A quick introduction to ‘scrum’ — so you’re not lost when someone says ‘join the daily’ So, what is ‘scrum’? Scrum is a framework that helps to develop a product as a team. It’s a continuous process of learning, improving, and adjusting because of its heuristic approach. A scrum team learns and improves as the project progresses — it’s an agile-based framework. The dissimilarity between scrum and agile is that scrum is a faster and flexible approach....

A realistic picture of how AI fits into today’s economy The power of prediction machines There are many misunderstandings about themeaning and differenceof artificial intelligence, machine learning, and other related terms. There’s are also a lot of scientific discussions about AI’s advances toward human-level thinking and understanding and whethersingularityis within reach or not. But the authors ofPrediction Machinesbreak down the current state of AI to a very simple albeit unexciting concept: prediction....

A really simple introduction to one-pedal driving Electric vehicles present new dynamics that change how we drive What is it? If you’re new to EVs, they still come with two pedals: stop and go. But thanks to the characteristics of electric motors, you don’t always have to use the brake pedal. One-pedal driving allows you to come to a complete stop in an EV without touching the brakes. Electric cars come with a feature called “regenerative braking....

Earlier this month, a federal judgehanded down a ruling(PDF) that the Buffalo, New York based non-profitHispanics United of Buffalomust reinstate five employees that were fired for posting comments about their workplace to their personal Facebook pages. The situation had been in thelegal pipelinefor quite some, beginning last October 9th, a non-working Saturday, when Mariana Cole-Rivera had an upcoming meeting scheduled with co-worker Lydia Cruz-Moore(yes, she specifically named her)regarding how much, or little, she did for the organization’s clients....

We here at TNW might be an International bunch, but we have a big heart for San Francisco. There’s simply something very magical about the place. That said, here’s an interesting look back to a 1906 ride through the city, on a cable car. From the description: It was one of the first 35mm films ever taken. The clock tower at the end of Market Street at the Embarcadero wharf is still there....