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Frontier flight attendant spots de-icing issue, prevents ‘catastrophic outcome’


500+The Points Guy / 5h
Well this is quite concerning. According to Twitter user JonNYC , and confirmed by Frontier Airlines, the carrier’s former contractor at Nashville International Airport reportedly cut some (very important) corners while performing a critical de-icing last month. For more TPG news delivered each morning to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter . De-icing is essential during cold-weather ope

Firms backed by Robert Downey Jr. and Bill Gates have funded an electric motor company that slashes energy consumption


3KTechCrunch / 11h
Sometimes the smallest innovations can have the biggest impacts on the world’s efforts to stop global climate change. Arguably, one of the biggest contributors in the fight against climate change to date has been the switch to the humble LED light, which has slashed hundreds of millions of tons of carbon dioxide emissions simply by reducing energy consumption in buildings. And now firms backed by

Why so many manatees are suddenly dying


3KMashable / 11h
Everyone likes manatees. Except, perhaps, for whoever scraped "TRUMP" into a manatee in 2020. Manatee populations have recovered significantly over the last few decades, after hunting and habitat loss decimated their populations. But in early 2021, manatee deaths have suddenly spiked, with nearly 360 known deaths as of mid-February, reports the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (F


Microsoft's latest smart speakers are the perfect Teams companion


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 9min
Microsoft's new Intelligent Speakers for Teams can transcribe and even translate what was said in a meeting.

MSI Z490 motherboards will be PCIe 4.0 compatible with a new BIOS update


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 9min
MSI's Z490 motherboards will be able to support PCIe 4.0 SSDs, thanks to a BIOS update ahead of Intel's Rocket Lake launch at the end of March.

Google claims it will stop tracking individual users for ads


Ars Technica / 11min
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty Images ) As Google's plan to kill third-party tracking cookies ramps up, the company is answering questions about what will replace it. A lot of people have wondered, if Google kills cookies, won't it just cook up some other method for individually tracking users? Today, Google answered those concerns in a post on its " Ads & Commerce " blog, pledging it won

Hyatt to grow its independent collection brands through 2025


The Points Guy / 13min
Hyatt has detailed its plans to expand its so-called “ independent collection brands ” — the Unbound Collection by Hyatt, Destination by Hyatt and JdV by Hyatt — to more destinations around the globe, with new openings and developments slated through 2025. Along with the expansion plans, two of the brands have gotten a new name. What was formerly Destination Hotels has become Destination by Hyatt

Gmail’s web client can’t handle inclusive emojis properly


26Engadget / 13min
If you frequently use Gmail’s native web client to send emails, you may have noticed something odd about how it handles emoji. Google may have said goodbye to its distinctive blobs in 2017 , but for whatever reason, Gmail on the web still renders most emojis in that style. As someone who will stand by the blobs until the end of time, that’s a quirk of Gmail I’ve loved. But it turns out that same

Watch Live: SpaceX Attempts Third High-Altitude Test of Starship


20Gizmodo / 19min
The third high-altitude test of a SpaceX Starship prototype is scheduled for Wednesday. You can watch the launch live right here. Read more...

Cashify raises $15 million for its second-hand smartphone business in India


61TechCrunch / 22min
Tens of millions of people each year purchase a second-hand smartphone in India, the world’s second largest market. Phone makers and giant online sellers such as Amazon and Flipkart are aware of it, but it’s too much of a hassle for them to inspect, repair, and resell used phones. But these firms also know that customers are more likely to buy a smartphone if they are offered the ability to trade

Startup Says It Can “Charge” an Electric Car In Under Ten Minutes


100+Futurism / 23min
Ample Time San Francisco-based startup Ample has launched an electric car charging network that can provide a car with a full charge in less than ten minutes, Business Insider reports . Ample got on its feet thanks to a partnership with Uber. It’s currently in charge of charging the ride-hailing app’s fleet of cars in San Francisco. And now, seemingly, it wants to revolutionize the infrastructure

Bank of America is bringing VR instruction to its 4,000 banks


72TechCrunch / 33min
As consumer VR begins to have a moment following years of heavy investment from Facebook and other tech giants, corporate America is similarly beginning to find more utility in the technology, as well. Bank of America announced today that they’ll be working with Bay Area-based VR startup Strivr to bring more of their workplace training into virtual reality. The financial institution has already u

Comcast hides upload speeds deep inside its infuriating ordering system


32Ars Technica / 36min
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty Images ) Comcast just released a 2020 Network Performance Data report with stats on how much Internet usage rose during the pandemic, and it said that upload use is growing faster than download use. "Peak downstream traffic in 2020 increased approximately 38 percent over 2019 levels and peak upstream traffic increased approximately 56 percent over 2019 level

Twitter tests new e-commerce features for tweets


80TechCrunch / 39min
Twitter confirmed it’s testing a new way to display tweets that link out to e-commerce product pages — like products on a Shopify store, for example. With a new Twitter card format, the company is experimenting with tweets that include a big “Shop” button and integrate product details directly into the tweet itself, including the product name, shop name, and product pricing. The experiment was sp

Another Game of Thrones actor joining Star Wars by way of Obi-Wan Kenobi


SlashGear / 39min
A report released today suggested Indira Varma was cast for a part in the Disney+ live-action Star Wars series Obi-Wan Kenobi. Varma is best known for her role as Ellaria Sand, partner to Oberyn Martell in Game of Thrones. Oberyn Martell was played by Pedro Pascal, an actor cast for one of the biggest roles in Star Wars history: Din … Continue reading

Flight Attendant Narrowly Averts Disaster When De-Icing Company Fails to Clear Snow From Wings


30View from the Wing / 43min
A near-disaster was narrowly averted for the February 18 Frontier Airlines Nashville – Las Vegas flight. The aircraft had to be de-ice prior to departure. The contractor informed the crew this was completed. However a flight attendant noticed a significant amount of snow and ice on the wings, and informed the pilots, who returned to the gate. They found around a foot of snow on the wings. Continu

How to Overcome Religious Shame in Your Sex Life


Lifehacker / 47min
If you were raised to see sex and sexuality as a source of shame and embarrassment, you might notice that such feelings tend to linger, no matter how educated, open-minded, and open-legged you consider yourself today. If you come from a religious background, it’s probably even worse. Read more...

The wins keep coming for Valheim


SlashGear / 47min
For weeks now, we’ve been wondering if Valheim is going to slow down it’s rather ridiculous momentum, and today we learned once again that the answer to that question is a resounding “no.” Iron Gate Studio is back with another update on Valheim, telling us where the game’s sales sit after just a month of availability. If you’ve been following … Continue reading

Netflix boss: Film fans want joint release dates for cinema and streaming


94BBC News - Technology / 49min
Netflix boss' claims about the theatrical release window denied by UK Cinema Association chief.

Minecraft: Bishop of Ely joins game for Gospel teachings


100+BBC News - Technology / 49min
"I am so pleased to have participated in a new way to share Bible stories," says the Bishop of Ely.

Google Cardboard VR viewer sales end months after open source change


SlashGear / 54min
A few months after making its Cardboard VR platform open source, Google has quietly ended sales for its Cardboard VR, the inexpensive cardboard-based phone viewers that could be used to experience virtual reality experiences using your own smartphone. The decision to end sales isn’t surprising given Google’s open-source change and the VR industry’s overall evolution. READ: Google Cardboard is now

iPhone 13 Pro cameras may take even sharper ultra-wide photos than iPhone 12 Pro


24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 59min
New rumors suggest iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max cameras will get upgraded image stabilization and autofocus in their ultra-wide cameras.

How to Get a Peloton-Style Workout Without Splurging


28NYT > Technology / 1h
Don’t want to pay $1,900 for a Peloton bike, plus a subscription fee for classes? Here are ways to reduce the cost of using tech to exercise at home.


Fusion Thruster Startup Anticipates “First Town on Mars”


66Futurism / 1h
Radiation detection company US Nuclear Corp is trying to woo NASA into signing a contract to develop a fusion-powered spacecraft propulsion system that could take future space travelers all the way to Mars. In a collaboration with Magneto-Inertial Fusion Technologies, Inc. (MIFTI), a UC Irvine spinout focusing on developing a thermonuclear fusion-based generator, the company is hoping to help NAS

For just $400K, you can bury your TV


28Mashable / 1h
The C SEED M1 is an absolutely giant foldable TV with a price tag to match. Read more... More about Tv , Mashable Video , Foldable Screens , Foldable , and Microled

Microdosing Benefits Might Be Largely Placebo, Experimental Study Suggests


Gizmodo / 1h
The sometimes hyped benefits of microdosing—regularly using small amounts of psychedelic drugs like lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD)—might be overstated, new research this week suggests. The study found that people who microdosed did experience psychological benefits, including greater sense of well-being, but that… Read more...

What is a dedicated server?


24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 1h
If it’s optimum performance you’re after, you had best stake exclusive claim on a server.

Okta acquires cloud identity startup Auth0 for $6.5B


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200+TechCrunch / 1h
As Okta announced earnings today after the bell, it revealed that it’s buying cloud identity startup Auth0 for a hefty $6.5 billion. With Auth0 , Okta gets a cloud identity company that helps developers embed identity management into applications, adding an entirely new dimension to its identity platform. “Today, we’re taking a significant step forward — I’d go so far to call it a “leap” — to enh

Facebook Ends Ban on Political Advertising


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200+NYT > Technology / 1h
The social network had prohibited political ads on its site indefinitely after the November election. Such ads have been criticized for spreading misinformation.

Ancient Memorization Trick Boosts Long-Term Memory and Changes the Brain


21Gizmodo / 1h
Imagine the route you typically take to the grocery store. Now imagine the many identifiable landmarks that exist between your home and the store—like a specific garden, stop sign, or gas station. Read more...

The Simpsons has been renewed for two more seasons – will it ever end?


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24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 1h
The Simpsons will be back for season 33 and 34, it's been announced.

Brace Yourself for a Future in Which You Do Not Attend This Year's Olympics


Gizmodo / 1h
If you were planning to fly to Japan to attend the Olympics, love the optimism! But most likely, your plans have been spoiled because we are, in fact, still in a global pandemic. While the final ruling has not yet been announced, the paper Mainichi reported today that a source close to the Japanese government… Read more...

Parler sues Amazon (again), claims AWS ban sank a billion-dollar valuation


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59Ars Technica / 1h
Enlarge / A person browsing Parler in early January, before the site got into a fight with AWS. (credit: Jaap Arriens | NurPhoto | Getty Images ) Social media platform Parler has dropped a federal lawsuit alleging Amazon colluded with Twitter to drive a rival offline—but in its place, the platform has filed a new state lawsuit alleging Amazon deliberately tanked its valuation. Parler's new suit (

Experts: The United States’ Dropping Birth Rate is Becoming a “Crisis”


1KFuturism / 1h
Early on in the pandemic, demographics experts and Facebook memes alike both confidently declared that the COVID-19 era of lockdowns and hunkering down indoors would result in a new baby boom. Now, it seems the opposite has happened. The birth rate in the United States seems to have precipitously dropped CBS News reports , aligning with a years-long downward trend that experts now say is becoming

How to Use Twitter 'Spaces' to Make Your Own Clubhouse


Lifehacker / 1h
Twitter has been innovating through borrowing features from its competition lately. First it was “Fleets, ” its own version of Snapchat stories, and now Twitter is taking on burgeoning social media app Clubhouse with its new “Spaces” feature. Read more...

The 10 Best Deals of March 3, 2021


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The 10 Best Deals of March 3, 2021


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Parler sues Amazon again, this time in Washington state


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54Engadget / 1h
Parler may have voluntarily withdrawn its federal lawsuit against Amazon , but the company isn’t ready to give up its legal battle just yet. On the same day it dropped that previous suit, the company filed a new one against Amazon in a Washington state court, according to The Verge . At the center of Parler’s complaint is the claim that Amazon broke its contract with the company when it didn’t ho

Netflix adds comedy clips feature Fast Laughs to iOS app


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SlashGear / 1h
Netflix has introduced a new feature in its mobile apps that enable users to quickly scroll through comedy video clips, react to the content, add the specials and movies to their playlist, and share the clips with other people. The feature uses a TikTok-like vertical video style, appealing to mobile users who typically consume short-form videos. The new Netflix feature … Continue reading

How to Not Be Sore All the Time After Exercise


40Lifehacker / 1h
Delayed onset muscle soreness—the kind that leaves you wincing as you walk down the stairs after squat day—is pretty common after your first day of a new workout. But it’s not as likely to happen after the second day, thanks to a phenomenon known as the repeated bout effect. Read more...

