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The SeatyGo bike saddle thwarts thieves by being super easy to take with you

Sep25
by on September 25, 2019 at 1:02 am
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Bike thieves are a brazen bunch. In NYC, cyclists who have to lock up outside have two primary approaches: get a cheap bike that you won’t cry about when it’s stolen, or lock up like a pro. But thieves are also incredibly opportunistic. They’ll grab anything of even minimal value that’s not properly secured, and not a day goes by I don’t see a locked bike missing a wheel or saddle. The SeatyGo tries to prevent that latter situation with a simple solution: make it incredibly simple to take the seat with you. The saddle is made by Seatylock, whose namesake…

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Apple drops iOS 13.1 to squash a handful of serious bugs

Sep24
by on September 24, 2019 at 10:47 pm
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Apple today released iOS 13.1, hot on the heels of last week’s iOS 13. While it does have a few actual features, and welcome ones at that, the main purpose of downloading this update will be to fix the numerous bugs that came with iOS 13. Cautious users might have avoided upgrading to iOS 13 after Apple released it last week, because it was riddled with bugs. Apps crashed, screens froze, pictures got all jumbled up with random dates and times — it was a mess, and far more so than you might expect from a major iOS update. Reportedly,…

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The Los Alamos nuclear weapons lab just bought a 5,000-qubit quantum computer

Sep24
by on September 24, 2019 at 10:14 pm
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D-Wave today announced its next generation “Advantage” quantum computer system. It’ll pack a whopping 5,000 qubits and myriad improvements to processing speed and power. And the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico will be among the first to have access. According to a press release from D-Wave, the new Advantage system improves on the previous generation’s 2000Q model – which sports a paltry-by-comparison 2,048 qubits – in nearly every conceivable way: Designed to speed the development of commercial quantum applications, the Advantage quantum system will power a new hardware and software platform that will accelerate and ease the delivery of…

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The Juiced Scorpion is a moped-like e-bike with buttery-smooth suspension

Sep24
by on September 24, 2019 at 7:32 pm
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E-bikes can be roughly placed along two sides of a spectrum. On one end, you have models that are basically normal bicycles with motors, encouraging you to pedal while providing you with a boost when you need it. Others are more like modern mopeds, encouraging you to pump the throttle and cruise comfortably at city speeds. The upcoming Scorpion by Juiced Bikes takes the ‘modern moped’ concept to heart. With a cushy seat, fat tires, dual suspension, and a massive headlamp, it’d be easy to mistake it for some newfangled motorcycle. With a sleek design and a top speed of…

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