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His advice could well be useful to startups worldwide. Firstly, ditch the reserve and show some self-confidence. Much of my travels in the past 5 years have been to the United Kingdom, specifically London. Each journey, I throw myself into the mix, total immersion into the scene: parties, meetups/tweetups, cocktail receptions, and pitch presentations. Not a night went by without something popping up in my diary. It is not all fun and games, and I spend a great deal of time making mental notes and images of discussions and presentations going on around me: how presentations are made, how details and thoughts are expressed, how the audience: investors and strategic partners react to the presenter and the respective content....

A few weeks ago, I read a funny story about pick-up lines. I don’t remember the context or where I read it (maybe I’m getting old?), but one part in particular stuck with me. Out of all the lame pick-up lines out there, it argued that the standard and most unimaginative compliment a guy can give a girl is, “You’re so pretty.” Apart from applying some make-up, your face is basically just your face....

Planetary science suggests these features were carved out as massive floods, comparable in size to the largest ever seen on Earth, tore across the surface of Mars long ago. As the water settled into the Martian crust, it (naturally) formed mud. Rapid freezing could have led to eruptions of mud in the regions, the study concludes. “The rapid burial of water-rich sediments after such flooding could have led to sedimentary volcanism, in which mixtures of sediment and water (mud) erupt to the surface....

And then Apple released its M1-powered MacBooks. Ironically, but perhaps not surprisingly, it was Apple’s success with its own transition to ARM-powered devices that convinced me to really try out the Surface Pro X as my primary PC for a while. And you know what? It’s actually been pretty neat. After using the Surface Pro X full-time for a couple of months, here are some of my favorite things about it — and some of the growing pains of using Windows 10 on ARM....

The threats to your security are out there…and they are very real. Even if they aren’t targeting you specifically, make no mistake — shadowy forces on the web are taking aim at the very infrastructure you enjoy. Cyberattacks aren’t just going after banks and tech giants anymore. In fact, U.S. senators heard alarming details on the growing threat to American transportation and water systems just last month. If that kind of talk doesn’t make you start rethinking your cybersecurity protections, they should....

As part of the survey, UK law firm Michelmores surveyed 500 affluent millennials – arguably a low amount – with investable assets of £25,000 or more about their approach and attitudes to money, work, investing, and lifestyle. The research shows that traditional forms of investment continue to be popular, with most rich youngsters investing in shares (37 percent), pensions or annuities (37 percent), or stocks (35 percent). Similarly, at least a quarter of those surveyed said they had invested in life insurance (30 percent), investment trusts (25 percent) or fixed income securities (23 percent)....

These are just a few examples of how difficult pre-technology life was for entrepreneurs — and yet, they prevailed! But why do I bring this up? Because we can look at the tools we currently have at our disposal and find the inspiration to make our ideas a reality. Thanks to the accessibility of the world through a device that can be held in the palm of your hand, entrepreneurs have a much easier time getting their businesses up and running, creating ads, and using analytics to tweak their approaches....

The past year has seen schoolchildren across the world join the Fridays for Future strikes, witnessing mass walkouts from schools across the globe. In Chile, coordinated fare-dodging protests on public transport – also led by school pupils – has now grown into mass unrest against the rising cost of living. During the past two weeks, protests have erupted across Lebanon in opposition to raising taxes, involving road blockades and a human chain across the country to illustrate the unity of the people....

Last week I went to the fruit stand close to my house. I don’t know if it has the best fruit in Amsterdam, or even if it’s in the top 50, but I always go there. Why? Because I love watching them sell. When I asked the sales guy for grapes, he launched into this whole story about the last few boxes of strawberries he had. They were a special kind that only produces one harvest a year, making them extra rare and juicy....

The latest showcase of this unlikely vision is The Line, a mirrored city that’s 500m tall, 200m wide, and 170km long. The metropolis will purportedly have a population of 9 million people by 2045. The project is projected to cost up to $1 trillion. Future residents are promised “a civilizational revolution” with no cars, roads, or emissions. Underground trains will transport them from end-to-end in 20 minutes, and all amenities will be within a five-minute walk....

