Gizmodo
NOVEMBER 7, 2020
If you’re doomscrolling through your newsfeeds on an older Android phone, it might be time for an upgrade. One of the world’s top certificate authorities warns that phones running versions of Android prior to 7.1.1 Nougat will be cut off from large portions of the secure web starting in 2021, Android Police reported… Read more.
GeekWire
NOVEMBER 7, 2020
Competing on the Seattle Quake Rugby team is an essential outlet for Diego Oppenheimer to unwind. (Photo courtesy of Oppenheimer). If you’re stuck professionally in a COVID-19 rut, Diego Oppenheimer , CEO of Seattle-based Algorithmia , is ready with words of encouragement. “The way that I look at it, is just when things are hard, there is a lot of opportunity in that,” he said. “You can’t just ignore it.
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The Verge
NOVEMBER 7, 2020
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Netflix is testing a programmed linear content channel in France, Variety reported. The channel, called Netflix Direct, will be available to Netflix streaming subscribers and will provide content from its existing streaming library in a linear format, much like cable and broadcast TV stations do. “Maybe you’re not in the mood to decide, or you’re new and finding your way around, or you just want to be surprised by something new and different,” Netflix sai
GeekWire
NOVEMBER 7, 2020
Ward Vuillemot, CTO/CPO at Seattle-based RealSelf, working from his home in Central Washington. (Photo courtesy of Ward Vuillemot). Guest Post: If you’re working in technology you’re likely working remotely, whether you want to or not. Working remotely is not new; for years people have embraced its many advantages. But with COVID-19 forcing entire industries to adopt remote work, many people, myself included, theorized remote-work was here to stay.
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.
Venture Beast
NOVEMBER 7, 2020
BioWare announced that it is making a new Mass Effect game in a surprise for N7 day, or November 7, the official holiday of the game series. Read More.
GeekWire
NOVEMBER 7, 2020
GeekWire Photo Illustration. The rate of new COVID-19 infections continues to rise in Seattle and the rest of King County, with more than 300 new cases reported each day last week. In the April peak, the county reported less than 200 new cases per day on average. So with these record-breaking numbers, why hasn’t the county, which includes Seattle, Bellevue and Redmond, or the state returned to the stay home, stay healthy measures that were put in place earlier this year?
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TechSpot
NOVEMBER 7, 2020
In a blog post about the project, BioWare said it has spent many months updating the textures, models, effects, shaders and technical features of the three enormous games. The goal was never to remake or reimagine the original games, but rather, to modernize the experience so fans and new players.
The Verge
NOVEMBER 7, 2020
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge. If you’re trying to get some holiday (or personal) shopping done ahead of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, this week hosted several great deals on wireless earbuds, tablets, and more that are still happening. Apple’s ever-popular and reliable AirPods fell to $100 for the first time (they’re usually around $130), which is the most affordable price we’ve seen.
Venture Beast
NOVEMBER 7, 2020
The newly-passed California Privacy Rights Act is a landmark moment for consumer privacy. Here's what it will mean for your business. Read More.
TechSpot
NOVEMBER 7, 2020
Having reviewed Ryzen 5000 12-core and 16-core models, today we're testing the Ryzen 7 5800X, AMD's latest 8-core CPU. So far we've been impressed by the Ryzen 9 5900X and 5950X, so let's continue to work our way down the product stack.
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Gizmodo
NOVEMBER 7, 2020
In the short time since Oculus and HTC basically ushered modern consumer VR into existence, VR HMDs (aka VR headsets) have come a long way from the big, bulky contraptions with low resolutions we first saw in 2016. But now, not only is there a huge library of VR games and experiences, there’s a wide range of headsets… Read more.
TechSpot
NOVEMBER 7, 2020
While many of us have the luxury of high-speed Internet, some aren't so lucky. Ars Technica puts the spotlight on Kathie McNamee of Raymond, Mississippi, who was told when she bought her home that her family could get U-verse Internet service of 5Mbps. Instead, because of old infrastructure, the McNamee.
Gizmodo
NOVEMBER 7, 2020
The production of The Mandalorian ’s second season was followed by a ton of rumors about casting, a couple of which we already know to be true. Now, the second season hasn’t even finished running yet and the rumor mill is continuing apace, giving us a potential preview at both The Mandalorian and the growing Star Wars … Read more.
