The Verge
APRIL 10, 2021
James Bareham / The Verge. Logitech said Friday it is discontinuing its line of Harmony universal remotes, ending years of speculation that the devices were on their way out. Models that are currently in stock at retailers will be available while supplies last, and the company says it will continue to provide support and service for the Harmony remote “as long as customers are using it.”.
TechSpot
APRIL 10, 2021
When Google sent out invites for the Pixel 3 announcement in 2018, many thought a showcase of the Pixel Watch was imminent, but then that didn't happen. Three years have passed since then, and Google has yet to say anything official about the Pixel Watch, but this latest leak suggests.
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The Verge
APRIL 10, 2021
NASA engineers have decided to delay the Ingenuity helicopter’s debut flight on Mars to at least Wednesday, April 14th, after running into a minor computer glitch during a rotor spin test late Friday night, the agency said on Saturday. The tiny craft is healthy, but engineers need some more time to review telemetry data from the unexpected hiccup before proceeding.
Venture Beast
APRIL 10, 2021
MIT researchers say what happened to Timnit Gebru at Google is part of a centuries-old pattern that people in AI must recognize. Read More.
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
APRIL 10, 2021
Photo by KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP via Getty Images. A new filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission shows that Facebook spent more than $23 million last year on security for CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Facebook’s annual reviews of company security “identified specific threats to Mr. Zuckerberg,” according to a proxy statement filed Friday. “He is synonymous with Facebook, and as a result, negative sentiment regarding our company is directly associated with, and often transferred to, Mr.
TechSpot
APRIL 10, 2021
1080p remains a very popular resolution for budget monitor buyers, and at the higher end, 1080p also offers a great experience for competitive gamers thanks to super high refresh rates.
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TechSpot
APRIL 10, 2021
While the Epic vs. Apple case centers on the App Store’s controversial 30-percent commission on in-app purchases, new filings published ahead of next month’s trial shed more light on some of the companies’ primary arguments against one another.
Venture Beast
APRIL 10, 2021
The death of Stadia's in-house studios could help Google establish a new paradigm when it comes to cloud gaming. Read More.
Gizmodo
APRIL 10, 2021
A pair of security researchers revealed several zero-day vulnerabilities in Zoom in recent days that would have let hackers take over someone’s computer even if the victim hadn’t clicked anything. Zoom confirmed to Gizmodo that it released a server-side update to address the vulnerabilities on Friday and that users… Read more.
Vox
APRIL 10, 2021
A demonstrator holds a sign during a February protest near Amazon’s Bessemer, Alabama, warehouse. | Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Whether or not the union’s challenge in Bessemer fails, Amazon will face labor battles elsewhere. Amazon has come out on top in the largest US union election in the company’s history. But the labor battle appears far from over.
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TechSpot
APRIL 10, 2021
1080p remains a very popular resolution for budget monitor buyers, and at the higher end, 1080p also offers a great experience for competitive gamers thanks to super high refresh rates.
GeekWire
APRIL 10, 2021
University of Washington professor Margaret O’Mara discusses the history of tech at the 2017 GeekWire Summit. (GeekWire Photo / Dan DeLong). Amazon warehouse employees voted against unionization in Bessemer, Ala. , in a victory for the company and a defeat for organized labor. But the process put a harsh spotlight on labor practices in the tech giant’s fulfillment centers, and the company’s anti-union tactics.
Gizmodo
APRIL 10, 2021
For those of you that turned to one of Logitech’s Harmony universal remotes to escape the mountain of remotes in your home, we have some sad news: Logitech has killed the Harmony line of remotes. If you own a Harmony remote or wanted to buy one, take a breath. As of now, the company says it will continue to support… Read more.
TechSpot
APRIL 10, 2021
On April 12, Nvidia’s head chef Jensen Huang will livestream the Graphics Technology Conference (GTC) from his kitchen.
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The Verge
APRIL 10, 2021
Photo by Fang Dongxu/VCG via Getty Images. China has hit Alibaba, one of the country’s biggest online retailers, with a record $2.8 billion (18.2 billion yuan) fine, after an investigation found the ecommerce giant violated China’s anti-monopoly law, The New York Times reported. The fine, which represents 4 percent of Alibaba’s 2019 domestic sales, is three times higher than the $975 billion fine China imposed on US chip company Qualcomm back in 2015.
