Image: Tovala Two smart oven companies — Tovala and Brava — want you to know their ovens aren’t capable of accidentally turning on in the middle of the night, like a few June Ovens recently did. I wrote yesterday about how three June Ovens turned on overnight, preheated to 400 degrees Fahrenheit, and remained on
Read MoreEveryone seems to be using the dreaded R word—recession—this week as the stock market looks topsy turvy, bond yields go bonkers, and the trade war drags on. But those events don’t mean that a recession will take place tomorrow. It may not even take place next month, in the next six months, or even next
Read MoreShirin Ghaffary / Vox: Study: leading AI models to detect hate speech are 1.5x more likely to flag tweets by African Americans as offensive or hateful, partly due to social context — A new study shows that leading AI models are 1.5 times more likely to flag tweets written by African Americans as “offensive” compared
Read MoreWhat happens when you dial 911 abroad? Depending on where you are, it’ll either put you in touch with a local emergency response team or remain unanswered, which is the last thing you need in a crisis. Read more… Learn Your Destination's Emergency Number Before You Travel Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreThis week, Google introduced Assignments, a revamp of its Course Kit toolkit (in beta last year), designed to streamline the process of collecting and grading student work. Google Adds Tools for Grading, Plagiarism Detection Source: Campus Technology
Read MorePhoto by Drew Angerer/Getty Images One of the co-founders of Chinese EV startup NIO is leaving the company, a spokesperson has confirmed to The Verge. Jack Cheng, who spent nearly three decades running Ford’s Chinese operation, is retiring “due to his age,” according to an internal memo first by the Financial Times. Cheng’s departure is
Read MoreWe’ll still have PCs on our desks, but with the rise of desktop-as-a-service and software-as-a-service, we’re returning to smart-terminals and time-sharing services. Goodbye PCs, it's been nice knowing you Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreChris Knight and Celso Dulay wanted to run an ad on YouTube marketing a special Christmas episode of their LGBTQ-focused YouTube show in December 2017. But after more than six days and several phone calls to YouTube’s advertising team, Knight and Dulay’s ad was denied for “shocking content.” It wasn’t until January 2018, long after
Read MoreThe stock market has been exceptionally volatile this week—down, then up, then down again. Read more… What's Going On With the Stock Market? Source: Life Hacker
Read MorePhoto by Jan Thijs / Amazon Prime Studios Since Game of Thrones ended in May, HBO’s streaming rivals have been racing to capture their share of the viewers who still crave shows packed with fantasy spectacle, intrigue, and sex. Amazon seems especially focused on winning over genre fans: its Prime Video service is currently spinning
Read MoreThe Washington Justice, a new D.C.-based team created in this year’s Overwatch League expansion, announced Analynn “bawlynn” Dang will start as their new general manager. She leaves her post at the Los Angeles Gladiators as director of social media and will stay on as GM of Team USA for the reminder of the Overwatch World
Read MoreEdibles are tricky business. If you’ve never eaten your way to a high before, you may be a little wary, even if you’ve smoked many a joint. Edibles, as the kids say, hit differently. Read more… The Beginner's Guide to Edibles Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The campaign wants everyone it can find on board, and is working with Streamlabs on Twitch to do it Continue reading… The old man and the stream Source: New feed
Read MoreIf you’ve ever been jolted awake during a particularly awful nightmare, you know how jarring it can be. It would be one thing if the experience ended there, but for a lot of people—myself included—the feelings of fear, anxiety and/or depression brought on by a bad dream can be hard to shake. It’s a terrible
Read MorePhoto credit should read JOHN WESSELS/AFP/Getty Images Two new drugs have shown remarkable promise at treating Ebola in a clinical trial, increasing survival rates for people who recently contracted the disease to between 89 and 94 percent. That’s astonishing for a virus that typically kills about half of all the people it infects. “From now
Read MoreThe GoPro Hero 7 was released in September last year. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Two of GoPro’s upcoming cameras, the Hero 8 action cam and the Max 360 camera, have allegedly been pictured in a series of leaks from Photo Rumors. Alongside the images, the leaks claim that the Hero
Read MoreThough growth has slowed, the e-commerce giant’s results signal that the country’s consumers still feel comfortable enough to open their wallets. Alibaba’s Strong Results Suggest Chinese Consumers Are Still Spending Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreSean O’Kane / The Verge: UPS takes a minority stake in self-driving truck startup TuSimple for an undisclosed sum, says it’s been carrying UPS cargo between Phoenix and Tucson since May — The delivery giant has announced a minority stake in autonomous trucking startup TuSimple — UPS has had autonomous trucking … UPS takes a
Read MoreIf you enjoyed trying the Impossible Burger at Burger King last week, now you can try its competitor, Beyond Burger, at Carl’s Jr. Read more… Get a Free Beyond Burger at Carl's Jr. Today Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreThese incredibly popular tools previously sold for hundreds of dollars. Get a Theragun-like massage gun for – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge I dedicate this to the energy of We Continue reading… WeWork isn’t a tech company; it’s a soap opera Source: New feed
Read MoreThe tech giants will present their case on Monday. Google, Facebook, Amazon will testify against France's digital tax next week – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSiegfried Hecker serves as a scientific shuttle diplomat, building ties with rival nuclear researchers the world over. Nuclear weapons are spreading. This plutonium scientist is trying to stop that – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWe get a glimpse of Supreme Leader Kylo Ren’s ruthlessness in a flashy new trailer for the CGI series. Star Wars Resistance season 2 will lead up to The Rise of Skywalker – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreEugene Kim / CNBC: Amazon launches a new donations program, called FBA Donations, for third-party sellers to dispose of unsold products stored in its warehouses in the US and UK — KEY POINTS — Amazon is launching a new donations program, called FBA Donations, for third-party sellers that store … Amazon launches a new donations
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