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Intel Core i7-11700K apparently falls behind AMD Ryzen 7 5800X in early benchmarks
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Intel's latest offering hit the shelves earlier than expected but early tests show its slower than its AMD rival.
How to Watch Tonight's SpaceX Rocket Launch
1KLifehacker / 10h
SpaceX was forced to postpone its scheduled Starlink satellite launch on Feb. 28 , just one minute and 24 seconds before liftoff. The system unexpectedly auto-aborted the mission despite the rocket being fully operational. SpaceX will attempt its Starfleet satellite launch again tonight, giving you another chance to… Read more...
Instagram launches ‘Live Rooms’ for live broadcasts with up to four creators
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Instagram today announced it’s adding a much-requested feature to its app with the launch of “Live Rooms,” which allow up to four people to broadcast live together at the same time. Previously, the app only allowed users to live stream with one other person, similar to Facebook Live . The company says it hopes Live Rooms will open up more creative opportunities in terms of live broadcast formats
Asus ROG Phone 5 will have more RAM than most gaming laptops
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The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate Edition will have 18GB of LPDDR5 RAM under the hood, as seen on Geekbench benchmarks.
All the best free online courses and tutorials on Udemy
20Mashable / 38min
TL;DR: As of March 2, a wide range of online courses and tutorials are available for free on Udemy . We have been completely and utterly spoiled in the past few weeks. There have been absolutely loads of opportunities to take top online courses for free recently, and they just keep coming. Udemy has dropped another batch of free online courses and tutorials, covering topics like accounting, bookk
Unblock and watch American Netflix with this cheap VPN
Mashable / 52min
SAVE 85%: A three-year subscription to ZenMate VPN is on sale for £1.44 per month as of March 2, saving you 85% on list price. What if we told you that you could significantly increase your streaming options for under £2 per month? You would probably expect a big catch, but there isn't one. A three-year subscription to ZenMate VPN is on sale for £1.44 per month as of March 2, saving you 85% on li
Instagram launches 'Live Rooms' --- you can now go live with up to three people
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Given the rise in streaming usage during the pandemic, Instagram is opening up a new range of possibilities for IG Live streams. Its 'Live Rooms' feature allows multi-participants to engage in real time broadcasts.
Coupang may raise up to $3.6 billion in its IPO, at a potential valuation of $51 billion
100+TechCrunch / 54min
According to an amended S-1 filing , South Korean e-commerce leader Coupang expects to price its initial public offering between $27 to $30 per share, potentially raising up to $3.6 billion. After the IPO, Coupang will have a total of 1.7 billion shares outstanding, including Class A and Class B. This means the means the pricing would give Coupang a potential market capitalization between $46 bil
Lovehoney's top-rated sex toys are on sale for up to 50% off
Mashable / 57min
SAVE UP TO 50%: As of March 2, . Another day, another sale from Lovehoney. We're not complaining, because you can now save up to 50% on top-rated sex toys from the popular retailer. As of March 2, you can save up to 50% on a wide range of top sex toys from Lovehoney , including love eggs, vibrators, massagers, and stacked bundles. It doesn't matter whether you're single, in a relationship, or so
Save up to 36% on the best water flossers from Waterpik
Mashable / 57min
SAVE UP TO 36%: As of March 2, Waterpik water flossers are on sale for up to 36% off on Amazon. Flossing is one of those jobs that everyone knows is necessary, but not everyone does regularly. It's a laborious task that requires a great deal of commitment, unless of course you are using a water flosser. These devices take the strain out of flossing, utilising a combination of water pressure and p
Learn how to make money from eBay with this online training course
Mashable / 1h
TL;DR: The Ultimate eBay BootCamp Academy is on sale for £10.76 as of March 2, saving you 94% on list price. It's a different world than when Sophia Amoruso brought Nasty Gal to life via eBay in 2006. Today, you can buy or sell practically anything online through not just eBay, but also Etsy, Amazon, or even your own website. Unfortunately, that makes standing out from the crowd and becoming a di
Boost your CV with this Ruby on Rails master class bundle
Mashable / 1h
TL;DR: As of March 2, you can pay what you want for the Complete Ruby on Rails Master Class Bundle . While there are a slew of beginner-friendly languages out there, one that generates almost no hype — but really deserves more attention — is Ruby on Rails . To be clear, Ruby on Rails isn't a programming language, per se. Rather, it's a web application framework: a collection of shortcuts written
What's on TV this week: 'Coming 2 America' and 'WandaVision' finale
53Engadget / 1h
This week is a major one for streaming releases, as ViacomCBS launches Paramount+, and its competitors flood the channel with originals. Amazon Prime has its Coming to America sequel premiering this week, Netflix already released a Notorious B.I.G. documentary and has another documentary lined up titled Murder Among the Mormons . HBO Max is digging into personality tests with its latest documenta
Realme Buds Air 2 goes on sale today: price, specs, and availability
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The Realme Buds Air 2 TWS will go on sale for the first time in India today. This is India's cheapest ANC wireless earbuds priced at Rs 3,299.
Try Superloop’s blazing fast 250Mbps broadband for the price of an NBN 100 plan
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Get a free upgrade to NBN 250 speeds when signing up to an NBN 100 plan with Superloop, plus a discount for six months.
FAUG developer gets defamation notices after comments on gambling apps
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Co-founder of nCore Games that developed the game FAUG, VIshal Gondal, has been vociferously calling out gambling apps trying to push themselves off as gaming and has now received multiple defamation notices.
AIFF to hold trials for Indian team to participate in FIFAe Nations Series 2021
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AIFF is all set to participate in the FIFAe Nations Series 2021 at a global stage and is set to select FIFA 21 players to represent the nation.
Google TV app to include deprecated Android TV Remote app
SlashGear / 2h
Just like with its messaging platforms, Google hasn’t exactly been consistent about its digital media ecosystems. Google News was once Google Play Newsstand which was once Google Play Magazines and Google Currents combined. Google Play Music was supplanted by YouTube Music and now the Google Play Movies & TV app has been renamed Google TV, which is different from the … Continue reading
Apps Are Birth Control Now
24Gizmodo / 2h
Exhausted and disoriented, I arrive tempest-tossed on the shores of our dystopia to tell you the good news: Apps are birth control now. Read more...
Steam Remote Play Together won’t require a Steam account for one invite
SlashGear / 3h
Gaming can be an intensely social activity, despite stereotypes, but most of the interactions among gamers happen online these days. There are video games that are meant to be played together with a small band of friends, often over a local network. COVID-19 restrictions have made it harder to get together for local multiplayer games and some friends might not … Continue reading
Compass files S-1, reveals $3.7B in revenue on net loss of $270M
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Compass , the real-estate brokerage startup backed by roughly $1.6 billion in venture funding , filed its S-1 Monday. The move comes just under one year after the New York-based company laid off 15% of its staff as a result of the shifting economic fortunes created by the global response to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Prior to the IPO, SoftBank’s Vision Fund holds slightly more than a one-thi
ASUS ROG Phone 5 might have more RAM you’ll ever need for now
SlashGear / 3h
How much RAM do you need for a smartphone? Disregarded the old joke about 640KB of RAM for PCs in the late 80s, smartphone memory seems to have stalled at 12GB in the past year or so with very few exceptions. That said, it seems that high-end smartphones are ready to push the envelope again with the ROG PHone 5 … Continue reading
Corporate sustainability initiatives may open doors for carbon offset startups
TechCrunch / 4h
Commitments to carbon neutrality keep coming from all corners of the business world — over the past few weeks, companies ranging from the fast-casual restaurant chain Sweetgreen to the security-focused networking IT company Palo Alto Networks to the online craft retailer Etsy committed to net-zero carbon emission plans. As the companies look for ways to reduce their energy consumption, they’re tu
How China’s synthetic media startup Surreal nabs funding in 3 months
100+TechCrunch / 4h
What if we no longer needed cameras to make videos and can instead generate them through a few lines of coding? Advances in machine learning are turning the idea into a reality. We’ve seen how deepfakes swap faces in family photos and turn one’s selfies into famous video clips . Now entrepreneurs with AI research background are devising tools to let people generate highly realistic photos, voices
NVIDIA SHIELD TV SmartThings Link will become unusable in July
SlashGear / 4h
A smart home hub is only as useful as the number of languages it can speak. Given the number of disparate smart home platforms available today, it pays to either understand all those or at least have the ability to learn to communicate with other smart home products. That was practically what the SmartThings Link USB dongle did for the … Continue reading
'Dota: Dragon's Blood' trailer gives a clearer view of Netflix's new anime series
63Engadget / 4h
It's only been a couple of weeks Netflix and Valve revealed a teaser trailer for the anime series based on Valve's hit game Dota 2 , but now they're back with a longer trailer showing off more of the characters and story elements. As we'd heard, the story will follow Dragon Knight Davion who is doing his dragon-hunting job before becoming "embroiled in events much larger than he could have ever i
Google Duo call quality improving for users with slow internet thanks to AI
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Google's latest audio codec enables voice to be clearly transmitted at incredibly low bitrates.
