Now, if you own a blender or electric whisker, it’s easy for you to enjoy this Instagram worthy delight. However, if you don’t own any of these gadgets, you need to use your hand and whip this mixture for a long time to get the right texture and flavor — and that’s quite a workout. That’s what I want to talk to you about today, home workouts. With no option to go to a gym or play any sport, we have to make sure that we don’t end up looking like Thor in Avengers: Endgame....

In January 2018, Kelly Ross, a mother of three in Washington, D.C., saw a charge from the children’s education app, ABCmouse, which her kids hadn’t used for nearly four years. She thought she had canceled her subscription and called the company asking why she’d received a bill for about $50. She remembered the company responded that she should have read the fine print. It wasn’t until Ross called the company out on Twitter that she got a refund, but the experience still frustrates her years later....

While sophisticated technology advancements, such as AI and automation, (don’t mix these two) get big play among large enterprises, they are in fact integral to small businesses as well. And while they are much more likely to be small and hyper-specialized, these technologies are solving integral day-to-day issues for many industries. When FiveStars recently surveyed hundreds of small business owners, they said their most time-consuming tasks were “day-to-day store operations....

Published in partnership between We Are Social and Hootsuite, this year’s reports reveal that connected tech became an even more essential part of people’s lives over the past year, with social media, ecommerce, streaming content, and video games all seeing significant growth in the past 12 months. Some of the key themes to look for in this year’s reports include: Changes in how people search for information and brands The evolving demographics of online audiences The rapidly growing importance of ecommerce Why mobile is essential, but not the only answer And why it’s time to change the metrics that guide marketing’s social media ‘mix’...

If you don’t know Janauskas you will almost certainly know Vinted, the online marketplace he co-founded with Milda Mitkute in the early noughties. Vinted, which profits from allowing its users to sell second-hand clothes, has had a decent run over the years — a success Janauskas says was mostly due to luck, or good timing. Let me set the scene: Vinted was founded in 2008, during the relatively early days of the internet in Lithuania....

Arabic can be difficult for non-native speakers — I’m not shy to admit I struggle with any language that doesn’t use the Roman alphabet. Babbel rates it as one of the hardest due to the fact that some sounds common in Arabic are uncommon (if not completely unheard of) in English, and because there are several varieties in dialect throughout the Arabic-speaking world. Speaking with TNW, Duolingo learning scientist Hope Wilson cited the same problems as roadblocks to building the app’s exercises: I’ve been testing the course myself for a few days and, as with all languages, repetition definitely helps....

Presently, fraudsters that commit payment fraud with banking and money transfer apps — such as Tikkie — face between one and four years in prison. But new legislation, in a bill from Minister Grapperhaus, would see the maximum sentence increased to six years, NOS reports. The report also says that cryptocurrency fraud would fall under the new legislation. The maximum sentence for falsifying payment data, owning or selling falsified data, forging credit card details, and phishing would also increase from four to six years, NL Times reports....

While plenty of vacuums already use LEDs to help you see dirt on your floor, Dyson is trying to one-up everyone by including a much cooler-sounding green laser instead (only available on the ‘Fluffy’ cleaner head meant for hard floors). The laser is precisely angled at 1.5 degrees and 7.2mm off the ground to make dust as visible as possible. Why green, you ask? Dyson says it provides the best contrast....

The gaming giant is heavily plugging the so-called “HyperMotion” tech, which uses motion capture and machine learning to generate new graphics. The system was unveiled on Sunday in a shaky cam trailer for FIFA 22, which is out on October 1. HyperMotion integrates motion capture of 22 professional footballers playing at high intensity. An algorithm learns from almost 9 million frames of capture footage to write new gameplay animations in real-time....

Musk wasn’t sounding confident about the beta version shipment, as he said the timeline “might be tight.” He added the feature completion is “not for sure,” but “appears to be on track.” Keep in mind, if you own a Tesla S, 3 or X, you will need to cough up $7,000 to upgrade to the full-self driving package. Currently, Tesla has a semi-auto pilot mode that works only on highways....

