Whether we like it or not, ad-supported subscriptions for Netflix are coming — and they’ll be powered by Microsoft. On Wednesday, the streaming platform named Microsoft as its global advertising technology and sales partner. This is what Peter Gregs, N
This week, a new report prepared for the UK Department for Transport found that electric vehicles are greener across their lifecycle than their gas-fueled internal combustion engine (ICE) counterparts. Specifically, lifecycle modeling analys
Tech podcasts bring together some of the brightest minds in programming, science, and engineering. They can range from the ones dedicated to a wide audience to podcast series intended only for domain experts. We’ve decided to take a look at some of the best tech podcasts
The first full-color images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have been released — and they’re absolutely breathtaking. That’s because the telescope has yielded the deepest and sharpest infrared photos of the early universe to date. Webb is the larg
I recently saw a question on Twitter that piqued my curiosity: “Does anyone know if it’s safe to take a Tesla in a car wash or will I get electrocuted?” Does anyone know if it’s safe to take a Tesla in a car wash or will I get electrocu
Slack and Duolingo’s latest survey found that 57% of global respondents believe messages are “incomplete” without an emoji. But nearly the same percentage also admits that they’ve been caught unaware of specific emoji having multiple meanings. While it’s nor
A language model bigger than GPT-3 has arrived with a bold ambition: freeing AI from Big Tech’s clutches. Named BLOOM, the large language model (LLM) promises a similar performance to Silicon Valley’s leading systems — but with a radically different approach
The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently published the first round of winners in its six-year-long competition to determine which algorithms will protect our data from the threat of quantum decryption. Three of the four winning entries
About eight or ten years ago, I was excited about smart fabric and connected textiles — especially about what the next generation could be once the materials evolved. Now, Microsoft’s got me excited again, and, well, skeptical. This week, the tech giant publis
On Friday, NASA released the first full-color image from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) — the largest and most powerful telescope ever launched into space. Thanks to its massive mirror and the ability to see at the infrared part of the spectrum, it ca