Who gives a good goddamn about new MacBook Pros or the AirPods 3? Ill tell you who:losers. Because there was only one product worth our attention launched at Apples October event. And that, friends, is a motherfucking cleaning cloth. Shh, dont get annoyed. I know how you live. And that means youre currently reading these words on a screen smeared with a thick layer of grime. Theres no need to be ashamed its normal....
And would you believe it? the MacBook Pro notchturned out to be real. If anyone needs me, youll know where Ill be. Also tagged with
WhatsApps group calls have been a blessing in the pandemic to connect with friends and family. The company has introduced many features related to it, includingincreasing the limit to eight people. The company said the feature is a new spontaneous way to connect with their family and friends groups. you’re able to watch the new button in action in the video below. Need to pop in and out of a group call?...
The Bitcoin bulls are racing again. A year ago the cryptocurrency was valued at less than US$12,000. So what is an ETF, and why does this matter to the value of Bitcoin? How does an ETF work? An exchange-traded fund is an investment fund, comprising a pool of assets, traded on a stock exchange. The general attraction is that an ETF offers individual investors the benefits of diversification, protection, and liquidity....
There were a few other announcements too; heres what you gotta know. The caveat is… you have to ask Siri to play the music. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. The Apple Music Voice Plan will be available later this fall in 17 countries. Naturally, its only available for devices that support Siri. The new colors are available in November for the same price of $99. AirPods 3 It finally happened: Apple announced the oft-rumored AirPods 3....
In the middle of the last decade, Facebook decided it needed to build AI to fight hate speech. While the technology did work in some cases, weve also seen glaring failures. After the Christchurch shooting, for example, Facebook wasnt able to quicklyremove the video. Plus, there was a bizarre incident where the algorithm wasnt able to separate cockfighting and car crashes. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Facebook has hit back at these claims througha blog postwritten by the VP of integrity, Guy Rosen....
Facial recognition has arrived in school canteens. The system reportedly speeds up the lengthy payment process and is more Covid-secure than using cards and fingerprint scanners. Of course, these issues could have been resolved by making school lunches free. But why invest in healthy meals for children when you might splurge on technosolutionism instead? In fact, facial recognition could solve practically every social problem. Here are just a few examples:...
Remember Foxconn, Apples iPhone assembler? The Taiwanese company is now officially expanding its business areas and joining the EV game. The Model C The Model C is Foxconns first passenger EV. Its an average-sized sedan, which is, nevertheless, said to offer maximized storage and seating space. 40% off TNW Conference! Its design and protection gear has also gotten the approval of theFederal Transit Administration (FTA). Do EVs excite your electrons?...
The event will supposedly focus on its modified M1X chips and a few new MacBook Pros powered by it. Last year, Apple introduced itsARM-based indigenous chip M1. 40% off TNW Conference! The modified chip will expectedly have 10 processing cores and 16/32 GPU cores. Now that would be a real surprise. But Apple has introduced some of the previous versions of wireless earbuds in a standalone announcement. So dont keep your hopes up....
This phenomenon is known asgravitational time dilation. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. On Earth, the previous record for smallest observation of gravitational time dilation ever measured was about33 centimeters. Background:The way the team accomplished such a feat was incredible. No small feat at the atomic scale. Then the team hit the atoms with beams of light tuned to specific frequencies to cause a reaction. At different heights away from the Earth, the atoms reacted either slower or faster....
If anything, embargoes have only become more important in recent years, and theyre certainly not going anywhere. It also requiresrealrelationships with journalists. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. But simultaneously juggling multiple journalist relationships while preparing a big PR push comes with its own set of challenges. Thats where the embargo comes in. Embargoes are valuable in part because they prevent inadvertent favoritism. Avoid opening a communication channel with a journalist youve never worked with before with an embargo....
Ok, theres a lot of bullshit hackathons that mine people for their IP. Then, theres the issue of hackathons being prohibitive to folks with kids or carer responsibilities… So when I find one I can get behind, I make an effort to find out more. Give me a hackathon thatworks on real-world problems and offers great benefits to participants. Even better, if its participants are actually industry professionals. Ordnance Survey(OS) is the national mapping agency for Great Britain....
There are two simple words that sum up how Im feeling about the new MacBook Pro: oh no. In case you havent heard,Apple is holding an event today. Supposedly, this will bethe announcement of the M1X MacBook Pro. Theres a lot to be excited about. On paper, this is fantastic. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. you might NEVER BE READY FOR THIS. The M1X MacBook Pro may have a notch....
