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PS5, Xbox and Switch games are on sale at Best Buy for Presidents' Day


30KEngadget / 10h
If you’re looking to bulk up your video game stockpile with some latter-day classics, Best Buy is offering up a slew of deals on console fare that spans RPGs and sports titles alike. As part of the retailer’s Presidents' Day sale, you can currently grab Assassin’s Creed Valhalla for $40, down from $60. The latest entry in Ubisoft’s long-running franchise is the newest game on the discounted list,

PS5 scalpers want you to feel sorry for them – and yes, they’re being serious


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PS5 scalpers have spoken out to defend the actions of those who use bots to steal legitimate stock off customers, and resell them at an extortion price.

Jack Dorsey and Jay Z invest 500 BTC to make Bitcoin ‘internet’s currency’


2KTechCrunch / 14h
Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey and rapper Jay Z have created an endowment to fund bitcoin development initially in Africa and India, Dorsey said on Friday. The duo is putting 500 bitcoin , which is currently worth $23.6 million, in the endowment called ₿trust. The fund will be set up as a blind irrevocable trust, Dorsey said, adding that the duo won’t be giving any direction to the team. ₿tru


Top 10 Smart Home Devices That Work With Amazon Alexa 2020


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We’ve collaborated with the smart home experts at our sister site Tom’s Guide to compile a list of the best smart home devices they’ve tested in the most in-demand categories that work with Amazon Alexa.

Rex Tillerson Screwed Up Investigation Into Cuba 'Sonic Weapon' Attacks, New Report Says


Gizmodo / 16min
A newly released report says Rex Tillerson’s State Department responded in a slow, disorganized fashion to the “Havana syndrome”—the mysterious rash of neural disorders that has plagued U.S. and Canadian diplomats in Cuba and other locations since 2016. Read more...

The 3 airport areas I’m avoiding until I’m fully vaccinated


The Points Guy / 19min
Throughout the pandemic, we’ve largely been responsible for ensuring our own safety. Sure, initial lockdowns made it all but impossible to eat out or go to a gym, but there’s always been the risk of COVID-19 exposure, whether we’re passing through an airport halfway around the world or just shopping for groceries in our hometown. Great ventilation and enforced mask mandates help keep airplanes re

NOAA has some seriously cheesy Valentine’s Day cards for you


SlashGear / 24min
Are you tired of the ordinary, boring, and otherwise saccharine-sweet Valentine’s Day cards you can pick up at the store? If so, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has some cheesy satellite-themed Valentine’s Day cards for you to tweet, email, or hand-deliver to your favorite people. NOAA is the agency that focuses on our own planet and its various … Continue reading

How To Use Drop In With Your Amazon Echo, Dot or Amazon Show


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One of the features we love about Amazon’s line of Echo products (the Echo, Dot and Show) is the ability to “Drop In” on another enabled Echo device.

Microsoft reveals huge growth in web shell attacks


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Cybercriminals are increasingly turning to web shells to carry out attacks due to their simplicity and effectiveness.

Extra Crunch roundup: Metromile CEO interview, Oscar Health’s IPO plans, our 2-year anniversary, more


92TechCrunch / 37min
I’m very proud of the work we’re doing here at Extra Crunch, so it gives me great pleasure to announce that today is our second anniversary . Thanks to hard work from the entire TechCrunch team, authoritative guest contributors and a very engaged reader base, we’ve tripled our membership in the last 12 months. As Extra Crunch enters its third year, we’re putting our foot on the gas in 2021 so we

How To Download Skills For Amazon Alexa


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You’ve got your newest Amazon Dot, Echo or Alexa enabled device. Now what? It’s time for Alexa to learn some skills! It may seem confusing at first, but skills are easy to enable and use. Here are some instructions for downloading skills for Amazon Alexa.

[Roundup] Plane Cleared to Land With Pedestrians On The Runway


View from the Wing / 48min
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 ...

How TCL is leveraging its vertical integration to outpace competitors


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TCL makes many of its own components, letting it quickly go from concept to product.

Spotify’s remote working plan hints at our post-pandemic future


SlashGear / 1h
Many people are working from home as a way to slow the spread of the pandemic — and all signs point toward this change sticking around when the virus is no longer a concern. Spotify is one of the latest companies to announce that it will be giving its employees more freedom going forward, revealing that its workers will have … Continue reading

How To Choose A Smart Home System


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Your smart home ecosystem decision may already have been made for you. You likely already own some smart gear that is compatible with Amazon, Google or Apple.

Building A Smart Home: How To Get Started


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Having a regular home isn’t a bad thing – if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it – but as we enter the third decade of the 21st century, we increasingly expect our abodes and belongings to behave more intelligently like in The Jetsons or Star Trek.

Video: Cleer Sound's Smart Display Speaker


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A look at the Cleersmart display speaker at CES

Tony Florence, the low-flying head of NEA’s tech practice, on the art of building household brands


88TechCrunch / 1h
Tony Florence isn’t as well known to the public as other top investors like Bill Gurley or Marc Andreessen, but he’s someone who founders with SaaS and especially marketplace e-commerce companies know, or should. He’s responsible for the global tech investing activities for NEA, one of the world’s biggest venture firms in terms of assets under management (it closed its newest fund with $3.6 billi

Smart Home Systems: What To Look For


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It can be overwhelming when you decide to start your smart home journey, especially when it comes to choosing the best smart home system for your home.

LA cops tried using Instagram's copyright filter to stop someone from filming them


100+Engadget / 1h
Over the last several weeks, police in Beverly Hills have been caught on video seemingly trying to weaponize Instagram's copyright detection algorithms to get a prominent LA activist banned from the platform. In at least three separate videos spotted by Vice News , some involving more than one officer, you can see members of the city's police department use their phones to play songs while being

7 Valentine’s Day travel deals to book now for travel later


The Points Guy / 1h
Valentine’s Day is coming up fast, and the travel deals are piling up. Whether you’re looking for a romantic last-minute getaway or planning for a year-end trip, you can use these deals to score a great deal on airfare, train tickets and hotel stays. But you’ll have to act quickly — most of these promotions are only running through the end of the month. Here’s a look at the best Valentine’s Day t

Want to use Google's latest photo editing tools? You'll have to be a Google One subscriber


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Google Photo users with a Google One subscription will be able to enhance their photos using machine learning.

Spotify's Employees Can Now Work Wherever They'd Like—No Office Required


24Gizmodo / 2h
As the global pandemic rages on, we’ve been seeing a slew of tech companies consider making remote work an option for their employees even after covid. Now Spotify is on board: On Friday, the company announced the rollout of its Work From Anywhere program, which will give the thousands of Spotify employees around the… Read more...


Facebook’s tougher stance on vaccine misinformation is probably temporary


54Engadget / 2h
When Facebook announced this week that it was widening its efforts to curb misinformation about vaccines, it seemed like a major shift for the company. Under the changes , Facebook won’t just remove erroneous posts about coronavirus vaccines, but more “general” misinformation about all vaccines. This includes claims that vaccines cause autism, or are full of toxins or are part of a government con

Daily Crunch: Jack Dorsey and Jay Z invest in bitcoin development


100+TechCrunch / 2h
Jack Dorsey and Jay Z create a bitcoin endowment, Datadog acquires a Startup Battlefield company and BuzzFeed experiments with AI-generated quizzes. This is your Daily Crunch for February 12, 2021. Oh, and before we get started: Consider applying to the Early Stage pitch off and submitting a pitch deck for feedback on Extra Crunch Live! The big story: Jack Dorsey and Jay Z invest in bitcoin devel

The Rot of Riot Games Culture Starts at the Top


100+Wired / 2h
CEO Nicolo Laurent continues to employ multiple top executives who have been accused of sexism and harassment—and is himself the subject of a complaint.

Fortnite gets its own Valentine’s Day cards for anyone to download


20SlashGear / 2h
Epic has another treat for Valentine’s Day, one that comes in the form of digital and printable cards for players to send their friends. The new offering features a number of popular and love-themed Fortnite characters, including Cuddle Team Leader, Lovely, Stoneheart, Love Ranger, Wild Card, and more. Players can download them now. The Hearts Wild event to celebrate Valentine’s … Continue readin

Smart Home Stroll: In The Kitchen & On The Counter


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Take a walk through the modern-day smart home and see the potential of a house with IoT built into, well, almost anything. Best of all? Each one of these devices is (or will be) available for retail selling.

Minneapolis Bans City Cops From Using Face Recognition Tech


37Gizmodo / 2h
On Friday, the Minneapolis City Council approved a new ordinance that prevents the city from buying or using face recognition technology without specific permission. Local police immediately began whining about it. Read more...

Smart Home Stroll: In The Home Office & Secure The Castle


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Take a walk through the modern-day smart home and see the potential of a house with IoT built into, well, almost anything. Best of all? Each one of these devices is (or will be) available for retail selling.

32 Comfort Movies We Watch When We're Stressed


100+Gizmodo / 2h
This year was supposed to be better than last year, but apparently 2021 didn’t get the memo. The world is still just as tumultuous, and we’re all still just as frazzled by nerves, overwhelmed by the news, and as desperate to find some kind of escape. For the past year, we’ve had little else to do but retreat into… Read more...

Wyndly aims to bring allergy drops to the masses


65TechCrunch / 2h
Chronic allergy sufferers know well the daily discomfort of seasonal allergies and environmental allergies. They also likely know about allergy shots — the treatment that requires you to go into an office to get shots on a weekly or monthly basis. But there is a lesser-known treatment, allergy drops, that requires a bit less effort. Wyndly , a startup participating in Y Combinator’s current batch

Felicis’ Aydin Senkut and Guideline’s Kevin Busque on the value of simple pitch decks


100+TechCrunch / 2h
Even though Kevin Busque is a co-founder of TaskRabbit, he didn’t get the response he was hoping for the first time he pitched his new venture to Felicis Ventures’ Aydin Senkut. Nonetheless, he said the outcome was one of the best things that could have happened. “I’m kind of glad that he didn’t invest at the time because it really forced me to take a hard look at what we were doing and really en

Is there an echo? Bowers & Wilkins' new Music app looks a lot like Sonos'


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The new Bowers & Wilkins Music App gives you direct control over your entire multi-room setup – and bears a striking resemblance to Sonos.

Facebook's next attempt at hardware may be a smartwatch


67Engadget / 2h
Facebook's past forays into hardware have had mixed results, ranging from well-regarded Oculus VR headsets to an ill-fated phone tie-up with HTC. Now The Information cites anonymous sources saying the company will try again with a smartwatch that includes a built-in cellular connection. The report claims an initial version could arrive next year powered by an open-source version of Android, with

Here's Your Windows 10 Set-Up Checklist


28Gizmodo / 3h
If you’ve finally upgraded your PC’s software or unboxed a new machine and are getting started with Windows 10 for the first time ever, there are a few things you need to know. Read more...