KeyMander 2 mobile adapter turns Apple TV, iPhone into gaming console


SlashGear / 2h
The folks at Kaliber Gaming, part of IOGear, revealed the Kaliber Gaming KeyMander 2 Mobile Keyboard/Mouse Adapter for Mobile Devices to the public today. This is just the latest in a line of “gaming control adapters” sold by the company. This piece of equipment allows you, the gamer, to use a keyboard and mouse on any iPhone, iPad, or Apple … Continue reading

Newegg Shuffle restocks RTX 3060, 3070 but you have to be quick


SlashGear / 2h
Those of you looking to get your hands on new graphics cards from NVIDIA or AMD might want to check Newegg right now, where another Shuffle drawing is happening at the moment. Newegg actually publicized this particular Shuffle rather late during the selection window, so if you want to participate in this one, you’re going to need to act fast. … Continue reading

This startup has an intriguing concept for EV battery swaps


43Ars Technica / 2h
A startup called Ample has developed a new modular battery and quick-swap station, and it just deployed the first five in the Bay Area. [credit: Ample ] On Wednesday morning in San Francisco, a startup called Ample launched its new electric vehicle battery-swap technology. The company has designed an extremely small footprint for its swap stations, which only occupy as much ground as a couple sta


Battery swapping could be the future for efficient EV charging – Future Blink


36Mashable / 2h
Ample makes battery-swapping stations for electric vehicles that can get EVs to full charge in 10 minutes with the help of robotic machines. Read more about it here . Read more... More about Mashable Video , Evs , Electric Vehicle Charging Station , Robotic , and Electric Vehicle

Elon Musk Wants to Rename a Texas Town “Starbase”


1KFuturism / 2h
Welcome To Starbase Elon Musk is pushing to rename the Texas town where SpaceX test-launches its experimental Starship rocket with something a bit more fitting of its aspirations. On Tuesday, Musk tweeted that he’s “creating the city of Starbase, Texas,” which is almost certainly a reference to Boca Chica Village, according to CNET . That’s the local retirement community that SpaceX previously at

Microsoft Excel gets several welcome upgrades for web use


24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 2h
Microsoft has given Excel for the web a major overhaul which adds new features that make it easier to work with spreadsheets online.

5G Conspiracy Theories Are Fueling an Entire Economy of Scammy Gadgets


49Gizmodo / 2h
It’s an unfortunate truth that snake oil salesmen lurk behind every corner of the internet, waiting for the next conspiracy or wellness fad so they can swoop in with cure-all wares and rob people of their hard-earned cash. It’s also true that people generally fear the unknown—and new technology slots neatly into that… Read more...

How to Get Music for Your Podcast


36Lifehacker / 2h
The popularity of podcasting has skyrocketed. Statistics from Edison Research and Triton Digital showed that 55% of Americans age 12 and older listened to a podcast in 2020. According to 2021 Global Podcast Statistics, there are currently 1,750,000 active podcasts around the world. It seems that everyone and their… Read more...

How to Make Your Hashtags More Reader-Friendly


35Lifehacker / 2h
Communicating in the language of hashtags is an annoyingly universal aspect of social media. But if you’re using hashtags on your Instagram posts, tweets, or Facebook status updates, you should make sure they’re readable for people with visual and cognitive disabilities. Read more...

Toro acquires robotic tractor/snow blower maker, Left Hand Robotics


76TechCrunch / 2h
Toro this week announced its intentions to acquire Left Hand Robotics . The Colorado-based startup (not to be confused with Righthand Robotics) is a natural fit for the lawn mowing giant, as the producer of the RT-1000, an autonomous system capable of mowing large lawns and clearing snow from sidewalks. Toro is best known for its personal and professional mowers and various other landscaping mach

Large psychedelic study finds microdosing benefits are mostly placebo


SlashGear / 2h
Psychedelic microdosing has proven popular, particularly in industries that require creativity and quick thinking. Microdosers report a variety of alleged benefits resulting from taking minuscule quantities of psychedelics like LSD, but the largest placebo-controlled study of its kind has found that these effects are ‘likely’ the result of the placebo effect. Psychedelic microdosing, which involv

If You’re the Least Bit Worried About Online Privacy, It’s Time to Get a VPN


Futurism / 2h
It is no secret that from a privacy and security perspective, the Internet is more dangerous than ever. We’re constantly bombarded by popups, malware, and various other malicious software. However, apart from visible troublemakers, there are also the less visible threats. For example, while people generally don’t think twice before connecting to public hotspots, they are far from safe. Hackers ca

Yamaha's TW-E3A Wireless Earbuds Are a Great Option for Something a Little More Durable, Now 23% Off


Gizmodo / 2h
Yamaha TW-E3A True Wireless Earbuds | $100 | Amazon Read more...

GM extends car plant shutdowns as semiconductor shortage bites


SlashGear / 2h
General Motors is warning of extended plant shutdowns, as continued shortages of semiconductor chips impact its ability to build cars and trucks. The automaker had said back in early February that it would idle lines in four of its major manufacturing facilities, and warned that the cumulative impact of the silicon shortfall could amount to a $2 billion cut in … Continue reading

Major Utilities Are Gearing Up to Install EV Charging Stations Across 16 States


Gizmodo / 2h
It could soon become a lot easier to take an electric car on some pretty cool road trips. A group of powerful utilities said Tuesday that they’re teaming up to make chargers for electric cars more accessible on highways. Read more...

Indian Official Claims Huge Blackout May Have Been a Hack


100+Futurism / 2h
Shots Fired A major power outage that struck Mumbai last year may have been the result of a deliberate cyberattack against the Indian city’s infrastructure. Initially, officials announced that the blackout stemmed from technical problems. But now, Reuters reports , local minister Anil Deshmukh told the press that an investigation revealed 14 Trojan horse programs lurking in the city’s power syste

Facebook will start accepting political ads again on March 4th


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57Engadget / 2h
Facebook will lift its ban on political ads, including those that touch on social issues, on March 4th, the company announced on Wednesday . The social media giant put the policy in place after polls for the 2020 presidential election closed on the night of November 3rd. At the time, Facebook said it put the ban in place to prevent misinformation and “confusion.” When former President Donald Trum

Delta SkyMiles Extends Upgrade Certificates, Makes Them Easier To Use


25One Mile at a Time / 3h
Delta SkyMiles Platinum & Diamond Medallion members can select Global Upgrade Certificates (GUCs) and Regional Upgrade Certificates (RUCs) as part of the Choice Benefits program . There’s some fantastic news when it comes to these. Delta SkyMiles upgrade certificates extended Delta SkyMiles will be extending the expiration of all Global Upgrade Certificates and Regional Upgrade Certificates. All

Chrome 89 update patches zero-day vulnerability with active exploit


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SlashGear / 3h
Chrome 89 landed this week, and in addition to the new features this update is delivering to users, it also patches a number of bugs. In all, Google says that Chrome 89.0.4389.72 includes 47 security fixes, including one zero-day vulnerability that is actively being exploited. If you use Chrome, then, it’s a good idea to update to the latest version … Continue reading

EA bans a FIFA player for life after racist abuse of ex-footballer Ian Wright


100+Engadget / 3h
EA has banned a FIFA player for life after he sent racist messages to a former soccer player. Patrick O'Brien lost an Ultimate Team game with a virtual version of Ian Wright, which led to the teenager sending 20 abusive messages to Wright over Instagram last May. O'Brien was charged over the incident. While he pled guilty, a judge spared the Irish 18-year-old from a criminal conviction last month

Gab's CTO Introduced a Critical Vulnerability to the Site


1KWired / 3h
A review of the open source code shows an account under the executive's name made a mistake that could lead to the kind of breach reported this weekend.

Virgin Atlantic will soon make economy passengers pay for preferred seats


The Points Guy / 3h
Virgin Atlantic is further aligning itself with Delta Air Lines, as well as its joint-venture partners Air France and KLM . Effective later this month, the airline will relabel some of its economy seats as Preferred Seats, requiring that passengers pay an added amount to select them. More specifically, the more Preferred Seats in the economy cabin will include the same as those seen with Delta an

Gifting Hyatt Free Night Awards (Wait, They’re Actually Transferable?)


View from the Wing / 3h
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 ...


This Off-Brand Roomba Rival Gets the Job Done, With a Few Quirks


Gizmodo / 3h
The Neabot robot vacuum is a stark white puck that hugs its charger like a baby monkey in a Harlow experiment. It has three buttons—start, charge, and clean—and a prominent sensor on top that spins rapidly as it scoots around your house. It does exactly what’s advertised on the box: It sucks up dirt and dust and… Read more...

FF7 Remake Part 2 news, rumors and what we want to see


100+TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 3h
We've rounded up everything we know so far about the second part of the Final Fantasy 7 Remake.

HP brings Radeon RX 6700 XT to gaming PCs - hopefully a sign of improved availability


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The HP Omen 30L and 25L have will soon start shipping with the mid-range RDNA 2 GPU

Amazon Fire TV expands live TV features, adds Alexa support for live content


80TechCrunch / 3h
Amazon is rolling out a new experience for its Fire TV platform that puts more focus on subscription-free streaming and other live content. The company today announced several new services are being integrated into its suite of Live features, including Xumo and its own IMDb TV and Amazon news app. The company also soon plans to add Plex, it notes. All four of the services are available for free w

EA confirms it isn’t secretly “fixing” FIFA matches


20Ars Technica / 3h
FIFA Enlarge / EA has convinced a set of class-action lawyers that there isn't a secret algorithm affecting the results for FIFA Ultimate Team squads like this one. (credit: Electronic Arts ) A group of California players has dropped a class-action lawsuit accusing Electronic Arts of secretly using a "Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment" (DDA) to covertly affect the outcome of FIFA: Ultimate Team match

How to Be a Better ‘Audience’ for Your Older Kid’s Interests


63Lifehacker / 3h
A friend of mine has a son who, at age three, became obsessed with clocks. Traditional wall clocks, in particular, were his jam, and before she knew it, she was learning about and purchasing all kinds of antique clocks to decorate their home. Read more...

Diablo 2: Resurrected is to get single-player and multiplayer alpha tests


32TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 3h
Blizzard has confirmed that it’s planning to host two alpha tests for Diablo 2: Resurrected before its release.

Cruise could buy an autonomous vehicle rival with an unusual strategy


SlashGear / 3h
Cruise, the GM-backed autonomous vehicle company busy developing driverless ride-hailing pods, is reportedly in talks to acquire Voyage, another self-driving company. Founded in 2017, Voyage currently has autonomous vehicle pilots running in a number of retirement communities in the US, having focused on delivering geofenced transportation to riders who might ordinarily have been locked out of pr

Dear Sophie: Can you demystify the H-1B process and E-3 premium processing?


100+TechCrunch / 3h
Sophie Alcorn Contributor Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” She connects people with the businesses and opportunities that expand their lives. More posts by this contributor Dear Sophie: Which immigration options are the fastest? Dear Sophie: Tips

Facebook Lifts Ban on Political Advertising


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500+NYT > Technology / 3h
The social network had prohibited political ads on its site indefinitely after the November election. Such ads have been criticized for spreading misinformation.

Bottomless closes $4.5M Series A to scale its subscription coffee business


100+TechCrunch / 3h
As a devoted coffee drinker I was enthused by the idea of Bottomless . The Y Combinator-backed startup sends its users coffee as they run low so that they never run out of the Magic Juice of Life. What could be better? Because life is somewhat funny, after signing up for its service the company reached out to share that it had raised a Series A. So I got on the phone with Liana Herrera , the comp

COVID Stole Their Smell and Taste. Now They’re Getting Treatment.


59Futurism / 3h
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have turned their focus on treating the long term effects of COVID-19 — including the loss of taste and smell, a symptom affecting a significant portion of those who have recovered from infection, as CBS -affiliated TV station KHOU reports . We’ve long known that the coronavirus can wreak havoc on our senses. A loss of smell was one of the earliest

Still Don't Have an Air Fryer? Well grab a NuWave Brio for 38% Off


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Android 12 DP 1.1 released today with battery fix, issue cleanup


SlashGear / 3h
A new release of Android 12 in a Developer Preview version 1.1 was delivered today, March 3, 2021. This release was given build number SPP1.210122.022, complete with emulator support including x86 (64-bit), and ARM (v8-A) just like its predecessor. This release includes a March 2021 security patch and Google Play services 21.02.14. This version of Android 12 includes a collection … Continue readi

How This Ancient, Defleshed Human Skull Ended Up in Such a Strange Spot


42Gizmodo / 3h
Archaeologists may have finally figured out how a 5,300-year-old skull ended up on the ledge of a deep vertical cave shaft in northern Italy. Read more...

