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When Politicians Play Web Designers
Opinion: Banning unwanted "dark patterns" from apps and sites may also take away the design features users want.
Privacy problems are age-old. The extravagant Sun King, Louis XIV of France, popularized the envelope as he used them to protect his letters from the prying eyes of the chambermaid or shopkeeper. In the colonial era, adhesive envelopes and patterned lining he… [+5141 chars]
Stephanie Thien Hang Nguyen, Lea Kissner
2019-09-25 13:00:00
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12 of the safest places for kids on the internet
This is the second story in a four-part series on how to find the safest places on the internet for kids. Being a parent means living with constant guilt. Just when the anxiety ebbs thanks to a parenting victory, it inevitably comes crashing back into your li…
This is the second story in a four-partseries
on how to find the safest places on the internet for kids.
Being a parent means living with constant guilt. Just when the anxiety ebbs thanks to a parenting victory, it inevitably comes crashing back into your l… [+23174 chars]
Rebecca Ruiz
2019-09-19 12:53:09
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12 of the safest places for kids on the internet
This is the second story in a four-part series on how to find the safest places on the internet for kids. Being a parent means living with constant guilt. Just when the anxiety ebbs thanks to a parenting victory, it inevitably comes crashing back into your li…
This is the second story in a four-partserieson how to find the safest places on the internet for kids.
Being a parent means living with constant guilt. Just when the anxiety ebbs thanks to a parenting victory, it inevitably comes crashing back into your lif… [+23193 chars]
Rebecca Ruiz
2019-09-17 09:30:00
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Google may reveal ‘Nest Wifi’ with beacons that double as smart speakers on October 15th
Google’s mesh Wi-Fi routers may be getting a radically different design next month. 9to5Google is reporting that the company is prepping a new “Nest Wifi” that pairs a single new hub router with two new “beacons” that will double as Google Assistant smart spe…
Google Wifi, meet Google Home Mini
Googles mesh Wi-Fi router Google Wifi is nearly three years old, but it may be getting a radically different design next month. 9to5Google is reporting that the company is prepping a new Nest Wifi that pairs a single new hu… [+1964 chars]
Sean Hollister
2019-09-17 19:06:16
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Why it's time to rethink online safety for kids
This is the first story in a four-part series on how to find the safest places on the internet for kids. Life is full of scams. And you know at least one of them intimately if you’re a parent who’s been duped by a company peddling a product that swears it’ll …
Just like your childs school, sports team, or friend circle, digital environments have their own distinct culture. Those values and practices are directly tied to a products business model, the rules and community guidelines it sets, and how users interact wi… [+2340 chars]
Rebecca Ruiz
2019-09-17 09:30:00
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What Would It Take to Shut Down the Entire Internet?
Not too long ago, we here at Giz Asks contemplated what might happen if the entire internet shut down at once. One imaginative stumbling block, in playing out the implications of that scenario, was how something like that could happen in the first place. And …
Not too long ago, we here at Giz Asks contemplated what might happen if the entire internet shut down at once. One imaginative stumbling block, in playing out the implications of that scenario, was how something like that could happen in the first place. And … [+21683 chars]
Daniel Kolitz
2019-09-30 12:00:00
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The Chicago Bulls' logo is NSFW if you flip it upside down
Graphic design was clearly not the passion of whoever designed the NBA's Chicago Bulls logo. Or perhaps, they were a little too passionate. Redditor Cvoony discovered that, when looking at the Bulls logo on their brother's sweater flipped upside down, the whi…
Graphic design was clearly not the passion of whoever designed the NBA's Chicago Bulls logo. Or perhaps, they were a little too passionate.
Redditor Cvoony discovered that, when looking at the Bulls logo on their brother's sweater flipped upside down, the w… [+1324 chars]
Sage Anderson
2019-09-16 14:48:52
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Young people feel conflicted about the internet and their well-being
This is the fourth story in a four-part series on how to find the safest places on the internet for kids. Parents might not like to admit it, but teens and young adults have a unique perspective on using the internet. Many of them belong to the first generati…
This is the fourth story in a four-partseries
on how to find the safest places on the internet for kids.
Parents might not like to admit it, but teens and young adults have a unique perspective on using the internet. Many of them belong to the first generat… [+5628 chars]
Rebecca Ruiz
2019-09-20 09:30:00
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This is Google's Pixel 4 smartphone, according to one of the most reliable gadgets leakers on the internet (GOOG, GOOGL)
Evan Blass / @evleaks / Twitter Above is the Google Pixel 4, according to one of the most reliable gadgets leakers on the internet, Evan Blass — known as @evleaks on Twitter. The Pixel 4 is such a badly kept secret that it's been leaked over and over in the l…
It's odd to say that Google will "reveal" the Pixel 4 during its October 15 event because there really isn't much about the Pixel 4 to reveal at this point.
