Last year, the UK became the first country to regulate the use of autonomous vehicles at slow speeds on motorways. Specifically, this means vehicles with automated lane-keeping systems (ALKS), able to control steering and speed within a designated lane. But the government’s expecting that automated driving systems (ADS) will soon develop to a point when an AV will be able to drive itself without a human paying attention to the road — as is now the case. And, naturally, this has profound legal co
Before the Covid-19 pandemic, working from home was something that was reserved for the lucky few. Now, it is a reasonable work perk that many employees are searching for. However, working from home doesn’t mean staying in your hometown. More and more people are taking advantage of this new opportunity and using it to explore different cultures, new cities and other continents. If you’d like to start living as a digital nomad this year, here are the best places to visit. Portugal Portugal ticks
Investing in crypto is a risky business — particularly when you’re betting with a country’s future. It’s nonetheless a gamble that El Salvador’s president has been eager to make. Nayib Bukele’s splurging on bitcoin has been lauded by crypto advocates, but criticized in the traditional financial world. The IMF has been among his most vociferous detractors. The International Monetary Fund has repeatedly urged El Salvador to ditch Bitcoin’s legal sentence — much to Bukele’s chagrin. Here’s a brief
Devin Nunes, the CEO of Trump’s TRUTH network, a former California politician who once sued an imaginary cow over a Twitter beef, recently declared that the upcoming conservative conversation chamber would be “the most family-friendly of all social media sites.” In order to accomplish this, Nunes says the company’s hired the same artificial intelligence moderation firm as OnlyFans. Yes MAGA fans, Trump’s TRUTH will be censored using the same technology as every other social media site. Oh the ir
It’s that time of year again: Samsung is gearing up to release its latest flagship phone. It’s an interesting year for Samsung, as the phone market has heated up with stronger competition from Google than ever and an increasing number of esoteric designs hitting the scenes. You can bet that Samsung is going to be trying its darndest to make the Galaxy S22 family feel relevant. Here’s what we know about the phones so far based on numerous leaks leading up to Samsung’s reveal. When are they coming
When is a form of transport both legal and illegal simultaneously? In England, this is the reality for escooters, where their legality depends on whether riders own or hire them. The battle between public and private escooters has meant that their low carbon footprint has been obscured mainly by police intervention and what some call over-policing. I wanted to understand the situation more. So I reached out to Dott, who is participating in Transport for London’s (TfL) escooter hire scheme, and
Before the pandemic started, the debate between open office proponents and haters was as hot as ever, with a new day and a new ‘study’ showing favorable results for rubbing elbows with colleagues. And the next day, one professing the evils of the incessant noise machine we’d created. Little did we know we’d soon all be doing our own unintentional ‘experiment’ into the benefits and evils of working solo. But now, after close to two years, offices in many parts of the world are asking employees to
12½ trillion hours spent online, a new milestone in internet adoption, and new records for social media use… If you expected digital to return to “business as usual” in 2022, you may want to reset those expectations. The new Digital 2022 Global Overview Report – published in partnership between We Are Social and Hootsuite – reveals that most of the connected world continues to grow faster than it did before the pandemic. Big stories in this year’s report include: Double-digit growth in social me
Google’s surveillance-based business model has attracted another prominent opponent. After surviving attacks from employees, human rights groups, Harvard professors, and rival firms, the company now faces a more powerful foe: a quartet of US attorneys general. The bipartisan group of AGs sued Google on Monday for allegedly deceiving users to profit from their location data. “Google falsely led consumers to believe that changing their account and device settings would allow customers to protect t
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 want to experience a metaverse, buy NFTs, or trade in cryptocurrency, it’s essential to have a wallet that’s easy to create and use. MetaMask is a pretty popular choice these days. It’s free to use, and is available as a desktop browser extension and a mobile app. You can sign up to create a wallet to store your digital assets in just a few seconds, and