Silicon nanowires promise way better lithium-ion EV batteries

It’s free, every week, in your inbox. But adding silicon to the anode comes withcertain challenges. This leads to energy loss and battery degradation. OneD Battery Sciencess solution? The Sinanode is agnostic as to which graphite is used, or to the size of the graphite particle. 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....

April 21, 2022 · 1 min · 73 words · Mathew Wilson

The Lincoln Star Concept EV is an unreal lounge on wheels — and I dig it

Like almost every car company nowadays Lincoln is entering the electrification era. Dont get fooled by its minimalist exterior. To maximize the feeling of space, the car comes with suicide doors and a large panoramic roof. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. The trunk can potentially become an outdoor seating area when you take your vehicle in the countryside. The Star Concept goes even crazier on the inside. But expect no less than averyfancy lounge experience....

April 21, 2022 · 1 min · 95 words · Brett Carr

Why Brave and DuckDuckGo are cracking down on Google’s AMP

That sounds important and it is but what does it mean for you? First, the basics. Whats AMP? Google first introduced AMPin 2015 with an aim to make pages and articles load faster on mobile. The company said itll dramatically improve the performance of the mobile web. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. AMPs criticism In the past few years,publishers have started moving away from AMP. Last year, Googleissued an update to its page ranking algorithmsaying AMP pages wont get preferential treatment....

April 21, 2022 · 2 min · 272 words · Megan Strong

An inventor resurrected his imaginary friend with AI — then it tried to murder him

Like many lonely children, Lucas Rizzotto had an imaginary friend: a talking microwave called Magnetron. As the years passed, the pals drifted apart. But Rizzotto never forgot about Magnetron. When OpenAI released the GPT-3 language model, Rizzotto saw a chance to rekindle the friendship. The self-described full-time mad scientist chronicled the resurrection ina YouTube video. 40% off TNW Conference! Friends reunited As a child, Rizzotto had given his imaginary friend a detailed life story....

April 20, 2022 · 2 min · 311 words · Walter Smith

No degree? No problem: Big Tech fights worker shortages by lowering hiring requirements

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April 20, 2022 · 1 min · 15 words · Jennifer Wallace

Say goodbye to sharing Netflix passwords, and say hello to ads

Netflixseems poised to implement some of the biggest changes to its business model in years. In the companysQ1 2022earnings call, CEO Reed Hastings dropped two bombshells. Still, even ignoring that chunk of accounts, Netflix fell well behind expectations. 40% off TNW Conference! Netflix says that its anti-password sharing system will take a year or so to deploy globally. The crackdown on password sharing doesnt come as a huge surprise. The company has actually beentestingdeterrents to password sharing for a few months now....

April 20, 2022 · 1 min · 185 words · Tina Scott

These are the 5 most in-demand cloud computing jobs in 2022

According to experts and recent statistics, the future looks cloudy. And no, were not talking about the weather forecast, were talking about the exciting and emergingcloud computingsector. In the last decade, cloud computing has grown exponentially. It has become such a huge part of our lives that its almost become unnoticeable. In fact, cloud computing really came into its own over the last two years during the Covid-19 pandemic. Plus, automated software became crucial....

April 20, 2022 · 2 min · 350 words · Ashley Preston

Will Twitter’s ‘poison pill’ strategy stop Elon Musk’s hostile takeover?

Takeovers areusually friendly affairs. After some negotiating, the companies engaged in the merger or acquisition announce a deal has been struck. But other takeovers are more hostile in nature. Not every company wants to be taken over. This is the case withElon Musks US$43 billion bidto buy Twitter. Companies have various measures in their arsenal to ward off such unwanted advances. It is designed to block an investor from accumulating a majority stake in a company....

April 20, 2022 · 1 min · 157 words · James Hutchinson

Your Tesla battery can power more than a car — here are 5 examples

I recently heard about an Israeli DJ operating his decks through the electric power of five Teslas. you’ve got the option to listen to his set below. Beyond the tunes, I was interested in the capacity for an EV as a reliable energy conduit. You cant yetfully power your homewith a Tesla (guess people wouldnt buy aPowerwallthen). Imagine a Tesla powering a mini-fridge to chill the beer and power the blender to make margaritas?...

April 20, 2022 · 2 min · 379 words · Catherine Jackson

From Tupac to ABBA: Will the metaverse change how we attend concerts?

Hed been dead for 16 years, killed in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas. But this was Tupacthe hologram, foul-mouthed and lifelike, performing before a shocked and then amazed crowd. Throughout history, innovators have strived to create original, accessible, and eternal performances. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. As engineering knowledge developed,musical instrument design advanced. Many classical composers introducedpioneering instrumentationsinto their scores, adding depth, and color that broadened the listening experience....

April 19, 2022 · 2 min · 229 words · Ryan Velazquez

How to use push notifications for growth — without annoying your customers

Maybe its a discount, access to new features, or exclusive information you wont find anywhere else. Whatever it is, its juicy. Appearing in the same place as the missed calls from your mum, push notifications feel oddly personal. Monzos telling you to stop spending so much on takeaway. Tinder is informing you youve matched with your ex again. Netflix compels you to rewatch your comfort show. For the 11th time....

April 19, 2022 · 3 min · 600 words · Diane Schmidt

New experiment demonstrates that reality might actually be real

Well, dont everybody applaud all at once. Its actually an amazing feat of science. Lets start with a simple question. How do you demonstrate that reality is real? you’ve got the option to pinch yourself. But that only demonstrates that youre capable of perceiving pain. Fictional characters can experience pain, so that doesnt give us anything to go on. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. The problem is that reality isnt so simple as our ability to perceive it....

April 19, 2022 · 2 min · 316 words · Nichole Taylor

Researchers rank the 12 best ways to get cars out of cities

Question: what do the following statistics have in common? Answer: the vehicles on our streets, primarily the not-so-humble passenger car. In contrast, nearly 90% of the highest-income households own at least one car. 40% off TNW Conference! Reducing car use in cities Half a century ago, the Danish capital was dominated by cars. Prioritizing cars as a means of transport also favors suburban sprawl. City suburbs typically possess larger homes that generate higher levels of consumption and energy use....

April 19, 2022 · 2 min · 349 words · Robert House