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Delta Flight Attendant Attacked By Passenger Who Refuses To Wear Mask

3KView from the Wing / 13h
Monday night's Delta Air Lines flight DL1997 from Miami to Atlanta was delayed for several hours when a passenger refusing to wear a mask hit a flight attendant after being asked to deplane the aircraft. Video of the incident shows two passengers arguing with a flight attendant before the maskless man was removed by police. Continue reading ...

How to Not Masturbate During a Zoom Call

1KLifehacker / 4h
Listen, I get it. The line between office and home has become so fine that we can’t tell the difference between, say, when it’s acceptable to masturbate and when it’s absolutely not . Since we do honest service journalism at Lifehacker, I want to share personal tips I’ve learned to keep you from making an “ … Read more...

AMD vs Nvidia 2020: which makes the best graphics cards?

AMD Intel Nvidia GPU
500+TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 3h
In the fervent battle between AMD vs Nvidia, has 2020 truly pegged a winner?


Feast your eyes on the all-new, all-electric GMC Hummer EV

GMC Hummer GM 350 Electric
36TechCrunch / 24min
GMC has a new all-electric version of its classic Hummer oversized SUV . This thing is a beast, as you might expect, with an advertised 350-mile range and a 3-second zero to 60 mph time. It’s a bit ridiculous to be honest, which is kind of what the Hummer has always been about so that makes sense. Alongside a teaser, GMC released a number of press photos of the 1,000 HP bruiser, so take a look be

'Fast and Furious' franchise will cross the finish line with 11th film

Mashable / 26min
Family is forever, but all good things must still come to an end. The beloved Fast and Furious franchise will sadly reach its finish line after an eleventh film, according to a new report by Variety . Fast and Furious veteran Justin Lin will return to direct the final two instalments, having previously steered Fast & Furious , Fast Five , Fast & Furious 6 , and next year's F9. (He also directed T

GMC reveals the Hummer EV: 1,000 HP, 350 mile range, and 0-60 in “around 3 seconds”

GMC Hummer GM 350 Electric
36TechCrunch / 27min
General Motors today revealed the GMC Hummer EV, its first electric pickup. The vehicle has a 350 range, 1,000 HP, and up to 11,500 pound feet of torque (through fuzzy math). Yes, it sort of looks like the Tesla Cybertruck. Several key stats stick above the rest. The electric powertrain and vehicle platform are impressive, with a claimed range of 350. This is the longest battery life of any GM ve

GMC's 1000HP Hummer EV is an 'all-electric supertruck'

GM 2022 GMC Hummer EV
100+Engadget / 37min
During a livestream Tuesday coinciding with the start of the first game of the World Series, GMC executives took to a virtual stage and unveiled the first new Hummer model in more than a decade and the first ever to sport an electric power plant. Plus, it’s... now a truck? Behold the 2021 Hummer EV Edition 1, what GMC is billing as “the world’s first all-electric supertruck.” The four-door crew c

2022 GMC Hummer EV revealed – 350 mile range from extreme “Supertruck”

GM 2022 GMC Hummer EV
SlashGear / 42min
The 2022 GMC Hummer EV has been revealed, and as expected there’s a whole lot to this electric reboot of the iconic truck name. Headed into production in fall 2021, the new Hummer EV uses GM’s Ultium platform for electric vehicles, with GMC estimating over 350 miles of driving on a full charge along with some of the fastest recharging … Continue reading

Resources for being antiracist

44MIT Technology Review / 56min
The 2020 “Support Black Lives at MIT” petition by the Black Graduate Student Association (BGSA) and Black Students’ Union (BSU): http://bgsa.mit.edu/sbl2020 The Tech’s article on student evaluation of the 2015 BSU/BGSA recommendations: https://thetech.com/2020/06/02/letter-bsa-bgsa-recommendations 2015 BSU Recommendations: https://drive.google.com/file/d/13wGeu4Soj5a5pO0J-33uB0qmQtjJhcny/view 201

After historic OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample collection, Lockheed Martin VP Lisa Callahan will join us at TC Sessions: Space

NASA OSIRIS Bennu Earth
80TechCrunch / 57min
This December 16 and 17, we’re hosting our very first TC Sessions: Space event. It’ll be a virtual, live-streamed two-day show, including conversations with some of the best and brightest in the space industry. We’re thrilled to be hosting Lisa Callahan, vice president and general manager of Commercial Civil Space at Lockheed Martin. She’ll join us to discuss her company’s history-making work in

Fortnite 14.40 patch arrives tomorrow and it’ll be unusual on PC

SlashGear / 1h
Epic has dropped the Fortnite version 14.40 update details on its status Twitter account, revealing when the next patch will drop and when the downtime will start. As expected, the company is keeping quiet about what it has planned, but it has shared one advisory to avoid catching players off guard: this update will be a bit unusual for those … Continue reading

Alaska Airlines Up To 30% Off Depending On The Height Of The Waves In Hawaii And California

View from the Wing / 1h
Alaska Airlines runs squirrely sales, like discounts tied to the number of Russell Wilson touchdowns , but customers can benefit if they pay attention (and if sports results break just right). Right now airlines might as well try anything, because although over 1 million people crossed through TSA checkpoints on Sunday that's still down over 60% year-over-year. So Alaska is at it with a new sale

Chrome data-scrubbing feature fails to wipe personal data from Google or YouTube

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40TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 1h
A programmer has discovered a bug in Chrome that prevents the browser from deleting site data from Google Search and YouTube.

Elon Musk says 'Full Self-Driving' mode on Tesla is finally here, sort of

56Mashable / 1h
For the lucky few selected to experience "Full Self-Driving" or (FSD) on their Tesla vehicle, Tuesday night is the night. Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted Tuesday afternoon that the autonomous mode was "happening tonight" after promising the feature would make it onto cars last week. FSD has been a long time coming. It's been available as a future-ready option on the electric cars for a while, even if

How to Stream Game 1 of the World Series Online

How-To Geek / 1h
America’s favorite pastime reaches its peak in Game 1 of the World Series tonight, October 20. The Los Angeles Dodgers, riding high after their comeback series win in the penultimate round, take on the Tampa Bay Rays. Here’s how to watch. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Google Up Against Laws That Thwarted Microsoft (and Others Since 1890)

100+NYT > Technology / 1h
The Justice Department’s antitrust case points to restrictive contracts, a focus that a professor said “is as old as the Sherman Act.”

NASA gives sneak peek at a future lab for studying asteroid samples

NASA OSIRIS Bennu Earth
SlashGear / 2h
NASA’s Johnson Space Center has offered the public a look at the laboratory currently under construction, one that will be used to study asteroid samples and other ‘cosmic mysteries.’ The sneak peek includes a render of one of the planned labs, which will be managed by the space agency’s Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science division (ARES). NASA’s OSIRIS-REx space mission … Continue re

Ford will use its Escape SUV to power a self-driving car service

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61Engadget / 2h
With the unveiling of its latest autonomous test vehicle, Ford believes it’s one step closer to offering a commercial self-driving car service (via NBC News ). In a new Medium post , the automaker detailed its fourth-generation autonomous test vehicle, claiming in the process that it includes all the technologies the company needs for commercialization. “With our fourth-generation test vehicle, w

Research in the time of covid

48MIT Technology Review / 2h
Maria Zuber got the word on a Friday: Harvard had shut down its research labs. As vice president for research, Zuber consulted with lead researchers across campus over whether MIT should follow suit. “Don’t you dare,” she remembers them saying. “Don’t you dare be like those Harvard people.” As covid-19 cases continued to rise across the country, however, she and other senior administrators made t

Netflix to test free weekend-long access in India

100TechCrunch / 2h
Netflix plans to give users in India access to its service at no charge for a weekend as part of a test to expand its reach in the country, a top company executive said Tuesday. The American streaming giant, which today reported a slow users growth for the quarter that ended in September , recently stopped offering a first-month complimentary access to new users in the U.S. But the company plans

NASA's OSIRIS-REx successfully collected bits of an orbiting asteroid

NASA OSIRIS Bennu Earth
100+Engadget / 2h
NASA made history on Tuesday afternoon as its OSIRIS-REx spacecraft successfully “tagged” the asteroid, 101955 Bennu, and in doing so collected a small sample of regolith from the passing celestial body’s surface. This marks the first time that a NASA mission has managed to intercept, interact with, and collect samples from an asteroid. This is far from the first time that humanity has brought a

Mozilla tells Facebook and Twitter to 'unfck the internet' before the U.S. election

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82Mashable / 2h
Mozilla, the nonprofit organization behind the popular Firefox web browser, is calling on Facebook and Twitter to take action before the U.S. presidential election on November 3. Specifically, Mozilla is demanding the two social media giants help “ unfck the internet ” by making big changes to two major features on the Facebook and Twitter platforms. On Tuesday, Mozilla published an open letter i

World Series live stream 2020: how to watch Dodgers vs Rays game 1 anywhere

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The Fall Classic is here and our guide explains how to watch Dodgers vs Rays game 1 tonight and get a World Series live stream wherever you are.

Not getting enough sleep may open the door to negative, intrusive thoughts

22SlashGear / 2h
If you often struggle with unwanted negative or otherwise unpleasant thoughts, the reason may be due to poor sleep quality. That’s according to a new study from the University of York, which reports that sleep-deprived individuals are less capable of suppressing negative and unwanted thoughts compared to those who get enough sleep, potentially making existing psychiatric issues worse. The new … C

Google discontinues Nest Secure alarm system

Google Nest Secure
40Mashable / 2h
Google has discontinued its Nest Secure Alarm System, though it will continue to support it for existing customers. As Android Police first reported , the bundle's listing on the Google Store now says "No longer available." It first arrived in 2017 and included several products: an "all-in-one security base" called Nest Guard with an alarm, keypad, and motion sensor; a separate sensor called Nest

Daily Crunch: DOJ files antitrust suit against Google

73TechCrunch / 2h
Google faces a big antitrust suit, Amazon offers to pay customers for shopping data and we review the iPhone 12. This is your Daily Crunch for October 20, 2020. The big story: DOJ files antitrust suit against Google The suit accuses Google of “unlawfully maintaining monopolies in the markets for general search services, search advertising, and general search text advertising in the United States.

Combating record unemployment with the help of strangers

40MIT Technology Review / 2h
In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, Frederick Goff, SM ’01, and his teammates from a machine-learning-based hedge fund decided to apply their technology to job search engines, for which there was widespread demand. In 2015, they created a new platform, Jobcase, to help people “manage their own future of work with a set of open tools.” The result: a social-media platform where strangers help

The science and technology of sound sleep

44MIT Technology Review / 2h
Pandemic worries have kept many of us awake this year. But David Rapoport ’70 has long known a thing or two about not getting a good night’s sleep. Rapoport is a leading expert in sleep medicine and the physiology of sleep-disordered breathing (sleep apnea and snoring). An estimated 10% to 15% of US adults have moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea, when soft tissues in the upper airways rep

Bringing the margin to the center

44MIT Technology Review / 2h
Today, one in every six people on Earth lives in an informal urban or squatter settlement. United Nations analysts estimate that number will rise to one in three by 2050. “Traditionally, policymakers see these people as a problem,” says Janice Perlman, PhD ’71. “I believe they’re part of the solution.” Perlman’s landmark 1976 book The Myth of Marginality invited readers to look at squatter settle

Redfin chief economist sees the human side of the housing market

28MIT Technology Review / 2h
How is it possible the housing market is as strong as it is, given that the overall economy is as weak as it is? Confronting questions like these, Daryl Fairweather ’10, chief economist of the real estate website and brokerage Redfin, seeks explanations based in complex human motivations. “When people make the decision to buy a home, so many factors are involved beyond whether they can afford it,

New help for a health problem women don’t talk about

28MIT Technology Review / 2h
In 2004, Gloria Ro Kolb ’94 was leading her first startup, Fossa Medical, which developed therapies for kidney stones, when she learned a startling statistic: one in three women over 30 deals with urinary incontinence. However, it wasn’t until Kolb had three kids that she began to understand the scope of the problem—and the need for a better solution. “I looked into all the treatment options and

Profiles in generosity

28MIT Technology Review / 2h
Sally Yu became an MIT volunteer almost immediately after graduating. “It’s like I never left!” she says. “For the little volunteering I do, I gain so much in knowledge, friendships, and personal growth.” She and her spouse, Jeff Shen, recently continued their support of the Institute by creating the Yu Endowed Scholarship Fund for undergraduates as Yu’s 20th-reunion gift. Supporting economic mob

“I burned with indignation”

28MIT Technology Review / 2h
In 1892, Hannah Knox Luscomb took her five-year-old daughter, Florence, to hear Susan B. Anthony speak. The speech made such an impression on Florence that she always began her life story with this moment, which inspired her long career as an activist. She would begin as a college student, working in concert with a group of MIT alumnae who played key roles in the quest to earn women the right to

Profits and purpose

32MIT Technology Review / 2h
In 1996, Life magazine published a shocking exposé of child labor practices in South Asia. The lead photograph showed a 12-year-old boy in northern Pakistan, stitching soccer balls stamped with the Nike logo. It would take two years—and a collapse in profits—for the company’s cofounder and CEO, Phil Knight, to declare a commitment to social responsibility. In 2015, Nike was independently ranked t

A front-row seat to #BlackLivesMatter

28MIT Technology Review / 2h
Before coming to the States for college, I had never gone beyond the borders of Kenya. While I had expected some level of culture shock, I wasn’t prepared for the jarring reality of being Black in America. Sure, I had skimmed through US Black history in my high school lessons, so I was familiar with the basics — slavery and its abolition, the civil rights movement, school desegregation. I had rea

Engineering while Black

24MIT Technology Review / 2h
My first week at the Massachusetts Institute of Tech­nology was rife with revelations. I learned that five days sufficed to build a photosensitive robot from wires, circuit boards, and Legos; that burritos were tasty, if a bit messy, their insides prone to spilling on formerly white shoes; that I had an accent. This last bit revealed itself directly, from the passing remarks of an airport taxi dr

Facebook Sues Two Companies It Caught Selling Fake Instagram Followers

24Gizmodo / 2h
As part of Instagram’s ongoing crackdown on the scourge of fake followers leaving fake likes on the accounts of equally fake influencers , parent company Facebook announced earlier today that it filed two separate lawsuits targeting four individuals whose stock and trade was selling fake engagement. Read more...

Register now for the next Future of Travel webinar on international airline strategy

The Points Guy / 2h
Register now The airline industry has been hit hard by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic . Despite TSA surpassing 1 million screened passengers for the first time since March, it’s still a far cry from where things were at this time last year. Some executives don’t see demand returning to pre-pandemic levels until 2024 . In the midst of the uncertainty, however, we have seen carriers announce new

Disney+'s Willow Series Has a Director, a Start Date, and One Warwick Davis

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500+Gizmodo / 3h
Here’s a spot of good cheer amid the general chaos of life lately: not only is the Ron Howard-produced, Warwick Davis-starring Willow sequel series for Disney+ moving full steam ahead, it’s just added an excellent director to its ranks: In the Heights and Crazy Rich Asians ’ Jon M. Chu. Read more...

