Do you have free will? Can you make your own decisions? Or are you more like an automaton, just moving as required by your constituent parts? Probably, like most people, you feel you have something called free will. Your decisions are not predetermined; you could do otherwise. Yet scientists can tell you that you are made up of atoms and molecules and that they are governed by the laws of... Read more âș
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Programming in the 1960s had a big problem: computers werenât that powerful yet, and somehow they needed to split the capacities between data structures and procedures. This meant that if you had a large set of data, you couldnât do that much with it without pushing a computer to its limits. On the other hand, if you needed to do a lot of things, you couldnât use too much data... Read more âș
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Remakes, remasters, and retreads are all the rage these days. But donât let the publishers fool you, theyâre not taking many chances. From the Mass Effect franchise remasters to the outstanding Tony Hawks Pro Skater 1 & 2 remake, most of the game revivals weâre seeing are for titles that were beloved by the masses, critically acclaimed, and profitable in their heyday. But what if we could convince the secret... Read more âș
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Imagine living in a virtual space that merges the physical and digital worlds â and is built by Facebook. It may sound like the stuff of nightmares, but Mark Zuckerberg hopes to make it a reality. Yup, the 37-year-old billionaire wants to build a metaverse. âYou can think about the metaverse as an embodied internet, where instead of just viewing content â you are in it,â he told The Verge.... Read more âș
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âGigafactoriesâ could one day be churning out millions of electric vehicle batteries in the UK. The government has already committed the country to a ban on selling new petrol- and diesel-engined cars by 2030, so it seems that electric vehicles (or EVs, as theyâre often abbreviated) are likely to replace much of todayâs fleet. The carmaker Nissan has promised to beef up EV production at its Sunderland plant in north-east... Read more âș
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Friends! Have you heard the news? Musician Lil Uzi Vert is trying to buy a planet? Named WASP-127 b, this is a gas giant exoplanet thatâs 1.4 times larger than renowned Big Boy, Jupiter. The world was first alerted to this news by another musician, Grimes: Apparently @LILUZIVERT owns this planet â just a heads up https://t.co/rcyQ2ts7Hj â Grimes (@Grimezsz) July 22, 2021 Now, Iâm not going into depth about... Read more âș
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TLDR: The How to Hack from Beginner to Ethical Hacking Certification courses can be a brilliant introduction to a whole new career as an ethical defender of vulnerable tech systems. Want to know the difference between a guy who knows a whole lot about cybersecurity and a guy who knows a whole lot about cybersecurity whoâs been certified? Well, almost $15,000. Thatâs the disparity found by a survey of government... Read more âș
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Itâs been a momentous month for space-faring billionaires. On July 11, British entrepreneur Sir Richard Bransonâs Unity ârocket-planeâ flew him and five fellow passengers about 85 kilometers above Earth. And this week, Amazon founder Jeff Bezosâ New Shepard capsule reached an altitude of 106km, carrying Bezos, his brother, and the oldest and youngest people ever to reach such a height. Passengers on both flights experienced several minutes of weightlessness and... Read more âș
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Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question youâd like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. Are there any planets outside of our solar system? â Eli W., age 8, Baton Rouge, Louisiana This is a question that human beings have wondered about for thousands of years. Hereâs how the ancient Greek mathematician Metrodorus (400-350 B.C.) put it: A universe where... Read more âș
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Once Apple introduced the Mini-LED iPad Pro, it seemed practically a given that the company would eventually bring this tech to its MacBooks. Rumors have suggested Mini-LED Mac Pros will arrive in the second half of 2021, leading some to hope the MacBook Air would get the same treatment. Now it seems like youâll have to wait until next year. At least, thatâs what reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has... Read more âș
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I review a lot of speakers here at TNW, and â if may toot my own horn for a bit â I do so in a more technical manner than youâll find in most other mainstream tech publications. My reviews are full of measurements and graphs that I genuinely believe provide powerful insights into not only a speakerâs technical prowess, but also how likely you are to actually enjoy that... Read more âș
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LiveControl is an interesting company. Its mission is to take the incredibly complex and ridiculously expensive world of video production and distill it to a format that just about anyone can use and afford. And, because itâs 2021, that means itâs an AI startup. We love startups here at Neural, but the vast majority of pitches we get come from crappy companies pushing pie-in-the-sky misrepresentations of what predictive algorithms and... Read more âș
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DeepMind, the UK-based, Google sister-company, has released a groundbreaking map of human protein structures developed with its breakthrough AI systems. Thatâs right, the company that taught AI to defeat humanityâs greatest chess and Go masters has turned its attentions to the greater good. And scientifically speaking, this is really good. What is protein-mapping and what do board games have to do with any of this? Itâs really complex, but hereâs... Read more âș
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Shed a tear for passengers on Jeff Bezosâ joyrides to space: their trips may not make them official astronauts. The tragic ruling comes courtesy of the Federal Aviation Administration, which regulates all aspects of civil aviation in the US. In a new order, the transportation agency listed two ways to qualify for FAA Commercial Space Astronaut Wings: You have the appropriate flight crew qualifications and training, have flown beyond 50... Read more âș
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The websites of some of the worldâs biggest banks, airlines, and gaming services are down following a massive outage. Amazon, Airbnb, and UPS are among countless sites that have gone offline for many users. Gamers have been hit particularly hard. Users of the PlayStation Network, Steam, and Fortnite have all reported network issues. DownDetector, which tracks outages around the world, is still going strong though: Where the heck is @downdetector... Read more âș
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If thatâs a question that has been troubling you, well, look no further. Weâre gonna get to the bottom of it. In its latest research, Select Car Leasing has revealed the tech-heaviest car brands and models on the market, analyzing how many tech features are advertised by the most popular automakers for each of their cars. So are you ready to see the results? The top 10 cars Credit: Select... Read more âș
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Just like Earth, Jupiter is home to polar lights, driven by charged particles racing through the planetâs magnetic field. When these charged particles hit the atmosphere, they release electromagnetic radiation. However, the aurorae of Jupiter are (as might be expected) far more powerful than the iridescent displays we see at home. Hundreds of gigawatts of X-ray energy released in the auroral displays of Jupiter would be powerful energy to (momentarily)... Read more âș
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TLDR: With a TravelHacker premium subscription, users can book the cheapest international flights instantly while also tracking world reopening and travel restriction alerts. Almost everyone loves going out and seeing the world. Thereâs little in life thatâs as soothing and eye-opening as world travel. However, travel is also time-consuming, stressful, and full of logistics and traps that can siphon money out of your wallet in seconds if you arenât careful.... Read more âș
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Boris is the wise olâ CEO 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! Once upon a time, I was hired by a company and given the title âgeneral managerâ of a business unit. I was 30, had started two companies... Read more âș
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Barcelona is an iconic city, known for its lively culture and creativity. However, in the last 20 years, the city has also become one of the worldâs most attractive startup ecosystems. Barcelona is frequently ranked among Europeâs top five startup hubs and successful companies such as Travelperk, Typeform, and Glovo were founded in the city. But what explains Barcelonaâs popularity among entrepreneurs and what is it like to be a... Read more âș
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