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Monthly Archives: October 2020

Tiny Brain Implants Hold Big Promise for Immobilized Patients

Posted on October 28, 2020 by HeyJK
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Neuroscientists see unmet demand for technologies that detect and translate neural signals to help people with mobility problems
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Om Malik : ‘Why Great Design Is Timeless’

Posted on October 27, 2020 by HeyJK
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A lot of commentary has followed the launch of the iPhone 12, some of it praising Apple for going back to the old design and some complaining about Apple’s inability to do something different from a design perspective.
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SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service is priced at $99 per month, according to e-mail

Posted on October 27, 2020 by HeyJK
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SpaceX is expanding the beta test of its Starlink satellite internet service, reaching out via email on Monday to people who expressed interest in signing up for the service.
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The Incredible Story of the Great Cannonball Boom

Posted on October 22, 2020 by HeyJK
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When the country shut down and the highways thinned out, a stealthy group of amateur car obsessives glimpsed an opportunity to revive the fabled cannonball run—the highly daring, absurdly illegal cross-country endurance race.
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Adobe tries using AI to fix blurry video footage

Posted on October 22, 2020 by HeyJK
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Between things like camera shake and poor lighting, the videos you take with your phone, DSLR or mirrorless camera can end up blurry for any numbers of reasons. Worse yet, it’s difficult to sharpen a photo or video after the fact, and more often than not, the results don’t look great.
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Lots of Overnight Tragedies, No Overnight Miracles

Posted on October 22, 2020 by HeyJK
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“History is the record of man’s steps and slips. It shows us that the steps have been slow and slight; the slips, quick and abounding.” – B.H. Hart An important thing that explains a lot of things is that good news takes time but bad news happens instantly.
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Ford will use its Escape SUV to power a self-driving car service

Posted on October 21, 2020 by HeyJK
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With the unveiling of its latest autonomous test vehicle, Ford believes it’s one step closer to offering a commercial self-driving car service (via NBC News).
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The next economic crisis: Empty retail space

Posted on October 19, 2020 by HeyJK
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As tenants stop paying and shrink their offices, commercial real estate is cratering. Commercial real estate is in trouble, and turbulence in the $15 trillion market is threatening to bleed over into the broader financial system just as the U.S. struggles to emerge from a recession.
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COVID-19 killed maximalism

Posted on October 19, 2020 by HeyJK
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We’re too fried to deal with fussy decor at home. All we really want are soft, simple things. Designers have responded with what one expert is calling ‘warm minimalism.’ 6 minute ReadCOVID-19 has killed maximalism.
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Inventing Virtual Meetings of Tomorrow with NVIDIA AI Research

Posted on October 13, 2020 by HeyJK
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New AI breakthroughs in NVIDIA Maxine, cloud-native video streaming AI SDK, slash bandwidth use while make it possible to re-animate faces, correct gaze and animate characters for immersive and engaging meetings. Learn more: https://nvda.ws/3l9foIn

Watch the full GTC 2020 keynote: https://nvda.ws/3

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Introducing Amazon’s first custom electric delivery vehicle

Posted on October 13, 2020 by HeyJK
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Just a year since announcing The Climate Pledge, Amazon is excited to reveal its first custom electric delivery vehicle, designed and built in partnership with Rivian.
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AI will become Earth’s ‘dominant life-form’ and keep humans ‘like we keep plants’

Posted on October 10, 2020 by HeyJK
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Artificial intelligence (AI) will one day keep human beings around in the same way we keep plants, a scientist has claimed.
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Car design is about to change forever. This video encapsulates how

Posted on October 10, 2020 by HeyJK
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The car of the future is a skateboard, and whatever you want goes on top. 4 minute ReadElectric vehicles are incredible.
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Most of Scottish Wikipedia Written By American in Mangled English

Posted on October 5, 2020 by HeyJK
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For over six years, one Wikipedia user—AmaryllisGardener—has written well over 23,000 articles on the Scots Wikipedia and done well over 200,000 edits. The only problem is that AmaryllisGardener isn’t Scottish, they don’t speak Scots, and none of their articles are written in Scots.
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FAQs on Protecting Yourself from Aerosol Transmission

Posted on October 5, 2020 by HeyJK
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The Blokable Building System (BBS)

Posted on October 1, 2020 by HeyJK
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Each Blok in the system is a standardized, modular housing component assembled entirely in our manufacturing facility and designed to be stacked, combined, and connected to create prosperous communities.
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The housing market is building snowflakes: How an industry of endless one-offs is holding our society back

