TLDR: With a Rotate DIY Watchmaking Kit, tinkerers can put their skills to the ultimate test, assembling their own dynamic mechanically-driven watch. Maybe jigsaw puzzles and Sudoku arenât quite doing it for you anymore. Tests of mental acuity are always a fun pastime for smart people, but sometimes, even games and puzzles can get a bit stale. In that case, you could attack a challenge thatâs not only a serious... Read more âș
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In the wake of the tragic death of the member of parliament for Southend West, David Amess, fellow MPs have been talking about how to best protect both politicians and the public from abuse and harm. This has included a strong focus on enacting laws designed to halt online abuse, even though police have not linked Amessâs killing to this issue directly. There have been suggestions that such abuse can... Read more âș
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The iPod turns 20 this year. That device changed tech as we know it, starting Appleâs resurgence and eventual dominance of the tech industry. But while everyone reminisces about grinding their thumb joints to a powder swirling around the click wheel, Iâm looking back fondly at Microsoftâs superior competitor. I am, of course, talking about the Zune. Okay, I might not be able to objectively argue that the Zune was... Read more âș
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I carried a Sig Sauer on my hip and an iPod in my pocket, but I was only authorized to use the pistol while on watch. It was March 2003. The second gen iPod had already launched, but most of us were still rocking the first gens because thatâs what they sold at the Navy Exchange back home and on the ship. My position, that night, was as a gate... Read more âș
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As a tech journo, I love it when people share their experiences of tech with me. Itâs so much more interesting than a review someone is being paid to write or a marketing blurb. So in celebration of the iPod âs 20th birthday, I reached out to a bunch of folks I know to hear their stories. Just friends, some journos, and a former PR for Apple⊠A catalyst for... Read more âș
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Age is a blessing â but itâs also fucking terrifying. Especially when I realized it had been 20 years since the iPod was released. Once I stopped hyperventilating, I understood this was okay. Why? Because the iPod changed my life. And, to this very day, I believe itâs the greatest gadget ever created. It didnât begin that way though. Before I got my hands on an iPod, I thought MP3... Read more âș
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In the wake of the firing of Timnit Gebru and other notable AI researchers at Google, Alphabetâs circled the wagons and lawyered up. Reports flow out of Mountain View depicting teams of lawyers censoring scientific research and acting as unnamed collaborators and peer-reviewers. Most recently, Business Insider managed to interview several researchers who painted a startling and bleak picture of what itâs like to try and conduct research under such... Read more âș
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Itâs tough being a conservative on Twitter. Everywhere you look, those damn liberals are censoring right-wingers for dropping truth bombs based on facts, not feelings. At least, thatâs what Iâve heard from conservative pundits and politicians. The reality, however, appears to be rather different. A new study by Twitter found that the platformâs algorithms actually amplify right-wing voices. The research revealed that tweets from right-wing politicians and news outlets are... Read more âș
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Today, I came across a cool foldable motorbike that looks like a desk, can fit under a desk, but has one big problem: it canât turn into a desk. Yes, this thing that looks like a PC tower is actually a motorbike. Credit: Icoma Okay, letâs talk about the bike itself first before I name my reasons why Iâd want it to be a desk too. Built by Japanese startup... Read more âș
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People care about climate change and animal welfare â so itâs no wonder the demand for plant-based products has exploded in the last couple of years. The alternative dairy market is expected to triple over the next decade, reaching a whopping $32 billion USD by 2031. But what exactly is it that will determine success within this fast-growing industry? And what do startups need to know in order to attain... Read more âș
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TLDR: With The Ultimate Windows 11 Training Video Course, new users get a complete crash course in everything thatâs the same and different in Microsoftâs first OS update in six years. You may not have realized it, but the landscape for your Windows PC shifted seismically earlier this month. For the first time in six years, Windows unleashed an update to its venerable operating system as Windows 11 rolled out... Read more âș
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One of the most beautiful things about Mac OS is that you donât really need to do much for it to be truly functionalâit already is. But if you want to do some customization, thereâs very little you can do since the platform is designed to be minimalist. The good news is there are loopholes, and you can unlock features you didnât know your Mac has if you knew how... Read more âș
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Earlier this month, Mailchimp released Content Optimizer, a new product that uses artificial intelligence to help improve the performance of email marketing campaigns. Thanks to its vast trove of data, Mailchimp is in a unique position to discover common patterns of successful marketing campaigns. Content Optimizer taps into that data and uses machine learning models and business rules to predict the quality of email campaigns and provide suggestions on how... Read more âș
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Facebookâs smart glasses ambitions are in the news again. The company has launched a worldwide project dubbed Ego4D to research new uses for smart glasses. In September, Facebook unveiled its Ray-Ban Stories glasses, which have two cameras and three microphones built-in. The glasses capture audio and video so wearers can record their experiences and interactions. The research project aims to add augmented reality features to smart glasses using artificial intelligence... Read more âș
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Google made a significant announcement for developers last night by reducing fees for recurring subscriptions to 15% or less for all apps. There are still tons of caveats and conditions to be eligible for that, so letâs dive right into it: If your app offers subscriptions (like Bumble or Spotify) through the Play Store payment system, youâll have to pay 15% fees to Google. In March, the company had reduced... Read more âș
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According to the UN, we now have five times the number of recorded weather disasters than we had in 1970, from wildfires across Greece and Turkey to flash flooding in Indonesia, Germany, and Belgium. As Secretary General AntĂłnio Guterres said earlier this year, âwe have reached a tipping point on the need for climate action.â The EU has set ambitious targets with its new Green Deal, namely the goal to... Read more âș
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PCâs may outnumber Macs in the real world, but as a tech journalist, I sometimes feel like the odd man out. Iâm used to seeing a sea of MacBooks at big tech events â back when that sort of thing happened â with just a sprinkle of Windows laptops here and there. Yet even after Apple unveiled the new MacBook Pros, which seem to outclass their closest Windows competitors in... Read more âș
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NASA executives and experts struck an urgent tone with Congress earlier this week over discussions pertaining to the space agencyâs nuclear budget. Oh, Iâm sorry. Did I say NASAâs nuclear budget? Surely not. Right? Hereâs a meaningful quote via Paul Brinkman writing for UPI: âStrategic competitors including China are aggressively investing in a wide range of space technologies, including nuclear power and propulsion,â Bhavya Lal, NASAâs senior advisor for budget... Read more âș
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If youâre waiting with bated breath to ride a hyperloop, prepare to turn blue. Iâm sorry, but itâs not going to happen anytime soon. But you might just be able to get a very poor second, a car ride in a tunnel. Itâs courtesy of Elon Muskâs Boring Company, and if you are feeling underwhelmed, youâre not alone. Tunnels under the city of Las Vegas Vegas Loop is expanding â... Read more âș
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Boris is the wise olâ founder of TNW who writes a weekly column on everything about being an entrepreneur in tech â from managing stress to embracing awkwardness. You can get his musings straight to your inbox by signing up for his newsletter! The amount of time and effort I spend on being efficient is⊠highly inefficient. Iâll spend more time thinking about how to efficiently plan meetings than the... Read more âș
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