When my team and I ditched our office and transitioned to a freelance-only remote team in 2015, there wasn’t much in the way of a guideline for us to follow. We had launched the previous year with a conventional setup. The company consisted of a small team of full time employees in a pokey office
Read MoreNew York Times: Facebook and Twitter appear to have overlooked the deluge of disinformation targeting Spanish-speaking Americans about the election since Tuesday — Rampant falsehoods evolved online on Wednesday, intended to make Spanish speakers question the unfolding election results and believe that President Trump was being robbed of victory. Facebook and Twitter appear to have
Read MoreWe fired up the most popular models from Weber, Napoleon, KitchenAid, Char-Griller, Nexgrill and others to find out which charcoal grill is king. The best charcoal grills in 2020: Napoleon, Weber, Char-Griller and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDeclutter your chats with vanishing messages. WhatsApp disappearing messages will self-destruct after 7 days – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreLooking to level up your photo editing skills? Adobe’s photography software is 16% off in this early Black Friday deal. Get 16% off Adobe's Creative Cloud Photography Plan in this Black Friday deal Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreWithout the removable roof panel, you can enjoy the sun without losing the ability to, you know, carry things. 2021 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible opens up some trunk space – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreA day at the Porsche Experience Center shows off this EV’s performance chops and the unique driving approach needed to maximize its abilities. Taycan it to the limit: Doing the electric slide at the Porsche Experience Center – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreMartian colonies of the future will require vast quantities of food, but bringing an endless stream of foodstuffs from Earth would be costly and dangerous. The best answer to this conundrum is to grow food in greenhouse, specially constructed for that purpose. However, such a system would likely require large quantities of topsoil as a
Read MoreWhatsApp is finally rolling out ephemeral messages, the ones that’ll disappear after a fixed amount of time. There’s a catch though. Your disappearing messages will last for seven days on the chat. “Our goal is to make conversations on WhatsApp feel as close to in-person as possible, which means they shouldn’t have to stick around
Read MoreWhen [Scott Baker] found a Heathkit Hero Junior on eBay, he grabbed it. He had one as a kid, but it was long sold. The robot arrived with no electronics, so the first order of business is to give it some new modern brains including an ATMega328 and a Raspberry Pi. You can see the
Read MoreWhatsApp is introducing a new disappearing messages option this month. The feature will allow WhatsApp users to enable disappearing messages on chat conversations between friends, to automatically delete messages after seven days. Anyone can enable the option in individual chats, and group admins will be able to enable disappearing messages in group chats. “We’re starting
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Nintendo shipped 6.86 million Switch consoles between July and September, increasing its numbers by more than 40 percent year-on-year and reaching 68.3 million units sold since its launch in 2017. That’s impressive growth for the company, since this quarter last year was a strong one — it
Read MoreFinancial Times: Sources say Jack Ma’s criticism of regulators and state-owned banks in a speech triggered the move by Communist party leaders to limit the power of Ant Group — The billionaire’s criticism of regulators triggered the move by Communist leaders to limit the power of the fintech group Sources say Jack Ma's criticism of
Read MoreApple announced the iPhone 12 series last month. And before all of them are available to consumers, we are hearing rumors about Samsung‘s upcoming flagship launch — the Galaxy S21. According to tipster Jon Prosser, the Korean tech giant will launch its next flagship as early as January 14 next year. This is the earliest
Read MoreAircraft control interfaces can be divided into stick or yoke, with the stick being more popular for flight simulators. [Akaki Kuumeri] has been designing some ingenious 3D printed adaptors for game console controllers, and his latest build is a yoke adaptor for the PlayStation DualShock Controller. Like his previous joystick/throttle combination, this yoke makes use
Read MoreT-Mobile’s got new deals for Apple’s latest iPhones if you’re willing to commit to 30 months. T-Mobile ups its iPhone deals right before iPhone 12 Mini, 12 Pro Max go on preorder – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAccounts mimicked those of established news organizations, complete with official looking logos. Twitter nixes accounts posing as news outlets prematurely declaring election wins – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAmazon’s Fire HD 8 Plus. Amazon is hosting a mini-sale right now on most of its Fire tablets with up to $70 in potential savings available through November 8th. The tablets discounted here are all ad-supported, which means they will display sponsored screensavers on the tablet’s lock screen. The sale includes the Fire HD 8
Read MoreBut probably after the election! AOC is planning to stream on Twitch again – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDJI today announced the Mini 2, a small but significant upgrade to the company’s littlest drone model. (You read that right, by the way. The new model is called the Mini 2, not the Mavic Mini 2). As with the original Mavic Mini, the Mavic 2 is light enough that it doesn’t need to be
Read MoreBuzzFeed News: Facebook Live spread election conspiracies and Russian state-controlled content by algorithmically recommending it to thousands of people during the election — Less than 24 hours before one of the most contentious US presidential elections in recent history, a Facebook employee tried to flag … Facebook Live spread election conspiracies and Russian state-controlled content
Read MoreAndrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: Uber and Lyft in-app messages urging riders and drivers to vote for Prop 22 could set a precedent for how companies use tech to lobby for political outcomes — The apps told California voters to vote yes on Proposition 22. And the voters listened. — Uber and Lyft spent
Read MoreThe false and misleading claims, which drew rebukes from Twitter and Facebook, were also echoed in 9 million text messages sent by the campaign over the past 24 hours, data shows. Trump and his allies boost bogus conspiracy theories in a bid to undermine vote count Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreThe Shanghai Evolution Shift company has just pulled off one of the most impressive robotic projects we’ve ever seen – making a building walk using 198 robotic legs. We’ve all seen structural relocation documentaries where large buildings are moved to new locations. This involves jacking up the building and installing a supporting platform on wheels, then
Read MoreTrade restrictions and COVID-19 are reportedly to blame. Apple reportedly facing shortage of power chips for iPhones – CNET Source: CNet
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