‘Ghostly sky circles’ that baffled astronomers might be explosions from distant galaxies

The rings were unlike anything seen before, and we had no idea what they were. We dubbed them odd radio circles or ORCs. They continue to puzzle us, but newdatafrom South AfricasMeerKATtelescope are helping us solve the mystery. We can now see each ORC is centered on a galaxy too faint to be detected earlier. Our paper showing these resultshas been peer-reviewed and accepted for publication by Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society....

March 22, 2022 · 2 min · 320 words · James Lopez

Boffins invent EV ‘power shell’ for increased range and performance

What does the suit bring to the table? The first thing the tech claims to offer is increased range. (Dont forget: the lighter the vehicle, the longer its range). 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. Also tagged with

March 21, 2022 · 1 min · 56 words · Lisa Randall

How to mute yourself in any video call app

But I dont need other people on the call to hear all that and neither do you. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Theres an app for that. If youre using a Mac, there are plenty of options. I use a free app calledMuteKeyto quickly mute/unmute mic from the top bar. The default shortcut isShift+Command+W, but you could change that at any time. That’s one heck of a mixed bag....

March 21, 2022 · 1 min · 91 words · Gary Hansen

IBM’s new sustainability accelerator is a blueprint for corporate responsibility

Nearly all of the worlds top tech companies are invested in solving the biggest problems facing the planet. But not all solutions are created equal. The most vulnerable communities need more than just cash. They need sustainable solutions to long-term problems. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Thats a huge chunk of change, but the bigger value may come in the form of IBM technology. Nixon-Saintil told Neural the accelerator would even consider implementing IBM quantum technologies if the solution called for it....

March 21, 2022 · 1 min · 156 words · Crystal Tucker

One large solar storm could knock out the power grid and internet

On Sept. 1 and 2, 1859, telegraph systems around the world failed catastrophically. Typically, these lights are only visible at higher latitudes, in northern Canada, Scandinavia and Siberia. What the world experienced that day, now known as theCarrington Event, was a massivegeomagnetic storm. This bubble is known as a coronal mass ejection. When these particles reach the Earth, they interact with the magnetic field that surrounds the planet. It’s free, every week, in your inbox....

March 21, 2022 · 3 min · 475 words · Brenda Snow

The UK reportedly wants to build a massive solar station in space — how would it work?

The UK government isreportedly consideringa 16 billion proposal to build a solar power station inspace. Yes, you read that right. Space-based solar power is one of the technologies to feature in the governmentsNet Zero Innovation Portfolio. But how would a solar power station in space work? What are the advantages and drawbacks to this technology? Space-based solar powerinvolves collecting solar energy in space and transferring it to Earth. While the idea itself is not new, recent technological advances have made this prospect more achievable....

March 21, 2022 · 2 min · 417 words · Connor Fleming

Whatever Elon says, Tesla’s not planning to dominate aviation

So whats the latest? Not as much as you might think. The potential skills transferability and online grid adjacencies are too strong to ignore. How did the Tesla aviation rumors start? There have been plenty of efforts to link Tesla and the sky. Almost everything he says becomes either headline or article fodder and gets shared globally. I mean, I think I have something that might be close. Im quite tempted to do something about it....

March 21, 2022 · 2 min · 259 words · Mary Chang

Whoever invented USB-C deserves a Nobel Prize

We tech reporters like to complain about tech a lot. These days, my love and appreciation for USB-C have only grown. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. One pair of headphones had a proprietary port, as did a smartwatch. One phone charged via Micro-USB, and an older one via Mini-USB. One hard drive used a mutanthigh-speedMicro-USB cable, and one microphone used the larger USB jot down-B. Still, other devices used plain old coaxial DC power connections....

March 21, 2022 · 1 min · 123 words · Alex Franco

CTOs share how to move from a dev role to the C-suite

This article was originally published on.cultbyMikaella C. .cult is a Berlin-based community platform for developers. Have you ever wanted more control over the direction of your company? When is it time to rethink your role? Some issues might be set by management or a C-level team, which you have little say in. 40% off TNW Conference! And there are all kinds of reasons to pursue it, and different ways to get into the role....

March 20, 2022 · 2 min · 416 words · Jessica Marshall

Encouraging women in tech is essential to protect society against AI bias

Encouraging women in AI has never been more urgent. This disparity isnt just a challenge within the workforce. This is a challenge for the industry. The industry challenge is not due to a lack of skills. We say that stereotypes must be combatted from a young age yet a gap remains. TheTuring Institutefinds that only 20 percent of UK data and AI researchers on Google Scholar are women. Of the 45 researchers with more than 10,000 citations, only five were women....

March 20, 2022 · 2 min · 288 words · John Jenkins

Neuro-symbolic AI brings us closer to machines with common sense

This article is part of our coverage of the latest inAI research. 40% off TNW Conference! We break down the world into objects and agents, and interactions between these objects and agents. We emphasize a three-way interaction between neural, symbolic, and probabilistic modeling and inference, Tenenbaum says. We think that its that three-way combination that is needed to capture human-like intelligence and core common sense. Thesymbolic componentis used to represent and reason with abstract knowledge....

March 19, 2022 · 2 min · 299 words · Nicole Clayton

Still pretending you know the differences between JavaScript and Typescript?

This article was originally published on.cultbyPiumi Gunawardhana. .cult is a Berlin-based community platform for developers. In the beginning, there wasJavaScript. The popular scripting language we all know and love. Ever since its creation, its been the dominating language for web development. If you know anything about Typescript and JavaScript, youll know theyre not competing forces. They have a unique relationship, working hand in hand. That being said, there are some differences and thats what I want to discuss in this article....

March 19, 2022 · 3 min · 616 words · Megan Jordan

Are contact tracing apps a thing of the past?

Fast-forward to the spring of 2022, and these apps today get little attention. This hopefully then breaks potential chains of transmission, limiting the viruss spread. Did it work? 40% off TNW Conference! Limited uptake in turn limited the apps impact. At best, uptake was only about half what it needed to be. And since this analysis was conducted, the nature of the pandemic has evolved. As 2021 progressed, notifications sent by the appdeclined steadily....

March 18, 2022 · 1 min · 190 words · Chelsea Lam