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Amazon’s 4-star brick-and-mortar store only sells the best products

What’s next?!

On this episode of ‘The Jetsons’, New Yorkers can look forward to something extra-special. Tomorrow Amazon is opening Amazon 4-Star, a new physical brick-and-mortar store that only sells good products. This isn’t Amazon’s first foray into the world of retail. Remember Amazon Go? The retail giant is here to shake things up again with this latest development.

Located in the SoHo neighborhood of New York City, this store is basically like a curated real-life version of Amazon best sellers. Every item sold will either be rated at least 4 stars, a top seller, or a new and trending product. The ever-evolving product offerings are a real-life reflection of what Amazon customers are loving. That means you can go shopping without double-checking a product’s reviews or worrying about whether there’s a better-reviewed option out there.

The store’s layout even mimics the website. There are sections for items that grace a ton of wish lists, an area for Amazon exclusives, and yes, even a “Frequently Bought Together” aisle where you can purchase items that go hand-in-hand. Additionally, customers will be able to get hands-on with Amazon electronics like the Echo Dot or Kindle Paperwhite to help aid in shopping decisions.

Sounds like a physical version of Amazon.com, right? Here’s where things get even crazier. If you have Amazon Prime (which you totally should), you’ll pay the price currently reflected on Amazon.com. If you’re not a Prime member, you’ll pay the MSRP. That means you’ll want to sign up for a free trial before perusing the selection.

Hopefully, we’ll see this innovative storefront hit other cities across the United States, but for now you can find it between Crosby and Lafayette streets in New York City. You can find your closest Amazon physical retailer here if you’re interested in seeing what else your city has to offer.

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Xiaomi Mi Band 3 review: The best fitness tracker for under $100

For $30, you’re not going to find a wearable that offers the same set of features as the Mi Band 3.

Xiaomi entered the wearable market four years ago, emulating a similar strategy as its phone business that saw the brand edge out its Chinese rivals. The key takeaway from the first-gen Mi Band was its affordability: costing just $15, it was much cheaper than any other product that offered a similar set of features.

It’s no wonder, then, that the Mi Band turned out to be one of the most popular products for Xiaomi. The company introduced an updated variant — the Mi Band 2 — back in 2016 with an OLED display and heart rate monitoring, all for under $25.

With the Mi Band 3, Xiaomi is offering a larger OLED screen, better heart rate, activity monitoring features, and water resistance up to 50 meters. The Mi Band 3 is just as affordable as earlier models in the series, retailing for the equivalent of $25 in China. There’s even a model with NFC connectivity that is available for just $30.

You’ll have to shell out over $100 to get a fitness tracker from the likes of Fitbit that offers heart rate monitoring, but with the Mi Band available for a quarter of the cost, it’s easy to see why Xiaomi is the second-largest wearable manufacturer in the world.

Xiaomi sold over 3.7 million Mi Bands in the first quarter of 2018, and the Mi Band 3 saw over one million sales in the first two weeks of its availability in China. The Mi Band 3 definitely ticks all the boxes if you’re looking to get started with a fitness band, but what’s it like to use on a day-to-day basis? Let’s find out.

Xiaomi Mi Band 3

Price: $30

Bottom line: The Mi Band 3 is a great way to get started with wearables. At $30, the barrier to entry is low enough to make the Mi Band 3 accessible to a wider audience, and the features on offer make it one of the best budget fitness trackers available today.

Pros:

• Large OLED panel
• Water resistance up to 50m
• Heart rate monitoring
• Automatic activity tracking
• Incredible battery life

Cons:

• Plain design
• Tracking isn’t always accurate
• Screen visibility isn’t great outdoors

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Xiaomi Mi Band 3 What I like

Interest in wearables has plateaued in recent years, but Xiaomi’s offerings have always fared well because they lower the barrier to entry. That’s the main draw with the Mi Band 3 as well — at its core, it is an affordable way to measure your daily activity, sleep pattern, and mirror notifications from your phone to your wrist.

The larger 0.78-inch OLED panel (with a resolution of 128×80) is particularly useful for things like notifications and weather updates, as the Mi Band 3 is able to fit more information on the screen. The touchscreen isn’t the most responsive, but it isn’t any worse than the one on the Fitbit Alta HR.