Chaos Walking Has Too Much Walking, Too Little Chaos


66Gizmodo / 3h
Actually, let me take that back slightly—there is quite a lot of chaos in Chaos Walking , but only in the sense that attempting to navigate a coherent arc through its jumbled, disjointed scenes is a frustratingly messy ask of its audience. Despite its big names, Chaos Walking ’s languid energy is certainly not worth… Read more...

How to Change Your Default Music Player in iOS 14.5


38Lifehacker / 3h
It’s rare to see Apple add options to iOS that allow you to set the app you actually want to use to accomplish something as the default, rather than forcing you to use the official Apple app. And while I doubt you’ll ever be able to use anything other than the App Store to get new software on your iPhone (sans… Read more...

Zynga buys the studio behind 'Torchlight 3'


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49Engadget / 3h
Zynga has gobbled up Echtra Games , the developer of Torchlight 3 (Via Rock Paper Shotgun ). The studio was started by Blizzard North co-founder and Diablo series co-creator Max Schaefer after he left his previous stint at Runic Games in 2016. Runic, which Schaefer co-founded as well, had worked on the first two Torchlight games, as well as the criminally underrated Hob . And it’s his involvement

A Chinese Province Could Ban Bitcoin Mining to Cut Down Energy Use


28Gizmodo / 3h
Over the past decade, bitcoin has put increasing stress on the largely coal-powered grid of China’s Inner Mongolia. Now, the province is clamping down. Late last week, province officials announced plans to ban all new bitcoin and other cryptocurrency mining ventures and quickly phase out existing activity in order to… Read more...

“We’ll never have true AI without first understanding the brain”


100+MIT Technology Review / 3h
The search for AI has always been about trying to build machines that think —at least in some sense. But the question of how alike artificial and biological intelligence should be has divided opinion for decades. Early efforts to build AI involved decision-making processes and information storage systems that were loosely inspired by the way humans seemed to think. And today’s deep neural network


Doom 3 VR release official for PSVR, unofficial for Oculus Quest


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SlashGear / 4h
Bethesda Softworks revealed this week that the game Doom 3: VR Edition will be available on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 this month. This version of the game is completely official, optimized for this gameplay environment with motion controls, 180-degree quick-turn functionality, and “new textures, shaders, and sound effects.” It’s a whole new look at a very classic game that’s … Continue read

Brave is making a big leap into the search market


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Brave Software has acquired the open search engine Tailcat to launch its own search product.

CDC to release guide for life after vaccination—with normalcy still far off


100+Ars Technica / 4h
Enlarge / Dr. Rochelle Walensky, President Joe Biden’s pick to head the Centers for Disease Control. (credit: Getty | Chip Somodevilla ) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to release guidance this week—possibly as early as Thursday—on activities that are considered safe for people who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. But, while much of the country is hankering

11 words and phrases to cut from your VC pitch deck


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May Habib Contributor May Habib is co-founder and CEO of Writer.com , an AI writing assistant for teams that helps everyone at a company write with the same style, terminology and brand voice. She graduated with high honors from Harvard, is a member of the World Economic Forum and is a Fellow of the Aspen Global Leadership Network. You have just 170 seconds. Weeks or even months of working on you

Here’s how much Radisson Rewards elite status is worth in 2021


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Earning hotel elite status is one of the best ways to make your travel experience more rewarding and enjoyable. There can be a massive difference between staying as an elite versus a non-elite member, from upgrades to bonus points to free breakfast. But, how can you actually quantify the value that this status brings? Earlier this month, I showed you the value of elite status with Hilton Honors ,

All US Apple stores are open for the first time in almost a year


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Enlarge / NEW YORK, June 17, 2020 - Staff workers serve customers outside an Apple store on Fifth Avenue. (credit: Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images ) For the first time in just a few days shy of a year, all Apple Store retail locations in the United States are open this week, reports 9to5Mac. Apple first closed all retail locations outside of China on March 13, 2020 in response to the COVID-19 p

All the Pokemon GO Kanto Tour “bonus event” items for March


SlashGear / 4h
Today we’re taking a peek at the event that’ll make up for the event that took place last month – the end of the Kanto Tour. This new event will take place starting on March 5th, 2021, and it’ll last for a WHOLE MONTH. It’s not so much of an “event” as we’ve gotten used to in Pokemon GO as … Continue reading

Netflix's Fast Laughs is a TikTok-style comedy feed for your phone


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Sometimes, all you want from Netflix is a good laugh. The service's latest mobile feature is designed to do just that. Fast Laughs is a TikTok-style feed of clips from stand-up specials as well as comedy shows and movies. It even has a "LOL" button for you to react to clips. It adds the Face with Tears of Joy emoji (which, sorry to inform you, is no longer cool ) to your screen. Much like preview

China Is Blanketing Every Public Space in Spy Cameras


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Sharp Eyes China has been ramping up its surveillance panopticon over recent years, and now it appears that the project is nearing completion — the ability to surveil anyone in any public space in the country seems to be within the government’s grasp. China’s five-year plan from 2015 projected that a surveillance initiative called the Sharp Eyes program would blanket 100 percent of public spaces

Best co-op games 2021: top games you can share with friends on console and PC


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These games offer great co-op play experiences whether you're playing on PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch or PC.

Activision Blizzard Hires Bush-Era Torture Apologist As Chief Compliance Officer


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Activision Blizzard announced yesterday that Frances F. Townsend, a former George W. Bush-era counterterrorism appointee and torture apologist, would become its new head of compliance, in charge of making sure the company doesn’t run afoul of the varying laws and regulations throughout all of the countries the Call of … Read more...

Version 2 of Google’s Flutter toolkit adds support for desktop and web apps


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At an online event , Google today announced Flutter 2 , the newest version of its open-source UI toolkit for building portable apps. While Flutter started out with a focus on mobile when it first launched two years ago, it spread its wings in recent years and with version 2, Flutter now supports web and desktop apps out of the box. With that, Flutter users can now use the same codebase to build a

Google promises to drop personalised ad tracking


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The tech giant says it will not develop workarounds once it abandons third-party tracking cookies.

Awesome: Southwest Credit Card Companion Pass Bonus Offers (Last Chance)


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Southwest Airlines is one of the most popular airlines in the US thanks to its extensive domestic route network, lack of change and cancelation fees (though other airlines have largely matched in the meantime), two free checked bags, and generally great customer service. It’s no wonder that the carrier’s co-branded credit cards are popular as well. In early February Chase and Southwest introduced

Biden pushes EV chargers as six utilities plan a unified network


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Enlarge / Joe Biden speaks at the White House on March 2, 2021. (credit: Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images) US President Joe Biden has made the shift to electric vehicles an early focus of his administration. Days after his inauguration, he vowed to replace hundreds of thousands of federal civilian vehicles with electric versions. On Tuesday, Biden held a virtual meeting with CEOs from companies build

Nintendo's Switch Pro Controller drops to $59 on Amazon


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The Joy-Cons are great, but when you need to get some serious gaming done on your Switch, you’re better off picking up Nintendo’s Pro Controller. Right now you can save a little money while you’re at it too — the Pro Controller is currently $59 at Amazon , down from its usual price of $70. Buy Nintendo Switch Pro Controller at Amazon - $59 The Pro Controller has long been a favorite here at Engad

Best horror games 2021: the scariest games to play on console and PC


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Looking for the best horror games you can get on PC and consoles? Here's where to find them.

RTX 3060, RTX 3070, RX 6800, and more in stock on Newegg Shuffle


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Newegg is offering RTX 3060, RTX 3060 Ti, RTX 3070, and RX 6800, and RX 6800 XT graphics cards through their Newegg Shuffle program for a limited time only.

What Job Sites Reveal About the Economy


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Career websites are seeing a mismatch between what employers and the rest of us want in jobs.

Why Your Kitchen Needs a Paint Brush


29Lifehacker / 4h
I detest crumbs. Worse than spills, or even sticky spots, crumbs scatter, cling, and hide in crevices and behind microwaves, where they are able to evade a damp dish cloth or paper towel. But they are, luckily, vanquished with an old or cheap paint brush. Read more...


Grab a Nextbase Dash Cam for $130 and Record Your Open Road Adventures


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Nextbase Dash Cam | $130 | Best Buy Read more...

Brave Search sees privacy browser take on Google again


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Brave, best known for its privacy-minded browser, is getting into the search engine business with the launch of Brave Search. The new Google and Bing alternative is based on Tailcat, and existing privacy search technology Brave recently acquired, and aims to distinguish itself in several ways from the search mainstream. “Under the hood, nearly all of today’s search engines are … Continue reading

Need help filing your taxes? TurboTax and H&R Block software is on sale at Amazon.


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TurboTax and H&R Block tax prep software is on sale on Amazon as of March 3. Here are some of the best deals: BEST FOR INDIVIDUALS: H&R Block Deluxe 2020 — save $17 BEST FOR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS: H&R Block Premium & Business 2020 — save $20 BEST FOR INVESTORS: TurboTax Premier 2020 — save $20.09 BEST FOR FREELANCERS: TurboTax Home & Business 2020 — save $20 Happy tax season to all who celebrate.

Grab a Nextbase Dash Cam for $130 and Record Your Open Road Adventures


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Nextbase Dash Cam | $130 | Best Buy Read more...

How to choose the best TV for gaming


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Over the last few weeks, I've been testing several of the newest TVs that promise HDMI 2.1 support in combination with NVIDIA's 30 Series graphics cards, the Xbox Series X and the PlayStation 5. It's time to try things out because this generation of systems are the first ones truly ready for 4K (and higher), our first high frame rate experiences on TVs and positional audio that surpasses anything

Destination unknown: Qantas to relaunch famous ‘mystery flight’


The Points Guy / 4h
Does jumping on a plane blindfolded tickle your fancy? Qantas has announced that it’s bringing back its wacky “mystery flight” experience for the first time since the 1990s — but this time, with a few added perks. Previously, passengers would turn up for a scheduled flight to any of Qantas’ destinations, spend a day at their leisure and then return home. How very adventurous But this time, 120 lu

Postscript raises $35M to give Shopify stores SMS superpowers


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Postscript helps Shopify stores stay in touch with customers via SMS, with a focus on keeping everything opt-in, legally compliant, and spam free. The company raised $4.5M back at the end of 2019; this morning it’s announcing it has raised a $35M Series B. The company has grown pretty rapidly over the last year. When we last checked in with them in December of 2019 , they had 14 employees and aro

Pokémon Go gets a wearable AR demo, but there's a catch


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During Microsoft Ignite 2021 an immersive Pokémon Go demo was shown off, but it won’t be released to consumers.

Wyndham Rewards Selling Points With 40% Bonus


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Wyndham Rewards has just introduced its latest promotion on purchased points. The program doesn’t sell points with a bonus often, so promotions like this are quite rare. Buy Wyndham points with a 40% bonus Through Monday, April 5, 2021, Wyndham Rewards is offering a 40% bonus on purchased points : You can receive a 40% bonus as long as you purchase at least 2,000 points in one transaction You can

The 'Coming 2 America' cast reveals the secrets to being funny


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Comedy legends Eddie Murphy, Tracy Morgan, Arsenio Hall, Luenell, and Louie Anderson share their secrets and inspirations for being funny. Read more... More about Mashable Video , Comedy , Tracy Morgan , Eddie Murphy , and Coming To America

Bag maker Peak Design calls out Amazon for its copycat ways


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Amazon is well-known for its copycat ways , but it's not so often that another company calls it out on it, much less in a way that's funny. But that's exactly what Peak Design did today when it uploaded a video to YouTube comparing its Everyday Sling to a camera bag from AmazonBasics that shares the exact same name. "It looks suspiciously like the Peak Design Everyday Sling, but you don't pay for

Google’s VR dreams are dead: Google Cardboard is no longer for sale


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The Cardboard VR Viewer. [credit: Google ] Google's last surviving VR product is dead. Today the company stopped selling the Google Cardboard VR viewer on the Google Store, the last move in a long wind-down of Google's once-ambitious VR efforts. The message on the Google Store , which was first spotted by Android Police , reads, "We are no longer selling Google Cardboard on the Google Store." Goo

How to Spot a Deepfake Without Even Watching the Video


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Deepfakes are videos that glue one person’s face onto another’s body, making the former look like they’re saying or doing something that they never actually did—even if it’s something as harmless as Tom Cruise talking to the camera and hitting a golf ball . They’re hard to spot just from watching the video, but here’s… Read more...

