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I love reading books and thats why I have a membership card for my citys public library. Do I visit it often? No, I dont.Im normally too busy or lazy to leave the house just for that. Thatd definitely make it easier. Loaded up with 100 books, the autonomous bot will move along a 180m path across theTancheon Park promenade. 40% off TNW Conference! Promoting libraries and reading culture in a digitalized era is challenging, to say the least....

Did you say a truck driver? Well, now, once you turn 18, you’re able to become one. But why would you want to? 40% off TNW Conference! A 2019 survey put YouTube star asthe dream job of kids. Im not sure if the COVID-19 lockdowns have done anything to dissuade them. But who wants to work as a truck driver? The idea of on-the-job training sounds excellent. But Im also not sure truck drivers are all that keen to act as master apprentices to kids....

But first, things first. What makes electric car fires unique? It’s free, every week, in your inbox. The issue is the lithium-ion batteries that power EVs up. They store a huge amount of energy in a very small space. This process is called thermal runaway and its basically whats generating EV fires. So in case of reignition, the system is already in place and can reduce response time. Fire brigades can pre-order the system now and units will arrive in early 2022....

Whens the last time you used Windows Media Player? What about Microsofts Groove Music app? It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Youll be able to browse and manage your local video library as well. Also tagged with

But its tough not to earn some attention when youre not even sure that a lamp IS a lamp. But fire up this space-savers array of soft-white integrated LEDs and the piece springs to life.

Twitter may be a cesspit, but sometimes its worth trudging through toxic waste in search of buried treasure. If you find a pithy wisecrack or a memorable meme, dysentery doesnt feel so awful. Unless, of course, Twitters auto-refresh vaporizes the tweet before youve pulled it out of the pigshit. After tormenting users with this issue for years, the bird app has finally shown some mercy. Twitter announced on Tuesday that it will no longer automatically refresh your feed....

Light can streak from Los Angeles to New York in less than the blink of an eye. This is more than 10,000 times faster than a commercial jet. The fastest aircraft is NASAsX3 jet plane, with a top speed of 7,000 mph (11,200 kph). That sounds impressive, but its still only 0.001% the speed of light. The fastest human-made objects are spacecraft. The spacecraft that is traveling the fastest is NASAsParker Solar Probe....

Space just got a lot messier and more dangerous. Russia has sparked outrage by shooting down one of its satellites in a missile test on Monday. Russias Defense Ministry has downplayed the risks of the operation, but there are good reasons to be concerned. Here are three of them: 1. 40% off TNW Conference! Their actions are reckless and dangerous, threatening as well the Chinese space station and the taikonauts on board....

Growing a newly-launched company can be challenging but also highly rewarding. You are continually learning, and no day is ever the same. Below is a round-up of seven things I learned while developing my agency: 1. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. One error we made early on was hiring people with little experience in the marketing industry. Save money on employees and hopefully they will grow into the role....

It’s nearly impossible to discover useful information these days (outside the ArchWiki). It’s free, every week, in your inbox. I dont understand exactly whats happening here, but it looks like marketing. All I know, is that Edward Snowden was having no part of it. Theyre experts on what they do which is search marketing or buzzword unification or something. No law or bot problem justifies this. Consider me in Snowdens corner for this bout....

Christmas shopping is guaranteed to unleash my inner Grinch. The urgency, the icy temperatures, the emptying shelves, and the crowds sweet Santa, the crowds! They turn my Yuletide glee into deep holiday blues. This year, however, Google Maps is delivering some festive help. The app has gift-wrapped a bundle of new features to help shoppers survive the holiday rush. First up isArea Busyness, which analyzes geographical data to showwhen a neighborhood is crowded....

Immersive VRcreates interactive computer-generated worldsthat expose users to sensory perceptions that mimic those experienced in the real world. However, research on the use of VR in sex therapyis still in its infancy. Sexual aversion isthe experience of fear, disgust, and avoidance when exposed to sexual cues and contexts. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. This data suggest that sexual aversion is as common asdepression and anxiety disorders. Our own findings, not yet published, show that VR can help withintimacy-related fears and anxiety....

Ive used Microsofts Edge online window almost exclusively for a couple of years now. But Microsofts hostile attitude towards allowing people to use third-party browsers is making me second guess that choice. Microsoft doesnt want you using other browsers Lets backtrack a bit. Microsoft recently made it more difficult to open certain links in browsers other than Edge. 40% off TNW Conference! Apps likeEdgeDeflectorallowed you to open these links in the net net app of your choice....