Friday, January 28, 2022

Technology News and More-Friday Edition

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Engadget / 29min
Fitness trackers and smartwatches can help keep you honest as you try to get more active and healthier in the new year. If you or someone you live is looking for a new one, Fitbit's latest sale has discounted a bunch of its latest wearables. Key among them is the Charge 5 fitness tracker, which is $60 off and down to a new record low of $120. The Versa 2 and Sense smartwatches are also on sale fo



Mashable / 32min
We finally have our first proper look at the finalised designs for the next batch of emoji set to drop with iOS 15.4, and folks? They're horny again. There aren't many completely new emoji in the set, which includes new smileys and gestures, 25 new skin tone variations and combos for the handshake, and a truly terrifying creature identified in the 14.0 update addition list only as "troll". But fo



BT BAI London Underground•
BT has secured a multi-million-pound contract with BAI Communications to deliver data centre services that will help power 4G and Wi-Fi services across the entire London Underground. BAI has a 20-year concession from Transport for London (TfL) to build and operate a neutral host network available to all four major mobile operators, with the first stations coming online as soon as 2022. BT’s data



There seems to be a new must-have trendy kitchen appliance splashed across social media every couple of years or so — but the air fryer feels like it's here to stay. The compact device allows home cooks to achieve the same sought-after crisp that comes with deep frying, but in a slightly more health-conscious fashion. If you’ve been considering picking up an air fryer but don’t want to spend too



NLRB Amazon Staten Island•
The National Labor Relations Board has accused Amazon of threatening, surveilling and interrogating workers at its JFK8 warehouse in New York to discourage them from unionizing. According to the board's complaint as seen by Motherboard , Amazon brought a union avoidance consultant to the facility and told employees that it "would be futile for them to select the Union as their bargaining represen



African cities, particularly sub-Saharan ones, have the fastest global urban growth rate. But with challenges around overcrowding, congestion, infrastructure, power and poor governance, these cities are maxed out in what they can provide to the average African living in urban environments. Some experts think charter cities offer a solution. They are granted a special jurisdiction to create a new



Lewis Hamilton Zapp•
31TechCrunch / 2h
Zapp , the instant grocery delivery startup that launched in 2020 in London, has picked up a substantial round of funding to go head-to-head with Getir, GoPuff, Jiffy, Deliveroo and the many others hungry for a share of the on-demand convenience market. It has raised $200 million, a Series B round of funding that Zapp said it will use both to beef up its presence in its home market, and to expand



Berrettini Nadal Live•
The second of the Australian Open Men's semi-finals takes place today at the Rod Laver Arena court in a repeat performance from last year. Tsitsipas vs Medvedev worked out in favour of the Russian last time around but can the Greek exact his revenge in 2022? Here's how to watch a Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Daniil Medvedev live stream wherever you are - including ways to see the match absolutely FREE .



Afterparty Franco Apple•
From the comic brains behind The Lego Movie and 21 Jump Street comes this highly entertaining murder mystery whose comedy cast will tickle your funny bone…to death! It looks like a lot of fun, and we explain below how to watch The Afterparty online with a subscription to Apple TV Plus . Watch The Afterparty online Premiere date: Friday, January 28 New episodes: every Friday at 12am midnight PT /



TL;DR: The Python Programming and Git Certification Bundle is on sale for £21.48, saving you 98% on list price. Coding is already complicated enough. Why make it harder by being disorganised? It may seem impossible to new coders, but staying on top of your projects is actually pretty easy if you use the right system. Git is the most commonly used version control system; it lets you track all the



Google Airtel India•
34TechCrunch / 4h
Google will invest $700 million in Indian telecom operator Airtel, the latest in a series of bets the company has made in the world’s second largest internet market as part of a $10 billion commitment to the country . Google said it will invest $700 million to acquire a 1.28% stake in Airtel, the second largest telecom operator in India with over 300 million subscribers, and pour up to $300 milli



TL;DR: The All-in-One Coding Skills Bundle is on sale for £22.23, saving you 98% on list price. With this All-in-One Coding Skills Bundle , you can boost your IT skills and become a proficient coder — all through 25 hours of lessons on Scratch, Kodu, Python, SWL, Flutter, and more. Best of all, you can work through the materials on your own schedule. This IT and coding masterclass grants you life



FCC China Unicom US•
China Unicom is the latest Chinese company to be banned in the US over national security concerns.



