The Internet Is Breeding Hordes of Adult ‘Bluey’ Fans
Sure, three-year-olds and critics love this animated series about a family of dogs. But its most vocal fans may be grownup commenters on TikTok.
Read MoreSure, three-year-olds and critics love this animated series about a family of dogs. But its most vocal fans may be grownup commenters on TikTok.
Read MoreRafaela Lindeberg / Bloomberg: Nokia signs a multiyear cross-license patent agreement with Samsung, covering fundamental 5G and other tech, after the previous deal expired at the end of 2022 — Nokia Oyj signed a new multiyear cross-license patent agreement with Samsung Electronics that enables the handset maker to use Nokia’s technology in its products.
Read MoreThe well-meaning advice to not carry a grudge certainly didn’t come from anyone who’s wrestled with a computer for a living. Toil for anytime with the infernal logic of a programming language and you’ll know the horrors of the inky void where the worst bugs dwell. Sure, everyone loves a computer language when they first
Read MoreMy first blog post in 2005 was about application logging, and I shared 10 practices I hoped my development team would follow. Today’s devops implementations around observability are more sophisticated and scalable, but several of my recommendations remain relevant, especially logging session IDs, specifying code-location details, and ensuring logs are free from security and privacy-related
Read More“IT spending remains recession-proof.” Thus spake John-David Lovelock, distinguished VP analyst at Gartner. This might raise eyebrows, given Big Tech’s big layoffs (more than 200,000 and counting) over the past 12 months. Lovelock’s views notwithstanding, Gartner very recently revised downward its 2022 forecast of 5.1% IT spending growth to just 2.4%. However, this apparent reversal belies
Read MoreTripp Mickle / New York Times: The recent tech layoffs highlight a generational divide between younger workers, experiencing their first downturn, and older workers, who have been here before — The industry’s recent job cuts have been an awakening for a generation of workers who have never experienced a cyclical crash.
Read MoreHydrogen is the most common element in the universe, but the form it takes and where exactly it’s detected can tell us a lot about the universe. Scientists from McGill University in Canada and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru have made history by detecting atomic hydrogen in the most distant galaxy ever.
Read MoreDavid Pan / Bloomberg: Binance says Signature Bank will only handle transactions of over $100,000, starting on February 1, as the US bank decreases its exposure to crypto markets — Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, said Signature Bank will only handle user transactions of more than $100,000 …
Read MoreApple is unlikely to release a new HomePod mini this year, despite the hardware refresh for its older sibling.
Read MoreAlexander Osipovich / Wall Street Journal: Genesis Global Capital’s bankruptcy marks the end of an era of crypto lenders trying to bring the centuries-old banking model to digital currencies — Risk in crypto-lending sector was poorly managed, subjecting users to heavy losses after epic boom — The late-night bankruptcy filing …
Read MoreGood day, and welcome to the Daily Authority. I had a great weekend, except when I took a chunk of glass from a smartwatch’s screen by doing little more than everyday chores around the house. Top tip: Always invest in a screen protector for every device you own. Point-and-shoot! Why did I buy this?
Read MoreThe Cray series of super computers have been pretty much symbolic for high-powered computing since the 1970s, and to this day there’s a certain level of mysticism to them. Much of this is also helped by how rare these systems were and are today. Unlike Commodore, Apple and IBM PC systems which got sold by
Read MoreCristina Criddle / Financial Times: A look at the challenge of moderating livestreams for children and vulnerable users, even if age verification can be improved and privacy concerns addressed — Abby Rayner was 13 when she first watched livestreams on Instagram that demonstrated self-harm techniques and encouraged viewers to participate.
Read MoreAshutosh Joshi / Bloomberg: India asks Twitter and YouTube to remove videos and tweets of a BBC documentary on 2002 religious riots in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat — The Indian government has asked social media giants Twitter Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s YouTube to take down videos and tweets …
Read MorePranav Dixit / BuzzFeed News: How artists Kelly McKernan, Karla Ortiz, and Sarah Andersen found each other due to their AI concerns and sued Stable Diffusion, Midjourney, and DeviantArt — “This
Read MoreCredit: Google You can check out a cool easter egg for The Last of Us on Google Search. Tap the red mushroom at the bottom of the search page to start a parasitic fungus takeover. HBO’s The Last of Us is having a solid run right now, with two amazing episodes out the door. Google’s
Read MoreThere was a time when electronic engineering students studied the audio CD, for all its real-world examples of error correction and control systems. There’s something to be found in the system still for young and old though, and thus we were intrigued when we saw [Peter Monta] reading the data from a CD using a
Read MoreCredit: Samsung Samsung is expected to launch five new laptops at its Unpacked event on February 1. These will include the premium Galaxy Book 3 Ultra. Specifications of the laptop have leaked alongside details of the Pro model. The Samsung Galaxy S23 series goes live on February 1, and we all know that the phones
Read MoreManish Singh / TechCrunch: Amazon partners with Bengaluru-based cargo airline QuikJet to launch Amazon Air in India, initially to deliver goods in Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Bengaluru — Amazon has launched Amazon Air, its dedicated air cargo fleet, in India as it bulks up its logistics infrastructure …
Read MoreCredit: Twitter/Sondesix A retail store has leaked real-life images and videos of the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra. The leaked contents include images of the phone in all colors, a camera test confirming rumored features, and a hands-on video showing the device from all angles. We pretty much know everything about the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S23
Read MoreRolling Stone: Sources: Donald Trump does not want to renew his Truth Social exclusivity contract, expiring in June 2023, and is asking associates for first tweet suggestions — The ex-president is planning his first tweets with a few months to go on his Truth Social contract
Read MoreBen Schoon / 9to5Google: India gave Google until January 26 to meet its antitrust regulator’s demands, like hosting third-party app stores on the Play Store and unrestricted sideloading — Last year India hit Google with a minor fine over its control over the Android platform. The country’s Supreme Court …
Read MoreClassic video games might look primitive by today’s standards, but the addictive gameplay of Breakout or Pac-Man remains fun no matter what decade you were born in. Keeping the relevant hardware running becomes harder as the years pile up however, so when [Michal] decided to introduce his kids to classic video games, he didn’t dig
Read MoreJanko Roettgers / Lowpass: Sources: Samsung is aiming to bring its free TV Plus streaming service to third-party TVs and is approaching rival manufacturers about the idea — Move FAST and make money … To grow the audience of its free TV Plus streaming service, Samsung is considering a move that seemed unthinkable …
Read MoreCredit: Google You can check out a cool easter egg for The Last of Us on Google Search. Tap the red mushroom at the bottom of the search page to start a parasitic fungus takeover. HBO’s The Last of Us is having a solid run right now, with two amazing episodes out the door. Google’s
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