Tuesday, November 30, 2021

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FIFA VAR Offside Tech•
The use of technology to help officials make more accurate offside decisions will be tested at the Fifa Arab Cup, which starts on Tuesday.



South Korea VR Elderly•
38Mashable / 1h
South Korea is planning to introduce conditional driver's licenses for the elderly by 2025 — and the way they're making sure drivers are fit to drive is quite interesting. According to South Korean news agency Yonhap News , Korea's National Police Agency (KNPA) is starting research and development for a three-year, virtual-reality-based driving suitability assessment plan, with a budget of 3.6 bi



Spider-Man Tom Holland•
Both Sony and Marvel are planning a second Tom Holland-led Spider-Man trilogy after No Way Home , Sony producer Amy Pascal has confirmed. Speaking to Fandango in a recent interview, Pascal revealed that the studio is “getting ready to make the next Spider-Man movie with Tom Holland and Marvel,” adding that “we’re thinking of [the Homecoming trilogy] as three films, and now we’re going to go onto




In 1981, Xerox released the 8010 Information System, which was the first commercial computer with a GUI and the first to introduce the desktop metaphor with folders and icons that we still use today. 40 years later, we take a look at why it was special. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



It's no secret that Sony is looking to push harder into mobile games in the near future, and we've been waiting to see what that actually means. Now a new patent for some mobile gaming hardware might give us our first clue. As spotted by VideoGamesChronicle , Sony's Japanese arm was recently granted a patent for a mobile phone games controller that looks similar to the PS4 Dualshock (pictured abo



While investigating an ongoing malware campaign, cybersecurity researchers have discovered new spyware with variants that work on both Android devices and Windows computers . Named Chinotto, the malware was discovered by researchers at Kaspersky , who believe it is being used by a state-sponsored threat actor known as ScarCraft to keep tabs on North Korean defectors, journalists who cover North K



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Amazon PS5 Walmart•
We may be completely out of energy after Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but Game is about to end this year's sales event with one last hurrah - a PS5 restock is now live. The specialist retailer has a number of PS5 consoles and bundles available to buy right now. From what we've seen with previous restocks, expect the consoles to go first but there should be a good opportunity to pick up a bundle



UK Facebook Meta Giphy•
Engadget / 41min
As rumored , the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has ordered Meta (Facebook) to sell Giphy, saying the deal "could harm social media users and UK advertisers." It found that the deal would boost Meta's already prodigious market power by limiting other platforms' access to Giphy GIFs, "driving more traffic to Facebook owned sites — Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram." The CMA said that



Sonos Affordable Sub Mini•
It looks like Sonos could be about to release a new subwoofer, after a Reddit user spotted details of the so-called Sub Mini in the brand's S2 app. The user posted the details of the subwoofer appeared when they tapped the 'More information' button when adding a second Sub (Gen 3) – the brand's flagship subwoofer – to their Sonos system. They also uploaded a screenshot of the information screen.



Mashable / 56min
Giving Tuesday — the “ global generosity movement ” that encourages people to engage in some post-Black Friday charitable giving — has arrived, and Mashable's rounded up some of this year’s biggest giveback campaigns. Started in 2012, Giving Tuesday falls on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving, well-past Black Friday deals, small business Saturday roundups, and Cyber Monday sales. Through collabor



Gizmodo / 59min
Mark Zuckeberg’s metaverse is still just a dream inside his head. But one animator took the liberty of creating a version of Facebook’s metaverse that probably wouldn’t be approved by the social media giant. Read more...