Apple HomePod update brings Intercom and other new features

Apple HomePod Intercom
100+TechCrunch / 3h
Apple HomePod owners, starting today, will be able to use the newly announced “Intercom” feature to send messages between their HomePod smart speakers. The feature, which arrives via a software update, brings this and several other new features to Apple’s smart speakers, including those introduced at Apple’s event last week where the company debuted its $99 HomePod mini. Of these, Intercom is the

New Research Claims That Consciousness Itself Is an Energy Field

1KFuturism / 3h
Making Waves An unusual new idea in neuroscience suggests that our consciousness is derived from a field of electromagnetic waves given off by neurons as they fire. The idea is that these waves of electrical activity get sent out by neurons and, as they propagate across swaths of the brain, orchestrate our entire conscious experience. The research , published last month in the journal Neuroscienc

The Anticlimax of the Google Antitrust Suit

100+Wired / 3h
The justice department's case against Microsoft in the 1990s was much stronger than the one it's concocted against the Mountain View tech giant.

Why NASA is bringing some of this asteroid back to Earth

NASA OSIRIS Bennu Earth
44Mashable / 3h
UPDATE: Oct. 20, 2020, 6:41 p.m. EDT: The story below has been updated to reflect that NASA successfully touched the surface of Bennu to collect samples. Asteroid Bennu has had its close-up. On Tuesday, at around 6:12 pm , NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft took a tiny piece of Bennu to return to Earth, a process that took just 16 seconds. (You can watch a recording of the event here .) Mission develop

One-time Foursquare competitor Gowalla is coming back as an AR app

84Engadget / 3h
We’ll forgive you if you don’t remember Gowalla. It was a short-lived Fourspace competitor Facebook acquired in 2011 for a modest $3 million. Well, it turns out Gowalla is coming back as a social app with an augmented reality twist thanks to the work of Josh Williams, one of its original co-founders. In an interview with TechCrunch , Williams shared a few details on the new iteration of Gowalla.

Parallels brings Windows apps to Chromebooks for enterprise users

Parallels Chromebooks
SlashGear / 3h
Parallels is bringing Windows apps to Chromebooks with its new Parallels Desktop product. The Chromebook Enterprise software enables Chromebook enterprise customers to run Windows apps directly on the Chrome OS machines, bringing software like Microsoft Office and other software that businesses often rely on. Among other things, the Windows apps and Chrome OS apps can be run at the same … Continu

New CDC Study Shows How Covid-19 Is Deadlier Than the Flu

200+Gizmodo / 3h
A new report fresh from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention highlights the stark difference between covid-19 and the seasonal flu. For hospitalized patients, the report found, the risk of serious complications like pneumonia and shock was significantly higher from covid-19 than from the flu. People… Read more...

Best business projectors of 2020: top projectors for home and travel

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If you're looking to add a projector to your work or home life, these are the best we've reviewed.

Now may be the best time to become a full-stack developer

200+TechCrunch / 3h
Sergio Granada Contributor Sergio Granada is the CTO of Talos Digital, a global team of professional software developers that partners with agencies and businesses in multiple industries providing software development and consulting services for their tech needs. In the world of software development, one term you’re sure to hear a lot of is full-stack development. Job recruiters are constantly po

WireGuard protocol goes live for all Surfshark users

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WireGuard is now available in Surfshark's desktop clients for Windows and Mac as well as its Android and iOS apps.

You Can Still Get a Stimulus Check If You're a Low-Income Earner

36Lifehacker / 3h
If you have yet to receive your coronavirus stimulus check, there may still be time. The IRS has extended the deadline to apply for one until Nov. 21 for “non-filers”—typically low-income earners or those with prolonged unemployment below the income threshold required to file a tax return. According to the IRS,… Read more...

Snap is adding new users and growing its ad business during the pandemic

81Engadget / 3h
While the coronavirus pandemic has hit the ad industry hard, Snap seems to be navigating it just fine. Snapchat app added 11 million new users, according to its third-quarter earnings report , bringing its total daily active users up to 249 million. More impressively, the company reported $679 million in revenue, an increase of more than 50 percent from last year, and well ahead of analyst expect

15 Reasons I’m Loving Capital One Venture And It’s New 100,000 Mile Offer

View from the Wing / 3h
There's no question that Capital One Venture is the most improved rewards card of the last year It's gone from a celebrity endorsed card I didn't used to think about daily, to becoming one that I absolutely love. The card's changes have even made me like Jennifer Garner more. Continue reading ...

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla DLC and season pass content detailed

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20SlashGear / 3h
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla hasn’t even released yet and already Ubisoft is detailing the game’s post-launch content. Like the more recent Assassin’s Creed titles, Valhalla will get a season pass, which will include two major expansions. Those expansions won’t be out until sometime next year, but those who don’t buy will still get some free DLC in the form of seasonal … Continue reading

Watch Quibi on Your TV With the New Android TV App

How-To Geek / 3h
No one could blame you if you forgot about Quibi, but the company released an app for Android TV. You can grab the app for free on the Play Store for all Android-enabled TVs including the new Chromecast with Google TV. While the app is free, you’ll need to be subscribed in order to access any of the shows. Pricing starts at $5 with ads and $8 if you’d prefer ad-free. Read This Article on Review G

New Challenger Approaching: Amazon Luna Game Streaming Early Access Starts Now

Amazon Luna Early Access
How-To Geek / 3h
Let the battle be joined. After Google, NVIDIA, and Microsoft entered the booming streaming game service market with Stadia, GeForce NOW, and Xbox Game Pass respectively, it seems like it was only a matter of time before web backbone Amazon got in on the action. The time is up, as the Luna game streaming service is available starting today. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

iPhone 12 and 12 Pro review roundup: Here's what critics are saying

68Mashable / 3h
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Cloud Foundry coalesces around Kubernetes

76TechCrunch / 4h
In a normal year, the Cloud Foundry project would be hosting its annual European Summit in Dublin this week. But this is 2020, so it’s a virtual event. This year, however, has been a bit of a transformative year for the open-source Platform-as-a-Service project — in more ways than one. With Cloud Foundry executive director Abby Kearns leaving earlier this year, the organizations’ former CTO Chip

Synthetaic raises $3.5M to train AI with synthetic data

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100+TechCrunch / 4h
Synthetaic is a startup working to create data — specifically images — that can be used to train artificial intelligence. Founder and CEO Corey Jaskolski’s experience includes work with both National Geographic (where he was recently named Explorer of the Year ) and a 3D media startup. In fact, he told me that his time with National Geographic made him aware of the need for more data sets in cons

What we know about the DOJ’s antitrust case against Google so far

78Ars Technica / 4h
Enlarge / If the company got broken up, maybe each business would take a different color with them when they go. (credit: JHVEPhoto | Getty Images ) The Justice Department today filed a landmark antitrust case against Google. The hotly anticipated, long-awaited lawsuit accuses Google of using its market dominance to force unfair contract terms on suppliers and competitors to the detriment of comp

The 10 Best Deals of October 20, 2020

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Snap shares explode after blowing past earnings expectations

100+TechCrunch / 4h
Snap shares were up nearly 20% in after-hours trading after the company showcased a massive earnings beat, besting analyst expectations on both revenue and earnings per share for Q3. The company was already hovering above an all-time-high, with Tuesday’s beat poised to send the share price from just above $28 to just short of $34 per share. The company posted a $0.01 revenue bet, best expectation

Why I’m Not Giving Up On Chasing Miles & Points

36One Mile at a Time / 4h
I’ve had some comments from readers lately along the lines of: “Miles & points just aren’t worth it anymore” “Things have changed, why are you still bothering with loyalty programs?” “tRaVeL iS dEaD” I wanted to share my take on this, and why I strongly disagree. Let me of course acknowledge that I have a vested interest here, since this also happens to be what I do for a living. 😉 However, I’ve

The 10 Best Deals of October 20, 2020

64Lifehacker / 4h
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The Space Station’s Toilet, Oven, and Air Supply All Broke Last Night

500+Futurism / 4h
Comes In Threes Things seem to be falling into disarray on the International Space Station. On Monday night, several important pieces of equipment broke down one after another, Gizmodo reports . They include the toilet in the Russian segment of the ISS, one of two systems that generates oxygen for the crew, and the space station’s oven. Everyone is safe and everything’s back up and running now, b

Amazon Luna early access opens for lucky cloud gaming few

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SlashGear / 4h
Amazon Luna, the company’s cloud gaming service, is opening for early access today the retailer has confirmed. Taking on Google Stadia and Xbox Game Streaming, Luna was announced back at Amazon’s big Alexa launch event in late September, though at the time it was only taking early access requests from those wanting to sign up. Now, however, some of those … Continue reading

A School in Ohio Assigned YouTube Videos From Fake Right-Wing University PragerU for Extra Credit

87Gizmodo / 4h
There’s learning and then there’s “learning.” According to a report in the Huffington Post on Tuesday, students in a 10th-grade history class at Maumee High School in Ohio were offered extra credit to do a little of the latter by watching videos produced by Prager University (PragerU). That is not, in fact, a… Read more...

Here’s why Netflix shares are off after reporting earnings

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76TechCrunch / 4h
Shares of consumer video service Netflix are down sharply after the bell today, following the company’s Q3 earnings report . Why is Netflix suddenly worth about 5% less than before? A mixed earnings report, a disappointing new paying customer number, and slightly slack guidance appear to be the answer. Heading into the third quarter, Netflix told investors that they should expect it to generate r

Netflix user growth slows as production ramps up again

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84TechCrunch / 4h
After the COVID-19 pandemic drove impressive subscriber growth earlier this year, Netflix’s numbers have come back down to Earth. The streaming service added 15.77 million net new subscribers in the first quarter of the year, followed by 10.09 million in Q2 . It only projected 2.5 million for Q3. Today’s earnings report shows the company falling short of that already-underwhelming goal, with only

Google Photos adds premium print subscription with monthly deliveries

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SlashGear / 4h
Google has launched a monthly premium photo print subscription service for its Google Photos users, enabling anyone who is interested to automatically receive high-quality physical prints every month. This new service, which Google calls its premium print series, is priced at $6.99/month and includes 10 prints shipped monthly to customers. Because this new service is automated, it quite obviously

Apple's HomePod gets its new intercom feature today

Apple HomePod Intercom
55Engadget / 4h
Apple has rolled out HomePod Software 14.1 , adding intercom functionality and a handful of other updates to its devices a month before the launch of the HomePod Mini . The 14.1 update allows the speakers to work as an intercom system, sending announcements to other HomePods in the house. Messages can be sent to specific rooms or zones on your network. Today’s update also brings new Siri features

How to Stream Xbox Games on Your iPhone or iPad

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40Lifehacker / 4h
Microsoft might be struggling to get its cloud-streaming service onto iOS devices , but at least you can now play your Xbox One games remotely on an iPhone or iPad. All you need to do it is the latest version of the Xbox app. While cloud streaming is the cooler idea, this new remote-streaming feature provides a free… Read more...

Netflix predicts it will hit 200 million subscribers this year

64Engadget / 4h
Netflix has just released the results for its most recent quarter ( PDF ), revealing that it slightly missed its own projections, adding 2.2 million customers worldwide over the last three months instead of the 2.5 million it predicted. The company warned that this might be the case , after subscriptions spiked earlier this year as the coronavirus pandemic forced more people to stay at home and s

Anthony Mackie Is Stuck Between an Alligator and an Armored Soldier

50Gizmodo / 4h
Stuck between a gator and a man charging at you in a suit of armor? I mean, really, who can’t relate? Read more...

Fit More Podcasts Into Your Day With This Calculator

32Lifehacker / 4h
I used to listen to an unreasonable number of podcasts—usually while commuting from Brooklyn to Manhattan and back each day, a process that involved a lot of walking and a lot of waiting for trains. But the pandemic changed all that. I’ve been working from home since March, and my daily commute is currently only as… Read more...

Adobe brings its misinformation-fighting content attribution tool to the Photoshop beta

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64TechCrunch / 4h
Adobe’s work on a chain of custody that could link online images back to their origins is inching closer to becoming a reality. The prototype, part of the Content Authenticity Initiative (CAI) , will soon appear in the beta of Photoshop, Adobe’s ubiquitous image editing software. Adobe says the preview of the new tool will be available to users in the beta release of Photoshop and Behance over th

Watch NASA's OSIRIS-REx try to collect an asteroid sample at 5PM ET

NASA OSIRIS Bennu Earth
67Engadget / 4h
Later today, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will attempt to briefly make contact with the asteroid Bennu to collect samples from the surface of the planetoid. Since 2018, the craft has been studying Bennu, sending NASA images and telemetry on the asteroid as it travels through our solar system. You can watch a simulation of the mission unfold here starting at 5PM ET, with the crucial touch-and-go m

Deals. Profits. Lock-in. Behind the DOJ Case Against Google

US DOJ Google Antitrust
100+Wired / 4h
In an antitrust suit, the Justice Department claims the company uses exclusive deals with device makers and browser makers to prop up its near-monopoly on search.

How to Turn Your Home Office Into a Workday Gym

60Lifehacker / 5h
Do you prefer to get your workout in bit-by-bit during the workday instead of going to the gym? Or perhaps you just want to start breaking up the monotony with some more healthy habits? Here’s how to turn your office (or the corner where you work) into a place you can also work out. Read more...

AMD Big Navi release date, price and specs: everything we know about RDNA 2

AMD Intel Nvidia GPU
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AMD Navi has been out for nearly a year, but what about the 4K-ready Big Navi? Here's everything we know about RDNA 2.

Salesforce delivers comprehensive Work.com upgrade

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Salesforce has upgraded Work.com to help employees and businesses grow and thrive in the new normal.

Early Black Friday deal at Amazon: Bose QuietComfort 35 II headphones get a $50 price cut

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TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 5h
Shop this early Amazon Black Friday deal on the Bose QuietComfort 35 II headphones, which are on sale for $299.99.

Apple Fixed the Most Annoying Thing About Wireless Charging, But MagSafe Isn't Perfect

Apple iPhone 12 MagSafe
Gizmodo / 5h
Even with its new A14 chip, Ceramic Shield screen, and revamped design, Apple’s new MagSafe for iPhone charging might be the iPhone 12's most important new feature because it solves the most annoying thing about traditional wireless chargers. The MagSafe charger for iPhones appears to be a major innovation, but it’s… Read more...

Linux gets Microsoft Edge Dev Channel preview at last

Microsoft Edge Linux
SlashGear / 5h
Today Linux users were given access to Microsoft Edge Dev Channel for the first time – in preview mode. Per Microsoft, the importance of this release goes beyond Linux, as this release means Microsoft Edge is available “for all major desktop and mobile platforms.” This Linux release supports Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, and openSUSE distributions. Microsoft’s aim here seems to be … Continue reading

Why the Government Is Suing Google

US DOJ Google Antitrust
85NYT > Technology / 5h
Maybe all Google needed to keep from acting like a monopoly was more effective government oversight.

