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August 10, 2021 · 1 min · 48 words · Meghan Diaz

What the latest ‘code red’ climate change warning means for us

The IPCC released the first part of its much anticipatedSixth Assessment Reporton Aug. 9, 2021. What are the IPCC reports most important overall messages in your view? It’s free, every week, in your inbox. These changes are affecting every area of the planet. Doing so requires getting global carbon dioxide emissions on a downward course that reaches net-zero around or before 2050. What are scientists most concerned about right now when it comes to the oceans and polar regions?...

August 10, 2021 · 2 min · 273 words · Debra Hansen

Apple’s mythical AirPower shows up as a working prototype

Unfortunately, its not via Apple AirPower isstill canceled. Its a glance at a dream that never was. Unfortunately, the mat didnt actually work with your typical iPhone; enabling it required a matching prototype iPhone. AirPowerpic.twitter.com/bv8gi0NiiL Giulio Zompetti (@1nsane_dev)August 5, 2021 40% off TNW Conference! Credit:Giulio Zompetti (via The Verge) So if it works, why did Apple cancel it? The unit also matchesearlier leaksof previous prototypes. Given Zompettis impressions, it seems like Apple wasnttoofar from achieving the AirPowers promise....

August 9, 2021 · 1 min · 85 words · Natalie Garrett

Future in-car biometrics could detect drunk-driving or a heart attack

40% off TNW Conference! Today cars are already equipped with cameras and sensors to monitor driver alertness. Politicans and lawmakers are yet to determine the legality ofalcohol in Level-5 autonomous vehicles. Beyond drunk-driving: what happened to the promise of the car-as-a-hospital? Every day,29 people in the United States die in motor vehicle crashesthat involve drunk-driving. But its not the first time, technology has been deployed to monitor driver health. Diabetesis a health condition that has long interested tech companies....

August 9, 2021 · 1 min · 199 words · Melissa Pacheco

Gates and Bezos invest in EV mineral mining in Greenland

40% off TNW Conference! This agreement is transformative for Bluejay, said the comanys CEO Bo Steensgaard. Sincethe announcement, however, the companys stock hastraded 26% higher. HT Reuters,This is Money Do EVs excite your electrons? Do ebikes get your wheels spinning? Do self-driving cars get you all charged up? Story byIoanna Lykiardopoulou Ioanna is a writer at TNW. With a background in the humanities, she has a soft spot for social impact-enabling technologies....

August 9, 2021 · 1 min · 75 words · Julie Levy

How machine learning could help develop cures for COVID-19 and other diseases

This knowledge could make it easier to develop drugs for a wide range of diseases. That allowed researchers to focus on blocking the viruss ability to enter these cells. Our technique could make it easier for researchers to find this kind of information. There has been more than a decade of research identifying all the potential targets of transcription factors. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Armed with this knowledge, we used a mathematical approach calledBayesian inference....

August 9, 2021 · 1 min · 158 words · Gail Gutierrez

How nature has inspired scientists’ most powerful technologies

Watson and Crick,SchrodingerandEinsteinall made theoretical breakthroughs that have changed the worlds understanding of science. Today big, game-changing ideas are less common. New and improved techniques are thedriving force behind modern scientific research and discoveries. Three cutting-edge techniques the gene-editing toolCRISPR,fluorescent proteins, andoptogenetics were all inspired by nature. Directly or indirectly, they will change the lives of everyday people. Bacterial defense systems as genetic editors Bacteria and viruses battle themselves and one another....

August 9, 2021 · 2 min · 262 words · Charles Thomas

How to transfer your Facebook data to other services

Facebook has made it easier to quit the social media platform. The company has rebuilt a tool thatmakes it easier to transfer data from Facebook to other services. The Transfer Your Information toolwas launched in April to give users more control over their data. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. The updates allow users to also export data toPhotobucket and Google Calendar. In addition, the tool now supports a new data punch in: Facebook Events....

August 9, 2021 · 1 min · 175 words · Jamie Page

How to watch Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked event on August 11

Samsung is set to host its Galaxy Unpacked event this week on August 11. Instead, well expectedly see two foldable phones, a watch, and a pair of wireless buds. you’re able to also bookmark this post to watch the coverage straight from the embedded video below. The phones are rumored to get improved cameras and better screen durability. pic.twitter.com/8A4jTffvFJ Evan (@evleaks)July 10, 2021 40% off TNW Conference! These watches will run on Wear OS with One UI on top....

August 9, 2021 · 1 min · 126 words · David Salazar

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Its become a new measuring stick for most employees in this changing professional world. However, knowing what you gotta know is key to all that versatility. It all starts with full access to all the courses in the StackSkills Unlimited collection. And new training is added to the collection at a clip of about 50 new courses every month.

August 9, 2021 · 1 min · 59 words · Jaime Freeman

Is fast charging bad for your EV battery?

When fast chargers came to town, they solved a huge EV issue: long charging times. But, theres one thing we need to keep in mind: we shouldnt overdo it. So, how bad is it really? Studies reveal there is indeed a noticeable deterioration rate. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. The Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has made similarfindings. Whats the takeaway? Do ebikes get your wheels spinning? Do self-driving cars get you all charged up?...

August 9, 2021 · 1 min · 103 words · Diana Brown

Light your room in a whole new way with these color-changing LED bulbs at about $7 each

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August 9, 2021 · 1 min · 48 words · Brent Allen MD

Senators grill Zuckerberg: Why did Facebook ban NYU researchers?

The companysaid the bans were due to concerns about a web client extension used by the researchers. The plugin, calledAd Observer, was used by volunteers tocopyFacebook ads they saw. This was used to create a public database containing information on who the ads target and how theyre funded. Facebook said the tool collected data about users who had not provided consent. But the researchers claimed those users were advertisers who had consented to make their ads public....

August 9, 2021 · 1 min · 207 words · James Adkins