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Category Archives: Tech & Sci
How algorithms are designing better buildings
When giant blobs began appearing on city skylines around the world in the late 1980s and 1990s, it marked not an alien invasion but the impact of computers on the practice of building design. Thanks to computer-aided design (CAD), architects were able to experiment with new organic forms, free from the restraints of slide rules and protractors. The result wa […]
Climate change: Sport heading for a fall as temperatures rise
A new analysis says global sport faces major disruption from climate change in coming decades.
Trover Saves the Universe’ arrives on Oculus Quest
Trover Saves the Universe — the bonkers adventure game from the bafflingly creative mind of Rick and Morty’s Justin Roiland — has finally arrived on Oculus Quest. Already available on pretty much every other platform, the sweary psychedelic adventure…
Becoming a superhuman isn’t impossible. In fact, these five steps can be your fast track
TLDR: The Superhuman Lifetime Subscription Bundle is a five-app masterplan for honing your mind, body and soul. Right about now, we all wish we had a few aces up our sleeve to help get through the day. A few hidden skills and abilities that can make a difference for ourselves and those around us. We might not strap on a cape or fight crime, but developing so […]
A.I. Artificial Intelligence shows us a future where we neglect to dream
Image via Filmgrab The Verge is a place where you can consider the future. So are movies. In Yesterday’s Future, we revisit a movie about the future and consider the things it tells us about today, tomorrow, and yesterday. The movie: A.I. Artificial Intelligence The future: A.I. begins with a brief summary of the sorry state of the world: climate change has […]
Twitter flags doctored video tweeted by Trump about ‘racist baby’ as manipulated media
Labeling of video made to look like a CNN report marks Twitter’s latest effort to label misinformation amplified by the US presidentTwitter has flagged a video tweeted by Donald Trump, which contained a fake CNN news segment about a “racist baby”, adding a warning label that the post contained manipulated media.The video, which had been doctored to make it a […]
Take a Pro(ish) Headshot With Just an iPhone and $30 of Gear
Skip Apple’s unnatural studio-lighting effects. With just a few household items, a hardware store LED bulb and your iPhone, you can create your own LinkedIn-worthy headshot. WSJ’s Kenny Wassus shows you how it’s done.
Germany tightens online hate speech rules to make platforms send reports straight to the feds
While a French online hate speech law has just been derailed by the country’s top constitutional authority on freedom of expression grounds, Germany is beefing up hate speech rules — passing a provision that will require platforms to send suspected criminal content directly to the Federal police at the point it’s reported by a user. The move is pa […]
Australian leader says unnamed state increasing cyberattacks
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison says a “sophisticated state-based cyber actor” is targeting Australia in an escalating cyber campaign threatening all levels of government, businesses, essential services and critical infrastructure
Good American Luxury Jeans Are on Sale at Bottom Dollar-Prices, and There’s Plus Sizes Too
When I won a gift card last year to Good American, a brand I’d never heard of, I never thought I’d become such a big fan. But hey, we all spend time trying to find jeans that fit perfectly, and for me Good American fit the bill.Read more…
Why Can’t I Find My iPhone Photos After I Backed Them Up?
Few things are worse than finding out you’re missing years’ worth of phone photos after you thought you backed them up correctly. I get some version of the “missing photo” question a lot for Lifehacker’s weekly tech Q&A column. And I’ll keep answering these as best I can, because I hate the idea of someone losing so…Read more…
Lime report shows micromobility travel poses the lowest risk of contracting COVID-19
Lime has teamed up with cardiologist Dr. Mauro Montevecchi to write a white paper, which shows that using shared bikes and scooters — if you don’t have your own — is the best way to travel to avoid COVID-19. Yes, Lime will definitely benefit from peo…
Podcast: PlayStation 5 details and hesitation over facial recognition
Sony unveiled the PlayStation 5 last week, sharing with the world the console’s design, specs, games and accessories. One question remains in everyone’s mind: How much will it cost? Devindra and Cherlynn are joined by deputy managing editor Nathan In…
Google tests interactive location listings in Street View
Google is testing an added augmented reality layer in Street View that could be a godsend for those who have trouble picturing where they on a map. The feature, first spotted by a 9to5Google reader, adds interactive pins to Street View. They replicat…
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