So, what hope do large, slow, complicated organizations have against the world’s Google’s, Facebook’s, Uber’s or whoever’s next? The answer lies in the rise of innovation centers and the ability to think and act like the very startups that represent accelerated progress or even disruption. In 2015, I partnered with CapGemini’s Jerome Buvat to publish the industry’s first global corporate innovation study, “The Innovation Game: Why & How Businesses are Investing in Innovation Centers....

“Over the past few days, the actual price has moved sharply over marginal cost,” JPMorgan analysts wrote in a note obtained by Bloomberg. “This divergence between actual and intrinsic values carries some echoes of the spike higher in late 2017, and at the time this divergence was resolved mostly by a reduction in actual prices.” To come to this conclusion, the JP Morgan team treated Bitcoin as a commodity, calculating its “cost of production” based on a number of factors, including estimated computational power, electricity expense, and hardware energy efficiency....

If you truly want to get in-depth practical knowledge, there is no better way to get your hands dirty with Python than to undertake some cool projects that will not only keep you occupied in your free time but will also teach you how to get more out of Python. Did you know, according to Stackoverflow, Python is the most preferred language which means that the majority of developers use python....

Reports over at Electrek and Autoblog say that it’s a bug, on the other hand, CleanTechnica’s analysis of the situation suggests that it might be a hint at things to come thanks to EU legislation. Let’s take a look at what’s going on. It all seemed to begin when German YouTube channel Nextmove demonstrated charging a VW ID.3 at a new Tesla Supercharger location in Germany. You can watch the video here, but the long and short of it is that they managed to charge a bunch of non-Tesla EVs, without paying a cent, at the new Superchargers....

Yesterday, following a prolonged campaign by a civil rights coalition, the legislators blocked the bill. The Microsoft-backed bill had been introduced by Assemblyman Ed Chau, who argued it would regulate the use of the tech by commercial and public entities. But the ACLU warned that it was an “endorsement of invasive surveillance” that would allow law enforcement agencies and tech firms to self-regulate their use of the tech. [Read: Masks won’t protect you from facial recognition] Chau claimed that the bill would help health agencies use facial recognition to combat COVID-19....

Yet scientists can tell you that you are made up of atoms and molecules and that they are governed by the laws of physics. Fundamentally, then – in terms of atoms and molecules – we can predict the future for any given starting point. This seems to leave no room for free will, alternative actions, or decisions. Confused? You have every right to be. This has been one of the long outstanding unresolved problems in philosophy....

Even though it’s less common than it was, one of my favorite aspects of gaming is local multiplayer. Yeah, you can still have a great time playing online, but there’s nothing quite like handing your friends a solid beating, and then chatting shit right to their face. God, it makes me feel all warm inside. Now, one of the issues with actually doing this is price. Specifically, controller price. Yeah, you can totally get a third-party controller to play with, but — in my experience — these are never as good as the official ones....

What’s the point of watching your favorite sci-fi movie if you’re going to listen to the audio from those measly in-built TV speakers? That would be an insult to your sonic senses and to the movie too. That’s why you should invest in a good soundbar to take your movie-watching experience at home one level up. The Samsung Harman Kardon 5.1 soundbar HW-Q60R with wireless subwoofer is selling for just $397....

Apple released the new crop of MacBook Air last year after a long wait. But let’s face it, the new models are still a bit pricy and a lot of them have the dreaded keyboard issue. So, what do you do if you want a reliable Apple laptop? Well, you turn towards the evergreen 2017 MacBook Air, which is on sale for just $876, down from $1,199. The deal also gets you a wireless mouse, a deflector case, and a microfiber cleaning cloth....

Basically, if you come across a paywall, you can visit the page in incognito mode. That’s it. I can’t imagine affected publishers will be too happy about the change. Truth be told, that’s kind of how incognito mode was always supposed to work – and how it used to. It blocks a site’s ability to read or write cookies on your devices, in theory preventing publishers from knowing how many articles you’ve read....

