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Keep Your Glasses From Fogging Up With a Bit of Shaving Cream

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Years ago, we shared a tip from one of our readers, CraXyOW3, who offered up an effective method to keep glass from fogging up via the application of a bit of shaving cream. Of course, back then we were concerned about bathroom mirrors and being blinded upon stepping into a warm building on a frigid day. In 2020, when … Read more...

Best value for money phones under Rs 20,000 in India for August 2020

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The fastest-growing segment in India, these are the best budget smartphones under Rs 20,000

Southwest Airlines unveils Steamboat Springs routes, adds new destination during pandemic

36The Points Guy / 1h
Southwest Airlines is hitting the slopes this winter with new service to Steamboat Springs in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado this December. The Dallas-based low-cost carrier will connect Steamboat Springs (HDN) to Dallas Love Field (DAL) and Denver (DEN), Southwest said Thursday. The seasonal flights begin on Dec. 19 and operate through April 5, 2021. Travelers who want to hit the slopes this wi


AI Developers Want to Perform a Bizarre Study on Released Prisoners

Futurism / 9min
Watchful Eye A team of computer scientists has a well-intentioned but thorny plan to reduce recidivism, the rate at which prisoners return to prison once released, and it involves constantly monitoring them as they go about their lives. The idea? Giving parolees (who would volunteer for this program) smartphones and biometric wearables to monitor their biological data, pictures they take, and loc

England has started testing a contact tracing app—again

44MIT Technology Review / 10min
The news: England’s revamped covid-19 contact tracing app has finally been launched for testing by the public, after its previous version was scrapped due to technical problems. The new program went live for residents of the Isle of Wight on Thursday August 13, and will shortly become available for people living in the London borough of Newham, according to the UK’s health department. Second time

Fortnite launches new payment system to cut Apple, Google out

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28Ars Technica / 18min
Fortnite Enlarge / Fortnite seen in the App Store on an iPhone on May 10, 2018. (credit: Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images ) In a move seemingly calculated to be both an enticement to players and a middle finger aimed directly at Apple and Google, game developer Epic today began offering a discount for Fortnite players who use Epic's own direct payment system for in-game purchases. The "Fo

Finally, some good Cadillac Lyriq news

SlashGear / 20min
It’d be easy to get disillusioned about the Cadillac Lyriq, its first all-electric car. After plenty of fanfare – and a few delays – we were finally treated to the sight of the luxury crossover last week, and a very handsome EV it is too. Unfortunately we also found out just when Cadillac actually expects to start building it, and … Continue reading

Latest iOS 13 update fixes iPhone 11 green tint problem

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Back in June, some iPhone 11 owners started experiencing a worrying problem: their iPhone display developed an unusual green tint . With the latest iOS update, though, Apple has finally fixed the problem. The green tint typically appeared for a few seconds after unlocking an iPhone 11 and was uniform across the display. The iPhone 11, 11 Pro , and 11 Pro Max were all susceptible to it, and at the

This Very Good LEGO Doggo Build Idea Just Hit 10,000 Supporters

How-To Geek / 26min
Calling all LEGO and dog fans! A LEGO Ideas build for LEGO Doggo has just hit 10,000 supporters, so LEGO will take a look at making it a reality. The idea was created by LEGO fan legotruman. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

Google Remembers Its Wear OS Platform With an Update for Speed and Weather

How-To Geek / 27min
Google’s Wear OS platform is getting an update after a long drought. The smartwatch OS has gone without significant updates or new features for over a year. But that’s about to change; Google plans to update Wear OS to improve performance, simplify pairing, and add updates for weather and handwashing. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

'Fortnite' Lowers Prices to Cut Out Apple and Google, Setting Up Epic Showdown

How-To Geek / 26min
Today game publisher Epic lowered the price of all the in-app purchases for the smash hit Fortnite, dropping fees for the in-game currency V-Bucks by 20%. The drop applies to all platforms, PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Switch. It also applies to the iPhone and Android version of the game…but only if you use the new option to pay Epic directly. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

Despite a difficult Q2 2020, Lyft and Uber reiterate profit promises

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Lyft is sticking to its previous target to hit quarterly adjusted profitability by the fourth period of 2021, a milestone it says it can achieve even with fewer rides. The company reiterated its quarterly adjusted profit target timeline — a milestone based on earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization — during its second-quarter earnings call yesterday. Upholding the target in

Many 'Flu' Cases in Seattle This Winter Were Actually Covid-19, Study Finds

20Gizmodo / 30min
The start of the covid-19 pandemic in the U.S. may have been earlier and far larger than official records indicate, according to a new study. Researchers found that a substantial portion of people, including children, in Seattle who were suspected of having the flu this past winter likely had covid-19 instead. It also… Read more...

See Who Has Donated to a Political Campaign With These Tools

30Lifehacker / 34min
One way to sneakily learn more about someone’s politics and the issues they truly care about is to figure out which campaigns they’ve backed financially. Sometimes you’ll find unexpected surprises or learn that where someone puts their money isn’t always just about party affiliation. Or you may discover that an… Read more...

Amazon Alexa security bug allowed access to voice history

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Security researchers said they could access conversation history and personal information.

Astronomers Puzzled By Ancient Milky Way-Like Galaxy 12 Billion Light-Years Away

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Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) of telescopes in Chile, astronomers have discovered a Milky Way-like galaxy called SPT0418-47 more than 12 billion light-years away from our own, as detailed in a new paper published in the journal Nature on Wednesday. That’s a big deal considering the entire universe is considered to be only 13.4 billion years old , meaning that the n

Six Toronto VCs discuss COVID-19 and the post-pandemic era

100+TechCrunch / 38min
As North America’s fourth-largest city, Toronto is one of the world’s top startup ecosystems. After spawning companies like Eventbrite and Crowdmark, Ontario’s capital has attracted international talent that complements its homegrown population of entrepreneurs and technical talent. Six investors we surveyed who work and live in the area said they believe Toronto will continue to thrive after the

Adobe Wants to Make Photoshop a Tool For Spotting Fake Photos

Gizmodo / 41min
For 30 years, savvy pixel-pushers have been using Photoshop to manipulate and edit imagery, but now that computers can create doctored photos all on their own using advanced AI, Adobe wants to leverage its image-editing tools to help verify the authenticity of photographs. Read more...

Lyft will temporarily shut down in California if forced to reclassify drivers

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65Engadget / 41min
Like Uber, Lyft says it may temporarily suspend service in California if it is required to classify drivers as employees rather than independent contractors. Lyft President Josh Zimmerman broke the news during an earnings call with investors yesterday. Earlier this week, a California court issued an injunction , which would force Lyft and Uber to reclassify their workers. California is accusing t

Bletchley Park Trust hit in Blackbaud security breach

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The trust that manages Britain's World War Two codebreaking HQ says donors’ data was exposed.

A playbook for combating QAnon

100+NYT > Technology / 47min
QAnon can no longer be ignored. What internet companies could do to stop its spread.

Civilization VI arrives on Android after a very long wait

SlashGear / 47min
Civilization VI first launched on PC and Mac in 2016, and in the four years since then, we’ve seen it come to a bunch of other platforms. The game launched on iPad in 2017, on iOS and Switch in 2018, and then on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 in 2019. Firaxis and Aspyr – the company that largely handles the … Continue reading

This mesh WiFi system is on sale — and includes a free Amazon Echo Show

28Mashable / 50min
TL;DR: You can buy the convenient eero AC dual-band mesh WiFi system three-pack for only $199.99 at Best Buy as of Aug. 13. You save $50 and receive a free Amazon Echo Show 5 smart display valued at $89.99. A solid internet connection is our most important resource when working, studying, or doing almost anything from home. But it's harder to maintain these days if your home WiFi network is a con

Alexa, have you been hacked? New research finds major security flaws in Amazon’s virtual assistant

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37Mashable / 49min
“Alexa, is a hacker listening to everything I say to you?” According to a new report, yes, quite possibly. Cybersecurity firm Check Point just published its latest research into Amazon’s virtual assistant Alexa. The report details major vulnerabilities allowing hackers to access your Alexa account and, in turn, your personal data. “Our findings show that certain Amazon/Alexa subdomains were vulne

Investment platform pays record $140,000 for sealed Super Mario Bros.

