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PS5 Pro: Release date, price, specs and more rumors Almost a year after Sony launched its cutting-edge PS5 console, chances are you're probably still religiously checking Twitter, desperately trying to find one that's not part of a sure-I'll-pay-$500-more bundle. (Or an Xbox Series X. No judgments. Continue Reading . . . https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/ps5-pro-release-date-price-specs-and-more-rumors/

While most of us are aware that we can mute conversations or other accounts on Twitter, it wasn’t until I saw this wonderful tweet by @nonprofWHIT that I realized you could also mute a specific word. from https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/19/21144097/twitter-mute-tweets-word-name-tag-how-to-settings-phone-desktop https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66338661/twitter.0.0.png

With the release of MacOS Catalina, Apple made some key changes to how you'll use your Mac going forward. For starters, iTunes is nowhere to be found, developers can tweak iPad apps to run on the Mac and you can use your iPad as a second monitor with Sidecar.  from https://www.cnet.com/how-to/itunes-is-dead-heres-how-to-back-up-and-sync-your-iphone-in-macos-catalina/ https://cnet2.cbsistatic.com/img/rDsVk80sbIjWm0JDt7K7QUmAL24=/2019/10/08/f54b0668-d681-4501-8b23-ab6eb8788a4d/iphone-11-syncing-with-finder.jpg

Major Android mobile apps from companies including Yelp and Duolingo send data that could be used to personally identify you for ad tracking straight to Facebook immediately upon logging in, according to a new report from the London-based UK charity and watchdog group Privacy International (PI). from https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/5/18252397/facebook-android-apps-sending-data-user-privacy-developer-tools-violation https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/63188116/acastro_180720_1777_facebook_0001.0.jpg

" Ever had to rush somewhere and begun to worry that you stink like a teenage locker room? Well, thankfully, there's now an app that can measure exactly how badly you smell. Connecting to your smartphone via Bluetooth, Kukun Body is a pocket-sized device that lets you test your stench in four different locations. Developed by Japanese camera manufacturer Konica Minolta, the tape recorder shaped device can be used to scan four areas: feet, behind the ear, near the head and of course – the all important armpits. ..." http://buff.ly/2tU3gDi via Buffer

Microsoft launches AI for Earth to give $2M in services to environmental projects http://buff.ly/2tHEINC " After helping to launch the  Partnership on AI  with Google, Facebook and others; and  doubling down on AI research , today Microsoft unveiled a new initiative that points to how it plans to target specific verticals in what can potentially be a very nebulous field — while also raising the public image of AI as some grow concerned about the implications of its encroaching influence.... " via Buffer