When it comes to value, there’s nothing in the market that comes close to the Mi Band 3.

In fact, the Mi Band 3 is largely similar to the Alta HR in terms of dimensions, although the larger screen means it is a tad wider. It comes in at 20g — just under the Alta HR’s 22g — so you won’t feel any discomfort wearing it over the course of the day.

Like its predecessor, the Mi Band 3 does a great job utilizing the screen size to the fullest. You’ll be able to scroll through various screens on the band itself, including the steps taken, weather information, and incoming notifications, and there’s also the option to select from a variety of watch faces.

The Mi Band 3 also has a button at the bottom of the panel that lets you go back to the home screen. Like the Alta HR — which automatically measures your heart rate over the course of a day — the Mi Band 3 logs your resting heart rate, and you can trigger a measurement by long-pressing the home button.

The hardware itself is just one half of the story — you’ll need an app that breaks down all the information in an easy-to-use format. That’s where Mi Fit comes in. Xiaomi added new features into Mi Fit with every new generation of Mi Band, and it offers an easy way to view your activity details, calories burned, and sleep data. The app itself is basic and doesn’t offer quite as many insights as Fitbit or Garmin, but you’re getting what you par for in this regard.

As for battery life, the Mi Band 3 easily delivers over a week’s worth of usage from the 110mAh battery. In just under three weeks of usage, I’ve had to charge the Mi Band 3 just once. It takes a smidgen under three hours to fully charge the band, and the one issue I have on this front is that it’s easy to lose the charging cradle.

Xiaomi Mi Band 3 What needs work

While the Mi Band 3 has no dearth of features, it is lacking in overall refinement. The display, for instance, doesn’t get bright enough for outdoor use, so you have to cover it with your hand to see the information on the screen. I’ve only had to do this a few times under intense sunlight, but the panel is lacking in this regard.

The Mi Band 3 isn’t as refined as a Fitbit, and that’s okay.

While the silicone strap is serviceable for daily usage, it feels cheap (which it is). Thankfully, there’s a quick fix if you’re not a fan of the band, as there are plenty of third-party options available for under $10.

The main issue with the Mi Band 3 is that it isn’t quite as accurate as the likes of Fitbit or Garmin. I used the Mi Band 3 alongside my Alta HR, and in general it was off by 5% in terms of counting steps, and 5-7BPM for heart rate readings. That’s the tradeoff for affordability, but overall the Mi Band 3 managed to do a decent enough job automatically tracking (and logging) workouts.

There’s also the fact that the Mi Band 3 doesn’t offer a lot of reminders to meet your daily goals. You can set up an inactivity reminder if you’ve been idle for a few hours, but aside from that, there isn’t a whole lot going on. One of the reasons I was able to get more active using the Alta HR is because of its challenges feature that lets you go up against a friend or family member that also has a Fitbit device.

Xiaomi Mi Band 3 Review

There’s very little to fault when talking about the Mi Band 3. Xiaomi has done a masterful job offering a vast array of features while retaining the $30 price point. Sure, it doesn’t offer the specialized features of Garmin or Fitbit’s software refinement, but for $30 you’re getting a lot of value for your money.

With the Mi Band 3 now available in India, Xiaomi is set to continue its dominant position in the market. The fitness band is now up for sale in the country for just ₹1,999 ($28), making it a very enticing option.

4.5
out of 5

If you’re interested in trying out a fitness band, the Mi Band 3 is an ideal starting point. You’re not going to be wowed by the design, but the range of features on offer makes it a great budget wearable.

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Mi Air Purifier 2S comes to India with Google Assistant, Alexa integration

Xiaomi’s latest air purifier has a built-in air quality monitor, and you can control it with Alexa or Assistant.

After launching the Mi Air Purifier 2 in India a few years ago, Xiaomi is launching an updated variant that offers a set of upgrades. The Mi Air Purifier 2S is now live in the country, and the highlight is that it comes with an OLED display and an air quality monitor that shows off real-time air quality. The display has an ambient light sensor that automatically adjusts brightness based on the lighting levels in your home.