20Ars Technica / 52min
Millions of copies of Super Mario Bros. have been sold, but only one for $140,000. When an early, sealed copy of Super Mario Bros. sold at auction for $114,000 last month , it set a new record for the public sale price of an individual game. Months earlier, though, an investment platform had quietly paid $140,000 in a private sale for an early copy of the game in pristine condition. Now, that com

Wow: Direct Flights Coming Between Israel & UAE

200+One Mile at a Time / 59min
Israel and the United Arab Emirates have made an exciting announcement today, which has major implications for aviation and tourism. Israel & UAE agree to normalized relations Israel and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to full normalization of relations between the two countries going forward. This diplomatic breakthrough is intended to advance peace in the Middle East, and delegations from

Premiership rugby live stream: how to watch every 2020 game from anywhere

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Premiership rugby returns this weekend with the first full round of fixtures in 5 months - here's how to get a rugby union live stream from anywhere today.

Protecting your identity amidst growing digital disorder

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Before we can effectively protect ourselves online, we must first understand the threats that we’re facing.

WHO: COVID-19 has “a long way to burn, if we allow it”

SlashGear / 1h
This morning the World Health Organization held a press conference in which they outlined the importance of vigilance in the fight against COVID-19. Speaking on the current state of the global pandemic, with regard to containment and advancements in vaccinations, Dr. Michael Joseph Ryan, executive director of the World Health Organization’s Health Emergencies Program, suggested that the disease h

'The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special' to debut on Disney+ this fall

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While there won't be a new Star Wars movie this holiday season, Disney's making sure fans still have something to celebrate. Announced Thursday, a new special titled The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special is set to premiere Nov. 17 on Disney+ . As you can probably guess by the title, The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special will be a LEGO animated special about Life Day, the Wookiee holiday first introduce

AMC tries to reopen again, with 15-cent tickets as COVID-19 risk incentive

64Ars Technica / 1h
The Goonies Enlarge / "So... one ticket for The Goonies in 2020 or do you prefer to minimize your COVID-19 risk?" (credit: Yale Joel / Getty Images) Could anyone pay you to set foot in a movie theater next week? AMC Theaters hasn't quite gone that far, but it will ask would-be ticket buyers for a measly $0.15 per ticket if they're willing to head out for (an old) movie night on August 20. Today,

Why You Should Freeze Tomatoes Without Peeling Them First

32Lifehacker / 1h
“Too many tomatoes” is not a problem I am currently facing, as I lack a garden in which I can grow any tomatoes at all (a far worse problem than having too many, I think). But I do know a lot of people who who are currently overwhelmed by the sheer number of love apples being produced by their yard plants, and… Read more...

The Death of Bon Appétit Is Proof Media Companies Have No Idea What Makes Videos Work

100+Gizmodo / 1h
There are a zillion reasons why I have been mourning the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen. The one that hurts most is that the slow, drawn-out death of one of the most joyful YouTube channels on the internet could have easily been prevented. Read more...

YouTube will remove videos that encourage election meddling

66Engadget / 1h
YouTube says it will take down videos that promote election interference, such as encouraging people to create long voting lines that make it harder for others to vote. It also says it will remove videos including information gleaned from hacks that might meddle with the democratic process. For instance, if a video includes hacked information about a candidate, YouTube will take it down. Videos s

The Amazon Echo Dot is just £4.99 this week thanks to this Music Unlimited offer

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The Amazon Echo Dot is down to just £4.99 this week thanks to an excellent Music Unlimited offer.

Marvel’s Avengers PC requirements aren’t super taxing – but you’ll need an SSD

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Not for the minimum spec, but Square Enix is recommending an SSD for the best experience.

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finnish-art-gallery : Kirjaa lukeva koulupoika, Robert Wilhelm Ekman , Finnish National Gallery

Signal lets you see more info before you accept a message from a stranger

40Engadget / 1h
The encrypted messaging app Signal is making it easier for users to decide who they chat with -- and who they block. Now, when someone who isn’t in your contacts starts a new chat with you, or adds you to a group, you can see the sender’s Signal profile before you decide to accept, delete or block the conversation. Signal is taking the same approach with voice and video calls. If the caller isn’t

Thursday's Best Deals: Surface Pro 7, Final Fantasy VII Remake, Yankee Candles, Botanic Hearth Shower Products, Sunday Scaries CBD Edibles, and More

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A steep Microsoft Surface Pro 7 discount , a Final Fantasy VII Remake price drop , a Yankee Candle Gold Box , a bObsweep pet hair robot vacuum , a Botanic Hearth shampoo & body wash sale , a wireless LED charging pad clock 2-pack , and an exclusive Sunday Scaries CBD subscription offer lead Thursday’s best deals. Read more...

Google Search will help you find live sports coverage

50Engadget / 1h
As professional sports attempt a comeback , Google is rolling out a new feature that should make it easier to watch live games. Beginning today, when you type a phrase like “where to watch the Clippers game” into Search on your phone, Google will tell you which services are showing the game. If there are live TV options in your area, you’ll see a “Live on” button. While the feature is available t

Mission Bio raises $70 million to help scale its tech for improving the development of targeted cancer therapies

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California-based startup Mission Bio has raised a new $70 million Series C funding round, led by Novo Growth and including participating from Soleus Capital and existing investors Mayfield, Cota and Agilent. Mission Bio will use the funding to scale its Tapestri Platform, which uses the company’s work in single-cell multi-omics technology to help optimize clinical trials for targeted, precision c

Mirantis acquires Lens, an IDE for Kubernetes

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Mirantis, the company that recently bought Docker’s enterprise business, today announced that it has acquired Lens , a desktop application that the team describes as a Kubernetes-integrated development environment. Mirantis previously acquired the team behind the Finnish startup Kontena , the company that originally developed Lens. Lens itself was most recently owned by Lakend Labs , though, whic

Check your email: You could be targeted for a 4% back offer on your Amazon Prime Visa

The Points Guy / 1h
If you are a cardholder of the Amazon Prime Visa Signature Credit Card , make sure to check your email. A round of targeted offers have been sent out to some cardholders temporarily offering up to 4% back on all purchases (except Amazon and Whole Foods, which will continue to earn 5% back). For more credit card news and advice delivered to your inbox daily, sign up for the TPG newsletter. I was a

American Airlines Will Cut Flights To 30 Small Cities

100+One Mile at a Time / 1h
American Airlines is preparing to drop service to over two dozen small markets in the coming weeks… US airlines’ service requirements with the CARES Act As a condition of accepting funding through the CARES Act this spring, US airlines had to agree to maintain service to all US airports that they previously served through at least September 30, 2020. They didn’t have to maintain all the same rout

Travel Management Firm Pays $4.5 Million Data Ransom, The Negotiation Is Online For All To Read

View from the Wing / 1h
At the end of July travel management first CWT (formerly Carlson Wagonlit Travel), which is one of the largest firms handling business travel, meetings, and conferences, representing more than one-third of companies on the S&P 500, paid $4.5 million after a ransomware attack. What's unique about the Carlson attack is that the negotiations between the company and the hackers were left online for a

Microsoft's Surface Duo is coming soon — here's where you can preorder one

28Mashable / 1h
TL;DR: As of Aug. 13, you can preorder the new Microsoft Surface Duo through the Microsoft Store , Best Buy , and AT&T starting at $1,399.99. The Microsoft Surface Duo is waiting in the wings. Initially announced at the company's hardware event last fall, the dual-screen device marking Microsoft's first foray into the smartphone realm since the Windows Phone ( may it rest in peace ) is officially

On Star Trek: Lower Decks, Everyone's Just a Bunch of Adorable Nerds

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Star Trek has a reputation as the “serious” sci-fi adventure series for a reason. Put away your whizzbang space-dogfights and your glowstick swords, this is the franchise where serious science happens! Diplomatic talks! Sample analysis ! Everyone’s basically a bunch of geeks . That’s not a bad thing, of course—and this… Read more...

Google Assistant Now Resorting to Singing a Song to Get People to Wear Masks

Gizmodo / 1h
Back in March, the Google Assistant learned a new song that detailed the proper technique and duration for washing your hands as a way to help combat the spread of germs and viruses. But just this week, it appears the Google Assistant has learned a new tune that reminds people to put on a mask before going out in… Read more...