Joseph Uber Gordon-Levitt•
25Mashable / 6h
The first full trailer for Super Pumped: The Battle For Uber has arrived, giving us a closer look at Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Uber co-founder and former CEO Travis Kalanick. Appropriately, it seems as though the actor really dialed back the charm for this one. Based on the 2019 book of the same name by Mike Isaac, Super Pumped follows Kalanick from the start of Uber to his ousting from the company



With so many shows and movies to choose from on Australia's major streaming services, it can often be difficult to find the best new stuff to entertain yourself with each end of week. In an effort to make things easier, we've hand-picked the best new shows and movies to watch on Aussie streaming platforms this weekend, covering the likes of Netflix, Disney Plus, Binge, Foxtel Now, Stan, Apple TV



FCC Broadband Nutrition•
35Gizmodo / 6h
Aiming to put an end to unexpected costs and fees for broadband, the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday unanimously approved a proposal requiring providers, such as AT&T and Comcast, to create “nutrition labels” to help consumers navigate the industry’s maze of prices and offers. Read more...



Apple AirTag Safety•
Apple has released an updated safety guide amid ongoing concerns over the company's AirTag device.



Ramisyllis kingghidorahin Enlarge / (left) Biologists have named a newly discovered species of branching worm, Ramisyllis kingghidorahin , after Godzilla's nemesis. (right) Fragment of one specimen of the branching worm. (credit: M.T. Aguado) In the 2019 blockbuster film, Godzilla: King of the Monsters , everyone's favorite kaiju , Godzilla, battled another titan named King Ghidorah, a monster no



Moglix has more than doubled its valuation to about $2.5 billion from $1 billion just eight months ago as the Indian industrial business-to-business marketplace aggressively scales its offerings in many parts of the world. Alpha Wave Global (formerly called Falcon Edge Capital), which led the seven-year-old startup’s previous funding , has returned alongside Tiger Global to co-lead the Series F f



TikTok UNESCO Holocaust•
TikTok is introducing several new permanent features designed to combat Holocaust misinformation and antisemitism, with the announcement coinciding with Holocaust Rememberance Day on Thursday. Developed in partnership with the World Jewish Congress (WJC) and UNESCO , TikTok noted the new features are part of the commitment it made to fight antisemitism last year . "We condemn antisemitism in all




Super Pumped Uber TBFU•
28Engadget / 7h
Uber's rise to prominence might have been difficult to believe even as fiction, had it not been documented at every turn by ever-more concerning reports of overreach. The quasi-legal taxi business (that likely still misclassifies an enormous number of drivers) belied a toxic boys club workplace culture where just about any avenue to get ahead— including actively deceiving cops — was the norm. We'



Berrettini Nadal Live•
Rafael Nadal is through to the semi-finals of a Grand Slam for the 36th time but can he beat Italy's Matteo Berrettini and aim for what would only be the Spaniard's second Australian Open title? Berrettini vs Nada is expected on Rod Laver Arena at 3.30am GMT / 10.30pm ET. Here's how to watch a Berrettini vs Nadal live stream wherever you are - including ways to see the match absolutely FREE . Wat



Chris Davies/Slashgear Is your Apple ID giving you a headache? Many users experience a verification error when trying to sign in to iCloud or other services. If you’re getting a message that reads, “There was an error connecting to the Apple ID server,” there are a few things you can try in order to get your device back up and running. The … Continue reading



Google Chromebooks RGB•
Two years ago, Google announced it was working on Chromebooks that would support Steam. According to a new report, that bold claim seems to be one step closer to completion. There have been recent changes to Chrome OS, enabling RGB keyboard support. Not only would these changes allow for support to USB and Bluetooth keyboards with the feature, but could also be in preparation for new laptops. Say



A week before the Beijing Games start, global partners are lying low.



