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What are the greatest guitar riffs of all time? The ominous opening thunder ofAC/DCs Back in Black. Randy Rhoads spritely pulse poweringOzzy Osbournes Crazy Train. And the lists no. 1 Jimmy Pages generation redefining 3-second riff to blisteringly openLed Zeppelins raging Whole Lotta Love. Students can learn to play all those rock highlights without even owning a guitar with thePocketGuitar Bluetooth-Enabled AI Guitar. 40% off TNW Conference! And this isnt like an oversimplified Guitar Hero playing style here....

The use of software in chip design is not new. And it does it in a fraction of the time it would take a human to do so. The AIs superiority to human performance has drawn a lot of attention. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Basically, what you want to do is place the components in the most optimal way. This is the manifestation of one of the most important and complex aspects of human intelligence:analogy....

It took the programming community a couple of decades to appreciate Python. But until when will that trend continue? When will Python eventually be replaced by other languages, and why? Given the size of StackOverflow, this is quite a good indicator for language popularity. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Almost 14% of all StackOverflow questions are tagged python, and the trend is going up. And there are several reasons for that....

While I likedthe AirTags overall, theyre flawed. Because the product and the Find My service are ushering in a whole new Apple era. To understand why this is the case, we need to understand a few things. Specifically, why and how Apple has gone about releasing the AirTags. Ive had Apple products stolen in the past and the service did nothing to help me out. It’s free, every week, in your inbox....

The big idea here is real-time speech synthesis for vocal prosthesis. But the implications could go much further. Songbirds are an attractive model for learned complex vocal behavior. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. But translating vocalizations in real-time is no easy challenge. Current state-of-the art systems are slow compared to our natural thought-to-speech patterns. Think about it: cutting-edge natural language processing systems struggle to keep up with human thought....

Uh oh,watch out:PluggedInhas just slid into the lobby all naked and greased up. Take phones, for example. The industry is filled with examples of this. Just think aboutSamsungs foldablesorApples butterfly keyboard. And thats just the hardware. Think of all the awful online sign-up systems youve been forced to wade through over the years. What connects these experiences are that theyre all things thatshouldworkon paper, but dont. Reality, friends, is a harsh genital-smacker....

VR can provide an immersive escape from the mundane. But theres one thing it wont let you escape from for much longer: advertising. That always sounded optimistic, given the social data pipe gets around 97% of its revenue from ads. Seven years later, the skeptics have been proven correct. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Facebook will first test the ads in dueling shooter gameBlastonand two other unnamed apps....

Some decades ago we were expecting that by now wed be comfortably riding in our own self-driving car. Clearly, that didnt happen, but, folks, dont despair. We have the worlds first all-electric flying race car. Do we really need a flying racecar? Three races will take place later in 2021, in locations yet to be announced. However, its not all about racing, Pearson noted. Dont get me wrong, this is marvelous tech....

Back in March,I wrote abouthow Ubers ride-hailing business was having an absolute downer. 40% off TNW Conference! Going from up to $400 per day to less than half that. Most found other jobs, or have moved on. Uber is playing with the economics of its own market, and it doesnt seem to be working. Unfortunately, this leads to a bad experience for both riders and drivers at some point. Whats worse, those that stayed and showed some loyalty, didnt see any reward....

Internet of Things (IoT) technology is everywhere today, from the home to the office. One of the less familiar yet more exciting applications of IoT devices is in vehicles. Telematics covers a broad spectrum of technologies, from GPS navigation to IoT-enabled maintenance computers. Here are a few ways telematics can help you become a better driver. Highlighting mistakes 40% off TNW Conference! These devices can show you data about how you accelerate, brake or make other choices....

Big tech has a new threat to its market dominance: FTC chairwoman Lina Khan. Here are five things you should know about the legal wunderkind. TheNew York Timesdescribedit as reframing decades of monopoly law. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. He voiced his displeasure to the groups president, the New York Timesreported. Two months later, Khans team separated from the think tank. But the episode hasnt prevented her from continuing to publicly lambaste Google....

Google is rolling out a bunch of new updates for Android users related to privacy and usability. Currently, this feature is available to those who have access to RCS messaging and only for one-to-one chats. Plus, youll need toenable the chat featurein your Messages app. So you’re able to say things like Hey Google, resume my run on Strava. Shortcuts wereoriginally announced last year, but this is an extension of the feature....

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