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QAnon followers believe Trump will be inaugurated as president this month


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2 popular Caribbean destinations added to the CDC’s ‘do not travel’ list


100+The Points Guy / 5h
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on March 1 added Curaçao and the island nation of Antigua and Barbuda to its highest advisory in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Both popular Caribbean countries now carry a “Level 4: COVID-19 Very High” warning (the CDC’s highest) and Americans are being encouraged to avoid all travel to these destinations. Two other countries — O

Microsoft’s Power Automate Desktop is now free for all Windows 10 users


500+TechCrunch / 9h
Microsoft today announced that it is making Power Automate Desktop , its enterprise-level tool for creating automated desktop-centric workflows, available to all Windows 10 users for free. Power Automate Desktop is what Microsoft calls its “attended Robotic Process Automation” solution, but you can think of it as a macro recorder on steroids. It comes with 370 prebuilt actions that help you build


Daily Crunch: Microsoft unveils Mesh for AR/VR meetings


28TechCrunch / 9min
Microsoft shows off a new AR/VR meeting platform, Uber spins out a robotics startup and Compass files to go public. This is your Daily Crunch for March 2, 2021. The big story: Microsoft unveils Mesh for AR/VR meetings Mesh is a platform that allows for shared meetings between Microsoft’s HoloLens (augmented reality) and Windows Mixed Reality (virtual reality). Lucas Matney describes it as “pretty

United cuts Colorado flights, boosts other outdoor destinations


The Points Guy / 12min
Major U.S. airlines have been busy boosting flights to destinations with plenty of built-in social distancing to capture leisure traffic traveling during the pandemic. Consider Kalispell, Montana ; Eureka, California or Idaho Falls, Idaho . All three cities are getting brand-new airline service, thanks to their proximity to national parks and other outdoor activities. However, not all outdoor-fri

Google is expanding Workspace's data regions


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 15min
Google is also giving organizations more control over their data with the rollout of the Assured Controls add-on.

Biden says US will have enough COVID-19 vaccines for everyone by May


SlashGear / 20min
Following a rough 2020, the pandemic situation in the US is looking brighter than ever. In an announcement today, President Biden revealed that COVID-19 vaccine production efforts have resulted in an accelerated availability timeline and that the US is now on course to have enough vaccine doses for everyone in the nation by May. Last month, the Biden administration announced … Continue reading

'Frustrated' Facebook Oversight Board May Seek to Examine Its Algorithm (or 'Whatever')


Gizmodo / 22min
Facebook’s so-called “Supreme Court” is reportedly seeking the company’s permission to examine the underlying machine-learning models that determine which posts are visible or granted the most prominence in each Facebook user’s feed. Read more...

Bill Nye explains disasters in Peacock's 'The End is Nye'


49Engadget / 22min
Bill Nye is heading back to TV. The "Science Guy" will host and produce a new documentary series from Peacock called The End is Nye. The show will see Nye explore disasters, both natural and otherwise, with each episode. He'll explain the science behind them and touch on how humanity can survive and prevent them in the future. It's a setup that feels timely and not all that dissimilar from his pr

Create a handbook and integrate AI to onboard remote employees


100+TechCrunch / 24min
Chris Buttenham Contributor Chris Buttenham is the CEO and co-founder of Obie, a knowledge base software and support accelerator. The pandemic has forced organizations across the globe to shutter the office environment, and take up a remote-first strategy. Through necessity, professionals have adapted to remote working. But the systems they use are still playing catch up. One area less readily ac

Intel hit with $2.2 billion patent judgment


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Ars Technica / 45min
Enlarge (credit: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images ) A Texas jury has ordered Intel to pay $2.18 billion in damages for infringing two patents. The lawsuit was filed by VLSI Technology LLC, a 4-year-old firm that Intel says has no products and no sources of revenue besides patent litigation. The patents at issue in the case previously belonged to NXP Semiconductors, a Dutch company tha

Study: COVID-19 Can Kill Heart Cells


200+Futurism / 47min
Even though we’re nearly a full calendar year into the COVID pandemic, scientists still don’t fully understand how the coronavirus targets and attacks different parts of our bodies. Now, doctors have uncovered that SARS-CoV-2 can attack the heart directly, according to a massive study led by Washington University School of Medicine researchers that was published in the journal JACC: Basic to Tran

SpaceX’s first paying Moon flight customer wants to give away eight seats aboard his spaceship


68TechCrunch / 52min
Yusaku Maezawa, the first paying passenger to book a trip aboard SpaceX’s (still in development) Starship spacecraft around the Moon, has provided a promised update about his mission. It’s still aiming for 2023 for a flight date, and the plan is still to fly a week-long trip around the Moon and back. Now, however, Maezawa is looking for crewmates . The full passenger list will include 10 to 12 cr

The explosive (and inclusive) potential of NFTs in the creative world


64TechCrunch / 52min
Digital collectibles are having a very large moment. Just last month, a piece of digital art by Beeple sold for $6.6 million on online art marketplace Nifty Gateway. Meanwhile, Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda recently sold clips of a song via online marketplace Zora . Over on Dapper Labs’ NBA Top Shot, more than 200,000 people recently waited hours for the chance to buy one of just 10,631 packs of dig

Despite Rebounding Cases of COVID, TX to Open State “100 Percent”


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400+Futurism / 54min
The governors of both Texas and Mississippi announced they will be lifting both states’ mask mandates and rolling back COVID-19 health mandates, NBC News reports . “It is now time to open Texas 100 percent,” Texas governor Greg Abbott told a largely unmasked crowd at a Mexican restaurant in Lubbock, Texas. The news comes just one day after the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned

7 Ways to Work Out With Limited Equipment


Lifehacker / 57min
Home workouts are still a great, safe option in this ongoing pandemic, but not everybody has been able to put together a full featured home gym. Even if you only have a few dumbbells or a set of resistance bands—or nothing at all—there’s a workout out there for you. Here are some of our best ideas, based on what you… Read more...

Dish tries to disrupt SpaceX’s Starlink plans as companies fight at FCC


24Ars Technica / 58min
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | skegbydave ) SpaceX and Dish Network are fighting at the Federal Communications Commission over Dish's attempt to block a key designation that SpaceX's Starlink division needs in order to get FCC broadband funding. A SpaceX filing submitted yesterday said that Dish's "baseless attempt" to block funding "would serve only to delay what matters most—connecting unserve

Playing 'Pokémon Go' looks a lot more fun with a HoloLens 2


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Cornea eyes in on fighting wildfires using better data


88TechCrunch / 1h
It’s not yet fire season thankfully, which affords some breathing room for firefighters and emergency responders to begin planning out how to confront the increasingly complex and unwieldy task of preventing and responding to fires in the American West. Wildfires in the region have been particularly acute in recent years in states like California, mostly due to hotter conditions driven by climate

The Long History of Godzilla's Cinematic Looks


41Gizmodo / 1h
Godzilla isn’t just a monster movie icon, the king of all kaiju : he is a king of looks too. In the nearly seven decades he’s been stomping around the box office, Godzilla’s gone through more appearances than most cinematic legends ever could. From his earliest days to his upcoming smashup with Kong in Warner’s W… Read more...

Following unionization, Glitch signs collective bargaining agreement


72TechCrunch / 1h
In another key moment for the growing tech labor movement, Glitch employees today announced that they have signed a collective bargaining agreement with the company. The move comes a year after the site’s workforce voted to join the Communications Workers of America Local 1101. “We’re excited that Glitch workers have signed their first-ever contract, a milestone in this industry,” CWA Local 1101

Ray-Ban smart glasses expectations doused by Facebook CFO


SlashGear / 1h
Facebook CFO David Wehner spoke this week about new smart glasses that are expected to launch later this year in collaboration with Ray-Ban and Luxottica. This isn’t the first time we’ve heard of said glasses – but it is the first time anyone from Facebook has suggested the glasses will be anything less than extraordinary. Speaking at the Morgan Stanley … Continue reading

Breaking: Biden says enough vaccines for all adults by end of May


The Points Guy / 1h
There’s major news for all of us who love travel. President Joe Biden on Tuesday said the U.S. will have enough coronavirus vaccines for all adults by the end of May, The Washington Post first reported . That’s two months earlier than expected, thanks to drugmakers Merck & Co. and Johnson & Johnson (longtime rivals) teaming up to produce the newly approved Johnson & Johnson vaccine that only requ


BenQ X1300i projector works with PS5 and Xbox Series X


SlashGear / 1h
There’s an LED gaming projector out in the world now called the BenQ X1300i, and it’s made for all SORTS of devices. The BenQ X1300i has a whole bunch of ports, including X1 HDMI2.0b, HDCP2.2, another X1 HDMI2.0b, HDCP2.2 (with support for Audio Return), X1 (5V/2.5A Power, Service) USB Type-A, one RS232 (DB-9pin), a pair of audio-out ports, and a … Continue reading

Hershey’s ‘most extreme’ Reese’s peanut butter cups ditch the chocolate


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SlashGear / 1h
Do you like to have some peanut butter with your peanut butter? If so, Hershey’s newly announced limited-edition Reese’s peanut butter cup treat will be right up your alley. The new product — which it calls the Ultimate Peanut Butter Lovers Cups — ditches the chocolate shell and replaces it with a peanut butter-flavored coating over the peanut butter innards. … Continue reading

Microsoft Teams will soon allow you to share channels with external contacts


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Microsoft is set to roll out a selection of upgrades for both internal and external collaboration.

U.K. Says 7 Hour Indoor Immigration Lines Were A Covid Precaution. Say What?


View from the Wing / 1h
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 ...

Microsoft issues emergency patches for 4 exploited 0-days in Exchange


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32Ars Technica / 1h
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images ) Microsoft is urging customers to install emergency patches as soon as possible to protect against highly skilled hackers who are actively exploiting four zero-day vulnerabilities in Exchange Server. The software maker said hackers working on behalf of the Chinese government have been using the previously unknown exploits to hack on-premises Exchange Server software

5 things to do this month before Alaska Airlines joins Oneworld


The Points Guy / 1h
After years of anticipation, the day is almost here: Alaska is finally joining the Oneworld alliance on Mar. 31, 2021 . With this joining, Alaska Airlines elites will have access to new benefits and airline partners. Likewise, Oneworld loyalists will have access to Alaska Airlines flights, like earning their preferred mileage currency on Alaska flights. There are a few important things both Alask

Proptech startup States Title, now Doma, going public via SPAC in $3B deal


100+TechCrunch / 1h
Real estate tech startup Doma, formerly known as States Title , announced Tuesday it will go public through a merger with SPAC Capitol Investment Corp. V in a deal valued at $3 billion, including debt. SPACs , often called blank-check companies, are increasingly common. They exist as publicly traded entities in search of a private company to combine with, taking the private entity public without

Frontier Flight Narrowly Avoids “Catastrophic” Deicing Incident


300+One Mile at a Time / 1h
A Frontier Airlines flight attendant’s quick thinking avoided what could have been a “catastrophic outcome” on a recent flight out of Nashville. Frontier Airbus deiced incorrectly The always knowledgable @xJonNYC has a note that was written from Frontier Airlines to the Air Line Pilots Association Safety Council outlining what happened: A Frontier Airlines plane was supposed to be deiced prior to

Panos Panay teases, is pumped about the next generation of Windows


24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 1h
The Microsoft CPO says that the “future of Windows is incredible” during a fireside chat at Ignite 2021, though he’s not quite ready to talk about what’s to come.

The User Reviews for Puma's Gaming Shoes Are Peak Internet Trolling


20Gizmodo / 1h
Last year, Puma entered the gaming apparel world with its $100 Active Gaming Footwear , which are basically fancy socks with a bit of added tread. But now the user reviews are in, and reader, they are priceless. Read more...

Amazon's GameOn screen recording app comes to iOS


51Engadget / 1h
In November, Amazon announced GameOn , an app for recording short, shareable clips from your favorite mobile games. Initially, it was only available on Android. But as spotted by TechCrunch , if you own an iPhone or iPad and live in the US, you can now download GameOn on iOS as well. GameOn currently works with more than 1,000 mobile games, including perennial favorites like PUBG Mobile and Cross

AWS director sues Amazon, alleging systemic racism in corporate office


24Ars Technica / 1h
Enlarge / Amazon's orange-yellow logo wall. (credit: David Ryder/Getty Images) A senior manager at Amazon Web Services has filed suit against the company alleging race and gender discrimination, saying that she was underpaid, denied promotions, and sexually assaulted at the firm. Charlotte Newman, who is Black, began working at AWS in 2017 in a public policy role. Prior to joining Amazon, she ser

Dedicated server vs VPS: What's the difference?


24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 1h
Confused about the differences between these types of web hosting? We'll explain all the important differences here.

Breaking: Texas, Mississippi lifting most COVID-19 restrictions, mask mandates


The Points Guy / 1h
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas and Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves both announced on Tuesday that they were lifting statewide mask mandates and opening their states back up for business. Gov. Abbott announced Tuesday, March 2 , in Lubbock, Texas, that it was time to “open Texas 100%.” The Republican governor announced he is lifting the mask mandate beginning next Wednesday. Abbott says that declini

A top Napa Valley hotel is joining World of Hyatt


The Points Guy / 1h
Napa, California, and the surrounding area has been a popular destination for years — especially among fans of good wine and anyone looking for a relaxing trip to a beautiful part of the country. There’s no shortage of points hotels in the area, but one of the best among them is soon joining the World of Hyatt program, an exciting development for Hyatt loyalists and anyone who has a stash of Chas

Samsung will soon ship Micro LED TVs, but MiniLED still leads the lineup


28Ars Technica / 1h
A Samsung Micro LED TV in suitably swanky digs. [credit: Samsung ] It's that time of year when many TV manufacturers begin announcing prices for and shipping their annual product refreshes. We took a look at Sony's OLED lineup yesterday, but today we're turning our attention to Samsung, which just announced imminent availability (most models will start shipping this month) for its high-end Micro

Fluid Truck, the Zipcar of commercial trucks, raises $63M to take on rental giants


100+TechCrunch / 1h
Fluid Truck has built an app-based platform that aims to take away the pain and cost of owning or leasing commercial vehicles, all while grabbing market share from established companies like Penske, Ryder and U-Haul. Now, it has the capital to help it get there. The Denver-based company said Tuesday it raised $63 million in a Series A funding round to expand its truck-sharing platform, which help

Figure Out the Size of Your Next Stimulus Check With These Calculators


20Lifehacker / 1h
On Saturday morning, the U.S. House of Representatives—or, more accurately, House Democrats— passed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan. (Zero Republicans crossed party lines to for the bill; two Democrats voted against it.) The plan, which is expected to pass the U.S. Senate this week, would provide a wide range of… Read more...

