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Don’t worry about Elon taking Twitter private and scrapping its board It’s a full Musk takeover ‘A bad board will kill’ “Good boards don’t create good companies, but a bad board will kill a company every time.” Venture capitalist Fred Destinwrote that in 2018, citing what he called an “old Silicon Valley proverb.” The quote has been making the rounds on Twitter recently in light of Musk’s hostile bid. It even seemed to get a nod from Dorsey himselfwhen he replied to a tweetcontaining the quote, “big facts....

Don’t you just love April 1st? Google is heading for Mars Story byErnst-Jan Pfauth Ernst-Jan Pfauth is the former Editor in Chief of Internet at NRC Handelsblad, as well as an acclaimed technology author and columnist. He a(show all)Ernst-Jan Pfauth is the former Editor in Chief of Internet at NRC Handelsblad, as well as an acclaimed technology author and columnist. He also served as The Next Web’s blog’s first blogger and Editor in Chief, back in 2008....

Don’t you just love April 1st? Google is heading for Mars Story byErnst-Jan Pfauth Ernst-Jan Pfauth is the former Editor in Chief of Internet at NRC Handelsblad, as well as an acclaimed technology author and columnist. He a(show all)Ernst-Jan Pfauth is the former Editor in Chief of Internet at NRC Handelsblad, as well as an acclaimed technology author and columnist. He also served as The Next Web’s blog’s first blogger and Editor in Chief, back in 2008....

Doomscrolling isn’t just bad for your mood, it can harm your cognition too — here’s how to rein it in Avoid overloading your brain Reset your brain So what can we do about it? It is important to avoid obsessive doomscrolling but instead show resilience and gain mastery over the situation. To do that, you need to have some positive moments of respite. So try to schedule something you enjoy and which relaxes and de-stresses you daily, such as reading a good book, watching a fun film, visiting friends and family ormindfulness training....

Driverless cars won’t save the planet if we use them all the damn time Will vehicle automation make us rely on cars over greener alternatives? More miles, more carbon emissions Research has previously suggested that automated vehicles could cause people to drive more than they currently do, leading tomore congestion, energy consumption and pollution. Riding in a car as a passenger is much less stressful than driving, so people might be willing to sit through longer trips and battle more traffic if they can relax and do other things during the journey....