Coca-Cola will start selling drinks in paper bottles this summer


45SlashGear / 3h
Coca-Cola Company has announced that it is testing a more sustainable paper bottle in Hungary, with limited online sales of the product starting this summer. The company’s Brussels-based research and development team is working with Danish startup The Paper Bottle Company on this project, with an ultimate goal for bottles that ‘can be recycled as paper.’ It’s no secret that … Continue reading

President’s Team Ditches Idea Of Covid-19 Testing For Domestic Flights


24View from the Wing / 3h
Two weeks ago the Centers for Disease Control started floating the idea of requiring a negative Covid-19 test to fly domestically. Since then the airline industry went into high gear in opposition. It turns out to be a bad idea, but not for the reasons most people think. The President's team now opposes it. Continue reading ...

PS5 restock goes fast at Sony Direct – here's where to look next


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There's one last chance to buy PS5 this week thanks to a Sony Direct restock to end close things out on Friday.

Top 5 signs that the airline industry foresees a return to normal


The Points Guy / 3h
For the airline industry, after nearly a year of trying to guess what a pandemic will do next, perhaps the best recent news was a regulatory filing by JetBlue. In that January filing with the U.S. Department of Transportation, JetBlue complained that it is being denied access to London Heathrow Airport (LHR). While JetBlue might be frustrated with its access to the U.K. capital, its complaint cou

State lawmakers override veto, become first in nation to tax online ads


56Ars Technica / 3h
Enlarge / None of these companies are keen to hand over a slice of their revenue to Maryland. (credit: Malik Evren | Getty Images ) Maryland today became the first state in the nation to impose a tax on digital advertising revenue, overriding an earlier veto from the governor and incurring the wrath of piles of Big Tech businesses that are all but guaranteed to sue. The bill ( PDF ) levies a stat

Best Buy Presidents' Day sale 2021: deals on TVs, appliances, laptops, and more


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The Best Buy Presidents' Day sale is live and we've rounded up the best deals on TVs, appliances, laptops, tablets, and more.

No, Mexico isn't actually that orange. Hollywood is just racist.


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It's not just in your head. We talked to filmmakers, colorists, and pop culture experts about why Hollywood keeps using weird color filters to depict certain countries. Read more... More about Mashable Video , Racism , Filters , Color Grading , and Movies Tv Shows


The Most Infamous Story in Tech Returns With New Details—but No Hard Evidence


21Gizmodo / 3h
More than two years after Bloomberg Businessweek published a widely disputed investigation claiming the Chinese government had secretly installed microchips on server motherboards produced by Supermicro that were used to spy on companies like Amazon and Apple, the outlet has published its follow-up , which doubles down… Read more...

Defrost Your Frozen Pipes with Saltwater


100+Lifehacker / 3h
As of this writing, broad swaths of the Midwest and Northeast are buried under mountains of snow, and the Pacific Northwest is staggering to a standstill under, well, about two inches of the stuff, but they’re not used to it, OK? It’s safe to say that this winter has been no joke, and you may be feeling the… Read more...

Watch this POV of China's Tianwen-1 entering Mars' orbit


Mashable / 3h
As the China National Space Administration's Tianwen-1 mission entered Mars' orbit on Wednesday, it shared video footage of the feat back to Earth, which was shared with the world two days later on Friday. While cameras on spacecraft don't typically take selfies, there's something fun about seeing Tianwen-1 take a video of itself whizzing over Mars' craterous surface. Tianwen-1 is one of three mi

United just made lap infant awards a whole lot cheaper


The Points Guy / 3h
Lap infant fees can vary drastically by airline and route. The fees for lap children traveling with adults on award tickets can also vary from paid fares. While the fee can be as low as just the taxes and fees, they can sometimes cost upwards of 10% of the adult fare. Well, good news: United has just significantly reduced lap infant fares for international awards. As reported by Live and Lets Fly

Amazon sues New York's AG to stop a COVID-19 safety investigation


45Engadget / 3h
Amazon is suing New York Attorney General Letitia James over an investigation into COVID-19 safety concerns at two fulfillment centers. In the lawsuit, Amazon claims James' office is attempting to hold it to "an inconsistent and unfair standard for workplace safety that is pre-empted by federal law.” It urged a district court to stop the investigation. The company is seemingly aiming to fend off

Want AT&T to Fix Your Internet? Try Taking Out a $10,000 Newspaper Ad


30Gizmodo / 3h
Last week, 90-year-old Aaron Epstein took out a quarter-page ad in the Wall Street Journal hoping to convince AT&T to upgrade his slow-as-molasses DSL internet to fiber. It allegedly cost Epstein $10,000 to take out that ad, but apparently it worked. The North Hollywood, Calif., resident is getting ultra-fast speeds… Read more...

Thousands of webcam accounts exposed online


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The Adorcam app for viewing and controlling home security cameras left its user database exposed online.

Pandemic dating often feels like a period drama courtship


25Mashable / 3h
In our Love App-tually series, Mashable shines a light into the foggy world of online dating. Pandemic dating is still hell, but my lifelong affection for period piece romances has at least prepared me to yearn. At this point the United States is coming up on a year of bumbling through the COVID-19 pandemic, and our need for basic human connection has only gotten stronger as time has worn on. Whe

EL AL Becomes First Airline To Vaccinate All Customer-Facing Employees


81One Mile at a Time / 3h
A couple of days ago Etihad Airways made headlines for vaccinating all pilots and flight attendants . Well, it seems that one airline has one-upped the Abu Dhabi-based airline, at least for now. EL AL vaccinates all customer-facing employees Israel Hayom reports that EL AL has become the first airline in the world to vaccinate all customer-facing employees . In other words, this doesn’t just incl

32 Comfort Movies We Watch When We're Stressed


100+Lifehacker / 4h
This year was supposed to be better than last year, but apparently 2021 didn’t get the memo. The world is still just as tumultuous, and we’re all still just as frazzled by nerves, overwhelmed by the news, and as desperate to find some kind of escape. For the past year, we’ve had little else to do but retreat into… Read more...

Clearview AI Thinks The Solution to Dating Is Facial Recognition


24Gizmodo / 4h
Clearview AI, now the byword for unchecked surveillance, has filed a wide-ranging patent application that envisions handing over the most reviled uses of facial recognition technology to just about anyone. The application proposes allowing users to submit a photo and instantly retrieve information including, but… Read more...

Lana Condor brings us up to speed on 'To All The Boys: Always and Forever'


Mashable / 4h
Lana Condor looks back on the To All The Boys movies as it all comes to an end. Read more... More about Netflix , Mashable Video , Lana Condor , Noah Centineo , and To All The Boys

The 10 Best Deals of February 12, 2021


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New AI Detects Your Emotions by Scanning You With Radio Signals


500+Futurism / 4h
Checking In If new research is to believed, you may find yourself coming home from work one day in a rotten mood — just to have your smart speaker automatically scan your emotions and start to play soothing music. That’s one use case for a new neural network that Queen May University of London engineers taught how to automatically interpret certain human emotions — by blasting people with radio w

Stop Your Hangover Before It Starts With the Plug Anti Hangover Drink


Futurism / 4h
When you’re working from home, after work drinks can start early. That’s not necessarily a good thing as far as hangovers are concerned. That last glass of wine might seem like a good idea at the time, but it could ruin any chance you have of being productive the next day. A recent survey indicated 83 percent of employees admitted that hangovers have had a negative impact on their work. Of these,

Google Stadia game streaming service adding over 100 games in 2021


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SlashGear / 4h
Today Google announced that their newest round of games readied for Stadia will be among “more than 100 games” that’ll be added to the platform in the year 2021. Per Google, more than 100 games will be added to the Stadia store “in 2021”. This doesn’t necessarily mean that all the games will be strictly 100% new to the world, … Continue reading

NASA’s InSight rover conserves power as winter dust covers solar panels


SlashGear / 4h
NASA has announced that its InSight rover will be conserving power for the foreseeable future, the reason being Mars’ winter season and the ample amount of dust that it has stirred up. As with other rovers on the Red Planet, InSight uses solar panels to harvest energy from the Sun — and those same solar panels are currently covered in … Continue reading

Details: Canada’s New Mandatory Hotel Quarantine


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Canada has today officially unveiled the details of its new mandatory hotel quarantine for arriving international travelers. We first learned about this concept a couple of weeks ago, but we now know when the policy will be implemented, and how exactly it will work. Canada adds mandatory hotel quarantine for travel With Canada’s current restrictions on international travel, those returning to Can

Disney Plus Premier Access: what is it, how do I get it and what can I watch?


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Here we explain how to get Disney Plus Premier Access, a premium feature that lets you watch the latest releases at home for a one-off fee.

The 10 Best Deals of February 12, 2021


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Report: NASA’s only realistic path for humans on Mars is nuclear propulsion


100+Ars Technica / 4h
Enlarge / NASA originally studied nuclear thermal propulsion in the 1960s. Here is concept art for the Nuclear Energy for Rocket Vehicle Applications (NERVA) program. (credit: NASA) Getting humans to Mars and back is rather hard. Insanely difficult, in fact. Many challenges confront NASA and other would-be Mars pioneers when planning missions to the red planet, but chief among them is the amount

'Project CARS GO' finally comes out on March 23rd for Android and iOS


45Engadget / 4h
Nearly three years after it was first announced, Project CARS GO has a release date. Slightly Mad Studios’ motorsport series heads to Android and iOS devices on March 23rd, with the game available to preload today. If you end up downloading Project CARS GO early, you’ll get 100 units of its in-game currency for free. Project CARS GO was first announced in 2018. After all that time, it’s hard to s

Astronomers Looking for One Black Hole May Have Found an Entire Squad


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About 7,800 light-years away—within our galactic neighborhood—is globular cluster NGC 6397, basically a wad of stars held together by gravity. That bunch of stars was previously thought to have an intermediate-sized black hole at its center. But upon further inspection, a team from the Paris Institute of Astrophysics… Read more...

Beware of These Creative Online Dating Scams


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Both the Better Business Bureau and the FBI are warning people about romance scams, which are expected to remain an elevated threat leading up to Valentine’s Day. This type of scam has been made worse during the pandemic, as cases have spiked by 18% in the last year, according to the FBI . Here’s what you need to know. Read more...

