How Web3 and DAOs can be a blessing for the music industry

The music industry is changing. 40% off TNW Conference! DAOs could be used to distribute profits more fairly within the music industry. One of the key advantages of a DAO is its ability to operate at scale. DAOs could also help reduce costs and increase efficiency in the music industry. This would free up artists time and resources to focus on creating new music. Theres no need to pit musicians against music industry professionals....

January 13, 2022 · 1 min · 145 words · Jason Tyler

This new graphene-based battery can stop EVs from bursting into flames

Lithium-ion batteries have transformed theEVindustry, but they dont come without their disadvantages. You know, like the fact theysometimes cause EVs to burst into flamesand explode. And if this battery can do what its promised, were talking about a true game changer. What is graphene? Although we reached out to the researchers for this article, they unfortunately declined to comment. How has Nanotech used graphene to create batteries? 40% off TNW Conference!...

January 13, 2022 · 2 min · 237 words · Jerry Grant

Wordle rip-offs want your cash — but are they legal?

A viral game thats inspired copious clones has exposed the complexities of copyrightingapps and the shamelessness of greedy imitators. Wordlehas attracted more than 2 million daily players since its launch in November. That good deed was soon punished. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Zachary Shakked, an NYC-based entrepreneur, swiftly exploited Wardles generosity. Users were offered trial subscriptions for a $29.99 a year Pro version of his iOS app....

January 13, 2022 · 2 min · 334 words · Amanda Jordan

Apple Cloth is back in stock — so it’s time to talk Apple Cloth 2

Terrific news the glorious Apple Clothis back in stock. Woah, no need to exit the articlethatfast. Firstly, bless the kind and caring souls over at9to5Macfor bringing this to light. At TNW were not about rehashing the past (unless we are). No, were all about the future. And can you guess the future of the Apple Polishing Cloth? Damn right: the Apple Polishing Cloth 2. Im here to tell you what the hell thatd actually look like....

January 12, 2022 · 2 min · 235 words · Aimee Crosby

EVs are un-American, study finds

Biden might be pushing for electrification, but Americans arent onboard. Well, thats whatastudybyDeloittehas found at least. Amongst the 1,031 American respondents,nearly two-thirds preferred sticking to conventional gas-guzzlers for their next vehicle purchase. 40% off TNW Conference! Yes, Americansdrive more than anyone else in the world, and the average driver makes around1,600km per month. Whats the takeaway here? The same goes for their environmental benefits. Unsurprisingly, this calls for further action from the government....

January 12, 2022 · 1 min · 110 words · Jodi Lopez

How Bo Burnham’s Jeff Bezos song became a Gen Z anthem about disaster capitalism

January 12th is one of the most important days of the year. Thats right, its the birthday ofJeff Bezos. The lyrics tell the touching tale of Jeffreys selfless mission to become a tech oligarch. The track was a highlight of Burnhams Netflix special,Inside,but its legacy didnt end there. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. The second life of Besoz I was a product of timing. It emerged as countless workers were suffering from layoffs, pay cuts, and health problems....

January 12, 2022 · 2 min · 316 words · Richard Lee

People love small phones, so how come no one’s buying them?

That also got us thinking: whydontwe see more compact phones these days? But the market doesnt think thats enough to keep buying them. There are some strong reasons behind the shrinking sales of phones with screens 6-inches and under. 5G connectivity necessitates larger batteries and thus a larger form factor for smartphones. It costs almost half of what regular iPhones are priced at. So that makes it an attractive purchase for young people not willing to spend a lot....

January 12, 2022 · 1 min · 136 words · Austin Williams

Spotify HiFi is delayed indefinitely, and I think I know why

Spotify Hifisannouncementin February of 2021 seemed poised to shake up the streaming industry. With the introduction of lossless audio, Spotify would increase its credibility among audiophiles, not just casual listeners. Yet weve started a whole new year, and Spotify HiFi is still nowhere to be seen. We know that HiFi quality audio is important to you. But we dont have timing details to share yet. Unless Spotify is being coy, in the future isnt likely to mean soon....

January 12, 2022 · 1 min · 181 words · Jason Fields

The UK has to step up its EV battery production to compete with the EU

Car manufacturing in the UK stalled dramatically last year. Octobers figures had been theworst since the 1950s. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Nor is this just an issue for the UK. Back in 2016,the UK produced 1.7 milliona year. Also tagged with

January 12, 2022 · 1 min · 44 words · Rickey Garner

This private equity firm is amassing companies that collect data on America’s children

40% off TNW Conference! I am surprised and really appalled. PowerSchool aloneclaims to hold dataon more than 45 million children, including 75 percent of North American K-12 students. Ellucian, a recent Vista acquisition, says itserves 26 million students. And EABs products areused by thousands of colleges and universities. But to date, she has received back only usernames and passwords. Parents know very little about this process, she said. The two companies alsosigned another deallast year that made EAB the exclusive reseller of some PowerSchool products....

January 12, 2022 · 2 min · 424 words · Russell Hansen

Alphabet to spin out quantum company after Google’s time crystal breakthrough

It was only a matter of time. Time crystals, that is. Its a seven-pointed lattice one moment and a ten-pointed lattice the next, or whatever. Time crystals can survive energy processes without falling victim to entropy. The reason theyre called time crystals is because they can have their cake and eat it too. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Until recently, quantum computers have been considered a future technology....

January 11, 2022 · 1 min · 126 words · Joel Williams

Apple paid App Store devs $260B — and leeched over $100B from their labor

On first glance, thats a breathtakingly impressive number:$260 billion. Developers onApplesApp Store earned a quarter of a trillion dollars since its launch in 2008. Consider just how many companies and independents that cash has breathed life into, its staggering. But thats not the whole story. Lets explore this a bit futher. In a recent press release, Apple stated it paid out $260 billion to developers since theApp Storeslaunch. On January 6 last year,Apple saidit had shelled out more than $200 billion in that period....

January 11, 2022 · 2 min · 388 words · Calvin Woods

Don’t Look Up: How we should deal with asteroid threats in real life

Dont look now but we are currently experiencing a rash of stories about a forthcoming global catastrophe. But how worried should we really be and what would happen if such a body actually hit us? Some UK newspapers have turned to Nostradamus, the 16th century astrologer. 40% off TNW Conference! Barringer Crater aerial photo. USGS/wikimedia No, I didnt notice them either and I study asteroids. Is Dont Look Up realistic? It is also very funny....

January 11, 2022 · 1 min · 149 words · Charles Holmes