You can currently take $10 off Cyberpunk 2077 a month before it comes out

28Ars Technica / 5h
Enlarge (credit: Ars Technica) Today's Dealmaster is headlined by a $10 pre-order discount on Cyberpunk 2077 , the latest open-world RPG from The Witcher developers CD Projekt Red. The deal applies to the PS4, Xbox One, and PC (via a GOG code) copies of the game, bringing them all down to $50. This deal has actually been live at Amazon and Walmart for much of the past several months—continuing a

United raises partner award prices (again) for close-in bookings; here’s the new ‘award chart’

The Points Guy / 5h
United’s MileagePlus loyalty program has seen its fair share of changes over the last 12 months — from removing award charts (and then raising some award prices ) to eliminating partner award charts (and then again, raising prices on some partner awards ) to adjusting how you earn Premier Qualifying Points (PQPs) on partner airlines . While the airline does deserve credit for leading the charge w

“Here we go”: Disney drops one last teaser for The Mandalorian S2

Mandalorian Baby Yoda
68Ars Technica / 5h
Pedro Pascal stars as the titular character in The Mandalorian , returning to Disney+ for a second season on October 30. We're just a little over a week away from the season 2 debut of The Mandalorian , the Emmy-nominated, first live-action Star Wars TV series. And Disney+ has decided to whet our appetites with one last "special look" teaser for the series. Created by Jon Favreau and starring Ped

SpaceX Starship Prototype Fires Up Its 3 Engines Ahead of Flight to 12 Miles

100+Futurism / 5h
Static Fire SpaceX’s latest Starship prototype, called SN8, completed a “static fire” test of its three Raptor engines early this morning at the company’s test site in Boca Chica, Texas. The event was caught on camera by NASASpaceFlight , showing the water tower-like rocket sending off a large cloud of white smoke. Starship SN8 STATIC FIRE!! The first-ever triple Raptor Static Fire! Mary ( @BocaC

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx just snatched a rock sample from asteroid Bennu

100+TechCrunch / 5h
Update : The spacecraft has touched down and sample collection was successful! OSIRIS-REx is now moving away from the asteroid with the goods and will begin its homeward journey as soon as it’s clear. TOUCHDOWN! Sampling in progress #ToBennuAndBack pic.twitter.com/8dj2g8AUxK — NASA's OSIRIS-REx (@OSIRISREx) October 20, 2020 NASA’s OSIRIS-REx probe is about to touch down on an asteroid for a smash

Netflix plans to boost subscriptions with 48-hour StreamFest

Netflix StreamFest
200+Engadget / 5h
Netflix is planning StreamFest, a two-day event beginning December 4th that makes the streaming service free for those who haven’t subscribed. The event was outed in the code of the Netflix Android app, and the company confirmed the news to Protocol . According to the details in the code, StreamFest will make the Netflix catalog available to anyone on any device that has access to the service, no

Study links CBD to peptide that helps protect lungs from COVID-19

65SlashGear / 5h
A newly published study links CBD, a non-psychoactive cannabinoid found in cannabis, with a significant increase in a peptide that may help protect the lungs of COVID-19 patients from damage. The findings come from the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, where researchers found that CBD may help reduce the deadly cytokine storm that has claims many COVID-19 patients’ … Continue read

Amazon Luna early access is here, but only for the lucky few who got invites

Amazon Luna Early Access
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Amazon has begun sending out invites for early access, with 50 games available to stream and Assassin's Creed: Valhalla on the way

The Portable Atari Mini Pong Jr. Is Like a Nintendo Switch That Only Plays Pong

64Gizmodo / 5h
Atari continues to struggle with getting its long-promised throwback console to consumers, but in the meantime it’s turned one of its most iconic games into a portable gaming machine that allows two players to smack a blocky ball back and forth across a virtual ping-pong table. Pong is back...again...but now in a more… Read more...

Lucasfilm's 'Willow' is set for a Disney+ series with Warwick Davis and Ron Howard

Willow Warwick Davis
500+Mashable / 5h
Willow is ready for his comeback, and he'll have some support from Jon M. Chu. The Crazy Rich Asians director will helm the pilot of the once-rumored, now-confirmed Disney+ series. The series is set after the events of the 1988 film, bringing back star Warwick Davis as Willow Ufgood and Ron Howard, who directed the original, as an executive producer alongside Chu, Solo writer Jonathan Kasdan, and

Aeroplan is going offline ahead of its new program launch – here’s everything you need to know

The Points Guy / 5h
Exciting changes are coming to the Air Canada Aeroplan loyalty program next month. Many awards will be cheaper than before . Families will be able to pool their points ; you’ll be able to earn elite status without flying and more. Many existing program features and services will be briefly unavailable in preparation of the overhaul while the airline updates its system. For more TPG news, deals an

How to Not Humiliate Yourself During a Zoom Call

MX YouTube Google Tap
70Lifehacker / 5h
With great work-from-home flexibility comes great responsibility. While your job is unlikely to get very upset if you take a moment to do your laundry, make a sandwich, or watch something funny on YouTube, that doesn’t give you carte blanche to do anything you might do in the off-hours during the workday. Read more...

Finally, an Affordable Wireless Mechanical Keyboard for Macs

28Gizmodo / 5h
Apple may have done away with godawful butterfly switches earlier this year, but I legitimately cannot stand the Magic Keyboard. It’s so...flat. I’m not super swole but I know I can snap that thing in two over my knee. It somehow costs $100. And while the scissor switches are fine on my actual MacBook Pro, I prefer… Read more...

Ford’s latest autonomous car looks very familiar – Here’s why that matters

2021 Ford Bronco GT500
SlashGear / 6h
Ford has revealed its newest self-driving car, the fourth-generation of test vehicle developed by it and Argo AI. Still intended for autonomous driving research and development, rather than commercial sale, the Escape Hybrid-based vehicle promises an upgrade in sensor tech, but also a cleaner route to the eventual driverless service Ford plans to launch. “The systems we’re incorporating into our

Windows 10's October update is rolling out with a refreshed Start menu

100+Engadget / 6h
Your Start menu is about to get a fresh lick of paint . Microsoft has started rolling out the Windows 10 October 2020 update, and while it’s far from the biggest update to the operating system, there are still few new things worth noting. First, there’s that Start menu change. Microsoft says it has a streamlined design and there’s a more uniform look for tiles, which now have a transparent backgr

Equity Shot: The DoJ, Google and what the suit could mean for startups

100+TechCrunch / 6h
Hello and welcome back to Equity , TechCrunch’s venture-capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. It’s a big day in tech because the U.S. federal government is going after Google on anti-competitive grounds. Sure, the timing appears crassly political and the case is not picking up huge plaudits thus far for its air-tightness, but that doesn’t mean we can ignore it.

Apple will delete the fan-made app that brought Stadia to iPhone

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100+Engadget / 6h
The iOS app Stadium Full Screen Browser won’t be available on the App Store much longer, according to developer Zach Knox. Though it doesn’t mention Stadia anywhere in the description, Stadium is designed to allow Google’s cloud gaming service to run on iOS devices, something that isn’t possible via official channels. “My app is being removed from the App Store, AMA,” Knox tweeted on Monday. He c

Here’s How to Watch as NASA Attempts to Grab a Sample From an Asteroid

300+Futurism / 6h
Touchdown NASA is about to send its OSIRIS-REx spacecraft down to the surface of Bennu, a small near-Earth asteroid about 500 meters across, to scoop up a sample and bring it home. OSIRIS-REx has already started making its approach and will make its sample collection at Bennu around 6:12 pm Eastern time today. Luckily, NASA is providing us with live coverage of the event, starting at 5pm. All For

A Telegram bot network is being used to create deepfake nudes

70Engadget / 6h
A security firm called Sensity says it recently discovered a network of deepfake bots on chat app Telegram creating computer-generated naked images of women on request. As of July 2020, the firm found that the bots have generated deepfakes of approximately 104,000 women. In the last three months, its output has increased by nearly 200 percent. You might expect the software spent most of its time

New Voyager Readings: Space Is Much Denser Outside Solar System

2KFuturism / 6h
Meeting Resistance Voyager 2, a space probe launched in 1977 that finally made its way out of our solar system in 2018, is recording some weird data out in interstellar space. As it passed the boundary of our solar system, Voyager 2 picked up on an increase rather than a decrease in the particle density in its surroundings, according to ScienceAlert . Based on the assumption that it’s, well, the

7 investors discuss augmented reality and VR startup opportunities in 2020

Oculus Quest 2 VR One
100+TechCrunch / 6h
For all of the investors preaching that augmented reality technology will likely be the successor to the modern smartphone, today, most venture capitalists are still quite wary to back AR plays. The reasons are plentiful, but all tend to circle around the idea that it’s too early for software and too expensive to try to take on Apple or Facebook on the hardware front. Meanwhile, few spaces were f

Will Qatar Airways’ A380 Fleet Ever Fly Again?

79One Mile at a Time / 6h
Planes with four engines are increasingly becoming a casualty of the coronavirus pandemic: British Airways , Qantas , and Virgin Atlantic have retired their 747s Air France has retired its A380s Lufthansa is retiring its A380s and A340-600s It looks increasingly likely that Etihad will retire its A380 fleet Well, now it seems that another Gulf carrier may be heading in the direction of retiring i

Woman Gets On Wrong Flight, Winds Up In Ukraine

25View from the Wing / 6h
Her flight was leaving from gate 44, but she went to gate 54 instead. Her boarding pass scanned. It’s easy to get confused heading to Ukraine – though the confusion usually involves thinking the country is called The Ukraine. Continue reading ...

Chrome 'Bug' Purged Browser Data, Except From Sites That Google Owned

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100+Gizmodo / 6h
In the latest example of Google’s public-facing privacy push turning out to be little more than a farce, it seems the tech giant was accidentally exempting some of its own sites from a feature meant to clear browser caches and cookies in its Chrome browser. Whoops! Read more...

Relax and Re-Energize: Sunday Scaries Vitamin D3- and B12-Infused CBD Gummies Are 25% Off

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10mg CBD Gummies (22-Count) | $22 | Sunday Scaries | Promo Code ESINV25 Read more...

Sneak Preview: MSI Summit Tiger Lake-powered business laptop

54Ars Technica / 6h
Enlarge Specs at a glance: MSI Summit E14, as tested OS Windows 10 Pro CPU 3.0GHz 4-core Intel i7-1185G7 (4.8GHz turbo) RAM 32GB LPDDR4 GPU Nvidia GTX 1650Ti MaxQ SSD 1TB Western Digital SN370 NVMe Battery 52.4Wh 3-cell LiOn Wi-Fi Intel AX201 Wi-Fi 6 Display 14-inch 1080p IPS Camera 720p, top bezel mounted Connectivity one USB-A 2.0 port two Thunderbolt 4/USB-C 4 ports (power delivery support) 3.

Netflix's The Trial of the Chicago 7 is the movie you need to stream this year

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What I thought of Aaron Sorkin's latest movie, The Trial of the Chicago 7, which is now on Netflix.

Apple's Killing a Popular App That Lets You Play Stadia on iOS

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55Gizmodo / 6h
Yet another gaming app is being removed from the iOS App Store. This time it’s Stadium , an app that offered a workaround for the fact that you can’t get Google’s Stadia cloud gaming service on iOS . Read more...

How to Vote If You Catch COVID

81Lifehacker / 6h
People are already voting by mail in record numbers this year , but what happens if you planned on voting in-person, but then get sick right before Election Day? Maybe it’s COVID-19, maybe it’s something else. Whatever it is, you want to make sure you don’t get any of the poll workers or other voters sick (plus you… Read more...

I try not to fawn over tech, but the new iPhone 12 Pro sure feels good

24SlashGear / 6h
The iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro have landed on my desk, and oh boy, do they feel good. Now, “hand feel” is one of those rightly-maligned things in tech review circles these days, a shorthand not only for lazy design description but a more general fetishization of tech that feels a little weird at this point. So please, allow … Continue reading

Why the Government Is Suing Google

US DOJ Google Antitrust
100+NYT > Technology / 6h
Maybe all Google needed to keep from acting like a monopoly was more effective government oversight.

Here Are the Hundreds of Sites in a Pay-to-Play Local News Network

500+NYT > Technology / 6h
We are publishing the full list so readers can see whether the sites target their area.

Democrats Propose 'Section 230' Changes, Say Facebook Algorithms Cradle Violent Extremists

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A pair of Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday introduced the latest bill proposing to amend Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act on the grounds that algorithms used by social media platforms—namely, Facebook—have facilitated extremist violence across the country resulting in U.S. citizens being deprived of their… Read more...

How to Install Windows 10’s October 2020 Update (20H2)

95How-To Geek / 6h
Windows 10’s October 2020 Update (20H2) was released on October 20, 2020—kind of. As usual, Microsoft is slowly rolling out the update to small numbers of PCs at a time, letting people choose to install it and see how it works on their PCs. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Bring the Retro Arcade Experience on the Go With Atari's Mini 'PONG' Machine

How-To Geek / 6h
Two years after unveiling the full-sized PONG Coffee Table, Atari is back with a portable arcade machine called the Mini PONG Jr. With two classic dial controls and a 7.9-inch display, the Mini PONG Jr provides an authentic retro experience anytime, anywhere. Atari plans to announce Mini PONG Jr pricing and availability before the end of 2020. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

Delta Air Lines details its expanded cleaning processes

The Points Guy / 6h
It was great to see the number of travelers passing through TSA checkpoints top 1 million a day this past weekend — the first time since March. But that was still way down from the pre-pandemic level of 2.6 million. Before we can get up to that level again, airlines need to build more confidence in their expanded cleaning procedures and that it’s safe to fly. Delta Air Lines is one of those leadi

The secret of how the Venus flytrap “remembers” when it captures prey

100+Ars Technica / 6h
Scientists genetically altered a Venus flytrap so that it glows green in response to outside stimulation, yielding important clues about how the plant's short-term "memory" works. Scientists are continuing to tease out the mechanisms by which the Venus flytrap can tell when it has captured a tasty insect as prey as opposed to an inedible object (or just a false alarm). There is evidence that the

iPhone 12 Pro Max release date, price, 5G, news and features

Apple iPhone 12 Pro
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The iPhone 12 Pro Max packs a huge screen, advanced cameras, and the best specs we've seen in an iPhone.

The Ring Video Doorbell 3 is now $139 - its cheapest price ever

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The Ring Video Doorbell 3 is now at its cheapest price ever at Best Buy, plus score an additional Amazon Echo Show 5 for just $10.

UFC 254 live stream: start time and how to watch Khabib vs Gaethje this weekend

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The champion returns, but there's a real fight waiting for him - here's how to find a Khabib vs Gaethje live stream and watch UFC 254 online this Saturday.

Don't Stake Candy into the Ground on Halloween, FFS

Astro Serhant 82 Halloween
300+Lifehacker / 6h
Look, I know we’re all desperate to salvage something, anything , for our kids this year. They have been dealt one crushing disappointment after another for so many months now that I’ve stopped counting. And I know we’ve all had our moments of temporary (or prolonged) insanity during this pandemic. But friends, let’s… Read more...

These wireless earbuds claim to last 100 hours on the go

48Engadget / 6h
If Prime Day didn’t yield the Bluetooth earbud deal you were hoping for, all is not lost. These RX Wireless Sports Earbuds might not wear the Apple or Bose name, but they offer impressive features and a reasonable price point worth a closer look. At their core, the RX Earbuds are built for the active lifestyle. That means they come with an IPX6 waterproof rating for obvious reasons, and a snug fi

Check Yourself With $7 off This Infrared Forehead Thermometer

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No-Contact Forehead Thermometer | $22 | Amazon Read more...