New Weight Loss Drug Hailed as “Game Changer”


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According to a promising new study, a diabetes treatment drug called semaglutide could be an effective way to reduce weight in obese patients, The New York Times reports — but the findings come with numerous caveats. Researchers at Northwestern University in Chicago carried out an experiment involving almost 2,000 participants in 16 countries. Some participants injected themselves with semaglutid

Frontier raises sneaky “Internet Infrastructure Surcharge” from $4 to $7


89Ars Technica / 4h
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Peter Dazeley) Frontier Communications is raising its sneaky "Internet Infrastructure Surcharge" from $4 to $7 later this month, widening the gap between its advertised broadband prices and the actual prices customers pay. Telecom providers love to advertise low rates and then sock customers with bigger bills by charging separate fees for things that are part of th

WandaVision Knows What It's Doing, But Scarlet Witch Doesn't


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100+Gizmodo / 4h
As WandaVision ’s been carefully dropping nostalgic breadcrumbs along the winding narrative path leading to grandmother’s house where the truth lives , the show’s been playing not-so-subtle tricks of the mind meant to make you wonder who the villain of it all truly is. All signs up to this point have pointed to Wanda… Read more...

No domestic travel testing mandate from Biden for now, according to report


21The Points Guy / 4h
There’s been chatter — and hand-wringing — in the travel world about whether the Biden administration will require travelers to present negative COVID-19 tests for domestic flights . Delta Air Lines’ CEO called the potential move a “horrible idea,” while the industry trade organization Airlines for America (A4A) called it “unwarranted.” Now, according to a report by Bloomberg , President Joe Bide

ESPN+ lands Belgium Pro League rights to boost its soccer lineup


41Engadget / 4h
ESPN+ has bolstered its impressive soccer credentials by adding yet another league to its stable. Its five-year deal with the Belgian Pro League gets underway this weekend with three live games: STVV vs. Zulte Waregem on Saturday, and Sunday’s double-header of Standard Liege vs. Royal Antwerp and Charleroi vs. Club Brugge. The service will stream up to three matches each gameweek in English and S

Lyft makes it easier to order rides for other people


SlashGear / 5h
If you have an elderly person in your life, the odds are high that you’ve had to order them a ride at some point. Doing so can be tricky, though not impossible, and now Lyft has made this an official feature. With the new option, users can maintain multiple people on their account and select the person the ride is … Continue reading

Health experts attack this airline’s unique policy for first and business class passengers


The Points Guy / 5h
Whether it’s in the street, at the gym, or while you’re flying, wearing a mask has become part of everyday life for most of us. The arrival of COVID-19 has changed the way we travel. While the number one priority of airlines is the safety of its passengers and crew, COVID-19 presented airlines with a whole new set of safety-related challenges to deal with. From mandatory mask-wearing and blocking

2 years in, Extra Crunch is helping readers build and grow companies around the world


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Remote-first startups were still controversial in Silicon Valley when we launched Extra Crunch two years ago today. Back then, if you can recall, the rest of the world was not even sure how all those unicorns were going to do on the public markets. Today, Silicon Valley resides on the cloud and is publicly traded. We’ve covered the stunning changes, and as we help founders navigate the path from

Presidents' Day gaming sale: Dell XPS with an RTX 3060 Ti is the same price as the card itself


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This weekend's Presidents' Day gaming sale at Dell has unveiled a huge $550 price cut on a machine with an RTX 3060 Ti.

Voyager 2 Has Entered the Space Between Solar Systems


30KNYT > Technology / 5h
It is the second spacecraft to make the crossing into interstellar space, providing a new look at what lies beyond our local galactic neighborhood.

BuzzFeed uses AI to create romantic partners in its latest quiz


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A new BuzzFeed quiz is the first in what Director of Product for Quizzes Chris Johanesen said he’s hoping will be a series of “stunt-y experiments” that the publisher launches this year. The quiz, timed for Valentine’s Day weekend, promises to “create your perfect boyfriend (or girlfriend) using AI technology.” Johanesen said it’s designed to “poke fun at the situation we’re all in” (quarantine,

Do You Really Need Ankle Weights?


30Lifehacker / 5h
Ankle weights have tunneled through a wormhole from the 1980s to the present moment, appearing in countless TikToks and Instagram posts. Do they really help tone your legs? Are they worth buying at all? Here’s what you need to know. Read more...

New comic says Darth Vader foresaw a different future


SlashGear / 5h
Canonical comic series Darth Vader (Pak, Ienco, Menon) released issue 10 this month with a giant revelation. It would appear that Darth Vader was shown his own future in the span of time between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. This should come as little surprise for those that believe Jedi can actually see the distant future … Continue reading

I Can't Believe I Actually Like the Alexa Shower Speaker


400+Gizmodo / 5h
I’m well aware that inviting Alexa—and therefore Amazon—into my shower is probably not-so-smart. Nevertheless, I love shower karaoke and my bathroom Bluetooth speakers weren’t cutting it. Some fell down off the tile wall because of their weak suction cups. Others sounded muffled because of the shower curtain. So it… Read more...

'Ashwalkers' is a moody, grayscale survival simulator with 34 endings


53Engadget / 5h
Ashwalkers is an open-ended survival simulator set 200 years after a massive volcanic disaster has ravaged the planet, leaving it barren and blanketed in blizzards of gray dust. On a journey to the Dome of Domes, a post-apocalyptic utopia at the edge of the world, players manage a party of four explorers: Petra, the fearless leader; Sinh, a skilled fighter; Kali, a young scholar; and Nadir, the e

Serious WordPress plugin security flaw puts thousands of sites at risk of attack


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Patches have been issued to fix three vulnerabilities in the Responsive Menu plugin but many site owners have yet to install them.


Amazon's 'Mentor' tracking software has been screwing drivers for years


100+Engadget / 5h
As it turns out, Amazon’s push to add AI-powered cameras to its fleet of delivery vehicles was just the latest in a long line of efforts to monitor employees on the road. Consider this: according to a new deep dive from CNBC , Amazon has for years used an app called Mentor to monitor how its contracted delivery drivers behave behind the wheel. As you might expect, though, this service -- which Am

These Lab-Grown Follicles Could Offer New Treatment for Baldness


100+Futurism / 5h
A team of scientists in Japan used stem cells to engineer hair follicles that can actually grow back when they inevitably fall out. One of the key components of natural hair growth is that it’s cyclical: When you lose hair, new strands will grow in their place. The team of researchers from the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research seems to have found a way to actually bioengineer this cyc

The EPA rates these EVs highly – Independent range tests disagree


SlashGear / 5h
Electric car range and the real-world applicability of what the US EPA says EVs should do on a full charge are once again under the microscope, with new tests adding uncertainty to just what numbers manufacturers claim. It’s fair to say that range remains the primary metric by which most electric vehicles are judged right now, for better or worse. … Continue reading

Coupang files for mega US IPO


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Earlier today, South Korean e-commerce and delivery giant Coupang filed to go public in the United States. As a private company, Coupang has raised billions , including capital from American venture capital firm Sequoia and Japanese telecom giant SoftBank and its Vision Fund . Coupang’s revenue growth is nothing short of fantastic. Coupang’s offering, coming amidst the public debut of a number of

Stack 30% + 10% Discounts On Alaska Airlines Tickets


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Through February 14, Alaska Airlines is offering 30% off many itineraries with promo code BOOKING4LOVE.. This offer stacks with another opportunity to save 10%. You can even earn 5x on the purchase to boot. Continue reading ...

Kombucha tea is trendy, but it has also inspired new “living materials”


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Enlarge / Brewing kombucha tea. Note the trademark gel-like layer of SCOBY (symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast). (credit: Olga Pankova/Getty Images) Kombucha tea is all the rage these days as a handy substitute for alcoholic beverages and for its supposed health benefits. The chemistry behind this popular fermented beverage is also inspiring scientists at MIT and Imperial College London to c

So What The Heck is Sex Tech, and Why Do I Need It?


44Gizmodo / 5h
When it comes to luxury sex toys, Swedish-based Lelo has led the charge in creating some of the most beloved and beautiful toys on the market. Lelo’s toys have won awards and if you own one, you simply know. Lelo is a sensual luxury in a toy, the preferred addition to your nightstand. Significant research and focus… Read more...

Minneapolis bans its police department from using facial recognition software


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Minneapolis voted Friday to ban the use of facial recognition software for its police department, growing the list of major cities that have implemented local restrictions on the controversial technology. After an ordinance on the ban was approved earlier this week, 13 members of the city council voted in favor of the ban, with no opposition. The new ban will block the Minneapolis Police Departme

Bring Some Sunshine to Your Frosty Weekend with the Matador


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It is snowing in Portland, Oregon, and I am thrilled (for now). As someone who was born in Mississippi and subsequently lived in Los Angeles and Florida, I am always enthralled with fluffy white stuff falling from the sky, at least until it goes on for “too long,” and I start to feel trapped by the slick, frozen… Read more...

So What The Heck is Sex Tech, and Why Do I Need It?


44Lifehacker / 5h
When it comes to luxury sex toys, Swedish-based Lelo has led the charge in creating some of the most beloved and beautiful toys on the market. Lelo’s toys have won awards and if you own one, you simply know. Lelo is a sensual luxury in a toy, the preferred addition to your nightstand. Significant research and focus… Read more...

This Amex cardmember is sitting on 11 million points: Here’s 6 fun ways to redeem them


The Points Guy / 5h
Many travelers save up transferrable credit card rewards to redeem them for an epic trip. And, many of us are sitting on a stash that only continues to grow as we’ve halted or slowed travel during the coronavirus pandemic . For example, TPG Senior Editor Nick Ewen is sitting on over 2.1 million points and miles . And although TPG Executive Editorial Director Scott Mayerowitz recently burned 322,1

Smart Home Stroll: In The Bedroom & On The Carpet


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Tomorrowland is Today: Take a walk through the modern-day smart home and see the potential of a house with IoT built into, well, almost anything. Best of all? Each one of these devices is (or will be) available for retail selling.

