I had my hair cut at the Amazon Salon, and lived to tell the tale

Jul02
by on July 2, 2021 at 8:18 pm
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This is adapted from Big Spam, TNW’s twice-weekly newsletter. Subscribe to it (and our other great newsletters) here. When I found out Amazon was opening a hair salon near my home in east London, I immediately suspected some nefarious intent. Was Jeff Bezos reselling the chopped locks as wigs on Amazon? Or distilling Remy human hair into some form of demonic life extension therapy? I decided to investigate. Credit: Thomas MacaulayHello, Amazon. Amazon describes the salon as “an experiential venue where we showcase new products and technology.”  It opened in April, initially to Amazon employees only, but now also offers cuts to the general public. Notably, there’s no online…

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UK to get its first battery gigafactory as part of Nissan’s $1.4B investment plan

Jul01
by on July 1, 2021 at 6:24 pm
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Japanese car giant Nissan has invested $1.4 billion in an EV hub in the UK, to supercharge its European electric future and give a massive boost to the British automotive industry. The company announced today its plan to build a huge battery plant in Sunderland that is said to produce 10,000 vehicles per year, including a new-generation electric crossover. Who and how Nissan has partnered up with the Chinese battery tech company Envision AESC and Sunderland City Council on the project. The plant itself will be built by Envision, which will invest $621 million to manufacture what will be the UK’s first gigafactory.…

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AI study claims tennis is the most ‘euphoric’ sport. I’m not convinced

Jun30
by on June 30, 2021 at 7:19 pm
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If you’re captivated by the drama of the European Football Championship, have you considered watching Wimbledon instead? Tennis is, after all, a more euphoric sport to watch. Or so claims a new AI analysis. The study by British TV platform Freeview explored emotional reactions to different sports by analyzing the expressions of viewers. The 150 participants were sent content from 10 sports consisting of 30,750 frames, which were standardized to capture the same format of low, medium, and high-intensity clips. Their responses were measured by software developed by startup RealEyes, which analyzed reactions caught by cameras on viewers’ devices. According to…

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