What I’m particularly interested in is the fact that the Mi Air Purifier 2S integrates with Google Assistant and Alexa, allowing you to use the product with your voice. You’ll be able to switch the air purifier on or off, or change modes as needed. It also has a temperature and humidity sensor built in, and the air quality monitor

The Air Purifier 2S retains the same design as its predecessor, including a 360-degree filter with activated charcoal. The filter is designed to weed out up to 95% of PM2.5 particles, cleans at 310 CADR, and is very energy efficient.

The Mi Air Purifier 2S is set to go on sale in India for just ₹8,999 ($125). The added features — including the display and Assistant/Alexa integration — make it one of the best products in this category, and you’ll be able to pick up the Mi Air Purifier 2S from Mi Home stores and Amazon starting later this week.

In addition to the air purifier, Xiaomi is also bringing its luggage products to India. The 21-inch and 24-inch suitcases will also be up for sale at Mi Home stores across the country from October 10.

Xiaomi’s $40 security camera offers an easy way to keep an eye on your home

Xiaomi’s 360-degree security camera doesn’t cost a lot and comes packed with features.

There’s no shortage of affordable security cameras, but Xiaomi’s offering in this category stands out for the sheer number of features it packs in. Xiaomi’s smart home portfolio is diverse, with the manufacturer selling everything from scooters to robot vacuums, water and air purifiers, and smart kettles. Like the rest of the products in the smart home ecosystem, the Xiaomi Mi Home Security Camera 360 ties into the Mijia label, and can be configured using the Mi Home app.

Another trait it shares with other Xiaomi products is affordability — at under $50, you’re getting great value for your money. With the security camera now officially up for sale in India, let’s take a look at what’s on offer.

Mi Home Security Camera 360

Price: ₹2,699 ($40)

Bottom line: If you’re in the market for an affordable security camera, look no further than the Xiaomi Mi Home Security Camera 360. The real-time monitoring and surveillance features make it an affordable solution to keep an eye on your home, and the camera automatically records when it detects motion.

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Pros:

• 1080p video recording
• Real-time monitoring
• Motion detection works well
• Night vision mode
• Intercom feature

Cons:

• Installation is laced with issues
• microSD slot maxes out at 64GB

Mi Home Security Camera 360 What I like

As with all Xiaomi smart home products, the Mi Home Security Camera 360 is packed with features. The camera rotates 360 degrees, and it tilts up and down by 45 degrees. You can put the camera on a flat surface or mount it to the wall using the provided wall fixture.

You’ll be able to monitor the feed from the camera in real-time, and it also has a built-in mic that lets you listen to any audio the camera picks up. There’s a virtual D-pad that lets you move and pan the camera from your phone, and you can select the video quality and start recording footage directly from within Mi Home. The Mi Security Camera 360 has a microSD slot as well that lets you record and store up to two full days’ worth of footage.

For $50, you get real-time monitoring, a 24-hour surveillance mode, and IR LEDs that enable night vision.

The biggest reason to be excited about the Mi Home Security Camera 360 debuting outside of China is that the interface elements are all in English. I picked up the previous iteration of the camera a few years ago, and it was a hassle to use as the UI was in Mandarin. That is no longer an issue.

There’s a nifty home monitoring feature that activates the camera whenever it detects motion. It’ll record 10 seconds’ worth of footage and send a push notification to your phone alerting you of the activity. It’s sensitive enough that it picks up motion anywhere in the camera’s field of view, and it worked without any hassles. You can set up the feature so it works during the day or night, or even a custom schedule.

One particular feature I like is the night vision mode. The Mi Home Security Camera 360 has 10 IR LEDs that allow it to detect motion up to 9 meters away even at night. The Mi Home app also offers a call feature that essentially works as an intercom. You’ll be able to dial into the camera, and it’ll broadcast your voice via the built-in speaker.

Mi Home Security Camera 360 What needs work

My main issue with the Mi Security Camera 360 is the installation process. As the device is a part of the Mijia ecosystem of products, you’ll need to download the Mi Home app. The app needs a lot of permissions as it updates the firmware of individual products without the intervention of the Play Store. Xiaomi rolls out consistent updates to its smart home products, and Mi Home automatically downloads and installs them.