22TechCrunch / 8h
The rise of remote instruction left many parents freshly aware of (and annoyed by) the shortcomings of Zoom school, but for Letha McLaren , COVID-19 brought an epiphany: the importance of a headset. McLaren’s son, who deals with executive dysfunction, was better able to focus through the screen because he used a headset that blocked out some other noises. With the device, he could hear what the t



77Gizmodo / 9h
Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples never intended for Saga to be gone this long. When they announced that the beloved Image Comics series would go on hiatus in 2018 , it was expected to last about a year. Until... it didn’t. And now Saga is back to pick up the pieces it left behind, adding a fascinating twist to one of… Read more...



Watching The Afterparty is like a game of "spot the reference" built around an ensemble of the greatest young comedic minds of this moment. Apple TV+'s murder-mystery series forms a veritable Voltron of comedy stars made up of Tiffany Haddish, Sam Richardson, Ben Schwartz, Ilana Glazer, John Early, Ike Barinholtz, Tiya Sircar, Jamie Demetriou, and Dave Franco. Beyond being hilarious, The Afterpar



Moderna Omicron Specific•
Enlarge / A vial of the current Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. (credit: Getty | Ivan Romano ) The first doses of omicron-specific COVID-19 vaccines went into the arms of clinical trial participants this week. This took place just as the towering wave of cases from the ultratransmissible coronavirus variant appears to be cresting in the US and experts are unsure of what to expect next. Leading mRNA-bas



Cargo aircraft are being rushed into service amid a worldwide shortage in shipping capacity.



38Gizmodo / 9h
One of the best deals in the smart home is a deal no more. Wyze, the company behind the affordable WyzeCam security camera, is discontinuing its original WyzeCam V1 on Feb. 1. Read more...



You’ve heard of Dubai , full of towering skyscrapers and human-made mega-islands, and Abu Dhabi, with its picturesque Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, an outpost of the Louvre and even a Warner Bros. hotel at the world’s largest indoor theme park . But you might not have heard of Ras Al Khaimah, a lesser-known emirate that’s quickly becoming a hot spot for global travelers, adventure seekers and world-



Android Malware BRATA•
Gizmodo / 9h
Research published earlier this week shows that a nasty Android banking malware has evolved, bringing with it a number of alarming new features—including the ability to factory reset your device after stealing your money. Read more...



A lot of public market investors began elbowing their way into the world of venture-backed startups roughly a decade ago, and the ripple effects have been obvious. Think faster funding rounds across the board, higher valuations and venture firms that have raised increasingly bigger funds rather than cede territory to their newer rivals. Of course, a pullback by that same, now massive, group of cr



Amazon Washington AG•
57TechCrunch / 9h
Amazon must pay $2.25 million and permanently shut down a previously suspended sales program, following an investigation and lawsuit by the attorney general of Washington alleging it was essentially price fixing. “Sold By Amazon” basically worked like this. Amazon would contact a third-party seller and they would agree on a minimum price for an item. If Amazon sold the item for more, they would s



viewimage/Shutterstock If your bank account is still hurting from the various winter game sales that took place this past holiday season, you might want to hide your wallet because Steam is back with another one. Valve kicked off the Steam Lunar New Year Sale today, and even though it won’t last as long as the Steam Winter Sale did, it seems … Continue reading



Apple iPhone The Quarter•
Enlarge / The back of the iPhone 13. (credit: Samuel Axon) Neither a global pandemic nor a supply chain crunch can stop Apple, based on the company's Q1 2022 earnings report. Released today , the report showed Apple smashing many of its sales records once again, with $123.9 billion in overall revenue and $34.6 billion in profit. A lot of that money was driven by the iPhone 13, as this was the fir



500+Futurism / 10h
While much of the United States has forgotten that there are illnesses outside of COVID-19, one Rhode Island man’s story of his terrifying and rare brain mold condition reminds us that disease truly is everywhere. In an alarming feature for BuzzFeed News , Tyson Bottenus described his journey with Cladophialophora bantiana , an extremely rare tropical fungus that, if it gets into a person’s brain