TechSpot
NOVEMBER 7, 2020
About four years ago, Microsoft announced that they were partnering with Qualcomm to bring the full Windows 10 experience to Arm-based mobile processors. It’s been a bit of a rocky ride since then: eventually, Windows-on-Arm devices began to appear, and although they upheld the promise of incredible battery life, they.
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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.
Venture Beast
NOVEMBER 7, 2020
Gaming brands spent an estimated $28.1 million on TV advertising in October — a 28.73% decrease from September. Read More.
The Verge
NOVEMBER 7, 2020
Fortnite developer Epic Games announced a new promotion that allows players who make a real-money purchase in-game and are new Disney Plus subscribers to get up to two months of the streaming service for free. The offer is valid November 10th starting at 7PM ET through December 31st for players 18 years old or older in North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand where Disney Plus is available.
Gizmodo
NOVEMBER 7, 2020
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark was a compelling cavalcade of phobias and monstrosities , but there’s plenty of room for a sequel to up the ante. And it turns out that sequel is still happening, and looking to be even more faithful to the source material. Read more.
GeekWire
NOVEMBER 7, 2020
Here’s what we’re talking about on the GeekWire Podcast this week: Just before the election, Joe Biden’s campaign released a list of its top “bundlers,” people who raise big donations to the campaign. Several well-known Seattle tech names were on the list. We look at who they are and why they were raising money for Biden. Amazon released a Smart Shelf that can keep track of things like your toilet paper and then automatically reorder them when you start to run out.
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Gizmodo
NOVEMBER 7, 2020
If there’s a zombie apocalypse, Colin Firth is in trouble. Zombies don’t care how dapper you are, after all. Read more.
The Verge
NOVEMBER 7, 2020
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. President Donald Trump will lose Twitter privileges he enjoys as a world leader when President-Elect Joe Biden takes office on January 20th, 2021. Twitter confirmed that Trump’s @realDonaldTrump account will be subject to the same rules as any other user — including bans on inciting violence and posting false information about voting or the coronavirus pandemic.
The Verge
NOVEMBER 7, 2020
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Twitter flagged four tweets from President Trump on Saturday for making “potentially misleading claims about an election,” a company spokesperson said, continuing its attempts to try to rein in misinformation on its platform. The president tweeted, without evidence, that “tens of thousands of votes were illegally received after 8 P.M. on Tuesday, Election Day, totally and easily changing the results in Pennsylvania and certain other razor thin states.
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Gizmodo
NOVEMBER 7, 2020
A TCL 43" 1080p LED Roku smart tv and an Amazon sale on Disney Funko Pops, toys, and other items lead Saturday’s best deals. Read more.
The Verge
NOVEMBER 7, 2020
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. In yet another attempt to slow the spread of misinformation on its platform, Facebook plans to put groups on its platform with too many posts that violate its content rules on a kind of probation, the company said. First reported by The Washington Post , Facebook will restrict any groups— both public and private ones— with multiple posts violating its community standards.
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NOVEMBER 7, 2020
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NOVEMBER 7, 2020
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Gizmodo
NOVEMBER 7, 2020
Dispelling every b t election conspiracy that’s inundated the internet this week would be a full-time job in and of itself, but one particularly insidious theory has blown up to such a ridiculous degree that it deserves to be set straight. Read more.
Gizmodo
NOVEMBER 7, 2020
The past four years have felt like screaming underwater. The results of the election are a tentative gasp of fresh air, sharp and somewhat bitter on the back of the throat. Read more.
Gizmodo
NOVEMBER 7, 2020
After getting through all the feelings— Hallelujah, thank God —that came up once former Vice President Joe Biden was declared the winner of the 2020 U.S. presidential election, there was another burning question to answer: What would the current president, who famously hates losers and now was one, tweet? Read more.
Gizmodo
NOVEMBER 7, 2020
Although millions of Americans—and really, the world—breathed a sigh of relief today when it was announced that former Vice President Joe Biden had given current President Donald Trump the worst news of his life (also known as, you’re fired ), election season isn’t over yet. This means that Facebook still has a lot of… 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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