Commentary: Social media is at the center of media and politics, but its plan to get ready for what might come in 2020 seems weak. Let’s ask Twitter’s CEO about it — together. Twitter, you'll crimp world leaders' tweets? Good luck with that – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreLight painting has long graced the portfolios of long-exposure photographers, but high resolution isn’t usually possible when you’re light painting with human subjects. This weekend project from [Timmo] uses an ESP8266-based microcontroller and an addressable WS2812-based LED strip to paint words or custom images in thin air. It’s actually based on the Pixelstick, a tool
Read MoreThe money from the Facebook COO will be used to support anti-hate education programs, research and advocacy. Sheryl Sandberg donates .5M to the ADL to fight hate and bias – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePokemon is showing off its Gigantamax monsters and their new moves. Fat Pikachu and other giant Pokemon revealed for Sword and Shield – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Democratic Party’s rapidly fading love affair with Big Tech has broken into open acrimony in recent weeks, punctuated by a presidential debate Tuesday in which leading candidates took turns decrying the industry’s impact on the nation and workshopping ways to rein it in. Years after Obama used Facebook to help him win the presidency,
Read More{$inline_image}The Democratic Party’s rapidly fading love affair with Big Tech has broken into open acrimony in recent weeks, punctuated by a presidential debate Tuesday in which leading candidates took turns decrying the industry’s impact on the nation and workshopping ways to rein it in. Years after Obama used Facebook to help him win the presidency,
Read MoreSome recurring expenses in your budget are the same each month, which makes them easy to anticipate. But some budget lines are harder to keep consistent—food, for instance. Food is a necessity, after all, but it’s possible to spend way more than you need to. With some research, you can figure out a realistic range
Read MorePhoto by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge I recently picked up a Chromebook that hadn’t been used for a while in order to try out a relatively new Chrome OS feature: virtual desktops. But when I hit the key that was supposed to bring those desktops up on my screen, I didn’t see anything. I
Read MoreIf you’ve noticed that your tween or teen girl has been regularly wearing a uniform of oversized T-shirts, Birkenstock sandals, shell necklaces and messy buns held in place with scrunchies, she may be a VSCO girl—especially if she’s been begging for you to splurge on a $35 Hydro Flask. Read more… A Parent's Guide to
Read MoreIllustration by James Bareham / The Verge The story of Uber’s messy, meteoric transformation from tech startup to dominant player in the global transportation industry is being developed into a limited television series by the co-creators and showrunners of good television show Billions. The new show will be adapted from New York Times reporter Mike
Read MoreYesterday theater chain AMC launched its own streaming service, a first for a cinema operator, that allows members of the company’s AMC Stubs service to buy or rent films through the chain. Read more… How AMC's New Streaming Service Compares to the Competition Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will deliver an “unfiltered take” on freedom of speech tomorrow via live Facebook video. “I’ve been writing a speech about my views on voice and free expression that I’m giving tomorrow,” Zuckerberg wrote. “It’s the most comprehensive take I’ve written about my views, why
Read MoreNational Pasta Day is Thursday, October 17. It reminds me of a charming Salon interview with a man who sucked the marrow out of a seven-week Olive Garden pasta pass. “If I could say I collected $1,800 in Olive Garden meals, that is big. I don’t know what city you’re in or anything, but in
Read MorePhoto by Vjeran Pavic / The Verg Google’s recently announced Pixel 4 is reportedly skipping out on a launch in India — one of the largest phone markets in the world — due to a spectrum licensing issue with the Motion Sense radar technology that powers the phone’s gesture and face unlocking features, according to
Read MoreSkydio makes one of the most incredible drones on the market, and while we haven’t gotten to review the new Skydio 2 yet, the tiny California startup is already setting its ambitions higher than prosumers and videographers. For industrial and commercial entities, it wants to remove humans from the equation entirely, letting them rely on
Read MoreThe may very well be the smallest homemade TTL CPU we’ve ever seen. Measuring at one square inch, this tiny chip boasts 40 connections, an 8-bit databus, a 16-bit address bus, a 64 kB memory space, reset and clock inputs, and 5 V power lines. TTL (transistor transistor logic) logic chips are pretty outdated today,
Read MoreThe Apple TV app has been available on just about every Apple device since the service launched, and began appearing on select Samsung smart TVs in the past couple of years. And as of today, Apple TV is (finally) available on a wide array of Roku devices. Read more… How to Get the Apple TV
Read MoreMicrosoft is introducing two new specs, the Open Application Model and Dapr, with the aim of making building cloud, edge and Kubernetes apps easier. Microsoft introduces new open-source specs for developing cloud and edge applications Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreIf you’ve got your eyes on a brand new Google Pixel 4, you might want to consider pre-ordering it through Amazon. Read more… Get a 0 Gift Card if You Pre-Order a Pixel 4 From Amazon Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreImage: Rolf Klatt Popular Barcelona festival Primavera Sound has become the first major music festival to completely ditch paper tickets in favor of mobile-only ticketing, as reported by the BBC. It’s partnered with digital ticketing platform Dice, which will service Primavera Sound and all other Primavera events, like Primavera tours and the club night Nitsa
Read MoreThis one’s for dino and science loving kids (and kids at heart). Dinosaur Fossils Lego set lets you unearth your inner paleontologist – CNET Source: CNet
Read More{$inline_image} Before all these impossibly uncanny meat approximations hit the market, mushrooms were the meatless workhorse of vegetarian and vegan cuisine. Though the new faux animal proteins have pushed veggie burgers beyond the ol’ portobello-between-two-buns, I urge you to not forget about mushrooms as a meat substitute,… Read more… How to Make the Best Vegan
Read MoreBlizzard has suspended three college Hearthstone players for six months after they held up a sign that read “Free Hong Kong, Boycott Blizz” while participating in an official competition stream. The ban, which was first reported by VICE Games, comes just over a week after Blizzard suspended a professional Hearthstone player, Ng “Blitzchung” Wai Chung
Read MoreLive in California? Or, perhaps, do you buy computer processors directly from AMD.com? Did you ever pay for an AMD FX-8120, 8150, 8320, 8350, 8370, 9370, or 9590 processor? If so, you can now submit a claim for up to $300 per CPU. That’s because in August, AMD agreed to pay a $12.1 million class
Read MorePlus free shipping during this exclusive Cookware Week sale. Exclusive: our favorite All-Clad cookware is up to 70% off right now – CNET Source: CNet
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