An update to England and Wales’ contact-tracing app has been blocked by Apple and Google for violating their location data collection rules. When gyms, pub gardens, and non-essential shops reopened today, the COVID-19 app was supposed to have a new feature that would log every place that a user checked into. If they later tested positive, the app would inform other people who’d been to that venue. But this collection... Read more ›
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TLDR: Get one or two-year VPN coverage plans with Private Internet Access, one of the largest VPN providers in the world. As one of the longest standing virtual private network (VPN) providers around, it would be easy for Private Internet Access to just quietly rest on their standing as one of the premier VPN security protections available anywhere. With a trophy case filled with honors like a PCMag Editor’s Choice... Read more ›
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I was standing as tall as a 9-year-old could in my childhood home, not giving an inch while arguing with my older brother. We shared a fascination with technology, but we weren’t sharing much on this day. We both wanted our hands on the latest gadget. Back and forth, my brother and I yelled at each other. Finally, my parents stepped in. They gifted both of us CorelDRAW, the latest... Read more ›
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Prince Philip, who died aged 99 last week, is set to have an environmentally influenced funeral, which will feature a hybrid-electric Land Rover. According to British press, the Duke of Edinburgh will be carried to the ceremony in a modified Defender 130 Gun Bus. What makes the vehicle even more special is that it was concepted and commissioned by Prince Philip himself back in 2005, following a 45-minute conversation with... Read more ›
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This article was originally published by Martin Banks on Clean Fleet Report, a publication that gives its readers the information they need to move to cars and trucks with best fuel economy, including electric cars, fuel cells, plug-in hybrids, hybrids and advanced diesel and gasoline engines. Affordable cars that move the green needle Price is one of the most significant roadblocks to clean transportation. Tesla, arguably the most iconic electric... Read more ›
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When the results of an experiment don’t match predictions made by the best theory of the day, something is off. Fifteen years ago, physicists at Brookhaven National Laboratory discovered something perplexing. Muons – a type of subatomic particle – were moving in unexpected ways that didn’t match theoretical predictions. Was the theory wrong? Was the experiment off? Or, tantalizingly, was this evidence of new physics? Physicists have been trying to... Read more ›
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Once, just once, I’d like to sit down at my computer on a Monday morning and not want to smash my face repeatedly into the keyboard. Unfortunately, today’s not that day: because Google is rolling out Heads Up, a feature that’ll alert users when they’re walking and using their phones. To put that another way, you’ll get a reminder on your phone to stop looking at your phone while you’re... Read more ›
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At the height of his career, the pioneering electrical engineer Nikola Tesla became obsessed with an idea. He theorized that electricity could be transmitted wirelessly through the air at long distances – either via a series of strategically positioned towers, or hopping across a system of suspended balloons. Things didn’t go to plan, and Tesla’s ambitions for a wireless global electricity supply were never realized. But the theory itself wasn’t... Read more ›
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Amid a monumental surge in COVID-19 cases, India’s going ahead with Kumbh Mela, a cyclical pilgrimage of epic proportions that attracts Hindus to four religious sites across the country every 12 years. According to a report from the Indian Express, officials have built an AI to help spot people at the event who avoid wearing masks. The authorities said that 100 out of the 350 CCTV cameras deployed for festivals... Read more ›
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Despite teasing the idea a couple of years ago, it seems that Ducati is not going to make an all-electric motorcycle, any time soon at least. In Motorcycle News (MCN), Ducati’s VP of Sales Francesco Milicia seemed to provide a bit more clarity on the Italian motorbike maker’s low-emission plans. “Will we produce an electric Ducati soon? No. We think that for the kind of machine we produce now, an... Read more ›
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New week, new Microsoft acquisition chatter. After reports of the tech giant acquiring gaming-focused communication platform Discord for more than $10 billion, rumors of it chasing speech AI company Nuance have emerged. According to a report from Bloomberg, Microsoft wants to buy the AI firm for $16 billion. The Seattle-based tech giant is ready to pay $56 per share — that’s more than 20% higher than Nuance’s last closing of... Read more ›
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If you’ve ever gotten your phone wet in the rain, dropped it in water or spilled liquid over it, you’re not alone. One study suggests 25% of smartphone users have damaged their smartphone with water or some other kind of liquid. Liquid penetrating a smartphone can affect the device in several ways. It could lead to: blurry photos, if moisture gets trapped in the camera lens ruffled audio, or no... Read more ›
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TLDR: The Complete 2021 Superstar Freelancer Bundle is a comprehensive course package for launching and growing a thriving new freelance career working for yourself. Alex Fasulo is a freelance writer — and even in the teeth of a global pandemic and the explosion of a hand-to-mouth U.S. gig economy, she’s absolutely thriving. Fasulo is a regular on Fiverr Pro, offering her freelancing services as a ghostwriter on a variety of... Read more ›
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Seven years ago, a huge magnet was transported over 3,200 miles (5,150km) across land and sea, in the hope of studying a subatomic particle called a muon. Muons are closely related to electrons, which orbit every atom and form the building blocks of matter. The electron and muon both have properties precisely predicted by our current best scientific theory describing the subatomic, quantum world, the standard model of particle physics.... Read more ›
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When businesses are choosing a form app, there seems to be a perception that Google Forms is too simple. This is unfortunate, because it’s a pretty robust tool—if you know how to find all the options. Here are a bunch of settings that make Google Forms much more powerful. Go ahead and make a new form, and then click the gear icon in the top-right corner. We’ll go over a... Read more ›
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TLDR: With a year of GoSkills Unlimited Online Courses, learners can pick up training in web development, finance, project management, soft skills, and a whole lot more. The sunsets in the West, Alabama dominates college football, and one day, you will die. These are all certainties in life that every man, woman, and child eventually comes to accept. Another certainty of life is that as soon as you think you’ve... Read more ›
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TLDR: With a year of GoSkills Unlimited Online Courses, learners can pick up training in web development, finance, project management, soft skills, and a whole lot more. The sunsets in the West, Alabama dominates college football, and one day, you will die. These are all certainties in life that every man, woman, and child eventually comes to accept. Another certainty of life is that as soon as you think you’ve... Read more ›
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A team of theoretical physicists working with Microsoft today published an amazing pre-print research paper describing the universe as a self-learning system of evolutionary laws. In other words: We live inside a computer that learns. The big idea: Bostrom’s Simulation Argument has been a hot topic in science circles lately. We published “What if you’re living in a simulation, but there’s no computer” recently to posit a different theory, but... Read more ›
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Welcome to Adventures with AI, a column exploring what happens when artificial intelligence takes control of everyday tasks. I enjoy exercise, but I’ve always hated gyms. I can’t stand the pugnacious meatheads hogging the bench; the vacuous EDM pounding my brain into mush; the putrid blend of BO dripping off the walls; the eye-watering fees; the fear of being judged. They’re ghastly places frequented by some of the most unpleasant... Read more ›
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You should be continually outsmarted by the people you manage. If you’re not, you’ve hired the wrong people — or you’re just a bad manager. The downside of hiring people more brilliant than you is they’ll be challenging to manage or argue with. The people you hire are the experts — not you — so what’s the point of having them around if you’re not going to listen? But you... Read more ›
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