O2 is offering free SIM cards to Big Issue vendors as part of its National Databank intiaitve, hoping to address the challenges of digital poverty and enable contactless payments. The Big Issue was founded three decades ago as a non-profit organisation that allows people living in poverty to earn an income by selling a magazine to the public. There are currently 1,500 vendors and the magazine sel



Xbox Cloud Gaming Edge•
If you’re someone who only uses Microsoft Edge to download another browser, you might want to rethink your habits, as it's about to become the best tool for enjoying Xbox’s Cloud Gaming service . Microsoft has just announced that a new Cloud Gaming feature called Clarity Boost is coming exclusively to its first-party browser - and you can try it out today if you’re an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subs



Halo Infinite XP B. Pass•
Halo Infinite will now reward players with significantly more XP for completing the first six matches of each day, which should make progressing through the game’s Battle Pass a lot easier. 343 Industries’ community manager John Junyszek announced on Twitter that players would now receive increased XP. The first game of each day will reward players with 300 XP, the second and third games will gra



29Mashable / 1h
There's plenty of British TV on Hulu, but what's the best? Sure, you could enjoy Colin Firth striding gallantly out of a pond in Pride and Prejudice again — it's a classic. Yes, Coronation Street and Hollyoaks are always there if you need them. Fine, if you feel the need to watch another bodice-ripping take on the story of Henry VIII you could check out The Tudors , if you want. But what about so



UK Facebook Meta Giphy•
In a significant push against big tech’s ability to maintain market dominance through sheer buying power, the UK’s competition watchdog has ordered Facebook (now Meta) to reverse its acquisition of animated GIF platform, Giphy — confirming the Financial Times ‘ earlier reporting. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said its phase 2 investigation cemented earlier competition concerns about



LG Energy Solution IPO•
LG Energy Solution , the battery unit wholly owned by LG Chem, received preliminary approval for an initial public offering, the Korea Exchange said in a statement on Tuesday. LG Energy Solution is reportedly planning to submit its IPO application to Financial Supervisory Service as early as this week, aiming to list at the end of January. In June, LG Energy suspended its IPO process on the heels



UK ICO Clearview AI•
The UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has provisionally fined the facial recognition company Clearview AI £17 million ($22.6 million) for breaching UK data protection laws. It said that Clearview allegedly failed to inform citizens that it was collecting billions of their photos, among other transgressions. It has also (again, provisionally) ordered it to stop further processing of res



As November 2021 draws to a close, there’s one thing that crypto market data can tell us in confidence; crypto retail investors can be a dramatic bunch. The pullback in traditional markets resulting from the new Covid variant making its way into the media has played a big part in driving the current crypto market dip. But rather than seeing this as a healthy correction and a prime buy-in opportun



Zomato Connect Investors•
Indian restaurant aggregator Zomato has launched Zomato Wings, which is a platform to help restaurants raise money for growth. Zomato Wings hopes to be the one-stop place for various types of funders looking to make private investments in restaurants and cloud-kitchens. Zomato will help restaurants position their "story and metrics" in the right manner and connect them with the right investors. "




Samsung Galaxy S22•
The Samsung Galaxy S22 phones are going to be heading our way early in 2022, and we just got some new information about what to expect from the camera setup on the two more affordable models: the standard S22 and the S22 Plus. According to well-known tipster @UniverseIce , both of these phones are going to come with the same front and rear camera configurations. On the back, the camera modules wi



Redmi Note 11 5 India•
There's a new Xiaomi phone on the block – well, on the globe, though you won't be able to buy it any time soon. The Redmi Note 11T just landed: it has only launched in India so far, though you might find the device very familiar. That's because the new Note 11T is more than a dead ringer for the Redmi Note 11 in most ways – it's basically the same phone. That device was unveiled in China in early



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There’s only one more month left in 2021. That means there’s still plenty of time to get serious about your health and wellness. No, you don’t need to go out and buy a Peloton (although, you might be able to grab one still on sale for Black Friday ). You can jumpstart a workout routine right from your own living room . All you need is the right app — and there are plenty to choose from. For Cyber



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In K-pop fandoms, it’s not uncommon to spend money on pieces of paper. These photocards — collectible cards that come packaged with albums or sold alone by companies or at events — can be resold for hundreds of dollars . Every day, fans take to Discord servers, private Facebook groups, and Twitter DMs to try and complete their collections. Of course, K-pop fans aren’t the only devotees who can sp



