What makes us, us? How is it that we’re able to look at a tree and see beauty, hear a song and feel moved, or take comfort in the smell of rain or the taste of coffee? How do we know we still exist when we close our eyes and lie in silence? To date, science doesn’t have an answer to those questions. In fact, it doesn’t even have a unified theory....
But studying just one galaxy can only tell us so much about the complex processes by which galaxies form and evolve. One crucial question that can’t be solved without looking farther afield is whether the Milky Way is a run-of-the-mill galaxy, or whether it’s unusual or even unique. Our research, published today in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, suggests the former is true. Key details of our galaxy’s structure are shared by other nearby galaxies, suggesting our home isn’t all that special....
Sen said that data leaked from over 4.6 million devices contributed to the database – and every time someone uses any of these apps, it gathers even more information. What’s more worrying is a bad actor can track someone’s live location through the database. t registers an entry of longitude and latitude every time a user logs into one of these apps. The database is hosted on servers run by Aliyun Computing, a subsidiary of Alibaba....
Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne issued a letter to shareholders yesterday explaining his decision. He will no longer serve as CEO or sit on its board of directors, effective immediately. Byrne has taken the decision after divulging that he was romantically involved with suspected Russian spy Marina Butina, who is now in prison for not registering with the US government as a foreign agent, Observer reports. Earlier this month, Byrne also confirmed to Fox News that he was involved in the Russia investigation and Hillary Clinton email dispute....
But psychologists differentiate between two types of work-related passion — and they may not both appeal, even if you’re more than a little fed up with your current role. “Harmonious” work passion refers to situations in which a person not only enjoys their job, but also has control over their relationship with it. People with harmonious work passion have often chosen their career because it’s something which interests them, and they gain great pleasure from how they earn a living....
The PocketGuitar allows you to learn the basics of rhythm, cord changes and different styles of strumming without actually using a guitar. All you need is a phone, Bluetooth and the PocketGuitar. Playing couldn’t be any easier. Simply use the associated app, connect it to Bluetooth and you’re good to go. You’ll get a screen of chords to choose from, and you can delete from and add to the list....
Every industry requires its experts to grow and learn new features and new approaches. In no industry is that more important than in tech, where advances come fast and furious, requiring those in positions of knowledge and authority to either keep up with the times…or get passed by. As the world’s most respected authority in tech mastery certification, CompTIA knows a thing or two about what’s current and what today’s IT professionals actually have to know....
But life is moving on whether we’re ready or not. At this point, it feels like social distancing is a personal choice. It’s as though the seal’s been broken on quarantine. Still, many of us will continue to shelter-in-place until we can be sure the danger’s passed for us and those we care about. It’s a tough time to be someone who’s eager to get outside, but wary of exposure....
And why should AWS give out free credit? It’s simple, because everyone will win. Here’s why it’s a win:win for us all. 1. Demonstrate serious commitment to startups 2. Relieve our cash flows Many companies need urgent support and suppliers are extending any hand they can to aid cash preservation, runway extension, and for many, survival. Credits will immediately provide some welcome relief to our cash flows. 3. Our survival is critical to AWS’s business 4....
Amnesty’s Security Labs found a critical vulnerability in the software — dubbed Ehteraz — which would have allowed attackers to obtain tons of highly sensitive personal information, including the name, national ID, health status, and location data of more than 1 million users. Fortunately, the issue has since been patched after Amnesty informed the Qatari government of the potential threat on May 21. The authorities responded promptly, releasing a fix on May 22....
Everyone knows this intuitively, of course. But for better or worse, rating aggregators like Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic have been bestowed the authority to gatekeep a film’s ‘goodness’ by virtue of the simplicity and power of consensus. Unfortunately, It’s not hard to find examples for the worse; one need only remember how trolls disproportionately decimated audience scores for films like Captain Marvel and Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Qurator, an upstart review aggregator, tries to fix this problem....
With literally millions of workers worldwide relying on video conferencing and other cloud-based systems to work from home during the COVID-19 crisis, cybersecurity experts around the globe are bracing for what could be a pandemic of their own. With remote workers using their own devices and IT security spread thin defending company networks, cyber watchdogs say hackers are likely finding a target-rich environment for crime — and it could take years before we know the full extent of the damage....
This would not replace Face ID, but rather live alongside it, according to Kuo (via MacRumors). The analyst’s prediction appears to be at least in part because of Apple’s patents for under-display fingerprint readers as well as their continued popularity on Android devices: Meanwhile, Chinese publication The Global Times suggested Apple plans to include a fingerprint reader in a low-cost device aimed at the chinese market, although this report claims Apple would trade Face ID for the fingerprint reader....
A hashtag is a functional tag widely used in search engines and social networking services that allow people to search for content that falls under the word or phrase, followed by the # sign. First popularized by Twitter in 2009, the use of hashtags has become widespread. Nearly anything political with the intent of attracting a wide audience is now branded with a catchy hashtag. Take for example, election campaigns (#MAGA), social movements (#FreeHongKong) or calls for supporting or opposing laws (#LoveWins)....
The size Bigger is usually better, but it’s also … well, bigger. Alienware and other manufacturers have wrestled with the giant end of gaming laptops for years, but only recently have we seen these new slimmed-down designs float towards the top of the power spectrum. And this means the m17 isn’t just for gamers with deep pockets. In the configuration I tested – which includes the 4K screen option, Nvidia RTX 2080 Max-Q design graphcs card, and an Intel core i9-8950HK CPU at 2....
Over the past week, sleuths over on Rivian forums spotted updates to the EV startup’s vehicle warranties, and it has well and truly thrown down the gauntlet to all other manufacturers with its five-year, 60,000-mile comprehensive warranty. I’m not surprised if warranties don’t get you as hot under the collar as they do me, so bear with it. What makes Rivian’s warranty so good? Typically, car warranties cover two things, time or miles driven, whichever comes first....
That’s because the power of the casino is the way it makes people feel like gambling their money away is a game. Casinos are full of mood lighting, fun noises, and other sensory details that reward gamblers when they place coins in slots. Similarly, Robinhood’s slick and easy-to-use app resembles a thrill-inducing video game rather than a sober investment tool. The color palette of red and green is associated with mood, with green having a calming effect and red increasing arousal, anger, and negative emotions....
The problem is: not every phone actually supports RCS out of the box — at least not properly. Apple has been a longtime holdout, sticking to iMessage in order to keep consumers in its walled garden. But on the Android side of the fence, it’s Samsung that’s needed some prodding. With Google spearheading the RCS movement, many of the best Android phones have adopted Google Messages for the most consistent RCS texting experience....
Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As Albert Einstein used to say: Talk to a stranger on a bus! Bitcoin price We closed the day, June 15 2020, at a price of $9,450. That’s a minor 0.68 percent increase in 24 hours, or $64. It was the highest closing price in one day....
Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As Hegel used to say: Yippee! Bitcoin price We closed the day, August 17 2020, at a price of $12,254. That’s a respectable 3.01 percent increase in 24 hours, or $358. It was the highest closing price in four hundred and four days. We’re still 38 percent below Bitcoin’s all-time high of $20,089 (December 17 2017)....
