Ferrari’s first all-electric sports car is coming in 2025

Not even luxury sportscar brands will be able to avoid the pivot to electric power. Ferrari’s boss, John Elkann has said that the prancing horse will launch its first fully-electric model in 2025,Autocar reports. Speaking during the company’s annual general meeting, Elkann said, “You can be sure this will be everything you dream the engineers and designers at Maranello can imagine for such a landmark in our history.” Ferrari is no stranger to partially electric drivetrains, it has been using mild-hybrid systems to boost power since its 2013 La Ferrari....

2 min · 344 words · Christina Haynes

Fflap gives a social media boost to eBay sellers

WhileeBayitself hasn’t really taken advantage of many of the possibilities of using social media to promote goods sold on its website, third-party developers are stepping in to fill the gap. Fflapis one such app. Sitting on top of eBay, it provides Twitter and Facebook integration for sellers and aims to promote trust between buyers and sellers by offering an alternative, social media-aware environment for them to interact in. The app allows sellers to view their current eBay inventory and manage promotional tweets and Facebook posts directly....

4 min · 650 words · Douglas Williams

Fidatto: Recommendations from your friends, no drama allowed

There’s a fundamental problem when it comes to almost any recommendations system that we’ve seen thus far — almost every recommendation comes from a stranger. While I might trust some random guy at a gas station to give me directions, I probably don’t want him recommending where I would want to take my other half for dinner. The other problem which might not be as evident, but is certainly painful, is that fatigue that you get from negativity....

4 min · 725 words · Kevin Patterson

FIFA’s new AI tech could stamp out painfully slow offside calls

The offside rule is one of the most controversial and complex laws of soccer. Due to the many factors involved, it’s hard to judge an offside call accurately for referees in a blink of a second. That’s why FIFA,soccer’sgoverning body,other associations introduced an official position calledthe Video Assistant Referee (VAR)to review game-changing moments with the help of footage.These included potential penalties, red-cards, and offside offenses. While penalty and red card calls are largely subjective — even when they are being checked by VAR — offside is an objective call that can be measured using players’ relative position and kick-point of the ball (when the ball was released by a player)....

4 min · 661 words · Eric Chase

Figure out how much to charge your clients for PayPal fees

Most freelancers who work exclusively via the Internet are used to getting paid byPayPal. Unfortunately, PayPal’s fees build up quite quickly, taking a chunk out of your hard-earned income. That’s where thisPayPal Fee Calculatorcomes in handy. The calculator is useful if you want to figure out how much you’ll pocket after PayPal takes its fee, but even more handy is its Reverse PayPal Fee Calculator. Simply put the amount you were going to charge your client in the “To receive this amount” field and, right underneath, the calculator will show a new figure....

2 min · 234 words · Kathryn Hurst
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