Wednesday, December 07, 2022

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Tech layoffs at Meta, Twitter, Amazon: The good people helping Indians find jobs


300+BBC News - Technology / 1h
Tech workers are rallying together to help peers who face having to leave the US after being laid off.

WhatsApp starts rolling out 3D avatars


TechCrunch / 24min
WhatsApp has started rolling out 3D avatars for its users around the globe that can be used as profile photos or custom stickers — months after their debut on Instagram, Facebook and Messenger. On Wednesday, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote on Facebook that avatars are coming to WhatsApp. The announcement follows a months-long beta testing that was first reported by WhatsApp beta tracker WABetaInfo

Get this drone with a 1,000-foot range for under $100 in time for the holidays


Mashable / 22min
TL;DR: Through Dec. 8, you can get the Refurbished Vivitar VTI Skyhawk Foldable Drone for just $99.99 instead of $149 — that's a 32% discount. Starter drones can only take you so far, and you might know a flier who's ready for an upgrade. The Vivitar VTI Skywawk has a long flight range and impressive battery life, and it could be the next step up for experienced drone pilots . The Vivitar Skyhawk


Why Losing to Meta in Court Could Still Be a Win for Antitrust Regulators


NYT > Technology / 19min
As the Federal Trade Commission prepares to face off in court against Meta over a V.R. start-up deal, the agency is testing a novel argument as part of a strategy to push antitrust law.

How to watch Will Smith's 'Emancipation'


Mashable / 22min
What: Emancipation Where to watch: Apple TV+ , in theaters Premiere Date: Dec. 9 Will Smith may snag back Oscar notice for his fervent lead performance in Emancipation , the film from acclaimed action-thriller director Antoine Fuqua ( The Equalizer , Training Day). Inspired by the true story of the 1863 "Scourged Back" photograph, the movie chronicles an enslaved man's treacherous escape from bon

Save 68% on a new-to-you iPad Pro


Mashable / 22min
TL;DR: Through Dec. 8, you can get the Refurbished Apple iPad Pro 9.7" for just $189.99 instead of $599 — that's a 68% discount. The lights and food may make the holidays feel magical, but there’s a new thing to celebrate this year. The Mashable Shop is releasing new deals every day of December, but they’ll only last one or two days. That’s how you can get this iPad Pro for just $189.99, but this

Get 18 bottles of red, white, and bubbly wine for only $70


Mashable / 22min
TL;DR: As of Dec. 7, you can get the Splash Wines Top 18 Wines for Fall for just $69.99 instead of $350 — that's a 80% discount. Get into the holiday spirit with some holiday spirits. Pop open a bottle of wine with the family and have 17 more to spare when you get Splash Wines Top 18 Wines for Fall 2022. This pack of 18 curated wines is just $69.99. That’s the best price online, and it’s certainl

Save 47% on a modular charging station that can power 3 devices at once


Mashable / 22min
TL;DR: As of Dec. 7, you can get the Three-in-One Fast Wireless Charging Dock for just $59.99 instead of $114 — that's a 47% discount. Spring doesn’t have a monopoly on cleaning your home. Get ready for winter by cleaning out some of the annoying clumps of charger cables and replace them with something a little more modern. The Three-in-One Fast Wireless Charging Dock can power three devices in a

The metaverse fashion stylists are here


MIT Technology Review / 26min
When I met Jenni Svoboda, she was in the midst of designing a beanie with a melted cupcake top, sprinkles, and doughnuts for ears. “It’s something you’d probably never wear in real life,” she said with a laugh. But Svoboda isn’t designing for the physical world. She’s designing for the metaverse. Svoboda is working in a burgeoning, if bizarre, new niche: fashion stylists who create or curate outf

'Never doubt James Cameron': Avatar 2 first critical reactions call it a 'visual masterpiece'


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 29min
Avatar: The Way of Water has been hailed as a "monumental filmmaking achievement" in early reactions from critics and influencers alike. The highly anticipated sci-fi sequel, which lands in theaters worldwide on December 16, had its world premiere in London last night (December 6). And, once the credits had rolled on Avatar: The Way of Water , journalists and other attendees moved quickly to give

Microsoft Makes Nintendo Call Of Duty Promise If Activision Deal Approved


SlashGear / 43min
Microsoft's attempts to win over Sony - and gamers - continues, with the Xbox-maker promising to bring "Call of Duty" to Nintendo after the Activision merger.

