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How to Make the Other Universal Monsters Scary Again

500+Gizmodo / 34min
When the movies try for horror (like 2010’s The Wolf Man , starring Benicio del Toro) they fail, mainly because modern audiences don’t have the suspension of disbelief anymore for magic curses, ludicrous science, or creatures that can somehow explode into a bunch of bats.
The problem with most recent Universal Monster movies is that they’re usually not even trying to be scary; instead, they’re PG-13 action flicks like Tom Cruise’s Mummy , Dracula Untold , Van Helsing , even the 1999 Mummy film and its sequels.

Hillary Clinton is launching her own podcast

1KEngadget / 3h
Clinton reportedly enjoyed the relaxed environment at Howard Stern's studio when he had her as a guest, as well, to the point that they ended up recording for two-and-a-half hours.
Clinton herself was inspired to develop a show by other podcasts, Politico says, particularly ones which had her as a guest in the past.

Citroën’s new car will costs only R344 a month

91Popular Mechanics / 5h
The Ami is so small that in certain European countries it doesn’t require a license to drive, you just need to be at least 14 years of age (in France) to drive it, and 16 years old in other European countries.
All while plugging into a standard 220v outlet which charges the Ami to 100% in just three hours.


How To Pick The Best Credit Card For Your Small Business

38One Mile at a Time / 6min
For example, the Ink Business Preferred℠ Credit Card ( review ) offers points that can be transferred to about a dozen airline or hotel partners through Ultimate Rewards , or can be redeemed for 1.25 cents each towards a travel purchase.
For example, The Blue Business® Plus Credit Card from American Express ( review ) has no annual fee ( Rates & Fees ) offers 2x Membership Rewards points on the first $50,000 spent every calendar year, so I actually consider that to be the single best credit card out there for the first $50,000 spent annually, bar none.

Facebook’s 3D photos no longer require portrait mode

Engadget / 8min
Now, with the help of AI, the company says it can convert plain old 2D images into 3D photos even if your phone doesn't have portrait mode.
Facebook isn't the first to do this — Google has used a similar technique for portrait mode with its Pixel phones — but Facebook's version also allows you to convert photos long after you've snapped them.

Save Up To 30% On Hanes Baby Clothes For Today's Gold Box

Lifehacker / 8min
Hanes Baby Clothes Gold Box | Amazon First off all, babies deserve a new wardrobe just like full-grown adults do. If you’re a parent, aunt, uncle, or grandparent, luckily for you I have a dope deal just for you. For today only and while supplies last, you can save up to 30% on the Hanes Ultimate Baby Collection . Ranging from onesies , pants , sweaters, and diaper covers, you can stock up on your

Pick Up Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age For A Low $38, Right Now

Lifehacker / 8min
Best Gaming Deals Best Gaming Deals The best deals on games, consoles, and gaming accessories from around the web, updated daily. Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age (Nintendo Switch) | $38 | Amazon | Clip the coupon on page Right now, you can order Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age for $12 less than the sticker price. In addition to the base game, the definite edition includes

Covid-19 Is Traveling Along the New Silk Road

Wired / 9min
The Mongols nurtured the Silk Roads of commerce that spanned the medieval world from China to Italy—until the Black Death spread along them in the same direction, wiping out nearly half the world’s population.
Next to Iran, the next worst outbreak is Italy, with more than 300 cases and rising quickly—and likely spreading through Europe exactly as the plague did centuries ago.

Windows 10 update aimed at enticing subscription services

SlashGear / 14min
A Windows 10 update revealed this week included a major change to the search system, creating what appears to be a robust system that’ll compete with MacOS’ Spotlight feature.
Or, if the user wishes to see the list expanded in a traditional set of search results, a tap of the Enter key will make it so.

US Claims China Fired Laser Weapon at Navy Spy Plane

Futurism / 15min
In 2018, military officials warned pilots that a Chinese airbase in Djibouti may have targeted its planes with “military-grade laser beams” — a flap that also spurred a previous diplomatic protest.
The U.S. Navy claims that a Chinese warship fired a laser weapon at one of its surveillance aircraft last week.

Twitter Verifies Fake Congressional Candidate Invented by Teen

39Futurism / 15min
The student told CNN Business that he was bored and, after reading about misinformation, wanted to kick the tires of Twitter’s verification system.
In about a half hour, a high schooler created a website and Twitter account for an entirely-fictional Congressional candidate named Andrew Walz.

Amazon Bans 1 Million Products Falsely Claiming to Cure Coronavirus

Gizmodo / 16min
But in recent weeks, Amazon has banned more than 1 million products for falsely claiming that they can cure or protect against COVID-19, Reuters reports.
In its report, Reuters noted it had found one merchant selling a 10-pack of N95 masks for $128—a significant markup considering the average seller’s price for the product was $41.24.

Make a Smokier, Spicier Pimento Cheese With Harissa

Lifehacker / 16min
I have never met a pimento cheese I didn’t like, probably because it’s hard to screw up a combination of mayo, various cheeses, and sweet, aromatic peppers.
If you’re not familiar with the smoked pepper paste, now is a good time to get acquainted.

How to Get the Most Use Out of Your Broom

Lifehacker / 16min
So here are some of our favorite ways to get the most out of your sweeping experience, while also getting the most into your dust pan.
Speaking of dust pans, everyone is familiar with the dust pan line that forms with each swipe of the broom.

This Lenovo deal is huge — plus, more discounts on laptops and tablets this weekend

20Mashable / 19min
It's not every day that you can score $2,000 off of a laptop , but friends, today is that day. The Lenovo X1 Carbon Gen 7 is, in fact, $2,000 off right now (which is a steal — it's a great laptop ), but it's not the only great piece of tech that's being discounted over the weekend. SEE ALSO: 11 of the best tablets on the market right now, according to online reviews If you're wondering what else

The Vivo Apex 2020 Is an Incredible Peek at the Future of Smartphones

Vivo Apex 2020 60WGizmodo / 23min
Vivo also says that by changing the way the edge of the screen meets the phone’s metal frame in back, the Apex 2020 delivers an unprecedented “ultimate” in-hand feel.
However, on the Apex 2020, Vivo created a special continuous optical zoom system with four lens elements that function more like a zoom lens on a traditional DSLR or mirrorless camera.

Dell is going HAM with free gift cards on TV purchases this weekend

24Mashable / 24min
Every true horror junkie knows that you can't make out the dark details fully unless you're watching in 4K HDR, anyway.
Dell is going HAM with free gift cards on TV purchases this weekend

How to Get Better Grip Strength for Rope Climbs

Lifehacker / 25min
So if you want to get better at climbing ropes or holding onto something that puts your hand in a similar position (tug-of-war, vertical bar deadlifts), you have to train it that way.
With one towel on the pull-up bar, grab it with both hands, like you would a rope.

Scientists made an environmentally friendly gin from peas. Yes, it will still get you drunk.

28Mashable / 32min
PhD student Kirsty Black — the lead researcher on the project — told Mashable that peas, and legumes in general, are a "great choice of crop for environmental and biodiversity reasons." Arbikie Distillery doesn't ship in any products to make its gin because it's a working farm — they grow all the wheat, barley, potatoes etc.
While it's well-known that gin is made from juniper berries, it actually requires a base spirit — most often made from wheat — which the botanicals are then added to.

Timex’s new GPS smartwatch pairs 25 day battery with a surprising price

SlashGear / 36min
You’ll get 20 hours of use with GPS tracking active, Timex suggests, though that does mean you can track runs and other exercise sessions without needing to have your phone on you.
That’s enough, the company point out, to run several marathons before you need to top up the battery.

Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite sarà il migliore tablet Android economico

TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 37min
Dalle voci che hanno circolato in questi giorni abbiamo potuto farci un'idea abbastanza realistica su alcune specifiche, tuttavia, poiché Android Headlines afferma che Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite sarà dotato di chipset Exynos 9611 di fascia media, 4 GB di RAM, Android 10 e 64 GB o 128 GB di spazio di archiviazione, ma la quantità disponibile per l’acquisto potrebbe variare a seconda della regione.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite sta cominciando a diventare sempre più concreto, grazie alla menzione di un database ufficiale ora possiamo dare una prima occhiata al probabile progetto, grazie a un rendering che è stato diffuso in rete.

Ordering groceries from Walmart? You can save $10 with this code.

