No matter where you go in India, you’ll find one or more roads with potholes. While Indians have learned to hone their driving skillsto compensate for rough roads, there are many accidents around the country. According to government data, in 2018, more than 2,000 people died and more than 4,000 succumbed to injuries from accidents caused by potholes in India. Plus, there might be many unreported incidents that might not have come to the fore....

When becoming a tech lead, you should always be asking yourself three questions: Know the upcoming features Knowing what features are coming is imperative for a tech lead to know, and the only way to know is to develop a tight partnership with your business stakeholders. Whatever your team may be working on a few months from now is already being discussed, even though it may not be formally defined....

Bless the lord: Android Police has discovered you can now turn that off. Well, if you have the current stable version 91 of Chrome that is. In this release, you can set it to open links in ungrouped tabs by default, or use tab groups like before, if that’s your thing. All you need to do is change a couple of experimental settings in Chrome, restart it, and you’re off to the races....

While this might sound like life in prison, it could just as easily be life as a deep-space explorer, in a sardine can of a rocket hurtling to Mars or a more distant world. Despite years of research by NASA and others, scientists have little insight into the psychological, neurological and sociological problems that will inevitably afflict space travellers battling depression, loneliness, anxiety, stress and personality clashes many millions of miles away from home....

During a briefing in China, the company said it had pushed the release date from September to November. Huawei also said it’s already working on the next version of the phone and it might have more screens. The report notes Huawei has made refinements to the ‘falcon hinge’ that’s responsible for the phone’s folding mechanism, but it won’t be made of carbon fiber as previously predicted. The company’s engineer tried using aluminum instead of steel for the back to make the device 20 grams lighter, but they found the material wasn’t strong enough for longer use....

Even before the pandemic, the U.S. workforce increasingly relied on remote collaboration technologies like videoconferencing and Slack. The global crisis accelerated the adoption of these work tools and practices in an unprecedented way. By April 2020, about half of companies reported that more than 80% of their employees worked from home because of COVID-19. That shift was made possible by decades of research into, and then development of, technologies that support remote work, but not everyone uses these technologies with the same ease....

This training includes a whopping 76 hours of instruction primarily focused on how to turn out top quality images and graphics in Photoshop. From beginning level training to advanced tricks only the pros know, this is a complete window into the creative power of Photoshop. Meanwhile, the package also includes extensive coverage of web design creation. The courses go over everything from using the Creative Cloud’s XD framework and prototyping tools to craft elite user experiences to enlisting the talents of Photoshop into the design process....

Spending all this time at home might have you climbing the walls by now. Trust us, we understand the impulse. But if you’re able to turn all that pent-up energy and anxiety inward, it may help spark some renewed creativity. Maybe you can channel all that time and attention into something rewarding — like some absolutely gorgeous design work for your business or yourself. Of course, Adobe Creative Cloud remains the venue of choice for any graphics professional, so learn how to use these industry-shaking apps to their fullest potential with the training in The 2020 Adobe Graphic Design Certification School....

— Adam Mosseri (@mosseri) January 14, 2020 The info comes from Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri, who tweeted his hopes that they can bring it to all users “soon” after the test period. We’ve heard about the tests for a while — the ever-reliable Jane Wong revealed the company was testing the feature on the sly last February. She also showed screenshots of a test last October. Clearly Instagram has been trying to make this work....

Adam Mosseri, Head of Instagram, said the AI-powered warning feature has stopped some people from posting foulmouthed comments during the early testing period: Often, people use different tricks like using symbols or alternative spellings to fool the AI and post abusive comments. Instagram hasn’t shared any details as to what it’s doing to curb that, and hasn’t specified if the feature is available for languages other than English. We’ve asked the company for more information, and we’ll update the post accordingly....

Stop the presses. Literally. Because Gmail is down for a lot of people across the world. Folks are not being able to send emails, attach files, or log in to the service. As always people have flocked to Twitter, the world’s favorite complaint board. A lot of them have mixed feelings about Gmail being inaccessible, especially when you have to rely on such services while working from home. — Rebekah Scanlan (@rebekahscanlan) August 20, 2020...

Announced at CES, these premium active noise cancelation (ANC) headphones are comfortable and long lasting. Plus, they charge with a USB-C cable. After several days of usage, I found the Jabra Elite 85h a great alternative to Bose’s legendary QC II 35 — especially when they’re priced at a cheaper $299. Design and functions The Elite 85h’s body is made out of plastic, but the headband and cans are covered with textured fabric that make them look stylish....

According to Reuters, Haruhiko Kuroda, the Bank of Japan‘s governor, told business leaders in Osaka that a joint, international effort was crucial. “If Libra is introduced, it could have a huge impact on society,” Kuroda said, noting that policymakers must enforce the highest level of regulation possible. It comes after several other governments called for similar efforts in the aftermath of Facebook’s announcement. Just a couple of weeks ago, France’s Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said the European Union needed to establish a common set of cryptocurrency rules to counteract risks posed by Libra....

Battery makers are well aware of how the situation could be improved if there was less reliance on these precious metals. As many seek to reduce how much nickel and cobalt is used in a battery, one of the industry’s key players is trying to make an EV battery that doesn’t use any nickel or cobalt at all. [Read: Russia’s first mass-produced EV will cost less than $7,000 but you can’t buy it] Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd....

Yep, the company recently announced the Land Rover Explore R, a device that only makes sense if your business plan is to sell it to people who know nothing about smartphones. Which, to be honest, is probably written on a chalkboard somewhere in Jaguar Land Rover HQ. So, history. I actually discovered that the Land Rover Explore R is the second phone its released, with the original Explore traumatising the world in 2018....

Way back in December of 2018, Ishan Agarwal posted an image that appeared to show OnePlus CEO Pete Lau alongside a TV showing a prototype OnePlus device with a large circular camera module. — Ishan Agarwal (@ishanagarwal24) December 19, 2018 Though the picture looked legit, given the time that’s passed, I assumed this device was a one-off prototype. But eight months later Evan Blass, a leaker with an impeccable record, shared a sketch showing a similar device that appears to have originated from OnePlus itself....

If you do your job right, it probably won’t be long before you realize you’ve got crucial industry knowledge worth sharing with less experienced colleagues. And, from there, it isn’t much further until you realize people should definitely be paying you for that expertise. By starting your own consultancy business, you can not only help others improve, but create a healthy income stream around your schedule and your lifestyle. You can follow the steps for getting into that competitive field with the training found in the How to Launch a Consulting Business course....

The design-centric phone aims to wow people with it’s ‘clean’ look and sturdy design. A 6.8-inch POLED display (OLED with a plastic substrate) on the front will likely tempt people looking for a phone with an especially large screen. [Read: Sonos announces the Arc soundbar, its first Dolby Atmos speaker] The device’s internals are a rung below this year’s flagship-grade phones, like the OnePlus 8 and the Samsung Galaxy S20....

The messages were sent around 22:30 UTC on July 19, 2019. The Met Police team has since confirmed the breach occurred via third-party software. “Last night, Friday 19 July, unauthorised messages appeared on the news section of our website as well as on the @metpoliceuk Twitter feed and in emails sent to subscribers,” it said in a statement. “While we are still working to establish exactly what happened, we have begun making changes to our access arrangements to MyNewsDesk....