The new GoCycle GXi. | Image: GoCycle GoCycle, makers of one of our favorite folding electric bikes, just announced the bike we’ve been waiting for: the GXi. The GXi marries the performance of the company’s flagship G3 model with the 10-second-folding capabilities of the GX. Combining the best features of these two bikes should make
Read MoreOver the years many people have made an air quality monitor station, usually of some configuration which measures particulates (PM2.5 & PM10). Some will also measure ozone (O3), but very few will meet the requirements that will allow one to calculate the Air Quality Index (AQI) as used by the EPA and other organizations. [Ryan
Read MoreCricket Australia has brought its nationwide presence into one entity, deploying Microsoft Azure cloud, Office 365, and Teams. Cricket Australia leaves on-premises infrastructure in ashes Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google today added a new setting to the iOS version of its Gmail app that will let you more easily block unwanted email tracking. The setting in question, the ability to prevent Gmail from automatically loading attached images, used to be found only on the web version of
Read MoreMore than half of the nation’s state attorneys general are readying an investigation into Google, scheduled to be announced next week. Google emerges as target of a new state attorneys general antitrust probe Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MorePhoto by NOAA via Getty Images Hurricane Dorian’s projected course has shifted dramatically over the past few days, spreading a menacing uncertainty across the Caribbean, Florida, and the southeastern coast of the US. As the storm continues to lash the Bahamas with deadly force, changing weather patterns have pushed the storm around, leading to mounting
Read MoreAndroid 10 has finally landed, despite my reservations that it’s not named after a dessert. After several betas introducing everything from new gestures (again) to chat bubbles to a more pervasive dark theme, Google‘s latest OS update is rolling out to Pixel devices and a few others right now. Though rollouts are typically gradual, you can
Read MoreIllustration by James Bareham / The Verge Fake accounts violate Facebook’s rules, and even the Department of Homeland Security can’t create them, the social network told the Associated Press today in response to a new policy implemented by the agency. In one of a series of changes to immigration policy last week, the department said
Read MoreEver dreamed of being Leonardo DiCaprio or Kit Harington? Viral iPhone app Zao, created by Chinese developer Momo, allows users to virtually graft their face onto clips of celebrities. The results are terrifying. Viral Chinese app Zao puts your face in place of Leonardo DiCaprio’s in ‘deepfake’ videos Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreIt’s not easy being a student nowadays. Sure, your parents could cover tuition with a summer job, but things are different now. Modern-day university students contend with high fees, overpriced rents, and yes, sky-high textbook charges. You can’t pirate a degree or a dormroom, but you can naughtily download that textbook your lecturer recommended. (You know,
Read MorePenn State University is rolling out interactive maps and virtual tours across 22 campuses. The institution is using the Concept3D platform to provide 3D renderings of campus locations, along with 360-degree panoramic images, point-to-point wayfinding, real-time data feeds and more. Penn State Launches Interactive Campus Maps Systemwide Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreWe recently polled readers with suggestions for the best note-taking apps. Most of you said you still do things the old-fashioned way with pen and paper—a technique I heartily endorse. Read more… The Best Note-taking Apps Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreAndroid 10 is here for some people, but possibly not you. If you’re the owner of a Google Pixel (ranging from the OG Pixel to the latest Pixel 3a or Pixel 3a XL variants), you can download and install the new version of the Android OS right now. For everyone else, you’re in for a
Read MoreKaspersky warns that it found more than 100,000 textbook files with malware lurking inside. Back-to-school malware is hiding in those digital textbooks – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe island is in a state of flux. Fortnite season 10: Floating Island returns and Zapper Trap disabled – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSyd Weiler In February 2017, a GIF of a flailing purple dove from a Facebook sticker set called “Trash Doves” was seemingly everywhere, popping up in never-ending chains of comment threads. But after achieving viral fame, the sticker set led to a litany of issues as it journeyed across the web: its creator, Syd Weiler,
Read MoreIt’s all part of Intel’s Gamer Days week of sales, running now through Sept. 8. Acer, Asus ROG and HP gaming laptops on sale – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIllinois is joining 16 other attorneys general in their lawsuit to block the carriers from combining forces. Another state joins the fight to block T-Mobile's Sprint merger – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreVW came and conquered the course with 99 hairpin turns. Volkswagen ID R electric race car snags Tianmen Mountain record in China – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreApple users with out-of-warranty iPhones or iPads in need of repairs now have a lot more options available to them via the company’s recently expanded independent repairs program. Read more… Where to Get Your Out-of-Warranty iOS Device Fixed Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreIf you want to add a keypad to your Arduino project, the options are pretty limited. There’s that red and blue 4×4 membrane we’ve all seen in password-protected door lock projects, and the phone layout version that does pretty much all the same tricks. Isn’t it time for a full Arduino-compatible keyboard? [ELECTRONOOBS] thinks so.
Read MoreTech moguls Elon Musk and Jack Ma took the stage last week at the 2019 World Artificial Intelligence Conference in China to talk about AI. What ensued was exactly what you’d expect from two of the most celebrated figures in tech: a strange, awkward, passive-aggressive bicker. The 45-minute conversation was billed as a debate, but in
Read MorePhoto by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Google says it’s hard at work resolving an issue that allows malicious third parties to hijack your Google Calendar with unremovable spam invites. As noted by Engadget this morning, Google posted to its Calendar Help forums yesterday to say that it’s aware of the issue and “working diligently”
Read MoreMost sous-vide meat recipes follow a pretty standard format: Put your meat in a plastic bag, place the bag in a water bath set to your desired temperature, cook the meat for about an hour, then finish the meat on the grill or super hot pan. This is a fine, seemingly unflawed sequence of events,
Read MorePhoto: Amazon Prime Video When Alma, the sharp-witted, deeply troubled protagonist of Amazon Prime’s new animated series Undone, dresses as Dorothy for Halloween at age eight, her physicist father Jacob admits he doesn’t understand The Wizard of Oz. “You’ve got this girl Dorothy, right?” he asks. “She’s living a normal boring life, and she gets
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