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How Gödel’s Proof Works

10KWired / 7h
His incompleteness theorems destroyed the search for a mathematical theory of everything. Nearly a century later, we’re still coming to grips with the consequences.

The Web Before the Web: A Look Back at Gopher

200+How-To Geek / 9h
Before the rapid growth of the World Wide Web in the 1990s, a protocol called Gopher briefly made the internet easy to use by combining the world’s online resources. Here’s what made it special, and why it was quickly eclipsed by the web. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Beyoncé's Disney+ visual album 'Black Is King' gets a dazzling full trailer

500+Mashable / 6h
Curious to know more about Beyoncé's upcoming "visual album" release on Disney+? This trailer has you covered. Drawing inspiration from her work on The Lion King: The Gift , Beyoncé put together a live action reimagining of the classic Disney story in Black Is King . This trailer is more about highlighting the vibe than it is about delivering plot details, but the visual album is clearly riffing


Microsoft stops offering 12-month Xbox Live Gold memberships

29Engadget / 19min
Microsoft hasn’t just discontinued most of its outgoing Xbox One consoles — it also scrapped one of the staples of online Xbox gaming. The company confirmed to TrueAchievements ( via IGN ) that it stopped selling 12-month Xbox Live Gold memberships. You can still buy one- or three-month access, but you’re out of luck if you want to commit for the long term. The spokesperson didn’t outline why Mic

From paradise beaches to world-class golf, here’s why Scotland should be on your bucket list

The Points Guy / 21min
If you’re yet to experience the wonders that Scotland has to offer, then add it to your bucket list for when the time is right. The sheer variation in landscapes and scenery is really spectacular, making it the perfect place for a road trip. Scotland is home to the highest mountain and the deepest body of freshwater in the U.K. and has a seemingly endless number of islands and beaches all just wa

The Station: Summer of the SPAC, Adam Neumann returns and the Nissan Ariya debuts

64TechCrunch / 27min
The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive it every Saturday in your inbox . Hello and welcome back to The Station, a newsletter dedicated to all the present and future ways people and packages move from Point A to Point B. The dog days of summer are almost upon us. Technically, we won’t enter this period until Jul

Enabling humanoid robot movement with imitation learning and mimicking of animal behaviors

64TechCrunch / 26min
Rish Joshi Contributor Rish is an entrepreneur and investor. Previously, he was a VC at Gradient Ventures (Google’s AI fund), co-founded a fintech startup building an analytics platform for SEC filings and worked on deep-learning research as a graduate student in computer science at MIT. More posts by this contributor It’s time to build against pandemics Over the past two decades, humanoid robot

More Resignations, but No Sign Yet of a Change in Gaming Culture

100NYT > Technology / 43min
Since dozens of women spoke up about harassment in gaming last month, prominent industry figures have resigned. But has anything really changed?

NFL stars declare #WeWantToPlay as the league's pandemic plan remains unclear

Mashable / 45min
Some of the National Football League's top superstars staged a Twitter blitz on Sunday as league brass continues to dawdle on sharing COVID-19 contingency plans for the 2020/2021 season. The tweets started to surface on Sunday afternoon, with all of them bearing this simple hashtag: #WeWantToPlay. While the tone of the tweets varies from player to player, the overriding concern shared by all of t

Delta gives pilots ultimatum: Take a pay cut or be furloughed

The Points Guy / 49min
It’s clear that the coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on the travel industry. The airline industry hasn’t been spared, either. Airlines have suspended flights, severely disrupting travel to, from and within many of the world’s busiest markets. To cut costs, Delta Air Lines is giving its pilots an ultimatum: take a pay cut or risk furlough. According to a leaked memo obtained by CNBC , the ai

Why First Class Meals Matter, And American Airlines Is Headed The Wrong Direction

39View from the Wing / 1h
American Airlines is dropping meals on most domestic flights that are over 2200 miles as well as short haul international. These flights, that have been receiving single tray meal service in first class throughout the pandemic, will get a fruit and cheese plate instead. Here's why this 'first world problem' actually matters more now than ever. Continue reading ...

KFC moves to add 3D-printed chicken nuggets with lab-grown meat to its menu

KFC Chicken Russia
49Mashable / 1h
If you're craving chicken nuggets, perhaps I can interest you in some 3D-printed ones from KFC. The fast-food restaurant chain has officially announced it's partnering with a Russian research laboratory, 3D Printing Solutions, to develop technology for what it calls "meat of the future." Or, in other words, laboratory-produced chicken nuggets. (I know, it sounds extremely appetizing.) Not only wi

Some Balkans countries are open to Americans, but should you go?