Delta extends upgrade certificate expiration; adds online availability tool


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One of the best perks of Delta Platinum and Diamond Medallion status is the opportunity to earn Upgrade Certificates. Upon hitting these status tiers, elites get to pick several “ Choice Benefits ,” including Global and Regional Upgrade Certificates . These certificates have a higher priority than Medallion Complimentary Upgrades and may be requested and (subject to availability), cleared as earl

Parler drops Amazon web-hosting legal challenge


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Amazon removed the social-network platform from its web-hosting service in January over rule breaches.

Best cryptocurrencies in 2021: Bitcoin, Ether and more


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Our rundown of the best cryptocurrencies available, depending on your needs.

GSV Ventures doubles assets managed with new fund focused on global edtech


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GSV Ventures, co-founded by Deborah Quazzo and Michael Cohn, has raised $180 million in its second fund, exclusively focused on backing edtech startups across the globe. The startup now manages $277 million in cumulative assets, inclusive of its debut fund that was closed in 2016. The new fund will let GSV invest in 13 core holdings, with an average check size of $15 million. The firm reserves up

Disney's CEO Is 'Not Sure There’s Going Back' to the Way Movies Were Released


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Between states across the U.S. now vaccinating people against covid-19 , and the fact that many aspects of everyday society—like movies being released —only ever really slowed during the ongoing pandemic, there’s a way in which some people have begun to think things might be returning to “normal.” As a reminder, it’s… Read more...

Xbox Game Pass is full of sports games this month


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The next wave of games coming to Xbox Game Pass will probably ignite that competitive spark in you. Microsoft revealed several major sports titles are coming to the service, starting with Madden NFL 21 . That's available to Game Pass subscribers on Xbox consoles now through Microsoft's partnership with EA Play . Starting on March 4th, you can take to the court on console and xCloud, as NBA 2K21 j


From the ashes of nearly a billion dollars, Ample resurrects Better Place’s battery swapping business model


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A little over thirteen years ago, Shai Agassi, a promising software executive who was in line to succeed the chief executive at SAP, then one of the world’s mightiest software companies, left the company he’d devoted the bulk of his professional career to and started a business called Better Place. That startup promised to revolutionize the nascent electric vehicle market and make range anxiety a

What we bought in February 2021


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If you follow Mashable Shopping's coverage, you know that we live to bring you the best product recommendations we can find based on countless hours of online research. But, what about the stuff that we buy for ourselves? The stuff that made it into our shopping carts? Well, we're here to tell you about those things, and we'll be back every month to do so again. Here's what the staff bought in Fe

Big Oil’s New Slate of Desperate Buzzwords Are Greenwashing at Its Worst


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The past year has been not great for oil companies. Between financial losses from the pandemic and increasing pressure from investors and the public at large to do something about how their product is messing up the planet, fossil fuel producers are feeling the heat. Read more...

Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury Review: A ton of fun, but it still costs too much


SlashGear / 5h
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: A huge multinational company launches a game platform that’s an abject failure, drops it after just four years on the market, and then launches a new console that turns out to be a huge success. It takes all of the old first-party games it released on that previous console, which all had … Continue reading

Southwest Airlines Selling Points For 40% Off


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Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards has just rolled out its latest promotion on purchased points. The concept of a revenue based frequent flyer program selling points has always been strange to me, so let’s take a look at the details. Southwest Rapid Rewards selling points for 40% off Through Wednesday, March 31, 2021, Southwest is offering a discount when you purchase Rapid Rewards points . Specifi

Xbox Game Pass kicks off March with sports and Star Wars


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As it usually does around this time each month, Microsoft has detailed the next batch of games heading to Xbox Game Pass, and this new drop seems to be tailored to sports fans specifically. In all, five of the six games announced for Game Pass today are sports titles – some from EA as part of EA Play (which is … Continue reading

Despite $300k jackpot at Vegas airport, here’s why should should stick to slots on The Strip


The Points Guy / 5h
One lucky traveler punctuated the end of her Las Vegas vacation by scoring a $302,334.86 windfall from a Wheel of Fortune slot machine at the B concourse of McCarran International Airport (LAS). The woman, identified as Megan of Flower Mound, Texas in a tweet from McCarran’s official Twitter account, was on her way back to Texas when she sat down and tried her luck at one of the 1,400 slot machin

Always Check a Steam Game's Publisher and Developer Before Buying


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Steam is less curated than other digital PC game distributors like the Epic Games Store. While that makes self-publishing games much easier on Steam, it opens the platform up to abuse—like the uploading of illegitimate versions of games without a developer’s consent. Read more...

AMD’s RX 6700XT GPU launches March 18 for $479


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Enlarge / The RX 6700XT GPU reaches retailers soon. When will it reach average customers, however? Honestly, who's to say at this point? AMD's RDNA 2 push continues on March 18 with a newly announced RX 6700XT graphics card, starting at $479 and featuring just about the exact downscaled options you might expect from a card costing $100 less than last year's RX 6800 . Before we talk specs, of cour

Parler Drops One Lawsuit Against Amazon, and Files Another


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Alleged domestic terrorist haven/free speech network Parler has bowed out of its antitrust lawsuit against Amazon. For a blessed moment it seemed we might get a break from conservative bitching and moaning about unfairness. No such luck. Read more...

'The Office' stars chat about the show's hilarious 'Survivor Man' episode


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Read more... More about The Office , Office Ladies Podcast , Entertainment , Celebrities , and Movies Tv Shows

How battery swapping could reduce EV charge time to just 10 minutes


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Read more... More about Electric Vehicles , Charging , Tech , Energy , and Transportation

Listen to deepfake Gucci Mane read classic literature


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Mark Twain once said that the mark of a classic is that everyone wants to have read it but not actually read it. It makes sense: Classics must provide some artistic or cultural value to be considered "classic" — but they're just so boring . MSCHF just made the Western canon more exciting with Project Gucciberg . It's Project Gutenberg (a collection of public domain Western literature) meets the r

Amazon Fire TV adds more live channels, including IMDb TV and Plex


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Amazon has bolstered Fire TV 's lineup of live TV services with a few more options. IMDb TV, XUMO and Amazon’s news app are available now and Plex's live TV service will be integrated into the Live features soon. All of those apps are free, ad-supported services. You'll now see channels and other content from those apps in the Live tab, On Row rows and the Universal Channel Guide. Meanwhile, Alex

Cables could help soft robots transform into harder structures


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The sub-category of soft robotics has transformed the way many think about the field. Oft-influenced by natural phenomenon, the technology offers a dramatically different approach than the sort of rigid structures we traditionally think of when we discuss robots. Soft designs offer a number of benefits, including compliance, which has already seen a number of real-world applications in manufactur

New Call of Duty: Warzone upgrade is aimed at PS5 and Xbox Series X players with 4K TVs


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Call of Duty: Warzone is set to look better than ever on PS5 and Xbox Series X thanks to this optional add on.

Steam Link Linux release reminds us how simple game streaming can be


SlashGear / 5h
Valve released a Linux version of its Steam Link app, allowing the connectivity system to work on even MORE devices than before. This is just the latest in a line of operating systems made available to work with Steam Link, including Windows, Android, iOS, and Raspberry Pi. And it’s all free, provided you have a Steam account and own a … Continue reading

Ending: Southwest Card Bonus Now Comes With Companion Pass (And Points)


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Arguably the best deal in all of travel is the Southwest Airlines Companion Pass. After earning 125,000 points in a calendar year from qualifying sources you can bring a companion along on your Southwest Airlines travels. Right now Chase is offering a Southwest Airlines Companion Pass valid through February 28, 2022 as part of the initial bonus offer on all three Southwest personal cards. And the

EV rivals Tesla, Rivian unite to target direct sales legislation


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Tesla, Rivian, Lordstown Motors and Lucid Motors — potential rivals in the burgeoning EV market — are working together to pass laws that would allow direct sales in at least eight states with another batch of proposed legislation likely being introduced this year. Passage of such legislation would clear the way for EV giants like Tesla, along with newcomers Lucid and Rivian, which have yet to bri

Netflix launches ‘Fast Laughs,’ a TikTok-like feed of funny videos


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Late last year, Netflix began experimenting with a new TikTok-like feed of funny videos inside its mobile app, which it called “Fast Laughs.” Today, the company announced the new feature is now rolling out on iOS, allowing users to watch, react, or share the short clips as well as add the show or movie to a Netflix watchlist. You can also push the “Play” button to start watching the program immed


Facebook takes down hundreds of fake Instagram accounts in Russia


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Facebook has taken down hundreds of fake Instagram accounts in Russia that were trying to interfere with protests in the country. The company says it found a network of 530 accounts that “targeted domestic audiences throughout the recent protests in support of Alexey Navalny,” the recently imprisoned Russian opposition leader. Facebook says the people behind the network likely purchased the accou

White House Says US Will Have Enough Vaccine For All Adults by May


500+Futurism / 5h
On Tuesday, President Joe Biden announced that the United States would have enough doses of the various coronavirus vaccines to inoculate every adult in the country by the end of May. That’s a significant improvement over Biden’s previous prediction — that the US would secure enough vaccines by the end of July — which he made just last month, according to CNBC . It’s some much-needed good news ab

On Superman & Lois, No One's as Special as They Thought They Were


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Superman & Lois ’ debut last week was all about bringing the CW’s own Man of Steel back down to earth a little bit, with familial struggles that he couldn’t solve with a punch or an eye beam blast. But when certain revelations about his family life brought the Kent-Lane team back to Smallville , the show presented the… Read more...

Ford Mustang Mach-E sales revealed as 4,500 delayed cars get a charging treat


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Ford has sold almost 4,000 Mustang Mach-E so far this year, the automaker said today, as some buyers of the electric crossover found they’d been given an unexpected extra free charging treat. Sales for the newest Mustang – and the most controversial – hit 3,739 cars in February 2021, the first full month of availability. Counting the partial availability in … Continue reading

Titans season 3: release date, cast, story, trailer and what we know


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What we know about Titans season 3, which is expected to return on HBO Max at the end of the year.

Google says it’s no longer interested in tracking users


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Google claims preserving user privacy is now a top priority.

Wednesday's Best Deals: Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War, Vankyo Mini Projector, Bath Towels, LEGO Statue of Liberty, Molekule Air Mini, Roborock Robot Vacuums, and More


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Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War and a Vankyo mini projector lead Wednesday’s best deals. Read more...

Apple's creepy new show 'Calls' is a star-filled visual podcast


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True crime podcasts and audio thrillers are all the rage, so why not make an entire TV show around dramatic phone calls? That seems to be the main pitch for the new Apple TV+ series Calls , which debuts on March 19th. Don't expect any sophisticated dramatizations, though. Based on the trailer, Calls really is just a series of phone chats with simple accompanying visuals. Apple says the series wil

'Doom 3' gets a second life on PlayStation VR


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Are you nostalgic for Doom 3 ? Not particularly? Well, it doesn't matter — Bethesda and id Software are taking you down memory lane regardless. They're releasing Doom 3 VR Edition for PlayStation VR users on March 29th. The new version incorporates all the horror-tinged shooting from 2004, but modernizes it with VR-friendly health indicators, refreshed textures, updated sounds and the radical abi

Wednesday's Best Deals: Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War, Vankyo Mini Projector, Bath Towels, LEGO Statue of Liberty, Molekule Air Mini, Roborock Robot Vacuums, and More


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Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War and a Vankyo mini projector lead Wednesday’s best deals. Read more...

The DJI FPV is the drone the GoPro Karma should have been – here's why


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The DJI FPV is a speedy new drone that's as happy being part of the action as shooting it – and that's why it feels like an aerial GoPro.

Get Free Krispy Kreme Doughnuts for the Rest of This Week


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Traditionally, you may have thought of doughnuts as a weekend food. But we’re a year into a global pandemic and time no longer has meaning, so go ahead and eat doughnuts whenever the hell you want. Read more...

