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TikTok to open a ‘Transparency’ Center in Europe to take content and security questions
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TikTok will open a center in Europe where outside experts will be shown information on how it approaches content moderation and recommendation, as well as platform security and user privacy, it announced today. The European Transparency and Accountability Centre (TAC) follows the opening of a U.S. center last year — and is similarly being billed as part of its “commitment to transparency”. Soon a
You can finally unlock your iPhone with Apple Watch while wearing a mask
35Mashable / 27min
Being unable to unlock your iPhone with Face ID because you're wearing a mask is a daily annoyance for many users. But now, thanks to new versions of iOS and watchOS, Apple Watch owners can finally do it without much hassle. With iOS 14.5 and watchOS 7.4, which became available yesterday, the iPhone got a new option under Settings - Face ID & Passcode, called "Unlock with Apple Watch". If you tur
Samsung Galaxy S21 update brings camera improvements and more
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A Samsung Galaxy S21 update is rolling out to the three phones, bringing a few minor improvements.
Finally master Microsoft Excel in just two courses for $30
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TL;DR: Brush up on your Excel skills with this Excel University course bundle , on sale for $29.99 — a 95% discount — as of April 27. You probably know Microsoft Excel as the gold standard spreadsheet software, but in reality, it's much more. When it comes to data entry and automation , Excel is actually a major time-saving tool that has the power to streamline business operations and make revenu
Feel like you're at a concert again with this Klipsch subwoofer on sale
Mashable / 5min
TL;DR: Get immersive sound in your home with the Klipsch Reference R-12S subwoofer, on sale for $199.99 — a 20% savings — as of April 27. If you're usually a big concertgoer, you probably miss that feeling of standing shoulder to shoulder with hundreds of strangers as your favorite band croons your favorite song live. Something so simple now seems nearly impossible after the last year or so. But
Add warm, comfortable light to your space with this unique lamp
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TL;DR: Style your space with the unique Heng Balance Lamp , on sale for $55.99 — a 13% savings — as of April 27. Just a year or so ago, you might not have cared too much about what your space looked and felt like. But in 2021, more and more people are putting emphasis on cultivating home environments that they enjoy being in. That means finding decor and furniture that doesn’t just look good but
Learn how to build a thriving website with WordPress for just $20
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TL;DR: Learn how to master WordPress with the 2021 WordPress Wizard Bundle , on sale for $19.99 — a 92% savings — as of April 27. WordPress has come a long way since its launch in 2003. Considering the web platform powers around 40 percent of all websites on the internet — and about 15 percent of the world’s top websites — it’s safe to say WordPress is a great option for website building. For a l
Ford's premium Mustang Mach-E GT EV starts at $59,900
34Engadget / 23min
Ford has revealed more information about the features and performance of its Mustang Mach-E GT and GT Performance Edition along with the all-important pricing.
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti GPU could launch in just a few weeks
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The RTX 3080 Ti will purportedly come with anti-mining tech on board.
Kry closes $312M Series D after use of its telehealth tools grows 100% yoy
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Swedish digital health startup Kry , which offers a telehealth service (and software tools) to connect clinicians with patients for remote consultations, last raised just before the pandemic hit in Western Europe, netting a €140M Series C in January 2020. Today it’s announcing an oversubscribed sequel: The Series D raise clocks in at $312M (€262M) and will be used to keep stepping on the growth g
NuWave air fryers vs GoWise air fryers: pick the right option for you
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The GoWise and NuWave air fryers are great for speeding up your cooking, and reducing the oil needed. We round up the major differences between the two.
YouTube Launches PSAs to Boost Confidence in Covid-19 Vaccine
Gizmodo / 1h
YouTube launched a series of public service announcements on Monday encouraging people to get vaccinated for covid-19 . The videos come as health experts in the U.S. worry there will soon be more covid-19 vaccine doses available to Americans than people who want to take them . Read more...
How Avaya Spaces can make your daily workload a breeze
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From 1,000-person presentations to managing projects and tasks, Avaya Spaces is here to change the way you work.
Oppo A53s with Dimensity 700 launched in India as cheapest 5G phone
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Powered by MediaTek Dimensity 700 5G processor, the Oppo A53s also comes with up to 8GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage.
FIFA 21 loot boxes revealed to have an aggressive EA push
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Just like IAPs or in-app transactions, loot boxes have become one of the “dirty words” in the gaming industry. Unlike other forms of microtransactions, however, loot boxes have also come under legal scrutiny. Companies like EA have even been fined over such widespread yet also unpopular game mechanic, but it hasn’t stopped EA from pushing through with that line of … Continue reading
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Best Netflix action movies: explosive movies to stream in Australia right now
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Need some high-octane thrills? Netflix has a great selection of action flicks available to stream right now.
