The automotive industry has a ‘million-mile’ dream for electric vehicles, but it’s a boring one. They want to build a battery capable of being recharged over and over as many times as…
Month: June 2022
Ukrainian whose startup de-aged Luke Skywalker on stopping deepfake disinformation
AI has become adept at recreating, altering, and restoring human speech. But as the replicas become indistinguishable from the real, fears about the tech are growing. Alex Serdiuk has a unique understanding…
Firefox continues its fight for privacy by automatically stripping URL trackers
Mozilla has rolled out Firefox version 102, which takes an extra step in preventing websites from tracking your movements on the web. The new version automatically strips query parameters in a URL…
The future of micromobility is your ebike coming to you, autonomously
Ever wondered what would happen if bicycles could think for themselves? Well, this week, MIT researchers released a paper exploring the potential impacts of an autonomous bike fleet on city mobility. The…
It’s 2022. Why do we still not have waterproof phones?
While manufacturers have successfully increased the water-repelling nature of smartphones, they are still far from “waterproof”. A water-resistant product can usually resist water penetration to some extent, but a waterproof product is…
Lean sensei? Cyber threat hunter? 5 weird job roles, and what they actually do
Job titles have changed a lot in the last 30 years. If you asked someone in 1990 what a cloud architect was, they would probably imagine someone designing houses up in the…
6 bizarre airplane interior designs that could change flying forever
Long-haul flights are a necessary evil and I was intrigued this week to see Air New Zealand is launching the world’s first sleep pods for economy class travellers. This is a rare…
AI models can ‘sound’ human, but that doesn’t mean they feel or think
When you read a sentence like this one, your past experience tells you that it’s written by a thinking, feeling human. And, in this case, there is indeed a human typing these…
Stephen Curry’s former coach says AI can help train the next generation of NBA champions
Steph Curry is currently celebrating another NBA championship — just 10 years after the star feared he’d never play again. Curry’s early years at the Golden State Warriors were plagued by chronic ankle…
Business AI solutions for beginners: What is vertical intelligence?
Artificial intelligence has completely upended the business world. Whether you’re a fledgling startup or a billion-dollar global conglomerate, the way you do business today is radically different than it was just five…