We aren’t joking when we talk about cars as big fat data generating computer centers on wheels. If you go on Glassdoor, there’s even an interview question, “How many lines of code does a Tesla have?” I’m not entirely sure, but even a decade ago, premium cars contained 100 microprocessor-based electronic control units (ECUs), which collectively executed over 100 million lines of code. Then there’s telematics, driver-assist software, and infotainment system, to name but a few other components that
Good news, Batman lovers! A fully functional Batmobile replica exists — and you can even drive it outside of Gotham City. Led by architect and artist Nguyen Dac Chung, the Vietnam-based Macro Studios used blueprints from Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy to faithfully recreate the movie’s Tumbler vehicle. The result? A replica that’s the spitting image of Batman’s iconic beast. But that’s not all, it also comes with an eco-friendly twist: it’s electric. Without further ado, I present to
Ever wanted to watch a $2.4 million, 1,914 horsepower car get mangled? Well, friends, you’re in luck. The video in question is from Carwow’s Mat Watson, who joined the final crash test of the Rimac Nevera, a battery electric hypercar. It’s the last installment in a series of 44 trials required for certification before its official rollout in Europe and the US. Even a scratch on this beautiful machine makes me wanna cry. Image: Rimac Once you move past the pain of watching this much money bursti
I have a problem. Well, to be accurate, I have lots of them — but today I’m talking about one in particular: having multiple Apple IDs. I entered the Apple system about 17 years ago, in the days before iCloud and the App Store. I was also a foolish child back then — and my decisions from that time still haunt me in the shape of two separate Apple IDs. One email — which I no longer have access to — is connected to my iTunes and App Store purchases, the other to iCloud. Of course isn’t an overwhel
For the past few weeks, Russia has been deploying military forces into strategic positions on Ukraine’s borders. However, there is another, virtual dimension to the escalating conflict: cyber-attacks on the Ukrainian government and business websites and services. Attacks on Ukraine’s information systems are part of a type of hybrid warfare that Russia has been fine tuning for the past couple of decades but is now far more sophisticated. Cyber espionage and information warfare have become an intr
You know how it is. You’re on social media minding your own business when suddenly, through no fault of your own, you post an antisemitic tweet comparing Canadian government overreach to the state-sponsored murder of millions of Jewish people. Now you’re the bad guy? Is everyone a snowflake? It’s not like you have any choice in the matter. You’re a 50-year-old billionaire currently under investigation for allegedly creating a safe haven for what can only be described as Quentin-Tarantino-movie l
Unpainted stainless steel body. Gull-wing doors. Plutonium-powered time-travel capabilities. Yes, it’s the DeLorean. Despite its many troubled years, the DeLorean has left its mark in automotive history, and it even turned into a pop-culture icon after the Back to the Future film franchise. Now, folks, it’s getting resurrected to claim its place in the world of EVs. The Future was never promised. Reimagine today. Sign up for the premiere of the DeLorean in 2022. https://t.co/K9n8D1s5uK#Delore
Who hasn’t stolen a cookie from the jar when Mom wasn’t looking? Or stayed out with friends long after bedtime? Or — God forbid — taken the shortcut through the park where shady people lurk, instead of going the long way over the main road? Or, yes oh yes, which programmer hasn’t violated one of those etched-in-stone best practices, you know, one of the ones that you should follow at all costs? It’s safe to say that many, if not most, of us have done this before. But maybe your rule-breaking is
Last night, Twitter announced it’ll allow users to tip accounts via Ethereum. This is the social network’s second crypto announcement in two months, after it enabled NFT-based profile pictures in January. These developments have come after Jack Dorsey stepped down as the company’s CEO last year. As a staunch Bitcoin supporter, Twitter’s new direction in cryptocurrencies might have annoyed him — especially as both announcements are related to Ethereum, a currency he appears dismissive of. When co
COVID-19 isn’t the first global pandemic, but it is the first of the algorithmic age. This has created both opportunities and threats. While evangelists argue that tech is curbing the virus, critics are concerned that it’s supercharging surveillance. Edward Snowden raised the alarm about the drawbacks in March 2020 — days after the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a pandemic. The whistleblower warned that the systems being launched would be hard to remove once the pandemic receded