Walmart Amazon PrimeMashable / 41min
If you'd like to give it a shot ahead of Walmart+'s formal debut without committing to a Delivery Unlimited plan, you can save $10 on your first Walmart Grocery Pickup & Delivery order now through May 31 by entering the coupon code TIMEBACK during checkout.
TL;DR; As of Feb. 28, you can take $10 off your first Walmart Grocery Pickup & Delivery order by entering the code TIMEBACK during checkout.

Oil and Gas Goons Use Sexual Abuse Image to Mock Teen Activist Greta Thunberg

60Gizmodo / 41min
A decal showing a naked female resembling the 17-year-old—who, let me remind you all, is still a goddamn minor—featuring the logo of X-Site Energy Services, an Albertan oil and gas company, has been circulating among workers.
Immediately below that, the sticker shows the company’s logo.

What Parents Need to Know About the Coronavirus

Lifehacker / 42min
This coronavirus, called COVID-19 , has been all over the news for the past month; as parents, what do we need to know about the virus and how can we prepare and protect ourselves and our kids?
But according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , from what we know so far, kids are no more susceptible to this coronavirus than adults are; older people seem to be more vulnerable to becoming seriously ill from it.

3 Signs Coronavirus Fears Are Driving A Major Falloff in Domestic Travel

View from the Wing / 43min
From the carnage in the markets over the last week it certainly feels like we’re approaching that territory even if the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta’s GDPNow forecast is for 2.6% growth during the first quarter (though that’s down 10 basis points from a day prior).
As hard hit as the market is overall travel companies are bearing an especially heavy brunt from reduced demand and the expectation that things will get even worse.

Intel Xe GPUs may be able to record your gameplay, thanks to new Intel Graphics update

Intel AMD CPU Xeon24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 44min
That's right, it looks like Intel wants to make sure its software game is up to snuff when Intel Xe graphics cards eventually make it to market.
Intel has announced that video recording and broadcasting will be coming to IGCC (Intel Graphics Command Center) through a Twitter post, bringing its gaming-focused UI more in line with what's offered by competitors AMD and Nvidia.

Intuit and Credit Karma's $7B Deal Means Bigger Data. Is That Better?

72Wired / 45min
While those people don’t pay to use Credit Karma, they do turn over their financial information, as well as the kinds of behavioral and location data that other companies, like Facebook and Google, track.
The announcement earlier this week that Intuit, the financial software giant, would be buying the personal finance company Credit Karma for $7 billion was striking.

Get up to 40% off your password manager with this awesome Keeper Security deal

One Two Best VPN 202024TechRadar - All the latest technology ne.../ 52min
Any guide you read about staying safe online will tell you it's a terrible idea, making life easy for hackers to breach your security and privacy.
Not only are these great discounts, they're all on a provider which we rank the third best overall password manager (see our full review here).

Walmart laptop sale: cheap laptop deals from HP, Acer, Samsung, and more

20TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 52min
Walmart's laptop sale includes discounts on a range of notebooks with prices starting at just $159 from brands like HP, Samsung, Lenovo, and more.
Walmart's top laptop deal is the Samsung Chromebook 3 that's on sale for just $159 .

Weekend Amazon sales: cheap laptop, fitness tracker, PS4, and headphone deals

TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 52min
Save big on the latest fitness tracker deals and some excellent headphone sales in this weekend's Amazon discounts.
Amazon Daily Deals: today's top sales

Spotify iPhone app revamp lands: here's what's actually changed

TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 52min
Spotify has decided to give its iOS app a bit of a redesign, which the music streaming service giant says will overall make it easier to use its most popular features on the move.
Speaking of podcasts, the Spotify app is now also using the same icon for downloading content for offline playback, which of course remains a feature for Premium users only.

Is Intel killing off the ‘world’s best gaming processor’?

Intel AMD CPU XeonTechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 52min
Intel only released its 8-core i9-9900KS CPU in October 2019, and despite claiming it is the “world’s best gaming processor”, it seems like its days could be numbered, as Intel prepares to launch its 10th generation desktop processors.
Intel has released several special editions of its processors in the past, and it looks like the Core i9-9900KS’ days are numbered, with Computerbase reporting that several retailers no longer have the chip in stock, while even the biggest retailers, like Amazon, only have limited stock left.

Apple AirPods Pro Lite: what we want to see from the rumored true wireless earbuds

TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 52min
The AirPods Pro Lite will reportedly be an entry-level version of the noise-cancelling AirPods Pro, which suggest the rumored wireless earbuds might be cheaper the most expensive Apple earbuds currently on the market.
Even though we know very little about the AirPods Pro Lite – or if they even really exist – that hasn’t stopped us from dreaming up a wishlist of all the specs and features we’d like to see from a new pair of AirPods Pro true wireless earbuds.

Intel's not taking any prisoners in the performance war with AMD, according to new leak

Intel AMD CPU XeonTechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 52min
This would mean that Intel's next generation processors won't quite catch up to AMD's mainstream platform, but because Comet Lake-S is, by all indications, going to still be on the 14nm manufacturing process, that shouldn't be too much of a surprise.
We're still waiting to see Intel's 10th-generation Comet Lake-S processors for desktop, and while Team Blue doesn't seem to have an issue with keeping us on our toes, we're starting to see some juicy leaks.

Do your Samsung Galaxy Buds Plus sound strange? A new fix could be on the way

TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 52min
Samsung has reportedly released its first update to the Galaxy Buds Plus , after some users reported hearing the strange sound of white noise while using the true wireless earbuds .
After mounting complaints, which Tizen Help says has led to customers in South Korea returning or replacing their Samsung Galaxy Buds Plus, the new firmware update will apparently launch in this region and Germany first.

These cheap gaming laptop deals offer big savings on the Acer Nitro 5

TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 52min
Cheap gaming laptop deals are an excellent way to save on usually expensive rigs, but you can save even more with these Acer Nitro sales.
Offering powerful specs in a sleek shell and not asking the world in cash for it, cheap gaming laptop deal hunters have always found solace in Acer's stylish red and black range.

Windows 10 gets more fixes from Microsoft – let's hope nothing else breaks

TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 52min
Microsoft has just released two cumulative updates for Windows 10 , which apply to versions 1909 and 1903, and they include a number of fixes that should improve the OS.
Updates an issue that prevents the printer settings user interface from displaying properly.

How to Use the Close Friends Feature on Instagram

How-To Geek / 54min
Sometimes, you don’t want to share an Instagram Story with all your followers. Fortunately, Instagram has a dedicated whitelist option for those times. This feature, called Close Friends, allows you to share a Story with just a small group of friends. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

How the Furby went from adorable pet to cursed object

100+Gizmodo / 1h
The Furby was meant to be an endearing foothold uniting man and evolving machine, and in some circles, that earnest adoration for the toy still exists today—for example, in a few very wholesome communities on Tumblr —but outside of that niche, the Furby’s cuteness has increasingly become cursed by a culture of techno-paranoia.
In 2005, Hasbro tried and failed to reinvigorate the Furby, releasing another iteration that was bigger than the original model, more owl-like, and with perpetually stoned eyes, but it was met with general disinterest and far fewer sales than the first time around.

Friday's Best Deals: Epson Home Cinema Projector, Kyoku Chef's Knife, Mario Party Switch Bundle, and More

28Gizmodo / 1h
For what it’s worth, I think Anker projectors are the perfect compliment to a Nintendo Switch, and makes couch gaming a possibility wherever you go.
Anker Powerwave Charging Pads have come through at a low price of $17 with a promo code, so you can charge both iPhones and Androids at at pretty good speed.

Park Hyatt Auckland Opening Delayed (Again)

100+One Mile at a Time / 1h
The hotel’s opening has now been pushed back even further, and the Park Hyatt Auckland is now accepting reservations as of June 1, 2020 .
If you’re looking to earn World of Hyatt points you can redeem towards a stay here, the good news is that points are pretty easy to come by.

High-energy 'On My Block' trailer introduces Freeridge's new villain

26Mashable / 1h
The RollerWorld money was just the beginning. The freshly kidnapped heroes of Netflix's On My Block bite off way more than they can chew in a propulsive Season 3 trailer that has them searching far and wide for one mystery man: Lil' Ricky. Lil' Ricky has been On My Block legend since Jamal first became obsessed with finding his neighborhood's buried loot in Season 1, but now that he and his frien

How to buy a mirrorless camera lens in 2020

54Engadget / 1h
In this guide, I'll touch on all that and look at some of the best lenses for Sony, Canon, Nikon, Fujifilm and Micro Four Thirds mirrorless cameras.
Full-frame lenses for Canon, Sony and Nikon work just fine on their APS-C models, but you'll be spending more money and using only a part of the lens.

