The term mutation tends to conjure up images of dangerous new viruses with enhanced abilities sweeping across the planet. And while mutations constantly emerge and sometimes sweep – early mutations in Sars-CoV-2 have made their way around the world as the virus spread almost unnoticed – mutations are a perfectly natural part of any organism, including viruses. The vast majority have no impact on a virus’s ability to transmit or cause disease....

But is it really? Well, it’s no coincidence the item you’d been interested in was the same one you were targeted with. But that doesn’t mean your device is actually listening to your conversations — it doesn’t need to. There’s a good chance you’re already giving it all the information it needs. Can phones hear? Most of us regularly disclose our information to a wide range of websites and apps....

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The so-called Off Grid Battery Energy Storage System (ESS) is essentially an energy storage unit, designed to supply power where access to electricity is limited or unavailable. The device has a capacity of up to 125kWh — more than enough to juice up the I-Pace or to power a house for a week, says Jaguar — and can be topped up via integrated solar panels. It’s rated to charge at speeds up to 22kW and comes with Type 2 connectors compatible with most EVs....

I don’t remember quite what that regex was doing, or how exactly it looked like, but it scared me to death. In hindsight, I now realize that it wasn’t actually that scary after all. In face, it was an easy way to solve the problem in hand. But why did I ever feel this way? It’s just the awkwardness of the syntax, they certainly look strange, and if you don’t know what they are, they look very complicated....

What’s more, you don’t have to control it with a remote all the time. The device supports Google Assistant, so you can control the playback through voice commands. To drive the sound, JBL’s soundbar has two 0.8-inch tweeters and four 1.7-inch x 3.2-inch racetrack drivers. If you don’t want to watch anything on the TV, you can use the soundbar to stream music too. You can head here to know more about the product and make a purchase....

First, the good: Jeep is introducing an electric vehicle. And the bad? It’s an escooter. Meet the (Jeep) RX200 For its entrance into the escooter market, Jeep partnered with Razor. It took on the challenge by revamping its existing RX200 model and transforming it into… the Razor Jeep RX200: Now, let’s play a game of “spot the difference” with the original RX200: As you can see, the shift is rather superficial....

Nine electric taxis will roam the streets of the city, named after the trial itself, WiCET (Wireless Charging of Electric Taxis). WiCET is a demonstration project funded by the UK Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV), as one of Innovate UK’s portfolio of on-street wireless charging (OSWC) projects. The etaxi fleet will consist of five plug-in hybrid LEVC TX taxis and four all-electric Nissan Dynamo taxis, all bearing the message “This electric taxi will charge wirelessly....

Apart from Locker Room’s live sports conversations feature, Spotify is also planning to add categories such as music, culture, and entertainment. Still feels like another Clubhouse-like app, doesn’t it? You’ll be able to login to this app with your Spotify ID to listen to and host different rooms. To differentiate itself from other live audio platforms, Spotify is adding facilities to record the conversation and chat tools. There’s also the ability to schedule rooms and get reminders for them....

Because you may care about “details” and say things like “what the hell are you talking about,” here’s the actual news. Samsung’s 2021 range of 4K and 8K QLED will come with something it calls a “Solar Cell Remote Control.” Try and guess what it is. I dare you. On the front, the periphial itself is pretty much what you’d expect: a Samsung remote. But the magic happens on the back: a selection of solar cells that can charge the device....

You probably felt the wave of anxiety and fear when you first learned to hit a curveball or take to the course in MarioKart. You likely felt it when you sat behind the wheel of a car for the first time when you were learning to drive. And when all the responsibility has been entrusted to you to make sure one of your company’s biggest initiatives gets handled correctly…the feeling returns....

If you noticed a whole bunch of video games and action figures under the tree this year for the kid in your life, that might mean there was a bit of a hole in the gift-giving this time around. Of course a kid wants to have fun. But are they going to be learning anything while they’re at it? In case your kid’s stash came up a little short in the intellectually stimulating department, you might want to consider one of these STEM toys to help balance the load....

If you’re into cars and mobility tech, car sharing platforms are nothing new. There’s Fetch, Car2Go, ZipCar, Sixt, and many more. All are slightly different, Sixt’s app has spawned from a traditional rental company, whereas services like ZipCar and Car2Go bill users by the minute for use of a vehicle. Typically, these services let users rent a car for a specific journey, or perhaps a day to a few weeks....

The sounds were recorded as the rover drove along the Jezero Crater, an area that scientists believe was once flooded with water and home to an ancient river delta. Read full story: https://t.co/oqdnCJShjm pic.twitter.com/yKwypUSnE7 — NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover (@NASAPersevere) March 17, 2021 In the clip, you can also hear a discordant mix of bangs, pings, and rattles, as Perservance’s six wheels roll over the rocky Martian terrain. “If I heard these sounds driving my car, I’d pull over and call for a tow,” said NASA engineer Dave Gruel....

Dubbed the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastruture (JEDI), the contract sees its awardee build and maintain the US government’s “war cloud,” handling the processing and storing large amounts of classified war-related data. It also includes an artificial intelligence system to assist with war planning. It’s also a process that has dragged on considerably. As noted by New York Times, defense secretary Mark T. Esper had previously told reporters it was time to abandon the challenges and get on with building the cloud, claiming that American national security was at stake....

The arrival of this controller clip in Microsoft’s store (you can pre-order it now for $15 before it ships mid-November in the US) itself isn’t that big of a deal, but this is a show of commitment from the company to compete with the likes of Google Stadia, Nvidia GeForce Now, and Sony’s PS Now in short order. Microsoft noted that this clip, made by accessory manufacturer PowerA, is the first of many hardware products aimed to help bring people on board Project xCloud, regardless of where they choose to play....

In its blog post detailing Windows 10 build, the company said that expiration is a defense only against the probability that a password (or a hash) could be stolen during its validity interval: Microsoft said if an organization implements security practices like banned password lists, multi-factor authentication, detection of password-guessing attacks, and detection of anomalous logon attempts, it doesn’t need expiration policies. In a security guide published in March, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) also suggested removing frequent password changes....

I loved it. It was my best friend for a while and I was feeling very attached to it. But then its constant demand for attention started driving me crazy, all these bleeps and bloops as it called out for food and petting made me hate it at times, but also deepened my relationship with it. Anyway. Soon enough, I outgrew it, stopped looking after it, and it died. Do I still miss it, though?...

Last December, IT minister RS Prasad floated the new draft of the data protection bill, which listed some controversial points such as social media users verification and forced transfer of non-personal data to the government. Just after the bill was released, Mozilla wrote a blog criticizing some of these aspects of the draft. Baker said in a TNW Answers session that current expectations from the government listen in the data protection bill poses risk to the average user’s data: Earlier this year, Mozilla began to turn on DNS over HTTPS (DoH) for the users in the US by default....

Last week, industry magazine, Property Week, said that the UK government and Tesla were looking for a 4 million square foot location to build a new electric vehicle factory. According to a recent report from The Times, that seems to be confirmed after Musk made a quick visit to scout locations last week. [Read: Report: The UK may give you $7,600 to ditch your diesel or petrol car for an EV] Musk reportedly flew to the UK on his private jet, which landed at Luton, north of London, and spent just 19 hours on the ground....