Although you’d expect that its autonomous function would be in the spotlight, there’s another feature which undoubtedly steals the show: its extremely ugly appearance. Credit: Greater Cambridge Partnership Doesn’t it remind you of one of those insects with exoskeletons that are so terrifying to look at? Or maybe of a destructive and angry Transformer that could easily be named “Shuttle-tron”? And the British flag paint job doesn’t really help, does it?...

The atmosphere of the early Earth lacked oxygen. This began to change during what’s known as the Great Oxidation Event, or GOE. At its broadest definition, the GOE refers to a series of chemical changes that geologists and geochemists have observed in rocks that are between 2.5 and 2.3 billion years old. These changes were the result of oxygen given off by ancient cyanobacteria. Communities of this bacteria lived in shallow seawater and were preserved in rocks as structures called stromatolites....

Although dating might not be at the top of your to-do list while social distancing, yesterday Bumble released a bunch of new virtual dating tools to help you find a match during quarantine. These include adding a ‘Virtual Badge’ to your profile indicating you’re down to video call, send audio notes to matches, and expand your distance filter so you can chat with people across the country. [Read: How my first digital date helped me survive self-isolation] Prior to these updates — and before non-essential contact was a crime — the app allowed people to connect with others within 100-miles of their location....

Welcome back to Byte Me, our feminist newsletter that makes everyone mad <3 Some updates from us: Cara is continuing to shock Britain with her football prowess — her team has moved up to a higher league. While Anouk’s trampolining classes have unfortunately been canceled, her terrifying cat is still very large. Gigi is going through a housing crisis, so she’s very tense, but going to the movies a lot — to continue the pussy theme, Cats has been her (un-ironic) favorite....

The question raises two issues: — greg (@greg16676935420) July 10, 2022 I decided to do some research. Yes, EVs can be cleaned in a car wash Plug-in hybrids and EVs can go safely through a car wash, just like a fossil-fuel-powered car. Car washes are hugely convenient, and even better, they save water. In fact, many of them even use recycled water, which is vital if you live in a drought-prone area....

With a gimbal like the Freevision Vilta-SE 3-Axis Smartphone Gimbal Stabilizer, you’ll be surprised at how one relatively low-priced accessory can make so much of a difference in your video quality. For under $100 ($89.10, to be exact) with promo code: DAD10, this TNW Deal is a low cost, yet hyper effective way to see immediate results in your videos. Gimbals primarily help eliminate the jitters and jerkiness when you shoot handheld phone video....

Payment apps like Cash App and Venmo have seen a surge in users and activity, according to app analytics firm Apptopia. The reason behind this surge isn’t completely clear, but it’s presumably driven by the increased necessity to support friends and family who are affected by the economic fallout, by sending them money in an effortless and safe (not in-person) way. This was further facilitated by the US government enabling direct deposits of its stimulus payments to digital wallets such as Venmo and Cash App....

Imagine you’re listening to music on your AirPods, and just as you enter the subway, they fall down onto the tracks and you lose them forever. Don’t worry, you’re not alone. Rather a part of a very unique tribe. But now, since you don’t have the Airpods, how will you be hip and cool and ignore people by just wearing them? Don’t worry, we have a deal for you that should help....

Some people love working up a sweat in the gym. Others, on the other hand, don’t. For some it’s an uplifting, almost meditative experience, but for different folks it’s a painful, never-ending slog. While these two camps might disagree with each other about how much they enjoy exercise, there’s one topic they’re united on: working out with music makes it better. Banging tunes can help you push yourself harder, or simply distract you from the discomfort....

This isn’t one of those. In researching today’s post, I stumbled across the Sharp TM-20 TelMail E-Mail Organizer, which has dropped in price from $118.31 to $50. This device was introduced over twenty years ago, and at the time, allowed people to access email without the need for a computer. This pocketable device came with an acoustic coupler modem. If you wanted to send and receive new messages, you went to a phone booth and dialed a toll-free number, placing the receiver close to the device....

