Electric vehicle maker Tesla is lauded for its no compromises approach to battery technology. It knows drivers want big range, coupled with fast and ample recharging facilities. When it comes to these features, itâs fair to say that Tesla has set the standard. But what exactly goes into its battery packs. What do they even look like? [Read: How Netflix shapes mainstream culture, explained by data] Thankfully, electric vehicle restomodders... Read more âș
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Alphabetâs moonshot idea of beaming internet connectivity from giant balloons is floating back down to earth. The Google parent company announced that itâs shutting down the Loon project because the business model is unsustainable. âThe road to commercial viability has proven much longer and riskier than hoped,â said Astro Teller, who leads Alphabetâs experimental X lab, in a Thursday blog post. âSo weâve made the difficult decision to close down... Read more âș
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Two giant radio galaxies have been discovered with South Africaâs powerful MeerKAT telescope, located in the Karoo region, a semi-arid area in the southwest of the country. Radio galaxies get their name from the fact that they release huge beams, or âjetsâ, of radio light. These happen through the interaction between charged particles and strong magnetic fields related to supermassive black holes at the galaxiesâ hearts. These giant galaxies are... Read more âș
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According to a report from automotive market research firm, JD Power, most electric vehicle (EV) drivers vow to never return to combustion engines. Good. JD Power says that 82% of EV early adopters âdefinitely willâ consider buying another electric vehicle. However, it seems drivers arenât totally loyal to the brand of their current EV, and overall satisfaction matters when it comes to their next purchase decision. [Read: How Netflix shapes... Read more âș
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Google said that it could pull its search services from Australia if the country passes its debatable law that requires big tech companies to pay media organizations for listing their content. In a Senate hearing, and later in a video, Google Australiaâs Managing Director, Mel Silva, said that the proposed media law âwould break how Google search works.â Mel Silva, Managing Director for Google Australia, explains why there is a... Read more âș
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When the coronavirus pandemic took hold in March last year, office workers swiftly pivoted to working from home. As travel restrictions came into force, more people were forced to spend time at their homes and in their local community. In an attempt to make inner city residential communities more liveable, councils began introducing low-traffic neighborhoods. Low-traffic neighborhoods seek to make roads a safer place for all, by limiting the volume... Read more âș
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Itâs time to write. I make some coffee, open a blank document, then decide to quickly check Slack before I get started. Two hours later, Iâve written nothing. Team chat apps are essential for online collaboration, but their very existence makes it hard to focus on longer-term projects. Thereâs always something I could be responding to on Slack, and responding to those things usually feels productiveâand sometimes it is. But... Read more âș
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Itâs now fairly common for cities to install surveillance cameras with facial recognition capabilities to help catch criminals â Beijing and Moscow use them extensively. However, a city in northern India is taking a different approach: it wants to detect distress on womenâs faces, so it can assist them when theyâre attacked or threatened. Cops in Lucknow, the capital city in the state of Uttar Pradesh (UP), aim to install... Read more âș
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For years, weâve been hearing rumors Apple is working on some kind of fanciful AR glasses â the futuristic kind that might look like regular old lenses. And while those are apparently still on the way, the company is reportedly settling for a more boring âmostly virtual realityâ device to start, according to a report by Bloomberg. Apple is planning to launch the headset, codenamed N301, as soon as 2022.... Read more âș
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Microsoft today added a bunch of new features to its Edge browser, helping bring it to parity with Chrome in some areas while adding some unique touches in others. Perhaps most notably, Edge now has a password generator and monitor, helping you keep your accounts safe from hackers and making sure youâre not using the same login information for every website. The browser will automatically suggest a password when you... Read more âș
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With all the hullabaloo surrounding Joe Bidenâs inauguration, Trumpâs last-minute pardons slipped under the RADAR a bit. Sure, Trumpâs pardoning of Steve Bannon nabbed plenty of headlines. And his snub of Joe Exotic, the Tiger King, made the trades. But whatâs arguably the most interesting story of them all is 45âs pardoning of Anthony Levandowski, the founder of the Church of AI. Levandowski was sentenced to 18 months in prison... Read more âș
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Amplitude Studios, makers of the excellent Endless games and the upcoming 4X title Humankind, is celebrating 10 years in the gaming industry with a slew of news, announcements, discounts, and freebies. Happy birthday Amplitude: If you havenât played the Endless games or checked out the teasers for the highly-anticipated Humankind, nowâs your chance. Before we dive into the details of the celebration, letâs take a look at the games weâre... Read more âș
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Facebookâs âindefiniteâ ban on Donald Trump could be lifted by the companyâs Oversight Board, the company announced on Thursday. The former US presidentâs Facebook and Instagram accounts were blocked in the wake of the US Capitol insurrection, due to concerns that Trump would use the platform to foment further violence. At the time, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the ban would remain in place at least until Joe Biden replaced... Read more âș
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Researchers at the Korean Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) recently developed a machine for detecting prostate cancer that only needs 20 minutes of your time and a few ounces of your pee to achieve near 100-percent accuracy. Human oncologists are only about 30% accurate when it comes to detecting the disease. This is a big deal. Background: Detecting prostate cancer is, quite literally, a pain in the ass. Under... Read more âș
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Computers, in particular laptops, are the essential tool for any developer. Sure having a nice keyboard and mouse can boost your productivity and comfort, but developers canât even work without a good computer. There are many types of developers out there â those who use the terminal for everything, even coding, and those like me that use IDEs built on Java, which is resource-intensive. There are web developers, desktop developers,... Read more âș
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Twenty years ago, Facebook did not exist. Google had just failed to sell itself to Yahoo for $1 million. Netflix was a fledgling startup struggling to establish a working business model around selling and renting DVDs online. Today, Facebook and Google are among the top ten most valuable companies, and Netflix, now the most popular online streaming service with nearly 200 million users worldwide, is worth over $200 billion. Yahoo... Read more âș
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Boris is the wise olâ CEO of TNW who writes a weekly column on everything about being an entrepreneur in tech â from managing stress to embracing awkwardness. You can get his musings straight to your inbox by signing up for his newsletter! My daughter is currently working in a restaurant, thus getting a crash course in economics, problem-solving, planning, and social behavior. While sheâs learning new skills â Iâm... Read more âș
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The Alphabet Workers Union (AWU) has slammed the companyâs treatment of two prominent AI researchers as âan attack on the people who are trying to make Googleâs technology more ethical.â The newly-formed union issued a statement on the âretaliationâ against AI ethics lead Margaret Mitchell, whose corporate account was recently suspended by the Big G. Mitchell had reportedly been using automated scripts to find messages showing mistreatment of her former... Read more âș
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In the years before the pandemic, I had to spend hours transcribing interviews or events recorded in noisy hallways or hotel coffee shops. While the coronavirus has put a halt to all of that for now, I still have to get on a ton of video conferencing calls. So, I appreciate any tool that helps me with recording and transcribing. Today, one of those apps, Otter.ai, announced that its new... Read more âș
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TLDR: With The Ultimate 2021 White Hat Hacker Certification Bundle, students get schooled in more than 100 hours of cybersecurity and ethical hacking expertise. In case you havenât heard, the U.S. has been at the center of a building cybersecurity meltdown in recent months, including everything from suffering staggering widespread hacking attacks to disappointing setbacks in costly attempts to improve the safety of vital defense systems. Those alarming missteps could... Read more âș
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