A revolutionary VR map is changing how we look at tumors


Mashable / 46min
Tumors are three-dimensional phenomena, but so far we have been using 2D imagery to scan and study them. With the advancement of virtual reality in recent years, professor and director at Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute Greg Hannon saw an opportunity to advance cancer research by incorporating 3D imaging and VR technology. In 2017, his IMAXT team (Imaging and Molecular Annotation of Xenogr

All the best gift ideas for people in long-distance relationships


Mashable / 47min
This content originally appeared on Mashable for a US audience and has been adapted for the UK audience. Long distance relationships are the definition of bittersweet: Being away from your special someone is tantamount to torture, but the corny "absence makes the heart grow fonder" stuff is very true. If that sounds familiar, you're probably wondering when your life turned into a rom-com. While l

San Francisco reverses approval of killer robot policy


Engadget / 52min
In late November, San Francisco's Board of Supervisors has approved a proposal that would allow the city's police force to use remote-controlled robots as a deadly force option when faced with violent or armed suspects. The supervisors voted 8-to-3 in favor of making it a new policy despite opposition by civil rights groups , but now they seem to have had a change of heart. During the second of t

San Francisco makes U-turn on 'killer robots' plan


200+BBC News - Technology / 1h
San Francisco reverses its decision to allow police to use robots equipped with lethal weapons.

Nanit Pro is a high-end baby monitor with breathing tracking and sleep analysis


Mashable / 1h
If there’s one thing that stresses out new parents more than anything else, it’s their babies’ sleep. With a 6-month-old son, I can attest, having spent countless nights toggling between pleas that he’ll soothe himself back to sleep and prayers that he’ll make a noise to indicate he’s all good. Video monitors can’t eradicate that stress, but they can offer parents some peace of mind. The Nanit Pr

Prices in Apple's App Store are about to change in a big way


Mashable / 1h
Have you noticed that the lowest price for a paid app in Apple's App Store is $0.99? This is because Apple has traditionally given few pricing options to developers who sell their apps through the App Store, starting with $0.99 and ending with $1,000, with relatively few increments along the way. This is now changing. On Tuesday, Apple announced what it calls "the most comprehensive upgrade to pr

Harbor Lab secures €6.1M to make shipping dock more easily and cheaply


TechCrunch / 1h
When a ship goes into a commercial port, there are lots of port call-related costs. These are called things like ‘disbursements’ and ‘port call expenses’. They can include, port dues, towage and pilotage fees, which, added together can represent are large swathe of operating costs, after fuel, for a ship operator. Most of the time, companies are using manual processes and excel spreadsheets sheet

Twitter’s Rivals, Including Meta, Try to Capitalize on Musk-Induced Chaos


23NYT > Technology / 2h
New start-ups and other social platforms sense opportunity as Twitter grapples with changes from Elon Musk, its new owner.
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FTX marked down Chipper Cash’s $2B valuation to $1.25B


TechCrunch / 3h
African fintech Chipper Cash saw its valuation slashed from $2 billion to $1.25 billion before FTX’s bankruptcy, according to documents shared by the Financial Times on Alameda’s venture capital portfolio. TechCrunch got a whiff of this information from sources familiar with the company’s financial situation, and though the African cross-border payments company didn’t confirm the news when asked,


Chrome is adding shortcuts to easily search for tabs, bookmarks, and history from the address bar


20TechCrunch / 3h
Google is making it easier for users to search for tabs, bookmarks, and history from the address bar with new shortcuts. You can now type @tabs, @bookmarks, or @history to begin searching for websites. Tab search is probably the handiest feature out of the lot. Chrome already offers tab search, but you have to either click on the bottom arrow icon to open the search bar or remember the Shift +Cmd

'Quordle' today: Here are the answers and hints for December 7


Mashable / 4h
If Quordle is a little too challenging today, you've come to the right place for hints. There aren't just hints here, but the whole Quordle solution. Scroll to the bottom of this page, and there it is. But are you sure you need all four answers? Maybe you just need a strategy guide. Either way, scroll down, and you'll get what you need. What is Quordle ? Quordle is a five-letter word guessing gam