Qualcomm has reportedly objected to NVIDIA's $40 billion acquisition of ARM


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According to CNBC , chipmaker Qualcomm has quietly objected to NVIDIA's proposed $40 billion acquisition of ARM . The company reportedly told the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), as well as its regulatory counterparts in the UK , EU and China, it has concerns about the impending takeover. Specifically, Qualcomm is said to oppose the purchase because it believes NVIDIA would prevent ARM from licens

We regret to inform you this phone licks you when the other line talks – Future Blink


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It's all part of a student design project , called "Feel the Conversation," that seems to take its name very seriously. Read more... More about Mashable Video , Communication , Phones , Tongue , and Haptic Feedback

Why Your iPhone Says “COVID-19 Exposure Notifications Are Available”


34How-To Geek / 6h
There’s a good chance you’ll see a “COVID-19 Exposure Notifications Are Available” pop-up on your iPhone sometime soon—if you haven’t already seen it. Apple and Google launched this feature last year, so why are you being prompted now? Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

LG's Gram Laptops Weigh Less than The Money You'll Spend on It Today


How-To Geek / 6h
If you’re in the market for a Windows 10 laptop, take note: LG’s latest gram revamp is up for sale in the U.S. now. The latest models weigh less than three pounds but still pack some power. You’ll get Intel’s latest EVO certified 11th GEN processors, fingerprint sensors, and up to 16 GB’s of Ram. Not bad for a starting price of $999. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

The 7 Best Lap Desks for Working from the Couch


How-To Geek / 6h
If you’re working from home a lot these days, having a usable workspace is crucial. Thankfully, using one of these lap desks can make any area an optimal place to work from home. Whether you plan on working from your bed, need more height at your kitchen table, or want to game from the couch, a lap desk can help you stay productive and comfortable. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

Apple Watches Might Detect COVID-19 up to a Week Early, a Study Suggests


51How-To Geek / 6h
With a global pandemic still ongoing and vaccines still in short supply, early detection of COVID-19 is key to treating the disease. Unfortunately, COVID-19 doesn’t immediately show symptoms, even when it’s infectious. That’s why a new study that suggests Apple Watches can detect COVID-19 before the onset of symptoms is so intriguing. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

This Buy 2 Nest Audios and Save $30 Sale Is Music to Our Ears


How-To Geek / 6h
Looking to pick up a new smart speaker for your home? Or, better yet, to get two speakers so you can enjoy crisp, beautiful sound in stereo or have them playing music across multiple rooms. You can now save over $30 when you buy two Nest Audio speakers for $170 in this online deal from Walmart. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

Upgrade Your Bed with These 10 President's Day Mattress Sales


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Tired of tossing and turning? There’s no better time of year to upgrade your sad old mattress than mid-February when you can take advantage of President’s Day sales. Here are 10 sales from companies that ship right to your door. Read This Article on LifeSavvy ›


Everyone Is at Risk of Identity Theft. But LifeLock Has Your Back.


Futurism / 6h
Ever since the inception of the Internet (and even before), identity theft has become a sadly common occurrence. According to the Insurance Information Institute (III) , about 1 in 15 people will become victims of identity fraud as the result of data breaches, credit card skimming, malware and virus attacks, or even mail theft. Even children aren’t spared. According to Javelin Strategy & Research

Unique: Breeze Airways Hiring Part-Time Flight Attendants


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Breeze Airways is now hiring part-time flight attendants, and this is arguably the least controversial hiring practice we’ve seen from the airline. For those of you not familiar with Breeze , this US airline startup is expected to launch in the spring, and it’s founded by David Neeleman, the same guy who started JetBlue. Breeze’s controversial hiring up until now Breeze Airways’ hiring practices

'Rage 2' will be an Epic Games Store freebie next week


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Rage 2 is making its way to the Epic Games Store next week, and it can be all yours at no cost. Avalanche Studios and id Software's first-person shooter will join Epic's free games lineup on Thursday, February 18th, alongside Absolute Drift: Zen Edition . Steam has a decent discount on Rage 2 as part of its Lunar New Year Sale — it's currently down from $60 to $18 — but it's perhaps worth holding

Chrome Beta Lets iOS Users Lock Incognito Tabs With Face and Touch ID


Gizmodo / 6h
Google appears to be testing a tool to make Incognito browsing even more private in Chrome for iOS. Read more...

Reconsider That Anonymous Valentine's Day Gift


33Lifehacker / 6h
Your well-intentioned anonymous love note to an unrequited crush wasn’t going to make anyone swoon last Valentine’s Day, and it still won’t this year. Maybe you think sending an affectionate, cryptic letter is going to get the wheels turning in the recipient’s head, prompting hope that there’s someone out there (you)… Read more...

Researchers Levitated a Small Tray Using Nothing but Light


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One day a “magic carpet” based on this light-induced flow technology could carry climate sensors high in the atmosphere—wind permitting.

Learn what it feels like to have synesthesia at this interactive Google Arts exhibit – Future Blink


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Google Arts & Culture debuted an interactive exhibit that lets you explore the work of Vassily Kandinsky, an innovative painter with synesthesia. Read more... More about Mashable Video , Museum , Augmented Reality , Synesthesia , and Google Arts And Culture

9 romantic destinations to dream about this Valentine’s Day


The Points Guy / 6h
Raise your hand if you’re ready for the pandemic to be over? Here at TPG, we are too. The thing that often gets us through the monotonous days working from home is travel planning, or at least, daydreaming about future trips we’d like to take. So if you’re stuck at home this February, whether it be a self-quarantine, government-mandated lockdown, unemployment or fighting off COVID-19 yourself, we

Amazon Sues New York Attorney General to Block Covid-19 Charges


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The company said the attorney general, Letitia James, had overstepped her authority in investigating workplace safety.

Best Valentine’s Day games for couples: top titles to play with your loved one


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Ready to combine the love of your life with your love of gaming? These are the best games for couples to play this Valentine's Day.

New Smart Appliances & Home Theater For The 2019 Connected Home


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Consumers continue to invite connected appliances into their homes to help them clean up. Click through to see some of the newest smart home technology on the way to retail shelves.

Studio Ghibli's first CG movie, 'Earwig and the Witch,' is an insult


300+Engadget / 6h
Studio Ghibli, helmed by the legendary filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki, has practically perfected the art of 2D animation. So, I'll admit, I've spent the past few years dreading the company's first 3D CG animated film, Earwig and the Witch . Like the lumbering Stink Spirit from Spirited Away, I could feel the approaching impact of a fully CG Ghibli movie on the horizon. What would it mean for the studio

Vaccine Progress, New Mask Guidelines, and More News


68Wired / 6h
Catch up on the most important updates from this week.

Analysts say Xbox Series X and PS5 sales speed basically the same as Xbox One and PS4


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It would appear that Sony and Microsoft might’ve been a bit ahead of their elder generation console sales if only they had the stock. A report from Ampere Analysis tracked unit sales of both the Sony PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S and compared to sales of their predecessors. According to their data, Microsoft and Sony sold either … Continue reading

Open source video player VLC will get a new UI this year with 4.0 launch


77Ars Technica / 6h
Enlarge / An orange traffic cone has long been the logo and symbol for VLC media player. News website Protocol ran an extensive piece on the history and status of the popular open source video player VLC, and the story includes new details about the next major version of the software. Among other things, VLC 4.0 will bring a complete user interface overhaul. "We modified the interface to be a bit

Everything You Need to Know to Give Earth-Shattering BJs


2KLifehacker / 6h
Blowjobs don’t get the greatest depictions in the media, especially in porn. There’s lots of mouth-fucking, forced gagging, and getting ejaculated on, but in real life, blowjobs can be an incredibly fun experience for the giver. Here’s how to give a great blowjob and enjoy it at the same time. Read more...

Here's how to score 50% off your first year of Paramount+ (and other streaming deals)


Mashable / 6h
QUICK LINKS: Paramount+ — save 50% on your first year with code PARAMOUNTPLUS when you sign up by March 3 Discovery+ — get a free one-year subscription from Verizon with select Unlimited plans, Fios Home Internet, or 5G Home, or save 30% on a gift subscription HBO Max — save 20% on a six-month plan when you prepay Sling TV — free live TV and on-demand streaming from 5 p.m. to midnight EST every d

Fly (almost) private for $100 round-trip with this Amex Offer


The Points Guy / 6h
Flying on JSX is as close to flying private as you can get while paying commercial fares. Flights start at $89 one-way and depart from private jet terminals so you don’t have to deal with crowds of people or traditional airport security. If you fly JSX often — or have been wanting to try it — we have good news for you. We’re seeing a great new Amex Offer where you can get up to 50% off your next

A Glitch in the Matrix Gives Us a Glimpse at Simulation Theory History in This Devilish Clip


76Gizmodo / 6h
The latest weird documentary from Room 237 director Rodney Ascher , A Glitch in the Matrix , premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival and is now in theaters and on-demand. It offers a deep dive into simulation theory, asking how we got to the point of believing that the world could very well be an artificial reality… Read more...

Use words to drive exploding cats from your lawn in The Oatmeal's mobile game


21Mashable / 6h
Cats won't stop exploding in your yard, no matter how many tacocats or spider pugs you throw at them in a fun new mobile game from the maker of The Oatmeal. Stopping hordes of incendiary felines from decimating your sweet little home is the aim of Kitty Letter , a high-intensity "battle royale Boggle " mobile game from cartoonist Matthew Inman, known for his webcomics site and co-created board ga


Repurposed Arthritis Drug Lifesaving for Severe Covid-19, UK Trial Finds


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Lifesaving treatments for people with severe covid-19 are still in short supply, but new results from a large ongoing trial in the UK have found that an existing arthritis drug called tocilizumab can noticeably lower hospitalized patients’ risk of dying, especially when combined with steroid treatment. Read more...

New Laundry And Bathroom Smart Home Tech


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Consumers continue to invite connected appliances into their homes to help them clean up. Click through to see some of the newest smart home technology on the way to retail shelves.

The Division 2 fog is still missing, but updates aren’t over


SlashGear / 7h
A message was delivered by the developers of Tom Clancy’s The Division 2. They’ve suggested that, contrary to what they’ve suggested in the past, they’ll continue delivering new updates to the game throughout the year 2021. This will come as welcome news for some players – assuming they know nothing of the issues going on for the rest of the … Continue reading

New Bedroom & Home Office Smart Home Tech


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Our walk through the truly connected home takes us to the master bedroom and the study. Click through to see some of the latest devices that are helping consumers open their doors to the smart home.

NASA Contractor Signs Deal to Build Greenhouses in Earth’s Orbit


1KFuturism / 7h
Space Farming Private space company Nanoracks recently signed a deal with investors in the United Arab Emirates to build orbital greenhouses and grow extremely-resilient crops out in space. It sounds like an unusual idea, to say the least. But Nanoracks CEO Jeffrey Manber told Space.com that he believes any crops capable of surviving the extremes of life in space could go a long way toward solvin

California Just Can't Quit Fracking


58Gizmodo / 7h
California is often hailed as a leader of U.S. climate action due to its fuel efficiency standards, renewable energy goals, and other environmental regulations. It’s even made big, splashy announcements like ending new gas-powered car sales by 2035 . Read more...

American Airlines adds 2 new destinations and 7 flights in latest route map shakeup


77The Points Guy / 7h
The mid-pandemic route map adjustments just keep coming. The latest update is from American Airlines, which is adding two brand-new destinations to its network. The Fort Worth-based carrier confirmed to TPG that it will be launching its first-ever flights to Eureka, California (ACV) and Idaho Falls, Idaho (IDA) this summer. American will fly once-daily to Eureka from its Phoenix hub, and twice-da

Miami May Start Paying City Employees in Bitcoin


100+Gizmodo / 7h
Miami’s mayor, Francis Suarez, is champing at the bit to rebrand his city as a haven for tech entrepreneurs and the tax dollars that come in their wake. His latest branding effort involves a push to make the city offer its municipal workers the option to get paid in bitcoin, and he’d love it if citizens could pay… Read more...