How to watch Zack Snyder's Justice League online in Australia
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Zack Snyder's Justice League is almost upon us – here's how you can watch the superhero epic in Australia.
Markforged, a 3D Printing Startup, Will Go Public in a SPAC Merger
29Gizmodo / 4h
Industrial 3D printing pioneer Markforged is gearing up to go public after a newly-announced merger deal with the special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) one . Read more...
OnePlus Nord finally gets OxygenOS 11 with Android 11
SlashGear / 5h
Although not really its flagship brand, the OnePlus Nord was definitely one of the company’s highlights last year. It came at an opportune time when people were looking towards mid-range phones due to a pandemic and a global economic crisis. The phone also came just months before Google rolled out Android 11 to the masses, which meant that owners of … Continue reading
Google restarts updates for some iOS apps after long pause triggered by lack of privacy labels
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Google over the weekend began to update many of its flagship iOS apps after a lengthy delay caused by the company’s failure to add Apple’s newly required privacy labels in a timely fashion. Though Google earlier this year said it would “soon” begin to add the labels to its apps as they were updated, it has still yet to do so for a number of key properties — including Search, Photos, Assistant, Ma
The Cash app's parent company is now running its own bank
100+Engadget / 5h
Jack Dorsey, the CEO of both Twitter and Square, tweeted today that the "Bank now open." What he's referring to is that now, about a year after receiving FDIC approval, Square Financial Services has begun operations. Operating as a subsidiary of Square, which also owns the Cash app and handles payments for many merchants, the bank unit is working on providing financing for Square sellers in the U
Biden administration puts a price on carbon
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Enlarge (credit: Picture Alliance / Getty Images ) On Friday, the Biden administration announced it had fulfilled the requirements of one of the executive orders issued on the very first day of his presidency: determining what's called the "social cost of carbon." This figure tries to capture the cumulative economic value achieved by investing in limiting carbon emissions now. As such, carbon's s
Here's why the iPhone 13 will quickly look dated next year, says top analyst
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A new report suggests the iPhone 14 will ditch the notch for a punch-hole in 2022, release a 5G iPhone SE that same year and launch a folding iPhone Flip potentially in 2023.
Galaxy S21 Ultra DxOMark score is surprisingly lower than expected
SlashGear / 5h
Although it isn’t exactly terrible, Samsung’s performance in the mobile photography department can be described as inconsistent at best. It does take great photos and videos but, at least as far as DxOMark is concerned, it simply isn’t the best by a long shot. Every new generation of the Galaxy S and Galaxy Note flagships are expected to bring improvements … Continue reading
Anti-Mask Passenger Jailed For Drinking Own Vodka, Making Racist Salutes, And Touching Up Cabin Crew
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A passenger has been sentenced to 14 months of incarceration after going off on a “foul mouthed tirade mouth tirade…call[ing] an Italian flight attendant a “fascist” while making racist Roman salutes, repeatedly refused to wear a face mask and strok[ing] the arm of another flight attendant who[m] he also threatened to punch.” His excuse according to his lawyer? He was too drunk to remember any of
Hyzon Motors’ hydrogen fuel ambitions include two US factories
100+TechCrunch / 5h
Hyzon Motors plans to produce fuel cells, including a critical component required to power hydrogen vehicles, at two U.S. factories in a move aimed at kickstarting domestic production at a commercial scale. The hydrogen-powered truck and bus manufacturer has already leased a 28,000-square-foot facility in the Chicago suburb of Bolingbrook and plans to expand it by an additional 80,000 square feet
Israel’s “green pass” is an early vision of how we leave lockdown
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The commercial opens with a tempting vision and soaring instrumentals. A door swings wide to reveal a sunlit patio and a relaxed, smiling couple awaiting a meal. “How much have we missed going out with friends?” a voiceover asks. “With the green pass, doors simply open in front of you … We’re returning to life.” It’s an ad to promote Israel’s version of a vaccine passport , but it’s also catnip f
Fortnite: From piano player to pro gamer - aged just eight
3KBBC News - Technology / 5h
Joseph Deen tells the BBC about his ambitions after signing with a professional esports team.
James Webb Space Telescope hit several big milestones in February
28SlashGear / 5h
NASA says the James Webb Space Telescope reached multiple milestones in February, paving the way for its launch this upcoming fall season. The milestones included the final functional performance tests, which were conducted at Northrop Grumman’s California location. Assuming everything goes according to schedule, the telescope should launch in October. According to NASA, the work performed last m
Chrome is testing a "follow" button for websites to make sure you don't miss any updates
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Follow button could be added to Google's Discover feed or it may even serve as a replacement for Google Reader.
Square’s bank arm launches as fintech aims ‘to operate more nimbly’
300+TechCrunch / 6h
Known for its innovations in the payments sector, Square is now officially a bank. Nearly one year after receiving conditional approval , Square said Monday afternoon that its industrial bank, Square Financial Services, has begun operations . Square Financial Services completed the charter approval process with the FDIC and Utah Department of Financial Institutions, meaning it’s ready for busines
Kaltura files to go public on the back of accelerating revenue growth, rising losses
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Kaltura , a software company focused on providing video technology to other concerns, has filed to go public. The Kaltura S-1 filing only partially surprised. TechCrunch previously covered the company as part of our ongoing $100 million ARR series focusing on private companies that have reached material scale. (TechCrunch has also covered its product life to a moderate degree.) The company’s IPO
NASA’s Experimental Electric Airplane Edges Closer to Its First Flight
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Looking every bit like a winged tube of toothpaste, NASA’s X-57 Maxwell experimental plane sits in a hangar at Edwards Air Force Base in California. The is NASA’s first crewed experimental plane in 20 years; it runs solely on electric power, an agency first, and it’s about to undergo high-voltage functional testing… Read more...
