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Social media fraud: The influencers promoting criminal scams
400+BBC News - Technology / 50min
BBC Panorama investigates a new generation of fraudster that openly uses social media to promote crime.
Indian bike taxi service Rapido raises $52 million
Bike Taxi Rapido India•
34TechCrunch / 1h
Rapido, a bike taxi aggregator in India, said on Monday it has raised $52 million in a new financing round as the six-year-old startup looks to find space in a category dominated by Ola and Uber in the South Asian market. The six-year-old startup’s new funding — Series C — was financed by Shell Ventures, Yamaha, Kunal Shah of CRED, Amarjit Singh Batra of Spotify India, and Positive Moves Consulti
Exclusive: Xiaomi to launch router and camera alongside laptops at Smarter Living 2022
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 28min
Xiaomi’s Smarter Living event will take place later this month, with products such as new security cameras, routers, laptops, etc.
Apple's AirPods Pro fall back to $180
Engadget / 17min
Apple's AirPods Pro are back down to $180, their best deal barring Black Friday lows. That's $70 off the normal price of the popular wireless earbuds, which remain our top pick for iOS users. The Amazon deal currently lists the Pro for $190, but an extra $10 discount is automatically applied at checkout. We gave Apple's high-end earbuds an excellent 87 review score with praise for their improved
Culture Change and Conflict at Twitter
NYT > Technology / 17min
Two years ago, the company brought in a blunt executive to make things move faster and to promote diversity. Then the problems began.
Ola S1 and S1 Po Electric scooters launched in India at a price starting Rs. 99,999
Ola S1 Electric India•
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 28min
Here's everything that you need to know about the new Ola S1 and ola S1 Pro electric scooters. Price, features specs, range and battery
Each Google Pixel 5a leak makes it sound increasingly familiar and boring
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 28min
Google's three phones last year were pretty bland, and it seems the company is revisiting 2020 before its 2021 family drops.
Google Pixel 5a launch date and specs revealed in new leak
Google Pixel 5a India•
Mashable / 30min
It's been a long wait, but Google's Pixel 5a 5G is finally coming. Probably. According to Android Police , who has obtained some new information and photographs of various parts of the device, the Pixel 5a 5G will be launched really, really soon: on Tuesday, August 17. We've sort of known what the device will look like since February, thanks to some renders produced by leaker Steve Hemmerstoffer
Streaming service DAZN seeks to shake up TV sport
28BBC News - Technology / 50min
Boss James Rushton has ambitious expansion plans for the service dubbed "the Netflix of sport".
Hybrid cloud becomes top priority for C-suite and why Oracle is the top pick?
2021 Cloud Oracle NFT•
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 1h
Oracle is at least two generations ahead of everyone else for delivering a production-proven autonomous database which makes it the top priority for C-suite
Realme GT to be the cheapest flagship; Master Edition could be equally competitive
Realme GT India Series•
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 1h
Couple of days ahead of the launch the key specs of the Realme GT and GT Master edition have been leaked along with the pricing which is apparently under Rs 30,000
Oppo sets up camera innovation lab in India - We explain its details
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 1h
Oppo's camera lab is dedicated to testing phone cameras in different artificially set scenes and analyzing data produced from those samples.
Naenka Runner Pro Headphones Review
SlashGear / 2h
A great deal of attention has been given to truly wireless or TWS earbuds, but, as they say, no one size fits all. There are some people and use cases where even these minuscule audio accessories are not a proper fit, especially when it comes to users with more athletic needs. A special breed of headphones has been designed exactly … Continue reading
Hybrid cloud becomes top priority for C-suite and why Oracle is the top pick?
2021 Cloud Oracle NFT•
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 2h
Oracle is at least two generations ahead of everyone else for delivering a production-proven autonomous database which makes it the top priority for C-suite
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Shrink your PC build with Colorful’s latest mini-ITX motherboard and RTX 3060 GPU
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 2h
Need a compact PC that also packs some power?
Samsung Display unveils new OLED tech: It's already part of Galaxy Z Fold 3
Samsung Galaxy OLED•
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 3h
Samsung Display's latest OLED technology may be a game-changer, especially in the foldable smartphone market, with its first-ever integrated polarizer.
Welcome to TechRadar's Photography Week 2021
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 4h
We've kicked off a special Photography Week on TechRadar – join us as we explore the past, present and future of photo making.