The Points Guy / 1h
As the travel industry reopens following COVID-19 shutdowns, TPG suggests that you talk to your doctor, follow health officials’ guidance and research local travel restrictions before booking that next trip. We will be here to help you prepare, whether it is next month or next year. The novel coronavirus has (most of us) frozen in place, quarantining at home and dreaming of when we can travel aga

FTC investigation of Facebook may not finish before 2021

100+Engadget / 1h
Don’t expect the FTC to wrap up an antitrust investigation of Facebook before 2020 is over. New York Times sources say it’s now “virtually impossible” for the FTC to finish an investigation of Facebook before 2021. There’s still progress, according to the tipsters, but much of what’s happening is still in the early stages. There will likely be several requests for documents, and depositions for c

Charles Schwab removes hard pulls for new banking and investment customers

The Points Guy / 1h
“Hard pulls,” the types of inquiries that show up on your credit report and cause your score to temporarily drop by a few points, usually only happen when you apply for a new credit line such as a credit card, mortgage or car loan. They’re much rarer when it comes to other financial products like checking or investment accounts. But historically there’s been one major exception: Charles Schwab pe

From engine fires to systems failures: How pilots manage emergency situations

The Points Guy / 2h
The night of December 29, 1972 was instrumental in improving flight safety for passengers and pilots alike. Making their approach to Miami International Airport (MIA), it was just another flight for the pilots of Eastern flight 401. In preparation for landing, they moved the landing gear lever to the down position. However, the light which indicates that the nose gear is in the down and locked po

My 6 favorite flights from the past decade

The Points Guy / 2h
I am very lucky that I am able to travel extensively. It used to be just a hobby and passion of mine, but since TPG arrived in the U.K. last year , it’s also now my work. There are some trips that will always be memorable: My first upgrade using Avios (UUA) from World Traveller Plus to Club World on British Airways in 2004 or my first BA First flight to Barbados in 2006. Following Nicky’s look at

10 ways businesses can minimize the risk of identity theft

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Fraudsters are becoming increasingly adept - here's how to stop them.

Watch the UAE launch its first Mars mission at 5:58PM ET

UAE Mars Mission TUAE
200+Engadget / 3h
The United Arab Emirates is about to join a handful of nations with an interplanetary presence , and you can watch it make history. It’s launching its Hope Mars probe today (July 19th) at 5:58PM Eastern with plans to livestream the liftoff through a dedicated YouTube channel . Coverage starts at 3PM Eastern. The mission is symbolic for the UAE, which is still relatively new to space exploration ,

For a Meaningful Life, Ask Yourself Who You'd Bring to a Remote Island

100+Lifehacker / 3h
As a philosopher and psychological researcher specializing in the meaning of life, Dr. Frank Martela is constantly fielding questions about how to make your life more meaningful. Clearly, that’s not an easy question, but he does have a suggestion for a thought exercise that could help: Ask yourself who you’d bring… Read more...

Netflix aims to create original movie franchise akin to James Bond

SlashGear / 3h
Netflix is gearing up to produce its biggest original movie ever, one that will include big-name stars and a massive budget. Called The Gray Man, this movie will come from the directors behind Avengers: Endgame. According to a new report, Netflix hopes to kick off the development of a new blockbuster franchise that would be akin to James Bond. Netflix … Continue reading

Samsung teases what appears to be the Galaxy Fold 2

Samsung Galaxy Fold 2
100+Mashable / 3h
With Galaxy Unpacked 2020 only a short while away, Samsung continues to tease its upcoming products ahead of the event on social media — the latest being what appears to be the Galaxy Fold 2. On Sunday, the company tweeted "One fold, infinite possibilities. Unpacked on August 5, 2020" with a video of what clearly mimics a foldable phone. One fold, infinite possibilities. Unpacked on August 5, 202

100 Million People Have Successfully Learned a New Language with This App

Futurism / 3h
Though travel may be limited due to COVID-19, there’s nothing wrong with making preparations now for your future sojourns. You don’t have to immediately start packing but you may want to consider learning the language of your desired destination. Since the length of this pandemic is up in the air, it just might give you enough time to master one, two, or maybe even twelve languages. If you’re won

These HP laptop deals are offering up bags of RAM for under $600 this weekend

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This weekend's HP laptop deals are offering excellent prices on a range of machines with some top line specs.

Southwest Airlines Flight Attendant Fired For Criticizing Union President’s Support For Abortion

24View from the Wing / 3h
Unions take political positions their members disagree with all the time. And members should feel free to communicate with their union leadership over those disagreements. It's fair to proscribe the time, place and manner for those disagreements - but shocking for a union President to secure for the firing of a union member over an internal union matter. Continue reading ...

When the best headphones have such good software, does hardware even matter?

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We spoke to Klipsch and Dirac about their new partnership, and the relationship between hardware and software in the world of headphones.

