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Apple's iPhone 12 mini has us questioning our larger phones
AppleInsider - 19 Nov 2020 21:18
We've been testing our new iPhone 12 mini the past few days, and its combination of size and power definitely has us questioning our iPhone 12 Pro Max. The iPhone 12 mini is delightful A new compact size
The M1-powered MacBook Air gets a $50 price cut days after release
Engadget - 19 Nov 2020 15:51
Apple unveiled its first M1-powered devices at an event last week -- and while all of the computers with the new system-on-chip are expensive, we're already starting to see price cuts. Yesterday brought small discounts t...
Google details Calendar, Drive, and Chrome iOS widgets on the way
The Verge - 19 Nov 2020 19:12
The Calendar widget will show an outline of upcoming appointments. | Image: Google Google has detailed a handful of new iOS widgets it has on the way, following the launch of its new Gmail widget this week. In a blog pos...
Voyager Space Holdings to acquire The Launch Company
Space News - 19 Nov 2020 16:01
Voyager Space Holdings announced that it plans to acquire The Launch Company. SpaceNews
The ISS will soon get bigger, and the Russians are preparing for it
BGR - 19 Nov 2020 03:34
Russians are performing a spacewalk today to prepare for the addition of a new science module to the ISS. The module will replace an aging one and will launch in early 2021. This will be the first of several spacewalks t...
AI startup Graphcore says most of the world won't train AI, just distill it
ZDNet - 19 Nov 2020 00:33
Most people won't have the kind of money it takes to train trillion-parameter models of deep learning. Instead they'll simply shave off what they want.
Facebook's Contractors Say the Company Is Risking Their Lives To Turn A Pandemic Profit
Gizmodo - 19 Nov 2020 01:36
In May of 2020, with the COVID-19 pandemic fully underway, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the company would allow most of its employees to continue working from home until at least the end of the year in an ...
Your eyes can reveal your decisions before you've even made them
New Scientist - 19 Nov 2020 14:52
Deciding whether to complete a task that requires physical effort can trigger a change in your pupil size and brain activity, and these signals can reveal your ultimate choice
Surfshark VPN review: Competitive pricing and blazing speeds from this upstart service - CNET
CNET - 19 Nov 2020 13:00
This upstart VPN is giving big-name brands a run for their money.
Apple releases new build of macOS Big Sur 11.0.1 for select users
9 to 5 Mac - 19 Nov 2020 22:22
Apple launched macOS Big Sur to the public on November 12 with version 11.0.1. Now a week later, Apple has released a new build of 11.0.1 with likely bug fixes and performance improvements, but apparently only for select...
This Guy Found a 120 Year Old Time Capsule and Developed the Photos Inside
Twisted Sifter - 19 Nov 2020 21:06
Mathieu Stern develops 120 year old glass plate negatives using the cyanotype process
Zeiss ZX1 initial review
DP Review - 19 Nov 2020 16:00
Introduction Studio product photography by Dan Bracaglia The Zeiss ZX1 is the first-ever digital camera to come with Adobe Lightroom Mobile built-in, encouraging you to shoot, edit and upload images from a single device....
An Enormous Iceberg Is Headed for South Georgia Island--Again
Wired - 19 Nov 2020 15:00
If they collide, it could cause big problems for breeding penguins and seals by cutting off their access to the open sea.
Microsoft gives Linux a security boost with these new attack detection tools
TechRepublic - 19 Nov 2020 14:35
Linux endpoint detection and response will help Microsoft Defender customers secure Linux servers and networks against security nasties.
My biggest Apple M1 question: What's Intel been doing all these years?
ZDNet - 19 Nov 2020 13:48
Why couldn't the M1 chip have been an Intel chip?
YouTube will run ads on smaller creators' videos without paying them
Engadget - 19 Nov 2020 13:10
Don't be surprised if you start seeing ads on videos made by smaller YouTube creators. The video-sharing website has updated its Terms of Service, and it includes a new section that gives it the right to monetize videos ...
Matt Germond Sold His Canon Gear and Now Loves the Fujifilm XT3
The Phoblographer - 19 Nov 2020 13:00
My interest in photography goes back to my MBA program on a Global Study Program trip to Shanghai in May 2010. A classmate had a Canon Rebel t2i with a Canon 24-105mm F4 L lens. I was both jealous of the red ring on the ...
How rotavirus causes severe gastrointestinal disease
EurekAlert! - 19 Nov 2020 07:00
(Baylor College of Medicine) Using intercellular calcium waves, rotavirus amplifies its ability to cause disease beyond the cells it directly infects. This is the first virus identified to activate ADP-mediated intercell...
Astounding 3D-printed human heart model cuts and sutures like the real thing - CNET
CNET - 19 Nov 2020 00:49
The full-size, life-like model could give surgeons a chance to practice their life-saving skills.
Facebook labeled 180 million posts for election misinformation
Engadget - 19 Nov 2020 21:10
Facebook just offered its first look at the scale of its fight against election misinformation. In the lead-up to the 2020 presidential election, Facebook slapped warning labels on more than 180 million posts that shared...
Smith-Victor Reveals Gigantic 4-Foot-Wide, 150 Watt LED Ring Light
PetaPixel - 19 Nov 2020 20:44Arecibo Heartbreak: Iconic SETI Dish Will Be Demolished Due to Risk of 'Catastrophic' Collapse
Gizmodo - 19 Nov 2020 18:32
The recent failure of two support cables at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico has destabilized the structure such that it cannot be repaired without placing construction workers at significant risk, according to off...