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On Sunday evening, Jacob Blake was shot in the back by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin. By Tuesday, a 16-year-old Texan, Kel, had built a one-page website, Justice for Jacob Blake, that offered context, templates for contacting officials, mental-health resources, and donation links. To build it, Kel turned to Carrd, a simple tool that lets anyone […]
Amazon has finally entered the health and wellness space with a new fitness band called Halo. It seems like Amazon wants to carve a place in the already overcrowded market of fitness bands and smartwatches. Unlike its competition, the Amazon Halo doesn’t offer a screen or display of any kind. Halo subscription is at the […]
What weird bugs did you pick up last time you rode a subway train? Just as the covid-19 pandemic was taking off, a global network of scientists began mapping the DNA of urban microbes and using AI to look for patterns. Join host Jennifer Strong as she rides along on a subway-swabbing mission and talks […]
Apple is known for its minimalistic design language, and products like iMac are a standing testimony. Most of us would agree that iMac looks sleek and premium despite being due for a design overhaul. Engineer/Designer Micheal Pick has shrunk the iMac, and it looks charming. Continue reading → Powered by WPeMatico
Quantum computing has the potential to handle complex problems at hyper-fast speeds. What makes this possible is the way it exploits qubits—typically subatomic particles such as electrons—that use quantum properties to represent numerous combinations beyond the 0 or 1 of conventional bits. When pairs of qubits are “entangled,” they can change each other’s state in predictable ways, even at very […]
IDFA (Identifier for Advertisers) is a feature in iOS that allows developers to collect personalized advertisement data and display targeted ads with its help. Up until now, app developers could use IDFA without requiring any special permission from the user. However, it all changes with the iOS 14. The upcoming operating system for the iPhone […]
Apple today released iOS 13.7 Beta 1 to the public. The latest beta release of iOS 13 only contains one major change which is the ability to use the COVID-19 exposure notification system without having to download an app. Continue reading → Powered by WPeMatico
The first family to quit Pastor Clark Frailey’s church during the pandemic did it by text message. It felt to Frailey like a heartbreaking and incomplete way to end a years-long relationship. When a second young couple said they were doubting his leadership a week later, Frailey decided to risk seeing them in person, despite […]
Alleged screenshots from an engineering unit of the iPhone 12 Pro Max points to the device featuring a 120Hz variable refresh rate display. The screenshots also reveal some of the new camera features that the iPhone 12 lineup is going to pack and confirm the presence of the LiDAR scanner, at least on the 6.7-inch […]
Apple today released the sixth beta of iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 for all compatible iPhones and iPads. As the public release nears, we will see Apple make fewer changes to iOS 14 beta releases as it focuses on improving stability and fixing bugs. The latest beta release is the perfect example of that as […]