Guess who’s the biggest investor in self-driving tech? It rhymes with Bambung

And, yeah, were talking about alotof money. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. To seal the deal, Samsung paid some $8 billion, making it the biggest spender to date. While Uberhas sold its self-driving taxi divisionto Aurora, its no wonder that it currently occupies seventh place. Whats actually surprising is that Amazons the eighth biggest spender. In ninth place comes Aptiv, having put down $2 billion since 2019. Do ebikes get your wheels spinning?...

October 12, 2021 · 1 min · 110 words · Matthew Acosta

How I hacked ALL displays in my high school district to play Rick Astley

Disclaimer: This post is for educational purposes only. Do not perform similar activities without explicit permission. On April 30th, 2021, I rickrolled my high school district. Not just my school but the entirety of Township High School District 214. Its the second-largest high school district in Illinois, consisting of 6 different schools with over 11,000 enrolled students. With that said, what we did was very illegal, and other administrations may have pressed charges....

October 12, 2021 · 5 min · 963 words · Dawn Hawkins

Impatient robotics engineer creates his own USB-C port iPhone — your move Tim Apple

The video shows the phone charging with a USB-C-based Mac charging brick. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Now its your turn to make USB-C iPhone a reality, Tim Apple. That’s one heck of a mixed bag. He likes to say “Bleh. That’s one heck of a mixed bag. He likes to say “Bleh.” Also tagged with

October 12, 2021 · 1 min · 58 words · Jason Horton

Instagram is testing an outage notification, so you don’t whine on Twitter

Whats more, the company will also notify you when the issue is resolved and everythings back to normal. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Currently, the company is testing this feature in the US, and might expand it globally later. Other apps should also follow this norm, and make the service status page more visible on their platforms. Along with this notification, Instagram is also rolling out Account Status....

October 12, 2021 · 1 min · 106 words · Jessica Cooke

Ready to launch a career as an ethical hacker? For $20, this collection can get you started

Between TV like Mr. The obvious reality is that it isnt nearly that easy. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. The training starts with some coursework aimed at the beginners. However, dont sleep on this deal since its set to end in less than a week.

October 12, 2021 · 1 min · 47 words · Timothy Smith DVM

Scientists use AI, X-rays, and 3D printing to reveal a hidden Picasso

Underneath the oil paint lies a portrait of a naked woman in the shape of a heart. Picasso had painted over the picture, which wasnt unusual for the artist when money was tight. 40% off TNW Conference! A decade later, two researchers from University College London have reproduced the painting. The duo first used X-ray and infrared imagery to reveal the underpainting within the surface piece. This imagery was then processed to separate the exterior and interior pieces....

October 12, 2021 · 2 min · 229 words · Jennifer Campbell

This 14-course collection can turn a guitar novice into a serious ax wielder — and it’s only $20

But thats not a hard and fast rule by any means. It might amaze you to learn evena 3-year-old can play guitarand actually sound good. Theres even a 22-lesson step-by-step course of foundational guitar skills to confirm new students really know their stuff. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. But dont sleep on this offer…its only available for one week, then its gone.

October 12, 2021 · 1 min · 64 words · Gary Smith

VanMoof’s new ebike has a need for speed and I LOVE it

If youve ever ridden a VanMoof ebike, you know that theyre freaking amazing. So let me excite you even more by saying that the companyhas revealedits very firsthyperbike. Behold the VanMoof V! Whats fresh? 40% off TNW Conference! When can you get it? The VanMoof isnt out just yet, but the firstdeliveries are expected by the end of 2022. Do EVs excite your electrons? Do ebikes get your wheels spinning?...

October 12, 2021 · 1 min · 105 words · Brooke Montgomery

Why Computer Space is the most influential video game you’ve never heard of

Before Pong there was Computer Space, the first commercial video game. Computer Space, made by the small company Nutting Associates, seemed to have everything going for it. TheApollo Moon missionswere in full swing. There was even prominent placement of a Computer Space cabinet in Charlton Hestons film The Omega Man. The companysold 8,000 Pong unitsby 1974. He claimed that Computer Space failed to take off because it overestimated the public....

October 12, 2021 · 2 min · 259 words · Justin Ellison

AI can now design slicker sneakers than Kanye West

But my footwear could soon evolve from passe to trendsetting. Anew websiteflaunts thousands of unique sneakers that would make me a style trailblazer. There is one small problem, however: none of the shoes actually exist. Each is merely the product of AIs imagination. The systemis the brainchild ofStan van der Vossen, anAIengineer. Van der Vossen first traineda StyleGAN2-ADAmodel trained on around 50,000 images of sneakers scraped from websites. 40% off TNW Conference!...

October 11, 2021 · 1 min · 184 words · Kristen Schaefer

Are classic cars still ‘classic’ if converted to EVs? YES, yes they are.

Is a classic car still classic if converted? For some the answers a big NO. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. I advise people to think about the effect of changing our heritage by converting it. The soundtrack of the engine is part of the experience of the car, and what makes it special. Change that and you change the whole character. I could never so much as own something with a transplant....

October 11, 2021 · 2 min · 272 words · Linda Scott

Banks can compete with big tech by exploiting the ‘trust’ gap

In recent years, big tech companies have been pivoting into different industries. And with the emergence of open banking, theyve now turned their sights on the finance industry. Google Pay will soon let Citibank customers (and nine other banks)manage accounts directly from the app. Apple launched theApple Card, its own credit card issued by Goldman Sachs. Amazon now offers up to$1M in loansto small businesses. Meanwhile, Facebook plans to launchits own digital currency Diem(formerly Libra) in the US....

October 11, 2021 · 2 min · 372 words · Beverly Williams

How Google wants to be your primary choice to track breaking news

Google wants to change that by adding a feature called Big Moments on its Google News. However, its not the best place to track breaking news. For example, the death count in a future natural disaster. 40% off TNW Conference! The company has tested some of these features during the attacks in Kabul that took place in August. It started displaying information snippets from Wikipedia, the scale of the event, and injury counts....

October 11, 2021 · 1 min · 151 words · Carla Griffin