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Speckyboy Design Magazine
10 months ago
Graphic design

Do Clients Need To Know How Their Website Works?

Web designers often fret about tools and technologies.We love to debate their merits and the impact they have on our projects.One recent debate involves the WordPress Site Editor.The feature allows us to design and build an entire website within the browser.Some find this to be a great leap forward.
The Walrus
11 months ago
Parenting

Why We Need Car-Free School Streets | The Walrus

E very weekday of the school year, my two boys, who are seven and eleven years old, run a life-threatening and-for a parent-terrifying gauntlet.We don't own a car and live about five blocks away from their school.That means they walk or ride their bicycles all year round, the same way I did when I was a kid.
Design Milk
1 year ago
Design

Architectural Puzzle, Hyper Urbanist Photos, Joy-ful Lettering + More

I'm going to kick off this round of five favorites with an ultimately satisfying highlight reel of lettering artist Rachel Joy filling in the lines of her optimistic message in near perfect detail.I think I've watched the clip 10x already now, rewarded with each and every view of her skills applying acrylic markers onto canvas.
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Social Media Explorer
11 months ago
Online marketing

AOC Parody Account Removed From Twitter - Likely Just The First Of Many To Come - Social Media Explorer

WASHINGTON DC, DECEMBER 7, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez prepares to address a crowd during a rally ... [+]
Getty Images The parody Twitter account of New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, which had attracted tens-of-thousands of new followers as well as Elon Musk's attention was shut down on Friday.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
London

The venue's no joke but Just for Laughs' London festival delivered megastar standups | Brian Logan

You've heard of Just for Laughs Montreal: it's one of the world's biggest comedy festivals.But Just for Laughs London?That's a new initiative, which unfolded this weekend at the O2 with corporate partners galore, and promised to shine the international spotlight on the incredible UK scene, while bringing global comedy stars [together in] one epic comedy celebration.
Nytimes
1 year ago
Tech industry

Opinion | Recession? Not for Big Tech.

When the president, the treasury secretary and other Biden administration officials insisted this week that the American economy is not currently in a recession, they were mocked for weaseling out of bad news on a technicality.
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New York Daily News
1 year ago
San Francisco

CNN team robbed while working on San Francisco street crime story

CNN Senior National Correspondent Kyung Lah and a senior producer were robbed in San Francisco while working on a story about "rampant street crime.""Got robbed again," Lah tweeted Friday afternoon.Lah said she and CNN's Jason Kravarik were inside City Hall when thieves smashed their way into a car being watched by security guards and made off with items including her passport.
sfist.com
1 year ago
San Francisco

March Madness Cult Hero Sister Jean' Was Born And Raised Right Here in San Francisco

The annual NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament is underway, and it turns out that the 103-year-old nun who's become the tournament's unofficial Cinderella-team mascot, Sister Jean Schmidt, grew up here in San Francisco.The NCAA basketball March Madness tournament tipped off Thursday morning, as did the day drinking that comes with it.
www.mercurynews.com
1 year ago
Cars

Important tips for driving in wet weather: Roadshow

Q: I was trained years ago that if I skidded, I should turn into the skid.Skidding happened to me driving downhill on a major boulevard in San Francisco/Daly City.It is disorienting, as well as frightening.A: This El Nino season provides a good opportunity to review best practices for driving in the rain.
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Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Charles J. Murray: Electric vehicle adoption faces a great middle-class challenge

With the recent Chicago Auto Show, talk of electric cars has kicked into high gear.It's hard to turn on a radio or television and not hear joyful coverage of our grand transition to electric.But forgotten amid all the happy hype is the fact that electric vehicles are still a small percentage of the whole.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Cars

General Motors Reaches Deal to Ensure Its Chip Supply

General Motors has reached an agreement with a large computer chip maker to help ensure it has a steady supply of semiconductors as it ramps up production of electric vehicles and complex components that require increases in computing power.Under the agreement, the chip maker, GlobalFoundries, agreed to set aside a portion of its manufacturing capacity exclusively to make chips for G.M. The automaker plans to introduce more than two dozen electric vehicles around the world over the next two years.
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Yanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
1 year ago
Design

