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• What the world’s biggest tech companies are doing to fight coronavirus

  16-03-2020 23:36
  
  The coronavirus pandemic continues to engulf the globe — both in the literal sense of the virus spreading, and in the figurative sense as more countries enact stringent measures and citizens stock up on vital goods preparing for a long sit-in. So what are the big tech companies doing to mitigate the effects of the illness on society, especially as many countries and companies encourage citizens to stay home and work from home if at all possible? As social distancing becomes a primary way
  
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• Microsoft is holding an Office-related event on March 30 (online, of course)

  16-03-2020 22:40
  
  Today, Microsoft sent journalists invites for a digital event taking place on March 30. In this age of coronavirus, Microsoft isn’t hosting a physical event, but will produce it online. It’s slated to begin at 11AM ET. In case you are wondering, this does not appear to be a Surface-related event, or one focusing on hardware otherwise. Instead, we understand the event will focus on Office, and I might’ve guessed from the invite: Microsoft says we will learn how to be
  
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• This AI traffic monitoring system can spot road incidents with near 100% accuracy

  16-03-2020 20:08
  
  An AI traffic management system that identifies cars, accidents, gridlocks, and dangerous driving, reached an accuracy rate of close to 100% in a test in the city of Grapevine, Texas. The Currux Vision Smart City AI solution aims to make roads safer by sending alerts of crashes and illegal driving and to improve traffic management by counting and identifying vehicles and pedestrians. The product is designed to replace human oversight and manual traffic reporting with an autonomous system that a
  
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• Dyson just supersized its V11 vacuum for larger spaces

  16-03-2020 19:31
  
  Cordless vacuums make cleaning your home more convenient, especially if you’re short on storage space. But they come with obvious compromises: there’s only so much power, battery, and capacity you can fit in a handheld vacuum, which can especially become an issue in homes with larger spaces. At least, that’s usually the case. To address those concerns, Dyson recently announced the new V11 Outsize – a larger take on its cordless vacuums. While the new vacuum is still part
  
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• Dyson just supersized its excellent V11 vacuum for larger spaces

  16-03-2020 19:31
  
  Cordless vacuums make cleaning your home more convenient, especially if you’re short on storage space. But they come with obvious compromises: there’s only so much power, battery, and capacity you can fit in a handheld vacuum, which can especially become an issue in homes with larger spaces. At least, that’s usually the case. If you ever felt cordless vacs were just too small, Dyson’s new V11 Outsize is made for you. While the new vacuum is still part of the V11 family &
  
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• Microsoft spills the beans on everything about the Series X (except the price)

  16-03-2020 18:51
  
  Microsoft today revealed yet more technical details about its upcoming Xbox Series X console — a veritable treasure trove of hardware details, along with a few details salient to the average gamer. What it hasn’t revealed, what it’s stubbornly keeping under wraps, is how much this technical marvel is going to cost. Are you ready for the fastest, most powerful Xbox console ever? 💪 Take a closer look at the next-gen tech inside Xbox Series X. 👀 more on https://t.
  
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• ‘Neuromorphic’ computing chip could ‘smell’ explosives, narcotics, and diseases

  16-03-2020 17:15
  
  An emerging form of AI known as neuromorphic computing has been used to recognize scents emitted by explosives, chemical weapons, and narcotics. Researchers from Intel and Cornell University made the breakthrough by equipping Intel’s neuromorphic test chip Loihi with neural algorithms that mimic what happens in your brain when you smell something. This enabled the system to recognize the smell of each hazardous chemical from just a single sample. The study could pave the way to a vast ran
  
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• Ugh, the UK cuts electric vehicle grant for the third time in 10 years

  16-03-2020 16:45
  
  On March 12 last week, the UK’s Chancellor announced the country’s budget, and it’s had an impact for electric and ultra-low emission vehicles; here’s what you need to know. [Read: UK speeds up its ban on petrol, diesel, and hybrid cars by 5 years] British drivers can still take advantage of an EV car grant, but it’s been cut by £500. As of March 12, the grant is now £3,000, ($3,700) which car buyers can put towards the cost of a new EV. This is the thi
  
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• How to stop your MacBook Touch Bar buttons changing all the damn time

  16-03-2020 16:38
  
  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. Before I actually used Apple’s MacBook Touch Bar day-to-day, I thought it was amazing; a way of dragging laptops in the future. But I was wrong. Oh boy, I was wrong. As I put it in an earlier piece, life with the MacBook Touch Bar is awful and I hate it. [Read: Don’t expect too much from the rumored ‘entry-level’ AirPods
  
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• France fines Apple a record $1.2B for fixing prices with suppliers

  16-03-2020 13:36
  
  France has fined technology giant Apple a record 1.1 billion euros ($1.2 billion) for making agreements with suppliers that made it more difficult for independent resellers to compete. “Apple and its two wholesalers agreed to not compete against each other and prevent resellers from promoting competition between each other, thus sterilizing the wholesale market for Apple products,” said Isabelle de Silva, the head of France‘s competition authority in a statement on Monday (via
  
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• OpenAI CEO offers funding for startups tackling coronavirus

  16-03-2020 13:11
  
  As stock markets continue to tank globally, startup founders raising money are starting to worry. A notable exception is those with services related to coronavirus, who are enjoying a surge in demand and new investment opportunities. Sam Altman, the CEO of artificial intelligence research lab OpenAI, created another financial stream yesterday by offering to fund COVID-19 projects. In a blogpost announcing his plan, Altman said that as there will soon be enough testing capacity, he is seeking st
  
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• Electronics are for everyone with this masterful Arduino-Raspberry Pi-ESP32 training

  16-03-2020 13:00
  
  For every hobbyist crafting autonomous robots and home security devices and DIY media servers, there are a dozen who have no idea this mini-tech revolution is even happening. But with the training in The 2020 Complete Raspberry Pi & Arduino A-Z Hero Maker Bundle, even the uninitiated can start understanding how all these pieces fit together into something truly magical.
  
