In recent years, big tech companies have been pivoting into different industries. By applying their knowledge of emerging tech, they’ve been able to disrupt and overtake established players in the market. And…
Month: October 2021
Are classic cars still ‘classic’ if converted to EVs? YES, yes they are.
If there’s one topic that’s likely to elicit strong feelings among vehicle aficionados, it’s the conversion of a classic car into an electric vehicle. During the past few years, there’s been a…
Hybrid work is not great for you but even worse for the planet
Just 5% of employed people in the UK worked from home in 2019. The onset of the pandemic and the overnight shuttering of offices during the first lockdown meant 47% of employees…
Instagram will warn kids if they consume too much ‘sensitive’ content
After accusations of ignoring mental health impact on teens using Instagram, Facebook will roll out new measures to make amends. These measures include warnings for consuming too much harmful content, parental control…
How Google wants to be your primary choice to track breaking news
When I think of breaking news, I think about scrolling my timeline on Twitter to catch up on the latest developments in the story. Google wants to change that with a feature…
Programming in ‘natural’ language is coming sooner than you think
Sometimes major shifts happen virtually unnoticed. On May 5, IBMannounced Project CodeNet to very little media or academic attention. CodeNet is a follow-up to ImageNet, a large-scale dataset of images and their…
This portable power station and solar panel to keep everything running when the power goes out
TLDR: With its giant energy storage capabilities, the EcoFlow Delta is ready to deliver power to over a dozen sources at once in the event of a major power outage. Now that…
How to protect your machine learning models against adversarial attacks
Machine learning has become an important component of many applications we use today. And adding machine learning capabilities to applications is becoming increasingly easy. Many ML libraries and online services don’t even…
All Pythonistas should switch to Go… or okay, maybe just half
Your average software engineer is still in love with Python. Married, even. But not those at Google, Uber, Dropbox, Soundcloud, Slack, and Medium. The programmers at top corporations have long fallen for…
Transport for London expands escooter trials
This article was originally published by Christopher Careyon Cities Today, the leading news platform on urban mobility and innovation, reaching an international audience of city leaders. For the latest updates, follow Cities Today…