Why this statement? And why now? Well it’s all down to Hisense, a Chinese tech company, announcing the launch of the world’s first color e-ink phone at this year’s CES. Pretty exciting stuff, right? RIGHT? Previously, mobiles with e-ink displays have only been in black-and-white, or have secondary screens using the technology on the rear — so this is a big deal. According to a report on cnTechPost, the Hisense color e-ink phone will be able to display 4096 colors and will have a long battery life, due to the screen’s low energy consumption....

Under President Donald Trump, the US mission to reassert itself as the dominant power in space has rapidly gathered pace. In the process, the US has also begun to reshape international space law to suit its purposes – a move that has many countries concerned. In April, Trump released an executive order restating US support for corporate exploitation of lunar and asteroid resources. The order also rejected a long-held view in international law that space is a global commons and that commercial use of space resources should occur under international oversight....

That’s why any research that pushes the boundaries of what we can observe, test, and replicate when it comes to the wacky world of quantum mechanics is exciting. Spooky action at a distance could be our ticket to immortality. An international team of researchers recently published work demonstrating quantum entanglement at an unprecedented macro-scale. Per a report from Science Alert’s David Nield: Entanglement is a property of quantum mechanics wherein one particle can be made to respond to the stimulation of another particle, where they’re separated by distance....

According to the latest research by security firm Checkpoint, hackers are using “COVID-19” code to sell malware and exploitation tools on the dark web. For example, below is a Facebook account hacking tool sold for $300 with “a 15% coronavirus discount.” On the other hand, bad actors are also sending bogus product offers such a cheap MacBook Air, which is likely to be a fake or stolen product. So, you shouldn’t trust these....

It’s unnecessarily complicated, significantly less convenient to use, and, quite frankly, the antithesis of intuitive. For those unfamiliar with the embed UI, the feature is particularly useful if you want to include Twitter replies in a blog post, but without the parent tweet (or without media files included in the tweets). It makes it possible to remove unnecessary and repetitive bits, and to give some order to a series of tweets....

That’s right, the company that taught AI to defeat humanity’s greatest chess and Go masters has turned its attentions to the greater good. And scientifically speaking, this is really good. What is protein-mapping and what do board games have to do with any of this? It’s really complex, but here’s the gist: proteins are the worker bees inside living cells. They do all sorts of stuff from maintaining your fluid balance to repairing damaged tissue and fighting disease....

In many cases, Level 2 systems, which are just partially automated advanced driver aid systems (ADAS), can appear as if they are capable of driving a vehicle, and are often subject to abuse and misuse as a result. Using ADAS tech drivers must maintain control and awareness at all times but when used appropriately, these systems can dramatically improve vehicle and road safety. Automated emergency braking, or AEB for short, is one such technology and is found on a host of vehicles at the moment....

These issues are more relevant than ever before; the COVID-19 pandemic has not only accelerated digital progress, but abruptly shoved it over a cliff. According to the World Economic Forum, 86% of United Nations member states used the internet to provide COVID-19 updates. Around the world, governments have been rushing to migrate municipal services online so that citizens can access essential public tools while reducing social contacts. Amid the urgency of the situation, how can countries ensure that roll-out and delivery of services are always done in an ethical manner?...

Our event is full of interesting content for you to enjoy. We’ve selected a few unmissable events and speakers to help you build your personal schedule. Attend in-depth talks during the day Our day program is when you can catch experts share their views on blockchain’s future. On October 16, the talks focus on fintech, and October 17 will discuss business. These are some of our top picks: Nicolas Cary, Founder of Blockchain....

The reported account theft goes about how you’d expect: the malicious party logs into the account and changes the email address and password, effectively nabbing the account for themselves. ZDNet conducted a dark web investigation and found hundreds of accounts for sale, some for as little as $3. Depending where you looked, you might find some given away for free. The BBC later corroborated those findings with their own. The average going price for a Disney+ account appears to be slightly less than a subscription fee....