Wordle today: Here's the answer, hints for December 7


Mashable / 4h
It is Wednesday, my dudes, and you know what else begins with W? Wordle ! We're here to help you with some subtle clues and the word of the day itself. A friendly reminder, in case you missed the recent rule change: The New York Times has added a new word list and updated the rules , so now plurals ending in S or ES will never be the solution. If you'd rather have the answer to today's Wordle del

Microsoft vows to bring 'Call of Duty' to Nintendo consoles


Engadget / 5h
Microsoft vows to bring Call of Duty to Nintendo and to continue making it available on the latter's consoles for 10 years if its Activision Blizzard acquisition pushes through. Phil Spencer, Microsoft Gaming's CEO, has announced the company's commitment on Twitter, adding that "Microsoft is committed to helping bring more games to more people — however they choose to play." Spencer previously sa

Atomico report: European startups on track to raise $85B this year, down from $100B+ in 2021


TechCrunch / 5h
Startups across Europe are on track to raise $85 billion in funding this year — a drop of $15 billion on 2021 when funding passed $100 billion, according to a new report published today. The figures come from London VC firm Atomico’s annual State of European Tech , which has become a bellwether for the tech industry in the region, and they underscore the pressure bearing down on it as the region

Facebook Dating will use your face to verify you're old enough to date


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 5h
Meta is testing a new age verification system on its Facebook Dating platform to determine if you're over the age of 18 – but if only you live in the United States. Age verification on Facebook Dating appears to take cues from both Tinder’s and Bumble’s own systems. Meta will give users two different ways to verify their age: either through a video selfie or by uploading a picture of their ID, wh

Today's Wordle Answer #536 – December 7, 2022 Solution And Hints


SlashGear / 5h
Today's Wordle answer is a struggle, literally. If you're finding it difficult to figure it out, we're here to help with hints and the solution word.

Save 66% on a three-year subscription to this premium VPN


Mashable / 5h
TL;DR: A three-year subscription to a Windscribe VPN Pro Plan is on sale for £57.38, saving you 66% on list price. Between TV, the outside world, and browsing online, the average person sees over 1,000 ads every day . You may not be able to block a billboard, but you can still control what you see online if you use a good enough ad blocker or VPN. It’s the season for thanks, and we’re celebrating

India’s nationwide 5G rollout plan could hit turbulence due to aircraft interference concerns


20TechCrunch / 5h
India just started rolling out 5G networks after much anticipation and years-long delay. Service operators expect to bring next-generation cellular connectivity to every town in the world’s second-largest wireless market by as early as the end of 2023 . But while the rollout is currently at its initial phase, New Delhi last week directed telecom operators to not set up 5G infrastructure around ar

Taiwanese chip giant invests $40bn in US plant


76BBC News - Technology / 5h
Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC triples its investment amid a chip shortage and the US and China tech war.

Microsoft to Offer Call of Duty on Nintendo Devices if Activision Deal Closes


200+NYT > Technology / 6h
The move appears to be an olive branch to the Federal Trade Commission, which could vote to block the $69 billion acquisition in a closed-door session on Thursday.

India’s Blume Ventures more than doubles in size, raises over $250 million for new fund


100+TechCrunch / 6h
Indian venture firm Blume has raised over $250 million for a new fund, its fourth and largest, as it looks to get more aggressive in courting early-stage startups and going deeper into supporting its portfolio firms at a time when the deal flow activity in the South Asian market has taken a hit from the broader global reversal in the public markets. The 12-year-old firm, which employs about three

As its fashion empire booms, Shein wants an ESG makeover


TechCrunch / 6h
Shein, the world’s largest fashion ecommerce site, has taken significant steps to ramp up its environmental, social, and governance — or ESG — efforts. But responsible fast fashion sounds like an oxymoron. How can clothes be so cheap, if their designers don’t copy luxury brands and if the factories behind aren’t squeezed out of their margins? Nonetheless, Shein is trying to elevate its business p

How Steve Jobs Influenced Apple's Iconic Logo


SlashGear / 7h
Rob Janoff presented the colored apple design to Apple cofounder Steve Jobs, who loved it and its uniqueness.

Give the gift of a non-cracked iPhone this holiday season


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 8h
It’s time once again to begin the annual shopping tour to find all the best gifts for loved ones, and no doubt the new iPhone 14 is on many lists this year. And why wouldn’t it? As always, Apple has brought the best it has to offer to the new iPhone making it quite an upgrade. But it’s easy to forget sometimes that all this top-notch tech is still sandwiched between two thin pieces of glass, mean

Google Chrome Adds New Desktop Tool For Searching Tabs And Bookmarks


SlashGear / 8h
Chrome users on desktop now have access to a new address bar search tool that focuses on history, bookmarks, and tabs rather than the world wide web.

