Monday, February 21, 2022

Early Monday Technology News and More...

Technology News and More...





Extreme E Hydrogen•
200+How-To Geek / 7h
Extreme E held its first all-electric off-road motorsport race in 2021, showing that electric vehicles can be quite capable in gnarly race conditions. However, the company has revealed an all-new race series called Extreme H, the world’s first off-road motorsport with vehicles running on Hydrogen. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



PayMongo $31M Series•
400+TechCrunch / 6h
PayMongo founders (from left to right): Jaime Hing III, Chief Technology Officer, Francis Plaza, Chief Executive Officer and Luis Sia, Chief Commercial Officer Philippines-based fintech PayMongo , which enables merchants to accept digital payments, announced today it has raised $31 million in Series B funding with an eye on regional expansion. Investors include Justin Mateen’s JAM Fund, ICCP-SBI



1KMashable / 19h
I never thought I'd say this, but TikTok has become a genuinely useful resource in my life, especially when it comes to my dog, Lola. When my husband and I adopted Lola at 12 weeks old, we didn't know much about her except that she had some attachment issues. She would try to jump in the shower with me, fiercely resisted crate training, and developed a self-soothing habit of sucking and kneading




Capcom Street Fighter 6•
Capcom has announced the development Street Fighter 6 , the next chapter in the iconic fighting series, IGN has reported . It also released a teaser trailer featuring Ryu and Luke, a key DLC character appearing at the end of Street Fighter V . The game was announced following Capcom's Pro Tour fighting game exhibition via a countdown website . There was no other information, though the trailer gr



Capcom Street Fighter 6•
Street Fighter 6 Enlarge / Ryu is back (and bearded, hubba hubba). Welcome to the world of Street Fighter 6 . (credit: Capcom) After years of speculation, rumors, and teases, Capcom confirmed the inevitable: a new generation of Street Fighter is coming. The Japanese game studio concluded a week-long countdown with a Monday-morning unveil of Street Fighter 6. The 30-second teaser video focuses squ



Slack has become the go-to work chat app for many, infesting our devices to ensure we never escape the insidiously creeping reach of capitalism. But while the app weighs down the work side of our work-life balance, there are ways to make the invasion seem a bit gentler — namely by getting rid of its blinding glare. Here's how to turn on dark mode on Slack. Open Slack. If you're on the desktop app



SAVE 83%: Private Internet Access can reliably access the best content on Hulu. A three-year subscription to Private Internet Access is on sale for £65 and includes an extra three months for free — 83% off list price for a limited time. Hulu hosts absolutely loads of fantastic original content, award-winning movies, and hit shows. Unfortunately, Hulu is only available in the U.S. due to copyright



TL;DR: A three-year subscription to the Rize Intelligent Time Tracker is on sale for £72.70, saving you 81% on list price. Just because working from home may remove the stress of commuting and sitting near your boss doesn't mean it's necessarily the most effective work option. If you struggle with staying on track during the work day, the Rize Intelligent Time Tracker may help you optimise your p



Walking Maggie Reapers•
Gizmodo / 5h
Even though this is The Walking Dead ’s final season , it doesn’t seem to be building up to anything particularly spectacular. Sure, there’s very likely going to be a battle between Alexandria and the faux Stormtroopers of the fascist Commonwealth , but it’s clearly not going to drag on like the series’ other wars. Maybe… Read more...



Telstra TPG Australia•
Telstra and TPG have today announced a new deal which allows the two major telcos to share network access, greatly improving the latter's coverage in regional and rural areas, which has been a sore point for the network to date. The TPG Telecom group actually owns a few of Australia's providers, including Vodafone , iiNet and Felix, so all existing and future customers signed up to these telcos w



A new leak suggests Sony is gearing up to launch its next Xperia 5 smartphone, one that'll reportedly pack the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Plus processor.



Thanks to the growth of fintech, financial services like investing are getting ever more accessible to the wider population of consumers. Now, one of the bigger players pushing the boundaries of that concept is announcing a big round of funding on the heels of strong demand and what it believes are even bigger opportunities ahead. PrimaryBid — which helps companies that are going public, or publi



Japan is one of those majestic destinations where you can’t stop thinking about it once you visit. Aeromexico, Air Canada and American are offering premium economy flights to Tokyo from under $900 round-trip and Zipair, a low-cost carrier that is a subsidiary of Japan Airlines, is offering business class flights under $1,800 round-trip. For more TPG news delivered each morning to your inbox, sign



OpenSea NFT Phishing•
100+Gizmodo / 9h
A hacker carried out a phishing attack to steal potentially hundreds of NFTs from users of OpenSea, one of the largest NFT marketplaces on the internet, worth a total of $1.7 million on Saturday. Company officials on Sunday tried to reassure users that it was safe to mint, buy, list, and sell NFTs on OpenSea, although… Read more...