Thursday's Best Deals: Surface Pro 7, Final Fantasy VII Remake, Yankee Candles, Botanic Hearth Shower Products, Sunday Scaries CBD Edibles, and More

60Gizmodo / 1h
A steep Microsoft Surface Pro 7 discount , a Final Fantasy VII Remake price drop , a Yankee Candle Gold Box , a bObsweep pet hair robot vacuum , a Botanic Hearth shampoo & body wash sale , a wireless LED charging pad clock 2-pack , and an exclusive Sunday Scaries CBD subscription offer lead Thursday’s best deals. Read more...

Everything Seemed to Just... Stop

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Rockstar rolls back the 'Red Dead Online' update that broke everything

71Engadget / 2h
Rockstar Games recently tried to fix some Red Dead Online bugs it unintentionally introduced in July’s major update, which added a naturalist role to the game. However, it accidentally made things much, much worse on PS4 and Xbox One. There were glitches galore, and as hilarious as many of them were, the bugs made the game unplayable for many people. Some players were unable to fire their weapons

How to Change to a 24-hour Clock on Android

How-To Geek / 2h
Android, by default, shows the time in a 12-hour format. Although having the time split in two is commonplace in the U.S., it isn’t in other parts of the world. Here’s how to enable the 24-hour clock (or “military time”) on Android. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

How Do Enumerators and Enumerables Work in C#?

How-To Geek / 2h
C#’s IEnumerable and IEnumerator interfaces are used by collections like Arrays and Lists to standardize methods of looping over them and performing actions, like filtering and selecting with LINQ statements. We’ll discuss how they work, and how to use them. Read This Article on CloudSavvy IT ›

Redbox Adds More 20 Channels to Its Free Live TV Service

How-To Geek / 2h
We’re going to go out on a limb and guess you may not have been aware that RedBox has a Free Live TV Service. Like Plex, Crackle, Roku, and others, RedBox rolled out free tv viewing through its web portal last April. The channels are ad-supported naturally, and the selection is somewhat limited. That’s getting better, as Redbox adds 20 more channels to the service. Read This Article on Review Gee

Epic Games offers giant discounts in Fortnite to beat Apple

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SlashGear / 2h
Epic Games made a couple of big announcements today related to mobile payments and Fortnite discounts. First and foremost, Epic announced “up to 20% savings on V-Bucks and real-money offers for every purchase,” across all of Fortnite‘s platforms. That’s a fairly hefty discount, and it looks like it’s kicking in today. Epic says that on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo … Continue reading

Apple reportedly taking on Peloton, Nike with online exercise classes

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United Airlines’ Fascinating Florida Expansion

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Airlines have significantly cut capacity in recent months due to the pandemic. What’s surprising is seeing the ways that airlines are starting to add back capacity. One might assume that airlines would start by adding back routes that were previously suspended, but that’s not what’s happening — rather airlines are largely adding point-to-point routes that they never operated before. United is the

Google’s next Wear OS update will bring more speed and a weather app

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52Engadget / 2h
A Wear OS update rolling out this fall will bring improved performance and a new weather app. Today, Google announced that the next update will allow faster access to info and apps, more intuitive controls for managing watch modes and workouts, as well as a simplified pairing process. These changes are thanks, in part, to CPU core improvements, which could allow your apps to open up to 20 percent

How to choose the best fleet management software for your business

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Acknowledging that you require fleet management software is the first step, but trying to figure out which solution to go for is far more difficult.

Sleep through the night with a new DreamCloud mattress for $200 off

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TL;DR: When treating yourself to a new mattress from DreamCloud , you'll receive $200 off and two free pillows as of Aug. 13. Summer is nearly over, but we still have a few weeks of heat-filled nights ahead. To help you stay cool and comfortable throughout the night in any season, DreamCloud is having their End of Summer sale. Order their Luxury Hybrid mattress , and you'll receive not only $200

Pokemon GO Shiny vote: Which of these 4 is best?

SlashGear / 2h
Niantic revealed a set of four Pokemon that could, potentially, be the next Community Day special. That’d mean the Pokemon was released in great numbers for a brief number of hours with the potential to learn a special move and a far better chance of appearing as a Shiny Pokemon. In the mix are the following four: Porygon, Caterpie, Grimer, … Continue reading

Key Unanswered Questions About Big Tech’s Election-Integrity Alliance

Gizmodo / 2h
Ahead of the 2020 election, all eyes are on Silicon Valley as some of the biggest tech companies attempt to prevent the sorts of foreign election interference that plagued their platforms the last go around. And it looks like these typically fierce rivals have chosen to set aside their differences—at least for a… Read more...

Humans Didn’t Hunt Woolly Rhinos to Extinction, New Evidence Suggests

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New genetic evidence suggests it was a warming climate—not human overhunting—that killed off woolly rhinos at the end of the last ice age. Read more...

Slack and Atlassian strengthen their partnership with deeper integrations

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A lot of “partnerships” between tech companies don’t get very far beyond a press release and maybe some half-hearted co-selling attempts. When Atlassian sold its chat services to Slack in 2018, the two companies said they would form a new partnership and with Atlassian leaving the chat space, a lot of people were skeptical about what that would really mean. Since then, things got pretty quiet aro

Ready, set, network: CrunchMatch is open for Disrupt 2020

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We’re so excited about today’s news that we’re stealing , ahem, borrowing boxing announcer Michael Buffer’s famous catchphrase, “ Let’s get ready to rumble! ” CrunchMatch , our free networking platform, is up and ready to help you build your business and expand your empire. Starting today — and for weeks to come — you can find, connect and meet with thousands of Disrupt 2020 attendees from around

2021 BMW 545e xDrive gives new 5 Series a flagship plug-in hybrid

SlashGear / 2h
BMW has detailed its flagship 5 Series hybrid, with the 2021 545e xDrive Sedan pairing an engine enthusiasts love with a jolt of electric assistance. Top of the five model plug-in hybrid range in the new 5 Series, the 545e xDrive uses its power pairing to deliver 600 Nm of torque, or 443 lb-ft in total. That’s combined with 394 … Continue reading

Find Homeowners Insurance That Won't Discriminate Against Your Dog

52Lifehacker / 2h
When you own property, homeowners insurance is an unavoidable expense. And unfortunately for canine lovers, owning a dog—especially certain breeds—may increase the cost. Here’s why: dog-related injuries cost homeowners insurers $797 million in 2019, and dog bite claims are increasing, according to the Insurance… Read more...

Epic and Unity rev their engines for the next era of entertainment

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The ILM video demonstrating the tech used to shoot The Mandalorian. The two biggest independent makers of the engines that power video games, Unity Technologies and Epic Games, are stepping up their financing efforts to capitalise on the booming market for interactive entertainment. Unity and Epic both offer “game engines”—software tool kits used by other developers that can provide shortcuts whe

Apple fans: Tell us how you feel about the Magic Keyboard

72Engadget / 2h
Apple’s strategy with tablets has been moving in a clear direction: Make the slates just as indispensable as a traditional laptop setup. One of the things that helped move the devices in that direction was the new Magic Keyboard with an integrated trackpad. An upgrade over the original 2015 release, this year’s model features backlit scissor-switch keys that our reviewer Chris Velazco enjoyed typ

Star Wars Is Getting a New Holiday Special...Made Out of Lego

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Sometimes a Life Day miracle really does happen. Read more...

For both costs and speeds, no fibre broadband deals can match this Virgin offer

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Virgin is currently going big on its fibre broadband deals throwing in a massive £75 voucher for all new customers.

Sigh, Apple Is Apparently Launching Subscription Bundles This Fall

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What does everyone want? Fewer subscriptions. What are we getting? Unfortunately, according to Bloomberg , a series of subscription bundles from Apple alongside the new iPhones this fall. Read more...

