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Motorized Magic Over HDMI

There is a certain warmth that seems to emanate from stereo receivers of the 70s, 80s, and 90s. Despite their large footprint and considerable heft, the soft glow of the indicator lights and solid kerthunk of switches provide a sense of coziness. When [Tom] recently swapped his receiver for a 1970s Pioneer SX-950, he found

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Facebook announces an open source AI model that can translate directly between 100+ languages without first translating to English (Andrew Tarantola/Engadget)

Andrew Tarantola / Engadget: Facebook announces an open source AI model that can translate directly between 100+ languages without first translating to English  —  Whether you’re logging on from the US, Brazil, Borneo, or France, Facebook can translate virtually any written content published on its platform … Facebook announces an open source AI model that

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As Trump sags in polls, Facebook's recent moderation decisions, like banning QAnon, could be preparation for a Biden admin expected to push for more regulation (Will Oremus/OneZero )

Will Oremus / OneZero : As Trump sags in polls, Facebook’s recent moderation decisions, like banning QAnon, could be preparation for a Biden admin expected to push for more regulation  —  How the prospect of a “blue wave” is changing content moderation.  —  until two weeks ago, Facebook was a place … As Trump sags in

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A look at Excel community groups like EUSpRig, made up of accountants, auditors, and Excel power users paid to help organizations spot risky spreadsheet errors (Nicole Kobie/WIRED UK)

Nicole Kobie / WIRED UK: A look at Excel community groups like EUSpRig, made up of accountants, auditors, and Excel power users paid to help organizations spot risky spreadsheet errors  —  Spreadsheets run the world.  When they break, governments and companies turn to an elite group of experts to save the day A look at

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Survey of 3,023 employees at tech firms by anonymous workplace app Blind: 68% feel more burned out by WFH, including 79% at Google and 81% at Facebook (Avery Hartmans/Business Insider)

Avery Hartmans / Business Insider: Survey of 3,023 employees at tech firms by anonymous workplace app Blind: 68% feel more burned out by WFH, including 79% at Google and 81% at Facebook  —  – Silicon Valley’s workforce is reporting feeling more burned out than before the pandemic.  — A new survey from anonymous workplace …

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TikTok expands its QAnon bans beyond hashtags, removing all content and accounts that promote videos advancing the conspiracy (Bobby Allyn/NPR)

Bobby Allyn / NPR: TikTok expands its QAnon bans beyond hashtags, removing all content and accounts that promote videos advancing the conspiracy  —  TikTok is toughening its stance against the QAnon conspiracy theory, expanding its ban to all content or accounts that promote videos advancing baseless ideas from the far-right online movement. TikTok expands its

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