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Mystery Solved: How Plant Cells Know When to Stop Growing
It’s been a longstanding enigma in biology: How do cells know how big they are? The answer, it turns out, was hidden inside Robert Sablowski’s computer files, collecting virtual dust since 2013. “I had the data for years and years, but I wasn’t looking in the right way,” says... Read more
Transform 2021: Technology’s key themes
Where does your enterprise stand on the AI adoption curve? Take our AI survey to find out. Join AI and data leaders at Transform 2021, the industry’s premier AI digital event, hosted July 12-16. Transform gathers thought and action leaders from today’s top enterprise technology companies for highly informative sessions, focused... Read more
How TikTok’s hate speech detection tool set off a debate about racial bias on the app
“This is why I’m pissed the fuck off. We’re tired,” said popular Black influencer Ziggi Tyler in a recent viral video on TikTok. “Anything Black-related is inappropriate content,” he continued later in the video. Tyler was expressing his frustration with TikTok about a discovery he made while editing his... Read more
Nintendo’s OLED Switch isn’t for you, and that’s fine
Nintendo “I need the TLDR,” a friend texted me in June. “Should I wait to buy a Nintendo Switch?”  Wanting to secure a birthday surprise for her boyfriend, she had done some Googling and discovered the upcoming existence of a newer, better device. I told her the new model... Read more
Yadea KS5 Pro Review: This E-Scooter Strikes a Balance Between Price and Comfort
I’ve been testing a lot of electric kick scooters this year, and Yadea’s KS5 Pro is one of the first to offer a nice compromise between virtues. It’s not incredibly powerful and extremely heavy like the 64-pound Apollo Ghost, but it’s also not so lightweight that it violently shakes... Read more
Stepsize: Engineers waste 1 day a week on technical debt
Where does your enterprise stand on the AI adoption curve? Take our AI survey to find out. The average engineer spends 6 hours per week — roughly one day — dealing with technical debt, according to the State of Technical Debt 2021 report from Stepsize, a developer of software... Read more
Dozens of attorneys general are suing Google over its Play Store’s alleged anticompetitive practices
Attorneys general from 36 states and one district are suing Google for alleged anticompetitive practices — this time, over its Google Play app store. The suit turns up the heat on Big Tech companies, which are also facing a growing pile of antitrust suits, fending off bipartisan antitrust legislation... Read more
Microsoft’s emergency patch fails to fix critical “PrintNightmare” vulnerability
An emergency patch Microsoft issued on Tuesday fails to fully fix a critical security vulnerability in all supported versions of Windows that allows attackers to take control of infected systems and run code of their choice, researchers said. The threat, colloquially known as PrintNightmare, stems from bugs in the... Read more
Vanderhall Brawley electric off-roader is part Jeep, part UTV     – Roadshow
This little guy looks like a hoot and a half! Source link Read more
The Best Running Gear for Hot Summer Days (2021): Shorts, Shirts, and Handheld Hydration
As the runner’s rule of thumb goes, you should always dress like it’s 20 degrees warmer than it is. That’s why you see racers in singlets and shorts when it’s 45 degrees out: Once your furnace gets going, winter turns to spring and spring turns to summer. But what... Read more