Tesla claims a driver was behind the wheel in latest fatal crash
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Tesla is on the cusp of launching a subscription program for its Full Self-Driving add-on but recent events may throw doubt and concern regarding the rather pricey semi-autonomous driver assistance. It also probably explains why the company and its CEO are working overtime to dispel those doubts and divert attention elsewhere, like on the media. A recent crash in Texas … Continue reading
Xiaomi Mi 11X, Mi QLED TV 75 go on sale from today
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Xiaomi's newest flagship smartphone and TV the Mi 11X, Mi QLED TV 75 have gone on sale today at 12 noon on the company's India website.
Android malware that steals passwords is spreading fast
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Google recently boasted about the success of its efforts to protect Google Play Store and Android devices last year mostly using advanced machine learning technology. That, however, doesn’t cover apps acquired outside of the Play Store and the phones that install those. Sometimes, Android’s own open nature sometimes works against it because of that, like the case of this FluBot … Continue reading
HTC Vive owners can buy parts from iFixit for DIY VR repairs
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HTC has teamed up with iFixit to make it easier for its customers to get their VR headsets and accessories repaired.
Simple Energy to raise $15M ahead of electric scooter launch
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Bangalore-based EV startup Simple Energy will raise $15M in funding from multiple sources to kickstart production and set up experience stores.
Snapdragon 888 ‘Pro’ said to be in development; another minor upgrade?
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Qualcomm is reportedly already testing the Snapdragon 888 Pro chipset and should debut on smartphones in Q3 of 2021.
Wunder Mobility’s new lending business helps micromobility startups finance fleets
56TechCrunch / 3h
Wunder Mobility built its business selling software to shared scooter, e-bike and even short-term car rental startups. Now, it’s banking on a new — and once secret — lending division to bring in more revenue that’ll giving micromobility operators another option to access capital without having pitch venture capitalists and other investors. The company announced the official launch of Wunder Capit
Apple App Tracking Transparency might be buggy for some users
SlashGear / 3h
Apple has finally rolled out iOS 14.5 and, with it, the new App Tracking Transparency feature that has proven to be controversial, at least for advertisers and Facebook. The feature is designed to give users the first and last word on whether they will allow developers and advertisers to track their activity for advertising purposes. It seems, however, that the … Continue reading
Samsung unveils SAS enterprise SSD with upgraded speed and capacity
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Samsung Electronics the world’s leading memory chip producer, has released a high performing enterprise solid state drive (SSD) that supports the latest serial attached SCSI (SAS) interface.
Daniel Kaminsky, Internet Security Savior, Dies at 42
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If you are reading this obituary online, you owe your digital safety to him.
Moto G60 goes on sale in India today: price, specs, and availability
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The device is powered by Snapdragon 732G and comes with a 120Hz display along with a massive 6,000mAh battery.
Apple's new OS update, iOS 14.5, has the feature that Facebook is dead against
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Apple's latest OS update, iOS 14.5, has privacy features that may make users feel happier but companies like Facebook are crying foul.
This slick and streaming-friendly VPN is on sale for 81% off
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SAVE 81%: A two-year subscription to Surfshark is on sale for £1.79 per month as of April 27, saving you 81% on list price. VPNs are great security tools that encrypt all of your online traffic to protect your identity and data, but you don't care about that, do you? You're interested in VPNs for an altogether different reason, and you're not alone. For a lot of VPN users, cybersecurity comes sec
Launch your own website with the help of this powerful builder
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TL;DR: The WYSIWYG Web Builder v16 is on sale for £21.53 as of April 27, saving you 49% on list price. If you’ve been meaning to launch a website, whether for a professional portfolio or a small business endeavour, the time is now. You don’t even need to learn to code to build it. With the WYSIWYG Web Builder v16 from Pablo Software Solutions, Windows users can design and build full-featured webs
Organise your desktop with a lifetime license to MultiDock for Mac
Mashable / 5h
TL;DR: A lifetime license to MultiDock for Mac is on sale for £14.35 as of April 27, saving you 42% on list price. If you want to clean up your desktop in 2021, the Multidock for Mac can help: It's like taking your digital life to the Container Store. This app is designed to help you organise your frequently used applications, documents, and folders using small panels. You can move these panels t
All the best Peloton alternatives you can find on Amazon
Mashable / 5h
Unless you've been completely off the grid for the past year, you probably know that the pricey cult-favourite Peloton bikes are more in-demand than ever. As gyms and fitness studios shuttered in 2020 and everyone turned to working out from home, home cardio equipment, especially cycling bikes, became indispensable. They were a way to work off stress, stay active while staying indoors, and offere
What's on TV: 'Returnal' and 'Yasuke'
43Engadget / 5h
This week we're looking forward to Netflix's new anime Yasuke, The Mitchells vs. the Machines and Returnal on PS5.
