Around 150 of Greece’s beaches now offer autonomous sea access to wheelchair users. Seatrac is a solar-powered, remote-operated chair helping people with mobility issues to enjoy the sea more easily. Using buttons on the chair to adjust its height, users can transfer from their wheelchair...
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June 19, 2023 albert
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“Infected,” episode 2 of The Last of Us, gets us intimately acquainted with the show’s Clickers. And when I say “intimately,” I mean intimately. At the start of the episode, the Clickers — people who have been infected by cordyceps long enough for the fungus...
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January 23, 2023 albert
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When I worked at IBM, we learned the hard way that there are risks associated with pushing a product or a feature that eliminates jobs. We brought out a product that reduced staffing in related areas by 90% and wasn’t selling well. It turned out...
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September 29, 2021 albert
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Intel has unveiled an Intel Network Platform that provides the system-level reference architectures, drivers, and software building blocks needed to accelerate the rate at which 5G networking services will be rolled out. Unveiled during an online preview of the discussions Intel hopes to lead during...
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June 26, 2021 albert
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You’ve all been there: The Google Meet meeting is about to end, and you’ve got something important to ask, but the meeting host just isn’t noticing your pleas. “Alright folks, if there’s nothing else, see you next time,” they chirp, leaving your question unanswered. Last...
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June 18, 2021 albert
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The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive it every weekend in your inbox. Hi friends and new readers, welcome back to The Station, a newsletter dedicated to all the present and...
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March 15, 2021 albert
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QAnon is running out of major online platforms where it can spread its conspiracies. In a statement to NPR, the viral video app TikTok has confirmed that it bans accounts spreading QAnon disinformation. QAnon is a far right conspiracy theory based on the unfounded belief...
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October 19, 2020 albert
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After “strongly encouraging” it earlier this month, Twitter said today that working from home is now mandatory for all employees around the world due to COVID-19 concerns. In announcement, the company said “we understand this is an unprecedented step, but these are unprecedented times.” The...
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March 12, 2020 albert
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The Daily Crunch is TechCrunch’s roundup of our biggest and most important stories. If you’d like to get this delivered to your inbox every day at around 9am Pacific, you can subscribe here. 1. Visa is acquiring Plaid for $ 5.3 billion, 2x its final...
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January 14, 2020 albert
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Harry Styles has had an eventful time guest hosting on the The Late Late Show. The former One Directioner took part in a mini Carpool Karaoke reunion, ate cod sperm to dodge a question from Kendall Jenner — and now, he’s performed an actual concert...
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