Oct 27
Participants must be fully vaccinated from COVID-19 and will face expulsion for violating coronavirus restrictions.
Oct 27
Leaked documents show how Trump’s social media posts ignited more anger following the police killing of George Floyd.
Oct 27
Both were booked into the Harris County Jail without bond pending appearances before a magistrate.
Oct 27
“My family developed a pandemic hobby — my husband, son and I all appeared on network TV shows in 2021.”
Oct 27
Keanu Reeves’ Latest Act Of Kindness Confirms Everything We Think About Him
Posted in: Today's ChiliThe star thanked his “John Wick: Chapter 4” stunt team with timeless generosity.
Oct 27
GM confirmed this week that it intends to resume limited production of the Bolt electric vehicle at the Orion assembly plant in Michigan. Production of the Bolt has been halted since August when GM was forced to issue a massive recall of the electric vehicle due to defective batteries that have caused multiple fires. As a result, GM was unable … Continue reading
Oct 27
NASA has been conducting some incredible science on the surface of Mars with its Perseverance Mars rover and the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter. Ingenuity was a particularly important experiment that showed controlled flight was possible on another planet for the first time. Ingenuity performed so well that its mission was extended. It’s still helping the Perseverance science team explore the Red … Continue reading
Oct 27
AT&T has announced that it has teamed up with Ford to improve wireless connectivity speed inside the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center, part of the Dearborn Rouge site. The facility will be the hub for EV production for Ford moving into the future. AT&T has outfitted the facility with secure next-generation 5G cellular connectivity. The wireless carrier says the private 5G … Continue reading
Oct 27
Most of the Harry-and-Meghan hate you see on Twitter comes from a relatively small number of accounts, according to Bot Sentinel. The Twitter analytics service has published a report examining activity on the website related to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and found that around 70 percent of the hateful and negative comments about the couple originated from 83 accounts. That signifies targeted harassment against the Sussexes, mostly against Meghan Markle.
Bot Sentinel CEO Christopher Bouzy told BuzzFeed News that the anti-Meghan campaign on the website isn’t like anything his team has ever seen before. Why? Because there’s no motive. It’s not like the #StopTheSteal movement that aims to overturn the results of the 2020 US Presidential Elections. “Are these people who hate her? Is it racism? Are they trying to hurt [Harry and Meghan’s] credibility? Your guess is as good as ours,” he said.
And by “people,” he means actual people. The accounts aren’t bots, but actual users who know how to manipulate the platform’s algorithms. They avoid detection and avoid being banned for violating Twitter’s Terms of Service, for instance, by pairing negative comments about Harry and Meghan with positive ones about William and Kate. “This level of complexity comes from people who know how to do this stuff, who are paid to do this stuff,” Bouzy said.
Bot Sentinel sampled 114,000 tweets with hashtags and keywords related to the Sussexes, such as #HarryandMeghan and #MeghanMarkle. In the end, it identified a total of 55 accounts to be the ones primarily responsible for negative content against the Sussexes, while the rest (28 accounts) were mostly used to amplify the content they produced. Bouzy called the content they generate “organic hate,” which can fly under the radar and evade detection by automated systems.
According to BuzzFeed News, Twitter has already suspended four of the accounts named in the report, while six more set their profiles to private.
Oct 27
The holiday shopping season is a good time to invest in smart home gadgets since many are heavily discounted. And with the season starting earlier than ever this year, we’re already seeing good discounts on things like home security cameras. Amazon has a good sale right now on Blink cameras, knocking them down to near record lows. A one-camera Blink Outdoor kit is down to $70, while it’s Indoor equivalent is on sale for $60 — both were $10 cheaper on Prime Day back in June, but this is the best price we’ve seen since then. Also, the Blink Mini is down to $25, which is only $5 more than it was on Prime Day.
Shop Blink sale at AmazonBuy Blink Outdoor (1 camera kit) at Amazon – $70Buy Blink Indoor (1 camera kit) at Amazon – $60Buy Blink Mini at Amazon – $25
The biggest selling point for these cameras is that they’re wireless. Both the Outdoor and Indoor models are untethered and run on AA batteries, so you can place them almost anywhere you want with or without the help of mounts. Aside from the Blink Outdoor being weather resistant, the two types of cameras are mostly the same. Both record 1080p video, have infrared night vision and can send motion detection alerts to your phone. They also support two-way audio, so you can speak to the person (or animal, even) on the other end of your video feed if you wish. And as with most Amazon-backed gadgets, these cameras support Alexa voice commands and you can view video feeds from any Echo Show devices you may have around your home.
The Blink Mini is a bit different in that it actually is a wired camera and it’s also more compact. While it’s less versatile than the standard Blink devices, it’s the better choice if you want to give the system a go before investing in a bunch of additional cameras. Plus, you’re not missing out on any features: the Blink Mini also records in 1080p, supports motion alerts and two-way audio, and it works with Alexa.
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