This EU-funded AI rates how hideous your face is — for society’s sake

This EU-funded AI rates how hideous your face is — for society’s sake The system also guesses your age, BMI, life expectancy, and gender AI creep continues The next algorithm judges your age.Schep says companies use these tools to learn more about shoppers, or to guess if someone’s lying about their age on dating sites.Again, the system proved simple to deceive: I knocked a decade off my age just by giving my head a shake....

3 min · 478 words · Stephanie Smith

This EV drove a record-breaking 710km on a single charge

Meet the Lightyear One, the Dutch-made solar electric vehicle, that, in June, hitthe record for the longest distancetravelled by an EV on a single battery charge. At a speed of 85km/h, it drove for almost nine hours straight, covering a distance of 710 kilometers! According to the homonymous company, Lightyear, “this distance is the longest range an electric vehicle has ever achieved on 60kWh of energy.” For reference, the 2021 Tesla Model 3 Long Rangehas an average range of 455km on a 70kWh battery capacity....

2 min · 408 words · Bradley Miller

This ever-ready power station and solar panel are your ultimate power backup — and it’s $500 off

TLDR:The combination of a HomePower One Backup Battery Power Station and the SolarPower One Portable Solar Panel can have you absolutely ready when the power goes out. One any given day, you can do a quick Google search and pull up a dozen stories. Thousands of people without power in Great Falls, Montanaafter a substation failed. Or thousands more in the dark afterequipment failurein Denver, Colo. Or thousands more still without electricity aftersevere thunderstorms rolled throughCalifornia’s Coachella Valley....

3 min · 493 words · Heidi Allen MD

This exercise armband will stop you ruining your fancy Apple Watch straps

Ever since I picked up an Apple Watch at the end of last year,I’ve been addicted. This has led me to exercise more — I mean, someone’s gotta close those rings, right? — which has in turn made me obsessed with Apple Watch sports accessories. You know, things like the Twelve South ActionSleeve 2. If I can be so bold, I assume your first question is this: WHAT THE HELL IS THE TWELVESOUTH ACTIONSLEEVE 2?...

4 min · 733 words · Kyle Rojas

This extension lets you crosspost between Twitter, Facebook and Google+…in any order.

Warning:You should know, as useful as this extension is, the slimy developers decided it would be a good idea to auto post a recommendation of the extension to your G+ page the moment you install the extension – without your permission. It will do the same when you connect your twitter/Facebook too. The extension works beautifully but be prepared to delete the autoposts immediately after if you don’t want to spam your friends....

2 min · 265 words · Barbara Franklin
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