Save Up to 60% on Boost Mobile Smartphones, Including $150 off the iPhone SE


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Samsung Galaxy A10e | $50 | Boost Mobile LG K22 | $60 | Boost Mobile Samsung Galaxy A11 | $120 | Boost Mobile Apple iPhone SE | $250 | Boost Mobile Read more...

How to Report Traffic Accidents in Apple Maps


55Lifehacker / 7h
Google may own Waze, but we’re finally starting to see a few of the features popularized by that transit-tracking app make their way to rival Apple Maps. For example, you can now—or will soon be able to—report traffic accidents in Maps during your trips. Speed traps, too, in case you spot one driving through one of… Read more...

Save Up to 60% on Boost Mobile Smartphones, Including $150 off the iPhone SE


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Samsung Galaxy A10e | $50 | Boost Mobile LG K22 | $60 | Boost Mobile Samsung Galaxy A11 | $120 | Boost Mobile Apple iPhone SE | $250 | Boost Mobile Read more...

SnapAV Releases New Neeo Remote for Control4 Smart Home OS 3


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SnapAv launched the Neeo Remote for the Control4 Smart Home OS 3 today, giving homeowners faster access to the things they use most — including their favorite playlists and streaming services, as well as room-level or household-level smart home scenes and more.

For Pokemon’s 25th anniversary, maybe the games should do a little growing of their own


SlashGear / 7h
Pokemon is celebrating a big milestone this year, as the franchise is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the release of Pokemon Red and Green in Japan. It’s a big anniversary, to be sure, and it’s prompting not only fans but also Game Freak and The Pokemon Company themselves to take a look back at the history of Pokemon. While the … Continue reading

Electric Cars, Cool. But When?


100+NYT > Technology / 7h
What we need to get to a future of energy-efficient cars.

Spotify will let employees work from almost anywhere


1KEngadget / 7h
The shift to working from home amid the COVID-19 pandemic will be a temporary one for many companies, but like Twitter , Facebook and Microsoft , it seems Spotify is embracing remote work for the long haul. It announced a Work From Anywhere program , through which it will allow employees to set up shop pretty much wherever they choose. It will largely be up to employees whether they venture to an

WandaVision episode 6 recap: what next for Westview?


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Classic costumes, bids for freedom and more questions than answers in WandaVision episode 6.

Stunning Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 deals drop to lowest prices ever at Amazon


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Samsung Galaxy tablet deals are offering record low prices on the Tab S7 at Amazon this weekend.

Nvidia Is Rereleasing Outdated GPUs as Chip Shortages Squeeze PC Makers


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What’s old is new again. Chipmakers are continuing to sound the alarm over shortages continuing into 2021, so Nvidia plans to release stocks of its older GTX 1050 Ti and RTX 2060 to make up for global GPU shortages. Read more...

EchoVC’s Eghosa Omoigui to talk about how founders can avoid blind spots at Early Stage 2021


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The All-22 tape is perhaps one of the most valued tools for professional football coaches because it allows the viewer to see all 22 players on the field at the same time. It improves a coach’s line of sight and, most importantly, helps avoid missing a critical motion or player. The upshot: It removes the blind spot. The concept of this tool can — and should — be applied in the startup world as w

Soccer training in VR is quite a workout


75Engadget / 7h
There are several reasons why you may not be able to get outside to practice your soccers skills in front of a real goal. You could be carrying an injury, the weather might be too inclement, or there could be a global pandemic that’s caused public training venues to be closed down. But, in adversity, VR might help you bring the training pitch to your home. And having spent a couple of days traini


Solving the Pietro paradox may be the key to 'WandaVision'


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98Mashable / 7h
WandaVision is the perfect TV obsession for people who like their superhero fun served with a heaping side of stress. It’s especially good at layering feelings of unease and suspicion over moments that seem fine at face value, winking at double and even triple meanings behind every laugh line in Wanda and Vision’s sitcom reality. Some characters serve that purpose more obviously than others, but

The Genie Company Announces Garage Door Integration For Brilliant Smart Home System


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Brilliant, the leading smart home control and lighting company, and Genie, the most recognized brand of smart garage door openers, announced their partnership to bring integration along with convenience, simplicity, and security to the smart home industry.

Adding arthritis drug to current COVID treatment cuts deaths even more


75Ars Technica / 7h
Enlarge / A medical staff member adjusts a ventilator on a patient in the COVID-19 intensive care unit (ICU) at the United Memorial Medical Center on December 2, 2020 in Houston, Texas. (credit: Getty | Go Nakamura ) An anti-inflammatory arthritis drug called tocilizumab modestly reduces deaths and hospital stays in patients with severe COVID-19, according to preliminary data from a randomized tr

The First Things to Set Up in Windows 10


100+Lifehacker / 7h
Whether you’ve just unboxed a brand new PC or updated your software recently, when you start up your computer with Windows 10 for the first time, there are some settings and presets you’ll want to enable to ensure the best user experience. Read more...

Google Nest Rebrand Kick-Starts The Next Chapter Of A Smart-Home Evolution


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When Google announced on May 7 that it was moving its smart home devices under a new Google Nest brand, it was a landmark pivot in the company’s product strategy.

New Xiaomi smartphone has an extra screen in… uh, the camera bump?


72Ars Technica / 7h
The Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra. Uh, it's got a screen in the camera bump? [credit: Tech Buff ] Xiaomi is gearing up to launch the Mi 11 Ultra as its next flagship smartphone, and one of the more interesting design touches is a tiny, postage-stamp-sized display in... uh, the camera bump? Filipino YouTuber Tech Buff brings us an exclusive leak of the device, which has some pixels where there are not normal

Apple vs Epic Games trial: dates, details and what is #FreeFortnite?


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The Epic Games and Apple legal battle goes beyond just Fortnite on iPhone, where the result could see Apple’s walled-garden platforms open up for everyone.

Use today’s tech solutions to meet the climate crisis and do it profitably


68TechCrunch / 8h
Bertrand Piccard Contributor Bertrand Piccard initiated the Solar Impulse Foundation after his history-making flight around the world in a solar-powered plane. Fueled only by the rays of the sun, his flight proved that existing methods and technologies can provide clean energy and solutions that protect the environment in a profitable way. Five years ago I landed the Solar Impulse 2 in Abu Dhabi

Send Your Love Across the Multiverse With io9's Adorably Nerdy Valentines


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Valentine’s Day is nearly upon us, and it wouldn’t be the year’s sweetest holiday without heart-shaped junk food, a viewing of My Bloody Valentine (1981 original only), and a big virtual pile of geeky io9 Valentines. This year’s batch comes to us from artist Elena Scotti, so scroll through and feel the love . Read more...

Final Fantasy 14: PS5 release date, classes, free trial and latest news


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Final Fantasy 14, Square Enix’s hit MMORPG, continues to grow with major updates coming throughout 2021 and beyond, including a PS5 release.

China’s Tianwen-1 Mars probe beamed back this must-see video


32SlashGear / 8h
China’s Tianwen-1 probe has beamed back new video of its orbit around Mars, ahead of what’s going to be a relatively busy few months of space traffic around the red planet. The video, released by the China National Space Administration (CNSA), follows the probe’s first photo of Mars which was shared earlier this month, after it completed its roughly seven … Continue reading

6 new movies and TV shows on Netflix, Amazon Prime, HBO Max and more this weekend


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What's new on Netflix and other streaming services on the weekend of February 13, 2021.

Presidents' Day sales are dropping M1 MacBook deals down to their lowest prices yet


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M1 MacBook deals are not only returning to some record low prices this week, but the Space Gray model is also seeing the same discounts for the first time ever.

Mrs. Coulter Is One of the Best Villains on TV


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Ruth Wilson's character is the highlight of HBO's His Dark Materials.

Xbox Series X now out of stock at Amazon


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The Xbox Series X is now out of stock at Amazon.

CD Projekt Red source code reportedly sells for millions in dark Web auction [Updated]


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Enlarge / This bird has been hacked! Earlier this week, CD Projekt Red announced that it had been hit with a ransomware attack that allegedly exposed the source code for games including Cyberpunk 2077 , Gwent , and The Witcher 3 . Now, security experts are reporting that the source code has been auctioned off on a dark Web forum, seemingly for millions of dollars. VX Underground , which tracks ra

Cruise lines begin removing Alaska from their 2021 schedules


The Points Guy / 8h
They were there, and now they’re gone. Cruise lines have yet to officially cancel Alaska sailings for 2021, despite the fact that a cruise ship ban announced last week by Canada will make most of them unviable. But in recent days, they’ve begun making the trips unbookable at their websites — or removing them from the websites completely. For more cruise news, reviews and tips, sign up for TPG’s n

Things I Love Most About The Southwest Airlines Companion Pass


25View from the Wing / 8h
The Southwest Airlines Companion Pass is arguably the best deal in all of travel. After earning 125,000 eligible points from qualifying sources in a normal calendar year you can bring a companion along on your Southwest Airlines travels usually for just taxes. The three Southwest Airlines personal credit cards all have offers, though, that allow you to earn a Companion Pass as part of their initi

There’s a Crowdfunding Campaign to Send a Flat-Earther to Space


10KFuturism / 8h
Look Down In the year 2021, there are still some folks who deny that the Earth is a three-dimensional orb — and that efforts to convince them that it’s not flat are part of a vast conspiracy. So to help prove that the Earth is a sphere once and for all, Marc Gauld, a man from Bucksburn, Scotland, is raising money to send one of these flat-earthers into space. His ongoing GoFundMe campaign says th

Custom black Dbrand PS5 parts dare Sony to sue


SlashGear / 8h
Dbrand just dared Sony to sue them for making custom parts for the PlayStation 5 gaming console. This dare suggests that Dbrand is not afraid of legal action on the part of Sony due to their ever-so-slightly customized parts that make said parts (apparently) just different enough to be legal to sell. This release suggests Dbrand is familiar with a … Continue reading


Bitcoin price hits another new high after US banking giant backing


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Following the news that investment bank BNY Mellon would launch a new digital assets unit, Bitcoin reached another record high.

Get unlimited data for only £42 a month in this amazing iPhone 12 deal


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Get your hands on the latest Apple flagship with this iPhone 12 deal, landing you unlimited everything on this uber affordable Three tariff.

Will ride-hailing profits ever come?


