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August 12, 2019

How YouTube radicalized Brazil, diverting users to conspiracy and far-right channels, elevating Bolsonaro's party, and possibly creating a public health crisis (New York Times)

New York Times: How YouTube radicalized Brazil, diverting users to conspiracy and far-right channels, elevating Bolsonaro’s party, and possibly creating a public health crisis — NITERÓI, Brazil — When Matheus Dominguez was 16, YouTube recommended a video that changed his life. How YouTube radicalized Brazil, diverting users to conspiracy and far-right channels, elevating Bolsonaro's party,

The Phony Patriots of Silicon Valley

Top tech companies are rallying around the flag. How opportunistic of them. The Phony Patriots of Silicon Valley Source: NY Times Tech

Apple TV Plus: Everything to know about Apple's coming streaming service – CNET

The streaming service has a name and megawatt stars, but the most important details are still under wraps. Here’s what we know — and don’t. Apple TV Plus: Everything to know about Apple's coming streaming service – CNET Source: CNet

The Death of a Weather Satellite as Seen by SDR

What is this world coming to when a weather satellite that was designed for a two-year mission starts to fail 21 years after launch? I mean, really — where’s the pride these days? All kidding aside, it seems like NOAA-15, a satellite launched in 1998 to monitor surface temperatures and other meteorologic and climatologic parameters,

Fan favorite All-Clad cookware is slashed up to 80% right now – CNET

A top cookware brand on major discount is just a few clicks away. Fan favorite All-Clad cookware is slashed up to 80% right now – CNET Source: CNet

Fortnite world champion 'swatted' while streaming on Twitch – CNET

Maybe it was only a matter of time. Fortnite world champion 'swatted' while streaming on Twitch – CNET Source: CNet

Someone has already crashed a 2020 Chevy C8 Corvette – Roadshow

That didn’t take very long at all. Someone has already crashed a 2020 Chevy C8 Corvette – Roadshow Source: CNet

August 12, 2019

Europe and Russia’s mission to Mars runs into a speed bump after two failed parachute tests

Europe and Russia’s joint robotic mission to Mars has hit a snag after the parachutes needed for landing the spacecraft on the Red Planet failed in two back-to-back tests. There isn’t much time left to fix and test the issue before its scheduled launch in the summer of 2020. If the mission team cannot meet

August 12, 2019

Google, Apple, Microsoft reportedly ignoring safety pleas to add rail crossings to maps

Photo by Al Seib/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Google, Apple, Microsoft, and other tech companies have ignored recommendations from federal safety authorities to add rail crossings to their respective digital maps, according to a report in Politico. The initial request was made in 2016, after a commuter train crashed into a truck in California,

August 12, 2019

Google will now let Android users log in to some services without a password

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google now lets you sign in to some of its services on Chrome on Android using just your fingerprint, rather than having to type in a password. The feature is available starting today for some Android phones, and it will be rolling out to all phones running Android

Google design director teases 20x zoom on a Pixel phone, but it’s not true

{$inline_image} Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Were you excited about the possibility of 20x zoom on the Google Pixel 4? Sadly, it’s not true. Though Google director of design Claude Zellweger claimed he’d taken a shot on a Pixel with that level of telephoto prowess, he’s since clarified that the photo was actually

Netflix's The Crown returns for season 3 on Nov. 17 – CNET

Olivia Colman steps into the role of Queen Elizabeth II. Netflix's The Crown returns for season 3 on Nov. 17 – CNET Source: CNet

HomeKit isn't coming to your TP-Link smart plugs after all – CNET

TP-Link reveals HomeKit support isn’t happening for its popular mini smart plug, despite an announcement earlier this year. HomeKit isn't coming to your TP-Link smart plugs after all – CNET Source: CNet

The best MacBook Air deals – CNET

The lowest prices around for the 2018 and 2019 models. The best MacBook Air deals – CNET Source: CNet

August 12, 2019

The Best Way to Use Your Sleep Tracker

If you check your Fitbit or Apple watch every morning to see how well you slept, I humbly submit that you should stop that right now. There is a better way to use that data, and it involves ignoring it for a little bit. Read more… The Best Way to Use Your Sleep Tracker Source:

One Year of NASA's Parker Solar Probe

The Parker Solar Probe’s WISPR instrument saw the solar wind streaming past during the spacecraft’s first solar encounter in November 2018. One Year of NASA's Parker Solar Probe Source: NASA

August 12, 2019

NIO wraps up battery recall early, but it’s at the expense of sales

Photo by James Bareham / The Verge NIO has replaced all of the affected battery packs it recently recalled for fire risk, and it did so ahead of schedule, the company announced in a press release on Monday. But the recall’s completion has come at the expense of overall sales: the high-profile Chinese EV startup

He got 2 million people to say they’d storm Area 51. Now he’s planning an alien festival.

Hordes of strangers are expected to gather in the Nevada desert next month near a secretive government facility. He got 2 million people to say they’d storm Area 51. Now he’s planning an alien festival. Source: Washington Post Tech

August 12, 2019

TP-Link cancels plan to add Apple HomeKit support to its smart plugs

TP-Link no longer plans to update its Kasa smart plug with support for Apple’s HomeKit system, despite announcing plans to support the smart home feature back in January. It’s not clear what’s changed, but Apple Insider spotted a note posted to TP-Link’s website this morning saying that its Smart Plug Mini would no longer get

Fortnite star Ninja left Twitch. Then the platform recommended porn to his followers.

Tyler Blevins, a.k.a “Ninja,” alleged Twitch mishandled his dormant account after he moved to Microsoft’s Mixer. Fortnite star Ninja left Twitch. Then the platform recommended porn to his followers. Source: Washington Post Tech

August 12, 2019

The Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight

The Perseids are upon us! Known as the most-anticipated meteor shower of the summer—boasting upwards of 100 meteors per hour—tonight is the night to catch the Perseid Meteor Shower’s peak action. Read more… The Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight Source: Life Hacker

DJI Ronin SC review: an accessible gimbal for mirrorless cameras

DJI’s smallest and lightest gimbal is great for budding videographers Continue reading… DJI Ronin SC review: an accessible gimbal for mirrorless cameras Source: New feed

August 12, 2019

How to make your fitness tracker count steps more accurately

Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge How many steps did you take today? Are you sure? How do you know? If you’re one of the many people who wears a fitness band or smartwatch to count your steps, you may not be aware of one inescapable fact: they lie. Just because they tell you

August 12, 2019

How to Get a Table at a Busy Restaurant Without Bribery

In 2014, a New York-based chef made headlines after opening the world’s “most exclusive” restaurant⁠—to grab a table, you’d have to wait 10 years. And while the restaurant’s exclusivity turned out to be partly a hoax, it’s a reminder that people are willing to wait a very long time for food; New York restaurants Per…

August 12, 2019

Adobe Fresco brings the joy of painting to the iPad

Dami Lee / The Verge I’ve always preferred working with Wacom tablets on the desktop over drawing on tablets like the iPad Pro, as I could never get used to drawing directly on a screen. But a week with the beta version of Fresco, Adobe’s latest drawing and painting app for the iPad Pro, has

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