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The Intel microprocessor company was founded in 1968. But never mind all that. Behold Bleep, in all its stupid glory: What youre seeing is the UI for Bleep. 40% off TNW Conference! Censoringthe potty wordsdoesnt help anyone when the context and their absence make the speakers intention clear anyway. Hate speech isnt a magic invocation we must treat like He Whose Name We Do Not Say. And, furthermore, I dont think its going to work....

So much has changed over the year of the pandemic. Like…do you really need to drive to work every day? Before the world changed, people spent more than 100 hours per year traveling to and from work. 40% off TNW Conference! From the street to even off-road riding, the Black Rover is built to last, its 21-lb. 8-ply maple frame poised on non-inflatable silicone tires that can carry a rider weighing up to 330 lbs....

Today, Uberannounced that its investing $250 millioninto a driver stimulus package to allegedly boost driver earnings. The extra money will serve to incentivize new and existing drivers to accept more rides. As the coronavirus pandemic hit, Uber use fell through the floor, and many drivers left the platform. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Now that people are using the platform again, drivers are earning more than they did in pre-corona years....

Making something simple is hard, and it takes discipline. It shouldnt be about keeping peoples attention. Or, allowing people to do something faster, to feel more carefree, or to be more independent. Giving people less work and worry, and more joy and convenience is what makes your product memorable. And, making a memorable experience is what feeds us as designers. Here are seven principles I work by to ensure design feels simple and helps people meet their goals....

Ive been watching a lot of electric vehiclerestomod videos on YouTube lately. Theres something quite cathartic about watching a rusted old heap transform into a zero emission beauty. In reality, its never that simple. There are quite a few more vital components that need to be installed. One that gets mentioned a fair bit, is the battery management system (BMS). But what is it, and what does it do? It’s free, every week, in your inbox....

During the pandemic, I worked closely with chief nursing officers and healthcare technologists to implement virtual care solutions. 40% off TNW Conference! Theres really no such thing as a future-proof piece of hardware or software. (Does anyone still own a PalmPilot?) All tech eventually becomes obsolete, which is one reason only about30%of digital transformations are actually successful. So what is future-proofingreally? Future-proofing is not about adopting any specific piece of technology....

The company said it enables increased efficiency and fewer downtimes. How is the company doing this? 40% off TNW Conference! The tech giant is not alien to running data servers under the liquid. In 2018, it submerged864 servers with 27.6 petabytes of storage underwaternear the Scottish shore. The servers operated in a submarine-like tube without any onsite maintenance. That’s one heck of a mixed bag. He likes to say “Bleh....

According to The Verge, Ikea and Sonos are preparing to launch a speaker that doubles as wall art. Ikea teased the updated Symfonisk speakers onits Instagram account, although it didnt say what specifically was coming. The new speakers, however, show up inFCC listings. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Also tagged with

Yesterday, South Korean tech company LG announced thatits stepping away from manufacturing smartphones. It had a resistive touchscreen and a slide-out keyboard that you could use in landscape mode. At launch, it was running Android Cupcake 1.5 software. Theres nothing super unique about it, but being the first one counts, right? It’s free, every week, in your inbox. However, withthe Nexus 5,the company hit a jackpot. It was a compact phone with a decent camera, and many people loved it....

The unit then connects to an electrode array implanted in the brains motor cortex. They both achieved similar typing speeds and point-and-click accuracy as those attained with wired systems. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. The researchers will now use the insights to develop the next generation of neurotechnologies. Ultimately, their study could take us a big step closer to fully-implanted BCIs. you’re able to read the study paper in the journalIEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering....

This pilot project will provide us important insights on operation costs, comfort and how to decrease erosion. Flying ferry 40% off TNW Conference! Theres no need to build new infrastructure. DoEVs excite your electrons? Do ebikes get your wheels spinning? Do self-driving cars get you all charged up? Also tagged with

Emotion recognition AI is bunk. Dont get me wrong, AI that recognizes human sentiment and emotioncanbe very useful. For example, it can helpidentify when drivers are falling asleepbehind the wheel. You dont have to take my word for it, you’re able to try it yourselfhere. But here, Dovetail Labs is demonstrating how awful emotion recognition is at recognizing human emotion. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. And thats bothersome because, as far as AI is concerned, I have a prettyeasy to read face....

The Roman Telescope will study the sky in infrared wavelengths utilizing two methods to detect exoplanets. The second method, gravitational microlensing, notes slight increases in light because of the presence of an exoplanet. Mostexoplanetsdiscovered so far were found using the transit method. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Astronomers currently know of nearly 4,400 planets orbiting other stars. The same technique is currently being utilized by theTransiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)....