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February 17, 2020

UK's Met Office says it will spend £1.2B to acquire the world's most powerful climate supercomputer, capable of forecasting for an area just 1,000 meters across (Steve Dent/Engadget)

Steve Dent / Engadget: UK’s Met Office says it will spend £1.2B to acquire the world’s most powerful climate supercomputer, capable of forecasting for an area just 1,000 meters across — The UK’s weather service, the Met Office, will spend £1.2 billion ($1.6 billion) to acquire the world’s … UK's Met Office says it will

February 17, 2020

Why you should wear roller skates to your next networking event

Boris is the wise ol’ CEO of TNW who writes a weekly column on everything about being an entrepreneur in tech — from managing stress to embracing awkwardness. You can get his musings straight to your inbox by signing up for his newsletter! There’s a woman in my neighborhood who I’ve never seen on foot.

iPhone 12 rumors: Release date, specs, screen size and 5G predictions – CNET

Here are the standout rumors about upcoming iPhones. iPhone 12 rumors: Release date, specs, screen size and 5G predictions – CNET Source: CNet

Volvo VNR Electric semi truck is eerily silent – Roadshow

This EV semi is set to enter operation later this year. Volvo VNR Electric semi truck is eerily silent – Roadshow Source: CNet

Volvo VNR Electric semi truck first drive: More than just a truck – Roadshow

Volvo’s EV semi is part of the Lights program, a massive public-private effort to create an entire electrified ecosystem in Southern California. Volvo VNR Electric semi truck first drive: More than just a truck – Roadshow Source: CNet

February 17, 2020

4 President’s Day tech deals you won’t want to miss

We should also mention that by adding the code PRESIDENT15 during checkout on any of these offers, you’ll get an additional 15 percent off your purchase. Read on to see where the savings are: 4 President’s Day tech deals you won’t want to miss Source: The Next Web

February 17, 2020

Tesla’s Long Range Model S gets a boost to run 390 miles between charges

Tesla has taken another step toward breaking the 400-mile (644 km) range barrier with the latest iterative updates on its Model S luxury sedan. [Read: Tesla finally returns Autopilot to second-hand Model S owner after secretly wiping it from his car] According to a tweet last week, the Model S now has an estimated range

February 17, 2020

Google says it is ending its Google Station program in India and other countries, where it provided free Wi-Fi in railway stations, as mobile data prices drop (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)

Manish Singh / TechCrunch: Google says it is ending its Google Station program in India and other countries, where it provided free Wi-Fi in railway stations, as mobile data prices drop — Google said on Monday that it is winding down its Station program, through which it rolled out free Wi-Fi in more than 400

February 17, 2020

Leaked video reveals Microsoft’s new Outlook ‘Spaces’ feature

Microsoft is working on a new organizational feature for Outlook, named Spaces. Twitter user WalkingCat revealed the new tool in a leaked video over the weekend, and Outlook Spaces looks like it’s designed to allow users to collate emails, notes, files, documents, calendar appointments, and to-do lists into online spaces. It looks like it will

February 17, 2020

Google winds down free Station Wi-Fi program

Image: Google Google is shutting down Station, a program that saw the company offer free Wi-Fi across over 400 railway stations in India and over 5000 locations worldwide since 2016, TechCrunch reports. Google says that the service is currently live in Brazil, South Africa, Nigeria, Thailand, the Philippines, Mexico, India, Indonesia, and Vietnam. The Station

February 17, 2020

GitHub COO on launching in India and collaborating with governments to support the dev community

GitHub launched its subsidiary in India last week to support a thriving developer community in the country. As part of the announcement, the Microsoft-owned company will have offices in Hyderabad and Bengaluru, and will establish teams across engineering, community, sales, and marketing verticals. However, it’s not clear as to how exactly this step will benefit

Upcoming Events, Webinars & Calls for Papers (Week of Feb. 17, 2020)

Upcoming events include Innovations 2020, ELI Annual Meeting 2020, and the University of South Carolina Virtual Teaching Conference. Upcoming Events, Webinars & Calls for Papers (Week of Feb. 17, 2020) Source: Campus Technology

February 17, 2020

London-based Unmind, a workplace mental health platform that companies can provide as an employee benefit, raises $10M Series A (Annie Musgrove/Tech.eu)

