Новости за 09.12.2021

On the frosty morning of Dec. 9, 1921, in Dayton, Ohio, researchers at a General Motors lab poured a new fuel blend into one of their test engines. Immediately, the engine began running more quietly and putting out more power. The new fuel was tetraethyl lead. With vast profits in sight – and very few public health regulations at the time – General Motors Co. rushed gasoline diluted with tetraethyl lead to market despite the known health risks of lead. They named it “Ethyl” gas. It has been 100 years... Читать дальше...

When Apple launched its AirTags in June, I got rather excited — finally, I could connect my iPhone with a device to track my keys and wallet. As someone who constantly looses their stuff (yes, I know, shame on me), I was easily sold. But did I ever stop to think whether someone could use an AirTag to steal my car? Nope, but apparently that’s a thing now. Last week, the Canadian police announced that criminals have been using a new method to track and steal high-end vehicles: yep, AirTags. In fact... Читать дальше...

As the world begins to settle into what we’re calling the ‘new norm’, companies are starting to hire once more, and talent has started to take notice. The Financial Tech sector in particular is thriving. In fact, the global FinTech market is predicted to grow at a rate of almost 25% annually over the next couple of years, making it one of the most exciting industries to be involved in at the moment. Industries to break into if you’re looking for long term growth potential. And you don’t have to be a finance expert. Читать дальше...

The US Constitution requires that a population count be conducted at the beginning of every decade. This census has always been charged with political significance, and continues to be. That’s clear from the controversies in the run-up to the 2020 census. But it’s less widely known how important the census has been in developing the US computer industry, a story that I tell in my book, Republic of Numbers: Unexpected Stories of Mathematical Americans through History. That history includes the founding... Читать дальше...

Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. If you, like millions of other people, use the same password for just about every application you use, then I’m sorry to break it to you, but one of these days, you’ll probably get hacked, if you aren’t already.  Although you probably imagine a hacker as a hooded, geeky man sat behind a laptop breaking into accounts by guessing people’s favorite movies and lucky numbers, surprisingly, that’s not how it works.

Adam Mosseri, who took over Instagram in 2018, appeared in front of Congress for the first time last night. The company came under major scrutiny after a series of reports from the Wall Street Journal published earlier this year highlighted the firm’s negligence toward teen mental health. Ex-Meta employee and whistleblower Frances Haugen said last month Instagram was “more dangerous than other forms of social media.” All of this led to lawmakers being concerned about the social media firm’s lack of actions to protect kids online. Читать дальше...

Just last week, I called bullshit on the 2025 launch date for the rumored Apple Car. I say rumored as Apple has never publicly confirmed that they are actually making an autonomous electric vehicle.  A rendered image of what an iCar might look like. Credit: Vanarama. One of the issues I raised is that Apple hiring Christofer “CJ” Moore, previous director for Tesla’s Autopilot software, is not necessarily a sign of project progress. Apple’s had a revolving door for staff retention at Project Titan. Читать дальше...

I’m not gonna sit here and decry current technology, quite the opposite. To this very day, there’s something magical about smartphones. I can use them to watch movies, make music, work… anything, really. Despite this, I — a caveman — still expect my pocket rectangle to do one basic thing: be a phone. And this means doing things like calling 911. Normally, this isn’t an issue, but it could be now. If you’re on Android. And have Microsoft Teams installed. And aren’t logged into the app. Yes, friends... Читать дальше...

Apple’s App Store is a holy grail for businesses, offering access to an audience of about half a billion people per week, according to the technology giant. But that doesn’t mean landing an app in the digital marketplace is easy. Apple has said it rejected almost 1 million new apps vying for inclusion in the App Store in 2020, along with nearly a million updates to existing apps. Building an app takes a big investment of time and money, so before you get the wheels turning for your big app idea,... Читать дальше...

Move over GPT-3, there’s a scrappy new contender for the crown of world’s greatest language model and it’s from our old pals over at DeepMind. Up front: The Alphabet-owned UK outfit that answered the question of whether humans or computers are better at chess once and for all – the machines won – has now set its sights on the world of large language models (LLM). To that end, today it announced “Gopher,” a language model that’s about 60% larger, parameter-wise, than GPT-3 and a little over a quarter... Читать дальше...