As per Bloomberg’s report, right now it can ‘read’ a rat’s mind with the help of tiny electrodes implanted into the animal’s neurons and synapses. The company plans to seek approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) next year to start trials on humans. Neuralink’s President, Max Hodak, told journalists in a briefing that the company’s planning to drill 8mm holes into a paralyzed human’s skull and install implants through which they can control phones and computers....

Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) in the UK has teamed up with the University of Warwick for a two-year trial aimed at persuading motorists to switch their cars for more environmentally friendly modes of transport. The Future Transport Showcase will use e-scooters, on-demand buses, and a shared car scheme to reduce personal vehicle usage, cut carbon emissions and create a more eco-friendly campus. Throughout the trial, participants will be encouraged to change their transport choices and incentives will be offered for people who choose greener travel as part of the “choose your way Warwick” campaign, hosted on the Betterpoints App....

According to an announcement earlier today, UNICEF is setting up a “cryptocurrency fund” so that it can “receive, hold, and disburse donations of cryptocurrencies,” specifically Bitcoin and Ethereum. Thankfully it looks like UNICEF won’t be doing any trading with contributions made to the fund. Donations will be held in the cryptocurrency that the contribution is made in and grants will be paid out in the same cryptocurrency. It seems that UNICEF actually believes that cryptocurrencies and their associated technologies will become a significant part of our future....

The announcement by Facebook on Oct. 6 to take down any “accounts representing QAnon, even if they contain no violent content,” followed earlier decisions by the social media platform to down-rank QAnon content in Facebook searches. YouTube followed on Oct. 15 with new rules about conspiracy videos, but it stopped short of a complete ban. This month marks the third anniversary of the movement that started when someone known only as Q posted a series of conspiracy theories on the internet forum 4chan....

Although Marcus didn’t explicitly deny the overall thread of the WSJ piece, he said that the initial (and official) group of Libra‘s partners “will be formalized in weeks to come.” — David Marcus (@davidmarcus) October 1, 2019 — David Marcus (@davidmarcus) October 1, 2019 Facebook first announced that it had built a network of potential partners, including PayPal and Uber, in order to make the digital currency viable in the real world....

In September, Facebook unveiled its Ray-Ban Stories glasses, which have two cameras and three microphones built-in. The glasses capture audio and video so wearers can record their experiences and interactions. The research project aims to add augmented reality features to smart glasses using artificial intelligence technologies that could provide wearers with a wealth of information, including the ability to get answers to questions like “Where did I leave my keys?...

The feature uses machine learning to detect suspicious activity, such as adults sending out loads of friend or message requests to children. When it spots suspect behavior, it sends an in-app warning to the top of the conversation. This prompts users to block or ignore shady accounts, and provides tips on how to avoid potential scams. Facebook says the feature doesn’t need to look at the messages themselves. Instead, it searches for behavioral signals such as sending out numerous requests in a short period of time....

Facebook currently allows anyone to crosspost their stories from Instagram on Facebook, but it’s so far been a manual process, requiring users to actively choose to post their stories on the social network. The change was spotted by @ec_wife on Twitter: — Audrey 電商人妻® (@ec_wife) September 4, 2020 And later confirmed by Facebook to social media consultant and my former colleague Matt Navarra: — Matt Navarra (@MattNavarra) September 4, 2020 Anecdotally, it seems Stories hasn’t been quite as successful on Zuckerberg’s primary social network, so spreading some of the love from Instagram makes some sense....

If you have a Playstation 4 and an account already, all you need to do is head to the Playstation store, either here or on your console, and navigate to the game’s page. You’ll notice the Starter Edition is free, but this isn’t a crippled or lite version. It comes with the full A Realm Reborn quest line and dozens of hours of scripted gameplay, as well as the infinite entertainment that comes with human interaction in a massively multiplayer game....

Now, Firefox is stepping in to stop notification abuse. Starting early next year, the desktop version of the browser (version 72) will block them from popping up and show them as a small icon in the address bar. In April, the company announced its rolling this test out to select users and its nightly build (test build). Users had to specifically click on the notification bubble to take action. It also started to gather data on how users interacted with notifications anonymously....