Posted on October 1, 2020 by HeyJK
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By Aaron Holm and Nelson Del Rio, Co-CEOs, Blokable Inc. This post is part of a series exploring the root causes of the U.S. housing crisis and how private and public sector collaboration can chart a different course. 
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“Stevenage Challenge” by DAVID The Agency for Burger King | The One Show 2020

Posted on October 1, 2020 by HeyJK
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Brands pay millions to get soccer’s biggest players to endorse them. But Burger King realized that they didn’t need to do that. A year ago, they found Stevenage F.C. — a team at the bottom of English football’s lowest league — became their sponsors. Because they knew that if their logo wa
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Brad Cox has died
One hull crack located in ISS, another one suspected
Atomic resolution video of salt crystals forming in real time
Tencent is acquiring a majority stake in Klei Entertainment
Dissecting the Apple M1 GPU, Part II
Show HN: Rysolv – Fix open source issues, get paid
.NET GC Internals mini-series
Pidgin – A Universal Chat Client
PostgreSQL on ARM-Based AWS EC2 Instances
New six-film series from Adam Curtis
Oversight Board accepts case on Trump's indefinite suspension from Facebook
Electric vehicles close to ‘tipping point’ of mass adoption
Who Will Control the Software That Powers the Internet?
The right way to turn off your old APIs
How hard should I push myself?
Chipmaking Is Being Redesigned
Patricia Highsmith was an enduring writer
Access Control for GitHub Pages
Wehe – Check Your ISP for Net Neutrality Violations
Wild lynx could be reintroduced into Scottish Highlands
Show HN: Iconduck – 100k open source icons, downloadable and searchable
A brief insight into the complexities of creating a new capability at the BBC
Show HN: I built Multy – Generate a short URL to share a list of websites
Jerry, Inc. (YC S17) Is Hiring for Engineering and Product (All Levels)
Auto-Redistrict – automatically creates electoral districts
Climate change: US emissions in 2020 in biggest fall since WWII
Libvirt: Adoption of GLib library to replace GNULIB and home grown code
Facebook deactivated account after it advocated decentralized social networks
Bluetooth Attack Can Steal a Tesla Model X in Minutes
Facebook shuts down the Socialist Workers Party in Britain

Engadget

Microsoft reverses Xbox Live price hike, will add free multiplayer for some games
SpaceX's first 'rideshare' mission will launch a record number of satellites
NBC is shutting down its sports cable channel as the bundle contracts
Amazon will start streaming Robert Kirkman's 'Invincible' on March 26th
The first big 'Cyberpunk 2077' patch has arrived
Blizzard is gobbling up Vicarious Visions
Democrats ask Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to rework their suggestion algorithms
Cadillac's upcoming Celestiq flagship EV has a tint-shifting smart roof
The best deals we found this week: $40 off Google's Pixel 4a 5G and more
Pinterest adds eyeshadow to its virtual makeup kit
President Biden appoints 'world-class' cybersecurity team in wake of hacks
Microsoft won't increase Xbox Live Gold prices for new members
Podcast: Samsung Galaxy S21 and S21 Ultra review
The Morning After: The Galaxy S21 reviews are in
Apple's next MacBook Air could be even thinner and lighter

Wired

A Fight Over GameStop’s Soaring Stock Turns Ugly
Biden Gets to Work, Vaccine Guidelines Change, and More
Let Fire Stations and EMS Crews Administer Covid Vaccines
A Year Ago I Asked: How Bad Could Covid Get? Now We Know
People Still Really Love the Apple II
The Bernie Sanders Meme Proves the Internet Is Resetting
Janet Yellen Will Consider Limiting the Use of Cryptocurrency
How to Reboot Your Burnt-Out Brain
President Biden, Please Don't Get Into Carbon Farming
The Swashbuckling Escapism of Sid Meier’s Pirates!

Apple Insider

Officers ping Apple Watch to track down kidnapped woman in Texas
Data shows 62% of Apple TV+ subscribers are on a trial, most don't plan to renew
Apple shares hit all-time high in intraday trading, break closing price record
Roundup: best monitors for Apple's M1 MacBook Pro, Mac mini, MacBook Air
Apple picks up 'Lessons in Chemistry' drama starring Brie Larson
All the best cases and covers for the AirPods Pro
Developer files antitrust complaint after Apple rejects COVID game
MacBook Pro with SD card slot, no Touch Bar coming in 2021
New 2021 Macs, Sideloading iOS on M1, and AirPods Max issues, on the AppleInsider podcast
Apple TV+ review: 'Losing Alice' a suspenseful, sexy thriller from Israel
Apple delays Face ID for 2021 iMac
Apple plans thinner, high-end MacBook Air
Apple shifts more production from iPhone 12 mini, to iPhone 12 Pro
Apple TV+ original 'Servant' reportedly doubles audience with Season 2 premiere
Apple seeds release candidate beta build of macOS Big Sur 11.2

