Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge When Facebook lifted its ban on political ads in Georgia, local News Feeds became dramatically more partisan and less informative, according to research published on Tuesday by The Markup. Facebook banned US political advertising in the wake of the November 3rd presidential election as part of its broader
Read MoreWhenever I’m stressed by feeling “too busy,” I often look to writers who seem to have a supernatural ability to get things done. One of them is Melinda Wenner Moyer, a science journalist who has found time to finish her manuscript, launch a newsletter, and keep me updated about all of it on Twitter—even during
Read MoreA few months back we brought you word of the YARH.IO, an extremely impressive Raspberry Pi portable that featured rugged good looks and a unique convertible design made possible by a removable keyboard. One of the most appealing aspects of the design was that everything was built from off-the-shelf modules; it only took a couple
Read MoreThe Always Pan and a RAVPower MagSafe Charger for iPhone 12 lead Tuesday’s best deals. Read more… Tuesday's Best Deals: Always Pan, Hades, RAVPower MagSafe Charger, SpaceNK Beauty Sale, Hompow Mini Projector, JACHS NY Stretch Pants, and More Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreData visualization is a technique that allows data scientists to convert raw data into charts and plots that generate valuable insights. Charts reduce the complexity of the data and make it easier to understand for any user. There are many tools to perform data visualization, such as Tableau, Power BI, ChartBlocks, and more, which are
Read MoreEven though there are lots of renewable powered electric trains in existence, some still believe that hydrogen might be the answer for future locomotive travel. Fuel cell experts in Scotland are going to give it a try this year, and if all goes to plan, we will see the country test its first hydrogen powered
Read MoreIllustration: Alex Castro / The Verge Just over a year ago, I spent some time in Austin meeting with Google contractors. They had been hired through Accenture to moderate some of the most disturbing content on YouTube: videos that contain violent extremism, including murders and acts of terrorism. Several told me they had either been
Read MoreThere was a time when decent quality soldering irons were substantial affairs, soldering stations with a chunky base unit containing the electronics and a lightweight handheld iron for the work. That has changed with the arrival of a new breed of microprocessor controlled lightweight handheld irons. There’s a new kid on the block from a
Read MoreI’ve been a fan of The Great Suspender extension for years. Even when Google would drop new features into its Chrome browser to reduce the resources inactivate browser tabs eat up, I still trusted The Great Suspender to “inactivate” them for me to lessen the load on my system. But The Great Suspender has recently…
Read MoreYouTuber Denis Shiryaev has unveiled his most spectacular AI video restoration yet: a new montage of footage shot by the Lumière brothers. Shiryaev spent months using machine learning to colorize, upscale, and enhance a collection of films by the French cinema pioneers. He began by using an algorithm developed by his company, Neural Love, to remove duplicate frames from
Read MoreArchana Chaudhary / Bloomberg: Study: internet shutdowns cost India $2.8B in 2020, more than double the losses in 2019, and they accounted for about 75% of the $4B lost worldwide — – Lack of internet access cost $4 billion globally, study says — Blocking web access coincided with protests, freedom curbs Study: internet shutdowns cost
Read MoreCorin Faife / The Markup: After Facebook turned on political advertising for the Georgia election, partisan content elbowed out traditional news sites in users’ news feeds — Ahead of crucial senate runoffs, Facebook reversed its political ad ban, and the impact was visible on users’ feeds After Facebook turned on political advertising for the Georgia
Read MorePopular MDM firm Jamf reveals it is now used by more than 20 million Apple devices worldwide. This popular MDM could be Apple's next acquisition target in bid to crack enterprise market Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreMicrosoft president Brad Smith offers a strong statement in favor of a peaceful transition of power in the US. Some remind him of a few salient details. Microsoft expresses support for democracy. Not everyone is happy Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MorePaul Sawers / VentureBeat: Divvy, an expense management service for businesses, raises $165M Series D at a $1.6B valuation — Divvy, an expenses management platform for businesses, has raised $165 million in a series D round of funding at a $1.6 billion valuation. — The raise comes amid a growing battle to infiltrate … Divvy,
Read MoreQualcomm is getting a new CEO: Cristiano Amon, who already serves as president for the company, will replace Steve Mollenkopf, who took over as CEO in 2014. Amon has already served as the public face of the company for some time, presiding over introductions of new products like the Snapdragon 888, making him an obvious
Read MoreEvery year I make a vague-but-ambitious resolution to “read more,” and every year I start strong but lose momentum after about three months. It’s not for lack of interest or trying—I just haven’t set a realistic goal that involves reading books I actually like. Read more… How to Set and Keep Your Reading Goal This
Read MoreFrom budget models to high-end gaming systems, there are plenty of discounts to be found on laptops to start the new year. Best laptop deals: Dell XPS, HP Omen, Lenovo ThinkPad, Microsoft Surface and more on sale – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreStephanie Chan / Sensor Tower Blog: Global consumer spending in mobile apps reached a record $111B, up 30.2% YoY, of which $72.3B was spent on the App Store and $38.6B on the Play Store — 2020 was a record-setting year for both mobile games and non-game apps, and consumer spending on Apple’s App Store and
Read MoreTLDR: The training in the BitDegree Academy AWS Online Courses and Practice Exams can turn a learner into a full-fledged IT expert in AWS operations. Big dogs gotta eat. And when it comes to the cloud, there is no bigger dog than Amazon Web Services (AWS). So when a giant company like ViacomCBS wants to
Read MoreNew for the US at CES, the Bespoke line of Samsung refrigerators let you mix and match colors, materials and finishes for each of the four doors. For CES, Samsung's newest fridges come in blue, pink or even both – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe OnePlus Nord N10 5G. | Image: OnePlus The original OnePlus Nord skipped North America, but OnePlus is finally bringing two cheaper, mid-range options from its Nord line to the US and Canada on January 15th. The OnePlus Nord N10 5G offers flagship standards like a high-refresh rate 90Hz display and fast charging for $299.99
Read MoreThe new Dell Latitude 9420 | Image: Dell CES has almost arrived, and Dell is kicking things off with some new versions of its Latitude laptops (designed for business customers), led by the new Latitude 9420 and 9520. The devices will add Intel’s new 11th Gen vPro chips (once available in March 2021) and new
Read MoreDell is launching three new monitors next month, and all of them come with a dedicated Microsoft Teams button. Dell claims it has created the “world’s first video conferencing monitors certified for Microsoft Teams,” after Microsoft started certifying displays, webcams, and headsets last year. Three monitors will be available next month, all offering quick access
Read MoreAround his fourth birthday, a boy I was fostering began drawing what he called “ghost families.” He couldn’t quite draw people, but he could draw something that resembled ghosts, and they were darling. Once he landed on his artistic specialty, he lingered there for a while—that is to say, the stacks of colored… Read more…
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