The European Commission issued preliminary findings on Friday accusing Meta of building Facebook and Instagram to be addictive, giving the company a formal opportunity to respond before Brussels reaches a final decision that could trigger fines of up to 6% of its global annual revenue. Based on Meta’s 2025 turnover of roughly $201 billion, that […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more ›
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Just a day before Samsung’s folding phone event, OnePlus appears to be teasing a dual-screen device of its own. Or maybe it’s just some marketing gimmick — in which case I will hate myself for writing this article. The company tweeted this short clip from its USA Twitter account, highlighting an August 11 reveal: 8.11 10am EThttps://t.co/mmPi4jlrhx pic.twitter.com/U6lPdrFnjf — OnePlus➕ (@OnePlus_USA) August 10, 2021 At first glance, it seems like... Read more ›
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Prisoners across the US could soon be subjected to a high-risk application of automated surveillance. A congressional committee is pressing the Department of Justice to explore the federal use of AI to analyze inmate’s phone calls. The panel has called for further research into the tech’s potential to prevent suicide and violent crime, Reuters reports. The system transcribes phone conversations, analyzes the tone of voice, and detects certain words or... Read more ›
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TLDR: LiveWebinar Pro makes it turnkey easy to host everything from basic employee meetings to large video events for generating heat around your brand or business. With the effects of COVID still lingering well into its second year and a workforce in no hurry to scamper back to the office, there’s a good chance it could be a long time before any office staff is ever back in one central... Read more ›
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A Twitter algorithm that favored light-skinned faces has now been shown to perpetuate a range of further biases. The algorithm estimated whom a person would want to see first in a picture so the image could be cropped to a suitable size on Twitter. But it was ditched after users found it chose white faces over Black ones. Trying a horrible experiment… Which will the Twitter algorithm pick: Mitch McConnell... Read more ›
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I admire Harley-Davidson‘s motorcycles as much as the next person, but the truth is I’m totally incapable of riding one. So when the iconic brand and its affiliated company, Serial 1 Cycle, released their ebikes back in November 2020, I got very excited that I’d be able to try at least one Harley-Davidson vehicle. Yet again, I don’t live in the US nor in Germany, so there was no way... Read more ›
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Entering the anti-Semitic term “6mwe” into Pinterest’s search box won’t yield any results but will offer an admonishment: “Pinterest isn’t a place for hateful images, content or activities. Learn more about our policies.” But searching through Pinterest’s site from Google for the term “6mwe hoodie” easily produces dozens of pins for content that clearly violates Pinterest’s restrictions on “hate-based conspiracy theories and misinformation, like Holocaust denial,” content the platform says... Read more ›
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Humans are unequivocally warming the planet, and that’s triggering rapid changes in the atmosphere, oceans, and polar regions, and increasingly extreme weather around the world, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns in a new report. The IPCC released the first part of its much anticipated Sixth Assessment Report on Aug. 9, 2021. In it, 234 scientists from around the globe summarized the current climate research on how the Earth... Read more ›
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After facing police raids, minister snarks, and weeks of drama, Twitter has finally complied with the new IT laws in India. The government of India today confirmed to the Delhi High Court that the social network has now fulfilled all requirements of the country’s content policing rules. The new rules mandated that significant social media intermediaries — platforms with more than 5 million users — need to have had to... Read more ›
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The Indian government is considering tax cut from 60% to 40% for imported EVs. According to a report from Reuters, the authorities are considering these revised tax rates for EVs valued at less than $40,000 — inclusive of cost, insurance, and freight. The report noted that for EVs costing more than $40,000, the revised tax rate would be 60% — down from 100%. In July, Elon Musk said he wants... Read more ›
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I’ve been a Pixel fan since the original, but I can’t help but feel the phones have often been a bit of an afterthought for Google. The company has financial resources that few in the world can compare to, after all, yet its hardware has often paled in comparison to its Android siblings — let alone Apple. While Apple is often pushing the boundaries of hardware as well as software,... Read more ›
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We thought it’d never see the light of day, but we’ve finally gotten a good look at Apple‘s AirPower wireless charging pad. Unfortunately, it’s not via Apple — AirPower is still canceled. Instead, The Verge was able to access images of an AirPower prototype, courtesy of developer and Apple prototype collector Giulio Zompetti. It’s a glance at a dream that never was. Zompetti said he was able to buy the... Read more ›
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Facebook has made it easier to quit the social media platform. The company has rebuilt a tool that makes it easier to transfer data from Facebook to other services. The “Transfer Your Information” tool was launched in April to give users more control over their data. It could previously transfer notes and posts to Google Docs, Blogger, and WordPress.com, as well as port photos and videos to Backblaze, Dropbox, Google... Read more ›
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Critical minerals needed for electric vehicles are in high demand and world renowned billionaires are now funding an exploration project in Greenland. Mineral exploration company KoBold Metals, backed by Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Michael Bloomberg, and Ray Dalio, has signed a joint venture with British mining firm BlueJay in search for nickel, copper, cobalt, and platinum. As per BlueJay’s statement, Kobold will invest $15 million in the Disko-Nuussuaq project on... Read more ›
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TLDR: Change up the vibe in your room, save energy, and save money with this GoSund 75W LED Smart RGB Color Changing Light Bulbs package. If you’ve been quietly going about your business and hoping that the move away from the standard incandescent light bulb toward light-emitting diode (LED) models would somehow change course, we hate to break it to you, but…it’s not gonna happen. After slowly infiltrating the lighting... Read more ›
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TLDR: Between StackSkills Unlimited and Infosec4TC Platinum Cyber Security training, you’ll have more than 1,000 courses in learning every major business skill under the sun. Versatility. It’s become a new measuring stick for most employees in this changing professional world. While there’s always room for specialists, the true value these days comes from being able to slide into a host of different positions and roles to make your expertise crucial... Read more ›
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Three US lawmakers are demanding answers from Mark Zuckerberg on why Facebook disabled the accounts of researchers investigating ad targeting on the social media platform. Facebook said last Tuesday that it had shut down accounts, apps, pages, and platform access associated with the NYU Ad Observatory due to privacy violations. The company said the bans were due to concerns about a browser extension used by the researchers. The plugin, called... Read more ›
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When fast chargers came to town, they solved a huge EV issue: long charging times. After all, who’d prefer to wait for hours instead of juicing up their car within 20 to 30 minutes? But, there’s one thing we need to keep in mind: we shouldn’t overdo it. DC fast chargers (or Level 3) degrade the battery faster than AC chargers (or Level 1 and 2) do. Rapidly charging a... Read more ›
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Politicians in the US recently released a bipartisan infrastructure bill that includes around $555 billion in new spending to build roads, public transit, and other transport options. Amongst other things, the bill mandates Car OEMs to introduce technology to “passively monitor the performance of a driver of a motor vehicle to accurately identify whether that driver may be impaired.” This is significant news for companies working on tech to detect... Read more ›
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Watson and Crick, Schrödinger and Einstein all made theoretical breakthroughs that have changed the world’s understanding of science. Today big, game-changing ideas are less common. New and improved techniques are the driving force behind modern scientific research and discoveries. They allow scientists – including chemists like me – to do our experiments faster than before, and they shine light on areas of science hidden from our predecessors. Three cutting-edge techniques... Read more ›
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In 1964, the Picturephone was our first glimpse into the future of video communication when AT&T introduced the technology at the World’s Fair in New York. Set up as a futuristic demonstration, it was thought then that video calling would become a vital commercial tool in the coming years, but it wouldn’t become mainstream until Skype came out in 2003. Still, it’s been nearly 20 years and we haven’t seen... Read more ›
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