Neos Networks UK BT 700•
Neos Networks has reached its target of unbundling 550 BT exchanges before the end of 2021, bringing its total fibre footprint across the UK to more than 34,000 kilometres. The company, which rebranded from SSE Enterprise Telecoms earlier this year, exclusively serves the enterprise market, delivering high-capacity connectivity directly to businesses, the public sector, and other service provider



Rocket League RLS iOS•
After launching into pre-season earlier this month , the mobile game Rocket League Sideswipe is rolling out to iOS and Android users around the world, 9to5Mac has reported. The side-scrolling car soccer game was unveiled earlier this year as a mobile, 2D version of Rocket League that lets you play solo or team with friends for two vs. two matches. Rocket League Sideswipe. Now Available Worldwide



Mi6 UK Spy Chief Tech•
Richard Moore says the secret service must partner with the private sector to find new technologies.



A lack of recycling facilities in Africa has spurred one Dutch company to import broken phones.



Soveren Privacy GDPR•
Soveren, a London-based startup that automates the detection of privacy risks to help organizations comply with GDPR and CCPA , has launched out of stealth with $6.5 million in seed funding. The company analyzes real-time data flows inside an organizations’ infrastructure to discover personal data and detect privacy risks to make it easier for CTOs and CISOs to recognize and address privacy gaps.



Partech Growth Fund•
Paris-based VC firm Partech has announced the closing of the fundraising of its new growth fund. Partech Growth II is the firm’s second growth fund. And the team managed to raise $750 million. As a reminder, Partech Growth I was a smaller fund with €400 million under management, which represents $460 million at today’s exchange rate. Partech closed Partech Growth I back in 2015. When it comes to



French startup Jump wants to disrupt the industry of umbrella companies. Those companies provide an alternative to traditional freelancing jobs. They can hire workers on permanent contracts so that they get the stability and the benefits that come with a full-time contract. But workers remain independent — they can work with multiple clients and they negotiate their contracts directly. What makes



Raycast Accel Coatue•
Developer-focused productivity tool Raycast has raised $15 million in Series A funding, led by Accel and Coatue. Also participating in the round were angel investors Johnny Boufarhat, the CEO and founder of Hopin; Jeff Weinstein, the head of product at Stripe; Jason Warner, the former CTO of GitHub and Ott Kaukver, the CTO of Checkout.com, among others. Raycast was founded in 2020 by former Faceb
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Samsung Volkswagen•
South Korean electronics major Samsung , which is eyeing the automotive sector with keen interest, has unveiled three semiconductor chips for in-vehicle use. These will help operate 5G connectivity, infotainment services and power management in cars. Samsung has already started supplying its infotainment chip to Volkswagen, and is taking on the likes of Qualcomm that is servicing auto majors like



Amazon Alabama Union•
29Engadget / 4h
Amazon will have to redo the union election held at its Bessemer, Alabama fulfillment center back in April. According to Politico , Lisa Henderson, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Region 10 Director, has ordered the e-commerce giant to hold another vote mostly due to the fact that Amazon installed a US Postal Service mailbox in front of the warehouse to collect ballots. The election res



Know Omicron Variant•
100+Mashable / 4h
Daily Show host Trevor Noah has pointed out that, taking into account everything we know about the new COVID-19 variant Omicron thus far, the freaking out may be a bit premature . "We shouldn't panic, because this variant was just discovered so there's still a ton that we don't know about it," said Noah. "We don't know how long it's been around, we don't know if it causes more severe illness, we




Redmi Note 11 5 India•
After a lot of speculation , Xiaomi has finally announced its mid-range smartphone in India. The Redmi Note 11T 5G makes its way out right before the year ends, offering users yet another device to consider before making a purchase decision. The Redmi Note 11T 5G is essentially a rebadged Redmi Note 11 that was recently launched in China. When compared to its predecessor, the Redmi Note 10T that



Stratio Forestay AI•
The fleet management industry needs to be able to predict when a truck or a van is about to break down. Not only does this prevent millions in lost revenues, it also has huge implications for supply chains. ‘Predictive maintenance’ is one of those spaces in which you will find several incumbent companies, such as BOSCH, and WABCO which offerer existing, “legacy” solutions. In 2019 Stratio emerged



