But none of these brands make Europe’s most popular EV when it comes to sales. That title goes to French carmaker Renault, and its affordable electric car the Zoe, according to figures reported by Bloomberg. Over the past six months, the Tesla Model 3 has been the top selling EV in a number of European countries like Iceland, Germany, and Great Britain, far surpassing any competition. Despite this, the Zoé has managed to sell more units in total....

If you’re an entrepreneur, investor, or working in European tech, you’ll benefit from knowing the basics of the landscape to get a better sense of where the next opportunity might arise. Much has been written about technology hotspots such as London — renown for its fintech capabilities — and Paris — where the national government is bolstering its effort to turn the capital city into a prominent AI hub — but other countries and cities haven’t historically received the same attention nor are they met with the same level of curiosity or scrutiny....

Now, the VW ID Buzz has finally made its debut as an all-electric, multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) and cargo van. Was it worth the wait? ABSOLUTELY. Design-wise the ID Buzz is clearly channeling the retro DNA of the original T1. Notice the dual-tone paint scheme, V-angled face, short front and rear overhangs, and generous wraparound glasshouse. And bask. Bask in its glory. For its modern makeover, we can see its shape is refined with sharper elegant lines, while the original round headlights have been replaced by slimmer ones....

We were lucky enough to try most of the devices in person prior to their official announcement, so consider this round-up also something of a hands-on. Here’s the biggest news from the event. Surface Pro 8 The Surface Pro 8 is the biggest change to the tablet line since the Surface Pro 3 back in 2014. Well, if you don’t count the Surface Pro X anyway, which the Surface Pro 8 greatly resembles, including the ability to store the new Slim Pen 2 in the Type Cover....

There’s a lot to be excited about with the Pixel 6, as it seems Google is taking hardware seriously for the first time since… well, ever. Pixel phones have always been vehicles to show off Google’s software and AI chops as opposed to hardware showcases, but the Pixel 6 appears to be a dramatic pivot in the specs department. While we do still expect Google to keep some surprises up its sleeve — at least, we hope so — here’s what we know about the phones so far....

Musk’s plans to restructure Twitter began with laying off top executives, before notifications were emailed to around half of the Twitter global workforce that they were being made redundant or that their jobs were at risk. In a memo to staff, Musk defended the firings as “an effort to place Twitter on a healthy path” and “unfortunately necessary to ensure the company’s success moving forward.” The widely reported memo also informed employees that they would find out their fate by email....

People think using an uber-organized spreadsheet app like Excel is a fast track to saved time and greater efficiency. While Excel’s decades of fine-tuning and an almost ruthless drive to improve make that at least partially true, the real truth is that getting good with Excel is like anything else — it takes the right training and some practice. Fortunately, the right training and opportunities for loads of practice are out there....

That’s sort of how black holes work. They only do one thing: gobble up literally everything. But, just like Pac Man, they can only eat the stuff that’s right next to them. Black holes and stars collide often and, usually, this results in cosmic mergers. Basically, the black hole eats the star or the star becomes a black hole and merges with the other black hole to form a single, bigger black hole....

Despite the ups and downs of public opinion, Facebook is powering through 2019 just as its done in previous years — as a behemoth web presence. Right now, the platform is home to about 2.4 billion active users every month. And if even .001 percent of those users see your Facebook ad, you’re looking at almost a quarter of a million potential new customers. Today, over six million businesses are reaching their audiences via Facebook ads — and you can make it an informed six million and 1 with the training found in The Facebook Marketing Master Class Bundle....

A post shared by Tank.Sinatra (@tank.sinatra) on Feb 12, 2020 at 5:32pm PST Facebook put out a statement to TechCrunch today on the change, saying: “After hearing from multiple campaigns, we agree that there’s a place for branded content in political discussion on our platforms. We’re allowing US-based political candidates to work with creators to run this content, provided the political candidates are authorized and the creators disclose any paid partnerships through our branded content tools....

