Hallmark severs ties with Lori Loughlin after college admissions scandal
Former Hallmark movie darling Lori Loughlin has been dropped by the network in the wake of the college admissions scandal that shook the news cycle on...
An Indonesian Poet Uses Queer Catholic Saints to Create an Alternative Gospel
Norman Erikson Pasaribu on being a multiple outsider and searching for liberation in “Sergius Seeks Bacchus” Photo by Sara Rampazzo on Unsplash Norman Erikson Pasaribu was born and...
Turtle Beach is buying fellow gaming accessory maker Roccat
There was a nice surprise morsel for those following Turtle Beach’s financials this week. In addition to a “record fourth quarter,” the headset maker announced that...
Bird lays off up to 5% of workforce
Electric scooter startup Bird has laid off between four to five percent of its workforce, The Information first reported. That comes out to about 40 people...
Researchers Found a Way to Extract Detailed Slo-Mo Videos From a Single Blurry Photo
The Phantom high-speed cameras used by YouTube channels like The Slow Mo Guys to capture mesmerizing slow-motion footage are obscenely expensive. But soon, thanks to a...
Apple’s new privacy ad is one big subtweet
Apple, not known for being shy about its willingness to do a bit of trolling at the expense of competitors, has a new privacy ad campaign...
Tumblr loses almost a third of its users after banning porn
Tumblr has suffered a massive drop in traffic since banning porn late last year. In November 2018, Tumblr’s iOS app was pulled from the Apple App...
Apple ad focuses on iPhone’s most marketable feature — privacy
Apple is airing a new ad spot in primetime today. Focused on privacy, the spot is visually cued, with no dialog and a simple tagline: Privacy....
Looking for a $2,500 smartwatch? Garmin’s got ‘em
Somewhere out there is a person willing to pay $2,500 for a smartwatch. Surprisingly, that individual has several high-end options from which to choose. And while...
It’s Surprisingly Easy to Make AI Think a Taxi Is a Vacuum Cleaner
Technologists like to put machine learning on a pedestal, exalting its ability to complement and even exceed human labor, but these systems are far from perfect....
