Новости за 08.09.2021

There’s no shortage of articles lately about how the pandemic has set women back. Since women tend to earn less than men, when the time came to take care of children that could no longer go to school or daycare, women ended up with the job. Working women across the globe were forced to quit their careers to become full-time, stay-at-home moms with all of the caretaking and laundry that comes with it. For a society that hasn’t quite broken out of its mindset around traditional gender roles, seeing... Читать дальше...

TLDR: The Unreal and Unity Game Development for Beginners Bundle offers full training in using the world’s two most popular game creation engines to make brilliant game development a reality. For those looking to turn their video game ideas into an actual playable game, there may be no more important question to answer than if you’re an Unreal type or a Unity user. The two most powerful game creation engines on the planet, both Unity and Unreal have been responsible for helping launch scores of great games. Читать дальше...

Wrath of the Righteous is Owlcat Game’s latest attempt to translate the Pathfinder tabletop roleplaying experience into a video game. It’s deep, ambitious, and lofty in ways that defy its humble Kickstarter origins. The play experience can be a bit incongruous and there’s much more here for story lovers and lore seekers than there is for min-max players. But Wrath comes closer to scratching the pen and paper itch than any other CRPG I’ve played. For the uninitiated, Pathfinder is a tabletop game... Читать дальше...

Electric vehicles (EVs) are hitting the roads in ever greater numbers. Global EV sales were up by 168% in the first half of 2021 compared to 2020, and are expected to cost the same as – or even less than – combustion (petrol and diesel) cars by 2028 at the latest. Accompanied by proposed government bans on the sale of combustion vehicles in many countries, EVs will be increasingly commonplace over the next decade. But EV uptake brings its own set of challenges. While the UK’s national energy provider... Читать дальше...

By now, we’re all aware of the danger deepfakes pose. These AI-generated videos of real looking people saying false things are regularly cited as one of the future’s biggest security concerns. And, rightly or wrongly, people are scared. But… that can’t be all there is to them, right? By its very nature, technology is neither good or bad — it’s merely a tool. Yes, deepfakes can be used to spread rampant misinformation, but what about the other side? And that’s what I wanted to find out: what’s the upside of deepfake technology? Читать дальше...

Did you know SHIFT is taking the stage this fall? Together with an amazing line-up of experts, we will explore the future of mobility during TNW Conference 2021. Secure your ticket now! Out of the many promising initiatives that got unveiled at the 2021 IAA Mobility Show in Munich, Continental‘s Green Concept is definitely one worth looking into. The German company announced that it’s working on a tire made from renewable, recycled, and traceable materials, designed to have extended service life... Читать дальше...

TLDR: The 2021 Ultimate AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate Exam Prep Bundle explains how to build and manage on the AWS Cloud platform, all for only $15 for a limited time. The numbers roll out for Wall Street watchers every quarter. And every quarter, it seems like there’s more shocking data about the growth of Amazon’s breakout star Amazon Web Services (AWS). The company reported last month that AWS revenue totaled almost $15 billion for the second quarter of 2021, a rise of over 37 percent year-over-year from 2020 figures. Читать дальше...

TLDR: Scopio Authentic Stock Photography balances a stockpile of over 400,000 brilliant images with a fair business model , creating a stock image outlet users can be proud to support. It’s a rare, yet satisfying moment when you can lock in a great price on a service you desperately need while at the same time supporting causes and ideas that matter to you. In our lightning-fast, socially conscious world, that co-mingling of stellar service and social awareness doesn’t always come together gracefully. Читать дальше...

A new law gives Australian police unprecedented powers for online surveillance, data interception, and altering data. These powers, outlined in the Surveillance Legislation Amendment (Identify and Disrupt) Bill, raise concerns over potential misuse, privacy, and security. The bill updates the Surveillance Devices Act 2004 and Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979. In essence, it allows law-enforcement agencies or authorities (such as the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission) to modify... Читать дальше...

Did you know SHIFT is taking the stage this fall? Together with an amazing line-up of experts, we will explore the future of mobility during TNW Conference 2021. Secure your ticket now! It’s September, and in-person events are slowly returning to Europe. This week saw the return of the IAA fair. It moved from Frankfurt to Munich, and its new rebrand is the IAA Mobility. It’s an opportunity for carmakers to show off their latest designs and concept vehicles, but it’s also an event struggling to show its relevance. Читать дальше...

A publisher can be held responsible for defamatory comments readers leave on its Facebook pages, the High Court ruled today, in a decision that could have far-reaching consequences for social media users throughout Australia. This decision may mean anyone who runs a social media page can theoretically be sued over disparaging comments posted by readers or random group members — even if you aren’t aware of the comment. High Court 5-2 in the Voller case has held that media publishers are liable for... Читать дальше...

On Tuesday, El Salvador became the first country in the world to officially adopt Bitcoin as a legal tender. But the much-touted rollout didn’t go as expected, and faced plenty of obstacles and snags. . Here’s a quick recap of what happened: President Nayib Bukele started building up the hype on Twitter, as the country announced Bitcoin as a legal tender on September 7. The country bought 200 Bitcoin, making it’s holding a total of 400 Bitcoin. To promote the app, and adoption of the cryptocurrency... Читать дальше...

We all know this feeling. We met someone at an event or a party, and had to follow them on Twitter because of social pressure. And there’s no polite way to remove them from your Followers and Following lists, apart from sneakily soft blocking them (first blocking them and then unblocking them). However, Twitter is now testing a feature that will let you remove a follower from your list. This will boot them out of your followers list without blocking, and preventing them from seeing your tweets at all. Читать дальше...