Resident Evil Village demo extended after fan outcry
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Gone are the days when most upcoming games, especially high-profile ones, came with playable demos before launch. Game publishers these days are more careful when putting anything out to the public that fans can use against them if things don’t go their way. That’s what made the Resident Evil Village demo quite notable in this day and age, but, unfortunately, … Continue reading
Record quarter for Indian smartphone market - But things may turn bad
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Counterpoint Research said India’s smartphone shipments grew 23% year on year to more than 38 million units in Q1 2021, the highest ever first quarter shipments. New product launches, promotions and financial schemes, as well as pent-up demand coming from 2020, drove the market in Q1 2021.
Huawei eyes software business like Google amid US sanctions
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Huawei’s fall from the world’s top 5 smartphone vendors naturally didn’t go unnoticed. Shoved out of networking infrastructure, especially 5G, in many countries, the company also found itself struggling in the smartphone market because of its inability to buy parts and components necessary to make those devices. Huawei isn’t giving up, though, but does have another Plan B in place … Continue read
Update now: critical macOS security flaw patched in Big Sur 11.3
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The latest security loophole to be discovered in macOS has already been patched, so install 11.3 to keep your system safe.
Internode’s half-price SIM plans get you 8GB for as little as AU$10 a month
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You may know Internode as an ISP, but the telco also has SIM-only plans, and they’re now available at 50% off for six months.
Galaxy Fold with under-display health sensors seen in patent
SlashGear / 6h
Before smartwatches became the portable health labs that they are today, smartphones were the ones that bore some of the sensors and algorithms needed for checking one’s health. Samsung’s phones, in particular, once had heart rate monitors and even blood oxygen tracking that it has removed in its most recent models. That, however, doesn’t mean that Samsung has given up … Continue reading
Lyft is selling its autonomous vehicle division to Toyota
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Fewer than six months after Uber offloaded its self-driving tech development unit , Lyft is ditching its own too. Lyft is selling its self-driving unit to Woven Planet, a subsidiary of Toyota, in a cash deal worth $550 million, both companies announced on Monday afternoon . The deal, which constitutes $200 million upfront and the rest over the next five years, takes Lyft's self-driving tech devel
This Interstellar Probe Would Go Deeper Into Space Than Anything Before it
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Four years in the making, a pragmatic mission concept for an interstellar probe would go beyond the Voyager Interstellar Mission, in which two spacecraft left Earth in the 1970s and are now the most distant human-made objects. The team behind the project detailed their proposal today at the annual general assembly of… Read more...
Tesla sees bitcoin as important financial tool to access cash quickly
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Tesla’s relationship with bitcoin is not a dalliance, according to the comments made by the company’s CFO and dubbed “master of coin” Zach Kirkhorn during an earnings call Monday. Instead, the company believes in the longevity of bitcoin, despite its volatility.
Tesla invested $1.5 billion in bitcoin this quarter and then trimmed its position by 10%, Kirkhorn said during the company quarterly earnings call. That sale made a $101 million “positive impact” to the company’s profitability in the first quarter, he added. Tesla also allows customers to make vehicle deposits and final vehicle purchases using bitcoin.
Tesla turned to bitcoin as a place to store cash and still access it immediately, all while providing a better return on investment than more traditional central bank-backed safe havens. Of course, the higher yields provided by the volatile digital currency comes with higher risk.
Tesla bucks the trend of the more cautionary Federal Reserve Chairman Jay Powell who noted back in March at virtual summit hosted by the Bank for International Settlements that the Fed considers crypto speculative assets that are highly volatile and therefore not useful stores of value. That matters because the basic function of currency is its ability to store value. He also noted that digital currencies are not backed by anything and compared it to gold and not the dollar.
From Kirkhorn:
Elon and I were looking for a place to store cash that wasn’t being immediately used, try to get some level of return on this, but also preserve liquidity, you know, particularly as we look forward to the launch of Austin and Berlin and uncertainty that’s happening with semiconductors and port capacity, being able to access our cash very quickly is super important to us right now.
