We’re from ‘every walk of life’
On a breezy Saturday October evening in Vitruvian Park, booming echoes of vibrant music can be heard near the amphitheater stage. A group of about 20 dancers have gathered: Black, white, Asian, younger, older, short, tall. Some are wearing pants, others…
Makes life simpler, a bit
Mi HyperSonic Power Bank Xiaomi has entered quite a few categories in India apart from smartphones. One of those, and a popular one, is power banks. The electronics maker recently launched the Mi HyperSonic Power Bank in the country with 50W fast…
How the Search for Extraterrestrial Life Helped Make Your Smartphone’s Screen Possible
In December, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and its partners plan to launch the James Webb Space Telescope. A technological marvel 100 times as powerful as the Hubble telescope, it has enough visual acuity to examine the atmospheres of…
This Company Uses Recycled Tesla Motors To Bring Old Cars Back To Life
British company is converting classic cars to EVs by using electric motors and batteries from crashed Teslas and other electric vehicles. With the world slowly shifting towards eco-friendly fuels, a startup in London is converting vintage and classic…
A life and death question for regulators: Is Tesla’s Autopilot safe?
Robin Geoulla had doubts about the automated driving technology equipped on his Tesla Model S when he bought the electric car in 2017. “It was a little scary to, you know, rely on it and to just, you know, sit back and let it drive,” he told a U.S.…
How to stop your smartphone from ruling your life
Tanya Goodin’s new book is alarming, informative and galvanising, to the extent that I ask her for a Zoom before I’ve even finished reading it. This was a mistake. By the time I’ve learnt that she’d rather not do a video call, I’ve got to the chapter…
Life is Strange: True Colors Review Roundup
The reviews are in for Life is Strange: True Colors and critics are hailing it as one of the best entries in the series thanks to its new powers. The reviews are in for Life is Strange: True Colors and it seems to be a slam dunk for the series, with some…
ID. Life: VW reveals tiny, cheap electric SUV aimed at first-time car buyers
Priced for young, first-time car buyers, the ID. Life will cost about €20,000, the equivalent of just under $24,000 at current exchange rates. VW did not say which specific markets the new model would be offered in. Since it’s just a concept…
Jeff Bezos reportedly invests in Altos Labs, the latest startup trying to extend human life
Amazon ex-CEO Jeff Bezos has been looking to space for humanity’s future. But the world’s richest man is also trying to extend humanity’s lifespan here on Earth, according to a report in MIT’s Technology Review. Bezos, who is…
We charted the battery life of Google Pixel phones
One of the biggest stories around the launch of the Pixel 4 was its reduced battery life in comparison to the previous model. Now, with the Pixel 4a still in purgatory — but supposedly coming out soon (??) — I had a thought: what would a comparison of…