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Our universe is a ridiculous place. Its where all the silliest things were aware of happen. And chief among the silliness is the wacky idea oftime. Dont get me wrong, the metaverse is a strong second. EspeciallyFacebooksMetas agonizingly dysfunctional approach to building it. Time is the opposite of self-referential. This might sound weird, but its actually pretty intuitive. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. This reality is made of discrete chunks of spacetime....

But has this translated into gains for STEM? 40% off TNW Conference! Transparency and visibility into these numbers is key to creating change. But theres more than one problem when it comes to issues of diversity in data science. Theres the science problem, and the scientist problem. We cant just assume we are talking about data engineers and data architects. Its also pertinent to the domain experts with the expertise that are collecting the data and mining insights....

German startupVolocopterhas been working on its fully electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft since 2011. On Wednesday, Volocopter released footage of VoloCitys maiden flight, which you might watch on the video above. 40% off TNW Conference! Its powered by 18 motors and nine rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, which can be swapped in five minutes. Its flying range is 35km with a top speed of 110km/h. Story byIoanna Lykiardopoulou Ioanna is a writer at TNW....

This competition is sometimes called the AI race. In practice, though, there are hundreds of AI races heading towards different objectives. Some races are between private companies and others are between countries. We did this using a game theory simulation. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. The regulation of AI must consider the harms and the benefits of the technology. Sensible AI regulation would maximize its benefits and mitigate its harms....

Thisarticlewas originally published on.cultbyDoug Neale. .cult is a Berlin-based community platform for developers. If youve ever worked on a large codebase, youll know that it can suck. Their highly-coupledcodeand increased deployment risk can slowdeveloperproductivity right down. To combat this, many have shifted away from monolithic applications to smaller, more manageable pieces through microservices. However, this has largely only affected the backend world while frontend codebases with their ever-increasing complexity remain monolithic....

At the same time, Twitters board of directors is considering its options to counter Musks bid. Elon has decided not to join our board. I know regulatory filings can be really boring, but you have to read this one. Twitter has become kind of the de facto town square. Musk has long advocateda free speechmodel on social networks especially Twitter. But his idea of the concept is murky. It can allude to an ideology that lets you tweet anything as long as its not illegal....

Machine learningsystems calledDALL-E,GPTandPaLMare making a splash with their incredible ability to generate creative work. These systems are known as foundation models and are not all hype and party tricks. So how does this new approach to AI work? And will it be the end of human creativity and the start of a deep-fake nightmare? What are foundation models? Earlier models tended to start from scratch for each new problem. Once trained, this model knows what cats (and other things) look like in pictures....

Twitter has extraordinary potential. I will unlock it. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Twitter needs to be transformed as a private company. He added that the bid would be hisbest and final offer. If it is not accepted, he said he would reconsider his position as a shareholder. Your move, Twitter. Story byThomas Macaulay Thomas is the managing editor of TNW. He leads our coverage of European tech and oversees our talented team of writers....

It turns out that most websites dont actually decide who gets to show ads to their viewers. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Websites work with supply-side platforms, tech companies that pay sites to put ads on their page. These companies handle the details of figuring out which websites and users should be matched with specific ads. Most of the time, ad tech companies decide which ads to show through a real-time bidding auction....

EVs dont really need radiator grilles. For that reason, some automakers, like Tesla and Kia, have removed them from their models. Others, such as BMW, have kept themas part of their brands design identity. But why are radiator grilles pointless in electric cars? Lets first remember their purpose in conventional vehicles. EVsdont come with a stinky engine, which means that they dont rely on this specific process. It’s free, every week, in your inbox....

In February, the countys finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman gave them hope byintroducing a tax schemeand recognizing the industry. 40% off TNW Conference! There are two layers to Indias new cryptocurrency tax. However, the catch is that you cant offset your losses, even within cryptocurrencies. This law has been in effect since April 1. The 1% TDS applies on all transactions. Sathvik Vishwanath of cryptocurrency exchange Unocoin said that these rules go against the fair trading practice of the market....

And as it turns out, the company held true to its word. The entire trip lasted 12 hours with an average speed of 87.4km/h. 40% off TNW Conference! This was combined with various weather conditions, ranging from 3 to 8 degrees Celsius. The company attributes this impressive performance to the cars record-breaking low average energy consumption: 8.7kWh per 100km. For reference, the average energy consumption of EVs isaround 21kWh per 100km....

The reality is we dont really hear all that much about the evolution ofhyperloops. The companies are like underground moles, sneakily operating in stealth mode on all matters of engineering and propulsion. Or perhaps theyre more like a duck gliding through the water, frantically paddling underneath? But enough with the animal analogies. Ok, that hasnt happened yet. 40% off TNW Conference! These define essential safety standards for the design, construction, and operation of hyperloop systems....