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I genuinely like having A.J. Hinch as a manager. I wish he was given better rosters, but they can win with him. He’s level-headed, intelligent, and analytically minded. He’s done a masterful job managing the bullpen every year that he’s been in Detroit. This is not some anti-Hinch blog. Hinch to be fired. That isn’t the case. Hinch has not failed the Tigers. The Tigers have failed him. The man is addicted to playing matchups....

The DPC has not blocked Threads from EU app stores. Meta has repeatedly clashed with EU regulators over the way it handles user data. Most recently, it wasslappedwith a record-breaking1.2bn fine for breaching the GDPR. The majority have been delivered by the DPC in Ireland, where Meta has its European headquarters. The regulatordished outfour fines to the tech giant in 2022 alone. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Thedebutof Threads comes during a week of sweeping changes atTwitter....

Spotifyfounder and CEO Daniel Eks preventive healthcarestartupjust received a very strong vote of confidence from venture capitalists. After much secrecy, its first clinic opened in February this year in Stockholm. Within two hours, it was fully booked out and 5,000 people were placed on a waiting list. Ive spent more than 10 years exploring the untapped potential of healthcare innovation, Ek said in a statement. In particular, algorithms can immediately detect potential skin conditions and risk of cardiovascular disease....

Its the Airbnb of electric vehicle (EV) home chargers, says GoPlugable co-founder Maebh Reynolds. If all goes well, a wider public launch could follow in September or October. For a lot of people, its the main reason why they wont switch to electric vehicles. 40% off TNW Conference! Worst in Europe? Its just one of many private businesses aiming to improve the EV charging online grid across Ireland. These devices can fully power up some EV batteries in less than an hour....

Its summertime and the peak holiday period is upon us. And, sometimes, travellers might tick both boxes. 40% off TNW Conference! A bonus of this visa is that you wont have to pay any additional income tax. However, those that stay beyond 183 days will be considered Estonian tax residents. If successful, they will be awarded a one-year renewable permit within 30 working days. Applicants also must have health insurance to qualify....

One in every four bikes sold in Europe last year was electric. 40% off TNW Conference! The other two are more heavy-duty. In fact, they are increasinglypopularthroughout Europe as car replacement bikes. All of Peugeots new e-bikesfeature smartphone integration. The e-bike trio will be designed and manufactured by connected e-bike and appstartupBeweelsociety but bear the Cycles Peugeot brand. This year it was one of ten startups to receive funding under Stellantis 300m mobilityinnovationfund....

It’s free, every week, in your inbox. The vehicle converts hydrogen into electric energy, producing only water vapour and heat as byproducts. Electrifying the whole world is not an option. Hydrogen and electric cars go hand in hand. There is no one big winner. Representatives for the Guinness World Records supervised therecord attemptand officially recognised the achievement. Story bySion Geschwindt Sion is a freelance science and technology reporter, specialising in climate and energy....

Europes first lightning hunter has generated striking animations of severe storms hitting the Earth. 40% off TNW Conference! The lightning imager could mitigate the impact. Severe storms are often preceded by abrupt changes in lightning activity, said Phil Evans, director-general of Eumetsat. Eumetsat said severe storms have caused an estimates 500bn of damages over the past 40 years in Europe alone. In December 2022, the lightning imager launched aboard Europes latest weather satellite, the Meteosat Third Generation....

Humanity has always relied on a revolution in materials to advance to the next stage of civilisation. What is very important is that we fundamentally change the process in which we are producing new materials. ATU Delftspinout founded in 2014, the company just secured14.5 million in afundinground led by Plural. This, the company says, will make it more affordable to scale production. Solid rods of the material to be processed are inserted into the system....

The UKs new data bill would allow the state and corporationsto circumvent EU rules, experts warned today. The plans have proven divisive. 40% off TNW Conference! These concerns stem from post-Brexit data regulations. This adequacy decision was premised on the UK following the same rules as EU member states. That premise may now be under threat. If passed, the bill would mean awholesale deregulation of the UKs data protection framework....

In addition, it is urging other firms to stop using Googles web statistics tool. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Story byIoanna Lykiardopoulou Ioanna is a writer at TNW. With a background in the humanities, she has a soft spot for social impact-enabling technologies. Also tagged with

Yesterday I landed at the Hartford Bradley Airport in Connecticut around noon. I tried to dog him about the pressure of his stream. But my urethra was as wide as she gets, and I was feeling myself. Me: “Hey Nick, my stream is a lot louder than yours.” Nick: “That’s because the distance between your penis and the bowl is greater.” When you come at Nick, you best not… piss?...

Emmanuel Macron has a new scapegoat for the riots engulfing France. Other experts fear the issue is attracting too much attention. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Undoubtedly, there have been numerous occasions on which video games have made politically-expedient excuses for social ills. Here are five of them. Mass shootings Macron is not the first world leader to blame violence on gaming. After two mass shootings across a weekend in 2019, then-US PresidentDonald Trumpmade a similar claim....