Trump’s response to a question from NBC’s moderator, Savannah Guthrie, offered a shot of validation from the central figure in the QAnon cosmology, which portrays the president a savior waging a secret war against a cabal of satanic pedophiles, supposedly including prominent Democrats and Hollywood celebrities. Trump’s comments on conspiracy celebrated: ‘This was the biggest
Read MoreNatasha Lomas / TechCrunch: EU data protection authority finds IAB Europe’s GDPR consent framework, adopted by Google and others, fails to meet required legal standards of data protection — A flagship framework for gathering Internet users’ consent for targeting with behavioral ads — which is designed by ad industry body … EU data protection authority
Read MoreEven if you haven’t eaten straight up nixtamal (known in the Southern US as “hominy”), you have most likely consumed nixtamalized corn in one form or another. Tortillas, masa dough, proper grits, and even corn chips are all made with corn that has undergone nixtamalization, a process wherein corn is soaked in an… Read more…
Read MoreRiot is taking Wild Rift, the mobile version of League of Legends, into open beta on October 27th. The developer announced the news today, noting that it will first be available in Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, and Thailand on both iOS and Android. Wild Rift is expected to hit locations such
Read MoreIf you were hoping to see it go supernova, then you’re going to be bummed by this latest news. Celebrity star Betelgeuse is smaller and closer to us than we knew – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images A new crowdsourced report finds that the algorithm for shopping delivery platform Shipt has led to reduced pay for 40 percent of its workers. First reported by Gizmodo, the report from Coworker.org, a pro-labor nonprofit organization that helps workers organize, gathered screenshots from more than 200
Read MoreAmazon Prime Day may be over for the year, but some of our favorite Roku streaming gadgets are still deeply discounted. Prime Day 2020 streamer deals: Last day to save on Roku – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWith only 18 days left until the US presidential election, Democratic candidate Joe Biden’s campaign is launching a new virtual field office today for voters to visit in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. “We are continuing to reach out to voters across the country wherever they are — including on Animal Crossing,” Christian Tom, director of
Read MoreThe 2020 presidential election was bound to be a weird one, and not only because COVID-19 has made in-person events like rallies and door-to-door canvassing more fraught than ever. Thankfully, there’s always Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Players have been able to show their in-game support for candidates using… Read more… How to See Joe Biden's
Read MoreWalmart’s “Big Save” sale is officially over, but a few deals remain. And you can expect even more discounts to arrive in November. Best Walmart deals still available after Prime Day: off Samsung Galaxy Watch and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDan Seifert / The Verge: Watch with Family Setup, Apple’s take on GPS tracking smartwatches for kids, has features like Schooltime mode while offering good privacy, but is very costly — Apple’s take on a GPS tracker for kids is unique but costly — The most interesting Apple Watch product Apple announced this year …
Read MoreAre competitive games true tests of skill, or are they mere entertainment products? Aim assist in the crosshairs Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreIn America, corn syrup is king, and real sugar hovers somewhere around prince status. We’re addicted to corn, and corn, in turn, is addicted to nitrogen. A long time ago, people figured out that by rotating crops, the soil will stay nutrient-rich, which helps to an extent by retaining nitrogen. Then we figured out how
Read MoreSome parents opting to skip trick-or-treating this year are borrowing an idea from that other candy-friendly holiday: Easter. I’m talking, of course, of the candy scavenger hunt. Sure, you could host your hunt indoors or outdoors in broad daylight, but why do that when you could give it a Halloween twist—by making it… Read more…
Read MorePhoto by Wiktor Szymanowicz / Barcroft Media via Getty Images The Civil War-era desk, designed in 1876, looked too good to be true. Ornate, fashioned from walnut, maple, and oak, it was created to honor Union infantryman John Bingham. “When you opened the door, it played Yankee Doodle Dandy,” said Clayton Pennington, a Maine Antique
Read MoreWall Street Journal: Sources describe how Mark Zuckerberg, who was once uninterested in politics, transformed himself into an active political operator during the Trump era — Facebook’s chief, once uninterested, has transformed himself into an active political operator in the Trump era Sources describe how Mark Zuckerberg, who was once uninterested in politics, transformed himself
Read MoreHow has this month’s health reset been going? (I’ve got a bunch of kiwis on the kitchen counter that I am going to devour as instructed. Gotta be honest, I’ve been waiting for this one.) This weekend, your assignment is to lock in your bedtime and morning routines so you can sleep better from here
Read MoreThe pandemic and the holidays will make shipping a zoo. Shoppers, listen up. Brace for Holiday ‘Shipageddon’ Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreHackaday editors Mike Szczys and Elliot Williams weigh the hacking gold found across the internet this week. We can’t get over the epic adventure that went into making a battery from 100 pounds of potatoes. It turns out you don’t need Internet for video conferencing as long as you’re within a coupe of kilometers of
Read MoreSometimes it’s painfully obvious when a relationship has run its course. Other times, a breakup can seem like it came out of nowhere, leaving you feeling blindsided. But in those cases, were things really going that well, or was you just oblivious to the cues that things were headed in the wrong direction? Read more…
Read MoreNew research from Microsoft shows that productive employees won’t be enough for businesses to remain innovative. WFH has kept us productive. But it may have made us less creative, too Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreSamsung Galaxy Fit 2 (left) and the Trio wireless charger (right). | Image: Samsung Samsung has announced that its new fitness tracker, the Galaxy Fit 2, and its new Trio wireless charger are now available for purchase. The company previously announced both products during its Life Unstoppable virtual event in September. The Galaxy Fit 2
Read MoreAxios: As American-run companies, Facebook and other US tech giants lack local knowledge and nuanced understanding to weigh information threats in other countries — While regulators in the U.S. and Europe circle Facebook and scrutinize its every move, in much of the rest of the world … As American-run companies, Facebook and other US tech
Read MoreFirst a pesky air leak on the space station and now this. ISS oxygen supply system in Russian module fails, but the crew is OK – CNET Source: CNet
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