United cancels more Asia flights — Japan, Singapore and more affected

The Points Guy / 1h
San Francisco (SFO)-Seoul (ICN) — from up to 2x daily to 3x weekly for March 8 through April 30
United Airlines announced that its cancellation of all flights to Beijing (PEK), Chengdu (CTU), Shanghai (PVG) and Hong Kong (HKG) will be extended through April 30, 2020.

Vivo APEX 2020 concept packs astounding zoom and wireless charging you won’t believe

Vivo Apex 2020 60WSlashGear / 1h
Vivo says that the display curves 120-degress around the edges, and the images show us that the sides of the phone are almost entirely covered in the display.
It’s that time of year again, as Vivo has revealed its APEX concept smartphone for 2020.

Astronomers couldn’t believe this record-breaking black hole explosion – until now

NASA Explosion UniverseSlashGear / 1h
Observations from Chandra back in 2016 had hinted at a huge explosion in the Ophiuchus cluster, with a curved edge in the imaging suggesting a vast crater had been left behind.
NASA says it has spotted a record-breaking explosion, as a distant black hole erupts with galaxy-scale results.

You Can Connect Your Game Boy Camera to Modern Printers Using This $20 Adapter

100+Gizmodo / 1h
But finding paper stock for the Game Boy Printer is no easy task these days, so Vaclav Mach created a $20 adapter that lets the Game Boy Camera work with modern printers instead.
Nintendo stopped selling the Game Boy Camera years ago, but thermal printers are still widely available, most commonly used at checkouts for printing out paper receipts.

Stair-climbing robot snake is almost as agile as the IRL version

24Mashable / 1h
A team of engineers at Johns Hopkins University published a paper showcasing a robot snake they built that is almost as fast and agile as its live counterpart. The robot snake is based on new evidence that shows how real snakes deform their body in different sections to overcome various 3D obstacles. Read more... More about Mashable Video , Disaster Relief , Engineering , Johns Hopkins University

Jalopnik At $6,480, Could This 2005 Audi Allroad 2.7 Biturbo Be All That You Need? | Jezebel Republicans Are Trying to ...

20Lifehacker / 1h
Jalopnik At $6,480, Could This 2005 Audi Allroad 2.7 Biturbo Be All That You Need? | Jezebel Republicans Are Trying to Ban Drag Queen Story Hour | The Root Every Democratic Candidates' 'Black Agenda,' Ranked | The A.V. Club How the Furby went from adorable pet to cursed object | Read more...

The Critical Points: You should be using these six overlooked travel tools

The Points Guy / 1h
In order to book the perfect award trip, you need to find several things: saver award availability , seats on the best aircraft type , a flight at a convenient departure time — and (of course) all of this for the lowest number of points or miles.
However, if you want to be a pro, there are a number of important travel tools that can do everything from ensure you earn maximum miles on a purchase to ensure your flight is operated by the newest product in the sky.

Google, Toyota invest in WhereIsMyTransport to map transport in emerging cities

100+TechCrunch / 1h
“Our division’s global network, that covers 146 countries, is primarily focused on new emerging countries where people rely on informal public transport.
WhereIsMyTransport specialises in mapping these formal and informal public transport networks in emerging markets.

How to Add Branching in Microsoft Forms

How-To Geek / 1h
Microsoft Forms is a great tool for creating free, easy-to-use surveys, polls, quizzes, and questionnaires. It includes branching, which allows you to send users to different questions depending on their previous answers. Here’s how to add branching to your form. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Public markets fall yet again as venture deal counts appear to slip

100+TechCrunch / 1h
It’s far harder to see into the shifting dynamics of the private market.
Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between.

Our First Look at Kevin Feige's Simpsons Cameo Is Here

20Gizmodo / 1h
Plus, what’s to come on the DC/CW universe shows , a glimpse of Westworld season three’s new and returning characters, and aliens invade St. Patrick’s Day in the next Into the Dark .
Get a look at the new season of Future Man .

Are automatic litter boxes extra? Yes. Are they worth it? Yes.

Mashable / 1h
TL;DR: As of Feb. 28, the PetSafe ScoopFree Ultra automatic hooded litter box is on sale for $169.95 — a savings of $30.
Automatic, self-cleaning litter boxes do exactly what they sound like they'd do.

Twitter verified a fake congressional candidate created by a teenager

300+Engadget / 1h
(The student says that he didn't promote the account at all -- he simply wanted to test Twitter's verification system, rather than deceive the public.) When CNN Business reached out to Twitter for comment, the company terminated the account.
Once Ballotpedia passed Andrew Walz's information on to Twitter, the company reached out to verify the account, despite the fact that it only had 10 followers as of February 26th.

Teen hit Yolo raises $8M to let you Snapchat anonymously

200+TechCrunch / 1h
Now it’s safeguarding the app from predators while revealing a smart new feature for spinning up anonymous group chats, powered by $8 million in fresh funding.
Yolo became the country’s No. 1 app just a week after launch by letting teens ask for anonymous replies to questions they posted on Snapchat.

Yes, your cat deserves a subscription box, too

Mashable / 1h
TL;DR: As of Feb. 28, the subscription box for cats, KitNipBox , is offering 50% off of your first shipment.
Yes, your cat deserves a subscription box, too

Relativity Space expands its rocket-printing operations into an enormous new Long Beach HQ

92TechCrunch / 2h
So it was no surprise when co-founder and CEO Tim Ellis said that the company was just starting the process of moving to a gigantic new open-plan warehouse-style building in Long Beach.
Building a rocket is a big operation, even when you’re printing them from the ground up, like Relativity Space .

Stealing advanced nations’ Mac malware isn’t hard. Here’s how one hacker did it

Apple Notes Mac iOS97Ars Technica / 2h
Patrick Wardle, who is now a security researcher at the macOS and iOS enterprise management firm Jamf, showed how reusing old Mac malware can be a smarter and less resource-intensive approach for deploying ransomware, remote access spy tools, and other types of malicious code.
“There are incredibly well-funded, well-resourced, very motivated hacker groups in three-letter agencies that are creating amazing malware that’s fully featured and also fully tested,” Wardle said during a talk titled " Repurposed Malware: A Dark Side of Recycling ."

Take Yu-Gi-Oh! On The Go with This Exodia-Sized Discount

74Gizmodo / 2h
Best Gaming Deals Best Gaming Deals The best deals on games, consoles, and gaming accessories from around the web, updated daily. Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolution (Nintendo Switch) | $24 | Amazon | Clip the coupon on the page It’s time to d-d-d-d-duel! Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolution is down to just $24 for the Nintendo Switch after you clip the coupon on the page.

In Naples, Faith Substitutes for What Science Can’t Foresee

84Wired / 2h
To capture the full range of Neapolitan life, Mausve photographed the volcanoes, the urban streets, and even a research facility where scientists monitor seismographs to detect earthquakes and volcanic activity.
This supposed miracle provided the title for French photographer Julien Mauve ’s new series Il Miracolo , which he shot in Naples during multiple visits over the course of 2019.

How much would you pay for the fabled Nintendo PlayStation prototype?

37Engadget / 2h
You have until March 6th to try and nab a working Nintendo PlayStation prototype -- one of the rarest relics of lost gaming history -- and it'll only cost you a few hundred thousand dollars . The current high bid for this retro prototype at auction is $300,000 (plus a buyer's premium of $60,000), which, yeah, doesn't exactly sound like a steal. At one point, though, the Nintendo PlayStation comma

People are Using Memes to Cope With Coronavirus Panic

200+Futurism / 2h
The image appears frequently on Twitter, where netizens have taken it to extremes of conflating the use of alcohol-based sanitizers and binge drinking.
CNN: Alcohol kills coronavirus

Before Buying Something on Sale, Imagine If You Saved 100%

57Lifehacker / 2h
When I contemplated buying a trendy top on sale at a boutique, for instance, I asked myself if I’d rather have the discount or have all my money.
The gourmet grocery store was having a going-out-of-business sale, which meant all the items I usually deemed were too expensive for my everyday existence suddenly seemed within reach.

Volcanoes where they shouldn’t be? Maybe it’s a mantle sponge

33Ars Technica / 2h
Instead, a number of hypotheses have been proposed, including renewed water release from the subducting plate after it sank even further into the mantle or peculiar processes related to the bending of that oceanic plate as it turns to begin its descent.
As the oceanic plate subducts downward beneath Japan, it runs into the mantle transition zone.