Apple 37 Emoji Ios 15.4•
100+Mashable / 10h
Messaging friends about a dance party so good it'll melt their faces off is about to get a lot easier. On Thursday, Emojipedia highlighted all the new emoji included in iOS 15.4. While it's still in Beta (the current iOS is 15.3 ), when it's released, the next iOS will bring with it a host of additional emoji that are practically guaranteed to slide into your "frequently used." Say hello to melti



SlashGear / 10h
ESA/ATG medialab The ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter is currently making a series of swings around the solar system so it can get closer to its eventual target, the Sun. While the scientific laboratory travels, it has the opportunity to investigate some other interesting subjects, too, including a comet it recently had a close encounter with. Comets are chunks of mostly ice that get … Continue reading




Star Wars 1313 Boba Fett•
39Gizmodo / 10h
Boba Fett might be having a rough time as a nascent, Tatooinian crimelord in The Book of Boba Fett , but there’s one thing the ex-bounty hunter was always good at: being a bounty hunter. That would have been the focus of the Star Wars: 1313 , a game that was going to put players in Fett’s boots as he traveled through… Read more...



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 January 27, 2022! Today’s news is a pretty positive roundup. New fund? Oh yeah. Huge rounds? You bet. We even have new unicorns to discuss. On the other side of the coin, the IPO market appears more ossified than open. – Alex T



A bug in Microsoft Outlook for Mac allowed malicious actors to use the email service to distribute malware targeting Windows users, cybersecurity researchers have found. Reegun Richard Jayapaul, Lead Threat Architect at Trustwave SpiderLab, revealed a recent malware campaign that bypassed a specific email security system. As it turns out - the specially crafted malicious link parsing on the secur



Moderna Vaccine mRNA•
Engadget / 10h
Moderna has begun early-stage clinical trials of an HIV mRNA vaccine, the company announced this week . On Thursday, it administered the first doses of a shot it co-developed with the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative to volunteers at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Like the company’s COVID-19 vaccine, the new treatment uses messenger RNA to “trick” th



53Mashable / 10h
Every January, many of us set the goal to start the year off right by eating better, the good intention leading us to one diet or another. Then, inevitably, we fall off said diet and right back into the same old (if not far worse) habits. But a program called intuitive eating is gaining popularity by offering a radically different perspective on healthy eating: What if the problem isn't failing t



Mashable / 10h
If you're in need of a massive ego boost, this is your sign to turn yourself into a cartoon. Twitter is currently full of people who are discovering the glorious effects of the Cartoon filter on the editing app Prequel . The free app takes any existing photo and turns it into a cartoon – simple, right? The cartoon animation effect isn't a new idea, but something about Prequel's version makes lite



Young Spotify Rogan•
2KWired / 10h
Neil Young removed his music from the platform to protest Rogan's vaccine disinformation. But Spotify is unlikely to cave on its star.



40Gizmodo / 11h
You Won’t Be Alone is both a poetic fantasy story and a searing investigation of what it means to be human. It’s emotionally wrenching and also frequently gory. Following its premiere at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival , the film debuts in theaters April 1, and anyone looking for a mind-expanding cinematic experience… Read more...



Facebook Sell Diem•
Futurism / 11h
Cashing Out Social giant Facebook-now-known-as-Meta is attempting to sell off its ill-fated cryptocurrency project Diem, Bloomberg reports — the end of the road, seemingly, for the social media giant’s efforts to cash in on blockchain. According to Bloomberg ‘s sources, the Diem Association, formerly known as Libra, is trying to figure out ways to return money to its investors and perhaps find a



Apple iPhone The Quarter•
Engadget / 11h
It's been a great quarter for Apple. The company just dropped its earnings repor t for Q1, 2022 (which for Apple ended December 25, 2021), and it broke revenue records across the board. It also reported a net income of $34.63 billion, with gross margins increasing to approximately 43.8 percent. Not only did quarterly revenue hit an all-time high of $123.9 billion, Apple also brought in more money



