An estimated one in three people report regular sleep complaints. So it’s hardly surprising people are more concerned than ever about getting enough sleep. This blossoming interest has seen an explosion of sleep trackers which measure how many hours of sleep you get each night. As we sleep, we go through cycles of “deep,” “light,”
Read MoreIt’s a little known secret that when the Hackaday writers gather in their secret underground bunker to work on our plans for world domination, we often take breaks to play our version of the corporate “Buzzword Bingo”, where paradigms are leveraged and meetings circle back to loop in offline stakeholders, or something like that. Our
Read MorePeople were holding out hope for a return to the headphone jack on the Galaxy S21, but Samsung didn’t deliver. Galaxy S21: Samsung didn't bring back the headphone jack and here's why – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreLucas Matney / TechCrunch: Researchers working on Twitter’s bluesky effort discuss how its open decentralized standard for social media could hinder efforts to stop online radicalization — The platform’s vision of a sweeping open standard could also be the far-right’s internet endgame Researchers working on Twitter's bluesky effort discuss how its open decentralized standard for
Read MoreJulie Jargon / Wall Street Journal: Discord says over the past six months it took steps to make the service safer for kids, including more proactive policing and limiting what minors can access — Chat platform popular with gamers tries to shed anything-goes image; safety expert says, ‘I would give them a B+’ Discord says
Read MoreShutter shades were cool once upon a time, but if you really want to stand out, it’s hard to go past aggressively bright LEDs right in the middle of your face. A great way to achieve that is by building a pair of RGB glasses, as [Arnov Sharma] did. The design intelligently makes use of
Read MoreCatalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: DuckDuckGo surpassed 100M daily search queries for the first time on Jan. 11; since August 2020, the search engine began seeing over 2B search queries per month — DuckDuckGo reaches historic milestone in a week when both Signal and Telegram saw a huge influx of new users. DuckDuckGo surpassed 100M daily
Read MoreWashington Post: Dating apps like Tinder and Bumble are banning users identified in photos from the Capitol riot, and some users are relaying incriminating evidence to the FBI — Bumble, Tinder and others are freezing out rioters with help from law enforcement — and, in some cases, their own photos. Dating apps like Tinder and
Read MoreIssie Lapowsky / Protocol: The attack on the Capitol sparked a tense debate among online extremism researchers about crowdsourced efforts to identify the rioters and “ethical doxxing” — Joan Donovan has a panic button in her office, just in case one of the online extremists she spends her days fighting tries to fight back. The
Read MoreTired of your less-than-stellar hair dryer? Here are the pros’ picks. Best hair dryers for 2021 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThere are many schools of thought when it comes to keeping vinyl records clean. It’s a ritual that’s nearly as important as the one that comes after it — queuing up the record and lowering the needle. We’ve seen people use everything from Windex and microfiber towels to ultrasonic cleaning machines that cost hundreds or
Read MoreFrom Wellerman to Drunken Sailor, sea shanties are attracting the attention of landlubber TikTokers. “It went wild. I don’t really know what happened,” says the guy at the center of it all. Sea shanties have taken over TikTok. Here's why – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThese mattresses for side sleepers will have you snoozing soundly and waking up pain free Best mattress for side sleepers in 2021 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreTim Bradshaw / Financial Times: Deliveroo says it has raised $180M in new funding from existing investors led by Durable Capital Partners and Fidelity Management at a $7B+ valuation — Private financing boost for food delivery app ahead of long-awaited stock market debut — Deliveroo’s valuation shot up to more than $7bn … Deliveroo says
Read MoreIn the week after Trump was muzzled, misinformation about election fraud tumbled by 73 percent, a researcher says. After Twitter banned Trump, misinformation plummeted, says report – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreChloe Lo / Bloomberg: Yidu Tech, which offers AI software to the health care industry, saw its shares jump 148% in its Hong Kong debut on Friday after raising ~$531M in its IPO — – Health-care tech firm raised $531 million in Hong Kong IPO — Yidu Tech’s IPO was very heavily oversubscribed by investors
Read MoreFused Deposition Modelling (FDM) 3D printers which squirt out molten plastic layer by layer are by far the most popular type in general use. Most machines extrude plastic through a nozzle above print bed, and struggle to produce parts with overhangs without using support material. However, a German team of researchers have recently come up
Read MoreTwitter CEO Jack Dorsey agreed to ban Donald Trump from Twitter after tearful all-hands meetings, bitter dialogues, and employee pushback, knowing that this would be the biggest decision his company had ever faced. How Twitter, on the frontlines of history, finally decided to ban Trump Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreThere was no immediate word on why the test ended after less than two minutes. NASA cuts short first 'hot-fire’ test of its massive moon rocket, already plagued by delays and cost overruns Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreA critical NASA rocket test ended with a shutdown on Saturday, a little over a minute into what was planned to be an eight-minute test. This trial run was a vital checkpoint for NASA’s much-delayed Space Launch System. The SLS is set to play a key role in the agency’s Artemis program which aims to
Read MoreThe move comes as the US braces for the possibility of more violence ahead of the Jan. 20 swearing in of President-elect Joe Biden. Facebook bans ads for gun accessories in run-up to inauguration – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWashington Post: Analytics firm Zignal Labs: online misinformation about election fraud dropped 73% in the week after several social media sites suspended Trump and key allies — Zignal Labs charts 73 percent decline on Twitter and beyond following historic action against the president Analytics firm Zignal Labs: online misinformation about election fraud dropped 73% in
Read MoreWhether you’re looking for band or a watch, these four options will help kick your fitness routine into high gear. The best fitness trackers for 2021 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHeather Knight / San Francisco Chronicle: Twilio CEO Jeff Lawson calls out tech leaders for bailing on SF and being rude about it as they leave, says he is staying and working to make the city better — There are plenty of ways to leave a party. — You can quietly say your thanks and
Read MoreWant to work in the forest away from a cubicle? No problem. Nissan's NV350 Office Pod lets you work anywhere — seriously – Roadshow Source: CNet
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