The Mulan live-action remake was originally intended to come out in March, but was delayed indefinitely after the COVID-19 pandemic forced theaters to close alongside everything else. It wasn’t the only film to get its theatrical release disrupted, but it was definitely one of the most anticipated films in that bracket. Disney’s waffled on setting another release date, and it was only a matter of time before they either announced it was getting a delayed release date or even a staggered one, or was being shuffled onto one of many streaming platforms....

It hasn’t. When the calendar flipped a page to 2020, users started noticing that films were going missing from the Disney Plus streaming library. Gone were Dr. Doolittle, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Home Alone, Home Alone 2, and The Sandlot. Disney hasn’t said anything about the departures, nor has it issued a press release explaining why they’ve gone missing or when (if?) they’ll return. TNW has reached out to Disney for more information and will update this piece if necessary....

Uber has quietly changed the way it pays drivers in several major cities across the U.S., using a new feature it’s calling “Upfront Fares.” Instead of paying drivers for trips based on just time and distance, it’s now using an algorithm “based on several factors” to calculate the fare. What all of those factors are is unclear. Uber has long used an upfront pricing algorithm to determine how much passengers pay, which is one of the reasons riders sometimes see vast price fluctuations....

The site tested seven devices of five brands for initial testing; the Huawei Mate 20 X leading the rankings followed by the iPhone XS Max and the iPhone 11 Pro Max+. DxOMark has built a custom anechoic box — a room that absorbs all sound to test the recoding capabilities of in-built mics of a phone — to test out recording and playback. Engineers at the facility mainly look to test different scenarios such as recording a selfie video, a street performance, a concert, or a meeting....

In an interview with The Times, Dyson finally unveiled his company’s electric vehicle prototype, which was originally supposed to be launched this year had it all gone to plan. He also revealed how he funneled £500 million ($605 million) of his own money into the project. It’s not like that really matters though, because he just topped The Sunday Times’ UK rich list. [Read: Elon Musk: Tesla will prioritize Cybertruck over Roadster] According to Dyson, the car would have touted a 600-mile range battery....

Edinburgh City Council has published a ten-year plan aimed at delivering a more integrated and sustainable net-zero transport system. The City Mobility Plan – which is subject to approval at the Transport & Environment Committee on 19 February – will replace Edinburgh’s Local Transport Strategy. It sets out a strategic approach to the sustainable movement of people and goods around the city over the next decade. Measures include a commitment to encourage a change in public behavior towards the use of sustainable transport, the expansion of the tram and mass rapid transit network, improvements to bus routes, creating ‘mobility hubs’ in existing communities and new developments, and the introduction of a city operations center to monitor traffic....

I’ve been using the test version of the app for about a week, and I’m quite pleased with its functionalities so far. It has a clean two-panel interface where I can easily see my inbox and the email I opened together. There are handy unsubscribe and block buttons to stop receiving emails from a particular sender. One of the handiest features is the tab for unread emails. As a journalist, I get a ton of pitches and press releases every day....

“It’s time to go all out and bring the Tesla Semi to volume production,” said chief exec Elon Musk in the memo, which was first reported by CNBC. [Read: Bitcoin has returned more profit than every top-tier tech ETF this year] “It’s been in limited production so far, which has allowed us to improve many aspects of the design. Production of the battery and powertrain would take place at Giga Nevada, with most of the other work probably occurring in other states,” added Musk....

Los usuarios más frecuentes de Twitter estoy convencido de que, como mínimo, tienen un ordenador, y además, un terminal móvil con su correspondiente cliente de Twitter. En muchos casos, tenemos nuestro despacho con nuestro ordenador de sobremesa, más el ordenador portátil, más el gadget móvil que siempre llevamos en el bolsillo. Luego se entiende que cuando cerramos un aparato, ponemos en marcha otro, y si no, tiramos del que tenemos más cerca para mantenernos al día....

Ethereum’s creators wanted to build a platform that would allow users all over the world to write decentralized applications, and use the Ethereum blockchain as what it calls a “world computer.” Ethereum made smart contracts a common part of the blockchain conversation. Smart contracts are programming tools that let developers write self-executing scripts that run on the Ethereum blockchain. When these scripts are executed, the computing nodes are compensated for their work in Ethereum’s native token, Ether....