2021 Volkswagen Arteon Review – Style with a side of exclusivity


SlashGear / 1h
If it takes something special to stand out in the sedan segment right now, then from across the parking lot at least the 2021 Volkswagen Arteon has a lot going for it. In sharp SEL R-Line form, and with not-quite-black Urano Gray paintwork, VW’s four-door coupe may be a fancier hatchback if you want to get down to brass tacks, … Continue reading

Uganda Airlines Plans London Heathrow Flights With A330-800neo


30One Mile at a Time / 2h
A pretty snazzy-looking plane could be making an appearance at London Heathrow in the not-too-distant future… Uganda Airlines plans long haul service with A330-800neo Uganda Airlines recently took delivery of two new A330-800neos . The airline only launched in 2019, so as an avgeek it’s cool to see such a small, new airline grow so quickly (even if the growth is questionable). Based on what has b


Razer Tomahawk released with RTX 3080 and tool-less sled system


SlashGear / 2h
The miniature, modular gaming PC system known as Razer Tomahawk was released today with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Founder’s Edition GPU inside. This small form factor (SFF) desktop works with Intel NUC and a modular “tool-less sled system.” This desktop gaming-oriented computer was released both with or without the RTX GPU, making a difference of approximately $800 USD. This … Continue reading

TikTok coming to Samsung smart TVs in the U.S.


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44Mashable / 2h
TikTok is coming to Samsung TVs across the world, Samsung revealed during a Tuesday event that highlighted various updates coming to its TVs, particularly its unique lifestyle lines. To start, Samsung tipped a global rollout of the TikTok app on its TVs, following a limited release in Europe last year. The company has not announced a specific timeframe for the TikTok launch, but says it will come

Yubico and Microsoft want to finally kill off passwords for good


28TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 2h
Azure Active Directory users can now login using Windows Hello, the Microsoft Authenticator App and FIDO2 security keys.

Amazon Rolls Back Icon That Was a Little Too, Uh, Below the Nose


34Gizmodo / 2h
Amazon has quietly edited its app icon, possibly because users noticed that it resembled a smiling, err, uh... we’ll go with Charlie Chaplin, but we don’t really mean Charlie Chaplin. Read more...

Catholic Archdiocese Calls COVID Vaccine “Morally Compromised”


400+Futurism / 2h
There are now three COVID-19 vaccines approved for use by the United States government. By all accounts, this is great news — unless, apparently, you’re responsible for the Archdiocese of New Orleans, in which case you’re busy telling your community that the newly-approved Johnson & Johnson vaccine is “morally compromised.” The Archdiocese released a statement urging Catholics to avoid the Johnso

Google Play Books can now read stories to young kids


SlashGear / 2h
Google has added new features to its Play Books platform, ones aimed at young kids who may not yet know how to read or who may have limited reading skills. In addition to a new read-and-listen feature, the app also now offers a kid-friendly dictionary to help young readers learn new vocabulary while reading stories. Google Play Books is a … Continue reading

The 10 Best Deals of March 2, 2021


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The 10 Best Deals of March 2, 2021


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Researchers Create Tiny, Cicada-Like Drones to Invade Small Spaces


Gizmodo / 2h
When we think of drones, we imagine massive, quadrotor machines that buzz around like manic seagulls. But what if your drown was small enough to accidentally swallow? Read more...

Twitter Spaces arrives on Android ahead of Clubhouse


100+TechCrunch / 2h
Twitter announced today it’s opening up its live audio chat rooms, known as Twitter Spaces, to users on Android. Previously, the experience was only open to select users on iOS following the product’s private beta launch in late December 2020. The company says that Android users will only be able to join and talk in Spaces for the time being, but won’t yet be able to start their own. That added f

SpineZone is the latest health tech startup to raise millions in the musculoskeletal space


100TechCrunch / 2h
SpineZone is a startup that creates personalized exercise programs and treatment for neck and back pain. The company uses an online platform and in-person clinics to deliver a curriculum that, ideally, helps patients avoid the need for prescription drugs, injections and surgeries, and providers then avoid the cost of all of the above. Co-founded by brothers Kian Raiszadeh and Kamshad Raiszadeh, t

Uber spins out Postmates' robot delivery division into a separate company


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65Engadget / 2h
Uber is spinning off Postmates' autonomous delivery division into a separate startup called Serve Robotics. The company inherited the unit when it acquired Postmates last year for $2.65 billion . According to Bloomberg , Uber will invest approximately $50 million in a Series A financing round that will make the company a minority stakeholder in Serve Robotics. The startup will operate independent

Avoid Using These Triggering Phrases to Describe People


51Lifehacker / 2h
Being called “crazy” only works in the service of making you feel crazy. It’s a loaded term already—an insensitive label for some someone prone to uncontrolled outbursts or violent behavior—but it’s often used to describe to anyone who may not be behaving in a conventionally “normal” way. Read more...

New virtual unfolding tech unlocks antique letters without damage


20SlashGear / 2h
When King Tut was removed from his tomb in 1922, his body was effectively ripped to pieces in order to separate his jewelry for transport and/or display. Here in modernity, scientists and archeologists take a much more conservative approach to preserving materials for optimum study. Since the dawn of time, ancient folded or “locked” documents, like those part of a … Continue reading

Singapore Airlines Reconfiguring All 12 A380s With New Cabins


1KOne Mile at a Time / 2h
There’s not much good news nowadays when it comes to A380s, though there’s an exception at Singapore Airlines. I first wrote last November about how the airline was planning on reconfiguring all of its remaining A380s with new cabins, and there’s now an update on that front, as progress is continuing to be made. Singapore Airlines keeping 12 Airbus A380s We recently learned about Singapore Airlin

Microsoft says China-backed hackers are exploiting Exchange zero-days


100+TechCrunch / 2h
Microsoft is warning customers that a new China state-sponsored threat actor is exploiting four previously undisclosed security flaws in Exchange Server, an enterprise email product built by the software giant. The technology company said Tuesday that it believes the hacking group, which it calls Hafnium, tries to steal information from a broad range of U.S.-based organizations, including law fir

Get instant gourmet meals for your dog with this smart cooker – Future Blink


28Mashable / 2h
Kibus is an automated dog food cooking device that serves up healthy, minimally processed meals with just the push of a button. Read more... More about Dogs , Mashable Video , Pets , Dog Food , and Future Blink

No One Food Item Is 'Bad' For You


62Lifehacker / 2h
We are, as a society, obsessed with questions about whether an individual food is “good” or “bad” for us. But with the exception of things like poisonous mushrooms (which I would not classify as “food”), no food is bad for you. Read more...

Software Workers at Glitch Get a Historic Union Contract


22Gizmodo / 2h
Glitch, the software company behind Trello and Stack Overflow, now has a collective bargaining agreement with the Communications Workers of America (CWA). The news is extraordinary, not just because they claim to be the first software workers to have secured a collective bargaining agreement, but because the lead-up… Read more...


Chatflights can help you book better award tickets — here’s how


61The Points Guy / 2h
Editor’s note: Chatflights is a TPG partner. Award booking services aren’t a new phenomenon. Over the years, we’ve seen these services come and go, and I’ve even worked for a couple of them. In short, these services take a travel agent-like approach to the process of redeeming points and miles. You tell them your dates, destinations and mileage balances, and they’ll find award space — and book th

Six tips for SaaS founders who don’t want VC money


100+TechCrunch / 2h
Aytekin Tank Contributor Aytekin Tank is the founder of JotForm , an online form builder. Established in 2006, JotForm allows customizable data collection for enhanced lead generation, survey distribution, payment collections and more. Over the past decade, venture capital has become synonymous with entrepreneurship. Founders from around the world arrive in Silicon Valley with visions of record-s

Retail Zipline raises $30M as it helps retailers adapt to the pandemic


100+TechCrunch / 2h
When I first wrote about Retail Zipline in 2019, the startup was focused on building a communication platform that would help corporate decision-makers in retail communicate with individual stores . As you’d probably guess, the startup saw some changes in 2020. “When COVID first hit, you might think a company that’s primarily focused on retail would be in trouble,” said co-founder and CTO Jeremy

Rocket Lab could be SpaceX’s biggest rival


56MIT Technology Review / 2h
In the private space industry, it can seem that there’s SpaceX and then there’s everyone else. Only Blue Origin, backed by its own billionaire founder in the person of Jeff Bezos, seems able to command the same degree of attention. And Blue Origin hasn’t even gone beyond suborbital space yet. Rocket Lab might soon have something to say about that duopoly. The company, founded in New Zealand and h

Epic Games buys up Mediatonic: What does this mean for Fall Guys?


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SlashGear / 2h
Mediatonic is a developer that rose to meteoric fame last year with the release of Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout, and today we’re learning that the studio will be joining Epic Games. Epic has entered an agreement to purchase Mediatonic, though we’re not sure how much the deal is worth. We’ve been seeing Epic make similar moves with other high-profile indie … Continue reading

Scientists Suggest Farming Fish on the Moon


500+Futurism / 3h
Fishy Situation A team of French scientists has a pressing concern. When the European Space Agency constructs its planned Moon Village , what exactly are the astronauts supposed to eat? Thankfully, they have a plan: farming fish on the Moon using live eggs shipped from Earth and water harvested from the lunar surface, Hakai Magazine reports . It sounds outlandish to consider raising animals on th

Twitter's Clubhouse-style audio chat rooms land on Android


36Engadget / 3h
Twitter Spaces , the company's answer to Clubhouse , is now available on Android. Until now, the audio chat rooms were iOS-only . The Spaces feature is still in beta. Only a select number of users can host the chat rooms, but now anyone on iOS and Android can join conversations. For the time being, only iOS users can host Spaces, but Twitter says those on Android will be able to create their own

Microsoft Mesh is a holographic communication platform straight from science fiction


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Microsoft is doubling down on mixed reality with a new holographic collaboration platform called Mesh.

Crank up the Savings With $20 off Marshall's Acton Bluetooth Speaker


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Crank up the Savings With $20 off Marshall's Acton Bluetooth Speaker


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“Locked” for 300 years: Virtual unfolding has now revealed this letter’s secrets


100+Ars Technica / 3h
In 1697, a man named Jacques Sennacque wrote a letter to his cousin, a French merchant named Pierre Le Pers, requesting a certified death certificate for another man named Daniel Le Pers (presumably also a relation). Sennacque sealed the letter with an intricate folding method known as " letterlocking ," a type of physical cryptography, to safeguard the contents from prying eyes. That letter was

Mesh Is Microsoft’s Vision for Sending Your Hologram Back to the Office


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Gizmodo / 3h
Today at Microsoft’s annual Ignite conference , the tech giant revealed a bold glimpse at the future of digital collaboration with Mesh , a new mixed reality experience set to shape how people work and socialize online. Read more...

Study reveals the ideal fruit and vegetable ratio for living longer


SlashGear / 3h
It’s no secret that you should eat some fruit and vegetables every day to reduce the risk of health problems, but what is the ideal ratio? According to a new study from the American Heart Association, around five servings of fruit and vegetables daily is ideal for living longer, but you’ll need more veggies than fruit to see the benefit. … Continue reading

Once-dormant airline to launch nonstop flights from Uganda


The Points Guy / 3h
Uganda’s flag carrier is set to return to long-haul flying. Uganda Airlines is reportedly planning to launch flights from its base at Entebbe, Uganda (EBB) to London Heathrow (LHR) later this month. Interestingly, the airline will use one of its Airbus A330-800 aircraft in order to operate the route, which is set to launch on March 28, with five weekly frequencies. Sign up to receive the daily TP

Colleges That Require Coronavirus Screening Tech Struggle to Say Whether It Works


72NYT > Technology / 3h
Many schools that use fever scanners and symptom checkers have not rigorously studied if the technology has slowed the spread of Covid-19 on campuses.

Amazon’s GameOn app, a platform for sharing mobile gaming clips, launches on iOS


69TechCrunch / 3h
Mobile gaming hasn’t seen the same demand for streaming content in the past as desktop has, but Amazon sees a market there to extend Twitch’s dominance. After launching on Android back in November, the company’s mobile streaming centric app has just launched on Apple’s App Store. The app lets users record short clips (anywhere from 30 seconds to 5 minutes of content) of gameplay from a variety of

How to Quickly Scan Documents on Your Mac With Your iPhone


28Lifehacker / 3h
I don’t use my Mac and my iPhone together as much as I should; I generally tend to complete tasks on one or the other, rather than handing off my work between the two platforms. I might change this up, though, now that I see how easy it is to trigger my iPhone’s document-scanning capabilities from my Mac. Read more...

AWESOME: Icelandair’s Antarctica Flight


1KOne Mile at a Time / 3h
Several days ago I wrote about what might just be one of the coolest flights ever . I wanted to post an update about this flight, given that the plane has now completed this journey, and there’s even a video of the plane both landing and taking off from Antarctica, with views from the ground and from inside the cabin. Icelandair 767 flies between Iceland & Antarctica An Icelandair Boeing 767-300

Is This Airline Really A Front To Sell Boeing 737s To Iran In Violation Of Sanctions?


View from the Wing / 3h
A Boeing 737 was taken out of storage, flown (apparently illegally) into Bulgaria and then while supposedly being flown to the U.A.E. it declared an emergency over Iran – and some claim it was a ‘hijacking’. The plane went missing over Iranian airspace, the airline has been silent about the incident, and there’s now speculation that the whole thing was a ruse by Fly Armenia Airways - a new airlin

There’s Something Very Different About Tomorrow’s Starship Test


300+Futurism / 3h
Third Time SpaceX is ramping up to launch its third full-scale Starship rocket this week — but this time, the company will attempt a new strategy. The prototype, called SN10, could be rocketing high into the sky from its launch pad in Boca Chica, Texas as early as Wednesday afternoon, Teslarati reports , according to flight restrictions announced by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This


10 mistakes to avoid when redeeming frequent flyer miles


The Points Guy / 3h
As the saying goes, “Everyone makes mistakes.” This pervades many aspects of life, but it’s especially applicable to using your airline miles. Even the most seasoned award traveler can slip up, resulting in a less comfortable flight, extra fees, or even an inability to travel. Fortunately, the most common mistakes when booking airline award travel are easy to avoid, so today, I’ll take you throug

Raya’s Kelly Marie Tran and Adele Lim Talk Heroes and Much Needed Representation


48Gizmodo / 3h
Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon is a film that’s so different from most other movies of its kind , it didn’t even have to be fully formed for writers and actors to jump at the chance to be part of it. Read more...