There Are Still Plenty of Chic Pieces Available in Emma Rose's Beginning Boutique Collection
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Apple alum’s jobs app for India’s workers raises $12.5 million
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A startup by an Apple alum that has become home to millions of low-skilled workers in India said on Tuesday it has raised an additional $12.5 million, just five months after securing $8 million from high-profile investors . One-year-old Apna said Sequoia Capital India and Greenoaks Capital led the $12.5 million investment in the startup. Existing investors Lightspeed India and Rocketship VC also
Fortnite v15.50 update arrives Tuesday: Epic teases two changes
SlashGear / 6h
Epic has officially announced Fortnite update version 15.50, one that will arrive early tomorrow morning with at least a couple of notable changes in tow. As expected, downtime will start at 4 AM ET — and as has been the trend lately, Epic has given a preview of what players can anticipate. Once upon a time, Epic provided Fortnite update … Continue reading
Daily Crunch: Klarna valued at $31B
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A challenger bank raises funding at a massive valuation, Instagram adds Live Rooms and Google updates Workspace. This is your Daily Crunch for March 1, 2021. The big story: Klarna valued at $31B The Swedish challenger bank and buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) service has raised $1 billion at a post-money valuation of $31 billion. Klarna says it will commit 1% of the capital to “key sustainability challen
'The Sinking City' developer says its game was illegally uploaded to Steam
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100+Engadget / 6h
Among the many other games that came out on Steam last Friday was a title called The Sinking City . In normal circumstances, it wouldn’t have stood out. It’s a game from 2019 that earned mostly average reviews. However, its developer, a studio named Frogwares, says The Sinking City was uploaded to Valve's storefront by its previous publisher without its consent. On Monday, the studio shared a len
Trump’s is one of 15,000 Gab accounts that just got hacked
500+Ars Technica / 6h
Enlarge (credit: Gab.com ) The founder of the far-right social media platform Gab said that the private account of former President Donald Trump was among the data stolen and publicly released by hackers who recently breached the site. In a statement on Sunday, founder Andrew Torba used a transphobic slur to refer to Emma Best, the co-founder of Distributed Denial of Secrets. The statement confir
Biden Warns Amazon to Stop Intimidating Warehouse Workers Ahead of Union Vote
65Gizmodo / 7h
Joe Biden has effectively endorsed ongoing unionization efforts at an Amazon facility in the state of Alabama and warned the e-commerce giant that its efforts to shut down the drive must involve “no intimidation, no coercion, no threats, no anti-union propaganda.” Read more...
Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine is rolling out across the US
SlashGear / 7h
Johnson & Johnson received an Emergency Use Authorization from the FDA for its Janssen COVID-19 vaccine over the weekend. With that milestone achieved, the company is now authorized to distribute its single-shot vaccine for administration, giving the US a third vaccine product to ramp up its vaccination efforts. How will the Janssen shot be rolled out? Prior to its EUA … Continue reading
Awesome: Amex Platinum $30 Monthly PayPal Credit
2KOne Mile at a Time / 7h
Update : This is a reminder that it’s a new calendar month, so you can now use your Amex Platinum $30 PayPal credit for March. See the below post from January for all the details on how this temporary benefit works (it’s valid between January 1 and June 30, 2021). In light of the pandemic, we’ve seen card issuers get creative with adding new limited-time perks . This is especially true on travel
Southwest adds 7 new routes, boosts 8 others in latest network expansion
100+The Points Guy / 7h
Less than a week after announced its two newest destinations , Southwest is back with more route-map adjustments. The Dallas-based carrier is quietly adding seven new routes to its network, as well as boosting service across the country, with a focus on outdoor-friendly destinations, the carrier confirmed to TPG. Beginning on April 12, Southwest plans to fly between Chicago/Midway (MDW) and Richm
How to Fall Asleep After Waking Up
87Lifehacker / 7h
For many people, sleeping isn’t easy. Roughly 70 million Americans suffer from some kind of sleep disorder, according to the Cleveland Clinic, and around 100 million people in the U.S. don’t typically get enough sleep. The problem has become even more pronounced during the pandemic . Read more...
If Everyone Isn't Masking Up at Your Gym, Stay Home
90Lifehacker / 7h
Many gyms allow people to take off their masks during workouts, as if the coronavirus will politely refrain from infecting others during exercise. It won’t, of course. Even if it’s legal to exercise maskless where you are, that doesn’t make it a good idea. Read more...
Why N95 masks are still hard to get, even though production is up
72Ars Technica / 7h
Enlarge / A machine makes respiratory masks in a family-owned medical equipment factory in north Miami, Florida, on February 15, 2021. The firm now has 30 million unsold masks because it can't find buyers in the United States. (credit: Chandan Khanna | AFP | Getty Images ) Even though we've had more good vaccine news lately, COVID-19 in the US is still very much a widespread concern . We're still
Zoom sees more growth after 'unprecedented' 2020
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Zoom boss calls working from home "new reality" and predicts growth - but not at last year's pace.
Primates Appeared Almost Immediately After Dinosaurs Went Extinct, New Research Suggests
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A formation famous for producing T. rex fossils has now yielded the oldest evidence of primates in the fossil record, in what is being hailed a significant discovery. Read more...
Hackers break into far-right social network Gab, collect a slew of private data
100+Mashable / 7h
Remember when archivists collected every post on the conservative social media platform Parler earlier this year? A similar thing just happened to another right-wing online platform, Gab, as hackers claim to have broken into the social media site. But this intrusion is even worse. On Sunday, a hacktivist collective known as Distributed Denial of Secrets (DDoSecrets) announced " GabLeaks ," over 4
This week's eBay Tuesday deals include an insanely priced Ecovacs robovac
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eBay Tuesdays is back with a robot vacuum at over 40% off.
Blooming Tables Turns Ordinary Furniture Into Living Works of Art
Futurism / 7h
Everyone knows plants can make your home or office more beautiful. However, the benefits of indoor gardening actually go way beyond mere aesthetics. Cultivated indoor green spaces are scientifically proven to provide numerous health and wellness benefits that can make a noticeable impact on your daily life. So if you are not surrounding yourself with greenery, you could be doing yourself a huge d
This Maskless Woman Thinks She’s Being Kicked Off Her Flight Because She’s…White
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“We knew T-Mobile couldn’t be trusted,” union says after 5,000 job cuts
200+Ars Technica / 8h
Enlarge / A T-Mobile logo at a store in New York on April 30, 2018. (credit: Getty Images | Bloomberg) T-Mobile has cut at least 5,000 jobs since completing its acquisition of Sprint despite promising that the merged company would start creating new jobs "from day one." As noted by Light Reading today, a T-Mobile filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission last week said, "As of December 3
Seagate has launched a new cloud storage-as-a-service offering
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Lyve Cloud enables always-on mass capacity data storage and activation so that organizations can activate more of their valuable data.
James Webb Hated Gay People. Why Are We Naming a Telescope After Him?
5KFuturism / 8h
Hold Up Later this year, NASA plans to launch the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the Hubble Space Telescope’s long-awaited successor that’s expected to revolutionize space research . But scientists are concerned, saying that Webb may not be the right person to name such an important observatory after. Aside from being a former NASA Administrator, Webb had an extensive career in the State Depa
Kids Are Being Exposed to a Lot of Concerning Chemicals Through Plastic Toys
33Gizmodo / 8h
Children’s toys contain many potentially toxic chemicals, recent research suggests. The study highlights over 120 concerning chemicals commonly found in plastic toys that could possibly raise a person’s risk of health problems, including cancer. Read more...
Gatorade’s new Gx sweat-analyzing wearable is made for athletes
SlashGear / 8h
Gatorade, the company you best know for its sports drinks, has launched a single-use wearable patch that, when used with its companion app, can analyze an athlete’s sweat and provide them with a ‘unique sweat profile.’ According to Gatorade, the Gx Sweat Patch is the first wearable of its kind to hit the market, one ultimately intended to ‘help inform … Continue reading
AWS reorganizes DeepRacer League to encourage more newbies
72TechCrunch / 8h
AWS launched the DeepRacer League in 2018 as a fun way to teach developers machine learning, and it’s been building on the idea ever since. Today, it announced the latest league season with two divisions: Open and Pro. As Marcia Villalba wrote in a blog post announcing the new league, “AWS DeepRacer is an autonomous 1/18th scale race car designed to test [reinforcement learning] models by racing
'The Binding of Isaac: Repentance' heads to Switch and PlayStation later this year
85Engadget / 8h
Sometime after it comes out for PC on March 31st, The Binding of Isaac: Repentance will make its way to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 in the third quarter of 2021. Repentance is the third expansion to the popular indie title . First announced in 2018 , it builds on a fan-made mod of the game called Antibirth that adds two new playable characters, more than 80 additional enemies
You’ll soon be able to use World of Hyatt points to book villa-style rooms at 9 new resorts
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When families or larger groups travel together, it often means reserving multiple hotel rooms, which drives up the cost of lodging. But, there are hotel properties scattered around the country and world that specifically cater to larger groups or families , offering villa-style hotel rooms, some with multiple bedrooms, full kitchens and in-unit laundry machines. For more TPG news delivered each m
Biden Rescinds Trump Decision to Turn Sacred Arizona Land Into a Copper Mine
1KGizmodo / 8h
In a victory for Indigenous rights and conservation activists, the Forest Service rescinded its decision to permit a controversial mining project to be built within Arizona’s Tonto National Forest on Monday. Read more...