What’s a party without good music and nice sound? Some Bluetooth speakers can become the life of the party, at home or outside. JBL’s Charge 4 portable Bluetooth speaker is one of them. Good news is that it’s selling for just $119.95 instead of its original price of $180. The 30W speaker will produce some booming sound for you to dance to. Plus, it comes with two JBL bass radiators so that you can feel the thump in your soul....

The new Gorilla Glass, simply called Victus rather than a number like its predecessors, can allegedly drop as far as 2 meters (or about 6.5 feet) without damage. That’s apparently twice as tough as Gorilla Glass 6. It’ll also be much more resistance to scratches and impact damage, as well as maintaining integrity even after being damaged. Corning’s put together some lovely footage, so if you want to see phones being dropped or glass being shattered with something called the Mega Slapper, here’s your lot:...

Recently, Boris Johnson, the British prime minister, told the press that “it looks as though we’re now approaching the fast growth part of the upward curve. And without drastic action, cases could double every five or six days”. The consistent doubling of cases in a fixed period is the hallmark of exponential growth. The number of new infections that a single infectious individual will cause during their infectious period is known as the basic reproduction number of a disease....

The Heartland Institute’s International Conference on Climate Change was held at the Trump International Hotel in Washington DC on July 25 2019. The Heartland Institute considers itself one of “the world’s leading free market think-tanks”, which “promotes free market solutions to social and economic problems”. It’s perhaps best known for its climate scepticism. Discussions at the annual event include disputing scientific observations on climate change, criticising “climate alarmists” and promoting fossil fuels....

Earlier this year, a co-ordinated police effort led to the arrest of several individuals around the world for their role in maintaining Deepdotweb, a dark web portal. It prominently featured an index of dark web marketplaces, including reviews. It also hosted information related to Tor-hidden services, interviews with prominent dark web developers, and published news of police raids on illegal marketplaces, Bitcoin, and other privacy matters. Among them were two Israeli citizens, who a US indictment alleges dark web marketplaces paid $15....

Opening the black box. Reducing the massive power consumption it takes to train deep learning models. Unlocking the secret to sentience. These are among the loftiest outstanding problems in artificial intelligence. Whoever has the talent and budget to solve them will be handsomely rewarded with gobs and gobs of money. But there’s an even greater challenge stymieing the machine learning community, and it’s starting to make the world’s smartest developers look a bit silly....

“The last star will slowly cool and fade away. With its passing, the universe will become once more a void, without light or life or meaning.” So warned the physicist Brian Cox in the recent BBC series Universe. The fading of that last star will only be the beginning of an infinitely long, dark epoch. All matter will eventually be consumed by monstrous black holes, which in their turn will evaporate away into the dimmest glimmers of light....

In 2015 the US formally charged Volkswagen with defrauding the US government and consumers after it was discovered certain models claiming to use ‘clean diesel’ technology used illegal software to cheat emissions tests. Winterkorn and four unnamed alleged co-conspirators are charged with the creation of a sophisticated ‘defeat device’ to cover up for the fact that some 11 million Volkswagen vehicles were non-compliant with emissions requirements. The charges come after Volkswagen’s involvement in the case has ultimately been settled – to the tune of more than $30 billion in total legal costs....

The 50-year-old last month unveiled another bold target: using brain implants to cure tinnitus within five years. Skeptics suspect the timelines are unrealistic — because they always are. The world’s richest person has compiled a cornucopia of grandiose predictions. Here are seven of the most outlandish. Prediction 1: Tesla will achieve full self-driving “next year” Reality: Next year never comes Arguably Musk’s most notorious promises are his constant claims that Teslas will drive themselves “next year....

The answer may surprise you. In today’s digitally mediated world, well-prepared resumes may not be enough to make you stand out among hundreds of candidates. Due to the increasing use of social media around the globe (especially now during #socialdistancing), many recruiters and hiring managers find social media attractive as a readily available source of real-time data to find and vet candidates. [Read: The key to compassionate leadership in the Zoom era] Social media is used by potential employers to check job applicants’ qualifications, assess their professionalism and trustworthiness, reveal negative attributes, determine whether they post any problematic content, and even assess “fit....