This crazy fringe movement continues to grow as the presidential election nears. QAnon: What you should know about this unhinged, pro-Trump conspiracy theory – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreA combination of being stuck at home and working remotely has led to a significant increase in the amount of passwords users have. Most people have 25% more passwords than at the start of the pandemic Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreRichard Milne / Financial Times: Sweden bans Huawei and ZTE from 5G networks, giving telecoms operators until 2025 to remove equipment made by the companies from their existing infrastructure — Move follows security services warning on spying and technology theft by China — Sweden has become the latest country … Sweden bans Huawei and ZTE
Read MoreAdobe today launched a new AI-powered workspace for Photoshop that can apply a range of different effects and filters to photos within seconds. The first of these so-called Neural Filters are Skin Smoothing, which automatically removes blemishes, skin spots, and acne with one click, and Style Transfer, which applies a range of artistic styles to images. Adobe’s
Read MoreThe Hainan gibbon faces a high threat of extinction, and conservationists want to reverse the trajectory. The rarest primate on Earth is in danger. A rope bridge could help it survive – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreShutterbugs and scrapbookers rejoice — Google will now print out ten of your photos each month and ship them to your door. Monthly cost? $7. Google brings back monthly photo printing and delivery – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMicrosoft is tracking unresolved problems for its Windows 10 feature updates, including the just-released Windows 10 20H2. Here’s what’s on the 20H2 gotcha list so far. Microsoft posts known issue list for Windows 10 20H2 Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreCommentary: For this photo enthusiast, the Pixel 5’s middling camera hardware has undercut Google’s advanced image processing. Google Pixel 5's wimpy camera is driving me to the iPhone 12 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by Ian West – PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images Borat will be on Twitch soon. The Amazon-owned streaming service announced that Sacha Baron Cohen’s iconic character will be facing off against Ben “DrLupo” Lupo at 6PM ET today. It’s unclear what game they’ll be playing, though — and somewhat surprisingly, it appears it’s
Read MoreMaybe all Google needed to keep from acting like a monopoly was more effective government oversight. Why the Government Is Suing Google Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreJuli Clover / MacRumors: Apple releases iOS and iPadOS 14.1 with multiple bug fixes ahead of the iPhone 12 launch and adds support for 10-bit HDR video playback and editing in Photos — Apple today released iOS and iPadOS 14.1, the first major updates to the iOS and iPadOS 14 operating system updates that were
Read MoreFrom last night’s pizza to theater-worthy popcorn, these microwaves are up to the challenge. Best microwaves of 2020: GE, Panasonic, LG and more models we love – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIt’s almost Halloween, which means we’re about to enter the roughly two-month period at the end of every year known as The Holidays. Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa New Year’s Eve/Day—as soon as one hits, the next seems to arrive, until they all begin to run together. Or maybe they won’t this year, since… Read more…
Read MoreTom Warren / The Verge: Parallels launches Parallels Desktop for Chromebook Enterprise, available at $69.99 per user, letting Windows apps run on Chromebooks — Businesses get access to Windows apps on Chrome OS today — Google is bringing Windows app support to Chromebooks today through a partnership with Parallels. Parallels launches Parallels Desktop for Chromebook
Read MoreI almost always have a box of Ghirardelli Dark Chocolate brownie mix in my pantry. At this moment I have about five pounds of the the stuff. (You can buy seven pounds at a time at a restaurant supply store, which is the amount A.A. Newton gave me for my birthday.) Read more… It's Time
Read MoreWe are publishing the full list so readers can see whether the sites target their area. Here Are the Hundreds of Sites in a Pay-to-Play Local News Network Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreA global pandemic likely qualifies as one of the worst possible settings for honing creativity. Contrary to what the boldest of us may have claimed in the early weeks of COVID-19, more time doesn’t equal more inspiration. We’re tired, overwhelmed, and unmotivated, all peppered with random shocks of anxiety. At least I… Read more… How
Read MoreThese days, we have LED light bulbs that will last a decade. But it wasn’t so long ago that incandescent lamps were all we had, and they burned out after several months. Thomas Edison’s early light bulbs used bamboo filaments that burned out very quickly. An inventor and draftsman named Lewis Latimer improved Edison’s filament
Read MoreAs Microsoft gets ready to roll out another feature update for Windows 10, it’s clear that big changes are in store for its flagship operating system. Here are my predictions for what’s coming soon. What's next for Windows 10: 2021 and beyond Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreMicrosoft is releasing its Windows 10 October 2020 Update to over a billion users today. Much like last year, this second Windows 10 update of 2020 is more of a Service Pack than a major release. Microsoft has, however, made some interesting tweaks, including a refreshed Start menu, some Alt Tab changes, and the bundling
Read MoreWindows running on Chrome OS. Google is bringing Windows app support to Chromebooks today through a partnership with Parallels. First announced earlier this year, Chrome OS will now boot a full version of Windows inside a virtual machine to gain access to existing desktop apps. It’s designed for businesses, which means only enterprise customers will
Read MoreThis afternoon, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will grab a small sample of rocks from the surface of an asteroid named Bennu zooming through space more than 200 million miles from Earth. It’s an ambitious task, but if it works, OSIRIS-REx may eventually return to Earth with the largest sample of material from another space body since
Read MoreIt’s easy to get confused about whether you should disclose cannabis use to a life insurer. Possessing cannabis—a schedule 1 drug—is a federal offense, and yet it’s legal in many states. Will your insurer tattle on you to the government for using it? Will your insurance get denied? Read more… Can You Be Denied Life
Read MoreYou can now finally download Illustrator for iPad, but what’s the mobile version like? Our review has the answers. Illustrator for iPad is finally available to download today – read our full review Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreTwo former Blizzard employees are branching out with a new studio that aims to make the RTS genre more accessible. As Blizzard scales back ‘StarCraft’ support, a new hope emerges for RTS players Source: Washington Post Tech
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