It’s been a busy week for Hyundai, who had to refuteclaimsit was breaking up with hydrogen. This week, we saw yet another claim by an “industry insider” that Hyundai had suspended their R&D in 3rd generation hydrogen fuelcells. An article by Korean news outletChosun Bizclaimed that Hyundai had suspended R&D in 3rd generation hydrogen fuel cells due to technical problems and a lack of marketability. That’s apparently not true; an unnamed Hyundai Motor official issued a statement today to the Korea Times refuting the claim:...

Did you know Growth Quarters is taking the stage this fall? Together with an amazing line-up of experts, we will share key insights into entrepreneurship during TNW Conference 2021.Secure your ticket now! Whenever I discuss my startup with someone, I get asked how I am going to “scale” my business. My usual response is that I am happy with its current size and don’t plan on expanding. The looks I get after this exchange make it seem like I’ve either badmouthed a universally loved celebrity or confessed to a horrible crime....

It’s funny how a scandal can quickly break and grow, all on the back of faulty and exaggerated information, simply because people want something to be true. That exact scenario occurred over the past 24 hours in developer circles, starting with ablog postthat was penned with a very interesting title: “MICROSOFT: ABSOLUTELY NO (GPLV3-OR-COMPAT-LICENSED) FREE SOFTWARE FOR WINDOWS PHONE AND XBOX APPS.” That was morphed, through a follow-up post onThinq, on Slashdot into “Microsoft Bans Open Source From the Windows Market,” causing the usual brouhaha of Microsoft poking....

Technology has given people more ways to connect, but has it also given them more opportunities to lie? You might text your friend a white lie toget out of going to dinner, exaggerate your height on a dating profileto appear more attractiveor invent an excuse to your boss over email tosave face. Social psychologists and communication scholars have long wondered not just who lies the most, but where people tend to lie the most – that is, in person or through some other communication medium....

Update 31/08/2021: According to a report fromBloomberg, Apple is planning to add satellite features to iPhones to be used in emergency situations. The company is developing tech that could be used in areas like mountains where there’s no 4G or 5G connectivity. The report noted that it has even considered deploying its own satellite eventually. However, it doesn’t mention when the firm plans to debut this tech. A few days ago, the usually-accurate Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo released aresearch noteasserting that the iPhone 13 would probably be able to make calls via satellite....