Here come the dark mode browsers — and websites – CNET
This is a dark web you can get behind, once developers embrace the ability to bypass glaring white websites. Here come the dark mode browsers — and websites – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThis is a dark web you can get behind, once developers embrace the ability to bypass glaring white websites. Here come the dark mode browsers — and websites – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreTo adapt to a faster pace of change, it helps to learn how to crunch numbers about whole organizations — and about yourself. How Data Can Help You Win in the Winner-Take-All Economy Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreA robot vacuum might navigate with lasers, electronic eyes or simple bumpers, and the difference affects how well it will clean. Our brand-new test room helps us show the difference. Your Roomba takes a weird path to clean the floors in your home. Here's why it matters – CNET Source: CNet
Read More24 of Le Mans officially kicks off at 8am ET Saturday in France. Traditionally watching the race in the United States has been a bit of a challenge, requiring you to skip between a few different services depending on the time of day you wanted to watch and maybe some fancy VPN work to access
Read MoreIn 1994, Weezer famously said that “you take your car to work, I’ll take my board”. Obviously, for the office-bound, surfing is simply out of the question during the working day. That doesn’t mean you can’t have a little fun with a desk toy inspired by the waves. The crux of the build is a
Read MoreIn “Picnic Comma Lightning,” Laurence Scott combines a memoir about grief with an investigation into the ways technologies blur the line between public and private. After Losing His Parents, an Author Wonders: Who and What Is Real? Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreBarclay Bram / Nautilus: WeChat’s data centralization has inextricably linked it to all aspects of daily life in China and made it a cornerstone of the government’s social-credit system — Living in China with the app that knows everything about me. — It’s 9 a.m. on a typical morning in Chengdu and I’m awakened by
Read MoreWiping a whiteboard can be a tedious chore. Nobody wants to stick around after a long meeting to clean up, and sensitive information is often left broadcast out in the open. Never fear, though – this robot is here to help. Wipy, as the little device is known, is a robotic cleaner that scoots around
Read MoreNew York Times: Researchers find some sleep apps and trackers provide inaccurate data and can cause an increased fixation on sleep, which can worsen anxiety and insomnia — Are you sabotaging your sleep in your quest to improve it? — Many new tools are becoming available to monitor your sleep or help … Researchers find
Read MoreMost people buy expensive cameras and use them rather than taking them apart, but Linus Tech Tips has a different approach. They decided that they would rather take the camera apart, with a view to converting it to water cooling. Why? Well, that’s perhaps like asking why climb Mount Everest: because it is there. The
Read MorePaul Sawers / VentureBeat: Testim, which makes AI-based tools for automated software testing, raises $10M Series B led by SignalFire, with participation from Lightspeed and others — Automated software testing platform Testim has raised $10 million in a series B round of funding led by SignalFire … Testim, which makes AI-based tools for automated software
Read MoreSarah Perez / TechCrunch: Amazon shuts down Spark, its Instagram rival launched in 2017; URL directs to #FoundItOnAmazon, its product discovery site similar to its Interesting Finds tool — Amazon’s two-year-old Instagram competitor, Amazon Spark, is no more. — Hoping to capitalize on the social shopping trend … Amazon shuts down Spark, its Instagram rival
Read MoreOpponents criticized Hurd’s record on women’s rights. Black Hat cancels Rep. Will Hurd's headline speech after Twitter backlash – CNET Source: CNet
Read More[JBumstead] didn’t want an ordinary microscope. He wanted one that would show the big picture, and not just in a euphemistic sense, either. The problem though is one of resolution. The higher the resolution in an image — typically — the narrower the field of view given the same optics, which makes sense, right? The
Read MoreLeigh Cuen / CoinDesk: Sources: as Stellar and others refused to partner and MobileCoin refused to sell, Facebook hired several dozen blockchain experts for several million/year each — Facebook’s GlobalCoin project, also known as Project Libra, may face significant hurdles as the social media giant works toward a prospective launch. Sources: as Stellar and others
Read MoreSpark appears to have vanished from Amazon. Amazon quietly shuts down its shopping social network Spark – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDigital Trends: Huawei says images with ads, which it had been testing on its Magazine app, were inadvertently published on some users’ lock screens and are now off its servers — Ads appeared on the lock screens of Huawei and Honor smartphones on Thursday, causing public outcry and anger from device owners in online forums
Read MoreWelcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. We’re all used to typing emoji on our smartphones and tablets, but not so much on our PCs. I certainly don’t know of any desktop or laptop keyboards with an
Read MoreZack Whittaker / TechCrunch: Black Hat removes Rep. Will Hurd as the 2019 Black Hat USA keynote speaker amid questions about his voting record on women’s rights — Rep. Will Hurd will no longer give the keynote address at the Black Hat security conference amid questions about his voting record on women’s rights. Black Hat
Read MoreWelcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. So you, like most everyone out there, love posting on Instagram. Selfies, food shots, travel photos… you do it all, and your followers love you for it. Or maybe you’re
Read MoreWill the next iPhone switch from Lightning to USB-C? Or will it finally include a fast charger in the box? The new icon on the iOS 13 developer’s beta shows that one of these options could become a reality. iOS 13 hints at exciting iPhone 11 feature – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreRaphael Satter / Associated Press: Researchers say a LinkedIn profile, now gone, of a woman connected with US political experts appears to have had behavior typical of state-run espionage — LONDON (AP) — Katie Jones sure seemed plugged into Washington’s political scene. The 30-something redhead boasted a job at a top … Researchers say a
Read MoreEver since Amazon introduced its “Amazon’s Choice” label in 2015 to recommend certain products, a skeptical world has been trying to find out what the badge actually means — because some items that are “Amazon’s Choice” really shouldn’t be. Even if a product has the badge and seems to have a high star score, you
Read MoreAbner Li / 9to5Google: Google’s Chrome 76, now in beta, will block Flash by default; a Google employee claims Chrome 76 will prevent sites from detecting users in Incognito Mode — Following version 75’s release on Android, Mac, Windows, and Linux last week, the next beta release of Google’s browser is rolling out. Google's Chrome
Read MoreThankfully Kia’s new crossover has good looks to back up its weird name. Kia's Seltos gets teased just a little more in a YouTube video – Roadshow Source: CNet
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