Construction of the biggest cruise ship ever delayed by pandemic

20The Points Guy / 3h
The debut of what is expected to be the largest cruise ship ever built has been delayed. Citing the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, Royal Caribbean this week said its newest Oasis Class ship, Wonder of the Seas, would no longer begin operations in China in 2021. The line didn’t give a new timetable for the rollout of the vessel. “The construction of (Wonder of the Seas) was delayed due to the

After Math: Twitter's very bad breach

90Engadget / 4h
We’ve got a mixed bag of headlines for you this week, what with everything happening at the same time these days. Let’s take a look at Twitter’s worst Wednesday in living memory, as well as some stellar game sale numbers amid the COVID-19 shutdown and a high-end video camera with more resolution than even James Cameron can handle. Dado Ruvic / Reuters Twitter says attackers targeted 130 accounts

How to Set Your Mac to Turn on Automatically Each Day

38How-To Geek / 4h
To get started, click the Apple logo at the upper left, and then click “System Preferences.” Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Apple Warns MacBook Owners That Adding Camera Covers Might Damage the Screen

36How-To Geek / 4h
With data security becoming a more pressing issue, a lot of users have started adding physical shutters to their laptops’ webcams, to put a more tangible barrier between them and the prying eyes of the internet. But that might not be a great idea if you have a super-sleek, super-thin notebook. Apple said as much to MacBook owners last week. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

15 of the most beautiful villages in Spain

37The Points Guy / 4h
As the travel industry reopens following COVID-19 shutdowns, TPG suggests that you talk to your doctor, follow health officials’ guidance and research local travel restrictions before booking that next trip. We will be here to help you prepare, whether it’s next month or next year. In the age of socially-distanced vacations, it may be time to forgo some of Spain ‘s greatest cities for something a

Man United vs Chelsea live stream: how to watch the FA Cup semi-final online with ESPN+

32TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 4h
EPL giants collide at Wembley today - here's how to watch Man United vs Chelsea and get an FA Cup live stream for the second semi-final game.

American Airlines’ Odd First Class Meal Changes

84One Mile at a Time / 4h
We’ve seen airlines around the world understandably adjust service in light of the current pandemic. Service was almost entirely cut on some airlines around the time the pandemic shut down air travel, though we’ve seen airlines start to slowly add back more service, in a calculated way. Well, American Airlines is countering the trend in first class, and is actually eliminating meals on many of it

Fortnite’s latest exclusive skin for Galaxy device owners leaks

Samsung Galaxy Buds
SlashGear / 4h
It seems that Samsung Galaxy device owners — some of them, at least — are about to get a new exclusive Fortnite skin. The upcoming cosmetic leaked ahead of its official unveiling, revealing yet another galaxy-themed skin unlike any others available to purchase through the Item Shop. The new item appears to be a female version of the skin we … Continue reading

NASA is holding a contest to build a better toilet for moon mission

SlashGear / 4h
There are a few things you never see in movies that are about space travel. One of those is how exactly astronauts go to the bathroom. Imagine how astronauts that took part in the Apollo moon missions went to the bathroom while they were in orbit and on the surface of the moon. Astronauts aboard the ISS have a complicated … Continue reading

10 games we want to see remastered with ray tracing on PS5, Xbox Series X and PC

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With the PS5 and Xbox Series X democratizing ray tracing, we'd like to see some of our favorite games revisited with this awesome technology.

Xbox Series X: what I want to see from Microsoft’s Xbox Games Showcase

Microsoft Xbox One
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Microsoft has a huge opportunity to steal the march on the PS5 in its Xbox Games Showcase, if it does this right.

How to Use Amazon Music on Twitch Live Streams

How-To Geek / 5h
The Amazon Music extension for Twitch allows streamers to choose from a wide variety of music to play like a radio station during their live streams. Prime (or Amazon Music Unlimited) subscribers can tune in and interact with the music as you stream. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

'No Man's Sky' Update Adds Horror Elements Right Out of 'Aliens'

How-To Geek / 5h
Famously over-hyped and flawed at launch, open-world space simulation game No Man’s Sky has continued to evolve over the last four years, into an unlikely sleeper hit. The latest update to the game, Desolation, adds derelict freighter ships that players can explore…and fills them up with the kind of creeping horrors you’d expect from a game like Dead Space. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

Best simulation games 2020: the most immersive simulators you can play right now

TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 5h
We've put together a list of the most immersive, real-life simulation games available right now.

