Pinterest can now help you search for images by skin tone

A new feature Pinterest is rolling out in beta will make it easier for you to search for looks you want to achieve. When you filter hair and beauty searches, it can be refined further by skin tone ranges. This new feature comes after the social media platform found that 70 percent of the people who answered its survey used Pinterest to look for everyday looks and styles. It took a bit of work to get this feature right as lighting, shadows, and other factors were needed to be considered when programming its search filters to identify skin tones. Pinterest tapped third-party beauty app ModiFace and its facial data library to train its algorithms to properly identify skin tones in different lighting conditions. The social media platform promises that when users search for skin tones that information will not be stored or be used for advertising purposes. And Pinterest promises to continue developing this feature as well as other more inclusive search options for its users in order for them to get more personalized results.

Source: The Verge

Here’s what the OnePlus 6 x Marvel Avengers Limited Edition phone looks like

After OnePlus confirmed the arrival of the Avengers-themed OnePlus 6, we get the first look at the device through this video teaser for its release. From the looks of it, it’s going to be exclusively released in India through Amazon. It’s coming on May 17 in the said country. The teaser, aside from showing clips from the movie, shows the OnePlus 6 with its 19:9 display and notch, rounded edges, and a new location for the Alert Slider on the right side of the phone. OnePlus in India is hosting an event for fans, too, for this release. There doesn’t seem to be any indication at the moment that the phone will make its way out of the country. But if it did, is it something you’d want to get?

Source: Android Central

Creators of early video games featured in 'The Artists' documentary web series on CBC

Creators that were at the forefront of the early video game revolution are now the focus in a fascinating 10-part documentary web series, The Artists, now streaming on CBC. 

 The series offers a deep-dive look into the relatively undocumented first three decades of video game history, through the lens of the designers, developers and programmers that lay the groundwork to redefine pop culture as we know it.

The Artists also investigates the intersection of creativity and technology, approaching specific games from this era as one would explore a seminal film. For a massive audience, video games are films of the 21st century, their primary source for storytelling. How did that happen? 

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Ford to stop producing sedans in US and Canada by 2020

Ford is ceasing production of most of its passenger cars in the US and Canada in favour of SUV's and trucks. The company will stop making and selling the Ford Fiesta, Taurus, Fusion and the regular Focus models and will have these phased out in the coming years.

Ford will continue to make two passenger cars, the Ford Mustang, which is a sports coupe or convertible and the Ford Focus Active, which is a crossover of sorts. A testament to the high demand for SUVs and trucks in North America and the decline of four and five-seater passenger cars and hatchbacks.

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