Web design news

• The most mind-blowing Neural stories of 2021

  23-12-2021 17:00 via thenextweb.com
  
  When it comes to the world of technology, there’s no shortage of interesting, insightful, and important stories out there. And our reporters here at Neural have been hard at work all year providing you with the most relevant news and analysis from the world of AI. Sometimes, however, you just want to kick back and read some stuff that just blows your mind. That’s why, from time to time, we look outside the box for stories that truly exemplify the wonder and amazement that comes with
  
  Read more

• Japanese researcher creates lickable TV screen because god is dead

  23-12-2021 16:29 via thenextweb.com
  
  Sometimes when I’m watching cooking shows I dream about tasting those delicious dishes. But have I ever thought about licking my TV to find out? No. No I have not — because that’d be ridiculous. t looks like I’ve been made a fool of though. Wrap your head around this, folks: a Japanese professor, Homei Miyashita, has created a lickable TV screen that can imitate food flavors, Reuters reports. Hilariously, the device is called “Taste the TV&
  
  Read more

• Smart: This AI spots Deepfakes by analyzing light reflections in the eyes

  23-12-2021 15:48 via thenextweb.com
  
  Deepfakes are being used for a range of nefarious purposes, from disinformation campaigns to inserting people into porn, and the doctored images are getting harder to detect. A new AI tool provides a surprisingly simple way of spotting them: looking at the light reflected in the eyes. The system was created by computer scientists from the University at Buffalo. In tests on portrait-style photos, the tool was 94% effective at detecting Deepfake images. [Read: How do you build a pet-fri
  
  Read more

• Google Photos no longer offers unlimited storage — so what are your options?

  23-12-2021 15:48 via thenextweb.com
  
  Google Photos’ unlimited storage plan for your “high-quality” photos ended on June 1, 2021. The company made the announcement the previous November, without specifying reasons like whether it was running out of server space, or just wanted to sell you a Google One subscription for extra storage. You might be angry that Googlekille off another super handy feature. But there are no free lunches. So what are your options? We’ll address all your questions such as exporting y
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Surprise! An investigation into Tesla’s gaming feature made people angry (Update: Tesla gives in)

  23-12-2021 14:41 via thenextweb.com
  
  Surprise, surprise: Tesla‘s under formal investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NTHSA) again. This time, the NHTSA is investigating the Passenger Play feature. This “allows the gameplay to function on the front center touchscreen while the vehicle is in motion and may present a distraction to the driver,” according to the agency’s official report. As a result, on Wednesday the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened a Preliminary E
  
  Read more

• Surprise! An investigation into Tesla’s gaming feature made people angry

  23-12-2021 14:41 via thenextweb.com
  
  Surprise, surprise: Tesla‘s under formal investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NTHSA) again. This time, the NHTSA is investigating the Passenger Play feature. This “allows the gameplay to function on the front center touchscreen while the vehicle is in motion and may present a distraction to the driver,” according to the agency’s official report. As a result, on Wednesday the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened a Preliminary E
  
  Read more

• Apple’s AirPods Max are a year old — and the case is still atrocious

  23-12-2021 14:04 via thenextweb.com
  
  How time flies. It feels like last week when Apple announced the AirPods Max, its first proper pair of over-ear headphones. At the time, the launch SEEMED momentous. People were shocked/appalled/excited about the headphones and Apple‘s aspirations, but a year later? There’s an overwhelming sense of “meh” around the devices. Much of this, I’m sure, is down to the inherent flaws in the AirPods Max. I’ve written about this extensively in the past, but I’ll
  
  Read more

• Your Netflix recommendations suck. These tools will help you improve them

  23-12-2021 12:00 via thenextweb.com
  
  I’ve got a bad Netflix habit. Whenever I open the app, I scroll for ages before finding nothing substantial and rewatching shows I already love. Even when I search for specific keywords on Netflix, I don’t get appropriate results. All in all, disappointment galore. So, I decided that I needed to stop relying on Netflix for recommendations and build my own watchlist. Wasting my time scrolling should be a thing of the past. With this in mind, I created a guide on enhancing your Netfli
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• This material ‘learns’ like animals, and could help further AI research

  23-12-2021 11:58 via thenextweb.com
  
  The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea A unique material, nickel oxide demonstrates the ability to learn things about its environment in a way that emulates the most basic learning abilities of animals, as my colleagues and I describe in a new paper. For over half a century, neuroscientists have studied sea slugs to understand basic animal learning. Two fundamental concepts of learning are habituation and sensitization. Habituation occurs when an organi
  
  Read more

• This futuristic solar truck concept is like an EV Transformer

  23-12-2021 10:42 via thenextweb.com
  
  Imagine you’re looking for something to do to keep yourself occupied during the COVID-19 lockdown. While some people opt for negroni making and Only Fans, others have higher ambitions. Instead of baking bread or doing puzzles, the team at Wolfgang IP decided to make a new state-of-the-art solar EV truck. The mighty Thundertruck makes the Cybertruck look positively ancient. The makers note: While this was not your typical lockdown activity, our core team had worked in and around the automo
  
  Read more

• 4 tech debt pitfalls your startup needs to avoid

  23-12-2021 08:00 via thenextweb.com
  
  Tech debt is the off-balance sheet cost of technology work that needs to be done in the future. It accumulates by choosing a limited/less expensive technical solution now and pushing off the full/more expensive solution to the future. By not implementing the full solution now, companies are faced with the need to ‘rework’ software development in the future. Having worked closely with more than 25 startups during their journey from early-stage to growth stage, I have gained an unders
  
  Read more

• Is this unfortunate logo design the worst of 2021?

  23-12-2021 01:32 via creativebloq.com
  
  https://www.creativebloq.com/news/calendly-worst-logo-2021
  
  Read more

Follow @NewsWebDesign on Twitter!