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Hoosiers shows us how Norman Dale, the new high school coach pivots towards trusting his players during a crucial time. Jimmy Chitwood, the best player in town, pivots toward playing basketball again after watching the new coach commit to excellence and player development. And ultimately the entire town of Hickory, Indiana pivots towards trusting the vision and execution of their new basketball coach. Pivots are powerful because they keep you grounded while you look for options....

Sharing our music interests with others isn’t something new. People have been sharing music tastes forever, from lending vinyl records to burning mixtapes and onto building playlists. The music we listen to is an expression of who we are. By sharing those interests with others, you share an integral part of your identity. But describing our music taste to others can be challenging because the details are as complex as we are....

The Zhiyun Smooth Q3 is available for $89 or $109 if you want the combo package that comes with some additional goodies; storage bag, ZY Cami one-year prime service card, and a wrist strap. The zippered carrying/storage case itself is worth the $20 additional price. The Smooth Q3 is reasonably priced and also a great first gimbal if you are interested in improving your smartphone video results. Also: Best camera phone 2021: Take the best photos and videos Gimbals provide 3-axis stabilization with internal motors that activate after you mount your phone and then turn on the gimbal....

But, every now and again, I get a really fine machine, like Dell’s latest XPS 13 Developer Edition laptop. And I get excited again. See it now: Dell XPS 13 from Dell http://redirect.viglink.com?key=298b435ee3d01bf48b93ee197bcd0f20&type=bk&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dell.com%2Fen-us%2Fwork%2Fshop%2Fdell-laptops-and-notebooks%2Fxps-13-developer-edition%2Fspd%2Fxps-13-9370-laptop%2Fcax13w10p2c606ubuntu There’s this persistent fake news story that you can’t buy a computer with Linux pre-installed on it. It’s nonsense. Dell has been selling Ubuntu-Linux powered computers since 2007. What’s also true is that, Dell, like Linux-specific desktop companies such as System76, sells high-end systems like its Precision mobile workstations....

The agreement, if enacted, would potentially prevent multinationals from shifting profits offshore to low-tax jurisdictions such as Ireland or British Virgin Islands to avoid paying tax. The foundation of the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) agreement is based on the OECD’s proposed “two-pillar approach” that aims to ensure multinationals pay their fair share of tax in the countries they operate in. It states that both pillars combined could increase global corporate tax income revenue by between $100-$150 billion annually....

Charcuterie boards, cookbooks, and decorative bowls are all great, but smart kitchen tools can actually make your family and friends’ lives easier (and much more fun). Touchscreen toasters are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the best smart kitchen tools I’ve seen on TikTok. To make your shopping easier, I’ve rounded up the best kitchen tools to gift your family and friends. I’ve personally tested many of these appliances, but I considered different diets and price points to help you find the best cooking present this year....

The 360 S8 robot vacuum has LiDAR SLAM navigation system and anti-collision sensors to detect and avoid obstacles. Its 320ml water tank wraps around the 360ml dustbin, so the S8 It will sweep and mop your floors at the same time. Its app has multi-floor management, which can save up to five past maps and 5 recent maps. The S8 is not as powerful as other robot vacuums I have tried....

But I finally figured it out: It’s the lack of smartphones. Ferris and his fellow ditch-day accomplices spend their whole day in the moment as opposed to scrolling through it. Ferris even says, “Life moves pretty fast, and if you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” These days, we’re all missing it… and stressing about it… and our phones are the culprit. And I think we could all use a day off from doomscrolling and so we can take time to look around....

Aw, who are we kidding? Everyone makes those resolutions, and they’re usually just a distant memory by Super Bowl Sunday. So instead of those unrealistic promises to yourself, how about if we start with something that’s a little more achievable? I’ve got some recommendations for smart things you can resolve to do with your technology in the new year to make you happier, more productive, and maybe even less anxious....

The company reported third quarter revenue of $3.94 billion, up 22% from a year ago, with earnings of $2.52 a share. Non-GAAP earnings were $3.11 a share in the third quarter. Wall Street was looking for earnings of $3.02 a share on revenue of $3.89 billion. For the fourth quarter, Adobe projected revenue of $4.07 billion with non-GAAP earnings of $3.18 a share. Digital Media revenue growth for the fourth quarter will be up about 20% and Digital Experience revenue will be up 22%....

