Компания, которой скоро исполнится 170 лет, за свою историю получила больше 120 патентов, стала поставщиком роялей для царской семьи и продала самый дорогой инструмент в мире.

Издание Reminder подготовило список советов и подходов для решения больших и маленьких проблем, с которыми многие сталкиваются ежедневно.

Компания планирует отказаться от технологии идентификации конкретных пользователей и заменить её более актуальными разработками. Зачем это понадобилось Google и каким образом будет работать.

Бизнес перестал быть семейным в 2021 году. Продав свои доли, наследники династии Биркенштоков стали миллиардерами.

Грэм написал диалекты Lisp, поспособствовал развитию Twitch, Reddit и Airbnb, а также создал десятки эссе и картин. Всё потому, что не боялся пробовать, подстраиваться и пробовать снова.

По версии следствия, создатель и бывший глава McAfee обманывал инвесторов и покупателей криптовалют публикациями в Twitter.

Но им удалось сохранить лидерство по объёму выручки: доля ivi — 22,5%, Okko — 13,6%, подсчитали аналитики.

Дешевая и прочная обувь для скейтеров помогла Vans вырасти от магазинчика с пустыми коробками до международной сети с миллиардными продажами.

Ровер преодолел 6,5 метров за 33 минуты.

Он разместил NFT-токен на платформе Valuables, за первый час ставка выросла до $90 тысяч, на момент публикации заметки стоимость выросла до $363 тысяч.

Доля совместного предприятия «Сбера» и Mail.ru Group в компании превысила 97%.

Пользователям подарили прощальную подписку на «Плюс» и «кэшбек-баллы».

Состояние каждого оценивается в $3,4 млрд по версии Forbes и в $3,6 — по версии Bloomberg.

Похожие очки Echo Frames есть у Amazon — но стоят на $50 дороже.

Делимся избранными материалами о том, почему стриминговые сервисы все чаще снимают музыку, а видеохостинги — не торопятся прислушиваться к мнению общественности. Плюс — подводим итоги голосования в трех подборках USB-микрофонов для домашней студии. Читать далее

На Хабре вряд ли стоит рассказывать о программах удаленного доступа к ПК, вроде TeamViewer. Но все это работает лишь в среде операционной системы. А вот доступа к BIOS, возможности установки, переустановки и прочих операций с операционной системой нет. Для всего этого есть иные решения. Одно из самых доступных — KVM Over IP. Конечно, если покупать брендовую систему, то получится дорого. Но есть иное решение — создание собственной системы на основе «малинки». Это решение предложил разработчик Максим Деваев (Maxim Devaev). Он собирается начать продавать эту систему по $130. Но собрать все это можно и самостоятельно — главное запастись собственными компонентами. Под катом — описание того, как …

Абонентский IP – логический адрес пользователя в сети. В малых сетях обычно используются статические адреса, прописанные вручную, а в более массовых – автоматическое назначение через DHCP. За каждый сегмент локальной или глобальной сети отвечает некое лицо или организация, в чьи обязанности входит управление маршрутизацией и контроль IP-адресов. В большинстве случаев произвольная смена адреса, выданного администратором, не несет абоненту практической пользы, т.к. может отсечь его от сети. Более опытный пользователь знает про коллизию адресов и может этим злоупотребить: назначить своему устройству уже занятый адрес, тем самым лишив изначального хозяина IP-адреса возможности использовать сеть…

Esp32 весьма мощный контроллер, подходящий для эмуляции различных ретро систем, таких как Spectrum, Commodore, NES, IBM PC-XT и т.д. Есть возможность сгенегировать VGA или AV - TV композитный сигнал, подключить различные компактные LCD дисплеи. Он умеет разговаривать с SD картами по SPI & SD протоколу. Вот только с USB клавиатурами, мышами и джойстиками - не умеет. Попробуем научить его говорить с ними. Есть конечно новый вариант ESP32-S3 с одним USB host контроллером, а мне нужно подключить хотя бы 3 девайса и без хаба... Нам понадобится:

ЗАВТРА, в 20:00 в наших соцсетях выступит Омар Ганиев, основатель компании DeteAct

и член российской команды хакеров LC↯BC. Омара можно смело назвать одним из самых лучших хакеров страны. LC↯BC заняла первое место в финале международного турнира по компьютерной безопасности 0CTF в Шанхае в 2016 году. Больше половины жизни Омар занимается взломом компьютерных систем. Для него это в первую очередь увлечение и основной жизненный навык, который постепенно стал работой, а уже затем основой для предпринимательства. Помимо самой работы, Омара очень привлекает исследовательская стороны сторона этой деятельности, а также спортивная — хакерские соревнования (CTF), в которых он много участвовал индиви…

EIGRP – это дистанционно-векторный протокол маршрутизации, изначально разработанный Cisco. Найти корректное определение одного из основных параметров DUAL, feasible distance (FD), оказывается подчас непростой задачей. Читать далее

Одна из интересных тем, о которой мне хотелось бы сегодня рассказать - это программирование смарт-контрактов. За язык на котором мы будем программировать свой смарт возьмем Solidity, а в качестве платформы будем использовать FreeTON Читать далее

В этой статье я рассмотрю только один параметр, влияющий на освоение чего либо - внимание. Конечно, существуют и другие, но это вопрос других статей. Прошу в критике и комментариях учесть это.Ключевой параметр во всех моих вычислениях - уровень концентрации внимания при применении. Цифры относительны. Тенденции прослеживаются при любых эмпирических оценках. Я взял высокие для удобства демонстрации принципов. Познать дзен быстрого обучения

Когда AMD начала предлагать процессоры Threadripper с большим количеством ядер, единственным рынком, который потреблял столько, сколько производила AMD, был рынок графического дизайна – компании, которые занимались визуальными эффектами и рендерингом; им понравились количество ядер, поддержка памяти, полосы PCIe и цена. Но если есть что-то ещё, повышающее производительность, то это само стремление к производительности – Threadripper Pro. Приятного чтения!

В период пандемии многие конференции стали онлайновыми. Моя знакомая из Smartcat занимается организацией онлайн-мероприятий, и я захотел узнать у неё, какие инструменты для запуска массовых конференций есть сегодня. Эта статья о том, как выбрать платформу для проведения своих онлайн-событий, какие полезные функции есть у разных продуктов, какой рейтинг и что по стоимости. Читайте наш материал, примеряйте эти инструменты к своим задачам и выбирайте ту платформу, которая подходит именно вам. Читать далее

Корпорация Google продолжает развивать свои продукты. Несколько дней назад была представлена новая версия построения интерфейса пользователя Flutter 2. Она, по словам разработчиков, стала универсальным фреймворком, который позволяет разрабатывать любые типы программ. Это могут быть приложения как для десктопов, так и web-сервисы. Flutter в процессе эволюции стал неплохой альтернативой React Native. Его главное достоинство — возможность на основе одной кодовой базы создавать приложения для разных платформ, включая iOS, Android, Windows, macOS и Linux. Плюс можно разрабатывать и чисто браузерные приложения. И да, обновление до 2 версии не влияет на поддержку продуктов, написанных на Flutter 1…

Всем привет! Целью данного поста является:1) Поделится личным опытом.2) Помочь другим кандидатам при подготовке к собеседованию. Читать далее

Последний год характеризуется беспрецедентным ростом всех рынков. Так, за год с декабря 2019 по декабрь 2020 акции крупнейших компании технологического сектора, так называемые FAAMG ( Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Google) выросли на 48%. Акции остальных 500 крупнейших компаний рынка США выросли за тот же период на 12%. Не так много крупных компаний уменьшили капитализацию. Один из таких примеров - компания AT&T, крупнейшая в мире телекоммуникационная компания, основание которой связано с изобретателем телефона Александром Белом. Что же происходит с бывшим монополистом и есть ли у нее перспективы? Читать далее

Прошло 4 месяца с написания предыдущей статьи, за это время произошло довольно много нового как по технической части, так и по позиционированию девайса. В статье я расскажу, чем же мы занимались. Поехали!

Несколько дней назад на сайте Apple пропала возможность собрать кастомную конфигурацию iMac Pro.

Apple официально подтвердила, что прекращает производство этой модели.

Это ещё одно подтверждение тому, что в этом году Apple представит новые Mac и iMac с системами-на-чипе Apple Silicon, о которых говорят инсайдеры.

Компания проделала огромную работу и показала MacBook Pro, Air и Mac mini с M1, которые по многим параметрам опережают процессоры Intel.

Новости Концепт дня: iMac в дизайне Apple Pro Display XDRЕдинственный вопрос — графика.

Однако наш Илья надеется, что этого не произойдёт, поскольку даже год в масках его не убедил, что эта технология плоха:Статьи Мнение: Face ID — лучшая система идентификации.

Но что придёт на его замену?

Вот недавно представила новый флагман:Новости Представлены Meizu 18 и Meizu 18 ProЗащищённые смартфоны — не частый гость на нашем сайте.

Вот Samsung недавно представила как раз такое устройство:Новости Samsung показала защищённый Galaxy XCover 5Вероятно, в этом году Samsung продолжит развивать FE-линейку.

Как всегда, приятное и недорогое устройство:Аудио, Обзоры Обзор акустической системы Harman Kardon Citation OasisПродолжаем тему недорогих устройств.

Компания Vertu представила премиальный смартфон с гибким дисплеем Ayxta Fold 5G.

Но ничего интересного в нём нет: за основу взяли Royole FlexPai 2 и добавили «люкса».

Блок с камерами на 64, 16 и 8 Мп расположен сбоку, фронтальная камера на 32 Мп.

В качестве процессора выбран Snapdragon 865 с поддержкой сетей пятого поколения.

Ёмкость аккумулятора 4450 мАч с поддержкой зарядки мощностью 18 Вт.

Министр просвещения РФ Сергей Кравцов заявил, что в российских школах будут блокировать доступ к «негативной информации» по Wi-Fi.

Что это за информация такая, не сообщается.

Wi-Fi, который будет в школе, как раз настроен на доступ к верифицированному контенту.

Тем самым мы защитим детей от той негативной информации, которая, к сожалению, используется, скажем так, в недобросовестных целях.

Сергей Кравцов Министр просвещения РФКак будет работать система, тоже не сообщили.

Короче, если всё будет хорошо, то в этом году воюем, а в следующем — гоняем.

Пока неизвестно, будет ли Village работать только с AMD, или RT и DLSS от NVIDIA тоже в деле.

Игра вышла в 2018 году, причём за деньги (в отличие от free-to-play конкурентов), но довольно быстро растеряла игроков.

Теперь же эти планы отменены, перезапуска не будет, а игра стала бесплатной.

Пользователи интернета поколдовали, вытянули качество и склеили всё вместе — получилось всё равно не очень, но всё же можно что-то разглядеть.

Подборка премьер, трейлеров и роликов с канала Wylsacom, которые вы могли пропустить.

Премьера на Netflix 9 апреля:«Наследие Юпитера»Сериал основан на комиксах Марка Миллара и Фрэнка Куайтли.

Премьера 7 мая:«Майор Гром: Чумной Доктор»1 апреля состоится премьера фильма по одноимённому русскоязычному комиксу.

Появился новый трейлер:Если вы пропустили ролики на канале WylsacomПосмотрели на фейковый iPhone 12 Pro Max за 8500 рублей:Узнали, что подарить девушке на 8 марта.

Подборка с Наташей:И ещё одна подборка с подарками, но уже с Eva Elife:Валя объяснил, почему iPhone XR — лучший смартфон этого года:«Умный» дом-изба — это что-то новенькое:Напишите в комментариях, что интересного посмотрели на…

До официального анонса в сети появились фотографии детского смарт-браслета Fitbit Ace 3.

Трекер будет доступен с ремешками разных цветов.

Он получит AMOLED-дисплей диагональю 1,47 дюйма с разрешением 240 × 240 пикселей.

Родители смогут контролировать активность ребёнка, давать задания и ставить челленджи.

Сколько Fitbit Ace 3 будет стоить и когда поступит в продажу, не сообщается.

За несколько месяцев до начала пандемии COVID-19 «Яндекс» запустил сервис подписки на походы в кино «КиноПоиск Go».

В качестве компенсации пользователям предложили три месяца подписки «Плюс» и тысячу рублей баллами.

Новости «Снайдеркат» «Лиги Справедливости» выйдет в России на «КиноПоиске»По подписке «КиноПоиск Go» можно было ходить на один фильм в месяц за 187 рублей в Москве и на четыре фильма за 499 рублей в Петербурге.

Но есть надежда, что сервис закрыли временно: в пресс-релизе сказано, что необходим «тайм-аут, чтобы изобрести абонемент заново и сделать его выгодным и удобным для всех».

Сколько людей пользовались «КиноПоиск Go», не сообщается.

В 2019 году Трэвис Скотт представил лимитированную версию Air Jordan 6 «Cactus Jack».

И вот, в честь 30-летия легендарной модели, выходит новая расцветка — «British Khaki».

Дата релиза и цена неизвестны.

От представленной ранее коллаборации кеды отличаются цветом и необычным язычком.

Можно спрятать в два раза больше мелких вещей!

В линейку, представленную Porsche, вошли два байка Sport и Cross, а также багажник для их перевозки.

Велосипед получил специальные термостойкие диски с тормозами Magura-MT Trail, а также 12-скоростной переключатель Shimano XT 8100 с кассетой Shimano CS 8100.

У Sport-версии стоит руль Porsche MCI Flatbar с выносом Porsche MCI Stem.

Велосипедный багажник для Porsche Taycan Cross TurismoВообще презентация велосипедов прошла в рамках премьеры электрокара Taycan Cross Turismo, о котором вы можете прочитать на нашем сайте:Новости Фотопост: новый Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo умеет месить грязьНо на чём-то эти велосипеды нужно перевозить!

Вероятно, багажник появится в продаже вместе с Taycan Cross …

Компания МТС запустила в Москве тестовую пользовательскую 5G-сеть.

Работает она в четырнадцати местах, обозначенных красным на карте:Максимальная обещанная скорость составляет 1,5 Гбит/с.

В тестовом режиме 5G-сети будут доступны не всем пользователям.

Для начала вам нужен смартфон, поддерживающий бэнд n79 — именно он отвечает за частоты в диапазоне 4,4–5 ГГц, где находится выбранный МТС диапазон 4,9 ГГц.

Например, наш главный редактор Александр Побыванец не смог подключиться, несмотря на 5G-смартфон в руках и симку МТС в нём.

Компания Xiaomi представила линейку Redmi Note 10.

Старт продаж Redmi Note 10S в Европе в апреле.

Redmi Note 10 Pro — это точно такой же смартфон, который в Индии будет продаваться под названием Redmi Note 10 Pro Max, но с одним важным отличием: тут есть NFC.

Старт продаж Redmi Note 10 Pro в Европе в марте.

Этот смартфон будет одним из самых дешёвых 5G-устройств в Европе, но к линейке Redmi Note 10 он имеет довольно посредственное отношение.

Компания Razer выпустила «умные» очки Anzu за 200 долларов (примерно 15 тысяч рублей).

Anzu получили линзы с защитой от ультрафиолетового излучения с фильтрацией 99 %.

Благодаря этому очки можно использовать в качестве гарнитуры.

Очки защищены от влаги по стандарту IPX4, то есть выдержат дождь и пот от тренировок.

Если вы сняли очки и сложили дужки, динамики отключаются.

Компания Porsche представила электрокар Taycan Cross Turismo.

Версии 4 и 4S получат 19-дюймовые диски, а Turbo и Turbo S — 20-дюймовые.

У обычной версии Turbo это белые Porsche Surface Coated Brake, а у Turbo S — жёлтые углеродно-керамические Porsche Ceramic Composite Brake.

Также этот режим влияет на векторную тягу, на двуступенчатую планетарную трансмиссию на задней оси и на систему стабилизации.

Автомобиль доступен в четырёх версиях:4 Cross Turismo 4S Cross Turismo Turbo Cross Turismo Turbo S Cross Turismo Мощность / мощность в овербусте 380 / 476 л. с.

Компания Sonos — Apple в мире аудио.

Можете почитать наш подробнейший рассказ об этом:Аналитическая аналитика Офис Wylsacom Media: акустика Sonos, часть перваяВ сети появились фотографии компактной портативной колонки Sonos Roam.

Sonos Roam будет доступна в чёрном и белом цветах.

В отличие от Sonos Move, новинка сможет воспроизводить музыку как по Wi-Fi, так и по Bluetooth.

Обзоры Обзор колонки Sonos Move: музыкальное настроениеРанее в сети появилась информация, что Sonos готовит полноразмерные наушники, которых в ассортименте производителя всё ещё нет.

В базе сервиса более десяти тысяч ресторанов в двадцати городах России и в Киеве.

Forbes оценил личное состоянии Натальи в 2020 году в $270 млн.

В 2017 году в ходе первого раунда инвестиций Winterberg Group получила мажоритарную долю в компании.

В 2015 году «Яндекс» приобрел 10% «Едадила», а в 2018 увеличил свою долю до 100%.

Надия также инвестировала в краудфандинговую платформу Boomstarter, в 2020 году она стала владелицей 100% сервиса.