Annie Musgrove / Tech.eu: London-based Unmind, a workplace mental health platform that companies can provide as an employee benefit, raises $10M Series A — Unmind, a London-based mental health platform for the workplace, has raised a $10 million Series A round led by Berlin-based Project A, with the support of existing investor Felix Capital. London-based

Fighting PCI non-compliance could require new frameworks, zero trust

Fighting PCI non-compliance could require new frameworks, zero trust Source: Search Compliance

Google Cloud cuts jobs in restructure, despite growth

Google trims Google Cloud headcount as it refocuses on international markets. Google Cloud cuts jobs in restructure, despite growth Source: ZDNet Microsoft

February 17, 2020

Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘Craig Wright threatens to sue Bitcoin for using ‘his’ Bitcoin database’

Our robot colleague Satoshi Nakaboto writes about Bitcoin every fucking day. Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As Baudriallard used to say: Let’s make it rock! Bitcoin price We closed the day, February 11 2020, at a

February 17, 2020

Monzo is bringing back premium bank accounts to help turn a profit

In an attempt to become profitable, British-based digital bank startup Monzo is shaping up to have a second crack at paid accounts after failing first time round, Reuters reports. Back in April last year, Monzo launched its “Plus” premium package which allowed customers to buy add-ons, such as travel insurance and extra cash withdrawals while

February 17, 2020

Automated facial recognition breaches GDPR, says EU digital chief

The EU’s digital and competition chief has said that automated facial recognition breaches GDPR, as the technology fails to meet the regulation’s requirement for consent. Margrethe Vestager, the European Commission’s executive vice president for digital affairs, told reporters that “as it stands right now, GDPR would say ‘don’t use it’, because you cannot get consent,” EURACTIV revealed today. GDPR

February 17, 2020

Climate change: Why trains are not as green as you thought

Did you know TNW Conference has a track fully dedicated to exploring how tech can help achieve the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) this year? Check out the full ‘Sustainable Societies‘ program here. The 2020s will have to involve some very big decisions about transport – the UK’s most polluting sector. The UK government’s response

The Roadshow Mazda Roadster on the track in Japan – Roadshow

All stickered up and looking ready for action, this was the car that made our Gran Turismo dreams come true. The Roadshow Mazda Roadster on the track in Japan – Roadshow Source: CNet

Getting real with Gran Turismo and a Mazda Roadster in Japan – Roadshow

Did you know that one of Gran Turismo’s most grueling events is based on a real race? We head to Tsukuba to do it IRL. Getting real with Gran Turismo and a Mazda Roadster in Japan – Roadshow Source: CNet

February 17, 2020

Tesla forced to pause Berlin Gigafactory after environmental challenge

Photo by Michele Tantussi/Getty Images A German court has forced Tesla to temporarily halt preparation work for its Gigafactory near Berlin after local activists raised concerns about its impact on wildlife and water supplies, Reuters reports. The electric car company is currently in the process of clearing 92 hectares of forest in Gruenheide, east of

February 17, 2020

How tech companies are partnering with millions of mom-and-pop "kirana" stores in India for services like last mile delivery, digital transactions, and more (Avanish Tiwary/KrASIA)

Avanish Tiwary / KrASIA: How tech companies are partnering with millions of mom-and-pop “kirana” stores in India for services like last mile delivery, digital transactions, and more — On a Tuesday morning in January, 24-year-old Mumbai resident Amol Patil, who runs a small neighborhood store … How tech companies are partnering with millions of mom-and-pop

Amp Volt Ohm Meter Model 8 Mark III from the 1960s

There’s hardly any piece of test equipment more fundamental than a volt ohm meter. Today you’re likely to have a digital one, but for most of history, these devices had real needle meters. The AVOmeter Model 8 Mark III that [Jeff Tranter] shows off had an odd banana-shaped meter. Maybe that goes with the banana

Baidu open sources AI to identify people without face masks

{$inline_image}With the growing scare of the deadly coronavirus, companies in China are pushing hard to limit its spread. In one such effort, the country’s leading search engine Baidu has open-sourced an AI model to detect people not wearing face masks. As coronavirus can spread through close contact with an infected person via their coughs, sneezes, or

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