Gmail’s big merger with Google Chat and Meet starts rolling out today

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36Ars Technica / 2h
Gmail with tons of extra controls. There are now sections for "Mail," "Chat," "Rooms," and "Meet." [credit: Tahin Rahman ] Last month, Google announced a major revamp of Gmail that would see it merge with two of Google's newer communication apps, Google Meet and Google Chat. Both apps are upstarts taking on established competitors in areas Google has neglected for a long time. Meet is Google's Zo

Epic Games offers ‘Fortnite’ discounts if you bypass Android and iOS app stores

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69Engadget / 3h
Beginning today, Epic Games is discounting Fortnite V-bucks and other cash purchases if players buy them through PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, PC and Mac. The discounts are available on mobile if players use the new “Epic direct payment” option instead of the App Store or Google Play. Thanks to this Fortnite “mega drop,” players will save up to 20 percent, and Epic will avoid having to pay

AMC will offer 15-cent tickets when it reopens 100+ US theaters on August 20

100+TechCrunch / 2h
Like so many industries, the last five months have been absolutely devastating for movie theaters. As far as sheer volumes go, no one has been harder hit than the world’s largest theater chain. AMC has had plans to reopen theaters for some time — but things change, particularly when you’re dealing with something as uncertain and always-evolving as a global pandemic. AMC will close all US theaters

We’re exploring the future of SaaS at Disrupt this year

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It’s been a wild year for modern software companies, often called software-as-service (SaaS) firms due to how they deliver their product. From a strong start to the year, to a rapid devaluation in the face of a global pandemic , and a return-to-form after it became clear that software wasn’t a category that a consumer recession would harm. Indeed, SaaS and other cloud companies have seen their va

Cube closes $5M Seed round to scale its financial planning software

100+TechCrunch / 3h
This morning Cube announced that it has closed a Seed round worth just over $5 million. The software startup, focused on financial planning and analysis (FP&A) work, raised $3.8 million of the total recently, with remaining $1.25 million having come in an earlier Pre-Seed round. Christina Ross , Cube’s CEO and founder, told TechCrunch that she started raising the most recent tranche of capital in

Waymo COO Tekedra Mawakana is coming to TC Sessions: Mobility 2020

100+TechCrunch / 2h
In the past two years, Waymo has scaled up a robotaxi service in the Phoenix area, locked in or expanded partnerships with Volvo and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, acquired at least one company, launched a lidar business and ramped up testing of its automated trucks. Standing at the front line of this change — and Waymo’s future — is Tekedra Mawakana, the company’s chief operating officer. In October

Our Favorite Android Games for 120Hz Phones

32Lifehacker / 3h
The Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra’s 120Hz display is great for gaming, with a high refresh rate that make games more responsive and look much smoother in-action. Seeing smartphones tout 120Hz displays is impressive, especially considering many high-end TVs, monitors, and game consoles struggle to hit consistently high… Read more...

Travelers are booking stays for a month or more — here’s why

The Points Guy / 3h
“Six months ago, we were seeing the weekend getaway — what we call the microvacation,” said Misty Belles during a travel industry press conference on Monday. But Belles, the managing director of global public relations at Virtuoso, a luxury travel agency network, says traveler behavior has flipped. “That [trend] has now become the weeks-long getaway,” she said, explaining that “people are working

Master online learning with this Inspiron 2-in-1 laptop on sale

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Read more... More about Tablets , Laptops , Online Learning , Mashable Shopping , and 2 In 1 Laptops

How to Adjust Siri’s Volume on iPhone and iPad

20How-To Geek / 3h
Apple’s virtual assistant, Siri, is an essential tool. Sometimes, though, its voice can be jarringly loud or too quiet to easily hear. Luckily, it’s easy to change Siri’s volume on an iPhone or iPad. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Deal Alert: Microsoft and Amazon Discount the Surface Laptop 3 by $200-300

How-To Geek / 3h
The Surface Laptop 3 is one of the best options in the premium “ultrabook” category, with design hand-crafted by Microsoft to show off the best that Windows has to offer. as the latest model it doesn’t often get discounted, but today both Microsoft’s official store and Amazon are selling multiple variants with steep discounts, up to $310 off of the normal retail price. Read This Article on Review

How to Use DigitalOcean Spaces for S3 Alternative Object Storage

How-To Geek / 3h
DigitalOcean Spaces offers Amazon S3 compatible object storage for a low cost and with a built-in CDN. Especially if you use the DigitalOcean services, Spaces offers a great way to store backup files (when used as a private repository) or even to host a static site using the CDN capabilities. Read This Article on CloudSavvy IT ›

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AMC theaters to return this month with 15-cent tickets and old favorites

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AMC theaters will reopen on August 20 with tickets at the same price they cost in 1920: 15 cents apiece. Tickets are already available online for select theaters around the country — in compliance with state governments and health guidelines, of course. AMC emailed members on Wednesday regarding its reopening, including strict health and safety regulations, new pricing, and upcoming titles. Guest

Apple subscription bundles may finally arrive with iPhone 12

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SlashGear / 3h
For a number of years now, Apple has been building out its subscription offerings. It seems like Apple has a subscription for pretty much everything these days, whether it’s news, music, games, and now even TV, and it’s a lot to keep up with if you’re waist-deep in the Apple ecosystem. Apple may be looking to simplify the subscription process … Continue reading

Grab a 3-Pack of Reusable Masks for $20

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Case-Mate Masks | $20 | Amazon Read more...

The Very Best Retro Game Consoles

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Modern video games and consoles offer a narrative experience that rivals Hollywood blockbusters, but also require a hefty commitment of your time to play through. Sometimes you just want to dive into the action, and your favorite 8 and 16-bit games of yesteryear are perfect for that. Retro gaming is more popular than… Read more...

Passenger Unloads Sound And Fury On American Airlines Gate Agent After Refusing To Wear Mask

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A woman was denied boarding in Phoenix by American on Wednesday since she wouldn't wear a mask. That's when the passenger went Brazil hotel clerk on the gate agent. Perhaps NSFW needs to be NSFH(ome) with small children, given the language in this video if you turn sound on. Continue reading ...

Grab a 3-Pack of Reusable Masks for $20

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Case-Mate Masks | $20 | Amazon Read more...

TikTok Tracked Your MAC Address: Now What?

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Well, it could be worse. TikTok could be suffering some gigantic data breach that exposes your account credentials and private video snippets to the world. But the alternative isn’t much better, privacy-wise: a recent Wall Street Journal report found that the popular social network tracked Android users’ MAC addresses… Read more...

A stampede of unicorn news

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With a hot IPO market and a world accelerating its shift to digital technologies amidst a pandemic, it’s a busy time for late-stage startups. Happily, the current moment is generating a wave of leaks and news. So much so, it’s actually been pretty hard to keep up. In honor of the somewhat crazy week we’ve had, I’ve compiled the biggest and best bits of unicorn news, with two final items concernin

Root AI raises $7.2M seed round to deploy its harvesting robot amid COVID-19-fueled demand

100+TechCrunch / 3h
By all accounts, the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the adoption of robotics and automation by months, if not years. The reasons are fairly clear — robotics don’t call in sick, nor are they disease vectors in the same manner as their human counterparts. As food production and agriculture are looking to be among the biggest winners from the trend, it’s little wonder that Root AI is announcing a

Extra Crunch Live: Join Eric Hippeau for a live Q&A today at 11am PT/2pm ET

100+TechCrunch / 3h
While you may have heard this phrase several hundred too many times this year, it remains true: These are unprecedented times. At least a dozen industries are in a state of flux, and only time (a relatively short amount of time) will tell if they can evolve quickly enough to stay in the game. A few of those industries include media, direct-to-consumer retail, travel and hospitality. With the pace

Terrifying videos of Lake Fire are being shared by reporters

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Read more... More about California , Fire , California Wildfires , Science , and Climate Environment

Report: Lufthansa May Drastically Cut Long Haul Fleet

100+One Mile at a Time / 3h
The current pandemic is causing airlines to make all kinds of tough decisions with long-term implications. From a passenger experience standpoint, one thing we’ve seen is airlines greatly decreasing the number of planes with international first class . This move isn’t even necessarily that deliberate, but rather: Generally the biggest planes have international first class cabins With demand great

Netflix's 'The Devil All the Time' trailer bubbles with backwoods horror

100+Mashable / 3h
Why is it that the quietest places in the country foster some of the most unsettling stories? Tom Holland and Robert Pattinson star in Netflix's upcoming film The Devil All the Time , a thriller set in Knockemstiff, Ohio after World War II that pits Holland's character Arvin Russell against a handful of truly terrifying people. There's a corrupt preacher played by Pattinson, a devilish couple tha

Intel Xe-HPG gives gamers a next-gen GPU alternative to AMD and NVIDIA

Intel Xe GPU Tiger Lake
SlashGear / 3h
Intel has revealed a new GPU for gamers, with the new graphics chip promising to be the fourth variant of its next-generation Xe architecture. The Intel Xe-HPG will be a performance version of the Xe family, joining the chip-maker’s version’s for low-power systems, data centers, and creators, as it tries to take on graphics stalwarts AMD and NVIDIA. Xe covers … Continue reading

Instantly Up Your WFH Game With These Laptop Add-Ons

Futurism / 3h
Working from home has been an adjustment for a lot of us — in no small part due to our home office set-ups. And by set-ups, we mean kitchen tables, living room couches, or wherever else we can hunch over our laptops with a cup of coffee. Here’s the thing though. That sweet office monitor set-up we had back in our office wasn’t just for fun or even convenience; it actually helped us work better. A

Nivea Is Testing In-Store Dispensers to Refill Soap Bottles and Reduce Plastic Waste

54Gizmodo / 3h
It’s now more apparent than ever that the conveniences of plastic packaging are being outweighed by the environmental impact of the problematic material. Ramping up recycling efforts and minimizing one-time-use plastics are critical to reducing plastic pollution , so Nivea is testing a new kiosk that refills soap… Read more...