Amtrak’s now allowing pets on weekday Acela trains


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Great news for pet owners looking to bring their four-legged companion along for a ride on Amtrak’s “ fancy train ,” Acela. Effective immediately, Amtrak will allow dogs and cats up to 20 pounds to join their human on weekday business-class Acela trains, in addition to weekend travel, which was already allowed. For more TPG news delivered each morning to your inbox, sign up for our daily newslett

After 200% ARR growth in 2020, CourseKey raises $9M to digitize trade schools


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When the COVID-19 pandemic hit and forced educational institutions to go virtual, many were scrambling to develop online or blended curriculums. That struggle was particularly challenging for trade schools, many of which were not designed to teach online and were mostly paper-driven. CourseKey , a San Diego-based trade school management SaaS startup, was in a unique position. Demand surged and it

First impressions of AppLovin’s IPO filing


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AppLovin released its S-1 filing yesterday, bringing the Palo Alto-based mobile-app-focused software company a step closer to joining the public markets. The business results detailed in the document are generally impressive. While some companies going public in recent months have detailed pandemic-fueled growth to lean against or membership in a sector hotter than individual results , AppLovin’s

Brave is developing its own privacy-focused search engine


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Privacy-focused browser Brave is working on its own search engine. It has bought Tailcat , an open-source engine created by a team who worked on the defunct anti-tracking browser and search engine Cliqz , to power Brave Search. The company will allow others to use Brave Search tech to build their own search engines. Brave says the search engine will provide an alternative to Google Search and Chr

AMD's RX 6700 XT Is Here, and There's Even More Good News for Radeon Owners


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Today, AMD officially revealed the newest member of its Radeon 6000-series family: the RX 6700 XT. Situated just below the RX 6800, AMD said this is an ideal graphics card for anyone with a high refresh rate, 1440p monitor who wants to play games on max settings. And yes, Smart Access Memory is enabled, too, so if you… Read more...

How to Secure Chrome Sync With a Custom Sync Passphrase


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Chrome’s cross-device sync feature is one of the things that makes it so popular, but it’s not without problems. You may not like Google having all your browser data, for example. Thankfully, you can encrypt your synced data by adding a passcode. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT detailed with March release date


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This week AMD revealed the new RX 6700 XT graphics processor for the masses. This machine works with 12GB GDDR6 with AMD Infinity Cache, 40 compute units, and everything a gamer needs to roll with 1440p resolution gaming and “ultra-high frame rates.” This card rolls with AMD FidelityFX, Radeon Image Sharpening, DirectX 12 Ultimate, Radeon Boost VRS, and both Radeon … Continue reading

Switch gameplay on display in new Apex Legends trailer


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The Switch version of Apex Legends is just around the corner, and today we’re getting a new look at how the game plays on the platform. We’ve seen a little bit of Apex Legends Switch gameplay in the past, but that was just a brief look during a Nintendo Direct. This new gameplay trailer gives us a much better idea … Continue reading


15 Films You Need to Watch, Directed by Women of Color


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When it comes to leading positions in the world of film and television, women have been overlooked. In 2019, women accounted for only 15.1% of directors in mainstream film and television—just over 1% higher than in 2018 . Since the Time’s Up movement brought issues of sexual harassment and mistreatment of women in the… Read more...

It Looks Like Apple's Find My App Will Soon Let You Track More Than Just Apple Devices


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Apple’s Find My app has long been a handy way of keeping track of your iPhone, MacBook, and other Apple devices, but in the most recent iOS 1.5 beta, Apple looks to be expanding item-tracking to a wider range of non-Apple products. Read more...

AMD's Radeon RX 6700 XT is a $479 GPU for 1440p gaming


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63Engadget / 6h
When AMD announced its first RDNA 2 video cards for PC at the end of 2020, it moved away from its usual strategy of trying to dominate the mid-range market. Instead, it announced three GPUs designed to compete directly with the best NVIDIA had to offer at the time. AMD's newest video card is something of a return to form. At $479, the RX 6700 XT is $100 more affordable than the RX 3800 and slots

AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT launched to steal Nvidia RTX 3070's 1440p crown


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The AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT finally follows the Radeon RX 5700 XT, bringing Big Navi to 1440p gamers.

X-Rays Help Scientists Read ‘Letterlocked’ Renaissance Mail


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In July 1697, Jacques Sennacques of Lille, France, scribbled off a missive to his merchant cousin, Pierre le Pers, in The Hague. The subject of discussion was a death certificate for their relative, a topic which the cousins had discussed previously but le Pers had neglected to follow up on. The letter was the… Read more...

AMD's speed-boosting memory feature is coming to Ryzen 3000-series CPUs


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Back when AMD announced the Radeon RX 6900, RX 6800 XT and RX 6800 at the end of 2020, the company detailed an intriguing feature called Smart Access Memory. By allowing its latest Ryzen 5000 series processors to tap into the fast VRAM on those GPUs, the company said it could improve performance by up to 16 percent in some games. With today's announcement of the RX 6700 XT, AMD is expanding suppo

Scientists: There’s Something Lurking in the Center of Earth’s Core


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Innermost Core In school, you probably learned that our planet is made up of four distinct layers: the crust, the mantle, the outer core, and the inner core. But new research by a team of scientists from The Australian National University (ANU) is shaking up the game: like a Russian doll, they say, the inner core has yet another core hidden inside of it. This “innermost inner core” may have been

4K TV deal: this Sony 65-inch TV gets a $230 price cut at Amazon


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A fantastic 4K TV deal - you can get this Sony 65-inch 4K TV on sale for $1,169.99 at Amazon.

Zack Snyder wanted Justice League to get two sequels


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The director has spoken out about the future of his Justice League franchise.

Five lightning-fast ASUS routers that are on sale right now


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You know that part of your monthly internet bill that says “router rental”? Turns out you don’t actually have to pay that, provided you have a router of your own. If you don’t know where to shop for one, you’re in luck. Right now, these five high-quality ASUS routers are discounted up to 75 percent for a limited time. ASUS AC1900 T-Mobile Unlocked Dual Band Gigabit WiFi Router (New, Open Box) Thi

Humans Have Completely Transformed How Water Is Stored on Earth


56Gizmodo / 6h
Human fingerprints are all over the world’s freshwater. A new study published Wednesday in the journal Nature shows that while human-controlled freshwater sources make up a minimal portion of the world’s ponds, lakes, and rivers, they are responsible more than half of all changes to the Earth’s water system. Read more...

Microsoft launches ‘Group Transcribe,’ a transcription and translation app for in-person meetings


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A new project from Microsoft’s in-house incubator, Microsoft Garage, introduces a different take on meeting transcriptions. While today there are a number of real-time transcription apps to use on your phone — like Otter.ai or Google’s Recorder app for Pixel devices, for example — Microsoft’s new Group Transcribe app reimagines meeting transcriptions as a more collaborative process, where everyon

Clari revenue forecasting platform snags $150M investment and triples valuation to $1.6B


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Clari , the revenue operations platform that helps companies predict revenue outcomes, announced $150 million Series E today on a $1.6 billion valuation, a number that more than triples its 2019 Series D valuation of $500 million. Silver Lake led the latest investment with participation from B Capital Group and existing investors Sequoia Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, Sapphire Ventures, Madrona

TC Sessions: Justice 2021 is happening now — join the conversation


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Today’s the day we roll up our collective sleeves, engage in vital conversations about diversity, inclusion and equity in tech — and continue the important work of building a better industry for everyone. TC Sessions: Justice 2021 features an impressive agenda packed with interactive presentations, breakout sessions and panel discussions with some of the tech world’s brightest innovators, leaders

Fast-Charge Your iPhone 12 with an Insanely Great Anker 20W Nano Charger at 15% Off


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Fast-Charge Your iPhone 12 with an Insanely Great Anker 20W Nano Charger at 15% Off


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Anker Nano Charger | $15 | Amazon | Clip Coupon Read more...

Boeing Raises Airbus A321XLR Safety Concerns


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Ultimately aviation safety is a collaborative effort, but are there limits to that? Boeing’s Airbus A321XLR fuel tank concerns In June 2019, Airbus revealed the new A321XLR , which will be the longest range narrow body aircraft in the world in 2023, when deliveries are scheduled to start. This plane has been extremely popular with airlines — hundreds have already been ordered, and Boeing is nowhe

How to store Bitcoin safely: Everything you need to know to keep your crypto secure


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A breakdown of all the different ways of storing Bitcoin.

Keep homework time from turning to TikTok time with 20% off Circle Home Plus


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Save 20%: A year of the Circle Home Plus parental control app (plus the hub) usually goes for $129.99, but using code SCREENFREE20 drops the bundle to $103.20 as of March 3. Schools have been operating on a pandemic schedule for almost a year. Despite the familiarity families have with both at-home and in-school learning now, flip-flopping environments can still be distracting for kids. For the t

International VC firm Presight Capital raises $350M second fund


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Presight Capital has closed its $350 million second fund only a year and a half after it announced an $80 million first fund . In fact, General Partner Christian Angermayer told me that the fund was raised in just a few weeks, and that it shot past the initial goal of $250 million. Presight is the international venture arm of Angermayer’s family office Apeiron Investment Group , which has more th


Fitbit down: ongoing outage leaves users without workout and sleep data


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Fitbit is working on a fix for a worldwide outage that has prevented users syncing data for four hours and counting.

6 new PSVR games are on the way: here’s everything you need to know


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Sony has revealed six new PSVR games are coming to its virtual reality peripheral. Here’s the full lineup.

Your browser extensions may be secretly hiding a botnet


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A rising number of shady services are paying developers to sneak in their code in popular extensions.

Minimize distractions with a pair of Bose 700 noise-canceling headphones


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SAVE $80: Need to cut out the background noise? As of March 3, get the Bose 700 Wireless Noise Canceling Headphones in Arctic White for only $299 at Amazon and Walmart . Whether you need some quiet time while working from home, or need a trusted music companion during your daily walks, noise-canceling headphones are a must. You'll be able to focus on work without any of your home's background noi

When You Should Say 'Thank You' Instead of 'Sorry'


48Lifehacker / 7h
Apologizing correctly and with great effect is an imprecise art. Any apology that truly suffices will convey both why it is you’re sorry, and that you understand how your potential transgression may have affected other people. Read more...

You can make DraftKings sports bets using your Dish DVR


43Engadget / 7h
If you've ever wanted to bet on a sports event using your TV in addition to watching the match itself you now have your chance. Dish has reached a "strategic agreement" that brings DraftKings' sports betting and daily fantasy features to Hopper devices . So long as it's legal where you live, you can make bets on NBA, NCAA basketball and NHL teams with your DVR and tune in to see whether your pred

Polaroid Made a Pen That Lets You Draw Pieces of Candy


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There are 3D-printing pens that let prolific doodlers turn their drawings into three-dimensional sculptures , but all users are really left with is a piece of art. Polaroid’s taking 3D-printing pens one step further by replacing extruded plastic with melted candy so that when your masterpiece is complete, you can eat… Read more...

These dumbbells are actually in stock at Amazon — and they're on sale


Mashable / 7h
Save up to $11.48: Portzon sets of two dumbbells are not only in stock, but they're also on sale depending on the color and size you choose. (The 5-pound pair in gray, purple, and yellow sees the biggest discount.) The pandemic has affected online shopping from production to shipping delays, and one item in particular that took a production hit was dumbbells. If you've started working out at home

Now's your last chance to get 50% off your first year of Paramount+


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SAVE 50%: Today (March 3) is the last day you can get your first year of Paramount+ for 50% off the original price — just enter code PARAMOUNTPLUS at checkout (annual subscriptions only). CBS All Access officially rebrands as Paramount+ tomorrow (March 4), and if you're anything like us, you have to have every streaming service possible so you don't get any of that TV FOMO. Paramount+ will retain

How to Send RSS Feeds to a Slack Channel


24How-To Geek / 7h
Slack is a great communication app, but it can do much more than just hold a back-and-forth conversation between you and your colleagues. Here’s how to keep up with your favorite websites by adding RSS feeds to Slack. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

GDPR is already out of date, founder warns


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Calls for GDPR to be updated to keep up with the times.

Billionaire Says He’ll Fly Eight People Around the Moon for Free


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Round Trip Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa announced yesterday that he’s inviting eight members of the public to get onboard a SpaceX Starship with him and fly around the Moon as soon as 2023. “I’m inviting you to join me on this mission,” Maezawa says in an announcement video , alongside SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. The Japanese fashion tycoon is feeling generous and is willing to “pay for the enti

Have a startup in Miami? Apply to pitch at TechCrunch’s Miami virtual meetup


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TechCrunch is coming to Miami — virtually, at least. On March 11, TechCrunch is hosting a small online event with local venture capitalists, founders, and those curious about the growing ecosystem. There will also be a small pitch-off event where Florida-based startups have three minutes to pitch their companies to Florida-based VCs. Everyone is welcome to attend the event, but we’re looking for

These Girls Just Wanted to Run; the Right Wanted a War


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As a young girl in the small town of Cromwell, Connecticut, all Andraya Yearwood wanted to do was run. Born into a family that prized athleticism, she dabbled in soccer, basketball, football, and dance as a child. But one day in the sixth grade, she saw older students running around the track oval, and she was hooked.… Read more...

