Every year, around one million people die of mosquito-borne diseases according to the World Health Organization (WHO). This is why mosquitoes are considered one of the deadliest living creatures on the planet — not because they are lethal themselves, but because many of the viruses and parasites they transmit are. Consider, for example, dengue fever.
Read MoreAlex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed News: A look back at how Facebook and Twitter evolved over the 2010s, chasing size and influence at a cost to society that will take years to understand — The two companies had a bad run in the 2010s. It was their own fault. — It’s been a rough decade for
Read MoreShunsuke Tabeta / Nikkei Asian Review: China launches two more satellites for BeiDou, its GPS competitor, says it will be fully complete in June, with centimeters-level accuracy by the end of 2020 — 70% of Chinese smartphones now compatible with Beidou — BEIJING — China announced Friday that it is just months away … China
Read MoreAbout half of the world’s electric vehicles are sold in China. It’s the largest market in the world for EVs, buoyed by government subsidies. The main goals for these incentives have been to reduce fossil fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions. Now a new study in Nature Sustainability shows that by reducing air pollution, a growing fleet of EVs
Read MoreAlexander Lee / Washington Post: Tuvalu, a tiny island nation with the .tv TLD, has been cashing in on domain sales to Twitch and others, representing ~8% of the island’s gross national income — In 1995, Stephen Boland sat in his government office while working as the macroeconomic planner for the Pacific microstate of Tuvalu
Read MoreIf you design printed circuit boards, then you will have also redesigned printed circuit boards. Nobody gets it right the first time, every time. Sometimes you can solder a scrap of 30gauge wire, flip a component 180°, or make a TO-92 transistor do that little pirouette thing where the legs go every-which-way. If you angered
Read MoreBaby Yoda fans, rejoice! In a tweet, Tesla’s CEO says Disney’s streaming service is “coming soon” to the company’s cars. Elon Musk says Disney Plus coming to Tesla cars 'soon' – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreThe top four films in the Fandango survey all are directed by women. Wonder Woman 1984 tops list of most-anticipated 2020 movies – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBrady Dale / CoinDesk: Profile of Rune Christensen, the leader of MakerDAO, a decentralized finance project providing trustless loans, now backed by ~$312M worth of ethereum — Rune Christensen has built MakerDAO into the most important project in decentralized finance, the fastest growing area in crypto. Profile of Rune Christensen, the leader of MakerDAO, a
Read MoreIt’s as if millions of voices cried out in terror and said: “Do NOT mess with Baby Yoda.” Jason Sudeikis punched Baby Yoda, and The Mandalorian fans punch back – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBenedict Evans: Amazon has ~35% of US ecommerce and ~6% of addressable US retail, and is two thirds the size of Walmart, which would make an antitrust case against it difficult — – Amazon is a big company, but what does that mean? How big is ‘big’? What does ‘dominant’ or ‘scale’ or ‘huge’ mean
Read MoreIt’s an unfortunate reality that for many of us, our air isn’t nearly as clean as we’d like. From smog to wildfires, there’s a whole lot of stuff in the air that we’d just as soon like to keep out of our lungs. But in order to combat this enemy, you first need to understand it.
Read MoreHave you heard the increasingly optimistic news about credit? The average credit score is the highest it’s been in eight years: 682. That’s according to Experian’s annual State of Credit report, which looks at the broad picture of what’s happening with our credit. And it’s a VantageScore increase of seven points over… Read more… How
Read MoreElise Favis / Washington Post: Livestreams have become a popular venue for charity fundraising, replacing legacy telethons, with Twitch users raising $75M+ for charities between 2012 and 2017 — In the 1970s and ’80s, mass media fundraising revolved around the telethon. Millions tuned in to watch Jerry Lewis and others emcee … Livestreams have become
Read MoreStar Wars is synonymous with big; big battles, big ships and, most importantly, big movie theater screens. But the future is changing, and The Mandalorian perfectly demonstrates what it looks like. The next three years will see Star Wars’ universe expand on Disney+. Disney isn’t planning to release another Star Wars movie until 2022. Executives
Read MoreChances are good you may have received one or more holiday gifts this year that you’d rather not own. Read more… Make Plans to Return Those Unwanted Holiday Gifts ASAP Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge AT&T continues to roll out its low-band 5G network, with the addition of six new cities that add some of the biggest urban areas in the US to AT&T’s growing network: New York City, Washington, DC, Baltimore, Las Vegas, Detroit, and Philadelphia. More 5G for AT&T As with
Read MoreCreator Jon Favreau confirmed the show that delivers us Baby Yoda will return to Disney Plus next year. Disney Plus' The Mandalorian season 2 confirmed for fall 2020 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Mandalorian and Baby Yoda will return for a second season next fall, executive producer Jon Favreau confirmed today. Favreau tweeted the confirmation, adding that it will arrive in the fall, but with no specific release date just yet. The Mandalorian’s season 1 finale was released today, and was praised by both critics and fans
Read MoreRyan Reynolds confirmed Deadpool 3 while wearing an ugly Christmas sweater, and nobody noticed for three days. Deadpool 3 is in the works at Marvel Studios – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThis decade, babies took on a new life. Everyone wanted to be a baby, and particularly this year, babies dominated the meme cycle. We’re obsessed with babyfication — turning everything into a baby including ourselves and beloved characters. Unlike infantilization, babyfication suggests corporate strategy, foresight about how turning users or characters into babies will spur
Read MoreExperts attribute the growth of wellness apps on college campuses to digital-savvy millennials. Yet students may be giving up more information than they realize. Colleges want freshmen to use mental health apps. But are they risking students’ privacy? Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreWithin the Data Science community, there’s a joke that goes like this: Q: What’s the difference between AI and Machine Learning (ML)? A: If it’s written in Python, it’s ML. If it’s written in PowerPoint, it’s AI. There are a lot of companies out there that claim to do artificial intelligence (AI). You’ll find the
Read MoreThe holidays are a time of excess, and the excess is starting to take its toll. Beyond the generalized fatigue and slight bloat, my seasonal mania is starting to fade, and it turns out that Christmas Claire may have overdone it with the food and alcohol purchasing (once again). Read more… What to Do With
Read MoreAs electronics hobbyists, we live in a somewhat two-dimensional world. Our craft is so centered around the printed circuit board that our design tools are specifically geared to spit out files tailored to the board house, who can then ship us a study in fiberglass and copper. We daub on flux and solder, add components,
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