This stacked bundle of coding courses is on sale for under £30
Mashable / 5h
TL;DR: The 2021 All-in-One Computer Science Certification Bundle is on sale for £25.35 as of Aug. 16, saving you 98% on list price. To say that computer science is a lucrative career is a massive understatement. To say it’s a challenging career is even more of one. The toolbox that coders must master to stay up to date with the current development landscape is growing by the day. It can be tough
Fairphone 4 will be a repair-friendly 5G “ethical” phone
FairPhone 4 tWA 11•
SlashGear / 5h
The dream of a modular phone has long died out, but one of the reasons for that dream continues to live on. More than just being upgradeable, modular phones also bring the promise of repairable and sustainable devices whose parts can be easily swapped out when broken. The Fairphone has long offered such “ethical” phones, but those smart devices often … Continue reading
PineNote is an open source Linux e-reader with Wacom stylus support
SlashGear / 5h
PINE64 may have started out as a competitor to the Raspberry Pi’s single-board computers (SBCs), but it has long grown out of its shell to expand into new territories. It is now better known for daring to create open source Linux devices that span laptops, tablets, smartphones, and even smartwatches. Now it is taking that growth a step further with … Continue reading
Android Camera Switches uses your face to control your phone
Android Camera Switches•
SlashGear / 6h
Android has quite a number of accessibility features and APIs, some of which have been used, misused, or even abused to open doors to power users and functionality Google wouldn’t have normally allowed. Many of those accessibility features have focused on voice control or screen reading, but a new Camera Switches feature in the Android Accessibility Suite expands that functionality … Continue rea
Free Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 when you pre-order the Fold 3 or Flip 3 with Optus
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 6h
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3 are available to pre-order, and Optus is throwing in a free smartwatch.
Voice and Video Calls Can Now Be End-to-End Encrypted on Facebook Messenger
Facebook Messenger•
54Gizmodo / 6h
Facebook wants you to know that Messenger is getting a little more secure and private (or as private as anything built by the company can be considered). In a nutshell, users now have the option to make voice and video calls end-to-end encrypted on Messenger. Read more...
Pixel Fold reference in Android 12 code hints at Pixel 6 connection
SlashGear / 6h
Samsung’s recently concluded event once again brought foldable devices into the limelight. Now more affordable and a little bit more durable, the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3 are being positioned to help take foldable phones to the mainstream market. Of course, that would require that other manufacturers also jump on the train, and, surprisingly, Google might … Continue reading
Pixel 5a announcement might finally happen next week
SlashGear / 7h
The Pixel 6 could be the most exciting Google phone to come since the original Pixel in 2016. Before that debuts, however, the Pixel 5a will make its way to the market first. There has been some debate about when that will exactly happen, but it seems that the date is just around the corner. In addition to that likely … Continue reading
Motorola Razr foldable phone finally gets Android 11
Motorola Razr Android 11•
SlashGear / 8h
A lot of attention was given to the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3, but Samsung isn’t the only one doing foldable phones, of course. In addition to Huawei and Xiaomi, Motorola once launched its first and so far only foldable phone (unless you consider the 5G refresh) that tried to revive the iconic Razr brand of … Continue reading
Hyatt Buying 100 Hotel And Vacation Package Business, Apple Leisure Group
Hyatt Apple Leisure•
View from the Wing / 8h
Hyatt is adding 100 new hotels with the purchase of Apple Leisure Group from private equity investors KKR and KSL Capital in a $2.7 billion transaction. Apple Leisure owns AMResorts and provides charter flights to Mexico and the Caribbean along with vacation packages through Apple Vacations and CheapCaribbean.com. This gives Hyatt a presence in New European markets - they highlight Spain, Canary
Hyatt buying Apple Leisure Group; Deal would add 100 properties to World of Hyatt
500+The Points Guy / 9h
Hyatt Hotels confirmed a Wall Street Journal report Sunday night, Aug. 15, that it is buying Apple Leisure Group for some $2.7 billion in cash plus some debt. The acquisition could close as early as the fourth quarter of this year and it would add 100 hotels and resorts to the Hyatt portfolio, including popular all-inclusive properties from brands like Secrets Resorts and Spas and Dreams Resorts
Would you let a robot lawyer defend you?
200+BBC News - Technology / 9h
Why artificial intelligence is increasingly being used by the legal profession.
Red Ventures, the Biggest Digital Media Company You've Never Heard Of
tBDMC Biggest Digital•
400+NYT > Technology / 9h
Red Ventures has turned very specific advice into very big business.
What does endemic mean when it comes to COVID?
30Mashable / 10h
First the coronavirus was an epidemic, then it became a pandemic, and now we're starting to hear over and over again that it's on its way to becoming endemic. That means COVID will forever be part of our lives in some form, like how the Spanish flu of 1918 morphed over time into the common flus of today. As we grapple with Delta rage , it's helpful to understand what endemic means when it comes t
Hacker Claims to Have Data on More Than 100 Million T-Mobile Customers, Asks for $277,000
Mobile T-Mobile 100M•
300+Gizmodo / 10h
A hacker is claiming to have data related to more than 100 million T-Mobile customers in the U.S. and is selling access to part of the information for roughly $277,000. Read more...
