The ‘OK Boomer’ Meme Has Officially Entered Parliamentary Record in New Zealand
The decisive rise of the “OK Boomer” meme continues. GO→
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Female 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidates Face a ‘Gender Penalty’ Online, Study Finds
A new analysis of Twitter and news coverage surrounding the Democratic primary candidates for the U.S. 2020 presidential elections shows that female candidates are attacked GO→
The Real Reason Google Is Buying Fitbit
In announcing its planned $2.1 billion acquisition of fitness tracking company Fitbit, Google said the deal will “help spur innovation in wearables” — at least, GO→
Smartphone Voting Could Expand Accessibility, But Election Experts Raise Security Concerns
Some voters with disabilities will be able to cast their ballots on smart phones using blockchain technology for the first time in a U.S. election GO→
These Researchers Are Using AI Drones to More Safely Track Wildlife
In the late ’90s, wildlife conservationists Zoe Jewell and Sky Alibhai were grappling with a troubling realization. The pair had been studying black rhino populations GO→
Google Is Buying Fitbit in a $2.1 Billion Deal to Fight Against the Apple Watch
(Bloomberg) — Alphabet Inc.’s Google agreed to buy smartwatch maker Fitbit Inc. for $2.1 billion in cash, a move that could shore up the internet GO→
Death Stranding Is the Weirdest Game I’ve Ever Played, and I Loved Every Minute
Death Stranding is a video game about America, death, and high speed package delivery. GO→
Apple’s Noise-Canceling AirPods Pro Are Quietly Excellent
If you can believe it, there was a time in mankind’s short and brutish history when people were skeptical of Apple’s AirPods, myself included. We GO→
Google’s Pixelbook Go Is the Best-Looking Chromebook Out There — But There Are Better Options for the Money
Google’s been pushing its Chromebooks on us since it released the matte black CR-48 prototype in 2010, telling the world that laptops today were simply GO→
Facebook Was Used to Incite Violence in Myanmar. A New Report on Hate Speech Shows It Hasn’t Learned Enough Since Then
Hate speech targeted at minorities in the northeastern Indian state of Assam is spreading almost unabated through Facebook at the same time as the Indian GO→
Apple Debuts AirPods Pro, With ‘New Design’ and Noise Canceling Capabilities
(Bloomberg) — Apple Inc. announced the AirPods Pro, a higher-end version of its popular wireless headphones that add noise-cancellation, water-resistance and a new design. GO→
12 Innovations That Will Change Health Care and Medicine in the 2020s
Pocket-size ultrasound devices that cost 50 times less than the machines in hospitals (and connect to your phone). Virtual reality that speeds healing in rehab. GO→
A Study Analyzed 10 Million Online Posts Over 3.5 Years. It Found a Torrent of Transphobic Abuse
A new report analyzing 10 million social media and online posts in the U.S. and U.K. over three and a half years found 1.5 million GO→
AI and Health Care Are Made for Each Other
Artificial intelligence has the potential to radically change health care. Imagine a not too distant future when the focus shifts away from disease to how GO→
Employees Accuse Google of Developing ‘Surveillance Tool’ to Prevent Unions
Google employees are accusing the company’s leadership of developing an internal surveillance tool that they believe will be used to monitor workers’ attempts to organize GO→