The Apple HomePod is $100 / £80 cheaper in fantastic smart speaker deal

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The Apple HomePod smart speaker is on sale for just $199 / £199.

Ericson secures 100th 5G contract

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Ericsson claims strong momentum in battle for 5G market .

Perfect Play won’t make me a pro soccer player, but it might help you

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The life of a professional football player isn’t all $100,000 weekly wage packets and glitzy parties, although that is part of it. For most of their days are spent on the training field, running through physical and tactical drills designed to get the most out of their performance. It’s the sort of experience you’ll only get if you’re signed up to a club’s academy, or at least, it was. Chelsea Fo

Updates on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Tenet, and More

43Gizmodo / 3h
Batman’s next animated adventure finds its voice cast. The New Mutants really does continue to act like it’s coming out in a few weeks this time. HBO is teaming with the Sex Education creators for a new comic-horror series. Plus, another new look at the Avatar sequels , and Stargirl teases its return next year.… Read more...

Make 'Hash Browns' With a Leftover Baked Potato

100Lifehacker / 4h
I know that most of you reading this have never heard of “leftover baked potatoes,” and honestly I love that for you. But I am a weak-willed individual whose eyes are far bigger than her not-small stomach, and I have been known to over-order, over-purchase, and over-prepare, particularly if I am ordering, purchasing,… Read more...

Air Force’s Notorious Project Maven Goes Live Next Month

200+Futurism / 4h
Welcome Back Remember Project Maven , the controversial military artificial intelligence program Google backed away from? Well, it’s about to get its moment in the sun: In September, it’s getting lumped together with other existing Air Force AI tech that will bring it into active deployment, FedScoop reports . The secretive project, which is meant to make military drone strikes more lethal , is a

Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti GPU could have 20GB of VRAM (but at what cost?)

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Nvidia’s Ampere-based Titan will run with 24GB, and the RTX 3080 will have 10GB, going by this rumor.

Don't worry about the older hardware, the Surface Duo will get three years of Android updates

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Microsoft matches Google and Samsung with promise to deliver three years of OS updates

ICYDK: You Can Use a Samsung Galaxy Watch with Any Phone, Not Just Samsung's

How-To Geek / 4h
In the past week, I’ve had two people say the same thing to me: “the new Galaxy Watch3 looks good, but I don’t have a Samsung phone.” Well, friends, I have good news for you—Galaxy Watches are compatible with all Android phones (and even iPhones!). Not just Samsung phones. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

Test Your Mobile Apps on Every Platform with AWS DeviceFarm

How-To Geek / 4h
One of the many struggles of developing applications for a mobile audience is testing your app—with so many different devices, you’re usually limited to how many you have on hand. AWS DeviceFarm makes this process easier. Read This Article on CloudSavvy IT ›

Omaze raises $30M after expanding beyond celebrity campaigns

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Omaze , the startup that became famous for its celebrity-centric fundraisers, is announcing it has raised $30 million in Series B funding. Some of the company’s best-known campaigns include opportunities to meet Michelle Obama , meet “Star Wars” cast members and visit the set of “Star Trek Beyond.” (I’ll admit that I threw my hat in the ring for that last one.) But co-founder and CEO Matt Pohlson

The Wear OS fall update promises better performance, simplified pairing and more

Google Wear 4100 Update
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Google today announced a few new features for Wear OS we can expect from the next over-the-air update, which is slated to arrive this fall. The focus here, Google says, is on fundamentals, and that includes improved performance, with up to 20% speed improvements for app startup times, for example. The company also said it would improve the pairing process and that we’ll see UI improvements with “

The Logic Around Contact Tracing Apps Is All Wrong

100+Wired / 4h
Rather than tracking individual exposures, we should be using them for real-time info on what activities and locations may be responsible for the spread.

You Have 24 Hours to Get 'A Total War Saga: Troy' for Free

Total War Saga Troy
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I’m a huge fan of the Total War franchise, and two games in particular— Total War: Warhammer 2 and Total War: Three Kingdoms —are the absolute best of the best. While the latest installment in the franchise, A Total War Saga: Troy , isn’t quite up to their level of detail, strategy, and chaos, there’s one incredibly… Read more...

Credit card showdown: Amex Gold vs. Amex Business Gold

The Points Guy / 4h
If you’re looking for a card that offers generous points-earning bonuses for a wide range of categories, the Gold lineup within the American Express portfolio is worth a closer look. Want more credit card news and travel advice from TPG? Sign up for our daily newsletter. Both the American Express® Gold Card and the American Express® Business Gold Card straddle the line between a mid-tier and an u

Intel’s Tiger Lake CPUs are ready to take on Ryzen 4000 mobile

Intel Xe GPU Tiger Lake
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Enlarge / Joe Exotic was not given a pass to attend Architecture Day 2020. (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty Images ) This Tuesday, Intel held an all-day virtual "Architecture Day" conference and took attendees on a deep dive into the architecture of upcoming products in all categories: CPUs, GPUs (dedicated and integrated), and FPGAs. We learned a lot about what Intel's been working on and why, wit

How to Save Google Chrome Tabs for Later

54How-To Geek / 4h
When you’re researching online, you might come across multiple pages you want to refer back to later. Instead of leaving them open and wasting precious resources, you can use the following methods to save your Chrome tabs. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Intel's Xe Graphics Might Mean You No Longer Need a Separate Graphics Card to Play Games

Intel Xe GPU Tiger Lake
24Gizmodo / 4h
Intel has finally given actual details on its upcoming Xe GPU architecture that will power its future CPUs with integrated graphics. While Tiger Lake, Intel’s upcoming 11th generation, 10nm mobile processor, will be the first product to leverage Xe, the company also said it was designing a more powerful mobile CPU… Read more...

Intel dishes on Tiger Lake, 'SuperFin' transistors and what lies ahead

Intel Xe GPU Tiger Lake
100+Engadget / 4h
Intel has spent the past decade refining its FinFET transistor technology, starting with its Ivy Bridge CPUs in 2012 . That tech gave Intel a serious performance boost at the time, since it allowed the company to design “3D” transistors that were far faster and more efficient than previous flat designs. Now, Intel is ready for its next big architecture leap, SuperFin, its name for a refined FinFE

Intel's discrete Xe GPU for gamers is coming in 2021

Intel Xe GPU Tiger Lake
100+Engadget / 4h
Intel is making a big splash in the graphics world this year with its Xe GPU , which will show up in Tiger Lake laptops and will soon be available for high performance (HPC) machines. But what about gamers? It turns out, they’ll have to wait until 2021, the company revealed during its Architecture Day briefings this week. Intel is labeling its gamer-focused architecture Xe-HPG, and it’ll feature

Best ND filters: the 8 best choices for creative photography

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The best ND filters let you extend your exposures and capture a range of creative effects. These are the finest ones you can buy right now.

