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How to Enable Dark Mode in Facebook for iPhone
More than a year after Apple added Dark Mode support to iOS, Facebook has finally rolled out dark mode support for its iPhone app. The company had already added dark mode to Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messages but took its own sweet time with the Facebook app. Facebook is now finally rolling out dark mode support […]
Half the Milky Way’s sun-like stars could be home to Earth-like planets
Nearly 4,300 exoplanets have been discovered by astronomers, and it’s quite obvious now our galaxy is filled with them. But the point of looking for these new worlds is more than just an exercise in stamp collecting—it’s to find one that could be home to life, be it future humans who have found a way […]
Dunking on Nevada Got the Internet Through Election Week
It’s the meme that gave Americans everything—except vote counts. Powered by WPeMatico
iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12 Pro Max, and HomePod mini Now Up for Pre-order
Apple has started accepting pre-orders for the iPhone 12 mini and the iPhone 12 Pro Max. The company had originally announced the new iPhones in mid-October but only put the iPhone 12 and the iPhone 12 Pro on sale back then. Apple is also accepting pre-orders for the HomePod mini from today. Continue reading → […]
Why social media can’t keep moderating content in the shadows
Back in 2016, I could count on one hand the kinds of interventions that technology companies were willing to use to rid their platforms of misinformation, hate speech, and harassment. Over the years, crude mechanisms like blocking content and banning accounts have morphed into a more complex set of tools, including quarantining topics, removing posts […]
This could lead to the next big breakthrough in common sense AI
You’ve probably heard us say this countless times: GPT-3, the gargantuan AI that spews uncannily human-like language, is a marvel. It’s also largely a mirage. You can tell with a simple trick: Ask it the color of sheep, and it will suggest “black” as often as “white”—reflecting the phrase “black sheep” in our vernacular. That’s […]
It might not feel like it, but the election is working
The election process is working. A long-building “chaos” narrative being pushed by President Donald Trump suggests that the election is fatally flawed, fraud is rampant, and no institutions other than Trump himself can be trusted. There is no evidence for any of that, and as the election math increasingly turns against him, the actual election systems around […]
9 Tips to Pre-order iPhone 12 mini or iPhone 12 Pro Max Before It Sells Out
With the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro already on sale, Apple will now soon start accepting pre-orders for the iPhone 12 Pro Max and the iPhone 12 mini. Given the popularity of the iPhone 12 Pro, the iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 12 Pro Max are also expected to do well. This means if […]
iPhone 12 Not Working with Some Qi Wireless Chargers
The newly-launched iPhone 12 series smartphones feature Qi wireless charging, just like their predecessors. Any Qi-compatible smartphone should be able to take charge from a Qi wireless charger. However, many users on Reddit are reporting that their existing Qi wireless chargers are not able to charge their new iPhone 12. Continue reading → Powered by […]