Apple reportedly drops two iMac models: This is why


SlashGear / 7h
It looks like it may be the end of the road for some models of the 21.5-inch 4K iMac. New reports today are claiming that Apple has ended production on 21.5-inch models that include 512GB and 1TB SSDs, so if you had one of those on your shopping list, you may have missed your chance to get one. Indeed, neither … Continue reading

Here's All the Gear You Need to Start Climbing


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You don't need a lot, nor do you need to spend a ton. From harnesses to carabiners, here are our favorites.

SpaceX Starlink 17 launch pushed to March 4


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SpaceX plans to launch its latest set of Starlink internet satellites on March 4, having pushed back the newest mission due to ongoing weather concerns. Starlink 17, as the payload is known, was intended to fly on February 28 as SpaceX further fills in its constellation of internet-beaming satellites. That constellation has been building out in earnest over recent months, … Continue reading

Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 looking ever more likely to run Wear OS rather than Tizen


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Mention of a Samsung smartwatch with Wear OS has been found in Galaxy S20 source code, but it seems an odd fit.

This super-slim flash memory could be the perfect way to boost your 5G smartphone’s storage


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UFS device aims to significantly increase write speed and improve random read performance.

Save £30 on any EE phone deals from this retailer with an exclusive code


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This code saves you a chunk of cash on EE. These include iPhone 12 Pro deals, Samsung S21 Ultra deals and more.


M1 MacBook Pro deals return to lowest prices yet at Amazon


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Amazon has returned its M1 MacBook Pro deals to their lowest prices ever this week, with discounts on both the 256GB and 512GB models.

This PlayStation 5 controller patent isn’t as bananas as you might think


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Sony has published a patent that aims to let gamers use everyday objects as an alternative controller, and yes, that includes bananas.

Consider Your Data Privacy When Making MyHeritage 'Deepfakes'


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One should always get a little privacy-skeptical when there’s a new flavor-of-the-week meme making the rounds. This time, it’s MyHeritage’s “ Deep Nostalgia ” photo animation tool, which renders pretty realistic deepfake animations from images you upload to the service. Read more...

Canon EOS R5 review: A powerhouse of a camera with video compromises


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As Canon has learned the hard way, innovative products can be criticized as much as celebrated. That was certainly the case with the EOS R5 full-frame mirrorless camera, which launched alongside the EOS R6 to acclaim with groundbreaking features like 8K video. That praise shortly turned sour, though, as reviewers noticed the smallish body had a tendency to overheat , reducing the amount of time y

American Furloughed More Workers Than Any Other Airline. Its CEO Got a $7 Million Payday.


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When other CEOs were cutting their pay at the start of the pandemic in order to share sacrifice, American Airlines CEO Doug Parker's pay wasn't cut. He takes all of his pay in stock and told employees that the stock is worth less and that was his pay. The number of shares he receives was not reduced. Surprisingly, Parker may have earned this year's $7 million stock award - and then some. Continue

Meet this year’s winners of the Dance Your PhD contest


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Finnish researcher Jakub Kubecka won this year's Dance Your PhD contest with a rap-based dance inspired by his work on the physics of atmospheric molecular clusters. The global pandemic ruined most of our plans for 2020, but it couldn't keep graduate students around the world from setting their thesis research to dance, submitting videos produced in strict adherence to local COVID-19 restrictions

$100 million for mealworms


100+TechCrunch / 7h
Hello and welcome back to Equity , TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This is our Wednesday show, where we niche down and focus on a single topic, or theme. This week we’re talking agtech, a surprisingly cool bit of the technology startup world. But Chris and Danny and Natasha and Alex were not alone in their quest to take a look into a

AI robot artist tries to master self-portraits without having an actual self


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Ai-Da 'is' a humanoid robot that uses AI algorithms, cameras for eyes, and a robot arm to create and critique contemporary art in the age of technological overload. Read more... More about Mashable Video , Robot , Artist , Ai , and Tech

Google says it won’t adopt new tracking tech after phasing out cookies


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While we’ve written about attempts to build alternatives to cookies that track users across websites , Google says it won’t be going down that route. The search giant had already announced that it will be phasing out support for third-party cookies in its Chrome browser. Today it went further, with David Temkin (Google’s director of product management for ads privacy and trust) writing in a blog

Yugabyte announces $48M investment as cloud native database makes enterprise push


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As demand for cloud native applications is growing, Yugabyte , makers of the cloud native, open source YugabyteDB database are seeing a corresponding rise in demand for their products, especially with large enterprise customers. Today, the company announced a $48 million financing round to help build on that momentum. The round is an extension of the startup’s $30 million Series B last June Light

Google plans to stop targeting ads based on your browsing history


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In a major change for its core business model, Google said today that it plans to stop selling ads that rely on your individual web browsing history. Additionally, it won't build any tools to track your specific data across its products in the future. The announcements come after Google has committed to removing support for third-party cookies in Chrome , a move that would effectively kill the ma

Xbox Series X has netted another huge game thanks to Xbox Game Pass


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Microsoft has revealed that NBA 2K21 will soon be coming to Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S via Xbox Game Pass.

British Airways Gives In To Ghana’s Empty Threat


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A few weeks ago Ghana’s government made a totally empty threat against British Airways, and it seems like it worked… Why Ghana threatened British Airways British Airways flies to Accra, Ghana. Historically the airline has operated its Ghana service out of London Heathrow Airport, but for flights as of March 28, 2021, the airline had planned to operate the flight out of London Gatwick Airport. Gha

We've Been Promised These Futuristic Space Hotels for 60 Years


38Gizmodo / 8h
Will people actually be staying in space hotels by 2027? That’s the promise of Orbital Assembly and Voyager Station , space startups that got a lot of headlines this week. But there are plenty of skeptics that space hotels could become a reality for Americans who are still waiting on universal healthcare. Read more...

New Thor: Love and Thunder Set Pictures Reveal Some Big Cameos


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The Little Mermaid remake continues to grow its cast. Hugh Grant will menace the Dungeons & Dragons movie. Sanrio’s Hello Kitty movie finds a director. Plus, what’s to come on Superman & Lois and The Flash , and new Godzilla vs. Kong pictures. Spoilers get! Read more...

Parler withdraws its lawsuit against Amazon for kicking it off AWS


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Parler's antitrust lawsuit against Amazon has come to an abrupt end. The Verge reports that Parler withdrew the suit late yesterday (March 2nd). The social site didn't provide an explanation for the withdrawal, but said it had the right to sue again in the future. The move came just as Parler was expected to file an amended complaint after getting a two-week extension on February 16th. We've aske

Netflix's 'Moxie' is a heartwarming feminist origin story


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It only takes one person to start a movement. Amy Poehler's Moxie is not inventing the feminist movement, but the affable Netflix film is about that one person who hears the call, finds her voice, and joins a growing chorus. Introverted Vivian (Hadley Robinson) is a high school junior struggling to find her purpose when habitual jerk jock Mitchell (Patrick Schwarzenegger) starts harassing new stu

How to Capture Mac Window Screenshots Without a Shadow


31How-To Geek / 8h
When you take a screenshot of a window on your Mac, it captures the shadow of the window as well. It looks great, but it might not be ideal if you’re sharing the screenshot online or for work. Here’s how to turn off the screenshot shadow on your Mac. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Microsoft's "Ignite" VR Event Spiraled Into a Virtual Burning Man Festival


200+How-To Geek / 8h
Microsoft’s Ignite conference is underway, and this year it held the event’s keynote address in Virtual Reality. Alex Kipman, the man behind Kinect and HoloLens, spent most of the keynote addressing the audience in hologram form and showing off Microsoft’s new Mixed Reality Mesh concept. What came next is something beyond words and description. Thankfully, we have the video too. Read This Article

How to Help Your Struggling Tween


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We’re just about a year into this pandemic, and it’s been hard on basically everyone. From toddlers who can’t socialize with their little toddler friends to the elderly who haven’t hugged a single family member in a year, each one of us has been negatively impacted, regardless of our age, occupation, or financial… Read more...


Refresh rates on phones: how does it impact your smartphone experience?


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Lots of smartphones now have high refresh rates, but what does that mean and just what impact does it actually have?

Contactless card payment limit raised to £100 in the UK


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Chancellor Rishi Sunak has made the contactless payment limit change in the latest budget announcement.

Xbox Series S restock: Very has the Xbox Series S in stock with add-ons


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Xbox Series S stock is still available from Very, so don't miss it before its gone.

Google stops selling its Cardboard VR goggles after seven years


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Google has officially bid farewell to Cardboard, its cheap gateway into the world of mobile virtual reality. The goggles are no longer available on the company's online store, reports Android Police . The writing was already on the wall for Cardboard back in 2019, when Google announced it was shifting to an open source model that would let developers create VR experiences that supported the $15 h

Get a Mini Projector for $80 and Project Your Movies Onto Your Favorite Wall


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Vankyo Leisure 3W Mini Projector | $80 | Best Buy Read more...

Google makes an unexpected post-cookie tracking promise


SlashGear / 8h
Google is publicly committing to not using personal tracking once third-party cookies are phased out of Chrome, addressing what’s arguably become the most contentious issue among advertisers and the businesses that make their money from showing us ads. The search giant announced last year that it would, over a two year period, be stripping tracking cookie support out of its … Continue reading

$1.3M in grants go towards making the web’s open source infrastructure more equitable


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Open source software is at the core of… well, practically everything online. But while much of it is diligently maintained in some ways, in others it doesn’t receive the kind of scrutiny that something so foundational ought to. $1.3 million worth of grants were announced today, split among 13 projects looking to ensure open source software and development is being done equitably, sustainably, and

Deliverr scores $170M to bring fast delivery to every e-commerce vendor


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At a time when e-commerce is exploding due in large part to the pandemic, a business that helps any online merchant ship goods to a consumer in one or two days is going to be in demand. Deliverr is a startup that fits that bill, and today the company announced a $170 million financing round. The round breaks down to $135 million Series D financing led by Coatue. The remaining $35 million comes in

Brave is launching its own search engine with the help of ex-Cliqz devs and tech


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Brave , the privacy-focused browser co-founded by ex-Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich, is getting ready to launch an own-brand search engine for desktop and mobile. Today it’s announced the acquisition of an open source search engine developed by the team behind the ( now defunct ) Cliqz anti-tracking search-browser combo. The tech will underpin the forthcoming Brave Search engine — meaning it will soon

Scarf helps open-source developers track how their projects are being used


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Almost by default, open-source developers get very little insight into who uses their projects. In part, that’s the beauty of open source, but for developers who want to monetize their projects, it’s also a bit of a curse because they get very little data back from these projects. While you usually know who bought your proprietary software — and those tools often send back some telemetry, too — t

Minu, a Mexico City-based, pay-on-demand startup, lands a $14M Series A


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Many of the startups raising capital in Mexico are focused on financial inclusion, aiming to level the playing field in a country that is largely unbanked and has a burgeoning middle class. One such company, minu , a Mexico City-based, pay-on-demand startup, announced Wednesday that it has raised $14 million in a Series A round of funding led by FinTech Collective. New investors VEF, XYZ Ventures

Oscar Health prices IPO at $39 and secures a $9.5B valuation


100+TechCrunch / 8h
Late last night Oscar Health , a tech-enabled medical insurance provider, priced its IPO at $39 per share . The final price came in $1 per share above its raised IPO guidance; Oscar Health had originally targeted a $32-$34 per-share IPO price. Some 37,041,026 shares were sold at $39, including 36,391,946 offered by the company itself. Not counting shares reserved for the company’s underwriters —

Bits, Bytes, and Binary


How-To Geek / 8h
Ever wondered what they really are – bits, bytes and binary? Similar in sound, quite different in what they mean, this article introduces you to computers at their core: we take it down to the physical level and more… Read This Article on CloudSavvy IT ›

When Should You Buy Direct Instead of From Amazon?


32How-To Geek / 8h
It’s no secret that Amazon is the go-to place for online shopping. Because the convenient platform carries virtually everything, it makes it really simple to buy whatever you need and have it delivered right to your porch. Sometimes, though, it might be better to order directly from the manufacturer. Read This Article on LifeSavvy ›

Chinese hackers target Microsoft Exchange email servers to launch attacks


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The eighth state-sponsored attack involving Microsoft services within the last year.

