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Although this Black Mirror-esque technology could hold potentially life-changing powers for those living with disabilities, according to Cognitive Psychologist Susan Schneider, it’s not such a great idea, and I can’t help but feel relieved, I’m with Schneider on this. Musk, who’s also the Chief Executive of both Tesla and SpaceX, aims to make implanting AI in the brain as safe and commonplace as laser eye surgery. But, how would this work?...

The Indian government has once again asked WhatsApp to “digitally fingerprint” every message sent on its platform without breaking its encryption, according to The Economic Times. The report further added, WhatsApp needs to be able to identify where a message originated, and how many people have read and forwarded it without actually opening the contents of the message. “We don’t want to read the messages but when we see a problematic message we should be able to go to WhatsApp to help us trace the sender....

A team of security researchers from VPNMentor, Noam Rotem and Ran Locar, found that the state’s internal coronavirus monitoring portal, Surveillance Platform Uttar Pradesh Covid-19, was riddled with bugs that put the personally identifiable data of citizens at risk. The first bug was in the git repository that stored the platform’s code. The git was unsecured and it also contained visible login credentials of admin accounts. Effectively, it was possible for attackers to log into the platform and see all the private data....

While the disease has affected daily wage workers and office goers, it has also made it tough for the judicial system to operate on a normal basis. So, to minimize any possible viral transmission, India’s Supreme Court said today that it’ll only address important matters through video conferencing. The apex court is situated in the capital city of New Delhi, which is also observing a lockdown until the end of the month....

Looking at a ton of stories and people complaining about the outage, the company itself wants to inform you about outages in the future. For that, it’s testing a feature on Instagram that’ll show you information about a technical glitch or service problems in your Activity Feed. What’s more, the company will also notify you when the issue is resolved and everything’s back to normal. Instagram said it doesn’t want to send bother you for every time there’s an issue: Currently, the company is testing this feature in the US, and might expand it globally later....

Now you can get and send Instagram Direct messages on desktop, no matter where you are in the world ? pic.twitter.com/CT2SwuxHTv — Instagram (@instagram) April 10, 2020 The site’s been testing web DMs for several months, and rolled out DMs to a test group back in January, with the promise of rolling them out more broadly at some point in the future. This was the first public test, as the feature had reportedly been in the works for quite a while....

Instagram Lite was first launched in 2018 in Mexico, and it weighed in at just 573KB — 1/55th of the full version at that time. Later, the company made it available in other markets such as Kenya, Peru, and the Philippines. Android Police’s report noted that it was unpublished from the Google Play Store on April 12. [Read: How Facebook crammed all its major features into a 2MB Lite app] In a statement to TechCrunch, a Facebook spokesperson confirmed the rollback of the app: The company also said that it’ll take learnings from this Instagram Lite ‘test,’ to develop a new version of it....

Things can get a little confusing in the semiconductor world. while many companies design chips, not all of them actually manufacture their own hardware. Qualcomm, for instance, has had its Snapdragon processors made by both Samsung and TSMC. It’s a similar story for Apple. While Intel has traditionally focused on making its own chips, it’s recently been expanding its foundry services to manufacture chips for other companies. Qualcomm will be among the first use Intel’s just-announced 20A process, scheduled to make its debut in 2024....

She was reading through the reviews for one she was considering buying, when suddenly she started noticing mentions of what a great taco holder the product was. “The taco holder got great reviews, but there wasn’t much for my phone adapter,” said Jones by email. “You do sometimes see reviews for slightly different items appear on a listing, but this was definitely a new one for me.” Jones had likely stumbled across something called “review hijacking”—a way that sellers can effectively steal reviews from older products in order to catapult their listing to the top of search results....

To put this into some context, Musk is now double the average life expectancy of a man in 18th century Prussia. And, lord, he’s used that time well, hasn’t he? I mean, have you checked out his Twitter? Inspirational stuff for a grown ass man of 50. But we’re moving away from the point. What can you possibly get Elon Musk for his 50th birthday? The man is so wealthy that he could afford absolutely anything he needs....

