Following a widely-received ad during the NCAA Final Four at the start of April, Google at the 93rd Oscars aired “A CODA Story” to highlight another way COVID-19 has impacted family and communication.
Tony, a Google employee, starts by introducing the term “child of deaf adult” (CODA):
I’ve always had one foot in the deaf world, and one in the hearing world. I translated a lot for my…
Google is celebrating the 94th birthday of Anne McLaren, one of the biologists credited for the development of in vitro fertilization, with a homepage Doodle.
Life of Anne McLaren
Anne McLaren was born on April 26, 1927, in London. During her childhood, Anne McLaren was…
When will Apple release iOS 14.5 to the public?
April 26, 2021
Update: Apple has confirmed that iOS 14.5 will be released to the public this week, likely on Monday, April 26 or Tuesday, April 27 at 10 a.m.
As Apple continues beta testing iOS 14.5, speculation is starting to mount about a potential release to the public. Currently, all…
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Poor data quality is hurting artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) initiatives. This problem affects companies of every size from small businesses and startups to giants like Google. Unpacking data quality issues often reveals a very human cause.
More than ever, companies are data-rich, but turning all…
Verizon's Motorola One 5G UW gets Android 11 update
April 25, 2021
The Motorola One 5G UW for Verizon announced last October with Android 10 is receiving the Android 11 update.
The new build comes with version number RPN31.Q1-51-30-1 and March 2021 Android security patch. It also brings new UI and features to the One 5G UW, such as Chat…
Xiaomi announced its own vision of a foldable smartphone, the Mi Mix Fold, almost a month ago and, of course, questions about the durability of the moving parts arise, as it’s usually the case with foldable smartphones.
To prove the rigidness of the Mi Mix Fold…
Samsung Galaxy A01 receives Android 11 and One UI 3.0
April 25, 2021
According to users in Russia, Samsung has started rolling out One UI 3.0 update based on Android 11 for its budget Galaxy A01 smartphone, which was originally released back in late 2019 with Android 10.
The firmware version is A015FXXU4BUD8 and it also carries April’s security patch too. And although we don’t have the changelog, it’s not hard to assume what’s new.
The key…
How to watch the Oscars on iPhone, Apple TV, web, more
April 25, 2021
The 93rd annual Oscars are set for tonight, Sunday, April 25. The Academy Awards were delayed from the usual February debut because of the pandemic, but that’s meant more movies than ever are eligible for Oscars. Let’s look at how to watch the 2021 Oscars on iPhone…
Two riders, one e-bike: Dual passenger electric bikes offering twice the work and play
April 25, 2021
While bicycles have generally been a “one bike, one rider” type of proposition, electric bicycles flip the script by using motor assist to add extra utility. And a new wave of multi-passenger electric bikes are opening the door for two-up riding that hasn’t typically…
Tesla starts offering free Powerwalls to people with big price increases on solar roof
April 25, 2021
Tesla is starting to offer free Powerwalls to people who received big price increases on solar roof projects that were already under contracts.
Last month, we reported that Tesla is drastically increasing the price of its solar roof tiles by as much as 50% based on an extremely inconsistent new “complexity factor.”
Even with the lowest complexity factor, the average quote price went up…
