Can’t afford an EV? Not willing to give up on a classic car? Want to eschew rising fuel prices? There are lots of good reasons to increase your car’s fuel economy. But one thing you might want to consider is running your car on vegetable oil. I took a deep dive, and I’m sharing all I learned with you about making the switch. Not all cars are equal Firstly, not all cars can run on straight vegetable oil. Older crappier diesel engine cars are most suitable to run on cooking oil. Petrol-powered car
Earlier this year, Google announced that it was going to discontinue the free version of G Suite. The company gave you two options: choose a paid plan, or continue with a no-cost plan with a self-hosted email address. Now the search giant has issued a few key updates to this rollout plan on its support page. It’s giving users a bit more time to switch to new plans. Google has shifted the automatic upgrade to a paid plan from May 1 to June 1, 2022. That means, if you haven’t chosen a no-cost opti
Imagine you could find out exactly what your coworkers earn. You wouldn’t need to subtly bring up the conversation over Friday night drinks. You wouldn’t have to guestimate how much of a raise you should ask for during your annual review, and you would know exactly how much your role is worth when you decide to apply for a new job. Wouldn’t things be, well, easier? Thanks to a new plan by the European Commission, you might be able to find out what Katie from sales makes or even Paul from HR. At
It happens to every Windows user eventually. You buy a fancy new PC, and everything runs smoothly at first. And then, slowly but surely, it starts to feel more sluggish. Every week or month, things take just a little longer to load, until your PC feels like it’s running Windows 1.0, not Windows 11. If this describes you, it’s probably about time you take a look at which apps are running at startup, and strip things down to the bare essentials. We’re here to help. There are multiple ways to preve
Elon Musk’s arrival on Twitter’s board has sparked both hopes and fears about the platform’s future, but his appointment has constrained his power — for now. Musk has agreed to cap his Twitter stake at 14.9% during his stint on the board and for 90 days thereafter. His term is set to end in 2024. The Tesla tycoon’s existing 9.2% stake makes him the platform’s largest shareholder. If he wants to push it over 14.9%, he will have to relinquish his seat. The restriction applies to Musk as either the
The edit button is finally coming to Twitter — some strings attached. You’ve asked for it — nay, demanded it — since the day the website launched and now you’re getting it. Well, sort of. now that everyone is asking… yes, we’ve been working on an edit feature since last year! no, we didn’t get the idea from a poll 😉 we're kicking off testing within @TwitterBlue Labs in the coming months to learn what works, what doesn’t, and what’s possible. — Twitter Comms (@TwitterComms) April 5, 2022 That’s r
Three of the developers responsible for DeepStack, the first AI system to beat humans at heads-up, no-limit poker, have left their posts at DeepMind to form a new startup dedicated to dominating the stock market. The new venture, called Equilibre Technologies, will employ algorithms to pick stocks and cryptocurrency. Up front: The stock market is a nebulous and challenging environment to try and “solve” with AI, but the team’s leadership appears more than up for the challenge. Martin Schmid, Rud
VanMoof has long been described as the Tesla of electric bikes and with the announcement of its newest vehicles — the S5 and A5 — the company wants to continue following the trajectory of Elon Musk’s automaker. On paper, VanMoof is in with a good shot. Over the past couple of years, it raised $182 million (second only to Rad Power) and has emerged as, arguably, the most popular ebike brand. Or, at the very least, the most talked about company in the space — whether that’s good or bad. With the S
While a brutal armed conflict rages on Ukrainian soil, an information war is unfolding online. Russia is seeking to control the narrative by muffling dissent. Last month, the Kremlin blocked several social media platforms and threatened lengthy jail terms for spreading “false information” about the invasion. A series of domestic alternatives to American apps are now being promoted, from RuTube to Rossgram. Critics describe the latter as “absolute shit.” The next service that may require a Putin-
The Hubble Space Telescope has observed the most distant star ever seen – Earendel, meaning morning star. Even though Earendel is 50 times the mass of the Sun, and millions of times brighter, we would not normally be able to see it. We can see it due to an alignment of the star with a large galaxy cluster in front of it whose gravity bends the light from the star to make it brighter and more focused – essentially creating a lens. Astronomers see into the deep past when we view distant objects. L