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Month: July 2021
We’ll never find dark matter… without quantum tech
Almost a century ago, Dutch astronomer Jacobus Kapteyn first proposed the existence of dark matter. He’d been studying the motion of stars in galaxies — a galaxy can be described, in rough terms, as…
A decade since ‘the year of the hacktivist’, online protests look set to return
Many of us vaguely remember the word “hacktivism” from a decade ago. This was a time before serious ransomware attacks dominated current cybersecurity concerns, when certain hacking techniques were being used to…
This masterclass explains the path to success as an Amazon FBA seller for under $20
TLDR: In The 2021 Amazon FBA Master Class Bundle, entrepreneur Ryan Ford walks new and experienced sellers alike through the steps of starting a successful Amazon based business. In 2017, Amazon’s share…
A 10TB Degoo cloud storage plan for under $90? It’s the TNW Deals summer gift to you
TLDR: The Degoo Premium Backup Plan offers a 10TB cloud storage account to cover all your file saving needs, all at over 90 percent off the regular price. All your history can…
Fake science is getting faker — thanks, AI
The practice of science involves trying to find things out about the world by using rigid logic and testing every assumption. Researchers then write up any important findings in papers and submit…
With deep-sea mining, the Pacific Islands are caught between money and the environment
While most Pacific islands have escaped the worst of COVID-19, a cornerstone of their economies, tourism, has taken a big hit. By June 2020, visitor arrivals in Fiji, Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu had…
4 ways AI is unlocking the mysteries of the universe
Astronomy is all about data. The universe is getting bigger and so too is the amount of information we have about it. But some of the biggest challenges of the next generation…
Windows 11 shows Windows 10 should’ve never been the ‘last version’
The announcement of Windows 11 was one of Microsoft‘s biggest surprises in years. Not because it’s unusual for a company to update its OS, but because this specific company promised Windows 10…
I had my hair cut at the Amazon Salon, and lived to tell the tale
This is adapted from Big Spam, TNW’s twice-weekly newsletter. Subscribe to it (and our other great newsletters) here. When I found out Amazon was opening a hair salon near my home in east London, I immediately suspected some nefarious…