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This article contains graphically sexual language. Google’s Keywords Planner, which helps advertisers choose which search terms to associate with their ads, offered hundreds of keyword suggestions related to “Black girls,” “Latina girls,” and “Asian Girls” — the majority of them pornographic, The Markup found in its research. Searches in the keyword planner for “boys” of those same ethnicities also primarily returned suggestions related to pornography. Searches for “White girls” and “White boys,” however, returned no suggested terms at all....

To help make Android more accessible, Google today revealed its new TalkBack braille keyboard, a virtual keyboard rolling out to devices running Android 5.0 or later. Google says its team collaborated with braille users and developers while coming up with the feature, and that it should be familiar to anyone who has typed using braille before: The keyboard works on any text field in android, and also allows you to delete letters and words, add lines, or submit text....

As a reporter, I often need to record interviews or Q&A sessions. But it’s painfully tiring to go back and manually transcribe the recordings. Surely, there are few apps that can help me out. However, most of them have a limit on free transcriptions and you usually have to go through the whole process of uploading your recording. According to a report from XDA Developers, the recorder app leaked from Pixel 4’s code has transcription and audio search abilities....

The Pixelbook Go weighs less than 900 grams and it’s just 13.3mm thin, making it quite easy to carry it around the town. The company claims the laptop can last for 12 hours on a single charge, and you can get two hours of battery time with just 20 minutes of charging. Google said the device has a specially designed keyboard that’s meant to make the least amount of sound when you type....

The Mountain View company recently updated its Community Guidelines for employees to reflect a change in company culture. Usually, policy updates don’t warrant a news article, but the language in this particular one is the strongest indication that Google’s finished pretending to be a scrappy startup and it’s now going full-on corporate. The memo begins by emphasizing that employees at Google are there to do a job: It then reminds employees that they’re responsible for their own words and actions, and that Google will hold them responsible — a part that reads like the Miranda rights, then it gets to this part: Google’s been embattled over the past few years and its reputation with those who believed it to be an idealistic company hellbent on making the world a better place has been a bit sullied....

The new location-based shopping option practically integrates Maps straight into the Shopping tab. It works similarly to the way you can locate stores by typing, for instance, “McDonalds nearby.” The only difference is now you’ll see tagged locations for products, not just stores. To use the new feature, simply search for the product you’d like, navigate to the Shopping tab, and click the “nearby” filter underneath. Alternatively, you can just add the words “near me” or “nearby” after the product you’re searching for, and that will automatically pull up a map with the closest stores where you can get it....

To put that another way, you’ll get a reminder on your phone to stop looking at your phone while you’re using your phone. On the November 24, 1859, Charles Darwin released On the Origin of Species. In this work, he theorized that life on Earth got to its current state through natural selection and evolution. The idea is that beneficial traits are passed down generation-to-generation, while negative ones disappear, slowing shaping that creature’s future....

According to a report from Reuters, through this deal, the firm would be valued at nearly $40 billion. Because of its varied offerings such as ride-hailing, digital payments, and food delivery, the company’s valuation has doubled in the last 18 months. The deal also brings a $4 billion-plus investment for Grab under PIPE (private investment in public equity). Altimeter Capital is leading that front with a $750 million contribution; other investors include BlackRock, Fidelity International, Janus Henderson Investors, and Temasek Holdings....

According to the docs shared by the Securities and Exchange Commission, GBTC held around $1.9 billion worth of Bitcoin at the end of 2019. As of June 30, 2020, its portfolio had ballooned to $3.5 billion. But Bitcoin’s price has risen by 25% since then, inflating the value of GBTC’s crypto even further. Using today’s prices, GBTC sits on almost $4.5 billion worth of Bitcoin (as long as it didn’t offload some of its stash in the past six weeks, that is)....

As you step back this year and admire your holiday lighting display, the one that could rival the Las Vegas Strip when viewed from space, it might be worth at least a passing thought to consider what happens if you’ve just single-handedly drained your regional power grid. There’s a lot of juice being consumed there, and beyond the ludicrous power bill you’ll receive in January, you should probably also be ready if your entire town goes black....

However, given the extent and widespread external affects of the COVID 19 crisis on urban and global goods movement and urban mobility, we are starting to see opportunities to address the 1.) near term public health challenges and 2.) ensure a more environmentally sustainable future. In specific settings where countries, regions, and even cities have “flattened the curve” and are now passing the peak, there are specific examples of urban design that are looking to prevent a return to widespread single car usage, lure passengers back to public transport, and encourage forms of active transportation (walking, bicycling)....

Much of the recent research has allowed for broad application, the heavy computational requirements for machine learning models still restrain it from truly entering the mainstream. Now, emerging algorithms are on the cusp of pushing neural networks into more conventional applications through exponentially increased efficiency. Neural networks are a prominent focal point in the current state of computer science research. They are inspired by complex human biology, which, for all but the most niche use cases, still outperforms computers on most conceivable scales....

Already organizations were encouraged to look into it on the promise that each employee working from home would, on average, work an additional 1.4 days per month, and that there would be greater productivity due to a perceived improvement in work/life balance. This working from home percentage was increased in an accelerated fashion due to the COVID-19 situation. With lockdown effectively mandating that most people in professional careers work from home, as we return to ‘normal’ it is likely that the dominant trend going forward will be that employees will want to continue working from home into the future....

It’s also going to be just 1080p, which might seem weird in 2022. But from where I’m standing, a super cheap Chromecast makes a whole lot of sense. Google’s original Chromecast was one of the most influential pieces of hardware of the streaming age. It launched at just 35 bucks, and the Chromecast protocol changed the way we used our phones to interact with our TVs. In one fell swoop, the Chromecast made streaming content to a TV accessible to almost anyone with an HDMI input....

Every computer and smartphone must have an IP address to access the internet. IP is short for Internet Protocol, and like your postcode, it has to be sufficiently unique, as this ensures all connected devices can accurately send and receive data between themselves. This is how the device you’re using is able to view this article. But when IP address were designed in the 1980s – (yes, that long ago) – they thought that making digital addresses 32 numbers long would ensure enough variety for there to be a different address for every electronic device on Earth....

You can definitely finish the race being slow and steady but there’s no guarantee of winning it. This thing is even more true for tech where each day new frameworks, libraries, tools, and websites are getting launched. Therefore, as a developer you should try to delegate/eliminate/substitute your less important tasks to focus most on the high-value tasks. Use UIlibraries to style React apps One area where developers spend a lot of time but ideally they shouldn’t (initially) is the styling of their web app....

Sound familiar? If so, you’re probably used to the overwhelming struggle that is trying to stay awake at your desk when you really just want to fall asleep. If it’s any consolation, you’re far from being alone. That’s why I’ve put together these few pointers to help you stay engaged, active, and awake while you’re at work. [Read: The weirdo’s guide to WFH productivity: Sanity shower, squats, and snacks]...

Let there be mice: Scientists can do miraculous things with mice such as grow a human ear on one’s back or control one via computer mouse. But this is the first time we’ve heard of researchers using machine learning techniques to grow a theoretical mouse brain. Per a press release from Emory University: In other words: We can observe a mouse’s brain activity in real-time, but there are simply too many neuronal interactions for us to measure and quantify each and every one – even with AI....

But hear me out, it’s not as absurd as it sounds. Instead of spending your time obsessing over competing businesses doing better than your company, take the time to analyze what exactly they’re doing right. Once you’ve identified that, you’ll find the space and the methods for your own business to grow and prosper. And how do I know? Because that’s exactly what happened to me. Flashback to the early days First, let’s take a walk down memory lane....