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While a brutal armed conflict rages on Ukrainian soil, an information war is unfolding online. Russia is seeking to control the narrative by muffling dissent. Last month, the Kremlinblocked several social media platformsandthreatened lengthy jail termsfor spreading false information about the invasion. A series of domestic alternatives to American apps are now being promoted, from RuTube to Rossgram. Criticsdescribe the latteras absolute shit. The next service that may require a Putin-approved replacement is Wikipedia....

40% off TNW Conference! Each mic also has 8GB of built-in storage for up to 14 hours of recording. Other than the impressive range, most of those specs are not unheard of. Hopefully, the sound quality lives up to all the hardware fanciness on display. Also tagged with

His term is set to end in 2024. The Tesla tycoons existing 9.2% stake makes him the platforms largest shareholder. If he wants to push it over 14.9%, he will have to relinquish his seat. 40% off TNW Conference! Looking forward to working with Parag & Twitter board to make significant improvements to Twitter in coming months! Yet his supporters shouldnt be too disappointed if his ambitions are checked. Story byThomas Macaulay Thomas is the managing editor of TNW....

Unpainted stainless steel body. Yes, its the DeLorean. The DeLorean Motor Company (DMC) was originally established in 1973 by, yes, John DeLorean. Unfortunately, it declared bankruptcy in 1982, and was ultimately bought by Stephen Wynne in 1995. Since then, the DMC has been the largest parts supplier and restorer of vintage DeLorean vehicles. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Lets clear things up a bit. The next generation of DeLorean is coming into focus August 18, 2022....

The Hubble Space Telescope has observedthe most distant star ever seen Earendel, meaning morning star. Astronomers see into the deep past when we view distant objects. So we are looking at events that happened in the past. That is just 900 million years after the Big Bang. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. To see further back in time, the objects need to be very bright. And the furthest objects we have seen are the most massive and brightest galaxies....

The new venture, calledEquilibre Technologies, will employ algorithms to pick stocks and cryptocurrency. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. The typical stock-picking AI tries to guess whats going to happen next in the market based on historical trends. They combine game theory with artificial intuition to gain a theoretical advantage over other computer-based or human trading methodologies. We introduce DeepStack, an algorithm for imperfect information tweaks. Quick take:Nothing in tech is guaranteed, but this feels like a license to print money....

The edit button is finally coming to Twitter some strings attached. Youve asked for it nay, demanded it since the day the website launched and now youre getting it. Well, sort of. now that everyone is asking… yes, weve been working on an edit feature since last year! no, we didnt get the idea from a poll ? 40% off TNW Conference! Do you want an edit button? The consequences of this poll will be important....

On paper, VanMoof is in with a good shot. Or, at the very least, the mosttalked aboutcompany in the space whether thats good or bad. 40% off TNW Conference! Whats fresh with the VanMoof S5 and A5? There are a few other updates of note. One of the biggest is the removal of the Matrix display. All is not lost though! VanMoof replaced the Matrix Display with a series of handlebar-based LEDs it refers to as the Halo Ring....

Were firmly entrenched in the quantum era. There werent any announcements and there wasnt any fanfare. It just sort of happened. One day we were in the deep learning era and the next wed gone quantum. If we had to put a date on it, here at Neural wed choose 22 March, 2022. Thats the day SandboxAQslipped out of stealth modeand starbursted out of the Alphabet (Google) research blanket. Theres a certain risk involved in attaching such significance to a relatively unknown company....

Some audiophiles spend more money on speakers than their cars. Custom in-ear monitors (IEMs) are ostensibly the endgame of sound quality for audiophiles on the move. Not to mention I dont want someone getting so intimate with my ear canal if I can avoid it. 40% off TNW Conference! Just be ready to stuff your ears with silicone goop. Whats the point of custom earbuds? That means more comfort, more isolation, and a more consistent acoustic seal....

The auto industrys shift to electric cars was bound to bring a flood of new entrants. 40% off TNW Conference! The hope that one of the startups will be the next Tesla may be extreme optimism. In fact, new EV makers are already feeling the pressure. A number of them such as Rivian and Lucid are battling withproduction halts. Others, like Canoo and Nikola, are facing orhave faced federal investigations....

There are all kinds of weird and wonderful DAOs out in the wild. For instance, PleaserDAO managed to graban exclusive copy of a Wu-Tang Clan album for $4 million. Now, theres an odd new project out to grab the limelight calledThe Tweet DAO. So how does this thing work? And for every 100 eggs sold, the price of unsold NFTs went up by 0.1ETH. So, the final set of eggs will be sold at 1ETH....

Its not long since billionaires were competing to get to the edge ofspace. The mission is planned to last ten days, eight of which will be on the ISS. With the high altitude and long duration, the preparations have been lengthy. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Although with such a short mission, these risks are exceptionally low. Blue Origins New Shepherd spacecraft landing with parachutes. This resulted in the MCC-A (Mission Control Centre Axiom) being validated as apayload operations siteby Nasa....