Day: May 24, 2020

Arduband Gives Your Eyes a Hand

Let’s face it, we probably all sit at our computers for way too long without getting up. Yes, there’s work to be done, games to be played, and the internet abounds with people who are wrong and must be down-voted and/or corrected. We totally get and respect all that. However, if you want to maintain…


Singapore looking at wearable devices to support COVID-19 contact tracing

To address concerns about battery life and the use of Bluetooth in its contact tracing app, the Singapore government now is developing wearable devices–tied to a lanyard–to help drive the adoption rate of such technologies in the country. …read more Source:: ZDNet


‘We are doing in a few months what would normally take a drug development process years to do’: DoE’s Argonne Labs battles COVID-19 with AI

The Department of Energy’s super-computing facilities are dramatically speeding up the search for a cure for COVID-19 with new kinds of neural network designs and a novel computer from Silicon Valley startup Cerebras. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Jack Dorsey Tells Andrew Yang: ‘AI is Coming For Programming Jobs’

An anonymous reader quotes CNBC: The rise of artificial intelligence will make even software engineers less sought after. That’s because artificial intelligence will soon write its own software, according to Jack Dorsey, the tech billionaire boss of Twitter and Square. And that’s going to put some beginning-level software engineers in a tough spot. “We talk…


Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit pushes midair rocket launch to Monday – CNET

The company will light up the sky with LauncherOne. …read more Source:: CNet


Wikipedia Plans New Rule To Combat ‘Toxic Behavior’

Wikipedia is taking steps to fight what it’s calling “toxic behavior” which will be finalized by the end of this year, reports the BBC (in an article shared by Charlotte Web): “We must work together to create a safe, inclusive culture, where everyone feels welcome, that their contributions are valued, and that their perspective matters,”…


The best Memorial Day 2020 deals right now: Laptops, home exercise gear, mattresses, vacuums, and more – CNET

Even the pandemic can’t stop this parade of deals that’s kicking off the summer. …read more Source:: CNet


Best Buy’s best Memorial Day 2020 deals are happening now – CNET

Best Buy has savings on a Vizio 4K TV, Sony noise-canceling headphones, a Hyperice massage gun and much more. …read more Source:: CNet


Look sharp! Save 30% on designer glasses and frames at GlassesUSA – CNET

If you’d rather avoid the designer frame premium, you can still save 65% on GlassesUSA’s house brands. …read more Source:: CNet


Price alert: New, unlocked Google Pixel 3A hits an all-time-low $279 – CNET

Plus: Print and play Pandemic: Hot Zone for free. …read more Source:: CNet