YouTrip Singapore SA•
Singapore-based YouTrip , an online bank that focuses on making multi-currency transactions less costly and more efficient, announced today that it has raised a $30 million Series A. YouTrip founder and CEO Caecilia Chu said the round was led by prominent family offices in Asia who prefer to remain unnamed, but are returning from earlier rounds. The Series A brings YouTrip’s total funding to more



A panel of Indian lawmakers studying the information and technology industry in the country is far from happy over Facebook's responses on preventing hate mongering. The Parliamentary committee that questioned Facebook India officials on Monday as part of its hearing, sought safeguards on the platform to prevent polarization and any possible tampering of the country's democratic process. Further,



GajiGesa Fintech MV•
GajiGesa’s earned wage access feature user flow GajiGesa , a fintech company focused on services for Indonesian workers, announced today that it has raised $6.6 million USD in pre-Series A funding. The round was led by MassMutual Ventures, with participation from January Capital, European earned wage access company Wagestream (EWA is GajiGesa’s flagship feature), Bunda Group, Smile Group, Oliver



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TL;DR: The 2021 Complete Learn to Code by Making Games in Unity Bundle is on sale for £29.92 as of Nov. 30, saving you 97% on list price. Want to start learning how to code your own video games? Consider the Complete Learn to Code By Making Games in Unity Bundle . This collection of classes includes eight courses and over 900 lessons on coding, machine learning, Construct 3, and more. You'll star



Google Employees Evil•
100+Mashable / 6h
Three former Google engineers are suing their former employer, alleging they were unjustly fired after calling out "evil." Filed to the Santa Clara County Superior Court on Monday, the lawsuit claims software engineers Rebecca Rivers, Sophie Waldman, and Paul Duke had merely followed a contractual obligation to hold Google to account regarding its "Don't be evil" mantra — an obligation they say w



Paris Upway Marketplace•
Meet Upway , a French startup that is building a marketplace for second-hand electric bikes. The startup just raised a $5.7 million (€5 million) seed round from Sequoia Capital and Global Founders Capital. If you’re familiar with the world of online marketplaces for cars, Upway will sound familiar to you as well. The company buys electric bikes from both customers and companies. They check them a



Amazon Alabama Union•
Amazon workers in the US state will get a second chance to unionise in a major blow to the online giant.



Jack Dorsey Twitter•
The last time the tech visionary left Twitter, he set up another company now worth $100bn.



Endowus Prosus Ventures•
73TechCrunch / 7h
Endowus is the latest investment app in Southeast Asia to raise follow-on funding, adding $35 million SGD (about $25.6 million US) to its war chest. The round was led by Prosus Ventures, the venture firm majority-owned by Naspers, and EDBI. Participants included SoftBank Corp.-owned Japanese tech conglomerate Z Holdings. Returning investors included UBS, Singtel Innov8 and Lightspeed Venture Part



Apple News is a news aggregator app that comes pre-installed on iOS devices and is available to explore via the sidebar on Macs. It's a fabulous free tool that can keep you updated with the current affairs that matter to you, whether that's politics or pop stars. If you want to ensure you're getting the latest breaking news on topics you care about, it's a simple process to set up notifications t



China Raises $920M LCP•
Lightspeed China Partners, the China-focused vehicle of Lightspeed Venture Partners, said Tuesday it has closed the largest fundraising rounds in its history. The new injection came under three years after its last raise in early 2019 . The capital went towards two funds: Lightspeed China Partners V with $460 million for early-stage startups and Lightspeed China Partners Select II with $460 milli



Based on leaks and rumors, we have just two months or so before Samsung reveals its opening salvo for 2022. Based on those same rumors, however, the base Galaxy S22 model and its Plus counterpart might disappoint in many aspects. There are some downgrades and some that might remain the same, though there are definitely expected upgrades, at least as … Continue reading