Volvo Will Only Sell Electric Vehicles by 2030 as It Pivots to Online-Only Sales


30How-To Geek / 3h
Volvo plans to become a “fully electric car company” by 2030, phasing out production of its gas, diesel, and hybrid vehicles to become an early “leader” in the growing electric car market. The company also plans to move all vehicle sales online by its 2030 deadline. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

Microsoft's "Power Automate Desktop" Is Now Free and Can Do Your Work for You


100+How-To Geek / 3h
If you work in a tech job or pursue a hobby that leaves you performing identical sequences over and over again every day, you probably wish you could automate that process somehow. But automation software that runs a computer for you is expensive and unwieldy. Or it was expensive anyway, as Microsoft just made its Power Automate Desktop software free for everyone to use. Read This Article on Revi

Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 Loses "Get Location" Feature, Gains SmartThings Find


100+How-To Geek / 3h
Galaxy Watch 3 owners have received an End of Service notice for the “Get Location” feature, stating that it will be terminated on March 15 due to policy changes. However, Samsung also introduced the SmartThings Find to the watch in a firmware update, and users can use it for locating instead. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

DJI's New FPV Drone Lets You Pilot With Flight Vision Goggles


24How-To Geek / 3h
There’s a growing “do it yourself” category of drones that give you a first-person view (FPV) of your drone flying in the world of drones. Mount a camera, set up a radio transmitter, and beam the drone’s video to some goggles, and you’ll feel like you’re flying. DJI’s latest $1,300 drone does all the hard work for you and even includes the goggles and remote. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

Today’s best tech deals: Bose headphones, Assassin’s Creed, and more


20Ars Technica / 3h
Enlarge (credit: Ars Technica) Today's Dealmaster includes a good discount on Bose's Noise Cancelling Headphones 700, the white version of which is down to $299 at various retailers. That's $80 off Bose's MSRP, about $65 off the street price we typically see online, and tied for the best price we've tracked. While we generally recommend Sony's WH-1000XM4 as the top choice among wireless noise-can

Watch: Pokemon GO mixed-reality future demoed at Microsoft Ignite


SlashGear / 3h
Niantic demonstrated a proof-of-concept vision today at Microsoft Ignite, showing what Microsoft Mesh could do with Pokemon GO. Microsoft Mesh is a new platform built on Azure that allows developers to connect users with a wide variety of devices and technologies, including AR and VR, on PCs, smartphones, tablets, and mixed-reality headsets. As Pokemon GO is a quintessential shared gaming … Conti

Leaked Big Oil Docs Hint at Support for a Carbon Tax, but the Money Trail Tells a Different Story


38Gizmodo / 3h
The #resistance is growing. The American Petroleum Institute, which is the nation’s largest lobbying group for the oil and gas industry, is planning to endorse levying a price on carbon pollution, according to documents obtained by the Wall Street Journal. Read more...

Dead by Daylight's latest killer is a K-pop star


100+Engadget / 3h
The roster of killers in Dead By Daylight reads like a who's who of horror icons. Michael Myers, Freddy Krueger, Leatherface, Stranger Things ' Demogorgon and Pyramid Head from Silent Hill are all in the lineup. The latest dreaded killer comes from an entirely different background: K-pop. The Trickster is K-pop star Ji-Woon, who developed an addiction to murder after the thrill of musical stardom

Rookie coding mistake prior to Gab hack came from site’s CTO


200+Ars Technica / 4h
Enlarge (credit: Gab.com) Over the weekend, word emerged that a hacker breached far-right social media website Gab and downloaded 70 gigabytes of data by exploiting a garden-variety security flaw known as an SQL injection. A quick review of Gab’s open source code shows that the critical vulnerability—or at least one very much like it—was introduced by the company’s chief technology officer. The c

Roku Makes a Big Investment in Better Ad Targeting


22Gizmodo / 4h
On Monday, Roku announced a new “strategic alliance” with the market research giant Nielsen, that sees the connected TV giant swallow Nielsen’s Advanced Video Advertising business—and take on two major pieces of ad-targeting tech in the process. Read more...

Google Play Books update brings audio narration to kids titles


43Engadget / 4h
Google has been trying to make ebooks accessible to a wider global audience including those who are learning to read . The web giant is continuing its focus on youngsters by launching a set of audio resource tools for children's titles on Google Play Books. Kids can now listen to a book read out loud, with the ability to turn pages automatically or manually, on titles designated for those aged up

Epic continues its studio-acquisition spree, buys Fall Guys devs


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28Ars Technica / 4h
Enlarge / At this time, we're unsure whether Mediatonic was paid by Epic in cash, stock options, or golden crowns. (credit: Mediatonic / Aurich Lawson ) On Tuesday, Epic Games, the maker of Unreal Engine and studio behind Fortnite , continued its push into owning a corner of the game- and software-development ecosystem by acquiring Mediatonic, the makers of popular video game series Fall Guys . T

Does Closing Credit Cards Hurt Your Credit Score?


300+One Mile at a Time / 4h
I’ve written about the common misconception that applying for credit cards hurts your credit score . While it’s true that an inquiry on your credit report can ding your score a couple of points short term, in reality there are several metrics that can be positively impacted by opening new credit cards, including lower credit utilization and more payment history. What matters most is that you don’

Volvo marshals hype and humility on the electric car precipice


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SlashGear / 4h
Volvo has big plans to go electric but, as Kermit the Frog so memorably sang, “it’s not easy being green.” The new C40 Recharge is an early step in the Swedish automaker’s aggressive roadmap to ditch internal combustion entirely by 2030, but its handsome four-door coupe styling wraps around some of the big underlying challenges that Volvo hopes time, patience, … Continue reading

The best processors could get even better soon – here's why


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TSMC could start producing 3nm processors in 2021 - a year ahead of schedule

Watch Samsung detail its Micro LED TVs


37Engadget / 4h
We got a first look at Samsung’s 2021 TV lineup at CES 2021, but on Tuesday the company provided more information on details like pricing and availability. And we’ve crammed all of its biggest announcements in a video that clocks in at under 10 minutes. That includes additional details on its upcoming Frame and Neo QLED TVs . The latter will available in both 8K and 4K versions, with pricing star

6 Dr. Seuss books won't be published because of racist themes


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100+Mashable / 4h
On Mar. 2, as some celebrated the birthday of late children's author Theodore Geisel, known famously as Dr. Seuss, the author's estate announced it will stop publishing six Seuss books featuring racist images. The Associated Press reported the announcement by Dr. Seuss Enterprises , the business arm of Geisel's publishing legacy, on Tuesday. “Ceasing sales of these books is only part of our commi

Epic Games has bought 'Fall Guys' studio Mediatonic


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50Engadget / 4h
Epic Games has bought Tonic Games Group, the parent company of Fall Guys studio Mediatonic. The collective also includes the publisher Irregular Corporation and another studio, Fortitude Games. “Beyond the shared vision among our teams, we see tremendous potential in combining forces with Epic," Tonic Games Group co-founder and chief games officer Paul Croft said in a statement. "Whether it’s abo


This Maldives resort is offering long-term stays from $215 a night


22The Points Guy / 4h
Sometimes, a particular resort announcement hits our inboxes and makes nearly everyone at TPG take notice. That’s the case with the “Stowaway Package” now offered by The Standard, Huruvalhi Maldives. Right now, you can book a 14-night stay starting at $3,600 or a 28-night stay from $6,000. Sure, it’s a hefty price tag, but the rate includes daily breakfast, a 20% discount off food at the resort’s

Xbox Series X restocked at GameStop, but with a catch


SlashGear / 4h
Those of you trying to get your hands on an Xbox Series X might have some luck today at GameStop. While the console’s underpowered counterpart, the Xbox Series S, has been a little easier to find in recent days, the Xbox Series X still seems to be as hard to find as ever. That’s what makes this particular GameStop restock … Continue reading

Razer DevCon revealed: 4 hours of Chroma, Gold, and THX


SlashGear / 4h
There’ll be a bunch of Razer news appearing in early May, thanks to a new event called Razer DevCon. This new event will likely follow along with developer events tied to companies like Apple and Google, delivering talks on the latest in Razer-made developer-friendly software and opportunities for Razer-made software integration. This event will take place on May 7, 2021. … Continue reading

New P.1 Strain Can Re-Infect People Who Already Caught COVID


1KFuturism / 4h
A variant of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 called P.1 seems to be able to reinfect people who already recovered from COVID-19, despite whatever protections their immune systems built up. The variant, which was discovered and began circulating in Brazil back in December, poses a new threat that has scientists worried about the potential for yet another major wave of the coronavirus, The New York Time

West Tenth’s app encourages women to start home businesses, not join MLMs


100+TechCrunch / 4h
A new digital marketplace called West Tenth , now backed by $1.5 million in seed funding, wants to give women a platform to start and grow their home-based businesses. Through its mobile app, women can promote their business to others in the local community, then field inquiries and requests through the app’s integrated messaging platform, as well as finalize transactions through in-app payments.

Amazon issues rare apology in India over drama series


64TechCrunch / 4h
Amazon on Tuesday issued a rare apology to users in India for an original political drama series over allegations that a few scenes in the nine-part mini series hurt religious sentiments of some people in the key overseas market. The series, called “ Tandav ,” has faced criticism from some people in India — including a few members of the ruling Bhartiya Janata Party — over its depiction of Hindu

Microsoft is giving the Outlook Calendar a feature-packed facelift


28TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 4h
Outlook calendar board offers a more free-form experience with a few additional features.

Xiaomi Mi 11 review: A powerful rival to top Android flagships


92Mashable / 4h
Xiaomi finally made a phone that doesn't lag behind other Android flagships in any meaningful way. Xiaomi Mi 11 has the fastest Qualcomm processor you can currently get, the Snapdragon 888. It has a powerful, 108-megapixel camera, a massive battery that lasts for days, and a huge 6.81-inch AMOLED display. These are all major improvements over its predecessor, the Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro. It has a few n

Epic is buying ‘Fall Guys’ developer, Mediatonic


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73TechCrunch / 4h
Fortnite maker Epic today announced plans to acquire Tonic Games Group, most notably the publisher behind the fellow massive battle royale hit title, Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout. Tonic Games Group is the parent company for the Irregular Corporation, Fortitude Games and Fall Guys developer, Mediatonic. Other titles developed under the umbrella include Murder by Numbers, Gears of War/Funko spinoff

SkyMul’s drones secure rebar on the fly to speed up construction


100+TechCrunch / 4h
There are many jobs in the construction industry that fall under the “dull, dirty, and dangerous” category said to be ripe for automation — but only a few can actually be taken on with today’s technology. One such job is the crucial but repetitive task of rebar tying, which a startup called SkyMul is aiming to completely automate using fleets of drones. Unless you’ve put together reinforced concr

Cisco Webex aims to help you break through the language barrier


28TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 5h
Webex users can now see real-time translations from English into more than 100 languages.

$13K fine? We shouldn’t have to say this, but please follow travel restrictions if you’re traveling to the UK


The Points Guy / 5h
Here at TPG, we try to stay on top of all of the latest news and trends as they pertain to aviation, loyalty, cruising and other segments of the travel industry. And that includes reporting on the ways that travel has changed because of the coronavirus pandemic . And with the pandemic, the news and advice regarding travel seems to change daily. But, if you are traveling right now for any reason,

Buy and Play These Super Mario Games Before They Go Away


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41Lifehacker / 5h
Over the last year, Nintendo released several Mario games to celebrate the mustachioed mascot’s 35th birthday, but two of them— Super Mario 3D All-Stars and Super Mario Bros. 35 —are only available until March 31. After that, both will be delisted from the Nintendo Switch eShop, and physical copies of Super Mario 3D … Read more...

Samsung launches new 75-inch outdoor TV for those sunny days


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The Terrace TV is weather-resistant for outdoor viewing and now comes in a wider range of sizes.

Deleting your Clubhouse account is a nightmare, especially for sex workers


37Mashable / 5h
Clubhouse has a safety problem. The invite-only social media app, which lets people gather in audio-only "rooms" for free-flowing discussions, is in the midst of an explosive growth spurt. With reportedly over 10 million users as of mid-February, the demand for accounts is so high that people are trying to sell them for as much as $100. The real challenge, however, lies in deleting an account — a

A Golden Age of Local Digital Stars


85NYT > Technology / 5h
This can be great, but we may also lose something magical about a shared digital culture.

Google-free /e/ OS is now selling preloaded phones in the US, starting at $380


89Ars Technica / 5h
The Galaxy S9 Plus with /e/ OS. [credit: e Foundation ] /e/ OS, the "open-source, pro-privacy, and fully degoogled" fork of Android, is coming to Canada and the USA. Of course, you've always been able to download the software in any region, but now (as first spotted by It's Foss News ) the e Foundation will start selling preloaded phones in North America. Previously, /e/ only did business in Euro

A Tesla-Stan Showed Me What They Thought Was An Amazing Autopilot Save But Boy Is It Not


44Gizmodo / 5h
You may remember last week when I wrote about an absurdly hyperbolic claim of alleged life-saving from a Tesla driving via its Level 2 semi-autonomous Autopilot system; this week, I have another one, but this one is a little different because it was brought to my attention by a Tesla-stan who was very sure this would… Read more...

Twitch's First Transparency Report Is Here—and Long Overdue


100+Wired / 5h
The decade-old streaming platform has for the first time detailed its efforts to safeguard its user base in one place.

Expert: Vaccination Passports Could Become a “Dystopian Nightmare”


1KFuturism / 5h
For practically as long as the coronavirus pandemic has been raging, officials have suggested that “immunity passports” — or “vaccination passports” now that we’re talking about inoculations rather than antibodies — could help society safely reopen . By allowing those who are less likely to catch the coronavirus go to offices, stores, and otherwise participate in the economy, the argument goes ,


The Roomba 670 is just $199 at Walmart


20Mashable / 5h
Save $130.99: The iRobot Roomba 670 WiFi robot vacuum is only $199 at Walmart as of March 2. Spring cleaning isn't fun, but it doesn't have to be a chore. You can tag team the entire process if you invest in a faithful robot companion to focus on your floors and hard-to-reach nooks. And it doesn't need to be a huge investment if you take advantage of a budget-friendly robot vacuum available at Wa

Save on warm-weather trips with United’s ‘under $70 to over 70’ sale


The Points Guy / 5h
Spring is almost upon us , but with chilly temps in store for at least the next few weeks, United’s taking this opportunity to remind us that warm-weather trips are within reach. This week, United Airlines launched a promotion highlighting low-cost escapes to warmer weather, with “fares under $70 to destinations over 70 degrees.” The carrier is advertising award rates starting at 7,000 miles each

See how Google Chrome's user profiles are getting a much-needed overhaul


24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 5h
Google Chrome’s latest update might just be to your liking if multiple people in your house use the same device.

iPad deals are dropping back down to record low prices this week


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 5h
Amazon's latest iPad deals can save you plenty of cash across a range of 2020 models, with record low prices available now.

Oculus Quest 2 120Hz option may only be limited to a few games


51TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 5h
John Carmack shares thoughts on the in-the-works Oculus Quest feature.

