Vvolt launches $1399 ebikes with a motor made by… Acer?

Acer partnership aside, Vvolts bikes look like welcome additions to the American ebike market. There are a number of sensible design choices. Even the frames are original designs too. The bikes are already in production and the company plans to start shipping bikes in late August. Most ebike companies only offer a one-year warranty. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. And theyre some pretty interesting bikes too. The bike also offers a 375Wh battery with LG cells that is removeable but sleekly integrated into the frame....

June 11, 2021 · 2 min · 337 words · Devin George

Bloodsucker? There’s a free online Vampire: The Masquerade convention this weekend

It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Theres also going to be aRivalsdemo showing off Renegades V:tM themed expandable card game. Theres also a season 4 recap and season 5 update with cast members fromLA By Night. you’re able to read more about the show itself here in myglowing review. But, perhaps most interesting, are the workshops. Finally, for the lore lovers out there, the Elysium event also includes several trivia contests....

June 10, 2021 · 1 min · 84 words · Amy Jenkins

BYD’s electric school bus will feed electricity back to classrooms

Most notably, the school bus enables bi-directional charging. That way, while the bus is parked, classrooms can be lit and teachers and students plugged-in. BYD is also focusing on safety as its top priority. 40% off TNW Conference! There are alsoIMMIS Safeguard 3-point lap-shoulder belts, integrated child seats, and portable restraints. Do EVs excite your electrons? Do ebikes get your wheels spinning? Do self-driving cars get you all charged up?...

June 10, 2021 · 1 min · 97 words · Dr. Mariah Ramirez

Facebook, why stop at a smartwatch? We need more ZuckTech!

Im sure youve heard the news:a Facebook smartwatch is on the way. And you know how this makes me feel? I have a dilemma. Ideally, Id like to give Facebook more of my personal data than a simple wrist-bound wearable can deliver. Theres only one solution: ZuckTech. And lots of it. Luckily for you and Facebook, Im just the man to create it. It’s free, every week, in your inbox....

June 10, 2021 · 2 min · 264 words · Ashley Boyd

Facebook’s idea of 2 cameras on a watch gives me the creeps

There are not enough cameras and mics around us to record every moment of our lives. At least Facebook thinks so, because the companys reportedly putting two cameras on its upcoming smartwatch. According to a report by The Verge, the social networking firm isplanning to release its first smartwatchnext summer. The report notes that one camera will be on the front of the watch for video calling. Plus, the watch will have another camera on the back....

June 10, 2021 · 1 min · 128 words · Alexander Sutton

Laser-powered microscopes can destroy some biological samples — quantum tech fixes that

Youve probably seen images of scientists peering down a microscope, looking at objects invisible to the naked eye. Indeed, microscopes are indispensable to our understanding of life. They are just as indispensable to biotechnology and medicine, for instance in our response to diseases such asCOVID-19. Creating a damage-evading microscope like ours is a long-awaited milestone oninternational quantum technology roadmaps. It represents a first step into an exciting new era for microscopy, and for sensing technologies more broadly....

June 10, 2021 · 3 min · 477 words · James Nichols

My off-grid weekend in an EV proved that my friends are idiots

Ive been thinking a lot about what its like to live with an EV recently. Doing what I do, I often get friends asking me what car they should buy. Do they ever follow my advice? No, no they dont. Soon they wont have a choice, as going electric will bethe only option. None of this seems to motivate them right now, though. Let me put you in my shoes....

June 10, 2021 · 7 min · 1473 words · Lauren Smith

Stop complimenting your colleagues

My friend grabbed my arm and stopped me. You cant do that, he told me. People dont like that. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Weirdly, it made sense, so I did as instructed. Actually, its not just true for humans. My daughter showed me a video of two cats cleaning each other. It started cute, with one cat licking the ears of the other cat. To me, it seemed like a loving and gentle gesture....

June 10, 2021 · 1 min · 176 words · Christopher Moss

Study: People are more likely to exploit trustworthy AI than other humans

The participants were told that they were interacting with either another human or an AI agent. The researchers then compared what the participants chose to do when interacting with AIoranonymous humans. [Read:Why entrepreneurship in emerging markets matters] 40% off TNW Conference! However, they did not return their benevolence as much and exploited the AI more than humans. Social dilemmas One of the experiments they used wasthe prisoners dilemma. However, they did trust their algorithmic partners to be as cooperative as humans....

June 10, 2021 · 1 min · 172 words · Jason Steele

5 things you need to learn before doing business in East Asia

However, one thing is undoubtedly true business in Asia is different from other parts of the world. But if you know how to approach it, youll be quick to grow. These two factors mean that both communication and transportation of goods can be somewhat stress-free. Now, what does this all mean? Most of these are manufacturing-related and further validate Asias rising innovation capabilities in manufacturing sectors. The Korean business landscape, in particular, can be challenging....

June 9, 2021 · 2 min · 403 words · Tina Carlson

This bundle includes a year of PlayStation Plus and 10 Unity game creation courses, all for under $70

Sometimes, we all need a little push. Playing games is usually more fun than working to create them. 40% off TNW Conference! But…you cant have dessert before youve had the meal. And somehow…youre learning something new the whole way. Prices are subject to change. Story byTNW Deals Hot deals courtesy of The Next Web.Hot deals courtesy of The Next Web.

June 9, 2021 · 1 min · 60 words · David Washington

Apple splitting security updates is more exciting than it sounds

Until now, iOS users have had to wait for the next version update to get bug patches. But thats about to change. Last night, with iOS 15, the company announced that its separating security updates from software updates. This is a good thing. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. For years, Android has tried to make security updates separate from its version updates. Google issuesmonthly security updatesto patch up bugs in the Android platform....

June 8, 2021 · 1 min · 117 words · Mark Smith

Here’s why almost all of the internet went down on Tuesday

If you were having difficulty accessing your favourite website on Tuesday, June 8, youre not alone. A jaw-dropping number of major websites around the globesuddenly became unavailablewith no immediately obvious explanation beforereappearing an hour later. How can so many sites, from so many different organisations, all be affected by the same incident? What happened and whats a CDN? Fastly is a cloud computing company that provides CDN services to arange of websitesincluding Amazon and Deliveroo....

June 8, 2021 · 2 min · 228 words · Thomas Newman