Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge If you’re heading off to high school or college next year (or shopping for someone who is), Black Friday is a great time to start looking for the gadgets you’ll need for school. And if you’re a current student who just needs to upgrade their tech, why not
Read MoreYouTube‘s video chapters could soon get a time-saving AI upgrade. The streaming giant recently started testing using machine learning to automatically add chapters to videos. The company announced the trial on the YouTube test features and experiments page of the Google Support website: We want to make it easier for people to navigate videos with video chapters, so we
Read MoreFor now. We’re Still Smarter Than Computers Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreA recently published support document provides further evidence that Microsoft’s CloudPC service is in development. Microsoft may have just leaked more details on its CloudPC service Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreTimothy B. Lee / Ars Technica: Apple stands by head of global security Thomas Moyer, indicted on bribery charges: “We conducted a thorough internal investigation and found no wrongdoing” — Sheriff’s office allegedly sought 200 iPads in trade for concealed carry permits. — A grand jury in California’s … Apple stands by head of global
Read MoreCustomers and sellers have relied on star ratings for decades, but the review system appears to have met its match: “Yellow Onion (Brands May Vary).” Amazon Produce Reviews: What Do They Mean? Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreIt’s your first (and hopefully last) Thanksgiving holiday during a pandemic, and you might be looking for some kind of outlet for your newfound stress. Well, you’re in luck: New York Times Games is streaming collaborative crosswords on Twitch right now. This collaborative take on the NYT’s online crosswords works kind of like Twitch Plays
Read MoreSince the end of April, I have been pushing the idea that it is okay to eat nothing but snacks for dinner. Snacks aren’t just easier to prepare, they’re more fun to eat, and more suitable for smaller crowds (especially crowds of two or fewer). Read more… How to Turn Thanksgiving Dinner Into a Snack
Read MoreCharlie Warzel / New York Times: An inside look at Facebook News Feeds of two baby boomers for three weeks around Election Day showed that comments were a primary source of debunked claims — Many Americans’ feeds are nightmares. I know because I spent weeks living inside two of them. — Opinion writer at large.
Read MoreThe Pfizer vaccine requires ultracold storage at negative 94 degrees Fahrenheit, and Ford wants to make sure it’s ready. Ford preps for a coronavirus vaccine, buys big freezers – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreCommentary: Swift’s music thrives beyond the parameters of record label demands in her self-directed film exploring the making of album during a pandemic. Taylor Swift on Disney Plus: Folklore and firelight got me all up in my feelings – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWhile dreams are generally thought of as the unconscious wanderings of the mind, that’s not the full story. Lucid dreams are ones in which the individual is conscious or semi-conscious in the dream state, and may be able to control the dream environment. Over the years, various devices have been used to generate these dream
Read MoreMicrosoft is rumored to be exploring ways of bringing native Android apps to its Windows 10 operating system. Windows PCs could finally run Android apps soon Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreAn issue with pressurization could lead to burns. Crock-Pot recalls nearly 1 million multicookers due to burn hazard – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images Square Enix, the studio behind the Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, and Tomb Raider games, says it’ll allow most of its employees to work from home permanently. The policy comes into effect on December 1st and will see its employees designated as either “home-based” or “office-based.” In its announcement, the company says
Read MorePrime Day discounts have returned to most of the tablets in Amazon’s line. Black Friday Fire tablet deals: gets you an Amazon Fire HD 10 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe cloud provider is expanding its European footprint, in line with its commitments to the environment. Microsoft is opening this 'advanced and sustainable' datacenter region next year Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read More{$inline_image} Bloomberg: Sources: IBM is planning to cut 10,000 jobs in Europe, or 20% of staff in the region, to lower costs in its services unit as it prepares for a spinoff — – U.K. and Germany are set to be most impacted regions — Big Blue focuses on hybrid cloud computing, AI businesses Sources:
Read MoreI’m a clinical trials geek. I keep hearing people talk about the seven to ten years it takes to make a vaccine and how dangerous speeding this up might be. The word that keeps popping up is “rushed,” and it is making the average person nervous about vaccine safety. So, as a clinical trials doctor,
Read MoreA sale on Amazon Echo devices and bundles of knit caps lead Wednesday’s best deals. Read more… Wednesday's Best Deals: Amazon Echo Sale, Knit Caps, Golden Tee Arcade, Sony WH-1000XM4 Headphones, JACHS NY Men's Pants, and More Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreGetting married is already one of the most stressful things you can spend thousands of dollars subjecting yourself to—right up there with having a child. The pre-wedding bridal shower is supposed to give you a brief respite, a calm before the storm that helps you remember you’re doing it all for love, and that a…
Read MoreWatching the original Animaniacs today is probably the closest you can get to scrolling through a TikTok feed from the mid-’90s. The madcap variety show was like Looney Tunes by way of golden-age Saturday Night Live, a pre-social media era meme factory that seemed more interested in parodying show business and celebrity than actually entertaining
Read MoreImage: CCAEJ / ESRI You might not see it each time you make a purchase, but online shopping takes up a lot of space in the real world. The number of warehouses built to keep e-commerce running smoothly is growing quickly, and they’re creeping closer to neighborhoods in order to meet consumers’ expectations for quick
Read MoreThe Pixel 5 is $50 off at Amazon | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Amazon is hosting a wide variety of tech deals for Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The company started its deal festivities early by knocking down prices for many of its own devices, including some of its newer products
Read MoreApple’s pivot away from Intel processors to using its own M1 chip in its Mac PCs and MacBooks means iOS apps can now run directly in macOS. Unfortunately, it also means some desktop apps developed for Intel hardware are now incompatible on the new M1 Macs. Read more… Use This Website to See What Software
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