Month: September 2021

A look at US “finfluencers”, creators partnering with fintechs to promote investment products, as App Annie says hours spent on finance apps are up 90% YoY (Misyrlena Egkolfopoulou/Bloomberg)

Misyrlena Egkolfopoulou / Bloomberg: A look at US “finfluencers”, creators partnering with fintechs to promote investment products, as App Annie says hours spent on finance apps are up 90% YoY  —  Finance firms have long struggled to reach young and new customers — until now.  —  At first no one could explain …

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Hackaday Links: September 19, 2021

Things might be getting a bit dicey out in Jezero crater for Ingenuity. The little helicopter that could is starting to have trouble dealing with the thinning Martian atmosphere, and may start pressing against its margin of safety for continued operation. Ingenuity was designed for five flights that would all take place around the time

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Experts say current cuffless methods for measuring blood pressure, like the tech found in Samsung Galaxy Watch, can only reliably track relative changes (Nicole Wetsman/The Verge)

Nicole Wetsman / The Verge: Experts say current cuffless methods for measuring blood pressure, like the tech found in Samsung Galaxy Watch, can only reliably track relative changes  —  It’s been over two years since Samsung first announced that its Galaxy Watch would be able to measure people’s blood pressure.

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PCB Metro Maps Are a Gorgeous Labor Of Love

Is your love of public transportation matched only by your passion for designing custom PCBs? If so, then you’re going to love these phenomenal transit maps created by [Chai Jia Xun]. Using the painstakingly refined principles outlined in his detailed write-up, he’s created versions for Tokyo, Singapore, and the comparatively spartan San Francisco Bay Area.

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NTSB head says Tesla shouldn’t roll out its Full Self-Driving update with the city-driving tool before addressing safety deficiencies (Rebecca Elliott/Wall Street Journal)

Rebecca Elliott / Wall Street Journal: NTSB head says Tesla shouldn’t roll out its Full Self-Driving update with the city-driving tool before addressing safety deficiencies  —  Tesla plans to expand access to Full Self-Driving system and defends its tech; safety official says more work is needed  —  Tesla Inc. is readying a major upgrade of

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A possible retail listing of Surface Pro 8 with a 13″ 120Hz display with narrow bezels and two Thunderbolt ports leaks ahead of Microsoft’s event on Wednesday (Tom Warren/The Verge)

Tom Warren / The Verge: A possible retail listing of Surface Pro 8 with a 13″ 120Hz display with narrow bezels and two Thunderbolt ports leaks ahead of Microsoft’s event on Wednesday  —  Microsoft is holding a Surface hardware event on Wednesday  —  Microsoft is preparing to launch a new Surface Pro 8 model next

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How to meet the demand of EV infrastructure and maintain a stable grid

Andrew Tang Contributor Share on Twitter Andrew Tang is vice president of energy storage and optimization at Wärtsilä Energy, which provides solutions for renewable energy integration and EV charging infrastructure development. As electric vehicles (EVs) become the new standard, charging infrastructure will become a commonplace detail blending into the landscape, available in a host of

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Lego Submarine Gets Balloon Ballast System

Lego is a fun building block which vast numbers of the world’s children play with every day. However, the mechanical Technic line of Lego building blocks has long offered greater options to the budding engineer. [Brick Experiment Channel] is one such soul, working hard on their latest Lego submarine. The sub is built inside of

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