The search giant has been planning for years to scrap cookies, which allow advertisers to track users’ movements across the web. Recently, it announced it’s ditching its initial attempt, called Federated Learning of Cohorts (FLoC), in favor of a new mechanism called Topics. While Google asserts Topics inculcates the feedback it received from trialing FLoC, privacy-minded folks say it’s unwise to expect any solution from Google to completely avoid tracking....

Don’t blame us if you can’t sleep after watching them! Starring: Perdita Weeks, Ben Feldman, Edwin Hodge, Francois Civil, Marion Lambert Director: John Erick Dowdle Motion Picture Rating: R Running Time: 93 minutes Starring: Brian Cox, Emile Hirsch, Ophelia Lovibond  Director: André Øvredal Motion Picture Rating: R Running Time: 86 minutes Starring: Emma Roberts, Kiernan Shipka, Lucy Boynton Director: Oz Perkins Motion Picture Rating: R Running Time: 93 minutes Starring:Virginia Madsen, Xander Berkeley, Tony Todd  Director: Bernard Rose Motion Picture Rating: R Running Time: 99 minutes Starring: Patrick Brice, Mark Duplass Director: Patrick Brice Motion Picture Rating: R Running Time: 77 minutes Starring: Keri Russell, Jake Brennan, Josh Hamilton  Director: Scott Stewart Motion Picture Rating: PG-13 Running Time: 97 minutes Starring: Aaron Moorhead, Justin Benson, Callie Hernandez Director: Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead Motion Picture Rating: Not Rated Running Time: 111 minutes Starring: Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Richard DeManincor Director: Sam Raimi Motion Picture Rating: NC-17 Running Time: 85 minutes Starring: Sennia Nanua, Paddy Considine, Gemma Arterton, Glenn Close Director: Colm McCarthy Motion Picture Rating: R Running Time: 111 minutes Starring: Patrick Stewart, Anton Yelchin, Imogen Poots, Alia Shawkat, Macon Blair Director: Jeremy Saulnier Motion Picture Rating: R Running Time: 95 minutes Starring: Jeffrey Wright, Alexander Skarsgård, James Badge Dale Director: Jeremy Saulnier Motion Picture Rating: R Running Time: 125 minutes Starring: John Gallagher Jr....

While still only in beta testing, Elk Audio’s Aloha makes it possible for all types of musicians to practice playing music together in entirely different cities, effectively eliminating the lag time that interrupts the creative flow. “Our final goal is to be able to connect every musician out there,” Michele Benincaso, the founder and director of Elk Audio, told Lifewire over a video chat. Low Latency Music-Making Elk Audio began working on the Aloha technology more than five years ago....

A bad reason to unfollow someone on Twitter is that they don’t follow you back, even though that’s why many people do unfollow others on Twitter. Back in the early days of Twitter, this was pretty common. When you followed someone, it was expected that the other person would follow you back. Now, not so much. Twitter’s usage has grown exponentially, and it’s unreasonable to expect that every person you follow will follow you back—especially celebrities....

Is Shipt Worth It? Shipt is a subscription service that you can’t use outside of a free trial period without paying. You can choose to pay monthly or yearly, with a nice discount if you pay yearly, so there is an ongoing cost associated with using the service regardless of whether you use it every week or rarely use it at all. Whether or not Shipt is worth it depends entirely on factors like how busy your schedule is, how often you think you’ll use the service, and whether you can afford the ongoing subscription....

The X-Pro3 is a “mirrorless” camera with a unique hybrid electronic/optical viewfinder (EVF/OVF), retro film-camera look, and an LCD screen that remains hidden until you fold it out. It is also the perfect antidote to digital bloat. What Is the X-Pro3? The X-Pro3 is a digital camera with a few standout features: The viewfinder.The hidden LCD screen.Fujifilm’s amazing film simulations.Real knobs and dials. It’s this combination of features, along with a design that is both great to look at and easy to use with the camera up to the eye, that make the X-Pro3 great....

Researchers are using a method known as archaeomagnetic dating to reconstruct military campaigns described in the Bible, according to a new paper. It’s part of a growing number of technological ways to find and date buried objects. “The current research demonstrates clearly that archaeomagnetic applications can have a substantial impact on an entire discipline—biblical archaeology and archaeological research, in general, will benefit greatly from adopting this method in future research,” Oded Lipschits, one of the study’s authors, told Lifewire in an email interview....

Scientists have developed a system that uses silicon microchips to record and transmit brain activity to a computer, according to a recent paper. Tiny chips are put on the brain’s surface or inside the tissue to harvest more neural signals than other brain implants. The invention is the latest step in the rapidly developing field of brain-machine interfaces. “Fully-functioning interfaces for deep brain stimulation and combined stimulation and recording are currently available and are iteratively being improved with ever-increasing sophistication, complexity, and capabilities,” Dr....