Microsoft debuts its AR/VR meetings platform Mesh


Microsoft Mesh HoloLens•
100+TechCrunch / 5h
Today, at a special AR/VR focused event held inside its virtual reality community platform Altspace, Microsoft showcased a new product aiming to provide their AR HoloLens platform and VR Windows Mixed Reality platform with a shared platform for meetings. The app is called Microsoft Mesh and it gives users a cross AR/VR meeting space to interact with other users and 3D content, handling all of tec

NOAA Acknowledges the New Reality of Hurricane Season


100+Gizmodo / 5h
We’re one step closer to officially moving up hurricane season. The National Hurricane Center announced Tuesday that it would formally start issuing its hurricane season tropical weather outlooks on May 15 this year, bumping it up from the traditional start of hurricane season on June 1. The move comes after a recent… Read more...

What's the Best Camera for Home Security?


36Lifehacker / 5h
There are plenty of uses for a camera system in your home. First and most importantly, they’re powerful tools for home security. That’s especially useful in the work from home era when we’re cooped up inside all day. If anything suspicious is happening, you’ll want to know right away. But home cameras can also be used… Read more...

An AI Was Taught to Play the World's Hardest Video Game and Still Couldn't Set a New Record


100+Gizmodo / 5h
What’s the hardest video game you’ve ever played? If it wasn’t QWOP then let me tell you right know that you don’t know how truly difficult a game can be. The deceptively simple running game is so challenging to master that even an AI trained using machine learning still only mustered a top 10 score instead of… Read more...

What's the Best Camera for Home Security?


36Gizmodo / 5h
There are plenty of uses for a camera system in your home. First and most importantly, they’re powerful tools for home security. That’s especially useful in the work from home era when we’re cooped up inside all day. If anything suspicious is happening, you’ll want to know right away. But home cameras can also be used… Read more...

How to Set New Parental Controls on Disney+


42Lifehacker / 5h
In an effort to prevent young kids from stumbling across mature content—either on their own profile, or on a parent or older sibling’s profile—Disney+ has announced added parental controls . Here’s how to set them up. Read more...

Microsoft Mesh makes future meetings shared, augmented, virtual experiences


SlashGear / 5h
Microsoft Mesh is the next big thing from Microsoft, utilizing the next generation in augmented reality and high-speed internet connectivity to connect people around the world. People “feel like they are in the same room as each other even when they’re on different continents” as they interact digitally in real time. Microsoft introduced “Mesh-enabled apps” that’ll work across any platform … Cont

'Pokémon Go' on HoloLens 2 is a glimpse at the future of AR gaming


77Engadget / 5h
What if you could play Pokémon Go without holding a phone? And what if you could battle alongside your friends, no matter where they are in the world? That's something we got a taste of at the Microsoft Ignite conference today, as Niantic CEO John Hanke demoed what the game could be like on the HoloLens 2 AR headset. But getting to that device wasn't the only leap — the demo was also powered by M

The CPU from Apple's iMac G3 is powering NASA's Perseverance rover


500+Engadget / 5h
When NASA's Perseverance guided itself to the surface of Mars on February 18th , it did so with the help of the same processor that powered the 1998 iMac G3. You know, the colorful and bulbous all-in-one desktop that saved Apple's business and helped it become the company it is today. According to the New Scientist (via Gizmodo ), NASA's latest rover features an offshoot of the PowerPC 750 CPU. T

Now That WandaVision's Said the Scarlet Witch's Name, Here's What It Means


89Gizmodo / 5h
In the final moments of WandaVision ’s most recent episode , the name that’s been on everyone’s mind ever since Wanda Maximoff first showed up in Captain America: The Winter Soldier ’s post-credits sequence was spoken. Read more...

NASA Is Testing an All-Electric Airplane


78Futurism / 5h
Ground Control NASA is gearing up to begin tests on the X-57 Maxwell, the space agency’s first aircraft to be powered entirely by electricity. For now, the X-57 will remain safely grounded while NASA engineers test its electrical systems and motors, according to a NASA press release . But these preliminary tests will mark an important milestone in the development of all-electric aircraft — and, i

Aliens: Fireteam looks like the Colonial Marines game we've always hoped for


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20TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 6h
Aliens: Fireteam holds a lot of promise as the announcement trailer shows us a glimpse of the Colonial Marines game we've always wanted.

Airbyte raises $5.2M for its open-source data integration platform


72TechCrunch / 6h
Airbyte , an open-source data integration platform, today announced that it has raised a $5.2 million seed funding round led by Accel. Other investors include Y Combinator, 8VC, Segment co-founder Calvin French-Owen, former Cloudera GM Charles Zedlewski, LiveRamp and Safegraph CEO Auren Hoffman, Datavant CEO Travis May and Alain Rossmann, the president of Machinify. The company was co-founded by

Silicon Valley’s myths and realities of existential risk


68TechCrunch / 6h
Existential risk has been on many of our minds the past year. Sales of survival goods from food kits to nuclear-proof bunkers are way up , we doomscroll on Twitter all day , and it seems like there isn’t a week that goes by where civilizational collapse isn’t at least a possibility on the agenda. Yet, if you hang out in tech circles long enough, there remains an astonishing divergence between the


Upgrade your kitchen (and save up to $30) during this Ninja Foodi appliance sale


Mashable / 6h
Select Ninja Foodi kitchen appliances are on sale for up to 11% off through March 7: Ninja Foodi XL Pro Air Oven, Large Countertop Convection Oven — save $30 Ninja Foodi 6-in-1 8-qt. 2-Basket Air Fryer with DualZone Technology — save $20 Ninja Foodi Smart XL 6-in-1 Indoor Grill with 4-Quart Air Fryer — save $30 Your basketball watch party may be canceled this year, but look on the bright side: Yo

Merck Will Help Johnson & Johnson Make Its New Covid-19 Vaccine With Biden Push


Gizmodo / 6h
Johnson & Johnson is getting some help to make their newly available covid-19 vaccine . On Tuesday, the White House confirmed that pharmaceutical company Merck has agreed to step in and produce some of J&J’s vaccines, in order to address a potential shortfall in supply. The single dose vaccine was authorized for… Read more...

How PlayStation 4 and 5 get free Ratchet & Clank game starting today


SlashGear / 6h
Starting this week, PlayStation Play At Home begins on March 1, 2021, and with it, free game drops aplenty. As noted by Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan in late February, the Play At Home initiative will carry the good times forward into the future thanks in part to the bad times delivered by the COVID-19 pandemic. Here in March … Continue reading

Hogwarts Legacy will include trans-inclusive character creation, according to report


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28TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 6h
A report says Hogwarts Legacy will let players to choose their character's voice and body type, regardless of the character's gender.

Save a massive £450 on the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra with this Amazon deal


24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 6h
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra deals have shot down in price, now costing just £749.

Marriott’s new CEO takes a stand against racism in first public comments


The Points Guy / 6h
One week into his new job as chief executive officer of Marriott International, Anthony “Tony” Capuano issued his first public comments in a statement entitled “Stop Asian Hate.” Mr. Capuano’s statement comes during a turbulent period for the United States, which has seen a rise in violent attacks against Asian-American people for no reason other than their race. As reported by The New York Times

Cloud Gaming's Missing Piece Is 5G


49Gizmodo / 6h
When my brother and I were kids, our family took a lot of road trips. We loved the end destinations, but getting there was a major drag. We had Game Boy Colors and other handhelds, but we had already played the games we owned way too many times. Consoles and desktop PCs aren’t exactly portable, so we often got bored… Read more...

'Hogwarts Legacy' may allow players to create transgender characters


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400+Engadget / 6h
Hogwarts Legacy , the upcoming game set in the Harry Potter universe, will reportedly enable players to create a transgender character. According to Bloomberg , they'll be able to select a body type and voice (masculine or feminine) that aren't locked to a specific gender. The player can decide into which dormitory their character is placed, witch or wizard, which will determine how other charact

How and When to Plant a Spring Garden


300+Lifehacker / 6h
At this time last year, you may not have given any thought to planting calendars, prepping soil, or growing seasonal vegetables. But a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of at-home gardeners has spiked , and now that we’ve made it back to March, those looking to plant their first spring garden may have a lot… Read more...

Samsung TVs and 2021 curved Odyssey monitor get big gaming upgrades


SlashGear / 6h
Samsung made a number of announcements during its Unbox & Discover event today, and a few of those announcements were related to gaming. Specifically, Samsung says that it will update some of its TVs to offer gaming features that are traditionally only available in PC monitors. Speaking of PC monitors, Samsung has also updated its curved Odyssey G9 gaming monitor … Continue reading

American Airlines Is About To Remove Its Last Boeing 737 Seat Back Video Screen


61View from the Wing / 6h
During the pandemic American Airlines accelerated the removal of seat back video screens from its Boeing 737 aircraft. While other airlines aggressively clamped down on capital spending, American ramped up its effort to add seats to its planes - reducing the amount of space per passenger, even in first class - and take out the screens. Now there is just one Boeing 737-800 left with seat back ente

Maestro nets $15 million for its interactive commerce, community and engagement tools for livestreams


100+TechCrunch / 6h
Making money on livestreams has never been easier thanks to a suite of tools from the Los Angeles-based startup Maestro , which just nabbed $15 million in financing to grow its business. As video commerce becomes the norm and entertainers, brands, businesses, and franchises of all sizes and stripes look to cut out the middle man, the array of services on offer from Maestro may be the scissors the

New Star Wars TV show features a Mandalorian fan favorite – here's a first look


20TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 6h
See Fennec Shand, voiced again by actress Ming-Na Wen, as she appears in The Bad Batch.

Colleges That Require Virus-Screening Tech Struggle to Say Whether It Works


100+NYT > Technology / 6h
Many schools that use fever scanners and symptom checkers have not rigorously studied if the technology has slowed the spread of Covid-19 on campuses.

What to expect tomorrow at TC Sessions: Justice 2021


96TechCrunch / 6h
Get ready to engage in essential conversations about some of the most important issues facing the tech industry — diversity, equity, inclusion and labor. TC Sessions: Justice 2021 — a day-long virtual symposium — begins tomorrow, March 3, and we’re here to highlight just a few of the powerful people, presentations and fireside chats you won’t want to miss. Hold up — if you don’t have a ticket yet

SoundCloud adjusts revenue model for indie artists


100+TechCrunch / 6h
We’ve known for a long time that music streaming royalties are fundamentally broken. As revenue has shifted away from sales of physical music, it’s become increasingly difficult for many independent artists to make a living off recorded music. But all of that has come to a head as the pandemic has stripped live music out of the equation entirely. Some services have looked to buck the trend. The i

Hilton Surpass Weekend Night Reward: Worth It?


50One Mile at a Time / 6h
I recently wrote a comparison of the Hilton Honors American Express Surpass ® Card ( review ) and the Hilton Honors American Express Business Card ( review ), which are Amex’s mid-range Hilton Honors credit cards . In this post, I wanted to look at a specific aspect of these cards, which could make it worth putting spending on them. Specifically, does it make sense to spend $15,000 on these Hilto

Microsoft Azure updates allow businesses to maximize the potential of hybrid cloud


20TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 6h
Microsoft’s unified management platform gets new machine learning capabilities.

Netflix isn't making The Queen's Gambit season 2 right now – here's why


61TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 6h
Actress Anya Taylor-Joy has been speaking about the show's future.

Strap on a HoloLens and Step Into the AR Conference Room


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100+Wired / 6h
Microsoft’s new Mesh software platform helps faraway coworkers meet up and interact in mixed reality. The results are, well, still mixed.


Send Us Your Relationship Questions for Some 'Tough Love'


90Lifehacker / 6h
After a too-long hiatus, Lifehacker’s relationship column Tough Love is returning. The column’s new iteration will be written by me, and I’m very excited to forge a deep relationship with the site’s readers by helping them with their romantic, personal and existential woes. Read more...

Microsoft Mesh aims to bring holographic virtual collaboration to all


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300+Engadget / 6h
Last week, I sat around a table with fellow journalists as Greg Sullivan, Microsoft's head of Mixed Reality, detailed the company's vision for the future of virtual collaboration. Nobody was wearing masks or standing apart. We weren't worried about getting sick. Instead, we were all wearing HoloLens 2 headsets and sitting in different parts of the world. The holographic table was right beside my

Scientists Discover Glow-in-the-Dark Sharks


500+Futurism / 6h
Glow-In-the-Shark A team of researchers in New Zealand have discovered yet another mystery lurking in the deepest, mostly unexplored depths of our planet’s oceans: three species of sharks that can glow in the dark, NBC reports . As detailed in a new paper published in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science last week, the researchers found for the first time that the kitefin shark, the blackbelly

Forget Zoom. Microsoft wants you to chat with holograms.


Microsoft Mesh HoloLens•
500+Mashable / 6h
Imagine it's time for a meeting. Instead of clicking on a Zoom or Google Meet link, you put on an AR/VR headset. And rather than stare at co-workers through tiny windows, you interact with their avatars in a virtual space and pass "objects" to one another. That's the vision for Mesh, a new cloud mixed-reality platform, officially announced Tuesday at Microsoft Ignite, the company's annual develop

Microsoft Surface devices could get best cameras yet, thanks to a new hire


20TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 6h
Microsoft’s latest hire could ensure upcoming Surface devices have the best cameras we’ve seen so far.

Uber spins out delivery robot startup as Serve Robotics


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100+TechCrunch / 6h
Postmates X, the robotics division of the on-demand delivery startup that Uber acquired last year for $2.65 billion , has officially spun out as an independent company called Serve Robotics. TechCrunch reported in January that a deal was being shopped to investors. Serve Robotics, a name taken from the autonomous sidewalk delivery bot that was developed and piloted by Postmates X, has raised seed

Best Buy gaming monitor deals include great prices on G-Sync displays this week


28TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 6h
Best Buy's gaming monitor deals are slashing prices on a range of Dell and Acer panels this week, with big savings on G-Sync models as well.

AMD’s 64-core Threadripper Pro CPU is now out – with a truly wallet-ripping price


AMD Threadripper Pro•
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These processors are for content creation and professional use, though – not consumer PCs.

How to Avoid Fake Transparent Images on Google Images


72How-To Geek / 6h
If you’ve ever searched for a transparent image on Google, you’ve probably run across “fakes.” You save an image only to realize the checkered background is solid. Thankfully, there’s a simple little trick in Google Images to avoid this. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

PlayStation Store to Stop Selling and Renting Videos On August 31st


43How-To Geek / 6h
Due to the growth of “subscription-based and ad-based” streaming services, Sony’s PlayStation Store will stop selling and renting videos on August 31st, 2021. The company says that, after the August 31st deadline, existing users can still access their purchased movies and TV shows on PlayStation consoles and mobile devices. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

Gatorade Designed a Wearable Patch to Tell You What to Drink When You Work Out


22How-To Geek / 6h
If you’re an athlete, you know how important proper nutrition and hydration are. And while it’s relatively easy to figure out basic nutrition needs, hydration can be a bit of an enigma. How much fluid did you actually lose? Do you need more sodium as you rehydrate? Gatorade wants to help answer these questions with a simple patch. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

ALIENS: Fireteam takes place after Alien 3, before Resurrection… but how?


