It can lead to a purchase, download, send, among other important actions. Digital buttons are also descendants from real-world buttons, like on a TV remote, record player, or game controller. The most important thing to know is a button should look like a button, and the most important rule for designing a button is to make it stand out enough so it won’t be confused with anything else. Familiar = good We are used to certain shapes and forms that are normally associated with an action....

— Aparna Nancherla (@aparnapkin) March 13, 2020 Having to stay inside is a godsend for those who do nothing but play video games all weekend, it simply removes all the guilt they (ok fine, we) normally feel. There’s nothing that makes you feel more useless than staying inside all weekend to play video games, but I’ll happily oblige if it benefits public health. Now you probably want in on this action, but you might not have a gaming device or know which game to get started with....

Shortcuts for iOS is a very useful — but often neglected — way to automate your iPhone or iPad. In this series, we’ve been looking at different workflows to make your Apple device a lot more powerful to accomplish specific tasks. Today’s automation is all about setting fresh new wallpaper for your device — and Unsplash is great source for cool images. Now, you do have the option of just manually downloading and setting a wallpaper you like… but where’s the fun it that?...

For this reason, plenty of JavaScript developers seek help from third-party libraries when they have to manage dates in an application. While these libraries reduce the task’s complexity, having a clear understanding of handling vanilla JavaScript dates has its benefits. This tutorial will introduce you to working with dates in vanilla JavaScript, as well as useful third-party libraries to help you simplify more complex date-related tasks. JavaScript Date object The Date object in JavaScript is the main element when it comes to handling date and time....

While we must certainly take into account that the nature of certain workplaces and the human roles within them may change, I believe a proactive approach in adapting can make all the difference in withstanding AI’s advent in the workforce. There are multiple AI waves happening simultaneously, though the one that directly affects the workforce is known as “business AI.” This form of artificial intelligence is trained to sort through data sets and use deep-learning algorithms to help make better business decisions and maximize efficiency....

Fret no more: WhatsApp now allows you to preview messages before sending them. While the default behavior is still to send a message immediately after releasing the record button, you can at least have some extra peace of mind. — WhatsApp (@WhatsApp) December 14, 2021 When you’re ready to record, tap and hold on the mic button, then drag up to enter ‘hands-free mode (you should see a lock as you drag up)....

“This is a first step in our work to create new ways for people to receive and show support on Twitter — with money,” said Esther Crawford, ‎senior product manager at Twitter, in a blog post. — Esther Crawford (@esthercrawford) May 6, 2021 Everyone who uses Twitter in English on iOS and Android can now send tips, although only a limited group of creators, journalists, experts, and nonprofits can currently receive them....

“The quest for good feelings is nature’s survival engine,” explained Professor Loretta Breuning, founder of the Inner Mammal Institute, when I interviewed her recently. “For example, animals seek food to relieve the bad feeling of hunger. They seek warmth to relieve the bad feeling of cold. And happy chemicals start flowing before a mammal even eats or warms up because the brain turns them on as soon as it sees a way to meet a need....

As exoplanets are so far away, it has proven extremely difficult to probe their atmospheres. Research suggests that artificial intelligence (AI) may be our best bet to explore them – but only if we can show that these algorithms think in reliable, scientific ways, rather than cheating the system. Now our new paper, published in the Astrophysical Journal, has provided reassuring insight into their mysterious logic. Astronomers typically exploit the transit method to investigate exoplanets, which involves measuring dips in light from a star as a planet passes in front of it....

— Huawei Mobile (@HuaweiMobile) September 1, 2019 Despite President Trump’s approval to allow Huawei to resume trade with US companies and extend its temporary license, the company’s troubles are not over. According to a report by Reuters, the Chinese manufacturer’s upcoming flagships – the Mate 30 and the Mate 30 Pro – will be released without official Google apps on board. A Google spokesperson told Reuters that due to the US ban, the Mate 30 can’t be sold with official Google Play certification which means it can’t run apps such as Google Maps and Gmail....

