{$inline_image}Ever had to search for something on Google, but you’re not exactly sure what it is, so you just use some language that vaguely implies it? Google’s about to make that a whole lot easier. Google announced today it’s rolling out a new machine learning-based language understanding technique called Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers, or BERT.
Read MoreAstronomers using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes have put together a detailed map of a rare collision between four galaxy clusters. A Mega-Cluster of Galaxies in the Making Source: NASA
Read MoreStill largely the same old lovable hatch, but modernized to the core. 2020 Volkswagen Golf is all about evolution – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreA big WiFi upgrade at West Texas A&M University’s Buffalo Stadium is enabling a number of digital “game day” experiences, including social sign-in, mobile ticketing, access to real-time stats, streaming video and more. West Texas A&M Outfits Stadium with WiFi 6 Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreHopscotch is the perfect activity for kids. It keeps them fairly contained and safe while letting them work off some steam. Plus, it’s fun. But what do you do when it’s cold or rainy outside and the kids need to jump? You bring it indoors with bubble wrap. Read more… Make an Indoor Hopscotch Game
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The Recording Academy, the professional association that puts on the Grammy Awards, launched a new campaign today that it’s calling Behind the Record. It’s dedicated to helping spread awareness to various musicians, engineers, and other artists who contribute to popular music but often go unrecognized by the broader
Read MoreThe Freeform show is ending as MCU producer Kevin Feige takes more control within the Disney-owned company. Marvel's Cloak and Dagger gets canceled after two seasons – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreGoogle Calendar has two new shortcut functions that make scheduling new events or meetings easy. All you have to do is is type “cal.new” or “meeting.new” in Google chrome to be taken straight to the Calendar event creation page. No more having to navigate through the calendar and fiddle around with extra settings. Read more…
Read MoreHyundai is rolling out its self-driving cars via a new service, available to California residents. Hyundai Kona Electric becomes self-driving BotRide for free ride-hailing service – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read More{$inline_image} Hackers from all over Europe descended upon Rome last weekend for the Maker Faire that calls itself the “European Edition”. This three-day event is one of the largest Maker Faires in the world — they had 27,000 school students from all over Italy and Europe attend on Friday alone. This was held at Fiera
Read MoreWe’ll find out what HBO Max is all about Tuesday — including how the future of Game of Thrones fits in. HBO Max: Launch dates, prices, shows and movies to expect – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDisney+, the newest and cheapest major streaming service, gives you less bang for your buck than Netflix, Hulu, and Prime Video. Reelgood, the site that sorts through all your streaming services, calculated how many shows and movies each service offers, in a report provided to Lifehacker. Read more… Disney+ Isn't Much Bang for Your Buck
Read MoreMegan Rose Dickey / TechCrunch: Modern Animal raises $13.5M seed led by Founders Fund for its $100/year veterinary service with unlimited exams, 24/7 virtual care, and in-app prescriptions — Modern Animal just raised a $13.5 million seed round of funding to fuel its mission of offering pets, humans and veterinarians a better experience. Modern Animal
Read MoreHyundai will launch a free ride-hailing service with a fleet of autonomous electric cars in Irvine, California, starting on November 4th. The news comes after the South Korean automaker announced that it would invest $35 billion in autonomous and electric vehicle development over the next five years. Hyundai is partnering with AV startup Pony.ai and
Read MoreIf you think you’re earning more money than the person you just started dating, it might be a good idea to keep that to yourself—at least for a little while. Read more… Don't Tell the Person You Just Started Dating How Much Money You Have Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreARM will continue to license its chip architectures to Huawei. The company’s legal team has reached the decision that ARM’s v8 and v9 architectures are “UK-origin technologies” and therefore not subject to the United States’ trade ban, which limits US companies from working with Huawei, per a report from Reuters. The ban was put in
Read MoreSophia Kunthara / Crunchbase News: Weave, a customer communication platform for service-based businesses, raises $70M Series D at a valuation of $970M, bringing its total raised to $152.5M — As announced by the company Thursday, Weave—which makes communicating with customers easier for businesses by integrating features like texting … Weave, a customer communication platform for
Read MoreA Canadian grocery chain says its introducing a fleet of intelligent grocery carts that scan and weigh products as customers place them in the cart. Tired of long lines? A Canadian grocery chain debuts Smart Carts with self-checkout. Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreIf they fit you comfortably, these are the best Beats headphones yet Continue reading… Beats Solo Pro review: beat the noise Source: New feed
Read MorePhoto by Tom Williams / CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) proposed a plan that would provide car owners with “large discounts” if they trade in their polluting, gas-powered vehicles for “clean” electric ones. In an op-ed published in The New York Times, Schumer said the goal of
Read MoreKaitlyn Tiffany / The Atlantic: A moderator for r/relationships, a subreddit with 2.6M members, talks about the rigid moderation policies that have kept the subreddit from devolving into chaos — “I cheated on my ex during our relationship and she found out shortly after we broke up,” a Reddit user posting … A moderator for
Read MoreAdidas slides, Walmart’s Build-Your-Own-Switch Bundle, a 50-pack of cable ties, and an Xbox Game Pass Subscription lead off Friday’s best deals from around the web. Read more… Friday's Best Deals: Adidas, Build-Your-Own Switch Bundle, Xbox Game Pass, Cable Ties, and More Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreImage: Sony Sony is currently looking for a buyer of its PlayStation Vue TV streaming service, according to a new report published by The Information. The company has reportedly already approached one potential buyer, the sports-focused streaming service FuboTV, with a sale that would include the service’s approximately 500,000-strong subscriber base, alongside its underlying technology.
Read MoreCiting foreign interference in the 2016 election and past efforts of voter suppression, activists raise alarm over Facebook’s decision to allow politicians to lie on the platform without consequences. Civil rights leaders thought they’d figured out how to deal with Facebook. But now they are ‘livid.’ Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreAccording to numerous reports, a recent firmware update—automatic, of course—has killed a number of Google Home and Google Home Mini speakers. There’s no way to tell whether yours could be affected until the firmware update drops (and it should have already, given these reports have been hitting since September or so). Read more… What to
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