While viewers eagerly await Nakamura’s streams to begin, they are treated to a slideshow of memes involving Nakamura’s face superimposed into scenes from pop culture. First, a reference to a well-known Japanese animation, next a famous upside-down kiss with Spiderman and finally, Nakamura’s characteristic grin is edited onto the Mona Lisa herself. From Aug. 21 to Sept. 6, Twitch and Chess.com are hosting a tournament, called Pogchamps, where some of the most popular gaming streamers in the world compete in a chess tournament with US$50,000 on the line....

The historic launch took place on May 30 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking the first time a commercial space company has carried humans into orbit around Earth. But while the launch was a nail-biting experience to watch, reentry will be even more risky – presenting a tense moment for mission control. SpaceX founder Elon Musk said that the reentry is indeed his “biggest concern.” The joint SpaceX and NASA mission was successful in docking with the ISS, so that astronauts could complete scientific and maintenance work, including four spacewalks....

You’re a fresh graduate and you’re thinking of starting your career in a data-related role, but on the LinkedIn Jobs portal, you come across so many different job descriptions for data analyst, data scientist, business analyst, data engineer, machine learning engineer, the list goes on and on. You wonder which of these roles might be more appropriate for you, or if there’s even any meaningful difference between these different roles?...

Tesla is perhaps the most well-known electric vehicle maker in the world. Whilst it’s perhaps best known for its EV tech, it’s also talked about for its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (FSD) driver aid systems. There’s a bit of a problem, though: those terms aren’t exactly clear. There’s an ongoing debate over whether “Autopilot” is misleading, and often the term is used as a blanket which also covers “Full Self-Driving” even though they are two different systems....

Last year, Wi-Fi.org, the organization which handles Wi-Fi standards, released a new protocol called the Wi-Fi 6. The core aim of Wi-Fi 6 is to improve the efficiency of the standard, and allow as many devices as possible to connect to a single source and share the spectrum without sacrificing speed. Now, IEEE is exploring new possibilities with Wi-Fi’s upcoming standard, the 802.11be, such as inter-vehicle connectivity and movement detection in a house....

These claims have been thoroughly debunked, but not before attracting millions of views and offering a purported justification for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. More recently, Russian and Chinese officials have claimed the United States has funded bioweapons research in Ukraine. Social media has played a crucial role in the spread of these and other false claims. We have identified a network of dozens of Russian government Twitter accounts using a loophole in the platform’s rules to run a coordinated program of disinformation....

This weekend marks the 35th anniversary of Back to the Future, so let’s travel back in time and pay homage to the real version of that Mr Fusion-powered 88 mph gull-winged chariot. Strap in, because it’s a wild ride. [Read: Remembering the Nucleon, Ford’s 1958 nuclear-powered concept car that never was] But why a time-travelling DeLorean? Most of the world, certainly outside the US, probably had no idea about the eponymous DeLorean until it featured in Back to the Future, which first hit screens in 1985....

The mission’s journey to its launch date has arguably been at least as remarkable as the launch itself. With no previous domestic space exploration experience, planetary science capacity, or suitable infrastructure, the nation managed to put together a delivery team of 100% local, Emirati staff with an average age of under 35. And setting a deadline of six years rather than ten, as most comparable missions do, it pulled the launch off on time and within budget – now proudly joining the small cadre of nations who have launched a mission to reach Mars....

Recent surveys indicate more than a quarter of the global workforce, and perhaps as much as 40%, is considering quitting. Meanwhile, U.S. Labor Department data reveals Americans are already leaving their jobs at the highest rates in two decades. Why? Because with crisis comes perspective. As many around the world emerge from the most difficult year in their professional lives, a steady job with fair pay and decent benefits is no longer enough....

That’s according to research by ticket site TickPick, which recently tested whether people prefer artificial or human songwriters. The company scraped thousands of lyrics from genius.com and grouped them into rock, rap, country, and pop songs. The words were then fed to a text-generating machine called GPT-2, which used machine learning to create new sets of lyrics. The system composed 100 songs in each genre, which the TickPick team turned into four original six-track albums....

