Category: interview

Weber’s SmokeFire smart grills just got a lot better

[ad_1] As promised, Weber added a feature that lets you really saturate your food with smoke at the beginning of the cook. It’s called SmokeBoost, and it sets the grill between 165 and 200 degrees for this initial period. The Weber Connect app provides some guidance for times based on the food you’re cooking, but […]

LinkedIn rolls out AI-driven interview feedback feature

[ad_1] That’s all fine and well, but doing a video interview (or a live one for that matter) is a skill that requires practice. To that end, LinkedIn has also unveiled AI-powered instant feedback that goes along with its interview preparation tool. Once you’ve practiced your responses to questions, you can record them and get […]

The terrible, fantastic life of AbleGamers COO Steven Spohn

[ad_1] This story is just one reason he wanted to get on-stage at SXSW and deliver a speech about finding strength in any body. Across all forms of media, people with disabilities have fewer role models than the able-bodied population, and also fewer tools designed specifically for the ways they interact with their environments. Video […]

Geforce Now goes live for all users today

[ad_1] In its final form, Geforce Now is a subscription service with a free and a paid tier. The free option allows folks to connect to NVIDIA’s servers and play for one hour at a time. After an hour, these players will need to reconnect, and potentially wait for a spot to open up on […]

Ninja’s management agency is ‘actively seeking to diversify’ its talent pool

[ad_1] Just as the debut LCS tournament was playing out in June 2011, the streaming site Justin.tv launched Twitch, a live-video platform dedicated to gaming. Today, Amazon owns Twitch and streaming is mainstream, with popular personalities regularly commanding multimillion-dollar sponsorship deals. While Twitch has dominated this space for the past half decade, competitors like Mixer […]

‘Life is Strange 2’ and the reality of gun violence in games

[ad_1] Dontnod developers didn’t make it a point to infuse Life is Strange 2 with a message about gun violence. Instead, the ever-present threat is a result of their research. The team traveled for two weeks across the United States talking to drifters, hitchhikers and everyday folks, and then rolled those stories into the game. […]

An exclusive look at Samsung Ballie

[ad_1] Crafting a companion Samsung is no stranger to trotting out robots at big trade shows — just last year, it revealed a trio of service-oriented Bots at CES designed to help manage people’s health care routines, guide customers through stores and, uh, purify air. Those were among Samsung’s first attempts at truly “personal” robots, […]

The crowdfunded cult of Amanda Palmer

[ad_1] It’s not as if Palmer invented crowdfunding or single-handedly spun Patreon into a billion-dollar business, but she helped shape the digital landscape that made it possible for this model to thrive. Patreon was founded in 2013, and by then, Palmer had already spent years evangelizing the benefits of crowdfunding and direct, digitally driven communication […]

Some of the best video game ideas come from a Twitter philosopher

[ad_1] Barr is currently an assistant professor in design and computation arts at Concordia University in Montreal. He’s also on Twitter. GAME IDEA THE JUMP SCARES ARE EMAILS YOU HAVE NOT ANSWERED FOR WEEKS — P░pp░n B░rr (@pippinbarr) September 27, 2019 Barr tweets at least once per day in a clear, repeated format that’s hard […]

Crowdfunding is better than Netflix for YouTube’s creep queen

[ad_1] Curious Creations starred a menagerie of creepy-cute Jim Henson puppets, including an undead raccoon named Rose, who helped McConnell create intricate, spooky sweets and complete impressive home-improvement projects. It catered to viewers desperate for a show blending the sensibilities of Martha Stewart with the morals of Morticia Addams. It was witty, clever, informative and […]