The basics of digital logic are pretty easy to master, and figuring out how the ones and zeroes flow through various kinds of gates is often an interesting exercise. Taking things down a level and breaking the component AND, OR, and NOR gates down to their underlying analog circuits adds some complexity, but the flow
Read MoreBloomberg: Miami PD says it is using facial recognition tech from Clearview AI to identify Capitol rioters, raising concerns among civil liberty and privacy advocates — – Citizens and police sift online trove to find Capitol mob — Facial recognition software used by one police department Miami PD says it is using facial recognition tech
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Facebook has updated its Inauguration Day preparations to include a temporary ban on ads that promote weapon accessories and protective equipment at least through January 22nd “out of an abundance of caution,” the company said in a new blog post Saturday. “We already prohibit ads for weapons, ammunition
Read MoreAhead of the federal holiday Monday celebrating the birthday of the civil rights leader, here are materials to help educate all ages about the fight for racial justice. Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Movies, TV shows and books on systemic racism – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBuzzFeed News: Facebook says it is temporarily banning ads for gun accessories and military gear through next week’s inauguration “out of an abundance of caution” — Following complaints from Senators and employees, Facebook on Saturday said it was temporarily halting ads for gun accessories … Facebook says it is temporarily banning ads for gun accessories
Read MoreJason Schreier / Bloomberg: More than 20 current and former CD Projekt staff say development of Cyberpunk 2077 was marred by unchecked ambition, poor planning, and technical shortcomings — CD Projekt SA Chief Executive Officer Marcin Iwiński made a public mea culpa this week about the disastrous rollout of the video game Cyberpunk 2077 in
Read MorePhoto by Andrew Hawkins / The Verge Ford will delay deliveries for hundreds of its Mustang Mach-E vehicles to perform quality checks, Electrek reported. The automaker began delivering the Mach-E SUV in December, but some buyers reported that their upcoming delivery dates had been pushed back, by as long as a month in some cases,
Read MoreNellie Bowles / New York Times: Interviews with more than two dozen tech execs and workers who have left San Francisco for other parts of the US over the last year amid a rise in remote work — As a tech era draws to an end, more workers and companies are packing up. What comes
Read MoreUSB-C Power Delivery 3.0 (PD3.0) introduces a new Programmable Power Supply (PPS) mode, which allows a device to negotiate any supply of 3.3-21 V in 20 mV steps, and up to 5 A of current in 50 mA steps. To make use of this new standard, [Ryan Ma] create the PD Micro, an Arduino-compatible development
Read MoreZignal Labs charts 73 percent decline on Twitter and beyond following historic action against the president Misinformation dropped dramatically the week after Twitter banned Trump Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreBumble, Tinder and others are freezing out rioters with help from law enforcement — and, in some cases, their own photos. Others on the apps have taken matters into their own hands by striking up conversations with potential rioters, then relaying their information to the FBI. Dating apps are using Capitol images to ban rioters’
Read MoreOwning a car or other vehicle can be a mixed bag. On the one hand, you have the freedom to go wherever you want, without having to rely on public transit, or your own two feet—something that has made them especially coveted during the pandemic. But on the other hand, their expenses can add up
Read MoreYou can save on an Echo Show, smartwatches and smart speakers, not to mention outdoor wear, Shutterfly photo books, Keurig and more. The best MLK Day sales and deals you can get right now: Save on Dyson, on AirPods, on Apple Watch and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDNA evidence shows that the now famous — and extinct — dire wolf species couldn’t mate with gray wolves. Game of Thrones dire wolves were real. We now know why they went extinct – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFinancial Times: Sources: investors, including BlackRock, GIC, and Silver Lake, who invested $10.3B in Ant’s 2018 pre-IPO round are left with illiquid stakes after canceled IPO — BlackRock among groups left holding $10.3bn worth of illiquid stakes in Chinese fintech — Investors including BlackRock … Sources: investors, including BlackRock, GIC, and Silver Lake, who invested
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Some Twitter employees have set their accounts to private and scrubbed their online biographies over concerns they may be targeted by supporters of President Trump, the New York Times reported. In addition, some Twitter executives have been assigned personal security as the company reckons with its decision to
Read MoreIn addition to being Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Monday marks the beginning of a week when the country will hold its collective breath ahead of the presidential inauguration and potential unrest. In other words, it’s the ideal time to reflect on King’s work, including his peace-centered approach to injustice. Read more… Visit a National
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Read MoreIllustration by Grayson Blackmon / The Verge Rating the all-digital Consumer Electronics Show Continue reading… The Verge Awards at CES 2021: can’t touch this Source: New feed
Read MoreThe COVID-19 pandemic has been hard on gym-goers. (I am not one of them, but multiple fit sources have confirmed this.) It’s not that gyms are closed—they’re technically still an option, but maybe you’re not into working out with a mask on, surrounded by a bunch of people forcefully exhaling as they exercise. Read more…
Read MoreSpoiler: It isn’t Brita. The best water filter pitcher of 2021 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreEva Mathews / Reuters: Tencent Music acquires China-based Lazy Audio, a platform for audiobooks, podcasts, and radio shows, for $417M — (Reuters) – China’s Tencent Music Entertainment Group said on Friday it acquired audiobook platform Lazy Audio, owned by Shenzhen Lanren Online Technology Co, for 2.7 billion yuan ($417 million). Tencent Music acquires China-based Lazy
Read Morevrbo Short-term rental site VRBO does not plan to cancel reservations in the DC area during the inauguration next week, even though competitor Airbnb has already done so. First reported by BuzzFeed News, VRBO said in a blog post Friday afternoon that it was “encouraging hosts to cancel bookings during this time,” if they believed
Read MoreImage: Razer Another CES is in the books. Going all-virtual meant that it was a smaller show than usual — and since it was already a show that’s been on the decline in terms of influence for a few years now, we could feel it. Still: there were some big stories to follow and things
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