While Amazon-owned Audible dominates the audiobook market, it’s far from the only player in town.
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Dawn Aerospace mohou odmontovat pomyslná dětská kolečka z kosmoplánu Aurora. Novozélandské úřady jim schválily lety do výšky téměř 25 kilometrů a neomezenou rychlostí. Aurora by se měla stát prvním soukromě financovaným bezpilotním letounem, který prolomí hranici rychlosti zvuku. http://www.osel.cz/13559-kosmoplan-dawn-mk-ii-aurora-dostal-zelenou-pro-novou-serii-testu.html
Is there anything more annoying than finding yourself stuck in a place where your phone’s data connection isn’t working—or, if you’re on a pay-for-what-you-use mobile plan, realizing you’re burning through mountains of mobile data when a password-protected Wi-Fi network is right nearby and taunting you with its speedy stream of unlimited internet goodness?
Today, I want to introduce you to a power pack of tools that’ll banish those Wi-Fi woes to the past. They’ll eliminate frustrat
The rise of generative AI chatbots has ushered in powerful new tools to help us get work done more efficiently. The technology has also introduced a slew of new terms into our lexicon, such as corpus and prompt engineer. But recently, another term has been popping up: “answer engine.”
But just
Once upon a time, dating apps were distinct, each catering to a different demographic or lifestyle. Today, they’ve blurred together, like an endless stream of swipes, deepening a trend of user burnout. In that struggling sea of love, Hinge is continuing to grow and sustain social relevance. Hinge’s founder and CEO Justin McLeod explores the state of dating in 2024, the sibling rivalry with other apps such as Tinder, and why he’s so excited about AI as a potential dating coach.
When Ariane 6 suffered a glitch on its first flight, the mishap felt strangely inevitable. Nearly half of all rockets fail on their first launches. After a troubled development and four years of delay
Intel’s push into software is going well and the company could have cumulative software revenue of $1 billion by the end of 2027, Chief Technology Officer Greg Lavender told Reuters.
Intel made north of $100 million in software revenue in 2021, the year Lavender was brought in from cloud computing company VMware by CEO Pat Gelsinger to steer the chipmaker’s software strategy. Since then,
The European Union said Friday that blue checkmarks from Elon Musk’s X are deceptive and that the online platform falls short on transpare
When two octogenarian buddies named Nick discovered that ChatGPT might be stealing and repurposing a lifetime of their work, they tapped a son-in-law to sue the companies behind the artificial intelligence chatbot.
Veteran journalists Nicholas Gage, 84, and Nicholas Basbanes, 81, who live near each other i
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Tech bros are for the first time poised to become pivotal players in highly sensitive sectors: national security, space exploration, and more. Most recently, NATO’s €1B Innovation Fund announced investments in eight startups and VC firms with a focus on
Japanese tech group SoftBank has acquired yet another British chip player. This time it has snapped up Bristol-based AI processor developer Graphcore, whose very survival was in doubt over the past year. The acquisition comes as investors compete to back the next big
Jagat Pun finds that working as a delivery driver is becoming harder and harder.
Pun spends his days zipping around New York City delivering Uber Eats orders, a job he’s done since 2020. But recently he’s had to work through the added burden of extreme heat, which makes waiting outside on sidewalks with no shade, navigating streets, and climbing up multiple flights of stairs in pre-war buildings all the harder.
“I get scared when the weather is really bad, but there’
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Obyčejné krystaly se opakují v prostoru, časové krystaly v čase. Nejprve vypadaly jako hříčka, od roku 2017 jsou fyzikálním mainstreamem. V nedávném experimentu vznikly časové krystaly z gigantických Rydbergových atomů, které poslouží k výzkumu i praktickým aplikacím. http://www.osel.cz/13558-exotika-na-druhou-vedci-stvorili-casove-krystaly-z-obrich-rydbergovych-atomu.html
In February, Apple launched its first major new device in nearly a decade, the Apple Vision Pro. It was handily the most anticipated gadget launch of the year, with massive marketing and media hype surrounding it.
But since then, the Apple Vision Pro seems to have made less of a bang and more of a whimpe
I still remember exactly where I was when I realized I’d lost control of my Twitter account. I woke up one morning in March of last year to an email, delivered sometime in the middle of the night, stating that the password on my Twitter account had changed. I had just returned from my bachelor party, which involved bookending a long weekend of heavy alcohol consumption with cross-country flights. No longer as spry as I was in my 20s, I was coming up on my second (third?) day of recover
Ensure your website's content is original with these Copyscape alternatives. Learn how to check for plagiarism and protect your credibility.
