The 90s and the early ’00s weren’t exactly known for their emphasis on aesthetics in the tech space. For the most part, technology companies dedicated their efforts to building massive, reliable infrastructures like Microsoft, Amazon,Googleand Facebook. Fast forward 10 years and today’s tech savvy companies,most recently Google, are realizing that you can’t just be geeky anymore, you have to be beautiful too. After all, there’s a reason Acer isn’tApple.It’s smart design....

It’s not unheard of for startups get sold off on auction sites, but raising your first funding via one? That’s a little different. Polish startupMyGuidieoffered a 1% stake in the companyon the country’s eBay-esque site Allegro– and even threw in an iPad 2 for the lucky top-bidding angel investor too. MyGuidie is a platform designed to connect travellers with local guides in the places they visit. The company takes 15% commission (minimum $4) on fees paid to the guides....

Furious AI researcher creates a list of non-reproducible machine learning papers Reproducing the results of machine learning papers Machine learningresearchers regularly publish papers on online platforms such as arXiv and OpenReview. These papers describe concepts and techniques that highlight new challenges in machine learning systems or introduce new ways to solve known problems. Many of these papers find their way into mainstream artificial intelligence conferences such as NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, and CVPR....

Ebikes are inevitably heavier than their analog counterparts thanks to the addition of a motor and battery, so getting them to approximate the weight of typical ‘analog’ counterparts isn’t going to happen unless you make some unique changes to the frame. And nothing is more associated with reduced weight in the cycling world than good old carbon fiber. That’s the approachFuroSystems’ Furo Xtakes as one of relatively few carbon fiber folding ebikes on the market....

Politicians in the US recently releasedabipartisan infrastructure billthat includes around $555 billion in new spending to build roads, public transit, and other transport options. Amongst other things, the bill mandates Car OEMs to introduce technology to “passively monitor the performance of a driver of a motor vehicle to accurately identify whether that driver may be impaired.” This is significant news for companies working on tech to detect drunk-drivers.In June, the Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety, Inc....