Halloween is a time to be haunted by ghosts, goblins, and ghouls, but nothing in the universe is scarier than a black hole. Black holes – regions in space where gravity is…
Waymo pauses testing fearing US election unrest
As the American election results unfold, Google’s self-driving division Waymo has pulled its cars from the streets fearing “unrest” in the coming days. According to The Verge, Waymo is “temporarily pausing” its…
What I learned from funding my second startup… with a credit card
No matter what kind of startup you dream of creating, you’re going to need some funding to get it off the ground. And as an entrepreneur, there are more ways than ever…
Spotify will now allow you to stream songs directly from your Apple Watch
Spotify is finally rolling out an update to its Apple Watch app that’ll allow you to stream songs directly from the device. Previously, the app acted like a remote to the iPhone…
WhatsApp just made it easier to clear up space on your phone
If you spend a lot of time chatting on your phone, chances are that a good chunk of its storage is taken up by images and videos sent by friends and family…
Pirelli is making tires specifically for EVs — but it’s just marketing
Good news for EV drivers: tire maker Pirelli is making a bunch of special rubber just for you! In a press release published this week, Pirelli announced two things, which really are…
No one but Nintendo could’ve made ‘Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit’
This is adapted from Plugged In, TNW’s bi-weekly newsletter on gear and gadgets. Subscribe to it (and our other great newsletters) here. Greetings gadget fans. This week Plugged In was fed another newsletter (Mad Cow Disease-style) and is…
How the cloud has helped businesses survive COVID-19
In late March 2020, the 2,000 employees of Barnsley Council, a local authority in the Dearne Valley of Yorkshire, England had to switch to home working, virtually overnight. The local authority used…
Backup all of your files into the cloud with this Dropbox alternative
TLDR: With full security protection, fast transfer speeds and automatic backups, Degoo’s premium cloud storage offer serves up 15TB of space for life for under $150. Cloud storage feels like an always…
Facebook and Twitter tried to stop voter intimidation… and they failed miserably
Neither disinformation nor voter intimidation is anything new. But tools developed by leading tech companies including Twitter, Facebook, and Google now allow these tactics to scale up dramatically. As a scholar of…