The USB-C standard has been long touted as a “one port to rule ‘em all” solution. Sure, it’s universal in the sense of the shape of the port. But the capabilities of…
Month: May 2022
When self-driving cars crash, who’s responsible? Courts need to know what’s inside the ‘black box’
The first serious accident involving a self-driving car in Australia occurred in March this year. A pedestrian suffered life-threatening injuries when hit by a Tesla Model 3, which the driver claims was…
Developers: Stop feeling the pressure to learn every new technology — do this instead
This article was originally published on .cult by Neil Green. .cult is a Berlin-based community platform for developers. We write about all things career-related, make original documentaries, and share heaps of other…
Could people breathe the air on Mars?
Let’s suppose you were an astronaut who just landed on the planet Mars. What would you need to survive? For starters, here’s a short list: Water, food, shelter – and oxygen. Oxygen…
NASA’s Voyager space probes will redefine what it means to live forever
Voyager 1 is the farthest human-made object from Earth. After sweeping by Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, it is now almost 15 billion miles (24 billion kilometers) from Earth in interstellar space. Both…
Halsey’s record label won’t release a new song until it goes viral on TikTok. Is this the future of the music industry?
On Sunday, popular American singer songwriter Halsey shared a video on TikTok with tinny music in the background, the on-screen text reading: Basically I have a song that I love that I…
Velotric Discover 1 review: A premium-feeling ebike at a not-so-premium price
I tend to gravitate toward ebikes that are light and nimble. I like ebikes that feel more like regular bikes, especially those that use torque sensors for the smoothest pedaling experience. The…
Watching this AI-assisted art video is like tripping on acid in the Matrix
Jason Silva, futurist and host of National Geographic’s “Brain Games,” recently published a mind-bending YouTube video combining the technological prowess of AI with the artistic creativity of someone who believes in the power…
Does it matter whose brain cells we use in gadgets of the future?
The year is 2030 and we are at the world’s largest tech conference, CES in Las Vegas. A crowd is gathered to watch a big tech company unveil its new smartphone. The…
New research highlights roundabouts as a cycling safety hazard
This week, new research found that roundabouts are overrepresented in bike accidents. Dutch traffic bureau VIA looked at registered accidents at intersections that involved cyclists between 2014 and 2021. It found most…