Gizmodo
JUNE 20, 2020
A freak heatwave has been scorching most of the Arctic for weeks now, but it broke records Saturday when the temperature hit 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit in a town in Siberia, one of Russia’s northernmost regions. Read more.
GeekWire
JUNE 20, 2020
A Revolution Agriculture ‘farmlet.’ (Revolution Agriculture Photo). The vulnerabilities of a long food supply chain have been laid bare by the coronavirus pandemic as people across the world go hungry while farmers are forced to toss out their yields. But the bleak paradox is an opportunity for startups such as Revolution Agriculture that are reimagining how and where food is grown.
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The Verge
JUNE 20, 2020
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Samsung Blu-ray players appear to be malfunctioning for hundreds of users, and no one is sure what the issue is, ZDNet reported. Some users report their Blu-ray players get stuck in an endless reboot loop when they’re switched on, others reported hearing a buzzing noise as if the device is trying to read a disk, but in many cases there’s no disk in the machine.
GeekWire
JUNE 20, 2020
(GeekWire Photo / Taylor Soper). Whole Foods workers in Seattle protested outside of the grocer’s Westlake location on Friday after being told they could not wear face masks with the Black Lives Matter slogan. The Stranger first reported that the employees were asked to remove the masks and asked to leave if they did not comply. Some employees then joined a protest outside the store.
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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.
Gizmodo
JUNE 20, 2020
After facing customer backlash, AMC, the largest movie theater chain in the U.S., decided on Friday that health was more important than politics and announced that it would require all moviegoers to wear face masks in its theaters. Read more.
Venture Beast
JUNE 20, 2020
In this difficult funding market, many startups are pursuing SAFEs. But a dominance of SAFE deals could lead to a market collapse. Read More.
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Venture Beast
JUNE 20, 2020
Double Stallion Games made the finest cartoon-style action platformer games that it could, and it turned out that's what drew Riot Games to it. Read More.
Gizmodo
JUNE 20, 2020
Kylo Ren has an official backstory, which involves him being shipped off to Luke’s Jedi Academy, his angst and frustration at trying to live up to his large legacy , and more than a little bit of big Dark Side intervention from the baddies of the Star Wars sequel trilogy. In Adam Driver’s mind, that story was a bit… Read more.
TechSpot
JUNE 20, 2020
For years Apple has been exploring ways to combine virtual reality and augmented reality into devices that are easy to use and as impactful as the original iPhone was to the mobile industry. A new report from Bloomberg details the company's ambitions, strategy, and how internal philosophical debates have resulted.
Venture Beast
JUNE 20, 2020
Whatever business model you had at the beginning of the year may now be obsolete. Here's a great tool for discovering new markets. 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.
The Verge
JUNE 20, 2020
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Friday that the company’s “Battery Day” event and its shareholders meeting, which was slated for July 7th, will both be delayed until sometime after July 4th. The Battery Day event, where Tesla is expected to reveal details about its “million mile” battery , was originally planned for April but was bumped back to July due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Venture Beast
JUNE 20, 2020
Would your company be out of business without federal SBIR funds? If so, and you've been at it for 10 years already, it's time to step aside. Read More.
Gizmodo
JUNE 20, 2020
Although many people may be glad to see parts of the country gradually reopening, it doesn’t mean that some places or companies won’t decide to close again if coronavirus cases flare up. That’s exactly what Apple is doing at about a dozen stores in the U.S. “out of an abundance of caution.” Read more.
The Verge
JUNE 20, 2020
Photo by Eric Baradat/AFP via Getty Images. Neighborhood social networking app Nextdoor says it is discontinuing its Forward to Police feature which let users send message board posts directly to local police, Bloomberg CityLab reported. The site has been under increasing scrutiny for how it handles communications with law enforcement, and for how it handles racism among members on its app.
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The technological landscape is dynamic and changes quickly. And for procurement and supply chain leaders looking to harness the power of technology to navigate complex challenges and an uncertain business environment, keeping up with the latest trends can be its own obstacle. So, what’s on the technological horizon for procurement and supply chain for the year ahead?
