People are engaging more on Facebook with content from outlets that publish falsehoods and distortions, even though the social network has tried limiting misinformation, new research found. On Facebook, Misinformation Is More Popular Now Than in 2016 Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreCommentary: Lightning, it’s time to disappear. But it probably won’t. Will iPhone 12 have USB-C? We're guessing no but really hope we're wrong – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreParking prices, congestion charges, fuel stations – the costs and diversions one never had to face on their way to work in the age of horse and carriage. The switch from horse-riding to automobiles changed the kind of materials used to build roads – slippery asphalt replaced cobbled streets and dirt roads. Autonomous driving and
Read MoreGoogle Chrome could be spun off under US government antitrust case. Google Chrome could be sold off in US government break-up plans Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreLike so many small businesses, a craft beer brewery close to me here in Northern California could have gone belly up when the COVID-19 crisis forced the closure of its two tap rooms and dried up demand from the bars and restaurants it sells to. Instead, the owner swiftly altered his business model. Customers now
Read MoreThe Tasks in Teams planning and task management app reaches general availability for Microsoft 365 customers. Microsoft Teams: This new Tasks feature rolls out to all Microsoft 365 users Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreXinmei Shen / South China Morning Post: As the adoption of facial recognition soars in China, thanks in part to COVID-19, stolen biometric data is being sold online at alarmingly low prices — Residential neighbourhoods across China are adopting facial recognition, but people have few means of fighting back Incorrectly configured databases remains … As
Read MoreOne of the most difficult user interfaces to get right is video editing. It is complex and fiddly with large amounts of precision required even after four or five hours of straight editing. Seeking to bring some of that interface out into the real world, [Zack Freedman] built a mechanical video editing keyboard. The keyboard
Read MoreA surge in worldwide demand by educators for low-cost laptops has created shipment delays and pitted desperate schools against one another. Districts with deep pockets often win out. The Digital Divide Starts With a Laptop Shortage Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreWill Bedingfield / WIRED UK: Snap launches a geography-specific Local Lens called City Painter as its first persistent, shareable AR experience, for London’s Carnaby Street — Snap has launched its first persistent, shareable augmented reality experience on London’s Carnaby Street – it’s a proof of concept for a 1:1 digital copy of everything on the
Read MoreThis article was originally published by Built In. The old way of working is dead. Its death throes began decades ago, and the COVID-19 shake-up has slammed the lid on the coffin. In a world of flux, we all have to be 24/7 learners, innovators and collaborators. Yet most companies continue to allow, encourage or even force
Read MoreA team of high profile founders in the Indian startup universe met the antitrust regulator to highlight Google’s monopoly in the app ecosystem. Row with Google: Indian startup founders in no mood to relent Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreThe virus that causes COVID-19 lingers on bank notes, glass and vinyl for 28 days under laboratory conditions. Coronavirus may linger on surfaces for 'longer than expected' – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAmazon’s Prime Day deals kick off in Canada on Tuesday, Oct. 13, but there are some early bargains you can snap up now. Best Amazon Canada Prime Day 2020 deals: Echo Show 5 hits CA, more deals coming on Tuesday – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreGauntlet is a well-known arcade game from 1985 with many sequels and ports to more modern architectures such as Xbox and GameCube. Thanks to its popularity and relative age, the original arcade cabinet is well documented with the schematics available online. It was regarded as the most complex and ambitious hardware Atari had ever developed
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Woot is offering one of the best pre-Prime Day 2020 deals so far. Apple’s AirPods Pro wireless earbuds are $190, which is the best price we’ve seen yet. This model usually costs $250, and Woot says this discount will last all day, or until it sells out.
Read MoreManish Singh / TechCrunch: Thailand-based logistics startup Flash Express, which operates a door-to-door pickup and delivery service, raises $200M Series D — Flash Express, a two-year-old logistics startup that works with e-commerce firms in Thailand, said on Monday it has raised $200 million in a new financing round … Thailand-based logistics startup Flash Express, which
Read MoreAmazon’s Prime Day deals kick off in the UK on Tuesday, Oct. 13, but there are some bargains to snag right now. Amazon Prime Day 2020 deals available now in UK: Cheapest ever Echo Show 5 at £45, Blink security camera for £25 and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreOther stores are getting in on the act, too: Score $199 AirPods Pro from Staples. Plus, last chance to score “free” cash that you can spend on Prime Day. Prime Day 2020 deals available now: Blink Mini, Roku 4K, 0 Toshiba 55-inch TV and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreOnePlus has now started sending out the Android 11 stable build for OnePlus 8 series. This is based on the new OxygenOS 11. OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro start receiving Android 11 update Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreSouth China Morning Post: Shenzhen is giving local residents 10M yuan worth of China’s new sovereign digital currency through a lottery, to test and promote the digital yuan — Winners will be announced on Sunday and can receive their digital ‘red packet’ by opening an e-wallet via official app The payouts can be used …
Read MoreFinding the JLCPCB component parts library frustrating to navigate, [Jan Mrázek] took matters into his own hands and made an open-source parametric search utility. We’ve all probably wasted time before trying to track down a particular flavor of a part, and this tool promises to make the process easier. It downloads data from the JLCPCB parts site
Read MoreNick Statt / The Verge: Microsoft’s beta cloud gaming service xCloud can’t compete with Stadia, but it stands out with its Game Pass business model, mobile experience, and big catalog — The first time you boot up an Xbox One game on an Android phone can be surreal. Earlier this month, I opened the Game
Read MoreIn Walmart’s anti-Prime Day sale, you can save on TVs, Roku, vacuums and more. The Walmart version of Prime Day has arrived: A Roku TV and Instant Pot lead the best deals – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIf you’re interested in SDR and digital signal processing but don’t know where to start, you’re in luck. Ben Hillburn, president of the GNU Radio Project, recently tweeted about an online curriculum for learning SDR and DSP using Python. The course was developed by Dr. Mark Lichtman, who was a lead on GNU Radio, and
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