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Michelin recently launched two types of tires in China, specifically made for electric vehicles. The new tires are meant to show Michelin’s “concern for Chinese consumers and the company’s development strategy,”Shanghai Dailyreports. But… why would EVs need special tires to begin with? Well,it all boils down to weight. EVs generally weigh more than gasguzzlers, which means they wear tires down much faster. Also, worn tires will reduce the cars’ range, so there’s a lot to win by preventing that from happening....

Did you know that Ela Darling, the adult performer and VR pioneer who was interviewed for this article, is speaking atTNW2021this year? You can get tickets for the eventhere. OnlyFans may havesuspended its plans to ban porn,but the U-turn hasn’t dispelled the concerns of sex workers. Adult performers fear that the move has merely been postponed. They also worry that other platforms will enact similar restrictions. “It was a wake-up call that I need to diversify where I’m hosting content, and make sure my fans know where to find me if something like that happens again,” Ela Darling, an adult performer and tech entrepreneur, tells TNW....

Why open ecosystems are the future of app development Developers versus closed ecosystems In some ways, closed app ecosystems are the antithesis of prevailing developer trends. We live in a time where anyone in the world with the necessary skills and creativity can create apps. In reality, developers are bound to stringent app store policies that forbid them from providing their apps outside of branded app stores or monetizing their creations without mandatory fees to leading phone platforms....

Are you onOrkut? You probably haven’t heard this question for at least a couple years. That is, unless you’re Brazilian. While it globally declined, Google’sseven year-oldsocial network still claims 30 million active users in the country. But what will happen now thatGoogle+was launched? Google isn’t killing Orkut (yet) According to a Google spokeswoman, “Orkut and Google+ are different products, and will both exist. Over time, we’ll determine what makes the most sense in terms of integrating these products....

Why owning a 4K Blu-ray player is both smart and stupid And I’d rather die than give it up What actually is 4K? Without getting too weighed down, 4K is a display resolution. I’ve written about thisin more detail here, but I’ll sum it up quickly for the sake of the article. Resolution is simply the number of pixels a screen can show, something that translates directly to the level of detail a picture has....