Marriott Eliminates “Make A Green Choice” Program

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Marriott has eliminated its “Make A Green Choice” program, and the logic is kind of… illogical? What is Marriott’s “Make A Green Choice” program? Historically several hotel groups have offered loyalty program members some incentive to not select daily housekeeping. Obviously there are costs associated with providing housekeeping, so the logic was to provide some reward that’s below the cost to se

Galaxy Z Fold 2 teased by T-Mobile, crease and all

SlashGear / 4h
We already know much about how the Galaxy Z Fold 2 looks like, thanks to Samsung’s own teaser, but that doesn’t exactly give us an idea of how the phone will actually look like in real life. Samsung did put out an official teaser starring BTS but it was so brief and staged that it was hard to get a … Continue reading

The Surface Laptop 3 is down to only $800 on Amazon

83Engadget / 4h
Microsoft’s Surface Laptop 3 is a good blend of power and portability, and a great-looking laptop to boot. Now, you can get the 13.5-inch model from Amazon for as little as $800, matching a deal that the site offered last month . Buy Surface Laptop 3 (Core i5) at Amazon - $800 Buy Surface Laptop 3 (Core i7, 256GB) at Amazon - $1,299 Buy Surface Laptop 3 (Core i7, 512GB) at Amazon - $1,690 The mos

Samsung Galaxy Buds Plus drop down to $99.99 in this stunning deal from Verizon

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Verizon has cut $50 off the Buds Plus price in its latest Samsung Galaxy Buds deals.

Apple said to soon offer subscription bundles combining multiple of its services

Bloomberg Apple One
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Apple is reportedly getting ready to launch new bundles of its various subscription services, according to Bloomberg . The bundled services packages, said to be potentially called “Apple One,” will offer Apple services including Apple Music, Apple Arcade, Apple TV+, Apple News+ and iCloud in a number of different tiered offerings, all for one fee that would be lower than subscribing to each indiv

This $22 RGB Gaming Keyboard Is Rife With Macros and Media Controls

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Accusor Advanced Gaming Keyboard | $22 | SideDeal Read more...

Coronavirus: England's contact tracing app trial gets under way

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It will serve self-isolation alerts based on logs of who the user was recently in close contact with.

PUBG is conquered by an old Indian game

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The most-loved gaming app in India during the April-June quarter was Ludo King, which generated around 48.3 million new installs, beating gaming giant PUBG Mobile that is a rage among the youth.

Facebook launches Voting Information Center for the 2020 US election

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Facebook’s Voting Information Center is now live on its main platform and on Instagram. The social network first announced the project back in June when it also gave users the option to stop seeing political ads. In that announcement, the company said it was building the hub as part of the “largest voting campaign in American history,” which aims to urge four million people register for the upcom

ALMA spies a distant Milky Way doppelgänger

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Astronomers have used the ALMA, Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array to observe an extremely distant galaxy that looks surprisingly like our Milky Way. The researchers say that the galaxy is very young, and the light from the galaxy has taken over 12 billion years to reach us. Scientists view the galaxy as it was when the universe was only 1.4 billion … Continue reading

Ads for spying apps are evading Google filters

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Attempt to crack down on controversial stalkerware applications appears to have stalled.

Delta Now Takes Passenger Temperatures at LAX, Denies Flying To Anyone With A Fever

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Delta Air Lines is now doing temperature checks of passengers at LAX. Anyone departing from their terminal 2 (but not those making a domestic connection) will have their temperature scanned via thermal imaging camera. This is a test that Delta could roll out across other airports. If the airport were doing this, it would be illegal. And it does very little to catch anyone with Covid-19. There are

Samsung's Galaxy Buds Live Review: Weird But Good

Samsung Galaxy Buds
84Wired / 5h
They won't grow a magic beanstalk, but the Galaxy Buds Live offer a unique fit, good sound with decent noise-canceling, and a price that's easy to stomach.

ZX Spectrum Next Issue 2 blasts through Kickstarter goal

1KBBC News - Technology / 5h
A new remake of the classic computer raises nearly £900,000 in just two days.

How to Check Spelling the Old School Unix Way

24How-To Geek / 5h
Before word processors had a spell check function, you had to run your own spell check against a document. And in the very early Unix days, systems didn’t have a dedicated “spell check” program, but instead required a set of commands to do it yourself. Let’s take a look at how to check spelling the “old school Unix” way. Read This Article on CloudSavvy IT ›

How to Use a Raspberry Pi as a Proxy Server (with Privoxy)

71How-To Geek / 5h
A Raspberry Pi proxy server allows you to control the websites people can visit. It can also remove trackers and other unwanted junk from those web pages. Follow these simple steps to set it up. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

The Surface Duo Ushers in a New Category of PC (And Phone)

Microsoft Surface Duo
How-To Geek / 5h
Thanks to manufacturers like Samsung and Motorola, phones with true folding screens are all the rage right now, even if they are outside the realm of affordability and durability. At first glance, Microsoft’s upcoming Surface Neo, with its two screens joined by a hinge, might seem quaint by comparison. But when you realize that Microsoft is creating a new form factor separate from foldables, it b

2020 27-inch iMac review: A classic Mac for the end of an era

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The front of the 2020 27-inch iMac. [credit: Samuel Axon ] It’s a weird time to be in the market for a new Mac. Earlier this summer, Apple announced that it will begin rolling out Apple Silicon —its in-house-designed riff on ARM processors as seen before in the iPhone and iPad—to the Mac product line. That marks a seismic shift in direction for the Mac. But the company also said it would be relea

More cruise lines eye preboarding COVID tests for passengers

40The Points Guy / 5h
Get ready to get tested for COVID-19 when you show up for a cruise. A growing number of cruise lines including MSC Cruises and the many brands of the Royal Caribbean Group are talking about testing every passenger who arrives for a voyage during the check-in process when cruising resumes. “It’s very likely that testing will occur,” one of the top executives at Royal Caribbean Group, Michael Bayle

Buy Iberia Avios With A 50% Bonus (1.4 Cents Each)

300+One Mile at a Time / 5h
Often buying points can represent a great value , especially for first and business class award redemptions, where redeeming miles represents a disproportionately good deal. For those who like to buy miles, another airline has just rolled out a promotion on purchased miles, and it’s potentially a very good deal. Iberia offering 50% bonus on purchased Avios Through Thursday, August 27, 2020, Iberi

Apple is reportedly planning a Peloton-like fitness subscription

Apple One October iPhone
100+Engadget / 5h
Earlier, we learned that Apple may be preparing “ Apple One ” subscription bundles that combine its existing services like Apple TV and Apple Music. However, it might also enter an all-new arena. The company is reportedly working on virtual fitness classes that would compete against offerings from Nike and Peloton, via an app for iPhone, iPad and Apple TV, according to Bloomberg . Codenamed “Seym

Hackers can eavesdrop on mobile calls with $7,000 worth of equipment

200+Ars Technica / 5h
Enlarge (credit: Rupprecht et al. ) The emergence of mobile voice calls over the standard known as Long Term Evolution has been a boon for millions of cell phone users around the world. VoLTE, short for Voice over LTE, provides up to three times the capacity of the earlier 3G standard, resulting in high-definition sound quality that’s a huge improvement over earlier generations. VoLTE also uses t

8 cool Nintendo Switch games that are still releasing in 2020

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Forget PS5 and Xbox Series X – here's a list of Nintendo Switch games that are releasing in the remaining months of 2020.

Galaxy Buds Live teardown is revealing and almost painless

Samsung Galaxy Buds
SlashGear / 5h
Given their size, it’s almost too easy to take Truly Wireless Stereo or TWS earbuds for granted, that is until you remember how much a pair cost you. Still, considering how relatively cheaper these tiny accessories are compared to the smartphones they’re paired with, some people probably see all but the most expensive buds almost like disposable products. Of course, … Continue reading

Big changes could be coming to your Twitter feed very soon

Twitter New API Party
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Twitter finally reveals new version of its API to woo back developers.

Gmail's updated workplace design rolls out on Android and the web

Gmail Chat G Suite
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Back in July, Gmail users on Android started seeing a new tab at the bottom of the interface that gives them quick access to Meet video meetings. That tab bar could soon look a bit more crowded for G Suite users, now that the tech giant has started rolling out the workspace redesign it revealed back in July. The new design turns Gmail into a full-blown workplace collaboration suite with Chat, Doc

Marriott’s New Promotion: Why You Should Register Now ‘Just In Case’

View from the Wing / 6h
Marriott is out with a new global promotion. Log into your account on the promotions page to register to earn 2500 bonus points per stay, plus an additional 5000 bonus points on your third stay, through October 18. This is a great deal on one night stays, less so on longer stays, but better than past promotions that only kick in starting with your second stay. Continue reading ...

Intel Xe graphics card for gamers could arrive in 2021 with ray tracing and GDDR6 memory

Intel Xe GPU Tiger Lake
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It’s known that ray tracing is coming to heavyweight Xe GPUs, but nothing has been said about consumer products yet.

