Engineers at Canadaâs University of Waterloo are developing AI-powered exoskeleton legs that can walk autonomously. The system captures a userâs surroundings through a camera. Computer vision and deep learning algorithms then analyze the scene to determine the best movements for the upcoming terrain. âOur control approach wouldnât necessarily require human thought,â said project lead Brokoslaw Laschowski in a press release. âSimilar to autonomous cars that drive themselves, weâre designing autonomous... Read more âș
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I donât even know where to start with this one. So Iâm just going to take it step by step. Earlier today, Nissan, that Japanese car company that usually has its head screwed on pretty well, posted a tweet. And itâs the most insane tweet Iâve ever read, and I follow Elon Musk. The tweet outlined Nissanâs ePower technology, which it says is a 100% electric-motor driven system. Except, itâs... Read more âș
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We have seen apps and features that let you play songs based on your mood. But often, mood-based songs played through these apps and what youâre actually feeling, donât match. That makes me wish for a device that could read my brain and play music. Well, brain-reading company Neurosity has released a new device that matches that description. The gadget, called the Crown, is a successor to the firmâs device... Read more âș
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This article was originally published by John Faulkner 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. If you live in California and can act fast, there is a purchase opportunity that is completely unheard of in the wild world of... Read more âș
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When the world finally comes to an end in a big ball of fire, Iâm confident that people will still say BMWâs iDrive infotainment system is the best there is. However, BMW isnât going to rest on its laurels. To maintain its position as a leader in infotainment tech, itâs adding a bunch of new super techy features to the iDrive system that will be fitted to the iX and... Read more âș
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One of the biggest challenges in managing the coronavirus pandemic has been a lack of real-time information about the virusâs spread. While the goal of well-intentioned governments is clear â to mitigate spread with minimal economic and social impact â it is very difficult to decide on the best policy to achieve this. In Australia, public health authorities have been consistent in encouraging testing for the virus. The major driver... Read more âș
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After months of hard work spearheading a total transformation of my companyâs website, and what I hoped would also be a transformation in conversions and sales, it was February 2017 when I sat down in front of my laptop and realized that somewhere, we had made a huge mistake. The previous company I co-founded with Amit Bareket, SaferVPN, had recently brought together the whole team and invested a significant amount... Read more âș
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Imagine running on a cement footpath, and then suddenly through dry sand. Just to keep upright, you would have to slow down and change the way you run. In the same way, a walking robot would have to change its gait to handle different surfaces. Generally, we humans and most robots can only change how we run. But what if we could also change the shape of our bodies to... Read more âș
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China is notorious for cracking down on apps that donât let the government monitor content on them. And encrypted messaging app Signal being down for many users in the country is seemingly another case of that. Earlier this morning, a lot of people based in China reported that Signal is not working for them unless they use a VPN (Virtual Private Network) service. As TechCrunch noted, the website of the... Read more âș
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Paradox held its Paradox Insider event over the weekend and, in case you missed it, the company announced a plethora of game updates. Thereâs DLC news for Stellaris, Crusader Kings III, and Europa Universalis IV. And numerous updates for other titles including Empire of Sin and Surviving Mars. But Iâm too excited to talk about any of that until we get into the new subscription service for EUIV. Paradox started... Read more âș
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A Pennsylvania woman was arrested last week after police discovered sheâd created âDeepfakeâ videos of her daughterâs cheerleading rivals in an apparent effort to harass and intimidate them. Charged with multiple misdemeanors, the womanâs alleged crimes involve sending videos to the cheerleading teamâs coaches and the girls targeted that had been altered using AI-powered software to make it appear as though members of the team were engaging in lewd or... Read more âș
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Unless we do something proactive, we could end up sitting atop a mountain of waste batteries from electric vehicles over the next decade. Studies have predicted that by 2040, there will be more than 7 million tonnes of EV batteries that need recycling. As more of us make the switch to electric power, the need for recycling facilities grows â and Nissan has come up with a wonderfully circular way... Read more âș
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Life is full of small decisions: Should I pick up that sock on the floor? Should I do the dishes before bed? What about fixing the leaky faucet in the bathroom? Leaving a sock on the ground is a manifestation of a concept from physics you may have heard of: entropy. Entropy is a measure of how much energy is lost in a system. If a system loses too much... Read more âș
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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. I like watching Netflix on my TV, but if Iâm away from home or doing a Netlfix Party with friends, I have to use my laptop. While the Netflix website is very sleek, it sucks when trailers start auto-playing as soon as the site... Read more âș
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Itâs Monday, so you know what that means! Itâs time for another legacy automaker to unveil how theyâre going to pivot to a world where every car is powered by electricity. Yay! This week, itâs the turn of South Korean wallet-friendly carmaker Kia. Last week, Kia playfully teased us with some shots of its upcoming electric vehicle, the creatively named EV6. While the teaser photos didnât tell us much, Kia... Read more âș
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How do you know when itâs time to kill a product? Itâs certainly not a decision to take lightly. In 2011, Netflix tried to steer customers away from mailed DVDs and dropped a 60% price increase in the midst of a recession. That year, the company lost 800,000 customers, its stock price tanked almost 80%, and their management team got turned into a Saturday Night Live sketch. Letâs use Netflixâs... Read more âș
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Weâve all listened to digital music, right? And that means youâve probably heard of âbitrateâ or come across files that have âkbpsâ at the end. Thing is⊠what does that mean? What the hell is bitrate? Well, weâre here to help you out. In the simplest terms, bitrate is an expression of the amount of data a file produces each second. For example, you may see something like â320kbps.â This... Read more âș
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Even though its âbig sisterâ BMW is being a stubborn old ox and sticking with gasoline power, Mini is expected to announce plans detailing its intention to go all-electric. According to reports, BMW CEO Oliver Zipse is going to unveil plans for the British marque this week. The headline: that Mini will be an electric only carmaker from 2030. Source familiar with the matter say that Mini will introduce its... Read more âș
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Online payment platform Stripe became Silicon Valleyâs most valuable private company with its latest funding round. The company announced on Sunday that it has raised $600 million from Allianz X, Axa, Baillie Gifford, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Sequoia Capital, and Irelandâs National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA), taking its valuation to a gargantuan $95 billion. As the Financial Times noted, the 11-year-old company has surpassed the valuation of Facebook and... Read more âș
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A federal judge in California told Google on Friday that the company must face a lawsuit over tracking usersâ activities in Chromeâs incognito mode. According to a report from Bloomberg, the big G had appealed to the court to throw out the case, but the judge rejected the request. Reuters noted that the suit seeks at least $5 billion in damages from the search giant â nearly $5,000 per user.... Read more âș
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