Web design news

• Google channels Big Tobacco with dystopian research censorship

  22-10-2021 23:44 via thenextweb.com
  
  In the wake of the firing of Timnit Gebru and other notable AI researchers at Google, Alphabet’s circled the wagons and lawyered up. Reports flow out of Mountain View depicting teams of lawyers censoring scientific research and acting as unnamed collaborators and peer-reviewers. Most recently, Business Insider managed to interview several researchers who painted a startling and bleak picture of what it’s like to try and conduct research under such an anti-scientific regime. Per the
  
  Read more

• Conservatives say Twitter suppresses their voices. Twitter says it amplifies them

  22-10-2021 18:39 via thenextweb.com
  
  It’s tough being a conservative on Twitter. Everywhere you look, those damn liberals are censoring right-wingers for dropping truth bombs based on facts, not feelings. At least, that’s what I’ve heard from conservative pundits and politicians.  The reality, however, appears to be rather different. A new study by Twitter found that the platform’s algorithms actually amplify right-wing voices. The research revealed that tweets from right-wing politicians and news outl
  
  Read more

• This motorbike can fit under a desk, but I really wish it was one

  22-10-2021 17:54 via thenextweb.com
  
  Today, I came across a cool foldable motorbike that looks like a desk, can fit under a desk, but has one big problem: it can’t turn into a desk. Yes, this thing that looks like a PC tower is actually a motorbike. Credit: Icoma Okay, let’s talk about the bike itself first before I name my reasons why I’d want it to be a desk too. Built by Japanese startup Icoma, the so-called Tatamel motorbike is made to embody the “free parking wherever you like” concept, according
  
  Read more

• Finally! Someone made a motorbike that looks exactly like a desk

  22-10-2021 17:54 via thenextweb.com
  
  Today, I came across a cool foldable motorbike that looks like a desk, can fit under a desk, but has one big problem: it can’t turn into a desk. Yes, this thing that looks like a PC tower is actually a motorbike. Credit: Icoma Okay, let’s talk about the bike itself first before I name my reasons why I’d want it to be a desk too. Built by Japanese startup Icoma, the so-called Tatamel motorbike is made to embody the “free parking wherever you like” concept, according
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• 4 tips for startups in the booming plant-based dairy market

  22-10-2021 16:43 via thenextweb.com
  
  People care about climate change and animal welfare — so it’s no wonder the demand for plant-based products has exploded in the last couple of years. The alternative dairy market is expected to triple over the next decade, reaching a whopping $32 billion USD by 2031. But what exactly is it that will determine success within this fast-growing industry? And what do startups need to know in order to attain partnerships with the corporates that can get their products on the map? Well, i
  
  Read more

• Unlock your Mac’s secret features with a subscription to this tool

  22-10-2021 16:00 via thenextweb.com
  
  One of the most beautiful things about Mac OS is that you don’t really need to do much for it to be truly functional—it already is. But if you want to do some customization, there’s very little you can do since the platform is designed to be minimalist. The good news is there are loopholes, and you can unlock features you didn’t know your Mac has if you knew how to uncover them. Rated 4 out of 5 stars on MacUpdate, MacPilot is a tool that can help you unleash Mac’s
  
  Read more

• Microsoft’s Windows 11 is here…and it’s different. This course can get you up to speed on all the changes

  22-10-2021 16:00 via thenextweb.com
  
  TLDR: With The Ultimate Windows 11 Training Video Course, new users get a complete crash course in everything that’s the same and different in Microsoft’s first OS update in six years. You may not have realized it, but the landscape for your Windows PC shifted seismically earlier this month. For the first time in six years, Windows unleashed an update to its venerable operating system as Windows 11 rolled out across the web. While many older PCs aren’t supported by the require
  
  Read more

• Mailchimp wants to optimize your email campaigns using AI — here’s how

  22-10-2021 14:56 via thenextweb.com
  
  Earlier this month, Mailchimp released Content Optimizer, a new product that uses artificial intelligence to help improve the performance of email marketing campaigns. Thanks to its vast trove of data, Mailchimp is in a unique position to discover common patterns of successful marketing campaigns. Content Optimizer taps into that data and uses machine learning models and business rules to predict the quality of email campaigns and provide suggestions on how to improve content, layout, and image
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Facebook’s smart glasses could lead to Black Mirror-style privacy concerns

  22-10-2021 13:01 via thenextweb.com
  
  Facebook’s smart glasses ambitions are in the news again. The company has launched a worldwide project dubbed Ego4D to research new uses for smart glasses. 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 co
  
  Read more

• Android devs, rejoice! Google will take less of your cash — here are the details

  22-10-2021 11:08 via thenextweb.com
  
  Google made a significant announcement for developers last night by reducing fees for recurring subscriptions to 15% or less for all apps. There are still tons of caveats and conditions to be eligible for that, so let’s dive right into it: If your app offers subscriptions (like Bumble or Spotify) through the Play Store payment system, you’ll have to pay 15% fees to Google. In March, the company had reduced the fees from 30% to 15% on the first million dollars earned for any develope
  
  Read more

• Here’s one reason why SMEs aren’t meeting sustainability targets

  22-10-2021 10:24 via thenextweb.com
  
  According to the UN, we now have five times the number of recorded weather disasters than we had in 1970, from wildfires across Greece and Turkey to flash flooding in Indonesia, Germany, and Belgium. As Secretary General António Guterres said earlier this year, “we have reached a tipping point on the need for climate action.”  The EU has set ambitious targets with its new Green Deal, namely the goal to cut emissions by 55% (compared to 1990 levels) by 2030. But the solut
  
  Read more

• The new MacBook Pros look amazing, but I just want a MacPad

  22-10-2021 02:57 via thenextweb.com
  
  PC’s may outnumber Macs in the real world, but as a tech journalist, I sometimes feel like the odd man out. I’m used to seeing a sea of MacBooks at big tech events — back when that sort of thing happened — with just a sprinkle of Windows laptops here and there. Yet even after Apple unveiled the new MacBook Pros, which seem to outclass their closest Windows competitors in nearly every performance metric, I don’t have the slightest interest in switching. Not because
  
  Read more

• Stark for FigJam - Accessibility whiteboarding meets FigJam

  22-10-2021 01:19 via figma.com
  
  https://www.figma.com/community/widget/1030161589655245054
  
  Read more

Follow @NewsWebDesign on Twitter!