A second cohort of colleges is undergoing an online program to learn how to help their students complete long-unfinished degrees. “Degrees When Due,” an initiative run by the Institute for Higher Education Policy, includes a nine-month online learning experience with guided lessons in “implementing degree-reclamation strategies” and live coaching from expert practitioners. Colleges Get Lessons
Read MorePhoto by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge We published reviews of iPadOS and macOS Catalina yesterday. Despite the fact that the first four paragraphs of my Catalina review were an argument that you should hold off on updating your Mac until you know for sure your apps will work, I still don’t feel I was
Read MoreDespite the online excitement about Katmai National Park’s fat bears this year, the critters struggled harder than usual to plump up. The heat hit an important bear food source — salmon — hard, and that makes the bears’ future uncertain. Last July was the hottest month ever in Alaska — bringing a longer-than-usual fire season
Read MoreAn open letter calls for local lawmakers to cancel all existing police deals with Amazon’s video doorbell company. Ring's police partnerships must end, say more than 30 civil rights groups – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFast charging is quite an important feature in Android devices. Phone makers are constantly trying to outdo each other with charging methods that can juice up your phones faster. While these techniques introduce faster charging, it might also mean you’ll have to stick to that particular phone maker’s proprietary charger and cable. However, that might
Read MoreImage: Microsoft Microsoft’s Airband initiative is going international, with a newly formalized goal to get 40 million more people connected to the internet by July 2022. The program, which launched in 2017 with the goal of improving rural internet access across the US, is expanding to offer better internet access across Latin America and Sub-Saharan
Read MoreBlizzard also cancelled the pro player’s prize winnings and banned him from Hearthstone esports for 12 months. Blizzard pulls Blitzchung from Hearthstone tournament over support for Hong Kong protests – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreGet personal training in your home, sans personal trainer in your home. Smart fitness device Mirror launches one-on-one personal training – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDon’t assume VPNs are always safe. These popular enterprise VPNs all have known remote code execution vulnerabilities. Top enterprise VPN vulnerabilities Source: Security
Read MoreLidar has transformed the study of ancient civilizations, but maps made with the technology are expensive. Takeshi Inomata found a great one for free. Online Map Leads Archaeologist to Maya Discovery Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreWe’ve all heard how blockchain promises to transform the financial system, supposedly for the better. But, the tech is actually being applied to other important industries such as agriculture and supply chain management. For example, IBM is putting sustainable shrimp on the blockchain and car manufacturer Ford is conducting a blockchain trial in hope of tracing
Read MoreInstagram is rolling out a new security feature that makes it easy to spot phishing mails that make it seem like they come from the social network. The feature — dubbed “Emails from Instagram” — is accessible via the app settings, and allows you to check all the legitimate emails Instagram has sent over the last 14
Read MoreThe widow of the CEO of the defunct Canadian cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX is surrendering personal assets to assist with the repayments of user’s affected by the exchange‘s sudden collapse. In statement released yesterday, Jennifer Robertson, outlined the settlement that’s been reached with the appointed trustee, Ernst & Young (EY). “I have now entered into a
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Instagram has added a new feature to its app to help users work out if an email was sent by the Facebook company or if it’s an attempted phishing scam. Now, if you receive an email claiming to be from Instagram, you can check if it’s genuine
Read MoreIn March, NASA announced plans to conduct its first ever all-women spacewalk with astronauts Christina Koch and Anne McClain. However, what would have been a giant leap for womankind was canceled — because NASA hadn’t packed enough spacesuits. Now the space agency has announced it will finally make history on October 21, when Koch and
Read MoreJust because something is being actively documented and tampered with by enthusiastic hackers doesn’t mean the information is handily centralized. There can be a lot of value in gathering disparate resources in one place, and that’s exactly what [Trammell Hudson] has done with his resource page for hacking the IKEA TRÅDFRI LED power supply with
Read MoreThe US government has blacklisted 28 Chinese organizations for their alleged involvement in perpetrating systematic abuses against the Uyghur Muslim minority residing in the country’s Xinjiang province. To that effect, eight technology companies have been added to the Entity List — including Dahua Technology, Hikvision, IFLYTEK, Megvii Technology, Sense Time, Xiamen Meiya Pico Information Co.
Read MoreThe stripes apparently confuse the pesky bugs’ motion detector systems. Painting zebra stripes on cattle discourages biting flies, new study says – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreApple is set to launch its streaming video subscription service, Apple TV+, on November 1, with a competitive pricing of $4.99 per month. However, the company might spice things up before taking it live. According to a report by the Financial Times, the iPhone maker is considering bundling Apple TV+ and Apple Music under a single package.
Read MoreOne of the best things about 3D printers and laser cutters is their ability to produce specialized tools that steal time back from tedious processes. Seed sowing is a great example of this. Even if you only want to sow one tray with two dozen or so seeds, you still have to fill the tray
Read MoreThe companies and security bureaus were barred from buying American products because of their roles in human rights violations against Muslim minorities, the Trump administration said. U.S. Blacklists 28 Chinese Entities Over Abuses in Xinjiang Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreReuters: Samsung projects operating income of $6.4B in Q3, beating estimates, but down 56% YoY amid continued weakness in memory chip price and demand — SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics on Tuesday reported its third-quarter operating profit likely tumbled 56% … Samsung projects operating income of .4B in Q3, beating estimates,
Read MoreImage: midiman Adobe is shutting down service for users in Venezuela in order to comply with a US executive order issued in August that prohibits trade with the country. The company sent out an email to customers in Venezuela today to let them know their accounts would be deactivated, and posted a support document further
Read More“It made me want to do it more often, not get too precious and just occasionally make something.” Watch the new iPhone 11 Pro film Star Wars director Rian Johnson shot – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFinding a good apartment is a lot of work and includes searching websites for available places and then cross-referencing with a list of characteristics. This can take hours, days or even months but in a world where cars drive themselves, it is possible to use machine learning in your hunt. [veesot] lives in a city
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