Alexa’s Care Hub is now live, giving elderly and special-needs users better access to their family members and caregivers via Echo devices. With Care Hub, these users can ask Alexa for help directly—which will trigger the device to notify connected family members—or their family members can use it to virtually check… Read more… Check in
Read MoreFor those of us who are conflict-averse, situations involving harassment or discrimination may feel easier to avoid or ignore in hopes that the threat will go away or someone else will intervene. But whether it’s casual racism or micro-aggressions within your friend group, street harassment toward a stranger, or… Read more… How to Safely Intervene
Read MoreConsultancy Ithaka S+R has made five datasets newly available for download from its higher education research. The work is stored by the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. 5 Higher Ed Research Datasets Added to Ithaka S+R Collection Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreI remember the first time I saw kettlebells in a commercial gym. I’ve heard of these, I thought, and decided to try some swings. I picked up one of the bells and faced the mirror—wait, no, I didn’t want to drop it and shatter the mirror. So I turned to my left, and realized if
Read MoreLucasfilm Ltd. What makes a Mandalorian a Mandalorian? It’s a question that’s becoming increasingly important on The Mandalorian (shocking, I know), especially as our titular lead (Din Djarin, aka “Mando”) continues in his quest to find other members of his people. Mandalorians who, as we learned in the most recent episode called “The Heiress,” are
Read MoreA 1928 photo shows a sewer outlet pouring untreated sewage into the Mississippi in Minnesota. Nearly a century later, wastewater remains an important public health issue in the US. | Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images Doctors couldn’t diagnose the rash spreading across Catherine Flowers’ legs and body. But the activist thought it had to do
Read MorePhoto by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge It’s been hard to secure the new consoles Continue reading… Failure to launch: how we struggled to buy the PS5 and Xbox Series X Source: New feed
Read MoreHBO Max has arrived. Combining the vast content empire of AT&T’s WarnerMedia — HBO, Warner Bros., New Line Cinema, DC Entertainment, TBS, TNT, CNN, Cartoon Network, The CW, Crunchyroll, and Adult Swim — into a single streaming service already gives HBO Max one of the broadest streaming catalogs around. Additional licensed content, including the works
Read MoreJohn D. McKinnon / Wall Street Journal: Filing: CFIUS extends the deadline for ByteDance to divest its US TikTok operations by 15 days until Nov. 27 — U.S. panel sets Nov. 27 as new deadline for Chinese-owned app’s divestiture — WASHINGTON—Federal officials have granted TikTok and its Chinese parent ByteDance Ltd. a 15 … Filing:
Read MoreDiwali, a five-day-long “festival of lights” that celebrates the triumph of good over evil, began yesterday. The holiday emerged from the Hindu religion, but has become a cultural event around the world. We could all use a little celebration of triumph over evil, right now. Read more… How to Celebrate Diwali Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreThere is nothing routine about space travel, something made clear Friday when the mission was thrown into doubt after Elon Musk tweeted that he had tested positive for the coronavirus twice and negative twice. Despite worries about Elon Musk’s coronavirus tests, SpaceX launch is a go — at least for now Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreA scheme to hand Trump electors in state legislatures is highly unlikely to happen. Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreReal sunlight is a beautiful thing, but due to the vagaries of Earth’s orbit and local weather systems, it’s not available all the time. [Matt] decided this wasn’t good enough, and set about building a rig to replicate the sun’s rays as closely as possible. Rayleigh scattering is emulated by passing the light through a
Read MoreIf you’re not a prolific weed-smoker who consistently burns through mountains of pot to satiate your craving, there’s a good chance you’d like to save your stash for later. Read more… How to Store Your Weed Source: Life Hacker
Read MorePhoto: Dan Seifert / The Verge Google is working on integrating its Chromecast streaming devices and Nest Audio speakers, according to a comment from a Google spokesperson in The Wall Street Journal, in a move that would give Google’s smart home and streaming gadgets a feature parity with Amazon and Apple. Being able to combine
Read MorePolice have cordoned off an area around the building housing the headquarters of Ubisoft Montreal. Reports: Possible hostage situation at building housing Ubisoft Montreal Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreGoogle is ending support for its Expeditions virtual reality app. The app, which offered educational VR tours, will be removed from iOS and Android app stores on June 30th, 2021. “The majority” of its tours will be migrated to Google’s separate Arts & Culture app, letting users view them via web or mobile device. Google
Read MoreI did not plan to make this drink today. I planned to make a drink that featured a lot of Campari, because I love Campari. But sadly, I am out of Campari. The liquor store is not far, but it is very cold out, and the ever-rising number of COVID cases in my city does
Read MoreWondering how long Microsoft will continue to provide driver and firmware updates for particular Surface PCs and tablets? That information is now available. Microsoft goes public with more Surface driver, firmware end-of-support dates Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Zoom said earlier this week it would lift its standard 40-minute limit on free video chats for Thanksgiving Day to make it easier to spend time with friends and family virtually on the US holiday. Given spikes in COVID-19 cases nationwide and various new and existing restrictions on
Read MoreA friend of mine recently asked if their plan to move from AT&T DSL to a cable internet provider was a good one. As one who made that same leap many years ago, I felt like shipping them a celebration beer. For me, the transition was a joy akin to what I’d imagine the Mandalorian
Read MoreTikTok parent ByteDance will have until Nov. 27 to divest in the video streaming app in the U.S. TikTok gets short extension before it must be sold Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreThe US Commerce Department has said TikTok can continue to operate in the US for the time being. US TikTok ban is off following new government ruling Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreThe Netflix drama introduces a right royal power struggle between Olivia Colman’s Queen and Gillian Anderson as Britain’s first woman prime minster. Warning: Minor spoilers ahead. What The Crown season 4 gets wrong (and right) about Margaret Thatcher – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIngrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Filing: Online learning marketplace Udemy is raising up to $100M Series F at a $3.32B valuation; Udemy raised $50M Series E in February at a $2B+ valuation — Online education has been one of the hotspots in the tech world this year, as people turn to e-learning tools to fill …
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