Instagram Instagram is giving more users the option to publicly hide the like count on their posts. The company announced today that it’s expanding its hidden like count test, which it first announced in May, to six more countries: Ireland, Italy, Japan, Brazil, Australia, and New Zealand. The test started in Canada, where people who
Read More5 questions we all should have asked before we downloaded the latest viral app that ages your face You downloaded FaceApp. Here’s what you’ve just done to your privacy. Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreNonprofit Education Design Lab is launching a two-year initiative, BadgedToHire, to explore the value of credentials in the hiring process, particularly for underserved learners. Project Expands Efforts to Develop Micro-Credentials for Hiring Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreIn the British cartoon Sarah & Duck, Sarah is a girl who lives with her best friend, a mallard named Duck. Their home is devoid of adults except the omnipresent narrator/possible dad. Each short episode follows the pair through both mundane activities (like making a cake) and fantastical scenarios (like the cake… Read more… What
Read More$17 to $27 Summer Linens | Jachs | Promo code SMRLINEN Read more… Keep Things Light & Breezy With Linen Shirts From Jachs Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreEver since TSA really tightened their restrictions on liquids, pastes and gels, enacting the “3-1-1" rule, there has been some confusion over whether or not certain food items are permitted to pass through airport security. Read more… The Foods You Can Bring Through Airport Security Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreChris Welch / The Verge: Netflix says it plans to launch a cheaper mobile-only streaming plan starting in India in Q3 — It’ll be cheaper than Netflix’s current plans that allow streaming on a TV — After giving it a test run in a few countries earlier this year, Netflix has confirmed it will officially
Read MoreWho’s going to get the Victory Royale? Fortnite The Final Showdown: What to know about the giant robot vs. monster event – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAppearing right on time during the week of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, here’s the first trailer for Snoopy in Space, an educational Peanuts show made exclusively for the upcoming Apple TV+ streaming service. According to Deadline, Snoopy in Space “follows Snoopy as his dreams of being an astronaut become a
Read MoreNetflix surpassed 150 million paid members, but it booked only about half the new subscribers it had predicted. Netflix subscriber growth got pummeled by sleepy release slate pre-Stranger Things – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAnother wave of sketchy apps has been banned from the Google Play Store. This time around, the offending apps all came from one publisher, CooTek, who has been accused by the security firm Lookout of deploying the malicious adware BeiTaAd in its apps. Read more… Check if Your Android Device Has Been Infected by Malicious Adware
Read MoreThe algorithm gets it done in just over a second. AI can solve a Rubik's Cube before you even get started – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge After giving it a test run in a few countries earlier this year, Netflix has confirmed it will officially introduce a new plan that only lets customers stream content on a mobile device. The plan, set to launch in India during the third quarter, will be priced
Read MoreSkeptical House committee members said Facebook’s Libra plans could be a threat to central banks and aid tax evaders and drug dealers. Facebook’s Cryptocurrency Faces Second Day of Critical Hearings Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreTime is running out to reach Battle Pass Tier 100. Fortnite season 9 Overtime Challenges Leak: Early look at last chance to level up – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNetflix Investor Relations: Netflix reports Q2 revenue of $4.9B, up 26% YoY, and total paid membership of 152M, up 22% YoY, but it added 2.7M new subs, down from 5.5M YoY; stock down 9%+ — Fellow shareholders, As expected, revenue growth accelerated 400 basis points to 26%, and operating income increased 53% year over year
Read More[Frank Howarth] found himself in need of a lamp for his dining room. Being of the maker persuasion, store-bought simply wouldn’t do. With a serious wood shop at his disposal, [Frank] took a trip down to the supermarket for inspiration (Youtube link, embedded below). Having picked out a particularly well-formed starfruit for his project, [Frank]
Read MoreLeaks are common in the tech industry, but for the past six years, Apple has been doing everything in its power to prevent them from getting out into the world. Following a big leak that spoiled the announcement of the iPhone 5C, The Information reports that Apple created its own manufacturing security division, dubbed the
Read MoreThe REAL ID act is scheduled to fully go into effect until October 1, 2020. That means that, depending on the state you live in, next year your driver’s license may no longer be acceptable identification for getting through airport security. Read more… Make Sure Your Driver's License Can Get You Through Airport Security in
Read More{$inline_image} Josh Constine / TechCrunch: Facebook executives, from Zuckerberg to Sandberg to Marcus, have argued that more US regulation aids Chinese rivals, but this assertion is far from clear — Can it scare its way off the hook? — Facebook is leaning on fears of China exporting its authoritarian social values to counter arguments …
Read MoreThere is no shortage of portable recorders on the market, but the Roland R07 caught my eye with its unique looks. Add to that the fact that it’s one of the only such recorders with Bluetooth, and it makes for a compelling package that stands out in the market. At $199, It’s somewhat of a
Read MoreNintendo revealed this week it’ll be releasing an upgraded version of the Switch, with a longer-lasting battery. So now we can play Breath of the Wild for over five hours — as if we weren’t doing that already. The company first revealed the new model via the Nintendo Japan Twitter: [任天堂HP]バッテリー持続時間が長くなったNintendo Switchの新モデルに関するお知らせを掲載しました。 https://t.co/ONuBgOIrd2 — 任天堂株式会社 (@Nintendo) July
Read MoreHobbyist electronics and robotics are getting cheaper and easier to build as time moves on, and one advantage of that is the possibility of affordable prosthetics. A great example is this transhumeral prosthesis from [Duy], his entry for this year’s Hackaday Prize. With ten degrees of freedom, including individual fingers, two axes for the thumb
Read MoreEducation Design Lab has launched a search for four teams that will help improve digital badging. Digital Badging Grants Offered to 'Push Envelope' on Micro-Credentials Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreBlockchain boss David Marcus stops short of agreeing to a moratorium. Facebook signals Libra cryptocurrency plans will move forward – CNET Source: CNet
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