Big, terrifying changes are afoot: thereâs going to be a new default font in Microsoft Word. Please, donât panic. You can riot, sure, but no panicking. This decision was announced on Microsoftâs blog. In the piece, the company explains that it has commissioned five different fonts that could potentially replace the current default, Calibri. The piece itself provides a balanced view of all these different options, going into an admirable... Read more âș
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Well, you read the headline, here are the goods: Itâs time. You can buy the very first seat on #NewShepard. Sign up to learn how at https://t.co/XNq9WALA7u. Details coming May 5th. #GradatimFerociter pic.twitter.com/K9jugCs9yz â Blue Origin (@blueorigin) April 29, 2021 If you canât piece together why Bezos is blasting through the desert in a pre-production Rivian R1T all-electric truck, I can explain. Blue Origin is a private space tourism business... Read more âș
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TLDR: The WeMax Dice Portable Smart Projector is a travel-friendly full Bluetooth enabled digital media hub that beams 1080p resolution video at up to 120 inches across. In this 21st century wave of cutting edge digital projectors, image quality obviously is a big deal. But as we start to reopen the world and put the pandemic behind us, donât sleep on another hard-charging feature that all the best projectors now... Read more âș
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Apple is in the EUâs crosshairs once again. The European Commission has charged the iPhone maker with breaking antitrust laws by imposing unfair rules on distributing apps via the App Store. The EUâs executive arm accused Apple of abusing its market power in two ways: forcing developers to use Appleâs own in-app payment system â which gives the tech giant a 30% cut â and banning them from informing customers... Read more âș
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Earlier in April, Android Auto announced that it would soon feature apps for navigation, parking, and EV charging, to increase choices and enhance the driving experience of its consumers. Well, Google did commit to its promise. Starting yesterday, Android users are able to use the ChargePoint app on their Android Auto compatible vehicle. To do that, they only need to connect a phone running on Android 6.0 or above, and... Read more âș
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The coronavirus pandemic is in a dreadful phase in India with more than 300,000 cases daily cases registered over the last 10 days. Amid people searching for hospital beds, oxygen, and meds, the government has opened up its vaccination program for all adults aged above 18. Till now, the vaccination program allowed anyone above 45, as well as healthcare workers, and frontline workers to get the approved shots to fight... Read more âș
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Ebikes are blowing up, and itâs bloominâ glorious to watch. No, I donât mean exploding, but people are buying them at the fastest ever rate. But Iâm worried some of us are missing out, because weâre not appreciating the ugly ones. Over the past year, electrified bicycles have come of age. Itâs part of what the BBC calls, âThe great bicycle boom of 2020.â Pandemic lockdowns around the world opened... Read more âș
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The UKâs shift to EVs will come with a heavy price, an expected £40 billion ($56bn) loss in the Treasuryâs funds. On Wednesday, Greener Transport Solutions, a non-profit group that provides recommendations to central and local government, submitted to MPs a report, aimed at tackling this problem. Specifically, the report proposed a mandatory per-mile road pricing scheme by 2030, to coincide with the sales ban on internal combustion vehicles. The... Read more âș
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Australiaâs trucking industry is making moves to go electric. The latest development â a system for using swappable batteries instead of time-consuming recharge stations for long-haul trucks between Sydney and Brisbane â shows how this transition is gathering momentum. There will be clear socio-economic, environmental and health-related benefits from the switch to electric trucks â for the broader community as well as for the trucking industry and truckies themselves. As... Read more âș
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India opened up its vaccine registration program for hundreds of millions of people aged 18-45 on April 28. However, most people in this age bracket could not find any slots for their vaccinations on the official CoWin website, as most states and private hospitals havenât obtained the required doses. To easily search for vaccination slots, Programmer Berty Thomas came up with a simple but effective website called under45.in. The site... Read more âș
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I need three hours of focused time per day to complete â and feel proud of â my weekâs work. Itâs just how my brain works. As a coach and facilitator, Iâve become convinced that everyone, regardless of their role, needs uninterrupted work time every day. Engineers need to write code without errors. People managers need to synthesize a day of one-on-one calls. Support and sales roles need to manage... Read more âș
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Just a few days after Spotify launched in India back in 2019, I hopped on a flight with a bunch of songs downloaded in the app for my journey. But the moment I turned on airplane mode, there was no sign of my downloaded tracks. The horror! Itâs currently hard to find your downloads in the Spotify app, even if you switch to the offline mode by going to Settings... Read more âș
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This article was originally published by Sarah Wray on Cities Today, the leading news platform on urban mobility and innovation, reaching an international audience of city leaders. For the latest updates follow Cities Today on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube, or sign up for Cities Today News. The City of Helsinki is trialing a quiet, emission-free robot in a bid to find new ways to keep streets clean with... Read more âș
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I tend to try to avoid the comments section on YouTube as much as possible, but it turns out the company is testing a way to make them even more prominent. As spotted by Android Police, the video platform is testing a way to allow users to post comments linked to a specific time. It sounds a lot like SoundCloudâs comments, based on the information on this support page: Weâre... Read more âș
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Oh hey, Facebook is taking a page out of Clubhouseâs book. Again. Times two. Instagram has added the ability to run audio-only broadcasts on Instagram Live. It doesnât quite turn Instagram into Clubhouse, but itâs hard not to look at the update through the lens of the meteoric rise of audio-centric platforms like Clubhouse and Twitterâs Spaces. Whoâd have thought that glorified conference calls would be the next big thing?... Read more âș
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Windows 10 is getting a big sound quality boost for a whole bunch of Bluetooth headphones out there â including Appleâs AirPods. The company today announced support for the AAC Bluetooth codec is coming to Windows 10, starting with Windows Insiders. While Windows 10 already supports another high-quality codec, AptX, many audio devices donât. Notably, Apple headphones â including Beats â use AAC exclusively as their high-quality option. Iâve tested... Read more âș
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âConsumers looking for an on-demand service wonât find it with Game Pass.â Thatâs how I ended this 2017 article titled âXbox Game Pass isnât the Netflix of Anything.â Iâm happy to say that now, in 2021, it finally is. Thatâs right. Itâs three years later and Xbox Game Pass is the Netflix of Gaming. And itâs all thanks to Microsoftâs excellent âXbox Cloud Gamingâ service, which recently entered beta. Iâve... Read more âș
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Downloadable content has somehow managed to become a polarizing issue in the gaming community. Debates rage about when itâs appropriate for a developer to create DLC, how much gamers should be charged, and exactly how many add-ons a company can put out before it becomes too much. Hereâs the thing: thereâs no such thing as too much DLC. Stop being ridiculous. Hereâs whatâs wrong with DLC: Developers might choose to... Read more âș
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A terrifying robot dog thatâs been prowling New Yorkâs streets over the past few months is being sent back to the pound. The NYPD had been leasing the quadruped from Boston Dynamics since last year, but canceled the contract last week after a public backlash. âThis is a casualty of politics, bad information, and cheap sound bytes,â John Miller, the departmentâs deputy commissioner for intelligence and counterterrorism, told The New... Read more âș
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For the first few months of 2021, the Martian atmosphere was buzzing with new visitors from Earth. First, it was the UAE Space Agencyâs Hope probe, followed by the Chinese Tianwen-1 entering orbit. More recently, Nasa landed the biggest-ever rover on Mars, as well as its companion, an ingenious helicopter. Both have been setting new milestones since. The next visitor to the planet will be Tianwen-1 missionâs lander, which will... Read more âș
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