If you have an iPhone running iOS 12 or later, the Photos app has likely alerted you to the fact that "You Have a New Memory" on this day or that one, in the form of photos and videos you've previously saved to your Camera Roll. While some people may find these alerts — and the subsequent automatically curated slideshows or video replays — charmingly nostalgic, for others they can be upsetting re



Futurism / 10h
If you’ve been wanting to learn a new skill or advance your career by adding new expertise to your resume, good for you. Bettering yourself is always a plus and with so many eLearning classes available these days, it’s easier than ever before for anyone to do it on their own time and in the comforts of their own home. For those wanting to continue their learning and professional success into the



SlashGear / 10h
It’s that time of year again for retrospectives as well as forward-looking predictions of wishes. Although there are still 32 days left before the year is actually over, Google is already releasing the list of what its users have reported as their favorites from the company’s wide selection of apps and games for Android and all its incarnations, including wearables … Continue reading



Jack Dorsey Twitter•
100+Mashable / 10h
Eons ago, in 2010, a hugely successful movie about Mark Zuckerberg co-founding Facebook hit theaters. At the same time, a parody version of the Social Network trailer was a hit on YouTube. The parody imagined how dumb the picture would be if it was about Twitter instead, a relatively tiny and floundering company that Zuckerberg was then referring to as a "clown car." Surely a Twitter movie would



The Information Commissioner’s Office said it fined Clearview AI for failing to inform British residents that it was collecting billions of photos from sites including Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn to build its facial recognition software.




SlashGear / 10h
There was a point in time when Honor had quite the presence in the mobile market. While it still stood under the shadow of its former parent company Huawei, it was, in fact, responsible for almost half of the shipments that pushed the embattled Chinese company to second place. It nearly suffered the same fate as Huawei but managed to … Continue reading



UK ICO Clearview AI•
Clearview AI allegedly breached privacy rules and must now delete relevant photos from its records.



Chucky Season USA SYFY•
100+Gizmodo / 10h
The Chucky TV series is a hit—and the diabolical doll will return for a second season to continue his overall-clad reign of terror . Read more...



The days of having to update your video conferencing software before joining a call are over as Zoom has announced that its bringing automatic updates to its Windows and macOS clients. Not only do updates provide new features and functionality but they are also used to patch software bugs and other vulnerabilities that can be exploited by hackers to launch cyberattacks and infect your devices wit



BMW Concept XM SUV•
SlashGear / 11h
Look, you’re either going to love it or hate it: either way, there’s no ignoring the BMW Concept XM. A vision of what a high-performance electrified SUV might look like, and a preview of what BMW M says will be its most powerful model ever in series production, it’s an unapologetic bold hint as to what we can expect from … Continue reading



BMW Concept XM SUV•
BMW couldn’t mark the 50th anniversary of its high-performance M division with any ol’ concept vehicle. Instead, the German automaker tapped into a rock star aesthetic that would make David Lee Roth proud with a plug-in hybrid concept that merges V8 power with next-level M design. The XM SUV plug-in hybrid concept — suitably codenamed “Rock Star” internally (we’ll get into that later) — is the se



Marjorie Radlo-Zandi Contributor Marjorie Radlo-Zandi is an entrepreneur, board member, mentor to startups and angel investor who shows early-stage businesses how to build and successfully scale their businesses. If you’re an entrepreneur looking to grow your business internationally, expanding into multiple countries can exponentially impact your bottom line business and brand, allowing you to g



42Ars Technica / 11h
Enlarge / The crescent-shaped balls of cells would travel in circles, piling up cells that could grow into mobile clusters. (credit: Sam Kriegman and Douglas Blackiston) Scientists on Monday announced that they'd optimized a way of getting mobile clusters of cells to organize other cells into smaller clusters that, under the right conditions, could be mobile themselves. The researchers call this



Several fights broke out as passengers deplaned a Frontier Airlines aircraft in Minneapolis just before midnight on Friday and headed to baggage claim. Despite the entire incident being caught on video, and shared to social media, no one has been arrested for the Terminal 2 Tussle. Continue reading ...



