[ad_1] We are a new board overseeing Facebook. Here’s what we’ll decide. Catalina Botero-Marino, Jamal Greene, Michael W. McConnell and Helle Thorning-Schmidt, The New York Times Facebook announced the first members of its content oversight board this week, an independent body it pledged to form in November 2018. While the selections sparked almost immediate criticism, […]
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Engadget The Morning After | Engadget
[ad_1] Scary stories about Zoombombing and privacy leaks may have you feeling tense about setting up a video call. But under current circumstances there aren’t a lot of other options available, so columnist Violet Blue has some advice on what you should (and shouldn’t) worry about when you’re using Zoom, Meet, Skype, Teams or whatever […]
NBA 2K’s simulated postseason sets its finals: Bucks vs. Lakers
[ad_1] Milwaukee Bucks (4), Boston Celtics (2) Top players Giannis Antetokounmpo (27.3 PPG, 11.2 RPG, 4.2 APG), Khris Middleton (22.8 PPG, 5 RPG, 5.3 APG) Kemba Walker (24 PPG, 4 APG, 3 RPG), Jayson Tatum (19.5 PPG, 6.2 RPG, 1.8 APG), Daniel Theis (11.7 RPG), Enes Kanter (7.3 PRG) Los Angeles Lakers (4), LA Clippers […]
‘Apex Legends’ season five will add PvE hunts to the mix
[ad_1] It’s also mixing things up with Treasure Packs, a kind of in-game lootbox that players can find once a day. It doesn’t enter your inventory, instead it unlocks items after the match. They also might one of the nine artifact pieces players can try to find to complete the first quest event for Apex […]
Microsoft will fix Surface Laptop 3 ‘hairline fractures’ for free
[ad_1] In its free repair announcement post, the company said: “We have investigated claims of screen cracking on Surface Laptop 3 and have determined that, in a very small percentage of cases, a hard foreign particle may cause a hairline fracture in the glass that may seem to appear unexpectedly or without visible cause.” The […]
Lionsgate is streaming ‘John Wick’ for free on YouTube at 9 PM ET
[ad_1] For the final night of its ‘Night at the Movies’ events to benefit people who work in the movie industry, Lionsgate is planning to stream John Wick tonight. The live stream will kick off at 9 PM ET on YouTube, hosted by Jamie Lee Curtis. The event is soliciting donations for the Will Rogers […]
This 3D-printed foam expands up to 40 times its original size
[ad_1] Until now, the size of 3D-printed objects has been limited by the size of 3D printers. In most cases, in order to produce large items used in, say, aerospace, manufactures have had to fasten, weld or glue smaller 3D-printed substructures together. But that might change soon. A team from UC San Diego developed a […]
Apple will reopen stores in four US states next week
[ad_1] Apple will reopen some stores in Idaho, South Carolina, Alabama and Alaska next week. The company closed all stores outside Greater China in mid-March to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. At the start of April, it told employees Apple Stores in the US would stay shut until at least early May. “Our team is […]
How to secure your video calls like a pro
[ad_1] Don’t give up. Because security and privacy nerds around the world have been going through the same thing as you, and we’ve got solutions. They all kind of suck 5m3photos via Getty Images The first thing to understand about the variety of videoconferencing apps is that none of them are great. All of them […]
Soft robots can now run like cheetahs and swim like marlins
[ad_1] The LEAP spine (Leveraging Elastic instabilities for Amplified Performance), developed by Dr. Jie Yin, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at North Carolina State University, draws heavily on the cheetah’s natural flexibility. Normally, soft robots locomote across solid surfaces while keeping all four feet firmly on the ground. Unfortunately this severely limits their […]