Root targets $6B+ valuation in pending IPO, a boon for insurtech startups

100+TechCrunch / 7h
This morning Root Insurance , a neoinsurance provider that has attracted ample private capital for its auto-insurance business, is targeting a valuation of as much as $6.34 billion in its pending IPO. The former startup follows insurtech leader Lemonade to the public markets during a year in which IPOs have been well-received by investors focused more on growth than profitability . In the wake of

Leaked Ryzen 9 5950X, 5900X benchmarks continue to show AMD's dominance

AMD Intel Nvidia GPU
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Leaked benchmarks for AMD's upcoming Ryzen 9 5950X and 5900X CPUs show a significant performance advantage over Intel's Core i9 CPU

Most people have 25% more passwords than at the start of the pandemic

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A combination of being stuck at home and working remotely has led to a significant increase in the amount of passwords users have.

iOS 14.1 released, setting the stage for iPhone 12

SlashGear / 7h
Following the release of iOS 14 last month, Apple released iOS 14.1 today. This update sets the stage for iPhone 12’s impending arrival, in a manner of speaking, as its biggest addition is support for 10-bit HDR in both video playback and photo editing. You don’t need an iPhone 12 or iPhone 12 Pro to take advantage of that feature … Continue reading

Check Yourself With $7 off This Infrared Forehead Thermometer

56Lifehacker / 7h
No-Contact Forehead Thermometer | $22 | Amazon Read more...

Adblockers installed 300,000 times are malicious and should be removed now

400+Ars Technica / 7h
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Adblocking extensions with more than 300,000 active users have been surreptitiously uploading user browsing data and tampering with users’ social media accounts thanks to malware its new owner introduced a few weeks ago, according to technical analyses and posts on Github. (credit: Cyril Gorlla) Hugo Xu, developer of the Nano Adblocker and Nano Defender extensions,

Amazon's Luna game streaming platform is now in early access

Amazon Luna Early Access
100+Engadget / 7h
Just a few weeks after Amazon revealed its game streaming service Luna , it's now in early access. The company said hundreds of thousands of people applied for a spot in the program, and a small number of them will receive invitations starting today. More people will be invited to try Amazon Luna in the coming months. Amazon's looking for feedback from folks who are checking out Luna in early acc

Google Photos starts its AI-powered monthly print subscription service

Google Monthly Same-Day
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Fancy a monthly print subscription to your best snaps? Google Photos has just started a new service offering just that.

Mourners Hold a Funeral for a Dead Oregon Glacier

200+Gizmodo / 7h
Twelve years ago, I strode by Clark Glacier on the flanks of South Sister, the tallest of a cluster of three volcanoes in Oregon’s Cascades. The mass of ice clung to the slopes, strewn with red and brown streaks left behind by volcanic cinders that tumbled across its face. Read more...

Windows Apps Come to Chromebooks Today Thanks to Parallels

58How-To Geek / 7h
For many years of my life, a Chromebook was my only laptop. And as much as I absolutely adore Chrome OS, there were times when I just needed Windows software. And now, thanks to Parallels, the future I longed for can become a reality. For some, at least. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

Google's Two New Photo Printing Options Make Getting Prints Easier

Google Monthly Same-Day
21How-To Geek / 7h
Good news shutterbugs! Google announced two new ways for you to get physical prints of your favorite photos you’ve taken. Starting later this month, you’ll be able to opt for Google’s premium print series, or sign up for same-day printing at Walgreens. These additional options are great for scrapbooking as well as for displaying your photos throughout your home. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

Stream Your Xbox Games to Your iOS Devices With the Latest Xbox App

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How-To Geek / 7h
Microsoft, Google, and even Amazon are all working on cloud streaming solutions so you can game without a console. But if you have an Xbox console and want to play on the go, you should grab Microsoft’s latest iOS Xbox app update. With it, you can stream your personal Xbox collection to your iPad or iPhone. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

Charge All the Things With Mophie’s New 4-in-1 Wireless Charger

Mophie Apple Watch
How-To Geek / 7h
Mophie, well-known for its expansive and expensive wireless charging solutions, is back with a new more capable charging mat. The $150 4-in-1 wireless charging mat will charge up to three smartphones and an Apple Watch simultaneously. Best of all, you can buy it directly from Mophie right now. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

See What Words Made the Dictionary in Your Birth Year with Webster's New Tool

79How-To Geek / 7h
Language is something that changes constantly, and dictionary publishers are some of the people who have to catalog and quantify that change. That’s why the dictionary gets a little longer every year. If you’d like to see how in a surprisingly engaging web view, head on over to the Merriam-Webster “Time Traveler.” Read This Article on Review Geek ›

Pokémon GO Partnership Offers Bonus Rewards and Events to Verizon Users

Verizon Pokémon GO
How-To Geek / 7h
Today, Verizon announced that it is expanding its partnership with Pokémon GO developer Niantic to enhance the popular mobile game’s experience for its customers. Those using Verizon will be able to access exclusive bonus events, avatar clothing options, and sponsored gifts, as well as an upcoming 5G multiplayer AR game demo. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

How to Watch Classic Holiday Specials for Free

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100+Lifehacker / 7h
It’s almost Halloween, which means we’re about to enter the roughly two-month period at the end of every year known as The Holidays. Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa New Year’s Eve/Day—as soon as one hits, the next seems to arrive, until they all begin to run together. Or maybe they won’t this year, since… Read more...

Egnyte introduces new features to help deal with security/governance during pandemic

100+TechCrunch / 7h
The pandemic has put stress on companies dealing with a workforce that is mostly — and sometimes suddenly — working from home. That has led to rising needs for security and governance tooling, something that Egnyte is looking to meet with new features aimed at helping companies cope with file management during the pandemic. Egnyte helps customers manage files wherever they live — on premises or i

It Is Very Easy to Keep Windows 10 From Randomly Restarting Whenever It Pleases

99Gizmodo / 7h
I don’t like my OS doing things or adding things without my permission as much as the next person. As a life-long Windows user, that little pop-up telling me to restart my PC has gotten on my nerves more times that I can count—but it’s not like Windows doesn’t give me the option to turn that off. Yes, it’s annoying… Read more...

Black Friday preview at Best Buy: 4K TV deals from Samsung, LG, Toshiba, and more

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Score early Black Friday TV deals at the Best Buy 60-hour sale, including price cuts from Samsung, LG, Toshiba, and more.

Microsoft’s new data center in a box will use SpaceX Starlink broadband

Microsoft SpaceX Azure
100+Ars Technica / 7h
Microsoft today unveiled a modular data center that can be deployed to remote areas, as well as a partnership with SpaceX to connect those data centers to the Internet with Starlink satellite broadband. Microsoft said the Azure Modular Datacenter (MDC) is "for customers who need cloud computing capabilities in hybrid or challenging environments, including remote areas" for scenarios such as "mobi

It's Time for Two-Ingredient Emergency Cake

100+Lifehacker / 7h
I almost always have a box of Ghirardelli Dark Chocolate brownie mix in my pantry. At this moment I have about five pounds of the the stuff. (You can buy seven pounds at a time at a restaurant supply store, which is the amount A.A. Newton gave me for my birthday.) Read more...

How to Spark Your Creativity When You're in a Rut

100+Lifehacker / 7h
A global pandemic likely qualifies as one of the worst possible settings for honing creativity. Contrary to what the boldest of us may have claimed in the early weeks of COVID-19, more time doesn’t equal more inspiration. We’re tired, overwhelmed, and unmotivated, all peppered with random shocks of anxiety. At least I… Read more...

Save 53% on lifetime access to language courses from Rosetta Stone

56Mashable / 7h
Save $170: Buy a Rosetta Stone bonus pack bundle with lifetime online access, grammar guide, and dictionary for $149 at Amazon through Oct. 20 in this early Black Friday deal. While travel is not an option for most of us for the foreseeable future, that doesn't mean we can't experience other cultures. Learn a new language at home (if you're lucky enough to have free time) and you'll feel as if yo

Best Buy revives Prime Day prices for Amazon devices

44Engadget / 7h
If you missed out on Prime Day prices on Amazon’s own gadgets, you have a second change to grab some of them at Best Buy. The company just kicked-off a limited-time sale on Echo speakers, Fire TV devices and other Amazon-made products, bringing most prices down to what they were during last week’s Prime Day. But since this sale is at Best Buy, anyone can get the discounted prices — no Prime membe

Parallels brings Windows 10 to Chromebooks

Parallels Chromebooks
91Engadget / 7h
Chromebooks have become increasingly popular in both schools and businesses in recent years, but they still carry a bit of stigma when it comes to software compatibility. And it’s true that there are lots of apps you can get on a Mac or Windows PC that you can’t use on a Chromebook. That changes in a pretty massive way today, as Google and Parallels are announcing Windows virtualization support f

Early Best Buy Black Friday Echo deals return to Prime Day prices

Buy Black Friday Best
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Early Best Buy Black Friday deals offer up massive Amazon Echo sales in this return to Prime Day price lows this week.

American’s Interesting Approach To Scheduling 737 MAX Flights

100+One Mile at a Time / 7h
It looks increasingly likely that the 737 MAX will be flying passengers again within a couple of months, and American will shortly be adding the plane back to its schedule in a somewhat surprising way. The 737 MAX is nearing regulatory approval The 737 MAX has been grounded globally since March 2019, following two fatal crashes that killed nearly 350 people. Over the past 18+ months, Boeing has b

Amazon launches a program to pay consumers for their data on non-Amazon purchases

100+TechCrunch / 7h
Amazon has launched a new program that directly pays consumers for information about what they’re purchasing outside of Amazon.com and for responding to short surveys. The program, Amazon Shopper Panel , asks users to send in 10 receipts per month for any purchases made at non-Amazon retailers, including grocery stores, department stores, drug stores and entertainment outlets (if open), like movi

Apple’s AirTags coming “soon” to connect with iPhone 12

21SlashGear / 7h
The next significant Apple product may be released by the end of the year, just in time for the holidays. The product called AirTag, designed by Apple with Bluetooth LE and Ultra-Wide band radio for item location and retrieval. The AirTag system’s been rumored for some time – now might be the perfect time to turn this Find My app … Continue reading

iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro review

32Mashable / 7h
Mashable's tech reporter Brenda Stolyar reviews Apple's latest iPhones. Read the full review here . Read more... More about Apple , Mashable Video , Standalone Featured , Iphone 12 , and Iphone 12 Pro

French TV networks team up to launch streaming service Salto

32TechCrunch / 7h
There’s a new streaming service in France called Salto . The companies behind the new service have been around for a while though. Salto is a joint initiative between TF1, France Télévisions and M6 — three major TV networks. Those companies already had their own apps with live TV and ad-supported catch-up content. And of course, you can access content from these networks from your set-top box. Bu

Investors appear to shrug at antitrust lawsuit aimed at Google

US DOJ Google Antitrust
92TechCrunch / 7h
Investors do not seem concerned that the Department of Justice filed an antitrust suit against Google earlier today. The suit, seen by some as a stunt near the election, is one of a multi-part push to change the face of the technology industry, which has seen its wealth and power expand in recent years. For example, technology companies now constitute nearly 40% of the value of the S&P 500, ahead

Meadow launches a powerful mobile marketing tool for cannabis dispensaries

100+TechCrunch / 7h
Meadow was once called the Amazon of weed . Now it’s trying to be the Salesforce of weed, too. Meadow, the maker of a popular point-of-sale system for cannabis dispensaries, is today launching new tools for its clients. Called the Meadow Platform, it includes two key tools for dispensaries: a customer relationship manager (CRM) and a text messaging platform for mobile marketing. As the company pu

Google announces slew of Chrome OS features to help extend enterprise usage

Parallels Chromebooks
92TechCrunch / 7h
As companies have moved to work from home this year, working on the internet has become the norm, and it turns out that Chrome OS was an operating system built for cloud-based applications. But most enterprise use cases are a bit more complex, and Google introduced some new features today to make it easier for IT to distribute machines running Chrome OS. While the shift to the cloud has been ongo

When Will Used Car Inventory Return To Normal?

69Lifehacker / 7h
As Jalopnik’s resident car-buying expert and a professional car shopper, I get emails. Lots of emails. I’ve picked a few of your questions and will try to help out. This week we are discussing when used-car inventory will return to normal and the best strategy for trading a Subaru on a Toyota 4Runner. Read more...

This KFC Xbox Series X controller is alarmingly bad

100+SlashGear / 7h
With new consoles on the horizon, we’re seeing a lot of companies – specifically fast food companies – kick off giveaways. Here in the US, Taco Bell is giving away Xbox Series X consoles, while Burger King is giving away PlayStation 5s. It seems that folks over in the UK are getting their own fast food Xbox Series X giveaway … Continue reading

Adobe Photoshop is exposing your badly edited images

Adobe Photoshop iPad
50Mashable / 7h
Adobe Photoshop is taking “photo credz” more seriously than ever before with its new content authenticity initiative tool. Made to track creator credits and editing activities, the new tool is intended to give appropriate credits and show how images came to be. It’s an optional tool in the prototype phase that Adobe hopes will help identify authentic versus altered images, and later on, deepfake

A mini 'Pong' arcade machine is on the way

200+Engadget / 8h
Atari and UNIS have teamed up for another Pong arcade machine you can play at home, albeit one that's much smaller than UNIS' coffee table-sized analog models . The Mini Pong Jr has a 7.9-inch LCD screen and two classic dial controls so you can play with a friend. If you go it alone, you'll have ten difficulty settings to choose from. There’s no built-in battery, but you can install rechargeable

New ex-Blizzard game studio formed to pick up a fallen RTS mantle

84Ars Technica / 8h
Enlarge It seems like every few months, we hear word of a new studio formed by Blizzard Entertainment veterans, which isn't always newsworthy. But after a rough stretch for Blizzard's roster of real-time strategy games, the latest cast of Blizzard veterans starting a new shop has put a bright new gleam in our figurative axe. Frost Giant Studios made its formal debut on Monday, and it's composed o

Pit Boss adds WiFi to its latest Pro Series pellet grills

100+Engadget / 8h
When it comes to pellet grills, Pit Boss has a range of options that can compete with bulk of the competition, but at a more affordable price. The company has been giving backyard cooks the ability to smoke, grill, sear and more for a while now, but much of its lineup was missing a modern standard feature: WiFi. With its new Pro Series 850 and 1150 pellet grills , Pit Boss is offering wireless co

Microsoft Azure announces its first region in Austria

Microsoft Azure SpaceX
100TechCrunch / 8h
Microsoft today announced its plans to launch a new data center region in Austria, its first in the country. With nearby Azure regions in Switzerland, Germany, France and a planned new region in northern Italy, this part of Europe now has its fair share of Azure coverage. Microsoft also noted that it plans to launch a new “Center of Digital Excellence” in Austria to “to modernize Austria’s IT inf

Covid Symptom Study regrets Samantha Cameron mask ad

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Users of the Zoe app received an email promoting face coverings designed by Samantha Cameron.