The 10 Best Deals of March 1, 2021
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Paralyzed Man Walks More Than 100 Miles in Powered Exoskeleton
1KFuturism / 8h
Over the month of February, a man named Simon Kindleysides walked a total of 112 miles despite being utterly paralyzed from the waist down. Kindleysides, who used a robotic exoskeleton to run the London Marathon back in 2018, once again donned the assistive device to raise money for the UK’s National Health Service, BBC News r eports . The robotic exoskeleton restored his ability to walk . Every
Facebook will pay $650 million to settle class action suit centered on Illinois privacy law
200+TechCrunch / 8h
Facebook was ordered to pay $650 million Friday for running afoul of an Illinois law designed to protect the state’s residents from invasive privacy practices. That law, the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) , is a powerful state measure that’s tripped up tech companies in recent years. The suit against Facebook was first filed in 2015, alleging that Facebook’s practice of tagging people i
The 10 Best Deals of March 1, 2021
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2022 Kia Carnival priced up as 3-row minivan bucks style trends
SlashGear / 8h
Kia has revealed pricing for the 2022 Carnival, the three-row minivan which will replace the Sedona with something a little more stylish. Announced last month, the Carnival will kick off at $32,100 plus $1,175 destination for the entry-level LX trim when it arrives in US dealerships in Q2 2021. On the outside, you can tell that the Carnival really, really … Continue reading
San Diego Comic-Con 2021 Will Remain a Virtual Event
100+Gizmodo / 8h
Much like 2020 , there’ll be no crush of excited San Diego Comic-Con fans piling into Hall H come July. However, there will be another round of Comic-Con@Home in July. And this is new: SDCC is hoping to hold another, smaller comic convention in November...in-person. Read more...
Pork Tenderloin Is the Perfect Pork for Beginners
80Lifehacker / 8h
When it comes to main course proteins that “everyone” should know how to cook, the roasted chicken might be the most popular, at least in the United States. It is not, however, the easiest meat to master, nor is it even my favorite (though I do love this labneh-marinated bird ). That, my friends, would be the pork… Read more...
Shiny Pokemon GO appearances for March 2021
20SlashGear / 8h
We’re running down the known list of new Shiny Pokemon appearing in Pokemon GO this month, starting today, March 1, 2021. The first Shiny Pokemon that’ll appear in a special event in Pokemon GO is Incarnate Forme Landorus! This Pokemon will appear in five-star raids starting on March 1, 2021 (today), and lasting until Saturday March 6th, 2021. We’re talking … Continue reading
Minisforum U850—solid hardware and easy upgrades in a little box
24Ars Technica / 9h
The U850 comes with VESA hardware-mounting bracket, HDMI and DisplayPort cables, a USB-C charger, and a slim manual. [credit: Jim Salter ] Earlier this month, we teased the announcement of a new model of mini-PC from specialty vendor Minisforum. Today, we're taking a look at the results of some hands-on testing of the Minisforum U850 , configured with a Comet Lake i5 CPU, 16GiB RAM, and a 256GB K
Apple May Finally Shrink the Notch for iPhone 13
79Gizmodo / 9h
It appears the smallest design from Apple’s 2020’s phones may stick around for the iPhone 13, after all. Read more...
This Startup Wants to Tattoo Brain-Reading Electrodes on Your Skull
300+Futurism / 9h
A startup thinks that listening in on your brain waves could reveal medical mysteries — and perhaps even help connect your mind to virtual reality or video games — and it has an unusual plan to get access. Brain Scientific is developing what it’s calling an “e-tattoo” that it can implant beneath someone’s scalp with a robotic device that looks like a conventional tattoo gun got mixed up with a 3D
Free 30-day trial of Extra Crunch included with TC Sessions: Justice tickets
84TechCrunch / 9h
TC Sessions: Justice is coming up on Wednesday, and we’ve decided to sweeten the deal for what’s included with your event pass. Buy your ticket now and you’ll get a free month of access to Extra Crunch, our membership program focused on founders and startup teams with exclusive articles published daily. Extra Crunch unlocks access to our weekly investor surveys, private market analysis and in-dep
Make Sure Your Browser's Read-It-Later Tool Isn't Oversharing
28Lifehacker / 9h
When you come across an interesting article online that you don’t have time to read right away, you may be in the habit of opening it in a new tab to read later—only for it to become lost in the chaotic mess of your browser bar. Instead, you should be using your browser’s dedicated “read it later” feature. It’s a… Read more...
Twitter will label tweets with misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines
400+Engadget / 9h
Twitter has introduced new rules to prevent the spread of misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccines. Under the new policy, the company will label tweets with “misleading” information and ban accounts that repeatedly break the rules. Twitter had previously banned “harmful” misinformation about the vaccines, such as claims that the vaccines are harmful or unnecessary. Under the new rules, Twitter
Starbucks’ 2021 spring menu arrives with good news for vegans
97SlashGear / 9h
Starbucks has introduced its Spring 2021 menu, revealing the addition of new dairy-free drinks for customers who prefer a plant-based lifestyle. The new offerings will be available at stores across the United States starting on March 2, and they’ll be joined by the widespread availability of Oatly oat milk at many of the company’s corporate stores. Starbucks’ 2021 spring menu … Continue reading
Apple reopens all 270 of its US stores, for now
200+Engadget / 9h
For the first time in nearly a year, all 270 Apple Stores in the US are open. When the pandemic first made its way stateside and Apple announced it was temporarily closing some of its retail locations, the company said the plan was to start reopening on March 27th, 2020. But as the pandemic progressed and the situation changed, Apple was forced to adapt. In May of last year, the company started t
Cook Your Dried Beans With Citrus Peel
86Lifehacker / 9h
Cooking dried beans isn’t quite as convenient as cracking open a can, but it does give you the chance to flavor them exactly how you like ‘em. One of my favorite additions is a strip of citrus zest. It may look puny swimming in a huge pot of beans, but don’t be fooled—even the tiniest piece flavors beans and their… Read more...
My COVID-19 vaccine experience was low-tech, and that’s a good thing
SlashGear / 9h
I went to get my first of two COVID-19 vaccine shots this week, and I was surprised at how low-tech the whole situation ended up being. Any other time I’ve needed and received a shot of any sort in the past, it’s been inside a doctor’s office, so I wasn’t sure what to expect, heading in to a decommissioned Shopko … Continue reading
Cloudflare wants to make it cheaper and easier to protect against DDoS attacks
36TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 9h
Cloudflare has added flow-based monitoring to its Magic Transit DDoS protection service to mitigate attacks as they happen.