20 degree tilt pet bowl keeps food from pouring out - Yanko Design

Eating time should be a fun and enriching time to nourish not only the body but also the mind and the heart.That's true not just for humans who often socialize during these moments but also for our little family members who become closer to their humans at opportunities like these.Alas, eating time can sometimes be stressful instead, both for pets who can't but help spill food out of their bowls as well as for the humans who need to clean up afterward.
Design Milk
1 year ago
Design

Jaguar Says Farewell to the F-TYPE and Hello Electrified Future

"For 75 years Jaguar has been renowned for producing extraordinary sports cars that deliver performance, agility, and maximum driver reward.The F-TYPE special editions hold true to these principles, adding unique interior and exterior design details to celebrate this lineage before Jaguar becomes an all-electric brand from 2025."
Yanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
1 year ago
Design

EV Manufacturer U POWER debuts a catalog of electric cars that use the same modular electric platform - Yanko Design

A majority of smartphones today use a handful of common parts.Most smartphones rely on Samsung for displays, on Sony for camera sensors, and on Qualcomm for chips.The only things that are really different are the outer aesthetic, some of the hardware, and the user experience.Now imagine if cars could do that too.
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Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Analysis | Sub-2% Inflation Is on the Horizon, But It Won't Last

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 12: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy and inflation in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on January 12, 2023 in Washington, DC.Biden spoke on his Administration's actions to lower the inflation rate, reduce gas prices and create manufacturing jobs for Americans.
Yanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
1 year ago
Design

Here's what a 'minimalist' Lamborghini supercar looks like... and I can't stop staring - Yanko Design

If you had to describe a Lamborghini car in 5 words, I assure you neither of them would be 'minimal'.The raging-bull Italian luxury car brand is known for building some of the edgiest, most aggressive-looking cars ( and even yachts) but they're all built on the principles of creating automobiles that look like they can dominate.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Analysis | Renters Are Finally Catching a Break

There's a new twist in the fast-moving housing market with welcome news for renters: After an 18-month period of red-hot rent growth, the apartment market has turned ice cold over the past few months.It's another area of the economy that's in the process of unwinding after experiencing an unsustainable boom in activity and price growth during the pandemic.
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Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Small plane makes emergency landing on I-355, state police says

A small passenger plane made an emergency landing on Interstate 355 Tuesday afternoon, Illinois State Police said.State police responded to the plane landing on the right shoulder of southbound I-355 near Bolingbrook in Will County around 2 p.m.The plane was coming from Middleton, Wisconsin, and on its way to Downers Grove when it "experienced mechanical problems" and had to land, state police said.
www.npr.org
5 years ago
Media industry

NPR Is 2019 Harris Poll EquiTrend News Service Brand Of The Year

A microphone in a recording studio at NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C., on November 8, 2018.(photo by Allison Shelley for NPR) Allison Shelley/Allison Shelley NPR was also the Most Loved Brand Based on the 2019 Harris Poll EquiTrend Study April 15, 2019; Washington, D.C. -- NPR has once again been named the Harris Poll EquiTrend News Service Brand Of The Year, last time was in 2017.
New York Daily News
1 year ago
Cars

Teslas running Autopilot involved in 273 reported crashes: report

Nearly 400 automobiles using partially automated driver-assist systems were involved in collisions between July and May, according to statistics released Wednesday.
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www.mercurynews.com
1 year ago
Cars

Need a rental car? Ask a peer

It's likely many car renters wouldn't consider renting from a private owner.Renting a private owner's vehicle is a guarantee you'll get the car you reserved.Private car owners offer economic gas-powered vehicles to diesel pickup trucks, and electric cars to exotics.I drove the car under the 200-mile limit and returned it within the time limit.
Funcheap
1 year ago
SF food

Let's Glow SF: USA's Largest Holiday Light Arts Fest (Dec. 2-11)