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Uber and Lyft lost a lot of money in 2020. That’s not a surprise, as COVID-19 caused many ride-hailing markets to freeze, limiting demand for folks moving around. To combat the declines in their traditional businesses, Uber continued its push into consumer delivery, while Lyft announced a push into business-to-business logistics. But the decline in demand harmed both companies. We can see that in

The best deals we found this week: $50 off Apple AirPods and more


50Engadget / 8h
The week leading up to Valentine’s Day and Presidents’ Day proved to be a boon for tech sales across the web. A bunch of Apple products saw deep discounts including the AirPods Pro and the latest iMac. Amazon knocked down the prices of most of its Fire tablets and you can still get the Kindle or Kindle Paperwhite for less, too. Plus, Best Buy’s Presidents’ Day sale has just kicked off, bringing a

Passive Investing Should Be Boring


32Lifehacker / 8h
If you’re a passive investor that’s looking to grow your nest egg long-term, how often should you be checking your portfolio? Since many people have a loss aversion bias that can cause overreactions to negative news, should you just be blissfully unaware, or be looking at your stocks every day? The answer is depends… Read more...

Alpha Betas is another show from Starburns Industries that isn’t a Community movie


SlashGear / 8h
There’s a new show called Alpha Betas coming from the studio that released Rick and Morty: Starburns Industries. The game focuses on YouTube gaming personalities Evan Fong (VanossGaming); Marcel Cunningham (BasicallyIDoWrk), Tyler Wine (I AM WILDCAT), and Brian Hanby (Terroriser). It also includes the voices of Stephanie Beatriz, Paget Brewster, Chris Parnell, Brent Morin, and John DiMaggio. This

Just $20: Switch to Metro And Get a Motorola One 5G Ace for Dirt Cheap


58How-To Geek / 8h
The price of 5G phones seems to be in a nose dive. Metro, formerly MetroPCS and now a sub-brand of T-Mobile, is selling the cheapest one we’ve seen yet: just $20. It’s a new budget model from Motorola, the One 5G Ace. But as you might expect with a price that low, there are a few strings attached. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

The best Presidents' Day TV sales: TV deals from Best Buy, Walmart, and Amazon


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Presidents' Day TV sales have arrived and we've rounded up the best TV deals from Best Buy, Walmart, and Amazon.

How to Start Google Maps in Satellite View


39How-To Geek / 9h
Satellite View is a feature that has been in Google Maps since the service was first released. It can be handy to see a real-world top-down view of any location. We’ll show you how to start in this view by default on Android and iPhone. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

The New PopMount Photo Is a Tripod Mount for Your PopGrip-Equipped Phone


How-To Geek / 9h
PopSockets has launched a new accessory, called the PopMount Photo, making it easy for PopGrip users to stabilize their phone while shooting photos or videos. The PopMount Photo can stand on a flat surface, like a table or countertop, or it can screw into a tripod for added flexibility. It’s available now for $15. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

Elon Musk wants to make the Tesla Roadster a hover car, but reality may get in the way


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Appearing on the Joe Rogan show, Elon Musk claimed to be working on how to make the Tesla Roadster hover – but is it actually possible?

Slow-Mo Footage of an Old Movie Camera Reveals Why Film Strips Had All Those Holes


100+Gizmodo / 9h
The pandemic has limited The Slow Mo Guys’ ability to film grand experiments with their high-speed cameras. But while safely staying home, they’ve found other fascinating things to shoot, including an old 16-millimeter movie camera that when torn apart finally reveals why film is punched full of holes. Read more...

Friday's Best Deals: Boost Mobile Phones, Mario Special Edition Switch, Martha Stewart Bath Towels, Best Buy Games Sale, Bellesa V-Day Sale, and More


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China Releases Breathtaking Video From Spacecraft Orbiting Mars


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What a View China has released incredible footage of its Tianwen-1 probe entering orbit around Mars. The probe embarked on its seven month journey last summer, around the same time as the launches of NASA’s Perseverance rover and the United Arab Emirates Space Agency’s Hope orbital probe, both of which were also bound for Mars. The small probe’s onboard cameras provide an incredible view of the M

Friday's Best Deals: Boost Mobile Phones, Mario Special Edition Switch, Martha Stewart Bath Towels, Best Buy Games Sale, Bellesa V-Day Sale, and More


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Jump to: Tech | Gaming | Home | Lifestyle | Media Read more...

Exploding Kittens, Oatmeal creator made another masterfully weird game


SlashGear / 9h
The mind behind The Oatmeal and the wildly successful card game and video game Exploding Kittens created another game. This new game also has a lot to do with cats. This game is called Kitty Letters, and it’s a mix between a couple of classic concepts. On one hand, it’s all about unscrambling words with a given set of letters. … Continue reading

Samsung is using quantum computing to research better batteries


81Engadget / 9h
Even the slightest improvement in battery technology could help you decide what gadgets you buy, and Samsung is hoping quantum computing will give it an edge. The tech firm and Imperial College London researchers are using Honeywell's System Model H1 to explore uses of quantum computing in battery development. Ideally, the platform will tackle complex algorithms that might be too daunting for con

I’m finally applying: Here’s why the current Amex Platinum offer is better than waiting for a 100K bonus


The Points Guy / 9h
I’ve had my share of premium credit cards over the years, but the one card I still haven’t picked up is The Platinum Card® from American Express . While I’ve had The Business Platinum Card ® from American Express before, the personal version has escaped me for two reasons: the annual fee and the welcome bonus. Having an Amex Platinum Card hasn’t always made sense for me. But any time I have consi

Get this 3-in-1 portable wireless charging station for 20 percent off


28Engadget / 9h
If you’re a bona fide Apple fan, you likely own an iPhone, AirPods and an Apple Watch. That also means you probably have a mess of charging cables cluttering your desk or nightstand. Luckily, each of these devices has wireless charging, and you can power all of them at once with this $110 OMNIA charging station . The OMNIA Q3 is a 3-in-1 device with three chargers: a 10-watt Qi charger for your p

Listen to haunting notes from an 18,000-year-old conch shell trumpet


300+Ars Technica / 9h
Enlarge / Archaeologists in 1931 found the conch shell near the entrance of Marsoulas Cave. This is a reconstruction of where and how the shell might have been played. (credit: G. Tosello) After 18,000 years of silence, an ancient musical instrument played its first notes. The last time anyone heard a sound from the conch shell trumpet, thick sheets of ice still covered most of Europe. University


'Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart' finally has a release date — here's where you can snag a preorder


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Mashable / 9h
TL;DR: Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart finally has a release date (June 11, 2021) and is available for preorder — get yours for $69.99 at Amazon | Best Buy | GameStop | PlayStation Store 2021 is the year that we finally start getting some of those next-gen games we were promised so long ago (yes, 2020 counts as "so long ago"). By that, we mean the next-gen (or, we guess current-gen now) exclusives th

Prep for warmer weather with $500 off Samsung's outdoor 4K TV


28Mashable / 9h
Need guidance at a glance? These are our favorite TV deals from Walmart, Best Buy, Dell, and Amazon as of Feb. 12: Samsung 55-inch The Terrace 4K UHD Smart TV (QN55LST7TAFXZA) — $2,999.99 (save $500) LG 75-inch NanoCell 85 Series 4K UHD Smart TV (75NANO85UNA) — $1,299.99 (save $400) RCA 65-inch 4K QLED Smart Roku TV (RTRQ6522-US) — $492.22 (save $207.77) Valentine's Day marks one month until Dayl

How To Overcome Consumer Smart Home Compatibility/Security Concerns


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Just how private are voice-activated smart speakers? Just how secure is footage captured by Wi-Fi cameras? Just how compatible – and smart – are smart home products? These are just a few questions retailers trying to sell fancy new smart home products face from consumers on the sales floor.

Three key steps to ensure SEO success


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There are many ways for businesses to approach SEO strategy.

US buys 100m extra Pfizer vaccine doses as study reveals COVID-19 variant impact


SlashGear / 9h
Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine could be unexpectedly effective against the new, potentially more virulent versions of the coronavirus, with the possible good news arriving as the pharma company confirms a big increase in orders from the US government. The extra purchase adds 100 million more doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to the order books, taking the total number of doses … Continue r

Buy Alaska Mileage Plan Miles With 60% Bonus (Last Chance)


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Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan is one of my favorite programs to buy miles from, both thanks to the frequency with which the program sells miles, and what a good deal redemptions can be. Keep in mind that Alaska Airlines is joining the oneworld alliance in March 2021 . While this will give the airline a lot of new partners, the plan is only for Alaska to introduce fully reciprocal oneworld award re

Dbrand Dares Sony to Sue Over Its New Black Faceplates for the PS5


24Gizmodo / 9h
Months after its debut, the PS5's design remains highly divisive, and while Sony has already shut down one accessory maker who tried making aftermarket panels for the PS5, Dbrand is now daring Sony to sue over its new matte black PS5 faceplates. Read more...

Google Chrome Incognito mode just got even more secure


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Google Chrome for iOS will now allow users to lock Incognito tabs using Touch or Face ID.

Datadog to acquire application security management platform Sqreen


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Cloud monitoring platform Datadog has announced that it plans to acquire Sqreen , a software-as-a-service security platform. Originally founded in France, Sqreen participated in TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield in 2016. Sqreen is a cloud-based security product to protect your application directly. Once you install the sandboxed Sqreen agent, it analyzes your application in real time to find vulne

Google Chrome on iOS will soon let you make Incognito tabs a lot more private


41Mashable / 9h
Incognito tabs in Chrome are a nice privacy feature. If you're not careful, however, you could hand your phone to someone who might see exactly what you didn't want them to see. Google has fixed this in the latest Google Chrome beta on iOS, 9to5Google reported Thursday. The new version of the app lets you add Touch ID or Face ID security to your Incognito tabs. Once you do that, whenever you open

Samsung Galaxy Buds Live $40 cheaper in Amazon's Presidents' Day sales


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Samsung Galaxy Buds Live can be picked up at discount in Amazon's Presidents' Day sale right now.

Cybersecurity after the pandemic


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As we begin 2021, locked down again, what should security leaders’ New Year resolutions be?

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 price, release date and specs: everything we know


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The Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 is the latest, and most affordable, Nvidia Ampere graphics card. Has Nvidia successfully brought ray tracing to the budget market?

8 Fun Shows to Get Your Kids Into Cooking


56Lifehacker / 9h
When the pandemic first hit and locked us in our homes, many of us were struck by the same bolt of inspiration (after we bought our toilet paper): We decided to bake bread. All that kneading, rising, and conjuring of the fresh bread smell in our homes was a thing we could focus on when life outside our front door felt… Read more...

