Christmas songs are ubiquitous during the festive season, but most of them lose their luster after you’ve heard them a trillion times. If you wish this really would be the Last Christmas you’re forced to endure Wham, Google‘s new Blob Opera offers a chance to create something a little different. The machine learning experiment by artist David
Read MoreWashington Post: A look at the “grinch bots” tailored to help resellers know when hot holiday gifts like the PS5 are in stock, and complete orders faster than humans can — Bots, easily gamed retailers and supply shortages have caused consoles to sell for double the price — This Christmas, it’s boy vs. bot. A
Read More[Proper Printing] has been trying to 3D print rims for his car for quite some time. However, the size of the print has led to problems with filament spools running out prior to completion. This led to endless headaches trying to join several smaller lengths of filament in order to make a single larger spool.
Read MoreBen Brody / Bloomberg: FTC’s antitrust suit against Facebook seeks to break it up, unlike DOJ’s more measured strike against Google, which asks only for “structural relief as needed” — The U.S. Federal Trade Commission jolted the market on Dec. 9 with filings that seek to force Facebook Inc. to sell Instagram and WhatsApp. FTC's
Read MoreWith its heat shield facing the planet, NASA’s Perseverance rover begins its descent through the Martian atmosphere in this illustration. Entering the Martian Atmosphere with the Perseverance Rover Source: NASA
Read MoreYour family gatherings may be small this holiday season, but board games can still add some spice to the nog. 8 best 2-player board games for 2020 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJust because Uber has taken a step back from its self-driving taxi service, doesn’t mean others are following suit. Ride-hailing competitor Lyft has said that it plans to launch the first vehicles of its robotaxi fleet in 2023. According to Engadget, Lyft has completed more than 100,000 safety-driver-equipped robotaxi journeys in Las Vegas, where it
Read MoreSMEs can save time and money by running payroll directly from within their Tide app from early next year. Tide is adding payroll power to its banking app Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreTop cloud compliance standards and how to use them Source: Search Compliance
Read MoreThe One-Winged Angel of Final Fantasy 7 is coming to the Nintendo Switch fighter later this month. How to watch: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director to reveal Sephiroth's release date Thursday – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThese are not necessarily the best games or the newest games. But these are the games that people across The New York Times played for hundreds of hours this year. The Video Games That Got Us Through 2020 Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreDesigners, competitors, streamers, voice actors and labor activists have been working to make video games more inclusive. In a Big Year for Games, These Players Are Shifting the Culture Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreTom Warren / The Verge: Facebook hits back at Apple with a second full-page newspaper ad today, says upcoming iOS changes will “change the internet as we know it – for the worse” — Facebook isn’t done criticizing Apple just yet — Facebook is stepping up its campaign against Apple’s privacy changes with a second
Read MoreIt’s tougher than ever to stand out in the world of wireless earbuds, but luckily the NuraLoop have a mighty trick up their sleeve: personalized sound. Are they perfect? No, there are a number of flaws, but they’re up there with the most inreresting wireless earbuds I’ve ever used. Come, friend, grasp my hand and
Read MoreDeep learning has come a long way since the days it could only recognize hand-written characters on checks and envelopes. Today, deep neural networks have become a key component of many computer vision applications, from photo and video editors to medical software and self-driving cars. Roughly fashioned after the structure of the brain, neural networks have come
Read MoreSome Messenger and Instagram features aren’t available in Europe. Facebook is notifying Messenger and Instagram users in Europe that some features are temporarily unavailable. A small message has appeared in both the Facebook Messenger and Instagram apps for European users this week, noting that some features aren’t available to “respect new rules for messaging services
Read More360-degree view of Galaxy Buds Pro. | Evan Blass Samsung’s Galaxy Buds Pro have leaked again, this time in a full 360-degree animation courtesy of Evan Blass. The latest @Evleaks drop gives us our best look yet at how Samsung’s latest true wireless earbuds will look from every angle. Rumored to arrive alongside the Galaxy
Read MoreVikas SN / The Economic Times: Google unveils an open source multilingual language model supporting 16 Indian languages to help researchers and students build tech in local languages — Google has unveiled a machine learning tool for Indian languages to help researchers, students, and startups keen on building local language technologies … Google unveils an
Read MoreFacebook’s second newspaper ad. | Facebook Facebook is stepping up its campaign against Apple’s privacy changes with a second full-page newspaper ad today. This new ad claims Apple’s iOS 14 privacy changes “will change the internet as we know it,” and force websites and blogs “to start charging you subscription fees” or add in-app purchases
Read MoreA trick famously used by Nintendo to keep its slowly aging SNES console fresh against newer competition was to produce new games with extra support chips in the cartridge to push out hitherto-unthinkable performance. Chips such as the famous SuperFX gave us 3D polygonal graphics, but it would have been a few more years before
Read MoreTexas state’s attorney general, Ken Paxton, has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google, accusing the company of malpractice to create a monopoly in the digital ad business. The case also alleges that the search company co-conspired with Facebook to rig ad auctions and fix prices. This suit was co-signed by nine other Republican-led states aside from Texas. Paxton
Read MoreNikki Sun / Nikkei Asia: China’s government is rethinking its tolerant attitude towards monopolies, fearing too much power, driven by the rise of huge tech conglomerates like Ant Group — Alibaba, Tencent and a host of internet giants face new scrutiny from the Party — HONG KONG — When China’s business regulator … China's government
Read More“The better you treat customers, the more likely they are to come back and recommend your services, increasing the profit,” some might say. However, the world isn’t black-and-white, and when it comes to business strategies, there’s more to this than a seemingly obvious causal connection. Different circumstances require different strategies On the one hand, an
Read MoreThomas P. Bossert / New York Times: Ex-Homeland Security Adviser: the magnitude of the Solarwinds breach is hard to overstate and the remediation effort alone will be staggering — The magnitude of this national security breach is hard to overstate. — Mr. Bossert was the homeland security adviser to President Trump … Ex-Homeland Security Adviser:
Read MoreGoogle’s various products, such as Search and Assistant, are already available in India in multiple local languages. The company is now turning to a new AI to potentially make more of its offerings accessible to Indic language speakers — more specifically, it’s using a technology called MuRIL. At its virtual event today, the Big G unveiled
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