Gizmodo
APRIL 10, 2021
Admit it. You didn’t think CW’s Suicide Squad —I’m sorry CW’s Legends of Tomorrow was going to get past the first season. It’s ok to be wrong, though. Not only is the show on its sixth season, but it’s back and better than ever! Read more.
SecureWorld News
APRIL 10, 2021
Most organizations today have deployed some type of email security solution, but still miss phishing emails. Why, you might ask? Because phishing emails typically carry non-malicious payloads to avoid basic security controls, are easy to send, and provide one of the fastest ROIs for threat actors. Phishing emails rely on human vulnerability, which is the weakest point of any organization's security and can be the easiest to exploit.
Gizmodo
APRIL 10, 2021
Neuralink, the secretive neuroscience startup co-founded by Elon Musk, has been even more quiet than usual these days. That is, until this week when it released a YouTube video of a monkey appearing to play the classic video game Pong with its mind. Read more.
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The Verge
APRIL 10, 2021
JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images. A federal judge has granted the New York attorney general’s request to move a lawsuit against Amazon back to New York state court, Reuters reported. AG Letitia James’ lawsuit alleges that the ecommerce giant failed to protect workers at its Brooklyn and Staten Island warehouses from COVID-19 during the early months of the pandemic, and retaliated against employees who complained about the lack of safety measures.
Gizmodo
APRIL 10, 2021
I won’t lie. When I heard the Saw series was being rebooted, I wasn’t excited. From 2004-2010, these films dominated the horror genre. James Wan directed the first film and had no clue his small little film would become ionic. Unfortunately, as the movie progressed in number, the story and quality decreased. The last… Read more.
The Verge
APRIL 10, 2021
Image by Epic Games. An Australian judge has ruled that Epic’s lawsuit against Apple in Australia will be temporarily suspended as the two sides prepare for a trial in the US, Gizmodo Australia reported. Apple had asked for a permanent stay of the case in Australia, arguing that the US and Australia cases were very similar, and that the matter should be settled in the original jurisdiction of the United States.
Gizmodo
APRIL 10, 2021
As the world descended into lockdown last year, people overwhelming tuned into livestreams to connect with others and stave off boredom while stuck in their homes. And that pandemic-fueled growth shows no signs of slowing down even as the world attempts to return to business as usual, with both Twitch and Facebook… Read more.
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GeekWire
APRIL 10, 2021
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s V-Safe tracks health status after a COVID-19 vaccination. (GeekWire Photo). On April 15, anyone in Washington state who is 16 or older can roll up their sleeve and get a shot of COVID-19 vaccine. And once two weeks have passed after either one dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, or a second dose of the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine, that person is now considered fully vaccinated.
Gizmodo
APRIL 10, 2021
The CW is not playing around and is dominating the nerd news cycle this weekend. Supergirl is heading into the final stretch as the upcoming season six will be the show’s last , and actress Peta Sergeant ( The Originals ) is now a series regular. Read more.
The Verge
APRIL 10, 2021
We haven’t heard much about Age of Empires IV since it was announced in 2017 , but we’ve finally been given a look at the game, which includes the Mongols and Delhi Sultanate as playable civilizations. Microsoft and developer Relic Entertainment showed off a healthy amount of gameplay footage as well as new features and civilizations coming to the series in a “Fan Preview” event.
Gizmodo
APRIL 10, 2021
A Samsung 70-inch smart 4K tv and a Grepro jump starter lead Saturday’s best deals. Read more.
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The Verge
APRIL 10, 2021
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. It’s another day in 2021, and so of course it’s another day where someone, somewhere is launching an NFT in hopes of making a ton of easy money. This week’s NFT launches were headlined by some big names — M.I.A., Tfue, Spike Jonze — and collectively posed the question: can you still, nearly a month after Beeple’s blockbuster NFT sale at Christie’s, make a stupid amount of cash off these things in part by being in the right place at the right time?
Gizmodo
APRIL 10, 2021
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The Verge
APRIL 10, 2021
Image: Microsoft. Age of Empires games have always taken place against a historical backdrop, but Microsoft and Relic Entertainment want to take things even further with Age of Empires IV. The game will feature narrated documentaries throughout the campaigns, time period-accurate language and music, as well as art and game design that looks to take inspiration from both world history and the history of the Age of Empires franchise.
Gizmodo
APRIL 10, 2021
For years, Big Oil has cozied up to American public schools—and now they seem to be cashing in their chips. New emails appear to show that some elected officials in charge of public schools may have been helped in attacking the Biden administration’s recent decision to pause oil and gas leasing on federal land by… Read more.
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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