В 2025 году Aston Martin запустит в Великобритании производство электромобилей.

Обещание компании создавать автомобили в Великобритании прозвучало в то время, когда страна пытается привлечь инвестиции после Brexit, отмечает Bloomerg.

По данным Bloomberg, канадский миллиардер Стролл в 2020 году спас компанию, вложив в нее £535 млн (около $740 млн).

После того, как Стролл не получил прибыли от вывода компании на биржу в 2018 году, он поставил перед Aston цель добиться выручки в £2 млрд к 2025 году.

Кроме того, Стролл вернул компанию в гонки «Формулы 1».

Bloomberg: Более 60 тысяч компаний пострадали от кибератаки на ПО MicrosoftБолее 60 тысяч компаний стали жертвами кибератаки на программное обеспечение Exchange Server корпорации Microsoft.

«Это активная угроза, которая все еще развивается, и мы призываем сетевых операторов отнестись к ней очень серьезно», — отметили в Белом доме.

По заявлению Microsoft от 3 марта, атака началась с хакерской группы Hafnium, поддерживаемой правительством Китая.

На фоне проблем с ПО Microsoft также представила обновление для Exchange Server.

Причастность к данному взлому ПО Microsoft власти КНР отрицают.

В JPMorgan сообщили о спросе на биткоин со стороны инвестфондовВ JPMorgan впервые увидели спрос на биткоин со стороны институциональных инвесторов, к которым относятся инвестфорды, страховые организации, пенсионные фонды и кредитные союзы.

«Финансовые технологии становятся мейнстримом после этой пандемии, поскольку действительно существует спрос на цифровые услуги — меньше личных транзакций», — отметила Чан.

В банке советуют размещать до 1% портфеля в криптовалютах в качестве хеджирования против традиционных инвестиций — акций, облигаций и сырья.

Однако Чан сомневается, что биткоин может дать нужную страховку от падения рынков.

Hанее в JPMorgan заявили о готовности поддержать торговлю битко…

На недавнем совещании представителей IT-индустрии с вице-премьером Дмитрием Чернышенко обсуждался вопрос введения платы с иностранных компаний, которые пользуются данными россиян и анализируют их поведение для рекламной политики.

И предлагает воспользоваться опытом Великобритании, где для зарубежных социальных сетей, поисковых систем и маркетплейсов (с четко прописанной в законе планкой оборота) действует налог на прибыль по ставке 2%.

«Британский налог не касается огромного количества мелких провайдеров цифровых услуг, а затрагивает только компании, занимающиеся массовым продвижением и рекламой на территории страны.

Тогда и возможный «цифровой налог» сможет помочь и игрокам индустрии, и го…

Выручка легальных видеосервисов на российском рынке по итогам года составила почти 39 млрд рублей.

По объему выручки лидирует онлайн-кинотеатр ivi (рост на 44%, до 8,8 млрд рублей), но его доля в доходах всех видеосервисов рунета снизилась за год с 25% до 22,5%.

На втором месте расположился Okko с 5,3 млрд рублями (плюс 45%), правда, его доля тоже сократилась с 15% до 13,6%.

Третье место по выручке занимает Youtube, увеличение произошло на 13% до 3,5 млрд рублей.

Netflix занял четвертое место и показал рост присутствия на рынке России с 4% до 8,4%.

Techstars совместно с программой Kauffman Fellows проведет бесплатный онлайн-курс по привлечению инвестиций для стартапов Venture deals.

Зарегистрироваться для участия можно на странице курса по ссылке .

Venture deals «демистифицирует венчурные сделки и финансирование стартапов», уточняют организаторы, и станет исчерпывающим руководством как для начинающих, так и опытных предпринимателей.

Ведущими курса будут соучредители и управляющие директора Foundry Group и авторы Venture Deals Брэд Фельд и Джейсон Мендельсон.

Фельд написал нескольких книг из серии Startup Revolution, финансирует технологические стартапы с начала 1990-х годов, в том числе, как бизнес-ангел.

Как удалить старые интернет-аккаунты и зачем это нужноНаверняка вы зарегистрированы на онлайн-сервисах, которыми больше не пользуетесь.

Вполне возможно, что они содержат ваши личные данные и даже номера банковских карт.

Не помешает также ознакомиться с политикой конфиденциальности сервиса, чтобы узнать, как компания удаляет данные и как отправить об этом запрос.

Стоит только начать удалять их, и вы удивитесь, как это трудно и даже невозможно.

Даже если вы просто зарегистрируете в два раза меньше аккаунтов, вы уменьшите риск стать жертвой взломщика.

Аромамаркетинг 2021: какие парфюмерные композиции использовать в этом годуПандемия изменила наше мироощущение и отношение к ароматам: каждое новое место, каждый товар или услуга должны пахнуть.

Андрей Щемелинов, директор по развитию и PR «Аромамедиа» , рассказал о трендах аромамаркетинга в 2021 году.

Например, в ресторане с минималистичным дизайном интерьера в зоне welcome может быть гастрономический аромат свежего кокоса — это станет приятным приглашением к угощению.

Участники получают посылки с игровым набором, в который входят ароматы, и далее по сценарию.

В 2021 году акцент будет на использование ароматов с эфирными маслами, без синтетических компонентов в составе.

Глеб Никулин, основатель TopDelivery и TopDelivery Soft, рассказал, почему принял такое решение, и описал план перехода от управляющей должности.

Я считаю, для малого бизнеса — это единственный жизнеспособный вариант, потому что уход создателя — это часто крест на компании.

Это связано как с развитием самостоятельного ИТ направления TopDelivery Soft, так и с общим ростом объемов курьерских поставок.

Я как собственник бизнеса буду заниматься развитием IT, и это будет влиять на развитие компании в целом.

Эта система сейчас дает возможности для расширения нашего бизнеса в IT, в улучшении его устойчивости и расширении географии.

В моей области работы, в обучении или сфере персональных интересов гендерный вопрос как бы не вписывается: в сфере IT неправильно и неэффективно разделять людей по половому признаку.

После небольшого обучения в компании приступила к работе в первом проекте по тестированию ПО системы учета финансовых заявок в рекламном агентстве.

Работала в проектах по автоматизации процессов в разных областях: от железнодорожного транспорта до сферы, связанной с банками – в эквайринге.

Помню, как мне надо было стоять в очереди в регистратуру на запись или терять время на получение результатов анализов.

Если этот уровень не достигается по тем или иным причинам, истоки проблемы нужно искать не в половой прина…

Тем не менее, эксперты считают, что бизнесу заходить в Clubhouse необходимо сейчас, иначе потом «будет поздно».

Как она пишет в Twitter, её возмущает, что Clubhouse закрывает глаза на аккаунты-бренды, которые заходят в сеть, хотя правила запрещают использовать ненастоящие имена.

По её мнению, в Clubhouse быстро переобулись и решили не банить такие аккаунты, чтобы не отпугивать бизнес.

«Безусловно, тратить уйму ресурсов, чтобы зайти в Clubhouse сейчас не нужно.

Фактически, надо быть готовым ко всему, готовым и к бану, и к тому, что, как говорится, не пойдёт.

Как результат, широкая упоминаемость обоих брендов в СМИ в контексте проекта привела к росту интереса к торговому центру не только как к торговой площадке, но и как к новому популярному формату безопасного досуга.

Но можно ли извлечь из концепции музыкального сопровождения шоппинга большую выгоду для ТРЦ и его клиентов, чем это исторически принято?

Инфлюенс-маркетинг – это не только блогеры и соцсетиПопулярная в Новосибирске радиостанция «Европа Плюс» более двух лет размещала свою открытую студию в ТРЦ «Аура».

При этом «Европа Плюс» и ТРЦ «Аура» регулярно приглашали в эфиры звезд эстрады и других инфлюенсеров, которые проводили с гостями торгового центра встречи и автограф-сессии.

Для каждо…

Кто такой дизайнер образовательного опыта и чем он занимается?

Сюда же можно добавить форматы образовательных экскурсий: ищите интересные проекты, школы, объединения у вас в городе, в городах и странах, куда вы путешествуете.

Например, на основы проектирования образовательного опыта в School of Education, или выбрав любую другую программу из рекомендаций специалистов в этой сфере.

Где работает учебный дизайнерТерминология и слова «учебный дизайнер» (instructional designer) и «дизайнер образовательного опыта» (learning experience designer) довольно новы, а в родном языке ближе всего отечественный «методист».

Поэтому специфика деятельности может проявиться уже только на собеседовании, а то и …

Компания GM опубликовала видео, в котором показано тестирование электромобиля Hummer EV при минусовых температурах.

Это более сложная задача, чем может показаться, потому что технические характеристики электромобиля, включая дальность хода, на холоде ухудшаются и приходится принимать специальные меры, чтобы поддерживать необходимую температуру батареи и других узлов.

Напомним, Hummer EV приводит в движение силовая установка мощностью 1000 л.с.

Дальность хода без подзарядки заявлена 560 км.

В этот же день начнется бронирование.

В конце пресс-конференции, посвящённой презентации линейки смартфонов Redmi Note 10, компания Xiaomi опубликовала тизер нового умного телевизора.

В этот день компания представит первый умный телевизор под брендом Redmi, который появится на индийском рынке.

Ожидается, что новый умный телевизор будет производиться в Индии, о чём сообщил глава подразделения Xiaomi India Smart TV Эшвар Нилакантан (Eshwar Nilakantan).

Глава Xiaomi India Smart TV также сообщил, что умные телевизоры Redmi нацелены на «гораздо более молодых клиентов».

Это позволяет предположить, что компания представит не локальную версию Redmi Max, а ещё более доступной устройство.

Цена пока не сообщается, но известно, что смартфон будет стоить менее 200 долларов.

Производитель заявляет, что аккумуляторной батареи ёмкостью 8500 мА•ч хватает на 4 дня при обычном режиме использования и до четырех недель в режиме ожидания.

Устройство, защищенное в соответствии с требованиями класса IP68, может выдержать погружение на глубину до 1,5 м в течение получаса.

Согласно описанию класса защиты IP69K, соответствующее устройство также может работать в условиях высокотемпературной мойки под воздействием высокого давления воды.

Doogee S86 оснащен восьмиъядерной однокристальной системой Helio P60, 6 ГБ оперативной памяти и 128 ГБ встроенной флеш-памяти UFS 2.1.

Желающие могут оформить предварительный заказ на глобальную версию Realme GT, самого дешёвого смартфона на базе Snapdragon 888, на сайте Giztop по цене 499 долларов.

Giztop, который зачастую первым начинает продажи глобальных версий китайских новинок, наконец начала осуществлять поставку товаров по всему миру, включая Россию.

Redmi K40 Pro данный магазин также предлагает за 499 долларов, но в версии с 6 ГБ оперативной и 128 ГБ встроенной флеш-памяти.

При этом за те же деньги покупатели получают Realme GT с 8 ГБ ОЗУ и 128 ГБ флеш-памяти.

В Realme GT используется новая технология трёхмерного жидкостного охлаждения, которая позволяет эффективно снижать температуру корпуса под нагрузкой и при з…

После появления информации о том, что Apple экспериментирует с новым дизайном iPhone без чёлки, источники опубликовали качественное изображение нового смартфона компании, который впервые будет оснащён отверстием для фронтальной камеры в центральной верхней части экрана.

Аналитик Минг-Чи Куо (Ming-Chi Kuo), известный своими инсайдерами в цепочке поставок Apple, ранее заявил, что в некоторых моделях iPhone, которые выйдут в 2022 году, компания действительно откажется от чёлки в пользу более традиционного решения.

Недавно компания запатентовала новое решение, которое позволит разместить необходимые для работы системы Face ID компоненты под поверхностью экрана.

В патенте говорится, что под экра…

смартфонов линейки Galaxy S21, при этом за аналогичный промежуток времени новинка превзошла достижения Galaxy S20, Galaxy S10 и Galaxy S9.

Предыдущий рекорд удерживает Samsung Galaxy S8, который был выпущен в 2017 году.

смартфонов Galaxy S8 в Южной Корее.

Также сообщается, что за первый месяц количество проданных смартфонов Galaxy S21 почти вдвое превысило результат прошлогоднего Galaxy S20.

Представитель аналитической компании Atlas Research & Consulting заявил, что основной причиной увеличения продаж стало то, что Samsung смогла улучшить характеристики при сохранении низких цен, особенно по сравнению с предыдущими сериями.

Проект Dolt развивает СУБД, сочетающую поддержку SQL со средствами версионирования данных в стиле Git. Dolt позволяет клонировать таблицы, создавать форки и выполнять слияния таблиц, а также выполнять операции push и pull по аналогии с действиями в git-репозитории. При этом СУБД поддерживает SQL-запросы и совместима с MySQL на уровне клиентских интерфейсов. Код проекта написан на языке Go и распространяется под лицензией Apache 2.0.

Правозащитная организация EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation) выступила с критикой API FLoC, продвигаемого компанией Google в составе инициативы Privacy Sandbox. Напомним, что в Chrome 89 началось экспериментальное внедрение серии API, которые смогут заменить сторонние Cookie, применяемые для отслеживания перемещений. В будущем Google планирует полностью отказаться от применения Cookie для отслеживания и прекратить в Chrome поддержку сторонних Cookie, выставляемых при обращении к сайтам, отличным от домена текущей страницы.

Доступен новый выпуск ONLYOFFICE DocumentServer 6.2 с реализацией сервера для online-редакторов ONLYOFFICE и организации совместной работы. Редакторы можно использовать для работы с текстовыми документами, таблицами и презентациями. Код проекта распространяется под свободной лицензией AGPLv3.

Компания Google представила фреймворк построения интерфейса пользователя Flutter 2, который ознаменовал трансформацию проекта из фреймворка для разработки мобильных приложений в универсальный фреймворк для создания любых типов программ, включая программы для настольных систем и web-приложения.

> DuckDuckGo - её писали не они!

Ей _управляют_ не они.

> точно такого же как DuckDuckGo поздравляем вас, аноним, снова соврамши.

Under the hood, nearly all of today’s search engines are either built by, or rely on, results from Big Tech companies.

In contrast, the Tailcat search engine is built on top of a completely independent index "all of today's" - это как раз про бесполезную крякву, давным-давно сливающую твои поисковые запросы яндексу.

> О, а вот и продолжение эпопеи с закручиванием гаек подъехало.

Корпорация добра,> говорите?!

;D С разморозкой!

Слоган еще в 2015 поменяли на "do the right thing" (без уточнения, для кого или при каких обстоятельствах оно 'the right').

ЗЫ:Буш больше не президент, братья Вачовские стали сестрами.

Раскрыта информация о 8 уязвимостях в загрузчике GRUB2, позволяющих обойти механизм UEFI Secure Boot и добиться запуска неверифицированного кода, например, осуществить внедрение вредоносного ПО, работающего на уровне загрузчика или ядра.

После пяти месяцев разработки представлен релиз OpenSSH 8.5, открытой реализации клиента и сервера для работы по протоколам SSH 2.0 и SFTP.

), 10:40, 02/03/2021 [^] [^^] [^^^] [ответить] –3 + / – да ты, я вижу - кабан вообще буйвол.

таким, наверное, и электрон и воцап нравятся?

3.21 , ryoken ( ok ), 10:52, 02/03/2021 [^] [^^] [^^^] [ответить] +2 + / – Благородного дона не очень затруднит почтеннейшая просьба вот такие вот скотоводские мысли держать при себе?

), 10:53, 02/03/2021 [^] [^^] [^^^] [ответить] +2 + / – К стати не надо таких сравнивать со свиньями, в действительность свиньи очень чистоплотные животные и ума у них будет поболее забиркованных SIMками лысых приматов.

), 10:49, 02/03/2021 [^] [^^] [^^^] [ответить] + / – Правильно, тебе сказали что надо, значит надо - пользуйся.

2.17 , Леголас ( ok ), 11:24, 01/03/2021 [^] [^^] [^^^] [ответить] + / – > И вообще, создаётся порой впечатление что гуёвые обновляторы работают довольно... натужно они же просто обёртки, 100% их логику можно повторить в своём уютном скрипте3.20 , lockywolf ( ok ), 11:28, 01/03/2021 [^] [^^] [^^^] [ответить] + / – Поставь как-нибудь Intel Fortran ;).

Там инсталлятор -- это "обёртка" на баше о 50000 строк, которая, тем не менее, на Слаке позорно фейлится.

2.19 , lockywolf ( ok ), 11:25, 01/03/2021 [^] [^^] [^^^] [ответить] +1 + / – >Но, судить чисто по браузеру, который монгие не обновляют индивидуально Собственно, да.

На ведре не обновлял Firefox с версии 68, потому что на той работает TTS-…

В состав находящегося в разработке ядра Linux 5.12 включена реализация механизма KFence (Kernel Electric Fence), который проверяет работу с памятью, отлавливая выход за границы буферов, обращения к памяти после освобождения и другие ошибки подобного класса.

Спустя почти два года с момента прошлого значительного выпуска опубликован релиз Linux-дистрибутива Mageia 8, в рамках которого независимым сообществом энтузиастов развивается форк проекта Mandriva. Для загрузки доступны 32- и 64-разрядные DVD-сборки (4 ГБ) и набор Live-сборок (3 ГБ) на базе GNOME, KDE и Xfce.

