer memes will make you buy EVs

You’d think that Ford’s Mach-Eau fragrance, a perfume that imitates the scent of petrol — designed for all those who want to go electric with the Mustang Mach-E, but simply CAN’T LIVE without the intoxicating smell of gasoline — would be the company’s most WTF EV marketing ever.  But… you’d be wrong. Targeting EV skeptics, the automaker has posted a series of memes on Twitter in an attempt to highlight... Read more

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Jamie Tolentino @ The Next Web 3 place · 12/22/2021 08:50 EDT

6 trends shaping the future of fintech in 2022

It’s hard to say when the term ‘fintech’ was first coined, but Chris Skinner, the global FinTech pundit, heralds the beginning of FinTech with the launch of Zopa, a UK peer to peer lender in 2005. Since then, the sector has grown steadily until 2020 when we saw a dramatic 72% rise in European fintech app usage. While lockdown certainly pushed fintech services into the mainstream, there are a number... Read more

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Ben Dickson @ The Next Web 2 place · 12/22/2021 06:55 EDT

Can AI actually understand what we are saying? Scientists are divided

This article is part of “the philosophy of artificial intelligence,” a series of posts that explore the ethical, moral, and social implications of AI today and in the future. If a computer gives you all the right answers, does it mean that it is understanding the world as you do? This is a riddle that artificial intelligence scientists have been debating for decades. And discussions of understanding, consciousness, and true... Read more

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Ivan Mehta @ The Next Web 2 place · 12/22/2021 06:00 EDT

TNW’s favorite gadgets under $50 will make you a gifting pro

Holidays are around the corner, so I am spending a lot of time on ecommerce websites to search for gifts. It’s natural that you don’t want to spend too much money on everyone. You might give your partner a $700 phone, but you might want to cap that limit for a friend you meet once in a while. So to help you out with cheap gifts, we decided to put... Read more

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Alejandro Tauber @ The Next Web · 12/22/2021 05:35 EDT

Many startup accelerators fail. Here’s how to find the right one

The amount of new startup accelerators has gone through the roof. Since they first entered the scene in 2005 over 3,000 accelerators were advertised globally in 2021. It all started with accelerator programs backed by a venture capital fund, such as Y-Combinator. Now accelerators are run by governments, corporates, universities, ex-startup founders, or in partnership with the venture capital(VC) ecosystem. This isn’t surprising, as accelerators are proven to have a... Read more

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Cities Today @ The Next Web · 12/22/2021 05:21 EDT

Ride-share spending to hit almost US$1 trillion by 2026

This article was originally published by Christopher Carey on Cities Today, the leading news platform on urban mobility and innovation, reaching an international audience of city leaders. For the latest updates, follow Cities Today on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube, or sign up for Cities Today News. Ride-share spending by consumers globally will exceed US$937 billion by 2026 — comparable to 50 times the combined annual revenue of Transport... Read more

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Anthony Rose @ The Next Web 1 place · 12/22/2021 02:00 EDT

The 5 investor personality types — and how to pitch them

You’re certain that your business idea has the potential to change the world. At least, it seems that way in your mind. Now you just need to convince an investor to give you some money. When you’re talking to potential investors, they each have their own way of figuring out whether to invest: whether your idea really will change the world, or if it’ll fizzle out and flop. Having built... Read more

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Thomas Macaulay @ The Next Web · 12/21/2021 14:43 EDT

Elon Musk and Jack Dorsey are right to raise concerns about Web3

The next internet revolution is reportedly upon us, but two of tech’s leading luminaries won’t be in the vanguard. Tesla tycoon Elon Musk and Twitter founder Jack Dorsey have both put the brakes on the momentum around Web3, the somewhat vague vision of a decentralized internet. Their cynicism derives from different concerns. Dorsey says that Web3 is ultimately a centralized entity, while Musk has implied that it’s driven by hype... Read more

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