Researchers have developed a hologram that allows you to reach out and “feel” it. It’s part of the growing field of holographic technology that could change the way we communicate. “Eventually it may be possible to create holographic theater that is more realistic and less cumbersome than the Google cardboard or Oculus Go systems, which can cause vertigo,” Paul J. Joseph, a professor of mass communications at Methodist University in North Carolina who was not involved in the study, told Lifewire in an email interview....

Today, she is an all-around streamer dipping into RPGs, tabletop roleplaying, and the emerging political sphere on the streaming giant. She has made a career out of being a gamer, and she’s ready to take the world just as easily as she conquered Twitch. “I remember thinking wow people go online to stream video games like a show. I was intrigued,” she told Lifewire in a phone interview. “I didn’t think it would happen, but here I am....

Woods is the founder and CEO of Hohm, creator of custom-engineered, on-demand sleep pods that provide users with a private and safe place to rest, nap, meditate, and beyond. The idea for his company sparked from his struggle with finding space to rest on the go. “The start of this came from me experiencing the issue of being exhausted at the office,” Woods told Lifewire in a video interview. “If you need food on the go, there are so many options, but if you need sleep on the go, what are your options?...

Minorities and women represent only a tiny percentage of technology workers and face obstacles to join the growing field. There’s a clear need for minorities to boost their technology skills as more jobs move online, as well. “As a single mother trying to get into the tech industry, I didn’t see a lot of people like myself,” Krista Peryer, co-founder and president of The Geek Foundation in Springfield, MO, said in a phone interview....

While it’s no secret the parks enjoy a massive, passionate fan-base—and companies engaging with consumers through social media is nothing new—the skyrocketing success of a channel entirely dedicated to what’s primarily in-person entertainment is somewhat surprising. But it seems Disney has cracked the code, immersing fans in the “Most Magical Place on Earth” remotely. “Fans of The Walt Disney Company’s theme parks are extremely passionate, but there’s often a disconnect between the company’s social media accounts and the way fans actually convene online,” said theme park journalist Carlye Wisel in an email interview with Lifewire....

In this guide we will walk you through the simple steps to cast your Android device’s display onto your TV’s, allowing you to stream movies, shows, music, and other content. How to Cast Android to a TV Using Chromecast The most common method of casting Android to a TV is with Chromecast. A Chromecast is an inexpensive device that serves as a “bridge” between your Android phone and TV. There are also TVs (including select Android TVs and Vizio SmartCast TVs) that have the Chromecast system built-in....

Why Change a Turntable Cartridge or Stylus? Turntable cartridges—the stylus, also known as a needle, in particular—wear down through use. Eventually, these parts must be replaced to maintain top sonic performance, especially if you have one of the best turntables available. Periodically changing the stylus will also help preserve the integrity of your growing collection of vinyl records, which can become scratched or damaged from needles played out past the recommended lifespan....

Preparing to Connect Bluetooth to iPhone Place your iPhone and Bluetooth device near each other. Bluetooth’s range is a few dozen feet, so devices that are too far apart can’t connect. The technology’s theoretical limit is 33 feet, but the closer the two devices are, the better. As a security precaution, both devices must be in a “discovery” mode, although the name for that mode varies by manufacturer and the procedure for activating it isn’t uniform....

Defining and Managing Names with the Name Box One way, and possibly the easiest way, of defining names is using the Name Box, located above column A in the worksheet. You can use this method to create unique names that are recognized by every sheet in a workbook. To create a name using the Name Box as shown in the image above: Naming Rules and Restrictions Syntax rules to remember when creating or editing names for ranges are as follows:...

How to Disable Fast Startup in Window 10 Fast Startup is enabled by default, but you can easily disable it in a few clicks. Difference Between Fast Startup and Hibernate Microsoft implemented Fast Startup to help your computer start up faster after you shut down your computer. With Fast Startup, the computer does not actually shut down completely. It enters a specific type of hibernation state instead of a full shutdown....

But a wet iPhone isn’t necessarily a dead iPhone. While some iPhones can’t be saved no matter what you do, try these tips before you declare your beloved gadget dead. How to Dry Out and Fix a Wet iPhone Follow these steps to try to save your wet iPhone: Waterproof iPhones: iPhone 7 and Newer Probably the easiest—but not the cheapest—way to save a wet iPhone is to get one that resists water damage in the first place....

Reasons Why You Cannot Connect to a DNS Server One class of failures are related to Domain Name System — the distributed name resolution service used by internet providers around the world. Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 computers may report the following error messages in the Troubleshooting Problems found window:​ The device will not be able to reach the internet when these failure conditions occur. These DNS server errors may appear for any of several different reasons....