Category Archives: Tech & Sci

The best Samsung Galaxy A71 5G cases and covers 

From leather folio cases to soft TPU covers, take your pick from our range of Samsung Galaxy A71 5G cases.

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Watch AI-controlled virtual fighters take on an Air Force pilot August 18th 

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, DARPA will no longer hold an in-person event for its third and final AlphaDogfight Trial that’s scheduled to take place from August 18th to the 20th. It’ll be held virtually instead, and both participants and viewers…

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Microsoft’s Surface Duo may launch with AT&T 

It hasn’t been clear just which carriers (if any) would offer Microsoft’s Surface Duo, but there might be a clearer idea. Well-known leaker Evan Blass has shared (via Windows Central) a batch of renders for the Surface Duo while claiming the dual-scr…

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Facebook removes massive QAnon group over hate and harassment claims 

Facebook just took down one of the larger targets in its crackdown on QAnon conspiracy theories. The social network told Reuters that it had removed Official Q/Qanon, a group with almost 200,000 members, after multiple posts reportedly violated polic…

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The Robot Revolution Is Happening—Like It or Not 

Nearly every company across every industry is looking for new ways to minimize human contact, cut costs and address the labor crunch in repetitive and dangerous jobs. WSJ explores why many are looking to robots as the solution for all three. Photo: FedEx

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TikTok’s fate was shaped by a ‘knockdown, drag-out’ Oval Office brawl 

Trump advisers Mnuchin and Navarro fought bitterly over TikTok as Silicon Valley dealmakers tried to get closer to Trump.

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How I accidentally gatecrashed a startup’s morning meeting 

There’s a certain kind of panic that at some point gets us all. You just got to work but did you leave the oven on at home? The gut-punch “call me ASAP” message from your boss but now they’re not answering their phone. Or that moment you unexpectedly see your camera light flash on your […]

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This training bundle can get you ready for a career in video game development, even if you’ve never coded before 

TLDR: With the training in The Build a Strategy Game Development Bundle, you’ll have a step-by-step guide to building brilliant strategy-based games and more. Game development doesn’t start the day you decide to build your own Fortnite. That’s the result of hundreds of artists and other game design professionals all contributing thousands of man-hours. Inste […]

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Red planet Mars glows green at night due to chemical reactions 

The eerie phenomenon was captured by NASA’s ‘MAVEN’ orbiter but astronauts are unlikely to see it as it is only visible as ultraviolet light – naked to the human eye.

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Amazon Prime Day 2020: When is it, and what can we expect? 

Prime Day 2020 won’t arrive until July, but that doesn’t mean we can’t start getting into the spirit now.

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Software that monitors students during tests perpetuates inequality and violates their privacy 

The coronavirus pandemic has been a boon for the test proctoring industry. About half a dozen companies in the US claim their software can accurately detect and prevent cheating in online tests. Examity, HonorLock, Proctorio, ProctorU, Respondus and others have rapidly grown since colleges and universities switched to remote classes. While there’s no officia […]

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Capital One fined $80 million in data breach 

The U.S. Treasury Department has fined Capital One $80 million for careless network security practices that enabled one of the biggest bank security breaches on record

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TikTok vows to fight White House ban with ‘all remedies available’ 

TikTok has issued a statement on the White House’s plan to ban its popular app, saying it was “shocked” by the executive order and that it will respond in court, if necessary. The order, issued yesterday by President Trump, means that TikTok could di…

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Facebook extends coronavirus work from home policy until July 2021 

Facebook has joined Google in saying it will allow employees to work from home until the middle of next year as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. “Based on guidance from health and government experts, as well as decisions drawn from our internal discussions about these matters, we are allowing employees to continue voluntarily working […]

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Apple says game streaming services violate its App Store guidelines  

Apple said that these game streaming services violate the terms and conditions of the App Store as they give access to games the company can’t individually review.

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