SlashGear / 11h
canadastock/Shutterstock Apple has released the earnings report for its first fiscal quarter of 2022, announcing yet another all-time record with revenue hitting $123.9 billion. The company credits a “very strong customer response” toward its latest and greatest products for the growth, noting its earnings ultimately jumped 11-percent compared to the previous year. Apple’s most recent fiscal quar



Mashable / 11h
Tiffany Haddish, Dave Franco, Ben Schwartz, Christopher Miller and the cast of The Afterparty explain all the backstory you need to know before diving into the new Apple TV+ series.



Google Play is introducing a new “Offers” tab to help users discover deals on games and apps, Google announced on Thursday. The company says the tab will surface deals across travel, shopping, media, fitness and entertainment apps. The new tab is rolling out over the coming weeks to users in the United States, India and Indonesia. Google plans to launch the new tab in more countries later this ye



Apple iPhone Sales•
After ditching guidance at the beginning of the pandemic, Apple had plenty of reason to smile as it reported its single-largest quarterly revenue. Even in the face of pandemic uncertainty and supply chain constraints, the hardware giant blew past investor estimates , racking up an 11% growth in sales. Things were rosy overall on the hardware front — save for iPad revenue, which failed to meet exp



100+The Points Guy / 11h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information Hotel elite status carries benefits that can make every stay more comfortable, more rewarding and more affordable. Hopefully, you already have a plan in place regarding elite status qualification (or requalification) for your favorite hotel chains. If you’re still piecing your plan together, it’s important to remember



In the fictional book Up in the Air Great West Airlines counted all miles towards lifetime status and Ryan Bingham was on a quest for 1 million miles. He was being tracked by the airline along his quest and they celebrated his achievement when he reached it. In the film version, George Clooney's Bingham was an American Airlines flyer and on a quest for 10 million miles. Here he describes that whe



Apple iPhone The Quarter•
The company’s revenue and profit beat Wall Street expectations, easing concerns that supply chain problems and the coronavirus were a drag on sales.



uwmspeccoll : Staff Pick of the Week I’m indulging my SFF fandom for this week’s staff pick and presenting some covers from our collection of Fantastic , a digest-sized fantasy and science fiction magazine published by Ziff-Davis that ran from 1952 until 1980. Ziff-Davis was originally headquartered in Chicago, later New York, and primarily published hobbyist magazines like Popular Aviation and P



Apple Square iPhone•
Gizmodo / 11h
Apple is reportedly set to launch a service that would let businesses use their iPhones as payment terminals with no additional hardware—a move that could put pressure on market leader Block (formerly Square). Read more...



FCC China Unicom US•
The agency cited national security in revoking the license for the American subsidiary of a state-owned Chinese telecom operator.




Assaf Harel Contributor Assaf Harel leads the research and innovation activities at Karamba Security, where he oversees a broad IP portfolio of innovative products and services. The buzz about 19-year-old Tesla hacker David Colombo is well deserved. A flaw in third-party software allowed him to remotely access 25 of the world’s leading EV manufacturer’s vehicles across 13 countries. The hacker sh



1KFuturism / 12h
The USDA is looking into why the three crab-eating macaques who escaped after a traffic accident in Pennsylvania were shot by state police. There’s still a lot that we don’t know about the saga. The monkeys had just arrived in the US from the African island of Mauritius and were destined for a secured facility to await their routine 30-day quarantine. Over the weekend, the beloved trio of outlaws



Palin COVID New York City•
400+Futurism / 12h
The former governor of Alaska is going rogue once again — and this time, the noted maverick simply cannot stop going out to restaurants after testing positive for COVID-19. As Mediaite reports , the unvaccinated onetime VP hopeful has now twice dined at Elio’s in Manhattan’s Upper East Side — once indoor and once outdoor — since learning she had COVID. Palin was somehow able to eat indoors at the



42Gizmodo / 12h
Star Wars loves two things above all: its own history and its own metatextual history with merchandise . Sometimes, these come hand in hand—and what is old isn’t exactly new again, but it does suddenly have more people wanting it for more money. Read more...