Let's Glow SF returns to Downtown San Francisco for the second year in a row.
Medium
1 year ago
San Francisco

The 2022 Bay to Breakers Race Was a Massive Celebration of Car-Free JFK Drive

Much like consensual group sex, running brings me an immeasurable amount of joy.
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Yanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
1 year ago
Design

Hankook reveals omnidirectional tire in line with luxurious level 5 autonomy of future vehicles - Yanko Design

While the vehicles we ride have had mechanical and technological leaps in the last century or so, the good old tire that they ride on hasn't changed much.
Yanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
1 year ago
Design

Apple supercar concept with a distinct Audi and Lamborghini-inspired design is the EV we absolutely need - Yanko Design

I'm waving my Apple Card at the screen but I can't seem to get it to take my money.Meet the Apple iCar, a conceptual automobile from the mind of Ukraine-based Echo Studio.
Yanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
1 year ago
Design

The Polestar Cladrus Concept runs partially on solar power, making it the company's cleanest car yet - Yanko Design

Borrowing from the LightYear One EV's framework, the Polestar Cladrus concept car comes with transparent solar panels built into its roof, which feed energy to the car's graphene-based battery and body panel.
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Yanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
1 year ago
Design

Top 10 electric vehicles of September 2022 - Yanko Design

In a world where sustainability is running on everyone's mind, and the consumption of fossil fuels is quite literally looked down upon - Electric vehicles have been slowly and steadily taking over the world!
Yanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
1 year ago
Design

Autel MaxiCharger makes charging EVs at home almost as easy as charging your phone - Yanko Design

Electric cars are pretty much the future of automobiles.Or they should be if we want to keep our planet alive for a very long time.
Yanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
1 year ago
Design

Electric vehicles designed to be the future of eco-friendly urban commute - Yanko Design

In a world where sustainability is running on everyone's mind, and the consumption of fossil fuels is quite literally looked down upon - Electric vehicles have been slowly and steadily taking over the world!
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WIRED
5 months ago
Cars

Why Teslas Totaled in the US Are Mysteriously Reincarnated in Ukraine

Ukrainian mechanics are fixing supposedly unfixable electric vehicles from the US and Canada
The repaired vehicles are being sold on Ukrainian auto auction websites [ more ]
WIRED
1 year ago
Cars

Supersize Electric Cars like the Hummer EV Are Pushing Road Safety to the Limit

American roads looked different when the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety built its car-smashing crash test system in the early 1990s.Backup cameras didn't exist, airbags weren't mandatory, and safety rules had not yet killed the pop-up headlight.But perhaps the biggest difference is that cars were a lot less heavy-about a quarter lighter than the average vehicle today.
WIRED
1 year ago
Cars

The Amazonification of Buying a New Car

Tesla pioneered selling vehicles online.Electric cars, the pandemic, and changing consumer behavior are now causing other automakers to embrace the shift.In 2019, Tampa resident Nick Augeri, a self-described electric vehicle enthusiast, bought his first, a Tesla Model 3.He loved the process-it was all online.
Axios
1 year ago
Cars

Used car market flashing inflation warning

Understanding the rising risks that inflation will be more persistent than seemed likely just a couple of months ago takes looking at what's going on in the used car market.What's happening: Used car prices have fallen each month from July through January, pulling down inflation.But new signals from wholesale auctions show that the trend may reverse.
Axios
1 year ago
Cars

Self-driving car fears on the rise

Nearly 70% of drivers say they're afraid of fully self-driving cars, according to a new AAA survey - up from 55% a year ago.About a quarter say they're unsure, while just 9% say they trust them.Why it matters: Carmakers are rushing to add automation to new models.But this survey shows they have lots more work to do to convince drivers the features are safe.
WIRED
1 year ago
Cars

Tesla's Full Self-Driving Recall Targets a 'Fundamental' Flaw

Tesla told the agency this week that customers had filed warranty claims matching the situations highlighted by NHTSA on at least 18 occasions between spring 2019 and fall 2022.The filing notes that the carmaker said it was not aware of any injuries or deaths related to the flaws detected by the agency.
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IndieWire
11 months ago
Independent films

