The UK supreme court has just heard an appeal from Uber that has far-reaching implications for UK drivers and the wider gig economy. Uber wants to overturn an employment tribunal ruling from…
Here are 10 deals on charging accessories you can score before Prime Day
TLDR: Get the jump on Prime Day with 10 deals of chargers, charging stations and power banks at similar huge discounts. Because you don’t live trapped in a cave under an ocean,…
AI helps produce world’s largest 3D map of the universe
Scientists at the University of Hawaii’s Mānoa Institute for Astronomy (IfA) have used AI to produce the world’s largest 3D catalog of stars, galaxies, and quasars. The team developed the map using…
10 simple Python tips to speed up your data analysis
A dash of magic Magic commands are a set of convenient functions in Jupyter Notebooks that are designed to solve some of the common problems in standard data analysis. You can see all…
Give me a remote or give me death: a tale of the new Chromecast
This is adapted from Plugged In, TNW’s bi-weekly newsletter on gear and gadgets. Subscribe to it (and our other great newsletters) here. Autumn — the most distinguished of seasons — brings with it predictable trends:…
How your city will transform as mobility tech catches on
Parking prices, congestion charges, fuel stations – the costs and diversions one never had to face on their way to work in the age of horse and carriage. The switch from horse-riding…
Agility of small businesses during COVID-19 puts big pressure on corporates
Like so many small businesses, a craft beer brewery close to me here in Northern California could have gone belly up when the COVID-19 crisis forced the closure of its two tap…
7 behaviors that may predict your company’s odds of survival
This article was originally published by Built In. The old way of working is dead. Its death throes began decades ago, and the COVID-19 shake-up has slammed the lid on the coffin….
How brain-like circuits could push computing power to the next level
For the first time, my colleagues and I have built a single electronic device that is capable of copying the functions of neuron cells in a brain. We then connected 20 of…
How facial recognition systems are adapting to masks
It’s surprising how quickly public opinion can change. Winding the clocks back 12 months, many of us would have looked at a masked individual in public with suspicion. Now, some countries have…