Virgin Galactic delays its next rocket-powered test flight


38Engadget / 9h
You'll have to wait a while longer for Virgin Galactic to resume rocket-powered test flights . As CNBC reports , Virgin has delayed the SpaceShipTwo test flight after determining that it needed extra time for "technical checks" while conducting pre-flight work. The space tourism company didn't say when it might try again, although it previously said it could try later in February if a hoped-for l

Mario Kart 64 Speedrunner Sets New World Record By Repeatedly Slamming Into Wall


1KGizmodo / 9h
It’s usually pretty obvious that video game speedruns are things of finesse and precision. But sometimes, they just look like a guy is running into a wall over and over again before completely demolishing a single-track record in Mario Kart 64 . Read more...

VLC 4.0 update release in 2021 with online play-anything action


SlashGear / 9h
This week the folks behind the video player app VLC announced that they’d be bringing a major new version of the product to the public later this year. VLC 4.0 will be released in the year 2021 with a brand new user interface, making the entire video watching experience more intuitive and full of features for videos of all sorts. … Continue reading

iPhone 11 deals: Pay just £29.99 a month in this 20GB iPhone 11 contract


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Snatch up this iPhone 11 deal and lock in 20GB of data, unlimited minutes and texts for a fantastic monthly rate and only £49.99 upfront.

Elon Musk Says He Wants Future Tesla Roadster to Hover


1KFuturism / 9h
Hovering Roadster Tesla CEO Elon Musk has reiterated that he wants his electric car company’s long-awaited Roadster to literally hover. “I want it to hover, and I was trying to figure out how to make this thing hover without, you know, killing people,” Musk told Joe Rogan in a new episode of the host’s popular podcast. “Maybe it can hover like a meter above the ground, or something like that. If

How to Split Data Into Multiple Columns in Excel


52How-To Geek / 9h
If you start an Excel workbook by grouping data into the same cell and later decide to ungroup it, Excel has several easy functions that can split one spreadsheet column into two. Here’s how to use both “Text to Columns” and “Flash Fill.” Read This Article on How-To Geek ›


Online workspace startup Notion hit by outage, citing DNS issues


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Notion, the online workspace startup that was last year valued at over $2 billion , was knocked offline after a DNS outage. The collaborative online office and document service was not loading as of around 9 a.m. ET on Friday, preventing anyone who relies on the service from accessing their cloud-stored data. In a since-deleted tweet, Notion asked if “any users have a contact at Name.com,” the we

White House hastens to address global chip shortage


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Enlarge / Ford has cut production at its Chicago facility from three shifts to one as a global chip shortage takes a toll on the car industry. (credit: Scott Olson | Getty Images) The Biden administration has pledged to take immediate action to address a global shortage of semiconductors that has forced the closure of several US car plants. Jen Psaki, White House press secretary, said the adminis

PS5, Xbox and Switch games are on sale at Best Buy for Presidents' Day


58Engadget / 10h
If you’re looking to bulk up your video game stockpile with some latter-day classics, Best Buy is offering up a slew of deals on console fare that spans RPGs and sports titles alike. As part of the retailer’s Presidents' Day sale, you can currently grab Assassin’s Creed Valhalla for $40, down from $60. The latest entry in Ubisoft’s long-running franchise is the newest game on the discounted list,

Save $300 on a Samsung Chromebook, plus more laptop deals this weekend


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OUR TOP PICK: Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 — save $1,2876.60 BEST CHROMEBOOK DEAL: Samsung Galaxy Touch-Screen Chromebook — save $300 BEST 2-IN-1 DEAL: Asus Chromebook Flip C43 4 — save $42.49 What's better than a great laptop? A great laptop that's cheap. Nowadays, even budget machines can pack the punch to carry you through whatever's on your to-do list, whether it's work, watching Netflix,

Portrait of singer Baby Dee. Handwritten on back: “Baby...


Music, Arts & Literature / 10h
Portrait of singer Baby Dee. Handwritten on back: “Baby Dee, Club Alamo.” 1953. Courtesy of the E. Azalia Hackley Collection of African Americans in the Performing Arts, Detroit Public Library

Does The End Of Middle Seat Blocking Mean Passengers Don’t Value Covid Safety?


View from the Wing / 10h
Does airlines moving away from blocked middle seats mean people don't really value Covid safety? If we did, it would be profitable for airlines to continue limiting capacity. Different airlines take different approaches to seat blocking, and each seems rational from their own perspective. Delta may be benefiting now from it since they're the only one left really doing it. However as air travel re

No, AMD isn’t launching a surprise new Ryzen CPU next week


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False alarm over a purported Ryzen 5000 processor that could boost over 5GHz.

Intel mocks Apple’s M1 MacBooks in grudge-bearing ad campaign


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The chipmaker has mocked the ARM-based CPUs in a series of tweets.

No, Black Widow still isn't releasing on Disney Plus – but could that change?


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Disney plans to stick to a theatrical release for Black Widow, the upcoming Marvel movie starring Scarlett Johansson.

AT&T scrambles to install fiber for 90-year-old after his viral WSJ ad


3KArs Technica / 10h
Enlarge / Aaron Epstein after conducting a speed test on his new AT&T fiber service, in a picture taken by his wife, Anne. (credit: Anne Epstein) When 90-year-old Aaron Epstein bought a Wall Street Journal print ad to complain about his slow AT&T Internet service, the impact was immediate. Reporters like me called him and wrote articles, talk of his plight went viral on the Internet, his ad made

Your Career Is a Marathon, Not a Sprint


39Lifehacker / 10h
In the hyper-competitive culture fostered by corporate America, young workers often expect their careers to reach meteoric heights on a quick timeline. Younger generations don’t stay at their jobs for quite as long as their parents did, whether it’s due to economic factors or the view that most jobs are mere stepping… Read more...

The 14 best tweets of the week, including English teachers, the Grink, and vibing with a husband


Mashable / 10h
Another week down! Who would've thought we'd make it? Not me, no, no, no, not me, not me. Yes, the pandemic rages on. Yes — if you're in a climate similar to mine — it's brutally cold and the ground is slushy. But also, yes, it is also Friday. Hell yeah. That's good. To celebrate, we collected some good tweets. Why? Because we do it every Friday , my good friend, and why stop now? OK, here they a

With a reported deal in the wings for Joby Aviation, electric aircraft soars to $10B business


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One year after nabbing $590 million from investors led by Toyota , and a few months after picking up Uber’s flying taxi business , Joby Aviation is reportedly in talks to go public in a SPAC deal that would value the electric plane manufacturer at nearly $5.7 billion. News of a potential deal comes on the heels of another big SPAC transaction in electric planes (for Archer Aviation) . If the Fina

NVIDIA’s answer to RTX 30 restock hell is some familiar old GPUs


20SlashGear / 10h
NVIDIA may not be able to keep up with GeForce RTX 30 series graphics card demand, but its stopgap fix for the frustrating shortage will involve some familiar old GPUs rather than a sudden restock of the cutting-edge chips. As anybody who has tried to upgrade their PC or outfit their new-build with an RTX 30 GPU has discovered over … Continue reading

Ember names former Dyson head as consumer CEO, as the startup looks beyond the smart mug


100+TechCrunch / 10h
Ember today announced that founder Clay Alexander will transition to Group CEO effective February 16. In his place, the Los Angeles-based smart mug company is bringing on Jim Rowan as Consumer CEO. The executive served as CEO of Dyson from 2017 to 2020, after five years as COO. It’s a big get for a relatively small company like Ember, which is best known for its smart, heated mugs. Founded in 201

The Russo Brothers See Their Hercules Remake as the Start of Its Own Cinematic Universe


300+Gizmodo / 10h
The Borderlands movie cast just continues to get perplexingly stacked. Nicolas Cage fights an animatronic ostrich in a new look at Willy’s Wonderland . C. Thomas Howell teases his return for The Walking Dead ’s final season. Plus, what’s to come on The Flash and Bob’s Burgers . Spoilers now! Read more...

Microsoft Teams AI could soon tell you which attendees are most engaged


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Microsoft has created a new AI solution that will inform Teams users when meeting participants are engaged, confused, or suprised.

All the best tech deals in Best Buy's Presidents' Day sale


38Engadget / 10h
Presidents’ Day usually brings a bunch of discounts across the web and Best Buy has already kicked off its holiday sale . It’s knocked down the prices of a bunch of tech, including laptops, video games, smartphones and more, and most of the deals will run through Monday. But, as with any big sale like this, it’s hard to sift through the discounts and figure out which are actually good deals. We a

Presidents' Day sales: PS5 deals offer big savings on top games and accessories


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The Presidents' Day sales are here and we've spotted a massive range of PS4 and PS5 game deals this weekend.


Give Your Meat-Loving Valentine Some 'Heartcuterie'


200+Lifehacker / 10h
My first “serious” boyfriend did not like chocolate. But rather than explain that his choice of milkshake (strawberry) was a preference, he lied and told everyone (including me) that he was “allergic” to cocoa. When I found out the truth (only after we broke up), I felt a little betrayed—like I didn’t know him at all!… Read more...

Canon's New iOS App Uses AI To Marie Kondo Your Digital Photo Hoarding


36Gizmodo / 10h
Even without the limits of a 36-shot roll of film or memory cards that quickly max out, it doesn’t take long to fill an iPhone and cloud storage with photos. So Canon has released an iOS app that can make the hard decisions for you when it’s time to clear out some memories using AI to objectively decide which shots… Read more...

How to Find and Join Telegram Channels


51How-To Geek / 10h
As far as messaging apps go, Telegram is quite unique (especially compared to Signal). You get access to third-party clients, bots, drop-in audio chats, and more. Telegram’s public broadcasting channels are one such feature. Here’s how to find and join Telegram channels. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Which Norton antivirus plan should I get?


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Want Norton virus protection, but not sure which suite to buy? We’ve got all the answers, as we consider its AntiVirus Plus and 360 packages.

Intel Core i7-11700K falls flat in leaked performance benchmarks


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Intel's incoming Rocket Lake desktop CPU fails to match the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X.

Apple's plans for virtual reality are getting clearer


68Engadget / 11h
Rumors have swirled for years about Apple’s VR and AR ambitions. The company does have AR Kit, its augmented reality software development platform, but Apple still hasn’t made hardware of its own. Last week, however, a handful of reports gave us clearer details on Apple’s AR and VR hardware plans than we’ve ever heard before. It started with a report from The Information that painted a picture of

Wow: Spirit Airlines Hiring Pilots & Flight Attendants


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Spirit Airlines has just become the first major US airline to start hiring pilots & flight attendants once again since the start of the pandemic. Spirit Airlines is hiring! As reported by CNBC , ultra low cost carrier Spirit Airlines is once again hiring for several roles, including pilots and flight attendants: Spirit plans to resume training courses for new pilots and flight attendants as early

The special Nintendo Switch Mario Red & Blue Edition is finally on sale


SlashGear / 11h
Nintendo’s special Mario-themed Switch is now up for grabs in the US, with the Switch Mario Red & Blue Edition version arriving alongside the latest game to feature everyone’s favorite plumber. Announced last month, the special edition Switch distinguishes itself with a familiar color scheme, with bright red on the console itself, the Joy-Con controllers, and the Switch Dock. The … Continue readi

Nvidia’s DLSS could soon bring faster frame rates to a lot more games


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For those who own an Nvidia GeForce RTX graphics card.

