Monthly Archives: July 2022

NITECORE EMR10 electronic mosquito repeller offers an ultrasonic mode for use as power

Developed as a heat-activated mosquito repeller, the NITECORE EMR10 also includes the ultrasonic mode and portable power bank function. In fact, it has an interior heating element to activate the mosquito repellent tablet in the repellent mat to create a 10–20 m² protection zone. Furthermore, its fixed-frequency soundwaves are 25 kHz and 40 kHz, which…

New York City is drowning in packages

Amazon, Hello Fresh, Stitch Fix. Click a button, and it’s there in three to five days—perhaps even one. Packages, packages, and more packages—goods from all over the world, delivered after just a couple of clicks. But this height of consumer convenience has been complicating urban life for years, giving rise to increased theft and traffic,…

TikTok ‘pauses’ privacy policy switch in Europe after regulatory scrutiny

TikTok has agreed to pause a controversial privacy policy update in Europe, which had been due to happen tomorrow, and would have meant the platform stopped asking users for their consent to be tracked to receive targeted advertising, TechCrunch has learned. The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC), TikTok’s lead privacy regulator for the European Union’s…