But what does it actually mean to “disrupt” your industry, and how can you tell if your startup is on the road to accomplishing this goal? Understanding a few essentials of the disruptive process will help you better understand the process. Defining disruption The term “disruptive innovation” was first coined by Clayton Christensen, and perfectly describes the mindset that many entrepreneurs are seeking today. It is defined as “a process by which a product or service takes root initially in simple applications at the bottom of a market and then relentlessly moves up market, eventually displacing established competitors....

But there’s another change that’s arguably less fun but much more significant for many users: the introduction of “app tracking transparency”. This feature promises to usher in a new era of user-oriented privacy, and not everyone is happy — most notably Facebook, which relies on tracking web users’ browsing habits to sell targeted advertising. Some commentators have described it as the beginnings of a new privacy feud between the two tech behemoths....

Having read and reviewed many books on Python machine learning, I can attest that every volume is unique in its own right. And with so many books having similar titles, the choice can be confusing, especially if you’re at the beginning of your machine learning journey. Here are three things that will help you better evaluate a Python machine learning book before buying it. The prerequisites Here are a few things that are worth looking out for in the prerequisites section:...

The event is virtual this year because well, coronavirus. The show will start at 10 AM ET/ 7 AM PT / 7.30 PM IST/ 4 PM CET, and you can catch it live on Samsung’s site. Let’s get down and dirty with all the announcements we expect at Samsung’s mega event. Galaxy Note 20 Well, duh, Samsung will announce the Galaxy Note 20 at its Note 20 event. The company will release two models of its flagship: the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra and the Galaxy Note 20....

I’m going to save you some time here: they most certainly did not. Such a thing isn’t currently possible. The ability to accurately recognize human emotions is what we here at Neural would refer to as a “deity-level” feat. The only people who truly know how you’re feeling at any given moment are you and any potential omnipotent beings out there. But you don’t have to take my word for it....

There are strict cookie policies, the infamous GDPR, laws that regulate returns and refunds of online purchases, and whatnot. And starting September 2019, European sellers are required to comply with another regulation – the Strong Customer Authentication (SCA). Having spent the last 10 years in the ecommerce industry – arguably, one of today’s most saturated industries with fierce competition – I think that the EU has taken a step too far and made it near impossible (or at least extremely difficult) for Europen businesses to compete in the global arena....

The one thing they’d agree on is the need for the right people. Whether that’s investors, employees, customers, or partners. It’s one of the reasons we see founders flocking to locations like Silicon Valley, New York, and Shenzhen. But the overwhelming concentration of startups in these areas has also resulted in fierce competition for funding, customers, and an ongoing ‘war for tech talent.’ This is causing more and more founders to step back and consider new and emerging tech hubs over the traditional tech meccas....

Meanwhile, laws often impede nonprofits and public health agencies from using similar data – like credit and financial data – to alleviate inequities or improve people’s well-being. Legal data limitations have even been a factor in the fight against the coronavirus. Health and behavioral data is critical to combating the COVID-19 pandemic, but public health agencies have often been unable to access important information – including government and consumer data – to fight the virus....

We’re all looking for more versatility these days from virtually everything. Nowhere is that more evident than with our powerful mobile devices. We want them to do everything, but considering we have to pack more and more gear with us to get everything done, we’d like our devices to be both fast and on-the-go easy as well as capable of serving as our own portable work station when we need to get serious about productivity....

Of course, the biggest part of WWDC is the keynote address, where Apple announces new features and products to a crowd of cheering developers and reporters. This year’s event is sure to be a little quieter when it kicks off on Monday, June 22 at 10 AM PST. Though Apple has been stingy about where you can watch it keynote events in the past, the company will be streaming live on YouTube for the first time this year....

I spoke with Aaron Cohen, co-founder of Therma, which has managed to do exactly that. The US-based company has developed a sensor for commercial refrigerators (in restaurants, schools, convenience stores, etc), which monitors the temperature and humidity levels in real-time. That way, manual checks can be replaced by automated alerts and reports via the respective app, protecting the inventory 24/7 from equipment failures, power outages, and human error. The tech is also easy to use....

Internet firms such as Facebook and Google are taking some steps to limit political misinformation. But with Donald Trump aiming for reelection in 2020, it seems likely we’ll see just as many false or misleading statements online this year as in the past. The internet, and social media in particular, has effectively become a space where anyone can spread any claim they like regardless of its veracity. Yet to what degree do people actually believe what they read online, and what influence does misinformation really have?...

If you tell me I HAVE to do something, I no longer want to do it. That’s me, and I’m not proud of it. If you tell me I HAVE to read this book, I no longer want to read it. That movie I MUST see? I no longer want to see it. That show I CAN’T miss? I’ll miss it. You don’t own me. I can’t be told what to do....

An international team of researchers led by Cambridge University’s Richard Bethlehem recently published the world’s first growth chart for brains. Up front: How are you supposed to tell if your brain is growing properly? It’s an important question. And we’ve had no answer until now. Most people don’t spend their lives connected to brain imaging devices. And that means we probably have no clue if our brain is average size and weight....

First spotted by Android Police, the feature takes timestamps for description specified by creators, and automatically turns them into chapter markers for the video. You can see chapters in action in a video embedded below. — Podcastage (@podcastage) April 12, 2020 [Read: Scientists find 78% of people don’t show symptoms of coronavirus — here’s what that could mean] Chapters will show up alongside the scrubber bar as segments. You can see chapters in action in a video embedded below....

According to Google’s announcement, “Two years ago, we launched a feature to enable you to share videos via direct messages on YouTube. Since then, we’ve also focused on public conversations with updates to comments, posts, and stories.” That’s certainly true, given how it’s fiddled with it formula since then. With the plethora of other messaging apps and platforms available, I’m curious to know how many use cases there are for YouTube DMs — The Verge pointed out that Google alone offers roughly a baker’s dozen other ways to get in touch with someone....

Hola pandemic BFFs, I was out last week due to my mother’s passing. No, she didn’t have COVID-19. She was 65 and in poor health. But her passing during a pandemic is something I wasn’t prepared for. Until now, modern technology has allowed me to escape the trappings of the modern world. I don’t like offices so I’ve worked from home since 2012. My job requires me to have a smart phone and an internet connection — something I can accomplish almost anywhere in the world in 2020....

Of course, democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren isn’t just anyone. She’s the woman with a plan for everything. Healthcare? Fixing the deficit? Climate Change? Warren’s got a plan for that. She also has a plan for Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Jack Dorsey and other big tech CEOs: if she’s elected she’ll do everything in her power to break up their monopolies in order to stop anti-competitive mergers. — Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) October 1, 2019 This plan has apparently gotten under Zuckerberg’s skin....

But if Zuckerberg is one thing, it’s an overachiever. This is a man not willing to rest on his laurels. Forever, he strives, on and on, for all time, striving. So what does a man of this calibre do when confronted with leaked Facebook documents that reveal the inner workings of the company? He does what any king worth their crown does: declare that everyone’s wrong. And this, friends, is exactly what Zuckerberg did at yesterday’s Facebook quarterly earning call....

BC today published the first images of the bike that its track team will be riding in the upcoming Tokyo 2020 games. The machine — designed by BC in collaboration with the engineering arm of automotive firm Lotus and bicycle component manufacturer Hope Engineering — features a radical design with forks and frame that flare widely around the front and rear wheels. Presumably, the bike’s manufacturers have proven this design to have aerodynamic advantages over conventional frame designs where the space between frame and wheels are minimized....