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Our universe may have a doppelganger full of white holes and black stars

How did the universe get here? When did it get here? How big is it? Whats it made of? Unfortunately, our position in the cosmos makes it difficult to answer any of those questions. Were stuck here about 1,500 light years away from the nearest black hole. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Theoretically, black holes have infinitely dense centers. And thats almost not worth thinking about itd take forever to fully contemplate infinity....

Samsung’s 2021 Galaxy Fold, Flip, Watch, and more shown off in leaks

What follows are each of the devices Blass shows of in a tweetstorm of links. Note that there are no names accompanying the devices, so Im making reasonable guesses about what they are. Also tagged with

These courses will show you how Microsoft PowerShell can change how you run IT operations

TLDR:The Microsoft PowerShell Certification Bundle explores how to automate high level programming functions with this Microsoft standout. You understand Excel and PowerPoint and Outlook. One of those silent, but deadly standouts is Microsoft PowerShell. It’s free, every week, in your inbox.

Ugh, I wish this portable EV charger concept was already a reality

Id say that could convince even the most skeptical crowd. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. But lets hope that the petrol Luddites will be convinced to join electric mobility long before that. HT Yanko Design 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....

Watch Richard Branson’s ego trip to edge of space

Sir Richard Branson has bagged some major bragging rights at the billionaires club. The tax exile has pipped Jeff Bezos to the title of first billionaire in space. you could watch the monumental ego trip in the video atop this article. Bransons 1.5-hour journey reached an apex of around 89kms just above NASAs benchmark for granting astronaut wings. The Virgin Galactic founder then spent a few minutes pointlessly floating around at zero gravity....

Why you shouldn’t trust Tesla’s latest Full Self Driving beta update

Elon Musk had initially promised the fabled Full Self-Driving Beta version 9 back inAugust 2018. And then again in2019. Well, if youre a Tesla fan, you already know that none of these commitments were fulfilled. Haha, FSD 9 beta is shipping soon, I swear! Generalized self-driving is a hard problem, as it requires solving a large part of real-world AI. Didnt expect it to be so hard, but the difficulty is obvious in retrospect....

If you’re a musician, you need a Soundbrenner Smartwatch. No, seriously. You do.

First, there were drones. Now, there are drones forreal estate and construction, drones foragriculture uses, and even drones forHollywood filmmakers. Once the Pulse is synced to its accompanying Android or iOS app, its functionality skyrockets as well.

This $30 Microsoft Power BI training can make you a data superstar at your company

Big data is helping cities handle their constantparking and traffic management nightmares. It might even helppick the next music megastarthat floods the airwaves. Microsoft Power BI makes all those mountains and mountains of data more relatable. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. This primer explains how to create data models as well as reports to fully present your findings. Theres even aLearn Excel Power BI in Ninety Minutescourse here in the even youre super busy....

What’s a suborbital flight? An aerospace engineer explains

But what exactly is suborbital? It’s free, every week, in your inbox. If you throw the ball with a bit of sideways velocity as well, it will go farther down-range. Imagine throwing your baseball in an open field. Eventually, the ball will reach its maximum height and then fall back to the ground. The baseball has reached space. Also tagged with

Decorators in Python will make your code so much better

If theres one thing that makes Python incredibly successful, that would be its readability. Everything else hinges on that: if code is unreadable, its hard to maintain. Its also not beginner-friendly then a novice getting boggled by unreadable code wont attempt writing its own one day. Python was already readable and beginner-friendly before decorators came around. Decorators area prime-time example of a perfectly implemented feature. It does take a while to wrap your head around, but its worth it....

This distraction-free writing tool is perfect for writers on the go

The brain of a writer never turns off. Its hardwired into their brains. Its just what they do. Best of all, this keyboard is 100 percent distraction free. That drops the final price down to just $439.

Watch the Moon, Mars, and Venus form a celestial conga line on July 12

This is a perfect time for families to venture outside, viewing the wonders of the night sky. The evening of 12 July is a perfect example of Venus as the evening star. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Better Red than Dead Eat THAT, Pluto! Mars Shining bright red near the Moon andVenus, Mars completes the evenings cosmic triangle. Mars is now a planet of robots, as orbiters, landers, and rovers explore the Red Planet....

A brief history of the Apple and Epic beef

In the last month or so, tech news has been dominated by Epic Games court case against Apple. Why are Apple and Epic fighting? 40% off TNW Conference! By that logic, you couldnt install Fortnite on your phone. Plus V-bucks were cheaper to buy outside the iOS ecosystem. To fight Apples control over installing apps on your iPhone, Epicfiled a lawsuit against the companyin August 2020. Sweeny has also tried to win public sympathy with marketing campaigns, such asmocking Apples 1984 adand #FreeFortnite....