Twitter rolls out vaccine misinformation warning labels and a strike-based system for violations
Twitter Misinformation•
400+TechCrunch / 9h
Twitter announced Monday that it would begin injecting new labels into users’ timelines to push back against misinformation that could disrupt the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines. The labels, which will also appear as pop-up messages in the retweet window, are the company’s latest product experiment designed to shape behavior on the platform for the better. The company will attach notices to tweeted
BrioHR raises $1.3M ahead of Y Combinator’s demo day
100+TechCrunch / 9h
As the next Y Combinator demo day approaches, more startups from the current Winter 2021 batch are showing up in our inboxes. One of the most interesting from the mix is BrioHR , which is building human resources (HR) software for Southeast Asia. The company fits into a theme I’ve noticed amongst startups, namely a focus on taking proven software genre approaches to specific parts of the world, l
A bunch of juicy iPhone rumors just dropped
Kuo Apple iPhone 13•
100+Mashable / 9h
We've been waiting for Apple to jack up the iPhone's refresh rate for a while now. If the latest round of iPhone 13 rumors are to be believed, we won't have to wait much longer. The new claims come courtesy of MacRumors , who got their hands on research notes from market analyst and popular Apple prognosticator Ming-Chi Kuo. By Kuo's estimation, the 2021 iPhone (which we'll call the iPhone 13) wi
Replace Your Drifting Joy-Cons With a Nice New Pair for $69
20Gizmodo / 9h
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Replace Your Drifting Joy-Cons With a Nice New Pair for $69
20Lifehacker / 9h
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March Pixel update delivers Smart Compose in more places, underwater photography
Google March Pixel•
SlashGear / 9h
There’s a new Pixel update heading out today, and it seems to offer a little bit of everything. Indeed, there’s no real theme to this update, as it adds a wide variety of features to Pixel phones. If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to use your Pixel’s camera underwater, you’ll finally get to learn with this update. … Continue reading
Extreme Rainfall Has Been Linked With Low Birth Weight in Babies
Gizmodo / 9h
Increasing extreme weather events is wreaking havoc across the globe, and may be harming the health of newborn babies in some of the world’s most remote and vulnerable populations. New research published Monday in Nature Sustainability finds a strong link between extreme rainfall events in the Amazon, which have been … Read more...
Four Seasons Santa Fe Deals & Promotions (2021)
One Mile at a Time / 9h
Want to receive extra benefits for your stay at the Four Seasons Santa Fe, including a space available room upgrade, complimentary breakfast, a hotel credit, and more? Contact ford@fordbtravel.com for more details. He may even be able to help if you already have a stay booked. Four Seasons has a loyal following . For those in the US there are some properties that are especially popular — this inc
There Are Three COVID Vaccines Now and They're All Good
56Lifehacker / 9h
This weekend, the FDA authorized another vaccine for COVID-19 , bringing the total number of options in the US up to three. While there are subtle differences between the three vaccines, all of them appear to be safe and effective, and experts recommend that you get whichever one you can. Read more...
Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck explains why the company needs a bigger rocket, and why it’s going public to build it
68TechCrunch / 9h
Rocket Lab packed a ton of news into Monday to kick off this week: It’s going public via a SPAC merger , for one, and it’s also building a new, larger launch vehicle called Neutron to support heavier payloads. I spoke to Rocket Lab founder and CEO Peter Beck about why it’s building Neutron now, and why it’s also choosing to go public at the same time. Unsurprisingly, the two things are tightly li
30-Million-Year-Old Fossil Reveals Ancient Vampire Squid
100+Gizmodo / 9h
The elusive vampire squid wears its red flesh like a voluminous cape. Billowing in the depths, the animal’s velvety exterior almost seems to enshroud some deeper truth of the phantasmal creature, which says merely in its choice of habitat—the pitch-black, oxygen-starved layer of the ocean—that it would prefer to be… Read more...
Sony’s brighter A90J OLED TV makes its way to living rooms this month
38Ars Technica / 10h
Sony's A90J OLED TV. [credit: Sony ] LG's OLED TV lineup often gets the most press among its peers, but Sony's high-end OLED TVs get positive reviews as well. Today, Sony announced pricing and release timing for its flagship 2021 OLED, the A90J. Preorders have already started in Europe and the UK, and the US is expected to follow any time now. But regardless of the staggered preorders, the TVs wi
How to Find an Apple Product's 'Reparability Score'
39Lifehacker / 10h
Thanks to new economic regulations in France, it’s now easier to judge the reparability of Apple’s products anywhere in the world. Read more...
David Dobrik's photo app Dispo relaunched with an ad imagining him as an old man
21Mashable / 10h
David Dobrik's new photo app that reimagines the old way photography worked has launched a new version of the app with an ad that dresses the YouTuber up in an old costume. Dobrik's app is called Dispo. It's essentially a digital version of an old-school disposable camera. (Get it? Dispo.) A new ad features Dobrik as an old man, crying and flipping through old photos of his partying with influenc
Surgeon Contests Traffic Ticket While Operating on Patient
300+Futurism / 10h
Last Thursday, plastic surgeon Scott Green signed onto a Zoom call to a local court to contest a traffic violation — while performing surgery on an unconscious patient. The video, obtained by The Sacramento Bee , shows Green, apparently double-booked, working with a team of doctors while also responding to questions on the Zoom call. “Hello, Mr. Green? Are you available for trial?” a courtroom cl
A 1990s iMac Processor Powers NASA’s Perseverance Rover
3KGizmodo / 10h
As we watched NASA put a rover on Mars last month, it definitely seemed like the agency had to be using some sort of high-tech processor in its machine. Surely the rover is built on something much more powerful than the components in devices us civilians use, right? But while NASA is technically using a specialized… Read more...
Instagram Rolls Out New Way to Say Something Stupid in Public
35Gizmodo / 10h
Instagram is expanding its livestreaming offerings with a new feature dubbed Live Rooms, which is just like Instagram Live but with up to three more people haphazardly broadcasting their thoughts into the world simultaneously. Read more...
Google updates Gmail and other iOS apps for the first time in months
100+Engadget / 10h
Google has updated the Gmail iOS app for the first time in months, along with Meet, Sheets, Docs, Calendar and Tasks. Aside from Tasks now supporting widgets on iOS 14 , these are minor updates centered around bug fixes and performance improvements. It's the first time Google has rolled out new versions of these apps since Apple started forcing third-party developers to submit privacy nutrition l
Gab data breach may include 70GB of data on 15,000 users
500+Engadget / 10h
Right-wing social media network Gab appears to have suffered an extensive data breach. According to Wired , a self-proclaimed hacktivist who goes by the handle “JaXpArO” obtained more than 70GB of data on the platform’s users through a SQL injection vulnerability. The dataset includes approximately 40 million posts from more than 15,000 Gab users, including accounts linked to Representative Marjo
How to Stay Engaged During a Videoconference
55Lifehacker / 10h
The only thing more predictable than the monotony of isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic has been the consistency of video conferencing. The necessity of staring into screens has made “ Zoom fatigue ” a very real condition, affecting regular office workers as much as the Hollywood icon Al Pacino, apparently. Read more...
