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Researchers Put Cloth Face Masks Under a Microscope. The Images Are Out of This World

Gizmodo

Cloth face masks have become part of the daily routine for many of us. The first thing I did at the beginning of the pandemic last year was buy some cloth face masks for my mom, who is 68 years old and has delicate health. Nearly a year after that purchase, my mom is vaccinated, but she still wears her cloth face mask… Read more.

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The OnePlus 9 will use Oppo’s ColorOS in China

The Verge

OnePlus is switching to ColorOS, the variant of Android used by Oppo smartphones, for its new OnePlus 9 series in China. The move was announced on OnePlus’ forums by Gary C, the product lead on OxygenOS, which is what OnePlus phones use in the rest of the world. “As a global technology company, we always look for ways to address the different usage habits and preferences among our users worldwide,” Gary C says.

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Mobile monetization firm IronSource will go public through SPAC at $11.1 billion valuation

Venture Beast

Mobile monetization firm IronSource will go public through SPAC at $11.1 billion. The deal is the latest driven by popular mobile games. Read More.

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A Black and White Justice League and a Regular Tenet Are Coming to HBO Max

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A lot of people took four hours out of their weekends to watch Zack Snyder’s Justice League on HBO Max and the streamer is betting you’re willing to do that again to watch it sans color. Also, despite Christopher Nolan’s annoyance, his timey-wimey Tenet will also be making its way to the service soon. Read more.

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Get Better Network Graphs & Save Analysts Time

Many organizations today are unlocking the power of their data by using graph databases to feed downstream analytics, enahance visualizations, and more. Yet, when different graph nodes represent the same entity, graphs get messy. Watch this essential video with Senzing CEO Jeff Jonas on how adding entity resolution to a graph database condenses network graphs to improve analytics and save your analysts time.

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Brazil fines Apple $2 million for choosing not to ship chargers with the iPhone 12

TechSpot

Procon-SP, the consumer protection agency of Sao Paulo, Brazil, is biting back at Apple with a R$ 10.5 million ($1.9 million) fine. They haven’t accepted Apple’s justifications for the charger’s removal, and have added it to their list of charges against the Cupertino company.

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Game Finance Market shows strength of UK game industry

Venture Beast

A total of 65 investors with £589 million, or $816 million, to invest in game startups are showing up this week at the Game Finance Market. Read More.

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Celonis claims the low-code movement will push process mining past RPA

Venture Beast

Celonis CEO Alexander Rinker says the low-code movement is set to help process mining overtake robotic process automation (RPA). Read More.

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Apple ordered to pay $308.5 million after jury finds it infringed on digital rights management patent

The Verge

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Apple has been ordered to pay $308.5 million to Personalized Media Communications after a federal jury in Texas found the company had infringed on a technology patent related to digital rights management, Bloomberg reported. PMC had sued Apple over its FairPlay technology, used to distribute encrypted content from iTunes, Apple Music, and its App Store.

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The D20 Beat: Smashing Dark Alliance’s Verbeeg Jamboree

Venture Beast

The Verbeeg Jamboree shows how Tuque Games is putting their own stamp on Dungeons & Dragons with Dark Alliance. Read More.

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V-Moda M-200 ANC review: $500 headphones can’t be this unpolished

The Verge

V-Moda’s first noise-canceling headphones are built well and have balanced sound, but they fall short on features Apple’s AirPods Max just might have ushered in a new norm of $500-plus wireless headphones. My argument in support of this? V-Moda’s new M-200 ANC headphones, which sell for $499.99 and, as the name makes obvious, are the company’s first headphones to include active noise cancellation.

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Peak Performance: Continuous Testing & Evaluation of LLM-Based Applications

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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Drone Footage Of Tesla Making Unprotected Left Turns Is Seriously Terrifying

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There’s been a lot of talk—and video footage—of Tesla’s Level 2 driver-assistance system, called either Autopilot or Full Self Driving Beta, making some seriously sketchy choices. Now we have another issue to add to the list: unprotected left turns. Read more.

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Time is running out to bid on an NFT version of Jack Dorsey’s first tweet if you really must

The Verge

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. If you want to buy Jack Dorsey’s first tweet, you’d better get your bid in. The billionaire co-founder and CEO of Twitter put the tweet up for digital auction as an NFT —non-fungible token— a digital good that lives on the Ethereum blockchain. Dorsey’s 15-year-old tweet is up for sale on a platform called Valuables by Cent that lets people make offers on tweets that are “autographed by their original creators.”.

