Damn! Sonos’ newest products show just how smart the company is

Sonosis a fascinating company. 40% off TNW Conference! Rather, the biggest threat to Sonos are the tech giants making voice-activated speakers. In 2021 alone, there were186 million smart speakers shipped. Their growth has been spectacular, with this figure sitting at 6.5 million in 2016. Why are these figures important? Currently, you might pick up an Amazon Echo or Google Nest Audio for around $100. Sonos, on the other hand, has been a historically premium brand....

May 12, 2022 · 2 min · 363 words · Juan Morris

Here’s what your avatar’s first day of work will be like

Many experienced professionals have never learned more than the rudimentary basics of email, web search and Microsoft Office. Instead, they lean hard on nearby colleagues or the IT helpdesk when things go wrong. By contrast, young people have already demonstrated a competitive edge in the virtual workplace. As a generation, theyre also bigger gamers. Much of the metaverse isstill to be built. How virtual workplaces can improve communication 40% off TNW Conference!...

May 12, 2022 · 2 min · 232 words · Daisy Watkins

Pixel Watch, Pixel Buds Pro, and more: All the hardware announced at Google I/O

For most of its existence,Googlehas been seen as a software and services company. Its the company millions rely on for search, emails, and documents. That commitment was on display at Google I/O today. 40% off TNW Conference! Instead, the company announcedsixnew devices today (or seven, depending how you count). Heres what Google had to show off. The Pixel Watch ThePixel Watchis real, folks. The curved glass is slightly reminiscent of the Apple Watch except, you know, its round....

May 12, 2022 · 2 min · 376 words · Aaron Anderson

US Superchargers will get CSS connectors for non-Tesla EVs, Elon Musk confirms

But we will be adding the rest of industry connectors as an option to Superchargers in the US. 40% off TNW Conference! The Supercharger stalls could end up having a dual-head, with Teslas own connector and a CSS1 connector. Its also possible that well see a special adapter from Tesla to CSS1. Improved access to fast charging sites is key to facilitating the EV adoption no matter the provider. Story byIoanna Lykiardopoulou Ioanna is a writer at TNW....

May 12, 2022 · 1 min · 96 words · John Hernandez

You can love AI-generated art, even if it isn’t technically ‘creative’

Ai-Dasits behind a desk, paintbrush in hand. A lifelike portrait is taking shape. Ai-Da produces portraits of sitting subjects using a robotic hand attached to her lifelike feminine figure. Shes also able to talk, giving detailed answers to questions about her artistic process and attitudes towards technology. But how are we to interpret Ai-Das output? Should we consider her paintings and poetry original or creative? Are these works actually art?...

May 12, 2022 · 1 min · 197 words · Barbara Smith

Airbnb is rolling out a new design to encourage travel discovery

The firm says this is its biggest redesign in years. One problem with searching by location is that we have homes in 100,000 cities. Nobody can think of 100,000 places to go. 40% off TNW Conference! Youll see refined categories if you select a destination and time frame of your visit. Starting today, Netflix is launching the categories hub feature within the TV menu to members globally. Chesky said that the team has used a combination of machine learning and human review to label these homes....

May 11, 2022 · 2 min · 272 words · Jeffrey Clark

Elon Musk’s 7 most preposterous predictions

Elon Muskis a big brain par excellence. The 50-year-old last monthunveiled another bold target: using brain implants to cure tinnitus within five years. Skeptics suspect the timelines are unrealistic because they always are. The worlds richest person has compiled a cornucopia ofgrandiose predictions. Here are seven of the most outlandish. He first made the prediction in 2014, but its still far from becoming a reality. It’s free, every week, in your inbox....

May 11, 2022 · 3 min · 442 words · Daniel Garcia

EV startup Canoo might go out of business before shipping a single vehicle

The company, founded in 2017, announcedfirst quarter resultsyesterday, and there are some alarming details. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. On the one hand, things were looking bright. NASA selected Canoo to provide Crew Transportation Vehicles (CTVs) for crewed Artemis lunar exploration launches last month. But looking beneath the cool product pics reveals a more concerning story. Thats a colossal loss in anyones maths. Its not looking good. Worse, its not the companys only challenge....

May 11, 2022 · 2 min · 280 words · Gary Peters

How to grow your D2C business — 4 tips from a successful founder

Did you know Trinny Woodall is speaking atTNW Conferencethis summer? Check out the full list of speakershere. AtTrinny London, weve worked hard to ensure were much more than just a makeup brand. Since founding the company in 2017, our revenue soared to 55 million by the end of 2021. Here are my top four tips for building a successful D2C strategy: 40% off TNW Conference! Trust your gut its your most valuable advisor....

May 11, 2022 · 2 min · 243 words · Michael Lewis

How to use emoji reactions on WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal

WhatsApp is finally rolling out one of its smallest but most awaited features chat reactions. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Youll see the emoji reaction counter at the bottom of the message. As shown in the screenshot above, you have a choice of six emojis to react to messages. I feel one of the unusual use cases for emoji reaction could be polls. WhatsApp is rumored to be working ona dedicated polls feature, but we dont know when that will arrive....

May 11, 2022 · 1 min · 163 words · James Marshall

Sorry, Android users, you’re actually NOT the safest drivers

But it doesnt take much to determine the researchers ulterior motives. Then it grouped the results by smartphone operating system and various demographic characteristics. What does its research say? It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Sure, they scored higher, but theres not much of a difference between 69 and 75. And even less between 82 and 84 for accelerating, or 78 and 80 for braking. Overall, Im not sure these are significant enough differences to instigate any kind of action or triumph....

May 11, 2022 · 2 min · 396 words · Thomas Ware

This is what may happen when we merge the human brain and computers

How will a person change after connecting with an electronic machine? Can a computer system handle the flood of data from billions of living neurons? I will venture to answer these questions in this article. Thus, a new jot down of AI will be born individual artificial intelligence. We also talked about some technical features of a new throw in of brain-computer interface. 40% off TNW Conference! I will have a go at answer some of them....

May 11, 2022 · 2 min · 341 words · Amber Jones

Watch: This electric motorcycle has its entire ‘heart’ inside its hubless rear wheel

The TS, as its called, has a strikingly unique feature: a hubless rear wheel. The hubless setup in the TS is both simple and complex. The electric motor is placed inside the rear tire. 40% off TNW Conference! You cant find another machine on two wheels that gets even half as close to this figure. As you’re free to imagine, the bike wont come cheap. Its priced at $23,681, but thats not really unreasonable for the first motorcycle of this kind....

May 11, 2022 · 1 min · 108 words · Patricia Thomas