For installing the Mi Security Camera 360, I initially connected to the India server, but that failed to detect the camera. After trying to add the device manually for five minutes, I switched to the India (Asia) server, and the security camera was finally visible. This is another area where the Mi Home falls short — product availability varies based on the region. I was using the Chinese server for the longest time as I had a lot of products that weren’t available in other markets, and even though I set the language to English, a lot of the interface elements are in Mandarin.

Installing a security camera should not be this difficult.

Once the Mi Security Camera 360 shows up in the nearby devices tab, you pair it with your home Wi-Fi network. Then you’ll have to hold up a QR code that shows up on your phone in front of the camera, and register it with your Mi account.

I had issues on this front as well, and had to ultimately reset the camera thrice before it paired. The first time, the camera failed to find my Wi-Fi network, and it was constantly timing out. A reset allowed it to find my network, but it wouldn’t connect. It connected to my home Wi-Fi network after the second reset, but it didn’t sync to my Mi account.

A third reset finally got things working, and it took just over 30 minutes to set up the Mi Security Camera 360. Not ideal for a device that’s meant to seamlessly connect to your home Wi-Fi. There is a quick setup option wherein you’ll be able to scan the QR code provided on the manual to register the Mi Security Camera 360 within Mi Home, but that didn’t work for me. All I got was an error stating that the QR code failed to register.

So if you’re looking to pick up the Mi Security Camera 360, know that you’ll have to put up with the Mi Home app’s quirks during initial configuration.

Mi Home Security Camera 360 Review

Overall, the Mi Home Security Camera 360 has plenty to offer. The feature-set is exhaustive, and barring the issues I faced during initial configuration, the camera worked flawlessly.

There are better options available for those in Western markets, but that isn’t the case in countries like India, where the security camera market is still in its infancy. Xiaomi is effectively getting in on the ground floor, and by offering the camera at an attractive ₹2,699, it is setting the tone for this segment. The camera is set to go on sale in the country starting October 10, and you’ll be able to pick it up from Mi Home stores and Amazon.

Xiaomi says it didn’t want to offer a cloud service that backs up data for a monthly fee as that isn’t in line with its interests in the market, and that statement makes sense considering the brand is eyeing the budget segment. The surveillance features combined with motion detection and night vision mode make the Mi Home Security Camera 360 an enticing option.

4
out of 5

Xiaomi’s 360-degree security camera ticks all the right boxes when it comes to an affordable home monitoring solution. The installation needs a bit of work, but aside from that, you’re getting a lot of value for your money.

Xiaomi Mi LED TV 4 Pro preview: Android TV and PatchWall in one package

With the Mi LED TV 4 Pro, Xiaomi is offering the best of both worlds.

Xiaomi introduced its Mi TV 4 series in India earlier this year, offering the 4K-enabled Mi LED TV 4 and the FHD Mi TV 4A variants. The company managed to sell over 500,000 units in just six months, a notable achievement considering the smart TV space in India is still in its infancy.

Xiaomi is now launching updated variants of the Mi TV, dubbed the Mi TV Pro series. The highlight of this particular series is that it offers Android TV, which opens up a whole new set of features. Xiaomi invested a lot of resources into building PatchWall, so it isn’t getting rid of its custom TV skin yet. Instead, the Mi TV 4 Pro includes both Android TV and PatchWall.

Both interfaces are designed to work seamlessly, and the remote has dedicated buttons to switch between the two. There’s now a Mi button that lets you access the PatchWall interface, and the home button takes you to the Android TV home screen.

Oh, and there’s also a voice button that launches Google Assistant. The lack of voice search was one of few features missing from the Mi TV 4, but with the Mi TV 4 Pro featuring Android TV, Xiaomi is leveraging Google Assistant. What’s particularly ingenious is that you can now use Google Assistant to access PatchWall functions as well.

With PatchWall syncing with your DTH box, what this means is that you’ll be able to use Google Assistant to launch a particular program or channel. For instance, if you’re looking to tune in to a football match, all you need to do is hold down the Assistant button on the remote and say, “Play the Arsenal game on Star Select HD1.” The seamless integration between PatchWall and Android TV allows the Assistant to recognize the query and launch the particular program you requested.

You can even ask Assistant to switch to a particular channel and it will do so. And because Xiaomi’s Mi Air Purifier 2S comes with Assistant and Alexa integration, you’ll be able to switch the purifier on or off with the Mi TV 4 Pro’s remote.

