If you do, you might miss another huge IBM buyout. Up front:Big data is a big deal. Less than a decade ago, many businesses were manually entering data into spreadsheets to meet their insight needs. Today, even the most modest startups can benefit from deep analytics. Unfortunately, the landscape of companies that provide targeted services for a spectrum of industries is somewhat barren. It’s free, every week, in your inbox....
Metahas taken another step towards creating a universal language translator. The company has open-sourced anAImodel that translates over 200 languages many of which arent supported by existing systems. The research is part of a Meta initiative launched earlier this year. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Metas new model was designed to overcome this challenge. To do this, the researchers first interviewed speakers of underserved languages to understand their needs....
Theres just one problem it isnt true. Publications fromFinancial TimestoThe Independent, andAxioscrowed that BYD sold 641,000 vehicles during the first half of 2022. Thats quite a few thousand more than Teslas 564,000. The 641,000 vehicles included not only pure-electric but also plug-in hybrid vehicles. By comparison, Tesla is all-electric, baby. Its a pretty bad error when it comes to accurate reporting. So, whos BYD? Despite being an industry powerhouse in China, BYD is a less well-known company outside of China....
YouTube has succeeded in making life difficult for its users. It ruins your groove with annoying in-video ads. It constantly bugs you to go premium. And it makes searching for anything specific, well, a challenge. Its calledAIand it looks like this: 40% off TNW Conference! Its by Coldplay and it goes like this:na na na… shell close her eyes. So I used the following search filters: AI didnt disappoint. For arguments sake, I did the same search on YouTube....
Are you planning a pub crawl? Going on a road trip? Visiting a new city? You need a map. And now, it’s possible for you to make your very own. The startup launched its platform publicly this week following private beta testing with over 1,000 people. And I decided to give it a try. Can I make a map in 10 minutes? It’s free, every week, in your inbox. I timed myself making this 10-minute map for a friend visiting Charlottenberg, Berlin....
I watched everyones favorite summer movie,Jaws, again on the weekend. Fortunately, our relationship with sharks has come a long way from what we saw in the film. Were getting the facts straight and shifting away from outdated protection methods. And the most valuable tool in preventing shark bites is tech. Shark bites are incredibly rare Incidents of sharks biting humans are infrequent. According to theInternational Shark Attack File, 137 alleged shark bites occurred last year....
But dont imagine metal humanoids swimming frog-like underwater. They will probably be simple, triangular wedges. Plutois one example of a likely ocean world. Microbes can feed off this chemical energy, and can in turn be eaten by larger organisms. No sunlight or atmosphere is actually needed. A vent on the floor of the northeast Pacific. A bed of tube worms feeding on chemosynthetic microbes covers the base. It’s free, every week, in your inbox....
Color also plays an important role in brand identity. Coca-Cola is red, Facebooks blue, and so on. A number of companies have actually succeeded in trademarking and owning colors that their competitors cant use. Yourcompanycan also attempt to trademark a color, but it wont be that easy. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. General Mills, for example,has failed to trademark yellowfor its Cheerios box. Story byIoanna Lykiardopoulou Ioanna is a writer at TNW....
Anyone who has ever gotten a new puppy or kitten knows just how exhausting it can be. Welcoming a new member to your family takes a lot of time, effort, and love. Thankfully, some companies are starting to recognize this. Alongside maternity, paternity, and adoptive leave, some forward-thinkingbusinessesare now offering employees pawternity leave. Yes, theyre actually giving employees time off to welcome a furry friend to their family. While this perk is definitely still a bit of a novelty, its popularity is growing....
Slack has replaced ol boring emails in the workplace for good. But as with any workspace platform, things dont always go smoothly. It can be messy, overwhelming, distracting, and, well, you name it. So here are seven tips to help your team make the most out of it: 1. Set clear communication goals and expectations What are you using Slack for? Does it serve daily updates, in-flow queries, or lunch appointments?...
This week Amazonlaunchedits first UK micromobility hub in Central London. However, while clearing up space on the road, its sure to crowd the already congested sidewalks. This is a problem that is struggling to find a solution. Over the last few years, commerce has moved to the curb. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. But, their presence on sidewalks makes it harder to keep cities walkable. Combined with all the other space suckers, sidewalks quickly become obstacle courses....
In the wake of the overturning ofRoe v. Wade, safeguarding our online privacy is more crucial than ever. 40% off TNW Conference! Thank you, Google? Plus, Googles post didnt really say how it will respond to potential requests from law enforcement. 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
Quick, define the word metaverse. There are now myriad articles on the metaverse, andthousands of companies have invested in its development. From climate change to global connection and disability access to pandemic response, the metaverse has incredible potential. Gatherings in virtual worlds have considerably lower carbon footprints than in-person gatherings. People spread all over the globe can gather together in virtual spaces. The metaverse can allow disabled peoplenew forms of social participation through virtual entrepreneurship....
