TechSpot
OCTOBER 10, 2020
Twitter explained that the changes are three-fold. First, when users go to retweet, they’ll instead be prompted to use a “quote tweet” composer where additional commentary can be added.
Gizmodo
OCTOBER 10, 2020
From afar, the cruise ships in these photos almost look like toys, perhaps LEGO models being taken apart for new creations. But these are not toys; they’re real cruise ships. They’re being broken down for scrap metal as yet another casualty of the novel coronavirus pandemic, which has docked ships across the globe. Read more.
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The Verge
OCTOBER 10, 2020
The crew access arm leading to the Crew Dragon, atop the Falcon 9 | Image: SpaceX. NASA has delayed the launch of the SpaceX Crew-1 mission until early- to mid-November, the agency announced Saturday. The mission eventually will bring three NASA astronauts and an astronaut from Japan’s JAXA space agency to the International Space Station. Originally scheduled for October 31st, the planned six-month mission was delayed to allow time to resolve issues with the first-stage engine gas generators on
TechSpot
OCTOBER 10, 2020
QUIC was invented by Jim Roskind in 2012. It’s been under active development at Google since its announcement in 2013, and over the last couple of years Google has implemented it into Chrome and other services.
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.
The Verge
OCTOBER 10, 2020
It’s not clear whether Razer commissioned Secretlab to build an exclusive new gaming chair, or simply decided to copy one of today’s oft-cited favorites , but the new $499 Razer Iskur is a dead ringer for the similarly-priced Secretlab Omega and Titan. You can compare the design, the recline mechanism, the stitching — heck, just look at those nigh-identical 4D armrests — and the inspiration is plainly clear.
GeekWire
OCTOBER 10, 2020
(Crucible Image). Amazon Game Studios and Relentless Studios’ online third-person shooter Crucible will be taken offline. An entry labeled as a “final update” on its official development blog went up late on Friday afternoon to inform fans and beta testers that work on the game would be discontinued. Crucible had been in development since 2014 when it launched on May 20, and was initially heralded as Amazon’s big attempt to break into the video game market.
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GeekWire
OCTOBER 10, 2020
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, and the report this week from the U.S. House Judiciary Committee’s antitrust subcommittee. (GeekWire Photo Illustration). Coming in at 451 pages, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee antitrust subcommittee’s report this week on competition in digital markets is a comprehensive summary of the ways in which Apple, Facebook, Google and Amazon capitalize on and allegedly abuse their market power to benefit themselves.
Venture Beast
OCTOBER 10, 2020
Intellivision showed off the hardware design of its Amico retro game console, complete with a new Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. Read More.
GeekWire
OCTOBER 10, 2020
Here’s what we’re talking about on the GeekWire Podcast this week: A long-awaited report from a U.S. House antitrust subcommittee landed this week, and it slammed Amazon, Facebook, Google and Apple for their alleged monopolistic practices in the online marketplaces they operate. Amazon responded with a scathing blog post that said the report featured “flawed thinking.”.
The Verge
OCTOBER 10, 2020
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Aside from Black Friday and Cyber Monday , Prime Day has become one of the biggest shopping moments of the year. It’s a two-day stretch wherein Amazon Prime members will likely find some of the best prices yet on popular tech products like games, gaming consoles, laptops, 4K TVs, phones, PC accessories, and more.
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Apache Cassandra is an open-source distributed database that boasts an architecture that delivers high scalability, near 100% availability, and powerful read-and-write performance required for many data-heavy use cases. However, many developers and administrators who are new to this NoSQL database often encounter several challenges that can impact its performance.
TechSpot
OCTOBER 10, 2020
Crucible launched on Steam back in May and promised users a team-based, third-person, sci-fi shooter which would be free-to-play. At face value, Crucible appeared to be interesting, with its diverse environments and hero-based gameplay. But things quickly went downhill: player numbers dropped and Crucible returned to closed beta in July.
Venture Beast
OCTOBER 10, 2020
EA said that 15% of Star Wars: Squadrons players are playing in virtual reality. That's remarkable, especially since one platform has no VR option. Read More.
Gizmodo
OCTOBER 10, 2020
Pakistan officials have announced a ban on TikTok after receiving complaints of unlawful content on the popular short-form video-sharing app. It’s the latest country to block the app after India instituted a similar ban and the U.S. attempted to do the same because of a squabble over who owns TikTok’s American… Read more.
TechSpot
OCTOBER 10, 2020
Much of Alibaba's success can be attributed to the flexible nature of its core business model. Compared to major US e-commerce giants such as Walmart and Amazon, Alibaba’s overheads are relatively low. This is because the company primarily connects consumers to retailers and has no physical inventory-handling infrastructure.
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You’ve read the PMBOK® Guide several times, taken the certification exam for project managers, passed, and you are now a PMP®. So why do you keep making rookie mistakes? This whitepaper shows 20 of the most common mistakes that young or inexperienced project managers make, issues that can cost significant time and money. It's a good starting point for understanding how and why many PMs get themsleves into trouble, and provides guidance on the types of issues that PMs need to understand.
The Verge
OCTOBER 10, 2020
Razer. Razer’s Blade Stealth 13 is one of the best portable gaming laptops you can buy. Today, the company is giving it a refresh: it just announced a “late 2020” model of its 13-inch rig. The only really big change from the Blade Stealth 13 that came out earlier this year seems to be the processor. The upcoming Blade is powered by a chip from Intel’s newest generation, the Core i7-1165G7.
