Getting an IUD inserted can be a weird experience. A tiny, T-shaped bit of plastic and maybe metal is popped inside your uterus, and you may have pain during the insertion and cramping afterwards. (Or not—everyone is different.) One thing that’s helpful to know, though: You can exercise pretty much as soon as you feel…
Read MoreIf 2020 has taught us anything, it’s that when things get tough, it’s important to seek out any and all forms of distraction. Luckily, children’s book author and illustrator Mo Willems has walked with us on this stress journey before, reminding us that when things get bad, one can always pick up a marker and
Read MoreGoogle’s virtual private network is an attack on internet privacy, says ProtonVPN. Google VPN: Why one company thinks big tech’s entry into the privacy space is 'a terrible idea’ Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreAs e-paper modules have become more affordable, we’ve started to see them pop up more and more in hacker projects. It used to be that you had to force a second-hand Kindle to do your bidding, but now you can buy just the screen itself complete with a header to plug right into your Raspberry
Read MoreTuesday’s Best Deals | Kinja Deals Read more… The 10 Best Deals of November 3, 2020 Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreAll Chrome users should install the latest browser update—version 86.0.4240.183 on PC and version 86.0.4240.185 on Android—as soon as possible. The patches stamp out several security bugs, including two zero-day vulnerabilities hackers are actively exploiting. Read more… Update Chrome Right Now to Fix Some Zero-Day Exploits Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreWall Street Journal: Semiconductor manufacturing has further shifted to Asia in recent years from US and EU, with many US chip companies contracting out to Asian producers like TSMC — More semiconductors are now manufactured in Asia than anywhere else. A chart-filled look at how that happened and what it means Semiconductor manufacturing has further
Read MoreMusk says the carmaker was about a month away from bankruptcy at some point between 2017 and 2019. Tesla bankruptcy? It nearly happened amid Model 3 scale-up, Elon Musk reveals – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreIssie Lapowsky / Protocol: Some Instagram users see a banner that says Election Day is tomorrow, not today; FB blames a bug, says a “small group” is affected but does not clarify how many — On Election Day, a subset of Instagram users woke up to a message at the top of their Instagram feeds
Read MoreExplore your options for high-quality beef, pork, chicken and seafood, delivered to your door. Best meat delivery for 2020: Snake River Farms, Omaha Steaks, Rastelli's and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWant an elliptical? Try one of these from NordicTrack, Sole and more. Best ellipticals under ,500 for your home gym – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThese convenient meal kit services deliver weekly menus and preportioned ingredients to enthusiastic but time-poor home cooks. During the pandemic, they’re more useful than ever. Best meal kit delivery service for 2020: Freshly, Home Chef, Blue Apron and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIf you’re a responsible person, you either voted in advance or braved lines (and COVID) to vote today. And that’s it. If you’re not planning to participate in any protests or help out with the political process in any other way, that’s totally fine. You’ve done your civic duty, and now it’s time to take
Read MoreI woke up this morning chanting a little mantra to myself: It’s just a regular Tuesday, it’s just a regular Tuesday, it’s just a regular Tuesday. Apparently my body couldn’t be tricked, though, because it remained in a heightened state of anxiety—even beyond what it’s normally capable of, which is saying something. So… Read more…
Read MoreThere’s a small but dedicated group of folks out there who spend all year planning their Christmas decorations. These aren’t simple lawn ornaments or displays, either, but have evolved into complex lightning performances that require quite a bit of computer control. For some things, hooking up a relay to a microcontroller can get the job
Read MoreJack Nicas / New York Times: Study: YouTube’s recent efforts to reduce recommendations of misinfo from fringe channels worked, but Fox News is now the most recommended for election videos — To battle false information, YouTube cut its recommendations to fringe channels and instead promoted major networks, especially Fox News. Study: YouTube's recent efforts to
Read MoreIllustrator by Alex Castro / The Verge A text message campaign is targeting people in Michigan with misinformation about “ballot sensor issues.” The messages claim a “typographical error” is causing people who voted for Joe Biden to have their votes switched to President Trump, and people who voted for Trump to have their votes switched
Read MoreTwitter’s act curtailed the distribution of President Trump’s tweet about absentee ballots, according to an analysis. After Twitter Labels Trump’s Tweet About Pennsylvania, Its Spread Slows Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreTo battle false information, YouTube cut its recommendations to fringe channels and instead promoted major networks, especially Fox News. YouTube Cut Down Misinformation. Then It Boosted Fox News. Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Election Day is here, and in the next few days or weeks, we’ll know who won — but for lots of people, tonight isn’t just about choosing the next president. It’s also a stress test for online platforms and a measure of how carefully they can handle information
Read MoreSarah Perez / TechCrunch: PayPal CEO says that, by end of H1 2021 starting in US, users will be able to pay with cryptocurrency at 28M PayPal merchants without any new “incremental fees” — PayPal this week laid out its vision for the future of its digital wallet platform and its PayPal and Venmo apps.
Read MorePhoto by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge You can get a great smartphone at this price, whether you want an iPhone, a big screen, or a great camera Continue reading… The best smartphone you can buy for under 0 Source: New feed
Read MoreHow to handle online voting misinformation or isolated cases of election problems. Stop. Don’t Share That Election Rumor. Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreAnd if a devastating deepfake does emerge, it’ll hit at the last moment. Deepfakes' threat to 2020 US election isn't what you'd think – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIt sounds like science fiction — and until 2012, the ability to cheaply and easily edit strings of DNA was exactly that. But as it turns out, CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing is a completely natural function in which bacteria catalogs its interactions with viruses by taking a snippet of the virus’ genetic material and filing it
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