More high-profile players from England’s 1966 World Cup-winning squad are getting dementia and heading the soccer ball is to blame. It is now time for a blanket ban on heading until the age of 18, and from then on it should be closely monitored and reduced. It is not just the big collisions that end with players being carried off the pitch or taken to hospital for tests that appear to be causing the problem....
According to a report from the New York Times, Sonos filed one suit in a federal court and another with the US International Trade Commission. The backbone of the lawsuits is Sonos’ claim that Google stole its technology when the two companies partnered in 2013. At the time, Google’s apparent intention was to build its music service to work with Sonos’ multiroom speakers. In order for Google to do this, Sonos gave them blueprints for its patented tech....
For the answer to that question we turned to legal experts and the ghost of a dancing celebrity from the 1930s. Part of the problem with meme-related lawsuits is that there’s no precedent for copyright or intellectual property (IP) suits concerning them. Another part is that memes – specifically those that imitate movements made popular through viral videos or celebrities – don’t appear to qualify for copyright protection. There’s no copyright to infringe on There are basically only two types of cases concerning alleged intellectual property infringement through appropriation of dance moves that appear as popular memes: claims of copyright infringement and claims of unauthorized use of personal likeness....
Over the last week alone, reports have emerged of hackers disrupting Denmark’s train network, cybercriminals targeting various European ministers, and commercial spyware surveilling Greek politicians. While the variety of methods, targets, and motivations suggest the attacks are isolated events, they’ve further exposed the vulnerabilities of government targets. The attacks form part of a growing trend. Between 2018 and 2021, the number of serious cybersecurity on EU institutions reportedly increased more than tenfold....
If you’re running a small business, you’ve already got a lot on your plate. Of course, being a marketer is usually part of that job, which means creating loads of advertising and other sales materials. Unfortunately, unless you’re blessed with artistic talent, matching the standards set by giant multinational brands with giant in-house art departments, it can be a pretty impossible order. Well, maybe not impossible. With resources like Stencil Unlimited, you can start assembling professional-grade graphics and social media images in a matter of minutes....
Researchers from Penn State and the University of California, Santa Barbara found that people are less likely to follow the advice of an AI doctor that knows their name and medical history. Their two-phase study randomly assigned participants to chatbots that identified themselves as either AI, human, or human assisted by AI. The first part of the study was framed as a visit to a new doctor on an e-health platform....
With its unique approach to mobility, this is the very opportunity that Swedish Chinese car maker Lynk & Co. is trying to tap into. It’s a car brand, but the car is far from the company’s centerpiece. In fact, when CEO Alain Visser showed me around the new Amsterdam location, we hardly talked about the vehicle that sat caged in the middle of the space — we actually spent most of our time in the toilets, but we’ll get to that....
Sure, open office plans can theoretically boost informal interactions between employees, with research suggesting that employees spend more time working on collaborative ideas, so you could forgive some tech companies opting for this setup. While open offices sound great on paper, I’d like to argue they’re only good on paper. In my experience, open offices pose a huge distraction — especially if your work requires extreme focus and concentration — and the disadvantages far outweigh the purported benefits....
The trainers in question were the AlphaFLY running shoes designed and manufactured by Nike. They are built around a carefully considered sole design that absorbs the energy of each foot strike and then helps store, channel, and returns it as the athlete runs. Its various patented innovations include the types of polymers used and how they and air pockets are located to absorb and return energy, coupled with a carbon plate built into the midsole....
Two women, both owners of Teslas, protested at the Tesla booth about the poor build quality of their cars, reports Global Times. They were wearing t-shirts saying “Tesla brake failure,” with the Tesla logo printed right underneath the words. That’s not all, one of the women climbed on top of the roof of a Model 3 and kept screaming “Tesla brakes failed me,” before she was eventually removed from security guards....
