Tired of Facebook too? We’ve got a guide for that. Social platforms like Instagram walk a fine line between being handy and consuming your whole life. Whether your screen time notification says you’ve spent a horrendous amount of time on your phone today, or you just don’t feel the need to share every inch of your life on an app anymore — it might be time to finally pull the plug on your online life and delete your account temporarily… or forever....

While Aimable treats Aurelie with sweet words and a heart-shaped bread (which he had baked for himself), he shows no kindness toward Pomponette, his female cat who coincidentally returns home at the same time as Aurelie, after abandoning her mate Pompon for a chat de gouttière (alley cat). Aimable calls Pomponette ordur (junk) and a salope (a rude term) who has run off with un inconnu (a nobody) and bon-a-rien (good for nothing) while the poor Pompon has been miserably searching for her everywhere....

I’m not saying Kindles and the like aren’t worth your time, far from it. They’re amazing. Take, for example, my Kindle Paperwhite. It hold thousands of books, so I’m never at a loss for something to read. The backlight means I can devour novels in low-light. It’s easy to hold, so I can get comfortable everywhere. What’s not to like? Well, I’ll tell you: it doesn’t make me look smart....

For over a decade, Babbel has been one of the go-to services to learn a foreign language online. Their effectiveness, as well as Babbel’s exalted standing with language learners, comes from a core belief in teaching through sharp, lively conversational training rather than stale vocabulary recitation. Right now, you can join the millions of happy customers who have made Babbel the top-grossing language app in the world with subscription offers of up to 76 percent off their regular price from TNW Deals with promo code “BFSAVE40” at checkout....

Our brains have approximately 86 billion neurons. Combined, they make up one of the most advanced organic neural networks known to exist. Current state-of-the-art artificial intelligence systems attempt to emulate the human brain through the creation of multi-layered neural networks designed to cram as many neurons in as little space as possible. Unfortunately, such designs require massive amounts of power and produce outputs that pale in comparison to the robust, energy-efficient human brain....

Working from home has become the “new normal” for many of us during the COVID-19 pandemic. While this clearly has its downsides, one group in particular may benefit a great deal: people with disabilities. This is important because people with disabilities are often at a significant disadvantage in the workplace. Research shows they often face negative stereotypes and attitudes from able-bodied colleagues and are at greater risk of being laid off in a crisis like this one....

But 2020 was different. With a global pandemic keeping everyone in their homes for most of the year and a barrage of boorish politicians and natural disasters making headlines, Netflix became less a source of entertainment and more like a never-ending escape room we settled into and bought curtains for. Netflix added 25.86 million subscribers in the first half of 2020. While this extraordinary growth has since slowed, they’re still closing out the year with over 195 million subscribers....

In an email to SpaceX staff that was first obtained by Space Explored, Musk said the firm could go under due to issues producing Raptor rocket engines. The Raptor engines power SpaceX’s Starship rockets, which the company hopes to take people to the moon and Mars. Musk told staff that a “Raptor production crisis” threatens the firm’s future: The Tesla tycoon later acknowledged the report on Twitter: In a separate tweet, he confirmed that Raptor production problems were the biggest potential bottleneck for future Starship flights....

Section 230 is part of the Communications Decency Act, a 1996 law passed while the internet was still embryonic and downright terrifying to some lawmakers for what it could unleash, particularly with regard to pornography. Section 230 states that internet platforms — dubbed “interactive computer services” in the statute — cannot be treated as publishers or speakers of content provided by their users. This means that just about anything a user posts on a platform’s website will not create legal liability for the platform, even if the post is defamatory, dangerous, abhorrent, or otherwise unlawful....

At the same time, PR initially generates costs that are not directly offset by a monetary countervalue. PR work is long-term – in contrast to marketing, which tends to aim to increase sales in the short term. This makes it more difficult to determine the contribution of PR to value creation. For PR managers, this is a difficult balancing act: how can investments be justified? How can they use human and financial resources effectively and efficiently?...

The design of automotive HMI should be humane-first, and in this article, I will cover four major problems that designers have to overcome to achieve this goal. The insights mentioned in this article are based on experience working with leading car manufacturers like Mitsubishi, Mercedes Benz, GAC Motors, and many others. Bad learnability Learnability is a major factor that influences user experience. Generally, the more features the system offers, the more time it takes for the new users to learn how to use it....

Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. If you suspect your phone lasts fewer hours per full charge, it’s not always an app at fault. Depending on how old the device is and how you use it, your phone’s battery may have suffered over time. There’s a way to check your battery health to learn how it’s doing, and whether it might need replacing....

There’s a book titled Getting to Yes, written for salespeople trying to learn how to close a deal. Sounds useful, but I truly wish there was a book titled “getting to no.” It would explain how to know when to quit, how to know you’re wrong, and how to act when you come to the crippling realization that, yes, in fact, you were wrong. It sounds simple. You think something, find out you’re wrong, and then admit to it and move on....

I’ve got a habit of only plugging one earbud in my ears. There’s not much to it: I like to know what’s happening around me even when I’m listening to music and podcasts. But over the weekend, I accidentally discovered that for all these years I’ve been doing it wrong — and chances are that so have you. Apparently, most phones have a setting specifically designed for optimizing your audio for listening from one earbud only — mono audio....

Work stress activates our hormonal, metabolic, immune and cardiovascular systems. If these bodily responses are triggered too frequently, or for too long, they fail to return to normal and may alter our body’s immune and inflammation responses. These changes may eventually cause other physical conditions – such as coronary heart disease. Although an overhaul of work conditions and culture is needed to address the rise in people experiencing burnout, there are still many things we can do ourselves to deal with it now....

Apple has quietly launched a service that allows you to automatically transfer your iCloud photos and videos to Google Photos. The company detailed this new tool in a service document, saying it will take three to seven days to transfer your media files to Google Photos. It justified that it uses this time to verify your request. While you’re allowed to shift all your photos and videos, some formats such as Live Photos, RAW images, and Smart Albums might not get transferred in the original format — or get transferred at all....

The answer should be obvious. If you like the way it sounds, then it is good. I’m not here to tell you what you like doesn’t actually sound good. But I am here to help you make more educated purchases. Speakers don’t exist in isolation; most of us want to know we’re getting the best sound for our budget and setup. So how can you tell if one speaker is better than another without direct comparison?...

Let’s see it better in an example: Now, some people have been using this feature for some time, perhaps while building React apps, but they don’t quite understand it, for others it may be the first time. So I’ll guide you from the start so that by the end of the article we’ll have the same level of understanding. Destructuring objects In the example above, all the magic happens at the following line:...

On the other side of the planet, India is also trying to promote a local alternative to Twitter called Koo. This happened after the Silicon Valley company didn’t comply with a government order and restored a few accounts — including publications, activists, and actors — after blocking them briefly. Authorities later criticized the social network’s actions and even threatened with penal actions. As the world moves towards the Splinternet, India’s trying to define its own versions through local laws and promoting homegrown apps....

Today Ugarit is a Bronze Age archaeological site in northwest Syria, first excavated in 1929. It can tell us a huge amount about the past, but Ugarit is also a place in its own right. The conservation of the site needs to help us understand the site’s history, as well as preserving and restoring what remains. Our work on virtual reality and reconstruction can meet both these goals. Although only 30% of Ugarit has been excavated, the discovered areas give clues about the organization of the city....