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Discovering the shortest route to travel across the capital cities of 16 federal states of Germany while visiting each city once using the Christofides algorithm.I have been residing in Germany for six years now. Germany is composed of 16 federal states, and I have visited five state capitals until now. Recently, a thought struck my mind:I want to travel across the capital cities of all 16 federal states and visit each city exactly once while starting in Berlin and ending in Berlin. What would be the shortest possible…

TikTok says it has completed migrating its US users' data to Oracle's servers in the US  —  TikTok has completed migrating its U.S. users' information to servers at Oracle Corp (ORCL.N), in a move that could address U.S. regulatory concerns over data integrity on the popular video app, the company confirmed to Reuters. TikTok says it has completed migrating its US users' data to Oracle's servers in the US  —  TikTok has completed migrating its U.S. users' information to servers at Oracle Corp (ORCL.N), in a move that…

Elon Musk made an interesting comment about Tesla’s effort to develop self-driving. The CEO says that solving self-driving is the difference between Tesla being worth a lot of money or almost nothing. Like the rest of the market lately, Tesla’s stock has taken a beating – though even more so than the rest of the market since Musk announced the acquisition of Twitter, which he sold Tesla shares to finance, and decided to become political, which has divided his fans. Despite those tough past few months on the…

The model developed by the scientists includes the history of the rotation of the sun but also the magnetic instabilities that it generates. Credit: Sylvia Ekström / UNIGEAn international team of astronomers has succeeded in developing a model to solve part of the “solar problem.”All was wrong with the Sun! A new set of data in the early 2000s brought down the chemical abundances at the surface of the Sun, contradicting the levels predicted by the standard models used by astrophysicists. Frequently challenged, these new…

A framework for building user empathy and an impactful & ethical product culture Why is User Empathy Important? User empathy is a buzzword that’s frequently used by startups and entrepreneurs. You’ll see it in job descriptions and product blogs. It’s historically been emphasized in advertising, marketing, and user experience. It’s embraced in product management schools, startup incubators, user research, design thinking, and start-up books. As a skill, user empathy and emotional intelligence are intimately related.…

So-called “tech for good” accelerators addressing such worthy-sounding subjects as ESGs and SDGs have appeared in the last few years. Some observers have dismissed these efforts as scalable only put to a point. However, the evidence is mounting that they are increasingly attracting some of the world’s best talent, because the world’s best talent does actually want to solve some of the planet’s biggest problems. And where the talent goes, the money and backing will follow. In Europe, Entrepreneur First (EF) and Antler…

Martian surface frost, made up largely of carbon dioxide, appears bluish-white in these images from the Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) camera aboard NASA’s 2001 Odyssey orbiter. THEMIS takes images in both visible light, perceptible to the human eye, and heat-sensitive infrared. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASUA new research study using data from <span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>NASA</div><div…

Problem solving is the most used form of mathematics teaching in this country. Credit: UiA There is a lot of research about mathematics learning and students, but less about mathematics teaching and teachers. …