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Nvidia’s Newest Set-Top Box Uses AI to Turn Content 4K

Nvidia’s Newest Set-Top Box Uses AI to Turn Content 4K

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Nvidia's Newest Set-Top Box Uses AI to Turn Content 4K It’s not magic, but when the new Nvidia Shield works, it almost feels like it. The new tube-look revision of Nvidia’s already superb set-top box has taken away a few features, dropped the price, and packed in a new variant of the Tegra X1 chip. This chip is important because it allows the Shield to accomplish the…Read more... Go to Source
Adobe Gets Permission From U.S. to Continue Offering Services in Venezuela

Adobe Gets Permission From U.S. to Continue Offering Services in Venezuela

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Adobe Gets Permission From U.S. to Continue Offering Services in Venezuela Adobe has gained permission from the U.S. government to continue offering its Creative Cloud services, including Photoshop and Illustrator, to customers in Venezuela, according to a new announcement posted to Adobe’s website. The company had previously announced that it would be forced to delete the accounts of all…Read more... Go to Source
Watchmen’s Latest Twist Shouldn’t Be a Surprise to Anyone

Watchmen’s Latest Twist Shouldn’t Be a Surprise to Anyone

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Watchmen's Latest Twist Shouldn't Be a Surprise to Anyone The story taking place in Watchmen’s present is informed by that world’s past—one similar to ours where groups of white supremacists have terrorized black people across the world for centuries. At times, the show assumes you know this fact to be true but in others, like the opening moments of this week’s episode, …Read more... Go to Source
This New Featurette Teases the Fundamental Stephen King Creepiness of Castle Rock’s Second Season

This New Featurette Teases the Fundamental Stephen King Creepiness of Castle Rock’s Second Season

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This New Featurette Teases the Fundamental Stephen King Creepiness of Castle Rock's Second Season Now that Castle Rock is building a multi-season journey of spooks, the broader goals of its seasonal storytelling are becoming clear. There’s hints of an anthology here, but also gestures toward a broader story, a unifying theory of scary Stephen King stuff. How do the creators plan to weave those threads together?…Read more... Go to Source
Employees Continued to Get Screwed by MyPayrollHR Fiasco

Employees Continued to Get Screwed by MyPayrollHR Fiasco

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Employees Continued to Get Screwed by MyPayrollHR Fiasco When cloud payroll provider MyPayrollHR abruptly closed its doors amid fraud allegations last month, it sent its roughly 1,000 clients, many of them small businesses, into disarray as employees saw their paychecks disappear from their accounts. The fallout continued this week after MyPayrollHR’s third-party processor,…Read more... Go to Source
A Month With the Improved Galaxy Fold and I Actually Still Like It

A Month With the Improved Galaxy Fold and I Actually Still Like It

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A Month With the Improved Galaxy Fold and I Actually Still Like It Following the ambitious but janky Royole Flexpai, Samsung’s Galaxy Fold was supposed to be the redeemer, a device that demonstrated the power of foldable tech. Then Samsung gave the Fold to a bunch of savages (aka tech reviewers), who pawed at it like it was a normal phone, and then the Fold had to go away for some …Read more... Go to Source
Microsoft Beats out Amazon for Pentagon’s $10 Billion Cloud Computing Contract

Microsoft Beats out Amazon for Pentagon’s $10 Billion Cloud Computing Contract

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Microsoft Beats out Amazon for Pentagon's $10 Billion Cloud Computing Contract The Pentagon’s $10 billion deal to provide cloud computing services to the Department of Defense officially went to Microsoft Friday. The news came as an upset to Amazon, whose competing bid appeared to be the frontrunner for most of the contract’s deliberations. Throughout the yearlong process, President Donald Trump…Read more... Go to Source
Trump Subtweets Apple About Ditching the Home Button Years After the Fact

Trump Subtweets Apple About Ditching the Home Button Years After the Fact

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Trump Subtweets Apple About Ditching the Home Button Years After the Fact Seemingly out of the blue Friday, Donald Trump decided to weigh in via his usual presidential soapbox, Twitter, on an unexpected subject: Apple’s UI decisions. So, as I’m sure you’re now wondering, what does the commander in chief think about the company’s recently released iPhone 11 series?Read more... Go to Source
Use the Pixel 4’s ‘Live Caption’ Feature to Transcribe Muted Videos

