On December 31, 2020, a bunch of EV aficionados set a new EV record for a Cannonball Run in a Porsche Taycan 4S. The group beat the previous record, held by a…
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Love music? Now’s the time to get a Last.fm account
It’s the beginning of the year and that means resolution season is upon us. And I have a suggestion — nay, a command — that’s both easy to achieve and satisfying: get…
Chicago’s second escooter trial shows riders are losing interest
This article was originally published by Christopher Carey on Cities Today, the leading news platform on urban mobility and innovation, reaching an international audience of city leaders. For the latest updates follow Cities…
Adversarial attacks are a ticking time bomb, but no one cares
If you’ve been following news about artificial intelligence, you’ve probably heard of or seen modified images of pandas and turtles and stop signs that look ordinary to the human eye but cause…
We might see an Apple car this decade — here’s what we know
After years of speculation and long spells of silence, we finally got a bunch of Apple Car-related news last night. First, Bloomberg reported that Apple has a small dedicated team developing drive systems,…
Pardon the Intrusion #34: Cyberbaddies had a field day in 2020
Subscribe to this bi-weekly newsletter here! Welcome to the latest edition of Pardon The Intrusion, TNW’s bi-weekly newsletter in which we explore the wild world of security. 2020 is finally over. The…
Trump banned ‘indefinitely’ from Facebook and Instagram
Donald Trump has been banned from Facebook and Instagram “indefinitely” following the riots at the US Capitol building. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Trump’s accounts would be blocked at least until Joe…
Need a 2021 work resolution? Procrastinate more
Boris is the wise ol’ CEO of TNW who writes a weekly column on everything about being an entrepreneur in tech — from managing stress to embracing awkwardness. You can get his…
Twitch’s PogChamp ban highlights the platform’s growing role in politics
Twitch has banned the popular PogChamp emote after the person it portrays posted incendiary tweets about the deadly riots at the US Capitol. In the wake of the police shooting of a female…
Germans say ‘ja ja ja’ to EVs in 2020
It’s not just the Dutch and Norwegians that went wild for electric vehicles (EVs) last year. Germany also had a bumper year for sales of battery powered vehicles in the country. According…