World Bank to cease financing upstream oil and gas after 2019
The World Bank will no longer finance upstream oil and gas projects after 2019, apart from certain gas projects in the poorest countries in exceptional circums
Wow… These people are sad.
Wow… These people are sad.
In addition, the agency told me there was nothing it could do after someone hijacked my identity to claim I falsely supported killing net neutrality protections.
10 great Android games you can play on your TV with Chromecast
Google’s Chromecast is often an ignored platform for gaming, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t a couple of quality titles to check out on your Chromecast… by Matthew Sholtz in Games, News, Roundups, Videos
Android Oreo for low-powered phones launches today
Google is releasing Android Oreo Go, complete with a full suite of smaller and faster apps.
#ShotsofAwe
DON’T Buy The iPhone X
This is The Right Way to Hang Toilet Paper, According to Science
How do you hang your toilet paper? The age-old question whether the “right” way to have the end going over the top of the roll or under, coming from the side closest to the wall, is as old as time. It’s a controversial topic that has torn apart families, and now we have a definitive answer to the question: The right way to hang your toilet paper is with the end going over the top.
Exposing price discrimination in online shopping (Marketplace)
How to Join a Beta and Download Early Versions of Android Apps
Back in the earlier days of Android, if you wanted to beta test an application, you generally had to sideload it alongside the current stable version of the app. But now, Google has “beta channels” in the Play Store, making it a lot easier to give beta apps a shot.
Sweet car
Sweet car
Cool!
Cool!
10 minutes ago, I was cautiously optimistic that one day we’d live and work side-by-side with robots in perfect harmony. Then Boston Dynamics posted a video of its ATLAS humanoid robot performing incredible jumps and backflips, and now I’m ready to go find a cave somewhere and hide.
‘Bit Rot’ explained: Why your phone is slower than when it was new
Your phone was faster yesterday than it is today, and will be slower tomorrow. Bit Rot is a real thing.
How to Send Audio Recordings Over MMS on Android
Text messaging is great and all, but it’s not always the most efficient way to communicate with another person. In fact, some would argue that voice messaging is the best chat feature you’ve never used. I won’t argue that, but if you’re interested in trying it out for yourself, here’s the best way to do it on your Android phone.
How to Customize the Google Feed (and Make It Actually Useful)
When Google first released Google Now, it was celebrated by Android users across the board. When Now evolved into the Google Feed, however, this change was much less accepted. But the Feed is great if you just take the time to customize it.
Finally! lol
Finally! lol
The US Air Force’s scientific research wing is giving Lockheed Martin $26.3 million “for the design, development, and production of a high power fiber laser,” which it expects to start testing on a tactical fighter jet in four years. Sounds cool and certainly futuristic, but the jury’s still out on whether these weapons have any real tactical value.
Quark fusion makes ten times as much energy as nuclear fusion
It would also produce eight times as much power as a hydrogen bomb.
Wow, 10 years already.
Wow, 10 years already.
Android wasn’t always the world’s largest mobile operating system. Watch the original demo video for Android to get a glimpse at what was once a young, budding platform.
How Not to Get the Flu This Season
We won’t sugarcoat this: it’s very possible that you can do absolutely everything right this winter, and still end up with a terrible case of the flu.