The electric vehicle company announced the move earlier today, Reuters reports. Previously the standard Tesla Model 3 cost 323,800 yuan ($45,800), but with a 10% price reduction and a 20,250 yuan ($2,900) subsidy, it now costs 271,550 yuan ($38,463). [Read: Tesla’s self-driving tech will pivot to subscription service — good shit, or just shit?] In 2015, the Chinese government said it would get rid of the subsidies by 2020, but last week it said that it would just lower the upper limit by 10%....
While most of Star Trek’s ‘technobabble’ is intricately thought out nonsense, it’s no secret that early sci-fi has had a huge influence on the development of real world tech. And while I’ve yet to use a tractor beam to pull a comet out of a trajectory towards the Klingon homeworld Qo’noS, I have used a tablet to play Fruit Ninja. So without further ado (thanks YouTube), here’s a few sci-fi technologies that have made it into real life....
CMOs in SaaS companies must understand both the market and the audience, shape positioning, and support unit economics. They are also responsible for brand awareness, acquisition and retention, product launches, customer loyalty, and about a million other things. The story of Admixer’s marketing department is an unconventional one: I had to staff a team of 17 people for a mature adtech company from scratch. We had a year to relaunch the marketing of a company that had nearly 300 employees in five countries, an established image in the market, and many inside stereotypes about B2B marketing....
Join me in giving a round of applause to the product that killed the Apple fan in me: the Apple Card! As a brief refresher, the Apple Card is a credit card the tech giant has released in conjunction with Goldman Sachs. If you’re looking for a range of specifics about how the Apple Card works, I’d suggest checking out our explainer here. But no matter how much information you have, I can’t help but think it’s a terrible thing....
Each time, the helicopter successfully completed 30 minutes of autonomous flight, according to a press release from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). You know, the US Department of Defense’s research arm. These test flights are part of DARPA’s Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) program, which aims to put “removable kits” into existing military aircrafts to “promote the addition of high-level automation.” Impressive, but hella ominous. Let me explain....
Shh, don’t get annoyed. I understand you. I know how you live. And that means you’re currently reading these words on a screen smeared with a thick layer of grime. There’s no need to be ashamed — it’s normal. It’s totally normal. Don’t be ashamed. But in another, more real sense, be very ashamed. You’re a dirty, dirty little gremlin. Don’t worry though, Apple still loves you despite your faults....
— Criterion Collection (@Criterion) June 4, 2020 The Criterion Collection, the media company behind the site, posted a message on Twitter about using their platform to “highlight films that focus on Black Lives.” While you normally have to subscribe to watch films on its streaming platform, Criterion’s moved several films made by black filmmakers out from behind that paywall, meaning you can watch them for free. For reference, the monthly price of a Criterion Channel subscription is $10....
No. And I’m not sure. But let’s have another look at it. Earth 300’s mission is to ensure humanity’s survival by addressing its biggest threats, especially regarding environmental and ecological concerns. Specifically, the team behind the vessel aspires to tackle the pressing problems of carbon emissions, pollution, ecosystem degradation, water and food security, and global health resilience. The Earth 300 is equipped with 22 laboratories, while it can host 160 scientists and 20 experts-in-residence from all over the world, who will have access to state-of-the-art tools for artificial intelligence, robotics, machine learning, and real time data processing....
Understanding the globe’s most active and unconstrained consumers isn’t just a lifeline for startups when other markets are closed or slow. They offer a glimpse at trends in the world’s largest market after the coronavirus. We can see some patterns already present in the West that are new to China and some patterns that might make their way from China to the world. Now if your brand is ever contemplating going into the Chinese market, there are four core emerging groups and three familiar ones that I believe to be essential to future success, based on my experience here in China....
Now OnePlus has confirmed it’s going back to its roots with the ‘OnePlus Nord.’ Presales will begin tomorrow and the price is expected to come in at under $500, although the device will only be available in India and Europe to start. That said, customers in North America can join a “highly limited beta” to try the device after its international launch. We first heard the name pop up a couple of months ago, but we’ve been hearing about a ‘OnePlus Lite’ since last year; it’s nice to see it beginning to come to fruition....