Android TV and PatchWall is a potent combination that turbocharges your TV viewing experience.

The Mi TV 4 Pro will be available in three sizes: a 32-inch base model, 49-inch version, and a high-end 55-inch variant. The 55-inch variant has the same svelte design as the regular Mi TV 4, and it comes with 4K and HDR. The 49-inch and 32-inch models max out at FHD.

All three variants will have the same remote with an Assistant button. As for the hardware on offer, the TV is powered by the latest Amlogic chipset, along with 2GB of RAM, 8GB of storage, three HDMI ports, and two USB ports.

Earlier this year, I said that PatchWall fundamentally changes the way Indians consume television. With Android TV and Google Assistant thrown in the mix, Xiaomi is head and shoulders above anyone else in this segment. The ability to seamlessly switch between PatchWall, Android TV, and your DTH box turbocharges the TV viewing experience, and the ability to do so with voice commands on Assistant is just an added bonus.

That said, the Mi TV 4 Pro is missing out on a few key features. Even though it has Android TV, you won’t be able to install Netflix. That’s a shame, but Xiaomi stated that it is talking to Netflix to bring both streaming service to the Mi TV ecosystem. Prime Video was also a major omission, but Xiaomi has mentioned that the platform will be debuting soon on the Mi TV 4 Pro.

Aggressive pricing is what made the Mi TV series such a hit in India, and the Mi TV 4 Pro isn’t any different. The TV will go on sale from later this year — the 32-inch option will be available for just ₹14,999, the 49-inch variant will retail for ₹29,999, and the 55-inch model will cost ₹49,999.

Sales kick off October 9 for the 32-inch and 49-inch models, and October 10 for the 55-inch variant. Xiaomi will also bring all three variants to its Mi Home stores across the country, and you’ll be able to pick these up from Amazon.

There are very few products in the market today that offer genuinely groundbreaking features, but the Mi TV 4 Pro series manages to do just that. Xiaomi has done a stellar job building out the feature-set of PatchWall over the course of the year, and its integration with Android TV makes it the best smart TV experience in India.

Australian Teen Who Hacked into Apple’s Servers Multiple Times Escapes Conviction

A Melbourne schoolboy who hacked into Apple’s corporate servers on multiple occasions over two years has avoided conviction, reports The Age.

The 19-year-old student, who can’t be named for legal reasons as his case is being heard in an Australian Children’s Court, earlier pleaded guilty to hacking into Apple’s internal systems several times in 2015 and 2016.

The boy’s hacking is said to have begun at the age of 16, and involved downloading 90 gigabytes of secure files and accessing customer accounts. His lawyer later told police that the teen “dreamed of” working for Apple.

The magistrate dealing with the case reportedly handed down an eight-month probation order, and said that no conviction would be recorded. The court also heard how the private school boy has since been accepted into university to study criminology and cyber safety.

That international investigation began when Apple detected the unauthorized access and blocked the source of the intrusions. The company notified the FBI, which passed on the information to the Australian Federal Police, resulting in a warrant being executed at the family home last year.

Prosecutors said the raid turned up a “litany of hacking files” in a folder on the boy’s computer named “hacky hack hack,” as well as devices with IP addresses that matched the source of the intrusions.

Following reports of the case, Apple released a statement to assure customers that at no point during the incident was personal data compromised.

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Chrome 70 allows users to opt out of controversial auto sign-in feature

Users who downloaded the latest edition of Google’s Chrome web browser may have found a bit of unexpected activity taking place without their consent. The introduction of Chrome 69 brought with it a feature that would automatically sign users into the web browser if they attempted to sign into any other Google services such as Gmail or YouTube. After much backlash, the company announced that Chrome 70 will allow users to disable the feature in the future.

Cryptographer and John Hopkins University professor Matthew Green sparked concern with the new auto-login feature that Google introduced with Chrome 69, stating that it could be an invasion of personal privacy and security. Green’s complaint noted that the possible move could help to relay browser tracking information back to Google without any need of explicit consent.

Additionally, concerns brought up concerning whether or not Chrome would automatically start uploading personal preferences, bookmarks, and passwords to the cloud. Google stepped forward with a statement, noting that while the new feature auto-logs users into the Chrome platform, an additional step is needed for the synchronize feature to begin uploading.

