🚀 Explore this insightful post from WIRED đź“– đź“‚ Category: Gear,Gear / Buying Guides,Gear / Products / Home,Hot Hot Heat âś… Here’s what you’ll learn: Frequently Asked QuestionsAre Large Heaters More Powerful Than Small Ones?AccordionItemContainerButtonNope! It may seem counterintuitive, but large heaters don't necessarily heat any better than small ones.Whatever their physical size, most space heaters in the US and Canada deliver about the same amount of heat. Space heaters top out at 1,500 watts, which is the highest safe operating load for a 15-amp household circuit. And aside from some low-power personal heaters here and there, most space heaters…
✨ Explore this must-read post from WIRED đź“– đź“‚ Category: Science,Science / Physics and Math,Algorithms 📌 Main takeaway: The original version to This story Featured in Quanta Magazine.In 1939, arriving late to a statistics course at UC Berkeley, George Dantzig—a first-year graduate student—copied two problems from the blackboard, thinking they were homework. He found the homework “harder than usual,” he later recounted, and apologized to the professor for taking a few extra days to complete it. A few weeks later, his professor told him that he had solved two famous open problems in statistics. Dantzig's work would provide the basis…
✨ Check out this trending post from TechCrunch đź“– đź“‚ Category: Transportation,Ford,Tesla,Waymo,Luminar,Rad Power Bikes,techcrunch mobility đź’ˇ Key idea: Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for all things “The Future of Transportation.” To get this in your inbox, sign up here for free – just click TechCrunch Mobility! The year in transportation began with the bankruptcy of two companies – Kanoo and Nikola – and is now ending with the bankruptcy of two more. Rad Power Bikes It's coming to an end - or at least bankruptcy. The electric bicycle company has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, weeks after…
đź’Ą Read this awesome post from TechCrunch đź“– đź“‚ Category: AI,Transportation,Waymo âś… Key idea: Waymo halted its robotaxi service in San Francisco on Saturday evening after a massive power outage left many of its vehicles stuck on city streets. Numerous photos and videos posted on social media captured Waymo robotaxis parked on roads and intersections where human drivers passed them or were stuck behind them. Waymo said on Saturday it had temporarily suspended service in the city due to power outages. Spokeswoman Susan Fillion provided a similar statement to TechCrunch on Sunday morning. “We have temporarily suspended our passenger services…
🔥 Discover this awesome post from TechCrunch đź“– đź“‚ Category: Startups,Transportation,Government & Policy,electric vehicles,european commission,battery manufacturing,net zero 📌 Here’s what you’ll learn: The future may be electric, but that future has been postponed. The European Commission, citing a need for flexibility, has watered down its ambitious plan to ban the sale of gas-powered cars by 2035. Instead of requiring 100% of new cars to be zero-emission vehicles by that date, the revised plan would allow 10% of new car sales to be hybrids or other vehicles as long as manufacturers buy carbon offsets to compensate. The change is part of…
🔥 Discover this trending post from WIRED đź“– đź“‚ Category: Gear,Gear / Products,Gear / Products / Computers,Buying Guide đź’ˇ Here’s what you’ll learn: Almost any display can work with a Mac Mini. It does not need to be made by Apple or have any official certification. There's a reason to use a cheap 1080p display with a Mac Mini, but most Mac users will want something a little more premium. As you can see with options like the Dell 27 Plus 4K, that doesn't necessarily mean it's expensive. Either way, here are the four elements to consider when shopping for…
🚀 Read this awesome post from TechCrunch đź“– đź“‚ Category: TC,Venture,HealthTech,OurCrowd,Jon Medved,AI avatars âś… Main takeaway: Years ago, when venture capitalist John Medved got interested in backing several health technology startups, he had no idea that one day, he would need them to improve his quality of life. Israel's tight-knit startup community was dealt a blow in October when Medved, one of the most popular venture capital firms, announced he would retire immediately. He was forced to step down from the company he founded, OurCrowd, after being diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. “This…
✨ Explore this must-read post from WIRED đź“– đź“‚ Category: Gear,Gear / Buying Guides,Gear / Products / Computers,Buying Guide âś… Here’s what you’ll learn: All Apple processors are spread across different MacBook models. Although Apple currently only sells M4 MacBooks, you can find older models at select online retailers, whether brand new or refurbished. If you've found his old chips (released four years ago), you may be wondering how they compare to other options. We analyze the differences between each one.M5 seriesM5: The M5 line of chips has just started rolling out. The base M5 still has up to a…
🔥 Explore this insightful post from WIRED đź“– đź“‚ Category: Gear,Gear / How To and Advice,Gear / Products / Home,Gear / Products / Kitchen,Gear / Products / Smart Home,Party Smart âś… Key idea: However, there is an automated solution. At my last party, I brought the HP Sprocket Photo Booth Machine ($600), and it was a huge hit. It's a 21-inch portable photo kiosk that automatically prints 3 x 4-inch photos and lets you download digital versions via QR code. I love that you can create events on the device and set up custom filters — the bottom one had…
🚀 Explore this must-read post from WIRED đź“– đź“‚ Category: Business,Business / Tech Culture,Backchannel 📌 Key idea: When OpenAI When it announced a “code red” this month to refocus its teams on competing with Google, I couldn’t help but think of December three years ago when the companies’ roles were reversed. It was Google that sounded the sirens to catch up with OpenAI. What followed the next month, in January 2023, were the first large-scale layoffs in Google's history. “A difficult decision to prepare us for the future,” as the company described it at the time.I wonder if the ChatGPT…
