Here at Hackaday we cast a wary eye at tips that come in with superlative claims. Generally, if we post something that claims to be the fastest or the smallest of all time, we immediately get slapped down in the comments by someone who has done it faster or smaller. So we present the simplest
Read MoreHands-on review: Better head strap, better battery and a case (which you really need) all make the best mobile VR headset even better. Oculus Quest 2 Elite Strap with battery is practically a must-have VR accessory – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNext-gen consoles from Sony and Microsoft work fine with your current TV, but to get the most out of their new graphics features you’ll probably need to upgrade. Here’s our picks. Best TVs for PS5 and Xbox Series X, Series S with 4K, 120fps input and VRR – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreOne day in and MagSafe has snapped itself into my life. But how many variations will there be? MagSafe on iPhone 12: I was wrong to doubt Apple's magnetic charger – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe goal of this guide is to build a system capable of chatting like you, using your own WhatsApp and Telegram chats as an machine learning dataset. What we will do can be summarized in the following steps: Get your WhatsApp and Telegram data Parse it to build an ML-ready dataset Train a GPT-2 model Chat with the
Read More“It’s kind of embarrassing,” he says of his journey down a long rabbit hole — and out again. He’s a former QAnon believer. He doesn’t want to tell his story, but thinks it might help. Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreMartin Mou / Wall Street Journal: The number of telemedicine providers in China went from less than 150 to nearly 600 between late 2019 to summer 2020, as the government eased regulations — The effort could be a model for expansion in other countries — As the Covid-19 pandemic swept across China in late January
Read MoreAre women better astronauts than men? This question will become central to the selection of crews to the Moon, Mars, and beyond as we undertake the colonization of space. In the struggle for gender equality, women have already proven they are capable of doing anything — including conquering space, showing that not even the sky
Read MoreStraight young men on the app are posting suggestive videos with their buddies. It’s not just about the views. Everyone Is Gay on TikTok Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThe biggest game on the Australian sporting calendar. Here’s how to watch. 2020 AFL Grand Final: How to watch Tigers vs. Cats live, start time, stream, US cable – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThere was a time when a camera lens was simply a set of shaped pieces of glass in a tube, with a mount and an aperture. But as cameras have embraced electronics ever more, technology has found its way past the lens mount to the extent that all features of a modern lens are electronically
Read MoreTim Anderson / The Register: Survey of 17K developers in 159 countries: JavaScript is the most popular language with 12.4M active developers, followed by Python at 9M, and then Java at 8.2M — Plus: What puts off developers from adopting cloud? Price — A new developer survey has shown the popularity of C# … Survey
Read MoreYujing Liu / South China Morning Post: Alibaba is investing $3.6B in Sun Art Retail Group, which operates 484 hypermarkets across China, to double its effective stake in the company to 72% — Alibaba will double its effective stake in Hong Kong-listed Sun Art Retail Group with a deal with Mulliez family’s Auchan Holding Deal
Read MoreIf you thought your home-brew project was taking a long time, [Jeroen Brinkman]’s MERCIA Relay Computer project probably has you beat. He began working on this impressive computer back in 2014, and has been at it ever since. In fact, the ongoing nature of the project is embedded into the name itself — the English
Read MoreIngrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Google removes three Android apps for children, with 20M+ downloads between them, after a nonprofit watchdog raises concerns about their data practices — When it comes to apps, Android leads the pack with nearly 3 million apps in its official Google Play store. Google removes three Android apps for children, with
Read MoreIt’s finally time to spec out your dream Bronco. 2021 Ford Bronco build and price configurator combinations – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto: Riot Games The League of Legends World Championship still feels special, even without a crowd Continue reading… How Riot used tech from The Mandalorian to build Worlds’ astonishing mixed reality stage Source: New feed
Read MoreKhabib Nurmagomedov faces Justin Gaethje at UFC 254. Will he prevail in his toughest match-up yet? UFC 254: Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Justin Gaethje — Start time, how to watch, fight card – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNASA bumped into a space rock this week and collected so much of it that larger rocks seemed to fail to make it all the way inside its spacecraft’s sampling arm. NASA robotic arm overflowing with spoils of asteroid Bennu theft – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHuman spaceflight has always been, and still remains, a risky endeavor. We mitigate risk by being as prepared as we can. Every activity is planned, reviewed, and practiced long before any rocket engines are ignited. But space has a history of not cooperating with plans, and thus there is a corresponding history of hacks to
Read MoreGoogle searches and Facebook posts about Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s son rose after President Trump’s misleading comments at Thursday’s debate. Trump’s Claims About Hunter Biden Send Online Activity Soaring Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreJustin Phillips / San Francisco Chronicle: DoorDash is investing in a restaurant, Oakland’s Burma Bites, for the first time, says the investment will help it build a more permanent delivery model — For the first time in the company’s history, the food delivery app DoorDash has co-invested in a restaurant. DoorDash is investing in a
Read MoreFrom almond butter to shredded cheese, we put top food processors to the test to find out what’s worthy of your kitchen. The best food processors of 2020: Cuisinart, KitchenAid, Braun and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSamsung Samsung would like you to believe its new 85-inch Interactive Display can bridge the gap between students in the classroom and students studying at home, now that blended-learning is the new normal across the country. In reality, it’s just a slightly bigger digital whiteboard — but assuming it doesn’t cost too much, the tweaked
Read MoreAustralia’s Super Bowl is on this Saturday. 2020 AFL Grand Final: How to watch Tigers vs. Cats, US start time, cable, streaming – CNET Source: CNet
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