Amazon Fire TV devices will now get you with the Fiit training app

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Get Fiit by streaming a workout app to your Amazon Fire TV device

Ivacy adds Startpage private search engine to its VPN

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New partnership adds Startpage as a private search option when Ivacy users are connect to its VPN.

AMD Big Navi GPU leak debunks “misleading” power consumption rumor

AMD Intel Nvidia GPU
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New report claims the Navi 21 XT graphics card will feature a total TBP of 320W, not 255W

Can You Be Denied Life Insurance for Smoking Weed?

74Lifehacker / 8h
It’s easy to get confused about whether you should disclose cannabis use to a life insurer. Possessing cannabis—a schedule 1 drug—is a federal offense, and yet it’s legal in many states. Will your insurer tattle on you to the government for using it? Will your insurance get denied? Read more...

How Over the Moon Changed a Disney Legend's Perspective on the Future of Animation

50Gizmodo / 8h
Glen Keane is a name you might not know by heart, but his work is certainly in your heart. A veteran of Disney animation for almost 40 years, Keane designed and animated characters like Ariel in The Little Mermaid and Elliot in Pete’s Dragon . He worked on Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Pocahontas, and Tangled , just to… Read more...

Call analytics platform Invoca expands into sales, e-commerce and customer experience

100+TechCrunch / 8h
Invoca , which helps companies extract and use data from customer phone calls, is expanding today with the launch of products for e-commerce, customer experience and sales teams, as well as a new Invoca Exchange , where businesses can find all of the platform’s third-party integrations. The company is making these announcements as part of its virtual Invoca Summit. Ahead of the event, CEO Gregg J

Scientists Claim to Discover New Organ in Human Skull

1KFuturism / 8h
A team of doctors from the Netherlands was studying high-resolution brain scans when they stumbled upon a set of previously-undiscovered organs hiding inside the base of the human skull: a fourth pair of salivary glands. The glands are tucked away up where the top of the throat meets the nasal cavity, The New York Times reports , where they’ve eluded doctors and scientists for centuries. If the d

Impossible Foods Is Now Developing a Plant-Based Alternative to Cow's Milk

1KGizmodo / 8h
There’s a myriad of reasons to replace cow’s milk with alternatives like nut milks, oat milk, or soy milk, but for those who enjoy the experience of consuming animal-sourced dairy products, the alternatives just aren’t the same. So Impossible Foods, makers of the Impossible Burger and other plant-based meat… Read more...

Google calls DOJ’s antitrust lawsuit ‘deeply flawed’ in GIF-laden blog response

100+TechCrunch / 8h
Google was clearly anticipating today’s U.S. Department of Justice antitrust complaint filing – the company posted an extensive rebuttal of the lawsuit to its Keyword company blog . The post, penned by SVP of Global Affairs and Google Chief Legal Officer Kent Walker, suggests that the DOJ’s case is “deeply flawed” and “would do nothing to help consumers,” before going into a platform-by-platform

Illustrator for iPad is finally available to download today – read our full review

Adobe Illustrator iPad
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You can now finally download Illustrator for iPad, but what's the mobile version like? Our review has the answers.

Score a free $20 voucher when you buy a $200 Apple gift card from Best Buy

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Best Oculus Quest games 2020: a guide to wireless VR gaming and Oculus Link titles

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From Moss the mouse to Creed the boxer, these are the best Oculus Quest and Oculus Quest 2 adventures.

View of a 1931 Duesenberg J-476 speedster with a Murphy body....

Music, Arts & Literature / 8h
View of a 1931 Duesenberg J-476 speedster with a Murphy body. Handwritten on back: “1931 J476 speedster, body by Murphy. Duesenberg. Murphy body, designed by Franklin Hershey.” Courtesy of the National Automotive History Collection, Detroit Public Library

Windows 10 update failure issues today

21SlashGear / 8h
A set of relatively major issues appeared with the latest Windows 10 update this week. Over the past several days, Windows 10 users reported issues with the latest set of updates, ranging from failure to download all the way to the Blue Screen of Death. Update release codes included KB4579311 and KB4577671, and you might want to go ahead and … Continue reading

There’s nothing quite like being in an airport and I miss it. Really

78The Points Guy / 8h
It’s been more than 200 days since I was last in an airport. For a travel writer accustomed to jetting off three times a month, that’s a huge deal. This is the longest I’ve been at home in more than a decade, and the concourse is calling me. But apparently, I’m in the minority. According to the latest TSA report, 590,766 passengers were screened on October 6, a figure steeply lower than the more

Everybody Poops, but Not Everyone Has a Bidet. Change That With the BioBidet Bliss, Now 57% Off

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Wow: Delta Offering Diamond Medallion Status Match (Targeted)

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Understandably travel brands are now fiercely competing for business in ways they didn’t need to before. The latest example of that is Delta’s new status match promotion, which it calls one of its “most generous offers” yet. The only problem is that it appears to be targeted… maybe. Delta’s new status match challenge opportunity Delta SkyMiles is offering a new status match challenge : This is va

Everybody Poops, but Not Everyone Has a Bidet. Change That With the BioBidet Bliss, Now 57% Off

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Facebook uses AI to forecast COVID-19 spread across the US

100+Engadget / 8h
It’s crucial to predict the spread of COVID-19 during the pandemic when a poor estimate could lead to overcrowded hospitals or extra-strict lockdowns. Facebook is betting that AI could help. It just published a paper outlining an AI technique it will use to forecast the spread of COVID-19 in counties across the whole US. The system predicts infections 14 days ahead by accounting for both the natu

Google revives its AI-fueled photo printing service

Google Same-Day Month
46Engadget / 8h
Google just made good on its promise to bring back its AI-based Photos printing service , and this time it’s more affordable. The upcoming premium print series will once again have machine learning select your 10 best photos each month, but you’ll now pay a slightly more affordable $7 per month (shipping already included) to get hard copies instead of the previous $8. Like before, you can skip a

[Roundup] The 30 Year Old United Airlines Commercial Everyone’s Talking About

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A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips. Continue reading ...

New York's MTA Map Rides Into the Future With Real-Time-ish Updates

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In what is the most significant update to New York City’s subway map since the 1970s , the MTA has launched a new digital diagram for straphangers that’s easier to navigate, provides seamless updates, and even shows you a cool little animation of your train kinda, sorta moving down the tracks. Read more...

Google Stadia’s free demos could prove the value of game streaming

Google Stadia PMTB
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"Free" continues to be the world's greatest marketing tool. Last June, Google first revealed that it would be selling individual Stadia streaming games as full-priced à la carte purchases. At the time, we lamented that this old-fashioned business model ignored the service's greatest potential feature: convenience. The value of streaming media is often in the "ability to simply dive into a new wor

Google Photos revives its prints subscription service, expands same-day print options

Google Monthly Same-Day
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Google Photos is reviving its photo printing subscription service and introducing same-day prints. The company earlier this year had briefly tested a new program that used A.I. to suggest the month’s 10 best photos, which were then shipped to your home automatically. But Google ended the test on June 30. During the trial, Google had offered users a $7.99 per month subscription that would automati

Save big with this excellent VPN deal from one of the world's best providers

VPN Surfshark 2020
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Prices from $3.25. This is a mega VPN deal that throws in a year of secure cloud storage as well.

Best retro games consoles 2020: the top nostalgic gaming revivals

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If you're looking to get your retro gaming fix, these console remakes have got you covered.

Gaming laptop deals: the Asus Zephyrus G14 is now $899 - its lowest price ever

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Don't miss this gaming laptop deal on one of our favorite machines, the Asus Zephyrus G14 - now at its cheapest price ever.

What's New on Hulu in November 2020

200+Lifehacker / 9h
It’s time for Animaniacs ! Hulu’s reboot of the ‘90s strangest cartoon phenomenon premiers on the streaming service on November 20, giving you at least one thing to be thankful for during the holidays. That is, provided you came of age or otherwise watched the show when it originally ran on Fox a few decades ago. I did,… Read more...

Beam is building a web browser that gathers knowledge from your web activity

100+TechCrunch / 9h
Remember Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer ? Those applications from the 1990s used emphatic metaphors in their names to talk about a simple task — browsing the web. Today, nobody would say that Google Chrome is a web explorer. Browsing the web has become an effortless — and often mindless — task. You grab your phone or computer, you open a new tab and you type a few words in the address b

How do I pause Windows 10 updates on my computer?

SlashGear / 9h
Today we’re taking a peek at the latest way to pause Windows updates with Windows 10. This system worked as of October 20, 2020, and will likely work pretty far into the future. Before you go any further, remember that pausing updates from Microsoft could result in less-than-stellar issues if you do not stay up-to-date with security fixes. If you … Continue reading

China Says It’ll Fly Astronauts to Orbit in New Spaceplane

300+Futurism / 9h
Reusable Spaceplane The China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC), a massive state-owned company, just laid our its five year plan to commercialize space, SpaceNews reports . “In the next five years CASIC will improve the capability of the commercial aerospace system, shorten the preparation time for and enhance the frequency of commercial rocket launches, and conduct further resea

Cyberpunk 2077's dialogue was lip-synced by AI

200+Engadget / 9h
Cyberpunk 2077 is just a few weeks away and the action-packed RPG will launch with support for dialogue in 10 languages and subtitle options for several others. CD Projekt Red is aiming to add a deeper layer of immersion for players by using artificial intelligence to lip sync the dialogue in multiple languages. The game’s lead character technical director, Mateusz Popławski, said in a presentati

Impossible Foods is working on plant-based milk that tastes like the real thing

Impossible Beef IF I.
1KEngadget / 9h
During a press conference this morning, Impossible Foods announced that it’s branching out from just faux meats and is planning on producing a plant-based milk alternative called Impossible Milk. According to the company, it is not designed to be just another soy milk or nut-based milk alternative. Instead, it’s designed to function and behave just like the animal-derived cow’s milk. In a demonst

Bitcoin Mixer Designed to Bypass Money Laundering Laws Fined $60 Million for Bypassing Money Laundering Laws

100+Gizmodo / 9h
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has assessed a civil penalty of $60 million from Larry Dean Harmon, the founder of “bitcoin mixers” Helix and Coin Ninja. The penalty is the first of its kind in the United States. Read more...

Google kills the Nest Secure, its $500 home security system

Google Nest Secure
100+Ars Technica / 9h
This is what a Nest Secure looks like. That's a hub/keypad up top, with a key chain presence sensor and two pieces of a "Nest Detect" sensor. The Nest Secure is dead. Google confirmed to Android Police that its home security product has been discontinued. Nest Secure has been listed as "no longer available" on the Google Store for about a week now. The Nest Secure launched in 2017 after a reporte

It’s Google’s World. We Just Live in It.

US DOJ Google Antitrust
1KNYT > Technology / 9h
Googling something was all we once did with Google. Now we spend hours a day using its maps, videos, security cameras, email, smartphones and more.

Justice Department Nails Google with Massive Antitrust Case

500+Futurism / 9h
The Big One On Tuesday morning, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a massive antitrust case against Google, which is rapidly shaping up to be the largest the company has ever faced. The case argues that Google pays smartphone manufacturers to unfairly promote its own apps and products over ones made by its competitors, according to Business Insider . The legal battle is expected to play out in

Halo: The Master Chief Collection gets a surprise Xbox Series X upgrade

Halo Xbox Series Microsoft
SlashGear / 9h
While Xbox Series X/S owners won’t have Halo Infinite at launch as previously expected, Microsoft is still lining up some Halo content for those who buy these new consoles. Today, Microsoft confirmed that 343 Industries will be enhancing Halo: The Master Chief Collection for Xbox Series X/S. While it won’t be available right at the launch of these new consoles, … Continue reading

This devious malware now threatens Mac and Android users too

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Previously thought only to affect Windows devices, the GravityRAT trojan has now been found in Android and Mac appliactions.

How to Create iPhone and iPad Wallpapers Using Shortcuts

Adobe iPad Fresco iPhone
21How-To Geek / 9h
A custom wallpaper goes really well with custom app icons and custom widgets. You don’t need to be a designer to create your own solid-color or gradient wallpaper. All it takes is the Shortcuts app on your iPhone and iPad. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Facebook is Testing a Chronological News Feed on Mobile

100+How-To Geek / 9h
Color us shocked; here at Review Geek, we have a brand new view for Facebook on mobile—a chronological news feed! The new view comes courtesy of a new tabbed system with Home, Favorites, and Recent options. We’ve only seen the new view on a few devices, so this may be a limited test Read This Article on Review Geek ›

You Can Get Yourself a Fancy Roll Up TV from LG for a Wallet-Friendly $87,000

27How-To Geek / 9h
OLED TVs are slowly but surely coming down in price. They are nowhere near the price of LCD or QLED TVs but the price is coming down. Unless, of course, you want a rollable TV. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

Barnes & Noble Security Breach Exposed Customer Info, But Not Credit Card Numbers

25How-To Geek / 9h
An October 10th attack gave hackers “unauthorized and unlawful” access to Barnes & Noble’s corporate data, according to an email sent to the company’s customers. Barnes & Noble believes customer data was exposed (but not necessarily leaked) in the attack. Credit card numbers were not exposed, thanks to a layer of encryption. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

Apple Will Remove Google Stadia Browser "Stadium" from the App Store Soon

Apple Google Stadia
How-To Geek / 9h
Apple has made headlines with its shifting App Store policies that forbid streaming game services, like Stadia, GeForce Now and Xbox Game Pass, from appearing on the iPhone and iPad. Naturally, this has led to people looking for work-arounds: thus, “Stadium,” a thin browser app made by an indie developer specifically to run Stadia on iOS. It’s going away soon. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

Watch Live: NASA Spacecraft Is Going to Scoop Up Some Asteroid

NASA OSIRIS Bennu Earth
300+Gizmodo / 9h
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is finally ready to collect surface materials from asteroid Bennu. You can watch the action live right here starting at 5:00 p.m. EDT. Read more...

The Google Nest Secure alarm system is $150 off for a limited time

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Save $150: The Google Nest Secure alarm system is on sale at Best Buy for $249.99 through Oct. 20 in an early Black Friday deal. Security cameras from companies like Arlo and Ring have seemed to blow up in the past few years, most likely due to everyone's desire to make their home as "smart" as possible. While the cameras are great for keeping an eye on your house, they don't exactly ensure that

The Beginner's Guide to Buying The Right RV

200+Lifehacker / 9h
With travel by planes and trains on hold for many, RVs are having a resurgence. And it’s not just #vanlifers on Instagram: in June, The Strategist reported that dealers had seen a 170% increase in sales of recreational vehicles compared to the previous year. Read more...