Make a Complete Breakfast for One in Your Air Fryer


200+Lifehacker / 8h
Serving a good multi-component breakfast hinges on timing: The goal is to have everything on the plate at the same time and at the same temperature. This can become slightly challenging when there are several prep methods in play. Eggs in the frying pan, bacon in the oven, hash browns in another frying pan or… Read more...

How Far Away From Perseverance Did the Descent Stage Land?


100+Wired / 8h
The rocket lowered the rover onto the surface of Mars before it shot away from the landing site. So where did it end up?

The Pandemic Nearly Shuttered My Church. Technology Saved It


100+Wired / 8h
From engaging audiences to building bridges, tech has helped my small, rural faith community weather the storm. Here's how it might help yours too.

TikTok Played a Key Role in MAGA Radicalization


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The platform's absorbing endless scroll and karaoke features have built an overlooked disinformation machine.

Help! I’m Sneaking Into My Office. Is This So Wrong?


69Wired / 8h
In this week’s Out of Office column, Megan tackles guilt, bad policies, and the rules of zoomfood.


Data rollover lets Sky Mobile customers save more than ever


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Sky Mobile touts value of its data rollover offering as customers save 55GB of data during lockdown.

Lenovo's capable Chromebook Duet is cheaper than ever on Amazon


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If you're looking for a Chromebook that's a bit more flexible than your average laptop, Lenovo's Chromebook Duet is a good option. As a 2-in-1 tablet with a detachable keyboard, it almost fills the void left by the Chrome OS tablets of yesteryear while still being a relatively solid (if small) laptop. Amazon's having a sale on the Duet that knocks the price down to $231.46, which is roughly $48 o

Brave Is Launching a Privacy-First Search Engine to Take On Google


100+Gizmodo / 8h
Just a few months after rolling out what can probably be called the first privacy-preserving news reader , the folks at Brave are taking a stab at creating their own search engine to complement their namesake browser. Read more...

Giving people free money helps them get better jobs, cash experiment shows


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Read more... More about Universal Basic Income , Andrew Yang , Social Good , and Innovations

How to Trigger a Shortcut With Siri on iPhone


How-To Geek / 8h
One of the most convenient things about Shortcuts on iPhone is that they can be launched using only your voice—thanks to the power of Siri, Apple’s AI assistant. Here’s how to do it. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

There's Finally a Good Color E Ink Tablet for Comic Books


100+Gizmodo / 9h
Just six months after the first e-readers featuring E Ink’s color electronic paper technology arrived, the next generation of devices is already here with upgraded color screens. The improvements E Ink has made are minor, but the new PocketBook InkPad Color has a larger screen that offers a much improved reading… Read more...

Ambrane Dots 11 and Dots 20 TWS launched at Rs 2,999


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Ambrane has launched a pair of budget true wireless earphones in India in the form of the Dots 11 and the Dots 22 with over 20 hours of battery life.

WhatsApp may introduce self-destructing image feature soon


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Whatsapp is closer to adding the self vanishing images feature to both private and group chats

Guardians app by Truecaller takes on Google Location sharing with one nifty addition


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Guardians app by Truecaller is built to share your live location with your friends and family. It is based on crowdsourcing just like the Truecaller application.

Identiq, a privacy-friendly fraud prevention startup, secures $47M at Series A


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Israeli fraud prevention startup Identiq has raised $47 million at Series A as the company eyes international growth, driven in large part by the spike in online spending during the pandemic. The round was led by Insight Partners and Entrée Capital, with participation from Amdocs, Sony Innovation Fund by IGV, as well as existing investors Vertex Ventures Israel, Oryzn Capital, and Slow Ventures.

12 Things You Didn't Know You Could Do in Google Chrome


200+Gizmodo / 9h
Even if you’ve been using Google Chrome since it first rolled out back in 2008, the browser is capable of some tricks you may have not discovered yet. Google adds new features on a regular basis, while older features get lost and forgotten about if you’re not using them every day. Here are 12 things you might not… Read more...

Researchers create a swimming robot that can 'heal' itself


300+Engadget / 9h
As the world contemplates ways to deploy robots to help with hazardous tasks such as large-scale cleanups or search and rescue missions, scientists are also second-guessing how to fix machines if they come into harm's way. We've previously seen jelly-like polymers used to create robotic hands that can repair themselves after a violent infliction. And, "biological" androids made from stem cells th

How to Auto-Delete Messages in Any Telegram Chat


How-To Geek / 9h
Some messages aren’t supposed to last forever. There are some Telegram groups and conversations where it’s best if messages are automatically deleted in a day or a week. Here’s how to auto-delete messages in any Telegram chat. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Microsoft Intelligent Speakers automatically translate and transcribe meetings


SlashGear / 9h
If the global coronavirus pandemic taught us anything, it’s that businesses all around the world need technology to continue functioning if working in a traditional office environment isn’t possible. Hardware and software technology and products to allow people to work remotely and still conduct business have boomed over the last year. Microsoft has announced new Intelligent Speakers that are sma

What Does New Vaccine Timeline Mean For Travel?


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There’s an exciting new vaccination timeline in the US, so what does that mean for travel? I’ll share my take, noting of course that I’m not a doctor, scientist, or anything other than a guy who likes planes and travel. US will have enough vaccines for everyone by May President Biden has yesterday promised that the US will have enough vaccines for every American adult by the end of May. Previousl

Fall Guys bought by Fortnite maker Epic Games


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The deal is "a huge win" for Fall Guys, its team says as it prepares to launch on Xbox and Nintendo.

Microsoft patches Exchange software flaws targeted by Chinese hackers


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Microsoft has rolled out a security update to fix four zero-day flaws in Exchange Server that bad actors have been using to infiltrate companies and organizations across industries. A Chinese state-sponsored group called Hafnium has been behind most of the cyberattacks that exploited the vulnerabilities, the tech giant said in a post. Microsoft describes the group as a "highly skilled and sophist

SpaceX recycling vehicle for second Starship launch attempt [Updated]


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Enlarge / Starship SN10 on the pad on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. (credit: Trevor Mahlmann / Ars Technica ) Update 3:45 pm EST : The SN10 Starship prototype very nearly launched on Wednesday afternoon from South Texas, but a last-second out-of-bounds reading aborted the attempt. The abort was caused by a "slightly conservative high thrust limit," SpaceX founder Elon Musk said afterward. Basically,

Mobile Industry Live: March 2021


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All the latest news and moves from across the mobile industry

NFTs: millions more spent on digital collectibles last month than in the whole of 2020


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Sudden interest in NFTs has taken the industry to new heights.


Zynga acquires Echtra, maker of Torchlight 3, to double down on RPG games


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Games company Zynga has been on an acquisition tear the last several years to beef up its activity in particular in mobile and casual-puzzle games, spending over $3 billion to pick up a range of startups across Europe (specifically Turkey and Finland) in the process. Today, however, it’s taking a turn towards more immersive, highly graphic cross-platform experiences. The company has announced tha

Dr. Oz Saves Man’s Life At The Airport


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Late Monday night, just after 11 p.m., Dr. Oz saved a man’s life at Newark airport baggage claim. Continue reading ...

The Morning After: Who wants to go to the Moon?


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NASA’s Mars rover, Perseverance, is running on a processor that’s 23 years old . Last seen in Apple’s iMac G3 (the colorful AIO), it's a single-core processor with approximately 6 million transistors and a clock speed of 233MHz. While there are beefier chips, well, everywhere, NASA went with the PowerPC 750 due to the most important factor for space exploration: reliability. The RAD750 variant of

How to View and Edit Apple Notes on Windows 10


51How-To Geek / 9h
If you use Windows 10, you know that there’s no native app to access Apple Notes on your PC. However, there are some other ways to access your iPhone, iPad, and Mac notes on your Windows 10-based computer. Here’s how. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

How To Connect an EFS Volume to a ECS Docker Container


20How-To Geek / 9h
AWS’s Elastic File System (EFS) is a shared storage drive that can be connected to many separate servers. It’s a perfect pair with AWS’s Elastic Container Service (ECS), which runs serverless Docker containers in cluster deployments, and can benefit from easy shared state. Read This Article on CloudSavvy IT ›

The Best Smart Lighting for Your Home, From Simple to Sophisticated


How-To Geek / 9h
Odds are, you’ve heard us talk about smart lights at some point. And with millions of color and style options, smart assistant integration, and automation abilities, how could we not? If you’re looking to introduce a few smart lighting products into your home, we’ve gathered up tons of useful and exciting picks for every room in your home. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

If You Transplant a Head, Does Its Consciousness Follow?


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In her new book, Brandy Schillace recalls the unbelievable legacy of a Cold War era neurosurgeon’s mission to preserve the soul.

Soak in Your Own Sweat Inside a Heated Sauna Blanket


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MiHigh's portable infrared sauna is warm, wet, and weird.

Who Is R. A. Lafferty? And Is He the Best Sci-Fi Writer Ever?


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You’ve never heard of him, but your favorite writers have, and his mad-drunk prose will knock you sideways.

Fake News Gets More Engagement on Facebook—If It’s Right-Wing


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Far-right pages that publish misinformation get the most interactions by far compared to other news sources, new research shows.

Toyota fuel cell system will go on sale this spring


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Toyota has announced that it has developed a product packaging a fuel-cell (FC) system into a compact module and that it intends to begin selling the product in the spring of 2021 or later. The new FC module will be utilizable by companies developing and manufacturing fuel-cell products for a wide variety of applications. Those applications include mobility for trucks, … Continue reading

Netflix to release 41 original Indian shows and movies this year


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Netflix said on Wednesday it will roll out 41 Indian films and shows this year, its biggest annual roster of Indian content to date, as the American giant makes further push to win subscribers in the world’s second largest internet market. The streaming giant, which committed to spending about $420 million on locally produced Indian content in 2019 and 2020, is this year spending significantly mo

AMD Radeon GPU launch live blog: we're live now, ready to see the new hotness


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AMD has a big launch event today where it will unveil a new mid-range GPU, with many expecting the Radeon RX 6700 XT.

Future iPhones may have magnetic charging ports, patent suggests


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A recent patent suggests Apple is working on a MagSafe-based connectivity port.

The dream of iPad mini Pro is revived by new rumors


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Apple's iPad family of products can be confusing, but it's easy to spot the odd one out: the iPad mini. The company's smallest iPad is updated fairly rarely (the iPad mini 4 was launched in 2015, followed up by the iPad mini 5 in 2019), and typically gets fairly cosmetic upgrades — its display size, for example, never changed from the original 7.9 inches. Now, a bunch of rumors point to an entire

Jane Does v. GirlsDoPorn: How 22 millennial women brought down a porn empire


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Enlarge / San Diego Superior Court (credit: sdcourt.ca.gov ) When she flew to San Diego in October 2013 with her friend who found a modeling ad on Craigslist, Jane Doe 7 believed she’d be paid $2,000 to do a nude photo shoot. And that photo shoot would only be released in Australia. Instead, she found a much different reality. Jane Doe 7 ended up filming a porn video under duress in a hotel room

End of pandemic might lead to a drop in cybercrime, says Kaspersky CEO


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Kaspersky CEO believes criminals will take a vacation after Covid-19 subsides.

Volvo pledges to only produce electric cars by 2030


Popular Mechanics / 10h
The post appeared first on Popular Mechanics .

The Nintendo Switch Pro Controller just hit its lowest price yet in the UK


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Nintendo Switch deals have hit the Pro Controller once again, bringing it down to its lowest price yet at AO and Amazon.

WhatsApp is going to let you send vanishing images


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New privacy settings stop these images from being shared.


The next important Windows 10 update is one step closer to release


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Microsoft has taken another step forward with preparing Windows 10 21H1 for general release.

Twitter Spaces audio chat rooms are now open for Android users


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Twitter announced a new feature is now available for Android users known as Twitter Spaces. Previously Spaces was open to iOS platform users during its private beta launch. The private beta kicked off in December 2020. For now, Android users do have one limitation in that they’re only able to join and talk in Spaces lacking the ability to start … Continue reading

The PS5-killing Razer Tomahawk with Nvidia RTX 3080 could be the smallest gaming PC in the world


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The Razer Tomahawk is an extremely compact gaming PC that offers a huge amount of power.

Your Fitbit Charge 4 is getting an important new health app very soon


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A new firmware update will allow you to check your blood oxygen saturation right on your wrist.

Opening up the new data economy


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To leverage data to its full potential, enterprises require faster, more open access to data.

