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Like many Australians, I think ofsolar energywhen I think of powering the future. And this is becoming even more of a reality. To minimize plug-charging and maximize range, the industrys strategy, so far, has been to add batteries. By comparison, Lightfoot has been in the R&D trenches. This makes it possible to drive for weeks, or even months, without charging. Impressively, with Lightyear 0, any power outlet becomes a charging station....

Thats unless free gas and diesel fuel stations have equitable availability. The logistics dont really work here. But even if there is a way, it doesnt really matter. How is providing free EV charging any different from spending on ads, or offering free WiFi? They all come from the same operating budget that aims to attract as many customers as possible. Thats where things start to get really insane, simply because itd be impossible to install free gas stations....

When it comes to automobiles, the future is electric. The research found that only 72.5% of the 657 EVSEs were functional. Thats a lot ofEV chargersout of order 40% off TNW Conference! So they werent even being fixed! Why does this matter? Further, California has the greatest density of public open DCFC chargers in the US. So you would expect the charges to be all systems go. Unfortunately, this is not the case....

Child sexual abuse material (previously known as child pornography) can be a confronting and uncomfortable topic. Whats virtual child sexual abuse material (VCSAM)? VCSAM is sexual content depicting fictitious children in formats such astext, drawings, deepfakes, orcomputer-generated graphics. Its also known as fictional child pornography, pseudo pornography, or fantasy images. 40% off TNW Conference! Some offenders create VCSAM through a morphing technique which uses technology totransform real imagesinto exploitative ones....

What are the biggest wins for company leaders and what are the key lessons for startups? Shell be sharing more insights at this monthsTNW Conference 2022. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. This was despite many industries facing financial and long-term uncertainty. But instead of focusing on profits, their concern was about their people: How are our people? Are they traveling to visit family? What is their family situation?...

Developershave set a new record in the endless quest to accurately calculate pi. Brainiacs have sought to extend pi for millennia, but in recent years the digits have increased exponentially. Advances in computing are now causing records to regularly tumble. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. A 2019 milestone that was also set by Iwao was surpassed within months. That landmark was then overturned the next year, before Iwao reclaimed her crown this March....

Thisarticlewas originally published on .cult byMikaella C..cultis a Berlin-based community platform for developers. Are they basically a guarantee for fistfuls of cash to come? On the other hand, do they make it harder to argue your way into a pay bump? Should you be expecting more shares with every new promotion? (More on vesting later.) ), this will give you a pretty reliable estimation of the shares exact monetary value....

A number of high-profile whistleblowers in the technology industry have stepped into the spotlight in the past few years. This raises the question of whether women are more likely to be whistleblowers in the tech field. The short answer is: Its complicated. Are whistleblowers more focused on the public interest? Less influential in their organizations? Are these possible explanations for why so many women are blowing the whistle on big tech?...

This is either the most advanced AI system in the entire known universe or its a total sham. Unsurprisingly, its a sham: Theres little reason for excitement. You dont even have to read the researchers paper to debunk their work. All you need is the phrase politics change, and were done here. But, just for fun, lets actually get intothe paperand explain how prediction models work. It’s free, every week, in your inbox....

As much as I admire Harley-Davidsons motorcycles, the truth is Im totally incapable of riding one. Lets break down all Ive learnt during my time with it. Hows the design? What I mostly like about the ebikes design is its simplicity. All the wiring is internally routed. There are no gears or displays to think about. The only controls are a light switch and a LED-lit power gauge both on the left handlebar....

Short for Politically Incorrect, /pol/ isa bastion of hate speech, conspiracy theories, and far-right extremism. Its also 4chans most active board, accumulating around 150,000 daily posts. These attributes attracted Yannick Kilcher, anAIwhizz and YouTuber, to use /pol/ as a testing ground for bots. Kilcher first fine-tuned the GPT-J language model onover 134.5 million posts made on /pol/across three and a half years. He then incorporated the boards thread structure into the system....

Apple has joined the thriving buy now, pay later industry, with a customized service calledApple Pay Later. To qualify, however, Apple will first do asoft credit checkon users wanting to use the service. The technology behemothclaimsit has designed the feature with users financial health in mind. And consumers should be aware of the risks of using such a service. Apple: the consumer darling 40% off TNW Conference! And with an acute focus on customer experience, Apple has managed to foster a community of evangelists....

But I had some questions. Dont you still need cows to cultivate the cells? Yes, but the difference is you need fewer cows alotfewer cows. And they get to stay alive, too. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Once that tiny sample is collected under anesthesia, the cows are free to roam and live their lives. How can that tiny sample grow into 80,000 burgers? Mosa develops both the muscle and fat tissue this way to get all the flavor of regular beef....