[Read: Gmail is getting a massive redesign to work more like Slack] There have been loads of shady apps guilty of this on Android over the years, and Google has worked to tackle concerns about them with improved access management in the OS, and better permission control for when apps can access the various sensors and recording hardware on your phone. If you want to take things a step further, you’ll want to grab Access Dots....

Yes, you can apply filters to your search, but these are often fiddly and irritating to use. Luckily for all exasperated YouTube users, there’s a badass tool that can give you the advanced search options you’re craving without all the hassle. It’s called ÄI and it looks like this: To test it, I searched for a song I’ve been humming in my head for a week, but couldn’t remember its title for the life of me....

But one achievement you won’t find there is Dutchman Wiebe Wakker’s impressive 100,450-kilometer road trip from the Netherlands to New Zealand, which holds the record for the world’s longest electric car journey. Whether you’re fixing to break records or just to embark on a humble weekend getaway, preparation is a crucial part of every EV voyage, which is why we tapped Wakker for advice on planning the perfect road trip....

It’s one of the globe’s longest simmering conflicts. Year after year, the tensions peak and ebb, with both sides occasionally firing volleys before retreating back to their respective bunkers. But after several seasons of comparatively low-key gamesmanship, that calm is inches from once again exploding into one of the rivalry’s fiercest clashes ever. As a fabled Jedi master would say, reignited, the console wars have. With game announcements already launching fast and furious, the late year rollouts of the fastest, most powerful next gen consoles ever will have the battle between Sony’s Playstation 5 and Microsoft’s Xbox Series X back on the gaming world’s front pages....

There are more options than ever in 2019 when it comes to VR hardware. With new headsets launching one after another it can be difficult to cut through marketing hype and figure out what each one actually does. You could be stuck with something that’s obsolete by the time you open the package. And even if you buy the best headset available, there’s no guarantee you’ll be able to play the experiences you want on it....

Transport for London (TfL) has announced an expansion of the UK capital’s e-scooter trial scheme to cover the borough of Camden. Over 165,000 trips have been made since the scheme’s launch in June, with Londoners now able to access a fleet of more than 3,400 e-scooters across ten city boroughs. “We’re really pleased that Camden has joined London’s rental e-scootertrial, and we have worked closely with them to ensure that this expansion meets the needs of everybody in the area,” said Helen Sharp, Transport for London‘s e-scooter Trial Lead....

While it’s tempting to think that everything in marketing hinges around social media these days, the numbers don’t exactly bear that out yet. While 20 percent of online customers say they frequent a brand’s social media channels for important deals and other brand info, that number jumps to 60 percent who say they’ve subscribed to a favored brand’s email list. Social media matters in the selling game, but email marketing is still the no....

The relationship will be managed by a company that specializes in background checks. Naturally, sharing the names of banned drivers is focused on improving rider safety, and ensuring that bans from platforms for serious safety incidents carry across companies. Unfortunately, this collaboration is only going to apply to the US. The move has generally been acknowledged as a step in the right direction to addressing the sexual assault incidents that have blighted the platforms over the years....

US Attorney Quinn Harrington said they were concerned that the perpetrator would flee and then fight extradition. The accused, Karanjit Singh Khatkar, purportedly made two phone calls to his brother advising him to stay out of the US to avoid arrest, Oregon Live reports. “[The] defendant told his brother to stay in Canada because he knows he can delay or avoid justice there,” Harrington said to the court. In one of the phone calls, Khatkar reportedly told his brother to hold off coming to the United States; “it’s not going to be that bad, as long as you don’t come right now....

Valve has taken a refreshingly different approach with its upcoming Steam Deck — before the Nintendo Switch-like console has even launched. The company released a teardown video that shows how to take the unit apart and gives you a good look at its internals, as well as clearly spelling out all the potential pitfalls of such an operation. It’s a breath of fresh air for those of us who believe in the right to repair....

