Facebook: Facebook Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020 Results — Facebook, Inc. (Nasdaq: FB) today reported financial results for the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2020. — “We had a strong end to the year as people and businesses continued to use our services during these challenging times … Facebook Reports Fourth
Read MoreYou’d be forgiven for thinking that receiving data transmissions from orbiting satellites requires a complex array of hardware and software, because for a long time it did. These days we have the benefit of cheap software defined radios (SDRs) that let our computers easily tune into arbitrary frequencies. But what about the software side of
Read MoreUsers caught between Apple and Microsoft may now have an easier time managing passwords: it looks like iCloud Keychain is coming to Windows 10 as a Chrome extension (via MacRumors). It’s already in the iCloud for Windows 10 app, but there’s just one small problem: the Chrome Extension isn’t available yet. The latest version of
Read MorePhoto by Sean Hollister / The Verge In retrospect, stock memes were inevitable. Unfortunately, it looks like a lot of brokerages weren’t ready. Vanguard, Charles Schwab, and Fidelity Investments, among others, have been experiencing outages, The Wall Street Journal reports. None of the brokerages would tell the WSJ specifically why the outages were happening. Also,
Read MoreA team of researchers from MIT and Massachusetts General Hospital recently published a study linking social awareness to individual neuronal activity. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time evidence for the ‘theory of mind‘ has been identified at this scale. Measuring large groups of neurons is the bread-and-butter of neurology. Even
Read MoreGoogle is facilitating collaboration by letting employees know when their co-workers are out of the office. Google Docs will soon show out of office information for collaborators Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreThere’s a brand-new update for iOS and iPadOS, and you shouldn’t dawdle about installing it. While version 14.4 of the two operating systems might not sound like it has a lot going on beyond rather generic “improvements and bug fixes” for your iPhone or iPad, there’s a bit more under the hood that you need
Read MoreMaybe you’ll get lucky this time! PS5 restock hits Sony Direct at 3:30 p.m. ET: Get in line now – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge This isn’t new information but more of a PSA that you only have one more day to preorder the Galaxy S21, which will get you a few perks you wouldn’t get otherwise. Every major US carrier and most retailers are accepting preorders for the S21, S21 Plus, and
Read MoreAn aerial view of a Russian nuclear icebreaker clearing a path in ice to North Pole. | Photo by Per Breiehagen / Getty Images President Joe Biden signed a sweeping executive order today that makes climate change a top US national security priority. He commissioned a “National Intelligence Estimate on the security implications of climate
Read MoreA radically different type of computation is gradually maturing. BMW takes first steps into the quantum computing revolution – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe secret to getting cheap razors? Buy them online and have them delivered on a schedule. Best shave club for 2021: Dollar Shave Club, Harry's and More – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWhether it’s paintings from garage sales or you want to display the few family photos you actually printed, there’s a specific art to hanging your art. Fortunately, the basic rules of curation aren’t as tricky as they might seem—with just a creative eye and simple measurements, you can create a great aesthetic on your… Read
Read MoreThe company is offering more DVR storage as well. Sling TV raises price again on Orange and Blue plans – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIt’s time we asked why people play games so much, not just point out that they do. Video games deserve better than blanket, parachute coverage from reporters who don’t get it Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreAnonymous social media investors are claiming multimillion-dollar paydays while Wall Street funds lose billions. Experts say it can’t last. Reddit and Elon Musk's GameStop stock rocket: This 'insane' 'Ponzi scheme' can't last – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSarah Jaffe / Wired: Behind the rise of Game Workers Unite, one of the first video game workers unions aimed at remedying grueling working conditions across the industry — What began as a Facebook group, and then a chat on Discord, soon became a massive campaign to remedy grueling working conditions across the industry. Behind
Read MoreAs much as we love Star Trek, we have to admit there are some continuity problems. For example, in Spock’s Brain, the alien-of-the-week’s ion drive gave Scotty engineering envy. However, in The Menagerie, the computer identifies a Starfleet shuttlecraft as having ion propulsion. Either way, ion propulsion is real and NASA has toyed with it for ages
Read MoreWe’ve spent the better part of the past year grappling with what is and what isn’t safe. It’s almost as if the word has no meaning anymore, because nothing short of “no one in your family ever goes anywhere or sees anyone” is completely safe during a pandemic. But while we may have accepted that
Read MoreAshley Carman / The Verge: Instagram updates its interface for Stories on desktop, adding a carousel that shows upcoming previews and what just played — See what stories are up next — Instagram is making its Stories feature more complete on the desktop. In a small interface refresh today … Instagram updates its interface for
Read MoreArtificial intelligence has become so good at chess that its only competition now comes from other computer programs. Indeed, a human hasn’t defeated a machine in a chess tournament in 15 years. It’s an impressive technical achievement, but that dominance has also made top-level chess less imaginative, as players now increasingly follow strategies produced by soulless
Read MoreConventional wisdom surrounding music streaming goes something like this: Spotify rules all, and people with slightly different taste in their chosen platform will opt for Apple, or another service dedicated entirely to music. The big music players are all technological marvels in their own right, having… Read more… Use Plain Old YouTube to Discover New
Read MoreCory Weinberg / The Information: Sources: Bird is finalizing a deal to raise $100M in convertible debt, led by Sequoia Capital and Valor Equity, amid discussions about going public via SPAC — The scooter operators already were struggling when Covid-19 hit, robbing them of customers. As the companies position themselves … Sources: Bird is finalizing
Read MoreWill Oremus / OneZero : How the social network Nextdoor is replacing local newspapers as a news and opinion hub, letting governments bypass the media and present a one-sided picture — While Facebook and Twitter get the scrutiny, Nextdoor is reshaping politics one neighborhood at a time How the social network Nextdoor is replacing local newspapers
Read MoreTLDR: The Podsite Podcast Website Builder builds an entire website around your podcast and even keeps everything automatically updated. So, you’ve decided to follow the Joe Rogan-Marc Maron path and become a podcast tycoon. Great! Welcome aboard. So once you’ve recorded the whole thing, edited it, then posted it to your podcast feed on iTunes
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