Nintendo Switch sale alert: Save up to $41 on these console bundles at Best Buy

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Portrait Light effects in Google Photos come to older Pixel phones

Portrait Google Pixel 5
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You don’t have to buy a Pixel 4a 5G or Pixel 5 to take advantage of Google’s latest portrait wizardry . Android Police has discovered that Google Photos’ new Portrait Light feature is rolling out to older Pixel phones dating as far back as the Pixel 2 family. If you have it, you’ll see a “portrait light” option in the Adjust section when you edit a photo of a human. As before, the feature lets yo

Blast off with Scott Manley as he discusses his top 1,000 YouTube comments

24Ars Technica / 9h
Produced by Vara Reese, directed by Adam Lance Garcia, edited by Danny Behar. Click here for transcript . After checking off a bucket list item by doing a video with LGR's Clint Basinger last month, there was only one place we could go next: to space . And no creator occupies the intersection of space science, gaming, and sheer lunacy quite like engineer and physics master Scott Manley . Manley's

Halo: The Master Chief Collection is getting a serious Xbox Series X upgrade

Halo Xbox Series Microsoft
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Halo: The Master Chief Collection is getting a number of upgrades for both Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S.

The new Raspberry Pi Compute Module is smaller, faster and has greater connectivity

Raspberry Pi 4 CM 32
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The Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 is available now, boasting new features but the same low price tag.

iPhone 12 deals: This 100GB of data offer is the best value pre-order we've seen

Apple iPhone 12 MagSafe
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iPhone 12 deals are here and ready to pre-order and this offer from Three is a winnner with low prices and 100GB of data.

Google hit by landmark competition lawsuit in US over search

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The US Justice Department accuses Google of disadvantaging its rivals in search and advertising.

Robotic kitchen startup YPC raises a $1.8M seed round

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Montreal-based YPC Technologies today announced that it has raised a $1.8 million seed round. Led by Hike Ventures and Real Ventures, the funding includes participation from Toyota AI Ventures and Uphill Capital, among others, designed to help the company pilot its kitchen robotics technology. Toyota AI Venture’s funding came as part of the company’s “Call of Innovation,” which finds it investing

As Blizzard sunsets StarCraft II, some of its key creators raise cash for a new gaming studio

Frost Giant Blizzard
100+TechCrunch / 9h
Even as Blizzard pulls the plug on new updates for its StarCraft II game, nearly a decade after its launch, gaming investors are financing the next new thing coming from key members of the game’s early development team. Blizzard vets Tim Morten, the former production director for StarCraft II; and Tim Campbell, the lead campaign designer for WarCraft III; have launched a new studio with a number

As startups accelerate in record Q3, Europe and Asia rack up huge VC results

100+TechCrunch / 9h
Venture capital activity in Europe and Asia saw a strong return to form in Q3, data indicates. The two continents enjoyed more venture capital investment into their local startups than in some time, underscoring that strong VC results the United States saw in the third quarter were not a fluke, but part of a broader trend. The Exchange explores startups, markets and money. Read it every morning o

Leading a $15 million round, Prosus Ventures makes the challenger bank Klar its first bet in Mexico

60TechCrunch / 9h
Klar, a new online bank based in Mexico City, has become the first big bet that Prosus Ventures (the firm formerly known as Naspers Ventures) is taking in Latin America outside of Brazil. Founded by Stefan Moller, a former consultant at Bain & Co. who advised large banks, Klar blends Moller’s work experience in Mexico with his connections to the German banking world and the tech team at Berlin -b

Sym raises $9M Series A for its security workflow platform

Sym Amplify Partners
300+TechCrunch / 9h
Sym , a new platform that makes it easier for developers to integrate security and privacy workflows into their process, today announced that it has raised a $9 million Series A round led by Amplify Partners. Earlier this year, the company announced its $3 million seed round lead by Andy McLoughlin of Uncork Capital and Robin Vasan of Mango Capital . Angel investors include former Google CISO Ger

The iconic KitchenAid stand mixer is $100 off

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Singapore's space-themed hostel takes you to a galaxy far, far away

24Mashable / 9h
MET A Space Pod is a chain of space-themed hostels in Singapore designed to make you feel like you're inside a spaceship. Read more... More about Space , Travel , Mashable Video , Star Wars , and Future Blink

Researchers Are Starting to Infect People With COVID on Purpose

500+Futurism / 9h
UK researchers are preparing for a controversial experiment in which they will inject healthy human test subjects with the coronavirus — risky research that they say could speed up vaccine development, NPR reports . The trial will be carried out by researchers at Imperial College London. The initial phase is aimed at finding the minimum amount of the virus necessary to cause COVID-19, which could

Chase Sapphire Offering Bonus Points On Groceries

One Mile at a Time / 9h
Given how much consumer behavior has changed in the past few months, many of the credit card benefits that members used to appreciate most aren’t as valuable anymore. We’ve seen card issuers get creative with temporary perks, to give members an incentive to keep their cards. We’ve seen Chase roll out several limited time perks on both the Chase Sapphire Reserve® Card ( review ) and Chase Sapphire

A Busted Toilet Kicked Off a Seriously Crappy Night on the ISS

US Russian Olympics
500+Gizmodo / 9h
It was another long night aboard the International Space Station, as the crew had to deal with a series of minor problems, in what is starting to sound like a broken record. Read more...

Tuesday's Best Deals: LG CX 55" 4K OLED TV, Rosetta Stone, Halloween Pet Costumes, Inflatable Skeleton Unicorn, Batman Beyond Blu-ray Set, and More

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The 55" LG CX 4K OLED TV and Rosetta Stone software lead Tuesday’s best deals. Read more...

How to Find a Pediatrician You Like

49Lifehacker / 9h
Finding a pediatrician you trust—and who is reliable, accessible and conveniently located—is no easy feat. I know this because I am currently attempting to do so for the third time in the 10 years since my son was born. Over that decade, I found two doctors we absolutely loved and clicked with. We said goodbye to the… Read more...

Tuesday's Best Deals: LG CX 55" 4K OLED TV, Rosetta Stone, Halloween Pet Costumes, Inflatable Skeleton Unicorn, Batman Beyond Blu-ray Set, and More

84Lifehacker / 9h
The 55" LG CX 4K OLED TV and Rosetta Stone software lead Tuesday’s best deals. Read more...

Google hit with US Justice Department antitrust lawsuit over search

US DOJ Google Antitrust
SlashGear / 9h
Google has been sued by the US Justice Department, over allegations of antitrust behaviors including monopolizing search and anticompetitive advertising behaviors. The lawsuit, announced today, follows a year-long investigation by the DoJ, and even longer controversy about Google’s heft in the online space. “Two decades ago, Google became the darling of Silicon Valley as a scrappy startup with an

What to know before investing in a Wi-Fi network

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Before signing off on a new project and investing in a new Wi-Fi network, businesses must carefully plan and assess their needs.

Splunk turns to cloud and AI to power the new Data Age

Splunk Data .Conf20
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'Data Age' requires smart solutions, Splunk says.

Novation and Aphex Twin's limited-edition Bass Station II embraces the weird

300+Engadget / 9h
Novation’s Bass Station II is considered a modern classic in the synth world. And, the company deserves a lot of credit for constantly issuing updates and expanding its feature set. In fact, even though the core three-oscillator analog sound engine is unchanged, the 2020 version of the Bass Station II feels like a completely different instrument from the one launched in 2013. This is, objectively

Coming home to a dark house is less scary with a smart lock

48Mashable / 10h
Save up to $50 : Smart locks are on sale at Amazon and Best Buy for as low as $219.99 in early Black Friday deals. BEST FOR RENTALS AND ROOMMATES: August WiFi Smart Lock — $219.19 (save $30.80) BEST IF YOU WANT TO KEEP A KEY: Yale Assure Lock SL — $229.99 (save $50) There are lots of reasons as to why someone might dread the turning back of the clocks. (It is just, unanimously, The Worst.) Living

Le Creuset Dutch ovens are $100 off at Amazon for a limited time

Buy Black Friday Best
24Mashable / 10h
SAVE $100: The wildly popular Le Creuset Dutch oven is on sale at Amazon through Oct. 20 — save $100 while this early Black Friday deal lasts. Prime Day may be over, but Black Friday is literally just around the corner. That means that the deals between now and then probably won't be slowing down much at all. That's really good news for you and whoever you're doing your holiday shopping for. If y

Justice Dept. files long-awaited antitrust suit against Google

200+Ars Technica / 10h
Enlarge / Will the sun ever set on the Google empire? (credit: 400tmax | Getty Images ) The Department of Justice today filed a landmark antitrust suit against Google, alleging that the company behaved anticompetitively and unfairly pushed out rivals in its search businesses. A company does not have to be a literal monopoly, with no available competition of any kind, to be in violation of antitru

PONG re-released for your boomer parent Christmas

25SlashGear / 10h
Today the folks at Atari re-released the original game PONG as a stand-alone gaming experience. Just like the original PONG, this unit includes two controllers and just ONE game. Instead of requiring a television set to show video, this “Atari Mini PONG Jr.” is its own all-in-one system, including a 7.9-inch LCD panel for gameplay. This is the gift you … Continue reading

Unusual Ventures’ Sarah Leary and John Vrionis join us Extra Crunch Live now

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Today at 2 p.m. EDT/11 a.m. PDT, Unusual Ventures’ Sarah Leary and John Vrionis are joining us over at the Extra Crunch Live stage! The Unusual Ventures team has investments spanning the consumer and enterprise space, including Robinhood, AppDynamics, Mulesoft, Winnie and more. That short list could be the basis for a fascinating chat, but I also want to hear their thoughts on the democratization

LG Just Shattered Your Rollable OLED TV Dreams With an $87,000 Price Tag

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100+Gizmodo / 10h
Earlier this year, at CES 2020, LG announced that it was finally putting its roll-up OLED TV into production , after first debuting the display as a concept two years earlier. It promised the TV would ship sometime in 2020, and true to its word you can now buy the LG Signature OLED R , if you live in South Korea, and… Read more...

Calm your sore muscles with this powerful massage gun

60Mashable / 10h
Save $70: As of Oct. 20, Hyperice's Hypervolt vibrating massage gun is on sale for $279 at Best Buy, down from $349 in an early Black Friday deal. Working out has plenty of benefits, but dealing with sore muscles is not one of them. Instead of waiting it out and hoping for the best, use a massage gun to alleviate tension and soreness. The Hyperice Hypervolt massage gun has four interchangeable he

Fake naked photos of thousands of women shared online

16KBBC News - Technology / 10h
Fake naked images of thousands of women are being made from social media photos.

Mysterious 'Robin Hood' hackers donating stolen money

2KBBC News - Technology / 10h
Experts and charities are puzzled by hackers who've started donating stolen money.

Apple iPhone 12 Review: Superfast Speed, if You Can Find It

500+NYT > Technology / 10h
The new iPhone has an improved design, but it’s undermined by the wireless industry’s messy rollout of ultrafast 5G networks.

Pickle app puts on users, as millennials/Gen-Z latch onto location apps to fight Covid lockdowns

48TechCrunch / 10h
As the coming of winter combined with the coronavirus continues to put new restrictions on peoples’ movements, location-based apps are on the rise again. People are looking to find out who is close to them. Who is in their community. People are understandably looking for new friends and resources close to them. Apps that connect young mums locally ( Pumpspotting , Peanut ), professionals ( Fishbo

Foursquare test app whispers restaurant suggestions through your earbuds

58Engadget / 10h
Local recommendation apps have a common problem: you often have to be looking for those recommendations, making it unlikely that you’ll discover a place through pure serendipity. Foursquare thinks it can help by being more proactive. It just released an experimental Marsbot for AirPods app on iOS (no, you don’t need AirPods to use it) that whispers place suggestions into your earbuds as you walk

Apple Watch's 'Schooltime' Isn't Just for Kids

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70Lifehacker / 10h
It’s a good thing I didn’t have a lot of geeky gear back when I was in school. I would absolutely have failed every class because I’d have spent all of them mucking around on my smartphone and/or smartwatch. (One can only play so much Drugwars on one’s TI-83 calculator.) Read more...

The Polaris Slingshot R is a 3-wheel pocket rocket begging for electrification

81TechCrunch / 10h
The Polaris Slingshot has always wowed. Three wheels, open cockpit, and a design reminiscent of the Batmobile. It draws a crowd and is a blast to drive. I spent several weeks in the reworked Polaris Slingshot. The company just unveiled a new version that is finally available with an automatic transmission. Past versions were limited to a standard transmission, radically limiting the 3-wheeler’s m

Tidal launches Apple AirPlay rival to cast Hi-Res Audio to your wireless speakers

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Tidal Connect is here to make music casting easier, letting you send your tunes to your wireless speakers via the Tidal app.

The Mandalorian's New Teaser Ups the Stakes for Heroes and Villains Alike

Mandalorian Baby Yoda
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It’s a tough world out there when everyone wants to get their hands on Baby Yoda . Read more...

A deepfake bot is being used to “undress” underage girls

500+MIT Technology Review / 10h
In June of 2019, Vice uncovered the existence of a disturbing app that used AI to “undress” women. Called DeepNude, it allowed users to upload a photo of a clothed woman for $50 and get back a photo of her seemingly naked. In actuality, the software was using generative adversarial networks, the algorithm behind deepfakes, to swap the women’s clothes for highly realistic nude bodies. The more sca

How to Open File Explorer Using Command Prompt on Windows 10

60How-To Geek / 10h
While there are quicker ways to open File Explorer, such as using a keyboard shortcut, you can use Command Prompt to open the file manager in the current directory (or any other directory) in Windows 10. Here’s how. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

They Found the Space Station Leak… Using Tea Leaves

500+Futurism / 10h
Astronaut Trelawney In what sounds like a strange act of divination, the current crew of the International Space Station just used a tea bag to identity a pesky leak that’s been allowing air to escape from the station. Here’s how we got here. In August, NASA announced it was investigating a small leak on the station that was allowing air to escape, saying that the crew was not currently in danger

Today’s the big day for NASA’s mission that seeks to pluck asteroid dust

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200+Ars Technica / 10h
Enlarge / Artist’s conception of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft collecting a sample from the asteroid Bennu. (credit: NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona) Hundreds of scientists and engineers have labored for the better part of two decades to reach this point. Now, their passenger-van-sized spacecraft is finally ready for its big moment, hovering near an asteroid about as long as the Empire State Bu

Nintendo Switch Fortnite Edition bundle is now up for pre-order

24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
The Fortnite Nintendo Switch bundle is now up for pre-order, offering a brand new Fortnite design and plenty of in-game swag.

The Aeroplan Program Is Going To Pause For Two Days (Some Benefits Longer)

View from the Wing / 10h
Aeroplan launches its new program November 8, 2020. To prepare for the system changes, they will be making many of their current systems and features unavailable from the evening of November 6 through the evening of November 8. Some features are stopping sooner, though - and some won't return until "later" - indeed, next year. Continue reading ...