Cruise CDC March 1•
500+The Points Guy / 12h
Three more cruise lines soon will require passengers to show proof of a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot before sailing. Small-ship specialist Lindblad Expeditions, which is known for adventurous trips to such off-the-beaten-path places as Antarctica and the Arctic, on Thursday announced it would add a booster shot requirement starting on March 1. The new requirement will apply to all passengers age



15.4 Face ID Apple•
Apple just dropped a bunch of new OS betas, bringing a pair of long-awaited features. IOS Beta 15.4 delivers the ability to unlock your phone with Face ID while wearing a mask (really upper-Face ID, if we’re going to be pendantic about it), while versions beta 15.4 of iPadOS and MacOS 12.3 deliver the delayed features, Universal Control. Face ID with a mask on has — for obvious reasons — been a h



20TechCrunch / 12h
Chris Fortier Contributor Chris Fortier is VP of Product at Rally , a platform for creators and fan communities to build shared economies powered by social tokens and digital goods and services. When you were pirating Outkast in 2003, could you have imagined a world where you earn royalties for owning a copy of that MP3? At a time when NFT and web3 criticism is reaching fever pitch, hip-hop legen



Ubisoft Hyper Scape•
SlashGear / 12h
Ubisoft If you’re a fan of Hyper Scape, the Ubisoft battle royale title that launched in 2020, we have some bad news for you: Ubisoft has announced the game will soon shut down. While that probably won’t come as a surprise to current and former players, we now have confirmation from Ubisoft along with a concrete shutdown date. As it turns … Continue reading



Star Wars 1313 Boba Fett•
53Ars Technica / 12h
Star Wars 1313 Enlarge / Nice splash of colors and reflection effects in this newly unearthed footage of Boba Fett as the star of canceled game Star Wars 1313 . (credit: James Zachary ) A new YouTube video making the rounds reveals that a long-canceled Star Wars game would have been the first time that bounty hunter and fan favorite Boba Fett starred in his own game. Long before Fett became a fix



Mashable / 12h
Save $30: When you need a laptop that's cheap but gets the job done, check out the Acer 315 15.6-inch Chromebook for just $189 at Walmart. As of Jan. 27, you save 14% and get an ultra-affordable laptop with an Intel Celeron processor, 4GB RAM, and 32GB eMMC storage. An M1 MacBook Air certainly looks nice , but not everyone needs something that pricey. A Chromebook is a great option if you only ne



Warren US Bitcoin Miners•
Engadget / 12h
A group of Democratic lawmakers led by Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachuttes has asked six crypto mining companies, including Riot Blockchain, to answer questions about the impact of their operations on the environment and cost of electricity in the US. In separate letters to the chief executives of each firm, the group asks the companies to detail how much electricity they consume, their scal



Gizmodo / 12h
On this week’s Gadgettes , we’re womansplaining what to expect from Samsung’s next event . Spoiler alert: If you were a fan of the big-ass Galaxy Note, you’ll want to see what’s coming . Read more...



200+Wired / 12h
The US Department of Transportation wants to shift the focus from the actions of individual drivers to the role of street layouts and local policies.



OpenSea NFT•
Jillian C. York didn’t want to be a non-fungible token. A Berlin-based author and activist, York is also the director for International Freedom of Expression at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. For some reason — York doesn’t agree with her inclusion there — her name also appears on a list of so-called cypherpunks on Wikipedia. Cypherpunks advocate for security, encryption, privacy — three thin



100+Gizmodo / 12h
The recent eruption of an underwater volcano near Tonga was the biggest recorded anywhere on Earth in the past 30 years. A series of before-and-after satellite images highlight the extent of damage to the volcanic island and the neighboring region. Read more...