According to Facebook, the network was linked to Russia’s most notorious troll farm: the Internet Research Agency (IRA). The company says the network primarily sought to amplify a purportedly independent left-wing news site called PeaceData that was run by fake editors. These personas then recruited unwitting freelance journalists to write English and Arabic-language articles about topics of legitimate concern, such as racial justice, environmental issues, and President Trump’s policies. The data was analyzed by Graphika, a US government-linked social media analytics firm whose partners include DARPA and the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence....

The social network said it will use this data to “helps us learn which apps people value and how they’re used” and understand the community to improve its fleet of apps. It also likely hopes this is transparent enough to avoid getting the company in trouble. Last year, a slew of documents released by the UK parliament revealed that Facebook used its now-defunct VPN app, Onavo, to track competitors through data it collected from users....

According to the Financial Times, it seems that some of Facebook‘s early backers have been spooked by increasing regulatory scrutiny. It’s being reported that at least three of Facebook‘s supporters have privately discussed ways in which to distance themselves from the project. When it was first announced, the Libra Association – the independent body responsible for overseeing the ‘cryptocurrency’ – boasted 28 members, which included several heavyweights from the financial sector (Visa, Mastercard), and technology industry (Spotify, Uber), alongside Calibra (a Facebook subsidiary)....

You might therefore reasonably believe that published papers are quite reliable and meet high-quality standards. You might expect small mistakes that got overlooked during peer review, but no major blunders. It’s science, after all! You’d be wrong in expecting this, though. Real and good science does exist, but there’s a worrying amount of bogus research out there, too. And in the last few years, it has increased in volume at lightning speed, as evidenced by the skyrocketing number of paper retractions....

The phone looks pretty much identical to the leaks we’ve so far, though those have typically been marketing renders and the like. That said, we do at least get to see the bottom of the phone, which reveals the expected USB-C port (and no headphone jack). Things get a bit interesting after that. A poorly concealed user manual reveals that the button on the bottom of the phone is a fingerprint reader and power button combo....

Stellantis is the latest automaker to explore the capabilities of Dynamic Wireless Power Transfer (DWPT) — the tech that allows EVs to recharge as they travel over specially equipped, dedicated road lanes. What’s Dynamic Wireless Power Transfer? DWPT is basically a system of coils placed under the asphalt. They emit an electromagnetic field that’s picked up by vehicles driving over them and, in turn, converted into electricity by a special receiver....

While these features are nice, Firefox 86 also brings total cookie protection, and that’s very important for your privacy. Firefox 86’s new Total Cookie Protection prevents one site from reading another site’s cookies containing your data. As this graphic explains, the browser creates a separate cookie jar for each site. So it can still store your preferences while protecting your data. It’s important to note that Total Cookie Protection is not turned on by default in your standard mode....

Asteroids provide a direct connection between the Earth and interplanetary space. Craters such as the Barringer Crater in Arizona are a stark reminder. The dinosaurs died out due to a different impact not far away in the Gulf of Mexico. But elsewhere in the universe, asteroids may actually transport life between different planets. While the world reflects on the first flight to the moon and our future on Mars, we think asteroids – the so-called “minor planets” – deserve recognition....

Previously, magazine creators could only curate editorial content, but Flipboard wanted to offer a new way to allow product-specific listings to be included so that readers could not only read, but also make purchases from publications. In the wake of its version 2.0 launch that introduced the company’s “do-it-yourself” model, the company has seen 4.5 million magazines created by users — these are publications that have a specific theme tied to it and it might behoove a curator to include relevant product items in their magazine that readers might also find fascinating....

Feeling overwhelmed is the natural state for most entrepreneurs. With day to day sales and the supply chain and customer relations chewing up so much of any given day, it’s easy for other facets of running a successful small operation to take a backseat. With so much to get done, if digital marketing isn’t your area of expertise, it’s not uncommon for many of those needs to go unaddressed. However, with digital content-based marketing exploding across the web, that’s not an arena you can leave unaddressed for long....