Epic Games US Testers•
Fortnite developer Epic Games confirmed this weekend it will transition most of its US-based contingent workers to full-time positions with benefits. The news comes after The Verge obtained an internal memo detailing the company’s plans. Epic spokesperson Elka Looks said the studio plans to hire “a few hundred” existing contractors, and that most of those workers currently serve as quality assura



SlashGear / 10h
A Tesla owner recently showed off their $150k EV on TikTok, including some of its impressive features, kicking off a firestorm of controversy among viewers.



If you don’t have the $450,000 right now to buy a ticket to space on a Virgin Galactic’s rocket ship (or the $150,000 required deposit), there are some other less expensive and easier-to-access ways to test out the weightlessness that astronauts experience. One popular option is on Zero-G’s modified 727 Boeing , which one of TPG’s reporters flew on last year . The company recently posted its spri



Air Canada business class awards between North America and Australia are wide open most of the time beginning in June through October. You'll find most dates have availability for four or more passengers flying Vancouver - Sydney. Continue reading ...



Elden Ring Trailer•
Engadget / 10h
With less than a week before Elden Ring’s February 25th release date , publisher Bandai Namco has shared a new “Overview” trailer detailing the many systems of FromSoftware’s latest action RPG. The clip features nearly six minutes of edited gameplay footage for fans to check out. And if you’ve been trying to avoid spoilers but still want to see what From’s latest project will offer, this is proba



Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. Planning a once-in-a-lifetime honeymoon is similar to finding the perfect life partner: It’s all about being in the right place at the right time. While the wedding date used to be the deciding factor in where to honeymoon, more and more couples are postponing their postnuptial getaway in order to travel t



SlashGear / 11h
The latest ISS cargo launch went smoothly and now 8,300 pounds of supplies are on their way to the space station. Among the cargo are several new experiments.




If you want to escape to the Caribbean , these discounted flights to Turks and Caicos could be for you. With this offer from American Airlines , you’ll find flights starting at just over $200 round-trip from a number of U.S. cities. Sign up for our daily newsletter for more TPG news delivered each morning to your inbox. (Photo by Summer Hull/The Points Guy) SecretFlying reported on these discount



Google Nest Cam Doorbell•
41Engadget / 12h
Following months of reports , Google has confirmed its battery-equipped Nest Doorbell and Cam devices won't charge when they're subjected to extreme cold weather. "At temperatures below freezing, the lithium-ion battery in your Google Nest camera or doorbell won't be able to charge," the company said in a recently published support document spotted by 9to5Google . According to Google, the battery



Apple Store Employees US•
3KFuturism / 12h
Big Brother The labor movement has finally made its way to Apple. According to the Washington Post , retail employees at the tech giant are beginning to quietly unionize, in part because hourly wages have remained stagnant while Apple’s profit margins soar. Two store locations are preparing to file paperwork with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and a half dozen more are in earlier stage



One Lithium Battery•
You might not realize it, but much of our everyday life as we know it depends on the future of batteries. From juicing up your iPhone or laptop to powering your commute, batteries and charging devices give us the ability to enjoy the conveniences and joys of modern life - chances are, you’re reading this article on a battery-powered device. We take the humble battery for granted and trust that ou



Have you ever seen a fantastic-looking pair of pants for sale accompanied by the acronym TTS? Here’s what this acronym means and how you can use it to make sure your clothes fit well. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



We’re not sure if they picked, or “picked up” as they phrase it, the nickname “Alaska Carelines.” Or if that’s their official new slogan or motto. But the Seattle-based carrier that just unveiled a subscription flight pass for West Coast travel is having a lot of fun – maybe too much fun – with its new Care Coalition campaign. Want your TPG news delivered straight to your inbox each morning? Sign



56Mashable / 12h
DC's Peacemaker had absolutely no right to be so excellent — but boy are we glad it is. The HBO Max series was just renewed for a second season after wrapping up its first eight-episode run on Thursday. Without getting into major finale spoilers , let's take a look at the many, many things that


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