A typical hiring manager will only give a resume 10 to 15 seconds of inspection before making a decision about whether the applicant is right for an open job. And 75 percent of applicants end up out of the running based on their resume alone. That’s a lot of pressure to make sure your resume is 100 percent on point and making the dramatic first impression you need. To get your resume hiring manager ready, enlist services like Rezi Resume Software to make sure you’re actually giving yourself the best possible shot at the job you want....

Luna was by no means the only victim in a week where cryptocurrencies were down 30%. Some have recovered to a certain extent, but this still represents an aggregate seven-day loss of over US$500 million (£410 million), prompting existential questions about the future of the market. This crash was possibly triggered by a financial “attack” on the stablecoin Terra (UST), which is supposed to match the US dollar but is presently trading at just 18 cents....

As previously reported by Hard Fork, the B.C. Securities Commission (BCSC) shut down Einstein Exchange after looking into several complaints from customers unable to access their cash and cryptocurrency assets. Grant Thornton Limited was appointed to seize the exchange’s assets and return the allegedly missing funds to users. These included cryptocurrency, such as Bitcoin, the BCSC case documents said. But, a British Columbia Supreme Court filing published yesterday reportedly says Grant Thorton has discovered that the business only has approximately $15,000 in cryptocurrency and $30,000 in cash....

Hackers exploited RubyGems – a package manager for the Ruby programming language that devs use to upload and distribute new versions of software – by downloading Ruby libraries, adding the malicious code, and re-uploading them under new names Decrypt reports. Thousands have been exposed to the malicious code, although the exact number remains unclear. It’s also not statedt if hackers have been able to commandeer and cryptocurrency through this specific exploit....

I am enjoying a refreshing break from SEO and VA business development managers who want to connect in the name of synergy. From work/life coaches who “just want to ask me one question.” And from copy-paste content written by wannabe rockstar recruiters about the various times they either turned someone down or gave them a job on the spot. I’ve been focusing on reducing the channels and interactions that I invest my time in....

In addition to app mirroring, you’ll be able to transfer files from your iPhone wirelessly as well. This makes it easier for you to transfer your photos and files without any cable. In an earlier version of Dell Mobile Connect, iPhone users could only get notifications and send and receive texts. Dell will roll out a software update in Spring this year to enable these features. The company’s XPS, Inspiron, Vostro, Alienware, and G Series laptops running Windows 10 are eligible for this update....

According to figures from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), shared by Carscoops, the average fleet fuel efficiency for 2019 model year vehicles is 24.9 mpg – just 5.6 mpg higher than it was 15 years ago. This is a drop of 0.2 mpg over the previous period. Fleet averages consider the fuel efficiency of individual cars and how many of them were made. [Read: Meet the 4 scale-ups using data to save the planet] It’s thought the US’ love of large inefficient sports utility vehicles and trucks are responsible for this decline in average miles per gallon....

For those not familiar, FPV drones are basically immersive drone-flying experiences, involving a headset akin to VR goggles (although they rarely feature a 3D effect). FPV drones are often used for drone races and other high-speed theatrics. Unlike other DJI drones, which have emphasized the filming and photography experience — and which therefore prioritized convenience and obstacle avoidance — the FPV appears aimed primarily at those who like the flying part of drones....

A bogus extension called “Ledger Secure,” that passes itself off as a cryptocurrency wallet, is believed to be responsible for the loss, Decrypt reports. The app allegedly sends a user’s seed phrase back to its creators. With the seed phrase, bad actors can access another individual’s cryptocurrency illegitimately. That’s around 2.3BTC /USD$16k – bigtime pain.@jeremyrwelch from @CasaHODL presented on precisely this risk at Baltic HoneyBadger 2019 in Riga – malign browser extensions....

On Wednesday, Greener Transport Solutions, a non-profit group that provides recommendations to central and local government, submitted to MPs a report, aimed at tackling this problem. Specifically, the report proposed a mandatory per-mile road pricing scheme by 2030, to coincide with the sales ban on internal combustion vehicles. The organization considers this measure a “fiscal imperative.” With the electric vehicles being exempt from vehicle excise duty (an emissions based tax) and the expected decrease in fuel demand, the Treasury will loose 28 billion ($39bn) from fuel duty, £6 billion ($8bn) from VAT on fuel, and £6....