Again, we appreciate the feedback. Here are some updates we have planned for Chrome 70: https://t.co/xpW8RyFiTn https://t.co/4HLCjeGfPY

— Parisa Tabriz (@laparisa) September 26, 2018

However, in the end, the pressure was too intense for the Mountain View, California-based company and it decided to announce the ability to disable the feature in an upcoming release. Chrome 70 will include a toggle switch under its privacy and security settings that allow users to opt out of allowing the browser to sign you in when using other Google Services automatically.

Concern is still prevalent as users who are unaware of the automatic feature may still find their data being uploaded to Chrome’s servers without any knowledge. Google says that the function has been put in place to enhance the overall browsing experience, but their actions still manage to throw doubt as the company’s primary source of income is its ad platform.

A collection of other features have also been announced for Chrome 70, including an enhanced indicator making it easier for users to discern whether or not their data is being synced to the cloud, and a clear cookie function that removes any authorization cookies from your machine after signing out of the browser.

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Magic of physics makes this fridge chill food without fans or electricity

Coolers are big business on Kickstarter, dating back to the multi-function Coolest Cooler, which racked up an epic $13 million in pledges several years ago. Now a new refrigeration system has landed on the popular crowdfunding platform — and it’s missing one big feature. What feature is that? Just a little thing we call the need for electricity!

As a result, the electricity-free, fan-free, air compressor-free Yuma 60L fridge — which runs solely on water — could be useful for both your upcoming camping trip and, potentially, in developing countries or disaster areas where power is in short supply. While it won’t keep your beers as frosty as a standard compression refrigerator, it does promise to retain a “nice and refreshing” temperature level for anything stored in it. And all without needing to be plugged in.

“The Fenik Yuma cooler is a portable food preserver that never needs ice or electricity,” co-founder Jeremy Fryer-Biggs told Digital Trends. “It comes totally flat, and pops up like a tent in under 20 seconds. This allows you to easily take it anywhere. Once assembled, you open the door, place your food inside and activate it by pouring water into the fill-port. The water absorbs heat energy from your food and evaporates through a smart material called PhaseTek, in much the same way that your body cools itself. The result is that your food lasts much longer. Yumas will work anywhere in the world where there isn’t excessive humidity and can be stacked to save space or collapsed again for easy transport.”

Fryer-Biggs said that the germ of the idea behind the project started when one of his co-founders, Quang Truong, was working with farmers in Liberia and Vietnam to improve the productivity of their crops. Witnessing food rotting in the fields and in open air markets, he set about looking for a way to solve a problem — lack of refrigeration — that affects around 1.2 billion people around the world. This adds up to nearly a trillion dollars in wasted productivity and 8 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Truong settled on evaporative cooling: based on the observation that when water evaporates, the surface it was on gets colder.

As ever, we offer our usual warnings about the risk inherent in crowdfunding campaigns. However, if you’re aware of these and still wish to get involved, head over to the Fenik Yuma cooler project page for more information. Prices for the cooler (plus handy carrying strap) start at $120. A $250 pledge, meanwhile, will secure a cooler for yourself and provide one to a family in need. Provided the project hits its funding target, shipping should take place in March 2019.

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Apple Design Chief Jony Ive Awarded 2018 Stephen Hawking Fellowship

Apple Design Chief Jony Ive has been awarded the 2018 Stephen Hawking Fellowship, the Cambridge Union announced on Tuesday.

Charles Connor, Cambridge Union Society President, said Ive was one of the “most influential individuals in modern technology” when announcing the award.

Ive will speak during the Michaelmas term (the first academic term) at Cambridge University’s Debating Chamber, where he is expected to offer “reflection on his career, split with a more general reflection on technology and design as a whole.”

The fellowship, which is an honorary scholarship to recognize the recipients’ contributions to STEM fields and social discourse, was created by the Cambridge Union Society in partnership with professor Stephen Hawking in 2017.

Stephen Hawking delivered the Inaugural Fellowship Lecture in November of 2017 after the Union Society approached him about the creation of a fellowship in his name. It was one of his last public appearances before his death in 2018.

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