Tinder is letting you go on blind dates in the app
Tinder is adding a Blind Date feature to its app, prompted by Gen-Z interest in "old school" dating trends, the company says. In a new social experiment from Tinder, the feature will be found under the "Explore" page within the app. It's an extensio.....»»
How diversity of test subjects is a technology blind spot, and what to do about it
People interact with machines in countless ways every day. In some cases, they actively control a device, like driving a car or using an app on a smartphone. Sometimes people passively interact with a device, like being imaged by an MRI machine. And.....»»
Meet a colorful but color-blind spider
Jumping spiders, the flamboyant dandies of the eight-legged set, have names inspired by peacocks, cardinals and other colorful icons......»»
Dinosaur footprints allow museum scientists to step back in time
Newly discovered imprints on a Welsh beach have been described as dinosaur footprints. The trackway dates from the Triassic, over 200 million years ago, and offers a unique snapshot of a moment in time......»»
Google is Just Letting the Pixelbook Rot
An anonymous reader shares a report: Google has a tendency to show up, innovate, and then abandon its products/services rather quickly. There's an entire site, Killed by Google, that's dedicated to documenting all of Google's dead projects. Even Stad.....»»
Tesla to pull plug on letting drivers play video games after federal investigation
Tesla reversed course Thursday and will no longer allow video games to be played on its cars' touchscreens when they are in motion, bowing to an investigation of the feature by federal safety regulators......»»
Tesla is under federal investigation for letting drivers play video games
Federal safety regulators are investigating Tesla for a feature that allows drivers to play video games while the car is in motion......»»
New dates for the start of Viking-age trade
Mobility shaped the human world profoundly long before the modern age. But archaeologists often struggle to create a timeline for the speed and impact of this mobility. An interdisciplinary team of researchers at the Danish National Research Foundati.....»»
An ancient relative of Velociraptor is unearthed in Great Britain
A previously unknown bird-like dinosaur that used brute strength to overcome its prey has been found by paleontologists combing through fossils found on the Isle of Wight. It dates back to the Early Cretaceous, over 100 million years ago......»»
JPMorgan Hit With $200 Million in Fines for Letting Employees Use WhatsApp To Evade Regulators" Reach
JPMorgan Chase is paying $200 million in fines to two U.S. banking regulators to settle charges that its Wall Street division allowed employees to use WhatsApp and other platforms to circumvent federal record-keeping laws. From a report: The Securiti.....»»
Hate the MacBook Pro notch? This app makes it more fun
Looking for a way to spice up the MacBook Pro’s new notch? Notchmeister can help, letting users add cool effects to the notch, including a festive option......»»
Decreased fungicide application causes decline of resistant fungal pathogens indicating hidden in field fitness costs
The use of fungicides to treat plant pathogens dates back 150 years, when a mixture of lime and copper sulfate, known as the "Bordeaux mixture," was used to control fungal diseases in French vineyards. However, as fungicide usage has increased, their.....»»
Unfolding the blindness proteins through fly eyes
Every 6 minutes someone is told they're going blind. One of the major causes of human blindness is a disease called Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP), which causes progressive degeneration of the retina and vision loss. Approximately one-tenth of Retinitis.....»»
The Millions of Tons of Carbon Emissions That Don"t Officially Exist
How a blind spot in the Kyoto Protocol helped create the biomass industry. From a report: In essence, Drax [a tiny village in North of England] is a gigantic woodstove. In 2019, Drax emitted more than fifteen million tons of CO2, which is roughly equ.....»»
Look back at 2021 with Instagram"s new Playback feature
2021: More lockdown strolls, the first flight in months, entering restaurants once again. Whichever moments stood out this year, Instagram is now letting us showcase the best ones with a new Playback feature. The app will have Instagrammers go throug.....»»
The Epic Games Store finally has a long-requested feature: A shopping cart
After three years in operation, the Epic Games Store is finally letting users purchase more than one game at a time......»»
Ancient DNA found in soil samples reveals mammoths, Yukon wild horses survived thousands of years longer than believed
Mere spoonsful of soil pulled from Canada's permafrost are opening vast windows into ancient life in the Yukon, revealing rich new information and rewriting previous beliefs about the extinction dynamics, dates and survival of megafauna like mammoths.....»»
A one-way phone call from Mars
This November, ESA's Mars Express spacecraft carried out a series of experimental communication tests with the Chinese (CNSA) Zhurong Mars rover. Mars Express successfully caught data sent up 'in the blind' by the rover and relayed them to Earth wher.....»»
Industry watch: The EV vision
Britain, France, Germany and even India have all announced national policies to accelerate transition to EVs between 2030 and 2040. Cities from Paris, Rome, Athens to Mexico City, all set their target dates to phase out fuel-powered cars. Taiwan must.....»»
Cyberpunk 2077 And The Witcher 3 PS5 Versions Are “On Track” According To CD Projekt Red
Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3 are "on track" to hit their target release dates on PS5, said CD Projekt Red while reporting their quarterly earnings. The post Cyberpunk 2077 And The Witcher 3 PS5 Versions Are “On Track” According To CD.....»»
Cyber Monday gaming laptop deals 2021: early sales to check out right now
There's no better way to get prepared for this year's Cyber Monday gaming laptop deals than with our guide - including key dates, what to expect, and more......»»