После более года разработки проект Tor представил выпуск утилиты OnionShare 2.3, позволяющей безопасно и анонимно передавать и получать файлы, а также организовать работу публичного сервиса для обмена файлами. Код проекта написан на языке Python и распространяется под лицензий GPLv3. Готовые пакеты подготовлены для Ubuntu, Fedora, Windows и macOS.

GitHub опубликовал ежегодный отчёт, в котором отражены поступившие за 2020 год уведомления о нарушении интеллектуальной собственности и публикации незаконного содержимого. В соответствии с действующим в США Законом об авторском праве в цифровую эпоху (DMCA, Digital Millennium Copyright Act), в 2020 году GitHub получил 2097 требований о блокировке, охватывающих 36901 проектов. Для сравнения, в 2019 году поступило 1762 запросов о блокировке, охвативших 14371 проектов, в 2018 году - 1799, 2017 году - 1380, в 2016 году - 757, в 2015 году - 505, а в 2014 году - 258. От владельцев репозиториев поступило 37 опровержений на неправомерную блокировку.

Pandoc was never designed to parse something as complicated at createspace.sty (which is 917 lines of LaTeX code I can barely parse myself).

Finally on line 14 I invoke Amazon’s “KindleGen” program which turns the industry-standard .epub file into a proprietary Amazon .mobi file.

We’ve generated a print-ready pdf file for the paperback edition, and an industry standard and validated .epub file for the digital copy.

So for the print-ready pdf LaTeX just uses the standard definition, but for the .epub file Pandoc will use my overloaded version.

The .epub file generated by Pandoc is industry standard and can be uploaded to other digital book marketplaces for sale.

I want a Computer that I Own 2-26-21I have in my mind an idea that though simple in concept may be impossible to achieve today.

In other words, I want a computer that I own completely.

I want a computer that does what I want it to do, not one that has a hidden agenda programmed into it at the factory.

Instead, I have a computer that is designed largely to maximize the profits of the computer industry.

Even open source encryption algorithms that some claim are above reproach are repeatedly being shown to have major flaws, and the fixes to those flaws have their own major flaws.

If we can solve linear systems faster, then we can solve those problems faster too.

That technique, called matrix multiplication, previously set a hard speed limit on just how quickly linear systems could be solved.

But various technical characteristics suggest it should be possible to solve linear systems faster than this — in potentially n2 steps.

“There’s no reason for this problem of solving linear systems to be dependent on improvements in matrix multiplication,” said Vempala.

Guessing SolutionsTo understand the new and improved tool, you need to have in mind another established method of solving linear systems.

Solomon Golomb’s classic book Shift Register Sequences, published in 1967—based on his work in the 1950s—went out of print long ago.

Shift RegistersBefore going on with the story of Sol’s life, I should explain what a linear-feedback shift register (LFSR) actually is.

The idea of a feedback shift register is that the value that’s shifted in is determined (or “fed back”) from values at other positions in the shift register.

(When I say “shift register” here, I mean linear-feedback shift register, or LFSR.)

Each GPS satellite continuously transmits a shift register sequence (from a size-10 shift register, as it happens).

For our analysis, we collected information on every fatal crash that took place in Chandler, Arizona between 2008-2017*.

We excluded crashes that didn’t match situations that the Waymo Driver would face in the real world today, such as when crashes occurred outside of our current operating domain.

That’s one of the reasons why we ran simulations with the Waymo Driver in the role of the responder.

In all of these, the human-driven vehicle struck the rear of the simulated Waymo Driver when it was either stopped or traveling at a constant speed, giving the Waymo Driver little opportunity to respond.

Since 94% of crashes involve human error , we believe we have an opportunity to improve road sa…

There were once abundant public toilets in America, as there are in many other countries.

My first google search was "pay toilets illegal."

The absence of pay toilets is in fact a delightful encapsulation of so much that is wrong with American economic policy these days.

Activists decide free toilets are a human right, and successfully campaign to ban pay toilets.

We'll know it has arrived when pay toilets return.

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A new AI-based system is able to ascertain which features are found most attractive by individual people, and then create faces combining those qualities.

Prof. Tuukka Ruotsalo, scientists from the the universities of Helsinki and Copenhagen started by getting a generative adversarial neural network to produce hundreds of lifelike computer-generated portraits.

Based on that data, the neural network then proceeded to produce new faces that combined those traits.

In a double-blind experiment, those new faces were then shown to the person, along with images of many other faces.

By bringing in brain responses to the mix, we show it is possible to detect and generate images based on psychologica…

Those “others” are the third-party delivery aggregators that have emerged in the past few years and have generated considerable enthusiasm from Wall Street investors who believe it represents the industry’s future.

That remains an open question, even as third-party delivery companies’ sales have soared over the past year.

None of this is to say that third-party delivery companies will go away—they won’t.

But something about the third-party delivery equation will have to change.

Or maybe expectations for the overall impact of third-party delivery need to be adjusted.

SpaceX on Friday asked the Federal Communications Commission for permission to deploy Starlink satellite broadband to passenger cars and other moving vehicles.

The requested license allowing terminals on moving vehicles apparently would not increase the total number of terminals.

While Starlink home-Internet service can be set up by users themselves, that may not be the case with Starlink for moving vehicles.

Starlink for Tesla (and other) carsStarlink terminals for moving vehicles could theoretically be installed on any brand of car.

But Elon Musk, the CEO of both SpaceX and Tesla, would have a special interest in bring Starlink to Tesla vehicles.

I was in the west London suburb of Ealing yesterday for the opening day of Amazon Fresh’s first store outside the US.

London may still be under lockdown, but no surprise on opening day that there was a 20-minute queue after 7pm to get into a store whose USP is that you don’t need to queue when you leave.

Pick up a shopping bag...And start filling it up…It’s all Amazon own-brand.

I leave the store and my till receipt pops up in my Amazon account before I get to my car.

It even tells me I spent 22 minutes and 22 seconds inside.

Apple has released a set of security updates for iPhones, iPads, Macs and Watches. There are no new features — but these are updates you will still want to install. As part of these security fixes, iPhones and iPads will update to iOS and iPadOS 14.4.1, watchOS users will update to 7.3.2 and macOS Big Sur […]

Max Q is a weekly newsletter from TechCrunch all about space. Sign up here to receive it weekly on Mondays in your inbox. Sometimes even the biggest successes look like failures on video. That’s the theme of this week, because the biggest news by far was SpaceX’s test launch of its latest Starship prototype in […]

PayPal acquires a cryptocurrency startup, Apple discontinues the iMac Pro and McAfee sells its enterprise business. This is your Daily Crunch for March 8, 2021. The big story: PayPal acquires Curv This deal will grow PayPal’s cryptocurrency team by bringing on Curv, a startup working with exchanges, brokers and over-the-counter desks to help their users […]

Zapier, a well-known no-code automation tool, has purchased Makerpad, a no-code education service and community. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. TechCrunch has covered Zapier often during its life, including its first, and only fundraising event, a $1.2 million round back in 2012 that tapped Bessemer, DFJ, and others. Since then company has added […]

The voice assistant that can personalize podcasts and help listeners search, sample and discover content through sharable bite-sized pieces will win the voice wars.

As an early-stage founder, how do you identify the right investors? Or know how to hire the best possible team to set up your company for growth? Should you bootstrap, and if so, how do you do it successfully? How do you nail virtual pitch meetings? What about product market fit? Board construction and good […]

"Obviously, we venture beyond electrification into autonomous vehicles and connectivity. There will be a lot of value creation once OEMs are able to surface their APIs."

Cosi Group, a Berlin-based startup offering an alternative to boutique hotels and managed short-stay apartments, is disclosing €20 million in new investment. Backing the round is Vienna-based Soravia, a leading real estate group in German-speaking countries. Existing investors Cherry Ventures, e.ventures, Kreos Capital and Bremke followed on, along with a number of individual investors. They […]

In the nearly ten years since it launched as a whole animal butchery out of a storefront in East Nashville, the founders of Porter Road have wanted to herd America’s meat industry down a new path. Now the company has $10 million in financing from investors including L37 Ventures, River Park Ventures, Middleland, FJ Labs, […]

Apple announced this morning it’s teaming up with Common Sense Media to curate a selection of kid-friendly podcasts in the U.S. in light of what appears to be growing interest in spoken word entertainment among families. That interest, in part, may have been prompted by the pandemic and parents’ desire to reduce kids’ screen time […]

It’s been over a year since Google begun auctioning slots for a search engine ‘choice’ screen on Android in Europe, following a major antitrust intervention by the European Commission back in 2018. But despite hitting Google with a record-breaking fine over two years ago almost nothing has changed. The tech giant’s search marketshare remains undented […]

Swedish autonomous electric vehicle startup Einride is aiming to continue the momentum sparked by partnerships with Oatly and Lidl, by seeking additional capital, TechCrunch has learned. Einride is seeking $75 million in new financing, while at the same time exploring the potential for a public listing through a special purpose acquisition company, according to people with […]

Before kids graduate to the expansive virtual worlds in games like Roblox, Minecraft, and Fortnite, they often get their start in online social gaming with a game like Animal Jam. Here, kids learn to personalize their avatar, explore a world, chat with other players, and trade items in a safe environment with parental controls. Today, […]

Jim Salter The pair of Lucid Lyte we received as a review sample are unassuming, mildly reflective Wayfarer-style sunglasses.

Jim Salter The pair of Lucid Lyte we received as a review sample are unassuming, mildly reflective Wayfarer-style sunglasses.

TestingAs sunglasses, Lucyd Lytes are quite good.

We tested Lucyd Lyte's mic using a voice recorder app rather than a call, to eliminate any potential telephony issues.

Half the point of using headphones is sparing those around you from hearing your music or podcasts—which the Lucyd Lytes absolutely do not do.

SpaceX on Friday asked the Federal Communications Commission for permission to deploy Starlink satellite broadband to passenger cars and other moving vehicles.

The requested license allowing terminals on moving vehicles apparently would not increase the total number of terminals.

While Starlink home-Internet service can be set up by users themselves, that may not be the case with Starlink for moving vehicles.

Starlink for Tesla (and other) carsStarlink terminals for moving vehicles could theoretically be installed on any brand of car.

But Elon Musk, the CEO of both SpaceX and Tesla, would have a special interest in bring Starlink to Tesla vehicles.

Acura Acura just redesigned its bestseller, the MDX SUV.

Acura Acura just redesigned its bestseller, the MDX SUV.

Acura Acura didn't have many A-Spec interior pictures in the press kit, so the rest are of an MDX Advance.

Acura The middle seat of the middle row plays double-duty as an arm rest.

Removing the seat means you can only carry six onboard, and you'll want to leave the middle seat at home.

OK, the situation isn’t that cut and dried yet, but a recent paper has described a fully programmable chip-based optical quantum computer.

Storing information in a photon's quantum states (as an optical qubit) was easy.

This turned out to be doable but cumbersome in optical quantum computing.

An optical quantum computer could be easy to set up and measure, or it could be programmable—but not both.

But, unlike previous examples of optical quantum computers, none of these are “new technology goes here” barriers.

Egyptologists have recently translated the oldest-known mummification manual.

Surprisingly, one section of that text includes a short manual on embalming.

New Kingdom embalming: More complicated than it used to beThe Papyrus Louvre-Carlsberg, as the ancient medical text is now called, is the oldest mummification manual known so far, and it’s one of just three that Egyptologists have ever found.

On the other hand, the manual includes detailed instructions for embalming techniques that aren’t included in the other two known texts.

In fact, the manual divides the whole embalming process into four-day intervals, with two extra days for rituals afterward.

Mark Felix/Bloomberg via Getty Images A sign reads "Gambit Construction Entrance" at a construction site outside Angleton, Texas, on March 4, 2021.

Mark Felix/Bloomberg via Getty Images An aerial view of the site shows 20 large battery packs.

Plus Power A page about the project on the City of Angleton website includes a photo of a Tesla battery cabinet.

Bloomberg reports that Tesla is currently building a battery installation in Tesla CEO Elon Musk's new home state of Texas.

According to Bloomberg, the new Texas battery system will be at least as big.

This scheme helped AT&T "beat" analysts' revenue forecasts in the first quarter of 2016, the SEC said.

The regulation "prohibit[s] selective disclosures by issuers of material nonpublic information to securities analysts," the SEC lawsuit said.

AT&T claimed in a response Friday that "there was no disclosure of material nonpublic information and no violation" and said it will fight the lawsuit.

During these calls, Womack, Evans, and Black intentionally disclosed material nonpublic information regarding AT&T's results to date.

Public companies that intentionally make selective disclosures of material nonpublic information "must make a public disclosure simultaneously with the selective disclo…

People who are fully vaccinated can safely have private visits with unvaccinated people who have a low risk for severe COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced today in highly anticipated guidance for vaccinated people.

As such, once people are fully vaccinated, they can meet in private indoor settings—such as a home—with other fully vaccinated people without masks and without physical distancing.

Scenario where unvaccinated are low risk Scenario where unvaccinated are low risk CDC Scenario where everyone is vaccinated CDC Scenario where one unvaccinated persons is high risk CDC Scenario where there's multiple households“Here’s an example,” CDC Director Rochelle P.…

It sure sounds like Google is recommitting to the TV space with Google TV—a renamed, revamped version of Android TV.

Kids mode looks like a baby step toward solving Google TV's biggest problem right now: the lack of support for multiple profiles.

Google's decision to change the name of its TV product from Android TV to Google TV makes everything unnecessarily confusing, but it's all the same code base.

Google's TV OSes based on Android 9 and lower are called "Android TV," and the new versions, based on Android 10 and up, are "Google TV."

Google says that support for kids profiles on Google TV will roll out "in the US starting this month and globally over the next few months."

LastPass has encouraged millions of people to replace weak passwords on retail websites, Internet banks and other online services.

Now, his LastPass-generated passwords “are, I’m uncomfortable to admit, only known to my password manager.

Experts say it is hard to know whether the new limitations on the free version of LastPass will encourage more paying users to sign up.

It added that the free version of LastPass still offered functions that rivals lacked, and that “a healthy number of users” had taken up its discounted subscription offers.

But one free password app, BitWarden, has registered a fivefold increase in new users since LastPass announced its more restrictive policy last month, a…

As part of a federal review process for its plans in South Texas, details of SpaceX's proposed spaceport have been made public.

All in on TexasThese detailed plans also provide more evidence that company founder Elon Musk is all in on Texas for the future of SpaceX.

The plan is likely to conduct launches from South Texas, and land vehicles on these modified platforms, as well as to fly Starships on suborbital hops from South Texas to these platforms for orbital launches.

This, effectively provides the Starship Launch System with four orbital launch pads—and possibly a fifth one should SpaceX continue work on site modifications at Kennedy Space Center.

The US Army Corps review is not the onl…

Samuel Axon Apart from the finish, the iMac Pro looks almost identical to the 27-inch iMac.

The online store also stated that the iMac Pro as offered would be available "while supplies last."

The 27-inch iMac Pro had not been updated in a significant way since it was first introduced back in 2017.

And since then, the priciest configurations of the normal 27-inch iMac have given the iMac Pro a run for its money in terms of performance and features.

The Mac Pro is not expected to get an Apple Silicon version until sometime next year, and some reports have indicated that a smaller Apple Silicon Mac Pro may for at least a while coexist with the larger Intel-based tower PC.

A retooled four-hour edition of Justice League is set for release on HBO Max later this month, but Variety reports that a few subscribers got an early peek.

Apparently, at some point today, those who attempted to watch Tom & Jerry via streaming had a chance to get the 4:3 aspect ratio superhero flick instead, at least until HBO Max caught on and killed the streams.

In a statement, WarnerMedia confirmed the leak, saying "Zack Snyder’s Justice League was temporarily available on HBO Max and the error was addressed within minutes."

Since 2019, Microsoft has offered a 15-inch version of the Surface Laptop 3 that you can configure with an AMD processor.

According to a report from WinFuture spotted by Windows Central , Microsoft will release the Surface Laptop 4 in April and you’ll have AMD and Intel processor options in both 13.5-inch and 15-inch sizes.

The company will reportedly offer “Surface Edition” variants of the Ryzen 5 4680U and Ryzen 7 4980U.

Meanwhile, those who want an Intel processor will be able to choose between the Core i5 1145G7 and Core i7 1185G7.

Beyond that, it doesn’t look like the Surface Laptop will get many other upgrades.

Under the radar, Tesla is building an energy storage project in Texas, according to Bloomberg.

In Angleton, a town of nearly 20,000 located 40 miles south of Houston, Tesla subsidiary Gambit Energy Storage is installing the company’s modular Megapacks.

It’s unclear why Tesla is using a subsidiary as the public face of this project.

When the power grid buckled, Tesla CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter to mock ERCOT.

Notably, Musk was asked by one of his followers if a battery storage project similar to one Tesla built in Australia was possible in Texas.

AtacWorks works with ATAC-seq, a well-established method designed to find open areas in the genome of healthy and diseased cells.