The Last of Us 2 developer is working on 'several cool things' for PS5


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According to Naughty Dog's Neil Druckmann, the developer is working on 'several cool things' to be reveal at a later date.

dearMoon mission seeks eight crew members for a trip to the moon in 2023


SlashGear / 10h
The dearMoon Project is the first civilian mission to the moon, with plans to take place in 2023. The mission will use a rocket being developed by SpaceX for the week-long journey to the moon and back. Back in 2018, a Japanese entrepreneur named Yusaku Maezawa purchased all eight seats aboard the rocket. Maezawa said that he wanted to give … Continue reading

A new RPG from the creator of Final Fantasy is coming to Apple Arcade


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It’s dioramas meet Final Fantasy. That’s the first takeaway from Fantasian , a new game from Mistwalker, the studio responsible for the Blue Dragon series and The Last One . According to the early teaser and a few comments made in a Polygon interview by studio founder (and RPG legend) Hironobu Sakaguchi, Fantasian appears to fuse those Japanese role-playing tropes of airships, mysteries and magic

Anthony Fauci Pleads: Don’t Declare Victory


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The Covidologist-in-chief says we can’t relax on masks and social distancing yet. Hear that, Texas?

Should Anyone Actually Care About Ray Tracing?


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What was supposed to be all the rage in graphics quickly turned into a meme. But will it actually improve your gaming experience?

Amazon changes app logo that 'resembles Adolf Hitler'


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The new design shows a folded corner of blue tape on an Amazon box.

When are the Oscars 2021? Dates, preview, and how to watch online from anywhere


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Everything you need to know about this year's Academy Awards. When are the Oscars 2021? Our guide explains all that and much more.

Sony PS5 India restocks have been pushed to end of March


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Sony was expected to bring in new stocks of PS5 console at the beginning on March but it seems like those plans have been delayed to the end of the month.

AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT graphics card images may have leaked ahead of launch event


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With the AMD event only hours away, could this be what the Radeon RX 6700 XT graphics card will look like?

Apple may have quietly discontinued some iMac 4K models


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Production has reportedly stopped on the 512GB, 1TB SSD iMac 4K models – could an update be on the horizon?

IBM's cloud momentum and hybrid cloud focus


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Agnieszka Bruyere, VP Public Cloud EMEA at IBM, discusses the reasons behind the company's cloud momentum and why it's betting on hybrid cloud.

Surinam Airways Gets Rid Of New Used 777


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A few days ago I wrote about how Surinam Airways wanted to get rid of its 777. There’s an update on that front, as the plane is currently enroute to Victorville. Surinam Airways’ 777 saga up until this point Surinam Airways is a small national airline based in Paramaribo, Suriname. The airline has historically operated a single long haul route , between Paramaribo and Amsterdam (given the ties be

New Motorola smartwatches could sport the top Wear OS chipset


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
Images from the company’s product presentation reveal more than meets the eye.

Why are we still getting 'jokes' about seizures on TV shows?


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I didn't intend to spend my Friday night thinking about some of the most terrifying moments of my life. But that's what happened when I turned on my TV, hit play on an episode of Netflix's Ginny & Georgia and heard a 'joke' about seizures. In the third episode of the new show, Ginny's friend Max Baker (played by Sara Waisglass) tells her crush after an awkward moment, "Seriously, don't worry abou

UK to raise contactless payment limit to £100


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The UK is increasing the the limit for contactless card payments to £100, marking the second time the cap has gone up in the space of a year. According to the Evening Standard , the Chancellor Rishi Sunak will point to the rise in "pinging" payments during the pandemic as the rationale behind the change in his budget today. It seems that by raising the limit to more than double the previous amoun


How to Delete Your Old Online Accounts (and Why You Should)


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You’ve probably signed up for a lot of online services that you no longer use. Most of those accounts probably still exist, and they likely contain a mix of your personal data, identity details, and credit card numbers. Don’t leave juicy targets lying around for attackers. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

From Financial Transactions to Confidential Information Storage, Blockchain is the Future of Data Transfer


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If you had the foresight way back when to invest in cryptocurrency , good on you! You know that values have skyrocketed, and while currencies such as Bitcoin certainly aren’t mainstream yet, there are forces at work to strengthen the technology (that being Blockchain ) behind them. Not only does Blockchain ensure a more secure way of dealing with cryptocurrency transactions, but through Ethereum

Open source considered more secure than proprietary software


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The prevalence of open source software in businesses continues to rise.

Amazon Alexa just got better on Xbox Series X - here’s what you need to know


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Amazon’s Alexa now has an Xbox app gamers can use to help navigate their console, so long as they already have an Alexa device nearby.

OnePlus 9 pre-orders might open on March 23 and include a free gift


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We now have a good idea of when you'll be able to pre-order the OnePlus 9, and what you'll get with it if you do.

2021 Jeep Wrangler Islander and Renegade Islander debuts with summery vibes


SlashGear / 11h
The Jeep Wrangler’s Islander special edition trim is making a comeback this 2021, and it brought along the Renegade Islander to seal the deal. First seen back in 1988, the Wrangler Islander Edition is Jeep’s version of a beach-themed, summer-inspired off-roader. For 2021, both the Wrangler and Renegade Islander are ready to face the heat. “Our Jeep enthusiasts expect legendary … Continue reading

macOS 11.3 code causes panic that some Apple M1 MacBooks could lose one of their best features


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Rosetta 2 tech – which runs apps written for Intel-based Macs – might be disabled in certain regions.

Virgin Media tests 400Gbps multigigabit fibre tech


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Virgin Media trials kit that could aid deployment of multi gigabit speeds.

Hilton Honors Selling Points With 100% Bonus (0.5 Cents Per Point)


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In mid-January, Hilton Honors rolled out its current promotion on purchased points, which is in line with the best promotions offered by the program. This is a reminder of that, as the current offer expires in a couple of days. Buy Hilton Points With 100% Bonus Through Friday, March 5, 2021, Hilton Honors is offering a 100% bonus when members purchase points . With this promotion you receive a 10

Hulu update brings picture-in-picture back to the iPhone


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Hulu has added picture-in-picture support back into iOS, making it possible for iPhone and iPad users to keep an eye on programs while browsing other apps, MacRumors has reported. Support for the feature had been enabled on iOS 14 when it first launched, but Hulu pulled it in a later update in order to "work on a few updates to provide the best experience for our viewers," it said at the time. Wi

NFT blockchain drives surge in digital art auctions


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NFT is a way for artists to sell digital art ownership without giving up the original file itself.

Philips OLED and Mini LED TVs will feature personalised audio – here's how it works


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Philips TVs in the UK and Europe are getting Mimi Sound Personalisation, meaning buyers can calibrate their sets sound systems to their exact hearing needs.

Disney Plus on PS4: how to get it and start watching now


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With so much content available, it’s no wonder so many people are downloading Disney Plus on PS4

Watch all the things with Voxi's amazing Endless plan


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The streaming never stops with Endless Video – and you get Endless Social Media too.

Dooly closes on $20M for AI-based tools to help salespeople with their busywork


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Robotic process automation has taken the enterprise world by storm, by providing a set of tools for those doing repetitive, volume-based tasks to use software to remove some of that labor to let those people focus on more complicated tasks. Today a startup that’s taken some of that ethos and is applying it to more individualized work — that of salespeople — is announcing some funding. Dooly , a V

Medical researchers find COVID-19 can cause the death of heart cells


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One of the health issues associated with the COVID-19 virus since the pandemic began is heart problems. Among the heart problems are reduced ability to pump blood and abnormal heart rhythms. Health professionals have wondered if the heart problems are caused by the virus infecting the heart or an inflammatory response to infection in other parts of the body. Knowing … Continue reading

How to create a more inclusive future post-COVID with disability advocate Alice Wong


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There are two major lessons to be learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Alice Wong, founder and director of the Disability Visibility project . First, we must stop striving for a return to some form of pre-COVID 'normality', because really, it wasn't that great for everyone. Instead, it left so many people out of the conversation about how to solve the crisis — marginalized people, sci

Stephen Colbert has a poem for anyone angry about those racist Dr. Seuss books being pulled


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On Tuesday, the news broke that six Dr. Seuss books will no longer be published due to the racist imagery they contain, and unsurprisingly some Fox hosts weren't too happy with the decision. Luckily, Stephen Colbert has a solution for them. In the clip above from the Late Show (jump to 10:58) the host produces a book titled A Late Show's Oh, the Books You Can Read , from which he proceeds to reci


Japan reportedly won’t allow overseas visitors to attend Tokyo Olympics


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Japan isn’t planning to allow overseas visitors to attend the rescheduled 2020 Olympic Games . Japanese newspaper Mainichi reported on Wednesday that the government has been planning to hold the games without accepting spectators from outside Japan. According to people familiar with the matter, a final decision on the proposal will be made within the month. The Japanese government is in discussio

Microsoft has created a whole new programming language for low-code


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Power Fx will be generally available under an open source license.

WandaVision episode 9 director says some fans will be 'disappointed' by finale


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Matt Shakman reveals why episode 9's ending might divide fans.

New Arlo Essential Indoor Camera is an affordable home security option


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The new Arlo Essential Indoor Camera is a mains-powered security camera for the home with a built-in privacy shutter

One of the first PSVR 2 games may have just been revealed


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Farpoint developers planning a return for 2021.

WhatsApp will soon let you create and use custom animated stickers – here's how


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Bored of WhatsApp's animated stickers? Download or create your own, and import them right into the app.

Google Chrome update fixes another worrying security flaw


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Another zero-day Chrome flaw has been discovered, but Google is quickly up to speed.

Build your own voice assistant with this DIY kit


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TL;DR: Craft your own Alexa rival with the Spencer DIY Voice Assistant Kit . As of March 3, you'll pay $119.95. With this coding kit , which is ideal for ages 11 and up, you can spend quality time with your kiddos creating Spencer, the DIY voice assistant. You’ll follow step-by-step instructions to build Spencer. Don’t worry, no prior coding or electronics knowledge is necessary. Along the way, y

Get a refurbished air fryer oven on sale for less than $80


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TL;DR: Add some variety to what you cook without having to buy a bunch of equipment. As of March 3, you can get a refurbished PowerXL air fryer oven for $79.99 — a total savings of 33%. If you’ve yet to embrace the magic of air frying , you’re missing out on a delicious way to save time and money. Want to fix that? This refurbished PowerXL Vortex Pro air fryer oven from 2020 is on sale for just $

Spice up your video projects with this incredible visual effects library


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TL;DR: Add some flair to your videos with the ActionVFX visual effects bundle. As of March 3, get over $500 worth of Hollywood visual effects for just $40, a total savings of 92%. Whether you’re working on a short film, a music video, a business advertisement, or even an Instagram Reel, visual effects can make all the difference. If you want to create something that stands out, the aesthetics nee

Want to self-publish your own work? These courses can help.


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TL;DR : As of March 3, you can enroll in The Ultimate How to Make Money by Writing on Medium and Self-Publishing Books on Amazon Bundle for $39.99 — a sharp drop from the regular price of over $2,000. With 120 million readers and a Partner Program that pays writers , Medium is definitely worth looking into if you want to make money from your writing. Of course, like any other platform, you’re goi

Record players: vinyl sales overtake CDs for the first time since 1986


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The vinyl revival lives on as more of us turn to turntables to listen to our favorite albums.

Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G listing reveals power and screen specs


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The Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite could have a Full HD+ screen, a mid-range chipset and more based on the latest leak.

Samsung's next cheap tablet could be a pint-sized iPad Mini rival launching soon


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The Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite looks likely to be an affordable one-hand tablet with middling specs.

iOS 14.5 beta 3 just revealed another tweak coming to your iPhone soon


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A new beta for iOS 14.5 has revealed a new upcoming feature you'll be getting on your iPhone in the future.

How to Get a Peloton-Style Workout Without Splurging


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Don’t want to pay $1,900 for a Peloton bike, plus a subscription fee for classes? Here are ways to reduce the cost of using tech to exercise at home.

Flextock is a YC-backed e-commerce fulfillment provider for Africa and the Middle East


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When merchants launch their e-commerce businesses, they can easily manage the end-to-end operations in the early stages. But as they begin to grow, managing their own operations, from warehousing and logistics to delivery and cash collection, can become difficult. This can prevent them from scaling effectively despite having a steady inflow of demand . Now, there’s a need to offload some of this

PS5 restock update: PS5 bundles are live at Game, Currys sold out


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Game have more PS5 stock available, with various bundle options on offer. Currys quickly