Day: August 8, 2020

People do strange things in doorways: Density watches the office as employees come back

Companies are sending some workers back to their cubicles and to the factory floor. San Francisco startup Density is racking up business using sensors and machine learning to map how people occupy those spaces. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Former BMW designer reacts to controversial new 4 Series – Roadshow

Frank Stephenson says the new 4 Series coupe has nice proportions, but the huge grille is “unrefined.” …read more Source:: CNet


MLB is back: How to watch Yankees vs. Rays, Giants vs. Dodgers this weekend without cable – CNET

Teams are still traveling and playing baseball despite COVID-19 outbreaks. …read more Source:: CNet


Digital Clones Could Cause Problems for Identity Systems

Three fundamental technologies — chatbots, audio fakes, and deepfake videos — have improved to the point that creating digital, real-time clones of people is merely a matter of integrating the systems. …read more Source:: DarkReading


CNO Neutrinos From the Sun Are Finally Detected

An anonymous reader quotes a report from SyFy: For the first time, scientists have detected neutrinos coming from the Sun’s core that got their start via the CNO process, an until-now theorized type of stellar nuclear fusion. […] The Borexino neutrino observatory is 1400 meters under the rock below the Gran Sasso mountain in Italy….


The best kamado grills: Kamado Joe, Big Green Egg, Char-Griller and more compared – CNET

We tested five major brands of kamado-style smokers to see how they stack up — and to find out if the Big Green Egg really is the best. …read more Source:: CNet


What TikTok can do for Microsoft, and what Microsoft can do for TikTok – CNET

Microsoft, known for enterprise software, may soon gobble up TikTok from its Chinese owner. We try to figure out what happens next. …read more Source:: CNet


COVID contact tracing apps bring privacy pitfalls around the world – CNET

Two presentations at the Defcon security conference find that government apps consume an unhealthy amount of data. …read more Source:: CNet


Burger King says its restaurants are awful (so use a delivery app)

Uber Eats and its ilk aren’t everyone’s favorite. Yet Burger King cleverly managed to make them seem like the best option. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Best VR games on Oculus Quest – CNET

If you’re able to get your hands on the best current VR headset, this is what you have to check out. …read more Source:: CNet