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You can now wear the work of Ada Lovelace, Rachel Carson, and Mae Jemison
2019-11-07

Giorgia Lupi created a wearable tribute to trailblazing female scientists. To those of us who aren’t well-versed in data or computer science, data can seem foreign and intimidating. But Giorgia Lupi has devoted her career to making statistics accessible to everyone by transforming them into visually stunning...

Dormant Bitcoin whale holding 80K BTC could crush the market, analysts warn
2019-11-06

Cryptocurrency analysts have warned that early adopting Bitcoin whales still have “plenty of clout” when it comes to dictating market prices. Those behind Twitter-based transaction monitor @whale_alert have noted that an apparently dormant Bitcoin address houses almost 80,000 BTC ($750 million), and if the owner...

Facebook Groups members’ info left exposed to 100 app developers
2019-11-06

Facebook has revealed that an unspecified number of third-party apps from as many as 100 developers may have improperly accessed Groups members’ data without adequate permissions to do so. The social media behemoth said it found 11 developers to have gotten hold of group members’ information in the last 60 days,...

Facebook spelled ‘password’ wrong in new Instagram renders
2019-11-05

You’ve probably heard the news by now: Facebook‘s got a new logo. It’s pretty bland and boring, but hey, at least it fits the dynamics of its platform. Anyways, the Zuckerberg empire made one silly mistake in the announcement of its new look: it spelled “password” wrong in the Instagram renders it showed...

EU proposes issuing its own digital currency to counteract the Libra effect
2019-11-05

The European Central Bank should look into the prospect of launching its own public digital currency. That’s according to a new European (EU) draft document, which comes amid increased regulatory scrutiny in the wake of Facebook‘s ‘cryptocurrency‘ plans. By this point, you will all know that Facebook said in...

Facebook may soon scan your face to verify your identity
2019-11-05

Facebook will ask users to upload a video selfie to prove their identity but promises “no one else will see” your video. Facebook is testing a feature that will require users to scan their faces to verify their identities on the platform under certain conditions—that’s according to the...

Many designers still chose between career and kids. That’s a problem for everyone
2019-11-05

But according to some working parents, benefits in the industry are beginning to improve. This story originally appeared on AIGA’s Eye On Design.Read Full Story

Highly-rated in the App Store and Google Play Store, Aura Meditation App is on sale today
2019-11-05

Aura Health isn’t metaphysical mumbo-jumbo. It’s hardcore science based in groundbreaking AI in service of relieving the stresses and anxieties we all face. Right now, you can check out an Aura Meditation premium subscription for as low as $39.99 for a one-year plan.

Guys, cult accessories brand MZ Wallace launched a line for you
2019-11-05

It consists of duffle bags, backpacks, and messenger bags, carefully designed for men’s needs. Nearly two decades ago, designers Monica Zwirner and Lucy Wallace Eustice launched a brand called MZ Wallace to create the kind of bags that they wanted but couldn’t find on the market: bags...

How Errol Morris got Steve Bannon to reveal his true self in a new documentary
2019-11-05

‘American Dharma’ is less adversarial, and far more illuminating, than other interviews with Steve Bannon. Here, the director discusses his approach. The person in the world who would most want to see a documentary about Steve Bannon made by Academy Award-winning director Errol Morris is probably Steve...

Physicist claims men are inherently better suited for a career in physics than women in published paper
2019-11-05

Despite that the first coder and writer of a compiler were women, today in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields, women are grossly underrepresented. Dating back to the 1800’s, influential scientists, including Charles Darwin believed women were “biologically inferior to men.” These...

The Best Windows Tablets for Designers in 2019
2019-11-05

Are you looking for the best Windows tablet you can buy? Then be sure to check out our list right here.

7 Google Docs add-ons that will change the way you work
2019-11-05

Step up your word processing game with these productivity-boosting Docs enhancements. If you’re using Google Docs, odds are that you’re a fan of simplicity. After all, Microsoft Word and its overflowing ribbon of options is out there for the taking—but you’ve opted to go with...

Google rolls out fix for the Pixel 4’s 90Hz display woes
2019-11-04

Google’s Pixel 4 was met with some backlash when users started to figure out the phone’s display hardly seemed to stick to 90 Hz – one of the phone’s headline features. Soon after the first reports emerged, Google said it would issue an improvement for the feature. That update is rolling out now with the...

WTF: A California teacher wore blackface in class to rap about AI
2019-11-04

A white California high school teacher showed up for classes in blackface last week as part of his Halloween costume. Social media footage of the teacher’s costume, and what appears to be an impromptu performance of him rapping about artificial intelligence and technology, has since gone viral and the teacher has...

Google buying Fitbit raises ‘serious concerns,’ says Senator Mark Warner
2019-11-04

The high-profile and tech-friendly Senator believes the deal will only make a big player bigger, and personal data even more unsafe. Tech-savvy Senator Mark Warner, a Virginia Democrat, came out swinging against Google parent Alphabet’s plan to acquire the health wearables and data company Fitbit. Alphabet may...

These 10 cities have the most expensive homes in America right now
2019-11-04

LendingTree ranks the cities with the most and least real estate valued at over seven figures. When you add up the number of tech companies in California’s Bay Area and the fat paychecks of most tech jobs, it won’t be any surprise to learn that San Jose and San Francisco have the highest percentage of...

Google workers are demanding the company act on climate change
2019-11-04

More than 1,000 Google employees have signed a petition calling for the company to step up its game on climate change. A group of more than 1,000 Google employees has signed an open letter calling on Google to take steps to reduce the impact of climate change, including producing zero emissions by 2030.Read Full...

Facebook has a new logo (but the app will look the same)
2019-11-04

Facebook is making a major change to its visual identity, differentiating Facebook the company from Facebook the app. The company today revealed a new logo with simple bold, capitalized text that will be used across its portfolio of apps. Facebook the social network, however, will maintain the same blue and white look...

Adobe’s new Photoshop Camera app puts AI-powered filters on your phone
2019-11-04

Adobe just announced a new version of Photoshop for your smartphone, but it’s nothing like the one you use on your PC. Instead, the new Photoshop Camera is meant to take your Instagram game to the next level: it’s basically a photo filter app on steroids, using AI to implement a variety of customizable filter...

Facebook is introducing an all-new brand today. Here’s why
2019-11-04

One of the world’s most recognizable companies, Facebook has spent almost a year devising a new corporate identity. Facebook used to be a website. Then it became an app. But even as the company rapidly expanded, it made sense to keep calling it “Facebook.” Then Facebook started buying other...

Shopify, on a quest to be the anti-Amazon, now has 1 million businesses
2019-11-04

Shopify is giving Amazon a run for its money. Shopify now has a million businesses using its service. From 2016 to 2018, the platform generated $183 billion in economic activity around the world. That still pales in comparison to Amazon, which generated $207 billion in retail operations globally in 2018 alone....

Mark Zuckerberg “should pay a price” for Facebook’s continuing harm to democracy, says Hillary Clinton
2019-11-04

Zuckerberg’s decision to allow lies in political ads will damage democracy “because propaganda works,” Clinton said. Hilary Clinton has lashed out at Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg over the damaging effects the platform has had on democracy around the world. As the Guardian reports, Clinton did...

Google and IBM fight for ‘quantum supremacy’ — but they’re both wrong about it
2019-11-04

Google claims to have demonstrated something called “quantum supremacy,” in a paper published in Nature. This would mark a significant milestone in the development of a new type of computer, known as a quantum computer, that could perform very difficult calculations much faster than anything possible on...

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