Google Tech

Senate Leaders Agree on Impeachment Trial Delay, Giving Biden Breathing Room - The New York Times
Massachusetts National Guard sets straight story about why guardsmen were in U.S. Capitol parking garage - WCVB Boston
Biden says his mask mandate is common sense. Republicans say ‘kiss my ass.’ - Politico
California launches civil rights investigation of Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department - NBC News
New York Times: Trump and DOJ attorney had plan to replace his acting AG and undo Georgia election result - CNN
Wuhan marks its anniversary with triumph and denial - bbc.com
California man injured in apparent shark attack off Maui - CNN
Ghost Ship fire: Warehouse tenant pleads guilty to 36 deaths - NBC News
Bus heading to Grand Canyon rolls over; 1 dead, 2 critical - The Associated Press
Dallas to distribute 5,000 COVID-19 vaccines at convention center - FOX 4 Dallas
UK chief scientist says new virus variant may be more deadly - Fox News
Trapped Chinese gold miners will not be rescued for at least 15 more days, city officials warn - CBS News
‘Need to do better’: Fauci on WHO, COVID-19 variants, vaccines and more - WTOP
Canada working with the US to close travel 'loophole' - CNN
Bitcoin on track for biggest weekly fall since September as Janet Yellen and 'double spend' spook traders - Business Insider
Chick-fil-A adds grilled spicy chicken sandwich to menus nationwide - Fox News
Dow Jones Dips As Intel, IBM Weigh; Nasdaq Hits New High Ahead Of Apple Earnings - Investor's Business Daily
Winning Numbers For $1 Billion Mega Millions Jackpot Announced - CBS San Francisco
Microsoft backtracks on Xbox Live Gold price hike - The Verge
Roundup: best monitors for Apple's M1 MacBook Pro, Mac mini, MacBook Air - AppleInsider
Cyberpunk 2077: Patch 1.1 Is Now Available on PC, Consoles, and Stadia - IGN - IGN
Galaxy S21 Ultra vs iPhone 12 Pro Max vs Pixel 5: Camera Comparison! - PhoneArena
YouTube sensation JoJo Siwa posts photo heavily implying she's gay - EW.com
Kristin Cavallari and ex Jay Cutler cryptically both share same Instagram selfie together - Daily Mail
Sacha Baron Cohen Gives Details on Borat 2 Rudy Giuliani Scenes - /FILM

Tech Crunch

How fintech and serial founders drove African pre-seed investing to new heights in 2020
Could much bigger SPACs be coming?
Daily Crunch: Alphabet shuts down Loon
The far right’s favorite registrar is building ‘censorship-resistant’ servers
End-to-end operators are the next generation of consumer business
Extra Crunch roundup: Digital health VC survey, edtech M&A, deep tech marketing, more
Backed by Vint Cerf, Emortal wants to protect your digital legacy from ‘bit-rot’
Drupal’s journey from dorm-room project to billion-dollar exit
Boston Globe will consider people’s requests to have articles about them anonymized
Microsoft withdraws Xbox Live Gold price hike following uproar from users
EVgo to go public via SPAC in bid to power EV charging expansion
Pinterest launches an AR-powered try-on experience for eyeshadow

Slashdot

Twitter Bots Are a Major Source of Climate Disinformation
US Emissions In 2020 In Biggest Fall Since WWII
Honor Launches First Post-Huawei Phone
Cloudflare Introduces Free Digital Waiting Rooms For Any Organizations Distributing COVID-19 Vaccines
Intelligence Analysts Use US Smartphone Location Data Without Warrants, Memo Says
FTC Fines Three Ticket Scalping Companies For Illegally Using Bots
Apple Plans Thinner MacBook Air With Magnetic Charger In Mac Lineup Reboot
A Home Security Worker Hacked Into Surveillance Systems To Watch People Have Sex
Boston Globe Will Consider People's Requests To Have Articles About Them Anonymized
As Bitcoin Price Surges, DDoS Extortion Gangs Return in Force
EU Lawmakers Want Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google CEOs at Feb. 1 Hearing
No Cases? No Chance. The Truth About North Korea and Covid-19
Why Do We Assume Extraterrestrials Might Want To Visit Us?
James Bond Film No Time To Die Delayed Again Over Covid
Samsung Considers $10 Billion Texas Chipmaking Plant

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