There have been so many leaks and reports that, combined with Google's own teasing of the upcoming ph… [+1293 chars]
feedback@businessinsider.com (Antonio Villas-Boas), Antonio Villas-Boas
2019-10-01 14:06:32
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10 weird and wonderful products you never knew you needed until now
Unless you live under a rock, you know you can find just about anything on the internet – even things you never knew existed. But having constant access to super cool stuff means you need to be extra careful when it comes to figuring out what's actually worth…
Unless you live under a rock, you know you can find just about anything on the internet even things you never knew existed. But having constant access to super cool stuff means you need to be extra careful when it comes to figuring out what's actually worth t… [+5932 chars]
Miller Kern
2019-09-28 09:00:00
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Learn Arduino, Raspberry Pi, or CAD with these e-books that are on sale
Technology is constantly changing, with everything from cars to homes becoming smarter by the day. If you're thinking, "Yeah, but Facebook, Google, and Amazon are recording all of our personal data in the process," you're not wrong. But don't let that taint y…
Technology is constantly changing, with everything from cars to homes becoming smarter by the day. If you're thinking, "Yeah, but Facebook, Google, and Amazon are recording all of our personal data in the process," you're not wrong. But don't let that taint y… [+2876 chars]
Leah Stodart
2019-09-28 09:00:00
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Anna Sui, Fashion’s Favorite Daughter, Gets Her Day in the Sun
With a museum retrospective that looks back at her four decades in fashion, the designer recalls the early influences in her storied career.
Still, I would not be the first person to see sexism in how long it took the industry to appreciate your work.
Do you think?
How emotional was it to take this long retrospective view?
For so many years, I never looked back. You dont have time when youre de… [+1514 chars]
Guy Trebay
2019-10-03 20:34:02
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YouTuber lets followers redecorate his bedroom via Twitter bot
Tech vlogger Michael Reeves doesn't know much about interior design, so he's letting his followers decorate his room for him. "The reason it's so empty and boring and looks like the purgatory realm between life and death is because I don't know how to decorat…
Tech vlogger Michael Reeves doesn't know much about interior design, so he's letting his followers decorate his room for him.
"The reason it's so empty and boring and looks like the purgatory realm between life and death is because I don't know how to decor… [+2491 chars]
Morgan Sung
2019-10-10 23:48:38
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Kickstarter greenlights a monster-shaped, gender-inclusive sex toy
In a rare move, Kickstarter will feature a sex toy. The sex toy brand Cute Little Fuckers (CLF) will get its very own campaign on the crowdfunding platform on Tuesday. The company has already released three gender-inclusive sex toys shaped like monsters, and …
In a rare move, Kickstarter will feature a sex toy.
The sex toy brand Cute Little Fuckers (CLF) will get its very own campaign on the crowdfunding platform on Tuesday. The company has already released three gender-inclusive sex toys shaped like monsters, and… [+3179 chars]
Siobhan Neela-Stock
2019-09-24 16:05:06
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Ask Hackaday: Does Your Car Need an Internet Killswitch?
Back in the good old days of carburetors and distributors, the game was all about busting door locks and hotwiring the ignition to boost a car. Technology rose up to combat this, you may remember the immobilizer systems that added a chip to the ignition key w…
Back in the good old days of carburetors and distributors, the game was all about busting door locks and hotwiring the ignition to boost a car. Technology rose up to combat this, you may remember the immobilizer systems that added a chip to the ignition key w… [+7341 chars]
Lewin Day
2019-10-01 14:00:00
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Foxconn releases and cancels plans for a giant dome in Wisconsin
A new Foxconn entity called Fii has been taking center stage in the Wisconsin project, but it isn’t covered by the original contract with the state.
The data center proposed, then withdrawn, by Foxconn. | Image: Mount Pleasant Planning Commission On September 12th, the village of Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, where Foxconn is supposed to be building its enormous factory, released plans for a new building: a … [+6010 chars]
Josh Dzieza
2019-10-03 15:38:58
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Are Solutions Keeping Up with IoT Security Concerns?
The Internet of Things (IoT) has gone from a futuristic buzzword to becoming a reality. IoT security has become an industry on to itself. By 2020, Gartner expects there will be 20 billion IoT “things” in use. These IoT “things” do not include smartphones and …
The Internet of Things (IoT) has gone from a futuristic buzzword to becoming a reality. IoT security has become an industry on to itself.
By 2020, Gartner expects there will be 20 billion IoT things in use. These IoT “things” do not include smartphones and P… [+7762 chars]
Matt Shealy
2019-09-27 18:00:59
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How Accessibility Can Make (or Break) Your Small-Business Website
If you've yet to have familiarize yourself with web accessibility, now's the time to make it a priority.
September
26, 2019
5 min read
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.
Web accessibility may not be the first thing you think of when designing a website for your small business, but in the long run, few things could prove more impor… [+5427 chars]
Aimee Tariq
2019-09-26 14:00:00
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Nissan IMk electric car concept looks like a grown-up Cube - Roadshow
No emissions and funky looks -- that's the IMk concept.
If future Nissans look more like this, that's fine by me.
Nissan
Nissan plans to show a whopping 14 vehicles at the 2019 Tokyo Motor Show, but one of them made an early internet debut on Tuesday. The Nissan IMk electric car concept bowed online ahead of an … [+1749 chars]
Sean Szymkowski
2019-10-01 14:38:00
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Yahoo Mail reimagines the inbox of the future - SunStar Philippines
Yahoo Mail reimagines the inbox of the future SunStar Philippines YAHOO unveiled Tuesday, September 24, a new version of its Mail app that redefines the way people use their inboxes. In an era of internet and inbox overload,... View full coverage on Google Ne…
YAHOO unveiled Tuesday, September 24, a new version of its Mail app that redefines the way people use their inboxes.
In an era of internet and inbox overload, email has drastically shifted with people creating multiple accounts for different purposes, as the… [+2408 chars]
2019-09-24 06:29:35
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