We now know that feature will be available at launch with the Pixel 4, and will arrive on the Pixel 3, 3 XL, and 3a later this year. I was able to try out the feature early, and it’s quite impressive. This is doubly true considering all the processing happens on the device. Google isn’t sending data to the cloud to improve accuracy, meaning the feature won’t use any of your data and will work if you’re completely off the grid....

Electric vehicle charging speeds are a minefield and can be tough to understand. The latest models claim peak charging rates of over 900 miles in an hour, but the average rate when charging from 10% to 80% of battery capacity is typically about half that. The last bit of the battery is surprisingly hard to “stuff:” beyond 80%, and outside normal operating temperatures, rapid charging slows dramatically. Even if you understand the capability of your car and its battery, the rate of charging is also constrained by the capacity of the charger itself....

The app will be called What’s News, after the news briefs column that adorns the paper’s front page. It will be a paid app and is designed to build up subscriber loyalty for The WSJ. All of the content will be curated by the paper’s journalists and will offer a breakdown of important daily news stories. Capital says the app will enter beta testing in July, before being rolled out more widely....

Yep, the notorious torrent platform is trialing a new feature that lets you stream high-quality video directly from the browser, as spotted by TorrentFreak. That’s what the new ‘B’ icon under torrent entries is for, in case you were wondering. Clicking it takes you to a new site called BayStream, where you can stream the content without downloading it. Credit: TorrentFreak For now, the service is pretty spotty — especially when used via Pirate Bay proxies....

Sony WH-1000xm3 I travel a fair bit – for work and to explore places. Those journeys include a lot of flights, buses, and trains. These rides can be quite noisy, and it’d be impossible to take a nap without noise-canceling headphones. Also, I listen to a ton of music when I’m at home or when I’m traveling. And while WH-1000×3 are not audiophile-grade cans, they have a great sound for any listening device in that price range....

If you’re like most of the modern world, you’ve likely been staggered by the surge in data and data analysis proliferating virtually every business— and every facet of our lives. Big data is helping cities handle their constant parking and traffic management nightmares. It’s measuring your emotions. It might even help pick the next music megastar that floods the airwaves. Microsoft Power BI makes all those mountains and mountains of data more relatable....

Living independently is not easy for Saleh and others like her, with the lack of support services for blind people and those with other disabilities. However, with persistence and the help of the Helm organization, Saleh was able to find a job in human resources with telecommunications company Vodafone. Helm, which is Arabic for dream, is an Egyptian non-profit organization set up in 2012, which aims to promote employment and the full participation in society of Egypt’s 15 million people with disabilities....

In short, the GTBikeV mod lets you ride your real bike around GTA V’s massive virtual world, Los Santos, almost as if you were actually there. The mod allows you to connect your bike and smart trainer to the game, so as you pedal your indoor exercise bike, your in-game character explores the virtual world. [Read: How this VR video game is transforming indoor cycle training] Before you ask, yes you can ride on the highways and get wasted by reckless drivers — just like real life....

— Ev (@evleaks) October 31, 2021 I already don’t know what to make of it as a righty, but I do know it looks a lot less interesting for lefties. On the one hand, I absolutely love it when PC makers push the boundaries of laptop design. Unlike Apple with its boring plain old laptops whose biggest form factor innovation is an unnecessarily large notch, the PC world has all sorts of unconventional designs....

Everybody knows about Windows and MacOS. But everybody doesn’t know serious computing. While those operating systems may run all the personal PCs you see, the world’s most powerful computers run on the operating system real experts swear by: Linux. In fact, in a check of the world’s 500 fastest supercomputers, each and every one of the most primed and masterfully equipped computers running today run on the Linux operating system....

This story explores how the podcast, After: Surviving sexual assault, gives survivors a voice to speak out about their experience with sexual trauma. While it seems like survivors of sexual violence are more accepted and supported than ever, the conversations around trauma are still highly stigmatized, and too often focused on the accused rather than the survivors. But Catriona Morton, a writer and sexual assault survivor, wants to further destigmatize sexual violence with her new podcast After: Surviving sexual assault on BBC Sounds....

The short-video platform is again behind the creation of a hit song. TikTok is changing the music industry, how hits are made and how the platform opens a new way to discover new artists,and new music. At the heart of the phenomenon are viral challenges or trends, in which creators use short clips from a song that are re-used by thousands or millions of other users in their videos. While TikTok videos do not count towards the Billboard charts, activity on the platform directly drives music consumption on streaming platforms like Spotify and Apple Music....

The app has launched a game called Hot Takes that connects potential spouses in a speed dating-style game that’s now available every day from 6PM-midnight local time. Users will first be shown some multiple-choice questions, such as: “Which of these is most pretentious? Bragging you don’t have TikTok, natural wine, saying you found something first, or or Oxford comma enthusiasts.” Tinder will then drop them into a chat with another user who’s given similar answers....

That’s right — I’m handing over the company’s reins to someone new. It’s been an incredible privilege to see TNW grow from a tiny Amsterdam startup to a Financial Times company in these past 15 years. There was only a handful of us back in 2006, the days when we threw an event with only 250 attendees. But times have changed. TNW has become an amazing international tech media brand with over 100 employees from all over the world....

What’s more, only 5.8% of vehicles on UK roads are ultra-low emission. Even electric vehicles, though they create less pollution when driven, have a substantial environmental impact thanks to the materials used to create them. Getting rid of them has an environmental cost, too. And in some areas, car ownership is growing — the county of Hertfordshire is expected to become home to 20.9% more private cars by 2031. If sustainability and mobility are equally important concerns, how do we make sure they’re both addressed?...

Since 2018, Tesla cars driven in Autopilot have crashed into parked first-responder vehicles 11 times, resulting in 17 people being injured and one death. While that sounds serious, I wouldn’t bet on the investigation to lead to real change. How do you miss an emergency vehicle?! Before diving into what investigations like these actually achieve, I think it’s safe to say the collisions are hardly a ringing endorsement for automation....

This article was originally published on .cult by Mynah Marie. .cult is a Berlin-based community platform for developers. We write about all things career-related, make original documentaries and share heaps of other untold developer stories from around the world. It’s a familiar feeling which creeps up on you in the most crucial moments. You keep it under control and look around you. You know, deep down inside, that you’re not alone....

Profit numbers disappointed, however, with the Jack Dorsey-led company posting $119 million, down from $255 million in the previous quarter. On Thursday, Twitter’s share price was up 4.8 percent in pre-market trading on the back of the news, reports finance portal MarketWatch. The number of monetizable active daily Twitter users also swelled by 7 million to hit 152 million. Growth predictions had the user base pegged to grow by just 2 million....

Nunes, the Salacious B. Crumb to Donald Trump’s Jabba the Hutt, filed a lawsuit against two parody accounts on Twitter earlier this year. According to a report from The Fresno Bee, Nunes argues that “activists conspired to damage his reputation in 2018, both to harm his chances at re-election and to obstruct his ability to lead the House Intelligence Committee.” The activists he’s referring to: — Devin Nunes’ cow ?...

Last month, Lime announced it raised $170 million from investors. The investment round was led by Uber and, as part of the deal, Lime acquired Jump’s (Uber’s bike and scooter subsidiary) operations. However, based on news reports, it appears that Lime only took Jump’s newer bikes as part of the deal – and the unwanted, older bikes were discarded. But they’re still bikes! One of the most enjoyable and timeless modes of personal transportation....