Some ebikes try to challenge the speed and torque of a motorcycle. Others pack so many ‘smart’ features that their spec sheets read more like the latest flagship phone than a commuter vehicle. But the more I test and live with ebikes, the more I appreciate designs that emphasize day-to-day practicality and ride quality over excessive power and overwhelming connectivity. Few ebikes fit that description as well as the Aventon Soltera, a lightweight and sleek ebike starting at just $1,199. At that
It was the Easter weekend, and thankfully, the Elon Musk-Twitter saga took a break. But we finally got to hear something about recent developments from Jack Dorsey, Twitter’s co-founder, ex-CEO, and outgoing board member, who weighed in on the issue with some non-direct tweets. Some of them were directed toward the company’s board, and how it has operated over the years, and some of them talked about the potential decentralization of social media. While the Bitcoin evangelist doesn’t fully agree
This article was originally published on .cult by Manusha Chethiyawardhana. .cult is a Berlin-based community platform for developers. We write about all things career-related, make original documentaries and share heaps of other untold developer stories from around the world. So you’re preparing for your next mobile development interview? Assuming that the company is working with the popular mobile app development framework, React Native, you’re in the right place. The interviewer is going to t
After a global dip during the start of the pandemic, Europe’s startup scene is buzzing yet again. 2021 saw a record-breaking €100bn being injected into European startups, and 100 new unicorns being born across sectors. And with Brexit coming into effect, 2021 also saw a shake-up of European titans, with London possibly losing hold of its startup-ecosystem crown. One region that might snatch said crown is Benelux — the Western European region comprising Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. C
Telegram has had an option to send ephemeral messages in its encrypted Secret Chat mode since 2013. Last year, it rolled out a new timer feature — that could be enabled for either 24 hours or 7 days — to auto-delete messages for all Telegram chats. Over the weekend, the app updated this function to allow a custom auto-delete timer for all conversations. Plus, unlike the previous version, it doesn’t require you to delete chat history on the Android app. Before you use this feature, make sure to u
The “brain in a jar” is a thought experiment of a disembodied human brain living in a jar of sustenance. The thought experiment explores human conceptions of reality, mind, and consciousness. This article will explore a metaphysical argument against artificial intelligence on the grounds that a disembodied artificial intelligence, or a “brain” without a body, is incompatible with the nature of intelligence.[1] The brain in a jar is a different inquiry than traditional questions about artificial
This article was originally published on .cult by Patrick Zawadzki. .cult is a Berlin-based community platform for developers. We write about all things career-related, make original documentaries and share heaps of other untold developer stories from around the world. Software development as a career has exploded over the last couple of years. And with the popularity of boot camps and lateral movements, it’s a great time to get involved. Yet behind all the fluff and pizazz of software engineeri
Artist’s impression of a giant planet forming. NASA, ESA, STScI, Joseph Olmsted (STScI) How do planets form? For many years scientists thought they understood this process by studying the one example we had access to our own Solar System. However, the discovery of planets around distant stars in the 1990s made it clear that the picture was much more complicated than we knew. In new research, we have spotted a hot, Jupiter-like gas giant in the process of forming around a star about 500 light-y
This article is part of our coverage of the latest in AI research. Artificial intelligence research lab OpenAI made headlines again, this time with DALL-E 2, a machine learning model that can generate stunning images from text descriptions. DALL-E 2 builds on the success of its predecessor DALL-E and improves the quality and resolution of the output images thanks to advanced deep learning techniques. The announcement of DALL-E 2 was accompanied by a social media campaign by OpenAI’s engineers an
This article was originally published on .cult by Hannah Augur. .cult is a Berlin-based community platform for developers. We write about all things career-related, make original documentaries and share heaps of other untold developer stories from around the world. What’s the first thing that people think of when they hear the word ‘developer’? For many people, it’s probably ‘money’ or maybe companies like ‘Facebook’ or ‘Google’. However, these topics don’t really reflect the work that developer