The unbearably cute Microlino EV is almost ready to hit European streets

Say hello to the Microlonino 2.0, the adorable EV that wants to bring bubble cars back. And its coming to Europe very soon. Unlike the Isetta, the Microlino 2.0 is powered by electricity. These three versions will serve projected ranges of 95km, 175km, and 230km, respectively. This is impressive for a microcar. For reference, the normal-sizedRenault Zoe ZE40 R110has a 255km range on a single charge. It’s free, every week, in your inbox....

January 21, 2022 · 1 min · 200 words · Sarah Walls

Third time’s the charm: Google’s reportedly making another headset

What will the rig be like? Googles new glasses could be a close cousin to Microsofts HoloLens and Apples upcoming MR headset. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Whos working on it? Last month,9t5oGooglereported that the tech giant is working on a new AR-based operating system with former Oculus executive MarkLucovsky. Paul Greco, Magic Leaps CTO just joined Google to work on this endeavor. Notably, the company has a bunch of executives from North an AR glasses startup it acquired in 2020....

January 21, 2022 · 1 min · 193 words · Pamela Kane

5 weird things people have transformed into crypto miners

When can something bad also be used for good? The answer is crypto mining! But rest assured, companies arehard at workfinding creative ways to mine crypto sustainably. Oh, not at all. Heatbit A heater that warms your roomandgenerates crypto? This isnt the first attempt at this. ButHeatbitis the first commercial offering, a heater that mines Bitcoinwhich you might control via an app. It earns up to 3.50 ($4 income per day)....

January 20, 2022 · 2 min · 233 words · Laurie Gray

5G is grounding planes and freaking out airlines: We found out why

The journey to 5G is having a turbulent takeoff in the US. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Whats causing the problem? However, theres one big problem with it: the frequencies areclose to those used by sensitive aviation instruments. What could this do to planes? The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has also raised concerns. On Monday, the bosses of some of Americas biggest airlines expressed further anxieties. Emiratespresident Tim Clark was a more vociferous critic....

January 20, 2022 · 2 min · 394 words · Paul Conway

Ethereum inventor wants to replace pregnant women with synthetic wombs

Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder and inventor ofEthereum, has become the latest victim of this insolence. The 27-year-old had pitched a bold solution to the gender pay gap: synthetic wombs. Synthetic wombs would remove the high burden of pregnancy, significantly reducing the inequality, he tweeted on Tuesday. 40% off TNW Conference! They argued that biological gestation isnt the main barrier to gender equality. Instead, they pointed to the high costs of childrearing, limited governmental support, and widespread sexism....

January 20, 2022 · 2 min · 253 words · Stephen Marshall

EVERYBODY PANIC! The Doomsday Clock is close to the hour of our self-annihilation

While the time hasnt changed, the prognosis remains bleak. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. The clock has ticked towards catastrophe since 1947, when the greatest threat to civilization was nuclear weapons. The furthest its been from midnight came at the end of the Cold War in 1991. Unfortunately, were more likely to hit the snooze button. There may be one other ray of hope: we still have minutes left tomake time travel possible....

January 20, 2022 · 1 min · 138 words · Robert Reyes

GM’s betting its hydrogen fuel cells will revolutionize electric generators

40% off TNW Conference! It could potentially juice up more than 100 electric vehicles, beforethe unit would need to be resupplied withhydrogen. Renewable Innovations plans to deploy 500 EMPOWER rapid chargers across the US by the end of 2025. The tech is currently under evaluation by theU.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC). Does GMs hydrogen strategy make sense? Yes, it absolutely does. Aside from that, moving the hydrogen focus beyond transportation seems like a timely and smart move....

January 20, 2022 · 1 min · 110 words · Sandra Williams

Google’s G Suite is no longer free — here are the best alternatives (Updated)

As9to5Googlereported, all free G Suite users will be automatically upgraded to a premium plan from May 1. it’s possible for you to learn more about this on thissupport page. 40% off TNW Conference! Plus, youll get web and mobile versions of Office apps, and 1TB OneDrive storage. you’re free to check out the planshere. @Googleshould at least offer a decent way to migrate away to a standard#Gmailaccount including purchases. Terence Eden (@edent)January 20, 2022...

January 20, 2022 · 1 min · 136 words · David Forbes

Nuclear quantum computing: It’s coming

A trio of separate research teams from three different continents published individual papers indicating similar quantum computing breakthroughs yesterday. But only one of them heralds the onset of the age ofnuclear quantum computers. 40% off TNW Conference! Themain reason given by these cynicsis usually because quantum systems are incredibly error-prone. Not anymore? In fact, its worth noting that all three teams shared various resources for help facilitate each others research....

January 20, 2022 · 2 min · 276 words · Melissa Oneal

People no longer accept shitty jobs, and it’s fuelling the Great Resignation

Do what you love, is no longer just advice. High school students learn early on that their future careers should be passion-driven. Self-help books counsel job searchers to start with reflection on what they love. The passion paradigm emerged in the 1960s. And yet, despite these evident pitfalls, the passion paradigm can also have the opposite effects. In fact, I would argue that it is one cause of what has been dubbedthe Great Resignation....

January 20, 2022 · 2 min · 214 words · Nicholas Elliott

Safari bug is leaking users’ browsing history — but a fix is on the way (Updated)

This update will be rolled out to users soon after beta testing by developers. If you use anAppledevice, chances are that Safari is your default surfing app. you’re able to read more about ithere. 40% off TNW Conference! How bad is it? So its a pretty helpless situation for iOS gear users. But that doesnt mean youre safe automatically. Apple has to update the Safari internet tool with a fix, and its not that straightforward....

January 20, 2022 · 1 min · 115 words · Caitlyn Richard

This dystopic-looking bot could scrub greenhouse gases from the air

As that CO2 builds up, ittraps excess heatnear Earths surface, causing global warming. Butnew techniquesare being tested this year that could help lower the energy demand and cost. What is direct carbon removal and why is it considered necessary? It’s free, every week, in your inbox. That means pulling CO2 out of the air. So we can place direct air capture technology right where we plan to use or store the CO2....

January 20, 2022 · 3 min · 437 words · Cathy Patel

100 years of quantum physics: From 1920s theories to mind-bending computers of 2020

Sometimes they even behave like particles and waves at the same time. Sometimes, scientists needed to assume that the quantum objects were waves to get the correct result. Other times, they needed to assume that the objects were, in fact, particles. Sometimes either approach would work. Instead, the result is lots of little blocks of light, arranged in a characteristic order. Placing a double slit in a stream of water would result in the same pattern a little further down....

January 19, 2022 · 4 min · 801 words · Steve Fernandez