Yes, folks, it’s here. The long-awaited BMW CE 04 escooter has finally been unveiled, and, yes, it was worth the wait since 2017, when it was firstly showcased as theBMW Motorrad Concept Link. Today the company took the wraps off itsnew all-electric two-wheeler, which marks the German brand’s triumphal debut in the escooter market. Modern design The 💜 of EU tech The latest rumblings from the EU tech scene, a story from our wise ol' founder Boris, and some questionable AI art....

Despite growing opposition, the U.S. government is on track to increase its use of controversial facial recognition technology. The U.S. Government Accountability Office releaseda reporton Aug. 24, 2021, detailing current and planned use of facial recognition technology by federal agencies. The GAO surveyed24 departments and agencies– from the Department of Defense to the Small Business Administration – and found that 18 reported using the technology and 10 reported plans toexpand their use of it....

I read thousands of news articles a day and that’s on a slow news day. It’s important to prioritize the most important news items so that I don’t spend hours scrolling through useless information. Feedly thinks that it has the solution with an active content filter that presents your favorite feeds in a magazine-style format. Feedly [Free,App Store] has a clean, simple design that emphasizes the content over a fancy interface....

Pixar animator Austin Madison penned a wonderful handwritten open letter to aspiring artists and creative professionals everywhere as part of anAnimators Letters Projectback in May this year. Madison advises budding and experienced animators alike to work through the times when they are feeling uninspired and down in the dumps—because it happens with everyone, including the best people at Pixar—and work through them. As he so eloquently puts it, “the art will be well worth the work”....

While it’s still a bit of a pain to deal withmultiple-account loginsfor your Google accounts, the company has made things a bit better with its dropdown menu and multiple-account options. However, the newest version ofChrome’s Canary buildtakes things a step further – it will allow you to stay signed in, even if you switch services. ExtremeTech points outthat the option is hidden behind a flag which you’ll have to access yourself via typing chrome://flags/ into your Omnibar....