'This Is F*cking Perfect': Crafting the Costumes of '1923' with the Cast

The latest series in Taylor Sheridan's "Yellowstone" franchise, " 1923," tells the story of a world in transition.The rural, classically Western values of "1883" are colliding with the modern technology of washing machines and automobiles, and the scope of the mythology has expanded beyond American borders to follow characters all over the world.
KQED
1 year ago
Independent films

Migrant Children Face Grown-Up Problems in Engrossing 'Tori and Lokita'

Her desperation vanishes, briefly, in stolen moments of play with Tori (Pablo Schils) that remind us that these are children.Everything else in the movie is a dramatic argument against the injustice of children being compelled to solve grown-up problems without parents or other adults to help.A worthy subject for a film, no question.
FanSided
11 months ago
National Football League

Kenny Pickett's Steelers playbook almost fell into the wrong hands during car theft

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett had his vehicle stolen during an interview on Wednesday, and the team's playbook was inside.The Pittsburgh Steelers are expecting to have a huge season in 2023.Even though they just missed out on the playoffs last year, quarterback Kenny Pickett showed promise in his first season.
Streetsblog USA
11 months ago
SF politics

Steal This Idea: The Larger the Car, the More You Pay to Park

A neighborhood mayor in Montreal, François Limoges, will start charging big car owners more for parking.Big news out of Montreal: Starting on July 1, drivers of larger, heavier cars will pay more for residential parking permits in one busy corner of town.In the Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie, permit prices will depend on the engine size and vehicle weight, with cheaper prices for electric, hydrogen and plug-in hybrid cars vs. all other engines.
www.courant.com
11 months ago
Books

New book Last On His Feet' captures brilliantly boxer Jack Johnson and the Battle of the Century

Rick Kogan | Chicago Tribune (TNS) The first Black boxing champion was a man named Jack Johnson and a few years before he died in 1946, he told a young reporter, Just remember, whatever you write about me, that I was a man.You will meet this man in all his ferocity, style, audacity and courage in a spectacular new book, a dynamic and unforgettable collaboration between artist Youssef Daoudi and writer Adrian Matejka.
www.livescience.com
11 months ago
Science

Bizarre, Unexplained Rumblings in Earth's Atmosphere Puzzle Scientists

Solar-powered balloons launched into the Earth's stratosphere have recorded a series of mysterious rumblings, and scientists can't pinpoint their origins.The noises, detected by specialized instruments at 70,000 feet above the Earth's surface, are known as infrasound because they are so low-pitched they are inaudible to human ears.
www.mercurynews.com
11 months ago
Tech industry

Larry Magid: Google unveils new devices while focusing on AI

As I entered Shoreline Amphitheater on Wednesday, I thought I was attending Google IO the company's annual developers conference.But after listening to CEO Sundar Pichai and several other Google executives speak about new products and services, the event felt like it should be renamed Google AI.Indeed, the first 75 minutes of the two-hour event was focused on how artificial intelligence and specifically generative AI (GAI), is not only the main ingredient of Google Bard, the company's new conversational, AI chat service, but soon integrated into all its services including search, photos, maps and Google docs.
Medium
1 year ago
Data science

Large Tech Companies Taking Aim at New EU AI Rules

As reported last week, the EU is in the process of putting together some of the widest-ranging rules looking to govern AI.If passed, the EU could be the second major region, outside of China, that has passed legislation specifically for AI.So, what is going on with this law?Well, according to The E.U.
Medium
1 year ago
Data science

MIT's New Technique Empowers Machine Learning Models to Address Confidence in Predictions

Machine learning models are becoming increasingly popular for tasks such as image classification, natural language processing, and even medical diagnosis.These models work by analyzing large amounts of data and learning patterns in that data to make predictions on new, unseen data.However, one challenge with machine learning models is that they are not always accurate in their predictions, and it's not always clear how confident the model is in its predictions.
www.amny.com
1 year ago
Marketing