Kitaboo
OCTOBER 10, 2020
In today’s increasingly digital world, people are more inclined to consume content through mobile apps than the printed format. In the publishing business, even as we contemplate the outcome of the elusive tug of war between digital content and printed content, the world is reading, buying and communicating through mobile apps more than ever before.
Gizmodo
OCTOBER 10, 2020
Primal Rage was a strange, but cool looking arcade from the 90s that used stop-motion animation to create its dino fighters. And this short behind the scenes video produced by Time Warner back in the day shows how much work went into making Primal Rage. Read more.
TechSpot
OCTOBER 10, 2020
Apple is set to announce its new iPhone 12 lineup at next week's "Hi, Speed" event. This is a month later than usual, but the hype and leaks abound as always. According to a prolific leaker with a good track record that goes by the name of Kang, we now.
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The Verge
OCTOBER 10, 2020
You get what you pay for Not everyone can afford a premium electric bike with prices that usually start at $2,000. But what if you could spend half that and still grab yourself a good-enough e-bike that’s suitable for long urban commutes and flexible enough to toss into the trunk of your car, roll onto a train, or carry home to your fifth-floor walkup?
Gizmodo
OCTOBER 10, 2020
Very little about 2020 has felt right but having Walking Dead Comic-Con panel right now was just about perfect. The season ten finale aired less than a week ago and six new episodes will be coming next year before the 11th and final season starts. So just as fans got a few answers, a whole slew of new questions about… Read more.
Kitaboo
OCTOBER 10, 2020
In today’s increasingly digital world, people are more inclined to consume content through mobile apps than the printed format. In the publishing business, even as we contemplate the outcome of the elusive tug of war between digital content and printed content, the world is reading, buying and communicating through mobile apps more than ever before.
The Verge
OCTOBER 10, 2020
Last January , we showed you Razer’s awesome-looking Tomahawk Elite desktop PC case, with its gull-wing doors and auto-lifting lid for excessive heat. This January , I told you about the stunning Razer Tomahawk prebuilt desktop, with slide-out upgradable Intel NUC Element modules and space for the latest GPUs despite its tiny 10-liter frame. As far as we can tell, no product called the “Razer Tomahawk” has actually ever shipped.
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“Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI” is an extensive guide for integrating generative AI into product strategy and careers featuring over 150 real-world examples, 30 case studies, and 20+ frameworks, and endorsed by over 20 leading AI and product executives, inventors, entrepreneurs, and researchers.
Gizmodo
OCTOBER 10, 2020
Steven Universe may have come to its end , but that doesn’t mean there isn’t more to learn about the life and times of everyone’s favourite Human/Gem hybrid. In fact, there’s still so much more to discover about how the show got made—and Rebecca Sugar herself just gave us some intriguing details about an episode that… Read more.
Venture Beast
OCTOBER 10, 2020
Razer came out with a fall lineup of gaming products for its base of hardcore gamers, with everything from new laptops to a gaming chair. Read More.
Gizmodo
OCTOBER 10, 2020
As far as desktop processors are concerned, AMD has been killing it for the last few years. If you missed the big announcement on Thursday, the company’s launching its next-gen CPUs, Ryzen 5000, on November 5. If all the benchmark numbers they presented in its presentation are true, we could be looking at a major… Read more.
GeekWire
OCTOBER 10, 2020
Russ Elliott in his man-cave COVID-19 workspace. (Photo courtesy of Russ Elliott). When a buddy of Russ Elliott ‘s asked if he’d join him in starting a telecom company, he flat out said no. While his friend had been a great help building a website he needed, the venture didn’t have any financial backing and Elliott wasn’t versed in internet connectivity.
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Are you trying to decide which entity resolution capabilities you need? It can be confusing to determine which features are most important for your project. And sometimes key features are overlooked. Get the Entity Resolution Evaluation Checklist to make sure you’ve thought of everything to make your project a success! The list was created by Senzing’s team of leading entity resolution experts, based on their real-world experience.
Gizmodo
OCTOBER 10, 2020
Paul W.S. Anderson is good at one thing: making self-indulgent video game movies with pretty big cult followings. Monster Hunter seems to be following suit. During a new panel at New York Comic-Con 2020, Anderson showed up to talk about his films and share what we all want to see: some monster fightin’. Read more.
The Verge
OCTOBER 10, 2020
Huawei. Huawei has tweeted that it will reveal its Mate 40 series on October 22nd, likely the last of its phones to have Kirin chips— at least for the foreseeable future— due to the ongoing economic pressure from the US. Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei’s consumer business unit, said at a conference August 7th that “this year may be the last generation of Huawei Kirin high-end chips.
Gizmodo
OCTOBER 10, 2020
Hurricane Delta tore through southern Louisiana late Friday evening, leaving hundreds of thousands without power in a state still reeling from the last powerful windstorm that hit the region just six weeks ago. Read more.
The Verge
OCTOBER 10, 2020
Peloton has removed several hashtags related to the QAnon conspiracy theory from its virtual exercise platform, Business Insider reported. The move followed a tweet from a Washington Post editor earlier in the week that showed several hashtags— which allow people taking the same online fitness classes to connect with each other— using variants of QAnon’s “where we go 1 we go all” hashtag.
Speaker: Nicholas Zeisler, CX Strategist & Fractional CXO
The first step in a successful Customer Experience endeavor (or for that matter, any business proposition) is to find out what’s wrong. If you can’t identify it, you can’t fix it! 💡 That’s where the Voice of the Customer (VoC) comes in. Today, far too many brands do VoC simply because that’s what they think they’re supposed to do; that’s what all their competitors do.
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