Cheap wearable device converts body heat into electricity


21SlashGear / 11h
Researchers from CU Boulder have developed a new low-cost wearable that can turn the human body into a battery. The wearable devices stretch enough that they could be worn like a ring, bracelet, or any other accessory that touches the skin. The device leverages the person’s body heat by employing a thermoelectric generator converting the body’s internal temperature into electricity. … Continue re

How To Use Gpick, a GUI Color Picker & Selection Tool for Ubuntu and Mint


How-To Geek / 11h
What is that color on the edge of that application? Is that red? Or Maroon, Burgundy or Bordeaux? Having a GUI (Desktop) based color picker is always handy! Find out how to install one that works and works well. Read This Article on CloudSavvy IT ›

All the Equipment You Need for Apple Fitness+ Workouts


How-To Geek / 11h
Apple Fitness+ is a pretty great workout app. The trainers are good, the workouts are hard, and you don’t need a huge amount of equipment to get started with most classes. But—for the workouts that do need a bit of extra gear—we’ve got you covered. Here’s everything you need to do any Apple Fitness+ workout you want. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

South Africa is switching off its analogue TVs


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After a decade of mismanagement, the end is (hopefully) in sight for South Africa's digital migration process

Is It Worth Switching From a Mouse to a Pen?


100+Lifehacker / 11h
I’ve been a mouse guy for as long as I can remember—never wavering. However, what if you want to ditch your mouse entirely? That’s the question put forth by Lifehacker reader James for this week’s Tech 911 . He writes: Read more...

Take a Temperature With Ease With the iHealth Infrared Thermometer for $24


36Lifehacker / 11h
iHealth Forehead Thermometer | $24 | Amazon Read more...

Coca-Cola company trials first paper bottle


22KBBC News - Technology / 11h
The test is first step towards all-paper bottle that can withstand pressure from fizzy drinks.

MSI's GP66 Leopard Puts Desktop Performance in a Gaming Laptop


Gizmodo / 11h
MSI is one of several laptop makers to update its line of gaming laptops with Nvidia’s RTX 30-series GPU—and yet that’s the least impressive part of its GP66 Leopard . Not content to just stuff new components into the same old chassis and call it day, MSI has given its Leopard model a total overhaul from its previous… Read more...

The Crushing Disappointment of Fandom


1KWired / 11h
Gina Carano, Joss Whedon—this week has been full of dispiriting news about people many fans admire.

New York City’s Surveillance Battle Offers National Lessons


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A lack of police transparency highlights how citizens need to remain vigilant to take back control over their privacy.

Optimizely’s Founder Wants to Augment Your Memories


100+Wired / 11h
Plus: The Obama campaign’s data wiz, the limits of content moderation, and a video filter gone awry.


Samsung's Galaxy Buds Pro Are the Best Premium Earbuds


100+Wired / 11h
Samsung's AirPods Pro competitors have better battery life, better sound, and a more comfortable fit than Apple's buds.

How to See an iPhone App’s Privacy Details Before Installing It


21How-To Geek / 11h
Starting in December 2020, the iPhone app store now provides “App Privacy” labels on all of its App Store listings. Using this information, you can make an informed decision about how apps track you and respect your privacy before downloading an app. Here’s how. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Chappelle's Show is back on Netflix


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Classic sketch comedy series Chapelle's Show is back on Netflix after the streamer removed it in November at creator Dave Chapelle's behest. The comedian broke the news during a performance at Austin venue Stubbs, a snippet of which he shared on his Instagram. In the NSFW clip, spotted by Variety , Chappelle thanks Netflix chief Ted Sarandos for sticking by him and addresses his troubled relation

Watch the Ford Mustang Mach-E battle against gravity, lightning, and a freaking rocket


SlashGear / 11h
Ford’s newest Mustang Mach-E vs. Everything campaign aims to shatter customer misconceptions on all-electric vehicles. According to Ford and Google Trends, automotive comparison searches using the “versus” keyword went up 64-percent in the past year, with most queries centering on electric vehicles. “Mustang has always been disruptive, and the all-new all-electric Mustang is no different,” said S

AMD is looking to hire more Linux engineers


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AMD is looking to improve support for its platforms on Linux.

How to Sync All of Your iCloud Passwords and Data to Windows


39Gizmodo / 11h
Syncing all of your Apple data and files to devices that aren’t made by Apple isn’t the exercise in futility that it once was. There are now several signs that Apple is ready to cautiously welcome users of other hardware to its services, including tools for Chrome, Windows, and Android. Here’s how to get your… Read more...

How Do Hilton Weekend Night Rewards Work?


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There are four co-branded American Express Hilton cards , with annual fees ranging from $0 to $450. Three of these cards offer the opportunity to earn one (or more) free weekend night rewards. In this post, I wanted to take a closer look at how those benefits work, especially given the added flexibility that these rewards are offering at the moment, in light of the coronavirus pandemic. What’s th

How to Remove Profile Photos From Your Slack DMs


21How-To Geek / 11h
In 2020, Slack added profile pictures to the list of users in your Direct Messages. If you’re not a fan, there’s a switch that toggles DM profile pictures on or off. Here’s how to remove people’s avatars from your direct message list. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Engadget Podcast: Everyone's going to Mars


46Engadget / 11h
While it'll be a while before we can celebrate a manned mission to Mars, this week the United Arab Emirates and China made a step towards that goal. Both countries now have satellites orbiting the Red Planet, and China also plans to launch a rover to the surface later this year. In this week's episode, Cherlynn and Devindra discuss the new Space Race for Mars, and how it'll help us learn more abo

Thousands of UK households face a £66 rise in their energy bills this month


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Those affected will be rolled onto their supplier's more expensive default tariff unless they switch

Microsoft is seeing a big spike in Web shell use


100+Ars Technica / 12h
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Security personnel at Microsoft are seeing a big increase in the use of Web shells, the light-weight programs that hackers install so they can burrow further into compromised websites. The average number of Web shells installed from August, 2020 to January of this year was 144,000, almost twice that for the same months in 2019 and 2020. The spike represents an accel

EVgo will expand its charging network to support Tesla vehicles


SlashGear / 12h
EVgo operates the largest public fast-charging network for electric vehicles in the nation. The company has announced that it is expanding its charging network to offer support for Tesla vehicles at more of its stations across the country. The company will upgrade hundreds of its stations with integrated Tesla connectors. The company says adding the Tesla connectors will further EVgo’s … Continue

Amazon set to launch its own digital currency


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Amazon is in the process of developing its own digital currency for emerging markets.

Over 100 million people worldwide are wearing an Apple Watch


Popular Mechanics / 12h
The post appeared first on Popular Mechanics .

Rode’s Vlogger Kit might just find its way into my podcast toolbox


52Engadget / 12h
This last year or so, you might have found yourself with a little more time on your hands. What better motivation to start that fitness vlog (or self-isolation misery diary)? Of course, your phone already has everything you need to get going, but it’s 2021, and the internet demands a certain level of quality if you want anyone to actually watch or listen. Rode, a mainstay in the microphone game f

Egypt Is Putting A 394 Foot Ferris Wheel On The Nile River And People Are Upset


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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 ...

Do VPN Companies Track Your Browsing Data?


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People use VPNs to protect their privacy from hackers, ISPs, and data thieves. But do VPNs themselves collect your browsing data and sell it to third parties? Here’s what you need to know. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

How to Garbage Collect the GitLab Container Registry to Free Up Storage


How-To Geek / 12h
GitLab’s Container Registry provides a convenient place to store your Docker images. Over time, the Container Registry can eat up your disk space as more layers are added. Here’s how to free up storage by removing redundant material. Read This Article on CloudSavvy IT ›

Dragonflies perform backflips to right themselves when thrown off balance


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Hackers, Mason Jars, and the Science of DIY Shrooms


400+Wired / 12h
The history of home cultivation methods of Psilocybe is more connected to early internet culture than you'd think.


Carjackings Are Up—and Gig Workers Are Getting Victimized


200+Wired / 12h
Drivers, often unfamiliar with a neighborhood, leave cars running while dropping off food. Opportunistic thieves lie in wait.

The Wanting Mare Is the Most Visual Fantasy in Recent Memory


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It asks you to dig into your past—with the help of some magic horses.

This Cryptocurrency Is Really Burning a Hole in My Pocket


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This week, we discuss crypto’s role in the future of shopping. When can we to use it to buy everything from Nikes to Teslas?

5 helpful credit card perks for Valentine’s Day shopping


The Points Guy / 12h
Cupid is in the air and that means Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. It’s also the first big-spending holiday of 2021. From using credit card rewards and perks on a romantic evening to shopping through an online portal for your sweetheart’s rose bouquet, we take a look at five useful benefits offered by credit cards for your Valentine’s Day purchases. Want more credit card news and advi

The Morning After: There's a new Game Boy horror title you should try


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Nintendo’s latest console might be crushing it, but its oldest portable console, the Game Boy, is still getting new games. And I mean new physical game cartridges. Deadeus is the latest homebrew title to launch both as a download for emulators and on a physical, suitably gothic, black cartridge that works with your circa ‘89 portable. According to James Trew, who wrote about it here , the game ju

Increased risk of injury in accidents for women may come from vehicle choice


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Researchers have known that women are much more likely than men to suffer a serious injury when involved in an automobile accident. Recent research has indicated that most of the heightened risk is related to the types of vehicles women drive and the circumstances of their crashes rather than physical differences between men and women. The research comes from the … Continue reading

Jay-Z and Jack Dorsey launch a Bitcoin development fund


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Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey has teamed up with rapper and Tidal chief Jay-Z on a new endowment to fund Bitcoin development starting in Africa and India, Dorsey tweeted . They’re launching the project, called ₿trust, with an injection of 500 Bitcoin currently valued at $23.6 million. It will be set up as a blind irrevocable trust, so neither Dorsey nor Jay-Z can give any direction on how it

These Three SIM only deals offer 8GB of data for an effective £4 a month


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Looking for cheap SIM only deals? This offer from Three is the perfect choice for many thanks to loads of cashback.

Despite ban, PUBG Mobile makes up over half of India's total esports prize pool


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PUBG Mobile was a huge component of the Indian esports scenario before it was banned, and now reports claim that the

A made-in-India app that is already doing what Clubhouse does not


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Leher is a homegrown Clubhouse-alternative that offers video and audio chat room. What's more