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This resulted in delayed shipments and feature slashing from Apple, BMW, Sony, and Nissan. The chip shortage continued in 2021, and it hasnt ended yet. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. This was a crappy year for gadget makers. Xiaomi experiencedflat revenuein the September quarter because of the chip shortage. In Q3 2021, smartphone shipments shrunk by 6% year-on-year,according to a report by Canalys. That doesnt sound good at all....

Thats not to say useful quantum computers have actuallyarrivedyet. Theyre still somewhere between a couple years and a couple centuries away. Sorry for being so vague, but when youre dealing with quantum physics there arent yet many guarantees. This is because physics is an incredibly complex and challenging field of study. And the difficulty gets cranked up exponentially when you start adding theoretical and quantum to the research. Were talking about physics at the very edge of reason....

Yeah, its another couple of steps, but youll see why its totally worth the hassle. Sharing the title of an article along with a link really shouldnt take that many steps. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Youll need to enable Clipboard history to use this feature. You probably know about how to use the Print Screen key to grab full-size screenshots. ButWin + Shift +Schanges the game completely....

The forthcoming launch of theJames Webb Space Telescopeoffers unprecedented new opportunities for astronomers. Its also a timely opportunity to reflect on what previous generations of telescopes have shown us. Astronomers rarely use their telescopes to simply take pictures. Choosing just a handful of images was not easy. I limited my selection to images produced by publicly-funded telescopes and which reveal some interesting science. I tried to avoid very popular images which have already been viewed widely....

So today I want to share some of the things Ive learned from this process. You must learn how to talk to VCs in their own language. Frame the problem using real examples. Make them clearly understand the urgency behind your solution. Is it a nice-to-have or an urgent thing? When youre early in the market, you dont fit a well-established market category. It’s free, every week, in your inbox....

This year Iv decided Im going to ask explicitly what I want for Christmas. And all I want is the Opel Manta GSe ElektroMOD. Opelunveiledthis beauty in May and since then I just cant stop thinking about it. And coming with a 108 kW electric motor and a 147hp, its more powerful than ever. 40% off TNW Conference! First up, the interior has been redefined. We now have a 2-inch and a 10-inch screen for the instrument panel and infotainment system....

What is the cute economy? that are perceived to be cute. Whileresearchersandjournalistshave shed light on this social media phenomenon, sharing cute animal photos is not new. Over 100 years ago, photographer Harry Whittier Frees was creatingnovelty postcards of anthropomorphic animals. Our research focuses on the specific but sizeable segment of the cute economy that circulates pet content. Pet account managers humanize their fur babies visually by usingclothing, accessoriesor props. They also humanize their pets textually, by providing them with a human-like voice....

It was my best friend for a while and I was feeling very attached to it. Do I still miss it, though? Meet the Eilik, this ultra-cute little bot that promises to be my next tabletop companion! Its creators atEnergize Labhave equipped it with four emotional states: normal, happy, angry, and sad. He responds to touch Eilik has touch sensors all over his body. it’s crucial that you tap him gently on the head to calm him down....

Its scientific potential is after all enormous JSTW could answer some of the biggest questions about the universe. We hope and anticipate that it will continue to operate for many more years. JWST, however, will be able to do so. Studying the first stars and galaxies is not the only scientific program JWST will perform. Since then, astronomers have discovered thousands of planets orbiting other stars in our galaxy (exoplanets)....

Tech debtis the off-balance sheet cost of technology work that needs to be done in the future. Its not possible to completely move away from doing things the quick and dirty way in a startup. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Here are four common ways startups pile up tech debt. The ongoing customized work continued for a whole year. A product cannot be customer-specific, but implementations can. However, business owners often get lured by the initial prospects and do implementations instead of developing a product....

It feels like last week whenApple announced the AirPods Max, its first proper pair of over-ear headphones. At the time, the launch SEEMED momentous. People wereshocked/appalled/excitedabout the headphones andApples aspirations, but a year later? Theres an overwhelming sense of meh around the devices. Much of this, Im sure, is down to the inherent flaws in theAirPodsMax. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. But there is one element of the over-ear headphones I cant excuse: the case....

You might be angry that Googlekille off another super handy feature. But there are no free lunches. So what are your options? Well address all your questions such as exporting your data and choosing an alternative service in this article. How much stuff have you got on Google Photos? The easiest way to do it is by heading tothis link. The photos and videos part is indicative of images and clips stored on Google Photos....

Sometimes whenIm watching cooking shows I dream about tasting those delicious dishes. But have I ever thought about licking my TV to find out?No. No I have not because thatd be ridiculous. It looks like Ive been made a fool of though. Hilariously, the equipment is called Taste the TV or TTTV in short. I cant quite straighten it in my mind. Imagine inching towards your TV, sticking your tongue out, and then… licking it?...