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Midea U-Shaped Window Air Conditioner Review (2020)
Wired - 15 Aug 2020 14:00
This unique and smart machine avoids the usual pitfalls of box-shaped window ACs while keeping you cool and calm.
Trump Extends TikTok's Sell-By Date to 90 Days, Cites 'Credible Evidence' of Security Risk
Gizmodo - 15 Aug 2020 06:10
President Donald Trump has given TikTok's parent company, Bytedance, 90 days to find a buyer for the app's U.S. operations, stating in an executive order on Friday that there's "credible evidence" that the Chinese tech g...
The Morning After: AI-generated video plays out fake Wimbledon matchups
Engadget - 15 Aug 2020 15:05
If you're trying to make sense of the current climate for Big Tech, then Dan Cooper has some advice: look to the past. Specifically, he's ready to rehash Microsoft's antitrust battle over Internet Explorer in the late 90...
Hydrogen supercar concept debuts, 2020 Chevy Corvette driven: Roadshow week in review - Roadshow
CNET - 15 Aug 2020 14:00
Here's a look at our most important stories for the week ending Aug. 15.
Facebook's Latest Strategy: Throw Apple Under The Bus
Gizmodo - 15 Aug 2020 00:00
It's been a tough time for for Apple. Just a few weeks ago CEO Tim Cook testified under oath that his company's app store policies--including the sky high tax that gives Apple 30% of any in-app purchases--were fair game,...
A Parent's Guide To What The Hell Is Going On With Fortnite
Life Hacker - 15 Aug 2020 00:00
Maybe you're a parent who, like a lot of parents nowadays, is working from home as the covid-19 pandemic still rages on. If you have tween-aged, gaming inclined children, they probably play Fortnite. Yesterday, that twee...
Long Term Review: 9 Months with the Fujifilm X-Pro3
PetaPixel - 15 Aug 2020 18:29CDC finally revealed how long coronavirus immunity lasts - and it looks like bad news
BGR - 15 Aug 2020 16:33
How long does coronavirus immunity last after infection? The CDC quietly published the first defined COVID-19 immunity period on its website. The virus is too young for healthcare professionals to have an exact timeframe...
NASA and SpaceX set date for first operational Crew Dragon mission
Digital Trends - 15 Aug 2020 15:48
This follows the recent successful test flight of the capsule
5 Astonishing Women Doing Boudoir Photography Tutorials on YouTube
The Phoblographer - 15 Aug 2020 12:00
Boudoir photography can be a whole lot of fun, both for the model and the photographer. But those elegant, attractive, and sensual photos are not easy to achieve, especially if you're working with non-models. You need pl...
Controversial Face Recognition Firm Clearview AI Is Teaming Up With ICE
Gizmodo - 15 Aug 2020 05:19
In a pairing that has all the makings of a privacy and/or human rights nightmare waiting to happen, the dystopian facial recognition software maker Clearview AI secured an ongoing contract with U.S. Immigration and Custo...
Timelapse Photographer Explains Why He Doesn't Worry About Shutter Count
PetaPixel - 15 Aug 2020 04:20Scientists might have figured out why Betelgeuse keeps dimming
BGR - 15 Aug 2020 04:10
Astronomers using observations from the Hubble Space Telescope have come up with a new theory as to why the star Betelgeuse is dimming. The researchers believe they see evidence of a massive cloud of dust and gas that wa...
How to get 7 free games for your Nintendo Switch this weekend
BGR - 15 Aug 2020 02:48
QubicGames is giving away seven Nintendo Switch games for free this weekend. In order to download all seven games, you need to grab Coloring Book on the Switch eShop first, and once you own it, all of the other games wil...
Elon Musk says 'embarrassingly late' two-factor is coming to Tesla app
TechCrunch - 15 Aug 2020 02:11
Tesla CEO Elon Musk acknowledged Friday that the company was 'embarrassingly late' rolling out a security layer known as two-factor authentication for its mobile app. "Sorry, this is embarrassingly late. Two factor authe...
How to take a 3D photo from almost any smartphone
Digital Trends - 15 Aug 2020 01:46
3D photography apps can capture depth without an actual depth camera, for eye-catching results. Here's how.
Sanitizing Surfaces Puts Our Minds at Ease. But What Good Do 'Deep Cleans' Really Do?
Discover - 15 Aug 2020 00:46
Scientists know that COVID-19 primarily spreads through the air. But that doesn't mean that businesses' hygiene and disinfection efforts are a total waste of time.
US is making its own coronavirus strain for human challenge trials
BGR - 15 Aug 2020 00:04
According to Reuters, US scientists are attempting to manufacture a strain of the novel coronavirus that they could use to intentionally infect participants in human challenge trials. Human challenge trials "are trials i...
Scientists just found something new in our mouths
BGR - 15 Aug 2020 20:56
Researchers have discovered a new type of taste cell that can detect the full rank of taste stimuli. The cells are different from the previously known taste bud cells in that they have multiple pathways to send signals t...
An Algorithm Determined UK Students' Grades. Chaos Ensued
Wired - 15 Aug 2020 16:00
This year's A-Levels, the high-stakes exams taken in high school, were canceled due to the pandemic. The alternative only exacerbated existing inequities.
Google will reportedly move away from Duo, integrate features to Meet
Digital Trends - 15 Aug 2020 15:55
The merger is internally codenamed Duet
Nerve-zapping earbuds could boost your ability to learn languages
Digital Trends - 15 Aug 2020 15:00
While they're not quite ready for prime time, they're certainly far from science fiction.