This gorgeous 4K TV is basically a work of art — and it's up to $1,250 off

32Mashable / 2h
TL;DR: Samsung's gorgeous 55-inch and 65-inch "The Frame" 4K TVs are on sale for up to $1,250 off with the code SAVE300 Feb. 28 through March 1.
The 55-inch and 65-inch Frame TVs are on sale in the PCMag Shop (PCMag and Mashable are both owned by Ziff Davis), and you save an additional $300 if you enter the code SAVE300 at checkout Feb. 28 through March 1.

Your Dog's Ice-Cold Nose May Be a Sensor for Detecting Heat at Distance

58Gizmodo / 2h
Inspired by pit vipers, the researchers, led by Anna Bálint from Lund University, wondered if wolves and other carnivores who hunt large mammals might also have the ability to detect weak infrared signals emanating from their warm prey.
Instead of detecting heat through conduction (direct contact between surfaces) or convection (heat transferred via a medium such as through the air), the nose might be able to directly detect weak infrared radiation released by a warm body or object through photons.

Free SoFi Mastercard Debit Card Triples Initial Bonus

View from the Wing / 2h
Now that SoFi Money has gone from Visa to Mastercard they’ve picked up a bunch of new benefits, though the lucrative referral program is still the best reason to get the card.
Open an account using a referral link and make 2 direct deposits of $500 or more each to earn a $75 bonus.

How to Choose a Birth Control Option If You’re Worried About Side Effects

35Lifehacker / 2h
Lists of side effects on packages can look long and scary, like the 21 possible side effects listed on the label for Yaz, a popular birth control pill: irregular periods, headaches, changes in your menstrual period, fatigue, nausea, bloating, mood swings, breast tenderness, cramps, changes in weight, and a disclaimer of severe side effects like depression, blood clots, strokes and heart attack.
Current studies similarly disprove the association between hormonal birth control and weight gain, with the exception of the Depo-Provera shot.

Paradise, for a price: A review of the Conrad Maldives Rangali Island

25The Points Guy / 2h
Read on for my impressions of a deluxe beach villa at one of the Maldives’ most popular points hotels, made particularly famous thanks to its underwater Ithaa Restaurant and world’s first underwater villa, the Muraka.
I was assigned to stay at the Conrad Maldives Rangali Island, a Hilton property that a few TPG staffers have stayed at — and enjoyed — in the past, but that hadn’t been reviewed in a number of years.

The world Bob Iger made

Bob Iger Disney Star Wars88TechCrunch / 2h
There were the times when it seemed like Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger might be the last Hollywood executive standing.
More than anyone, Iger seemed to understand that the Hollywood studios’ continued success would depend on their intellectual property.

For $350 the Moto 360 Should Be Much Better Than It Is

26Gizmodo / 2h
The Moto 360 is pretty much like any other Wear OS watch out there right now when it comes to features as well as specs.
On one run, the Moto 360 logged a distance of 4.58 miles and an average pace of 10'30".

This cute tentacle robot will make you feel like a tiny Cthulhu

44Mashable / 2h
Not an Elder God or octopus, but still want to pick up things with tentacles? Look no further than this octopus-inspired soft robotic arm that you can use to manipulate objects. Created by the researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and Beihang University, the little tentacle arm can firmly grab and move objects such as eggs, iPhones, medicin

Engadget Podcast: Reviewing Samsung's Galaxy S20 Ultra

36Engadget / 2h
And be sure to check out our other podcasts, the Morning After and Engadget News !
Cherlynn gives us a preview of her review for the new flagship phone -- including its 5G performance in NYC and its "100X" camera -- while Devindra wonders what's the point of an incredibly heavy $1,400 brick.

Study finds similarities in bee brains and human brains activity

SlashGear / 2h
The team found that the alpha oscillations in bees have similar properties to the human brain.
Researchers say that bees can learn to associate odors with food in a similar way as humans can.

Wow: United Airlines Hugely Scales Back Asia Flights

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However, given the overall reduction in demand, United is now reducing their Asia flying even further, through a combination of route cancelations, service reductions, and plane downgrades.
United Airlines ordinarily flies once daily from San Francisco to Seoul, and in April the route was supposed to have 12x weekly frequencies.

If socializing within games is so popular, why hasn’t the multiverse arrived yet?

100TechCrunch / 3h
It begs the question though: if video games have been massively popular for many years, why hasn’t this shift to online virtual worlds as mainstream social hubs on par with Facebook and Instagram already happened?
The thought of virtual worlds for socializing evokes Second Life (launched in 2003), where users created unique avatars to socialize, build and trade with each other.

Coronavirus corrections and the rise of remote work

200+TechCrunch / 3h
Danny and I chewed through all the stuff that we couldn’t get out of our heads, like the markets falling apart and DoorDash’s initial movement toward going public.
Hello and welcome back to Equity , TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.

The Week in Tech: Coronavirus Disrupts the Industry

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Dave Clark, the senior vice president who runs worldwide operations, wrote in one of the emails that no group or team meetings requiring travel should be planned until at least the end of April, “by which time hopefully we have a better sense of the virus, its spread and impact.”
The company had already been scrambling to make sure it doesn’t run out of popular products that are made in China, and has urgently emailed suppliers to see if they expect to have enough of their best sellers for its all-important Prime Day this summer.

Nubia Red Magic 5G to be capable of true 144Hz gaming: Report

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If you ever thought high refresh rate displays were a fad, Nubia is here to make you reconsider that with its next gaming smartphone.
Red Magic is Nubia’s gaming arm which makes flashy phones with specs filled to the brim, high refresh rate displays, and of course, RGB.

Facebook cancels F8 developer conference over coronavirus fears

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Facebook has announced it is cancelling this year's F8 Developers conference due to growing global concerns over COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.
Recently, several companies have also pulled out of the annual RSA security conference while a lot of companies like Sony and Microsoft have announced that they will not attend the Game Developers Conference , slated to be held next month.

Should I Share Internet Service With My Neighbor?

One Two Best VPN 2020100+Lifehacker / 3h
Make sure you’ve taken the time to enable your router’s access point mode (or otherwise disabled DHCP and its firewall), and your devices will receive their IP addresses from your neighbor’s router—much as they otherwise would if you were connecting your cable modem to your router directly, when it’s set up as a regular router.
First off, you’ll want to make sure you get a high-quality Ethernet cable that’s rated to give you top speeds for whatever distance you have to cover between your neighbor’s house and yours.

'Altered Carbon' Got a Season 2 Revamp—and It's Just What the Show Needed

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Like, say, Anthony Mackie.) Ultimately, the season fixated on its (less interesting) hero’s journey instead of focusing on what cultural and socioeconomic impacts the story’s new technologies would have on everyday people’s lives.
Showrunner Laeta Kalogridis took pains to separate the series from one of the book’s more problematic scenes, but the plot still hinged on graphic violence against women, and its hero Takeshi Kovacs was still played by blond-haired, blue-eyed Joel Kinnaman.

Outdoor Research MicroGravity Jacket Review: A Soft Hard-Shell

84Wired / 3h
AscentShell is a three-layer fabric that, like Futurelight, relies on an ultra-thin, electrically-spun waterproof membrane to keep rain out, while letting sweat vapor pass through.
The MicroGravity is the latest in OR’s line of lightweight alpine shells, but I’ve been using it as a rain and hiking jacket.

The best business-class seats for tall people

The Points Guy / 3h
But some business-class seats offer more length and width than others, so today we’re going to look at which biz class offers tall passengers the room they crave.
I’m only 5 feet 7 inches tall, but I can tell the Polaris seat is spacious, with plenty of room to stretch out in all directions whether it’s upright or in bed mode.

Would you drive this oddball Citroen Ami 2-seat EV for $22 a month?

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The 100% electric vehicle is a cumulation of the work that the company started with the Ami One C says Citroen.
Citroen says that the vehicle is available to all with no driving license required.

How to Refund a GOG Game

How-To Geek / 3h
GOG.com now has a refund policy that lets you refund games you’ve purchased within 30 days, no matter how long you’ve played them. This broad new policy is much more generous than GOG’s biggest competitors like Steam and the Epic Games Store. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Netflix's 'All The Bright Places' loses what made the book great

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Written by Niven and Golden Globe nominee Liz Hannah ( The Post ), the movie version of All The Bright Places introduces star-crossed lovers Violet and Finch differently from the novel.
Netflix's take on Jennifer Niven's YA novel lands like big-budget fan art.