ATAC-sec usually requires the analysis of tens of thousands of cells, but AtacWorks is able to get the same results using only tens of cells.

Researchers also applied AtacWorks to a dataset of stem cells that produce red and white blood cells, subtypes that typically can’t be studied using traditional methods.

But with AtacWorks, they were able to identify separate parts of the DNA associated with white blood cells and red blood cells respectively.

“With very rare cell types, it’s not possible to study differences in their DNA using existing methods,” said NVIDIA…

Turbo Kid is a charming, ultra-violent homage to Saturday morning cartoons that takes place in a post-apocalyptic version of 1997.

You'll play as The Kid, who battles his way across the wasteland as he searches for a friend.

Developer Outerminds (best known for making YouTuber PewDiePie's games ) says Turbo Kid is a Metroidvania with large and diverse environments, rad BMX tricks and a heartwarming story.

RKSS Films, the collective that made the movie, is working with Outerminds on the game.

Turbo Kid will be released in 2022.

Apple has released a set of updates it recommends all iPhone, iPad and Mac users download as soon as possible.

No, iOS 14.5 and Big Sur 11.3 aren’t out yet.

Instead, what we have are iOS 14.4.1 and macOS 11.2.3 .

Both updates address a memory corruption issue within WebKit, the engine that powers Apple’s Safari browser.

On iOS, you can manually download an update to your iPhone or iPad by opening the Settings app, and then tapping “General” followed by “Software Update.” Meanwhile, on macOS, open the System Preferences menu and click on “Software Update.”

Since 2018, Google News has been providing in-depth overviews of major topics and ongoing stories through a feature called Full Coverage .

It includes top and local news headlines, along with context such as explainers, interviews and in-depth reporting on topics like COVID-19 and the US elections.

Google is now making the feature much more visible by adding Full Coverage to Search.

Except for local headlines, Full Coverage includes the same mix of stories and information for everyone, rather than personalizing them.

Full Coverage in Search will initially be available on mobile devices in the US for folks who use Google in English.

Dish plans to add yet another mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) to its wireless business.

On Monday, the company announced that it has an agreement in place to buy Republic Wireless .

With the deal, which should close before the end of first half of the year, Dish will add approximately 200,000 customers to its wireless subscriber base.

The company claims Republic Wireless customers won’t see “any immediate” changes to their plans.

After spending nearly a decade of trying to break into the wireless market, Dish has made a lot of recent progress.

Paramount+ does this with Star Trek, and Disney+ has been doing it with its big marquee originals like The Mandalorian and now WandaVision.

Marvel StudiosIn the case of WandaVision, it also means losing a lot of the impact.

Taken as a whole, WandaVision really does operate like a Marvel film, albeit slightly longer.

If a Marvel movie was broken up into segments, there’s a possibility that many viewers would feel disappointed by those.

And yes, this is anecdotal, but a lot of the people I know who hate WandaVision… are the same ones who hated Iron Man 3.

The US is preparing to retaliate against Russia after determining the country was probably involved in the SolarWinds cyberattack.

Without providing specifics, White House press secretary Jen Psaki confirmed to CNBC that the government will carry out "a mix of actions seen and unseen."

According to the New York Times , the US may start conducting those actions within the next three weeks.

Microsoft said last month that although the SolarWinds hackers didn't obtain customer data, they got their hands on source code for three products.

Meanwhile, the Biden administration will likely have to deal with the fallout of another major hack, one that China was allegedly behind.

That’s the idea behind Gatorade’s new Gx Sweat Patch anyway.

I never thought about whether I sweat differently from other people until I started testing out Gatorade’s patch.

Since it’s already charging you plenty for these sweat patches, I’m relieved to see that Gatorade isn’t being too pushy about making you buy more of its stuff.

At $25 a pair, the Gx sweat patch is too expensive for the average fitness hobbyist, especially since it’s not suitable for all but the most intense workouts.

Gatorade’s sweat patch is an interesting idea but needs to be a lot cheaper and work on more scenarios to be useful to most people.

As much as GM has already said about the Hummer EV, it apparently has more to say — and it's using new footage to stir up interest.

It's not quite as informative as Rivian's R1T video, but it does show that the Hummer EV can handle the freezing temperatures, ice and snow with grace.

It's a more daunting challenge than it looks — electric vehicle performance and range typically suffers in the cold without efforts to keep things warm.

However GM is dealing with those conditions, it's clear you won't have a problem navigating winter wonderlands.

While GM wants to create a lot of buzz for the Hummer EV, only a handful of people will get to drive it.

Wix is a great way for anyone to create a professional website, and also offers the features that pro developers are looking for.

The bottom line: This is where we believe people are going to be building their sites in 2021.

These are definitely helping Wix websites pop, and what’s great is that eye-catching effects like these are now accessible to anyone without needing code.

Speaking of code, Velo by Wix, a built-in, accelerated development platform, allows users to create custom UI and functionality with JavaScript and Velo APIs.

So, whatever type of website you’re looking to create, Wix is definitely where it’s at.

Apple is using International Women's Day to expand its slate of influential TV+ programming.

The company has struck a "multiyear" deal with female education rights advocate and Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai to produce original content for Apple TV+ through her new production unit Extracurricular.

The tech giant was the Malala Fund's initial Laureate partner, providing support for Yousafzai's education initiatives in eight countries.

It's an important expansion of the Apple TV+ lineup.

Yousafzai's shows could add more educational (or at least inspiring) content to that mix.

Photo : JOSH EDELSON / Stringer ( Getty Images )A newly released set of security fixes from Apple is “recommended for all users,” meaning that for anyone with an iPhone, iPad, Mac or Apple Watch, it’s probably time for an update.

According to Apple, the patch will correct a security bug that left WebKit — the engine that powers Apple’s Safari browser — vulnerable to a memory corruption.

Once users visited a web page containing the malicious code, the vulnerability could be exploited by attackers, who could then access the affected device and write malicious code onto it.

If the security fixes are applied, iPhones and iPads users will be updating to iOS and iPadOS 14.4.1, watchOS users would…

And for the past year and a half, we’ve seen some familiar ad-targeting giants continue to take those expensive slots.

This auction was the result of a massive antitrust case spearheaded by European authorities back in 2018.

Google obliged, but in the most Google way possible: by requiring that competitors financially duke it out for the chance to be featured in one of four search slots on the coveted Android choice screen.

Meanwhile, it’s worth noting that in spite of these other options, the search giant is still, well, a search giant in the region.

Aside from swallowing the majority of the search engine market internationally, Google pretty much takes upwards of 85% of the market share i…

I’ve been testing out a new metal-encased crypto wallet called the Corazon made by Gray, a metal gadget case manufacturer.

AdvertisementWith that, let’s walk through how to secure your crypto using a hardware wallet.

A hardware crypto wallet is essentially a secure storage device.

You can feasibly store this information on paper —and people used to enjoy using “paper wallets” to store their crypto— but a hardware wallet is superior.

Whereas cryptocurrencies were once considered only for hackers and cyberpunks, a $600 titanium crypto wallet to store your crypto millions is much more mainstream.

But soon that might only be a sliver of the MyPillow founder’s riches, because he’s launching some sort of tech company!

“So what we’re doing, we’re launching this big platform, so all the voices of our country can come back and start telling it like it is again.” “It’s not just like a little Twitter platform,” Lindell stated before adding that the project has been in the works for four years.

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Photo : David Ramos ( Getty Images )Last week, Microsoft announced that the on-premises version of its widely used email and calendaring product Exchange had several previously undisclosed security flaws.

As a result of Exchange vulnerabilities, it is likely that tens of thousands of U.S.-based entities have had malicious backdoors implanted in their systems.

Microsoft Exchange Server comes in two formats, which has led to some confusion about what systems are at risk: there is an on-premises product and a software-as-a-service cloud product.

The cloud product, Exchange Online, is said to be unaffected by the security flaws.

Other Microsoft email products are not thought to be vulnerable.

Image : Ricardo Arduengo/AFP ( Getty Images )A new estimate suggests it’ll cost somewhere between $30 million and $50 million to clean up the mess created by the collapse of the iconic Arecibo Observatory dish late last year, according to an NSF report detailing the aftermath of the disaster and possible next steps.

That said, the NSF did provide some new details, such as the cleanup cost estimate, an overview of damage done to the facility, and an update on the cleanup, among other matters.

A separate contractor is performing the forensic investigation at Arecibo, with final reports from both contractors expected in December 2021.

The report lists the preliminary cost estimates for the cle…

OpenAI researchers published work last week on the CLIP neural network, their state-of-the-art system for allowing computers to recognize the world around them.

Graphic : OpenAI ( OtherMoreover, the system was actually more confident it had correctly identified the item in question when that occurred.

Per the Guardian, OpenAI research has indicated the conceptual models that CLIP builds are in many ways similar to the functioning of a human brain.

AdvertisementThe research team noted the technique is similar to “adversarial images,” which are images that are created to trick neural networks into seeing something that isn’t there.

Its GPT-3 text generator, which OpenAI researchers described …

A study published Monday in Nature Geoscience projects that the tropics will stay habitable to humans if we can keep warming below the 1.5- degree- Celsius (2.7- degree- Fahrenheit) threshold.

The tropics are also a ticking time bomb when it comes to climate change, particularly when it comes to extreme heat.

Research has shown that our bodies hit their limits at around a wet-bulb temperature of 95 degrees Fahrenheit (35 degrees Celsius).

“A unique element in this paper is that we have a theory for the wet-bulb temperature changes, and it works very well for climate model projections.

“To communicate the health implications of our results, we will have to know more about wet-bulb temperatur…

Chief among them is the reassurance that fully vaccinated people can safely spend time indoors unmasked with other vaccinated people and even unvaccinated people in certain situations.

People are considered fully vaccinated against covid-19 starting two weeks after receiving their last scheduled dose of a covid-19 vaccine.

The new CDC guidelines, released Monday, center around what’s safe for fully vaccinated people to do now.

They state that fully vaccinated people can socialize with other fully vaccinated people in small gatherings indoors without needing to wear masks or stay six feet apart.

“As the science evolves and more people get vaccinated, we will continue to provide more guidance…

Screenshot : Warner Bros.Space Jam: A New Legacy has “canceled” Pepé le Pew.

According to Deadline, Pepe’s scene did, of course, feature the skunk forcibly kissing a woman, specifically live-action actor Greice Santo, who then poured her drink on Pepé and slapped him.

In one sense, not giving such a historically problematic character screentime is a good thing, but in another, Warner Bros. had an opportunity to correct that history in Space Jam 2 by making a very pointed statement on consent.

If anyone wants to get completely up in arms about their rights to watch animated skunks sexually assault animated cats, it’s worth noting that all the Pepé le Pew cartoons are still perfectly availabl…

Raya and the Last Dragon is now available.

It’s the same in Raya and the Last Dragon, in which the five tribes of Kumandra —Heart, Talon, Fang, Spine, and Tail—are all at odds over possession of the magical Dragon Gem.

But, through the actions of Raya and the titular last dragon Sisu, maybe that has a chance to change.

“Sisu (Awkafina) and Raya (Kelly Marie Tran) Image : DisneyAdvertisementAccording to Tran, there were also changes in the film’s main relationship.

But that was certainly something that was sort of constantly changing through the sessions.”Another thing that changed as everyone was making Raya was, well, the real world.

Photo : Sam Rutherford/GizmodoGoogle TV is bringing new parental controls to its streaming device.

Account holders will have the ability to secure their normal accounts with a PIN to prevent their kids from accessing more mature content from those user profiles.

Parental controls for the kids accounts also allow account holders to set daily screen time limits as well as a bedtime.

Google says the kids profiles will arrive on the device this month in the U.S., followed by a wider global rollout “in the next few months.”Image : Google TVAdvertisementMost major streamers and device makers have introduced additional kids programming and parental controls for content, and Google TV’s features we…

From 1980 to 2000, following the World Health Organization’s push for universal childhood vaccination in the 1970s, the incidence of annual new diphtheria cases dropped by over 90%.

They found a substantial increase in the average number of antimicrobial resistance genes carried by diphtheria bacteria in the past decade, compared to earlier decades.

Antibiotic-resistant strains of diphtheria bacteria could also make it harder for doctors to treat infections.

Meanwhile, the diphtheria vaccine works by training the body to recognize the toxin specifically.

“[I]t is more important than ever to understand this historically important disease, to prevent it from becoming a major global threat eve…

Thankfully, everyone’s favorite high-profile Twitter troll, Elon Musk, might have a plan: a giant battery ready to plug more than 16,000 homes’ worth of power into the state’s electric grid.

The battery in question is reportedly built to hold about 100 megawatts of power.

AdvertisementBefore Tesla took it over, the Gambit project was initially run by a non-Tesla entity, Plus Power LLC.

While it’s unclear when the Gambit project changed hands, we do know that Tesla’s been trying to get into the mega-battery game for a while.

Meanwhile, we’ve seen Tesla’s earnings off of battery and solar deployments reach record highs over the last year.

The Perseverance landing site on Mars is now named Octavia E. Butler Landing.

Image : NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of ArizonaThat magical spot in Jezero crater where NASA’s Perseverance rover made its historic landing last month has been named “Octavia E. Butler Landing” in honor of the late sci-fi author.

Indeed, NASA got it right with this one, as Butler is a worthy choice for such a prestigious honor.

Image : NASA/JPL-CaltechThe Perseverance rover—now officially at Octavia E. Butler Landing inside Jezero crater— successfully completed its first test drive o n March 4.

NASA’s Perseverance rover landed in Jezero crater on February 18.

Since even before he took office, President Joe Biden has promised a response to the massive campaign of Russian hacking that came to light just after he was elected.

Cyber policy wonks are quick to note that any rule that could justify SolarWinds retaliation is one that the US also violates with its own cyberespionage.

Alperovitch points out that there's still no evidence that Russia's hacking in this case went beyond stealthy intelligence gathering of the sort the US performs routinely around the world.

The SolarWinds operation stands in stark contrast to another class of far more clearly norm-breaking Russian hacking activities, Alperovitch argues.

But ultimately spying, even at the Sola…

In the book’s strangely familiar near-future, AI has upended the social order, the world of work, and human relationships all at once.

It's just completely fanciful because we're just gonna be so way, way behind, there's no way that we're gonna be able to keep up.

I don't think the people in Silicon Valley or wherever they are, are a monolithic group that would all hold the same view on this.

Right now there are millions of people around the world kind of shocked and bereaved having lost somebody close to them.

In terms of liberal democracy and how it's been shown to be very fragile, I don’t know, I do feel rather shaken about that.

The retracted paper came from a lab headed by Microsoft physicist Leo Kouwenhoven at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands.

The elusive entities are at the heart of Microsoft’s approach to quantum computing hardware, which lags behind that of others such as IBM and Google.

WIRED reported last month that other physicists had questioned the discovery after receiving fuller data from the Delft team.

The WIRED Guide to Quantum Computing Everything you ever wanted to know about qubits, superpositioning, and spooky action at a distance.

The company has worked on its maverick quantum project since 2004.

Either way, the sea slug was in two pieces, both of which seemed to be alive, in the sense that they were both still moving.

But what the sacoglossan sea slug does next puts it in a class of its own.

These sea slugs would need a very good reason to self-decapitate, and that reason may be parasites.

By self-decapitating, the sea slug head can survive just fine on solar power until it regrows a new digestive system.

But hold up, says Terrence Gosliner, a senior curator at the California Academy of Sciences, who studies sea slugs.

If you know the relationship between rotation angle (θ) and torque then you can figure out the gravitational force pulling the mass on the end of the stick and the bigger stationary mass together.

You can then feel the gravitational force from the Earth on this object because your hand has to push up on it to balance the gravitational force.

What mass of an object would produce an Earth-caused gravitational force that's equal to the force between two humans?

If you assume a circular orbit, then there is a a gravitational force on Mercury exerted by the Sun.

The mass of the Sun is ginormous compared the mass of the Mercury such that the mass of Mercury is basically irrelevant.

Like a lot of people, we here at WIRED have spent a good portion of these early weeks of 2021 obsessed with sea chanteys.

), we decided it was time to take our own personal love of sea chanteys to the public.

So today, around 1pm ET, we’re going to be heading to our Twitch channel to do a little singing.

They’re professional chantey singers and, as luck would have it, avid gamers, so they’re going to be teaching us a few tunes while hosting us on their Sea of Thieves ship.

Join us in the Twitch stream above and get ready to sing along and score some loot.

Climate change is the defining crisis of our time, and as it becomes more imminent, our efforts to address it will become the epicenter of the next entrepreneurial revolution.

Venture capital will be key to commercializing the technologies needed to address the climate crisis.

His new fund, LowerCarbon Capital, is focused squarely on the climate opportunity.

One of the gifts—if you can call it that—of crises like the pandemic and climate change is that they may teach us that we no longer have time for frivolity.

Climate change requires large amounts of real investment capital.

Tempted by the promise of an epic Viking saga for the ages, a wave of positive reviews, and a need for something new to play on my PlayStation 5 (sorry), I bought Assassin’s Creed Valhalla.