The Most Expensive Car In Ralph Lauren's Collection


SlashGear / 8h
Ralph Lauren's collection is one that demonstrates excellent taste, but also comprises cars that have appreciated considerably since their purchase.

Amazon Has Made It Easier To View Alexa Shopping Lists On Mobile


SlashGear / 9h
If you regularly tell Alexa to add items to shopping lists on your behalf, then you'll be glad to know Amazon's AI finally has a mobile list widget.

Andor's B2EMO Was Designed to Stomp All Over Your Heart


23Gizmodo / 9h
Andor may have just wrapped its first season on Disney+, but the Star Wars series is still very much on the minds of viewers who couldn’t get enough of its exciting plot and its memorable characters . One of the most endearing was droid B2EMO, faithful companion to Cassian Andor’s mother, Maarva . Read more...

New find suggests ankylosaur’s tail clubs were for bashing each other


63Ars Technica - All content / 10h
Enlarge / The tail clubs of ankylosaur species seem to have been used to bash each other rather than predators. (credit: Henry Sharpe) New research indicates that the tail clubs on huge armored dinosaurs known as ankylosaurs may have evolved to whack each other rather than deter hungry predators. This is a complete shift from what was previously believed. Prior to the paper published today in Bio


This Privacy Ruling Against Facebook and Instagram Could Spell the End of Targeted Ads


Gizmodo / 10h
Privacy regulators in the European Union have ruled that Meta, parent company of Facebook and Instagram, can’t make giving up data for targeted ads a condition of joining the social networks, according to reports published Tuesday in the Wall Street Journal and Reuters . The decision threatens to upend the social… Read more...

Apple's Self-Driving Car May Not Be As Autonomous As We Expected


SlashGear / 10h
The widespread adoption of autonomous cars is coming, but deployment has proven more complex and demanding than manufacturers, Apple included, had anticipated.

All of My Favorite Sci-Fi Christmas Ornaments


Gizmodo / 10h
When we bought a second tree, it was officially a problem . I’ve loved sci-fi and pop culture my entire life. So, when I was young, my mom started taking me to Hallmark each year to buy a few of the latest Keepsake ornaments. Even after I moved out, each year I’d give her a list and that year’s ornaments were part of… Read more...

The Top 10 TikTok Vids You Couldn't Stop Watching This Year


Gizmodo / 10h
Do you break out your TikTok dance moves at the club or constantly share and exchange the short-form videos with your friends and family to stay in touch? If so, perhaps you’ve watched some of the videos that have made the platform’s top 10 list for 2022. Read more...

Adobe Stock begins selling AI-generated artwork


37Ars Technica - All content / 11h
Enlarge / An AI-generated watercolor illustration, now eligible for inclusion in Adobe Stock. (credit: Benj Edwards / Ars Technica) On Monday, Adobe announced that its stock photography service, Adobe Stock , would begin allowing artists to submit AI-generated imagery for sale, Axios reports . The move comes during Adobe's embrace of image synthesis and also during industry-wide efforts to deal w

Apple announces sweeping changes to App Store pricing


Ars Technica - All content / 11h
The backs of the iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Pro, and iPhone 14 Pro Max. [credit: Samuel Axon ] Apple unveiled the most sweeping change yet to the App Store pricing model it applies to all apps submitted to its app stores on Tuesday. In the new system, app developers will have substantially more control over how they price their apps. Apple's App Store has a history of offering relatively limited price

American Battery Factory’s first ‘gigafactory’ inches toward reality


TechCrunch / 11h
American Battery Factory’s big plan to build a bunch of, erm, American battery factories got a jolt Tuesday when Tucson, Arizona, gave the company the go-ahead to locate its first plant near the city’s airport . Over the course of a decade, ABF says it will pump around $1.2 billion into the facility, claiming it will be the “country’s largest gigafactory” for lithium-iron phosphate (LFP) battery

Lawsuit Claims Apple's AirTags Have 'Become the Weapon of Choice' for Stalkers


Gizmodo / 11h
A pair of women have filed a class action lawsuit against Apple after they claim their exes used the company’s quarter-sized AirTag trackers to stalk them. The lawsuit, viewed by Gizmodo, claims Apple’s alleged missteps around privacy considerations with AirTags amounts to negligence and violates California’s… Read more...

