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San Francisco-based photographer Toby Harriman was scrolling through his Instagram feed when he suddenly spotted a post flagged for “False Information,” PetaPixel writes. It was a first for him, so he clicked through the warning pop-up, only to find it was simply of photo of a man standing on a rainbow-colored hill. “Independent fact-checkers say this is false,” the message warned. “The primary claims in this information are factually inaccurate,” it continued, linking to a report from a website called News Mobile Fact Check Bureau, where you can see the original unedited image....

Let’s start from the top: “India vs South Africa” takes the top dog spot, ahead of “Cameron Boyce” (more on that below) and “Copa America.” Just so it’s clear, the term refers to the cricket showdown between India and South Africa. The only tech-specific entry in the top 10 is “iPhone 11,” which came in fifth spot. As with previous years, Google has also compiled a list of most notable “passings....

The perp, 31-year old Eliyahu Gigi from Tel Aviv, reportedly stole Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Dash from various foreigners, including Belgians, Dutch, and Germans, Israeli news reports. Gigi is facing charges of theft, fraud, aggravated counterfeiting, use of a forged document, perjury, money laundering, and income tax offenses. According to the report, Gigi had been operating a “criminal enterprise” spanning a number of websites that allowed him to conduct his criminal activity and swindle his victims out of their money....

As first reported by XBIZ, Facebook updated its policies sometime between September 7 and October 24. Now, Facebook’s Community Standards detail two new criteria for defining sexual solicitation. The first: A user who asks for “content implicity or indirectly offers or asks for nude imagery, sex or sexual partners, or sex chat conversations.” The second details suggestive elements, including “imagery of real individuals with nudity covered by human parts.” For Erika Lust, an award-winning Swedish erotic film director, these strict guidelines prove, for NSFW artists, it’s almost “impossible to exist on these platforms,” she told TNW....

Speaking of cybersecurity, it’s an important topic to discuss with your children. While it might not seem like the most exciting subject in the world to talk about with kids, data breaches happen every single day. In fact, they happen to some of the most powerful businesses in the world, with professional IT staff in place. Needless to say, it usually isn’t difficult for a hacker to break into a home computer or mobile device....

I’m a regular reporter — a writer. I have no programming skills or formal education in computer science. Google’s arguably the most technologically-advanced AI company in Silicon Valley. It also happens to be worth more than two trillion dollars. Google News reaches almost 300 million users. And I was able to game its algorithms by changing a single word on a web page. Scary isn’t it? We have “reinforcement learning” (RL) to thank for this particular nightmare....

The injunction issued yesterday afternoon (via The Verge), details the dichotomy between what drivers do for Uber and Lyft, and what the companies say their core business is (but we’ll get to that). The injunction is temporarily paused for 10 days, during which the ride-hailing companies are going to appeal the decision. Yesterday’s ruling comes in response to a filing made back in May that required Uber and Lyft to adhere to AB5 legislation that came into force back in January....

Thanks to the prolific tipster OnLeaks, we got our first look at both Ultra and non-Ultra version. The renders suggest the Galaxy S21 has a 6.2-inch screen with a punch-hole camera on the front. The phone might have three cameras on the back, but we don’t have details about the sensor just yet. [Read: Why Trump’s push to ban WeChat would be hard on the Chinese diaspora] In addition to the regular Galaxy S21, OnLeaks also showed off renders of the premium Galaxy S21 Ultra with a huge 6....

The numbers are pretty stark. Organic search accounts for 95 percent of all web traffic. Of that, Google is responsible for 94 percent of total organic traffic. And if your link is no. 1 in a Google search result, more than 1 in 3 searchers will click your link. With 6.5 billion organic web searches happening every day, the stats are fairly conclusive: getting to the top of a Google search ranking can make all the difference between business success and failure online....

Despite all the spreadsheets, analytics and super-buzzy “big data,” business can always be boiled down to personal relationships. Your ability to engage and connect with potential clients, selling them on your particular product or vision, is the bedrock foundation of any business’ success. Creating those relationships is more than simple glad-handing. And, it’s more than a command of stats and bullet points. You’ll get the full overview of exactly what it takes to build and maintain a healthy client base for a thriving business with the training in The Business Development and Sales Bundle....

