If all I know is thatI dont know anything, that means I actually know loads. Ive been on iOS since the iPhone 4, meaning Ive been usingApplesmobile devices for around 12 years. On top of that, Ive beencovering and analyzingthe company as part of myactual jobfor a long old while. Truly, the breadth of my lack of knowledge is breathtaking. Im not entirely sure what else to tell you here....
Getting lead management right involves a lot of moving parts, so lets jump in. Alignment between Marketing and Sales In my experience, this is how it usually goes. A potential customer fills out a form or comes to a trade show booth. Marketing hands off the lead to Sales, saying its a hot lead that needs to be called ASAP. 40% off TNW Conference! The result is a frustrated sales rep, a frustrated marketing teamand no progress on the deal....
Flavor, defined by scientists as the interaction betweenaroma and taste, is chemically complex. Breeding for flavor is adifficult taskfor many different reasons. Plant breeders must also evaluate hundreds to thousands of potential varieties. We created a database containing all known compounds associated with flavor in all varieties of these fruits. Volatile organic compounds are a big part of what consumer panels use to rate flavor in tomatoes and blueberries. Image: Vincent Colantonio and Luis Felipe Ferrao...
It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Being multidimensional and subjective, human intelligence can be difficult to measure. Think of every competition as a function that maps a problem to a solution. You must map it to a solution. The size of the solution space depends on the problem. When it comes to us humans, these competitions really test the limits of our intelligence. Given the computational limits of the brain, we cant brute-force our way through the solution space....
By industry leaders and academic researchers alike, Python is touted as one oftheabsolutebestlanguagesfor novice programmers. And theyre not wrong but that doesnt mean that it doesnt confuse the shit out of programming newbies anyway. Takedynamic typingas an example. This makes everything go faster! Then you mess it up on one single line yes, one! and your whole project crashes before its finished running. To be fair,many other languagesuse dynamic typing....
I have a problem. I entered theApplesystem about 17 years ago, in the days before iCloud and the App Store. Of course isnt an overwhelming issue. Everything works, after all. But it is ungraceful. I mean, there could well be purchases on both? Im neither clairvoyant nor motivated enough to find out for certain. The issue rears its head with particular force whenever I get a new Apple product. Most recently, this was mynew MacBook Pro....
Thats the question a trio of researchers recently tackled ina papertitled Intelligence as a planetary scale process. This ones a bit of a doozy. The paper itself is intriguing, but my first instinct was to call it ironically boring and painfully optimistic. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Anybody else getting Dune vibes? Aliens Oh you werent expecting this to be about aliens? Thank goodness for PR. Okay, so this is really about climate change....
For the past few weeks, Russia has been deploying military forces into strategic positions on Ukraines borders. Therefore, evidence that Russia is definitely behind these attacks is hard to establish. 40% off TNW Conference! Russian involvement in those cyber-attacks is suspected. The US president and EU officials are now discussing increasing cyberspace defenses against such attacks or imposingsanctions if required. Despite all of this, Ukrainian officials have refrained from explicitly mentioning the Russian state as beingbehind these attacks....
Ever wanted to watcha $2.4 million, 1,914 horsepower car get mangled? Well, friends,youre in luck. Itsthe lastinstallmentin a series of 44 trials required for certification before its official rollout in Europe and the US. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. But and heres the cool part none of the damage was irreparable or life threatening. In fact, the Nevera passed the crash test with flying colors. Go andwatch the videoyourselves!...
Good news, Batman lovers! A fully functional Batmobile replica exists and you could even drive it outside of Gotham City. A replica thats the spitting image of Batmans iconic beast. But thats not all, it also comes with an eco-friendly twist: its electric. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. The electric six-wheeler also comes with automatic sliding doors, four safety cameras, and monitors. Plus, it’s possible for you to bring a passenger along....
We arent joking when we talk aboutcarsas big fat data generating computer centers on wheels. But what if we could secure cars before they leave the factory floor? He also owns a Tesla so hes personally invested in car security. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Its common to build security into the entire development lifecycle. However, Finite State pushes security as far to the right as possible. What are some of the most common security flaws?...
You know how it is. Now youre the bad guy? Is everyone a snowflake? Its not like you have any choice in the matter. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Your millions of followers deserve the truth. Well, youre not laughing. Because you know it isnt a joke. Youve done the research: And you know a thing or two about how finances work, dont you? Youre the richest person on Earth....
Who hasnt stolen a cookie from the jar when Mom wasnt looking? Or stayed out with friends long after bedtime? It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Its safe to say that many, if not most, of us have done this before. But maybe your rule-breaking is exactly why your code was better than average. At least it didnt make you lose your job. Or make your setup explode at runtime....