25% Off Southwest Paid And Award Holiday Flights Booked By Wednesday Night


View from the Wing / 11h
Southwest Airlines is offering a 25% discount on tickets booked by December 7 for travel December 24-25 and December 31, 2022 and January 1, 2023. These are the Saturdays and Sundays of holiday weekend, and generally less-traveled days since many people will be taking off on Friday and Monday. Use promotion code HOLIDAY25 to get the discount. You’ll see a ‘strike-through’ of the original fare on

Daily Crunch: Lensa AI can transform Photoshopped fakes into nonconsensual pornography


41TechCrunch / 11h
To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here . Why, hello there, and welcome to your Tuesday Daily Crunch. I’ll be your host this week while Haje works from an undisclosed location where day is night and night is day. If you aren’t enjoying today’s Found podcast about tampons , we hope you at least saw stars at

Rep. Madison Cawthorn Fined More Than $15,000 in 'Let's Go Brandon' Ethics Committee Memecoin Probe


Gizmodo / 11h
North Carolina Congressman Madison Cawthorn’s brief stint in the House has been rife with scandal . There’s the time he seemingly bragged about invites to alleged cocaine-fueled orgies . That’s on top of sexual misconduct allegations surfacing, which he’s denied. There’s also a leaked nude video as well as multiple… Read more...

We See These Avatar: The Way of Water Reactions


Gizmodo / 11h
The premiere for Avatar: The Way of Water has revealed James Cameron’s sequel to his 2009 feature Avatar , kicking off the director’s planned franchise run with more films to expand the world of Pandora. So what did critics and early audiences think? Read more...

The Apple Car project has hit some roadblocks


20Mashable / 11h
Apple has learned that building an autonomous vehicle is hard, even if you're one of the biggest tech companies in the world. According to Bloomberg 's Mark Gurman, Apple is scaling back the design of its first self-driving car and even delaying the launch. The latest intel said it would be released in 2025, but now the vehicle will reportedly be delayed until 2026. Apple has been working on its

Dead Island 2's latest trailer blends zombies and Alexa voice commands


Engadget / 11h
When Dead Island 2 remerged earlier this year after a lengthy absence, publisher Deep Silver announced it would be the first title to support Amazon’s Alexa Game Control , a feature that allows you to use your voice to play a game. On Tuesday, the company shared a trailer showcasing the functionality, albeit one that offers a staged view of things. The trailer opens with a group of zombie apocaly

This dangerous botnet might have been taken down by a simple typo


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TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
A threat actor irretrievably destroyed its own botnet with nothing more than a typo. Cybersecurity firm Akamai spotted the blunder in KmsdBot, a cryptomining botnet that also had distributed denial of service ( DDoS ) capabilities, before recently crashing and reporting an “index out of range” error. Akamai’s researchers were monitoring the botnet while an attack on a crypto-focused website was t

Meta Oversight Board Says Facebook and Instagram Skirt Moderation Rules for Famous People


33Gizmodo / 11h
On Tuesday, Meta’s Oversight Board dropped a more than- 50 page report detailing how the company needs to overhaul its systems that have allowed major influencers and celebrities leeway to post disingenuous or harmful content that would otherwise be moderated. Read more...

10 'Digital' Gifts That Are Still Thoughtful


Lifehacker / 12h
Whether it’s a last-minute “gotta get ‘em something” present, or you’re shopping for someone who is extremely online, digital gifts don’t have to be thoughtless and generic. For the right person, all 12 of the gift cards, subscriptions, or services below could be the best thing they get this year, even though no… Read more...

Meta won’t let staff discuss topics like abortion, gun control and vaccines at work


35TechCrunch / 12h
Meta employees were told that they should not discuss sensitive issues like abortion, gun control, pending legislation and vaccine efficacy at work. Fortune reported on these changes, citing a leaked internal memo from Lori Goler, head of people at Meta. TechCrunch confirmed the report with a Meta spokesperson. “As Mark mentioned recently, we need to make a number of cultural shifts to help us de

As Elon Musk Promises Human Brain Implants in 6 Months, Remember He Promised a Million Tesla Robotaxis by 2020


100+Futurism / 12h
Last week, Elon Musk said he expected Neuralink to implants its first device in a human brain within "about six months," tweeting that the "device is ready" — but as any close watcher knows, those sorts of promises should always be taken with a grain of salt. Even without getting into the Reuters ' big reveal yesterday of a federal investigation into Neuralink over some very serious animal abuse

The Best Tablets Of 2022


SlashGear / 12h
There are some great tablets out there that can do everything from watching movies to editing videos. We have our picks for the best you can buy today.


