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Mikestar.com: is online karaoke really “pathetic”? 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....

Milan to create 750-kilometer network of cycle paths Imagine a web connecting the city core to the suburbs Story byIoanna Lykiardopoulou Ioanna is a writer at TNW. She covers the full spectrum of the European tech ecosystem, with a particular interest in startups, sustainabili(show all)Ioanna is a writer at TNW. She covers the full spectrum of the European tech ecosystem, with a particular interest in startups, sustainability, green tech, AI, and EU policy....

Militaries are plundering sci-fi for technology ideas Are we ignoring the genres social commentary? Imagined worlds Like my colleague David Seed, who has studied how fiction impacts on real-life threat assumptions aboutnuclear terrorism, I’m interested in how science fiction informs our sense of the future. This has given me the opportunity to work with members of the armed forces, using science fiction to query assumptions and generate novel visions of the future....

Militaries are plundering sci-fi for technology ideas Are we ignoring the genres social commentary? Imagined worlds Like my colleague David Seed, who has studied how fiction impacts on real-life threat assumptions aboutnuclear terrorism, I’m interested in how science fiction informs our sense of the future. This has given me the opportunity to work with members of the armed forces, using science fiction to query assumptions and generate novel visions of the future....

Millennials, Gen Z hates your cold and minimalist interiors More is more in #cluttercore, the new interior trend championed by TikTok A lot of stuff Victorians liked stuff that they could put on display. These things communicated their status through solid evidence of capital, connectedness, signs of exotic travel andcolonial power. Think inherited antique cabinets and Chinese ivory animals. Then imagine the labor required to not only create, butpolish, dust, manage and maintain these myriad possessions....