This is not a game': Mayor, Police Commissioner warn of new TikTok car theft challenge | amNewYork

By Dean Moses Posted on March 30, 2023 Mayor Eric Adams joined Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell warned of TikTok car theft challenge.Sign up for our amNY Sports email newsletter to get insights and game coverage for your favorite teams Mayor Eric Adams joined Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell and Deputy Mayor Philip Banks on Thursday to warn New Yorkers of a series of car thefts reportedly spurred on by social media.
Streetsblog USA
1 year ago
San Francisco

How to Reframe the Narrative About Car Dependency

Photo: <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/jVWxLStmxPU"ClayLeconey, CC
"Roadway safety is a shared responsibility, and people in cars and outside of cars play an equal role in keeping each other safe.""Sprawl is good, actually, because it means people can have big, beautiful houses and some quality alone time on their daily commutes."
Streetsblog USA
1 year ago
San Francisco

The Streetsie Awards 2022: The Biggest Citizen-Led Victories

A lot of the most exciting developments on U.S. streets in 2022 didn't originate in the halls of government.Today, we're looking at projects from everyday people that made a big difference - and might inspire a few New Year's resolutions in 2023.Today's awards just go to show you that Margaret Mead was right: you should never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.
Streetsblog New York City
1 year ago
San Francisco

The Day I Was Hit By a Driver Changed My Life, And My City, Forever

Every October, I get itchy.The air loosens, the light turns golden - and I begin to question life in the city all over again.
Speckyboy Design Magazine
1 year ago
Graphic design

8 Amazing Metallic Effects Built With CSS and JavaScript

Metallic effects are both attractive and flexible.They're often used to create an industrial or high-tech aesthetic.They work great as backgrounds, yet can also make even the tiniest elements stand out.Everyone from manufacturers to sci-fi bloggers can benefit.Traditionally, these effects required complex images.
Creative Bloq
1 year ago
Graphic design

The best travel laptops of 2022

(Image credit: Photo by Andrea Piacquadio via Pexels )
Now lockdown is becoming a distant memory, the best travel laptops are firmly back on our radar.Handy for everything from short train rides to transatlantic flights, and everythig in between, these laptops allow you to do everything you can do at your desk while you're on the move.
Medium
1 year ago
Graphic design

The Inspiration Cycle

"Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working"
As a Designer (UX/UI/Product/IxD/FEDev/etc), you should be making a habit of looking around for inspiration through a diverse set of inputs:
Pentagram
1 year ago
UX design

'May I Submit Utopian Turtletop?' - Story

In 1955, the marketing department of the Ford Motor Company tried unsuccessfully for months to name their newest car.In desperation, they turned to an unusual source: the celebrated Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Marianne Moore.What Moore lacked in corporate nomenclature experience, she made up for in enthusiasm and imagination: she submitted over two dozen names for consideration, each one more delightful-and unlikely-than the last.
TechCrunch
1 year ago
Artificial intelligence

How are global chipmakers preparing for the US-China chip war?

"Great results can be achieved with small forces," Sun Tzu wrote in "The Art of War" some 2,500 years ago.That quote is so old it's now an adage.But it appears the U.S. isn't content to wager that small actions can achieve the wide-ranging impacts necessary to gain an edge over China in the development of AI and machine learning technologies.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Are L.A.'s parrots getting louder? We investigate

That the parrots of Los Angeles are loud is an indisputable fact.The voluble squawks, warbles and trills of the colorful non-native birds (descendants of those originally imported from Mexico as pets that were freed or escaped) have been part of the SoCal soundtrack for more than half a century.The volume of their vocalization has been chronicled in the pages of The Times as far back as the early 1960s, and it's the rare account of the feathered fauna that doesn't mention the cacophony that accompanies a pandemonium of parrots (yes, that's the appropriate collective noun for a group of them).
Las Vegas Sun
1 year ago
San Jose Sharks

