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• Amazon tells Tesla to hold its beer in contest for stupidest-robot-ever-built

  29-09-2021 22:03 via thenextweb.com
  
  Amazon held a hardware event yesterday to announce an all-new lineup of data-capturing-tools it intends to market as robot assistants and security devices. Interestingly, the general public seems to be enjoying the idea. Where Tesla was almost universally mocked for its silly robot announcement stunt, Amazon’s latest reveals have been met with a lot of positivity. Apparently, people are really into the idea of letting a giant megacorporation fill their home with surveillance equipment. Bu
  
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• Polestar’s SPAC brings its value to a mammoth $20 billion

  29-09-2021 19:24 via thenextweb.com
  
  Swedish electric car maker Polestaris the latest company planning a deal to go public through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). A deal with Gores Guggenheim Inc will raise a whopping $20 billion. As a result, Polestar gains three times its projected revenues for 2023. Some history and context. Polestar is jointly owned by Volvo Cars and Chinese auto company Geely. Following the success of the Polestar 1 and 2 EVs, the company raised in April $550 million in
  
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• Rolls-Royce announces its first EV and I’M CRYING TEARS OF JOY

  29-09-2021 18:06 via thenextweb.com
  
  Did you know SHIFT is taking the stage on Sept 30 and Oct 1? Together with an amazing line-up of experts, we will explore the future of mobility during TNW Conference 2021. Secure your ticket now! Yes, folks, it’s true. On Wednesday, Rolls-Royce announced that it’s finally bringing its luxury cars into the electric future. The very first EV from the historic brand is about to begin extensive on-road testing. “We will cover 2.5 million kilometers – a simulation
  
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• How ‘human rights by design’ can save us from AI misuse

  29-09-2021 18:04 via thenextweb.com
  
  Events over the past few years have revealed several human rights violations associated with increasing advances in artificial intelligence (AI). Algorithms created to regulate speech online have censored speech ranging from religious content to sexual diversity. AI systems created to monitor illegal activities have been used to track and target human rights defenders. And algorithms have discriminated against Black people when they have been used to detect cancers or assess the flight risk of
  
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• QR codes could be the next target for cybercriminals — here’s how to protect yourself

  29-09-2021 17:39 via thenextweb.com
  
  Anna Chung is the Principal cybersecurity researcher at Palo Alto Networks. Join her at TNW 2021 for a fascinating talk on ‘Cybercriminal minds.’ QR codes are being used as a key tool for reducing touchpoints and contact tracing throughout the pandemic, enabling convenient and contactless data sharing. They are not inherently unsafe, but they could be open to exploitation by cyber attackers. Quick response (QR) codes can be thought of in a similar way to URL shortening services &nda
  
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• Beethoven never finished his 10th Symphony. Computer scientists just did

  29-09-2021 16:46 via thenextweb.com
  
  When Ludwig von Beethoven died in 1827, he was three years removed from the completion of his Ninth Symphony, a work heralded by many as his magnum opus. He had started work on his 10th Symphony but, due to deteriorating health, wasn’t able to make much headway: All he left behind were some musical sketches. Ever since then, Beethoven fans and musicologists have puzzled and lamented over what could have been. His notes teased at some magnificent reward, albeit one that seemed forever out
  
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• With XSplit VCam Premium, instantly improve the background in any videos and make it look seamless

  29-09-2021 16:00 via thenextweb.com
  
  TLDR: XSplit VCam Premium gives users ultimate and easy control over the backgrounds of all their video conferencing, vlogging, or live streaming videos. Just a few short years ago, who would have ever thought they’d care about video backgrounds? But now, with video meetings and conferencing a daily part of many of our lives, you actually have to pay attention to your surroundings, the environment happening in your video communications, and, most importantly, what it says about you. XSpli
  
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• Degoo is offering 15TBs of premium cloud storage space for life — and it’s under $90

  29-09-2021 16:00 via thenextweb.com
  
  TLDR: With this deal, you can land 15TBs of Degoo Premium cloud storage space for life for less than $90. When users are on the hunt for a quality cloud storage option, they can browse through the assorted features of any given service to check out its bells and whistles; or kick the tires on specific issues like file security, transfer speeds, and mobile access. All those points certainly matter, but if you really ask most cloud storage buyers to boil down their decision making process, it com
  
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• What are DAOs and how do they work?

