Why mobile access won’t mend our ‘digital divide’ without fixed-line broadband

However, mobile services have capacity constraints. They use limited radio frequency spectrum, which means that mobile data typically has usage limits. They also have high prices per unit (per gigabyte), which results in lower use per connection. Fixed-line broadband, on the other hand, has significantly lower prices per unit. It is often offered on an uncapped or unlimited basis and therefore has higher usage per connection. This enables a wider range of services....

November 25, 2019 · 2 min · 341 words · Todd Caldwell

Why wait ‘til Black Friday? Here are 10 doorbuster deals you can get right now

TLDR: Who can wait for Black Friday? Get post-Turkey Day deals on all your holiday shopping right now at savings up to 73% off. Save yourself the headache now. PaMu Slide Bluetooth 5 In-Ear Headphones with Wireless Charger $85 (Orig. $199) with promo code BFSAVE15 40% off TNW Conference! Altec Lansing ALT-500 Turntable $63.74 (Orig. But it also sports Bluetooth connectivity to stream music from your favorite gadget or through a synced Bluetooth speaker....

November 24, 2019 · 2 min · 262 words · Margaret White

In defense of Kodak and its ‘failure’ to innovate

Kodak has been the ultimate bogeyman of MBA programs. The company held an unassailable position in one the worlds largest markets. It had a deep, lasting brand with consumers and professionals along with a high-margin recurring revenue stream. But it failed to fully understand the impact of emerging technologies. It couldnt get its 100+ year-old self to pivot in time. It didnt cross the chasm and cannonballed deep into the abyss....

November 23, 2019 · 3 min · 482 words · Alexa Schneider

The rate of the universe’s expansion is in dispute — but a new measurement offers hope

It makes sense the better we can measure something, the more we learn. In fact, in the 1990s, the rate of expansion was found to beaccelerating. The current expansion rate is described by something called Hubbles Constant a fundamental cosmological parameter. Until recently, it seemed we were converging on an accepted value for Hubbles Constant. But a mysterious discrepancy has emerged between values measured using different techniques. Now a new study,published in Science, presents a method that may help to solve the mystery....

November 23, 2019 · 2 min · 337 words · Laurie Roberts

Tesla’s Cybertruck looks weird, but so did Apple’s AirPods

Elon Musk warned us. I shouldve paid attention. For all of Musks quirks, I didnt expect him to roll out a low-poly PS1-looking batmobile last night. How is Tesla actually going to sell this to normal people? Well, probably the same way Apple managed to make AirPods a thing. But I dont think Tesla is going to get anyone to sell their F150 on the Cybertrucks looks. 40% off TNW Conference!...

November 22, 2019 · 2 min · 408 words · Brandon Turner

Here’s why memories come flooding back when you visit places from your past

And yet we often have moments where old and seemingly forgotten memories pop back into mind. Researchers are realizing that the context in which memories are created is crucially important in remembering them later. Lets start with learning. It is well established that learning in the brain happens by a process of association. If A and B occur together, they become associated. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. What is the context?...

November 21, 2019 · 2 min · 274 words · Christy Conway

Loog Pro review: You won’t find a better guitar for kids, but the app might frustrate you

The best way to learn how to play a guitar is whichever method works for you. Anyone who tells you different is either selling something or justifying a purchase. And thats because the best way to get your kids interested in music is to play it with them. At least he was until we reviewed the Loog Pro together. This is possible because it only uses the top three strings of a standard six-string....

November 21, 2019 · 3 min · 473 words · Samantha Harrell

Wolverhampton Wanderers raise concerns over new ‘Bitcoin Lottery’ sponsor [Update]

For clarity, the original article has been maintained directly below. Beneath this, CMLs responses can be read in full. BothWolvesandCryptoMillionsLottoboasted about the new partnership on their respective websites. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Malook also reportedly doesnt have a UK gambling license. What happens to your data here is unclear. Whats more, winnings in Bitcoin are also paid out to a cryptocurrency wallet called Walleto. Who owns the Bitcoin?...

November 21, 2019 · 2 min · 396 words · Jaime Miller

How humans survived the plague for millenia

One of civilizations most prolific killers shadowed humans for thousands of years without their knowledge. Scientists long assumed that the deadly disease began infecting humans just before the earliest epidemic, the Justinianic Plague. Why didnt these earlier infections lead to devastating outbreaks like the Black Death? If fossil teeth containY. pestisDNA, its safe to assume that person died from plague. Several studieshave foundplague victimswho lived nearly 5,000 years ago more than three millennia before the first known plague epidemic....

November 20, 2019 · 2 min · 424 words · Caleb White

[Best of 2019] The Dyson V11… or how I learned to stop worrying and love vacuuming

There are many household tasks I dont like. Cleaning the shower head. But one of my least favorite is (or, more accurately, was) hoovering. Apologies in advance for the dad joke, but it sucked. And if I get through that? I need to hope I dont trip over that damn black cord to an incredibly embarrassing death. And once thats over? I need to actually do the goddamn vacuuming. Just writing that has pissed me off....

November 19, 2019 · 3 min · 439 words · Lisa Garner

Climate change is currently triggering the sixth mass extinction

But these two processes are not always in step. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Each event itself lasted between 50 thousand and 2.76 million years. The Ordovician eventseems to have been the resultof two climate phenomena. First, a planetary-scale period of glaciation (a global-scale ice age), then a rapid warming period. The second mass extinction occurred during the Late Devonian period around 374 million years ago. To establish a mass extinction, we first need to know what a normal rate of species loss is....

November 19, 2019 · 2 min · 230 words · Yesenia Parker

We can’t just regulate — we must teach our AIs values

For the first time, humans are creating machines that can learn on their own. The era of intelligent technology is here, and as a society, we are at a crossroads. But its not enough. Its a profoundly beautiful idea. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Ever still, I believe that as a human civilization we aspire to arc toward the light. With respect to fast emerging intelligent technologies, the genie is already out of the bottle....

November 19, 2019 · 2 min · 386 words · Chad Wilson

Pokémon Sword & Shield are fantastic — but here’s how they could be better

On Friday evening, I finally started playing the long awaitedPokemon Sword & Shield. But, if Im being completely honest, Im slightly disappointed. ThePokemonseries can be so much more. Before we go on, some disclaimers. Firstly,Pokemon Sword & Shieldare a fantastic pair of games. Just because I think they can be improved doesnt mean Im not having a great time playing them. This isnt something Im going to be considering in the below....

November 18, 2019 · 2 min · 286 words · Adam Rodriguez