From the archive

2021

ScoutPro: 240 Watt Powerbank – Kickstarter

The ScoutPro: 240 Watt Powerbank is the absolute ultimate beast in battery backup to recharge or run devices outright for USBA/C1/C2/ and wireless devices that I have seen in a very long time. This Powerbank will charge and power almost anything it has two USB-C ports capable of 100 Watts of charging power each. It charged my dead Samsung Galaxy

Facebook’s Live Audio Rooms is a Clubhouse Competitor

It was bound to happen. Facebook has announced something called Live Audio Rooms, which they expect to make available to everyone on the Facebook app by the summer of 2021. It is obviously Facebook’s way of competing with Clubhouse. We believe that audio is a perfect way for communities to engage around topics they care about. We’ll test Live Audio

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Ingenuity Flys on Mars

Ingenuity Helicopter has its first successful flight on Mars while the flight only lasted 30 seconds this is a huge accomplishment by the NASA and JPL team to pull this off. We will see now how further they can push the envelope in the amount of time in the air and the distance to travel. Become an Insider today to

WordPress will Treat Google’s FLoC as a Security Concern

WordPress announced that they plan on treating Google’s new FLoC tracking technology as a security concern and plan to block it by default on WordPress sites, BleepingComputer reported. WordPress has joined the growing list of creators of browsers and search engines that refuse to implement Google’s FLoC in their content. There is a proposal on WordPress.org titled: "“Treat FloC as

Google Used “Double Irish” Tax Structure to Shift Profits Out of Ireland

One of Google’s headquarters is based in Dublin, Ireland. According to The Irish Times, Google shifted more than $75.4 billion in profits out of Ireland using the controversial “double Irish” tax arrangement in 2019. Financial Times provided information about the “double-Irish” in 2014. In short, it is a simple structure used by US technology and pharmaceutical companies to route profits

Roblox has a Problem with User-Generated NSFW Content

Roblox is a video game where people under the age of 18 can build things with friends. All of the content is user generated. Common Sense Media states that much of the content on Roblox is age-appropriate for teens and tweens. Unfortunately, some of the content is absolutely not appropriate, or safe, for kids. According to The Wall Street Journal,

Google’s FLoC is Unpopular with Other Browser Creators

Google introduced a new piece of technology called “Federated Learning Cohorts” (FLoC). According to Google, FLoC “protects your privacy” because it “allows you to remain anonymous as you browse across websites and also improves privacy by allowing publishers to present relevant ads to large groups (called Cohorts)". EFF has launched “Am I FloCed?” It is a new site that will