Walmart just dropped Express Delivery’s annoying restriction
SlashGear / 10h
A few months after dropping its $35 minimum order requirement for its Walmart+ subscription, the retailer is back with a similar announcement: you can now get Express Delivery on any orders, not just ones that reach a $35 minimum threshold. The change doesn’t impact the delivery fee, however, so customers will still pay a premium for the service. Walmart’s Express … Continue reading
Cappuccino lets you share short, intimate audio stories with your friends
100+TechCrunch / 10h
You might call Cappuccino the anti-Clubhouse, but the company has been iterating on its app concept for a couple of years — its CEO doesn’t have any strong opinions on Clubhouse. And it’s true that Cappuccino is an interesting social app on its own. It has been attracting a loyal user base, especially after a TikTok video went viral. The startup says it is building an app that helps you record po
You can customize almost anything on this laptop, down to the ports you want – Future Blink
32Mashable / 10h
The consumer electronics company Framework makes products that are easily customized and repaired in an effort to reduce e-waste. Read more... More about Mashable Video , Laptop , Ports , Custom , and Framework
Alaska Airlines offering free flight to new CA members, discounts for all
82The Points Guy / 10h
Alaska Airlines has been working hard to build its presence on the West Coast , and the carrier hasn’t appeared to slow down much during the pandemic. Now, Alaska is hoping to boost awareness around its recent expansion by offering new Mileage Plan members an opportunity to book a one-way or round-trip flight within California for just the cost of taxes and fees — starting at $15 each way. Curren
Seth Rogen launched a weed brand, and the site immediately crashed
Seth Rogen Houseplant•
200+Mashable / 10h
Seth Rogen announced the launch of his cannabis brand and the internet loved it so much, the site immediately went down. The actor/filmmaker/stoner and his longtime creative partner, Evan Goldberg, announced the launch of their cannabis company Houseplant on Monday. The name combines the brand's two main products: "House" goods like ceramic ashtrays and lighters, and weed (plant) strains curated
Startup Unveils Rocket Capable of Sending Humans to Space
500+Futurism / 10h
Jimmy Neutron New Zealand-based space startup Rocket Lab unveiled a brand new spacecraft today : the Neutron, a fully reusable launch vehicle technically capable of sending a crew of eight astronauts into orbit. The sleek rocket is “tailored for mega constellations, deep space missions and human spaceflight,” according to the company. It stands just over 130 feet tall, a little smaller than Space
Blue Origin’s massive New Glenn rocket is delayed for years. What went wrong?
400+Ars Technica / 10h
Enlarge / Jeff Bezos, founder of Blue Origin, speaks during the 32nd Space Symposium in 2016. A few months later, the company would formally announce development of the huge New Glenn rocket. (credit: Matthew Staver/Bloomberg via Getty Images ) In the fall of 2017, shortly after he became chief executive officer of Blue Origin, Bob Smith received an extensive briefing on the state of the New Glen
WandaVision's Trip Down Memory Lane Holds a Fascinating Mirror Up to Its Audience
200+Gizmodo / 10h
The latest episode of WandaVision provided, with the little help of a magical handbrake, the chance that three-and-a-bit Avengers movies and a side of Captain America: Civil War failed to take: We finally learned what had made Wanda Maximoff who she is. But in Agatha Harkness , we learned something of ourselves in the… Read more...
Wow: Free Flights For Residents Of California
93View from the Wing / 10h
If you’re a resident of California, and not already a member of Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan, you can join and get a free intra-state trip. Technically what they’re offering is a $0.01 base fare, plus taxes. Continue reading ...
EA delays the next Need for Speed to focus on Battlefield
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400+Engadget / 10h
Although EA previously said it would release the next Need for Speed and Battlefield games by March 2022, that won't be entirely the case. The publisher is delaying the upcoming Need for Speed by a year as its developer, Criterion Games, is temporarily helping out EA DICE on Battlefield. The title of the next Battlefield game hasn't been revealed, but it will arrive in the fall, EA chief studios
10 Anthology Shows That Explore the Dark Side of Technology
75Lifehacker / 10h
When we think about the future, we imagine flying cars or holographic computer screens from movies like Minority Report . But we don’t always consider the ramifications of such advances. That’s where shows like Black Mirror and Tales from the Loop come in: they explore the ethical and moral considerations that spring… Read more...
The Apple M1 chip can now mine Ethereum – but is it worth it?
28TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
Cryptominers can now use Apple M1 chip-powered hardware to mine Ethereum, but is it worth the effort?
This $400,000 Folding 165-Inch MicroLED TV Disappears Into Your Floor
500+Gizmodo / 10h
For Netflix binge-watchers who may be concerned that a giant TV would overwhelm their living room’s vibe, fear not: The 165-inch C SEED M1 is a massive folding display that completely disappears into the floor when not in use. Unfortunately, installation looks like a giant pain—and that’s assuming you survive the… Read more...
Exciting: Alila Napa Valley Opening March 2021 (Now Accepting Reservations)
100+One Mile at a Time / 10h
A few weeks ago we learned that an Alila would be coming to Napa Valley, California. Well, the hotel has started accepting reservations as of today (including with points), so let’s take a look at that… Las Alcobas becomes Alila Napa Valley In September 2020, Las Alcobas decided to leave Marriott . This was a Marriott Luxury Collection property in St. Helena, Napa Valley. At the time it wasn’t cl
The Google Pixel Recorder App Can Now Back Up Audio to the Cloud for Sharing
Google March Pixel•
100+How-To Geek / 10h
Google likes to add new and exclusive features to Pixel phones, and the latest feature drop just arrived. Now, Pixel phones can backup audio recording to a new site that adds transcription and sharing features. If you have the Kraken Sports’ underwater case, you can use Pixel’s excellent camera for your underwater photos. And Pixel phones get new bedtime features, wallpapers, and more. Read This
'Star Trek: Prodigy' Will Beam to Paramount+ Before Nickelodeon
100+How-To Geek / 10h
Last summer, we told you about an upcoming animated Star Trek: Prodigy show designed for kids. Later we found out Kate Mulgrew would reprise her role as Kathryn Janeway, guiding a lost set of misfits trapped on an abandoned Star Fleet ship. But while the show was supposed to debut on Nickelodeon, that just changed. Now it will arrive on Paramount+ before heading to Nick. Read This Article on Revi
"Deep Nostalgia" AI Animates Your Old Family Portraits, 'Harry Potter' Style
500+How-To Geek / 10h
If a picture is worth a thousand words, what is a movie worth? To help people connect with their old family photos, genealogy service MyHeritage now hosts a Deep Nostalgia AI tool that turns old portraits into short animations. Read This Article on Review Geek ›
Walmart's 2-Hour Delivery No Longer Requires a $35 Minimum
83How-To Geek / 10h
Forget an ingredient for your dinner recipe but don’t feel like going to the store? Walmart just announced that its Express delivery option no longer requires a $35 minimum in order for users to qualify for a smaller delivery order. The move now makes Walmart a stronger competitor against Amazon’s Prime Now option. Read This Article on Review Geek ›
Some SmartThings Smart Home Hubs Will Stop Working on June 30, 2021
21How-To Geek / 10h
Some smart home hubs, like SmartThings, use the cloud to enhance their capabilities. That lets them do more on weaker hardware, but the hub loses some or all of its functionality if the cloud stops working. Samsung plans to wind down its older SmartThings hardware and hubs from 2013, and Nvidia Shield adapters will stop working on June 30th, 2021. Read This Article on Review Geek ›
YouTube’s TikTok clone, “YouTube Shorts,” is live in the US
100+Ars Technica / 11h
YouTube Shorts. It's like TikTok. [credit: Ron Amadeo ] YouTube's clone of TikTok, "YouTube Shorts," is rolling out to the US as we speak. The feature launched in India this September and was first spotted on US devices by XDA Developers. Just like TikTok, Shorts lets users make and share bite-sized, one-minute videos, and users can swipe between them on the mobile app. The YouTube Shorts section
This Delicious Sleep Aid Helps You Rest Without Sedatives
Futurism / 11h
Sometimes it seems like we’re facing an epidemic of sleep troubles . The modern era just wasn’t engineered with the goal of everybody getting a decent shut eye, and as a result, many of us are suffering on a nightly (and daily) basis. That means it’s up to us to try and take control of our own sleep habits. And for many, Som Sleep is a sleep aid that might just be the perfect solution. It’s not u
Get your free weekly credit reports through April 2021
58The Points Guy / 11h
You may already know that the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), a federal law, requires free credit reports from all three consumer credit reporting agencies — Experian, Equifax and TransUnion — once every 12 months to those who request it. The website annualcreditreport.com is the only authorized site to provide these reports as part of the legally mandated free annual credit report program. How
Azio's Retro Classic Keyboard Is the Perfect Complement to Your Top Hat and Aviator Goggles
500+Gizmodo / 11h
Board your dirigible, prepare your Leyden jar cannon, and get ready to write your steampunk masterpiece because the Azio Retro Classic is here to make you feel like a salty yet wise mercenary. Read more...