And, you know, there aren’t many traditional opportunities to do this or at least that we found and and talking to others that we could get good feedback on, particularly with yields being so low and without taking on additional risk or sacrificing liquidity. Bitcoin seemed at the time, and so far has proven to be a good decision, a good place to place some of our cash that’s not immediately being used for daily operations or maybe not needed till the end of the year, and be able to get some return on that.
Tesla is watching the digital currency closely, Kirkhorn said, noting that there is a lot of reason to be optimistic.
“You know, thinking about it from a corporate treasury perspective, we’ve been quite pleased with how much liquidity there is in the bitcoin market,” he said. “Our ability to build our first position happened very quickly. When we did the sale later in March we also were able to execute on that very quickly. And so as we think about kind of global liquidity for the business in risk management, being able to get cash in and out of the market is something that I think is exceptionally important for us.”
While Tesla did trim its position in March, Kirkhorn added that the company’s intent is to hold what it has long term and to continue to accumulate bitcoin from transactions from its customers as they purchase vehicles. Musk, who also goes by Technoking, announced in March that Tesla would accept bitcoin as a form of payment in the United States.
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Apple Clips gets AR Spaces thanks to LiDAR
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Although it was one of the first on the mobile AR train with Project Tango, some may have felt that Google dropped the ball on that area. Professing more interest in AR than VR, Apple has been promoting the practical applications of its ARKit framework since day one, enabling experiences like placing furniture in your room to test them out, … Continue reading
Galaxy Buds Pro update brings back a useful gesture
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Wireless earbuds have gotten a lot smarter over the years, cramming many features into their tiny bodies. The result of that, however, is that they come with too many features that can’t be easily and quickly controlled without a smartphone. That’s why accessory makers have resorted to using multiple gestures instead, and the Galaxy Buds Pro just got a new … Continue reading
Five things to know about Apple's iOS update
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New update includes new privacy features, emojis and a way of turning on an iPhone with a mask on.
LAST CHANCE: Delta American Express Limited-Time Offers Up To 90,000 Miles
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American Express is running big limited-time offers for most of its Delta co-brand cards through April 28, 2021 - as much as 90,000 miles, and 70,000 miles for a no annual fee the first year card, making for some of the most compelling offers we've seen. Continue reading ...
The Oscars' Egregious Chadwick Boseman NFT Art Is Being Redesigned
100+Gizmodo / 8h
Out of all the awkward and weird things that made this year’s Oscars rather cringeworthy at times , nothing stood out quite like the Academy’s decision to commission artist Andre Oshea to create NFT art of Chadwick Boseman . Read more...
Read Facebook's Internal Report on How Badly It Screwed Up Stopping 'Stop the Steal'
99Gizmodo / 8h
BuzzFeed has posted the entirety of internal Facebook documents outlining in detail the results of the company’s investigation into its role in the Jan. 6 riots at the Capitol, during and after which at least five people died. Read more...
PS5 restock: Target restock date confirmed – here's when to buy the PS5
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When will PS5 restock next? The dates for Target, Walmart and Best Buy, as well as other US stores could all be this week.
Tesla wants to make every home a distributed power plant
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk wants to turn every home into a distributed power plant that would generate, store and even deliver energy back into the electricity grid, all using the company’s products. While the company has been selling solar and energy storage products for years, a new company policy to only sell solar coupled with the energy storage products, along with Musk’s comments Monday, reveal a
COVID-19 vaccine study has a warning for people who take common IBD drug
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A new study is alerting people who take a common drug for Irritable Bowel Disease (IBD) that their body’s response to the first COVID-19 vaccine dose may be lower than expected. The issue was observed in people taking an immune-suppressing drug called infliximab, which is commonly prescribed for IBD. Vaccines, including the COVID-19 vaccine, work by triggering the patient’s own … Continue reading
Tech Companies Won't Be Able to Form Local Governments in Nevada After All
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Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak has backtracked on legislation plans that would have allowed tech companies to form autonomous “Innovation Zones” anywhere in the state, reports The Nevada Independent . Instead of allowing categories of tech companies, including blockchain and internet of things, to create what are… Read more...
