6 Best Compact Cameras (2020): Cheap, Rugged, 10x Zoom, and More
The best camera, they say, is the one you have with you. That's usually your smartphone, but there's only so much it can do....
Why Facebook’s political-ad ban is taking on the wrong problem
The bigger problem
But the true strength of online political advertising has been in sowing discord. Social-media networks function by running powerful content recommendation algorithms...
My Doomed Search for a Bedside Wireless Phone Charger
Smartphones have advanced in so many ways over the past half decade—but battery life isn’t one of them. Most phones still need a daily...
What’s missing from corporate statements on racial injustice? The real cause of racism.
On August 31, Airbnb launched Project Lighthouse, an initiative meant to “uncover, measure, and overcome discrimination” on the home-sharing platform. According to the company,...
In defense of California
About a year after graduating from college, I packed my possessions into a rental van I’d split with a near stranger and departed my...
Neuralink Is Impressive Tech, Wrapped in Musk Hype
Musk didn’t seem to think this was essential. “A lot of people think, ‘I couldn’t possibly work at Neuralink because I don’t know anything...
Eight case studies on regulating biometric technology show us a path forward
Amba Kak was in law school in India when the country rolled out the Aadhaar project in 2009. The national biometric ID system, conceived...
Higher ed needs a course in cloud computing
Four-year colleges may face up to a 20 percent reduction in fall enrollment, according to SimpsonScarborough, a higher education research and marketing company. Its findings are based...
Car safety technology problems – Practical Motoring
Alex Rae 2020-09-04
How do we safely introduce a barrage of safety technology from many different suppliers into cars that can travel at...
Kotlin mobile SDK shares code across Android, iOS
JetBrains has released an alpha version of Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile (KMM), an SDK that enables developers to use the same business logic in both...