Apple is killing a popular Google Stadia workaround for iOS

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SlashGear / 10h
By now, Apple’s reasons for not allowing game streaming services on the iOS App Store have been well documented. Though Apple has changed up its rules to potentially allow game streaming services like Google Stadia and Microsoft’s Project xCloud to be available through the iOS App Store, its requirements are still so specific and tedious that neither company is likely … Continue reading

Instagram rolls out fan badges for live videos, expands IGTV ads test

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100+TechCrunch / 10h
Instagram is today introducing a new way for creators to make money. The company is now rolling out badges in Instagram Live to an initial group of over 50,000 creators, who will be able to offer their fans the ability to purchase badges during their live videos to stand out in the comments and show their support. The idea to monetize using fan badges is not unique to Instagram. Other live stream

Report: Cathay Dragon To Be Discontinued, Merged Into Cathay Pacific

400+One Mile at a Time / 10h
The pandemic is causing airlines to make all kinds of tough decisions. Cathay Pacific has been in trouble for longer than most other airlines, given that it dealt with months of protests prior to the coronavirus pandemic. Well, it looks like the airline will be cutting thousands of jobs, and also discontinuing one of its subsidiary brands shortly. Cathay Dragon to be axed The always knowledgable

Index nabs $2.6M seed to create BI dashboards without coding

100+TechCrunch / 10h
Index founders, Xavier Pladevall and Eduardo Portet, have been friends since they were small children in the Dominican Republic. Both came to college in the U.S., and last year the two decided to launch a startup to help non-technical users build business intelligence dashboards without coding. Today they get to keep building on that dream with the help of a $2.6 million seed investment from Davi

Stampli, an invoice management software startup, launches a payments product

200+TechCrunch / 10h
Stampli , a collaborative invoice management software company, introduced a payments product today called Stampli Direct Pay. The startup launched back in 2015 with a mission to simplify invoice management through collaboration (and a dash of AI). Interestingly, Stampli said it was uninterested at the time in providing a payments product alongside its collaborative suite, focusing instead on the

Gowalla is being resurrected as an augmented reality social app

200+TechCrunch / 10h
Gowalla is coming back. The startup, which longtime TechCrunch readers will likely recall , was an ambitious consumer social app that excited Silicon Valley investors but ultimately floundered in its quest to take on Foursquare before an eventual $3 million acquihire in 2011 brought the company’s talent to Facebook. The story certainly seemed destined to end there, but founder Josh Williams tells

Robin.io launches a free version of its cloud-native Kubernetes storage solution

76TechCrunch / 10h
Robin.io , a cloud-native application and data management solution with enterprise customers like USAA, Sabre, SAP, Palo Alto Networks and Rakuten Mobile, today announced the launch of its new free(-mium) version of its service, in addition to a major update to the core of its tool. Robin .io promises that it brings cloud-native data management capabilities to containerized applications with supp

How tech has changed travel

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Technology has been one of the biggest contributors to an ever-changing travel landscape

New updated Jaguar XE to arrive in SA soon

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The post appeared first on Popular Mechanics .

Wear a Mask at the Drive-Thru

3KLifehacker / 11h
Even if you aren’t going out to eat at restaurants right now, you are probably ordering takeout and/or going through the occasional drive-thru and, when you do that, you almost certainly come into contact with at least one person—the one whose job it is to physically hand you your food. That person would appreciate if… Read more...

The Batman Flies High and Rides Fast in New Set Photos

62Gizmodo / 11h
Bette Midler offers a tiny look at her one-off Hocus Pocus reunion. Get a glimpse at the reboot of Texas Chainsaw Massacre . Legends of Tomorrow adds a new character. Plus, John Boyega teases his clone action movie, and somehow the cast of the Avatar sequels just keeps growing. Spoilers now! Read more...

Hurry - these Razer gaming deals won't last long

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Razer is offering a range of PC gaming deals as part of its 'Prime in Overtime' sale - but those savings end today.

iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro review round-up – The Apple 5G verdict

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20SlashGear / 11h
The first iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro reviews are out, putting half of Apple’s 2020 flagship line-up through its paces. If you’re hoping for the final yay/nay on whether to buy an iPhone 12 mini or an iPhone 12 Pro Max, you’ll have to wait a little longer – they’re shipping later this year – but the iPhone 12 … Continue reading

Learn All of the Languages With 53% off Lifetime Rosetta Stone Access

20Gizmodo / 11h
Rosetta Stone Bonus Pack Bundle (Spanish) | $149 | Amazon Read more...

The Best Alternatives to Google's Dead 'Trusted Contacts' App

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55Lifehacker / 11h
Android’s Trusted Contacts app is no more. Google says it’s shutting down the app in December and has pulled it from the Google Play Store. That’s OK, though: There are alternatives you can try. Read more...

Intel sells off NAND storage unit in multi-billion dollar deal

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Intel has sold its NAND storage business to SK Hynix in a deal that takes the South Korean firm up to second place in the global market.

Chase Sapphire Cards Earn More On Grocery Purchases Through April 30, 2021

View from the Wing / 11h
This morning Chase announced that starting in November both the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card and the Chase Sapphire Reserve® will earn more points on grocery store purchases between November 1, 2020 and April 30, 2021. Continue reading ...

The History of the Gatling Gun

Popular Mechanics / 11h
The post appeared first on Popular Mechanics .

Singapore Airlines to restart world’s longest flight in November — with a big change

74The Points Guy / 11h
The world’s longest flight is ready for a comeback. Singapore Airlines said Tuesday that it will restart its nonstop service between New York and Singapore on Nov. 9, even as restrictions remain on travel to Singapore. However, there will be a new U.S. home for the route when it returns. The flight – which will resume with a schedule of three weekly flights – will now operate from New York JFK in

How to Enable Nest Hello Video Doorbell’s Halloween Sounds

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How-To Geek / 11h
When you first open the Nest app on your iPhone, iPad, or Android device, you might be greeted by a pop-up message giving you more information on the Halloween seasonal theme. Tap the “Browse Themes” button found at the bottom of the screen. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Security testing firm NSS Labs ceases operations, citing coronavirus

100TechCrunch / 11h
Security testing company NSS Labs “ceased operations” last week, the company said in a notice on its website, citing impacts related to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The Austin, Texas-based company was quietly acquired by private equity firm Consecutive last October. But last week, the company was reportedly preparing for layoffs, according to Dark Reading, which first reported news of the co

Stotles secures funding for platform which brings transparency to government tenders, contracts

80TechCrunch / 11h
The public sector usually publishes its business opportunities in the form of ‘tenders,’ to increase transparency to the public. However, this data is scattered, and larger businesses have access to more information, giving them opportunities to grab contracts before official tenders are released. We have seen the controversy around UK government contracts going to a number of private consultants

Virgin is working to elevate hyperloop travel by 2030

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Virgin Hyperloop is leading the race to make the high-speed technology become a viable transport option within this decade. The company is now building a state of the art testing facility in West Virginia, which includes a 10-kilometer-long testing tube. Read more... More about Transportation , Test , West Virginia , Virgin , and Hyperloop

Western Digital launches new external My Passport SSD in India

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The new Western Digital My Passport SSD offers read speeds of up to 1050MB/s, hardware encryption and a five-year limited warranty

Gamers are fixing Microsoft Flight Simulator with Google Maps

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Players are replacing the simulation’s missing monuments with rips from Google Maps

DJI Pocket 2 gives stabilized mini-camera a big upgrade

DJI Pocket 2 Osmo 8X
20SlashGear / 11h
DJI has revealed its newest compact stabilized camera, with the DJI Pocket 2 upgrading the Osmo Pocket with a bigger sensor atop its 3-axis gimbal. As with the original camera, it’s an all-in-one mini-camera, with the Pocket 2 packing a 4-megapixel sensor with a new zoom feature this time around. DJI says both video and stills should be improved compared … Continue reading

LG's latest 55-inch CX OLED smart TV is $500 off at Amazon

LG Rollable OLED Ultra
100+Engadget / 11h
If you’ve come to the conclusion that you need to upgrade your TV because you’re spending a lot more time with it these days, you’re in luck. Amazon discounted a couple of LG’s 2020 OLED smart TVs: you can get the 55-inch CX model for $500 off, bringing it down to $1,496.99, while the 55-inch BX model is $100 off, dropping it to $1,396.99. If you’re a Sam’s Club member, you can actually get the C

Here’s how Adobe plans to make digital art theft impossible

Adobe Photoshop iPad
24SlashGear / 11h
In addition to all of the product announcements it made today at MAX, Adobe also revealed new details for its Content Authenticity Initiative. This is still in the prototype stage, but the idea is to make it so photographers and artists can be properly attributed to their work through tamper-proof information attached to each image. If you’ve ever had someone … Continue reading

How Video Games Are Saving Those Who Served

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1KWired / 11h
Veterans with PTSD, anxiety, and other mental health challenges often find solace in gaming. Research shows it's helpful—and could be used more broadly.

Apple iPhone 12 Pro Review: Apple’s Awkward Middle Child

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87Wired / 11h
Apple’s $1,000 phone sits in the awkward spot of not quite being the best phone. Nevertheless, it offers compelling upgrades.

Apple iPhone 12 Review: Solid, but Don’t Buy It Just for 5G

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Apple's new iPhone makes a good upgrade if you're ready for your next phone.

Best business headphones and earphones for work 2020: best headset with microphone for working from home and more

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Looking for the best headphones for Microsoft Teams or Zoom video conference calls? Here's our pick of the best headsets for work around today.

Cathay Pacific Will Shed 18% Of Workforce, Eliminate Cathay Dragon Brand

View from the Wing / 11h
Cathay Pacific will drop its regional Cathay Dragon (formerly Dragonair) brand and eliminate 6000 jobs. That represents 18% of its workforce. Management had sought to eliminate 8000 jobs but “government intervention” prevented them from doing so. Continue reading ...

The DJI Pocket 2 Promises Even Better 4K Video and a Nifty Modular Design

DJI Pocket 2 Osmo 8X
27Gizmodo / 11h
For the last couple of years, if you wanted a super portable camera to help you capture stills and video while traveling, you couldn’t really do better than the DJI Pocket . It was tiny, had a built-in gimbal, and support for 4K. Now, DJI has returned to give its pint-sized camcorder a big revamp with the DJI Pocket 2.… Read more...

UE Fits Are True Wireless Buds That Finally Fit My Freakishly Small Ears

59Gizmodo / 11h
I love the functionality of true wireless headphones, but I’ve had trouble with earbuds for years. My problem is my freakishly small ear canals that ache when I use earbuds for too long. Nothing ever quite fits right, and even Apple’s AirPods Pro—by far my favorite buds—seem to hurt when left in my ears for any… Read more...

DJI’s Pocket 2 gimbal is an extremely fun way to grab impressive smartphone shots

DJI Pocket 2 Osmo Camera
100+TechCrunch / 11h
The Pocket 2 is the kind of device that makes me wish I got out a bit more. I’ve been testing it out for a few days, and, while it’s done a reasonably good job making my life look a bit more interesting, there’s only so much such a little device can do during this lockdown. That’s no fault of DJI’s of course. There’s only so much that can be done — and at the end of the day, a camera can only rea

Venn, a network hoping to be gaming’s answer to MTV, raises $26 million

VENN Raises $26M Network
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VENN , the streaming network hoping to be gaming culture’s answer to MTV, has raised $26 million to bring its mix of video game-themed entertainment and streaming celebrity features to the masses. The financing came from previous investor Bitkraft, one of the largest funds focused on the intersection of gaming and synthetic reality, and new investor Nexstar Media Group, a publicly traded operator

What Is Docker Compose, and How Do You Use It?

How-To Geek / 11h
Docker Compose is a tool you can use to centrally manage the deployments of many different Docker containers. It’s an important tool for any application that needs multiple microservices, as it allows each service to easily be in a separately managed container. Read This Article on CloudSavvy IT ›

Holiday 2020: The 6 Best Gaming Mice

How-To Geek / 11h
Gaming peripherals are often a jumbled mess of marketing terms that don’t actually mean anything, which can be frustrating if you’re just looking for a good mouse for a gamer in your life. But there are certain things that make a mouse better for gaming, so we sought out of the mice that actually deliver on those so you know what to buy this holiday season. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

How to Monitor Disk Activity on Your Mac’s Dock

How-To Geek / 11h
Using Activity Monitor, it’s easy to keep an eye on your Mac’s disk activity at a glance right from the Dock. A special option replaces Activity Monitor’s normal icon with a small animated graph that charts disk usage over time in your Dock. Here’s how to set it up. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Photoshop gets scarily powerful AI tools that may leave you questioning what's real

Adobe Photoshop iPad
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PhotoShop has been given a tasty menu of AI-powered tools and other treats in an update that you take for a spin today.

DJI Pocket 2 is an Osmo Pocket sequel with a new sensor and modular tricks

DJI Pocket 2 Osmo 8X
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The DJI Pocket 2 is the sequel to its little, gimbal-stabilized video camera. But does it have enough new features to thrive?

Lightroom finally gets color grading wheels for cinematic photo edits

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Lightroom has today been given some new color grading wheels, among other treats – here's how they work.

Review: iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro, two gems, one jewel

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There’s an odd tension in only being able to review half of the new iPhone lineup. Though this review is focused on breaking down the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro, we all know that the iPhone mini and the iPhone 12 Pro Max are sitting out there in the wings. Fortunately, we can extrapolate a lot about those devices from these, especially as the iPhone 12 mini is a direct mini-turization of the iPh

Apple, Opera, and Yandex fix browser address bar spoofing bugs, but millions more still left vulnerable

72TechCrunch / 11h
Year after year, phishing remains one of the most popular and effective ways for attackers to steal your passwords. As users, we’re mostly trained to spot the telltale signs of a phishing site, but most of us rely on carefully examining the web address in the browser’s address bar to make sure the site is legitimate. But even the browser’s anti-phishing features — often the last line of defense f

Adobe Photoshop gets new AI smarts with neural filters, sky replacement and more

Adobe Photoshop iPad
64TechCrunch / 11h
Adobe is betting big on its Sensei AI platform, and so it’s probably no surprise that the company also continues to build more AI-powered features into its flagship Photoshop applications. At its MAX conference, Adobe today announced a handful of new AI features for Photoshop, with Sky Replacement being the most obvious example. Other new AI-driven features include new so-called “ Neural Filters

Adobe Illustrator launches on iPad and Adobe Fresco comes to the iPhone

Adobe Illustrator iPad
40TechCrunch / 11h
Adobe today launched the first public version of its Illustrator vector graphics app on the iPad. That’s no surprise, given that it was already available for pre-order and as a private beta, but a lot of Illustrator users were looking forward to this day. In addition, the company also today announced that its Fresco drawing and painting app is now available on Apple’s iPhone, too. Previously, you

Jam raises $3.5 million to Figma-tize product collaboration

100+TechCrunch / 11h
The web of collaboration apps invading remote work toolkits have led to plenty of messy workflows for teams that communicate in a language of desktop screenshots and DMs. Tracing a suggestion or flagging a bug in a company’s website forces engineers or designers to make sense of the mess themselves. While task management software has given teams a funnel for the clutter, the folks at Jam question

Microsoft debuts Azure Space to cater to the space industry, partners with SpaceX for Starlink datacenter broadband

Microsoft Azure SpaceX
100+TechCrunch / 11h
Microsoft is taking its Azure cloud computing platform to the final frontier – space. It now has a dedicated business unit called Azure Space for that purpose, made up of industry heavyweights and engineers who are focused on space-sector services including simulation of space missions, gathering and interpreting satellite data to provide insights, and providing global satellite networking capabi

Intel is providing the smarts for the first satellite with local AI processing on board

Intel AI Google PhiSat-1
100+TechCrunch / 11h
Intel detailed today its contribution to PhiSat-1, a new tiny small satellite that was launched into sun-synchronous orbit on September 2. PhiSat-1 has a new kind of hyperspectral-thermal camera on board, and also includes a Movidius Myriad 2 Vision Processing Unit. That VPU is found in a number of consumer devices on Earth, but this is its first trip to space – and the first time it’ll be handli

