Month: August 2020
UK ditches exam results generated by biased algorithm after student protests
The UK has said that students in England and Wales will no longer receive exam results based on a controversial algorithm after accusations that the system was biased against students from poorer backgrounds, Reuters and BBC News report. The announcement followed a weekend of demonstrations at which protesters chanted “fuck…
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Apple just made it a whole lot easier to get your MacBook fixed Macbook
Apple has announced that it’s expanding its Independent Repair Provider Program to allow third-party repair shops to fix broken MacBooks. Apple’s announcement, which likely comes as a result of COVID-19 and the stress this has placed on its in-house services. means you’ll now be able to get your Mac fixed…
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New Batman game teaser hints at the villain ahead of likely PS5 and Xbox Series X reveal null
A new teaser for what’s expected to be the next Batman game has been released by developer Warner Bros Montreal. It shows a symbol for what appears to be The Court of Owls, one of the biggest modern DC Comics villains, and an Illuminati-like organization that runs Gotham City from…
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Microsoft’s Panos Panay is joining Sonos’ board of directors
Panos Panay, the always-pumped Microsoft chief product officer and face of the Surface brand of hardware, has been appointed to Sonos’ board of directors. Sonos board chairman Mike Volpi said in a press release that “Panay’s comprehensive background in developing tightly-integrated hardware and software platforms, coupled with a track record…
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‘Ghost of Tsushima’ is getting co-op modes this fall
If you’ve already fully completed Ghost of Tsushima (including that super-tough Lethal mode) and are yearning for more, you might be excited to learn that you’ll soon get to slice through waves of enemies with your friends. This fall, Sucker Punch Pr… Source
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Google is experimenting with settings to make Chrome less power-hungry null
Chrome has long had a reputation – one that’s well-justified – for being something of a resource hog. Anyone who has opened several tabs in the browser will have noticed how much memory it sucks up. Google has taken some steps to improve things, and now it seems that the…
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