How to Play Microsoft Edge’s Secret Surfing Game

48How-To Geek / 3h
Remember SkiFree? Microsoft is one-upping Google Chrome’s hidden dinosaur game. The new version of Microsoft Edge has a secret surfing game that works offline. It’s SkiFree with a fresh new coat of paint, swapping out yetis for the Kraken. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Huawei MediaPad M5 Lite 10 launched in India

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Huawei is back to launching Android devices in India, starting with the MediaPad M5 Lite 10 tablet.
The MediaPad M5 Lite is available in a 10-inch display model, with 64GB of storage and 4GB of RAM as well as LTE connectivity.

Apple glasses could solve one of VR's biggest issues, patent suggests

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It would be able to detect the surface of a user's nose while wearing the head-mounted hardware.That circuitry would then be able to adjust the positions of lenses to ensure that every user can comfortably view the content.
A new patent submitted by Apple has emerged, which describes how a 'head-mounted device' would include the tech on board to ensure every user had the most comfortable fit.

Realme 6 and 6 Pro tipped to be priced at Rs 9,999 and Rs 13,999

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The report also gives us a glimpse at how the two phones look from the front, with Realme 6 expected to have a single punch-hole cutout while the 6 Pro is set to feature dual punch-hole cutout.
Realme is gearing to announce its next generation of mid-range smartphones in India, the Realme 6 and Realme 6 Pro. While the company is leaving no stones unturned in creating hype for the two phones ahead of its official launch on March 5, a new report states that the price of the Realme 6 could start at Rs 9,999 while the Realme 6 Pro could go on sale starting at Rs 13,999, on March 15.

An octopus-inspired robot arm can handle varied objects

SlashGear / 3h
Researchers at Harvard have developed a robot that can grip, move, and manipulate a wide range of objects.
According to the team, most previous research on octopus-inspired robots focused on mimicking the suction or movement of the arm, but not both.

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip review—I think I hate flip phones

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The underlying hard layer of glass gives you a more rigid surface to swipe around on, and it feels a lot better than the completely squishy Fold display.
We don't know what the scratch resistance of Samsung's ultra-thin glass is really like, because the Z Flip's display has an unremovable layer of plastic on top of the glass.

The 26 Credit Cards In My Wallet Right Now

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The Blue Business® Plus Credit Card from American Express ( review ) — this card has a $0 annual fee ( Rates & Fees ), and I consider it to be the single most generous business card for everyday spending , given that it offers 2x Membership Rewards points on the first $50,000 spent every calendar year
Platinum Card® from American Express ( review ) — this card has a $550 annual fee ( Rates & Fees ), though offers many perks that help offset it, including Amex Centurion Lounge access, Hilton and Marriott hotel status, a $200 annual airline fee credit, a $200 annual Uber credit, a $100 annual Saks credit, and 5x points on airfare purchased directly with airlines

Broadcast News Devoted Less Than One Percent of Reporting to Climate Change in 2019

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“Climate coverage as a whole still made up only 0.6 percent of overall corporate broadcast TV nightly news in 2019, showing that these programs’ climate coverage does not adequately reflect the urgency and severity of the climate crisis,” the report says.
The researchers analyzed four nightly news programs on ABC, CBS, NBC, and PBS, and four Sunday morning politics shows on ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox. Of these networks, CBS drove much of the increased coverage.

Windows 10 is about to get its biggest change yet

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That's all set to change with the release of Windows 10 20H1 though, which will introduce a new FIle Explorer that uses Windows Search (the same tool you can access by typing into the search box in the taskbar.
Microsoft is giving Windows 10's File Explorer a much-needed overhaul, transforming one of the operating system's key features.

Geneva Motor Show 2020 canceled over tough new coronavirus rule

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The Geneva Motor Show 2020 has been canceled, less than a week ahead of the annual auto event, after Switzerland recorded its first case of coronavirus.
The Swiss government has banned any event with more than 1,000 people, set to take place until March 15, 2020.

Coronavirus: Amazon removes overpriced goods and fake cures

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Amazon has not provided a list of those products it says it has removed, but a BBC search for "coronavirus" on the online site suggests many products are still being sold at unusually high prices.
A search for "coronavirus" on Amazon brought up results for face masks, disinfectant wipes and newly-published books on viral infections, revealing how some sellers are cashing in on the health crisis.

Forget Chess—the Real Challenge Is Teaching AI to Play D&D

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This kind of spontaneous yet coherent storytelling is extremely difficult for artificial intelligence , even as AI has mastered more constrained board games such as chess and Go. The best text-generating AI programs too often produce confused and disjointed prose.
In 2018, Lara Martin , a graduate student at Georgia Tech, was seeking a way for AI and a human to work together to develop and narrative and proposed proposed Dungeons & Dragons as a vehicle for the challenge.

Gadget Lab Podcast: There’s No Such Thing as a Free Lunch

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Then WIRED senior writer Lily Hay Newman comes on for a conversation about cybersecurity, encryption, and the hacker’s mom who infiltrated a prison.
This week on Gadget Lab, WIRED senior writer and former show host Arielle Pardes drops by to talk about how Silicon Valley has ruined work culture.

Katherine Johnson’s Math Will Steer NASA Back to the Moon

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The retired NASA mathematician , who died Monday at the age of 101, calculated the trajectories of the agency’s first space missions, including John Glenn ’s 1962 spaceflight in which he became the first American to orbit the planet, and the first moon landing in 1969.
At NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Gruber works on the Artemis mission , which plans to send the first woman and the next man to the moon in 2024.

How to Use the traceroute Command on Linux

How-To Geek / 4h
You can use the Linux traceroute command to spot the slow leg of a network packet’s journey and troubleshoot sluggish network connections. We’ll show you how! Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Amazon's 'Tales from the Loop' trailer is a moving Stålenhag painting

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Amazon has revealed that Prime Video's upcoming sci-fi series Tales from the Loop will premiere on April 3rd -- and it has bundled that announcement with a trailer. The eight-episode show is based on the paintings of Swedish artist Simon Stålenhag , who's known for making illustrations that combine stereotypical Swedish landscape with futuristic elements like robots and other advanced technologie

Save big with cheap GoPro deals - Hero 7 and Hero 8 models now on sale

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These cheap GoPro deals are offering some serious cash off Hero 7 and Hero 8 models this weekend, with savings across the US and UK offering discounts on the incredibly popular action cameras.
The latest cheap GoPro deals are offering the Hero 7 Silver for as little as $179 / £164 right now, making it well worth your while considering this boosted model over the fairly simplistic White version.

Geneva Motor Show canceled over coronavirus fears

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Years of work go into crafting the right message for each show and without the shows, auto makers will need to shift strategies to announce their latest models and trends.
The Swiss auto show is one of the largest car shows in the world and is usually the venue where high-end and exotic auto makers roll out new models and wild concepts.

Greedy snake gobbles entire beach towel, heroic vets extract the whole thing

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Read more... More about Snake , Vet , Culture , and Animals

The Morning After: Meeting Citroën's tiny two-seater EV

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While Facebook, Twitter and TikTok struggle with issues of memes, disinformation and free speech at the billion-user scale, it certainly feels like they're just repeating work that small community-moderated sites figured out years ago.
Like the Timex Ironman One GPS before it, this is really more of a fitness band than a smartwatch, or in the company's words a "sports-first smartwatch."

New Rick and Morty video is the weirdest yet – but where's the rest of Season 4?

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We still don't have an official date for the resumption of Rick and Morty season 4 , but it's not unusual for Adult Swim to release these strange mini-teasers in the weeks running up to a season premiere.
We've been waiting patiently for the return of Rick and Morty season 4 for months now, after the show took a mid-season hiatus at the end of 2019 – and a creepy new video released on the Adult Swim series' official Twitter account could be a hint that we won't have to wait much longer.

16 LATAM Planes Now Have New Business Class Seats

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The first LATAM Chile 767-300 featuring new business class seats entered service in March 2019, and now there are already seven planes with the new seats.
Well over a year ago I wrote about how LATAM is spending $400 million updating their interiors across their fleet, which includes installing a new business class product .

Alaska’s Squirrelly Gambit To Make Up Lost Ticket Sales Due To Coronavirus

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That is, if you buy a new ticket but decide on March 12 not to travel then fees apply.
JetBlue announced they would suspend ccancellation fees on new tickets purchased through March 11 for travel completed by June 1.

Save 50% on KitNipBox, A Subscription Service For Your Cat

Gizmodo / 4h
A subscription box filled with stuff that can trick your cat into liking* you.
**It’s not a wonderful investment, your cat is a jerk and doesn’t know gratitude.

