It used to be that a child’s only options for personally connecting with Santa in the lead-up to Christmas were to send a handwritten letter to the North Pole or snag a few one-on-one moments at their local mall. But in 2020, even in the middle of a pandemic, kids have loads of ways to
Read Moredanah boyd / LinkedIn: The Biden administration needs a VP of Engineering to debug problems that prevent government agencies from successfully building and deploying technical systems — If you look at the roster of the Biden-Harris transition team, it’s quickly apparent that the incoming administration is tech-forward. The Biden administration needs a VP of Engineering
Read MoreLaura Pitel / Financial Times: YouTube agrees to set up an office in Turkey following a threat of de facto ban from the country; most social media companies refused to comply with the demand — Video-streaming service agrees to demands from Ankara following threat of de facto ban — YouTube has bowed to pressure …
Read MoreGreg Kumparak / TechCrunch: Discord says iOS and Android users will now be able to share their screens — The super popular chat app Discord is getting a much-requested feature starting today: mobile screen sharing. — As the name suggests, mobile screen sharing lets users capture and broadcast everything … Discord says iOS and Android
Read MoreAmazon Echo devices can now work as your personal translator thanks to Alexa’s new Live Translate mode. Like the translation functions available from other digital assistants, Live Translate is an AI-powered feature that can recognize multiple languages as they’re spoken, and translate for both speakers. The tech… Read more… How to Use Alexa's New Live
Read MoreHow health care professionals and internet companies can help in the fight against misinformation. Vaccines Need Effective Messengers Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreIgor Bosilkovski / Forbes: CloudTrucks, which helps truck drivers find work and advises them on which loads to take to increase revenue, raises $20.5M Series A led by Caffeinated Capital — CloudTrucks, a platform helping truck drivers find work and organize their business announced today that it has raised $20.5 million … CloudTrucks, which helps
Read MoreThanks so machine learning, you can make a bunch of colorful blobs harmonize with each other. Google's Blob Opera is a weird and wonderful experiment – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe website for the tech titan’s cloud business described facial recognition software that could detect members of a minority group whose persecution has drawn international condemnation. Alibaba's Software Can Find Uighur Faces, It Told China Clients Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreHours after announcing it would bring controversial horror game Devotion to its platform, CD Projekt Red’s digital storefront GOG has reneged on its release plans. The company’s social media account claims that “after receiving many messages from gamers, we have decided not to list the game in our store.” Devotion has been at the center
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Today, Discord is rolling out screensharing to its mobile users. It’s a smart move; earlier this summer, the company’s mobile app was hitting lifetime highs for downloads every day. Mobile screensharing means that you can just share your screen — and whatever you’re watching — with anyone in
Read MoreLettuce recalls, while common as a passing breeze these days, aren’t really that big of a deal for the general consumer unless you’ve already gobbled up a bed of contaminated romaine. Massive auto recalls are another dilemma entirely: If you’re affected by one, you’ve likely paid thousands, or signed on to a longterm… Read more…
Read MoreThe view north to Rockefeller Center, Billionaires’ Row, Central Park, and One Vanderbilt as seen from the 102nd floor of the Empire State Building as the sun sets on December 15, 2020 in New York City. | Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images Carbon dioxide coming from the buildings where we live and work set a
Read MoreThe popular stock-trading app reportedly has more than 13 million customer accounts. Robinhood to face complaint over exposing users to 'unnecessary trading risks,' report says – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThings are looking bright for the top end of the World Endurance Championship classes. Porsche set for Le Mans return in WEC LMDh prototype class — and that rocks – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreCheck out the details about the Star Wars show’s second season before the season finale hits Disney’s streaming service on Friday. The Mandalorian season 2: Everything we know before episode 8 hits Disney Plus – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Firefox’s latest update brings native support for Macs that run on Apple’s Arm-based silicon, Mozilla announced on Tuesday. Mozilla claims that native Apple silicon support brings significant performance improvements: the browser apparently launches 2.5 times faster and web apps are twice as responsive than they were on the
Read MoreGoogle Photos is getting a new feature that gives your snaps a moving 3D makeover. The “Cinematics photos” will be added to the service’s Memories collection of your old images and videos. “Cinematic photos help you relive your memories in a way that feels more vivid and realistic — so you feel like you’re transported back
Read MoreFrom the cocktail curious to a full-on Don Draper, these are the best bar gifts for every drinking buddy on your list. These great bar gifts will arrive in time for Christmas – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAs more and more people spend their working hours behind a computer, bad posture and the accompanying back pain and back problems become a growing epidemic. To combat this in his own daily life, [ImageryEel] made PosturePack, a wearable Bluetooth-enabled posture sensor. The PosturePack is designed to fit into a small pocket sewn into the
Read MoreFor someone who spends a lot of time cursing nostalgia culture and lamenting the fact that the vast majority of new entertainment—from movies to Broadway musicals—seems to exist only to milk a little bit more money out of some valuable IP, I sure do love Netflix’s Cobra Kai. Based on the 1980s franchise The Karate
Read MorePhoto by Becca Farsace / The Verge If you’ve got an iPhone 12 Pro or 12 Pro Max and consider yourself something of a photographer, the latest iOS update will help you get the most out of your phone’s cameras. That’s because it includes the new ProRAW feature that Apple first announced back at its
Read MoreBitcoin broke $20,000 to set new all-time highs on Wednesday around three years after its previous price record. Almost on cue, the rally sent major cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase temporarily offline, turning profit-taking from the sudden 6% surge into a headache for traders. Bitcoin pumps when Winklevoss meditates? The new record highs sent Bitcoin to the
Read MoreI love a candy cane. I love the look of it. I love the smell of it. I love the taste of it. And, while the minty bent sugar sticks make great stirring implements for hot cocoa, the easiest way to give your beverages a ton of candy candy character is to melt a whole
Read MoreDigitizing musicians may be the next step in a concert-deprived world. The new normal for concerts could involve mixed reality holograms Source: Washington Post Tech
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