The Truth About Your WhatsApp Data
Why there was a backlash this week to WhatsApp, and what, if anything, has changed. The Truth About Your WhatsApp Data Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreWhy there was a backlash this week to WhatsApp, and what, if anything, has changed. The Truth About Your WhatsApp Data Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreTikTok announced today that it is adding a few new privacy safeguards for users under the age of 18, including enhanced default privacy settings, tighter restrictions on who can comment on videos, and which videos can be downloaded. Read more… What Parents Need to Know About TikTok's Latest Privacy Controls Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreConsidering life in 2021 has so far been characterized by all-consuming chaos and uncertainty, you might feel compelled to seek solace in tucking into a nice carton of delicious ice cream. But this year, even ice cream is trying to kill you. Read more… Make Sure Your Ice Cream Wasn't Recalled Because of, Uh, Metal Source:
Read MoreSand plotters are beautiful machines. They can make endless patterns, over and over again, only to wipe away their own creation with each new pass. Having seen the famous Sisyphus sand sculpture online, [Simon] decided to make his own. The build came together quickly, thanks to [Simon]’s well-stocked workshop and experience with CNC motion platforms.
Read MoreA 2-pack of 20W iPhone 12 chargers and a sale on Wag dog food lead Wednesday’s best deals. Read more… Wednesday's Best Deals: iPhone 12 Chargers, Wag Dog Food, PlayStation Plus, Himalayan Scrub Salt, K-Swiss Sneakers, Avengers Stormbreaker Axe, and More Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreMary Ann Azevedo / FinLedger: Blend, which offers a digital lending service to banks and others, raises $300M Series G at a $3.3B valuation led by Coatue and Tiger Global Management — The round comes just five months after a $75 million Series F financing — Blend, which has developed a digital lending platform …
Read MoreA render of the Propel Center. | Image: Propel Center Apple is announcing the next big investments to come out of its $100 million commitment to racial equity and justice today: the launch of an Apple Developer Academy in Detroit; founding support for an Atlanta tech hub for historically Black colleges and universities; and new
Read MoreSara Fischer / Axios: Internal email: Google has informed its ad partners that it will block all political ads on all its platforms from January 14 — Google informed its advertising partners Wednesday that beginning Jan. 14, its platforms will block all political ads, as well as any related to the Capitol insurrection … Internal
Read MoreThe history of storage devices is quite literally a race between the medium and the computing power as the bottleneck of preserving billions of ones and zeros stands in the way of computing nirvana. The most recent player is the Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe), something of a hybrid of what has come before. The first
Read MoreKeep all your passwords in one place and stay secure with this trusted service. New year's resolution: Get 30% off this leading password manager Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreTaking a dip in the new business of relaxation Continue reading… Chill imbibes: inside the booming business of relaxation drinks Source: New feed
Read MoreNvidia just announced its entry-level 3000-series graphics card, the $329 GeForce RTX 3060—otherwise known as the best way to get ray-tracing in your games without breaking the bank. Normally, I’d take a moment to say that you shouldn’t preorder anything without seeing how it plays, whether that’s a game you were… Read more… Should You
Read MoreSam Shead / CNBC: German online car trading service Auto1 plans to raise $1.2B in an IPO on Frankfurt Stock Exchange, aims to go public in first quarter — – German online car trading platform Auto1 on Wednesday announced it is planning to list on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in the first quarter of 2021.
Read MoreImage: Intel Intel CEO Bob Swan is stepping down from the position on February 15th, the company has announced. He will be replaced by VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger. Swan was named Intel’s permanent CEO two years ago in January 2019. He initially took on the role on an interim basis in June 2018 following the
Read MoreAlex Wilhelm / TechCrunch: Webflow, which helps businesses build no-code websites, raises $140M Series B led by Accel and Silversmith at a $2.1B+ valuation — This morning Webflow, a software company that helps businesses build no-code websites, announced that it has raised a $140 million Series B. The round … Webflow, which helps businesses build
Read MoreJessica Bursztynsky / CNBC: Dropbox says it will cut about 11% of its global workforce, affecting about 315 employees, and COO Olivia Nottebohm will leave on February 5 — – Dropbox is cutting its global workforce by about 11%, the company said in an 8K filing released Wednesday. — The company’s stock dropped more than
Read MoreThe failed insurrection marked a grim milestone in how the paranoid conspiracy theory QAnon has radicalized Americans, reshaped the Republican Party and gained a forceful grip on right-wing belief. QAnon reshaped Trump’s party and radicalized believers. The Capitol siege may just be the start. Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreMany years ago, before I was a parent, I became an aunt. And this first niece of mine, around age two, loved a show called Yo Gabba Gabba! that was devoted to music and dancing. Me, being the incredible, fun aunt that I am, bought her this Yo Gabba Gabba! dance mat, which encouraged kids
Read MoreAstronomers have no evidence that a distant black hole estimated to weigh between 3 billion and 100 billion times the mass of the Sun is anywhere to be found. Finding a Missing Black Hole Source: NASA
Read MoreAs Facebook announces that WhatsApp will now share more of your data with Facebook and even third-parties, Microsoft suggests you’ll get better privacy with, oh, Skype. Microsoft mocks Facebook and it doesn't go down well Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreCredit giant cites too many regulations as the main reason why a deal to purchase Plaid has fallen by the wayside. Visa ditches takeover of fintech startup Plaid Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MorePhoto Illustration by Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images In the aftermath of the Great Deplatforming of the past week, we’ve seen a thoughtful debate over the power and limits of taking away a person’s ability to post online. It’s a blunt but powerful tool for punishing people who would use your platform to incite
Read Morecapitoldome-congress On January 13th, Congress will begin proceedings for the impeachment of President Donald Trump, based on his incitement of the January 6th mob attack on the US Capitol. The official articles of impeachment, filed Tuesday night, charge the president with “incitement of insurrection,” based on his comments to the crowd, as well as previous
Read MoreTLDR: With training in Python, Hadoop, Apache, MongoDB, Excel, and even machine learning, the 2021 All-in-One Data Scientist Mega Bundle can turn you into a true data analyst. Leave it to data scientists to find data that tells us something meaningful about data science. A new study determined that without diversity in the ranks of
Read MoreIf you are still using your phone’s camera only for selfies and quick videos, you’re barely touching its potential. 4 Ways to Do More With Your Smartphone Camera Source: NY Times Tech
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