Taylor Hill/FilmMagic for YouTube Verification badges on YouTube are more than just a checkmark to creators. Those tiny marks are a sign that after years of building a channel, they’re seen as a valuable member of the community. That’s why when YouTube suddenly sent out a flood of emails to creators who have picked up
Read MoreThe award-winning actor, known for his roles in Black Panther and This Is Us, takes on a new challenge in The Angry Birds Movie 2 as a tech-savvy pig named Garry. Emmy nominee Sterling K. Brown isn't done playing around – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe city recently passed a law that limited the amount of time drivers can cruise certain parts of the city without a passenger in the car. Uber sues New York City, says 'cruising cap' threatens its business model – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe latest installment in the sci-fi game series that inspired the “looter-shooter” genre is here. Borderlands 3: First look at the Halloween-themed Bloody Harvest event – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIf you have asthma and you feel like it’s gotten worse lately, it’s not your imagination: Llate September is informally known as asthma “peak week” because several asthma-exacerbating factors converge. Read more… This is 'Peak Week' for Asthma Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreThe Emmy-nominated star of the HBO and Sky hit miniseries about the 1986 nuclear disaster talks about making the show, why it resonates now and why he loves Frasier. Emmy nominee Jared Harris on filming harrowing Chernobyl: 'I enjoy the fear' – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by Tom Warren / The Verge Apple’s latest iOS refresh arrived not quite fully baked, leading to all sorts of bugs that range from minor to serious. The situation is so pressing, in fact, that Apple is pushing up the release of iOS 13.1 by a week to help iron out the kinks. But
Read MoreIt’s worth commending Samsung for taking the time out to fix the problems with the original Galaxy Fold. Granted, maybe some of these problems shouldn’t have been there in the first place – such as an easy-to-remove but essential plastic film – but it’s encouraging that Samsung delayed its most-hyped launch of the year to
Read MorePhoto by Chris Welch / The Verge Apple isn’t reserving the convenient new audio sharing feature in iOS 13 just for its own AirPods; the company is also extending it to Beats products. Audio Sharing allows two sets of earbuds or headphones to be connected to a single iPhone, letting people listen to the same
Read MoreWhat do fitness trackers have to do with bacterial cultures in the lab? Absolutely nothing, unless and until someone turns a fitness band into a general-purpose optical densitometer for the lab. This is one of those stories that shows that you never know from where inspiration is going to come. [Chinna Devarapu] learned that as
Read MoreIt probably started as a once-in-a-while treat at a birthday party or out at a restaurant. But once your toddler got a taste of that sweet, sweet juice, bland old milk and water just didn’t have the same appeal. And now, juice is all they want to drink. Read more… How to Wean Your Kids
Read MoreThe United States continues its slow march toward 4K live sports, with Fox Sports rolling out live 4K streaming for its upcoming Thursday Night Football games, starting with September 26th’s Philadelphia Eagles / Green Bay Packers game. Fox will be offering “4K” streams of the games that will be produced in 1080p and then upconverted
Read MoreImageNet Roulette, a digital art project and viral selfie app, exposes how biases have crept into the artificial-intelligence technologies changing our lives. ‘Nerd,’ ‘Nonsmoker,’ ‘Wrongdoer’: How Might A.I. Label You? Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreTech workers walked out Friday to demand better environmentalism from their employers, joining millions of expected protesters around the world. Amazon, Google, other tech employees protest in support of climate action Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreIf you’ve ever gone shopping for a bra, you know how frustrating it can be. Between bra sizes being a myth and hormone levels changing the size of breasts throughout the month, it’s an uphill battle. Fortunately, this graphic offers a few pointers that may help. Read more… Find Your Perfect Bra Quickly By Knowing
Read MoreiOS 13 is here, and like Android 10, Apple’s newest OS update brings an official dark mode to your iPhone. Apps can have their own special looks when you’re using dark mode, too, and the fine folks at Gadget Hacks have provided a long list of various apps that currently support this feature. Some of
Read MoreWelcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. iOS 13 is finally here, and with it comes Apple’s increased focus on gaming. We now have Apple Arcade, a mobile gaming subscription service that comes with dozens of excellent
Read MoreThe ESP8266 and ESP32 are fast becoming the microcontroller of choice for, well, everything. But one particular area we’ve seen a lot of activity in recently is home automation; these boards make it so incredibly easy and cheap to get your projects online that putting together your own automation system is far more appealing now
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Robocalls are a scourge, but cellular networks have finally started fighting them with a pair of technologies called STIR and SHAKEN, which work to verify that a call is coming from a real phone number and not a spoofed robocall or spammer. Apple finally added support for
Read MoreThere is nothing too smart or too stupid for a mnemonic. They can teach you features of specific neurological disorders, or they can teach you how to open a jar. Here are some of the cleverest memory aids that you might not know yet, as catalogued by Wikipedia. Read more… Memorize More With the Best
Read MoreFacebook said they had investigated millions of apps based on “signals associated with an app’s potential to abuse our policies.” Facebook suspends tens of thousands of apps following data investigation Source: Washington Post Tech
Read More{$inline_image} Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times: In an interview, Google CEO Sundar Pichai argues against knee-jerk regulation and blanket vetting of AI algorithms, advocates for sector-by-sector approach — Google’s chief executive has warned politicians against knee-jerk regulation of artificial intelligence, arguing that existing rules … In an interview, Google CEO Sundar Pichai argues against knee-jerk
Read MoreTonight, 10 Democratic presidential candidates will take the stage in Iowa individually to discuss issues affecting LGBTQ Americans, like the Equality Act, bans on conversion therapy, and some candidates’ controversial records on marriage equality. This will be the first of two forums on LGBTQ issues (the other is… Read more… How to Watch Tonight's Democratic
Read MoreStudents and activists explain why they’re taking to the streets today Continue reading… Voices from the Global Climate Strike Source: New feed
Read MoreThe meme of the year has culminated with a weird costume party at the gate to a famed national security site. Area 51 has been stormed … sort of – CNET Source: CNet
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