Sarah’s death provides an opportunity to reflect on a foundational question: can we really know what non-human animals are thinking? Drawing on my background as a philosopher, I argue that the answer is no. There are principled limitations to our ability to understand animal thought. Animal thought There is little doubt that animals think. Their behavior is too sophisticated to suppose otherwise. But it is awfully difficult to say precisely what animals think....

In some cases, carmakers slowly introduce hybrid vehicles to soften their drivers up for full-electric drivetrains and meet fleet emissions regulations, a strategy that Land Rover seems to be adopting. Some marques have created separate lines of electric vehicles to develop their offerings before integrating the technology into standard vehicles, sort of like BMW did with its i range of vehicles. In the case of South Korean automaker Hyundai, the company is taking the name of one of its electric vehicles — the Ioniq – and making it into its entire EV brand, Engadget reports....

I mean, I review tech for a living for god’s sake. I’ve tried out a raft of noise-canceling cans. I’m pretty sure I’ve event been on flights with ANC headphones. But, for some cursed reason, I never actually turned on noise-canceling features during a flight. Until last week. And lord, my life has been altered forever. Now, just as a refresher, active noise-canceling headphones work as the name suggests: they cancel noise, actively....

Yes, that is what it sounds like: a digital screen you can play a variety of titles on. Have a look: The SquareOne board game console has a large touchscreen display that changes depending on what you’re playing. It wouldn’t be very impressive otherwise, right? The hardware is also connected to the pieces you’re using in the game, meaning the SquareOne can track and recognize specific cards, dice rolls, and the figures you’re using to play....

From the time I was able to buy a used game console when I was about 10 years old, I was passionate about technology and how it could be used to do ‘magical things.’ Soon after I got this console, I learned that those games were developed using “programming languages,” and a few books later, I was using an Olivetti Studio 46 manual typewriter to copy lines of code, pretending that my code was actually executing....

Eureka? IBM CEO Arvind Krishna gave Axios on HBO the exclusive. According to them, the Eagle processor is capable of doing things no supercomputer can do. In fact, per the interview, Krishna says there’s no other system on the planet, classical or quantum, that can do what Eagle can do: Healthy skepticism: We’re not sure exactly what Eagle does. Modern quantum computers usually solve bespoke problems that have little-to-no impact on society....

Feature phone users can give a missed call to 1921, and the ministry officials will give them a call back to ask for their health conditions. The government says these are the same questions present on the smartphone app. Once officials analyze these answers, the participant will get an SMS indicating their health status. Plus, they will also get important alerts related to coronavirus including government actions. In an earlier interview, Arnab Kumar, program director of NITI Aayog, said the organization is in the final stages of releasing an app for KaiOS — used by more than 100 million JioPhone users in the country....

Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri said the following about the ranking change: “If you create something from scratch, you should get more credit than if you are resharing something that you found from someone else. We’re going to do more to try and value original content more, particularly compared to reposted content.” In other words, you should probably stop sharing TikTok and Twitter posts from other people and come up with some ideas of your own, thank you very much....

According to Android Police, the Facebook-owned photo-sharing network has confirmed that the app — named Ghosty — violates its terms. It also added it will be sending a cease and desist letter to the app makers “ordering them to immediately stop their activities on Instagram.” Available on both Android and iOS, Ghosty describes itself as a means to “view all the profiles you want to view including hidden profiles on Instagram,” alongside letting users download or share photos and videos from Instagram profiles to their devices....

But if a recent report by The Verge is anything to go by, Facebook is internally testing a new chat app for Instagram called Threads in what appears to be the company’s “latest assault on Snapchat.” The app — conceived as a sister app for Instagram for “constant, intimate sharing” between close friends — also encourages users to automatically share their location, speed, and battery life in real-time, aside from offering a plethora of photo and video tools....