TPG Reader Hall of Fame: $605,000 in vacations for 15 million points

The Points Guy / 4h
Chase Ink Business Plus (no longer available to new applicants, replaced with Ink Business Preferred Credit Card ): Earn 80,000 Chase Ultimate Rewards points a fter you spend $5,000 on purchases in the first three months from account opening
Marriott Bonvoy Boundless Credit Card (x2): Limited-time offer: Earn 100,000 Marriott Bonvoy points after you spend $5,000 on purchases in the first three months from account opening

Astronomers have detected the biggest explosion in the universe

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This particular event was so big it smashed a gigantic cavity in the gas around the black hole that is now filled with radio waves that it had accelerated almost to the speed of light.
Black holes sometimes expel huge amounts of energy and matter in the form of jets of radio waves.

iOS 13.4 could hold welcome news for iPhone, Apple Watch and HomePod users

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Apple appears to be testing the ability to restore an iPhone, iPad or other device to its box-fresh state with a feature that will be available over the air.
Inside that beta are mentions of a feature called ‘OS Recovery’ and it looks to be a way to restore iOS and Apple devices over the air.

Here’s your first look at the newly renovated Swiss Lounge at JFK

The Points Guy / 4h
You can access the lounge if you’re flying in the business- or first-class cabin on any of these airlines.
While I loved the new Swiss-inspired finishes, the 26-person seating capacity will definitely feel tight in the afternoons.

WiFi enabled solar street lamps to go up in Atlantis

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“ASDU is driving the rapid provision of reliable, affordable and safe energy innovations to address basic needs, drive social development and create jobs,” said Alderman James Vos, City of Cape Town Mayoral Committee Member for Economic Opportunities and Asset Management, who was present to witness the signing of the MoU at GreenCape.
GreenCape’s collaboration with ThinkWiFI occurred after a process with the Witsand community prioritised area lighting and connectivity as their most pressing energy-related needs.

The rise of cloud computing has had a smaller climate impact than feared

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Between 2005 and 2010, data center electricity consumption increased by a lot more (56 percent), as the New York Times reported.
That's because companies like Google have massively increased efficiencies with new chip designs, custom-tailored airflow solutions and other tech.

Microsoft Edge can stop you downloading adware and cryptominers – is it time to switch from Chrome?

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Microsoft Edge can now block potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) such as adware from being downloaded when you're trying to grab free software, and the company has provided some extra info on how it works.
Microsoft is aiming to put a stop to such unwelcome surprises by blocking any applications that "create extra advertisements, applications that mine cryptocurrency, applications that show offers for other software and applications that the [antivirus] industry considers having a poor reputation".

Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 Golf edition wants to join you for a round

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The imaginatively named Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 Golf edition will be available in both 40mm and 44m size options with the larger model coming in black and the smaller model in pink gold.
In addition to the new Golf edition, Samsung has also announced Galaxy Watch Active 2 LTE Aluminium.

Xiaomi Black Shark 3 teasers leave little left to the imagination

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Of course, those also give them their power, which is why Xiaomi is only too happy to confirm that the Black Shark 3 will be sporting the best of the best, like a Snapdragon 865 processor paired with 12 GB for RAM and 512 GB of fast UFS 3.0 storage.
The Black Shark 3 isn’t just a high-end phone, though.

The Sea Is Getting Warmer. Will the Shrimp Get Louder?

100+Wired / 5h
But climate change may turn up the volume on this liquid symphony as warmer sea temperatures boost the volume of noise produced by the small but incredibly loud percussionist in this orchestra: the snapping shrimp.
Mooney listened to shrimp snap their claws in the colder water of North Carolina and compared the rates of snapping to a similar species living in the warmer tropical waters around the US Virgin Islands.

Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra Review: Nearly Perfect, but Too Pricey

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My grip was compromised because I had been trying different hand positions over the past week just to be able to use Samsung's Galaxy S20 Ultra , a phone with a 6.9-inch screen.
This imaging technology isn't new, but the results it produces in the S20 Ultra are a good deal better than those from its predecessor, the Galaxy S10 .

How North Korean Hackers Rob Banks Around the World

300+Wired / 5h
Per the transfer requests sent over the SWIFT system, the bank wanted some of its New York money, totaling almost a billion dollars, moved to a series of other accounts in Sri Lanka and the Philippines.
In the run-up to the Iraq War, the New York Times reported that United States considered draining Saddam Hussein’s bank accounts, but decided against it , fearful of crossing a Rubicon of state-sponsored cyber fraud that would harm the American economy and global stability.

Rocket Report: Sweden launches suborbital rocket, Mad Mike dies in accident

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Daredevil "Mad Mike" Hughes died Saturday during his latest attempt to launch on a homemade rocket powered by steam, Space.com reports .
India has completed the process of designing a human-rated version of its GSLV Mark III rocket for the Gaganyaan mission, the India Times reports .

How Star Trek: Picard creates the tech of the 24th century

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Star Trek has a long history of visualizing the future, creating worlds where advanced tech like transporter beams, tricorders and phasers has become commonplace.
As well as making sure that the tech of Star Trek: Picard is consistent with today’s, Cherniawsky had one eye on what existed in universe of The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine and Voyager.

Save over £200 on the Philips Series 9000 electric shaver

40Mashable / 5h
The top devices deliver a close and customisable shave for your face and neck.
It has a wide range of impressive devices, and the Philips Series 9000 electric shaver is one of the most advanced.

Ericsson Spectrum Sharing lets operators use same frequencies for 4G and 5G

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Ericsson has made its dynamic spectrum sharing technology available to mobile operators around the world, claiming the innovation will reduce the time, cost and complexity of 5G deployments.
Ericsson believes its dynamic spectrum sharing technology is evidence of its superiority in the market for 5G telecoms equipment.

What Is the Konami Code, and How Do You Use it?

59How-To Geek / 5h
Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A. It’s called the Konami Code, and it often meant the difference between life and death in a video game back in the 1980s. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

What’s with the Real ID License, and Do You Need One?

42How-To Geek / 5h
After Oct. 1, 2020, your standard driver’s license won’t get you as far as it once did. If you don’t already have a Real ID or enhanced driver’s license, here’s what you need to know and when you should upgrade. Read This Article on LifeSavvy ›

Last chance to get some ace VPN deals – courtesy of two of the world's best VPN providers

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With IPVanish, for $47.88 or the equivalent of $3.99 a month you'd be getting one year's worth of its VPN service and a year's access to SugarSync cloud storage absolutely FREE.
We'd expect cake, candles and presents with birthday celebrations rather than VPN deals, but we suppose it's no surprise that this is exactly how NordVPN and IPVanish are celebrating theirs.

Xbox Series X games will pick up where you left off – even after a reboot

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The announcement from Microsoft explained: "The new Quick Resume feature lets you continue multiple games from a suspended state almost instantly, returning you to where you were and what you were doing, without waiting through long loading screens.”
Admittedly yes, but it's still annoying – and it apparently won't be a problem with the Xbox Series X , after an announcement from Microsoft revealed a new time-saving feature for the soon-to-be-released console.

Alaska Airlines Suspends Change Fees

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Alaska Airlines has announced that they will suspend all change and cancelation fees for newly booked tickets:
At this point there’s not any immediate reason to be concerned about coronavirus in the US, but Alaska is introducing this policy to give customers confidence that they will not be charged any fees for changes or cancelations given how the coronavirus situation is evolving.

I got my spending requirement wrong — reader mistake story

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I’ve signed up for many credit cards before, so I knew the general game plan of meeting a spending requirement in a specific amount of time.
Case in point: the IHG Premier card has previously offered a bonus of 80,000 points after spending $2,000, which may explain why Joshua mixed up the requirements.

First-ever Minecraft Festival announced, revives Minecon

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Minecraft Festival is expected to be big, so much that Mojang is already announcing its plans and, more importantly, ticket sales even when the event won’t happen until September.
They’re not yet saying exactly what, though, but Mojang promises that its projected thousands of guests will be treated to interactive exhibits, tournaments, live entertainment, and, of course, wallet-burning exclusive merchandise you won’t find elsewhere except on eBay after the event.

Nintendo Switch Online subscriptions are on sale

20Mashable / 5h
TL;DR: 12-month subscriptions to Nintendo Switch Online are on sale for £13.99 on CD Keys, saving you 22% on list price. Some gamers are perfectly content with solo play, but most need the rush of competition. Your favourite gaming buddies won't always be on hand for a lengthy session, and that's why the weird and wonderful world of online gaming exists. There's a massive pool of potential playma

Wait, what? Mac Pro's $400 wheels don't have a lock.