SlashGear / 6h
Before you view this trailer, keep an open mind and check the “alpha” tag below. This game is still relatively early in development, and will almost certainly look better by the time it’s ready for release. That said, it’s odd that it’s set for “Summer 2021” but the gameplay trailer release today is still “alpha” in nature. Have you ever … Continue reading

The 2022 C40 Recharge will be Volvo’s first leather-free EV


Volvo C40 Recharge•
44Engadget / 6h
Volvo is going all in on going green, the company announced during an online press event on Tuesday . The car maker pledged to produce nothing but electrics by 2030, go fully carbon neutral by 2040 and to begin selling its vehicles virtually — starting with the newly unveiled 2022 C40 Recharge, a slightly smaller crossover version of its XC40 Recharge EV flagship. Volvo The C40 Recharge is essent

Data-driven humanitarianism


300+MIT Technology Review / 6h
It’s one of the most beautiful places on Earth, but its people are among the most vulnerable. Afghanistan’s snowy mountains and fertile foothills give way to arid plateaus, offering a contrast often described as stark and gorgeous. The nexus of ancient East-West trade routes, this landlocked country hosts many languages, artisan traditions, and centuries of influence from Islamic, Buddhist, and H

Amazfit T-Rex Pro is shaping up to be one of the toughest smartwatches yet


24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 7h
The new watch will make several improvements on the original T-Rex, with boosted battery life and more durable design.

Tuesday's Best Deals: Pokémon Anniversary Apparel, Aukey Smart Watch, Insignia 70" 4K TV, Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2, Blume Self Care Bundle, Cuisinart Cookware, and More


60Lifehacker / 7h
A sale on Pokémon 25th anniversary apparel and Aukey’s Smart Watch lead Tuesday’s best deals. Read more...

Parabol raises $8M after reaching 100,000 users of its agile meeting software


68TechCrunch / 7h
This morning Parabol , a startup that provides retrospective meeting software to agile development teams, announced that it has closed an $8 million Series A. Microsoft’s venture capital arm, M12, led the deal. The investment also saw participation from Techstars, CRV, and Haystack. TechCrunch caught up with Parabol CEO Jordan Husney to talk about the round, and his company. We were curious how l

Wii U rises from the dead for first update in years


SlashGear / 7h
Here’s some news approximately none of us were expecting to hear today: the Wii U has received a firmware update. Most of us probably thought that Nintendo had put the Wii U behind it, content to move on from that failure and focus all of its efforts on the much more successful Switch. This firmware update shows us that Nintendo … Continue reading

Josef Fares' It Takes Two handles divorce in the sweetest way possible


32TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 7h
After exploring brotherhood in Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, Josef Fares’ latest game tackles the pangs of legal separation.

Destiny 2 developer has filed a trademark for Bungiecon, but it’s not what you think


28TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 7h
Destiny 2 developer Bungie filed a trademark for something named Bungiecon, but what that could actually be remains something of a mystery.


Sony Is Killing On-Demand Video in the Playstation Store as Streaming Takes Over


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37Gizmodo / 7h
The streaming video business is booming, and while that makes it easier to access tons of content, for some companies like Sony, it makes it less attractive to manage digital storefronts, so at the end of August, Sony is disabling the ability to buy on-demand videos in the PlayStation Store. Read more...

Tuesday's Best Deals: Pokémon Anniversary Apparel, Aukey Smart Watch, Insignia 70" 4K TV, Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2, Blume Self Care Bundle, Cuisinart Cookware, and More


60Gizmodo / 7h
A sale on Pokémon 25th anniversary apparel and Aukey’s Smart Watch lead Tuesday’s best deals. Read more...

Google revamps Chrome profiles to make switching easier


52Engadget / 7h
Google has always offered Chrome profiles as a way for people who share devices to keep their browser info separate. And while past updates have focused on making signing in easier and improved theme customizations , it's not done tinkering with the broader profile experience. Google's latest update is aimed at making those custom spaces even more distinguishable from each other. The new system,

'It Takes Two' turns a good platformer into a saccharine romcom


35Engadget / 7h
I’m conflicted about It Takes Two , the new game from Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons and A Way Out studio Hazelight. On one hand, it’s an adorable platformer featuring intuitive spatial puzzles and super-sized domestic environments, with a vibe reminiscent of Honey I Shrunk the Kids or The Pagemaster . It’s a split-screen co-op adventure, and I’ve had a lot of fun playing it online with my colleagu

Sleuths Read Old Booby-Trapped Letters Without Opening Them


200+Wired / 7h
People once folded their correspondence in intricate ways, known as “letterlocking,” to keep out snoops. A fancy new imaging technique sees right through it.

Apple releases results from hearing health study


80TechCrunch / 7h
Way back in 2019, Apple launched Research. The app was the latest effort by a company looking to take a more serious approach to user health, built (naturally) around data collected from the iPhone and Apple Watch. The app debuted with four studies: heart health, women’s health, movement and hearing. Today, the company is issuing results from the latter, conducted alongside the University of Mich

This bundle will teach you how to build modern Android apps


45Engadget / 7h
Android 11 isn’t even a year old, but it’s already had a massive impact on the way users interact with their phones. It comes with screen recorders, improved password management and greater control over the permissions given to apps. If you’re in the business of developing apps for Android (or you’d like to learn how), you’re going to need to know this operating system inside and out, and the Com

Apple Hearing Study Finds 1 in 5 Participants Experienced Hearing Loss


77Gizmodo / 7h
Apple introduced the ability to track your noise level exposure on the Apple Watch back in 2019. The company also launched three clinical research studies alongside that feature, including one to examine hearing health. Now, a little over a year later, Apple’s sharing some preliminary results in time for World Hearing… Read more...

SpaceX Preparing Third Launch of Astronauts to Space Station


200+Futurism / 7h
Crew-2 SpaceX is getting ready to send the next batch of astronauts to the International Space Station on April 20, Space.com reports . The launch, dubbed Crew-2, could soon mark the third time the space company has launched astronauts into orbit on board its Crew Dragon spacecraft — and the second fully-crewed launch since the Crew-1 mission in November 2020. “Everybody is on track and ready,” S

It Takes Two hands-on: Impeccable co-op platforming—on mute, at least


24Ars Technica / 7h
The team at Swedish game studio Hazelight has spent nearly a decade making cooperative adventure games—and doubling down on the "co-op" tag by requiring two players for their games to work . But where 2013's Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons offered a refreshing morsel of co-op adventuring, 2018's A Way Out buried its most clever moments in an overwrought story and slow mechanics. Trailers for the com

There are two types of texters in the world. Which one are you?


90Mashable / 7h
When you text someone, what's your style? Do you pack everything you want to say — the who, what, where, and when of it all, along with any other necessary details, context, questions, and opinions — into one giant paragraph and fire it off? Or do you blow up their phone? Do you spend several minutes sending a steady stream of one-liners or fragments? Perhaps you text every thought you have as it

Don't leave mopping out of spring cleaning. Save $50 on iRobot's robot mop instead.


37Mashable / 7h
Save $50: The iRobot Braava Jet M6 robot mop is on sale for $399.99 — a discount that matches its lowest price ever at Amazon. Mopping should be an integral part of everyone's spring cleaning, but it's often a step that gets ignored. It's much easier to pretend like we're *not* stepping on dried bottom-of-shoe gunk with our bare feet. No one wants to mop manually, let alone get on their knees to

Salesforce wants to help reward your most loyal customers


20TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 7h
Businesses can mate the new tool with their existing Salesforce products to exploit the potential of rebate programs.

Should the US start prioritizing first vaccine doses to beat the variants?


60MIT Technology Review / 7h
The vaccine rollout in the United States has been sluggish, hampered by manufacturing delays, logistical challenges , and freak snowstorms. Demand far outstrips supply. Meanwhile, the more transmissible variant circulating widely in the UK is gaining a foothold in the US. Modeling by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests it will quickly become the dominant strain, bringing a sur

Samsung Galaxy S2 gets Android 11 update (with LineageOS)


OnePlus Nord Android 11•
SlashGear / 7h
The Samsung Galaxy S2 (or Galaxy S II, if you prefer,) works with Android 11 based on LineageOS 18.1 right this minute. The update was released in an earlier form at the tail end of last year, for the most intrepid and brave developers working on the fringe of code life. Now you’ll be able to load this software with … Continue reading

Vestiaire Collective raises $216 million for its second-hand fashion platform


100+TechCrunch / 7h
Vestiaire Collective announced a new funding round. The company has raised $216 million, or €178 million — it has reached a valuation above $1 billion, making it a unicorn. French fashion and luxury group Kering is leading the round with Tiger Global Management. Kering now owns 5% of Vestiaire Collective. The startup operates an online marketplace where you can find pre-owned luxury and fashion i

Deal Alert: Southwest fares as low as $29 or 1,100 points each way


The Points Guy / 7h
Southwest is no stranger to flight sales, and $29 fares are hard to ignore — especially when paired with the airline’s phenomenal Companion Pass, which you can still snag with little effort for the next few days . This week, the airline is offering discounts on flights booked by 11:59pm CT on Thursday, March 4, 2021. Travel dates range from April 13 through June 2 for eligible domestic and intern

Insect-like drones can take a beating and keep flying


84Engadget / 7h
Insect-like drones have taken one large step closer to becoming a practical reality. Researchers at Harvard, MIT and the City University of Hong Kong have developed tiny insect-inspired drones that can not only maneuver in extremely tight spaces, but withstand bumps if things go wrong. The key is a switch to an actuation system that can flap the drones' wings while surviving its share of abuse. T

Looped raises $7.7M to expand its interactive live event platform


44TechCrunch / 7h
Live events in the age of Covid-19 have largely been moved into the virtual world: we buy tickets (or simply click on a link), go to a site or app, and watch the action unfold on a screen. Your seat or mine might be just as good as that of any other audience member, but these affairs also leave a lot to be desired. Today, a startup called Looped that’s trying to build a livestreaming event servic

Oscar Health raises IPO price as Coupang releases bullish debut valuation


100+TechCrunch / 7h
Investors appear excited to buy shares in impending public companies Oscar Health and Coupang. TechCrunch covered both extensively during their ramp toward the public markets, and more recently regarding their IPO march. And now, with a combined valuation well above $50 billion, both public offerings should make a splash. And in good news for their respective investors, recent pricing points to a


Spotify podcast listeners to top Apple’s for the first time in 2021, forecast claims


100+TechCrunch / 7h
Investors have been waiting for Spotify’s multimillion-dollar bet on podcasting to pay off, in terms of increased paid subscriptions or improved revenues. But before that can occur, Spotify has to get more people listening to podcasts through its app. On that front, the streaming service has momentum. According to a new market forecast , Spotify’s U.S. podcast listenership will surpass Apple Podc

The Volvo C40 Recharge is a stylish new variant of the Swedish EV


Volvo C40 Recharge•
20Ars Technica / 7h
This is Volvo's next battery EV. It's called the C40 Recharge, and it's a fastback version of the XC40 Recharge crossover. [credit: Volvo ] Calling climate change "the greatest safety test" it needs to pass, Volvo is vowing that half the cars it sells in 2025 will be battery electric vehicles, with a model range that's only BEVs by 2030. And by 2040, the company plans to be entirely carbon neutra

The Last of Us 2 bags a record-breaking number of BAFTA nominations


40TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 7h
Naughty Dog's critically-acclaimed The Last of Us 2 is up for a record-breaking 13 awards at this year's BAFTAs.

Spotify makes it easier to hear your top songs in every genre – unless you like K-pop


20TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 7h
Spotify gets yet another upgrade amid row with South Korean music distributor.

Xbox Series X is the official partner of Samsung TVs – here’s why


Samsung 2021 MicroLED•
24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 7h
At Samsung’s 2021 Unbox and Discover event, the company announced it’s renewing its partnership with Xbox.

Micron’s Crucial X6 portable SSD now comes in a whopping 4TB


SlashGear / 7h
Micron has a new eternal SSD range, and if you’ve been wanting big capacities to go with your rugged portable storage, the revamped Crucial X6 may do the trick. Now offered in up to 4TB capacities, the USB-C drives tip the scales at under 40 grams for maximum portability. Since it’s all solid-state memory rather than a spinning drive inside, … Continue reading

Get a 70" Insignia 4K TV for $500 and Watch Ted Lasso On It


52Gizmodo / 7h
70" Insignia 4K Smart Fire TV | $500 | Best Buy Read more...

Get a 70" Insignia 4K TV for $500 and Watch Ted Lasso On It


52Lifehacker / 7h
70" Insignia 4K Smart Fire TV | $500 | Best Buy Read more...

This tiny fanless Lenovo server packs more memory than Apple's M1 MacBook Pro


20TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 7h
Lenovo says ThinkEdge embedded computers can help boost digital transformation and edge computing across a number of industries.

Exiled WallStreetBets Mods Want to Make a Blockchain-Based Hedge Fund


100+Gizmodo / 7h
As praises from celebrity investors and movie deals rained on the subreddit/memestock trading floor WallStreetBets, its two contingents of its moderators went to war, each accusing the other of profiteering off the community’s newfound fame. Now, those beaten in the squabble intend to start a competing community… Read more...

Offering a service that prioritizes the highest-paying gigs in the gig economy, Stoovo raises funding


96TechCrunch / 7h
Semih Korkmaz and Hantz Févry launched Stoovo in 2019 as a way to help gig workers make the best use of their time. Févry, who immigrated to the U.S. from Haiti, knew first hand the struggles that come with part time work from his days as a student at Stonybrook University. While there bouncing from job to job, Févry would feel the sting associated with hidden fees, unkept promises, and variabili

Instacart raises $265M at a $39B valuation


Instacart Valuation•
100+TechCrunch / 7h
On-demand grocery delivery platform Instacart has raises a $265 million funding ground from existing investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, D1 Capital Partners and others. The new funding, which, like its past few rounds, isn’t assigned a Series alphabetical designation, pushes the company’s valuation to $39 billion – more than double its $17.7 billion valuation when it raised

Xage introduces Zero Trust remote access cloud solution for hard-to-secure environments


56TechCrunch / 7h
When a hacker broke into the computer systems of the Oldsmar Florida water supply last month, it sent up red flags across the operational tech world, whether that’s utilities or oil and gas pipelines. Xage , a security startup that has been building a solution to help protect these hard-to-secure operations, announced a Zero Trust remote access cloud solution today that could help prevent these k

Colleges That Require Virus-Screening Tech Struggle to Say Whether It Works


500+NYT > Technology / 7h
Many schools that use fever scanners and symptom checkers have not rigorously studied if the technology has slowed the spread of Covid-19 on campuses.