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The Walking Dead Raised Its Most Important Question With an Unexpected Twist

Gizmodo

Finally, The Walking Dead returns to show us what happened after the season 10 semi-finale’s biggest cliffhanger. Heavily armed and armored soldiers (who have a real Stormtrooper aesthetic to them) have surrounded Yumiko (Eleanor Matsuura), Eugene (Josh McDermitt), Ezekiel (Khary Payton), and Princess (Paola Lázaro).… Read more.

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Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of March 14, 2021

GeekWire

Get caught up on the latest technology and startup news from the past week. Here are the most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of March 14, 2021. Sign up to receive these updates every Sunday in your inbox by subscribing to our GeekWire Weekly email newsletter. Most popular stories on GeekWire. Microsoft 365 authentication issue causes Microsoft Teams and other services to go down.

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7 Pitfalls for Apache Cassandra in Production

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.

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How Many Slaps Does it Take to Cook a Chicken? This YouTuber Built a Slapping Rig to Find Out

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Is it possible to cook an entire meal with the power of slaps? That’s the question YouTube creator Louis Weisz set out to answer in his latest video. Now you can impress your friends by telling them you know how many slaps it takes to cook a chicken: at least 135,000. Read more.

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Utah is about to pass a law making iPhones filter porn — but only if other states pass one, too

The Verge

Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge. In the next week, Utah’s governor will decide whether to make all phones and tablets in the state filter pornography. sort of. The bill, which passed Utah’s legislature earlier this month, would require mobile devices to “automatically enable a filter capable of blocking material that is harmful to minors.” Gov. Spencer Cox has said he will “carefully consider” signing it by the March 25th deadline.

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Apple Ordered to Pay $308.5 Million for Patent Infringement of Technology Used in iTunes and App Store

Gizmodo

A years-old fight over the technology Apple uses in iTunes, App Store, and Apple Music has a new development. On Friday, a federal jury in Texas declared that Apple had indeed infringed a patent for a digital rights management technology held by Personalized Media Communications. As a result, it ordered the tech giant… Read more.

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WhatsApp Is Reportedly Testing Out Different Playback Speeds, But I Get Lost Listening to Voice Messages Now

Gizmodo

If you’ve ever gotten a really long voice message on WhatsApp that you wish could go a little faster, WhatsApp apparently listened to you. Read more.

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20 Common Mistakes Made by Inexperienced Project Managers

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.

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This Tuca & Bertie Season 2 Clip Reminds Us to Go to Therapy

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Tuca & Bertie is coming back just in time. Read more.

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Sunday's Best Deals: Greenworks Outdoor Power Tools, Corsair Virtuoso Headset, 2-Pack 1080P Webcams, Kitchen Essentials, Garden Seat & Kneeler, and More

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A sale on outdoor power tools and on a 40-pack of KN95 Masks lead Sunday’s best deals. Read more.

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Kneel or Sit While You Plant Your Spring Veggies With Over 40% off a Garden Seat With Added Tool Pouches

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Folding Garden Kneeler/Seat | $31 | Amazon | Clip coupon + code UIG4RP4O Read more.

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Safety Is Sexy, So Get a 40-Pack of KN95 5-Layer Masks For Just $18

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40-Pack: Vese KN95 Masks | $18 | SideDeal Read more.

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How to Migrate From DataStax Enterprise to Instaclustr Managed Apache Cassandra

If you’re considering migrating from DataStax Enterprise (DSE) to open source Apache Cassandra®, our comprehensive guide is tailored for architects, engineers, and IT directors. Whether you’re motivated by cost savings, avoiding vendor lock-in, or embracing the vibrant open-source community, Apache Cassandra offers robust value. Transition seamlessly to Instaclustr Managed Cassandra with our expert insights, ensuring zero downtime during migration.

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Trump Plans to Launch a Social Media Platform and It's Gonna Be Huge

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Former President Donald Trump is planning to return to social media with “his own platform,” his advisor said Sunday. And none of those fake news meanies will be invited. Neener neener neener. Read more.

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