Time is ticking for Delta Platinum and Diamond Medallion members to pick their Choice Benefits for the 2021 Medallion year. Delta elites have until Jan. 31, 2022, to pick these benefits. As a refresher, these are awarded to Delta Platinum and Diamond elites after earning or requalifying for elite status. Delta also gave 2021 Choice Benefits to members who had elite status extended during the coro



FTC Social Media 2021•
Engadget / 12h
The last year has been a boon for social media scammers, according to a new report from the FTC. The agency says more than 95,000 people lost $770 million to scammers who found them via social media platforms in 2021. That’s more than double the $258 million they say scammers made off with in 2020. The report doesn’t speculate on why there was such a big increase in 2021, but it notes that report



27Lifehacker / 12h
There are two kinds of people in the world, and I’m the kind that cannot fall asleep if a TV is playing anywhere near me. Fortunately, I married someone who feels the same way. But plenty of folks love to fall asleep with the TV on—and some 60% of Americans watch it in the hour before bed , according to one 2011… Read more...



59TechCrunch / 12h
Atlassian today announced that it has acquired Percept.AI , an AI company from Y Combinator’s summer 2017 batch that offers an automated virtual agent support solution — a chatbot, basically — based on a proprietary AI engine for natural language understanding. Atlassian plans to integrate this virtual agent technology into Jira Service Management , its tool for helping IT teams provide better se



It’s been a long time coming, but Apple is finally releasing its delayed Universal Control feature. It’s in the beta version of Apple’s operating systems, but that means we’re just one step away from it coming to the release versions of iPadOS and macOS. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›




We’ve sung FightCamp’s praises for a while. The at-home workout program provides guided boxing or kickboxing workouts with virtual trainers and real equipment. Plus, it costs a lot less than in-person boxing lessons. And if you sign up for FightCamp before February 1st, you can save $220 on a starter kit. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



Gizmodo / 12h
Amazon warehouse workers in New York are in the middle of a drive to create the company’s first unionized workforce, an effort Amazon has no interest in it succeeding. Though Amazon’s no stranger to fighting union efforts, a new complaint filed by the National Labor Relations Board revealed on Thursday claims the… Read more...



TikTok Fight Holocaust•
33TechCrunch / 12h
In honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, TikTok launched a portal on its Discover page this morning, intended to educate users about the historic catastrophe, as well as the ongoing threat of antisemitism. The platform also hosted a similar portal last year . When users navigate to the Discover page on the TikTok mobile app, they will see a clickable banner acknowledging International



Facebook Messenger End•
47SlashGear / 12h
19 STUDIO/Shutterstock Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a major new feature for Facebook Messenger, one that will significantly improve privacy on the platform: Notifications when someone screenshots your disappearing messages in a Secret Conversation secured with end-to-end encryption. “New update for end-to-end encrypted Messenger chats so you get a notification if someone screenshots a disap



uwmspeccoll : Another Blackbird Feathursday Just a bunch of blackbirds! These feathered fellows are Icterids from a 1930 painting by American nature artist Walter Alois Weber reproduced in Bird Portraits in Color by the American physician and ornithologist Thomas Sadler Roberts and published by the University of Minnesota Press in the 1934. They are from top to bottom: Brewers Blackbird ( Euphagu



15.4 Face ID Apple•
Apple's next iOS 15 update might make it possible to unlock your phone without taking off your mask. iOS 15.4 beta, released to developers on Thursday, shows the new security feature as a new FaceID option. In a sign that Apple, like the rest of us, knows masks aren't going anywhere anytime soon, the California tech giant is, according to the iOS 15.4 beta, working on a new way to read your face



Gizmodo / 12h
It’s safe to say fans will be seeing new Spider-Man: No Way Home merchandise for a long time. Maybe even up until the next Spider-Man movie comes out, whenever that is. So much of the movie was shrouded in mystery that it’s likely not even the toy companies got a glimpse of many of the characters from the second half… Read more...



15.4 Face ID Apple•
Engadget / 12h
Just a few days after rolling out iOS 15.3, Apple has released the latest iOS developer beta. Among the new features is one that'll come in very handy for unlocking your iPhone while you're out and about in the current climate. The company is testing a way for folks to use Face ID while they're wearin

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