Molleindustria There are simulation games that try to be neutral. SimCity never lays out its philosophy of urban planning. Democracy lets you rewrite its rules to role-play any democratic system. These are games that aim to reflect reality, and sometimes, developers even recoil at the idea that they have an ideology at all. Democratic Socialism
Read MoreSave $30 on the best-sounding Echo smart speaker to date. Amazon's Echo Studio is on sale for the first time – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreLooking for eco-friendly condoms is complicated. Kim Marks, the owner of As You Like It, a nontoxic and environmentally conscious sex shop in Eugene, Oregon, describes the concept as a Catch-22: “Condoms are onetime use, but we need them for safe sex,” she says. Matthew Nolan, the co-author of the Oh Joy Sex Toy book
Read MoreA Rosetta Stone lifetime subscription, Aukey webcam, eufy robovacs, and a Backcountry clearance sale lead off Sunday’s best deals from around the web. Read more… Sunday's Best Deals: Kindle eBooks, Daemon X Machina, Sonos Playbase, and More Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreAccording to a report by developer community Hacker Rank, the number one position hiring managers need to fill this year — with 38 percent of the vote — is for a full-stack developer. Of course, another finding of that report is that 60 percent of full-stack developers will also be required to learn an entirely
Read MoreEvery once in a while, this job helps you to discover something new and completely fascinating that has little to do with hacking but is worth sharing nonetheless. Turning a single brass bolt into a beautiful Cupid’s bow is certainly one of those times. Watching [Pablo Cimadevila] work in the video below is a real treat,
Read MoreLooking for a set of over-ear cans? These are CNET’s current top picks. Best over-ear headphones of 2020 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCommentary: In a year of new consoles, don’t expect anything new from Nintendo. That’s OK, because what I really want is better software. Be happy with the Nintendo Switch you've got, because you're not getting a new one this year – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAll the latest, hottest rumors about a potential successor to the iPhone SE, aka the iPhone 9 or iPhone SE 2. iPhone 9 rumors: Launch date, price, specs and Touch ID might be back – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHimanshi Lohchab / The Economic Times: Indian phone-maker Lava International says it has signed an agreement for a $90M investment over the next three years with Global Emerging Markets Group — GEM group will make the investment over the next 36 months for through a ‘Share Subscription Facility’ which will allow the company … Indian
Read MoreDid you know TNW Conference has a track fully dedicated to bringing the biggest names in tech to showcase inspiring talks from those driving the future of technology this year? Nir Eyal, who authored this piece, is one of the speakers. Check out the full ‘Impact‘ program here. I don’t usually write about personal and revealing matters,
Read MoreIt’s something that can happen to all of us, that we forget things. Young and old, we know things are on our to-do list but in the heat of the moment they disappear from our minds and we miss them. There are a myriad of technological answers to this in the form of reminders and
Read MoreLauren Feiner / CNBC: A look at top Democratic presidential candidates’ stances on tech issues like breaking up Big Tech, digital privacy, encryption and backdoors, and Section 230 — – Voters from 14 states and one U.S. territory will decide which Democratic candidate to support for the presidential nomination on Super Tuesday. A look at
Read MoreMary Ann Azevedo / Crunchbase News: K Health, whose AI-powered primary care app lets patients in 47 US states chat with doctors, raises $48M Series C, bringing its total raised to $97M — K Health, a primary care consultant powered by artificial intelligence, announced this morning it has raised a $48 million Series C round.
Read MoreOur rankings of longest-lasting laptops has a few surprises. The 35 best battery life laptops for 2020 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreVivo’s new phone has a curved waterfall display, 60-watt super-fast charging and a notch-killing in-screen selfie camera. Vivo Apex 2020 concept phone hides 16-megapixel selfie camera under screen – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe tin can phone is a staple of longitudinal wave demonstrations wherein a human voice vibrates the bottom of a soup can, and compression waves travel along a string to reproduce the speaker in another can at the other end. All the parts in this electrical demonstration are different, but the concept is the same. Speakers are
Read MoreYour lungs, sinuses and skin don’t like things too dry. This line up of air humidifiers will keep them moist these holidays. Best portable humidifiers for dry skin, sinus relief and sore throats in 2020 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreLooking for the best DNA test kits from the best testing services available to buy now? Here are your top options. Best DNA testing kits in 2020: 23andMe, AncestryDNA and more compared – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNo more slipping, sliding or shimmying with these chest straps. The best chest strap heart rate monitors, as rated by Amazon reviews – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIsn’t this the cutest little synth you ever saw? The matching sparkly half-stack amp really makes it, visually speaking. But the most interesting part? There’s not a wire in sight, ’cause [Blitz City DIY]’s futuristic rig sends the bleep boops over Bluetooth LE. Hardware-wise, both the synth and the amp are fairly simple. Underneath each
Read MoreAndrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: Union of Concerned Scientists study: ride-hailing trips today result in an estimated 69% more climate pollution on average than the trips they displace — Union of Concerned Scientists recommends more electric cars and pooled trips — Uber and Lyft have weathered criticism about pollution … Union of Concerned Scientists
Read MoreIn Australia, researchers discover a hitherto unknown type of lion that lived over 24 million years ago. New lion, size of house cat, with bone-crushing teeth, is found in fossil form – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreVivo’s new phone has a curved waterfall display, 60-watt super-fast charging and a notch-killing in-screen selfie camera. Vivo Apex 2020 concept phone hides a 16-megapixel selfie camera under its screen – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreeMarketer: eMarketer: in the US, TikTok is expected to grow 21.9% YoY to 45.4M MAU in 2020, down from 97.5% growth in its breakout year of 2019 — More than 20% of social users will use TikTok this year … After nearly doubling its US user base last year, growth for TikTok will slow in
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