Carbon fiber optimized for wind turbine blades could bring cost, performance benefits Carbon fiber optimized for wind turbine blades could bring cost, performance benefits Sandia study aims to spur innovation

UK’s Bloom & Wild raises $102M to seed its flower delivery service across Europe Bloom & Wild, a London-based startup that takes an updated and online approach to the very traditional business of ordering and delivering flowers, has seen business blossom in the last year. And today, it is announcing a big round of funding to help it double down on the opportunity ahead. The company has raised £75 […]

Virgin Orbit Just Launched a Rocket From a 747 Launching rockets from planes is a decades-old concept that never really took off. Billionaire Richard Branson thinks its time has come.

Azure is one of the largest market leaders, learn cloud computing with this $39 training TLDR: The Complete 2021 Microsoft Azure Certification Prep Bundle includes 10 courses covering everything an IT pro needs to know about running a system on the Azure platform. It’s one thing for a giant corporation like Microsoft to create a cloud services platform like Azure. It’s quite another for them to be comfortable enough to fully entrust the running of all of their most vital services through Azure as well.  But after stating their intent to move all their first-party services to Azure almost a decade ago, Microsoft is now finally transitioning all their heaviest hitters like Office 365, Xbox… This story continues at The Next Web

Language AI is really heating up Any procedure that still requires a human to understand language is now at the verge of being disrupted or automated.

Gas emitted by merging galaxies is stopping stars from forming Most stars in the universe today are found in massive galaxies called ellipticals, named for their stretched-out-circle shape. Unlike our own galaxy, which is a spiral with arms extending out from the center, the edges of elliptical galaxies are smooth. At first glance, these galaxies might seem like simple systems. However, they are among the most mysterious objects in the cosmos. Elliptical galaxies host extremely old stars and are not forming new stars. Exactly how these dead galaxies form is a question both observational and theoretical astronomers have tried to answer for a long time. Our new study, published in… This story continues at The Next Web

Threat of inauguration violence casts a long shadow over social media As the U.S. heads into one of the most perilous phases of American democracy since the Civil War, social media companies are scrambling to shore up their patchwork defenses for a moment they appear to have believed would never come. Most major platforms pulled the emergency break last week, deplatforming the president of the United […]

Behind a Secret Deal Between Google and Facebook Facebook was going to compete with Google for some advertising sales but backed away from the plan after the companies cut a preferential deal, according to court documents.

The US Government Needs to Invest in Digital Design Our nation’s failure to invest in information technology has severely limited our Covid response. A federal chief experience officer could change that.

17 Bags, Backpacks, Cubes, and Straps to Protect Your Camera There are dozens of ways to tote around your photo and video gear. We’ve reviewed our favorites.

How to manage your screen time during the lockdown, according to science The average daily time spent online by adults increased by nearly an hour during the UK’s spring lockdown when compared to the previous year, according to communications regulator Ofcom. With numerous countries back under severe pandemic restrictions, many of us once again find ourselves questioning whether our heavy reliance on technology is impacting our wellbeing. It’s true that digital devices have provided new means of work, education, connection, and entertainment during lockdown. But the perceived pressure to be online, the tendency to procrastinate to avoid undertaking tasks, and the use of digital platforms as a way to escape distress all… This story continues at The Next Web

Peloton’s Rapid Rise Is Threatened by Its Slow Delivery The company has boomed in popularity during the pandemic but getting its exercise bikes delivered has proved a struggle, one that is angering new customers.

A QAnon ‘Digital Soldier’ Marches On, Undeterred by Theory’s Unraveling Valerie Gilbert posts dozens of times a day in support of an unhinged conspiracy theory. The story of this “meme queen” hints at how hard it will be to bring people like her back to reality.

Moonshots for the Treatment of Aging: Less Incrementalism, More Ambition There is far too much incrementalism in the present research and development of therapies to treat aging. Much

How sleep trackers can actually ruin your sleep An estimated one in three people report regular sleep complaints. So it’s hardly surprising people are more concerned than ever about getting enough sleep. This blossoming interest has seen an explosion of sleep trackers which measure how many hours of sleep you get each night. As we sleep, we go through cycles of “deep,” “light,” and “rapid eye movement” (REM) sleep. The “deep” portion of our sleep is mainly what leaves us feeling refreshed the next day. Most sleep trackers are a watch worn on the wrist, and work by monitoring your body movements as you sleep to determine how… This story continues at The Next Web