How to Ask iPhone and iPad Apps to Not Track You Across the Web
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A feature on your iPhone or iPad called “App Tracking Transparency” allows you to ask apps not to track you across the internet for advertising and data brokering purposes. Here’s how to use it. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›
macOS 11.3 is Available Now, with Support for AirTags, PS5 Controllers, and More
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Apple just released the macOS 11.3 update to users, after letting it spend three months in beta. The update comes with an impressive array of new features for Apple Music, the Reminders app, HomePod support, AirTag support, and more. Read This Article on Review Geek ›
iOS 14.5 is Out Now---Wear a Mask with Face ID and More
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Apple’s iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5 updates are now live for all users, so you can go update your devices and reap the benefits these updates bring. Speaking of which—here are some more details on the new features. Read This Article on Review Geek ›
Samsung's New DeX Keyboard Makes the Most of Galaxy Gadgets
26How-To Geek / 9h
Samsung just unveiled its Smart Keyboard Trio 500, a portable keyboard with shortcut keys for the DeX desktop interface on Galaxy phones and tablets. The small keyboard also works with Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS, and can instantly jump between three connected devices using its Logitech-style quick-switch keys. Read This Article on Review Geek ›
Roku Is Feuding With Google Over YouTube TV's Fate
28Gizmodo / 9h
Roku is publicly duking it out with Google, a feud that could see the YouTube TV live television app disappear from the streaming platform. Read more...
Thoma Bravo is buying Proofpoint in a $12.3 billion all-cash deal
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Proofpoint is being acquired by Thoma Bravo after generating over $1bn in annual revenue last year.
Amazon's Paper Girls Series Has Cast Its Paper Girls
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With the long-awaited Y: The Last Man series set to hit FX on Hulu sometime later this year, another upcoming Brian K. Vaughan adaptation has now taken a big step forward. Amazon has just revealed some major casting for its adaptation of Vaughan and Cliff Chiang’s acclaimed comic Paper Girls . Read more...
Fortnite Crew for May expands perks with Save the World and Spotify
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A survey Epic sent to Fortnite players weeks ago indicated that it planned to expand the number of perks offered by its Fortnite Crew pack subscription. A Spotify Premium promotion tied to the bundle arrived soon after and it remains for the May release. Subscribers are getting another perk alongside it, however, and it includes the game’s Save the World … Continue reading
Electric cars: What will happen to all the dead batteries?
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In the next 10 years millions of old electric car batteries will need to be recycled or discarded.
Blue Origin is challenging SpaceX's Artemis lander contract from NASA
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Jeff's Bezos' rocket company claims NASA improperly awarded the contract to its rival.
Update Your Mac Right Now to Avoid This Massive Security Bug
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If you haven’t already, you should update your Mac right now . A recently patched zero-day vulnerability in macOS operating systems has been allowing hackers to bypass much of Apple’s security protocols and deploy malware on an unknown amount of computers, new research shows. Read more...
Just Give Captain America His Wings, Hasbro, Damn
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With Falcon and the Winter Soldier done and dusted , so cometh the inevitable wave of tie-in merchandise to capitalize on the Disney+ streaming show. But if you’re looking for, say, an action figure of Sam Wilson as Captain America from Hasbro, it turns out you’re gonna need a lot more than the 20-odd dollars you were… Read more...
Linux kernel team rejects University of Minnesota researchers’ apology
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Apple releases iOS 14.5, the biggest update since iOS 14 first launched
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Enlarge / Apple's 2020 iPad Air. (credit: Samuel Axon) Today is the day: Apple has finally released iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5 worldwide after a longer-than-usual beta period. If you're using a supported device, you should be able to find the update on the software update page in the iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch's Settings app. This is arguably the biggest update of the iOS 14 cycle that began with
Daily Crunch: iOS 14.5 brings privacy changes and more
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Apple’s latest software upgrade brings a big change, Roku accuses Google of anti-competitive behavior and Brex raises a big funding round. This is your Daily Crunch for April 26, 2021. The big story: iOS 14.5 brings privacy changes and more Apple released the latest version of its mobile operating system today, which includes the much-discussed App Tracking Transparency feature , allowing users t
The Engineering Subreddit Is Tearing Elon Musk Apart
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Tell-All If you check the r/engineering subreddit right now, you’ll find a growing thread in which experienced engineers are dogpiling on SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. The thread began when a poster identified as a mechanical engineering student shared that they were first inspired to become an engineer by Musk but have since developed more complicated feelings on the polarizing tech mogul. So
Hackers Used ‘Mind-Blowing’ Bug to Dodge macOS Safeguards
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The vulnerability was patched Monday, but hackers had already used it to spread malware.
Apple facing lawsuit over its iTunes 'buy' button
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A lawsuit has been brought against Apple as the company has the ability to “terminate access” to digital content purchased on iTunes.
Google's Nest Hub Is Making Its Way Into Your Hotel Room
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This summer, you might want to add “unplugging Google” after checking for bedbugs to the list of tasks to complete when you settle into a hotel room. Read more...