When the air warmed and the last ice age was coming to an end, the continent-size glaciers – or ice sheets – stayed around for much longer than the climate would allow. Then parts of them collapsed in spectacular fashion. One such collapse – we still don’t know of which ice sheet – caused at least four metres of sea-level rise per century and possibly also the following abrupt transition to a much warmer climate, only to be followed by an equally abrupt flip-flop between warm and cold conditions, before the onset of the stable climate we have enjoyed until recently....

The touchless touchscreen was developed for use in automobiles. It uses a variety of sensors to determine user intent in environments where, due to bumpy roads and mechanical vibrations, it can be difficult to actually touch a screen with accuracy. According to a press release from Cambridge: Quick take: This is really cool and the timing couldn’t be better. We use touchscreens in a variety of everyday devices ranging from ATMs and keypad entry systems to the microwave or cappucino machine at our local gas station....

In New York earlier this week, a judge ruled that the state has to pull its finger out and pay Uber and Lyft drivers unemployment benefits, The New York Times reports. The judge hearing the case, LaShann DeArcy Hall, said there had been “an avoidable and inexcusable delay in the payment of unemployment insurance.” [Read: Europe’s most popular EV isn’t a Tesla, Nissan, or VW… what?] The case, filed back in May, alleged that New York State had been delaying paying drivers unemployment benefits and were taking months to process claims....

It’s not for the needle-shy. The drugs are sold in vials, and users reconstitute the powder in sterile water, suck the substance into a syringe, stick the needle under their skin, and blast it into their body. These are peptides, short chains of amino acids that, when made naturally in the body, serve a wide range of functions, including stimulating the release of human growth hormone to build muscle and repair injury....

But when it comes to digital marketing and utilizing all the powers in play on that vast digital landscape, your pool of seriously qualified experts starts to dry up significantly. Between social posts, web content, emails, digital ads and more, there’s a lot to orchestrating a true digital marketing campaign. Get a heads up on all the strategies needed to sell in the digital space with the training in The Silicon Valley Digital Marketers Bundle....

Visual novels tell stories about characters, as that’s more or less all the medium will allow. They are the province of friendship and romance, especially those mainstream games don’t usually tackle. Just to give an example, during Steam’s Pride month sale, you may have noticed that several of the games offered during that sale — which focused on LGBTQ-friendly games — were visual novels. If you’re looking for developed, interesting LGBTQ relationships in mainstream games, you might come away a bit empty-handed....

The steady drumbeat over the past decade has finally started to settle in. Video is king. Website visitors demand video. Social media users demand video. Everyone demands video. That’s easier said than done for many online content creators, particularly brands or small businesses that may not have a dedicated multimedia team crafting professional videos and social posts. Lumen5 is an AI-powered video creation platform that ensures you don’t have to start taking loads of Adobe Premiere courses to start creating cool, easily shareable posts and content....

Let’s take a closer look at what’s happened. The deal On Tuesday this week, Lyft announced an acquisition agreement with Toyota’s Woven Planet Holdings (WPH). The deal sees WPH buy Lyft’s self-driving division, called Level 5, for $550 million in cash. As TechCrunch reports, Lyft will receive $200 million upfront, with the remaining $350 million paid in installments over the next five years. Most of Level 5’s staff will also move over to WPH, how their work will continue however depends on what the Toyota subsidiary decides to do with it....

According to a company announcement last week, Lyft will give its frequent drivers a perspex divider that helps to separate rear passenger seats from the front driver seat of the car, so as to help prevent the spread of coronavirus. Lyft also requires drivers and passengers to wear masks during trips. So far, the company says that it’s handed out dividers to drivers in Atlanta, Denver, and Baltimore. The company is now moving on to drivers in Washington, D....

A few weeks ago, I saw two incredibly athletic women perform a pretty impressive workout. They were hanging from bars and passing a weight to each other. It meant using only one arm to hang from the bar, while using the other to pass the weight. And in between movements they’d rest the weight on their knees, while still suspending themselves from the bar. I was thoroughly impressed, so I suggested trying this with my personal trainer....