Facebook bans boogaloo groups, but some smaller groups remain - CNET

After pressure, Facebook designates the movement as a "dangerous organization" and removes hundreds of accounts.

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The pandemic has changed the way organizations operate and many workers will continue to work from home once their coworkers began returning to the office which is why Nvidia has released a new version of its virtual GPU software, vGPU.

The latest version of vGPU adds support for more workloads and also includes features that improve operational efficiencies for IT admins.

GPU virtualization providers workers from designers to data scientists with a flexible way to collaborate on projects which require advanced graphics and computing power without the need for their organizations to outfit everyone with their own workstation. 

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The market intelligence firm IDC recently interviewed Nvidia customers using GPU-accelerated virtual desktops and found that organizations with 500 to 1,000 users experienced a 13 percent increase in productivity.

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Nvidia has expanded hypervisor support by partnering with SUSE on its Linux Enterprise Server and vGPU support is now available on its kernel-based virtual machine platform.

Nvidia vComputeServer software will support initial offerings and enable GPU virtualization for AI and data science workloads. This will help expand hypervisor platform options for enterprises as well as cloud service providers that are seeing an increased need to support GPUs.

Collaboration in VR is also getting a boost as Nvidia CloudXR technology uses Nvidia RTX and vGPU software to deliver VR and augmented reality across both 5G and Wi-Fi networks. The latest version of vGPU adds 120Hz vSync support at resolutions up to 4K and this gives CloudXR users an even smoother immersive experience on untethered devices.

At the same time, vGPU will also enable improved collaboration in computer-aided design while also providing real-time photorealistic renderings of models in the recently released Omniverse AEC Experience which combines the real-time collaboration platform Omniverse with RTX Server and Nvidia Quadro Virtual Workstation software for the data center.

By using vGPU, organizations can provide their employees with the advanced graphics and computing power they need to do their jobs from anywhere whether that be at home or in the office.

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Google said on Monday that it had removed search ads that charged users searching for voting information large fees for voter registration or harvested their personal data.

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Scientists say whale sharks have teeth on their eyeballs - CNET

A new study found that some whale sharks have numerous "dermal denticles... distributed on the eye surface".

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India bans TikTok and 58 other Chinese apps citing national security concerns - CNET

Other mobile apps banned include Tencent's WeChat and Baidu's Twitter-like platform known as Weibo.

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The Realme X3 along with the Realme X3 SuperZoom will go on their first sale in India today at 12 noon on Flipkart. These phones under the Realme X3 series were released last week in India and are the successors to the Realme X2 series that was introduced last year.

As the name suggests, the Realme X3 SuperZoom comes with a 5x optical and 60x hybrid zoom similar to what we’ve seen in Huawei P30 Pro and a few other devices, however, at a much lower price point. The Realme X3, though, is the base variant in the series and sports 2x zoom.

Realme X3, Realme X3 SuperZoom price in India

Apart from hardware specifications, pricing of the Realme X3 series is another highlight. The starting price of close to Rs. 25,000  is good enough to give some other premium devices jittery moments.

Both the phones can be bought via Flipkart as well as from Realme's site from a sale starting at 12 noon today. The price of Realme X3 and Realme X3 SuperZoom in India can be found as under: 

Product	Configutaion	Price (INR)
Realme X3 SuperZoom	12 + 256	Rs 32,999
Realme X3 SuperZoom	8 + 128	Rs 27,999
Realme X3	8 + 128	Rs 25,999
Realme X3	6 + 128	Rs 24,999

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Realme X3 SuperZoom specifications, features

The Realme X3 SuperZoom comes with a Snapdragon 855 Plus SoC coupled with 8/12 GB of RAM. It has a 6.6-inch Full HD+ LCD display that comes with a 120 Hz refresh rate. This dual-sim phone runs on Realme UI on top of Android 10 out of the box.

The X3 SuperZoom houses a quad-camera setup at the back with the 64-megapixel primary Samsung GW1 sensor and an 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle sensor. Additionally, there is a 2-megapixel camera for macro shots along with an 8-megapixel sensor that comes equipped with Periscope-style lens setup that lends the phone 5x optical zoom as well as 60x hybrid zoom capabilities.

On the front, the phone has a dual selfie camera setup house in a hole-punch display. This setup includes a primary 32-megapixel sensor and a secondary 8-megapixel sensor for ultra-wide-angle shots.

In terms of storage, the X3 SuperZoom comes with 256GB of onboard storage and is powered by a 4,200mAh battery that supports the 30W Dart Flash Charge technology.

Realme X3 specifications, features

In terms of features and specifications, the Realme X3 is almost identical to the SuperZoom and is sans the mouthful name apart from some marquee features.

It has the same 6.6-inch Full HD+ LCD display with 120 Hz refresh rate, up to 8GB of RAM, 128 GB of onboard storage and up to 8 GB of RAM.

There is a quad rear camera setup present on the Realme X3 that includes the same primary 64-megapixel Samsung GW1 sensor, an 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle shooter along with a 2-megapixel sensor for macro photos. Where the X3 differs from its SuperZoom variant is the fourth sensor that offers for 2x optical zoom and the front dual camera setup which houses a 16-megapixel Sony sensor coupled with an 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle snapper.

The Realme X3 is powered by a 4,200mAh battery that supports Realme's 30W Dart Flash Charge fast charging technology.

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Reddit on Monday shut down r/The_Donald, a forum which long served as a popular online home base for fans of President Donald Trump, saying it violated the site's hate speech rules.

