GeekWire
JUNE 19, 2021
Zillow Group CEO Rich Barton speaks with Guy Raz for NPR’s “How I Built This.” (“Guy’s team sent some specialized gear out to make me sound better than I do IRL,” Barton says.) Photo courtesy Zillow Group. Like many entrepreneurs, Rich Barton is a fan of NPR’s “How I Built This.” He says it has long been his secret dream to be interviewed by host Guy Raz on the show.
Vox
JUNE 19, 2021
Google uses cars to capture the panoramic images that power Street View, and sometimes, images of people. | Avalon/Universal Images Group via Getty Images. Some find it comforting, some find it creepy. For years, Google Maps has offered Street View, which stitches together panoramic camera images to recreate a digital facsimile of physical spaces in the real world that you can explore online.
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GeekWire
JUNE 19, 2021
Over the past several years, hackers have increasingly targeted the physical systems we rely on to run our society. Electrical utilities, food processing plants, and aluminum producers are only a few of the industries that have recently been attacked, resulting in tremendous supply chain disruptions. Fortunately, innovative research at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is bringing a new tool to the battle against this kind of cybercrime.
Gizmodo
JUNE 19, 2021
The record heat wave searing the West Coast has drained one of California’s largest reservoirs so much that its hydroelectric power plant may be forced to shut down for the first time this summer, officials told CNN this week. This would be the first time the plant has shut off since it opened more than five decades… Read more.
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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.
Venture Beast
JUNE 19, 2021
Chainyard details how it built Trust Your Supplier, a blockchain network it says can ease compliance and elimate fraud in the supply chain. Read More.
The Verge
JUNE 19, 2021
Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge. Next week is when Prime Day 2021 begins. We’ll be here early on Monday and continue scouring deals through Tuesday night, bringing you the best deals on the tech we know you’ll like. However, before that, on Sunday, is Father’s Day. If you’ve already gotten a gift for the dad in your life, hopefully you‘ll be able to celebrate together in some manner.
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TechSpot
JUNE 19, 2021
While the tweet is rather short, it points to the existence of another SKU within Intel's DG2 lineup, which was previously thought to only consist of five models, and helps clear up the picture of how Intel's upcoming graphics product stack is going to shape up. This new GPU comes.
Venture Beast
JUNE 19, 2021
In the future, everything automated will be centered around the customer or employee “journey," with a focus on people rather than processes. Read More.
TechSpot
JUNE 19, 2021
Picture-in-picture allows users to continue watching a video outside of the app, making it possible to watch a clip while working on a document, browsing the web, or editing a photo. Picture-in-picture support at the OS level first launched on iPad with iOS 9, before making the leap to iPhone.
Venture Beast
JUNE 19, 2021
Bentley Systems' partnerships ease construction simulation and streamline infrastructure renewal. The Nvidia deal is a case in point. Read More.
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TechSpot
JUNE 19, 2021
TeamGroup’s first DDR5 kit contains two 16 GB sticks of DDR5-4800. They run with CL40-40-40-77 timings, sip 1.1 V, and are rated for 38.4 GB/s of bandwidth. By the end of the month or the start of the next, the kit will launch as "Elite U-DIMM DDR5" on Amazon, Amazon.
Gizmodo
JUNE 19, 2021
HBO Max has confirmed that one of its interns was behind the strange email mistakenly sent out to subscribers on Thursday evening, prompting an outpouring of support on Twitter as users came out to share their own horror stories of workplace screw-ups in solidarity. Read more.
The Verge
JUNE 19, 2021
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. The facial recognition program used by nearly two dozen US states to to verify people seeking unemployment benefits is working inconsistently, leading to many people being denied benefits or having their applications put on hold, Motherboard reported. The identity verification service ID.me is intended to help reduce unemployment fraud, and uses biometric data and official documents to verify people.
Venture Beast
JUNE 19, 2021
Cyprus-based Azur Games has grown its hypercasual games business to more than 1.5 billion downloads and 300 employees. Read More.
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The Verge
JUNE 19, 2021
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. PayPal said Friday it is raising fees for some of its newer products “to better align our pricing with the value that our products and services provide,” according to a blog post by senior vice president Dan Leberman. The changes will affect how much PayPal merchants pay per transaction, and take effect August 2nd.
Venture Beast
JUNE 19, 2021
You can create a great AI team by putting together these seven skill personas. Read More.
Gizmodo
JUNE 19, 2021
Temuera Morrison ( Aquaman ) is cast in the role of Boba Fett and had a recurring role on Disney+ show The Mandalorian. Since then, the first season of Mandalorian spin-off, The Book of Boba Fett has wrapped production. Read more.
Venture Beast
JUNE 19, 2021
Data regulators can scrutinize Big Tech for privacy abuses even if the enterprises are not based in that country, said EU's Court of Justice. Read More.
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Gizmodo
JUNE 19, 2021
Jean Smart is an acting pioneer with a career spanning over 40 years. She’s an experienced dramatic and comedy actress but seldom explored the sci-fi and superhero genres. Read more.
The Verge
JUNE 19, 2021
Photo by Frazer Harrison / Getty Images for BMI. If you’ve spent some time playing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart , you might feel like you’re playing a blockbuster family-friendly action movie — and that’s not just because of the game’s many perfectly timed set pieces. Rift Apart is also backed by a sweeping score composed by the legendary musician Mark Mothersbaugh.
Gizmodo
JUNE 19, 2021
Creators from the African continent will put their artistic vision on display in the new ten-part film series Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire. Read more.
The Verge
JUNE 19, 2021
illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Following a recommendation from its Oversight Board, Facebook says it will update its community standards to be clearer about how it handles satirical content, the company said in a blog post. “We’ll add information to the Community Standards that makes it clear where we consider satire as part of our assessment of context-specific decisions,” according to the post.
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Gizmodo
JUNE 19, 2021
With the release of Apple’s AirTags , we’ve all seen just how powerful and useful the company’s Find My network can be to find misplaced items around our homes or lost items out in the world. Google apparently also took notice and appears to be cooking up its own version of the network for Android devices. Read more.
Gizmodo
JUNE 19, 2021
Legendary director James Cameron has hopped on board the Masterclass train and is finally teaching his principles and techniques for directorial success. Read more.
Gizmodo
JUNE 19, 2021
The facial recognition program used by 22 U.S. states to reduce unemployment fraud has been failing to correctly identify recipients, causing dozens of people to be denied benefits or have their applications put on hold, Motherboard reports. Read more.
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