You're not likely to hear "great graphics" mentioned in the same sentence as Nintendo very often; the company knows its target market and isn't trying to outcompete PlayStation or Xbox in visual acuity. But with innovation often comes improvement, and the 7-inch OLED screen produces clear,...
These algorithms make decisions that have significant consequences for the health and happiness of the people who use them—for example, identifying whether a blip on a scan has the potential to be cancerous, to apply the brakes in an autonomous vehicle, or to award a loan. One challenge fac...
I’m going to talk a bit about Amazon’s search engine, but only if you promise not to start using “A9” in every other sentence when you’re talking to other sellers. A9 is the name of the algorithm Amazon uses for product search. As mentioned earlier, it’s definitely a maturing ...
Fix the Joy-Con's big brother - If your in-game character is moving when you’re not touching the left stick, or your aiming is slow or limited in one or mo...
The first sentence in the letter was easily understandable with a clear message: “Have [the two of] you thought about how the distribution of parental leave affects how large your tax credits is? It actually involves rather large sums”. The leaflet then informed parents about the Swedish ...
My own story reads like a scene from a dental horror flick: After one year as a brushing-twice-a-day raw vegan, I found myself propped back in the dentist chair, listening to the hygienist tally up the 16 cavities that had suddenly appeared in my mouth.
I understand where the impulse is coming from; 50 Shades of Grey has caused some women to have a “sexual awakening,” or began their interest in reading altogether. Maybe you read the books and thought they were the most gripping, well-written pieces of fiction ever. Maybe you were ...
In much the same way it’s hard to put a specific dollar amount on the self-esteem movement, it’s also hard to track its decline with all that much precision. It does seem, anecdotally, like many of the most out-there classroom exercises have been retired, and that corporate go-getter...
Anecdotally, people tend tocheck their emailat the start of their workday, so your meeting cancellation message could reach them too late if you delay the task of sending it. Of course, when communicating with people who work for the same company, it’s better to use the company’sinternal...
We're still in the infancy stages of the Internet, and it's only natural that it continues to grow and adapt to the changing needs of its users. Dotcom's service has a number of problems, not the least of which is the fact that he could be facing a lengthy prison sentence in the...