Like most open-world games today, Valhalla tries to do far too much, and in the process stretches itself too thin.

Too Much BaggageAs the 12th major installment in a series that totals 22 games, Assassin's Creed Valhalla is burdened with series lore.

If you've never played an Assassin's Creed game, what joins the series together is the Animus.

It's a shame the developers were stuck to the confines of the Assassin's Creed series and couldn't give us the epic Viking adventure that was promised.

The classic one-on-one strategy game of chess has, fundamentally, remained unchanged for as long as anyone reading this has been alive.

If given infinite amounts of time, a high-level chess player could divine the best move—but most competitive chess formats restrict the players' time.

Nowadays, most rule changes, or “patch notes,” are toward the clock's usage and how the players and referees (or arbiters) conduct themselves in the game.

A Human’s TouchThe human aspect is what sculpts competitive chess.

The rules have changed over time, but none throughout history have fundamentally changed what defines chess as a game.

But due to a loophole in campaign finance law, campaign spending disclosures fall far short of providing the transparency democracy needs.

This loophole creates a black box around political ad spending, which today runs mostly through consultancies, especially during elections.

The black box not only severely limits our ability to track and hold campaigns and political organizations accountable, it complicates our ability to study how policy interventions—such as the recent political ad bans by platforms like Twitter, Facebook, and Google—are impacting paid political speech.

(A Trump campaign spokesperson told CNBC "the campaign complies with all campaign finance laws and FEC regulations.")…

For at least the past five weeks, Facebook has been deluging the region with ads declaring its support for regulation.

The regulation ads are part of an all-out blitz on the part of not just Facebook but also Google and Amazon.

Each company has taken a distinct approach to convince DC decisionmakers that it’s a force for good.

Facebook is also putting good money into search advertising—if you live in the DC area, see what happens when you Google “Facebook antitrust,” for example.

It’s interesting to see which approach the big tech companies take when they perceive their own brand reputation to be on the line.

The drumbeat of data breach disclosures is unrelenting, with new organizations chiming in all the time.

“By definition, everything sent through Accellion FTA was pre-identified as sensitive by the user.”Widespread Accellion FTA exploitation has played out in recent months alongside other massive nation-state hacking sprees that targeted the IT services firm Solarwinds and the managed email system Microsoft Exchange Server.

Incident responders say, though, that Accellion was slow to raise the alarm about the potential risk to FTA users.

“We had a number of customers that were reaching out to Accellion to understand the impact without any response.

Jake Williams, Rendition InfosecThere are li…

The point of the Amazon Dash Smart Shelf is that you don’t actually do the shopping.

The Dash Shelf is like an empty Amazon warehouse shelf, begging to be restocked; only in this case, it’s in your office.

The Dash Smart Shelf comes in three sizes: small (7 by 7 inches), medium (12 by 10), and large (18 by 13).

Shopping within the Dash Smart Shelf product category was just as befuddling as going directly to Amazon.com.

I’m both uneasy with and intrigued by the Amazon Dash Smart Shelf.

That storm threat has been compounded by so-called nuisance flooding that occurs during high tides, even during calm weather and clear skies.

The researchers found that out of 40 coastal tide gauges operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), nearly half had measured more nuisance flooding days because of higher local tide ranges.

In recent years, airline pilots have raised concerns about nuisance flooding around Jamaica Bay, which surrounds JFK Airport.

“We were first to connect modern and historic records,” Wahl says, “and to link tidal changes with nuisance flooding.

“More places will see nuisance flooding happening, and those who are already experiencing it w…

In each of the past seven years, major tech companies have released diversity reports, charting the number of women and people of color they employ.

Between 2014 and 2020, for example, the share of Black and Latinx tech workers at Facebook each increased by less than 2 percentage points.

Fighting for Internal ChangeCurrent and former tech workers, all people of color, tell WIRED how diversity theater provides cover for actions by superiors that they consider hypocritical.

As companies set new diversity goals and pledged millions in support for nonprofits, two Black women came forward with their own experiences in tech.

To foster diversity and support for workers, tech companies formed emplo…

I would use it to connect with friends from school, and as an alternative for texting with Facebook Messenger."

That leaves about 400 million people who have Facebook accounts but don’t log on often.

Once Facebook separated its Messenger app from the main Facebook app, I also used it less."

For some users, deleting their Facebook account would mean deleting their access to other apps, too.

If she deleted her Facebook account, it’d be more difficult to talk to her friends on Facebook Messenger.

If you're new to this epic universe, don't fear.

Mashable's Alison Foreman is here to guide you through everything you need to know about the galaxy far, far away.

For the full article, click here.

Waymo's autonomous vehicles were put through the gnarly paces of 72 simulations of fatal crashes for safety research.

One of the real crashes reconstructed involved the initiator vehicle going 107 mph with an intoxicated driver who ran a red light.

As the initiator, Waymo was driving the speed limit and didn't run the light, so the crash never happened.

As the responder to the drunk driver, the Waymo vehicle was able to get out of the way and avoided the fatality that occurred in real life.

Waymo's study comes out after AAA's annual autonomous vehicle survey found that 86 percent of American adults are still afraid or unsure about riding in a self-driving vehicle.

Clubhouse and Twitter Spaces may seem like two very similar apps in the trendy audio space, but there's one crucial difference between the two.

Clubhouse also records its audio conversations, but the company handles things a bit differently from Twitter.

According to a Twitter spokesperson, Spaces data, such as audio recordings and copies of transcriptions, will eventually be available to Spaces hosts.

Will these data retention policies affect whether Clubhouse or Twitter Spaces takes off?

At the time of publication of this article, Clubhouse is still an invite-only, iOS exclusive platform, and Twitter Spaces has only been rolled out to a limited select number of Twitter users.

The restaurant chain also announced that it's launching a new scholarship program "which will help female Burger King employees pursue their culinary dreams!"

The final two tweets in that thread are all well and good, but Burger King UK lost everyone with their delivery.

We are proud to be launching a new scholarship programme which will help female Burger King employees pursue their culinary dreams!

Women 👏 are 👏 almost 👏 people — Burger King (@arb) March 8, 2021Hey what about this: BurgHer Queen — Burger King (@arb) March 8, 2021Believe women!

Unless they're saying something annoying — Burger King (@arb) March 8, 2021We thought about making a sexy burger for International Women's Day, kin…

After revealing the revived Hummer EV supertruck during last year's Super Bowl, GMC is running a similar play with its next all-electric vehicle: a Hummer SUV.

The Hummer EV SUV will be shown for the first time on April 3 during the NCAA Final Four college basketball tournament.

Or you can watch the unveiling on the GMC website at 5 p.m.

While we don't know much about the SUV other than it'll be boxy and large, the Hummer EV truck is getting ready for production this fall.

The first Hummer EV is supposed to be available by the end of this year for $112,595 with 350 miles of range.

Tesla knows how to manufacture massive batteries, just ask Australia.

As Bloomberg reports, Gambit Energy Storage LLC is a registered subsidiary of Tesla and is currently building a huge battery, capable of storing over 100 megawatts of energy, in Angleton, Texas.

Last month, millions of homes in Texas were left without power for days following three severe winter storms over the course of 10 days.

In 2017, Tesla secured a contract for the world's largest lithium-ion battery based on a guarantee Musk made that it would be running within 100 days.

It now looks as though Texas is going to get a similar backup system this year.

A sneak peek at the innovations that will change our everyday lives in the future.

This isn't the first time the concept of "support" has been mentioned by a royal family member living with mental health issues.

Since Princess Diana's death in 1997, the royal family has made mental health a key issue at the heart of its public outreach work.

But, behind closed doors, the royal family has failed another member in her hour of need.

Is there a generational gap in the understanding surrounding mental health among royal family members?

Or is it just that suffering is so normalised within the royal family that it's practically a rite of passage?

Slovak engineering company Aeromobil successfully completed its latest flight testing for its flying car.

The car has been in development for over a decade, but is expected to become commercially available by 2023.

Dell has launched its new G15 gaming laptop, which will be available first in China before coming to other regions around the world.

The laptop’s industrial design is all-new, though the most notable feature might be the paint job.

Dell says the new G15 uses “low-VOC waterborne paint for a durable and environmentally conscious design;” it’s available in colorways including Spector Green with Speckles, Phantom Grey with Speckles, Dark Shadow Grey, and Obsidian Black.

The new G15 will go on sale in China today, and global availability is set to follow at some point in April.

We’ve asked Dell for further details.

At this moment, It’s unclear if this error was worldwide, or if the Snyder Cut only showed up in certain regions.

Even if we made it through, The Hollywood Reporter says viewers were only to see about an hour of the four-hour long Snyder Cut.

Y’all trying to watch the Justice League Snyder Cut?!

Go to HBO and try to watch Tom and Jerry and the back out and try it again.

Imagine campaigning for years to get the Snyder Cut released in the first place, only to get beaten to a viewing by a bunch of parents and kids.

The Aya Neo — a Nintendo Switch-style handheld gaming PC that promises to offer a full-fledged PC gaming experience in the palm of your hands — is now available to back on Indiegogo, starting at $6,120 HKD (~$789 USD) for the 500GB model.

This version of the Neo is technically the second, following the limited, sold-out run of the “Founder’s Edition” that Aya offered back in January.

The rest of the specs for the Aya Neo are still the same: a 7-inch 1280x800 IPS display, a 10-25W AMD Ryzen 4500U CPU, 16GB of LPDDR4x RAM, three USB-C ports, and up to 6 hours of estimated battery life.

All that said, the Aya Neo is still a crowdfunded product from a first time company.

And while it’s certainl…

Verizon 4G appears to be getting even better than its nationwide 5G network, according to new tests conducted by PCMag’s Sascha Segan.

Additional spectrum is making the difference for Verizon 4G right now, and not the C-band spectrum that’s been in the news recently.

With the exception of range-limited, super-fast Ultra Wideband 5G, 4G won by a landslide.

In the long term, it’ll be the C-band spectrum that will likely make the difference for Verizon 5G.

“If you’re buying a Verizon phone soon and you’re interested in future performance, make sure it has C-band,” Segan says.

There are some simple ways to minimize the amount of tracking that app vendors can do and the amount of data they can access.

To turn off location-based adsSelect “Settings” > “Privacy” > “Location Services” (at the top of the display).

Interestingly, iPhones ship with Background App Refresh turned on, but it’s not terribly hard to turn off.

Find “Background App Refresh” at the top of the page, and tap on it.

So you can, if you wish, leave “Background App Refresh” on, and then choose which specific apps you want to toggle off.

Taking a daily or, if I’m being honest, semi-daily walk is a lockdown habit that has seen me through These Unprecedented Times.

I got tired of walking by the same houses and the same pieces of fossilized trash about six months in.

Here are some techniques to keep your pandemic walk routine fresh and the apps that can help you put them into practice.

Another Verge staffer uses that oldie but goodie Pokémon Go to keep her neighborhood walks interesting.

Keep it casual and just see how many different pokémon you encounter and capture on your walk route, or seek out rarer pokémon more aggressively.

For a while, Microsoft’s Surface Laptop 3 was one of the best laptops you could buy.

Microsoft is now planning its successor, the Surface Laptop 4, and it appears WinFuture has obtained details about this upcoming device.

The biggest news is that the new Surface Laptop will come with both Intel and AMD options.

The AMD models will include chips from the Ryzen 4000 mobile series, including the Ryzen 5 4680U and the Ryzen 7 4980U.

The Intel models will have Intel’s latest 11th Gen CPUs, though, including the Core 15-1145G7 and the Core i7-1185G7.

SpaceX is seeking regulatory approval to connect its rapidly growing network of internet-beaming Starlink satellites to cars, trucks, shipping boats, and aircraft.

The March 5th FCC filing asked for “a blanket license authorizing operation” of Starlink terminals on so-called Earth Stations in Motion — an umbrella term for cars, trucks, maritime vessels, and aircraft.

With over 1,000 satellites in space, SpaceX’s Starlink has at least 10,000 users through an invite-only beta program it started last year.

The beta program is currently aimed at rural parts of the US that have little to no internet connectivity.

And in late 2020, SpaceX asked for an experimental FCC permit to operate Starlink t…

Taco Bell said that the demand for the NFTs was hot, and that the 25 tokens apparently sold out in 30 minutes.

Taco Bell does say that all the proceeds will go to the Live Más Scholarship through the Taco Bell Foundation.

Taco Bell also told The Verge that the NFTs included a real-world perk in the form of a $500 electronic Taco Bell gift card.

Taco Bell has hinted that it’s planning on doing another run of the tokens, but I wouldn’t rush to buy them in hopes of getting a gift card — there are no promises that future Taco Bell NFTs will include them.

Also, you’d have to spend the rest of your life knowing that you gave your money to Taco Bell and got back a GIF, instead of a taco.

Krebs has now put together a basic timeline of the massive Exchange Server hack, and he says Microsoft has confirmed it was made aware of the vulnerabilities in early January.

That’s nearly two months before Microsoft issued its first set of patches, alongside a blog post that didn’t explain the scope or scale of the attack.

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan has warned about it as well, as has former Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency director Christopher Krebs and the White House National Security Council.

“We are undertaking a whole of government response to assess and address the impact,” reads part of an email from a White House official, according to Blo…

The interview was available on Paramount Plus as live programming, but there’s no replay available for subscribers.

It’s a short-term sacrifice playViacomCBS actually made out quite well even without the interview being on Paramount Plus.

This means the interview could wind up on a different streaming service, but CBS’s digital website will have the interview for 30 days.

Plus, based on a quick Google Trends search and scrolling through Twitter, people did sign up for Paramount Plus through the free trial for the interview.

Not having the movie is one less reason for people to sign up for Paramount Plus.

In a bid to prove that its robot drivers are safer than humans, Waymo simulated dozens of real-world fatal crashes that took place in Arizona over nearly a decade.

For crashes with one vehicle, Waymo only simulated the single vehicle.

Waymo used the same simulation platform it uses to train and evaluate its autonomous vehicles on virtual roads in ordinary operations.

In another 10 percent as a responder, the Waymo vehicle’s urgent maneuvers helped mitigate the severity of the crash.

Waymo’s autonomous vehicles avoided 100 percent of those crashes in simulation, the company said.

In a message thread on the company’s community forum, OnePlus CEO Pete Lau said that the 9 will ship with a charger in the box.

One of its phones’ differentiating features has been fast wired charging.

The OnePlus 9 is rumored to include 45W fast charging and would be no exception.

Including a charger that allows customers to take advantage of that feature only makes sense.

OnePlus announced today that the 9 series will debut on March 23rd.

“We understand the events recreated in Six Days in Fallujah are inseparable from politics,” publisher Victura said in a statement on Twitter.

“We trust you will find the game — like the events it recreates — to be complex.”We understand the events recreated in Six Days in Fallujah are inseparable from politics.

“Ultimately, the reason why people are going to play this game is because they want a more realistic combat experience,” he continued.

Victura’s Tamte also worked at Bungie, leading the marketing of the first Halo, according to his LinkedIn.

Six Days in Fallujah is coming to PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X / S, and Windows, targeting a release “late in 2021,” according to an FAQ.

Facebook’s future virtual reality headsets should capture users’ facial expressions for more realistic digital avatars, says CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

In a podcast interview for The Information, Zuckerberg expounded on the next decade in virtual and augmented reality, including future Oculus VR devices.

Zuckerberg indicates that Oculus is already envisioning “Quest 3 and 4” hardware — an indication that Facebook remains committed to the Quest standalone VR design for the near future.

Facebook also has an active interest in augmented reality, with a pair of smart glasses launching later this year, but Zuckerberg reiterates that they won’t have standard visual AR elements.

“We don’t think that peo…

Regulators in the United States and Europe approved Microsoft’s acquisition of Zenimax Media, and that means Bethesda is now an Xbox studio.

Details about the previously announced sci-fi role-playing adventure Starfield will likely come this summer, so Xbox and Bethesda won’t talk about that now.

Instead, they will explain what the deal means for Xbox Game Pass subscribers.

In particular, a number of Bethesda games should make the leap to Game Pass soon.

Xbox and Bethesda are also not planning to mash together their summer showcases.

Sensor Tower has introduced Game Intelligence, a new part of its Store Intelligence app market analytics tool.

Game Intelligence will make it easier for Store Intelligence users to look at app store data among groups.

It’ll be easier to get a big picture view of which types of mobile games are succeeding.

Other analytic tools, such as those from App Annie, give users insight to the app market.

Game Intelligence’s category tools could give it an edge over competitors.

Final Fantasy is one of my favorite series, so I had a lot of fun going through its games for another tier list video.

I, however, am a bit of a Final Fantasy veteran.

For this list, I’m only counting the numbered Final Fantasy games.

I’m also not talking about the direct sequels, so I’m not judging stuff like Final Fantasy X-2, or Final Fantasy VII Remake.

If you want to make your own Final Fantasy tier list, you can do so here.

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Bug bounty platform HackerOne has touted its enterprise growth over the past year as businesses underwent major digital transformation due to the global pandemic.

Founded in 2012, HackerOne connects businesses with security researchers, or “white hat hackers,” who are incentivized to find software vulnerabilities through cash payments relative to the size of the the bug they uncover.

