Itâs that time of year again: inspiration porn is everywhere, image libraries are seeing huge downloads of diverse females in suits, and women are organizing their own celebrations without pay. Yes, itâs International Womenâs Day. But what happens when we look behind the sickly efforts of corporations? The back-patting social media posts? The tokenization? Well, youâll find a fucking huge gender pay gap. Introducing⊠the Gender Pay Gap Bot The... Read more âș
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Itâs almost time! Apple is holding its first event of the year â and itâs gonna be another virtual doozy. So, expect some snazzy drone shots of the Apple Campus, and maybe someone even walking on its roof. While all gadget aficionados are getting their analyst hats on, letâs cover the basics of the event. Itâs going to be live-streamed on Apple.com and the companyâs YouTube channel at: 10:00 AM... Read more âș
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If youâre shopping for your first ebike or electric scooter, you might be a bit confused by the numbers you see on the spec sheet. What exactly is a watt-hour(Wh), and how is it different from an amp-hour(Ah)? Does voltage matter? How big of a battery do I really need? With the help of some basic physics and arithmetic, weâre here to help you make sense of these numbers. Which... Read more âș
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A team of scientists recently published a paper indicating that life on Earth is the result of what can only accurately be described as cosmic teleportation. Humankind has long sought to penetrate the mystery of how life came to exist on our planet. But what if the only reason weâre here right now is because the universe cheats? If we trace the origin of life back to the dawn of... Read more âș
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Deepfakes have been ranked as the most dangerous AI threat, but new research suggests the pen is mightier than the picture. Scientists at the MIT Media Lab showed almost 6,000 people 16 authentic political speeches and 16 that were doctored by AI. The soundbites were presented in permutations of text, video, and audio, such as video with subtitles or only text. The participants were told that half of the content... Read more âș
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The U.S. Department of Transportationâs National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently released its 2020 annual traffic crash data, showing that 2020 had the highest number of fatalities since 2007. In 45% of fatal crashes, the drivers of passenger vehicles were engaged in at least one of the following risky behaviors: speeding, alcohol impairment, or not wearing a seat belt. These activities require action and decision by the driver â to... Read more âș
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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. The Urban Transport Group is calling for a new national framework to give local transport authorities the option to regulate key aspects... Read more âș
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You probably know what a crystal is. Weâve all seen one, held one in our hands, and even tasted one on our tongue (for instance sodium chloride crystals, also known as âsaltâ). But what on earth is a âtime crystalâ, if not a sci-fi gadget in the latest Marvel movie? Why do we need a quantum computer to make one? And what is aquantum computer anyway? Bits and qubits Letâs... Read more âș
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Whether youâre using your sweet EV to commute, drive around town, or plan a road trip, thereâs probably something always on your mind: keeping your battery juiced up. Fortunately, thereâs a whole range of apps that can help you locate charging stations â and even establish driving routes that fit them in along the way⊠Free, convenient, and user-friendly, hereâs our list of the best charging apps available today. PlugShare... Read more âș
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Letâs face it, design plays a huge part in all our lives. It affects everything from the bed we sleep in to the car we drive, and the magazines we read to the websites that we visit. Simply put, design shapes the world we live in. Itâs importance really canât be underestimated. But how much do you really know about this exciting sector? It would be silly to lump all... Read more âș
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These days, polls seem to be everywhere. Hell, you just need to check out our Twitter account to see how much we love them. But thereâs one place polls donât exist: WhatsApp. Well, this wonât be for much longer. According to a report by WABetaInfo, the company is working on a polls feature for groups. As per the screenshot in the report (and below), the function is still in its... Read more âș
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For years, Samsung and Apple have traded punches for the mindshare of phone buyers around the world. Once upon a time, Huawei was a contender for the top phone maker as well, but the US blacklist has left the company fighting for scraps. In the last couple of years, Oppo has vied to occupy the clout once held by Huawei, and the companyâs newest flagship, the Find X5 is an... Read more âș
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Deep neural networks have a huge advantage: They replace âfeature engineeringââa difficult and arduous part of the classic machine learning cycleâwith an end-to-end process that automatically learns to extract features. However, finding the right deep learning architecture for your application can be challenging. There are numerous ways you can structure and configure a neural network, using different layer types and sizes, activation functions, and operations. Each architecture has its strengths... Read more âș
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The Earth exists in a dangerous environment. Cosmic bodies, like asteroids and comets, are constantly zooming through space and often crash into our planet. Most of these are too small to pose a threat, but some can be cause for concern. As a scholar who studies space and international security, it is my job to ask what the likelihood of an object crashing into the planet really is â and... Read more âș
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On Feb. 4, 2022, SpaceX launched 49 satellites as part of Elon Muskâs Starlink internet project, most of which burned up in the atmosphere days later. The cause of this more than US$50 million failure was a geomagnetic storm caused by the Sun. Geomagnetic storms occur when space weather hits and interacts with the Earth. Space weather is caused by fluctuations within the Sun that blast electrons, protons and other... Read more âș
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War is expensive. The United States spent about US$1.1 trillion (ÂŁ830 billion) on the 2003 Iraq war in todayâs money, while the Falklands war cost the UK the equivalent of about ÂŁ2.6 billion. Funding is, therefore, an important resource in any conflict, similar to that of artillery, fuel and boots on the ground. The burden of finance traditionally falls to governments, often in the form of issuing war bonds. Ukraine... Read more âș
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This article was originally published by Sarah Wray 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. A new shared ebike scheme in the UK will recruit and train unemployed and vulnerable people, paying them a Living Wage and... Read more âș
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You know times are finally changing in Australia, when a mining company run by the countryâs second-richest person, Dr. Andrew âTwiggyâ Forrest, opens a green hydrogen and renewables business. And when they acquire a bunch of engineers doing something amazing with trains, thatâs when things start to get really interesting. This week, Fortescue Future Industries (FFI), the green arm of Forrestâs ââFortescue Metals Group, acquired UK company Williams Advanced Engineering... Read more âș
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Governments and authorities all around the world are trying to control the information flow by putting restrictions or blocking websites in a particular region. So people are searching for tools like VPN to jump these fences and access the open internet. One of the effective ways to do this is to use Tor Browser. How does Tor browser work? In its simplest form, Tor uses a set of nodes â... Read more âș
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It seems straight out of an action movie: As the capital city becomes a war zone, the defiant president looks into the camera and delivers a clear and compelling message: âI am here. We will not lay down any weapons.â Thatâs exactly what Ukrainian President and onetime actor Volodymyr Zelenskyy did on Feb. 25, 2022, in a selfie-style video viewed 3 million times within an hour â part of an... Read more âș
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