DJI’s clever little Pocket gimbal gets refreshed with improved video

DJI Pocket 2 Osmo 8X
64TechCrunch / 11h
It’s been nearly two years since DJI released the original Osmo Pocket. Honestly, the little gimbal is one of the most delightful products from a company that makes a lot of them. As — at best — an amateur smartphone photographer, I enjoyed my time with the product and am pretty psyched to get a little hands-on time with the sequel. The new product streamlines the name a bit, dropping the “Osmo”

Adobe Lightroom gets a new color grading tool, auto versions, graphical watermarking and more

Adobe Lightroom CG
57TechCrunch / 11h
At its MAX conference, Adobe today announced the launch of the latest version of Lightroom , its popular photo management and editing tool. The highlights of today’s release are the introduction of a new color grading tool that’s more akin to what you’d find in a video editor like Adobe Premiere or DaVinci Resolve, auto versioning that’s saved in the cloud (and hence not available in Lightroom Cl

There’s a housing crisis, and Abodu wants to solve it fast with quality backyard homes

100+TechCrunch / 11h
Housing prices have soared in many markets across the United States over the past decades as populations have grown, square footage has increased, and new unit construction has languished. Houses that were once tens of thousands of dollars have transformed due to zoning restrictions into million-dollar manses, leaving millions without affordable housing. Few regions have been as hard hit by housi

Adobe Photoshop can now identify 'shopped images

Adobe Photoshop iPad
500+Engadget / 11h
Adobe has unveiled a new attribution tool for Photoshop that will help consumers better understand the authenticity of images while giving proper credit to creators. Part of Adobe’s open source Content Authenticity Initiative (CAI), the prototype feature will allow creators to add their name, location and edit history to photos, among other tags. That will create what Adobe calls a “tamper eviden

Adobe's Fresco painting app is now available on iPhone

Adobe Photoshop iPad
51Engadget / 11h
Last year, Adobe debuted Fresco : a powerful drawing and painting app that brought the realistic feel of watercolor, oils and more to the iPad and Surface devices. Now the company is brining the software to smaller screens. Starting today, Fresco is available on iPhone . The company says the same interface, brushes and documents users have already gotten used to on the iPad or Windows will all be

DJI's Pocket 2 handheld promises higher quality and mods

DJI Pocket 2 Osmo Camera
63Engadget / 11h
When DJI unveiled the original Osmo Pocket , it caught us by surprise. Sure, the company’s premium Osmo series of gimbal-mounted cameras had been popular, but with phones in our, er, pockets and DJI’s own Osmo Mobile series, it was easy to assume we already had a stabilized video option for the masses. Despite that, we turned out to be quite fond of the quirky little shooter. Today, the company i

iPhone 12 and 12 Pro review: Apple enters the 5G era

400+Engadget / 11h
At the risk of sounding a little dramatic, the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro aren't just this year’s phones -- they're the beginning of a new era at Apple. After all, the company did more than announce a boatload of new hardware earlier this month. It also signaled a dramatic shift in smartphone design, embraced the world's growing 5G networks, and even revived the MagSafe charger. (Can't say I saw

Firefox 82 promises speed and picture-in-picture improvements

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100+Engadget / 11h
Mozilla is rolling out a fresh browser update for the Firefox faithful. Version 82 promises to be “faster than ever” with better start up and page-loading times. According to Mozilla, websites that use a flexbox layout will load 20 percent quicker than before. Restoring old browser sessions will be 17 percent faster and new browser windows should open 10 percent quicker on Windows. Firefox 82 is

Photoshop's new AI features include neural filters and sky replacement

Adobe Photoshop iPad
73Engadget / 11h
Adobe has released new versions of Photoshop for desktop and iPad with a bunch more AI-powered features. The Sky Replacement tool that Adobe added to the latest version of Photoshop Elements is now available in the full version of the software. The feature uses AI to separate the foreground and the sky, and you should be able to create more dramatic scenes with a few clicks. Neural Filters is ano

Instagram makes it easier for its most popular users to make money

95Engadget / 11h
Instagram is opening up its monetization tools to more influencers. The company is expanding access to two features that will make it easier for the app’s “creators” to make money. Instagram now allows more than 50,000 influencers around the world to sell “badges” during live streams, the company said in an update. First introduced in May , badges are a way for fans to make themselves more visibl

Adobe Illustrator arrives on the iPad

Adobe Illustrator iPad
63Engadget / 11h
At its MAX event last year, Adobe announced that it was bringing Illustrator to the iPad in 2020. Almost a year after that initial tease, the tablet version of the popular app for illustration, logo and branding design is ready . Adobe took its time to get things right. When it first debuted Photoshop on iPad in 2019 , the app had a such a limited set of features it was hard to get significant wo

Adobe adds more film-like color grading tools to Lightroom

Adobe Lightroom CG
60Engadget / 11h
One of the most effective ways to change the mood of a photo is to add and subtract color to it. That’s something Adobe’s Lightroom software has given you the option to do for a while, but in one of the biggest changes the company has made to the Develop Module in a while, it’s adding a new Color Grading module to give users even more control over the colors in their photos. The new tool builds o

iPhone 12 and 12 Pro review: Smoke and mirrors, and not much else

1KMashable / 11h
iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro $699 (starting) / $999 (starting) View Product The Good New premium design • Powerful A14 Bionic chip • Thinner bezels • MagSafe fast charging The Bad No 120Hz display • Incremental upgrades The Bottom Line Apple’s iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro are the company’s latest and greatest, but they don’t come with all that much in the way of worthy upgrades. If you’re looking f

Chase adds groceries bonus category through April 2021

100+The Points Guy / 11h
Throughout 2020, Chase has added a number of temporary and long-term benefits to help cardholders continue to maximize purchases and card benefits through shifting spending habits and priorities. Today, Chase is announcing new grocery benefits for Sapphire cardholders that will last well into 2021. Want more credit card news and advice from TPG? Sign up for our daily newsletter! Chase Sapphire Re

Adobe Illustrator for iPad launches as Fresco heads to iPhone

Adobe Illustrator iPad
21SlashGear / 11h
Adobe MAX typically brings a new product launch or two along with it, and today, Adobe announced two big ones. The company is bringing two popular apps to new platforms today, revealing that it’s bringing Illustrator to iPad and Fresco to iPhone. Of course, we had some indication of at least this iPad launch for Illustrator, as Adobe has been … Continue reading

Photoshop serves up Sensei AI features including Neural Filters and Sky Replacement

Adobe Photoshop iPad
24SlashGear / 11h
At its annual MAX event today, Adobe announced that Photoshop is getting a slate of new features centered around Adobe Sensei artificial intelligence. Chief among these new features are Photoshop’s Neural Filters, which were crafted with help from NVIDIA and allow you change a picture’s look – sometimes dramatically – with just a few clicks or by using a series … Continue reading

Verizon and Nokia are building private 5G networks for businesses

Verizon Microsoft Nokia
100+Engadget / 12h
Verizon will work with Nokia to create private 5G installations that can replace WiFi in large “manufacturing, distribution and logistics facilities,” the company announced . The idea would be not to enhance existing public 5G networks, but to create private and customized on-site mobile networks. Companies could then use them to communicate, connect to business apps and more. The private 5G netw

TPG reader question: Which benefits are better — airline credit card perks or low-tier elite status?

The Points Guy / 12h
Editor’s note: This article is part of a column to answer your credit card questions. If you would like to ask us a question, tweet us at @thepointsguy , message us on Facebook or email us at tips@ thepointsguy.com . The pandemic has given new meaning to everything, and that includes the value of elite status with an airline. From elite status extensions to reduced criteria to become an elite to

NASA will broadcast OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample collection attempt

NASA OSIRIS Bennu Earth
41SlashGear / 12h
NASA has announced that it will broadcast coverage of OSIRIS-REx as it attempts to collect a sample from the surface of an asteroid Bennu on Tuesday, October 20, at 6:12 PM EDT. Live coverage of the spacecraft’s descent to the asteroid surface for its TAG or Touch-And-Go maneuver will be broadcast on NASA Television and via the NASA website. The … Continue reading

Aeroflot Staff Charged In $50 Million Electronics Smuggling Scheme

100+One Mile at a Time / 12h
The US Attorney’s Office of the Eastern District of New York has filed charges in what it calls a “$50 million Russian smuggling scheme.” An indictment and complaint were unsealed on Monday in federal court after an extensive investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and the New York City Police Department (NYPD). 10 individuals have been cha

Soleadify secures seed funding for database what tracks 40M business using machine learning

100+TechCrunch / 12h
Usually, databases about companies have to be painstakingly updated by humans. Soleadify is a startup that uses machine learning to create profiles for businesses in any industry. The first of the company’s products is a business search engine that keeps over 40 million business profiles updated, currently used by hundreds of companies in the USA, Europe and Asia for sales and marketing activitie

Handshake raises $80M more to build a more diversity-focused LinkedIn for college students

Handshake $80M College
200+TechCrunch / 12h
College graduates this year (and perhaps in the near-term) have been looking for work in what is one of the most challenging job markets in a decade due to the coronavirus and its impacts on the economy and how people can interact with each other. Today, a startup that’s helping them with that job hunting process is announcing a big round of funding to grow its business. Handshake , which provide

Austin-based Verifiable raises $3 million for its api toolkit to verify healthcare credentials

92TechCrunch / 12h
Before Nick Macario launched Verifiable , the Austin-based company that just raised $3 million for its api toolkit that verifies healthcare credentials, he ran a series of other businesses designed to offer public credentials for professionals. His first foray into the world of identity management services was the personal website builder, branded.me . After that company was sold, Macario launche

New to cruising? Here are all the terms you need to know

41The Points Guy / 12h
If you’re new to cruising, you may feel like your fellow passengers are speaking in an insider, secret language, exchanging words and phrases that stump you. Fortunately, TPG can keep you from getting lost in translation with this handy glossary of cruise lingo. Take a peek and you’ll know your berth from a beam in no time. In This Post The ship and nautical terms Aft: The rear (stern) area of th

Logitech's sales skyrocketed during the work-from-home boom

80Engadget / 12h
Logitech sales continue to soar during the coronavirus pandemic. The accessory maker recorded sales of $1.26 billion for the three months leading up to September 30th, up $537 million from the same period last year. As Logitech noted in a press release , it’s the first time that the company has eclipsed $1 billion in quarterly sales. Operating income climbed to $321 million and net income rose to

Splunk acquires Plumbr and Rigor to build out its observability platform

72TechCrunch / 12h
Data platform Splunk today announced that it has acquired two startups, Plumbr and Rigor , to build out its new Observability Suite, which is also launching today. Plumbr is an application performance monitoring service, while Rigor focuses on digital experience monitoring, using synthetic monitoring and optimization tools to help businesses optimize their end-user experiences. Both of these acqu

Lux-backed Flex Logix announces availability of its fast and cheap X1 AI chip for the edge

80TechCrunch / 12h
In the computing world, there are probably more types of chips available than your local supermarket snack aisle. Diverse computing environments (data centers and the cloud, edge, mobile devices, IoT, and more), different price points, and varying capabilities and performance requirements are scrambling the chip industry, resetting who has the lead right now and who might take the lead in new and

Aerial base station delivers 4G coverage from the Earth's stratosphere

24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
Remote controlled aircraft delivers 70Mbps to rural areas.

Porsche unveils 2021 Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid

2021 Porsche Panamera
SlashGear / 12h
German automaker Porsche recently unveiled not one, but three new Panamera models for 2021. Leading the charge is the plug-in Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid, which is now the most powerful Panamera in the lineup. It now has a retuned 4.0-liter twin-turbocharged V8 engine producing 563 horsepower (up from 550 horsepower from the previous model). Combined with a 134-horsepower electric motor … Continue

How to Pick a Security Camera

45How-To Geek / 12h
While a surveillance camera instantly improves the safety and security of your domicile or place of business, they can do much more than you might realize. Choosing the right kind of camera with the features that will accommodate your needs can be overwhelming. But we can help! Read This Article on Review Geek ›

Identity Theft - Why Companies Are Being Targeted

How-To Geek / 12h
Traditionally a worry for individuals, identity theft is now a concern for businesses. It can erode the loyalty of employees and make clients think you’re too risky to be associated with. Read This Article on CloudSavvy IT ›

Singapore Airlines Brings Back New York Non-Stop, World’s Longest Flight, Starting November 9

48View from the Wing / 12h
Singapore Airlines will re-launch New York – Singapore non-stop service on November 9 using an Airbus A350-900. The flight will operate from to and from New York JFK, rather than Newark which the airline’s previous world’s longest flight used. Service will operate 3 days a week. This isn’t like the old days with all business class service, or even all business and premium economy: the plane will

Google Pixel 5 units reportedly showing gap between frame and screen

Portrait Google Pixel 5
28TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
The Google Pixel 5 is the newest smartphone from Google to launch but early users are already complaining about defects.

PC Gaming Doesn't Have to Be More Expensive Than Consoles

100+Wired / 12h
Don't buy into the myth: If you consider your options carefully, upgrading your desktop doesn't have to empty your wallet.

Can Placebos Work—Even When Patients Know They’re Fake?

200+Wired / 12h
Researchers showed that a saline spray “treatment” reduced people’s emotional distress, even though the study subjects knew the spray wouldn’t do anything.

TrueNAS R-series hyperconverged appliances blend storage and compute

Linux iXsystems 10
63Ars Technica / 12h
Enlarge / There's a lot to unpack in this infographic, which serves as a pretty concise description of what TrueNAS SCALE is and does—or will do, when it's completely finished. (credit: iXsystems ) Today, storage vendor iXsystems is launching a new R-series hyperconverged infrastructure appliance for its TrueNAS product line—and the first alpha release of TrueNAS SCALE, a Debian Linux-based versi

Would you like “milk” with that Impossible burger?

100+MIT Technology Review / 12h
Impossible Foods has continued to expand throughout the pandemic, bringing its bleeding, sizzling plant-based burgers and sausages to more than 10,000 additional US stores this year . Now the company, which has raised $700 million in 2020, is preparing to move into new markets and product lines. On Tuesday, it will announce plans to double its research and development team in the next 12 months,

How to Search for Products Sold and Shipped By Amazon Itself

100+How-To Geek / 12h
Amazon.com acts as a middleman in the sale of millions of goods from thousands of vendors all over the world. The quality of those goods varies wildly. To avoid concerns about third-party sellers, you can choose to only buy products procured, owned, and sold by Amazon itself. Here’s how. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

How to Play ‘Super Smash Bros. Melee’ Online (with Slippi)

How-To Geek / 12h
Slippi is a custom version of the Dolphin emulator suited for Super Smash Bros. Melee netplay. Here’s what sets it apart from other ways you can play Super Smash Bros. online, and how to play the Nintendo classic online on your PC. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

PUBG will finally target 60fps on consoles – but there’s a catch

31TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
PUBG will target 60fps on consoles thanks to a new ‘Framerate Priority’ option, but it won’t be available to everyone.