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Design may be the next entrepreneurial gold rush

Ten years ago, the vast majority of designers were working in Adobe Photoshop, a powerful tool with fine-tuned controls for almost every kind of image manipulation one could imagine. But it was a tool built for an analog world focused on photos, flyers and print magazines; there were no collaborative features, and much more importantly for designers, there were no other options. Since then, a handful of major players have stepped up to dominate the market alongside the behemoth, including InVision, Sketch, Figma and Canva. And with the shift in…

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TikTok lawsuit claims app sends ‘vast quantities’ of data to China

A class-action lawsuit has been filed against the highly-popular app TikTok over allegations that it secretly sent the data of U.S. users to China. Filed in California last week, the lawsuit accuses the app, owned by Beijing-based company ByteDance, of collecting and transferring to servers in China vast quantities of private and personally-identifiable user data. That data, the suit adds, can be employed to identify, profile and track the location and activities of users in the United States now and in the future. The suit challenges TikToks repeated claims that…

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Starbucks’ Newest At-Home Creamer Was Inspired By This Seasonal Latte

Courtesy of Starbucks Starbucks’ New Toffeenut Creamer Was Inspired By This Popular Latte By Daffany Chan Dec 17, 2019 A trip to the the coffee shop can be a nice way to start your morning, but there are some days when a cup of joe is best enjoyed from the comfort of your own home. With Starbucks’ new Toffeenut Creamer you’ll be able to add some coffeehouse flavor to your morning cup without needing to hit the drive-thru. Joining Starbucks’ recently released line of at-home coffee creamers, the brand’s newest…

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These Paintings Were Actually Coded Using Only CSS and HTML

In an ongoing series of digital artworks, web developer Diana Smith ‘paints’ in code, using only CSS and HTML. Smith has even made all of her hand-coded artworks available on GitHub for others to learn and remix. Currently the paintings are designed to render optimally on Chrome. Trying out the code on other browsers like Internet Explorer and Opera produces some interesting results. Below you will find Smith’s digital paintings along with an interview she did with Vice. For more, check out the project on Github and see her website…

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This Guy Cant Stop Photoshopping Animals Into the Most Random Things

“I love animals so much I literally see them everywhere.” That’s the description one will find when one stumbles across @animalsinthings on Instagram. I first came across the photoshop wiz’s work on reddit last week and now here we are. For more, just check out the IG and get ready to laugh, cringe, and feel slightly uncomfortable! [via reddit] @animalsinthings on Instagram Photoshop by @animalsinthings Photoshop by @animalsinthings Photoshop by @animalsinthings Photoshop by @animalsinthings Photoshop by @animalsinthings Photoshop by @animalsinthings Photoshop by @animalsinthings Photoshop by @animalsinthings Photoshop by @animalsinthings Photoshop…

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Popeyes’ First-Ever Ugly Holiday Sweater Is Covered With Chicken Sandwiches

Courtesy of Popeyes Popeyes’ 2019 Ugly Holiday Sweater Features The Famous Chicken Sandwich By Cianna Garrison Dec 11, 2019 Ever since Popeyes released its now-famous chicken sandwich in August, fans have been along for the ride. Now, Popeyes’ Ugly Holiday Sweater combines the seasonal tradition with the chain’s sell-out menu item, so you can make the sandwich the main event of all of your holiday parties. And let’s be honest, you’ll score major bonus points if you also bring along any of those famous chicken sammies to share. This is…

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Burlesque, Beefcake, & Oscar Bait – Everything Coming & Going On Netflix In December! – Perez Hilton

Red and green and Oscar gold… Next month, Netflix is doubling down on the award season push it began in November with Martin Scorsese‘s The Irishman. Everyone is buzzing about the tremendous performances by Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver in Marriage Story, and they’re only on the streaming service in December. But it’s not all Oscar bait — Netflix is also bringing the action with hunky Henry Cavill (and his real upper lip) in the fantasy series The Witcher. And Ryan Reynolds leads the troops in the Michael Bay explosion extravaganza 6 Underground. And don’t expect any statues for the third installment…

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Trump Tells Rally Hes Not Worried About Impeachment, Privately Plots Vengeance

On Wednesday evening, just shy of 8:30 p.m. ET, President Trump was inaugurated into one of the most exclusive boys clubs in the world: He became just the third president in all of American history to be Tom Cruise. Shortly after that, the president moved on to bragging, to raucous cheers and applause from his fans, about how he defeated 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in the Blue Wall state of Michigan. He then cracked a joke about whether Bill Clinton calls her Crooked Hillary behind closed doors. It…

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Everyone Is Losing It Over The House’s Historic Impeachment Vote

The Washington Post/The Washington Post/Getty Images These Tweets About The House Impeaching Trump Are Just Wild By Madhuri Sathish Dec 19, 2019 After months of debate and controversy, the House of Representatives did it. At 8:25 p.m. ET on Dec. 18, the House officially impeached President Donald Trump, making him only the third president in American history to be impeached. Social media users were quick to react to Trump’s fate, and these tweets about the House impeachment vote marked the historic event. Elite Daily reached out to the White House…

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Fish and Fascism: How Italy Is Turning the Tide Against the Far Right

ROMEThere are only a few things that draw cynical Romans out to the streets on a Saturday during Christmas season, and they usually have nothing to do with fish. But on this Saturday afternoon, tens of thousands of Romans descended onto San Giovanni square in central Rome carrying pictures of sardines to fight against fascism. The movement started in Bologna just one month ago when Italys far-right leader Matteo Salvini held a rally promising to draw 6,000 people to spread his anti-immigrant message and capture the city ahead of regional…

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The Great Red Spot Might Not Be Dying After All

Jupiter sports an incredible storm, an anticyclonic vortex larger than our planet whose color and size has earned it the name of the Great Red Spot (GRS). Monitored since at least 1830, it is believed to have existed for centuries. However, over the last few decades, professional and amateur astronomers have noticed that the spot appears to be shrinking. The general consensus is that the Great Red Spot might disappear sooner rather than later. Amateur astronomers conducted observations in May and June that revealed a long stream of gas expanding out of…

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Physics Professor Goes Viral Because He Really Puts The Effort Into His Classes

A video montage of a physics professor has gone viral, because he really puts the effort into his classes. Last week, physics student Erica (its_riccaa on Twitter) tweeted a montage of the experiments her professor at Tidewater Community College in Virginia Beach performed this semester, all in the name of educating his students. Dr David Wright – in his 70s – does everything from sitting on a skateboard and propelling himself using a fire extinguisher to bringing in and then lying on a bed of nails to demonstrate force per unit area. Erica tweeted…

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