Month: May 2021
Even Intel thinks the global chip shortage could last years cpu view
The CEO of Intel, Pat Gelsinger, has said it could take several years before the current global shortage of semiconductors is resolved. The silicon crunch is the result of several factors that can be tied to the pandemic, beginning with the shuttering of production facilities due to health protocols, coupled…
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Bacteria get a fresh gig as art restorers in Italy
Michelangelo’s marbles in the Medici Chapel were looking dingy, so a team of art restorers decided to smear some bacteria on the situation. The specialized microbes cleaned up centuries of grime, leaving the marble statues with a fresh new look, The New York Times reports. The team selected specialized strains…
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The Dog Poodemic Is Here. Call in the Dung-Hunting Drones
Lockdown puppy madness has left sidewalks littered with feces. Robots that scan and scoop can help. Source
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Tencent helps Chinese students skip prohibitively low speeds for school websites overseas
Hundreds of thousands of Chinese students enrolled in overseas schools are stranded as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt life and airlines worldwide. Learning at home in China, they all face one challenge: Their school websites and other academic resources load excruciatingly slowly because all web traffic has to pass…
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WhatsApp flip-flops on privacy policy threats, again WhatsApp Logo
Continuing the confusion on its new Privacy Policy, WhatsApp has announced a reversal of its stance, saying that it won’t limit functionality for users who don’t accept the new terms, at least for now. WhatsApp’s new Privacy Policy, which has drawn a lot of criticism from users across the world…
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Venmo will let users hide friends list after Biden security blunder Venmo
It took a US president to convince Venmo to finally update the privacy settings in its payment app and allow people to remain hidden if they so choose. As reported by Engadget, Venmo started rolling out a new feature that allows users to hide their friends list from other people.…
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