The most notable change is on the rear, where we see a large, rectangular camera module with five sensors and an LED flash. It kind of looks like a black domino. Credit: OnLeaks / 91Mobiles Three of these should mimic the wide, ultrawide, and telephoto setup of current phones, while a forth one is the time-of-flight sensor we’ve already seen on a few Samsung devices. But the fifth sensor is a mystery; I’d guess it’s a super-telephoto as seen on a few competitors, as the phone is rumored to pack 5x optical zoom....

In 2020, UK independent emissions testing firm Emissions Analytics published a research paper claiming that tire particulate wear emissions were 1,000 times worse than exhaust emissions. It generated a huge amount of attention, with the story translated into over 40 languages worldwide. During driving, the rubber from car tires wears down and flakes off into tiny airborne or roadside particles. These tire emissions can cause damage to people’s health as well as air quality, soil, and water....

It’s the greatest fear people face. No, really. Americans actually fear public speaking more than death. However, it doesn’t have to be a crippling, paralyzing kind of fear. In fact, there are ways to turn that fear around and start using the tools of presentation to engage others, persuade doubters and even enrich yourself and your career. The tactics found in The Complete Presentation and Public Speaking Course ($14.99, over 90 percent off, from TNW Deals) can help you turn the fear around....

The average person snores just over 2.5 times each night, covering a total of about 22 minutes. It’s a little less for women, a little more for men, but truthfully, no one is immune from the effects of snoring. It may not seem like a big problem…that is, until your sleep or the sleep of a partner is impacted by it virtually every night. A lot of methods claim to be the solution to snoring hassles, but it isn’t every day that outlets like Wareable call the Snore Circle Anti-Snoring Sleep Aid Muscle Stimulator ($68....

Mobile devices like smartphones and tablets are fine when you’re plugged in with earbuds. But few of those devices are created with powerful (and prohibitively expensive) external speakers to listen easily without the use of headphones. Even at top volume, it might be enough to satisfy anyone within a 5-foot radius as a temporary listen…but it certainly doesn’t deliver any serious audio fidelity or scope. Rather than toting around big portable Bluetooth speakers to handle those types of listening situations, a nimble little trooper like the HumBird Speaker ($26....

While I have to keep an eye on Twitter for work, I also spend a lot of time looking at memes and reposted TikTok videos. But because of the site’s weird algorithm, I end up seeing a lot of tweets again and again — it’s kinda frustrating. However recently, I chanced upon a handy extension (works on both Chrome and Firefox), that can make my Twitter browsing a tad more efficient....

Instead, focus on an immediate goal, like reaching 1,000 online sales. Even if you’ve never tackled the treacherous depths of digital advertising before, the direction from a course like the Digital Marketing Masterclass: Get Your First 1,000 Customers can help make that daunting task a lot more manageable. Right now, you can get that training at literally hundreds off its regular price, just $15 from TNW Deals. Over nearly 200 video lectures and covering more than a day’s worth of content, this package led by instructor Evan Kimbrell is a step-by-step guide for forming all the building blocks of a sound, successful online marketing campaign....

They also whip around their parent stars in orbits that only last a few days, and astronomers still aren’t sure how it’s possible for them to form. While these harsh conditions might sound like they’re as extreme as it gets, astronomers are starting to realize they may just be the tip of the (very hot) iceberg. In a recent study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, my colleagues and I discovered that one of these exotic worlds in particular is even more extreme than we’d ever thought....

Since the lockdown in early 2020, we have seen a 72% rise in the use of fintech apps in Europe and an exponential increase in cryptocurrency prices due to an influx of large scale institutional investors. With the need to find new and better solutions to cater to customers, the once sluggish rate of emerging tech adoption amongst banks has been flung into hyper-speed. From artificial intelligence to blockchain, there is a new realm of possibilities that banks are now experimenting with....