This convertible fitness station can give you a total body workout in your living room


21Mashable / 7h
SAVE $30: This convertible home fitness station might be your best bet at getting a total body workout in your living room — it's $30 off at Amazon. With lockdown and social distancing still very much a thing, many of us have resorted to moving our new year's fitness resolutions into our living rooms. Getting in a good workout during a pandemic is tough, especially if you want to stick to somethi

Volvo announces C40 Recharge crossover and says it's going all electric by 2030


Volvo C40 Recharge•
67Mashable / 7h
Volvo announced that its lineup will consist only of electric cars by the end of this decade. And it took a step toward that goal by revealing a new fully electric car, the Volvo C40 Recharge. Announced on Wednesday, the C40 Recharge is fairly similar to the other fully electric Volvo car, the XC40 Recharge, albeit it's a little less of an SUV and more of a hatchback. Volvo says it has "all the b

How to Limit Responses in Google Forms


24How-To Geek / 7h
Google Forms is a great way to collate responses from others online, whether it’s for a job or a research project. Limiting the responses manually is possible, but you’ll need to install add-ons to limit them automatically. Here’s how. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Apartment dwellers can have a home gym with this mini stepper machine


21Mashable / 7h
Save $28: A mix between a hands-free elliptical and stair climber, the Sunny Health & Fitness mini stepper is on sale for $51.99 at Amazon. Opting for home gym equipment rather than going to the gym during the pandemic is the safer choice, but not everyone has the luxury of having the extra funds or extra space for workout equipment. Sunny Health & Fitness has a few smaller pieces of equipment, a

Samsung The Frame gets a new TV accessory – and it's literally a shelf


Samsung 2021 MicroLED•
24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 7h
Samsung continues to iterate on accessories for its designer Frame TV, with 'My Shelf' set to complement your display in four distinct colors.

Scientists Observe Eight-Hour “Space Plasma Hurricane”


5KFuturism / 8h
Space Hurricanes A team of scientists have confirmed the existence of a gigantic, 1,000 kilometer-across “space hurricane” swirling hundreds of kilometers above the North Pole, the BBC’s Science Focus reports . The team analyzed data in the form of low geomagnetic activity over the North Pole dating back to 2014. What they found was something truly awe-inspiring: an anticlockwise spinning vortex


COVID-19 tests, social distancing and mask-wearing: The new destination wedding in Mexico


The Points Guy / 8h
While now isn’t the time for everyone to visit Mexico or travel internationally due to the pandemic, it was important for me and my family to travel to Mexico recently for my brother’s destination wedding. That said, the wedding came just a few weeks after the U.S.’s new COVID-19 testing policy for international travel went into place, so my family took several safety precautions to allow for a s

Bizarre: Fly Armenia 737 Diverts To Iran, Goes “Missing”


100+One Mile at a Time / 8h
Well this is without a doubt the most interesting airline story of 2021, even though we actually have no clue what happened. 737 diverts to Iran, hasn’t been seen since Fly Armenia Airways is a fairly new airline based in Yerevan, Armenia. The airline was founded in 2019, and only got its air operator certificate in 2020. The airline has a small fleet consisting of just two 737s: There’s a 737-40

Don't Let Google Scare You Into Paying for Google Photos


100+Lifehacker / 8h
Google Photos is going away soon—or at least, the useful free service we used to store years’ worth of photographs is finally getting hit with a storage limit. Go beyond that, and you’ll have to pay to store your photos. That’s not great, but what’s almost as annoying are the scare tactics Google is using to convince… Read more...

Plane Diverts To Khartoum, Sudan When Cat Attacks Pilot In The Cockpit


56View from the Wing / 8h
Tarco Aviation flight 3T-234 from Khartoum, Sudan to Doha was forced to turn back around half an hour into its flight on Wednesday after “a cat attacked the pilot.” Continue reading ...

Instacart Valuation Rises to $39 Billion in Latest Fundraising


100+NYT > Technology / 8h
The pandemic has supercharged Instacart’s growth as customers eager to avoid shopping in stores turn to the company’s grocery ordering service.

The ‘Girl Games’ of the ’90s Were Fun and Feminist


100+Wired / 8h
Here’s a look back at some of the earliest games for girls—and the role women played in the game industry’s early days.

Here's when you can buy Samsung's massive Micro LED TV


24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 8h
Samsung's Micro LED television was confirmed in 110-, 99-, and 88-inch sizes – but there's also a more compact 76-inch size on the way.

Data anxiety to delay the UK government’s digital ambitions?


24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 8h
The UK government's digital vision is critical. Yet, with high data storage anxiety and cloud adoption lagging internally, further delays may be experienced.

The new Volvo C40 electric car has a 260 mile range that will increase with updates


Volvo C40 Recharge•
42TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 8h
The new C40 Recharge will arrive with a range of around 260 miles from a single charge, but Volvo says that will get better with time.

MIT’s insect-sized drones are built to survive collisions


54TechCrunch / 8h
Insects are a lot of things – but fragile they’re not. Sure, most can’t withstand the full force of a human foot, but for their size, they’re evolve to be extremely rugged and resilient. Insect-sized technology, on the other hand, is general another story. That’s certainly been the historic case with scaled-down drones. The components, in particular, tend to become more fragile the more you shrun

Indonesian payments infra startup Xendit raises $64.6M in Accel-led Series B


100+TechCrunch / 8h
Fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic, digital transformation is happening all over the world. And Southeast Asia is no exception. Indonesia’s Xendit , a startup focused on building digital payments infrastructure for the region, has just raised $64.6 million in a Series B led by Silicon Valley heavyweight Accel. The funding brings the total amount raised by the Jakarta-based company to $88 million sin

What Are YouTube Channel Memberships?


44How-To Geek / 8h
If you’re a frequent YouTube viewer, you may have heard the term “Memberships” tossed around. It sounds similar to subscriptions, but Memberships are very much different. We’ll explain what this is and help you decide if you should join one. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Kubernetes Alternatives to Docker Commands


How-To Geek / 8h
Docker usually provides a developer’s first introduction to containers. Kubernetes is an orchestration platform which solves challenges around running containers in production. Here’s how Docker commands map to their Kubernetes counterparts. Read This Article on CloudSavvy IT ›

'Aliens: Fireteam' is an online-only survival shooter with Xenomorph hordes


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300+Engadget / 8h
Six years and four acquisitions later, Cold Iron Studios is ready to reveal exactly what kind of Alien game it's been working on: Aliens: Fireteam . It's a third-person squad-based survival shooter, and it's due to hit PC, PlayStation 4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X and S this summer. Think "Left 4 Dead with Xenomorphs" and you're halfway there. Cold Iron is a 40-person studio founded in 2015

Samsung confirms availability for its 2021 TV lineup


Samsung 2021 MicroLED•
51Engadget / 8h
Samsung has confirmed its extensive lineup of 2021 televisions, which span high-end Micro LEDs to refreshed gaming monitors and displays to new Frame models with more storage. Though most of the new TVs were unveiled at CES 2021, the latest details fill in the gaps on sizing, launch dates and even some specs that were amiss. Leading the pack is Samsung's premium Micro LED series featuring its dis

Samsung Is Making MicroLED TV Sizes That Are More Practical for Us Commoners


Samsung 2021 MicroLED•
38Gizmodo / 8h
Samsung’s consumer-friendly version of its larger-than-life The Wall display will eventually be available in a more reasonable 76-inch version—you know, for those of us whose homes can’t actually accommodate 110-inch televisions. Read more...

Lucky Is a Surreal Nightmare About Facing Your Worst Fears


100+Gizmodo / 8h
There are cracks already forming in the carefully curated life of self-help author May (Brea Grant) even before she must confront a sudden and apparently otherworldly intrusion into her life. But as Lucky ’s protagonist comes to find out, even facing her problems head-on doesn’t guarantee they’ll be solved. Read more...

PlayStation Store loses movies and TV shows later this year


Sony PlayStation Store•
SlashGear / 8h
Sony revealed today that some big changes are coming to the PlayStation Store later this year. Nothing will change about how you buy games through the PlayStation Store, but this summer, you’ll lose the option to purchase movies and TV shows through it. That goes for rentals too, so it seems that Sony is making a clean break from movies … Continue reading

Three challenges facing the Internet in 2021


28TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 8h
Ensuring global Internet access, managing its sustainable growth, and protecting users from security threats are all important issues for the Internet community to navigate.

iPhone 13 could fix one of the iPhone 12’s main issues


20TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 8h
A reputable source has revealed that the iPhone 13 range could have smaller notches, bigger batteries, and more.


Samsung smart TV TikTok app revealed plus AirPlay 2 update for The Sero rotating TV


Samsung 2021 MicroLED•
SlashGear / 8h
Samsung is bringing TikTok to its latest smart TVs, with a new app for the hit video social network one of a number of streaming media updates for its living room range. There’ll also be new Apple-focused functionality for Samsung’s The Sero rotating TV, intended to make casting video from an iPhone or other device more user-friendly. TikTok on Samsung … Continue reading

SoundCloud's listener-based royalties promise better pay for indie artists


SoundCloud Fan Powered•
75Engadget / 8h
Artists who've complained about streaming music royalties might soon have a better option — in the right conditions. SoundCloud has launched a " fan-powered " royalty system for indies that sends your subscription or ad money to the artists you listen to, rather than a general pool that pays artists based on their share of total plays across the service. Ideally, this ensures indie artists get pa

Twitch backtracks after outcry for using 'gender neutral' term 'womxn'


2KBBC News - Technology / 8h
The streaming platform said it had changed its spelling of "women" to be more gender neutral.

Bose 700 wireless ANC headphones are $80 off right now


37Engadget / 8h
Some of our favorite wireless headphones have dropped back down to their Black Friday sale price. Amazon has the Bose 700 cans in arctic white for $299, which is $80 off their normal price. The arctic white model typically receives the steepest discounts while the silver luxe and triple black versions remain a bit higher. In fact, those color options are on sale as well, but only for $329. Buy Bo

Contraception app Natural Cycles swipes at new rival from Clue


100+BBC News - Technology / 8h
The founder of Natural Cycles criticises the approval of Clue Birth Control in the US.

Your Amazon Alexa might finally understand you better


32TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 8h
Amazon is using AI to make interacting with Alexa more natural by putting an end to set phrases to enable Alexa Skills.

Working Spectre exploits for Windows and Linux devices uncovered


20TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 8h
Exploits can be used on unpatched installations to reveal user passwords.

Someone Made a Fully Playable Game of Pong Inside a macOS Icon


100+Gizmodo / 8h
Apple has always pushed its hardware as tools for creative types—not toys for gamers—but that hasn’t stopped creative developers from turning Macs into unique gaming machines, like putting Lemmings on the Touch Bar , and now putting an icon-sized playable version of Pong in the dock. Read more...

Volvo to sell only all-electric vehicles by 2030


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Volvo Cars said it will only make and sell all-electric vehicles by 2030, as part of a broader transformation of the automaker that will include shifting sales online. “The key to sustainability is electrification, said Volvo Cars CEO Håkan Samuelsson during a presentation Tuesday. “Together with investments in charging infrastructure that is the right way to go and the course we have chosen at V

How to Change Alert Sounds on Mac


21How-To Geek / 8h
When you try to do something that isn’t allowed on your Mac, it responds with a loud, annoying alert sound. Don’t worry, you can change the alert sound and its volume using System Preferences on your Mac. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Delta brings back 2 Salt Lake City routes in jab at United


49The Points Guy / 8h
Throughout the pandemic, airlines have been busy adjusting route maps to find pockets of leisure-focused demand. One of the latest moves comes from Delta Air Lines, which is bringing back two Salt Lake City (SLC) routes it last flew years ago, as confirmed by a carrier spokesperson. Beginning on May 5, Delta plans to resume once-daily flights to Moab, Utah (CNY), for the first time since April 20

How to 'Read Across America' Without Dr. Seuss


400+Lifehacker / 8h
It’s Read Across America Day , which means millions of school children across the country will be celebrating today (or even all week) with Dr. Seuss-themed activities. The day, created by the National Education Association in 1998 to coincide with Dr. Seuss’ birthday, no longer has an official affiliation with the… Read more...

These Nintendo Switch Mario games will soon be gone for good – here's why


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Time’s running out if you want to buy these Mario games on Nintendo Switch, so don’t miss your chance.

DJI FPV is a super-fast 4K drone with goggles for the pilot


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SlashGear / 8h
DJI has revealed its latest drone, with the DJI FPV promising a first-person viewpoint for pilots and a new, single-handed motion controller for easier flying. Described by the company as a hybrid drone, it claims to combine the speed and agility of a racer while still delivering the cinematic camerawork of a traditional model. The FPV can fly at up … Continue reading

Sony's PlayStation Store won't let you rent or purchase movies and TV shows soon


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Sony has announced that users will no longer be able to purchase or rent movies or TV shows from the PlayStation Store on PS5, PS4 and PS4 Pro.

Samsung Galaxy Buds deals are sinking prices across the range this week


20TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 8h
You'll find big savings across the full range of Samsung Galaxy Buds deals this week, with offers in both the US and UK.

Flipboard expands its local coverage to more than 1,000 cities and towns


100+TechCrunch / 8h
News aggregator Flipboard ‘s local coverage is making what product lead Brian Gottesman described as a “quantum leap,” expanding from 60 topics (a.k.a. cities, towns and communities that you can follow) to more than 1,000. While Flipboard has allowed users to follow stories focused on major cities like New York for years, it launched a broader initiative around local news at the beginning of last

Attend TechCrunch’s free virtual Miami meetup on March 11


68TechCrunch / 9h
Silicon Valley is novel, but not unique. Throughout the United States and abroad, there are communities of technology entrepreneurs leveraging local assets to build great companies. TechCrunch has long told these stories, and throughout the first half of 2021, our editorial staff is dedicated to shining a spotlight on exciting startups and notable investors in key cities and regions. We’re lookin

This Startup Can Deepfake Household Products Into Your Home


Gizmodo / 9h
The e-commerce industry spends a lot of time and energy trying to keep the public interested in its wares and traditionally this has involved spending cash on photography: taking nice pictures of your products has typically been the best way to keep users scrolling to your page on the likes of Amazon or Shopify. But… Read more...

