The saga of whether Uber and other gig-working drivers are full-time employees or independent contractors is never-ending. However, in the UK, the story has passed a crucial milestone. As the UK supreme court has ruled today, Uber must classify its drivers as employees. As a result it must provide a minimum wage and holiday pay for its workers, BBC reports. This appears to be the final ruling for Uber in... Read more ›
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Earlier this week, Jaguar Land Rover announced a seismic shift in its strategy. Jaguar is ditching its combustion engines entirely, and will be an all-electric brand. Land Rover, meanwhile, will create a range of six EVs that will be sold alongside its current line-up. This will undoubtedly shock and horrify the vast majority of old-school Landy fans who love the cars for their ruggedness and utility… but I’m actually super... Read more ›
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It’s annoying when you have to tell your Wi-Fi password to your friends or type it on all of their devices. Android 12 will make it way easier to share your wireless connection’s credentials through Nearby Share — Android’s AirDrop equivalent. This feature is part of Android 12‘s first developer beta that dropped last night. On the Wi-Fi password screen, you can tap the Nearby button to share your credentials... Read more ›
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For decades, artificial intelligence has been depicted as a sinister force in science fiction. Think of HAL-9000, the main antagonist in Arthur C. Clarke’s Space Odyssey series. But while applications of AI and machine learning are indeed sophisticated and carry the potential to be dangerous, my own view is that over the course of this decade, the most frequent encounters people are going to have with these neural technologies will... Read more ›
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Some capture attention and excite interest. Others fade from memory quicker than you can say ‘pre-seed.’ I’m talking about pitch decks. Every day, startups blow their shot at investor meetings and ideas go ignored because founders fail to nail their deck. As an investor backing early-stage startups, I’ve seen the highs and lows of startup pitching. If you’re trying to secure angel, pre-seed, or seed funding, here are the three... Read more ›
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NASA’s Perseverance rover successfully touched down on Mars this morning, and has already begun beaming back images. Hello, world. My first look at my forever home. #CountdownToMars pic.twitter.com/dkM9jE9I6X — NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover (@NASAPersevere) February 18, 2021 But people might be surprised to learn there have been another 48 missions to the red planet so far. Of these, more than half failed at stages from take-off to deployment — including... Read more ›
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Mircosoft said that today that its Office 2021 product will arrive later this year for both Mac and Windows systems. The company will release an updated cloud version and a Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) version —which is essentially a non-cloud version that will run offline on your desktop, and won’t require a browser. LTSC or the perpetual version is important for businesses that don’t always have reliable internet connectivity, and... Read more ›
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Google has restructured its responsible AI teams in the wake of Timnit Gebru’s firing, sparking further anger from the researcher and her supporters. The ethical AI teams will now be overseen by Marian Croak, a Black Google executive who’s credited with inventing the Voice over Internet Protocol. Google announced her appointment in a blogpost: Now, she’s taking on a new project: making sure Google develops artificial intelligence responsibly and that... Read more ›
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Last month, when WhatsApp introduced its new privacy policy through a pop-up banner on the app, people freaked out. It turned out to be a communication disaster and users started a mass exodus to other apps such as Telegram and Signal. The Facebook-owned company’s initial plan was to roll out this policy by February 8. However, because of the backlash, it had to postpone this update to May 15. WhatsApp... Read more ›
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One glance at the state of things and it’s evident humanity’s evolved itself into a corner. On the one hand, we’re smart enough to create machines that learn. On the other, people are dying in Texas because elected officials want to keep the government out of Texas. Chew on that for a second. What we need is a superhero better villain. Independence Day Humans fight. Whether you believe it’s an... Read more ›
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It’s hard to keep up with all the streaming services available these days, but for Android TV users, one of the big ones the’ve long been missing out on is Apple TV+. That’s finally starting to change today. Google announced that the Apple TV app is now available on the Chromecast with Google TV, as well as Sony and TCL devices running Google TV. The Apple TV app of course... Read more ›
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Android 12 is beginning to take shape. Google today revealed the first preview for the next version of its mobile OS, an update that will endeavor to make Android “more intuitive, better performing, and more secure.” Although this previews is intended strictly for developers — ‘mainstream’ betas usually arrive around summertime — there are already some hints at what’s to come. Here are some of the most notable updates. The... Read more ›
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The GPT-3 text generator has proven adept at producing code, blogs, and, err, bigotry. But is the AI a good student? Education resource site EduRef has tried to find out — by testing the system’s essay-writing skills. The company hired a panel of professors to create writing prompts for essays on US history, research methods, creative writing, and law. They fed the prompts to GPT-3, and also gave them to... Read more ›
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Once upon a time, I bought myself a car. This was a strange time when I was wealthy on paper for a short period (about a year). It was a second-hand Jaguar, a metallic gray piece of art that rode like a dream… when it wasn’t in the shop. Not long after I bought it, I was driving with my two co-founders. The one sitting in the back was reading... Read more ›
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2020 threw the marketing industry for a loop. Consumers began behaving in radically new ways, shaped by a pandemic and powerful social justice movements. If we had forgotten that change is the only constant – we never will again! As businesses find their feet, now is the moment to shift gears from adapting to accelerating. Enter Boost Couch Conference – an online event from TNW bringing together CMO’s and leaders... Read more ›
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At the end of last year, something magnificent happened: I got an Xbox Series X. The experience alone was enthralling, but the real joy is how my relationship with it has shifted. It’s moved from being a solo entertainment machine, to an adored social tool. And that’s all down to Game Pass. If you’re unaware of Game Pass, it’s a monthly Xbox subscription from Microsoft that allows you to play... Read more ›
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TLDR: Get a year of unlimited access to all training from the language learning pioneer Rosetta Stone with a one-year subscription at almost half off its regular price. It never hurts when you’re not only one of the most popular games in town, but also one of the most respected. For the past 30 years, Rosetta Stone has grown from tiny upstart company to an acknowledged leader in language learning... Read more ›
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Shared mobility as we all know has come a long way over the past decades. From conventional public transit buses to remote-controlled e-scooters, the space has forever been evolving to cover all aspects of transportation. Today the space is so dynamic in modes and business models, that almost every year there are innovative businesses springing out of cities around the world addressing even bespoke needs. In the global context, however,... Read more ›
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In the early months of the COVID-19 shelter-in-place, Cathy Gover joined the dating website Plenty of Fish. Like many people during the pandemic, the Tennessee widow was suffering from the onset of lockdown loneliness and decided to look for love online. It wasn’t long before she met Marc from Atlanta, and fell for his considerable charms. Then, six weeks into their online romance, Marc asked Cathy for financial help. Of... Read more ›
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Clubhouse is the current rage of social media; both Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg have appeared on it. All iOS users want to get on the platform to at least see what’s the fuss about, and Android users are eagerly waiting for the app. I know a lot of people are spending hours on Clubhouse every week. Some want to engage in a conversation, and some want to play it... Read more ›
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