Photo by Sam Byford / The Verge The quest to banish the notch from modern smartphone design has resulted in some pretty clever innovations, the latest of which happens to be the under-display selfie cam on the ZTE Axon 20 5G. The 32-megapixel camera hiding underneath the screen didn’t quite impress us in our review
Read MoreAs the world waits for COVID-19 vaccines, some pharmaceutical companies stand armed and ready with an exciting improvement: better vials to hold the doses. Vials haven’t changed much in the last 100 years, but in 2011, Corning decided to do something about that. They started developing an alternative glass that is able to resist damage
Read MoreHopefully, this festive period, you’ll have time to relax, unwind, and maybe even listen to a podcast or two. If you’re into all things mobility tech, let us lend a helping hand and offer some suggestions for you to check out. 1. The Autonocast If EVs, self-driving vehicles, and autonomy get your motor running, then
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The first thing to do when you get a new phone is to log back into all your accounts — email, Facebook, Signal, and so on — to make sure you’re getting all the important notifications you need and messages from friends. But after that, you’ll want
Read MoreImage: Android Police Samsung’s Galaxy S21 lineup of phones will reportedly debut on January 14th. If there’s even a slight chance you might pick one up, you can now place a reservation to guarantee a preorder slot when those become available, which they usually do right after an Unpacked event ends. Samsung’s page will take
Read MoreWe’ve learned a lot this year, don’t you think? We know more about respiratory droplets than we ever cared to know, we have a more thorough understanding of the nuances of our electoral process, and we’ve learned that apparently we can work from home and our kids can learn from home for months on end
Read MoreWency Chen / KrASIA: Chinese online education startup Yuanfudao raises $300M from Jack Ma’s Yunfeng Capital, bringing its total raised during 2020 to $3.5B — The high-flying company this year already snagged USD 3.5 billion from investors. — The high-flying online education company Yuanfudao … Chinese online education startup Yuanfudao raises 0M from Jack Ma's
Read MoreDirector Patty Jenkins and actor Gal Gadot are both set to return. Wonder Woman 3 in the works after WW84 makes its HBO Max debut – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAt the turn of the 20th century, the modern bathroom began to develop alongside outbreaks of tuberculosis, cholera, and influenza, implementing standard features in order to promote health and hygiene in the home during widespread public health concerns. During and immediately after the Great Depression, the design of everything from vehicles to appliances became minimalist
Read MoreThe electric carmaker teased local operations in the past, but now it looks like the Model 3 will push Tesla into India in 2021. Tesla will enter India next year, report says – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreTLDR: The Essential 2021 eCommerce Mastery Bundle charts a course to digital retail profits, explaining how to make money using the powerful Alibaba, Amazon, and eBay platforms. If you’re up to speed on ecommerce there’s no doubt you know two of the biggest players in digital retailing: Amazon and eBay. Amazon just reported a nearly
Read MoreRoadshow’s editors lay out the best things about the early leader in EV. What makes Tesla the best electric car (so far) – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge If you’re lucky enough to have unwrapped a new iPhone as a holiday gift this year, you’ll probably want to install some new apps on it. Fortunately, we’re here to help with some suggestions. We’ve included great apps that are just generally fun or useful to have
Read MoreYou can now use Google Assistant for voice searches in Google Chrome on Android, and not a moment too soon. The move saves Chrome users from the lackluster voice recognition you were forced to deal with previously. Read more… How to Enable Google Assistant in Android's Chrome Browser Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreLily Hay Newman / Wired: A look at the worst hacks of 2020: SolarWinds, Twitter, Blueleaks, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Vastaamo, and Garmin — From ransomware schemes to supply chain attacks, this year melded classic hacks with extraordinary circumstances. — WHAT A WAY to kick off a new decade. A look at the worst hacks of
Read MoreOne firefighter told the driver he was lucky he got out when he did, after the car’s motorized door handles retracted. A Tesla Model S erupted ‘like a flamethrower.’ It renewed old safety concerns about the trailblazing sedans. Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreFinancial Times: South Korean antitrust regulators have asked Delivery Hero to sell its existing business before its $4B takeover of Woowa Brothers can go ahead — Seoul antitrust watchdog argues merger with Woowa Brothers would hurt competition — Delivery Hero’s hopes of rapid expansion in Asia have hit … South Korean antitrust regulators have asked
Read MoreA new privacy law in California could prompt companies to stop asking for your data. Why you're hounded by pop-ups about cookies, and how they could go away – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCoco Liu / Bloomberg: Zuoyebang, which offers live-streamed classes and other remote study services and has 170 MAUs, raises $1.6B from Alibaba, Tiger Global, and others — – Zuoyebang’s fundraising follows a $750 million round in June — Online learning has turned red-hot this year since pandemic Zuoyebang, which offers live-streamed classes and other remote
Read MoreCovid put Silicon Valley’s wildest ideas to the test. Not all of them made it. In 2020, we reached peak Internet. Here’s what worked — and what flopped. Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreReader [Eric Mockler] brought Louis “Lebel” Wichinsky to our attention, a colorful inventor he ran into some years back in the Borscht Belt of Upstate New York. Described as a Mel Brooks doppelgänger, Lebel was born the son of a baker in Hurleyville NY. During WW2 he served in England where he lodged with two
Read MoreThe fruits of web scraping — using code to harvest data and information from websites — are all around us. People build scrapers that can find every Applebee’s on the planet or collect congressional legislation and votes or track fancy watches for sale on fan websites. Businesses use scrapers to manage their online retail inventory
Read MorePhred Dvorak / Wall Street Journal: Data shows Japan’s venture deal volume last year was less than a tenth of China’s and 3% of the US’; in H1 2020, Japan’s startup funding fell slightly YoY — Nation’s startup scene is beginning to show some Silicon Valley swagger, but entrepreneurs and investors say it has a
Read MoreTim Bradshaw / Financial Times: A look at challenger search engines like UK-based Mojeek, You.com, and Neeva, founded by former Google execs, all targeting Google as it fights antitrust suits — Challengers such as Neeva bet on alternative approaches as tech giant faces regulatory scrutiny A look at challenger search engines like UK-based Mojeek, You.com,
Read MoreFifty years on, the mathematician’s best known (and, to him, least favorite) creation confirms that “uncertainty is the only certainty.” The Lasting Lessons of John Conway’s Game of Life Source: NY Times Tech
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