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A two-part episode: In part one, Ben chats with friend of the show and senior software engineer Kyle Mitofsky about Staging Ground, a private space within Stack Overflow where new users can receive guidance from experienced users before their question is posted. In part two, Ben talks to Stack Overflow moderator Spevacus, who participated in the beta of Staging Ground. They talk about why we wanted to build a safer asking experience for new users, the positive feedback we’ve gotten from the comm
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The tiny wires of Neuralink’s brain chip implant used in the first participant in a trial run by Elon Musk’s company have become “more or less very stable”, a company executive said on Wednesday.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has the Midas touch these days on most projects he backs. He made a fortune on the Reddit IPO and was an early investor in both Uber and Airbnb—but not everything he touches turns to gold.
Worldcoin was founded in 2019 by Altman and two others with backing from venture capitalists Andreessen Horowitz and LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman. It quickly turned heads by offering free cryptocurrency tokens to people who would agree to let the company’s shiny, softball
Jak připomenul film Oppenheimer, už v té době vědci pracující na vývoji jaderných bomb společně s politiky řešili klíčovou otázku, jak zajistit přežití naší civilizace ve stínu těchto ničivých zbraní. Rovněž otec štěpné jaderné bomby Robert Oppenheimer hledal řešení tohoto problému. Zároveň Andrej Sacharov, který je otcem sovětské termojaderné bomby, zastával názor, že mírové využití jaderné energie je klíčovou otázkou pro zachování demokracie. Obě tato témata se stála znovu extrémně aktuálními
Two state senators from across the aisle have come together to call on the Mall of America to pause its newly implemented facial recognition technology.
“Public policy concerns surrounding privacy rights and facial recognition technologies have yet to be resolved, including the high risks of abuse, data breaches, identity theft, liability and accountab
Spotify announced this week the rollout of a comments feature on its podcasts. But we’ve already seen other tools’ and websites’ comment sections devolve over the years into hate speech and polarization.
Spotify’s solution to this dilemma? Creator self-moderation.
Rather than granting everyone the ability to publish their own comments, Spotify is making creators weed through the comme
Google introduces Search Console feature for online stores to easily manage shipping and return policies.
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The Pentagon needs Silicon Valley’s AI
The Pentagon is finally getting better at procuring technology from Silicon Valley. Private-sector t
Hedge funds hunting for artificial intelligence-related stock market bargains are rushing into South Korea’s chipmakers, betting a new wave of demand for high-end memory chips and government spending makes them more valuable.
Britain’
Innovation thrives at the intersection of academia and entrepreneurship. Universities serve as breeding grounds for startups poised to disrupt industries with their novel ideas and cutting-edge technologies. Yet, the path from academ
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UK-based startup Oxford Ionics today announced a significant achievement for its ion-trapped quantum processors, demonstrating over twice the performance of the previous world record — without using error correction. While not providin
Military AI startup Helsing has raised a whopping €450mn at a reported valuation of €5bn. The German company said the war chest will fund security for NATO’s Eastern Flank. Founded in 2021, Helsing has rapidly grown into one of Europe’s defence tech leaders. I
A UFC match wasn’t on my bingo card for this year, but ringside seats were too intriguing to pass up. Surrounded by shouting fans, my VIP perch had me at eye level to the ring with a clear view of the fighters’ grimacing faces as they circled, pounced on, and wrestled one another to the ground.
Physically, I’m nowhere near this fight, which is live-streaming from Las Vegas. Instead, I’m among 500 other guests for an immersive watch party near Los Angeles inside a three-story dome w
Getting digital strategy right is the first part of building out a digital marketing success plan and the first step of the START Planning.
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Over the past decade, virtual assistants powered by artificial intelligence, like Apple’s Siri and
Worldwide sales of fitness trackers increased from $14 billion in 2017 to over $36 billion in 2020. The skyrocketing success of these gadgets suggests that more people than ever see some value in keeping tabs on the number of steps they take, flights of stairs they climb, time they spend sitting and calories they burn.
The manufacturers of these devices certainly want consumers to believe that
In 2023, economist Richard Baldwin said, “AI won’t take your job. It’s somebody using AI that will take your job.” Since then, we have been imagining the workforce of tomorrow, full of AI power users who are not just competent in their own right, but successfully engage with AI tools to achieve results. Not quite the human-robot collaborations that play out in our favorite s
Suicide rates are on the rise. Nearly 50,000 people died by suicide in 2022, a 3% increase from the previous year according to the CDC, and a 36% increase since 2000. Not only is suicide traumatic; it’s expensive. During 2015-2020, suicides and self-harm cost an average of $510 billion a year
Google is now translating search results into 8 more languages, increasing global visibility for publishers
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Whisper it, but startup funding is showing signs of a rebound. Venture capital investment in Europe has risen by 12% so far in 2024, according to Dealroom. By June, the financing for startups and scaleups had reached $29.3bn. If the current spending rate cont
In 1979, a partial meltdown of a reactor at the Three Mile Island nuclear plant along the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania brought America’s nuclear fears to life. For the past five years, that plant has been dormant, but a movement is underway to turn things back on, as demand for power sources by artificial intelligence companies continues to grow.