At least seven planets are known to orbit within the TRAPPIST-1 solar system. A new study shows these worlds have nearly identical densities — within just a few percent of each other. This suggests that each of these seven planets could have similar compositions. “This is one of the most precise characterizations of a set of rocky exoplanets, which gave us high-confidence measurements of their diameters, densities, and masses. This is the information we needed to make hypotheses about their composition and understand how these planets differ from the rocky planets in our solar system,” explained Eric Agol, professor of astronomy at the University of Washington....

Although the prior model will remain for sale, the company is updating the top-end configurations ($1,500+) with a new Microsoft SQ2 processor, once again created in partnership with Qualcomm. The company claims that with its new chipset, the Surface Pro X offers the fastest performance in the category. Though Microsoft didn’t provide performance specifics, it appears to be based on the Qualcomm 8cx Gen 2 chip announced in September. Qualcomm claims this processor offers “up to 50% greater total system performance” per watt than Intel’s 7W 10th-Gen Core i5 processor....

There are plenty of bullshit sayings out there — they are the force that powers Facebook’s evil after all — but one of the worst is “don’t sweat the small stuff.” Yes, there are plenty of situations where this is true: if you spent all your time overanalyzing what the angry man at the vegan deli meant when he called you a “jerky boy” you’d go insane. Some things just aren’t worth the brain space to consider....

A simple backup power battery that you can slip into your back pocket or purse is a great solution when your phone runs out of juice. But what happens if your phone and tablet both need power? Or if your laptop needs a charge? Or what if you’re camping and need to power a lantern, your portable stove and a host of other devices? You’re gonna need to come with a little more heat....

A product roadmap is what connects the near-term product changes to the mid-term strategic milestones and the long-term vision. It communicates the sequencing of priorities and helps you plan all your product-based initiatives. But many leaders are confused about what goes into a product roadmap. Ultimately, there is no right answer: different types of roadmaps suit different companies. They can show lots of detail or very little; they can be intentionally scrappy or highly organized with color-coding, iconography, team associations, and more....

What’s behind the ban? EU legislation on energy labelling aims to eliminate the least efficient products from the market. Since September 1st, 2021, every television and screen label has included the electricity consumption in kWh for 1,000 hours in high dynamic range (HDR) mode with its energy efficiency category (from A to G). From March 2023, the European Commission could increase this to include a new EEI (Energy Efficiency Index) scale....

The battles will be fake, but the results should provide the government with everything it needs to justify the mass development of lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS). The era of government-controlled killer robots is upon us. Up front: US military leaders have increasingly come out in support of taking humans out of the loop when it comes to AI-controlled weapons. And there’s nothing in the current US policy to stop that from happening....

Most traditional telescopes these days (like the one you might have in your backyard) have a single primary mirror that collects distant light from stars. But the JWST has 18 mirrors! These had to be aligned extremely precisely to capture the image NASA released today. The challenge with JWST The JWST is the largest telescope humans have ever sent into space. It’s so big that none of our rockets can carry it when fully extended....

That’s changing soon, as the company announced in its forums. Not only will the OnePlus 8 feature wireless charging, it will be some of the fastest we’ve seen to date. According to the company, the OnePlus 8’s ‘Warp Charge’ wireless charger can charge the phones to 50 percent in just 30 minutes; that’s faster than most current phones are able to charge via an actual cable. The charger will be able to top up your device so quickly because it puts out 30W of power....

Speaking at TNW Conference 2022, Renee Niemi, CPO at non-profit organization Products that Count, provided valuable insights on how CPOs are shaping the future of business. During her talk, Niemi shared two key findings from the latest research conducted by the organization. The study surveyed over 300 CPO participants from a variety of industries and company sizes. 1. How do CPOs think about their role and what’s their function? This depends on the type of company they’re working for....