It may feel like a long time ago, but it’s only nine months since the UK was in the grips of the “pingdemic”. Back in the summer of 2021, lifting COVID restrictions…
Month: March 2022
We ranked the startups that are making bus travel cool again
When you think of bus travel, there’s only so much you can polish a pebble. Sitting on a bus means being close to people with questionable hygiene who do things like eat…
Faulty update brainwashes AEG microwaves into thinking they’re steam ovens
Every now and then a story pops up that makes us doubt if we’re not living in Terry Gilliam’s Brazil. And today, friends, is every now and then. Since about two weeks…
The next big cybersecurity threat is connected SaaS platforms
This article was originally published on Built In by Aner Gelman. Text notifications about new messages on Slack. Linking Trello boards to Microsoft Teams. Using Boomerang to control a busy inbox. These…
Physicists suggest there’s an ‘anti-universe’ behind ours
A team of scientists from University of Waterloo have come up with an exciting new theory that explains the origin of the universe, its expansion, and the presence of dark matter. It…
The Ukraine war has massively impacted the global auto industry
The Ukraine war has been slowly changing everything around us, causing ripple effects in the auto world as well. In fact, most key players across the automotive industry have taken decisive action…
It’s 2022: Where are the drone deliveries we were promised?
Mobility pundits have promised us a future where drones would seamlessly deliver goods to our doors. Most of us are still waiting. The logic of drone delivery is to provide a sustainable…
High fashion to high tech: What startups can learn from industry icon François Kress
Did you know François Kress is speaking at TNW Conference this summer? Check out the full list of speakers here. Louis Vuitton, Fendi, Bulgari, Prada, Carolina Herrera, Miu Miu. This might sound like a bar…
AI helped map ‘trips’ in the brain — which could improve psychiatric treatments
For the past several decades, psychedelics have been widely stigmatized as dangerous illegal drugs. But a recent surge of academic research into their use to treat psychiatric conditions is spurring a recent…
The Xiaomi 12 Pro is a phone that puts entertainment first
Last year, Xiaomi managed to grab the second spot in the global smartphone market by pushing Apple to third. A seriously impressive feat, even though it was just for one quarter. The…