The Verge

AUGUST 1, 2020

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. President Trump has told reporters he’s planning to ban TikTok from operating in the US. “As far as TikTok is concerned, we’re banning them from the United States,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Friday night. Bloomberg reports that Trump indicated he’s ready to sign a document to order the ban as early as today, either via an executive order or emergency economic powers.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 1, 2020

NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy hands a U.S. flag to his crewmate, Doug Hurley, during a farewell ceremony on the International Space Station. The flag flew into space on the first and the last NASA space shuttle mission, and had been set aside on the space station for the first post-shuttle crew to return to the station on a U.S.-built spacecraft. (NASA via YouTube).

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The Verge

AUGUST 1, 2020

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. TikTok parent company ByteDance has reportedly agreed to sell its American operations to prevent the Trump administration from banning it in the US, according to Reuters. It was not clear Saturday how the deal would involve Microsoft, or whether it would stave off a ban, but Reuters reported that Microsoft would be in charge of protecting US user data, and that the plan would allow another American company to take over TikTok in the US.

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Gizmodo

AUGUST 1, 2020

It’s that time of year. The coronavirus can’t stop the brightest and nerdiest in science fiction from gathering (digitally, safely, from their homes) to celebrate the annual Hugo Awards, given to a variety of the best and brightest in the genre. This year, the celebrations were hosted by George RR Martin, and featured… Read more.

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Speaker: Aarushi Kansal, AI Leader & Author and Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO at Aggregage

Software leaders who are building applications based on Large Language Models (LLMs) often find it a challenge to achieve reliability. It’s no surprise given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs. To effectively create reliable LLM-based (often with RAG) applications, extensive testing and evaluation processes are crucial. This often ends up involving meticulous adjustments to prompts.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 1, 2020

Aquagenuity co-founder and Chief Operating Officer Chris Jones with his kids. (Photo courtesy of Chris Jones). Chris Jones ‘ family was in the water business, with his dad investing some 30 years in the sector, starting with his own water bottling plant in New Jersey. Jones worked for the company when he was younger, but he didn’t want to make it his life’s work.

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Gizmodo

AUGUST 1, 2020

Summer was just barely kicking off. My boyfriend was skating ahead of me on his longboard as I trudged behind— slowly —on my bicycle up a hill. No matter how hard I tried, I could not keep up. I was covered in sweat, annoyed, and over our goddamn excursion to the nearby park. Look, I love bikes, but I f **g hate hills… Read more.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 1, 2020

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has been leading the company back to its roots in business software and services, plus cloud computing. (GeekWire Photo Illustration). Welcome to the Social! . That was the motto for the online community that Microsoft aspired to create around its Zune music player nearly 15 years ago. But the device and its companion social portal were destined to become just one of the tech giant’s failed attempts to launch or build consumer social networks, devices and apps.

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Venture Beast

AUGUST 1, 2020

Digi-Capital’s AR and VR forecast is for global revenue to grow from over $13 billion this year to more than $67 billion by 2024 -- is it an ecosystem yet? Read More.

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The Verge

AUGUST 1, 2020

Image: Google. With a rumored $349 price, OLED screen, Google’s great camera, and a good-enough processor, the upcoming Pixel 4A sounds like it’ll be a tough deal to beat for those who don’t need a premium phone. And it looks like the phone will finally be launching on August 3rd. Google has officially confirmed that a new Pixel phone is coming this Monday, and while there’s a slight possibility it could be a different phone, Google itself had also leaked a picture of a phone last month that mat

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Venture Beast

AUGUST 1, 2020

Antitrust experts weigh in on this week's congressional hearing with CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google and consider the best course of action. Read More.

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Gizmodo

AUGUST 1, 2020

People are doing things with their phones that I didn’t even know you could do with phones. I mean, I get it: In these crazy coronavirus times, people need to get creative to meet their sexual needs. I totally support having a healthy sex life and masturbation. But… with your phone? Read more.

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Venture Beast

AUGUST 1, 2020

China's ByteDance has agreed to divest the U.S. operations of TikTok completely in a bid to save a deal with the White House. Read More.

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The Verge

AUGUST 1, 2020

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Apple has acquired a startup with technology that could turn iPhones into mobile payment terminals, Bloomberg reported. Montreal-based Mobeewave has tech that requires only an NFC chip to work, allowing users to tap either their smartphone or a credit card to another phone for payment processing. NFC chips have been included in iPhones since the iPhone 6.

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Venture Beast

AUGUST 1, 2020

An Oculus Quest developer has made more discoveries while digging inside the Quest system software, such as instant replay and passthrough. Read More.

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The Verge

AUGUST 1, 2020

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. GeForce Now users can sync their Steam libraries to their accounts with Nvidia’s new Game Sync feature. Compatible games will appear in the My Library section of Game Sync, Nvidia announced. The “bring your own game” cloud service, which launched its paid tier earlier this year, allows users to play games purchased through other platforms— including Steam, the Epic Games STore, Battle.net , and Uplay— in the cloud.

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AUGUST 1, 2020

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The Verge

AUGUST 1, 2020

Pocket-friendly, not wallet-friendly The Genki Covert Dock doesn’t look like a dock. It looks more like a wall brick that replicates the functionality of Nintendo’s much larger Switch Dock, but it’s small enough to stick into a pocket. It’s a great Switch accessory to have if you travel a lot and want to connect your console to a TV wherever you go.

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AUGUST 1, 2020

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AUGUST 1, 2020

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AUGUST 1, 2020

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AUGUST 1, 2020

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