Live coverage: UNLV begins MWC play with OT loss at San Jose State

UNLV mounted a huge comeback in the second half but sputtered down the stretch and in overtime, falling at San Jose State, 75-72.E.J. Harkless powered UNLV's comeback by scoring all of his team-high 19 points in the second half, but the senior clearly ran out of gas down the stretch.He went 0-of-2 in overtime and committed a turnover while the Scarlet and Gray scored just seven points in the extra period.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Editorial: More stolen Christmases than the Grinch: Lessons from the great Southwest Airlines meltdown

The airline with the ticker LUV, now a far cry from its early customers-first days under co-founder Herb Kelleher, ruined countless holiday reunions over the past week.Southwest Airlines marooned not just passengers but also its own crews and landed tens of thousands of its customers in a Sisyphean holiday-week bog from which there seemed to be no escape to anywhere but the filthy bathroom or the knee-deep bar.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

History for sale: Rare 1904 Chicago license plate to be auctioned Sunday

A piece of local history could be yours this weekend: A rare 1904 Chicago license plate is up for sale.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Chicago

A rare, first-of-its kind Chicago license plate is up for auction

A rare Chicago license plate is up for auction until Sunday.Donley Auctions Attention, auto enthusiasts: The "holy grail" of Chicago license plates is up for auction.
https://www.rogerebert.com/
1 year ago
Film

Living movie review &amp; film summary (2022) | Roger Ebert

The post-World War II London drama &quot;Living&quot; puts Nighy at the center of a story: he plays Williams, the head of the Public Works Department, who receives a terminal health diagnosis and, after a period of shock, begins taking stock in his life and essentially trying to be the best person he can before he goes.
Social Media Explorer
1 year ago
Online marketing

Oil Spills and Leaks: Effects on the Environment | Bobby Lee Koricanek

The oil used in our machines, automobiles, and industries is typically located far beneath the surface of the Earth, in the middle of the ocean.Thousands of tons of oil can leak into the environment if oil rigs or apparatus break down.The effects of an oil spill on ecosystems and habitats can be devastating, resulting in the loss of countless species of flora and fauna, as well as the contamination of air and water.
Dabearsblog
1 year ago
Chicago Bears

The HughesReviews Christmas Movie/Television Guide!

Jeff Hughes | November 23rd, 2022
With today being a massive travel day, DBB will take a brief two-day movie sabbatical and return Friday with the game preview and prediction for Bears at Jets. (There's no preview to write before we have an injury status update.)I don't think what follows required much of a preamble.
WIRED
1 year ago
Cars

This Portable Car Battery Booster Is a Roadside Lifesaver

Few things can ruin your day as suddenly as trying to start your car and being met with the dead silence of a dead battery.If you're unlucky, your best bet is to find someone else with a functional car and some jumper cables to help get yours running again.If you're prepared, though, you can handle it in seconds.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Music

The power of music in John Hughes films: When you hear those songs you see those moments'

It was clear just how important music was to John Hughes's cinematic vision of teenage life when The Breakfast Club, his high-school detention drama, was released in 1985.As the film ended with its five principals  a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess and a criminal  having reached mutual understanding, the voice of Simple Minds' Jim Kerr crooned: Won't you come see about me?
RAIN News
1 year ago
Music

Spotify shuts down its Car Thing hardware initiative - RAIN News

News emerged yesterday that Spotify has discontinued production of its Car Thing product - the company's first hardware device, launched only five months ago and marketed as a way to achieve more convenient listening to Spotify in automobiles.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
NYC politics

Kathy Hochul wins full term as New York governor

New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul will win a first full term in office, CNN projects, defeating Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin and making history as the first elected female governor of New York.Hochul's victory keeps New York Democrats on track to maintain their now nearly two-decade-old winning streak in statewide elections.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Dining

A Parisian Brasserie With a Global Footprint Sets Up Shop in TriBeCa

Desbrosses Street in TriBeCa is not exactly the Champs-Elysees, but it's a fairly broad boulevard.So it's still an appropriate home base for this venerable Paris brasserie, now with a global presence.It's managed by Groupe Barriere, whose hotels often house a Fouquet's.Built into the Hotel Barriere Fouquet's New York, the ground-floor brasserie is brightly elegant, done with Art Deco details, glittering chandeliers, red leather upholstery, brass trim and white tablecloths.
Computerworld
1 year ago
Remote teams

Can today's videoconferencing tech evolve into tomorrow's metaverse?

