It’s as if millions of voices cried out in terror and said: “Do NOT mess with Baby Yoda.” Jason Sudeikis punched Baby Yoda, and The Mandalorian fans punch back – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBenedict Evans: Amazon has ~35% of US ecommerce and ~6% of addressable US retail, and is two thirds the size of Walmart, which would make an antitrust case against it difficult — – Amazon is a big company, but what does that mean? How big is ‘big’? What does ‘dominant’ or ‘scale’ or ‘huge’ mean
Read MoreIt’s an unfortunate reality that for many of us, our air isn’t nearly as clean as we’d like. From smog to wildfires, there’s a whole lot of stuff in the air that we’d just as soon like to keep out of our lungs. But in order to combat this enemy, you first need to understand it.
Read MoreHave you heard the increasingly optimistic news about credit? The average credit score is the highest it’s been in eight years: 682. That’s according to Experian’s annual State of Credit report, which looks at the broad picture of what’s happening with our credit. And it’s a VantageScore increase of seven points over… Read more… How
Read MoreElise Favis / Washington Post: Livestreams have become a popular venue for charity fundraising, replacing legacy telethons, with Twitch users raising $75M+ for charities between 2012 and 2017 — In the 1970s and ’80s, mass media fundraising revolved around the telethon. Millions tuned in to watch Jerry Lewis and others emcee … Livestreams have become
Read MoreStar Wars is synonymous with big; big battles, big ships and, most importantly, big movie theater screens. But the future is changing, and The Mandalorian perfectly demonstrates what it looks like. The next three years will see Star Wars’ universe expand on Disney+. Disney isn’t planning to release another Star Wars movie until 2022. Executives
Read MoreChances are good you may have received one or more holiday gifts this year that you’d rather not own. Read more… Make Plans to Return Those Unwanted Holiday Gifts ASAP Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge AT&T continues to roll out its low-band 5G network, with the addition of six new cities that add some of the biggest urban areas in the US to AT&T’s growing network: New York City, Washington, DC, Baltimore, Las Vegas, Detroit, and Philadelphia. More 5G for AT&T As with
Read MoreCreator Jon Favreau confirmed the show that delivers us Baby Yoda will return to Disney Plus next year. Disney Plus' The Mandalorian season 2 confirmed for fall 2020 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Mandalorian and Baby Yoda will return for a second season next fall, executive producer Jon Favreau confirmed today. Favreau tweeted the confirmation, adding that it will arrive in the fall, but with no specific release date just yet. The Mandalorian’s season 1 finale was released today, and was praised by both critics and fans
Read MoreRyan Reynolds confirmed Deadpool 3 while wearing an ugly Christmas sweater, and nobody noticed for three days. Deadpool 3 is in the works at Marvel Studios – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThis decade, babies took on a new life. Everyone wanted to be a baby, and particularly this year, babies dominated the meme cycle. We’re obsessed with babyfication — turning everything into a baby including ourselves and beloved characters. Unlike infantilization, babyfication suggests corporate strategy, foresight about how turning users or characters into babies will spur
Read MoreExperts attribute the growth of wellness apps on college campuses to digital-savvy millennials. Yet students may be giving up more information than they realize. Colleges want freshmen to use mental health apps. But are they risking students’ privacy? Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreWithin the Data Science community, there’s a joke that goes like this: Q: What’s the difference between AI and Machine Learning (ML)? A: If it’s written in Python, it’s ML. If it’s written in PowerPoint, it’s AI. There are a lot of companies out there that claim to do artificial intelligence (AI). You’ll find the
Read MoreThe holidays are a time of excess, and the excess is starting to take its toll. Beyond the generalized fatigue and slight bloat, my seasonal mania is starting to fade, and it turns out that Christmas Claire may have overdone it with the food and alcohol purchasing (once again). Read more… What to Do With
Read MoreAs electronics hobbyists, we live in a somewhat two-dimensional world. Our craft is so centered around the printed circuit board that our design tools are specifically geared to spit out files tailored to the board house, who can then ship us a study in fiberglass and copper. We daub on flux and solder, add components,
Read MoreDavid Porter / 8tracks blog: As 8tracks prepares to shut down on December 31, its co-founder shares a post-mortem of what went wrong with the once-promising music streaming startup — 8tracks has had a long run and its day in the sun. We’re sad to announce, however, that the company and its streaming service will
Read MoreDespite the slow spread of 5G networks and the relatively underwhelming state of most 5G devices, plenty of early adopters and curious customers are joining the 5G hype train. If you acquired a new 5G device this holiday season, you’re probably wondering where exactly you can use it. Read more… Here's Everywhere Your New 5G
Read More“Ladies and gentlemen” is a common way to address a group of people, particularly in a formal, public setting. Long seen as a standard and polite—if not old-fashioned—way to address a group, its day has come and gone. Not everyone identifies as either a lady or a gentleman, and luckily, there’s an easy fix for…
Read MoreThat means nonpaying listeners in the US won’t hear or see political ads, nor will Spotify’s original podcasts run them. Spotify hits pause on US political ads for next year – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by Dan MacMedan/WireImage Phoebe Waller-Bridge is having a great year. Fresh off the second season of her acclaimed show Fleabag, the writer / actor / producer inked a blockbuster deal with Amazon Prime Video in September. She’s emerged at the end of 2019 as one of the biggest names in TV, having worked on
Read More{$inline_image} Well, this is it. The end of the decade. In a few days the 2010s will be behind us, and a lot of very smug people will start making jokes on social media about how we’re back in the “Roaring 20s” again. Only this time around there’s a lot more plastic, and drastically less
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Popular USB charging company Anker has an all-new iPhone accessory that should elevate your mobile photography game in the lighting department. It’s an LED flash that connects to the iPhone 11 via the Lightning connector. Anker’s new gadget confirms a 9to5Mac report from earlier this month regarding
Read MoreWe’ve done some strength and flexibility benchmarks, so I suppose it’s only fair we do one for cardio. Your Fitbit or Apple Watch may give you some numbers, like a VO2max, but I prefer a simpler test. Read more… Test Your Cardio Fitness in Our Last Year-End Benchmark Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreAlex Castro / The Verge As first reported by AdAge, Spotify said Friday it will “pause” political advertising early in 2020 on its ad-supported tier and its original and exclusive podcasts, saying it doesn’t have the resources to properly vet such ads. “At this point in time, we do not yet have the necessary level
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