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• Pro and amateur cyclists meet in VR amid coronavirus race cancellations

  16-03-2020 12:29
  
  It’s not just football, basketball, Formula 1, golf, and baseball that have been canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak, professional road cycling has taken a big hit too. At this time of year, most races take place across Northern Europe in many of the regions affected by the virus. As such, races are being canceled left, right, and center and many professional teams, like Mitchelton-Scott and INEOS, are actively avoiding the ones that were scheduled. But professional cyclists aren&rsq
  
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• How COVID-19 postponed NASA’s Mars mission

  16-03-2020 12:09
  
  In the five decades since we first started sending spacecraft to Mars, exploration of the red planet has had a poor record of success. It is only in the last few years that we have come to expect that the number of successes greatly outweighs the failures. This is why the decision to postpone the launch of ExoMars 2020 for two years should be regarded as responsible and sensible. Obviously, it is disappointing that this mission – a joint one between European Space Agency (ESA) and the Rus
  
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• Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘Bitcoin price halved over past month’

  16-03-2020 11:39
  
  Our robot colleague Satoshi Nakaboto writes about Bitcoin every fucking day. Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As Nightingale used to say: Success is just a product of your motivation! Bitcoin price We closed the day, March 15 2020, at a price of $5,392. That’s a respectable 3.67 percent increase in 24 hours, or $191. It was the highest closing price in one day. We’re still 7
  
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• Apple’s iOS 13.4 might launch on March 17 — here’s what to expect

  16-03-2020 11:12
  
  With much of Europe on a coronavirus lockdown, one thing’s for certain: We’re gonna spend a lot more time on our phones. Which is why the potential launch of iOS 13.4 is a bit more interesting than usual because, hey, we might actually notice the updates for once. And — if the rumors are to be believed — it might be launching pretty damn soon. Specifically, March 17. Or at least that’s what this Twitter post, reported on by MacRumors, suggests: According to so
  
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• Virologists say warmer weather will unlikely be the end of COVID-19

  16-03-2020 10:30
  
  As the coronavirus death toll continues to rise, some have suggested that the approaching warmer spring weather in the northern hemisphere may slow or even stop the spread of the disease. US president echoed this, saying: “The heat, generally speaking, kills this kind of virus.” But is he right? The idea that the approaching spring may stem the spread of the disease comes largely from a comparison with the flu. In many ways COVID-19 is like the flu – both spread in similar way
  
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• BMW’s new app automatically switches plug-in hybrids to ‘pure electric’ based on location

  16-03-2020 10:01
  
  With the help of an automatic app feature, BMW thinks it can make plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) drivers use the electric features of their vehicle where it counts. In an announcement published earlier today, BMW spoke of its new PHEV vehicle feature that will automatically switch the car to fully electric mode when it enters one of nearly 80 low emission zones in cities across Europe. [Read: Scientists find fast charging destroys electric vehicle batteries] It sounds like a painfully s
  
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• Airbnb lets customers cancel bookings for free amid coronavirus pandemic

  16-03-2020 09:35
  
  As the coronavirus pandemic spreads all over the world, more and more countries issue travel restrictions to fight it. That means a lot of pre-booked vacation plans are ending up in the bin. Last night, Airbnb announced that it’ll let people cancel their booking without any charge. The company said if you’ve made your booking before March 14, and if your check-in date is between March 14 and April 14, you won’t be charged for cancelation. [Read: Microsoft launches a coronaviru
  
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• Cluno’s co-founder on why her company’s growth keeps her awake at night

  16-03-2020 09:19
  
  “There are nights when I lie awake and I am afraid this pace will blow up in our faces,” Christina Polleti, chief strategy officer and co-founder of German car subscription startup Cluno tells Growth Quarters.  Polleti is referring to the fast-growth Cluno is experiencing. Based in Munich, Cluno was founded in 2017 and offers a car subscription service allowing customers to pay a fixed monthly fee instead of buying, renting, or financing a vehicle. The fee covers all costs
  
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• Microsoft launches a coronavirus tracker dashboard on Bing

  16-03-2020 06:25
  
  As the world grapples with the continuous spread of coronavirus, more companies are making tools to keep people informed about the pandemic. Earlier today, Microsoft rolled out a new live dashboard to track the COVID-19 outbreak. The company said it’s aggregating data for the dashboard from trusted sources like the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Health Organization (WHO), the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the European Centre for Disease Pre
  
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• Alphabet’s site for free coronavirus tests is now live

  16-03-2020 05:49
  
  Verily, an Alphabet subsidiary, is collaborating with the California Governor’s office, federal, state and local public health authorities, to help people in the Bay Area with COVID-19 screening. Through its new site, which is part of a larger health initiative called Project Baseline, people residing in California can sign up to get tested for COVID-19 at no charge. At present, it’s only available to folks living in Santa Clara County and San Mateo County. President Trump erroneous
  
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• Instagram will place coronavirus advice front and center on your feed

  16-03-2020 03:38
  
  Instagram may be one of the world’s most popular social media services, but unlike Twitter or Facebook, the platform tends to largely remain ambivalent about current events and politics. Not so with coronavirus. As reported by TechCrunch, Instagram will leverage its popularity to offer advice about the novel coronavirus and how to stay safe during the pandemic. Specifically, it will place a prompt at the top of your feed with a link to information from the World Health Organization (WHO)
  
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