Abacus had already come to market with a form of auto-ML, a way automate deep learning model building for customers. The company has amassed over 6,000 customers that have used over 20,000 models. Previously, that service was confined to the automatic models that Abacus would offer. Now, the service will take any TensorFlow or Pytorch model that a customer brings and plug that into what the company calls an “end-to-end, real-time deep learning system....

Available in five colors – sky blue, pink, green, space gray, and silver – these Bluetooth headphones use Apple-designed dynamic drivers to bring you high fidelity audio listening. This is in part thanks to the Apple H1 chip and software that uses computational audio and combinations custom acoustics in the drivers. On the exterior, you can expect a knit-mesh canopy with memory foam ear cushions to provide a comfortable listening experience for long hours on end, whether you’re hanging out at home or traveling through an airport....

Custom-built by its chip development unit T-Head, the new 5nm server chip is powered by 128 Arm cores with 3.2GHz top-clock speed, according to Alibaba. Called Yitian 710, each processor has 60 billion integrated transistors and encompasses eight DDR5 channels and 96-lane PCIe 5.0, the Chinese tech vendor said in a statement Tuesday. It added that the new chip was the first server processor to be compatible with Arm’s v9 architecture....

The new measures were announced to staff in a memo before it was made publicly available shortly after. “Over the past few days, we have been working diligently. Following a thorough review and intense discussions, we have decided to enact a series of actions to prevent sexual harassment and sexual assault. These actions have incorporated the feedback on our intranet, the notes received in our open mailbox, and the discussions in various DingTalk chat groups,” Alibaba wrote in the memo....

This year’s result was only an 8.5% increase on last year’s number, despite claiming that 290,00 brands participated and there were more than 900-plus million consumers in China shopping on Tmall. Alibaba has always measured the event’s success based on the total GMV, and each time the results have smashed the previous GMV number. The Chinese e-commerce giant described the results as “steady” and of “quality growth” that reflects what it describes as a “dynamic” Chinese market....

As part of the full launch, the price of Luna will increase starting April 1, going from $5.99 a month to $9.99 per month. If you sign up before the first of April, you’ll be grandfathered into the current price. The same applies to the Family Channel feature of Luna that provides access to kid-friendly games for $2.99 month, going up to $5.99 a month on April 1. Once you’re paying the monthly fee, you won’t have to download or install any games on a compatible device....

Revenue rose 49%, year over year, for the final quarter. The $4.8 billion in net sales was driven by increased contributions from the chipmaker’s Computing and Graphics and Enterprise, Embedded, and Semi-Custom segments. Meanwhile, operating income surged to $1.2 billion, a 112% rise over the year-ago quarter on the back of higher revenue and gross margin expansion, AMD said. Net income fell, year-over-year to $974 million, or $0.80 per diluted share, due to a $1....

For many years we saw the “megapixel race” in smartphone cameras, but most companies have settled on 12MP as a standard for smartphone photography. The software algorithms and intelligence were advanced and perfected in 2021 with Google and Apple taking computational photography to the next level. It’s awesome that smartphones help you take great pictures, but there is a lot more to a phone for productivity than taking photos. See also: Best camera phone: Take the best photos and videos Google released Android 12 in late 2021 while Apple brought us iOS 15 and both of these major updates offer glimpses of what we can expect in 2022....

The list includes an Apple IOMobileFrameBuffer Memory Corruption vulnerability, a SonicWall SMA 100 Appliances Stack-Based Buffer Overflow vulnerability, a Microsoft Internet Explorer Use-After-Free vulnerability, a Microsoft Windows Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) Improper Privilege Management vulnerability and two GNU Bourne-Again Shell (Bash) Arbitrary Code Execution vulnerabilities. Also: CISA adds 13 exploited vulnerabilities to list, 9 with Feb. 1 remediation date The Apple and SonicWall vulnerabilities have a remediation date for February 11, and the rest have remediation dates of July 28....

However, not every buyer operates with such certitude, and not every electronics buyer buys at malls or Apple stores. For about a decade, Apple has operated a store-within-a-store at Best Buy; the partnership expanded in 2019 to include authorized repairs at every Best Buy in the U.S.. One pre-pandemic account estimated that Apple accounted for up to 20% of the revenue at Best Buy stores and drove significant foot traffic to the retailer....