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.....»»
Blind People Won the Right To Break eBook DRM. In 3 Years, They"ll Have To Do It Again
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Wired: Advocates for the blind are fighting an endless battle to access ebooks that sighted people take for granted, working against copyright law that gives significant protections to corporate powers and pub.....»»
Samsung Galaxy S22 and Galaxy S21 FE launch and preorder dates leak out
We think we know when the Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22 Plus and Galaxy S22 Ultra are going to be breaking cover......»»
Billy Porter shares some powerful words about letting go of shame
With his new memoir Unprotected out on the shelves, actor and broadway star Billy Porter joined Stephen Colbert on Thursday for a frank conversation about trauma and the ability to heal through the power of art."My hope is that my story and my journe.....»»
Tinder Swipe Night returns and this time it"s a murder mystery
Tinder's Swipe Night is back, singletons. This time, it's a Gen Z whodunnit that'll leave you on the edge of your seat. On Sunday, Nov. 7 at 6 p.m. local time, the next installment of the first-person, choose-your-own-adventure event will launch as a.....»»
VIDEO: 5 Reasons to Buy the Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro
If you’re in the market for a new phone, allow us to provide you with 5 reasons to consider the new Pixel 6 or Pixel 6 Pro from Google. If you’ve been with us for a while, you’ll know this 5 Reasons series dates back a few years, bu.....»»
Starlink gives mixed signals on whether some preorders are delayed until 2023
SpaceX provides encouraging update, but preorderers still see 2023 delivery dates. Enlarge (credit: Starlink) Starlink has provided an encouraging update for preorderers who unexpectedly had their estimated delivery dates dela.....»»
NASA and SpaceX try to figure out spacecraft launch and landing
NASA says it's dealing with "dynamic and complex decisions that change day by day" as it tries to fix dates for two upcoming SpaceX missions......»»
Ultra-sensitive, solar-blind photodectors for harsh environments
As a crucial part of spectrum analysis, solar-blind ultraviolet photodetectors (SBPDs) are applied to many fields. Because of their specialized applications, they have to cope with harsh environments such as overabundant temperature and radiation. Th.....»»
High-precision geochronology reveals high-resolution Ediacaran timescale
Researchers led by Prof. Zhu Maoyan from the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NIGPAS) and their collaborators from the UK, the USA, and Russia have proposed new radioisotopic dates for Ediacaran succe.....»»
Activision Blizzard announces Overwatch 2 and Diablo 4 delays, co-leader Jen Oneal is leaving after just 3 months
Neither the highly anticipated Diablo 4 nor Overwatch 2 had been given official release dates, but Activision Blizzard, during its recent third-quarter 2021 earnings call, said, "While we are still planning to deliver a substantial amount of content.....»»
Researchers bypass optic nerve, deliver images directly to blind woman"s brain
Berna Gomez's world was turned upside down when she was diagnosed with toxic optic neuropathy at age 42. The rapidly progressing disease deteriorated the Spanish science teacher's optic nerves and rendered her blind in a matter of days. Thanks to res.....»»
Blind People Won the Right to Break Ebook DRM. In 3 Years, They"ll Have to Do It Again
Advocates will once again be granted a DMCA exception to make accessible versions of texts. They argue that it's far past time to make it permanent. From a report: It's a cliche of digital life that "information wants to be free." The internet was su.....»»
New PS5 games: upcoming PlayStation 5 game release dates
Want to know when you'll get your hands on new PS5 games? We've rounded up all the release dates you need......»»
New games 2021: upcoming game release dates for console and PC
We've put together a list of all the new games arriving in 2021 and beyond for console and PC - here's when you'll be able to play them......»»
Early Facebook investor blames major advertisers for "turning a blind eye" to Facebook"s problems
Venture capitalist Roger McNamee says Corporate America shares blame for the troubles that exist today at Facebook......»»
Facebook is having a tougher time managing vaccine misinformation than it is letting on, leaks suggest
In public, Facebook has touted the resources it has dedicated to tackling Covid-19 and vaccine misinformation, even scolding US President Joe Biden for his harsh criticism of the company's handling of the issue. In doing so, it claimed that "more tha.....»»
Valve reveals the dates of Steam"s Autumn and Winter sales
Steam sale dates tend to be leaked from other sources—PayPal UK was often first to publish them—but this time Valve itself that has revealed them on Steamworks (via PCGamer)......»»
Facebook has language blind spots around the world that allow hate speech to flourish
For years, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg touted his mission to connect the entire world — and his company has come closer than perhaps any other to fulfilling that lofty goal, with more than 3 billion monthly users across its various platforms. But.....»»
Employees pleaded with Facebook to stop letting politicians bend rules
Whistleblower docs suggest executives intervened to let contentious posts stay up. Enlarge / One hundred cardboard cutouts of Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg stand outside the US Capitol in Washington, DC, April 10, 2018. (cre.....»»
Tesla’s electric cars get second price bump in a month
A number of Tesla vehicles have just received a significant price bump, the second this month. Shipping dates for some models have also slipped......»»