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Minneapolis Bans Cops From Using Facial Recognition
Photo: Stephen Maturen (Getty Images) On Friday, the Minneapolis City Council approved a new ordinance that prevents the city from…
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Here’s Your Windows 10 Set-Up Checklist
If you’ve finally upgraded your PC’s software or unboxed a new machine and are getting started with Windows 10 for…
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I Actually Like This Alexa Shower Speaker
Photo: Victoria Song/Gizmodo I’m well aware that inviting Alexa—and therefore Amazon—into my shower is probably not-so-smart. Nevertheless, I love shower…
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Repurposed Arthritis Drug Lifesaving for Severe Covid-19, UK Trial Finds
Photo: David Goldman (AP) Lifesaving treatments for people with severe covid-19 are still in short supply, but new results from…
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Miami May Start Paying City Employees in Bitcoin
Elon Musk has become Mayor Francis Suarez’s partner in publicity. Photo: Hannibal Hanschke (Getty Images) Miami’s mayor, Francis Suarez, is…
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Slow-Mo Footage Reveals How Old Film Movie Camera Really Work
The pandemic has limited The Slow Mo Guys’ ability to film grand experiments with their high-speed cameras. But while safely…
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Dbrand Dares Sony to Sue Over Its New Black Faceplates for the PS5
Screenshot: Dbrand Months after its debut, the PS5’s design remains highly divisive, and while Sony has already shut down one…
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Canon’s New iOS App Will Sort Your Best Snaps
Even without the limits of a 36-shot roll of film or memory cards that quickly max out, it doesn’t take…
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Desktop Performance in a Gaming Laptop
Photo: Joanna Nelius/Gizmodo MSI is one of several laptop makers to update its line of gaming laptops with Nvidia’s RTX…
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CBP Facial Recognition Scanners Failed to Find a Single Imposter At Airports in 2020
A woman heading to Copenhagen from Dulles International Airport submits to a VeriScan check in September 2018.Photo: Jim Watson/AFP (Getty…
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