China is notoriously famous for its censorship and oppression on the internet by monitoring social media posts. Now, India wants to do something similar as the government is looking for volunteers to report ‘anti-national’ social media posts. According to a report by The Indian Express, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has already started the program on a trial basis, asking citizens to report illegal content on the internet. MHA... Read more ›
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When you ask Siri to play music on your iPhone, by default your phone starts streaming it through Apple Music. However, that is about to change with the upcoming iOS 14.5 update. As noted by sleuths on Reddit, once you install the update, Siri will ask you for a default music service to choose when you request a song. Until now, if you had to play music on Spotify, YouTube... 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. Remember when Zoom was just a boring app people used to make boring conference calls? Now that it has essentially become a mainstream utility in the wake of the pandemic, the service has consistently been adding features to make it just a little hipper.... Read more ›
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File this one under: While the rest of the world was busy trying to get virtual assistants to tell dad jokes, researchers in Estonia figured out how to Deepfake people at the molecular level. We’ve seen a delightful onslaught of AI-generated content over the last few years from generative adversarial networks (GANs) attempting to create so-called “Deepfake” imagery. There’s this person does not exist. And this cat does not exist.... Read more ›
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A team of researchers from University College Maastricht recently published a study exploring the use of GPT-3 as an email manager. As someone with an inbox that can only be described as ludicrous, color me intrigued. The big idea: We spend hours a day reading and responding to emails, what if an AI could automate both processes? The Maastricht team explored the idea of letting GPT-3 loose in our email... Read more ›
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Supermassive objects such as black holes and neutron stars warp spacetime around them, and interactions between these bodies can result in the formation of gravitational waves, similar to ripples in a pond. However, these waves, postulated more than 100 years ago, cannot be seen directly like light or radio waves. Now, a new study by the North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational Waves (NANOGrav) Physics Frontiers Center (PFC) has detected... Read more ›
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Almost 3,000 operational spacecraft orbit our Earth. This number is growing constantly, thanks to cheaper materials and smaller satellites. Having this many satellites in orbit can create problems, including space junk and the way they change our view of the night sky. But satellites provide a vital service. Many people are familiar with GPS, which helps us navigate. Some may know satellites provide crucial data for our weather forecasts. But... Read more ›
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TLDR: These 10 smartphone charger accessories will not only keep your phone alive and well through any conversation, but you can also save an extra 15 percent off right now. If you’re deep in the throes of a truly saccharine-y exchange with your significant other and your phone dies, that can lead to trouble. What if they think you got mad and rage-quit the conversation? Or what if they take... Read more ›
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According to reports and a Securities and Exchange Commission filing, electric vehicle maker Tesla has bought a shit tonne of Bitcoin, and might even accept the perennial cryptocurrency as payment for its cars at some point in the future. The SEC filing, made earlier today, disclosed that Tesla has bought $1.5 billion worth of Bitcoin, pushing its price to over $40,000 in the process. The EV company is also reportedly... Read more ›
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Tesla has bought $1.5 billion worth of Bitcoin according to an SEC filing. This news has caused Bitcoin’s value to rise over 10%. At the time of writing, bitcoin’s price was over $42,000. In the filing, the company said that it may acquire and hold digital assets from time to time or long-term: In January 2021, we updated our investment policy to provide us with more flexibility to further diversify... Read more ›
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We are hardly in the second month of the year, and we’re already seeing phone makers fling their flagship devices into the market. Last month, Samsung released its Galaxy S21 series. Now, Xiaomi has thrown its hat in the ring with the new Mi 11. The new model sports a 108-megapixel camera and 6.81-inch AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate. Technically, this phone was launched last year in China.... Read more ›
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This article was originally published by Christopher Carey 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 UK government has pledged £20 million (US$27.4 million) to help local authorities install 4,000 on-street electric chargers over the next two... Read more ›
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Nothing gets the Yanks riled up quite like when another country is doing something better than they are. General Motors played into that trope with its latest commercial by showing of how much better Norway is at doing EVs than the US is. It comes across more as a call to arms for the US to take the electric vehicle fight to Norway, but really, it’s just a cleverly disguised... Read more ›
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Annual car sales are unlikely to reach pre-COVID-19 levels anytime soon. In fact, experts say that the rate of recovery is forecasted to be a result of a slowdown in internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, with electric vehicles gaining a positive trajectory during the pandemic recovery period and beyond. According to a recent Deloitte study, EVs are likely to secure 32% of the global market share for new car sales... Read more ›
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How times have changed since the Apollo era. Within the space of a few days, two space missions from China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), respectively, are set to reach Mars. The UAE’s Hope mission will go into orbit around Mars on February 9. The next day, the Chinese Tianwen-1 mission – an orbiter and lander– will swing into orbit, with a predicted landing date sometime in May. It... 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. WiFi connections are the centerpieces of our work lives. So, if I get connected to a wrong, or a slow network, I get annoyed as hell. A lot of times my router gets reset because of power cuts and surges. And as a result,... Read more ›
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With tech giants pouring billions of dollars into artificial intelligence projects, it’s hard to see how startups can find their place and create successful business models that leverage AI. However, while fiercely competitive, the AI space is also constantly causing fundamental shifts in many sectors. And this creates the perfect environment for fast-thinking and -moving startups to carve a niche for themselves before the big players move in. Last week,... Read more ›
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Despite persistent rumors and leaks, Apple’s supposed electric and autonomous car is becoming more and more elusive every day. Last week, things seemed to substantiate after a number of reports claimed to have solid insight into who Apple was talking to, to produce its vehicle. All eyes were on the semi-conjoined South Korean automakers, Hyundai and Kia. However, an article from Bloomberg published this morning has cast new light on... Read more ›
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Apple released the iPhone 12 mini last year, winning many applauds from people who like phones with small screens. However, the company might stop producing this model due to weak demand. [novideo] As noted by AppleInsider, JP Morgan supply chain analyst William Yang said in his recent investment note that Apple might cut the iPhone 12 mini’s production number by 11 million in the first quarter of the year, and... Read more ›
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TLDR: A one-year subscription to a Windscribe VPN Pro Plan offers complete online anonymity, plus a host of desktop and mobile security features that other providers don’t offer. When you’re out of the web, it’s easy to feel like you’re laid out on the beach on a blistering hot day without any sunscreen. No matter which direction you turn, there are dangers lurking all around you, ready to attack your... Read more ›
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