RTX 3060, RX 6800 XT, and RX 6900 XT cards pop up on Newegg Shuffle
28TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
Newegg Shuffle is offering RTX 3060, RX 6800, and RX 6900 graphics cards for a limited time, so jump in the lottery now.
Free Flights For New Alaska Mileage Plan Members In California
100One Mile at a Time / 11h
This is an extremely generous offer , though it comes with some major restrictions. Starting today, California residents who enroll in Alaska Mileage Plan can receive a discount code valid for a flight to anywhere Alaska flies within California for just the cost of taxes and fees: This is valid for the first 25,000 California residents who sign-up for the Mileage Plan program, or through March 3,
Murmur, still in private beta, wants to help startups make private work agreements public
100+TechCrunch / 11h
As building in public continues to gain popularity with early-stage startup founders, Murmur, coming out of stealth today, wants to leverage that natural transparency to a louder frequency. Founded by Aaron Dignan , Murmur helps startups create work agreements based on the policies of other startups. “Work agreements” is an intentionally broad phrase, but encapsulates everything that a team decid
Expect even more Square Enix remakes in the future
SlashGear / 11h
There’s no question that Final Fantasy VII Remake was one of the biggest games of 2020 – at least among PS4 owners – so now it shouldn’t come as a surprise that we’re hearing of even more Square Enix remakes that are in the pipeline. Apparently, Square Enix has tapped Forever Entertainment to produce a slate of several new remakes, … Continue reading
Archaeologists discover “Lamborghini” of chariots near ruins of Pompeii
300+Ars Technica / 11h
Enlarge / A four-wheeled ceremonial chariot discovered by archaeologists near the ancient Roman city of Pompeii. (credit: Archaeological Park of Pompeii ) Archaeologists in Italy have unearthed an elaborately decorated, intact four-wheeled ceremonial chariot near the ruins of the Roman city of Pompeii, famously destroyed when Mt. Vesuvius catastrophically erupted in 79 CE, BBC News reports . The
Xbox Series X and S restock at Microsoft Store [UPDATE]
Xbox Series S Microsoft•
SlashGear / 11h
Today Microsoft’s official store restocked next-gen consoles Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S for standalone purchase. This is one of the rare moments in which the brand itself has the console(s) on sale, and available without a bundle. This is different from the Xbox All Access system, which remains available right this minute (UPDATE: Only through select retailers). UPDATE … Continue reading
Try the 'Walking Water' Experiment With Your Kids
96Lifehacker / 11h
Few kids can resist a good science experiment, and I have always found the best ones to be those that are easy to set up, use materials you already have around the home, and are as fun or interesting for you as they are for them. That’s why I couldn’t help but try this “Walking Water” experiment from PBS Kids —and it… Read more...
Here's yet another reason to ditch Internet Explorer 11
24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
Google is urging Workspace users still running IE11 to switch to a compatible browser before March 15.
British Soldiers Training for Combat in Virtual Reality
200+Futurism / 11h
Training Grounds The British military is training its soldiers and running military exercises through a virtual reality simulation . The simulation looked more like a first-person shooter video game than a serious military engagement, according to a new BBC video , in no small part due to the fact that the soldiers used commercially-available Oculus Rift S headsets and handheld controllers. The s
Why your organization needs product principles
100+TechCrunch / 11h
Ethan Eismann Contributor Ethan Eismann is the Vice President of Design at Slack, leading design and engineering teams to deliver exceptional product experiences. At Slack, every one of our processes and features has been designed with the primary goal of making Slack a workplace tool that feels human. We see ourselves as our users’ hosts, and we want them to feel comfortable and happy every time
Hacker reduces GTA Online load times by roughly 70 percent
GTA Online 70% Rockstar•
200+Ars Technica / 11h
Enlarge / You could spend less time looking at loading screens like this with a new DLL fix. A hacker going by the handle T0st says he has figured out a core issue that caused longer-than-necessary load times in Grand Theft Auto Online for years. The hacker has released a proof of concept DLL fix that shortens those lengthy startup times by roughly 70 percent. Grand Theft Auto Online 's PC load t
Kuo says iPhone foldable and big changes over 2 years
SlashGear / 11h
The latest analysis from generally-accurate Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo suggests Apple’s about to get weird. In the latest note from the analyst, it’s suggested that Apple will release an 8-inch iPhone with a foldable display by the year 2023. It’s also suggested that there’ll be a notch-less iPhone by 2023. It’s rare that a note from Kuo via 9to5Mac will … Continue reading
How Do Influencers Get Jobs? It’s Changing
100+NYT > Technology / 11h
A new service is designed to help formalize relationships that are typically forged through personal connections or cold DMs.
Hmm: United Airlines Orders More Boeing 737 MAXs
100+One Mile at a Time / 11h
Customers have spoken and United Airlines has listened. Customers have overwhelmingly been requesting more flights on the Boeing 737 MAX, and as a result United has not only increased its 737 MAX order, but also moved forward the delivery timeline, so that more passengers can enjoy these planes sooner. Okay, maybe that wasn’t quite the motivation for this announcement. United orders more 737 MAXs
Amazon Prime Video on Chromecast: how to get it and start watching now
20TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
Now, you can watch Amazon Prime Video on your Chromecast. Read our article to find out how.
Gab, the Far-Right's Internet Refuge, Has Been Hacked
300+Gizmodo / 11h
The hacktivist collective Distributed Denial of Secrets—which recently came under fire for leaking one of the largest repositories of law enforcement documents ever recorded—is back with another high profile data-dump. This time, the group claims to have gotten its hands on a whopping 70-gigabyte dataset from Gab, the… Read more...
Copying China’s Online Blockade
200+NYT > Technology / 11h
How other countries’ efforts to control the internet compare with China’s Great Firewall.
Israel, of all places, is about to be one of the world’s biggest cruise hubs
98The Points Guy / 11h
Israel , of all places, is about to become one of the world’s biggest hubs for cruising — at least for a month or two. In an unexpected move, cruise giant Royal Caribbean on Monday announced it would deploy its newest vessel — the 4,198-passenger Odyssey of the Seas — to the country starting in May for cruises to the Mediterranean. Assuming the voyages go ahead as planned, Odyssey of the Seas wil
Verizon tells users to disable 5G to preserve battery, then deletes tweet
100+Ars Technica / 11h
Enlarge / A Verizon booth at Mobile World Congress Americas in Los Angeles in September 2018. (credit: Verizon ) Verizon has spent years hyping 5G despite it bringing just a minor speed upgrade outside the limited areas where millimeter-wave spectrum has been deployed, but the carrier's support team advised users yesterday to shut 5G off if their phones are suffering from poor battery life. The t
Don't Just Skip to the Recipe
500+Lifehacker / 12h
Yesterday evening, I noticed several of my fellow food writers tweeting about Recipeasly, a website that briefly promised to “fix” online recipes by stripping them of cultural context, narrative, or any information that isn’t an ingredients list and/or instructions. In the promotional tweet sent into the world by Tom… Read more...
Walmart drops the $35 order minimum on its 2-hour ‘Express’ delivery service
89TechCrunch / 12h
In a move designed to directly challenge Amazon, Walmart today announced it’s dropping the $35 minimum order requirement for its two-hour “Express” delivery service, a competitor to Amazon’s “ Prime Now .” With Walmart Express Delivery, customers can order from Walmart’s food, consumables or general merchandise assortment, then pay a flat $10 fee to have the items arrive in two hours or less. The
Google's Latest Pixel Feature Drop Is Packed With Useful Tweaks
Google March Pixel•
51Gizmodo / 12h
Google’s regular software updates have become one of the best parts about its Pixel phones. I admit this month’s new feature drop isn’t a game-changer, but it does comes with some handy new additions for underwater shooting, the Recorder app, adaptability, and more. Read more...