Apple Says It Will Buy TSMC Chips Made In Arizona


SlashGear / 12h
In just a couple of years, Apple will start buying chips manufactured at two plants in Arizona, marking the start of something Tim Cook teases as big.

The Forgotten BMW Concept Car Made Of Fabric


SlashGear / 12h
Though a concept car, the BMW GINA Light Visionary Model also heralded an innovative design approach to envision the future of cars.

How To Install Updates Without Restarting Your Computer On MacOS Ventura


SlashGear / 12h
Operating system updates can be a hassle, seemingly always forcing you to restart your computer when it's least convenient. But macOS Ventura can help.

Is it Strange That Idiocracy Kinda Became a Documentary?


Gizmodo / 12h
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Airlines Say They Can Go Green... If You Pay for It


22Gizmodo / 12h
Airlines are working to lower their carbon footprint, but flyers are going to have to help foot the costs, the leader of an international airline trade group said this week. Read more...

Fintech unicorn valuations have fallen hard in 2022


29TechCrunch / 12h
Fintech was hot in 2021, but looking back on it … maybe too hot? The sector exploded last year, seeing record investment — $132 billion globally, according to CB Insights — with many startups reaching lofty valuations, including Stripe at $95 billion, Klarna at $45 billion and Plaid at $13 billion. While these companies have very real customer bases and products, it is not hard to imagine that at

Updated: A country-by-country guide to coronavirus reopenings


11KThe Points Guy / 12h
Editor’s note: This post was last updated Dec. 6, 2022 with new information. Almost three years after the COVID-19 pandemic first upended international travel, many countries have finally returned to pre-pandemic entry requirements by removing vaccination and testing mandates; others have made the process less of a hassle by easing restrictions. Even some of the most restrictive nations are final

Are Frequent Flyer Programs Destroying The Environment, And Should They Be Banned?


View from the Wing / 12h
There's a debate, mostly in Europe, over whether to ban frequent flyer programs for the environment because: flying contributes to carbon emissions, frequent flyer programs encourage flying, and it's inequitable that some people get to fly and destroy the environment while others don't. Continue reading ...

Try the ‘FlyLady’ Cleaning Method


Lifehacker / 12h
A clean home is a peaceful home—but what if the act of cleaning it could be peaceful, too? That’s the guiding principle behind the FlyLady cleaning method , popularized by organizational guru Marla Cilley. Let’s go over what the FlyLady method is—and why you should employ it now. You won’t get instant results, but… Read more...

Bosch shuts down its app store for AI-powered, internet-connected cameras


22TechCrunch / 12h
In 2018, appliance conglomerate Bosch created a startup, Security and Safety Things (or “SAST” for short), whose stated mission was to develop a platform to help developers create software for AI-equipped cameras. SAST was to host a moderated, vetted “app store” for internet-connected cameras that would allow developers to build software on an open standard — software mainly focused on security a

Linux Mint 21.1 “Vera” Now in Beta: Here’s What’s New


How-To Geek / 12h
Linux Mint is one of the most popular desktop Linux distributions around, and version 21 was released earlier this year. The next update, a minor release, is now available for beta testing. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Over-the-Counter Narcan to Reverse Overdoses May Be Available Early Next Year


100+Gizmodo / 12h
An over-the-counter nasal spray meant to prevent fatal opioid overdoses could reach shelves early next year. The Food and Drug Administration has reportedly fast-tracked the approval process of an OTC naloxone spray from Emergent BioSolutions, the developers of Narcan. The FDA is expected to make a decision on its… Read more...

Apple's future iPhones and Macs will use TSMC chips made in Arizona


Engadget / 12h
You didn't have to wait long for confirmation of Apple's domestic chip plans . Company chief Tim Cook has revealed that Apple will buy chips made at TSMC's upcoming factory in Phoenix, Arizona. While Cook didn't say just how those chips will be used, the 4- and 3-nanometer parts are expected to find