In a win for Elon Musk, a judge dismissed a lawsuit claiming that the billionaire owed former Twitter employees upwards of $500 million in severance after buying the social media company and gutting its staff.
The lawsuit, filed by former employees, alleged that Twitter paid laid-off employees less severance than they were contractually promised, ci
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Smart Factory je továrna nového typu. Řídí ji umělá inteligence, která vnímá výrobní proces, rozhoduje se, podle potřeby zasahuje a také se autonomně vyvíjí, aby co nejlépe plnila zadání, tedy výrobu skládacích telefonů MIX Fold 4 a MIX Flip, které se brzy objeví na trhu. Smart Factory je dotek budoucnosti. http://www.osel.cz/13556-plne-autonomni-tovarna-xiaomi-vyrobi-pres-10-milionu-telefonu-rocne.html
Samsung Electronics unveiled its latest foldable smartphones on Wednesday, making its priciest flagship model lighter and slimmer and
In a dusty plain in northern Argentina’s mountains, black tubes stretching two stories high fill a massive tank with salty brine sucked from deep below ground.
The brine contains lithium, a silvery white metal essential for making electric vehicle batteries
Discover the top 10 digital marketing trends for 2024. Explore the importance of strategy over the latest technology and gain valuable insights.
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Google's John Mueller confronted with question about anonymous Redditors outranking authoritative websites
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Volkswagen on Tuesday warned it may close the Brussels site of its luxury brand Audi due to a sharp drop in demand for high-end electric cars that has hit Europe’s top carmaker, forcing it to cut its margin target for the current yea
Crowdfunding campaigns fronted by women reach their fundraising targets 20% faster than those promoted by men and couples, according to a new study.
Pomme Theunissen at Maastricht University in the Netherlands and Matteo Millone, who works at APG Asset Management, analyzed 934 bids for business loans on three Dutch crowdfunding platforms. The Netherlands is “surprisingly the third-biggest crowdfunding market in the world,
PhotonDelta, a photonic chip accelerator in the Netherlands, has opened an office in Silicon Valley — marking a milestone moment for the Dutch semiconductor sector. The move is part of PhotonDelta’s goal to create a unified photonic chip industry that l
In 1991, I was a fresh-out-of-school graphic designer whose first real gig was working at an entertainment marketing powerhouse in Hollywood. One fateful day that spring, I was asked to help move boxes off a truck at our loading dock. I didn’t know it at the time, but inside the boxes were the key to my future: the most technologically advanced tools hitting the creative scene. There were 12 Macintosh Quadra 900s, complete with a floppy-disk, monitor, and an incredible 256 megabytes of RAM.
Cancer has touched almost all of us: our mothers, fathers, children, neighbors, and even ourselves. Cancer casts a long shadow over our lives.
BUT….what if a cancer diagnosis wasn’t so terrifying? What if it could be managed long-term? What if we had technology that made it possible for doctors to prescribe the right medication for the right person at the right time? What if I told you those things are a reality for some and could be a reality for everyone, everywhere, in the near
Artificial intelligence has made massive strides, and most of us have reaped the benefits. Initially emerging through theoretical frameworks with limited practical applications, AI systems evolved into sophisticated generative solutions, thanks to computational power advancements, machine learning algorithms, and increased web data availability.
We have already witnessed generative AI’s integration into various applications, from language translation and content generation to virtu
Last November, Warner Bros. Discovery’s Max streaming service announced that it was firing Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and the Road Runner. To be more exact, it included its entire library of Looney Tunes cartoons on a list of content that would be leaving the service at year’s end. Animation lovers everywhere
Oxid uhličitý je skleníkový plyn. Metan je ještě horší skleníkový plyn. Přesto by přeměna oxidu uhličitého na metan mohla pomoci úsilí zvládnout oteplování klimatu. Nová metoda elektrokatalýzy s využitím nanoshluků mědi jako velmi účinného katalyzátoru by to mohla zařídit. http://www.osel.cz/13555-prulom-nanoshluky-medi-zaridi-elektrokatalyzu-oxidu-uhliciteho-na-metan.html
US chipmaker AMD has agreed a $665mn (€614mn) deal to buy Finnish startup Silo AI, one of Europe’s leading artificial intelligence firms. AMD announced the all-cash transaction on Wednesday. The Californian company described the acquisition as “a significant s
Welcome to the new episode of the TNW Podcast — the show where we discuss the latest developments in the European technology ecosystem and feature interviews with some of the most interesting people in the industry. In today’s episode, Andrii talks about f
Samsung is moving beyond the wrist with a $400 smart ring for fitness tracking.
The Galaxy Ring looks similar to other smart rings, such as the Oura Ring Gen3 and the Ultrahuman Ring Air. It has heart rate and skin temperature sensors, and it can track steps, sleep, heart rate, and menstrual cycles.