Subscribe to this bi-weekly newsletter here! Welcome to the latest edition of Pardon The Intrusion, TNW’s bi-weekly newsletter in which we explore the wild world of security. And the yearly ritual continues. The list of worst passwords for 2020 is here, and it’s every bit awful as you would expect. According to an analysis of…
There are two schools of thought when it comes to building bridges. There’s the traditional way involving humans assembling materials to create a unique structure. And then there’s the way MIT and the US Army want to do it: you open a box and a bunch of Lego-style construction bricks fly out and turn themselves…
This article was written by Venkatesh Gopal, Business Development and Partnerships Manager, Movmi, on The Urban Mobility Daily, the content site of the Urban Mobility Company, a Paris-based company which is moving the business of mobility forward through physical and virtual events and services. Join their community of 10K+ global mobility professionals by signing up for…
Twitch has given one of its biggest stars, former Overwatch pro Félix “xQc” Lengyel, a timeout after the streamer was caught cheating in a Fall Guys tournament. The bizarre incident unfolded last weekend at Twitch Rivals, a series of gaming tournaments sponsored by the streaming platform itself. In a match against fellow streamers Benjamin “DrLupo” Lupo and…
Google Pay is getting its biggest update ever today. The company today announced it is completely revamping the app for its wireless payment system, maintaining the same abilities as before to send and receive payments, but also turning it into an all-in-one money management app. In Google’s own words “the new app is designed around your…
Welcome to Neural’s guide to the glorious future of AI. What wonders will tomorrow’s machines be capable of? How do we get from Alexa and Siri to Rosie the Robot and R2D2? In this speculative science series we’ll put our optimist hats on and try to answer those questions and more. Let’s start with a…
TLDR: The FITT360 neckband camera is a hands-free cam that shoots 4K quality, 360-degree video of everything happening around you. If you enjoy live streaming your adventures or shooting quick social media videos or just documenting life happening around you, you quickly learn how often you get in the way. Yeah…you. If you try to…
This is adapted from Plugged In, TNW’s bi-weekly newsletter on gear and gadgets. Subscribe to it (and our other great newsletters) here. We’re back again to talk about what is obviously all our favorite topic: buying shit. Mmm, even just writing that feels fantastic. So, this is the 14th edition of Plugged In, meaning I’m beginning to see some trends…
A pair of researchers from the Oak Ridge Laboratory have developed an “explainable” AI system designed to aid medical professionals in the diagnosis and treatment of children and adults who’ve experienced childhood adversity. While this is a decidedly narrow use-case, the nuts and bolts behind this AI have particularly interesting implications for the machine learning…
Coronavirus in Context is a weekly newsletter where we bring you facts that matter about the COVID-19 pandemic and the technology trying to stop its spread. You can subscribe here. Hola pandemic pals, Anyone else spend almost all their time in public glaring at people over your mask? No matter where I go there’s always people walking around…
