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Save on Genki’s Covert Dock, preowned games, and more this weekend - Photo by Cameron Faulkner / The Verge

Genki is offering a 15 percent discount to readers of The V... - https://www.theverge.com/good-deals/2020/8/15/21369364/genki-covert-dock-nintendo-switch-gamestop-ps4-xbox-oneplus-7-pro

Europe's largest 3D-printer just made its first two-story house - CNET - A massive cement printer created this home. - https://www.cnet.com/news/europes-largest-3d-printer-just-made-its-first-two-story-house/#ftag=CAD590a51e

Hydrogen supercar concept debuts, 2020 Chevy Corvette driven: Roadshow week in review - Roadshow - Here's a look at our most important stories for the week ending Aug. 15. - https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/hydrogen-supercar-concept-2020-chevy-corvette-week-in-review/#ftag=CAD590a51e

9 great reads from CNET this week - CNET - Why Microsoft's Surface Duo isn't an iPhone or Galaxy Fold, how Epic is painting Apple and Google ... - https://www.cnet.com/news/9-great-reads-from-cnet-this-week-081520/#ftag=CAD590a51e

A look at the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism, formed by Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter, and YouTube in 2017, whose database helps fight misinformation (Chloe Hadavas/Slate) - Chloe Hadavas / Slate:A look at the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism, formed by Facebo... - http://www.techmeme.com/200815/p8#a200815p8

An Alexa bug could have exposed your voice history to hackers - Enlarge / An Amazon Echo, specifically its top control buttons for volume, mic off, and Alexa actio... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1699199 #tech

Jupiter’s atmosphere is regulated by ammonia storms, research reveals - The Juno spacecraft orbiting Jupiter just revealed mechanisms driving mammoth storms in the Jovian a... - https://thenextweb.com/space/2020/08/15/jupiters-atmosphere-is-regulated-by-ammonia-storms-research-reveals/ #syndication #space #world

Wireless Sax Mic Done On The Cheap - Sometimes, economies of scale don’t work in our favor. While guitarists and singers will find themse... - https://hackaday.com/2020/08/15/wireless-sax-mic-done-on-the-cheap/ #musicalhacks #microphone #saxophone

ICE to see you: Homeland Security's immigration cops tap up Clearview AI to probe child exploitation, cyber-crime - One-year deal worth quarter of a million dollars The US Department of Homeland Security has awarde... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2020/08/15/clearview_ice_contract/

Interview with India's Nikhil Pahwa, the founding editor of MediaNama who pushed against Facebook's Free Basics, on heavy-handed state control of the internet (Will Oremus/OneZero ) - Will Oremus / OneZero :Interview with India's Nikhil Pahwa, the founding editor of MediaNama who... - http://www.techmeme.com/200815/p7#a200815p7

Selfies and sunsets be gone: The latest Instagram trend is PowerPoint-style presentations - Influencers who create graphics about social justice issues are becoming wildly popular, including... - https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/08/15/instagram-race-activism-slideshow-graphics/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_business-technology

6 hours of streaming Netflix may be the equivalent of burning 1L of petrol - Coronavirus lockdowns have led to a massive reduction in global emissions, but there’s one area wher... - https://thenextweb.com/syndication/2020/08/15/6-hours-of-streaming-netflix-may-be-the-equivalent-of-burning-1l-of-petrol/ #syndication #tech

Four Steppers Make A Four-Voice MIDI Instrument - Any owner of a budget 3D printer will tell you that they can be pretty noisy devices, due to their... - https://hackaday.com/2020/08/15/four-steppers-make-a-four-voice-midi-instrument/ #musicalhacks #steppermotor #arduino #midi

Google removed ~200 links of a German princess' drunken rampage from its search results suggesting the rich and powerful have a superior "right to be forgotten" (Jordan Wildon/VICE) - Jordan Wildon / VICE:Google removed ~200 links of a German princess' drunken rampage from its se... - http://www.techmeme.com/200815/p6#a200815p6

Interview with Facebook AI's Mike Schroepfer, Yann LeCun, and Jerome Pesenti discussing their efforts to use computer vision to combat toxic content on Facebook (Mark Sullivan/Fast Company) - Mark Sullivan / Fast Company:Interview with Facebook AI's Mike Schroepfer, Yann LeCun, and Jerom... - http://www.techmeme.com/200815/p5#a200815p5

Interviews with 20+ founders and investors provide an inside look at Y Combinator's virtual W20 Demo Day, which saw some companies lower their target valuations (Biz Carson/Protocol) - Biz Carson / Protocol:Interviews with 20+ founders and investors provide an inside look at Y Com... - http://www.techmeme.com/200815/p4#a200815p4

Most of Epic's complaints against Apple and Google apply to console makers, which Epic conveniently ignores; most gamers likely play Fortnite on consoles (Kyle Orland/Ars Technica) - Kyle Orland / Ars Technica:Most of Epic's complaints against Apple and Google apply to console m... - http://www.techmeme.com/200815/p3#a200815p3

Quick 3D-Printed Airfoils with these OpenSCAD Helpers - You know how it is. You’re working on a project that needs to move air or water, or move through a... - https://hackaday.com/2020/08/14/quick-3d-printed-airfoils-with-these-openscad-helpers/ #3dprinterhacks #3dprintedplane #toolhacks #propeller #openscad #airfoil #wing

Sources at publications partnering with Apple News+ say Apple did not tell them about changes that force News+ users into its app instead of to publisher sites (Digiday) - Digiday:Sources at publications partnering with Apple News+ say Apple did not tell them about ch... - http://www.techmeme.com/200815/p2#a200815p2

Epic's Tim Sweeney says fight with Apple is about "the basic freedoms of all consumers and developers" to install and distribute apps as they choose (Nick Statt/The Verge) - Nick Statt / The Verge:Epic's Tim Sweeney says fight with Apple is about “the basic freedoms of ... - http://www.techmeme.com/200815/p1#a200815p1