Scientists have developed a novel way of making people care about climate change: flooding their homes. Not their real homes, of course; the destruction is merely a simulation â for now. But projecting catastrophic consequences onto familiar places could generate awareness through empathy. âShock is not the endgame here,â said study lead author Victor Schmidt, a PhD candidate at the Mila Quebec AI Institute in Montreal, Canada. âWe want to... Read more âș
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Residents of an otherwise quiet neighborhood in San Francisco have been dealing lately with a very weird affliction: the constant buzzing of several Waymo vehicles crowding a dead-end street. The self-driving taxis are flooding the end of 15th Avenue, appearing rather âconfusedâ as they enter the area, residents told local news station KPIX. What the f is happening? âI noticed it while I was sleeping,â said resident Jennifer King to... Read more âș
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Chinaâs Shenzhou-13 spacecraft is about to begin its voyage to the Tiangong space station. The spaceflight is set to feature a range of pioneering moments and intriguing tasks. Here are four key facts about the mission. Itâs Chinaâs longest crewed mission yet The crew is heading for Tiangong, Chinaâs first long-term space station, which is being constructed in low Earth orbit. China aims to complete the station by December 2022.... Read more âș
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TLDR: The VVFly Smart Snore Eye Mask sends gentle vibrations to adjust your sleep and knock out snoring once and for all. For decades, snoring has been played for laughs. From Popeye to Fred Flintstone, a sleeper loudly sawing logs has been a comedy staple for film, TV, cartoons, and beyond forever. But the reality is that snoring isnât really all that funny. Just ask anyone who snores â or... Read more âș
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How will the Solar System die? Itâs a hugely important question that researchers have speculated a lot about, using our knowledge of physics to create complex theoretical models. We know that the Sun will eventually become a âwhite dwarfâ, a burnt stellar remnant whose dim light gradually fades into darkness. This transformation will involve a violent process that will destroy an unknown number of its planets. So which planets will... Read more âș
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Many TV shows have a scene where a customer attempts to buy a potentially embarrassing product â a pornographic magazine perhaps or a diarrhea treatment â only to have the assistant loudly check the price or ask questions for other people to hear. Situations like this do happen in pharmacies and other shops. And they tend to make people squirm. But, what if they could interact with a robot instead... Read more âș
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Something seemed very wrong with the way Iâd been taught to think about my career progression. Like so many of us, Iâd heard professional journeys described as climbing a ladder or following a path. But as I moved forward in my work as a journalist, I wasnât moving in a straight line. The field I was pursuing, called audience engagement, was relatively new. I certainly hadnât taken any courses on... Read more âș
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HTC today announced the Vive Flow, its smallest and lightest VR headset yet. While the reflective lenses on the outside make it seem like this may be an AR headset â one that lets you see the outside world â this is strictly a VR affair. The $499 device tethers to an external power source and is more focused on lightweight immersive experiences than the high-end gaming VR headsets are... Read more âș
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New ebike companies enter the crowded market seemingly every other week. They tend to fall into one of two categories: copycats sourcing generic designs, or companies promising a myriad of gimmicky features that do little to add to the actual ride experience. Many seem more interesting in cashing in on the trend than actually building bikes meant to last, crowdfunding bikes with little support afterward. Vvoltâs launch this year was... Read more âș
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WhatsApp is finally letting users encrypt the backups of their messages. Facebook owner Mark Zuckerberg announced on Thursday that the feature is now being rolled out to iOS and Android users globally. The feature secures backups stored on Google Drive or Appleâs iCloud with end-to-end encryption. This encryption will provide more privacy and security, but itâs not enabled by default. Hereâs how to turn the feature on: Make sure youâve... 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! I have a reputation for being a successful entrepreneur, but the rumors of my success have been greatly exaggerated. Mostly by me. I have learned that perception... Read more âș
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A new artwork has inverted the application of predictive policing. Instead of forecasting crimes committed by civilians, the project predicts which civilians will be killed by police. The future victims are memorialized on a website called Future Wake. None of them, however, are real people. Each identity and story is generated by AI. Yet he predictions about their deaths are based on historical events. The AI-generated victims explain how they... Read more âș
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The fallout of this COVID-19 era has dramatically altered the job market, presenting new pathways to professional success for full-time work or supplemental income. Fortunately, if you develop the necessary knowledge and skills, there are highly lucrative industries awaiting that allow you to work from home. Get on top of your finances and start building your wealth with modern insight on the evolving markets that will ultimately help shape the... Read more âș
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The iPad is among the most notable innovations from technology giant, Apple, and for the last decade, generations of this device have made a major impact on daily lifestyles for users of all ages. From professional purposes and customer service to in-class learning and personal entertainment, the iPad provides plenty of capabilities in a small package. In a world that requires many of us to be able to work and... Read more âș
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When the Nobel Prize-winning US physicist Robert Hofstadter and his team fired highly energetic electrons at a small vial of hydrogen at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center in 1956, they opened the door to a new era of physics. Until then, it was thought that protons and neutrons, which make up an atomâs nucleus, were the most fundamental particles in nature. They were considered to be âdotsâ in space, lacking... Read more âș
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Is space really the final frontier? William Shatner has found out after boldly going where no 90-year-old has gone before. Some 55 years after Captain James T Kirk hit our screens in the original Star Trek, Shatner recently launched to the edge of space aboardBlue Originâs New Shepard for a ten-minute sub-orbital flight. Arenât we all adorbs! đđ pic.twitter.com/rYyEzOXfy5 â William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) October 11, 2021 Shatner has become the... Read more âș
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Despite a global push towards cleaner forms of energy, we are not on track to battle global warming, the International Energy Agency (IEA) warns in its World Energy Outlook 2021 report. Even more alarmingly, the scenarios mapped out in the report show that announced pledges fall far short of the emission reductions needed to limit the temperature rises to 1.5 Celsius degrees â beyond which the worst impacts of climate... Read more âș
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Growing a startup ecosystem can sound daunting â youâve got to attract talent, streamline regulations, build capacity, ensure sufficient capital â and a quick glance at the Global Startup Ecosystem Report from my organization, Startup Genome, might not disabuse you of the notion. For our latest edition, released September 22nd, we analyzed 280 ecosystems, crunched data on 3 million startups, and used more than 100 metrics to quantify their performance.... Read more âș
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Iâm always looking for good blockchain use cases. There are only a few companies that I rate. One is Helium, who calls itself âThe Peopleâs Network.â It was co-founded by Shawn Fanning (Napster co-creator) and Amir Haleem in 2013 with a mighty mission: to democratize access to the internet. They achieve this by creating their own P2P internet network. This is a radical shift to wide area networks and internet... Read more âș
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If youâve attended an Instagram live video session, you know that the first couple of minutes are dedicated to the host and guests syncing up. Sometimes it all goes smoothly, but the other times itâs just messy. To avoid live video startup mistakes, Instagram is adding a new feature called âpractice mode.â Itâll let you and your guests join the live video before itâs broadcasted to your followers. This will... Read more âș
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