Kate Clark / TechCrunch: Squad, an eight-month-old video chat and screen sharing app making a safe space for its 450K users, raises a $5M seed round; 70% of its users are teenage girls — Why CEO Esther Crawford is rewriting the playbook for social startups — When we go online to communicate, hang out or
Read MoreThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is a scientific government agency that focuses on the conditions of things like our oceans and waterways as well as Earth’s atmosphere. Read more… Learn More About Earth's Ecology and Weather With NOAA's New App Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreWhat a day for a TakeOver. NXT TakeOver Toronto: Live updates, results and match ratings – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSheri Fink / New York Times: Interviews and documents show that One Concern, which wants to use AI to help emergency responders in disasters, dangerously exaggerated its tools’ abilities — Major cities are turning to a Silicon Valley start-up to help save lives in an emergency. But some fear its promise has been dangerously exaggerated.
Read MoreThe interface between humans and machines has been a constantly evolving field. Sure the computer mouse was a game-changer, but time moves on. We are now looking at integrating machines via soft HMIs for personal applications. A research team led by the University of California, San Diego has presented a paper interfacing a soft lens
Read MoreBlake Montgomery / The Atlantic: Profile of Amazon Publishing, which puts out around 1,100 titles a year and, like Prime Video, exists to reinforce Prime memberships — What does the e-commerce giant want with the notoriously fickle world of publishing? To own your every reading decision. — Have you read Victoria Helen Stone’s False Step?
Read MoreAffected vendors include the likes of Intel, AMD, NVIDIA, ASRock, AMI, Gigabyte, Realtek, Huawei, and more. Researchers find security flaws in 40 kernel drivers from 20 vendors Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreWe took a look into our crystal ball and compared Apple’s future iPhone to Samsung’s Note 10. Galaxy Note 10 vs. the upcoming iPhone 11 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreYou can also use the stylus to control the Note 10 with gestures. Galaxy Note 10 Plus: A 6.8-inch phone that kills the headphone jack – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSecurity researchers found serious vulnerabilities with a line of devices that gave potential hackers full access. That 4G hotspot could be a hotbed for hackers – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreApril Glaser / Slate: Telegram has become a haven for white supremacists, violent men’s groups, anti-PC agitators, and others who fear alleged censorship by big tech companies — The alleged shooter’s manifesto was everywhere in the hours after the El Paso, Texas, Walmart shooting on Saturday. Telegram has become a haven for white supremacists, violent
Read MoreCommentary: AT&T may be vindicated in withholding its 5G service from consumers so far. Galaxy Note 10 Plus 5G is the latest proof that 5G isn't for you — yet – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Block: China’s central bank official says its digital currency, CBDC, is “ready”, and will not rely entirely on a pure blockchain architecture — Mu Changchun, Deputy Chief in the Payment and Settlement Division of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC,) stated that the CBDC prototype exists … China's central bank official says its digital
Read MoreMishaal Rahman / XDA Developers: Huawei announces its first device running Harmony OS, an Honor Vision smart TV launching on August 15 — Companies that have traditionally been known for their smartphones are venturing into the smart TV business. Xiaomi has been in this game for some time now, while OnePlus is also gearing up
Read MoreWe’re not going to question why [Absorber Of Light] needs to cut a bazillion little fragments of aluminum stock. We assume his reasoning is sound, so all we’re interested in is the automated chop saw he built to make the job less tedious, and potentially less finger-choppy. There are probably many ways to go about this
Read MoreEarlier this year Google announced Live View, an augmented reality version of walking directions for Google Maps that allows you to see directions overlayed the world around you. So rather than trying to decide “Is it asking me to go down this street or the other one?” you’ll see an arrow literally on that street…
Read MoreIf you downloaded an app to block spam calls, its privacy policy is likely giving up your personal information. Those robocall blocker apps are hanging up on your privacy – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreI live across the country from my family, which amongst other things, has made my ability to provide tech support for my parents and miscellaneous friends a bit complicated. A few years ago I started recording my screen to explain how to do some more complicated tasks. This week I came across a tool that
Read MoreEmine Saner / The Guardian: Susan Wojcicki talks about the crises that have engulfed YouTube recently, the power of its platform, and being a working parent of five — As the crisis-hit video site struggles to stem the flow of extreme content, the CEO talks about her role as the internet’s gatekeeper Susan Wojcicki talks
Read MoreApril Glaser / Slate: There is a growing sentiment among Stanford’s CS students to resist working at tech companies like Palantir that they feel are unethical — Palantir is about a 15-minute walk from Stanford University. That stone’s-throw convenience helped one morning in June when a group of Stanford students perched … There is a
Read MoreWe’ve all stared at that button in the elevator with the phone icon on it, supremely confident that if the cab came to a screeching halt while rocketing up to the 42nd floor, a simple button press would be your salvation. To be fair, that’s probably true. But the entire system is not nearly as
Read MoreSearch for “climate change” on YouTube and before long you’ll likely find a video that denies it exists. In fact, when it comes to shaping the online conversation around climate change, a new study suggests that deniers and conspiracy theorists might hold an edge over those believing in science. Researchers found evidence that most YouTube
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge It’s widely expected that Apple will release an iPhone with a triple-camera array on the back, and a new rumor suggests that the company’s next iPads might also get multiple rear camera systems. Mac Otakara reports (via AppleInsider) that the next iPad Pro could come with a
Read MoreZack Whittaker / TechCrunch: Robocall blocking apps caught sending your private data without permission — Robocall-blocking apps promise to rid your life of spoofed and spam phone calls. But are they as trustworthy as they claim to be? — One security researcher said many of these apps can violate your privacy as soon as they
Read MorePorsche started teasing its first all-electric car almost four years ago to the month, and we’ve learned a lot about it since then. Two of the biggest things left to discover about the car (called the Taycan) are what it will truly, actually, finally look like, and how it performs. We can now start to
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