Indeed, a report from Red Hat last week noted that the pandemic was driving adoption of open source software in the enterprise, despite the fact that open source software has often fallen in the spotlight for its security shortfalls.

Dig…

Dialpad, for example, recently announced that its Voice Intelligence AI technology has surpassed rivals in terms of both keyword and general accuracy.

An analysis of general word and keyword accuracy Dialpad published claims it achieves a word accuracy rating of 82.3% and a keyword accuracy rating of 92.5%.

AI transcription services that would be applied in, for example, the health care sector will need to be trained to understand specific nomenclature.

It’s not clear to what degree organizations are evaluating accuracy as a criterion for selecting one conversational AI platform over another.

There is no need to first set up and then maintain APIs to call an external cloud service, Walker s…

A Glitch in the Matrix is a new film by Rodney Ascher about simulation theory, which is a fascinating confluence of science fiction and fact.

And he also talked to people who believe in the simulation theory — with tragic consequences based on the Matrix defense.

I saw some connections between simulation theory and sci-fi movies like The Matrix series as well as video games like Prey.

Ascher: That’s where simulation theory as a metaphor becomes especially apropos.

In the waters I swim in people talk about simulation theory all the time.

Zynga has pledged $100,000 from its Social Impact Fund to support Girls Who Code on International Women’s Day 2021.

The Women at Zynga group pledge will enable Girls Who Code to support girls at all points throughout their educational journey from third grade into the workforce.

Girls Who Code is an international non-profit organization dedicated to closing the gender gap in technology.

Girls Who Code now has more than 80,000 college-aged alumni, who are majoring in computer science and related fields at 15 times the U.S. average.

With the new support, Girls Who Code will continue to expand its free clubs and alumni programming.

Refraction AI, a company developing semi-autonomous delivery robots, today announced that it raised $4.2 million in seed funding led by Pillar VC.

Refraction says that the proceeds will be used for customer acquisition, geographic expansion, and product development well into the next year.

Launched in July 2019, Refraction was cofounded by Matt Johnson-Roberson and Ram Vasudevan, both professors at the University of Michigan.

Prior to a partnership with Ann Arbor, Michigan-based Produce Station, REV-1 had been delivering exclusively from Ann Arbor restaurants, including Miss Kim and Tio’s Mexican Cafe, during lunchtime as part of a three-month pilot.

As of May 2020, Refraction had eight rob…

VentureBeat spoke with two sources familiar with Google AI ethics and policy matters who said they want to see stronger whistleblower protection for AI researchers.

Google AI chief Jeff Dean questioned the veracity of the research represented in that paper in an email to Google Research.

These include Ethical AI, now under Google VP Marian Croak, who will report directly to AI chief Jeff Dean.

Last week, Reuters reported that Google will reform its approach to research review and additional instances of interference in AI research.

According to a copy obtained by VentureBeat, Ethical AI team members demanded Gebru be reinstated and Samy Bengio remain the direct report manager for the Ethica…

Polyient Games has teamed up with automated esports tournament platform Community Gaming to launch a $100,000 tournament series as a way to introduce mainstream gamers to cryptocurrency and blockchain.

Polyient, the parent company of Polyient Games, has invested heavily in non-fungible tokens (NFTs), which use blockchain, the secure and transparent digital ledger, to verify one-of-a-kind items.

Polyient will draw attention to both mainstream esports games and blockchain games.

“We saw an opportunity to build an inroad with mainstream gaming via esports through a collaboration with Community Gaming,” said Russo.

Prize payouts for the entire series will be in both U.S. dollars and the Polyien…

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McAfee is selling its enterprise cybersecurity unit to Palo Alto-based private equity firm Symphony Technology Group in an all-cash deal worth $4 billion.

With this latest move, McAfee is positioning itself entirely as a consumer cybersecurity company, for which it is arguably already better known through myriad products spanning antivirus and VPNs.

Intel has in fact continued to invest heavily in the enterprise since Intel spun it out as an independent entity back in 2017.

The deal is expected to close by the end of 2021, and the unit is expected to be rebranded “in the coming months,” according to a press release.

KamaGames said that its 2020 revenue rose 38% to $125.1 million.

That makes for a sixth consecutive year of revenue growth, and the growth rate was 1.5 times the average of 24.4% for the social casino market and double the 18% growth rate of mobile games.

Besides the Hard Rock Blackjack game, the company also launched Durak, a game for the Eastern European market.

“The stand-out feature of Hard Rock Blackjack is the inclusion of high caliber, 3D versions of classic casino table games including roulette, craps, baccarat and of course, the core title within the app, blackjack,” Kuznetsov said.

For instance, Roulettist showed 70% revenue growth and is still the largest social roulette game in …

Researchers affiliated with Nvidia and Harvard today detailed AtacWorks, a machine learning toolkit designed to bring down the cost and time needed for rare and single-cell experiments.

But an individual cell pulls out only the subsection of genetic components that it needs to function, with cell types like liver, blood, or skin cells using different genes.

In the Nature Communications paper, the Harvard researchers applied AtacWorks to a dataset of stem cells that produce red and white blood cells — rare subtypes that couldn’t be studied with traditional methods.

With a sample set of only 50 cells, the team was able to use AtacWorks to identify distinct regions of DNA associated with cells…

(Reuters) — The White House on Sunday urged computer network operators to take further steps to gauge whether their systems were targeted amid a hack of Microsoft’s Outlook email program, saying a recent software patch still left serious vulnerabilities.

“This is an active threat still developing and we urge network operators to take it very seriously,” a White House official said, adding that top U.S. security officials were working to decide what next steps to take following the breach.

“We can’t stress enough that patching and mitigation is not remediation if the servers have already been compromised, and it is essential that any organization with a vulnerable server take measures to det…

“But this year, autistic job seekers are doing better than ever,” said Dr. Kerry Magro, a board member at the National Autism Association.

Hosts can model social norms of turn-taking and selectively mute anyone who appears to be steamrolling.

Undoubtedly, the disruption COVID has wrought on established communication norms will take decades to untangle.

Online communities’ social norms (such as live captioning) may eventually render back to offline communities after the pandemic.

We often think of bliss as excess, perhaps derived from hedonistic pleasures, but at times, our bliss can be quite simple.

New Zealand's major telcos have committed to providing more information and tools to support consumer choice before the end of the year.

In that same call, ComCom also asked the New Zealand telco industry to begin work on what could eventually become a consumer data right (CDR).

"Last year we challenged mobile operators to make it easier for consumers to compare and choose the best plan for them.

Since then, we've worked collaboratively to agree three key measures that will significantly improve outcomes for consumers," telecommunications commissioner Tristan Gilbertson said.

As part of developing the comparison tools, the telcos will also develop a prospective CDR to make it easier for cus…

Vocus is a step closer to finalising an acquisition offer from Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA) and Aware Super, valued at AU$3.5 billion, after announcing it entered into a scheme implementation deed (SID) with the consortium on Tuesday.

The consortium is proposing to acquire 100% of Vocus for AU$5.50 a share, putting the total value of the acquisition at AU$3.5 billion.

MIRA made the indicative offer in early February, before Vocus announced later that month Aware Super had joined the consortium.

"The Vocus Board is unanimous in our view that this offer is in the best interests of Vocus shareholders," Vocus chairman Bob Mansfield said.

Australian Takeovers Panel gets involv…

The world's biggest cloud computing providers have promised to pursue "green IT," and new research from IDC suggests there is a big opportunity to prevent carbon emissions via the adoption of cloud computing.

However, the impact that cloud computing could have on overall emissions depends largely on how datacenters are built over the next few years.

Between 2021 and 2024, the move to cloud computing should, at minimum, prevent 629 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, IDC says.

IDC also used third-party information on datacenter power usage, CO2 emissions per kilowatt-hour and emission comparisons of cloud and non-cloud datacenters.

Cloud computing can prevent CO2 emissions…

Businesses solely led by male entrepreneurs accounted for 90,2% of all Brazilian startups in 2020; the percentage was 92,1% in 2011.

Currently, the Brazilian startup ecosystem has approximately 13.000 companies of all sizes, according to numbers from Distrito's data intelligence arm.

Almost 65% of tech companies with female founders in Brazil have emerged over the last five years, according to the study.

In addition, the study carried out qualitative interviews with over 400 female founders.

The research also noted the community of female tech founders in Brazil lacks diversity: 76.5% of respondents are white, and 87.5% said they are heterosexual.

The Ezviz C3X outdoor security camera is very cool for an outdoor security camera and it has some much-needed features for monitoring your home or office.

The C3X is so simple to connect to the app -- by far the easiest camera I have tried so far.

It is simple to connect the app to the camera using 2.4GHz Wi-Fi and it is really simple to use.

The camera siren will fire if it detects people or cars but not when it detects tree movement or dogs.

However, the voice output from the camera is really quiet -- even when all of the options in the settings are set to intense.

Image: iStockphoto/nicoelninoFrom dashboards to data visualizations—not to mention descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics—the enterprise has no shortage of business intelligence and data analytics tools at its disposal.

If you're familiar with how your business uses business intelligence and data analytics tools, we want to hear from you.

Take the How companies use data analytics survey.

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Special feature Digital Transformation: A CXO's Guide Reimagining business for the digital age is the number-one priority for many of today's top executives.

Repsol digital transformation in numbersRepsol operates like a technology company, leveraging a combination of existing and emerging combination of technologies to digitally transform the company.

Repsol has 1,000 people involved cross-company to collaborate on digital transformation, with a focus on 10 technology hubs that include:1.

@MaviZingoni talks to us about low carbon energy generation and massive scale digital transformation.

I had the opportunity to visit and learn from the Repsol technologists and digital transformation lead…

It's great to have a toolbox stuffed with all the gear you need because having the right tools makes any job quicker, easier, and safer.

But there are times when you'll find yourself on an away mission with nothing more than the stuff you have in your pockets.

This is when a good multitool really pays off!

Leatherman Free P4 21 essential tools, from a knife to pliers to scissors This tool is a hardcore workhorse.

This is a great tool for anyone who does a lot of cutting (fabric, cardboard, plastics, and so on).

This means that having the right performance, security, and productivity apps.

It scans your Mac to remove malware, large hidden files, old archives, and unused apps.

iStat Menus is an advanced Mac system monitor, covering an enormous range of stats, from system temperatures to CPU performance.

On top of that, a good VPN can keep you safe when accessing the web using wired and wireless networks that are not under your control.

Having tested many VPN offerings, I settled on Freedome, because it offered good security and high levels of reliability at a reasonable price.

Another thing to consider about https encryption is it only encrypts your web traffic.

I think what our reader is saying that VPNs provide other services, but they don't provide any other data security services.

The benefit of VPN encryption is from your device to the VPN provider on the internet.

Let's look at the last three we discussed:https: Encrypts web traffic between the web browser and the webserver.

Other VPN servicesAs we've discussed in our various VPN reviews and guides, different commercial VPN services provide different added value.

Keep in mind a subscription is required to access a satellite network, and prices vary depending on the network you use, what kind of service you need, and how long of a subscription you are taking.

Mobile satellite router Now we move from a phone to a mobile satellite router -- the Iridium GO!

Just fire it up, it connects to the Iridium satellite constellation, and you get enough data bandwidth to check emails, use Twitter, pull up weather forecasts, and limited web browsing.

$694 at AmazonThuraya X5-Touch Fully-ruggedized dual-SIM Android smartphone OK, now we move to a handset that is truly a smartphone, running Android and everything!

The Thuraya X5-Touch is a fully-ruggedized dual-SIM …

This year marks the start of China's 14th five-year plan, which sets goals and strategies for developing the country's economy up until 2025.

China said one goals of the plan is to create a long-distance and high-speed quantum communication system that is compatible with classical communication technology.

Quantum networks, which are at the core of quantum communication systems, enable physically separated quantum devices to exchange information in the form of quantum bits, or qubits.

Another way to create quantum networks is to use satellites – an avenue that Chinese scientists has been exploring for many years.

A satellite-based quantum network will remain a key research topic as part of …

The electric car company is reportedly building a giant battery that would plug into the Texas power grid, which had a massive failure in February due to a freeze across the state.

Tesla has a secret project to build more than 100 megawatts of energy storage in Angleton, Texas, according to a report from Bloomberg on Monday.

Gambit Energy Storage, a Tesla subsidiary, is reportedly doing the building.

In February, a cold front brought rare snowfall to Texas and led to power outages across the state.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk began developing a Tesla gigafactory in Texas over the summer.

Angela Lang/CNETFacebook's exploration into virtual reality could soon include more realistic avatars.

During a podcast interview with The Information, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg gave more details about the social media company's plans to explore virtual and augmented reality with the Oculus VR device.

Zuckerberg said realistic avatars could be a step up from calling someone on the phone or video chatting.

In January, Facebook announced it plans to release smart glasses this year through a partnership with glasses-maker Luxottica.

The glasses -- though not AR glasses -- are meant to help you stay connected and not miss moments looking at a screen or while reaching for your phone, said And…

Michael Kovac/Getty ImagesMacKenzie Scott, the billionaire philanthropist who divorced Amazon founder Jeff Bezos in 2019, has wed Seattle science teacher Dan Jewett.

It's not clear exactly when the couple got married, but Jewett shared the news in a blog post on The Giving Pledge website on Saturday.

Scott finalized her divorce from Bezos in April 2019, gaining 4% of Amazon's stock as part of the split.

The 4% stake made Scott one of Amazon's four biggest shareholders and one of the world's 30 richest people, worth about $36 billion.

Since her divorce, Scott has given away more than $4 billion to hundreds of organizations, she wrote in a post on Medium in December 2020.

Josh Goldman/CNETMicrosoft's purchase of Bethesda-parent ZeniMax Media is nearing the finish line.

On Monday the European Commission announced on its website that it has approved the deal under the "EU Merger Regulation."

First announced in September, the deal will see Microsoft acquire ZeniMax Media which owns a number of game developers most notably Bethesda Softworks and Id Software.

Bethesda is the maker of titles including the Fallout and The Elder Scrolls series while Id Software is best known for the Doom, Rage and Wolfenstein franchises.

With the EU and SEC giving their approval the deal has crossed some of its final potential hurdles, paving the way for the purchase to close.

James Martin/CNETApple's expanding its partnership with parental education organization Common Sense Media to create new podcast listings of vetted shows for kids.

The initiative, which builds on a similar project last year for movies and TV shows on Apple TV, will include Common Sense Media branding.

The iPhone maker plans to update its collection monthly, featuring new and popular shows, as well as themes like Women's History Month and Back to School.

Apple's efforts with Common Sense Media also come at a time when media companies are increasingly looking to podcasts as a way to help their services stand out.

Last year, the company partnered with Common Sense Media to highlight shows and …

In today's top stories, Google celebrates International Women's Day, Apple is discontinuing the iMac Pro and at long last, a stimulus package has been approved by the Senate.

GettyGoogle is committing $25 million in grants to nonprofits addressing economic inequities faced by women and girls, as its next Google.org Impact Challenge.

Impact Challenges are a way for Google to give money and support to nonprofits with ideas for working toward solving problems.

Since the coronavirus pandemic started, other organizations have also sounded the alarm about what women stand to lose.

A September report from McKinsey & Company warned that the pandemic could undo six years worth of progress for women in the workplace.

The deadline to apply is April 9, and grant recipients could get between $300,000 and $2 million, as well as non-monetary support like mentorship from Google.

James Martin/CNETOrganized labor came to Silicon Valley earlier this year when employees of Alphabet, the parent company of Google, formed the Alphabet Workers Union.

Less than a week after she filed the complaint, Wait posted on Twitter that she'd been invited back to work and cited the incident as evidence that the Alphabet Workers Union has "legitimate power."

Video: The Alphabet Workers Union, explained"The biggest thing that concerned us was that people on that project [Dragonfly] had no idea they were on that project until the information about it got leaked," said Chewy Shaw, executive vice chair of the Alphabet Workers Union.

Lessons from those struggles have found their way into th…

The Alphabet Workers Union is a major turning point in a long history of worker organizing and activism at one of the world's largest tech companies. To understand this new force and what it's fighting for, we spoke with AWU's Executive Vice Chair Chewy Shaw and former Google employee and tech labor organizer Meredith Whittaker.

The design, size, and expected release date if and when it comes to market.

This week's major tech headlines include AMD's brand new GPU, Epic Games' acquisition of the maker of Fall Guys and a way to transfer your iCloud photos over to Google.

Graphic by Pixabay; illustration by CNETOn March 2, Microsoft released an emergency security update for its Microsoft Exchange email and communications software, patching a security hole in versions of the software going back to 2013.

But as customers slowly update their systems, there are signs that at least 30,000 organizations across the US have already been hit by hackers who stole email communications from their systems.

Krebs said the researchers who identified the flaw had seen attackers exploiting the vulnerability two months ago.

"The best protection is to apply updates as soon as possible across all impacted systems," Microsoft said in a statement to Krebs.

Some of the most high-p…

Anthony Kwan/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesJohn McAfee has once again found himself in hot water with the US government.