Foxconn to shift production away from China

Foxconn Apple China
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Separate ecosystems would allow products to avoid uncertainty and tariffs.

Toyota announces 2021 Sequoia pricing and Nightshade special edition

SlashGear / 6h
Toyota has announced the official pricing for the 2021 Sequoia, and special edition called the 2021 Sequoia Nightshade Edition. The Nightshade Edition is based on the more luxurious Limited grade model futures black leather-trim seating and black exterior trim. This version also features dark chrome Sequoia badging, black body moldings, lower grille and fog light surrounds. Toyota will offer the

The best headphones for students: our top picks for back to school cans

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We've picked out the best headphones for studying, based on price, comfort, sound, and more.

Detel just launched a Rs 19,999 electric scooter in India

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Detel is joining the Indian EV space with the Easy electric scooter, which is priced at just Rs 19,999 before taxes.

Photoshop Will Help ID Images That Have Been … Photoshopped

100+Wired / 6h
Adobe is adding technology to tag images with metadata, part of an effort to identify deepfakes and other efforts at manipulation.

She Helped Wreck the News Business. Here’s Her Plan to Fix It

98Wired / 6h
Nandini Jammi’s advertiser boycotts scared brands away from journalism and into shady ad tech. Now she wants to teach marketers to think for themselves again.

Should We Conserve Parasites? Apparently, Yes

97Wired / 6h
A group of ecologists and biologists say the world's ticks, leeches, and tapeworms need love and conservation, too. Now they've got a 12-point plan.

Apple is reportedly planning 'Apple One' subscription bundles

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500+Engadget / 6h
Apple has many subscription services, and now it wants to bundle them together. As Bloomberg reports , the company is preparing a series of bundles -- currently dubbed "Apple One" internally -- that will offer multiple Apple-made services at a reduced monthly price. The cheapest will reportedly combine Apple Music and Apple TV+, followed by pricier options that stack Apple Arcade, then Apple News

American Airlines becomes the final major US carrier to ban masks with valves

35The Points Guy / 6h
If you’re planning to fly with a mask that has a valve, think again. On many U.S. carriers, you’ll be asked to wear a different face covering and potentially face a ban on flying if you don’t cooperate. And when American Airlines’ newly-strengthened mask policy goes into effect on Aug. 19, the Fort Worth, Texas-based carrier will become the latest — and largest — airline to bar flyers from wearin

Qatar Airways’ Strict New Cabin Crew Curfew

100+One Mile at a Time / 6h
Qatar Airways cabin crew are facing a strict new curfew while in their accommodations in Doha. Qatar Airways’ new 10-hour curfew At the major Gulf carriers, a majority of cabin crew live in company accommodations. This is a benefit in the sense that they don’t have to pay for housing, but it also means that the company can have more control over employees. In the case of Qatar Airways, the airlin

Setting your team up for business success by automating

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What can CIOs do to inspire their teams and leverage technology in a way that will drive change that will turn into business value?

The Hyperion XP-1 is proof that hydrogen power reigns supreme

Tesla ADAS Hyperion
39SlashGear / 6h
No, your eyes are not deceiving you. You’re looking at the Hyperion XP-1 hypercar, and it doesn’t have a conventional reciprocating motor. It’s not an EV, either, because the Hyperion XP-1 is the world’s first hydrogen-powered supercar. “The XP-1 was partially designed to function as an educational tool for the masses,” said Angelo Kafantaris, founding member and CEO of Hyperion. … Continue readi

New iPad Air 4 release date, price, news and rumors

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We’re expecting there to be a new iPad Air coming at some point in 2020. Here’s what we know and what we want from it.

TikTok rival Likee reaches 150M monthly users worldwide

200+TechCrunch / 6h
As TikTok’s fate remains in flux, its smaller rival Likee has been making waves around the world, garnering 150 million monthly active users as of this June. That’s according to the earnings report of Chinese internet company Joyy, the owner of Likee . For comparison, TikTok recorded about 200 million daily active users in early 2020, an investor with knowledge told TechCrunch. That means its MAU

Intel Macs vs. Apple Silicon ARM Macs: Which Should You Buy?

40How-To Geek / 6h
The winds of change are blowing at Apple. The company announced that it intends to fully transition the entire Mac line to custom ARM-based Apple Silicon processors within two years. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Xbox Series X will release no later than November 13, based on this listing

Microsoft Xbox Series Halo
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The Xbox Series X release window has been narrowed thanks to a press release and store listing for Yakuza: Like a Dragon.

OSIRIS-REx completes another rehearsal for Bennu touchdown

SlashGear / 7h
NASA has announced that its OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has completed another rehearsal before it’s landing on the surface of Bennu. When the spacecraft lands on the surface of the asteroid this fall, it will collect samples to return to Earth for study. On August 11, OSIRIS-REx successfully performed its second rehearsal reaching an altitude of 131 feet over the sample site, … Continue reading

AMC plans to open two-thirds of its theaters by September 3rd

100+Engadget / 7h
AMC once planned to open theaters in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic with a mask-optional policy, but backtracked on that idea after a backlash. Now, the cinema giant has unveiled a new plan to reopen two-thirds of its chains by September 3rd, with 100 locations reopening as early as August 20th. This time, it’s implementing multiple coronavirus measures, requiring masks for customers and emp

Machines can spot mental health issues—if you hand over your personal data

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When Neguine Rezaii first moved to the United States a decade ago, she hesitated to tell people she was Iranian. Instead, she would use Persian. “I figured that people probably wouldn’t know what that was,” she says. The linguistic ambiguity was useful: she could conceal her embarrassment at the regime of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad while still being true to herself. “They just used to smile and go away,

EE slashes price on UEFA football access with BT Sport deal and a free Chromecast

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This EE promotion is the perfect opportunity to score all of the football action with a free Google Chromecast and BT discount.

New iPad Air release date may be later than we thought, and the price could be higher

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Were you excited for the new iPad Air 4? Well you might be waiting longer - and spending more - than you thought.

Live: Marriott Bonvoy’s New Global Promotion (Register Now)

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Registration is now open for Marriott’s next global promotion, valid for stays over the next several weeks. This follows Marriott Bonvoy’s previous “Unlimited Bonus Points” promotion, which ended on June 14, 2020. That promotion offered 2,000 bonus points per stay, starting with your second stay. Marriott’s new promo: 2,500 points per stay, and more Marriott Bonvoy has today formally opened regis

One IT Guy’s Spreadsheet-Fueled Race to Restore Voting Rights

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This fall, thousands will show up to vote only to find out they’ve been purged. Lots of activists—and one Ohio man with lots of cats—are on a quest to fix that.

An Alexa Bug Could Have Exposed Your Voice History to Hackers

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Amazon has patched the flaw, but its discovery underscores the importance of locking down your voice assistant interactions.

Samsung's Galaxy Buds Live are surprisingly easy to repair

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Dropbox Passwords, Vault, and Backup go live for paying users

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Jobs that bosses insisted couldn’t be done at home are now being done at home, as are jobs that normally done at home. The sudden rise in remote working setups has naturally resulted in a rise in the use of collaboration software and services, from video conferencing apps like Zoom to cloud storage services like Dropbox. The latter has recently … Continue reading

Here’s yet another reason for you to hate on Internet Explorer

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Internet Explorer security flaw could give hackers the keys to the kingdom.

What we'll always love about the idiots who got dumped in 'Scott Pilgrim vs. The World'

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It’s been 10 years since Edgar Wright’s Scott Pilgrim vs. The World exploded onto the convenient subspace highway running through humanity’s head. But for longtime fans, it’s hard to imagine life before this movie Scott Pilgrim , based on the graphic novels of Bryan Lee O’Malley, burst forth with such self-assured aesthetics and humor, such a fully formed identity, that for the fans who've loved

5G South Africa: Are you covered?

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5G is slowly rolling out across the country, find out if you fall into a coverage area

Square Cash App set to test short-term loans

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Short-term loan experiment from Square looks handy in principle, but high interest fees over time could soon start to add up.

Windows 10 will soon tell you what new features were delivered with a big update

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Ever installed a Windows 10 update and wondered what it did? That’ll soon be a thing of the past.