Biden urged to back AI weapons to counter China and Russia threats
3KBBC News - Technology / 12h
A long-awaited report says the US president should ignore calls for a ban on autonomous weapons.
Google's predictive 'Smart Compose' is coming to chat apps in Pixel phones
Google March Pixel•
53Engadget / 12h
Google kicked off a cycle of updates that started around the time it dropped the first Android 12 developer preview last week . Since then, it announced a bunch of new features for Android devices , and today it's sharing a few more improvements coming to Pixel phones. These features appear to be rolling out now, and include tweaks to the Recorder app, an underwater upgrade for photography and Sm
PS5 restock: how to track PS5 console stock on Twitter – and get it this week
45TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
We were able to track down the PS5 console at Target, Best Buy, and Sony Direct last week and push updates out via Twitter.
In the Distant Future, All Earth’s Creatures May Asphyxiate From Lack of Oxygen
4KFuturism / 12h
All complex aerobic life on Earth as we know it will eventually die as oxygen levels deplete in our planet’s atmosphere. Fortunately, that won’t happen for another billion years or so, according to an international team of researchers. But eventually, New Scientist reports , Earth’s atmosphere will return to the considerably lower oxygen levels of its early history — and that will be bad news for
Bullet trains in America? The new push for major high-speed rail project between Boston and New York
44The Points Guy / 12h
How does an hour and 40 minutes between New York City and Boston by train sound? It’s not outside the realm of possibilities, with high-speed rail projects and proposals getting a major boost under the new Biden administration. For more TPG news delivered each morning to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter . Bloomberg reported on the possibility of a bullet train between some of the larg
I drove Chevrolet’s new Bolt EUV crossover and now I have an EV headache
Chevrolet Bolt EUV•
SlashGear / 12h
The 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EUV has a problem and, embarrassingly for the new electric crossover, the headache is a family affair. Having spent time behind the wheel of the new EV last week, I can tell you it’s perky, affordable, and practical in its own way, as well as that it offers tech you’d previously have needed to splash out … Continue reading
Apple's next iPhone could feature a smaller display notch and larger battery
Kuo Apple iPhone 2022•
100+Engadget / 12h
Apple may not announce the 2021 iPhone until the second half of the year, but that hasn't stopped the rumor mill, with a new report this week coming out from reputable analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. In a note obtained by MacRumors , Kuo says Apple will release four different iPhone models in 2021 that will come in the same sizes as the 2020 lineup. That means the mini variant will stick around for at leas
Taylor Swift and fans call out 'Ginny & Georgia' for 'lazy, deeply sexist' joke
51Mashable / 12h
The crafty, scheming Ginny and Georgia may have finally met their match: Taylor Swift fans. The mother-daughter duo had more than enough problems to deal with in the first season of Netflix's newly released drama , which started streaming on Wednesday, but now they can add a displeased Taylor Swift and an army of outraged Swifties to their growing list of drama. For those of you wondering what Gi
Hear how to nail your virtual pitch meeting at Early Stage 2021
80TechCrunch / 12h
On a recent episode of Extra Crunch Live , Bain Capital Ventures’ Matt Harris said that if you had asked him a year ago what would happen to venture capital during a pandemic lockdown, he would have replied “it would have fallen off a cliff.” Before the world changed so fundamentally, VCs and founders alike believed they needed to meet in person to build trust before signing paperwork that would
Netflix teases superhero drama Jupiter's Legacy with first look images
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Netflix's upcoming superhero TV adaptation is sending all of the right signals.
Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade won't take full advantage of the PS5
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Fans eagerly awaiting the Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade will have to wait for Part 2 to experience the best the PS5 has to offer.
Raya and the Last Dragon Is an Exhilarating, Poignant, Animated Adventure
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Adventure has a new name and that name is Raya. Read more...
United boosts Boeing 737 MAX commitment with 25-aircraft order
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Despite the Boeing 737 MAX’s troubled past — including order cancellations that followed the aircraft’s global grounding — airlines around the world are now committed to seeing the MAX become a long-term success, returning planes to service and, in some cases, boosting existing orders . This week, United Airlines became the latest U.S. carrier to add more 737 MAX aircraft to its order book, with
Your Cheese Might Have Been Recalled
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Cheese fans: check your fridge. The El Abuelito Cheese company of Paterson, NJ is recalling all of its queso fresco, quesillo, and requeson products because of possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes , according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Here’s what to know about the recall , including the… Read more...
Rocket Lab announces Neutron rocket to go toe-to-toe with SpaceX
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Rocket Lab today unveiled a new plan to build an 8-ton reusable rocket called Neutron. The Neutron rocket will be quite a bit bigger than Rocket Lab’s current claim to fame, the Electron rocket, and obviously, that means it’ll be used for different purposes. Rocket Lab still envisions using the Neutron to fly satellites into space, but it also plans … Continue reading
Bird Strike Causes KLM Six Hour Flight To Nowhere
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We’ve seen airlines operate some “flights to nowhere” for aviation enthusiasts in recent months due to the pandemic, though this was a different kind of flight to nowhere. KLM 777 suffers bird strike, returns hours later KLM flight 515 yesterday (Sunday, February 28) from Amsterdam to Zanzibar was a bit of an adventure, as reported by The Aviation Herald . The flight was operated by a Boeing 777-
Chicago Ventures raises $63M to back seed-stage startups located anywhere but Silicon Valley
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Buzzy mega-rounds and high-profile IPOs often dominate headlines. But many of those companies were once early-stage and scrapping to raise a seed round. Today, Chicago Ventures , a VC firm that often leads seed-stage rounds, announced the close of its third fund — a $63 million vehicle that it’s already put to work. Chicago Ventures (which is based in Chicago, where else?) has a very specific set
Nvidia GTX 1060 might be brought out of retirement to mine crypto
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Palit EEC filings suggest the GTX 1060 could come back as a cryptomining card.
Netflix's 'Operation Varsity Blues' trailer is deliciously dramatic
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Operation Varsity Blues, otherwise known as the college admissions scandal of 2019, was one of the rare news stories to unite gobsmacked viewers as it broke, and the Netflix version — complete with dramatic reenactments of FBI wiretaps — is poised to do the same. Based on the true events and FBI investigation into wealthy families paying for their kids' college admissions, documentary feature Ope
Cats Are Just as Disloyal as You Suspected, New Study Suggests
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New research points to an important distinction between cats and dogs when it comes to reading certain social cues. It found that cats, unlike dogs, won’t necessarily avoid people who have wronged their owners. Read more...
Officials Hunting For Missing Person Infected With New COVID Strain
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Health officials in the UK are desperately trying to locate an individual who was infected with a highly transmissible new variant of the coronavirus that originated in Brazil, CNBC reports . Experts are worried that the variant, called P.1, spreads more rapidly than the original strains of the virus. But it’s important to note that our understanding of the new variant is still limited. In one gl
'Maquette' is a sweet story about love and loss, but too often a frustrating video game
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Maquette is a story about a relationship that didn't work out, and the process of finding closure in an exploration of the memories left behind Maquette is also a puzzle game that doesn't always work so well. These two layers are in constant contention as you work your way through what Annapurna Interactive, gaming's premiere arthouse publisher, describes as a "first-person recursive puzzle game.
Hear from Uber, Facebook and Netflix about diversity, equity and inclusion at TC Sessions: Justice
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Tech companies are no stranger to controversy and workplace issues. Over the years, it’s become clear that no company is immune from diversity issues. But it’s the job of those in the diversity, equity and inclusion departments to create and foster environments that are welc