Tesla saw record profit in Q1 2021, details FSD and Powerwall plans
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Tesla has released its Q1 2021 financial report, boasting the first time in the company’s history that its non-GAAP net income exceeded $1 billion. In addition to detailing its vehicle and revenue numbers, Tesla touched on a number of current efforts at the company, including its Full Self Driving (FSD) City Streets beta set to expand in the US. Tesla … Continue reading
How to Block Apps From Tracking Your Activity in iOS 14.5
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iOS 14.5 is finally here, baby! And with it comes much-anticipated Apple’s App Tracking Transparency feature, which allows users to grant or deny apps permission to track their activity for targeted advertising. (This feature has been in the works for awhile, and it’s got companies like Facebook shaking in their boots … Read more...
Bolsonaro Cuts Brazil’s Amazon Protection Budget Immediately After Promising to Increase It
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On Thursday, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro did something weird: He pledged to double his government’s spending to enforce measures to reduce deforestation in the Amazon and stop it altogether by the end of the decade. Read more...
Even if I go back to the gym, I'm bringing the Aaptiv app with me
56Mashable / 10h
I miss the gym. Before the pandemic, I would go after work on most days, and it was where I I did more than exercise. It was where I showered and blow-dried my hair, chatted with gym friends, and kept my workout clothes in a locker. Now I shower at home (and there's no sauna in my bathroom last I checked), my running shoes are somehow always in the way, and I've lost touch with my gym buddies. Oh
You can now use your Hilton points to book the first LXR property in Asia
43The Points Guy / 11h
Hilton’s much-anticipated Roku Kyoto, part of the high-end LXR Hotels and Resorts brand, finally has an opening date: Sept. 16, 2021, as reported by One Mile at a Time . Considered by the TPG team to be one of the most exciting hotel openings of 2021 , this oasis of Zen near Kyoto, Japan, marks another significant opening for Hilton’s small but luxurious LXR brand. It will be the first LXR proper
A Single Snapchat Might Change the Way We Define Free Speech
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On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will be hearing a case that started with a few swears shared on one teen’s Snapchat account, before turning into a major suit that tests the limits of what students are allowed to say on their campus. Read more...
Blockchain startup S!NG wants creators to lean on NFTs to protect their intellectual property
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After a years-long crypto winter, it been the spring of NFTs, but as digital art prices sober up after an explosion in sales, blockchain founders are looking to find more stable opportunities in the space that can grow over time even as speculative interest in NFTs shifts. One particular interest has been using NFTs to reshape the creator economy in a manner that actually benefits artists more th
Tesla Earnings Set Record in First Quarter
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The electric-car maker’s performance reflected increasing sales and production around the world.
Bitmain teases monstrous new crypto mining rig, especially for Ethereum
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Teaser suggests new Ethereum mining rig dishes out the same performance as 32 GeForce RTX 3080 GPUs.
New Spotify price date and how much more you’ll pay
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Spotify prices are about to change again for some users – not all, but quite a few – as of this Friday. Spotify will begin with the family premium plan in the United States, and both the UK and Europe will have price changes in several areas. Price changes begin this Friday, the 30th of April, 2021. Some users will … Continue reading
Twitter is adding a COVID-19 vaccine fact box to user timelines
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Starting this week, Twitter users will see a prompt at the top of their timeline with information on COVID-19 vaccines, the company said on Monday.
Fifth Wall’s Brendan Wallace and Hippo’s Assaf Wand discuss proptech’s biggest opportunities
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What is the biggest opportunity for proptech founders? How should they think about competition, strategic investment versus top-tier VC firms and how to build their board? What about navigating regulation? We sat down last week with Brendan Wallace, co-founder and general manager of Fifth Wall, and Hippo CEO Assaf Wand for an episode of Extra Crunch Live to discuss all of the above. Extra Crunch
The next tech hearing targets social media algorithms — and YouTube, for once
100+TechCrunch / 11h
Another week, another big tech hearing in Congress. With a flurry of antitrust reform bills on the way , Democratic lawmakers are again bringing in some of the world’s most powerful tech companies for questioning. In the next hearing, scheduled for Tuesday, April 27 at 10 AM ET , the Senate Judiciary’s subcommittee on privacy and technology will zero in on concerns about algorithmic amplification
The Demon Slayer Movie Is Already Making Waves in the U.S.
100+Gizmodo / 11h
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train already made waves in its home territory as large as its name is long last year, as Japan’s most financially successful movie in the country’s box office history. It’s only been out in the United States for a weekend, and it’s already breaking records here too. Read more...
