It’s almost paradoxical. You find a problem with a product that’s so glaring and obvious you can’t imagine any rational person wouldn’t notice it on first use. Yet thousands or millions of people are paying money for it. I’ll give you an example. It never fails to completely blow my mind that the Disney+ streaming interface on desktop doesn’t have a button to play the next episode of a TV... Read more ›
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NFT’s or non-fungible tokens first captured the public imagination when a digital collage by an artist named Beeple sold for US$69 million (£51 million) at Christie’s in March 2021. Since then, there has been an explosion in the use of these units for storing digital content, which are bought and sold using online ledgers known a blockchains. Since that initial connection with art, we are seeing NFT’s being used in... Read more ›
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TLDR: mSpy Mobile Phone Tracker offers parents full oversight of all of their kid’s smartphone calls, chats, web surfing, and more. Parents had a tough enough time regulating what their kids saw and heard back in the 80s and 90s, back when Skinemax and suggestive song lyrics were at the forefront of a vigilant parent’s worries. But those concerns seem quaint when stacked against what parents face today. Now that... Read more ›
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TLDR: The StackSkills, KeepSolid VPN Unlimited, and Sticky Password Lifetime Subscription Bundle offers over 1,000 courses and ultimate online protection, all for under $50. Sometimes if you wait long enough, a whole bunch of cool stuff just seems to fall into your lap. It doesn’t always work…and sometimes, you’re left waiting for nothing. But when it works, it’s borderline magical. So if you hoped an armada of career training might... Read more ›
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OnlyFans has suspended its plans to ban sexually explicit content from October. The UK-based company tweeted on Wednesday that it would “continue to provide a home for all creators.” Thank you to everyone for making your voices heard. We have secured assurances necessary to support our diverse creator community and have suspended the planned October 1 policy change. OnlyFans stands for inclusion and we will continue to provide a home... Read more ›
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Wheelchairs provide valuable independence to their owners. Designs vary according to the terrain and user needs. Both of these can change over time. However, their price makes it difficult to afford more than one chair. In response, designers are taking cues from bikes and robotics to make wheelchairs that adapt to the varied user needs. The UNAwheel Maxi device is a wheelchair add-on. It hooks onto the front of an... Read more ›
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Boston Dynamics is known for the flashy videos of its robots doing impressive feats. Among Boston Dynamics’ creations is Atlas, a humanoid robot that has become popular for showing unrivaled ability in jumping over obstacles, doing backflips, and dancing. The videos of Boston Dynamics robots usually go viral, accumulating millions of views on YouTube and generating discussions on social media. And the robotics company’s latest video, which shows Atlas successfully... Read more ›
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After banning porn on its platforms last week, OnlyFans founder Tim Stokely has publically blamed banks for this decision. According to a report from the Financial Times, Stokely said “unfair” treatment is the reason for the porn ban, “The change in policy, we had no choice — the short answer is banks.” The founder gave examples of banks making it difficult for the company to pay its creators. He said... Read more ›
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Greetings carbon-based life forms! I’m excited to announce the Neural track at TNW Conference 2021. Neural is known as TNW’s artificial intelligence vertical, but I’m here to tell you that it’s so much more. We cover human-centric AI advances, quantum physics, neuroscience, and anything else that blurs the boundaries between humans and machines. We’re futurists and we absolutely love new research. But we’re also passionate about human rights, diversity, and... Read more ›
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South Korea is set to pass a landmark amendment to a law that could force Apple and Google to give up their grip over collecting commissions from developers. While there has been a lot of discussions around these two companies having too much control over fees collected from in-app purchases in their app stores, this is the first time a country has taken a definitive step to curb that. According... Read more ›
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I Expect You To Die is one of the most beloved, successful, and critically acclaimed virtual reality games of all time. So you’ll have to excuse me for being a bit worried about a sequel that shows up after five years. In the VR world, five years is the difference between two or three different generations of hardware. I’d like to think VR gamers have come a long way since... Read more ›
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Microsoft today announced it’s bringing xCloud to Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S in time for the holiday season. It’s going to change the way people experience games on its consoles. As nice as it is to be able to download and play games without having to deal with the hassle of physical copies, downloads come with their own problems. For one, it can take ages for a game 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 online ticket now! The future has a way of taking your biggest fears and making them seem incredibly short-sighted. Remember when everyone was scared of clowns for an entire summer? Seems kind of trivial now in the wake of COVID-19.... Read more ›
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Surfing the web isn’t what it used to be. The halcyon era of peaceful browsing on clean sites is now a distant memory. Today’s internet is a digital hellscape of pop-up ads, notification prompts, and paywall blocks. Navigating these barriers can be more trouble than it’s worth. At times, it’s easier to just hit the back button. A new parody website encapsulates this harrowing experience. Named “How I Experience Web... Read more ›
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TLDR: The Fundamentals of Product Design eBook Bundle by O’Reilly features five books detailing the steps for creating successful products that people want to buy. Design is often a very ephemeral thing. A creator builds a website or an app or another web experience based on an almost instinctual feel for what looks good, what works well, and what they think users will enjoy and embrace. While that innate design... Read more ›
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TLDR: The 2021 Complete Amazon Side Hustle Bundle explores the steps for launching a successful Amazon side business for a regular passive income without hours of work per day. It’s easy to look at the gargantuan size of a company like Amazon and be intimidated. After all, the world’s 3rd largest company partners with institutions like the U.S. Postal Service and Goldman Sachs and the NFL. But the bulk of... Read more ›
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Residents of Nottingham are going to witness a UK first: a wireless charging electric vehicle trial. Nine electric taxis will roam the streets of the city, named after the trial itself, WiCET (Wireless Charging of Electric Taxis). WiCET is a demonstration project funded by the UK Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV), as one of Innovate UK’s portfolio of on-street wireless charging (OSWC) projects. The etaxi fleet will consist of... 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 online ticket now! In a first-in-human study, a minimally-invasive brain implant has elicited a sense of touch in the fingertips of two people. Researchers have previously electrically stimulated folds of the brain, called gyri, to restore some generalized sensation to... Read more ›
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It’s hard to remember a time when travel required printed or hand-drawn maps, blowing in the wind as you struggle to locate yourself and the nearest train station. Today’s maps not only provide direction but help us find and sometimes even pay for our choice of transport — without a card in hand! This week Google shared what appears to be its next major feature with members of the Google... Read more ›
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Since the pandemic, working from home has become the new norm, but there’ll be a pinch of sadness when we eventually go back to the office. On the upside we’ll see our colleagues again and we’ll stop wearing pj’s all day long, but on the downside we’ll lose a significant benefit: the lack of commuting. A survey by Hubble showed that 79% of respondents consider the lack of commute as... Read more ›
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