Earlier this week, Uber was supposedly thinking about preventing its drivers from seeing ride request destinations and prices in an attempt to stop them from only selecting the most lucrative trips. Now, the ride-hailing company is “throwing money” at its US drivers in an attempt to address the fact that there aren’t enough of them to service demand. Today, Uber announced that it’s investing $250 million into a driver stimulus... Read more ›
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While the notion of invisible or boring design isn’t new — after all Dieter Rams’ 10th principle is: good design is as little design as possible — designing for simplicity still seems to be difficult. As designers and creative people, it’s easy to get caught up in the magic of making and the minutia of details. Making something simple is hard, and it takes discipline. Our goal as designers is... Read more ›
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When music fans listen to their favorite album, there’s a certain satisfaction derived from knowing that they paid for the music they love – they’re giving back to the artists who made it. That’s not the case on music streaming platforms, where artists aren’t paid a fixed fee when you stream their songs or albums. Instead, your subscription fee enters a big pot which is then split between every artist... Read more ›
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It’s 2021 and the coronavirus pandemic is still looming large, so our travel plans to exotic destinations will have to wait. But thankfully, we can travel virtually through magical AR portals. Google’s new experiment called Floom creates vortexes in your room that’ll let you see what’s on the other side of the globe, literally. Here’s how it works. Head to the Floom site in Chromeon your Android device. After approving... Read more ›
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It was only a matter of time: Facebook today launched an experimental Clubhouse competitor called Hotline, looking to capitalize on the increasingly popular social media format, as reported by TechCrunch. Hotline was developed by Facebook’s NPE (New Product Experiment) division, which regularly doles out apps with new ideas (or, in this case, not so new). That said, Hotline does have a few features to differentiate itself from Clubhouse and Spaces.... Read more ›
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One of the most important choices you need to make when buying an ebike is whether you want to opt for a hub-drive or mid-drive motor. The choice of motor system can significantly affect your ride quality, and it’d do you well to know the differences. A hub drive motor is the most common type of motor you’ll see on cheaper ebikes, with the motor integrated into the front or... Read more ›
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What would happen if an AI gained control of the US military’s nuclear stash and decided to preemptively win World War 3 before any perceived enemy nations could react? Fans of cinema from the 1980s may recognize that query as the plot to the classic science-fiction film “Wargames” starring a young Matthew Broderick. It was a great but terribly silly movie that paired nicely with popcorn and suspended disbelief. Nevertheless,... Read more ›
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In 2015, Joy Buolamwini, a graduate student at MIT, was developing a device called the Aspire Mirror. Onlookers would stare into a webcam and then see a reflection on their face of something that inspires them. At least, that was the plan. But Buolamwini quickly noticed that the facial recognition software was struggling to track her face — until she put on a white mask. Buolamwini began an investigation into... Read more ›
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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. Amsterdam is piloting electric waste collection boats to cut the number of rubbish trucks in the congested city center and limit the... Read more ›
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TLDR: The Winston Privacy Filter cloaks all your home WiFi traffic, blocking ads, trackers and other data collection while encrypting all your web activity to make you virtually invisible online. You might think most of your home WiFi bandwidth is eaten up by media consumption like streaming video, podcasts, or that 6-hour YouTube binge. It plays its part, but what’s actually taking up almost half of your home internet activity... Read more ›
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Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. Are you in a job where you regularly need to collect contact information from companies? And do you find it an annoying and unnecessarily time-consuming task to sort through ever-changing web designs, to find that one button or bit of information you’re actually looking... Read more ›
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Welcome to SHIFT Basics, a collection of tips, explainers, guides, and advice to keep you up to speed with mobility tech. I’ve been watching a lot of electric vehicle restomod videos on YouTube lately. There’s something quite cathartic about watching a rusted old heap transform into a zero emission beauty. The principles behind electric restomods are simple: take an old car, restore it aesthetically, remove the old engine, fabricate some... Read more ›
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Google has removed a fake Netflix app from the Play Store that aimed to spread malware by automatically responding to your WhatsApp messages. Earlier this year, the security firm Check Point Research, found that an app named FlixOnline was assuming the look of Netflix, and promising two months of free subscription through WhatsApp messages. However, a link attached to these messages would redirect you to a site to just capture... Read more ›
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2020 offered valuable lessons about how and why technology business leaders need to future-proof their business models — whether we liked it or not. The pandemic sent normal operations out the window and forced companies to take huge leaps forward in adopting and advancing new technology. Now, it’s time to harness the lessons learned from this pivotal year to create lasting changes to strategies and infrastructure. During the pandemic, I... Read more ›
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If you’re wondering what Apple’s visual design language is going to look like in the coming years, we may now have a solid idea — and it’s all down to some new iOS icons. Go on, have a look at the updated design for Apple Music for Artists app: This new iOS icon was first spotted by Reddit user DimVl. It appears to mimic (or echo, if you’d prefer) some... Read more ›
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Microsoft announced yesterday that it’s now submerging servers in a special liquid at its data center located on the banks of the Columbia River. The company said it enables increased efficiency and fewer downtimes. How is the company doing this? The tech giant said it’s using a special liquid that boils at 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) as compared to 100 degrees Celcius (212 degreesFahrenheit) boiling point of water.... Read more ›
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Last year, on World EV day, Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath declared that “Electric cars are not clean.” With its latest announcement, it seems the startup EV maker is keen to address that fact. Today, as part of its first annual review, Polestar has declared its ambition to make a car that’s entirely climate neutral by 2030, in what it dubs the Polestar 0 project. While Polestar already makes a battery... Read more ›
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Since Clubhouse became the new social media darling in just a few short months, live audio features and platforms have garnered a lot of interest in the tech community. The company now wants to raise more money, which should help it stay ahead of the competition. According to a report from Bloomberg, Clubhouse wants to start new funding round, with the firm valued at $4 billion. In January, the live... Read more ›
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Sonos and Ikea’s Symfonisk line has been pretty popular due to their quirky looks and surprisingly good sound — showing that even lamps can make for good speakers. Now it appears the companies are following up their partnership with an updated table lamp and a new product altogether. According to The Verge, Ikea and Sonos are preparing to launch a speaker that doubles as wall art. Ikea teased the updated... Read more ›
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Earlier today, Google sent out a promotional email to people in its Google Nest (formerly, Google Home) ecosystem. It was mostly your everyday was your everyday marketing email, except the eagle-eyed folks at 9to5Google noticed something off about the included image of the company’s Pixel Buds: it appeared to be a photo of an unreleased model. Behold: And a closer look: Notably, these Pixel Buds have a dark green color... Read more ›
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