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Apple is serious about its decision to guard against monopolies around its supply chain involving the iPhone 12. The company was more than willing to look beyond China as a production base during the Covid-19 pandemic. Now, it has decided not to risk having a single supplier for OLED displays and added LG to the existing Samsung. 

There were two reports doing the rounds about how displays for the iPhone 12 would not be left with Samsung, which has been a supplier for some years now. These reports categorically announced that LG would join Samsung in supplying OLED displays for the upcoming smartphones. 

Looks like the iPhone 11 series (buy it on Amazon) and the iPhone SE 2020 could well be the last devices from Apple to sport LCD displays. 

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A report published on DigiTimes said Samsung had obtained a larger chunk of the AMOLED panel orders required for the iPhone lineup during 2020. LG Display and BOE Technology were sharing the smaller parts.  

The report in the Korean website Elec said LG Display would be supplying up to 20 million OLEd panels for the iPhone 12 series this year while Samsung Display will get to produce 55 million units. In other words, we can safely state that Apple is hoping to sell 75 million units of its upcoming flagship when it launches later this fall. 

Rumours around the iPhone 12 have suggested four models, that includes three of varying sizes. This time it appears as though Apple is bidding adieu to the long-serving LCD panels for all its upcoming iPhones, preferring the jazzier OLED displays. 

In November last year, rumours surfaced about Samsung being the sole supplier of the improved Y-OCTA technology that includes the touch sensor within the display. This, the reports said, would render the iPhone thinner, lighter and possibly cheaper to manufacture and sell. 

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Tiktok and 58 other apps were banned by the government on Monday, and overnight, Tiktok has been removed from Google and Apple’s app stores. Other apps are still to be removed.

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Let's get one thing straight – Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga is not a satire, and representing it as such is not only a misunderstanding of the film's intention, but of the spirit of Eurovision in general.

It would be easy to assume that a comedy about Eurovision starring Will Ferrell would be a mockery in the vein of Talladega Nights or Blades of Glory, however, it's clear that the filmmakers behind Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga genuinely love the event and what it represents.

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For those who aren't super familiar with the world's biggest song contest, Eurovision is an annual competition that sees musical representatives from a wide number of (mostly) European countries perform an original, unreleased song for a chance to win the highly coveted glass microphone trophy. 

The winning country is also given the honor of hosting the next Eurovision Song Contest, which is seen as a massive tourism boon, as the event traditionally brings tens of thousands of overseas visitors and televised exposure to millions more.

Apart from the music, a large part of Eurovision's appeal is that it doesn't take itself too seriously. Everyone (from the event's organizers, to the musicians themselves) is in on the joke, with much of the show's extravagance coming from each act trying to put on the most outrageous performance possible – within the bounds of good taste, of course.

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What Will Ferrell, his co-writer Andrew Steele and director David Dobkin understand all too well, is that you can't really make fun of something that already makes fun of itself. Doing so would not only be pointless, but mean-spirited, too.

Instead, Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga's creative team approach the material with complete and utter sincerity, with much of the film's humor coming from the larger-than-life characters that inhabit its story.

Never once crossing over into ridicule, Ferrell and co. indulge in some gentle ribbing at Eurovision's expense, which is no different from what the show's own commentators (in this instance, the wonderful Graham Norton) do every year – much to the delight of the audience watching at home. 

In fact, Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga is made with the participation of the contest itself, and is officially backed by the European Broadcasting Union –this alone should act as a dead giveaway that the film comes from a place of love, and not contempt.

Honestly, it's hard to understand how anyone could feel that Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga is out to deride the event in any way, particularly after the show-stopping "song-along" that occurs mid-film, bringing together several of the competition's more famous past contestants to mash up a number of classic songs in joyous celebration.

As the title would suggest, Netflix's film tells the underdog story of Fire Saga, a pub band from Iceland who, due to unforeseen circumstances, ends up being the country's only eligible submission to the Eurovision Song Contest.

Fire Saga consists of Lars Erickssong (Will Ferrell) and Sigrit Ericksdottir (Rachel McAdams) – a pair who (probably) aren't brother and sister. Driven by Lars' childhood dream of winning Eurovision, the frontman is seen as delusional by everyone in his and Sigrit's small hometown of Húsavík. 

Although no one in the band's own community believes in the pair's musical talents, stemming for the most part from the disapproval of Lars' extremely handsome father, Erick (Pierce Brosnan), the town comes together in support of Fire Saga anyway in one of the film's most heartwarming moments.

As one character in the film so eloquently puts it, "We know they're awful, but they're our awful", brilliantly summing up the pride each country feels for its Eurovision contestants in a single sentence, regardless of how good they actually are.

And while a lesser film would simply be content in making Fire Saga genuinely terrible, the movie doesn't take the cheap route. Instead, the band is actually quite good (well, as far as Eurovision acts go), if a little misguided in that it tries to win the contest by singing what they think the audience wants to hear, rather than singing from the heart.

It's in this lesson that the film reveals its true intentions, stating unequivocally that no matter what happens, you've already won if you stay true to yourself. This message is doubled down once again by the character of Alexander Lemtov (Dan Stevens), the Russian contestant who is obviously gay but pursues Sigrit for the sake of his image and what's expected of him by Mother Russia.

Aside from this, the film is ultimately a celebration of how Eurovision brings people from all walks of life together, regardless of their political affiliations and beliefs. At a time when the world is more divided than ever – compounded by a global pandemic that has seen this year's Eurovision cancelled and any overseas travel indefinitely postponed – Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga is exactly the film we need right now.

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