I've been covering videoconferencing since the late 1980s, when I was brought in to review a very early deployment at Apple by AT&amp;T.It failed spectacularly.A decade later, I watched efforts by Intel and HP also fail.The latest video development wave was driven by the pandemic, when people were forced to work from home and video tools advanced more in two years than in the prior two decades.
MarketWatch
1 year ago
Remote teams

Does hybrid work really hurt your job performance or prospects for promotion? These Stanford researchers have an answer.

In the debate over the future of work, the argument for hybrid home-office work arrangements just received another case exhibit.
WIRED
1 year ago
Cars

High-Tech Cars Are Killing the Traditional Repair Shop

Industry experts say the problem will only get worse.
Stanley Cup of Chowder
1 year ago
Boston Bruins

Morning Skate: Eve

Happy Season's Eve, folks!
The Bruins will begin their rampage to the 2023 Stanley Cup tomorrow night in our nation's capital, running roughshod over the entire NHL in the process.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Analysis | The Most American Flex Is a Fitness Fad

As exercise equipment maker Peloton Interactive Inc. struggles to reinvent itself, investors must decide whether it's worth giving the fallen Wall Street star a second chance.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Analysis | The Best-Case Scenario for the Fed's Inflation Fight Is Dead

Housing costs as measured by those gauges tend to enter the data with a months-long lag, and high housing inflation is virtually guaranteed to exert upward pressure well into 2023.
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But Tuesday's report represents just one more month of data in a volatile economy, and the longer-term trend looks generally in line with what the Fed had been expecting for months.
New York Daily News
1 year ago
Europe news

Putin orders troop replenishment in face of Ukraine losses

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a major buildup of his country's military forces Thursday in an apparent effort to replenish troops that have suffered heavy losses in six months of bloody warfare and prepare for a long, grinding fight ahead in Ukraine.
New York Daily News
1 year ago
Europe news

Putin orders troop replenishment in face of Ukraine losses

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a major buildup of his country's military forces Thursday in an apparent effort to replenish troops that have suffered heavy losses in six months of bloody warfare and prepare for a long, grinding fight ahead in Ukraine.
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston

Here's what you need to know about Mass. water restrictions amid the drought

Water scarcity could cause dangerous situations in Massachusetts towns, with no relief in sight.
The New Yorker
1 year ago
Humor

The VW Bus Took the Sixties on the Road. Now It's Getting a Twenty-first-Century Makeover

Once, it sparked dreams of community and counterculture.What's gained-and lost-when flower power is electrified?
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Brooklyn Paper
1 year ago
Brooklyn

Junkyard on Preston Court in East Flatbush catches fire once again * Brooklyn Paper

Fire once again blazed through a block of scrapyards in East Flatbush Wednesday, injuring a firefighter less than a year after the junkyard previously caught fire.
www.cbc.ca
1 year ago
Toronto

Weekend road closures in High Park have had 'positive impact,' majority say in city survey | CBC News

Barring vehicles from High Park on weekends has made going there a better experience, say 75 per cent of people who responded to a City of Toronto survey on the issue.
Data Science Central
1 year ago
Business intelligence

Blueprint for Building a Data Product Business - DataScienceCentral.com

I have written several articles about Data Products and the role that they are playing in helping organizations monetize their customer, product, service, and operational analytic insights (individualized predicted behavioral and performance propensities).
Yanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
1 year ago
Design

Top 10 electric vehicles that are the future of automotives - Yanko Design

In a world where sustainability is running on everyone's mind, and the consumption of fossil fuels is quite literally looked down upon - Electric vehicles have been slowly and steadily taking over the world!
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