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…
Aston Martin has a foldable phone that you definitely shouldn’t buy
Whether it’s t-shirts, hats, watches, briefcases, bicycles, or even perfume, automakers — especially those at the pricier end of the market — just love to sell branded goodies. It’s another way to…
These $14 Redmi neckbuds give you wireless bang for your basic buck
Xiaomi’s spin-off brand Redmi made its mark on the entry-level audio segment earlier this year with its $23 Redmi Earbuds S truly wireless buds. Now, the company’s back with a new product…
Tesla hit with $14M fine over German battery recycling bungle
American electric vehicle maker Tesla is facing a $14 million lawsuit in Germany over how its recycled end-of-life batteries. The filing, shared by Roadshow by CNET, alleges that Tesla didn’t follow recycling…
Twitter engineer shares 5 tips on how to ace coding interviews
Coding interviews are a daunting experience. You interview for your dream job, and a random stranger asks you to think on your feet for an hour. You’re being put under a microscope,…
Ransomware could interfere with 2020 elections — these basic cybersecurity precautions can minimize the damage
Government computer systems in Hall County, Georgia, including a voter signature database, were hit by a ransomware attack earlier this fall in the first known ransomware attack on election infrastructure during the…