January 31, 2020 Quibi tries to explain what Quibi is in a new Super Bowl commercial Quibi understands that most people are probably still unaware of what Quibi is, but the streaming service run by Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman…
January 31, 2020 Apple engineers propose a way to make using two-factor texts easier If you've ever used online banking or any other highly-secure website, chances are you've encountered a one-time passcode (OTP) before. These are SMS messages…
January 31, 2020 Megatron Approves of This Deal Transformers Generations 35th Anniversary Megatron | $15 | Walmart Read more… via Gizmodo Check out the Finding Your Identity Podcast
January 31, 2020 Someone Talk Me Out of Spending $900 on Some Keyboard Caps I need your help. When I get anxious, I like to buy things. I’ve been good about it for the last few years. I…
January 31, 2020 Universal coronavirus treatments could help treat this outbreak — and the next one Photo by Christophe Gateau/picture alliance via Getty Images Coronaviruses have caused three outbreaks in humans in the past 20 years: they were responsible for…
January 31, 2020 These Maps Paint a Dark Future for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge If ***** Has His Way The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is one of the last pristine landscapes in America. Tucked along the northern border of Alaska and Canada, the…
January 31, 2020 Planting 1 trillion trees might not actually be a good idea Photo by Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert/picture alliance via Getty Images The World Economic Forum’s plan to plant 1 trillion trees is backed by controversial science Continue…
January 31, 2020 What happens if the internet’s most important law disappears? Buried deep in the 1996 Telecommunications Act is a tiny clause that underpins everything we do online. It's often described as the 26 words…
January 31, 2020 Podcast: Why Clearview AI’s facial recognition is a privacy nightmare All of our fears around facial recognition technology are coming true thanks to a little known startup called ClearView AI. This week, Devindra and…
January 31, 2020 How to Measure Almost Anything Using Your Phone Your phone can do it all. It’s a portable music player, diary, digital camera, communication device, calculator, and just about everything else. But you…