I’ve always gone to great lengths to snap selfies of myself hands-free—stacking boxes on top of books on top of tables, setting timers, and angling my smartphone just right. Asking someone for help is out of the question because I think I’m photogenic until another person is in the room. Then I suddenly can’t even…
DetailsIt’s a claim that went viral quickly: Women leaders were more likely to crush it in the pandemic than their male counterparts. At first, few seemed to question whether this were true, though plenty debated why it would be so. Was it because of the women themselves, and their more “female” leadership style? Or was…
DetailsMore than 140 possibilities for making a vaccine against Covid-19 are being studied around the world. The vast majority of them are still just concepts in a lab, but more than a dozen have been injected into humans, mostly in small-scale trials to make sure each formula is safe to receive. Three are headed toward…
DetailsThe UK company P2i adds water-repelling nanocoatings to smartphones and other gadgets. Normally, it flies engineers to its clients’ factories to identify and solve quality-control problems.That’s not an option in a world where flights are grounded, borders closed, and security tightened. So in some plants, P2i now relies on a system that uses artificial intelligence…
DetailsFor those who follow the politics of platforms, Monday’s great expulsion of malicious content creators was better late than never. For far too long, a very small contingent of extremely hateful content creators have used Silicon Valley’s love of the First Amendment to control the narrative on commercial content moderation. By labeling every effort to…
DetailsEven as it approaches 80(!) fighters, it’s impressive how Super Smash Bros. Ultimate can still find fresh ideas to liven up its roster. Nintendo’s incredible stable of characters certainly helps, but even in that context, Min Min, the latest character kicking off Ultimate’s second DLC Fighter Pass, is an odd pick. She’s not a fan-favorite…
DetailsGoogle has called time on the Pixel 3a and 3a XL. (Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images Google has discontinued the Pixel 3a and 3a XL. A spokesperson told Android Police that the “Google Store has sold through its inventory and completed sales of Pixel 3a. For people who are still interested…
DetailsAw, shucks. Image: Drew Angerer / getty By Jack Morse2020-07-02 01:14:21 UTC Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Facebook gave user data to third-party developers, even after specifically telling users it wouldn’t. In a Wednesday blog post, Facebook announced that (oops!) thousands of developers continued to receive updates to users’ non-public information well…
DetailsA wave of better smartwatches is on the way soon. Qualcomm just unveiled two new processors—the Snapdragon Wear 4100+ and Wear 4100—which will both power upcoming wearables running platforms like Google’s Wear OS. Qualcomm claims the chips offer a sizeable bump over their predecessor, the Snapdragon Wear 3100, which debuted in 2018. That’s mostly because…
DetailsA defining feature of augmented reality is how much the technology’s promise has outpaced its real-world use. Despite years of glossy demos, AR’s predominant consumer experiences are still Pokémon Go and an iOS app that measures things. Advancing the medium will take not only impactful hardware—like Apple’s U1 chip and loudly rumored glasses—but innovative games…
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