The bulk of posts from members of Congress that mentioned China in recent years have come from a relatively small number of Republicans, according to a new analysis from Pew Research Center. Researchers from the think tank examined every Facebook post and tweet by voting members of the House of Representatives and Senate from Jan….Read More
Discord is a instant messaging and digital distribution platform designed for creating communities. With over 100 million users, the service allows you to communicate with voice calls, video calls, text messaging, media and files in private chats, or ,as part of communities called “servers”. With this extensive API, Discord allows developers to build bots that perform repetitive, mundane, or even fun tasks. With a Discord bot, users can moderating and send messages to communities, as well as send private messages to users. In this tutorial, we will build a simple bot that sends random dad jokes to a community at a users request.…
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Boris is the wise ol’ CEO of TNW who writes a weekly column on everything about being an entrepreneur in tech — from managing stress to embracing awkwardness. You can get his musings straight to your inbox by signing up for his newsletter! There’s a story about one of the chief innovators at Nokia, who receives a call while walking at the beach. After a few minutes, the person calling him asks about the noise in the background, prompting the Nokia chief to explain where he is. The caller then says, “Oh, I thought you were working,” to which the…
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Messenger From Facebook welcomed World Emoji Day July 17 with its introduction of Soundmojis, a new feature that enables people to share short sound clips in chats. The social network’s flagship messaging application is rolling out a Soundmoji library, giving users access to sounds such as clapping, crickets, drumroll and evil laughter, as well as…Read More
The Italian historic coachbuilder Pininfarina may have stopped designing cars for Ferrari, but has sure been busy lately. Just two weeks ago, the firm announced it’s going to create a 1000hp electric truck for the EV startup Hercules, and on Wednesday revealed its utterly sleek Teorema concept. Credit: Pininfarina It looks very futuristic, doesn’t it? The Teorema is Pininfarina’s first 100% virtually developed concept car and aims to offer “an all-new interpretation of fully electric, autonomous mobility.” Designed inside out The design teams in Cambiano and Shanghai created the interior experience before developing the exterior, starting from a scalable electric skateboard chassis…
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TLDR: AdGuard is bringing their ad blocking and security expertise to this 5-year VPN subscription, now available at almost 90 percent off its regular price. If your summer plans are taking you out on the road for the first time in a while, there are some points you’d do well to consider. One is giving some serious thought to upping your web security during your travels because web attacks are on the rise. Whether you’re planning a few weekend excursions, spending a few weeks with distant relatives, or scheduling a globe-trotting few months, you’ll want to safeguard the operation of…
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The long-awaited theatrical release of Jurassic World 3: Dominion may have been delayed until 2022, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get into the spirit a little early with Reebok’s new movie-themed apparel. Available July 30, this collaboration between Reebok and Universal Brand Development features shirts and shoes for people of all ages based on…Read More
Did you know that Reddit allows users to save their posts as drafts? For instance, if someone is creating a post and they’re interrupted, they can save their post as a draft and finish it later on. Our guide will show you how to save a post as a draft in the Reddit mobile application….Read More
While Elon Musk’s brain-chip startup screws around with gamer monkeys, another team of scientists has reached a true milestone in neuroprosthetics: enabling a man who can’t speak to generate sentences with his mind. Researchers at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) achieved the feat using an implant that decodes full sentences from brain activity. They tested the system on a man in his late 30s, who suffered a brainstem stroke in his teens that left him unable to talk. He now communicates by using a pointer attached to a baseball cap to poke letters on a screen. The man, who asked…
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A global pandemic and climate change have given people enough to worry about without the threat of an alien invasion. But a new campaign from Amazon Prime offers an even more unsettling glimpse into a dystopian future to promote its film The Tomorrow War. The sci-fi movie tells the story of a group of time…Read More
