Новости за 17.08.2021

It’s hard to believe it now, but just four short years ago articles on quantum computing were a bit of a dud when it came to catching the attention of mainstream news consumers. Oh what a difference a few years can make. You can’t open the science section on Google or Apple News nowadays without seeing a near-equal split between space and quantum physics stories. The world’s fallen in love with speculative science again thanks to quantum computing and artificial intelligence, and I couldn’t be happier. Читать дальше...

Google just announced the Pixel 5a is available in the US and Japan — and you should be excited: it’s one of the best value Android phones on the market. Pre-orders are open now and the device begins shipping on August 26. I’ve had my hands on it for a while and, at $449, it’s a steal. It’s $50 cheaper than the Pixel 4a 5G was, and even now that you can find a used or refurbished Pixel 5 for a similar price, there’s a good chance you’ll want to go for the 5a instead. Here are the most notable features... Читать дальше...

On gay dating apps like Grindr, many users have profiles that contain phrases like “I don’t date Black men,” or that claim they are “not attracted to Latinos.” Other times they’ll list races acceptable to them: “White/Asian/Latino only.” This language is so pervasive on the app that websites such as Douchebags of Grindr and hashtags like #grindrwhileblack can be used to find countless examples of the abusive language that men use against people of color. Deleted @Grindr because I’m tired. This was... Читать дальше...

TLDR: Whizlabs offers online certification training in hundreds of core IT and business management topics to help chart the career path you want. Certification. It’s a word that any job seeker knows carries a lot of weight, especially for those pursuing a career in a tech field. It’s almost an unwritten understanding between the job hunter and a hiring manager explaining that this isn’t the average guy off the street just trying to score a job. The certification says this is someone you need to take seriously... Читать дальше...

This week we’ve been besieged by news images of men jam-packed into truck beds holding military assault weapons. Their manufacturer of choice is Toyota. Militias have long used Toyota pickup trucks as a vehicle of war, especially in the Middle East. The trucks are lightweight, agile, fuel-efficient, and well suited to the local terrain. In 2013 Kyle Mizokami noted: “You can buy 266 of them for the cost of just one tank. Plus, it’s more dependable than a tank—and easier to maintain.”  Toyotas are not only a war vehicle in Afghanistan. Читать дальше...

Yik Yak is back! If you don’t know what it is, I don’t blame you. It was an anonymous gossip platform that had some success, but after running into moderation problems and failing to deal with problematic content, it was shut down in 2017. The company announced on Twitter that it’s making a comeback with an iOS app. But before we get into that, let’s take a look at the brief history of the social network. How did it start? Tyler Droll and Brooks Buffington, graduates of Furman University, South Carolina started this project as a hobby. Читать дальше...

I’ve fallen in love with my Xbox Series X. Whether it’s things like Game Pass or Quick Resume, the console has fast become a close companion. But there are two things it needs to truly thrive: more games and a media mode. The first point is something we’ve covered before. For a myriad of reasons (read: the pandemic, supply chain issues, and the lifespan of previous consoles), we’ve yet to see many true AAA next-gen games appear on the Series X. This though, is already changing with titles like Flight Simulator and the upcoming Forza Horizon 5. Читать дальше...

You might think of delivery vans when it comes to getting your packages delivered, but they have a contender–cargo bikes. Research published this week shows that carbo bikes can be faster than delivery vans and also used as an efficient tool for transporting goods, other people, children, animals, and much more.  It found that the freight cycles deliver on average 1.61 times faster than those delivered by van. For the study, Active Travel Academy partnered with climate change charity Possible to... Читать дальше...

Tinder is planning to introduce profile verification through government ID for users across the globe. This is a step towards reducing fake profiles and abuse on the platform. The feature will be voluntary to use — unless the country you live in mandates it — and it’ll roll out in the “coming quarters.” The company said that with ID verification it wants users to give “more confidence that their matches are authentic.” Tinder first rolled out this feature in Japan in 2019, where the local rule makes... Читать дальше...

I’m not really sure how to review Qualcomm and Asus‘s ‘Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders‘. It is one of the most puzzling devices I’ve tested, not because there’s much wrong with the phone per se — you’d hope not for $1,500 — but because the marketing and design choices leading up to its creation are baffling. It is a phone that I mostly enjoyed using, but it left me with myriad questions about the reasoning behind the concept. I’m not going to go through much of the phone’s specs and such — you can read our announcement article for that... Читать дальше...

We’ve been hearing about a mythical folding Pixel phone for years now, with rumors showing up intermittently since at least 2019. But now we have a small but encouraging leak that suggests Google could announce a ‘Pixel Fold’ soon — perhaps before the end of the year. Developer cstark27, whom we’ve previously talked about for leaking the Pixel 6‘s camera sensor, also noticed that the Android 12 beta refers to a device codenamed ‘Passport.’ This has previously been rumored as the folding Pixel’s codename... Читать дальше...