The project is the brainchild of flying carmaker Ehang, which plans to build the tourism-focused terminal in Hezhou, a city of 2 million people in southern China. The company aims to open the e-port by the end of 2020, and will use 20 of its two-seater autonomous planes for aerial sightseeing around the city. EHang says the three-story terminal will be spread across 2,500 square meters. On the rooftop, four landing pads will be used by the self-flying vehicles....

Networks are the bread and butter of any IT professional. But learning how to build, manage, grow and secure a broad networking system is by no means simple. That’s why companies are constantly in the market for smart, knowledgeable IT pros who are schooled in the art of networks and network maintenance. Since Cisco is the backbone of networking hardware and software, it makes sense that becoming a serious Cisco expert can put learners on the fast track to a stable, well-paying career....

The company offers engraving services to let customers personalize Apple products they’re buying with emojis, names, or other characters. The investigation says that Apple has a huge list of disallowed phrases — some of them being arbitrary — that it doesn’t engrave on iPhones, iPads, and AirTags sold in these regions. It also noted that in regions like Hong Kong and Taiwan, the company censors words that aren’t banned by law of the land....

There’s been a major shift in streaming in the last year. We’ve gotten three new streaming services — HBO Max, Peacock, and Disney+ — and they’ve each come with a slate of new movies. Also, Netflix and Hulu have changed up their offerings since then. Part of the appeal of the new services has been the number of films and shows made available that weren’t previously. Disney, for example, spent a whole day triumphantly tweeting every single thing available on Disney+....

They include billionaire businessmen finding out who their daughters were dating, the kids of Texan investors checking out who else they look like — and potentially actor-turned venture capitalist Ashton Kutcher. “I have an app in my phone in my pocket right now. It’s like a beta app,” the star of Dude, Where’s My Car? and former host of Punk’d told YouTube series Hot Ones last year. “It’s a facial recognition app....

But these two processes are not always in step. When the loss of species rapidly outpaces the formation of new species, this balance can be tipped enough to elicit what is known as “mass extinction” events. A mass extinction is usually defined as a loss of about three-quarters of all species in existence across the entire Earth over a “short” geological period of time. Given the vast amount of time since life first evolved on the planet, “short” is defined as anything less than 2....

Meta (the company your grandparents still call Facebook) just unveiled a new AI system it calls “an important milestone that signals a shift toward more intelligent, generalized AI systems.” It’s called the “Meta AI Few-Shot Learner,” presumably because the person who names stuff at Meta was on vacation when it was time to come up with a title. It doesn’t even work as an acronym. MAIFSL? Nah. The big idea Content moderation is hard....

As this new economy evolves, special skills like computer programming are needed. This is like a language of numbers, known as code, which allows people to write instructions that are executed by computers. The goal is to create something: from a web page to an image, to a piece of software. Early coding languages emerged in the 1940s. These were basic in what they could do but complex to learn and needed an advanced understanding of maths....

But while pioneer founders are incrementally moving towards commercial deployment, there’s a new breed of startups snapping at their heels. Many are in their early stages, but all promise something unique, so I reached out to four of the most interesting companies to find out more. Oh, and I gave them all a rating along the way. Let’s take a look: Zeva (US) If your idea of the future includes flying saucers, this one’s for you....

When I last used Apple’s tablet, there was no proper Photoshop app on there. Which didn’t bother me. But these days — because graphic design has become my passion — I was excited to give it a go. Unfortunately though, I was left disappointed with Photoshop’s iPad app. For someone used to the desktop version, it’s nowhere near as powerful and missing some basic features. But — and we’ve gone and done buried the lede nice and deep here — Adobe’s most recent update of Photoshop’s iPad app has made it far more useful....

Apple has finally explained how it will allow Dutch dating apps to use alternative payment systems. The headline is this: Apple will take a 27% commission from these purchases — down from the 30% it collects through the App Store. Developers across the world are mad at this nominal discount from the iPhone maker, and rightly so — especially when the new directive is incredibly complex. We’ll get into all this, but first, here’s a refresher of what has happened so far....

But while many flipped up their boards for good in adulthood, there’s a huge movement of skateboarding alive and well — and it’s gone electric. That’s right, electric-powered skateboards where you don’t need to use your foot to kick-off or brake. But skateboarding comes with a bunch of challenges. Further, there are no micromobility providers hiring out eskateboards. So, if you want to give it a go, you need to dig into the robust but largely underground movement where information is passed on through message boards like Reddit and under Instagram posts....

When the French government suggested the measure in 2021 as part of the country’s Climate Law, it was contested by the Union of French Airports (UAF) and the European branch of the Airports Council International (ACI Europe). This led to an investigation by the European Commission, which gave the final approval on Friday — making France the first EU member state with a short-haul flight ban. Initially, the measure will affect routes between Paris Orly airport and Nantes, Lyon, and Bordeaux....

Previously called the Science and Technology Innovation Board, the STAR Market mainly targets homegrown technology firms, and is modeled after a US-like IPO system. The move marks the first step towards major capital reforms in the country, and aims to boost domestic investment. It also comes amid a prolonged trade war between the US and China that has put companies like Huawei in the crosshairs. Here’s a quick primer about the new stock market....

Have you ever been browsing Facebook and noticed an ad for something you were looking up on another website not five minutes ago? If you’re like me, you immediately cringe in recognition of just how much Facebook has access to. It feels as though the site knows everything. — Facebook Newsroom (@fbnewsroom) August 20, 2019 Enter Off-Facebook Activity. This is a page where you’ll be able to see where Facebook’s getting all your data from, and, allegedly, put a stop to it should you so choose....

The European Union’s antitrust regulators are “currently investigating potential anti-competitive behavior” amid concerns Facebook would monopolize the payments realm and unfairly shut out competitors. Unsurprisingly, regulators are worried about Libra creating “possible competition restrictions” on the customer information that will be exchanged and the use of consumer data. This investigation follows on from another preliminary probe led by the EU that’s looking at how Facebook could potentially use its power to shut out the competition....

Correspondence published by the outlet reveal that an FBI victim specialist has emailed former QuadrigaCX users, directing them to an online portal they can use to obtain more information. “As a Victim Specialist with the FBI – Albany, I’m contacting you because we have identified you as a possible victim of a crime,” Valerie Gauthier wrote one QuadrigaCX user, before confirming that the FBI is on the case. “The enclosed brochure introduces you to the FBI’s Victim Assistance Program and the types of assistance that may be available to you,” she continued....

However, if anything, we have seen that the AI market is an incredibly beneficial industry that makes life easier and cheaper for most of the world. 1. Keep steady as the market stumbles Video game companies have taught tech companies around the world that market swings are natural and that when they happen it’s best to avoid quick cash grabs and go for value over time products. Users enjoy engaging with technologies when their budgets can afford it and they have the time....

But what’s a qutrit? It’s a lot like a qubit, an entangled pair of particles used to carry information in a quantum computing system. Qubits are analogous to bits, the binary units of information used by classical computers like the one you’re reading this on. Where bits can be represented by the numbers zero and one, qubits can be zero, one, or both at the same time. Trits, used in classical ternary systems, add a two into the mix....

He then doubled down on the bet, saying his models predicted Bitcoin to hit $1,000,000 by 2020. And if he was wrong, he’d still eat his dick. Being a bunch of juvenile delinquents running a tech publication, we were excited about the possibilities. On the one hand, we get widespread adoption of a decentralized currency. On the other, we get to see John McAfee — presidential candidate, antivirus tycoon, fugitive, and internet blowhard — eat his dick in front of millions, perhaps billions....