Christian Erfurt, the CEO and co-founder of Be My Eyes, who was interviewed for this article, is speaking at TNW2021 this year! You can get tickets for the event here. As if it isn’t enough of a challenge to build a business that makes money, Christian Erfurt took on a more difficult proposition six years ago. He co-founded a company with a view to assist people with vision impairment, while... Read more ›
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Tech companies like Apple and Google want to measure your health in multiple ways possible. But they’re running out of physical attributes to gauge such as heart rate, steps taken in a day, and blood oxygen. So the focus might shift to mental health, and that’s a slippery slope. According to documents reviewed by the Wall Street Journal, Apple is working on a set of features to detect depression and... Read more ›
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Through social distancing mandates, lockdown measures and restrictions on gatherings, and services, the pandemic has brought about widespread changes to how modern societies function. And everyone has become more reliant on smartphones. One study found smartphone use increased by 70 percent during the first few months of the pandemic. And a recent Canadian survey found more than 40 percent of respondents are spending even more time on their phones this... Read more ›
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Choosing which programming language to specialize in is a moment that can really define your career. Whether you’re a newbie or you’re picking up a second language, you need to know which ones are most in demand and what you can do with them. That’s why we’re doing a series on the top jobs for the most common programming languages, starting with Python. There are so many programming languages out... Read more ›
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Did you know SHIFT is taking the stage this fall? Together with an amazing line-up of experts, we will explore the future of mobility during TNW Conference 2021. Secure your ticket now! This month, we took a step closer to the next wave of air mobility with UK start-up Urban-Air Port announcing a partnership with the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) Division of Hyundai. They’re developing the blueprint and foundations for... Read more ›
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Picture this. You’re standing on the train while looking at your email, and want to change the song very badly. You can reach your earbuds to do it, and opening the music app to do it is very cumbersome. And if your buds don’t support certain gestures, good luck doing that. Thankfully, I found this nifty Android app called Media Bar that lets me do that directly from the status... Read more ›
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Did you know SHIFT is taking the stage this fall? Together with an amazing line-up of experts, we will explore the future of mobility during TNW Conference 2021. Secure your ticket now! Royal Mail has committed to the full electrification of its vehicles by 2030, and, in June, added 3,000 electric vans to its fleet, achieving an impressive tenfold increase. Now, the British postal service will start trialing twelve micro... Read more ›
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After its IPO in July, trading platform Robinhood is now said to be planning to load up its app with new features like a cryptocurrency wallet. According to a report by Bloomberg, the company is testing a new function that’ll allow you to store and transfer digital assets such as Bitcoin and Ethereum. The report noted that the wallet feature was spotted in the app’s beta version on iPhones, with... Read more ›
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Did you know Neural is taking the stage this fall? Together with an amazing line-up of experts, we will explore the future of AI during TNW Conference 2021. Secure your ticket now! Artificial intelligence is far too often a solution looking for a problem. So it’s refreshing when someone manages to find the perfect way to apply a simple AI trick to a huge problem plaguing humanity. And that’s exactly... Read more ›
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Did you know Neural is taking the stage this fall? Together with an amazing line-up of experts, we will explore the future of AI during TNW Conference 2021. Secure your ticket now! Opening the black box. Reducing the massive power consumption it takes to train deep learning models. Unlocking the secret to sentience. These are among the loftiest outstanding problems in artificial intelligence. Whoever has the talent and budget to... Read more ›
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Did you know Neural is taking the stage this fall? Together with an amazing line-up of experts, we will explore the future of AI during TNW Conference 2021. Secure your ticket now! NASA has added a pair of interactive experiences to the enthralling array of sights and sounds generated from the Mars 2020 mission. The new tools let you explore the planet from the comfort of your home. In one,... Read more ›
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It’s easy to forget about details. In fact, it probably helps keep us sane. If we looked at an object and immediately thought about the intricacies of its construction, our minds would be so chaotic we’d struggle to survive. But just because we don’t live day-to-day existences obsessing over minutiae, doesn’t mean this doesn’t happen. App design is a perfect example of this. When we use something like Spotify or... Read more ›
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Technology is the future – we’re surrounded by it and have made leaps and strides in how we’ve integrated it into our everyday lives. Artificial Intelligence (or AI) has constantly been evolving through the years and has made options that were only accessible to a select few available for even those who are part of the general public. If you’re looking to work or already work in the field of... Read more ›
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Online, SEO is arguably the most powerful way to spread the word about a business. As an incredibly effective marketing tool, it helps organizations reach more of their audience without spending much. It’s not surprising why companies of all sizes harness its power to extend their reach and influence. For smaller teams, it may be tougher to reach the top of search engine rankings considering how it may take a... Read more ›
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Did you know SHIFT is taking the stage this fall? Together with an amazing line-up of experts, we will explore the future of mobility during TNW Conference 2021. Secure your ticket now! UK startup Fering is a newcomer in the EV space, but sure comes with a heavy background, being the brainchild of ex-Ferrari and McLaren engineer, Ben Scott-Geddes. The company, which is focusing on low-emission off roaders and emergency... Read more ›
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The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has found Google guilty of anti-competitive behavior regarding Android‘s dominant position in the country’s mobile operating system market. The watchdog began the investigation in April 2019, and found the Big G guilty of using its position to gain an unfair advantage in areas like search, music (YouTube), browser (Chrome), and app library (Play Store). According to a report by the Times of India, CCI... Read more ›
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Erin Simpson, associate director for technology policy at Washington, D.C.–based think tank The Center for American Progress, had a message for Facebook. Last year, she co-wrote a pair of reports advising major social media platforms, like Facebook, on how to better address the twin crises of election delegitimization and health misinformation. But Facebook has also been pushing a message at her. For more than a year, Simpson had been noticing... Read more ›
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When Lucid Motors launches it’s much-awaited Air Dream Edition Range later this year, it takes evolution in EV charging to the future. The Lucid Air car will become the longest-range electric vehicle on the road. With 837 kilometers (520 miles) on a single charge, it’s achieved a record-breaking official EPA range rating, making it the first electric car ever to breach 500 miles. This means you could go from Los... Read more ›
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Don’t know if you’ve heard… but TNW has a fancy new channel, House of Talent. The world of work is evolving at super speed. The ever-changing landscape of emerging technologies, the explosion of new startups, scaleups, unicorns, bustling tech hubs, the rise of the creator economy, and the sudden surge in remote work are all reshaping our ideas about how work should be. These influences are introducing new career paths... Read more ›
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Kids in China have it tough. Weeks after the country limited their online multiplayer gaming time to just three hours a week, it’s putting a cap on TikTok usage with a mere 40 minutes a day allowed. That’s harsh. Over the weekend, ByteDance, the owner of China’s Tiktok version called Douyin, said that it’s introducing a new ‘Youth Mode’ for kids under 14. This new mode will let them use... Read more ›
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