Use the Pixel 4’s ‘Live Caption’ Feature to Transcribe Muted Videos

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Use the Pixel 4's 'Live Caption' Feature to Transcribe Muted Videos One of the coolest parts of Google’s Pixel 4 is its AI-assisted Live Caption feature, which allows your smartphone to automatically caption any audio being played in your apps. This lets you read along with media playing on sources like YouTube, Twitter, and more.Read more... Go to Source
Republican SCIF-Stormers Who Demanded Open Government Won’t Say If They Support Secret FISA Courts

Republican SCIF-Stormers Who Demanded Open Government Won’t Say If They Support Secret FISA Courts

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Republican SCIF-Stormers Who Demanded Open Government Won't Say If They Support Secret FISA Courts On Wednesday, a group of Republican members of the House barged into a closed-door meeting held in a Capitol secure compartmentalized information facility (SCIF) used by legislators to assess sensitive or classified information, possibly compromising the facility’s security. Those in attendance insisted that their…Read more... Go to Source
Why Your Web Browser is Running Slowly and How to Fix It

Why Your Web Browser is Running Slowly and How to Fix It

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Why Your Web Browser is Running Slowly and How to Fix It We do just about everything inside a browser nowadays—stream movies, write essays, chat with friends, edit photos—and serious slowdowns inside this key bit of software can have a serious impact on how much we get done. With that in mind, these are the reasons that your browser is slowing down, and what you can do to…Read more... Go to Source
The Nest Mini Is an Excellent, if Unnecessary, Upgrade

The Nest Mini Is an Excellent, if Unnecessary, Upgrade

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The Nest Mini Is an Excellent, if Unnecessary, Upgrade If it ain’t broke, and you manage to sell over 100 million units, don’t fix it. That best sums up the latest version of Google’s Nest Mini (formerly the Home Mini) smart speaker. If you’re in the market for a cheap smart speaker that will occasionally be used for listening to music, it’s still Google’s best bargain.…Read more... Go to Source
Netflix and Spotify Might Be Required to Issue Emergency Alerts From the Government Just Like TV and Radio

Netflix and Spotify Might Be Required to Issue Emergency Alerts From the Government Just Like TV and Radio

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Netflix and Spotify Might Be Required to Issue Emergency Alerts From the Government Just Like TV and Radio Streaming services like Netflix, Disney+, and Spotify might be required to issue emergency alerts from the government if U.S. lawmakers have their way. TV and radio stations operating in the U.S. are required by law to issue emergency warnings, like the infamous fake missile alert for Hawaii issued in early 2018, but…Read more... Go to Source
Google’s Pixelbook Go Is Really Weird, But Holy Crap That Battery Life

Google’s Pixelbook Go Is Really Weird, But Holy Crap That Battery Life

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Google's Pixelbook Go Is Really Weird, But Holy Crap That Battery Life The Pixelbook Go is the cheapest Chromebook Google has made to date. Google’s flagship Chrome OS devices typically start at $1,000, so the $650 price tag on the base-level Pixelbook Go is incredible. Compared to other Google-made Chrome OS devices, the Pixelbook Go is a fantastic budget alternative that gives you some…Read more... Go to Source
TikTok Claps Back Against Senators’ National Security Concerns

TikTok Claps Back Against Senators’ National Security Concerns

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TikTok Claps Back Against Senators' National Security Concerns TikTok aimed to “set the record straight” Thursday in a company blog post detailing its practices after Congress raised national security concerns about the viral video app among other China-owned properties earlier this week. In it, TikTok maintained that its focus is entertainment, not politics, and no foreign…Read more... Go to Source
A Major Hospital Algorithm Is Biased Against Black Patients

A Major Hospital Algorithm Is Biased Against Black Patients

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A Major Hospital Algorithm Is Biased Against Black Patients Computers can do many jobs more quickly than humans, but they tend to copy our mistakes—after all, they learned it from watching us. Scientists have found that a major algorithm used in hospitals is biased against black patients, because it’s reflecting racial health disparities that already existed. Read more... Go to Source
American Express Is Relaunching the Green From Amex Card, And It’s a Fantastic Way To Get Into the Membership Rewards Ecosystem

American Express Is Relaunching the Green From Amex Card, And It’s a Fantastic Way To Get Into the Membership Rewards Ecosystem

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American Express Is Relaunching the Green From Amex Card, And It's a Fantastic Way To Get Into the Membership Rewards Ecosystem The Platinum Card®from American Express offers one of the best packages of perks and travel rewards in the credit card industry, and the American Express® Gold Card is one of the best dining cards around, but do you remember the American Express®Green Card? It’s been primarily a business card in recent years, but the…Read more... Go to Source