82Mashable / 5h
When Apple announced that the wheels for its pro-grade, $6,000 Mac Pro desktop machine are purchased separately for $400 , we thought they must be special. And they are. That's because, unlike most wheels on furniture that cost half that of Mac Pro's wheels, the Mac Pro wheels don't have a lock. This was pointed out by tech reviewer Marques Brownlee, near the end of his Mac Pro review on YouTube

iPhone XS deals are finally starting to become an affordable option from Apple

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Luckily, we're finally seeing that pattern break with one of our favourites of Apple's recent handsets, iPhone XS deals , finally taking a tumble in price.
And realistically, when it comes to this mammoth brand, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, with high prices going all the way back to the iPhone X and even as far back as the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus.

Geneva Motor Show canceled over coronavirus fears

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The news represents a huge financial blow to the city of Geneva, exhibitors and the press, but Switzerland's federal council said that safety trumps any monetary concerns.
The Geneva International Motor Show (GIMS) has also started emailing manufacturers to give them the news, according to the BBC's Theo Leggett and other sources.

Trevor Noah celebrates black history with a salute to legendary black leaders

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The Daily Show 's Trevor Noah has run some truly awesome deep-dive segments, monologues, and off-the-cuff chats on legendary black leaders like Nelson Mandela, Winnie Mandela, Martin Luther King Jr., and Aretha Franklin. Plus, he and the Daily Show team have done some unique looks at the Selma-to-Montgomery marches and the 50th anniversary of Franklin's appearance in Peanuts ( before that, even c

Looking for a 'thank you' GIF? Google is suggesting celebrities to help you out

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As Google data editor Simon Rogers explained in a blog post , developers used insights from Tenor – a GIF platform that Google acquired in 2018 – to determine how images of celebrities are used to express emotions and actions.
To discover which emotions are commonly associated with a celebrity, use the drop-down menu in the tool below to select their name.

HTC is still making phones, as it launches the triple camera-toting Wildfire R70

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In the battery department, you’re getting a big 4,000mAh capacity battery that HTC says will deliver two days usage, though it’s packing a micro USB port as opposed to the newer USB Type-C standard when you need to top up that battery.
If you thought HTC was done with phones, you'd be wrong.
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Android banking trojan steals Google two-factor authentication codes

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Cerberus, a malware strain targeting Android devices, is now able steal one-time passcodes generated through the Google Authenticator app, security researchers have claimed.
However, the latest iteration of the Cerberus banking trojan is capable of circumventing the protection afforded by Google Authenticator, security researchers from ThreatFabric have found.

Sony's PS5 controller could get a brilliant smartphone-like feature

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If Sony really is planning on a wireless charging attachment for the PS5 controller, then that will be very welcome, as it could mean you simply have to place the controller down on a mat or cradle to charge – so you may never run out of battery life during a gaming session.
The patent is accompanied with images showing a device that looks a lot like a DualShock controller, with an attachment on the back that allows it to be placed on a wireless charging mat to top up the battery.

Buy World Of Hyatt Points For 25% Off (Last Chance)

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If you’ve been considering this promotion but haven’t yet made a purchase, note that it expires on Saturday, so you have just one day remaining to buy points.
Through Saturday, February 29, 2020, World of Hyatt is offering a 25% discount when you buy at least 5,000 points in one transaction.

Coronavirus: Plague Inc. game banned in China

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Plague Inc. has been pulled from the Chinese app store for including "illegal content", British-based developer Ndemic Creations said.
A game which challenges players to spread a deadly virus around the world has been banned in China, its makers have said.

Will there be a Hunters season 2?

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Below, here's everything we know about Hunters season 2 on Amazon, including its renewal status and possible storylines for another set of episodes.
Season 1 of Hunters landed on Amazon Prime on February 21, and those who have burned through all 10 episodes know that there's plenty set up by the shocking season 1 finale for further episodes.

Vivo’s new concept phone comes with a 'gimbal camera'

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Now that we're well into 2020, it's about time Vivo gave us its annual update on the APEX concept line which, in its past two generations, had given us a taste of what was to come in the smartphone world -- namely in-display fingerprint reader, pop-up selfie camera, near-buttonless design and more.
Rather than casting sound through the glass body like on last year's APEX, this time it's the screen that's doing the job (remember the LG G8 ?), and apparently this new solution delivers better bass as well as sound directivity.

Samsung Galaxy S20 sales off to a slow start - but why?

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The report claims Samsung sold 70,800 Galaxy S20 units in Korea on February 27, while the Galaxy S10 series shifted 140,000 on day one, with the Galaxy Note 10 proving even more popular with 220,000 initial day sales.
Samsung's latest flagship series has gone on sale in its home market of South Korea, and according to the Korean Herald , the Galaxy S20 sold 50% fewer units on opening day than the Galaxy S10 did in 2019.

Raspberry Pi 4 deal is now cheaper than ever for its 8th birthday

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The hugely popular computing device is getting a permanent price cut for its 8th birthday, with the 2GB Raspberry Pi now available for just $35 (around £27/$AU53).
The price cut means that the Raspberry Pi 4 is now on sale for the same amount as the original device was back in 2012.

Cheap noise-cancelling headphones deals: Sony WH-1000 XM3 and Bose 700 reduced now

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The latest cheap noise-cancelling headphones deals are offering some fantastic discounts on industry leading audio, so if you're in the market for some powerful audio, now's your chance to save some cash.
The cheapest noise-cancelling headphones deals we're highlighting here start at just £130 and that price sits on the JBL Live 650 cans.

The Capital That Ate Wellness Is Going to Eat Your Mushrooms

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A similar calculus has led the firm to invest in so-called vice industries, looking for a market advantage over institutional investors that can’t or won’t support companies centered on sexual pleasure, cannabis or other stigmatized goods and services.
Ms. Eilian said that it is important to her that any psychedelics company in which Able has invested is willing to work within the regulatory structure in the United States.

James Corden's 'ponytail or phony-tail' game sounds ridiculous, but it's edge-of-the-seat stuff

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You might not have thought a ponytail-based guessing game would ever be enough to glue you to the screen, but here we are. In the clip above from The Late Late Show , Alison Brie and Will Forte team up to guess which two of six strangers have a "phony-tail" instead of real hair — and let us tell you, it gets tense . We won't give away the ending, but we will say this: neither of them are anywhere

Geneva Motor Show cancelled over coronavirus fears (UPDATE)

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UPDATE: Feb. 28, 2020, 12:36 p.m. CET The Geneva International Motor Show has officially been cancelled. The article has been updated throughout to reflect this. Geneva International Motor Show, scheduled to take place in Geneva from March 5-15, is one of the most important annual events in the automotive industry. This year, however, it's been cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak. On Friday

Huawei to launch a premium M series tablet in India soon

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Update (February 28): Huawei India sent a clarification to us that the upcoming is not the MediaPad M6 or the recently-announced MatePad Pro, which we previously reported.
However, it seems to have found potential in the tablet market, and will be bringing its most premium offering to date.

NASA offer $15,000 for Venus rover equipment design

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NASA have opened a public challenge to develop an obstacle avoidance sensor for a possible future Venus rover.
The “ Exploring Hell: Avoiding Obstacles on a Clockwork Rover ” challenge is seeking the public’s designs for a sensor that could be incorporated into the design concept.

Astronomers identify biggest explosion since Big Bang

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“We’ve seen outbursts in the centres of galaxies before but this one is really, really massive,” Melanie Johnston-Hollitt, professor at the Curtin University node of the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research and co-author of the paper , said in a statement .
“We’ve been given the tools to dig deeper with low-frequency radio telescopes so we should be able to find more outbursts like this now.”

Apple’s ridiculous $400 Mac Pro wheels are missing a key feature

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Apple is asking for a huge $400 for wheels for its ultra-powerful (and expensive) Mac Pro , but it looks like these incredibly expensive wheels are missing a very important feature: there are no locks to prevent the Mac Pro from rolling away.
If Apple’s $400 Mac Pro wheels really don’t come with a lock to prevent the Mac Pro rolling away, then they will end up being both over priced and useless.

Coronavirus preparation guide

Popular Mechanics / 7h
However, once the South African citizens are returned home from Wuhan city, health officials recommend simply being mindful of avoiding close contact with individuals who may display signs of being sick.
In which case you would need to speak with your employer about the possibility of working from home, or applying for extended sick leave while heath officials try and contain the virus.

iPad Pro 2020 looks like it'll bring a new feature to rival the Surface Pro 7

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However, if Apple were to bring out a tablet with a trackpad, it would have to allow mouse support, meaning a big change in how users can interact with their iPad.
The trackpad-enabled keyboard would see the iPad move closer to a more traditional laptop - but rather than cannibalize the sales of the forthcoming MacBook 2020 , such an effort would likely see the iPad take sales from Microsoft's Surface Pro range of tablets.

