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Mounting evidence suggeststhe western United States is now in its worst megadroughtin at least 1,200 years. We call it the solar-canal solution, and its about to be tested in California. About4,000 miles of canalstransport water to some 35 million Californians and 5.7 million acres of farmland across the state. Thefirst prototypes in the U.S.for both wide-span and narrow-span canals are now in development in Californias Central Valley. It’s free, every week, in your inbox....

Microsoftoften tests new features with itsWindowsInsider builds. Thank goodness, although the company didnt guarantee that the feature wont show up in the future. There are better ways for Microsoft to keep its users updated. 40% off TNW Conference! And absolutely nobody wants that. It shouldnt be surprising though. Before the current hullabaloo over ads in File Explorer, Microsoftplaced ads in Windows 8 apps. Then it placedads in the Windows 10 Start Menu....

The inevitable is happening. Last night at SXSW, Mark Zuckerberg confirmed NFTs are coming toInstagramsoon. This isnt the first time were hearing about it. Last December, Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri said the company isactively exploring NFTs. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Neither Zuckerbergs words nor Instagrams plans are surprising. And for a company this size, executing these features might not be a big deal. However, in my mind, the biggest thing Instagram has to worry about is NFT thefts....

Called apulsarfor its twinkle, the stars scant the size of a large city. Annihilation Heres where we run into problems. Matter and antimatter dont get along. 40% off TNW Conference! And thats where our little diamond in the sky comes in. Its incredibly rare to see that radiationleakinto the universe. And antimatter isnt a creeping menace its quite helpful. Again, therein lies the mystery. And perhaps it can explain all these extra antiparticles here on Earth....

Last year,MichelinandGoodyearreleased their first tires designed exclusively for electric vehicles. But why do EVs need special tires at all? First off, its about the weight. Because of the battery,EVsgenerally weigh more than traditional gas guzzlers. Then comes another characteristic EV drivers know and love: instant torque and acceleration. 40% off TNW Conference! So how do EV tires differ? For instance, the center part of Michelins tire tread pattern uses a high stiffness rubber compound....

And one of the biggest pain points is a shortage of long-haul truck drivers. From trucks in relay toautonomoustrucking, the world of deliveries is changing faster than many thought possible. Short of a drone going door to door, your deliveries have never looked better. Whats the problem with long-haul trucking? 40% off TNW Conference! Simply put, long-haul trucking involves being away from home, with drivers living in their rig. Most workers are nearer to the end of their working life than at the beginning....

Photography can be a perilous hobby just ask Jeff Bezos. The Amazon kingpin had totell the worldabout his below-the-belt selfies to avoidan alleged blackmailby the National Enquirer. 40% off TNW Conference! Thankfully, there are ways to reduce the risks while keeping the pics for your perverse pleasure. Among the most useful methods is provided by Google Photos. Items in your Locked Folder are hidden from the Photos grid, memories, search, and albums....

It’s free, every week, in your inbox. I tried this feature a few times, and it works like a charm. Apple has worked on a special algorithm that recognizes the area around your eyes to unlock the phone. Guess the companys trying to account for borderline glitch cases. Were two years into the pandemic, and Apple has finally released a feature everyone wanted. That’s one heck of a mixed bag....

It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Jaguar isnt the first car maker to invest in battery upcycling. Lets hope this is the start of a wider trend. 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

A common view of developers and other tech folks is theyre anti-social. She works as anIT architect for the Dutch government, and tackles large-scale projects for various departments. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Depending on who youre talking to, the message and form of communication change. Basically, Im telling the same story in a million different ways, adds Meijknecht. Enterprise architects look at information technology systems within an organization....

More recently, Russian and Chinese officials haveclaimedthe United States has funded bioweapons research in Ukraine. Social media has played a crucial role in the spread of these and other false claims. 40% off TNW Conference! Democracy relies on citizens ability to make informed decisions about policy, politics, and world affairs. This ability is severely compromised when fake and (deliberately) misleading claims are promoted as fact. As we have seen during theCOVID-19 pandemic, disinformation can also posea grave threatto public health and safety....

Its that time again, people! Well, were gonna be boring and rank them from worst to best. All this means is the nextAppleranking will be even stranger. THE WORST NEW iOS 15.4 FEATURE: 7) Podcast filters The update itself isnt too bad. Basically, on iOS 15.4, you might filter a shows episodes by things like played or downloaded. 40% off TNW Conference! Sounds fine, right? Whys it on the bottom?...

Our brains have approximately 86 billion neurons. Combined, they make up one of the most advanced organic neural networks known to exist. 40% off TNW Conference! Take GPT-3 as an example: it has 175 billion parameters, 100 times more than its predecessor GPT-2. Typically, a web connection needs more than one node. Per the teamsresearch paper: We have designed a method for complete folding-in-time of a multilayer feed-forward DNN. This Fit-DNN approach requires only a single neuron with feedback-modulated delay loops....