Tesla built, sold and shipped more vehicles in this last quarter than ever before
92Engadget / 11h
Elon Musk took a break from his SNL prep on Monday to host Tesla's Q1 2021 investor earnings call and let the journalists who had tuned in know all about the company's stellar start to the start of the new year.
Pentagon explains odd transfer of 175 million IP addresses to obscure company
300+Ars Technica / 11h
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Andriy Onufriyenko ) The US Department of Defense puzzled Internet experts by apparently transferring control of tens of millions of dormant IP addresses to an obscure Florida company just before President Donald Trump left the White House, but the Pentagon has finally offered a partial explanation for why it happened. The Defense Department says it still owns the
People Emerge From Cave After Intense 40-Day 'Deep Time' Experiment
500+Gizmodo / 11h
What happens if you put 15 people together in a dark cave and take away their ability to track the passage of time? An extraordinary experiment in France has attempted to answer this question, and the results are fascinating. Read more...
Xbox Series X processors might be showing up in pre-built PCs
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32TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
The processor behind the Xbox Series X may have just appeared without an iGPU in China.
USAF Reaper drones will get a big update to deal with new type of threat
SlashGear / 11h
The United States Air Force (USAF) has announced plans to update its Reaper drones in a way that makes them more capable against ‘near-peer’ threats. The plan comes from the USAF’s Life Cycle Management Center, specifically its MQ-9 Program Office, which explains that the mission behind the drone platform is ‘shifting’ from one aimed at addressing extremist groups to one … Continue reading
PS5 State of Play coming this week, and Ratchet & Clank fans will want to tune in
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SlashGear / 11h
It’s been a couple of months since the last PlayStation State of Play, and now Sony has announced another one for later this week. Ratchet & Clank fans in particular will want to tune into this one, as Sony says the State of Play will focus most on Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart. While much of the State of Play … Continue reading
Holiday Inn Express Desk Clerk Melts Down, And The Covid Culture That Is Thailand [Roundup]
View from the Wing / 12h
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 ...
Blue Origin Challenges NASA Over SpaceX Moon Lander Deal
2KNYT > Technology / 12h
The space agency picked Elon Musk’s company over two other bidders to take its astronauts back to the lunar surface.
Will The US Introduce An India Travel Ban?
55One Mile at a Time / 12h
The situation unfolding in India right now is tragic, with coronavirus cases surging, ICU beds full, and hospitals even running out of oxygen. With that in mind, I can’t help but pose a question about (the lack of) travel restrictions. Why isn’t the US adding an India travel ban? The US has a variety of travel bans in place, which prevent most people who traveled to certain places in the past 14
Bad infrastructure and not being male among reasons people give up EVs
200+Ars Technica / 12h
Enlarge / Poor charging infrastructure is a big reason that some Californians decided not to get another electric vehicle. (credit: Cavan Images/Getty Images ) By now, we know a lot of ways to get people to buy electric vehicles. In Europe and China, it's simple: mandate them. Policymakers aren't nearly that brave here in the US, so instead we've been relying on subsidies for early adopters and t
Alaska State Senator Now Has 20-Hour Commute After Refusing to Mask Up on Planes
300+Gizmodo / 12h
An Alaska state senator filmed arguing with Alaska Airlines staff and police at Juneau International Airport over her refusal to wear a mask before boarding a flight is finding out the hard way that actions have consequences. Read more...
A Black Lady Sketch Show Season 2 Is Surviving the Apocalypse With a Twist
20Gizmodo / 12h
While A Black Lady Sketch Show ’ s best joke of season one was actually the slow-burn, apocalyptic narrative stringing all of the different sketches together, the finale’s cliffhanger left a rather important question looming over the series’ future: how the hell do you keep that story going? The season two premiere… Read more...
Pentagon Says SpaceX Near Collision Was a False Alarm
100+Futurism / 12h
Four astronauts who traveled to the International Space Station on board the SpaceX Crew Dragon late last week experienced a bit of a scare: believing that a piece of space junk was zipping by too close to comfort , SpaceX HQ at Hawthorne instructed the astronauts to don their spacesuits in case of a collision. But now, according to an investigation by the US Space Command 18th Space Control Squa
Lyft is selling its self-driving unit to Toyota for $550 million
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99Engadget / 12h
Lyft is offloading Level 5, its internal autonomous vehicle development team.