Apple could be making a wireless speaker system to boost your TV's puny audio

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Apple has already infiltrated our living rooms with the likes of streaming service Apple TV Plus and its latest streaming box, the Apple TV 4K – and a new patent suggests that the tech giant could be working on a wireless speaker system to complete your home cinema setup.
After all, it already has a foothold in home cinema in terms of streaming, and its flagship smart speaker, the Apple HomePod , is proof that the company is capable of creating truly impactful wireless audio.

Leaked Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite feature would make it a stellar cheap Android tablet

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While the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite has only just started to become closer to fact - thanks to being mentioned by name on an official database -now we’re getting our first look at the likely design, thanks to a leaked render.
The S Pen looks to be the same design as the one that comes with the Galaxy Tab S6 too, which likely means there’s a magnetized slot for the stylus on the back of the slate, which would be both where you store and charge it.

Get workout help at home with these 8 devices that are on sale

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The problem is between work, a social life, and struggling to get eight hours of sleep at night, workouts often get squeezed into your day's only free time slot, and proper cooldowns (let alone muscle recovery) are usually glossed over or skipped completely.
Well, lucky for you, we've found eight products – from at-home exercise equipment to massage guns – to save you time and energy when it comes to your fitness routine.

Save over 60% on this teeth cleaner, whitener, and gum massager device

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TL;DR: As of Feb.28, you can get your teeth pearly white with Total White Photocatalyst Whitener, Massager and Cleaner for $46.99, a 63% savings.
Save over 60% on this teeth cleaner, whitener, and gum massager device

Netflix's 'Castlevania' is a gothic, gory trip worth catching up on

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Castlevania is based on the video game series of the same name, which usually sees a member of the Belmont family (who are all vampire hunters) traversing a castle to take down Dracula.
The Netflix series takes a lot of inspiration from the games in terms of aesthetics and the major struggle of the Belmonts vs.

Improve your memory and focus with the help of this $20 training

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Whether you've noticed your attention span isn't quite what it used to be or you've been having trouble remembering people's names or things on your to-do list, this seven-course bundle will give you strategies to improve your cognition and be more mentally present at all times.
This bundle takes a comprehensive view of memory, teaching you the psychology of how it works and showing you simple activities you can use to improve your memory.

Security? We’ve got it in the bag with these travel-ready purses.

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That tote is my favorite for trips, but everyone has their own idea of what makes a good travel bag.
But while you’re abroad, enjoy the peace of mind of sturdy fabric, RFID-protected wallet, locking zippers, and water resistance.

Reinforcement-learning AIs are vulnerable to a new kind of attack

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It’s not a tactic you’ll see used by the pros but it shows that an artificial intelligence trained via deep reinforcement learning — the technique behind cutting-edge game-playing AIs like AlphaZero and the OpenAI Five — is more vulnerable to attack than previously thought.
Gleave and his colleagues used reinforcement learning to train stick-figure bots to play a handful of two-player games, including kicking a ball at a goal, racing across a line, and sumo wrestling.

macrolit: 1889 Houghton, Mifflin and Company edition of Poems...

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macrolit : 1889 Houghton, Mifflin and Company edition of Poems by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

librarycompany: We are very much enchanted with this painted...

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librarycompany : We are very much enchanted with this painted vellum binding (and those block printed pastedowns!) Binding on: Neu-vermehrt-und vollstandiges Gesang-buch. Marburg; Frankfurt: Bey Henrich Ludwig Bronner,1785

Tom Holland reacts to that viral 'Back to the Future' deepfake

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Remember that genuinely unnerving deepfake of Tom Holland and Robert Downey Jr. in Back to the Future , that went viral a couple of weeks back? Well, Tom Holland has seen it. And in the BBC Radio 1 interview above, he makes two important admissions: 1) That there have previously "conversations" about a remake, although Holland thinks the film "couldn't be made better", and 2) He's up for chatting

We watched the UK's first live 8K broadcast, months before you'll be able to

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We sat down for 90 minutes to watch the live 8K broadcast alongside the real thing to see how the next generation of TV viewing compares.
8K will start to hit homes over the coming years, and TV manufacturers already have a range of (highly priced) 8K sets available on the market for you to buy today.

Robot taught empathy through pain, and other tech news

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BBC Click’s Soila Apparicio looks at some of the best technology news stories of the week.

BMW's teases its iNext prototype EV during a hot-weather test

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The aim is to ensure the vehicle's drivetrain and body can handle the scorching heat, along with dust, sand and rough road conditions.
It looks less dramatic but more production ready than the concept, as designers have eliminated the jagged window line, cut out the body facets and boosted the size of the headlights.

SA Security Minister’s phone cloned

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South Africa’s State Security Agency confirmed that State Security Minister Ayanda Dlodlo and her deputy Zizi Kodwa’s cell phones were cloned.
The department has reported the incidents to the police, who have confirmed an investigation is underway.

Bernie Sanders has an audacious—and hugely expensive—climate plan

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(Current commitments under the agreement would allow temperatures to rise as much as 3 ˚C, his campaign says.) And he wants to spend $200 billion to help developing nations build clean energy and climate adaption projects.
In addition, Sanders wants to invest more than $2 trillion to help families and small businesses improve the energy efficiency of their homes, buildings, and operations; and more than $1 trillion to retrofit or construct bridges, roads, water systems, and coastal protections in ways that will stand up to harsher climate conditions.

Vivo Apex 2020 concept phone can fully charge in 20 minutes... with no wires

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The Vivo Apex 2020 concept's top features could make our best phones list in the future
That means there's no headphone jack, no SIM tray (the Apex 2020 likely utilizes the embedded eSIM technology), no expandable storage, no charging port and no physical buttons for a completely seamless, and uninterrupted design.
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Coronavirus: Livestreaming karaoke and reality TV in virus-hit China

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So when the new virus emerged, confining millions of people to their homes, the industry responded quickly, with new programming genres emerging and a shift in the formats of popular TV reality shows.
Similarly, in mid-February, the popular iQiyi website hosted a new "at home" reality shows.

Indian research firm Convergence Catalyst is ready for its second act

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When his daughter showed interest in badminton, Kolla rushed to explore options, only to realize that the centuries old sports could use some deep tech.
Kolla’s aim is to turn Sensate Technologies into a global deep tech venture foundry and build 20 odd products that would then branch into multiple companies operating in 11 different industries.

8 of the best online courses to kickstart your photography career

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With everything from night time shooting, photo editing in Lightroom, and drone shots, the world of cameras is constantly expanding and there is always something new to learn.
Featuring lessons on portrait, low-light, and sports photography, this is a great opportunity to get your skills to a reasonable standard on all fronts, before taking it to the next level.

England vs Pakistan live stream: watch today's T20 Women's World Cup 2020 from anywhere

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Having got back on track in their second Group B match against Thailand, Heather Knight's side now face something of a crunch match - don't miss a ball with our England vs Pakistan live stream guide.
Don't miss a match with our complete T20 Women's World Cup live stream guide

Google's data centers are greener than ever

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The study found that efficiency improvements have kept energy usage almost flat across the world's data centers, even as demand for cloud computing is at an all time high.
In a blog post detailing Google's work on making its data centers more energy efficient, the head of engineering at Google Cloud , Urs Hölzle pointed to a new paper in Science which validates the company's efforts.

Lady Gaga's 'Stupid Love' video is a joyous alien desert rave epic shot on iPhone 11

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In a galaxy far, far away from the shallow, there is finally a new Lady Gaga single that has nothing to do with Bradley Cooper. The clip for 'Stupid Love', a regulation rah-rah-mode Gaga banger with arpeggiated synths for days, was reportedly filmed on an iPhone 11, with the Lady herself repeatedly tagging #ShotOniPhone as she teased the simultaenous drop of both track and vision. Watch Gaga and

AWS partners with Kenya’s Safaricom on cloud and consulting services

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In a statement to TechCrunch, the East African company framed the arrangement as a “strategic agreement” whereby Safaricom will sell AWS services (primarily cloud) to its East Africa customer network.
Amazon Web Services has entered a partnership with Safaricom — Kenya’s largest telco, ISP and mobile payment provider — in a collaboration that could spell competition between American cloud providers in Africa.