Earlier this week, Elliot Page posted a statement on Twitter introducing himself as transgender. In the same sentence, he told us his name and preferred pronouns (he/they). And yet, within minutes, many across both social media and traditional news outlets broke and discussed the news using his deadname and former… Read more… What Is Deadnaming,
Read MoreA participant in a COVID-19 clinical trial. | Photo by Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto via Getty Images When the COVID-19 vaccine becomes available in the United States, officials’ first challenge is getting the people in the door for their shots. Then, they’ll have a second problem: making sure they come back again to get a second dose
Read MoreJessica Toonkel / The Information: Sources: WarnerMedia is weighing 2 new streaming services, with a subscription service based on CNN content in 2021 and a free entertainment service for 2022 — AT&T’s WarnerMedia, long a giant in cable TV, was a late arrival to streaming video. Under its new CEO, Jason Kilar, Warner is trying
Read MoreGoing from a microcontroller blinking an LED, to one that blinks the LED using voice commands based on a data set that you trained on a neural net work is a “now draw the rest of the owl” problem. Lucky for us, Shawn Hymel walks us through the entire process during his Tiny ML workshop
Read MorePhoto illustration by Alex Castro | Photos by Carley Holtsinger, Susan Korn, and Hannah Faith Lord Crocs are cool now, and artists are accessorizing them all over Instagram Continue reading… The artisanal Crocs have landed Source: New feed
Read MoreSergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: US and Australia sign an agreement allowing the US Cyber Command and Australia’s IWD to jointly develop and share a virtual cyber training platform — The United States and Australia have signed a first-ever bilateral agreement that allows the U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) … US and Australia sign an agreement allowing
Read MoreForbes: Friends and colleagues of Tony Hsieh say he was privately coping with issues of mental health and addiction, made worse by COVID lockdowns, over the past year — When the business icon died in a fire last week, questions abounded. The answers seem rooted in a Covid-period spiral, where he turned to drugs and
Read MoreState researchers in China recently developed a quantum computing system purported to be 10 billion times faster than Google’s “Sycamore” machine. If true, this would represent a significant milestone for the field. Up front: As far as we can tell, it’s true. After a quick glance at the research paper and a gander at the
Read MoreCaroline O’Donovan / BuzzFeed News: NLRB has issued a complaint against Amazon in November over firing of warehouse employee who discussed pay and other workplace issues with her coworkers — This spring, six different Amazon employees claimed they were wrongfully terminated by the company in retaliation for their involvement in organizing to improve working conditions.
Read MoreIn the fantasy world of schematic diagrams, wires have no resistance and square waves have infinitely sharp rise times. The real world, of course, is much crueler. There are many things you can use to help tame the wild analog world into the digital realm. Switches need debouncing, signals need limiting, and you might even
Read MorePhoto by Richard Harbaugh / A.M.P.A.S. via Getty Images Sony’s upcoming Metal Gear Solid movie adaptation will star Oscar Isaac as protagonist Solid Snake, according to Deadline. You might be familiar with Isaac as Resistance fighter Poe Dameron in the latest Star Wars film trilogy and his upcoming role as Duke Leto Atreides in Dune,
Read MoreThe Netflix model is winning, and the entertainment industry may be changed forever. Why ‘Wonder Woman’ at Home Matters Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThese are good as new, right down to the 12-month warranty. Get mint-condition refurbished Sony WH-1000XM4 headphones for 9 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWhen Warner Bros. announced that Wonder Woman 1984 would forgo an exclusive theatrical engagement this winter and premier on the streaming service HBO Max even as it played in the handful of theaters that haven’t been shuttered by the raging pandemic, it marked some sort of turning point. After this, going to the… Read more…
Read MoreNikkei Asia: As Facebook, Google, and Microsoft invest heavily in Indonesian tech companies, the nation’s internet economy has grown to $44B, over fivefold from 2015 — Southeast Asia’s No.1 digital economy attracts payment deals and cloud services — JAKARTA — For the major U.S. tech companies … As Facebook, Google, and Microsoft invest heavily in
Read MoreWhile there’s still a long way to go towards broader representation in mainstream media, there are still great tales—both old and new—that tell holiday stories starring people of color. Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey combines a genius toy maker with adventures in Black girl magic; the heartfelt holiday comedy … Read more… 11 Streaming Holiday
Read MoreIn a letter to the CDC, Uber asked the agency to consider its drivers as essential. Uber wants to get its drivers COVID-19 vaccines pronto – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreSave big on a multicooker with these Instant Pot deals from around the web. Best Instant Pot deals right now: Duo Nova and Viva – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreImage: Penny Arcade ReedPop and Penny Arcade, the organizers of the PAX gaming conventions, announced on Friday that they plan to resume PAX East, West, and Unplugged in 2021. Organizers are planning to hold these events as long as it’s safe to do so. The organizers announced that they have no plans to hold PAX
Read MorePhoto by T.J. Kirkpatrick / Getty Images President-elect Joe Biden’s incoming COVID czar, Jeffrey Zients, is facing new scrutiny over his corporate ties — particularly a two-year stint on Facebook’s board of directors. But the Biden transition team confirmed to The Verge that Zients liquidated his Facebook stock earlier this year and will retain no
Read MoreHackaday editors Elliot Williams and Mike Szczys discuss the latest and greatest in geeky goodness. This week we saw a Soviet time capsule come to light with the discovery of a computer lab from a building abandoned in the 1990’s. A two-cycle compressed air engine shatters our expectations of what is involved in RC aircraft
Read MorePhoto by Eric Ananmalay/ESPAT Media/Getty Images With the restrictions around travel and in-person events, Epic canceled the 2020 edition of the Fortnite World Cup back in April. Now, the developer says the esports spectacle won’t be taking place in 2021 either. “With so much still unknown about what is practical and safe, we do not
Read MoreWeighing every thing from game balance to accessibility, game developers face numerous considerations when discussing the implementation of an easy mode. The uneasiness of ‘easy modes’ prompts creative approaches from game developers Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreRyan Browne / CNBC: Revolut launches tools for its business clients to accept payments online, will take a 1.3% cut for UK and EU card transactions and 2.8% in other regions — – Revolut’s new acquiring solution lets firms install plug-in checkout software or build their own custom features to take card payments online. Revolut
Read MoreAstronomers have mapped about a million previously undiscovered galaxies beyond the Milky Way, in the most detailed survey of the southern sky ever carried out using radio waves. The Rapid ASKAP Continuum Survey (or RACS) has placed the CSIRO’s Australian SKA Pathfinder radio telescope (ASKAP) firmly on the international astronomy map. While past surveys have
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