  29-09-2021 14:52 via thenextweb.com
  
  The emergence of DAOs has brought forth a powerful mechanism to manage blockchain protocols and presents a novel opportunity for individuals to get directly involved with a passion project on many different levels. Individuals now have the opportunity to be a part of a community that collectively operates a protocol of interest as well as the chance to get paid for meaningful contributions that push the project forward. So let’s dive into what exactly DAOs are, how they work, and why I be
  
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• The most in-demand programming languages of 2021 

  29-09-2021 14:26 via thenextweb.com
  
  The battle for the best programming language is raging. But who will make it out on top? Just kidding, they’re all great, but we did check our database of job postings from over 6,000 tech companies across the globe to see which languages were most in-demand from employers.  So, whether you’re a seasoned programmer with years of experience and a few languages under your belt, or you’re just starting out and trying to decide where to start, here are the top programming lan
  
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• How to stop your Apple Watch stupidly announcing exercise details

  29-09-2021 12:16 via thenextweb.com
  
  Something horrible keeps happening: I upgraded to watchOS 8 and now a computer shouts at me while I’m working out. I’ll be running or doing yoga and, out of nowhere, a disembodied voice will tell me how far I’ve gone or that I’ve closed my exercise ring. It’s haunting. Look, there’s nothing wrong this new feature per se — it’s just not for me. Voice Feedback (which is what it’s called) just takes me out the zone while I’m exercising. I
  
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• How stop your Apple Watch stupidly announcing exercise details

  29-09-2021 12:16 via thenextweb.com
  
  Something horrible keeps happening: I upgraded to watchOS 8 and now a computer shouts at me while I’m working out. I’ll be running or doing yoga and, out of nowhere, a disembodied voice will tell me how far I’ve gone or that I’ve closed my exercise ring. It’s haunting. Look, there’s nothing wrong this new feature per se — it’s just not for me. Voice Feedback (which is what it’s called) just takes me out the zone while I’m exercising. I
  
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• You need to start planning for immortality in the metaverse

  29-09-2021 11:06 via thenextweb.com
  
  There is a new culture arising between (wo)man and machine. The digital afterlife — avatars we created throughout the years, photos and accounts we accumulated, contacts and messages we exchanged — is challenging our assumptions about life and death. The new frontiers we try to establish between the real and the virtual, between past memory, current experience, and futuristic vision are blurry. Who owns all the data we leave behind? How will we be remembered in this modern-day colle
  
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• Developers hate WordPress — and so should marketers

  29-09-2021 10:03 via thenextweb.com
  
  WordPress is hands down the most popular CMS out there. Since it started in 2003, it’s accumulated a market share of 39% of websites on the internet. BBC America, the Washington Post, Walt Disney World, the government of Sweden, and, hell, even your favorite news source (TNW by the way) all use WordPress to build their websites.  But, while the CMS system is powering the websites of so many businesses across the globe, the truth is, a majority of developers actually hate it. In Stack
  
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• Amazon’s new fitness offerings aim to rival Apple and Fitbit

  29-09-2021 07:49 via thenextweb.com
  
  Amazon’s Astro robot was certainly the most eye-catching announcement of the last night. However, the ecommerce giant also launched a new version of its Halo fitness band, along with health-related services, including workout and nutrition guidance. The new $80 Halo View has an AMOLED screen to display time, notifications, and fitness stats. While that’s the biggest upgrade from last year’s screen-less Halo band, Amazon has also dropped the always listening mic. This means you
  
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• Amazon Astro could be the first mainstream robot assistant

  29-09-2021 03:53 via thenextweb.com
  
  Ever since Amazon introduced Alexa to the world and invested heavily in its personal assistant AI, it seemed we all knew where the company was eventually heading: personal robots. That moment has finally arrived. The company today announced Astro, its oft-rumored home robot. Although it’s pricey at an initial cost of $999.99, it has the potential of being the first real mainstream home assistant robot (as opposed to, say, a robot vacuum). Astro has a bit of a unique design, with two big w
  
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• Researchers use AI to determine which animal diseases will infect humans next

  29-09-2021 00:26 via thenextweb.com
  
  Did you know Neural is taking the stage on Sept 30 and Oct 1? Together with an amazing line-up of experts, we will explore the future of AI during TNW Conference 2021. Secure your ticket now! A team of researchers from the University of Glasgow in the UK have created an AI-powered system for identifying which diseases will make the leap from the animal kingdom to causing human infections. This could go a long way towards preparing us for the next pandemic. COVID-19 and dozens of other
  
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