I need you to stop. Theres no need to make fun of Apples MagSafe battery pack. Youre upsetting Tim Cook. And, by proxy, me. There is NOTHING FUNNY about the new product. 40% off TNW Conference! The answers: no, yes, and… no comment. Simply, we shouldnt make fun of MagSafe battery pack. It might hurt Apples feelings. Ive got to play it safe. Just look at that photo above. Honestly, theresnothingfunny about this product....
Honest question:who cares? I love spaceas much as the next person. It was super cool when the first primate went to spacein 1949(RIP Albert II). And even cooler (no offense to chimps) when the first human did itin 1961. You know what isnt impressive? Being the first billionaire to make it to space. And even less so, the second or third. Had he succeeded, instead of tragically dying, that would have been impressive....
DuckDuckGo has unveiled a new email forwarding service that strips trackers from your messages. To get theEmail Protectiontool, you have to sign up for a free@duck.com address. you’re free to currently jump into the beta version by joining the private waiting list. DuckDuckGos new service removes trackers from emails. 40% off TNW Conference! This data can be used to target you with ads and influence what you see online. DuckDuckGos new tool could remove the sneaky trackers without requiring a move to another email service....
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AI has set its destructive sights on one of lifes greatest pleasures: visiting galleries. An Italian museum has started using AI-powered cameras tomeasure the attraction value of works of art. We can detect where most of peoples attention is concentrated. The system could help curators understand which artworks and layouts appeal to visitors. A useful purpose, I suppose… but the tech fills me with dread. 40% off TNW Conference! In more recent years, the Relativity Media studio has been using predictive algorithms to select movies to produce....
Granted, we knew this indirectly as the company confirmed it hadhired a new VP of Game Developmentlast week. But today weve gotten even more direct confirmation. Specifically, Netflix is entering the mobile gaming space at least to start. Games will be included in members Netflix subscription at no additional cost similar to films and series. Initially, well be primarily focused on games for mobile devices. 40% off TNW Conference! Also tagged with
Anybody can take a selfie. Especially while youre out exploring on a huge summer excursion, a simple selfie is played out. Heck, your mom is probably taking selfies on social. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Its even compatible with a VR headset so you’re able to see it all in virtual 3D. Get the Micro Drone 3.0 Combo Pack for $129.97 (Reg. Use the code SHIFTRED15 during checkout and you could take an extra $15 off the price....
One of the most important open questions in science is how our consciousness is established. This, they argue, could explain the mysterious complexity of human consciousness. Penrose and Hameroff were met with incredulity. Quantum mechanical laws are usually only found to apply atvery low temperatures. Quantum computers, for example, currently operate at around-272C. At higher temperatures, classical mechanics take over. For this reason, the quantum consciousness theory has beendismissed outrightby many scientists though others arepersuaded supporters....
Now, theres a tool from Amnesty International to verify if your phone has been infected with it. Impressive and alarming all at once. Do it’s crucial that you run this on your phone too? Slowly but surely, the illusion of privacy in the digital age is crumbling. Also tagged with
Have you ever wondered what that might actually look like…. in real life? YouTuber James Orgill, who runs the channel The Action Lab, offers a glimpse of just that. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. As you might see, the experience does not look very fun. It would also likely be much worse in space, being closer to a perfect vacuum and all. Still, I thought it was interesting/disturbing enough to be worth a share....
Have you ever imagined your smartphone or tablet without a touchscreen? This compound is optically transparent and electrically conductive the two crucial features required for touch screens to work. But theres a problem: we have no guaranteed long-term supply of indium. It is naturally found only in tiny traces and is therefore impractical to mine directly. Almost all of the worlds indium comes as a byproduct of zinc mining. A worsening problem 40% off TNW Conference!...
Rad Power Bikes RadRover might be the most popular ebike in the US. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. And heres the new one: Thats a big improvement, if you ask me. The biggest disappointment to me is that the bike is still using a basic 12-magnet cadence sensor. Granted, Rad has a better power-delivery curve than many, and cadence-only is understandable on more affordable bikes. The bike is available to pre-order fromRad Power Bikes sitenow, with shipping estimated for September....
In March, the UK governmentcut its electric vehicle grantfor the fourth time in ten years. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. As the EV market becomes betterestablished and more competitive, the need for direct government financial support will decrease. Instead, the focus will be on heavy goods vehicles (HGVs), airplanes, and ships. Do EVs excite your electrons? Do ebikes get your wheels spinning? Do self-driving cars get you all charged up?...