We all know what Big Data and the monumental impact of the massive data science explosion on every industry from banking to telecommunications to agriculture. But there are also areas where you might be surprised to learn data analysis is also driving change, including fields as traditionally non data-driven as psychology. Clinicians are now studying conversations between psychologists and their patients to help detect changes in how those patients form thoughts and present themselves to others to help better treat their issues....

If you want to find out who you know isn’t telling you the truth, run this little test with them. Ask them how they spent most of their time last year during pandemic lockdowns and home restrictions. If they say anything other than playing with apps and games on their phone, they’re lying to you. For an already swelling monster of an industry, COVID injected the app world with a pure steroids hit....

If you’re a numbers nerd, data analysis is where it’s at. There’s a reason it’s been one of the most popular — and fastest growing — jobs in America. Meanwhile, numbers nerds still flock around the king of all spreadsheet apps, the once and future king, Microsoft Excel. So how do you properly do hardcore analytics with Excel? That’s the focus of this comprehensive Microsoft Excel Data Analysis and Dashboard Reporting course....

Now, LiDAR tech is getting so cheap it’s making it stupid not to include the sensor tech. Chinese electric component manufacturer Huawei says that it’s working on a significantly cheaper LiDAR sensor, which could cost less than $100, Autoevolution reports. This could make the sensors up to, if not more, than five times cheaper than they are at present. Current LiDAR sensors cost upwards of $500 a piece. The company has recently set up an R&D department employing 10,000 people to work on tech for the automotive market in Wuhan, LiDAR sensors included....

Sony WH-1000Xm3: $278 ($72 off) I’ve realized the importance of noise-cancelation headphones over the past year while working in cafes and during travels. Sony’s famous cans provide a premium grade of noise-cancelation while delivering great audio quality. I’ve been using these for the past few months, and I can’t recommend them enough. Sony WH-XBN900s: $148 ($100 off) If you’re a bass-head and don’t want to spend over $200 for noise-cancelation headphones, this is the perfect choice for you....

The new machine costs just $699 — $100 less than its current Intel-based version with a quad-core CPU. Apple boasted that the new machine will have 15 times CPU performance gain and 6 times graphics performance gain over the older variant. During its developer conference WWDC in June, Apple announced a developer transition kit in the form of Mac Mini, which would help app makers shift their apps from Intel to Apple Silicon....

No matter the topic, intensity, or logic of conversational challengers, SmarterChild always had the final word. Backed into a corner, it would offer updates on news, weather, and movies. An object of ridicule, it would lecture offenders on the importance of good manners. Best of all, SmarterChild was always up for discussion and eager to offer the most earnest replies its programming would allow. That was the early 2000s. Not long after, Facebook poked the world, AIM experienced mass exodus, and SmarterChild embarked on an extended sojourn after its parent company was acquired by Microsoft....

A report by The News Minute noted the man, a college student and a resident of the southern state of Karnataka, was said to be addicted to PUBG. The man reportedly asked his father for money so he could top up his mobile data to continue playing the game online. According to the local police, when the father refused, the man beheaded his father in the wee hours of the morning, and even chopped off one of his legs....

The old saying is true. A picture really is worth a thousand words — and that axiom applies almost universally. The average person will usually remember about 10 percent of what they hear when they’re asked about it three days later. But when that same information is presented visually, their retention spikes up to 65 percent. That’s the philosophy behind the Kanban board. An integral part of the Agile project management system, Kanban boards are a visual interpretation of a workflow, allowing users to get a better idea of how each step in a process works with other pieces....

In an interview with Financial Times, Banga noted he believed that key members of the Libra Association weren’t fully committed to “not do anything that is not fully compliant with local law,” particularly in relation to anti-money laundering and data management concerns. “… all that […] every time you talked to the main proponents of Libra, I said ‘Would you put that in writing?’ They wouldn’t,” Banga told FT. [READ: Swiss president: ‘Libra has failed’] He also expressed that while he likes the idea of a global currency, Banga couldn’t see how Libra actually makes money, stating “when you don’t understand how money gets made, it gets made in ways you don’t like....