It took Robert Gomez about five months to get his Kaffe coffee grinder to the big leagues in e-commerce: among the first three search results for “coffee grinder” on Amazon.com. Gomez, founder…
Month: October 2021
9 reasons why you’ll never become a Data Scientist
Disclaimer: This story is not meant to discourage you. Rather, it should serve as a long hard look in the mirror. So you’re enthusiastic about Data Science, you’ve read a couple dozen…
This Linux and Git training can be a big step in your web development career
TLDR: The Mastering Linux and Git Certification Bundle offers insight into the open-source operating system, even if you’ve never touched a line of Linux code before. Everybody knows about Windows and MacOS….
What’s a ‘digital twin’? And why do we need it for EV batteries?
Although lithium-ion batteries have long been the focus of EV development, issues such as battery aging and safety still aren’t fully understood. That’s mainly because current battery management systems can obtain little information…
How many ‘office days’ a week are enough? You shouldn’t need to ask
COVID-19 has fundamentally changed our relationship with the office. After the enforced experiment of lockdowns pushing about 40% of the labor force into working from home, few of us want to return…
Everything we know about Google’s Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro so far
Google‘s Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro will officially be launched on October 19, and in typical fashion, we know a ton of details about the phones well before their release. That’s…
Sorry former Pentagon expert, but China is nowhere near winning the AI race
Nicolas Chaillan, the Pentagon’s former Chief Software Officer, is on a whirlwind press tour to drum up as much fervor for his radical assertion that the US has already lost the AI…
AI project brings the climate crisis to your home
Scientists have developed a novel way of making people care about climate change: flooding their homes. Not their real homes, of course; the destruction is merely a simulation — for now. But…
‘Confused’ Waymo robotaxis keep flooding dead-end street in San Francisco
Residents of an otherwise quiet neighborhood in San Francisco have been dealing lately with a very weird affliction: the constant buzzing of several Waymo vehicles crowding a dead-end street. The self-driving taxis…
4 things to know about China’s longest-ever crewed spaceflight mission
China’s Shenzhou-13 spacecraft is about to begin its voyage to the Tiangong space station. The spaceflight is set to feature a range of pioneering moments and intriguing tasks. Here are four key…