Tesla grows 74% in the first quarter, besting expectations as its shares ease after hours
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100+TechCrunch / 12h
Today after the bell, American electric car company Tesla reported its Q1 2021 financial performance . The company lost modest ground on the stock market after its news broke. For the broader electric vehicle and battery startup market that has pursued many SPAC-led combinations in recent months , the generally positive Tesla trailing results could prove a boon, underscoring continued market dema
How to Hide From Advertisers With iOS 14.5's New 'App Tracking Transparency' Settings
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100+Lifehacker / 12h
One iOS 14’s headline features—in that it is making headlines by pissing off advertisers —is “App Tracking Transparency,” a setting that lets users opt out of all tracking, including the data an app collects when you’re not using it (much to the chagrin of advertising platforms like Google and Facebook). Read more...
Lyft sells Level 5 autonomous car division to Toyota’s Woven Planet
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SlashGear / 12h
Lyft is selling its autonomous vehicle division to Toyota, with the Japanese automaker setting up a new subsidiary, Woven Planet Holdings, to pick up the reins of the self-driving car project. Lyft established Level 5, its driverless division, back in mid-2017, and at the time had no shortage of promises for what autonomy would bring to the ride-hailing service. The … Continue reading
The 7 best ways to redeem points and miles for flights to Europe
47The Points Guy / 12h
The European Union recently announced plans to admit vaccinated American travelers this summer . An exact reopening date is yet to be announced — and actually reopening will be up to individual EU countries — but it’s encouraging news nevertheless. The EU has been largely closed to Americans since the coronavirus pandemic started ravaging the world in March 2020. Are you looking to book a Europea
Founders who don’t properly vet VCs set up both parties for failure
100+TechCrunch / 12h
Andrés Dancausa Contributor Andrés Dancausa is fund partner, EMEA for operator-led international investors TheVentureCity . Before entering the world of VC, he was the CEO of a Spanish fintech company and launched his own startup in the edtech space. There’s a disconnect between reality and the added value investors are promising entrepreneurs. Three in five founders who were promised added value
New versions of macOS, watchOS, and tvOS hit supported devices today
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70Ars Technica / 12h
Enlarge / MacBook Air laptops, new and old. (credit: Lee Hutchinson ) After an extended beta-testing period, Apple launched updates for all of its operating systems today, including macOS, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and tvOS. In general, the updates are focused on supporting the various new products Apple announced last week, as well as implementing App Tracking Transparency, fixing bugs, and adding n
It took Facebook two months to realize “Stop the Steal” might turn violent
67Ars Technica / 12h
Enlarge (credit: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images ) It took Facebook less than two days to shut down the original “Stop the Steal” group but two months for it to realize that the group and its offspring had spawned a “harmful movement” that thrived on the platform and would ultimately lead to violence. The news comes from a Facebook internal report analyzing the company’s response to the
Apex Legends new Arenas mode detailed: Watch the Legacy gameplay trailer now
SlashGear / 12h
As promised, today Respawn Entertainment and Electronic Arts detailed Apex Legends‘ incoming Arenas mode. The two companies did this by way of a new trailer that shows off a lot of Arenas gameplay. The trailer didn’t stop at just showing us the Arenas mode, however, as we also got a glimpse at Valkyrie gameplay and the new Bocek Compound Bow. … Continue reading
AT&T boosts Internet speeds for entry and mid-tier fiber plans
SlashGear / 12h
If you’re an AT&T Fiber Internet customer signed up for one of the service provider’s entry- or mid-tier plans, you can expect a significant speed increase in the near future. The company has announced plans to increase its Fiber Internet upload and download rates by 200Mbps, increasing the 100Mbps plan to 300Mbps and the 300Mbps plan to 500Mbps. The new … Continue reading
Fairmont Will Sell Gift Cards With 20% Bonus
100+One Mile at a Time / 12h
The major hotel chains sometimes sell discounted gift cards, which is a great way to lower the cost of hotel stays. For the past several years Fairmont has been offering bonuses on gift card purchases at least twice a year. Fairmont typically offers one of these promotions around Mother’s Day and one around Black Friday, and this year is no different. This is a heads up that Fairmont’s next gift
China Is Working on What Looks Like a Clone of SpaceX’s Starship
2KFuturism / 12h
Starship Clone Back in 2017, SpaceX showed off its vision for the future: an end-to-end transportation system that can get you anywhere on the globe in a matter of a couple of hours by rocketing into near space on board what was called the “BFR.” Four years later, and that vision of what is now known as the Starship system has made significant progress, with SpaceX focusing on getting the first a
Lyft sells self-driving unit to Toyota’s Woven Planet for $550M
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200+TechCrunch / 12h
Ride-hailing company Lyft has sold off its autonomous vehicle unit to Toyota’s Woven Planet Holdings subsidiary for $550 million, the latest in a string of acquisitions spurred by the cost and lengthy timelines to commercialize autonomous vehicle technology.