In a press release announcing the indictment, they allege that McAfee and Watson ran "two schemes" that revolved around the "fraudulent promotion to investors of cryptocurrencies qualifying under federal law as commodities or securities."

Watson, the release states, was arrested Thursday night in Texas and will appear before a federal judge in the state on Friday.

McAfee is being held in Spain as part of the Department of Justice's charges of tax evasion.

"McAfee, Watson, and other members of McAfee's cryptocurrency team allegedly raked in more than $13 million from investors…

Erin Scott/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesPresident Joe Biden on Friday appointed Tim Wu, a Columbia University law professor and leading critic of Big Tech, to the National Economic Council as a special assistant for technology and competition policy.

The move could signal that the Biden administration is prepared to challenge size and power tech companies like Amazon, Google, Apple and Facebook.

Wu, who coined the term net neutrality, has been influential in shaping ideas around an open internet and has been critical of the growing power of tech platforms.

In a tweet on Friday, Wu said he was happy to be joining the White House.

See also: The Biden presidency: What it means for techMore to com…

In today's top stories, Jack Dorsey's payments company is buying a big stake in Jay-Z's music service. And SpaceX hits a milestone by landing a spacecraft... though it blew up soon after.

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But the abundance and utility of consumer data has raised questions and concerns about how those data should be managed.

Push Factors for Increased Data PrivacyGenerally speaking, we’re seeing an increased push for greater data privacy in nearly all sectors.

International data privacy laws.

For example, corporations may be interested in appointing a Data Privacy Officer, or a similar role, in charge of overseeing data privacy strategy.

It seems we’re positioned for a significant increase in the number and intensity of data privacy laws all over the world.

Naming your startup may look easy at the outset, but it is a challenging task.

I’m going to share 4 actionable tips to help you choose a great name for your next startup.

Their brand names are short and simple.

Your startup’s brand name will be its primary identity.

Use the 4 actionable tips above to help you find the right name for your next startup.

Brands like Nike, GoPro, Starbucks, have been dominating the social media space and encashing on the social media addiction of humans.

They should be well-balanced with your business profile yet give a breath of fresh air to your business’s social media presence.

Anything that inspires you, news about your industry, meaningful post, or anything else can be reshared on your social media.

Other Social Media Strategies for StartupsWhile those are some awesome social media ideas for your feed, there are other social media strategies that can help strengthen your brand image.

Be it Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter, LinkedIn, or any other platform, here are some simple and cool social media…

Do customers prefer to work with bots or humans?

Surveys have indicated that customers prefer to speak with humans for support needs.

Do customers prefer to talk to human agents rather than chatbots as the surveys indicate?

Or do customers prefer to use chatbots to waiting to talk to humans, as the usage trends clearly indicate?

Meaning, they prefer chatbots and AI, given the right context and the right situation.

Big brands are usually the common targets of disinformation campaigns due to clickbait purposes.

It is a fact that social media users these days are too bored to seek the originality of what they see.

Therefore, it is the responsibility of a business to protect its customers from being exposed to disinformation campaigns.

Here are some proven and effective ways to confront disinformation campaigns that target businesses.

Be prepared for any scenarioWhen dealing with disinformation campaigns, always remember that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

As the remote work wave advances, companies have had to grapple with new cybersecurity challenges, one of which is authentication.

Here is how remote work is driving the adoption of more secure authentication methods.

The Remote PhishersAccording to a piece published by The Business Journal, remote work has unlocked the door for cyberattacks such as phishing scams, ransomware, and other risks and breaches.

ConclusionThe past year has seen massive disruptions to how companies do business, how employees work, as well as how organizations protect themselves from cyberattacks.

Going forward, one can anticipate the complete elimination of passwords in user authentication and their replacement wi…

If you haven’t, it is a reality show that features various inventors and business owners pitching their businesses to a panel of entrepreneurs (sharks).

Instead, business owners should be using profits to inspire their executive team, not perks.

Obsess Over Your BudgetWhen most people think of business owners and entrepreneurs, they think of the fun and flashy side of things.

I said earlier that business owners set up a culture of profit prioritization.

This fundamental misunderstanding of business success is why so many contestants on Shark Tank are thrilled when they get their investment.

Deep down, I think we all want to be more productive at work and with life in general.

Here are three strategies to be more productive in 2021.

It could arguably be the most valuable action you can take to be more productive in the next year.

Finally, I would start to be more productive and feel well Thursday and Friday, then repeat the cycle.

There’s a good chance you might just keep things going a little longer than that and find out that it’s a great way to be more productive.

Here is how your organization can get proactive about market erosion.

When even successful services quickly become commoditized or replaced, is it still possible to forecast future trends rapidly enough to avoid market erosion?

The horizons model enables businesses to maintain their current profitable services and best determine what customers will want next.

The three horizons model is neither an innovation strategy nor some sort of miracle plan that will insulate you from market changes.

It’s simply a model designed to help you manage growth and prevent market erosion — and a model that works.

This article will discuss how technology can help overcome the industry’s challenges and bring a federal infrastructure bill to life.

DigitizationThe construction industry has been notorious for relying on manual and paper-based workflows for decades.

AutomationOne thing a federal infrastructure bill might not take into account is the labor gap in the construction industry.

Financial technology (fintech) allows contractors to more easily develop budgets and track expenses without an extensive finance background.

The best of tech is yet to come, but what is available today in the construction sector can bring a federal infrastructure bill to life.

Core Challenges to Overcome in Growth StrategiesFirst, we need to address the core challenges of developing effective early-stage growth strategies for new businesses.

You may not know your target audience’s psychology well , or you may not know which marketing strategies work best.

You may not know your , or you may not know which marketing strategies work best.

An effective early-stage growth strategy would be:Inexpensive, capable of being executed on even a limited budget with a limited team.

Let’s take a look at the most effective strategies that meet these criteria.

Microsoft’s open source code editor, Visual Studio Code, has been updated this week with a great enhancement for M1 Mac users.

Version 1.54 of Visual Code Studio is the first stable release with support for Apple Silicon Macs.

The latest version of Visual Studio Code is now available on Microsoft’s website and can be downloaded for free.

Microsoft notes that VS Code 1.54 for macOS is a universal binary, so it runs on both Intel and M1 Macs.

For more information about what has changed in Visual Studio Code 1.54 in addition to support for Apple Silicon Macs, check out the full changelog for the update on Microsoft’s website.

Two days ago we reported that the iMac Pro had been listed as “while supplies last” on the Apple Store.

Today the iMac Pro officially became unavailable from the Apple Store and from major third-party retail partners in the US, marking the end of the three-year-old transitional product line.

Now the iMac Pro is unavailable entirely, leaving the Mac Pro the only “pro” desktop Mac.

Retail partners like Best Buy and Amazon are also listing the iMac Pro as unavailable for delivery and pick up.

Rumors have been swirling for awhile now about a completely redesigned Apple Silicon iMac with thin bezels, a colorful exterior, and more.

After receiving a Golden Globe award last week and two Critics Choice awards yesterday, the Apple TV+ comedy show Ted Lasso has been nominated for the 73rd annual DGA Awards, which choose the best TV shows, commercials, and documentaries.

As reported by Deadline, Ted Lasso is competing with The Flight Attendant and Curb Your Enthusiasm in the “Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series” category at the DGA Awards this year.

Ted Lasso is now considered one of the most successful series on Apple TV+, Apple’s streaming service with a catalog built solely on original content.

Apple TV+ has received over 200 nominations and 60 awards so far since its launch in November 2019, as Apple c…

This year, speculation is starting to mount about whether WWDC 2021 will be virtual again or could have some sort of in-person component…WWDC 2020 recapLast year, Apple held WWDC completely online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

WWDC 2021 speculationIn the United States, President Biden has said that there will be enough supply to vaccinate all adults by the end of May.

Additionally, a major piece of evidence to suggest that WWDC 2021 will be virtual is Apple’s own plan for employees returning to in-person work at Apple Park.

So while WWDC 2021 may well be completely virtual, we might see a return to in-person Apple events this fall.

What do you think about WWDC 2021?

As rumors of Apple’s plans to create AR and VR products intensify, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg joins The Information 411 podcast this week to talk about Facebook’s own interest in AR and VR.

Zuckerberg made it through the interview without mentioning Apple by name — but the icy relationship between the two companies was clear in multiple comments from the Facebook CEO.

The Information’s Alex Heath asked Zuckerberg about Facebook’s focus on reducing its reliance on Apple and Google by building its VR and AR products from the “ground up.” This includes using custom silicon and a first-party operating system.

The Facebook CEO explained that he’s found it “constraining on mobile phones” to hav…

Apple has released macOS 11.2.3 today and the build comes with important security updates that Apple is recommending for all users.

A Safari security update is also available for Mojave and Catalina users.

While Apple is beta testing macOS Big Sur 11.3, it released a public update today with 11.2.3.

Apple has released protection for Mojave and Catalina users for the same threat with Safari 14.0.3.

After installing this update, the build number for Safari 14.0.3 is 14610.4.3.1.7 on macOS Mojave and 15610.4.3.1.7 on macOS Catalina.

There’s a new software update awaiting Apple Watch users.

Apple released the watchOS update alongside iOS 14.4.1 and macOS 11.2.3 on Monday.

The update is available for all users through the Software Update section of the Watch app on iPhone.

Meanwhile, Apple Watch users can look forward to watchOS 7.4 debuting sometime this month.

The next update to Apple Watch is already in beta and supports unlocking your iPhone with your Apple Watch if you’re wearing a mask.

Apple has released a bug fix update for iPhone users today.

iOS 14.4.1 is rolling out now, and Apple says it includes important security fixes for iPhone users.

Apple has not elaborated on what exactly has changed in iOS 14.4.1.

If you spot anything new in iOS 14.4.1, be sure to let us know down in the comments or on Twitter, @9to5Mac.

We’ll be sure to keep this post updated with additional details about iOS 14.4.1 as they emerge.

Last month, it was announced that the third-generation Apple TV would lose the CBS All Access application once the service transitioned to Paramount+, leaving users without the ability to watch Paramount+ content on the older Apple TV.

But even though CBS All Access is no longer available on this Apple TV, or anywhere else, it turns out there’s an easy way to watch Paramount+ on your Apple TV 3.

As spotted by Appleosophy, if the 3rd-gen Apple TV is your primary home stream device, you can watch Paramount+ content on this set-top-box using Apple TV Channels.

Here’s how:On your iPhone, open the Apple TV appScroll to the Apple TV Channels, then select Paramount+Subscribe for the service with t…

All of the best deals today are headlined by an Apple Watch Series 5 clearance event at Amazon.

Amazon clears out Apple Watch Series 5Amazon is currently discounting a selection of Apple Watch Series 5 models, clearing out various styles with as much as $300 in savings attached.

Apple’s latest iPad Pro now up to $100 offAmazon is currently discounting Apple’s latest 11- and 12.9-inch iPad Pro models by up to $100, with prices starting at $849.

Twelve South iPhone 12 BookBook Case sees first discount to $58Amazon currently offers the Twelve South BookBook Case for iPhone 12 at $58.

Best trade-in deals9to5Mac also keeps tabs on all the best trade-in deals on iPhone, iPad, MacBook, Apple Watch…

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BMW’s CFO is the latest automaker executive to downplay the threat of a potential Apple Car.

Peter touted that competition is a “wonderful thing” and that BMW is well-positioned to handle increased competition the car industry.

“I sleep very peacefully,” Peter said when asked about Apple.

“Competition is a wonderful thing – it helps motivate the others.

For several weeks, it looked like Apple was nearing a deal for Apple Car production with Hyundai subsidiary Kia Motors, but those talks ultimately broke down.

Apple TV+ today announced a multi-year deal with activist and Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai.

This is the latest in a long line of overall deals Apple has signed with high-profile celebrities and creators.

Yousafzai joins names such as Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, Oprah Winfrey, and Alfonso Cuaron, as part of the Apple TV+ umbrella.

Whilst Yousafzai is best known for her human rights advocacy, the press release makes it clear that the deal will go beyond documentary content for Apple TV+.

Apple has long supported Yousafzai through the Malala Fund, sponsoring various initiatives including expanding education opportunities for all women in Brazil.

И немного вечерного ИИ-хоррора: система разпонавания лиц предсказывает политическую ориентацию американцев с точностью до 72%. Т.е. существенно лучше, чем монетка и даже сильно лучше, чем это делает просто другой человек.Работа довольно аккуратная, все мои обычные "наверное они просто используют одежду или другие признаки с фото" отметаются сразу, это действительно сравнение по лицу. Возможно стоило бы убрать еще фотографии с растительностью на лице и отделить прически. Но пока кажется, что ваша политическая ориентация легко определима по выражению лица и мимике. И да, есть такая же работа с результатами не хуже, про сексуальную ориентацию. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-79310-1

Если вы думаете, что РКН в России лютует, как вам такое: правительство Индии угрожает тюрьмой сотрудникам Фейсбук, WhatsApp и Твиттера, если компании не начнут бороться с распространением информации о протестах фермеров. Впрочем, кажется, все эти угрозы тоже слегка пустоваты - как найти этих сотрудников, особенно если они сейчас уедут за границу? https://www.wsj.com/articles/india-threatens-jail-for-facebook-whatsapp-and-twitter-employees-11614964542?mod=djemalertNEWS

Четыре крупнейших русскоязычных форума хакеров были взломаны за последние несколько недель - Maza, Verified, Exploit и Crdclub. Данные пользователей в двух из 4 случаев точно утекли и уже продаются в даркнете. Все осложняется тем, что скажем Верифаед требовал указать в данных регистрации свои аккаунты на других форумах, так что данных хакеры унесли приятное количество. Один русский хакер может сломать все, кроме хакерского форума на котором сидит. Два русских хакера могут сломать всё.Мораль: в наше время нельзя доверять никому. Мне - можно https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/03/three-top-russian-cybercrime-forums-hacked/

Все подтверждается: ЕС будет выдвигать обвинения против Apple в связи с «несправедливыми» правилами App Store. В первую очередь эти иски будут защищать позицию европейских компаний, т.е. Spotify. Поэтому все слухи говорят, что атака будет строиться через ограничения, вводимые Эппл в отношении сервисов стриминга музыки https://www.ft.com/content/d37c476c-b4cd-4b47-9ed2-d19ad2341ea8

Facebook показали свою новую модель для классификации изображений, называется SEER, и вся прелесть в том, что это не классическое обучение с подкреплением, это такое самообучение. Классификатор обучается на миллиардах фоточек из инстаграмма, и как результат достигает точности в 84.2% по ImageNet. Кажется это может быть такой же масштабный прорыв, каким стал когда-то BERT.Отдельно круто, что фейсбук сразу обещает опенсорс этого решения. Да, без массива данных оно бесполезно, но посмотреть все равно интересно https://ai.facebook.com/blog/seer-the-start-of-a-more-powerful-flexible-and-accessible-era-for-computer-vision

---=== реклама ===---Речь пойдет о другом подходе к страхованию: Манго Страхование сделал для нас с вами один из старейшин русского интернета.Я довольно сложно отношусь к обычному страхованию, в первую очередь потому, что в большинстве случаев это скорее усложняет мне жизнь лишней бюрократией. Скажем, я не покупаю КАСКО, потому что у меня есть на счетах деньги на новую машину, езжу я спокойно, аварий у меня нет последние 10+ лет. Получается что в случае масштабной аварии, единственное чем мне поможет страховка - возвратом денег. При этом огоромный ворох бумажек и проблем, связанных со страховкой меня просто бесит.Совершенно иначе устроено Манго Страхование для моей квартиры - для меня это к…

Square покупают большую часть компании, стоящей за музыкальным стримингом Tidal. Сумма сделки всего $279m, зачем это нужно в Square непонятно, но вот пара забавных фактов: 1. Jay-Z войдет в совет директоров Square 2. в 2017 он продал, а потом в 2020 выкупил обратно в 4 раза дешевле 25% компании у Sprint. Вобщем сделка любопытная, но непонятная https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/04/business/media/tidal-square-jay-z-dorsey.html

Parler вчера отозвал свой иск против AWS, поданный в январе, но тут же подал новый — в верховный суд штата Вашингтон, где находится штаб-квартира Amazon. В новом иске соцсеть повторяет часть обвинений из только что отозванного в части нарушения контракта и дополнительно обвиняет, что AWS после разрыва контракта направили хакеров и тайно продали базы данных Parler. И вообще, прямо говорится в заявлении, стремительный рост Parler был воспринят как угроза крупнейшими компаниями интернета, а незадолго до блокировки Amazon подписал контракт с Twitter, так что понятно, мол, почему необходимо было разрушить бизнес соцсети.Впрочем, товарищи палятся буквально в первом же абзаце, объясняя суду, что A…

Широко известная среди фотографов и любителей сумок Peak Design красиво и справедливо обвиняет Амазон в краже своей сумки. Причем делает это на стиле, с помощью офигенного видеоролика.По сути: Peak Design Everyday Sling скопировали, упразднили дорогие компоненты и продают под названием Amazon Basics Everyday Sling в 4 раза дешевле. Но, скажем, вся выкройка сумки просто 1:1. Это сейчас прямо стратегия Amazon Basics - находить лучшие товары, копировать их и выпускать под своим брендом. Ну а что, маржинальность не пахнет https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbxWGjQ2szQ