AMC Spider-Man NFT•
SlashGear / 11h
Spider-Man/Sony Pictures AMC Stubs members have the opportunity to get one of a limited collection of Spider-Man NFTs, the cinema company has announced. The NFTs are being issued by AMC and Sony Pictures to help promote the latter company’s upcoming Spider-Man: No Way Home, which will hit theaters starting on December 16. Assuming the NFTs are still available, certain customers can get … Continue



WHO Omicron Covid Variant•
100+Ars Technica / 11h
Enlarge / Anthony Fauci (R), director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and chief medical adviser to the president, speaks alongside US President Joe Biden as he delivers remarks on the omicron COVID-19 variant following a meeting of the COVID-19 response team at the White House. (credit: Getty | Anna Moneymaker ) Amid global panic over the recently identified omicron c



Hello and welcome back to Max Q! I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving-slash-holiday weekend. It’s more than a little mind-boggling that we’re reaching the end of 2021, but that only means one thing: TC Sessions: Space is almost here ! You can still join us for the two-day event; more details are below. As usual, send thoughts, comments and feedback to aria.techcrunch@gmail.com . Don’t for



200+Gizmodo / 12h
Heartwarming as Peanuts stories tend to be, Apple TV+ ’s upcoming For Auld Lang Syne animated special tells a story about just how stressful and emotionally exhausting the holiday season often ends up being . Though Lucy Van Pelt prides herself on doling out mental health advice to her friends, Auld Lang Syne finds her… Read more...



Jack Dorsey Twitter•
68TechCrunch / 12h
When Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey announced today his plans to step down as CEO, he didn’t go quietly . “There’s a lot of talk about the importance of a company being ‘founder-led,'” he wrote. “Ultimately I believe that’s severely limiting and a single point of failure. I’ve worked hard to ensure this company can break away from its founding and founders.” Dorsey added that he believes “it’s cr



Theranos Elizabeth Holmes•
Ms. Holmes, the founder of the failed blood testing start-up Theranos, blamed Ramesh Balwani, the former No. 2 at the company.



Merck Pill Effective•
50SlashGear / 12h
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp/Merck & Co., Inc Pharmaceutical companies Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics have published an update on molnupiravir, a pill formulated to help treat COVID-19 by reducing one’s risk of being hospitalized with or dying from the disease. According to the latest details from the company, molnupiravir isn’t quite as effective as the interim analysis had previously found. Me



Mashable / 12h
GET $200 OFF: For Cyber Monday, Amazon has a Polk Audio MagniFi 2 Sound Bar & Wireless Subwoofer for 40% off its regular price of $499. Get the whole set up for $299, its lowest price ever. Whether it's holiday parties or movie marathons, there's always a reason to have a solid sound system for your home. How else can you play classic holiday tunes with the fidelity they deserve? The dulcet tones



Cyberpunk 2077 2022•
Engadget / 12h
CD Projekt Red is "on track" to release the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S versions of Cyberpunk 2077 in the first quarter of 2022, the studio's parent company announced on Monday . CDPR had initially planned to release the update in late 2021 until it announced a delay to early 2022 in October. Next-gen update for Cyberpunk 2077 will be free for anyone who bought the game on the old-gen conso



To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PST, subscribe here . Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for November 29, 2021! It’s Monday, we’re back, you are back and the news is back . If you had hoped that the post-Thanksgiving, pre-holiday break period was going to be relaxed, no dice. As you have already seen in the subject lin



Miami Ban Electric•
The Miami City Commission voted on Monday to reinstate its e-scooter pilot program, which it had briefly banned due to safety concerns. Shared e-scooters from companies like Lime, Bird, Helbiz and Spin will return to Miami’s streets on January 15 following strict new safety measures. The new program will see rules for operators and riders, according to CBS Miami: Riders must wear a helmet and obs




Amazon UPS FedEx US•
UPS and FedEx could soon be beat at their own game by Amazon as the ecommerce giant is set to become the largest package delivery service in the US next year. As reported by CNBC , the company's CEO of its worldwide consumer business Dave Clark spoke with the


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