You might already be skeptical. I dont blame you. Because even when it comes to the word perfect, its subjective based on the results youre looking for. you’re able to use it as a checklist when vetting ideas afteryouve done your brainstorming. Of course, even a perfect content idea might not thrive in the wild for various reasons. But its our job as content marketers to put the best work we can out there....
But in our recentstudy, we uncovered how artificial light is disrupting these nightly migrations. Electric lighting is transforming our world. Around 80% of the global population now lives in places where night skies arepolluted with artificial light. A third of humanity can no longer see the Milky Way the galaxy our solar system belongs to. But the light at night has deeper effects. Studies have shown that nocturnal animals modify their behavior even with slight changes in night time light levels....
Data-intensivevideo streaming,gaming, andlive streamingfor business, university, and school classes ischewing up energy. [Read:This startup is fighting air pollution with AI] 40% off TNW Conference! Where does the data come from? Video requires huge amounts of data and accounts for around80% of the datatransmitted on the internet. Increasingly housed in vast factory-sized buildings, these servers store, process, and distribute internet traffic. Data centers, in factory-sized buildings, send data to your unit....
Teachers shifted to distance learning. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. I cant see the student in front of me. I cant provide accommodations for those who are disabled. Some students suffered technical problems with their issued laptops, Mireambeau said. For others, this was the first computer in their homes, so they shared it with family members. And there were kids who never signed on to the learning software at all....
You take AI out of Facebook, and basically the services crumble, LeCun tells TNW. 40% off TNW Conference! LeCun is not a fan of the term. Hes previouslyarguedthat there is no such thing as AGI because human intelligence is nowhere near general. However, he is keenly pursuing human-level AI. His chosen technique for reaching it is self-supervised learning. But in self-supervised learning often confused withunsupervised learning theres no need for human annotation....
Theres so much talk about where ideas come from what inspires them and how to keep them flowing. Call me uninspired, but I think thats the wrong question. Instead of where theyre coming from, Im more interested in where those ideas are going. when you’ve got a killer idea, whats next? Thats the curious question mark for me. Throughout time, weve invented so many ways to describe inspiration. Weve personified it with the Greek Muses or the Norse Kvasir....
My colleague and I often discuss what makes a phone mid-range. In Europe and in the US, that range goes up when you count in USD. Specifications Whats good Lets start with the build and design of the equipment. Its not premium, but itll do the job for the price. What stands out is that gorgeous Blue Marble color. The gray onyx variant is, well, meh. It’s free, every week, in your inbox....
That all changed when I received the new ASUSROG 3gaming phone to review. To be honest, its mainly about two things: the AirTriggers and the speakers. If youre buying a new phone sometime this year and enjoy games, I strongly recommend you consider this. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. But maybe youre big into gaming, and are fine with a larger gear for a better entertainment experience. Gaming on the ROG 3 Theres a lot to like here....
We usually dont expect the image of a teacup to turn into a cat when we zoom out. But in the world of artificial intelligence research, strange things can happen. Whats concerning is the implications these modifications can have for AI algorithms. Adversarial image-scaling attacks exploit image-resizing algorithms to change the appearance of an image when it is downscaled. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. [Read:What is adversarial machine learning?...
The disposal of plastics is a global problem. They are nearly indestructible in natural conditions but are discarded worldwide on a large scale. The world produces around359 million metric tonsof plastics each year. There is a consensus that plastics are an unsustainable material. And yes, plastics are certainly an enormous problem, but they dont necessarily have to be. The main issue is with our linear economic model: goods are produced, consumed, then disposed of....
And then Internet Explorer died and turned into Chrome. Empires rise then quickly fall in tech. From creating an industry to lawsuits over monopolizing said industry in under a decade may be a record. But thats the web. Everything moves faster online, from the dot-com boom and bust to todays smartphone-powered world. 40% off TNW Conference! Its almost hard to remember a world without internet tool, and tabs, and bookmarks....
You might be thinking: why do I need special headphones for work? Doesnt any pair work, as long as it plays music decently? These arent just quick impressions either Ive been using these headphones for several months now. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. The Surface Headphones noise-cancellation and volume control dials are my favorite design touch on a headphone bar none. Theyre kind of fun to just twist around absentmindedly when not playing music....
Total CO2 emissions from road transport increased by almost 30% in the period 2000-16. 40% off TNW Conference! While Australia has considered and tried to impose standards a number of times, sadly these attempts were unsuccessful. Legislative action on vehicle CO2 emissions is long overdue and demands urgent attention by the Australian government. Australian consumers are increasingly buying heavier vehicles with bigger emissions. Shuterstock How did Australia get here? The most efficient versions of vehicle models offered in Australia areconsiderably less efficientthan similar vehicles in other markets....
