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How to Unlock Your iPhone with Your Voice (and Why You Shouldn’t) 2023-02-07 16:00:01
Justin Duino / How-To Geek Set up a custom command within Voice Control settings to execute the sequence of button taps required to enter your passcode on your iPhone lock screen, then trigger it with a phrase. Alternatively, avoid putting iPhone security at risk and instead tweak Face ID to improve performance. A seemingly useful […]
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How Duolingo’s AI Learns What You Need to Learn 2023-02-05 16:00:01
It’s lunchtime when your phone pings you with a green owl who cheerily reminds you to “Keep Duo Happy!” It’s a nudge from Duolingo, the popular language-learning app, whose algorithms know you’re most likely to do your 5 minutes of Spanish practice at this time of day. The app chooses its notification words based on […]
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Digital cameras back in fashion after online revival 2023-02-06 01:21:30
Analysts say the huge interest on eBay, Etsy and TikTok is driven by young people wanting old technology. Source link
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Java Development Outsourcing Company : A Complete Guide 2023-02-04 16:00:05
Java was released in 1996 by Sun Microsystems and is still widely used today. It is a popular programming language, ranking fifth in Stack Overflow’s 2019 Developer Survey. It is easy to outsource Java app development to professional web developers with years of experience in software development. These professionals can work independently or with a team. […]
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Businesses turn to new as-a-service models in Industry 4.0 2023-02-04 17:10:00
Check out all the on-demand sessions from the Intelligent Security Summit here. As we enter the fourth industrial revolution — Industry 4.0 — new technologies are emerging that are upending traditional business models. One of the most exciting and disruptive new trends is the rise of “as-a-service” models. Instead of buying a product outright and […]
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The 8 devices I always take on work trips 2023-02-03 23:43:56
What’s in SJVN’s Laptop Bag sjvn It’s 2023, and it looks like I’ll be back to 100-thousand miles a year of business travel again. Also: Jason Cipriani’s 5 must-have devices for work travel now As I prepare for a year filled with multiple trips to Seattle, Amsterdam, Vancouver, Chicago, Spain, NYC, Monterey, and San Francisco, it’s […]
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Senator asks Apple and Google to ban TikTok from their app stores 2023-02-03 00:56:04
TikTok is facing yet another call from a prominent lawmaker for the app’s ban, Colorado Senator Michael Bennet, a Democrat who sits on the Senate Intelligence Committee, sent a letter to Apple and Google urging the companies to ban TikTok from their respective app stores. In the letter, Bennet says that “TikTok, in its current […]
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The Meaning of Dreams: A Sleep Expert Explains Common Dreams and Why We Have Them 2023-02-02 12:30:03
Sleep is vital to your overall health and well-being. Your body needs sleep not only to rest and recharge, but to regulate your metabolism and brain function. If you’re like me, your brain feels anything but relaxed when you sleep because it’s too busy cooking up wild and strange scenarios in the form of dreams. Though it’s […]
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Astronomers Find Rare Star System That Will Trigger a Kilonova 2023-02-01 21:10:00
An artist’s rendition of the binary stay system, called CPD-29 2176.Illustration: Noir Lab The universe has no shortage of oddities, and researchers at the National Science Foundation’s NOIRLab have observed another one in the form of a particular binary star system. The system, called CPD-29 2176, will eventually trigger a kilonova, a celestial event in […]
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Spotted a UFO? There’s an App for That 2023-01-31 20:19:41
The tech startup Enigma Labs wants to turn UFO sightings into data science. Previously, people who had seen strange lights darting around the sky could do no more than tell their friends—or call intelligence agencies. Soon, anyone with a smartphone will be able to use an app to report an unexplainable event as it happens. […]
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