Month: September 2019

Apple will pay 25 percent tax on five imported Mac Pro parts, thanks to Trump tariffs

Photo by Nilay Patel / The Verge The US Trade Representative’s office has denied Apple tariff relief on five parts for its new Mac Pro computer, as reported by Bloomberg. Each of the imported parts — the optional wheels, a circuit board for managing input and output ports, power adapter, charging cable, and a cooling

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Coalition of creators and researchers accuses YouTube of automatically demonetizing videos with LGBTQ-related words in metadata and titles, which YouTube denies (Julia Alexander/The Verge)

Julia Alexander / The Verge: Coalition of creators and researchers accuses YouTube of automatically demonetizing videos with LGBTQ-related words in metadata and titles, which YouTube denies  —  YouTube spokesperson states this isn’t the case  —  A new investigation from a coalition of YouTube creators and researchers … Coalition of creators and researchers accuses YouTube of

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HP’s new Spectre x360 13 brings more power in a smaller, sleeker package

HP has been seriously upping its design game the last few years, what with some svelte laptops and even one that was basically half leather. Today HP announced the latest in its renewed product line, the impressively sleek Spectre x360 13. The new laptop is 13 percent smaller than the previous generation, thanks in part

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Review: The Atomic9 is an amazing loose-leaf vape under $60

Cloudious9 is set to launch its innovative, inexpensive Atomic9 dry-herb vaporizer. I’ve had my mellow hands on a review unit for the last month and I’ve been nothing but impressed. I almost exclusively consume cannabis using a loose-leaf vaporizer. I prefer flower over concentrates or cartridges, but combustion ruins the flavor and (literally) burns through

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NASA is now officially accepting proposals for landers to take people to the Moon

An artistic rendering of what a future Artemis lunar lander could look like | Image: NASA NASA is now officially accepting proposals for lunar lander designs that can carry humans to the surface of the Moon. The space agency issued a final call to the commercial space industry today, with proposals due November 1st. Human

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How to Get Out of Debt, With Personal Finance Expert Farnoosh Torabi

On this episode of The Upgrade, we’re tackling debt. Crippling, anxiety-inducing debt. It can be hard to know where to start when facing such a heavy burden, but fortunately, we’ve got some help. First, we’ll hear from Lifehacker staff writer Lisa Rowan, who’ll answer Upgrade listener and Lifehacker reader-submitted… Read more… How to Get Out

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YouTube moderation bots punish videos tagged as ‘gay’ or ‘lesbian,’ study finds

Nerd City/YouTube A new investigation from a coalition of YouTube creators and researchers is accusing YouTube of relying on a system of “bigoted bots” to determine whether certain content should be demonetized, specifically LGBTQ videos. The investigation was conducted by three people: Sealow, the CEO of research firm Ocelot AI; YouTube creator Andrew who operates

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Sources: Facebook plans to let opinion pieces and satire be exempted from its fact-checking program, preventing such content from being labeled false (Jeff Horwitz/Wall Street Journal)

Jeff Horwitz / Wall Street Journal: Sources: Facebook plans to let opinion pieces and satire be exempted from its fact-checking program, preventing such content from being labeled false  —  Move follows controversy over fact-checking of posts on abortion, climate change  —  Facebook Inc. FB .55% plans to exempt opinion pieces … Sources: Facebook plans to

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Microsoft’s 2FA-protected OneDrive Personal Vault is now available

Microsoft today announced that its OneDrive Personal Vault security feature is now available to all OneDrive consumer accounts worldwide. Personal Vault, first announced back in June, provides a more secure storage folder for your OneDrive account that’s protected by a second layer of identity verification, like a fingerprint, PIN, or a code sent to you

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U Wyoming Spurs Blockchain Development with Hackathon 'Stampede'

For the second year, the University of Wyoming has hosted a multi-challenge hackathon focused on blockchain. The “Blockchain Stampede,” part of the university’s College of Engineering and Applied Science WyoHackathon, is intended to help highlight the state’s commitment to blockchain technology. U Wyoming Spurs Blockchain Development with Hackathon ‘Stampede’ Source: Campus Technology

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Hacker claims to have breached Zynga and stolen info on 218M Words with Friends players; Zynga has started notifying users but has not disclosed size of breach (Swati Khandelwal/The Hacker News)

Swati Khandelwal / The Hacker News: Hacker claims to have breached Zynga and stolen info on 218M Words with Friends players; Zynga has started notifying users but has not disclosed size of breach  —  A Pakistani hacker who previously made headlines earlier this year for selling almost a billion user records stolen … Hacker claims

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Netflix’s superhero drama Raising Dion struggles to find a Stranger Things balance

Photo by Steve Dietl / Netflix A young hero must learn to use his exceptional powers to stop a terrible threat and save his friends, family, and possibly the entire world. It’s a pretty typical setup for a superhero origin story, but Netflix’s new series Raising Dion, which launches its nine-episode first season on October

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Reddit revises its policies to broaden the definition of threats, harassment, and bullying and now lets anyone report violations of its rules, not just victims (Adi Robertson/The Verge)

Adi Robertson / The Verge: Reddit revises its policies to broaden the definition of threats, harassment, and bullying and now lets anyone report violations of its rules, not just victims  —  Reddit has revised its policies to make cracking down on abuse easier.  An administrator posted the new rules earlier today … Reddit revises its

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Apple News+ expands for the first time since launch, to the UK and Australia for £9.99 and AU$14.99 per month respectively, with over 150 publications on board (Juli Clover/MacRumors)

Juli Clover / MacRumors: Apple News+ expands for the first time since launch, to the UK and Australia for £9.99 and AU$14.99 per month respectively, with over 150 publications on board  —  Apple News+, Apple’s subscription news and magazine service, has launched for users who live in the UK and Australia, Apple announced today. Apple

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Enrollment in Computer and Information Sciences Up Despite Overall Decline

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services was the top undergraduate major gaining college enrollment at four-year schools, based on the number of added students, according to the latest reporting by the National Student Clearinghouse. Overall, however, college enrollments continued their decline. Enrollment in Computer and Information Sciences Up Despite Overall Decline Source: Campus Technology

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Meet MutantC; Raspberry Pi Sidekick Complete with Sliding Screen, QWERTY

Over the years we’ve seen the Raspberry Pi crammed into almost any piece of hardware you can think of. Frankly, seeing what kind of unusual consumer gadget you can shoehorn a Pi into has become something of a meme in our circles. But the thing we see considerably less of are custom designed practical enclosures

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Install NES Emulators and Alternative iOS Apps With AltStore

As someone who uses Android as their primary mobile OS, I tend to focus on alternative apps/service to Google’s products, but that doesn’t mean I don’t also enjoy the third-party replacements for Apple’s apps on iOS and iPad. Unfortunately, Apple’s “walled garden” approach to its products means there are far fewer… Read more… Install NES

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Amazon reportedly wants to put its Go cashierless technology in Regal theaters and other stores

Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images Amazon might be slowing down the expansion of its own Amazon Go locations, but the company is in talks to license out the technology that powers those cashierless stores to other retailers. Per a new report from CNBC, Amazon has discussed the possibility with Cineworld, which owns Regal Cinemas, and

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