Unlike the cloak of mystery that usually accompanies bike development, Triumph has been very transparent with its electric vehicle: the TE-1 prototype demonstrator. Having successfully completed the first two phases of the project (partner collaboration and powertrain prototype), the British motorcycle maker has now finalized phase three – the prototype REVEAL. Feast your eyes on this sleek machine: Image: Triumph While the TE-1 prototype carries the Triumph name, it’s not all Triumph’s own w
Are you considering a career move in 2022? The last two years have made us all reevaluate what we want from our jobs. Perhaps it’s time to try something new, reskill, or pivot into a different field. One role that is constantly in high demand is UX design. If you think you’d be a good fit for this job you probably have a lot of questions in the back of your mind like, is the UX market still booming in 2022? Do I have the necessary skills to break into this field or how can I be successful? Don’t
News emerged overnight of the potential theft of more than US$326 million (A$457.7 million) of Ethereum tokens from a blockchain bridge (which connects two blockchains so cryptocurrency can be exchanged between them). It’s no surprise. Crypto crime has been on the rise – especially since the pandemic began. How are these crimes committed? And what can you do to stay ahead of scammers? Direct theft vs scams There are two main ways criminals obtain cryptocurrency: stealing it directly, or using a
Windows has a rocky history with widgets. Vista had the Windows Sidebar, a collection of widgets (then called ‘gadgets’) that provided glanceable information on one side of your desktop. Windows 7 allowed you to place these gadgets wherever you wanted on your desktop, but these were eventually deemed a security hazard and eventually scrapped. The original ‘gadgets’ in Windows Vista Then Windows 8 and Windows 10 abandoned traditional widgets in favor of Live Tiles. These were Start menu items tha
Canadian quantum computing startup D-Wave today announced its intent to go public. In doing so, the company will merge with financial corp DPCM to reach a predicted valuation of approximately $1.6 billion. Not too shabby. While D-Wave isn’t the first quantum company to go public — there are several quantum computing stocks on the market — its entry into the NYSE could have far-reaching implications for the quantum computing industry. It’s beyond the scope of this article to discuss the financial
The news is out: Peter Thiel is stepping down from Meta’s board of directors. Pals, we should pray for Zuck. Thiel — the billionaire co-founder of PayPal and Palantir Technologies — has sat on Meta’s board since 2005, and was one of The Big Mark Dawg’s most influential mentors. While Thiel is rumored to be stepping down in order to focus on, uhhh, “influencing November’s midterm elections,” his departure leaves a major hole in Meta. Who now can guide Big Zuck on his path into darkness? What indi
After being overtaken by Europe in 2020, China is back on top and leading the charge in new energy vehicle (NEV) global sales According to Chinese EV media outlet CnEVPost, China sold 3.31 million NEVs (battery electric vehicles, plug-in hybrids, and fuel cell vehicles) out of a 6.23 million global total in 2021. Based on data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA), this means that China took a 53% share of the global market, surpassing Europe’s 33% and the US’s 11%. These figures alig
Your new car is packed with a bunch of driver-assist features. But that doesn’t exactly make it an autonomous vehicle. So what’s the difference? What is driver-assist? Driver-assist is also called Advanced Driving Assistance Systems (ADAS). It refers to and encompasses functions and technology that augment the driving experience of the driver. These include: Blindspot detection Front, rear, and cross-traffic alerts Collision avoidance Lane departure warning Forward and side collision warning Ad
Just this weekend, respected New York Times journalist Farhad Manjoo wrote an article about traveling in a Cadillac Escalade embedded with Super Cruise, driver-assist technology. It erroneously stated that by deploying the technology, a driver could “twiddle your toes and put your hands in the air like you just don’t care.” As well as being cringe-inducing, the article is littered with phrases and descriptions of Manjoo’s behavior while driving that show a fundamental lack of understanding of th
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’ve been on Twitter recently, you’ll have seen people donning a username with an .eth suffix. You can see an example in the screengrab below. Ethereum address of co-founder of… Ethereum In this article, we’ll discuss what this .eth suffix means, and how you can get one and use it. Here we go! What the hell is an .eth domain? In a nutshell, it’s a domain