Month: June 2020
NASA made a necklace that reminds you not to touch your face
NASA has released open-source instructions for a 3D-printed necklace designed to help you stop touching your face. We’ve heard time and time again that we shouldn’t touch our mush with our fingers to limit our chances of contracting COVID-19. However… Source
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Facebook will ban ads that present races or religions as threats
Facebook is placing new restrictions on hateful content in ads, explicitly banning ads that encourage racial divisions. Specifically, the new policy will “prohibit claims that people from a specific race, ethnicity, national origin, religious affiliation, caste, sexual orientation, gender identity or immigration status are a threat to the physical safety,…
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Hype and hope: Wearables in the covid era
The NBA’s strategy of using luxury wearable devices to detect and prevent COVID-19 among basketball players looks awfully good on paper. It also torments us by both suggesting a techno-silver bullet as well as offering a view on how the rich and famo… Source
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Facebook will link all 2020 US election posts to its voter hub
On Friday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg shared additional details on the company’s 2020 US election plans. Zuckerberg said the social media giant will display its Voting Information Center at the top of the Facebook and Instagram apps.When it detaile… Source
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Facebook will label posts from politicians that break its rules
Facebook will add warnings to posts from politicians that break its rules. Mark Zuckerberg announced the policy change following weeks of criticism and threats of an advertiser boycott. The company won’t remove the posts, he said, as it still conside… Source
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Hey email gets cleared by App Store, is now open to everyone App store revenues 2019
After being blocked from Apple’s App Store, the new email service from Basecamp Hey is now available to download for iOS and iPadOS and open for anyone to join. Hey was previously only available through an invite-only preview after having spent two years in development. The new email service has…
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