How 'Daniel Tiger' can help soothe a scared, lonely, quarantined kid

100+Mashable / 8h
"Mom, does Dad have the virus?" my daughter asked me from the back seat of the car. My husband was isolating after a high fever, chills, and a negative flu test. "I don't know," I told her as we drove. "We're waiting to find out. But if he does, remember his immune system is keeping him protected." I wasn't sure of this, knowing that thousands of people have died from COVID-19, the disease caused

Is free antivirus enough for my computer?

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Can you get a free lunch, antivirus-wise, which is palatable? The short answer is yes, but the full answer is more complex.

Netflix's Avatar: The Last Airbender adaptation loses its original creators

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Netflix's adaptation of the much-loved Nickelodeon animated series has lost the show's original creators.

Here are some of the games in development for Panic's Playdate handheld

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With so much attention focused on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, you might have forgotten about the Playdate. The pint-sized handheld, which has a monochrome screen and a tiny fold-out crank for controlling select games, is “hopefully” coming out this year, according to the official Playdate Twitter account . But what exactly will you be able to play? Well, creator Panic — a software develo

Jio Platforms seeking to acquire Tiktok's India operations - here's what we think

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Following its ban in India and orders in the US, TikTok has been seeking suitors for its business that ranged from Microsoft and Twitter to now Reliance.

James Corden's parents reacting to the 'WAP' video is as awkward as you'd expect

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James Corden's mum and dad have become something of a regular fixture on The Late Late Show , visiting the Super Bowl and hanging out with the likes of Harry Styles in Miami. But in the clip above, Corden sets them an entirely different challenge: Analyse the music video for Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion's recent viral hit "WAP." Needless to say, the cringe factor gets turned up to a solid 11.

Google is going to start tinkering with one of Chrome's most important features

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From Chrome 86 onward, you'll only see a website's domain in the address bar rather than the full URL.

Teach yourself American Sign Language with the help of this course

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TL;DR: Learn useful signs for every kind of situation with the Complete American Sign Language Master Class bundle for $19.99, an 80% savings as of Aug. 13. When we think about "languages," we often automatically jump to spoken ones. But language is so much more complex than that. In the United States alone, some 250,000 to 500,000 people use American Sign Language (ASL) and the demand for speake

How to learn JavaScript: These are the best online courses

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After learning HTML and CSS, JavaScript is often the next step. It’s beginner-friendly, and it’s installed in every modern browser, so you don’t even have to spend time downloading any additional consoles. Learning JavaScript could open up a whole slew of opportunities on the job market too. Is it hard to learn JavaScript? JavaScript, often abbreviated as js, is one of the world’s most popular pr

Why a business education shouldn't cost you thousands of dollars

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TL;DR: Work on your business skills without going back to school with the Complete 2020 MBA Hacker bundle for $39.99, a 98% savings as of Aug. 13. Sure, building a successful business requires financial investment. But all the money in the world can't buy you success. And while business school can certainly show you the ropes in a big way, it can also put you into debt fast. Why not find a happy

This VPN is ready-made for speedy streaming

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TL;DR: A two-year subscription to ProtonVPN is on sale for $6.63 per month as of Aug. 13, saving you 34% on list price. We know that most people who invest in VPNs are not doing so to improve their online security. Most subscribers are looking to capitalize on the streaming possibilities. Security is important, but so is streaming. There are a number of VPN services that let users bypass restrict

9 ultra breathable face masks, all on sale for a limited time

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No matter what you do with your time during a pandemic, it's always safer to wear a mask . But even outspoken pro-mask-wearers can admit that they aren't always comfortable when you're out for a jog or picnicking in the park with friends. Before you start wearing your mask like a chin guard, check out these breathable options so you can stay safe and comfortable at the same time. Silverplus Tech

Worried about another toilet paper shortage? Here are some alternatives.

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Yup, the coronavirus pandemic is still going on and while the panic-buying may have temporarily stopped, you never know when it'll start back up again. Instead of being a toilet paper hoarder, do better and consider the following alternatives. Plus, these affordable options will leave you with a fresher and cleaner feeling that even the most premium rolls can't provide. Booty Mint: Bidet in a Bot

Netflix takes on Disney Plus with move into streaming Broadway musicals

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Netflix takes on Disney Plus with historical musical about Princess Diana, which will premiere on the service next year.

Xiaomi pledges smartphones worth Rs 2 crore for Indian children

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Xiaomi has partnered with retail partners to enable online education for those who can't afford.

Samsung Galaxy S20 Lite could come with the same chipset as the Galaxy Note 20

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A benchmark test has given us a hint at the Samsung Galaxy S20 Lite's performance, including its chipset.

Data recovery software: free vs. paid

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Unsure if you should pay for data recovery software? We’ll help you decide whether free or paid software is right for your situation.

iOS and iPadOS 13.6.1 are available now with fixes for some annoying issues

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iOS 13.6.1 is here with fixes for screen, storage and notification issues.

Rackspace shares dive after IPO

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Rackspace achieved one of the largest tech IPOs of 2020, but shares dropped more than 20% on the first day of trading.

Robinhood trading boom has generated a windfall for market makers

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As retail traders have flocked to Robinhood, the companies that fulfill its trades have seen massive increases in revenue.

Quake 2 is currently free on the Bethesda launcher, but it won’t be for long

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Bethesda is giving away Quake 2 for free, but you’ll need to act fast if you want to return to id Software’s classic shooter from 1997.

Facebook to warn users before sharing COVID-19 content

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Study finds pandemic conspiracies have deadly consequences

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New dinosaur species found on Isle of Wight

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Joe Biden has a message hidden in his website’s source code

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2021 Mercedes-Benz S-Class interior is meant to delight the senses

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Mercedes-Benz is gradually drip-feeding precious information about its next-gen S-Class luxury sedan. We first caught wind of the new S-Class’ augmented reality heads-up display last July, and we now know the S-Class will come with a plug-in hybrid version offering a longer all-electric range. Next, Mercedes previewed the optional rear-axle steering system (which reduces the turning circle of the

Turtle Beach's new gaming headset offers impressive sound for under $100

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Between the pandemic and the hot summer weather we’ve been getting here in the northeast, I’ve been spending a lot more time with my PS4 than usual. And sometimes I get caught up past midnight in a game like Spider-Man or Fall Guys , much to the consternation of my neighbors, who aren’t as inspired by the stirring orchestral strings of Spidey swinging around Manhattan. Lucky for me, then, that Tu

Hyperion's hydrogen-electric XP-1 supercar is capable of 220 MPH

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We were supposed to see this hydrogen-electric supercar at the New York Auto Show , but with that canceled due to coronavirus, Hyperion has revealed the look of its XP-1 with this brief video. After years of development, the team says 300 units of a production version will be released starting in early 2022, with that swoopy titanium-reinforced shell wrapped around a “Proton Exchange Membrane (PE

Alas! The Redmi K30 Ultra, Mi 10 Ultra aren't coming to India

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Both the handsets were launched a couple of days back in China with some eye-popping characteristics. But they may not make it to India.
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Logitech G102 Light Sync Gaming Mouse launched for Rs 1,995

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Logitech G has announced a new gaming mouse in India which is priced under Rs 2,000.

iQoo 5 series: release date, price, news and leaks

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The iQoo 5 is the next flagship from the Vivo sub-brand which will be gunning for the title of the best gaming smartphone.

Amazon Prime donates to Fleabag stars' theatre emergency fund

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Amazon Prime is giving £1.5m to two UK funds offering support to workers affected by the virus.

'Hundreds dead' because of Covid-19 misinformation

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A study says at least 800 people may have died globally because of coronavirus-related misinformation.

GDC 2021 is on the schedule as a hybrid event in July

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The Game Developers Conference for 2021 will take place in July instead of March like it usually did in the previous years. In an effort to accommodate changes in our everyday lives brought about by the pandemic and to prevent another cancellation , its organizers have also created a new structure for the conference. Since a huge in-person gathering could still be dangerous by early next year, th

OnePlus TVs now available on the official website

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OnePlus has started selling it’s Android TVs from its official Indian store OnePlus.in

Samsung Display reveals new tech for reducing smartphone power consumption

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Samsung Display Company has revealed a new OLED panel technology that can drastically reduce power consumption of smartphones. It is being commercialized and made available for the first time in Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G flagship smartphones.

Samsung Galaxy M51 could launch in India soon

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The Samsung Galaxy M51 was spotted on Samsung’s support page recently and is likely to launch in the Indian market soon. Here’s what we know.