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What do the World’s Wealthiest People Eat for Breakfast?

People sometimes forget that billionaires are human just like us. Just because they make a substantial amount of money doesn’t change the fact that they need to eat, you know,  just like the rest of us. However, with the world at their fingertips, what do these billionaires choose to eat on a daily basis? Do they go through a drive-thru or hire a personal chef?  Here’s the scoop on what […]

todayApril 4, 2019

Tech Made Simple

Microsoft Plans to Dish on Next-Gen Xbox Consoles at E3 2019

Sony may have decided to skip the E3, the video game industry’s largest annual expo this year, but according to sources at The Verge, Microsoft plans to be back at E3 2019 with its usual blow-out press conference. And now, Jeux Video is reporting that Microsoft plans to discuss its next-gen Xbox lineup as well.   We likely won’t get pricing details or product names, the report states, but we’ll […]

todayFebruary 27, 2019

Tech Made Simple

Amazon’s Rekognition Still Showing Signs of Racial Bias

As facial recognition systems become more common, Amazon has emerged as a frontrunner in the field, courting customers around the US, including police departments and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). But experts say the company is not doing enough to allay fears about bias in its algorithms, particularly when it comes to performance on faces with darker skin. In research published by MIT’s Joy Buolamwini last February, which identified similar […]

todayJanuary 30, 2019

Tech Made Simple

Nintendo Opens Doors to Youtubers

Nintendo has relaxed its rules for video-makers who share their gameplay on websites such as Twitch and YouTube.   Unlike Microsoft and Sony, Nintendo had restricted what it let video-makers share online and took a slice of advertising revenue from YouTuber, but its new guidelines lift most of the restrictions and no longer ask gaming vloggers to register for Nintendo's revenue-sharing scheme.   Many video-makers had complained about Nintendo's policy […]

todayDecember 4, 2018

Tech Made Simple

Bill Gates says “Silicon Valley” Captures a lot of Truths

While some people in the real-world Silicon Valley think that HBO's "Silicon Valley," the network's long-running satire, is too critical of the tech industry, Microsoft's multi-billion dollar co-founder disagrees.  In fact, in a new blog entry, Bill Gates puts it bluntly: lighten up. "I have friends in Silicon Valley who refuse to watch the show because they think it's just making fun of them," writes Gates. "I always tell them: […]

todayNovember 28, 2018

Tech Made Simple

XBox Drops One on Black Friday

Microsoft is offering its latest Xbox One X console at its lowest price point ever for Black Friday. The software maker is dropping the price to $399, a hundred dollars off the normal retail for the Black Friday bargain hunters. Microsoft’s deal will be available at a variety of retailers, but the company warns it’s a limited offer between November 18th and 26th.   But Microsoft isn’t stopping there. Alongside […]

todayNovember 14, 2018

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