[ad_1] And in case you’re wondering: yes, Facebook would be fully aware of the public’s possible reluctance to trust Facebook with their finances. While the blockchain would supposedly be “far more centralized” than the likes of bitcoin with 100 or fewer nodes in its payment network, the company would tap outside firms to help run […]
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Americans consume an alarming amount of microplastics
[ad_1] The study estimates that annual microplastic consumption ranges from 39,000 to 52,000 particles, from food sources alone. When you factor in the microplastics Americans inhale, the numbers jump to 74,000 and 121,000. Americans who drink exclusively from plastic water bottles may be ingesting an additional 90,000 microplastics annually, which at the very least should […]
Fox Sports will stream every Women’s World Cup game in 4K
[ad_1] Specifically, the list of supported Roku gear includes Roku Premiere, Roku Premiere+, Roku Streaming Stick+, Roku Ultra and 4K TV models that run the Roku OS. And, of course, the Apple TV 4K. Fox says it plans to add support for more streaming devices in the future, but it isn’t talking specific dates right […]
EA apologizes after 'Battlefield V' miscast a real-life antifascist
[ad_1] EA still has trouble with Battlefield V, albeit not in the way you might have expected. The company is changing the name of one of its purchasable Elite characters, Wilhelm Franke, after Vice pointed out that he shared the name of a real resistance… [ad_2] Source link
Amazon’s StyleSnap puts fashion from photos in your shopping cart
[ad_1] To use StyleSnap, users click on the camera icon in the corner of the Alexa app and take a photo of the fashion look they hope to replicate. Amazon will then respond with a list of recommendations of similar items. By relying on deep-learning technology, StyleSnap can distinguish between different styles of clothing such […]
Google shares its Street View air-quality data with scientists
[ad_1] Known as Project Air View, Google first began equipping its Street View cars with air pollution sensors in Oakland back in 2012 after a proposal by the Environmental Defense Fund. The company teamed up with Aclima, a San Francisco-based company that makes internet-connected air quality sensors, and has since expanded to other regions of […]
Amazon’s new delivery drone is a helicopter-airplane hybrid
[ad_1] As the vehicle operates on six degrees of movement instead of four, it’s overall more stable and better suited to coping with gusts of wind. AI plays a crucial role, too. It can avoid unexpected obstacles (including moving ones), of course, but it should also be adept at spotting wires that drones are more […]
YouTube will remove some hate speech and conspiracy videos
[ad_1] “Today, we’re taking another step in our hate speech policy by specifically prohibiting videos alleging that a group is superior in order to justify discrimination, segregation or exclusion based on qualities like age, gender, race, caste, religion, sexual orientation or veteran status,” it said in a blog post. It also prohibits videos that promote […]
China launches a rocket from a ship for the first time
[ad_1] While the US and Russia worked with other countries on the Sea Launch platform (which wound down in 2014), China is the only nation to have launched a rocket from sea using a platform and tech it fully owns, according to TechCrunch. The launch, however, took place from a private cargo ship. SpaceX, meanwhile, […]
YouTube declines to pull videos containing homophobic, racist attacks
[ad_1] The service said it had conducted a review of the videos and said there was language that was “clearly hurtful,” but that there hadn’t been policy violations. In a response to Gizmodo, a Google spokesperson also claimed that Crowder was only “debating” Maza’s opinions, and was off the hook as he hadn’t directly “instructed” […]