The obsessed fan, Hibiki Sato, later used the information he gathered to attack 21-year-old member of J-pop collective Tenshitsukinukeniyomi, Ena Matsuoka, in front of her home in Tokyo, according to local outlets. The assault took place on September 1. The 26-year-old assailant picked up the location by identifying a bus stop in the reflection in her eyes and matching it to a street using Google Maps, AsiaOne reports. He eventually admitted to the attack when he was arrested on September 17....

Melody Cooper, discussing her decision to post her brother’s footage online, told hosts of American talk show The View that she “wanted to shine a light on” Amy Cooper’s weaponisation of racism “so that no other black person would have to go through it from her”. Over half a century ago, African Americans viewed the potential of the newest development in communications technology, television, in strikingly similar terms. Under the TV spotlight In 1957, Howard D Gould told readers of his column in the Chicago Defender, an African-American newspaper, that: “Under the spotlight of TV, discriminatory practices will have to stop”....

Establish the daily schedule that you want. Build the work-life balance that fits your specific needs. Work from literally anywhere. And never, ever, ever face a horrendous drive time commute again. Those are all among the biggest advantages extolled by freelancers proud of their untethered career paths. Of course, getting to full freelancing freedom is easier said than done. But, by following the steps laid out in The Freedom at Last Freelancing bundle ($19....

The prog rocker used the deep learning technique to swap faces with a range of celebrities — while holding on to his hair. The full choir includes Donald Trump, Brad Pitt, Mark Zuckerberg, and David Bowie, the sole deceased member. Wilson said the song examines narcissism and celebrity in the digital age: [Read: How much does it cost to buy, own, and run an EV? It’s not as much as you think] Director Miles Skarin used the open-source DeepFaceLab system to transform Wilson’s face....

Aristotle observed pebbles beneath flowing water for some time, and noticed that afterwards pebbles beside the water appeared to be in motion. Lucretius, meanwhile, looked at the stationary leg of his horse when in the middle of a fast flowing river and noted that it seemed to be moving in the opposite direction to the flow. This is called induced motion and it has long been observed when clouds pass the moon – the moon can seem to move in the opposite direction....

The total number of hours watched comes out to around 12.7 billion hours. That’s increased from about 10.3 billion in 2018. This isn’t just game streaming, either. According to the report, Twitch’s IRL category (which includes music, makeup, crafting, and just chatting) is going to be the site’s second-most-watched category next year. In November, Twitch viewers watched around 66 million hours of IRL streams. But it is mostly game streams....

Allowing non-CSS developers to deal with CSS often results in the introduction of CSS hacks and bugs in your code, and can cause unnecessary frustration for developers. In this article, I would like to familiarize everyone with what the job encompasses so you can get a better understanding of why every site needs a reliable, professional CSS developer. What do CSS developers do? Let’s start with the basics. Why is CSS so important, and what exactly are CSS developers supposed to do?...

Candy Crush is consistent in its style. Sticking with a bright, playful tone that can be seen across the fonts, sound effects, animations, etc. Unfortunately, this playful style can be detrimental to clarity. For example one of the fonts they use is stylistic and can be hard to read. This doesn’t mean fancy fonts should never be used, but you need to consider where they would be appropriate; a tutorial is not one of them....

But the road towards improved healthcare is far from being easy. Healthcare is a tightly regulated industry — disasters such as the Theranos fiasco have proved just how important it is for the industry to keep innovation in check — and while this is necessary, stringent controls can prove a significant entry barrier for new companies. So how can startups break through and not only advance their businesses, but also healthcare in general?...

That’s mainly because current battery management systems can obtain little information from a battery, and with poor real-time capability. They also can’t store or process large amounts of data during the operation of a vehicle. But don’t lose your hope just yet, because digital twin tech could actually be a huge game-changer. What’s a digital twin? Basically, a digital twin is a virtual simulation of a physical asset. So in our case, we have an EV battery and a virtual replica of it that’s linked to its physical counterpart....