Hotels blaming closed pools on national chlorine shortage; What you can do if your hotel pool is shut
60The Points Guy / 11h
After largely keeping swimming pools and hot tubs closed last year because of pandemic cleanliness concerns, it seems some hotels are finding a new excuse to close pools – a chlorine shortage. The Westin Desert Willow Villas in Palm Desert, California is telling guests some of their pools are closed due to the shortage. Indeed, when we called to confirm the story the hotel told TPG that, “we had
Alabama rush TikToks are huge, but they also remind us of sororities' racist, elitist culture
Alabama Rush TikTok•
23Mashable / 11h
They say you know a sorority girl when you see one, and boy, have I seen some lately. If you were scrolling TikTok at all this past week, it's likely that your For You Page was at some point taken over by college freshmen at the University of Alabama, most of them showing off their outfits of the day (OOTDs). While OOTD videos are not new, these were all for a very specific event: sorority recrui
War for Wakanda DLC Pack Explained by Marvel's Avengers Game Developers
Marvel’s Avengers Wakanda•
30Gizmodo / 11h
Marvel’s Avengers DLC pack will feature War for Wakanda , where gamers can fight as T’Challa, aka Black Panther . Read more...
The Switch is the first console to sweep Japan's game sales chart in 33 years
Nintendo Switch 30•
Engadget / 11h
The Nintendo Switch isn't struggling to compete against the PlayStation 5 on its home turf in Japan... far from it. Game Data Library , Axios and IGN report that every game on Famitsu 's August 8th weekly Top 30 chart was a Switch title, ranging from Super Mario Maker 2 in 30th place to Minecraft at the top. It's reportedly the first time a platform has swept that chart since November 1988, when
Exploring the world of 5G
Popular Mechanics / 12h
The post appeared first on Popular Mechanics .
Google might unveil the Pixel 5a on August 17th
Google Pixel 5A August 17•
Engadget / 12h
More evidence has surfaced that the Google Pixel 5a might be right around the corner. Android Police has obtained what it says are repair shop photos (pictured below) of Pixel 5a parts that appear to confirm rumors swirling around the budget phone, including its release date. The device really would be a spruced-up Pixel 4a 5G (above), according to the leak. You'd get a similar dual rear camera s
Register now: US Open Chase Lounge reservations now available for Chase customers
The Points Guy / 12h
We’re only two weeks away from the much-anticipated start of the 2021 US Open, but Chase customers don’t need to wait to get ahead and secure their spot for access to the US Open Chase Lounge. Who says you can’t do more than just watch tennis while attending the US Open? Today, Chase customers who have tickets to any of the 2021 US Open matches from Aug. 30 to Sept. 12 can reserve a slot to visit
Review: Park Hyatt DC Upgrade To A Georgetown Suite
View from the Wing / 12h
I had to go to Washington DC for work recently and my wife and I decided that she and our daughter would come along for the weekend leading up to my time there. I cringe at the industry term 'bleisure' but that's what this was. Since I was with family I confirmed a suite, and I was able to take advantage of elite breakfast from room service too. Continue reading ...
The ultimate guide to visiting Northern Ireland
The Points Guy / 12h
Northern Ireland is famous for many things from “Game of Thrones” locations to golf courses galore. For me, Northern Ireland packages up the best of the U.K. in a relatively bitesize area from the stunning Causeway Coast to the bustle of Belfast. There’s great energy in Northern Ireland, and the area is crammed full of breathtaking sights that take you both indoors and outdoors. Northern Ireland
HP's Latest Chromebook Can Ditch the Keyboard and Jump on LTE
How-To Geek / 12h
Chromebooks are great for anyone looking for a long-lasting and lightweight portable device to check email, browse the web, and handle most other daily tasks. The latest Chromebook X2 11 from HP does all that and throws a few extra tricks in—like converting to a tablet and letting you take notes. Read This Article on Review Geek ›
Good News: This Giant Asteroid Probably Won't Hit Earth (NASA Thinks)
44How-To Geek / 12h
According to NASA, asteroid Bennu is one of the most hazardous known asteroids in our solar system. And now, thanks to a recent visit by a NASA spacecraft, we’re hearing the chances of it colliding with Earth are higher than originally thought. Read This Article on Review Geek ›
T-Mobile investigates claims of giant customer data breach
Mobile Data Breach•
Engadget / 12h
T-Mobile is grappling with yet another reported data breach . The carrier told Motherboard in a statement that it's investigating an "underground forum" member's claims that they're selling data for over 100 million customers, including social security numbers and device IMEI numbers. While the scale of the breach hasn't yet been verified, Motherboard has confirmed the authenticity of at least so
T-Mobile is investigating a reported data breach. It sounds like a bad one.
Mobile Data Breach•
500+Mashable / 12h
T-Mobile customers may want to brace for some bad news. The mobile service provider is investigating a reported data breach that may have exposed the private info of more than 100 million people. The would-be perpetrator is apparently trying to sell off a portion of the data, Vice noted in a Sunday report. The site spoke with the anonymous author of a forum post offering up roughly one-third of t
What We Do In The Shadows Teases Van Helsing Could Be Latino
200+Gizmodo / 12h
Over the first and second seasons of FX’s vampire comedy What We Do in the Shadows , fans have learned more and more about vampire enthusiasts and familiar Guillermo de la Cruz. Read more...
