Spotify Promo Cards is a new way for creators to boost their content

Spotify has introduced a new tool that enables creators to boost their content. Called Promo Cards, the new feature generates customized assets for a creator’s content, including podcasts, albums, and even individual songs. The Promo Cards shouldn’t be mistaken with something like real-life business cards — rather, says Spotify, these new custom assets are designed to be shared on social … Continue reading

Trump Says Getting The Coronavirus Was A ‘Blessing From God’

Leading Medical Journal Calls For End To Trump Administration

The New England Journal of Medicine just issued its first editorial about an election in its 208-year history.

Russian Design for a Reusable Rocket Sure Looks Familiar

Roscosmos is moving ahead with plans to build Russia’s first reusable rocket. Glancing at the design, it appears the Russian space agency doesn’t feel the need to reinvent the wheel, given the vehicle’s uncanny resemblance to the SpaceX Falcon 9.

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Presidential Debate Commission Clearly Not Playing With a Full Deck

The first telephone was invented in 1861. The underlying technology evolved greatly over the next 100 years, but it wasn’t until the 1950s that Americans stopped seeing home phones as an extravagance. (The 1920s also saw the invention of the two-way radio, hand-held versions of which were later dubbed…

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Nvidia Wants to Eliminate Compression During Video Calls by Using Neural Networks to Perfectly Render Your Face

There are a thousand reasons to hate hopping on a video call every 10 minutes to chat with your co-workers, among them the ugly video compression artifacts that can occasionally make your face completely unrecognizable. Nvidia has a potential solution to the problem, but instead of fixing compression algorithms, it…

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Trump's Department of Labor Is Targeting Microsoft for Pledging to Hire More Black Managers

Trump’s Department of Labor has opened an investigation into whether Microsoft violated federal law by promising to hire more Black and African American managers and leaders, ABC News reported on Wednesday.

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Boom Supersonic XB-1 supersonic aircraft is a world’s first

As Boom Supersonic continues efforts to build the world’s fastest airliner, they’ve revealed a sort of proof-of-concept. The Boom Supersonic XB-1 is a “supersonic demonstrator” aircraft. It’s also the first independently developed supersonic jet ever made. Boom CEO and founder Blake Scholl reminded us that the company remains steadfast in their aim of “making the world dramatically more accessible.” With … Continue reading

Facebook will ban political ads after polls close on election night

Facebook is once again tightening its rules as it prepares for a potentially chaotic election. The company said that it would ban all political ads from its platform once polls close on election night in an effort to guard against misinformation and…

Trump Campaign Trolls Kamala Harris With Debate Ticket For Tupac Shakur

The ticket for Shakur is a reference to a comment Harris made last month where she called him “the best rapper alive.”