This dude drove an EV from the Netherlands to New Zealand — here are his 3 top road trip tips

It’s free, every week, in your inbox. In fact, he would often pick sightseeing spots depending on whether there are charging stations nearby. That way, he can go explore the surrounding area while his car is getting juiced up. Fortunately, things have vastly improved since then, withmore than 1 million charging locationsavailable across the globe. One is to save energy by turning off the air conditioning system and shutting off the music....

May 10, 2021 · 1 min · 210 words · Catherine Martinez

Why we need to colonize Mars as soon as possible

This feeds a dangerous trend, however an anti-scientific backlash against space exploration. But, Im not dressed for the 19th century! Journey with me as we imagine a theoretical past. It is the spring of 1850, and 30-year-old Queen Victoriahas just awoken from her nap. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. We have just had a most fabulous dream, she states. We dreamt of a box, with glass on the front....

May 10, 2021 · 3 min · 632 words · Catherine Hernandez

4 ideas about AI that even ‘experts’ get wrong

But designing systems that can solve single problems does not necessarily get us closer to solving more complicated problems. Mitchell describes the first fallacy as Narrow intelligence is on a continuum with general intelligence. At the same time, we have deep learning systems that can convert voice data to text in real-time. It is the easy tasks, the things that we take for granted, that are hard to automate. Mitchell describes the second fallacy as Easy things are easy and hard things are hard....

May 8, 2021 · 3 min · 430 words · Michael Day

These growth marketing courses can boost your Instagram brand to over 10K followers

This is the training to boost your brand to over 10,000 Instagram followers fast. Sure, pictures of celebrities doing their thing and every meal ever served fill typical Instagram feeds. But brands that arent paying attention to the Insta-revolution are missing out big time. 40% off TNW Conference! Prices are subject to change. Story byTNW Deals Hot deals courtesy of The Next Web.Hot deals courtesy of The Next Web.

May 8, 2021 · 1 min · 69 words · Melanie Vazquez

Beat imposter syndrome by developing ‘true confidence’ as a software engineer

Hot take: you cannot successfully fake being confident. Not to say it wouldnt be useful if you could. But the same studies show that its not enough to merely fake being confident. You have to actually believe ityou have to be honestly overconfident. Anderson thinks the reason extremely confident people dont alienate others is that they arent faking it. They genuinely believe they are good, and that self-belief is what comes across....

May 7, 2021 · 3 min · 629 words · Jason Price

How Big Pharma finds sick users on Facebook

40% off TNW Conference! We found the drug targeted at users who Facebook determined had shown an interest in cancer awareness. Several drugs were targeted at either Diabetes mellitus awareness or Diabetes mellitus throw in 2 awareness. Brilinta, from AstraZeneca. Mayzent and Kesimpta, two other products from Novartis. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease awareness? Trelegy, another GSK product. We also found drugs targeted by close proxies for other health conditions. We also found it targeted at users interested in therapy and the National Alliance on Mental Illness....

May 7, 2021 · 2 min · 230 words · Lisa Dorsey

How skeuomorphism is holding back the future of EV charging

Read the original articlehereand follow them onLinkedinandTwitter. Skeuomorphism gained popularity in the past few decades and became especially accepted in UI design. Skeuomorphism can be deliberately employed as a guiding hand for new design to be better accepted. But it can also be an accidental consequence of cultural influences and creativity obstructions from the designer. 40% off TNW Conference! People could not imagine a 4-wheeled vehicle being moved around by something else than a horse....

May 7, 2021 · 2 min · 322 words · Gregory Suarez

India’s vaccination program has turned into a rat race online

India opened up its vaccination program for the 18-45 age group on May 1. To get the vaccine, people in this age bracket have to go through a two-stage process. First, register onthe government-run CoWin portal. And second, book a slot in their area to get their first shot. Despite these challenges, vaccination for people older than 18 started on May 1. And if youre not a hyperactive internet user, good luck finding a slot....

May 7, 2021 · 3 min · 436 words · Kaitlyn Walsh

Nio is bringing battery swap stations to Europe, but there’s no round of applause

40% off TNW Conference! This will solve a problem that doesnt exist. Over engineered machines and processes which are to expensive & not convenient. Price of batteries will fall & EV range will further increase by 2022. PR stunt, what for? Snowtime (@FridayLukas)May 6, 2021 Batt swap is really dumb. Cant scale, super charging makes them redundant . It should not be NIOs focus. Perhaps thats whyprevious attemptsat battery swap stations have failed....

May 7, 2021 · 1 min · 114 words · Wayne Hale

The Apple Podcasts app redesign is a crime against humanity

Specifically, it introduced subscriptions and a redesigned Podcasts app. Today, were talking about the latter. Okay, thats a bit much. Anything that gets tweaked should be better to use, right? Well, that hasnt happened with the new Apple Podcasts app. The most obvious and least offensive change is visual. No, my problems with the redesign are far more functional. I get this change. The issue with this on my Podcasts app at least is that this change removed all my download preferences....

May 7, 2021 · 2 min · 297 words · Sarah Hernandez

Twitter launches Tip Jar — here’s how to use it

Twitter is introducing a new way to cash in on your brilliant tweets. [Read:3 new technologies ecommerce brands can use to connect better with customers] 40% off TNW Conference! The company also plans to expand the feature to more languages. On Android, it’s possible for you to also send tips withinSpaces. Whichever service you use, Twitter wont take a cut of the fee. Then add your payment details and wait for the cash to start rolling in....

May 7, 2021 · 1 min · 176 words · Isaac Underwood

Wraith: The Oblivion — Afterlife is the creepiest VR game I’ve ever played

It’s free, every week, in your inbox. You wont need prior experience with WoD games to know whats going on. Heres the setup: youre a ghost and youre trying to figure out what the heck happened. Youre stuck in a mansion and worse ghosts than you are trying to make you even more dead. That may sound simple, but Id actually call it elegant. That means youre not here to chew bubble gum and kick ass or save the town from zombies....

May 7, 2021 · 3 min · 479 words · Kimberly Perkins

Your ebike doesn’t need a ton of power to be worth the price

Ill admit, when I first started to ride and review ebikes, I thought much the same. More power for the money always seemed like a good idea. How else was I going to get up that one nasty hill? They tell you even less about how much you might actuallyenjoyriding and living with a bike. If youve already tried out several ebikes, chances are you know what you want. Im not here to judge you....

May 7, 2021 · 2 min · 390 words · Donald Campos