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Everywhere you look, things are getting more complicated. Our phones have over a thousand settings. Showerheads come with apps. Cars have touchscreens. Ovens have touchscreens. “There’s no doubt that ‘featuritis’ is real,” said design consultant Jakob Nielsen. “Most of these things are too complicated.” Nielsen says that part of the problem is bad design: “Simplicity
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What happened to “simple” design? – CBS News Watch CBS News Everywhere you look, products are getting too complicated, with more and more features aimed at attracting consumers. But designing things to do more can often lead to frustrated and unhappy customers. For designers, it’s a constant and complex balance to get it just right.
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DOJ targets Apple in antitrust lawsuit DOJ targets Apple in antitrust lawsuit, alleging monopoly practices 02:59 Tech giant Apple on Thursday issued an apology following widespread backlash over a new commercial released earlier this week for the latest iPad Pro which shows an array of artistic tools and objects being destroyed. Titled “Crush!,” the ad
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Undercover sting operation renews attention of need to protect kids on social media – CBS News Watch CBS News An undercover sting operation in New Mexico is renewing calls by law enforcement for social media platforms to do more to protect kids online. Bodycam video exclusively obtained by CBS News shows how police took down
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Whistleblower from Boeing supplier says he was pressured to ignore defects during inspections – CBS News Watch CBS News Santiago Paredes spent a decade doing final inspections on 737 fuselages for Spirit AeroSystems, one of Boeing’s largest suppliers. He says he filed an ethics complaint when his managers asked him to speed up inspections about
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Technology has allowed activist Jordyn Zimmerman, a nonspeaking autistic woman, to find her voice. Zimmerman’s early life was spent communicating through body language and pictures. She bounced between numerous school systems in Ohio. It wasn’t until the age of 18 — when she began using Proloquo2Go, an augmentative and alternative communication app — that her
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TikTok sues to block U.S. law that could lead to a ban of the popular social media app – CBS News Watch CBS News TikTok filed a lawsuit over U.S. legislation that could ban the social media app. It says a new law demanding it sever ties with the Chinese government is unconstitutional and is
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Washington — TikTok, the widely popular social media app, and its parent company ByteDance filed a lawsuit against the Justice Department on Tuesday over a new law that requires the platform to cut ties with its China-based owner within a year or be effectively banned from the United States. The petition filed in federal court
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HealthWatch: New research suggests video games may damage your hearing HealthWatch: New research suggests video games may damage your hearing 01:03 Gamers who have been waiting for years for Nintendo to release a successor to its popular Switch console finally got a clue on when to expect an upgraded device. Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa said
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When Los Angeles Police Department officers in riot gear arrived at the University of California, Los Angeles early Thursday, the anonymous messaging app Sidechat filled with posts trying to piece together what was happening: “Is everyone ok? I just heard like 8 cop cars go by,” one post read. Others shared rumors about police action
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