Эппл разработали сервис, позволяющий выгрузить фотки из iCloud в другие сервисы, в частности Google Photos. Я не понимаю зачем эппл такое делает, но очень, очень одобряю этот жест. Пока запускается только в США, далее везде. https://www.macrumors.com/2021/03/03/apple-transfer-icloud-photos-google-photos/

Разработчики браузера Brave на основе руин от купленных ими команд из Cliqz соберет свою собственную поисковую систему. Простите что выделил жирным, но это прямо смена парадигмы: если поисковые системы выпускают браузеры, почему бы браузеру не сделать свою поисковую систему?Да, речь идет о полноценном поиске, прямо свой индекс и все такое. https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/03/brave-is-launching-its-own-search-engine-with-the-help-of-ex-cliqz-devs-and-tech/

Parler после смены всего руководства решил не заканчивать подачу в суд иска против Amazon. По сути иск отозван. Я даже не удивлён, кажется в текущей обстановке нет никакого смысла в этом деле, компанию можно закрывать, денег все равно не получить. https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/3/22310873/parler-amazon-aws-lawsuit-antitrust-hosting-free-speech?scrolla=5eb6d68b7fedc32c19ef33b4

Как-то я это пропустил, а DJI выпустили новый дрон, главная фишка которого - очки для управления дроном "от первого лица", т.е. по сути это шлем в котором вы видите то, что видит камера дрона. Три режима управления (для новичков, безопасный и совсем ручной), скорость разгона до 100км/ч - две секунды. Все это говорит о выходе DJI в новую нишу. От "вертолетик который умеет снимать видео" к "вертолетику, который взорвет вам голову новыми ошущениями" - и мне кажется это еще более перспективно, потому что видео с них мне не интересны.Посмотрите на видео на сайте (и уже на ютубе), ощущение что это бешенная стрекоза которой ты управляешь. Короче опять придется покупать https://www.dji.com/ru/dji-f…

Доброе утро! ☕️🥐У Techcrunch вышел занятный текст о том, с какими сложностями столкнулись участники совета по надзору FB (The Facebook Oversight Board) – органа, который должен рассматривать спорные случаи при модерации контента. Неудивительно, что самый спорный случай, который вызвал фрустрацию у членов совета – бан аккаунта Дональда Трампа. Он был заблокировал в январе после того, как сторонники Трампа штурмовали Капитолий. После запрета Facebook передала этот вопрос на рассмотрение совету. И вот его участники жалуются на то, что FB дает им право только на бинарные решения – либо блокировка, либо нет. А в сложной ситуации этого недостаточно: например, хорошо бы было иметь «корзину», в кот…

А майкрософт в ответ тут же показывает маленькие колонки-шайбы Intelligent Speakers, которые налету транскрибируют голосовые встречи (в том числе проводимые через Teams), и что важнее умеют различать по голосам участников и вписывать их репликами в чат, а не просто писать сплошной текст.Интересно что эту фичу первый раз показали на BUILD'18, т.е. более 2 лет назад уже.https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/2/22308962/microsoft-intelligent-speaker-teams-translation-transcription-features?scrolla=5eb6d68b7fedc32c19ef33b4

Немного музыкального оффтопаДве новости дня: Little Big не будет представлять Россию на «Евровидении-2021».В этом году в Роттердаме от страны выступит певица Manizha с песней «Русская женщина». Как вам?rozetked.me/news/15705-na-evrovidenii-2021-ot-rossii-vystupit-pevica-manizha

В продолжение темы «Лиги справедливости»Чудо-женщина в исполнении Галь Гадот получила свой тизер с новыми кадрами.

К 8 марта рассказываем о выдающихся женщинах-учёныхЗа всю историю множество женщины сделали немало важных открытий. Мы выбрали пять самых заметных: от создательницы вакцины от чумы до кинодивы, подарившей беспроводное будущее.rozetked.me/articles/15544-5-zhenschin-uchenyh-kotorye-izmenili-mir

На Twitch заметили рекламный ролик «Лиги справедливости» Зака Снайдера с новыми кадрами.На них можно увидеть Джо Манганьелло в роли Дэфстроука и Флеша в новом костюме.До премьеры осталось 10 дней.

Новые продукты Apple представят 23 марта?Сразу несколько инсайдеров заявили о том, что в этот день пройдёт мероприятие от купертиновцев. Скорее всего, компания попросту разошлёт пресс-релизы.От Apple в этот раз ожидаются новые iPad, iPad Pro, iPad mini 6, AirTags и AirPods 3.rozetked.me/news/15699-apple-mozhet-predstavit-novye-produkty-23-marta

Кажется, Instagram хочет скопировать ClubhouseПосле запуска «Живых комнат», когда в прямом эфире одновременно можно общаться четырём пользователям, в соцсети тестируют аудиоконференции.А ещё в чатах Instagram планируют внедрить сквозное шифрование.rozetked.me/news/15694-instagram-vnedrit-funkciyu-golosovyh-konferenciy

ПК-моддер создал кастомный корпус с системой водяного охлаждения для PlayStation 5. Такое решение выглядит стильно и эффективно справляется с отводом тепла, но есть и один минус — блок питания консоли пришлось сделать внешним.rozetked.me/news/15692-entuziast-sozdal-korpus-dlya-playstation-5-s-vodyanym-ohlazhdeniem

5 марта на Amazon Prime Video вышло продолжение комедии с Эдди Мёрфи «Поездка в Америку».Между первой и второй частью — 33 года. Огромная пропасть, которая сказалась на всём. Рассказываем без спойлеров, что не так.rozetked.me/articles/15680-otzyv-na-fil-m-poezdka-v-ameriku-2-sikvel-kotoryy-ne-imeet-smysla

ВАЗ-2110 2001 года выпуска за 10 950 долларов (~815 000 рублей). Именно за столько русскую машину продают в США. По словам автодилера, это единственный экземпляр данной модели на территории страны, при этом авто в отличном состоянии.rozetked.me/news/15685-v-ssha-vystavili-na-prodazhu-edinstvennyy-v-strane-vaz-2110

Локальные версии Microsoft Exchange Server были атакованы китайскими хакерами. Под угрозой взлома оказались более двадцати тысяч фирм. Всё из-за того, что злоумышленники могут использовать взломанное ПО для широкомасштабного цифрового шпионажа. rozetked.me/news/15675…

Дайверы из Канады нашли на дне озера iPhone 11, который пролежал там 6 месяцев.После того, как смартфон достали и почистили, он продолжил вполне успешно работать. Устройство вернули хозяйке.rozetked.me/news/15683-iphone-11-polgoda-prolezhal-na-dne-ozera-i-vse-esche-rabotaet

Это видео появилось ещё в конце февраля, но мы не могли пройти мимо 😉Автор YouTube-канала Teenenggr решил усилить виброотдачу в играх с помощью промышленного электродвигателя.Отдача во время стрельбы и езды на машине настолько мощная, что трясётся весь стол.rozetked.me/news/15682-geymer-usilil-vibraciyu-s-pomosch-yu-promyshlennogo-elektrodvigatelya

Вы нас не просили, но мы сделалиПровели несколько дней в новой антиинстаграмной соцсети Dispo. Рассказываем, что это такое и почему вам не стоит тратить на это своё драгоценное время.rozetked.me/reviews/15649-obzor-dispo-bez-pyati-minut-clubhouse

Известный репакер xatab умер в возрасте 60 лет. Последние несколько лет он страдал от серьёзных проблем с лёгкими. Хатаб долгие годы собирал оптимальные по объёму образы игр. Его раздачи и по сей день остаются одними из самых популярных.Press F to Pay respects.rozetked.me/news/15679-v-vozraste-60-let-skonchalsya-izvestnyy-repaker-xatab

Если в Калифорнии примут этот закон, то он станет образцом правильной логики: «Дорогие создатели автономного транспорта, вы же разрабатываете автомобили будущего? Так какого черта они на базе ДВС? Поэтому извольте быть последовательными и сделайте так, чтобы уже к 2025 все ваши беспилотники обладали нулевым выбросом парниковых газов.»https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/05/california-bill-would-require-all-self-driving-vehicles-to-be-zero-emission-by-2025/

И немного вечерного ИИ-хоррора: система разпонавания лиц предсказывает политическую ориентацию американцев с точностью до 72%. Т.е. существенно лучше, чем монетка и даже сильно лучше, чем это делает просто другой человек.Работа довольно аккуратная, все мои обычные "наверное они просто используют одежду или другие признаки с фото" отметаются сразу, это действительно сравнение по лицу. Возможно стоило бы убрать еще фотографии с растительностью на лице и отделить прически. Но пока кажется, что ваша политическая ориентация легко определима по выражению лица и мимике. И да, есть такая же работа с результатами не хуже, про сексуальную ориентацию. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-79310-1

Не то чтоб глубокая аналитика, но интересный перечень особенностей нынче модного КлабХауса, на которые не все обращают внимание.В отличие от привычной ситуации, когда в новой сети (Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat) быстро вырастают в популярности и становятся инфлюэнсерами молодые и дерзкие, здесь и возраст аудитории, и возраст популярных персон сильно повыше. Все-таки формат имеет значение: снять смешное короткое видео или приколоться несколько проще, чем долго интересно говорить 🙂 И это умение часто приходит с годами. Впрочем, слушать, а не свайпить — тоже возрастная особенность.В КлабХаусе много говорят про его же собственное будущее — не свойственная другим сетям рефлексия. Во многом потому,…

Много разных интересных смыслов и намеков можно нарыть, если постараться;) Звёздный Городок XXI века, похоже, будет построен в Техасе, причем силами и деньгами частной компании.Cameron County was officially approached by SpaceX about turning Boca Chica Village into the city of Starbase, Texas.https://www.cnet.com/news/elon-musk-wants-to-rename-spacex-starship-digs-to-starbase-texas/

Заметка годится в рубрику “NFT для чайников” — а знание этой модной крипто-штуки под названием “невзаимозаменяемые токены” может действительно оказаться полезным для достаточно далеких от технологий людей. Важно понять, что всплеск интереса к NFT связан не с технологическим прорывом, а с экспериментально подтвержденным психологическим феноменом: люди готовы готовы платить не только за физическое обладание каким-то арт-объектом, но и за право хвастаться, что они этот объект купили — пусть он даже совершенно открыто выложен в сеть и ни в каком ином виде не существует. И за право так хвастаться некоторые платят сотни тысяч долларов - а другие уже и миллионы. Но интересные перспективы переделки…

Для тех, кто занят в онлайновой рекламе, реально наступает post-cookies future: давно и массово используемый способ пометить браузер пользователя, чтобы потом таргетировать на него рекламу, перестает работать.Google по этому поводу опубликовал большой пост, смысл которого сводится к тому, что в новой жизни технологически будут выполнены давние требования поборников приватности, слежка за конкретными пользователями станет сильно затруднена. В посте подчеркивается, что Google не разрабатывает и не собирается разрабатывать какую-то более сложную замену cookies: времена массовой слежки за конкретными пользователями действительно уходят в прошлое. Но при этом таргетированная реклама никуда не де…

Дурной пример, говорят, заразен ;) Мало того, что модный Клабхаус выпустили только для пользователей айфонов, так теперь не маленький стартап, а большой Microsoft выкатил очень интересное приложение для текстовой расшифровки речи на совещаниях. Строго говоря, это не сам Microsoft, в его экспериментальное исследовательское подразделение Microsoft Garage, но все равно прикольно.Про стенографическое приложение мечтают давно, но пока хорошего так и нет. Я попробовал этот Group Transcribe просто в режиме стенографирования моего монолога на русском и остался впечатлён качеством: на зачитанной мной странице текста пришлось в итоге исправить шесть мест, с таким качеством уже можно работать. Хотя ве…

Ну и не столько новость, сколько завершение новостного тренда: Volvo влился в число автогигантов обещающих, что к 2030 продавать будут только электромобили. При этом уже к 2025 (это через 5 лет, совсем скоро по меркам автопрома) электромобили составят половину выпускаемых машин, остальные будут гибридами. Ну и чтоб окончательно убедиться, насколько эффективен укус Теслы: все электромобили обещают продавать только онлайн ;)https://www.reuters.com/article/us-autos-volvo-electric-idUSKBN2AU0AU

Хорошо описанный пример того, что простые и очевидные решения, как правило, плохи и опасны. Особенно в случае всяких экологических инициатив: уж больно сложна и нелинейна наша среда обитания.Вот, казалось бы, изящное решение: заполнить Сахару солнечными батареями и генерить море чистой энергии. Но есть деталь: лишь около 15% поглощённой энергии преобразуется в электричество, остальное рассеивается в виде тепла. Песок поглощает куда меньше, и воздух над Сахарой начнёт заметно прогреваться. Это вроде бы хорошо: появятся муссонные дожди и Сахара может позеленеть. Но если где-то прибыло, в других местах убыло: прикидки показывают, что Юго-Восточной Азии не поздоровится. Более того, нагрев атмос…

Коротко и конкретно: вместо общих рассуждений о применениях ИИ автор заметки перечисляет области, в которых уже сейчас ожидается появление множества стартапов-единорогов, использующих компьютерное зрение. (Для меня вообще загадка, почему компьютерное зрение относят к ИИ — зрением в природе обладают далеко не интеллектуальные существа;))Основные области:- Сельское хозяйство ⁃ Ритейл ⁃ Строительство ⁃ Безопасность Учитывая мультимиллиардный масштаб каждого из сегментов, неудивительно, что стартапы смогут там стоить дорого — но и конкуренция между ними будет жесточайшей.https://www.forbes.com/sites/robtoews/2021/02/28/a-wave-of-billion-dollar-computer-vision-startups-is-coming/?sh=209129203f4c

Трудно представить, что когда-то музыкальные лейблы все никак не могли смириться со Spotify и держались всеми руками за диски и продажи треков через iTunes. И вот неудивительные, но говорящие цифры по доходам музыкальной индустрии в США в 2020 году: из $12,2 млрд – $10,1 млрд (83%) – это стриминг. Рост этого сегмента за год – на $13,4%. Большая часть денег – сервисы типа Spotify и Apple Music.Всего в США подписанных на музыкальные стриминги пользователей – 75,5 млн, на 15 млн больше, чем в 2019 г. 👌Из любопытного – среди физических носителей винил который год подрастает, а диски падают. Мода 😎

Уже несколько месяцев эта компания совершенно официально продаёт куриное мясо — и у неё покупают и магазины, и рестораны. В процессе получения мяса ни одна курица не пострадала: речь о первом промышленном производителе «мяса из пробирки»: The idea was ... to start a food company that takes the animal, the live animal, out of the equation of the food system — говорит основатель стартапа Eat Just; и у него получилось. Как и многие, они начинали с имитации животной пищи с помощью растительной, но в итоге сумели отладить процесс выращивания мяса из отдельных клеток; основатель признаётся, что самой трудной и долгой частью была не технология, а административные процедуры допуска продукта в широк…

Две часто встречающиеся у меня в канале темы изящно пересеклись в одном заголовке. Такими и будут вертикально-интегрированные компании будущего: производитель автономного транспорта с собственной орбитальной группировкой (похоже, из нескольких тысяч спутников) для обеспечения своих наземных продуктов. Именно продуктов, а не просто автомашин, потому что Geely активно рвётся и в железнодорожный транспорт, и в беспилотную авиацию, и в грузовой автотранспорт (где тесно сотрудничает с Volvo). И ещё там рядом маячит спутниковый интернет — и, конечно же, такая корпорация является и крупнейшим производителем софта.И это все не форсайты и не теоретические концепции: первые спутники изготовлены и дос…

Эпидемиологическая обстановка явно начала улучшаться: вновь стало больше всяких прогнозов 🙂Прогноз от dentsu на ближайшее десятилетие выглядит вполне оптимистично (что неудивительно, учитывая японские корни этой коммуникационной и рекламной компании). Здесь уверенно говорят, что к 2030 немало людей добровольно вживят себе чипы в мозг, чтобы лучше думать и станут носить экзоскелет чтобы лучше двигаться. Как специалисты по коммуникациям, авторы из dentsu запускают в оборот много звонких словосочетаний, типа “синтетическое общество” для описания насыщенного технологиями мира. С другой стороны, уже не новая идея о том, что человеческое общение и обслуживания станет премиальной услугой, в матери…

Датацентры представляются такими фабриками будущего — модные большущие цеха или ангары, набитые стойками с серверами, вокруг круто выглядящие системы охлаждения и резервного питания - в общем, огромное инженерное чудо. И часто оно так и есть.Но тяга к модульности и растущая повсеместная потребность в датацентрах привела к созданию датацентров в контейнерах — их и доставлять понятно как: привычный для транспортников форм-фактор.Лишь бы было на месте питание и линии связи: изящное мобильное решение очень в стиле нынешних времен.https://www.techrepublic.com/article/microsoft-is-shipping-a-data-centre-in-a-40-foot-container-whats-inside-and-whats-it-for/