GeekWire
JUNE 20, 2020
Karen Clark Cole kiteboarding in Mexico, her favorite place to practice her sport. (Photo courtesy of Karen Clark Cole). If it wasn’t enough to be a co-founder of what could be the longest running UX shop in the U.S., Karen Clark Cole would also like to be a professional kiteboarder, racing over the waves at 25 miles per hour while grasping a kite with an area equivalent to three queen-sized mattresses.
The Verge
JUNE 20, 2020
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Google is ending the trial program of a service that sent users algorithm-selected prints from their Google Photos libraries, Droid Life reported. The subscription-based service launched in the US in February with a monthly fee of $7.99 that got you 10 4x6 prints from the previous 30 days. The printing service allowed users to choose which themes the service should prioritize in selecting the prints, offering “people and pets,” “landscapes,” and “a little
Venture Beast
JUNE 20, 2020
The video game industry saw a 22.26% decline in total ad impressions from mid-May to mid-June vs. mid-April to mid-May; PlayStation overtook Nintendo. Read More.
The Verge
JUNE 20, 2020
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Comcast will continue to offer free access to its 1.5 million public Xfinity Wi-Fi hotspots through the end of 2020, the company announced. “We saw a huge jump in usage after we opened up our public hotspots, and we’re excited to keep them open through the end of the year as the nation begins taking steps to reopen,” the company said in a statement.
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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.
Gizmodo
JUNE 20, 2020
The cynical, wry world of Daria is continuing on television, though not on MTV. Read more.
GeekWire
JUNE 20, 2020
Here’s what we’re talking about on the GeekWire Podcast this week. Not everyone loves Apple’s App Store, it seems. This week, it became a target of criticism for its arcane rules and business practices. Even Microsoft President Brad Smith got into it when he said in an interview that he wants more scrutiny on app store policies imposed by its competitors, such as Apple and Google.
Gizmodo
JUNE 20, 2020
Imagine, if you will, a world where M.O.D.O.K., the Marvel Universe’s most cylindrical villain, was mainstream. Such a strange, beautiful dream may be coming, what with him actually having an animated series on the way. But it could have happened much sooner. Read more.
Nutanix
JUNE 20, 2020
The international police organization INTERPOL recently warned that it “has detected a significant increase in the number of attempted ransomware attacks against key organizations and infrastructure engaged in the virus response.
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Gizmodo
JUNE 20, 2020
The neighborhood social networking platform Nextdoor dropped its “Forward to Police” feature this week, a widely panned function that’s faced years of criticism for purportedly facilitating racial profiling. Read more.
Nutanix
JUNE 20, 2020
The international police organization INTERPOL recently warned that it “has detected a significant increase in the number of attempted ransomware attacks against key organizations and infrastructure engaged in the virus response.
Gizmodo
JUNE 20, 2020
Renewals all around! If you’re a fan of vulgar animated comedies, hurrah for you! Read more.
Nutanix
JUNE 20, 2020
The international police organization INTERPOL recently warned that it “has detected a significant increase in the number of attempted ransomware attacks against key organizations and infrastructure engaged in the virus response.
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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
JUNE 20, 2020
An Instant Pot Duo Plus , Cubii Pro Under-Desk Elliptical , Apple AirPods Pro , Bounty Hunter metal detectors , Apple Watch Series 5 , and the Eero Mesh Wi-Fi System with a free Amazon Echo Dot lead Saturday’s best deals. Read more.
GeekWire
JUNE 20, 2020
Megan Brown and her cat Apollo. (Photo courtesy of Megan Brown). Megan Brown grew up in a house where an interest in science and science fiction were highly encouraged. She credits weekly viewings of the television series “Stargate SG-1” as one of the reasons she ended up in STEM. “If you asked my dad, he’d probably tell you that one of the things he’s most proud of is imbuing my brother and I with a healthy curiosity and a love for science fiction,” Brown said. “As
Gizmodo
JUNE 20, 2020
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The Verge
JUNE 20, 2020
Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) keynote is happening on Monday, June 22nd, but in a very different form than usual, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The show must go on, so Apple will be presenting the entire conference in a new, digital-only format. The company is still expected to unveil the first look at the future of iOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS — the various suites of software that power all of Apple’s hardware.
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