Set Up a Test Server on Raspberry Pi


How-To Geek / 9h
The Raspberry Pi started out as an inexpensive device to help students learn about computing, but the Raspberry Pi also makes for an inexpensive test server. With a server operating system on a Raspberry Pi, you can quickly set up a test server at home. Read This Article on CloudSavvy IT ›


PlayStation Store will stop selling movies and TV shows on August 31st


300+Engadget / 9h
You'll have to turn to third-party services if you want to buy or rent videos on your PlayStation later this year. Sony is discontinuing PlayStation Store movie and TV show purchases and rentals on August 31st. The electronics giant feels the "tremendous growth" in subscription and ad-supported streaming services has reduced the need for an in-house purchase and rental option. Any movies and show

MIT gets inspiration from insects for next-generation drones


SlashGear / 9h
We’ve all been standing outside at some point and had tiny flying insects like gnats continually flying around our face or ears no matter how many times we swat them away. Small flying insects have incredible agility that allows them to avoid swatting hands and other obstacles as they fly through the air. MIT Assistant Professor Kevin Yufeng Chen has … Continue reading

Bandai Namco could be the next publisher to try a Nintendo Direct format


28TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 9h
A trademark for “Bandai Namco Next” has sparked rumors as to what it could be, with the prevailing theory being a Nintendo Direct-esque showcase.

Microsoft Teams is finally getting end-to-end encryption - and bunch of other security upgrades


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Microsoft Teams is set to deliver an eagerly awaited security feature, but it won’t apply to all meetings.

The DJI FPV drone takes you into the skies with its 4K camera and video goggles


100+TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 9h
The DJI FPV is a new breed of flying machine that's one part racing drone, one part Mavic. But can it really take 'First Person View' drones mainstream?

Microsoft's Dream of Decentralized IDs Enters the Real World


500+Wired / 9h
The company will launch a public preview of its identification platform this spring—and has already tested it at the UK's National Health Service.

Vaccine Passports Can Help the US Reopen—or Further Divide Us


200+Wired / 9h
Overly restrictive “yellow cards” could end up disproportionately excluding Black and Latinx citizens from jobs, schools, or even the neighborhood market.

What Do TV’s Race Fantasies Actually Want to Say?


100+Wired / 9h
Shows like Bridgerton and Hollywood alter the past in the name of inclusion. It would benefit us more to write the world as it was, as it is.

How #BringBackOurGirls Became an International Rallying Cry


100+Wired / 9h
In 2014, more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls were kidnapped. It hardly made global headlines—until a Twitter hashtag took off.

Yes, Airline Contracts Of Carriage Are Totally Unfair


85One Mile at a Time / 9h
I can’t think of another industry that has contracts with customers that are as one-sided as we see in the airline industry… but that’s also how it has been for a long time. Airlines basically promise nothing Reader Vincent sent me an email about a frustrating experience he had with United Airlines. Vincent upgraded his girlfriend to business class for Valentine’s Day on a flight from Seoul to Sa

Should You Add Cheetos to Your Macaroni?


100+Lifehacker / 9h
I love innovation and, for the most part, I think preciousness around certain foods does us all a disservice, but some things are indefensible, and this one, particular blonde lady must be stopped. Read more...

Microsoft boosts Teams with new presenter tools and PowerPoint integration


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100+Engadget / 9h
Microsoft's Teams app for work is about to get superpowered. At its Ignite conference today, the company announced a slew of updates for its video chat tool to make it more useful and customizable. It also unveiled new made-for-Teams speakers with special features for transcriptions. First, since we clearly aren't going to return to large-scale in-person events anytime soon, Microsoft is making T

DJI officially unveils its cinematic FPV drone


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100+Engadget / 9h
As leaks suggested , DJI is releasing a cinematic first-person view drone that works with its FPV Goggles . The FPV comes with the latest version of the goggles and there's an optional one-handed motion controller. The company is calling it a hybrid drone that blends elements of cinematic FPV devices and racing drones , but it leans more toward the former category. The company is hoping to make f

Flipboard makes it easier to find local news in 1,000 areas across the US and Canada


30Engadget / 9h
Back at the start of last year, Flipboard launched a dedicated Local tab to highlight news and content from publications in about two dozen markets across the US and Canada. Today, the company is introducing a new discovery mechanism that will allow users to find local stories that come from 1,000 cities, towns and regions across North America. After downloading the latest version of Flipboard, t

2022 Volvo C40 Recharge electric crossover coupe aims to upend car sales


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21SlashGear / 9h
Volvo has revealed the second all-electric model in its Recharge line-up, with the 2022 Volvo C40 bringing a sleek, crossover-coupe style option to the BEV segment. A return to Volvo’s C-series – after the demise of the three-door C30 in 2013 – it’ll be sold online-only, as the automaker shifts to fully-electric sales by 2030. It joins the Volvo XC40 … Continue reading

Flying DJI's First FPV Drone Is an Exhilarating but Imperfect Experience


Gizmodo / 9h
DJI is widely known for its commercial drones that are easy to use and friendly to newcomers, as well as for its content creation features for vlogs and even cinematography. With its new first-person view drone, DJI wanted to make a splash in the drone-flying community with a quad that toes the line. The DJI FPV… Read more...

Oppo Band price in India, launch date, and features and more


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The Oppo Band will launch in India in-- March as the company’s first fitness tracker, taking on Xiaomi and OnePlus in the budget wearables segment.

EBay and Adevinta to sell UK sites Gumtree, Motors.co.uk and Shpock to get their $9.2B deal past regulators


78TechCrunch / 9h
After inking a $9.2 billion deal to merge their classifieds businesses last year, eBay and Norway’s Adevinta have announced a deal to sell off three popular web properties in the UK to get the deal cleared by local regulators, the Competition Markets Authority. The companies plan to sell off Adevina-owned Shpock , and eBay-owned Gumtree and Motors.co.uk — three UK sites that let individuals sell

Microsoft brings tighter integration to Dynamics 365 and Teams


72TechCrunch / 9h
As the pandemic drags on and we learn about the requirements of working from home with distributed teams, users could be craving more integration across their tools to help reduce the clicks required to complete a set of tasks. Today at the Ignite Conference , Microsoft announced tighter integration between its business suite Dynamics 365 and its collaboration tool Teams to help with that issue.


Piano acquires analytics company AT Internet


27TechCrunch / 9h
Piano is expanding its platform for digital publishers with the acquisition of AT Internet , a 25-year-old analytics company based in France. Even if you don’t recognize Piano as a company, TechCrunch readers will probably be familiar with the product, since we use it to manage the reader experience of our Extra Crunch membership program. Other customers include CNBC, The Wall Street Journal and

DJI launches an all-in-one FPV drone system


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80TechCrunch / 9h
DJI has flirted with FPV goggles before, of course. The company got on the burgeoning FPV movement with the launch of its DJI Goggles back in 2016. It was a logical extension for the company that controls around 70% of the drone market, at last count, and a push toward a more mainstream experience for what has largely been the realm of hobbyists. Today, it takes another important step toward conq

Microsoft launches Azure Percept, its new hardware and software platform to bring AI to the edge


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Microsoft today announced Azure Percept, its new hardware and software platform for bringing more of its Azure AI services to the edge. Percept combines Microsoft’s Azure cloud tools for managing devices and creating AI models with hardware from Microsoft’s device partners. The general idea here is to make it far easier for all kinds of businesses to build and implement AI for things like object

Microsoft’s Azure Arc multi-cloud platform now supports machine learning workloads


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With Azure Arc, Microsoft offers a service that allows its customers to run Azure in any Kubernetes environment, no matter where that container cluster is hosted. From Day One, Arc supported a wide range of use cases, but one feature that was sorely missing when it first launched was support for machine learning (ML). But one of the advantages of a tool like Arc is that it allows enterprises to r

Microsoft Azure expands its NoSQL portfolio with Managed Instances for Apache Cassandra


100+TechCrunch / 9h
At its Ignite conference today, Microsoft announced the launch of Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra, its latest NoSQL database offering and a competitor to Cassandra-centric companies like Datastax. Microsoft describes the new service as a ‘semi-managed offering that will help companies bring more of their Cassandra-based workloads into its cloud. “Customers can easily take on-prem Cass

Microsoft launches Power Fx, a new open source low-code language


100+TechCrunch / 9h
Microsoft today announced Power Fx, a new low-code language that takes its cues from Excel formulas. Power Fx will become the standard for writing logic customization across Microsoft’s own low-code Power Platform, but since the company is open-sourcing the language , Microsoft also hopes that others will implement it as well and that it will become the de facto standard for these kinds of use ca

Microsoft updates Teams with new presentation features


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40TechCrunch / 9h
It’s (virtual) Microsoft Ignite this week, Microsoft’s annual IT-centric conference and its largest, with more than 26,000 people attending the last in-person event in 2019. Given its focus, it’s no surprise that Microsoft Teams is taking center stage in the announcements this year. Teams, after all, is now core to Microsoft’s productivity suite. Today’s announcements span the gamut from new meet

How to Make Firefox Always Open Your Previously Open Tabs


26How-To Geek / 9h
If you’re tired of losing your place when you close or restart Firefox, there’s a simple remedy: Turn on “Restore previous session” in Options, and you’ll get all your previously open tabs back the next time you restart. Here’s how to set it up. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Brazil launched its very own satellite to monitor the Amazon rain forests


Popular Mechanics / 9h
The post appeared first on Popular Mechanics .

Beam raises $80M as the dental insurer looks to keep up rapid historical growth


100+TechCrunch / 9h
This morning Beam , an insurtech startup that provides dental coverage to corporate employees, announced that it has closed an $80 million Series E. Mercato-affiliated Traverse led the investment, with Nationwide insurance joining the deal. Both are new investors in Beam. Prior investors Drive Capital and Georgian Partners also put capital into the funding event. The investment comes after rapid

Netflix has got a major tech upgrade to deal with a huge rise in viewers


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Netflix reveals how it's upgraded its tech stack, with the new system is allowed to grow around the old one.

Abigail Allwood's Hunt for Alien Fossils on Mars Has Begun


200+Gizmodo / 9h
When the NASA Mars rover Perseverance was dramatically airlifted through the Red Planet’s atmosphere and touched down on the iron-rich soil, geologist and astrobiologist Abigail Allwood was at home on Earth, watching the events unfold via livestream like the rest of us. Speaking over the phone the next day, her… Read more...

Apple's 10.2-inch iPad returns to a record low of $299 at Amazon


100+Engadget / 9h
Apple's 8th-generation iPad has gone on sale intermittently since its debut last September, and now you can grab it at a discounted price once again. Amazon has the space gray base iPad (32GB, WiFi) for $299, which is $30 off its normal price and an all-time low. The rose gold and silver models aren't as heavily discounted, but they both come in at $319 right now. Buy 8th-gen iPad at Amazon - $29

2021 Volkswagen ID.4 pricing announced: VW’s first EV crossover starts at $41,190


SlashGear / 9h
America is not getting the all-new VW ID.3 electric hatchback, but Volkswagen offers the 2021 ID.4 electric crossover as a worthy consolation. Boasting a near 50:50 front and rear weight distribution, aerodynamic styling, and abundant safety features, the 2021 VW ID.4 solidifies its position as an electric car for the masses with its $41,190 (including $1195 destination fees) base price. … Contin

Anti-Covid vaccine tweets face five-strikes ban policy


500+BBC News - Technology / 9h
Twitter warns users who post Covid vaccine-related misinformation that they face permanent bans.

Our favorite shows, audiobooks and music to fall asleep to


46Engadget / 9h
If you’re anything like me, the past year has wreaked havoc on your sleep schedule. Some of it is good — if you no longer have to commute, you’ve probably snuck in an extra hour or two of sleep in the morning, or might even sneak away for a midday nap. But on the other hand, your kids being around all the time probably have you on edge, or maybe you have to deal with frequent siren sounds outside

5G roaming to surge over next four years


20TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 9h
Operators could benefit after roaming collapse.

The 10 Best Horror Movies on Hulu


21How-To Geek / 9h
From major new releases to obscure cult classics, Hulu has horror movies for casual viewers and hardcore fans alike. Here are ten of the best horror movies to stream on Hulu. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Need to Pay the Ransom? Negotiate First


34How-To Geek / 9h
Did you know that ransomware gangs are open to negotiation? If circumstances dictate you have to pay the ransom don’t just roll over—negotiate a better deal. Here’s how to go about it. Read This Article on CloudSavvy IT ›

Show off Your Sleuthing Skills with These Fun Mystery Subscription Boxes


How-To Geek / 9h
It’s one thing to read a mystery novel or watch a mystery unfold in a movie. It’s another thing entirely to be immersed in a mystery and be the one who gets to play detective. If you’re good at deciphering clues and love all things whodunit, these clever mystery story and escape room subscription boxes are the adventures you need. Read This Article on Review Geek ›


Is EV charging the next gig for the gig economy? SparkCharge thinks so


100+TechCrunch / 9h
Last week the mobile charging battery company SparkCharge announced a partnership agreement with AllState that expands the company’s reach into vehicle services, driving the company further down the road toward its goal of making electric vehicle charging the next gig economy job. The company, which has developed, designed and is commercializing a mobile vehicle charger is also in the process of

Cool carbon fiber smartphone called Carbon 1 Mark II is extremely light


SlashGear / 10h
The most significant benefit of carbon fiber as a building material is that it’s very lightweight and very strong. Often carbon fiber is used in the construction of high-performance cars and aircraft. In February 2020, Carbon Mobile announced the first smartphone made from carbon fiber called the Carbon 1 Mark II. When the smartphone was announced, it was promised to … Continue reading

Vizio revives its plan to go public


44Engadget / 10h
Vizio has revived its plans to go public more than five years after its first attempt at an IPO. The TV and sound bar manufacturer has submitted a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission regarding its proposed initial public offering. According to Bloomberg , the company listed $100 million as the size of the offering, but that's just a placeholder that could change. Vizio is expect

10 new movies and shows to watch on Netflix, Amazon Prime and more in March 2021


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From comic book adaptations to fantasy horror, these are the films and shows you won't want to miss on streamers in March 2021.

Intel finally confirms its new Rocket Lake-S processors will launch on March 30


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Intel has now officially revealed its 11th generation Rocket Lake processor launch date.

Anti-Mask Passenger Accosts Black Woman. Cop Comes To Break It Up By.. Grabbing The Black Woman


81View from the Wing / 10h
A passenger at the Minneapolis airport started harassing those around her, scolding them and calling stupid for wearing masks. She confronted a black couple. Then a cop came over to break it up – by grabbing the Black woman’s arm . Other passengers had to intervene to get through to the cop and make him "realizes it was actually the white woman who was causing the trouble." The black woman "who w

Email and Slack Have Locked Us in a Productivity Paradox


300+Wired / 10h
From PCs to smartphones, office tech has always promised to make us more productive. But time and again, it's come with unexpected side effects.

How Elon Musk Convinced Gwynne Shotwell to Join SpaceX


100+Wired / 10h
Ultimately, their management styles were similar: Don’t talk about doing things, just do things.

While Jack Dorsey Mans the Monastery


68Wired / 10h
The small but boisterous slice of Twitter that's preoccupied with politics imagines @jack, the author of our collective Twitter being, as all-powerful. He's not.

Valheim Is Changing How We Play Survival Games


100+Wired / 10h
The CEO behind the viral success discusses how it became the top-selling game on Steam—and the game's biggest weakness moving forward.

Cisco Webex adds real-time translation for more than 100 languages


100+Engadget / 10h
We've all been in conversations where a language barrier can make it hard to communicate. Cisco wants to make that problem a thing of the past, at least when it comes to video meetings. The company is introducing a new real-time translation feature to its Webex conferencing software. In all, the feature will allow you to translate from English to more than 100 languages. You’ll find everything fr

Flink, the Berlin-based grocery delivery startup that operates its own ‘dark stores’, raises $52M


93TechCrunch / 10h
The on-demand grocery delivery industry in Europe (and beyond) continues to heat up amidst the pandemic, including a plethora of startups taking a vertical approach by operating their own delivery only — or “dark” — stores. The latest to show its hand is Berlin-based Flink , which today is announcing that it has raised a hefty $52 million in seed financing. The round is led by Target Global and e

Arlo Essential Indoor Camera now available for pre-order


SlashGear / 10h
There are a growing number of cameras connected to the Internet in our homes these days. There are, of course, the cameras on smartphones, tablets, and laptops that we use to communicate but there are also the dedicated cameras that are meant to protect our homes. These smart security cameras all come with promises of safeguarding our privacy as well … Continue reading

TikTok forms an EU Safety Advisory Council following scrutiny from regulators


42Engadget / 10h
TikTok has established a Safety Advisory Council for Europe that will shape its content moderation policies amid a buildup of complaints and probes against the app in the continent. The creation of the nine-member panel, which includes anti-bullying and mental health experts, follows the US Content Advisory Council the Chinese-owned platform formed last March. TikTok's European delegates include

Oppo F19 Pro to launch on March 8; Specs and render revealed before that


24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
The launch of Oppo F19 series has officially been set for March 8. This was revealed after a banner was added to the Flipkart mobile app.

Nigerian founders-turn-investors are now running syndicate funds


100+TechCrunch / 10h
The Future Africa Fund kicked off in 2015 when Iyinoluwa Aboyeji and Nadayar Enegesi , co-founders of US-based and African-focused talent company Andela, wrote checks to African startups as angel investors . This continued even as Aboyeji joined and left Flutterwave, the fintech company he co-founded . In January 2020, the pair made the fund official, with Aboyeji as general partner and Enegesi a

City scraps influencer plan for George Floyd murder trial


300+BBC News - Technology / 10h
Minneapolis was planning to pay social media influencers to post "city-approved" messages.

The Morning After: Bigger batteries rumored for the next iPhone


35Engadget / 10h
There’s never been more time to catch up on that immense list of worthy movies you’d like to watch, wrap up the final series of an iconic ‘00s show or just watch the one and only season of Marvel’s Inhumans on Disney+ and laugh and laugh . I’ve been tackling a list of games that have long sat on my Switch and PlayStation, and I’ve been making progress. Mass Effect Andromeda is my latest accomplis

Garmin deal: get $85 off the super-bright Garmin Venu at Amazon right now


20TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
The Venu is the first Garmin watch to feature an AMOLED display, making it super easy to check in all conditions.

LG Innotek develops fastest automotive Wi-Fi module


20TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
LG Innotek said its module has a data transmission speed of 1.2 gigabits per second, which is roughly three times faster than the existing Wi-Fi 5. It takes only 2 milliseconds to connect to the network, which is seven times faster than the previous ones.


Gaming laptop deals: new Razer Blade Stealth 13 gets first price cut, plus more


20TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
Amazon's latest gaming laptop deals have produced the first-ever price cut on the new Razer Blade Stealth 13, plus great prices on 2020 Blade 15's.

Realme unveils a new 108MP camera stack for future smartphones


20TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
The Realme 8 Pro will have a 108MP quad-camera with new shooting modes such as In-sensor zoom, tilt-shift, starry mode and portraits.

Microsoft Edge is making it easier than ever to find the webpage you're looking for


20TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
More intelligent and natural search capacity coming to Microsoft Edge soon.

Join us for trivia, giveaways and more at TPG’s International Women’s Day reader event


The Points Guy / 10h
In honor of Women’s History Month — which commemorates the role of women in American history — TPG will host a virtual reader event to celebrate International Women’s Day. The online event will take place on Monday, March 8, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. EST. For more TPG news delivered each morning to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter . Come join the TPG Women Community for a night of inspira

Volvo commits to being fully electric by 2030 and online-only sales


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SlashGear / 10h
The pressure is ramping on automakers worldwide to become fully electric with their fleets to eliminate the need for fossil fuels in the US and abroad. Volvo Cars has announced that it is committed to being a leader in the premium electric car market and intends to become a fully electric car company by 2030. By 2030, the automaker will … Continue reading

Apple's MagSafe iPhone battery pack could support reverse charging


40TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
Leaks suggest Apple is developing a reverse wireless charging-enabled MagSafe battery pack.

Grab Ratchet and Clank for free on PS4 and PS5 right now


28TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
PS4 and PS5 owners can pick up Ratchet and Clank (2016) for free right now as part of Sony's Play At Home initiative.

Thor: Love and Thunder set photos reveal Loki features in the movie – sort of


28TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
Thor: Love and Thunder set photos have revealed a little more about what's going on in the film.

Realme is making a play for the best camera phone trophy with the Realme 8


20TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
The Realme 8 will have a 108MP main camera, making it the first phone from the brand with such a high spec sensor.

How to watch Raya and the Last Dragon online: pre-order the movie on Disney Plus now


20TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
Latest Premier Access release now available to pre-order on Disney Plus - here's how to watch Raya and the Last Dragon online from anywhere this week.

PUBG Mobile New State release date, price, trailer and everything we know so far


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We round up everything we know about the upcoming PUBG title.

A programmer reduced GTA Online load times by 70 percent


21SlashGear / 11h
Rockstar is one of the biggest game developers on the planet and has some of the most popular and profitable games out there. One of its very popular and profitable games is GTA Online. While the game has been available for seven years and is still wildly popular. One of the things that many gamers complain about is that the … Continue reading

Watch out humans, fake Nvidia RTX 3090s are selling on eBay to catch out bots


28TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
If you’re hoping to snag a deal on an RTX 3090 or other GPUs, make sure it isn’t an A4 picture first.

Battlefield 6 gets a boost from Need for Speed devs, but there’s a huge catch


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Criterion has been brought on to help with the development of Battlefield 6, but this comes at the cost of the next Need for Speed game being pushed back a year.

Mobile retailers body calls for a ban on Amazon in India


24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
In a never-ending fight between online and offline retailers, the representative body of Indian mobile traders has urged the government to probe Amazon's business practices in the country.

My Hyatt Concierge: How Valuable Is This Benefit?


27One Mile at a Time / 11h
There are lots of great benefits to World of Hyatt Globalist status . In this post I wanted to talk about one of the “softer” benefits of Hyatt status, which is the “My Hyatt Concierge” perk. How do you earn it, and how valuable is it? How do you access a Hyatt Concierge? With World of Hyatt, you receive some perks simply for qualifying for a certain status level, while you receive other perks as

2034, Part VI: Crossing the Red Line


100+Wired / 11h
“Eventually, the Americans would find them. But by then it would be too late.”

As China Rises, the US Builds Toward a Bigger Role in AI


200+Wired / 11h
After decades of staying out of industrial policy, a Pentagon-appointed commission recommends more spending on research and support for US chip makers.

Can Technology Open Spaceflight to Disabled Astronauts?


200+Wired / 11h
The European Space Agency wants to make sure its new astronaut class is more diverse. But it will take redesigned gear to make space accessible to everybody.

Maquette Goes Big on Metaphor but Light on Real Emotion


77Wired / 11h
The game follows the arc of a romance—and only when it ends can the puzzles go free.


What Did I Just Read? A Conversation With the Authors of '2034'


100+Wired / 11h
Elliot Ackerman and Admiral James Stavridis discuss their inspirations, personal experiences, and what keeps them up at night.

Here's why progress bars on your computer don't load at a steady pace


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Why is it that whenever you have a progress bar pop up on your computer, the thing never runs at a steady speed? Why all the little stops and starts? This is the question YouTuber Tom Scott dives into for his latest video, which breaks down the many complexities of creating a progress bar that actually runs smoothly. "An installer might have to download files from the internet, then decompress th

Intel Rocket Lake CPUs could come in a killer bundle with Hitman 3 for free


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It looks like a particularly good bundle deal could be realized with Intel’s incoming 11th-gen processors.

AWS rekindles a crafty scheme to get developers into machine learning


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AWS DeepRacer looks to put some of the fun back into machine learning.

Lime’s old e-bike batteries are being upcycled into portable speakers


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Gomi, a UK company that makes sustainable chargers and other devices, has launched a line of portable Bluetooth speakers built from retired Lime e-bike batteries. As part of a partnership with Lime , Gomi will use 50,000 battery cells from 1,000 old e-bikes to build the Gomi Speaker with 20 hours of battery life. They'll will launch today on Kickstarter starting at £99 ($138). Available in green,

Last of Us 2 leads Bafta Games Awards nominations


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With 13 nominations, the action-adventure horror game has the most nominations in history.

What’s New in Chrome 89, Available Now


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Google Chrome 89 brings integration between Android phones and Chrome OS, better support for gamepads in the browser, NFC for web apps, and native web sharing. It was released on March 2, 2021. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

All Nvidia RTX 3000 Founders Edition GPUs will get game boosting technology


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Resizable BAR can achieve up to a 10% performance boost in some game titles, with the feature coming to all RTX 3000 series cards by late March.

Wearable patch works with an app to tell if you are hydrated


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Not taking enough fluids and becoming dehydrated can cause physical problems and ailments in people from all walks of life. PepsiCo is rolling out a new product this week called the Gx Sweat Patch. It comes from a startup called Epicore Biosystems that’s working with PepsiCo subsidiary Gatorade. The wearable patch measures the rate of perspiration and sodium chloride concentration … Continue read

5 ways that free antivirus can keep you safe online


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As well as delivering robust core antivirus protection, you can get a surprising number of extras with antivirus freebies.

Zoom rounds off a bumper year with some pretty astounding results


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Video conferencing firm reveals some huge increases in user base and revenues.

Recovering from the SolarWinds hack could take 18 months


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Fully recovering from the SolarWinds hack will take the US government from a year to as long as 18 months, according to the head of the agency that is leading Washington’s recovery. The hacking campaign against American government agencies and major companies was first discovered in November 2020. At least nine federal agencies were targeted, including the Department of Homeland Security and the

Mario Kart Live hits new price low in Amazon's Nintendo Switch deals


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Amazon has dropped the price of Mario Kart Live even further in its latest Nintendo Switch deals.

BBC licence fee 'could be scrapped' once superfast broadband is universal


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Future of BBC licence fee is debated once again.

Now is the ideal time to get unlimited data SIMs with three bargain deals available


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Looking for an unlimited data SIM only deal? These offers are the perfect way to go with market-leading bills.

Lime e-bike batteries are being turned into portable speakers


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A British sustainable design business is set to upcycle battery packs from Lime e-bikes and e-scooters and turn them into slick portable Bluetooth speakers. Based in the creative hub of Brighton, England, Gomi has been upcycling plastic waste for several years. In 2018, the company released the world's first portable speaker made from non-recyclable trash and powered by 100 percent reclaimed batt

Roku buys Nielsen tech to better target ads on traditional TV


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Roku has purchased Nielsen’s Advanced Video Advertising unit, which will change the way ads are served on its platform. The streaming hardware-maker now owns Nielsen’s video automatic content recognition technology and dynamic ad insertion (DAI) system as part of the deal , which is expected to be finalized in the second quarter of 2021. Louqman Parampath, Roku's VP of product management for adve

Google restarts updates for most of its biggest iOS apps


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Updates for Google iOS apps are rolling out, but some services left behind.

OnePlus 9 colors leak reveals a range of chilly shades


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Possible colors for the OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro have leaked, including some network exclusives.

2022 Mitsubishi Outlander starts at $26,990


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The 2022 Mitsubishi Outlander is the first all-new Mitsubishi vehicle to arrive for as long as we remember. Mitsubishi unveiled specific base prices and trim levels for its newest 2022 Outlander crossover in a recent press release. The 2022 Outlander is available in three trim levels with base prices starting at $26,990 (all prices are inclusive of $1,195 destination fees), … Continue reading


This Digital Microscope Can Zoom In Up to 200 Times And Record HD Videos


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There’s nothing more magical than science. Well, except perhaps a microscope. That’s what makes so much of our scientific discoveries possible, after all. Just recently, an international team of researchers were able to observe space-time crystals on camera. A transmission X-ray microscope made that possible. Now, we can’t make that possible from the comfort of your home. But this Veho DX Discove

Twitter Launches Five-Strike System to Ban Users Who Spread Covid-19 Lies


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Twitter will ban users who spread misinformation about the coronavirus pandemic and covid-19 vaccines under a new five-strike system, according to a new blog post from the social media company. Twitter bans all medical information that’s “demonstrably false or misleading and may lead to significant risk of harm.” Read more...

Intel’s new wireless drivers for Windows 10 fixes a major problem – here’s how to get it


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Intel has released new Bluetooth and Wi-Fi drivers for Windows 10, and they contain a fix for a major problem.

BenQ's 4K projector is great for gaming – but there's a catch


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The BenQ TK700STi projector has low input lag and a bright, 100-inch picture – perfect for home gaming on the Xbox Series X or PS5.

TikTok calls in outside help with content moderation in Europe


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TikTok is bringing in external experts in Europe in fields such as child safety, young people’s mental health and extremism to form a Safety Advisory Council to help it with content moderation in the region. The move, announced today , follows an emergency intervention by Italy’s data protection authority in January — which ordered TikTok to block users it cannot age verify after the death of a g

Researchers use extinct atom to date events in the early solar system


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Researchers from ETH Zürich have announced they have been able to date events in the early solar system with greater precision than ever before possible using an extinct atom called niobium-92. The atom has a half-life of 37 million years, which is considered to be relatively brief leading to its extinction shortly after forming the solar system. Researchers on the … Continue reading

Obi-Wan Kenobi TV show adds Game of Thrones actress as mystery character


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Varma joins Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen for the standalone series on Disney Plus.

This odd malware tricks Google to boost your website's SEO - then it attacks


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Malware uses several social engineering techniques to create a foolproof illusion.

Nvidia Shield will soon lose some key smart home functions


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Samsung SmartThings users,