2021 MINI Coral Red Edition Hardtop is limited to 300 units for the US

SlashGear / 5h
MINI has announced a special edition version of its iconic hardtop that will be available in the United States in a very limited run. The vehicle is called the 2021 MINI Coral Red Edition Hardtop and will be offered in Cooper S two-door and four-door Hardtop models. Both versions of the car are expected to hit dealerships in the US … Continue reading

United Arab Emirates Hope probe Mars mission is set to launch today

UAE Mars Mission TUAE
27SlashGear / 5h
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) set to launch its first mission to Mars on July 19, which is today. If the weather holds, the mission is set to launch at 5:58 PM EDT. The Hope Mission, also known as the Emirates Mars Mission, will launch atop a Japanese H-IIA rocket from the Tanegshima Space Center. Anyone who likes to see … Continue reading

One Country Offers $3000 To Visitors Who Get Covid-19 During Their Trip

45View from the Wing / 5h
Uzbekistan has a new “Safe travel GUARANTEED” program to support tourism. They’re willing to pay out $3000 to any tourist who gets Covid-19 during their visit to the country. Continue reading ...

Games of the Generation: No Man's Sky does exploration in the best possible way

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No Man's Sky (2018) turned from train-wreck to transcendental experience in the course of four busy years.

How poor planning led to a rental car mistake I’ll never make again

The Points Guy / 5h
Editor’s note: As the travel industry reopens following COVID-19 shutdowns, TPG suggests that you talk to your doctor, follow health officials’ guidance and research local travel restrictions before booking that next trip. We will be here to help you prepare, whether it is next month or next year. Last fall, I booked a trip to Alaska to see the northern lights at a remote camp (and truck stop) ca

How to Stop Being an Enabler

93Lifehacker / 6h
As children, we’re taught to be helpers. Along with learning how to share, lessons about helping other people start in preschool or earlier. But most of us weren’t taught about healthy boundaries, or when to recognize when “helping” someone else turns into enabling. Read more...

Some Pixel 4 XL owners report issues with peeling back panels

32TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 6h
Numerous owners of the Google Pixel 4 XL are reporting build issues, but there's no official response as yet.

A Different Kind Of Layover In Montreal (YUL)

66One Mile at a Time / 6h
READ MORE FROM THIS TRIP • International Travel In A New Era • Flying Air Canada A320 Business Class In The Coronavirus Era • A Different Kind Of Layover In Montreal Traveling through airports nowadays can be surreal. From a passenger experience standpoint, it’s the best of times, and it’s the worst of times. We had a roughly four hour layover in Montreal, connecting from Air Canada to Lufthansa.

Dystopia Isn’t Sci-Fi—for Me, It’s the American Reality

200+Wired / 6h
For marginalized groups, dark fictions are not imaginary. Yet many in the US pretend the things that happen in books can’t happen in their own backyards.

How to Know If You’ve Been Hacked, and What to Do About It

500+Wired / 6h
Facebook. Google. Netflix. Sometimes your accounts get compromised, so it’s vital to understand the threats.

Original Content podcast: ‘The Old Guard’ is extremely dumb fun

200+TechCrunch / 6h
Even though we did a lot of arguing about Netflix’s new action movie “The Old Guard,” we’re mostly in agreement: The movie is both reasonably entertaining and astonishingly stupid. We didn’t take issue with the basic concept, which sees Charlize Theron leading a small group of immortal mercenaries. But the plotting feels arbitrary and lazy (yes, even by the standard of Hollywood action), with lot

The complete guide to car rental elite status matches

The Points Guy / 6h
Like airline elite status, rental car status can make your travels more enjoyable. Most of these elite status programs offer great benefits like increased point earnings, free upgrades and other money-saving perks. That said, your rental car elite status only works with a single rental car company. So, unfortunately, you’ll be without your perks if you opt to rent with a different company for the

How to Download Music from Spotify for Offline Playback

32How-To Geek / 6h
If you’re using Spotify Premium, you can easily download any song, playlist, or album that you like and listen to them offline. Here’s how to download music from Spotify for offline use on your mobile and desktop devices. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

TrueNAS Core will soon replace FreeNAS—and we test the beta

100+Ars Technica / 6h
Enlarge Earlier this week, network-storage vendor iXsystems announced the release of TrueNAS 12.0-BETA1, which will replace FreeNAS later in 2020. The major offering of the new TrueNAS Core—like FreeNAS before it—is a simplified, graphically managed way to expose the features and benefits of the ZFS filesystem to end users. In the most basic environments, this might amount to little more than a W

Where to Get Ice Cream Deals on National Ice Cream Day

200+Lifehacker / 6h
At this point, it seems as though every person, food and inanimate object gets its own national day of celebration. While this can seem pointless and be hard to keep track of, some days (like today, July 19th) make the nonsense worthwhile. For today is National Ice Cream Day, and we can get behind the tasty chilled… Read more...

Study warns some decontamination methods damage N95 face masks

25SlashGear / 6h
A number of decontamination systems have been granted Emergency Use Authorization status by the FDA to increase the number of N95 face masks available to healthcare workers. A notable shortage in these masks forced rationing and, in many cases, reuse of the used masks, something decontamination systems aim to improve by killing any pathogens on the material. A new study … Continue reading

4 YouTube Woodworking Projects You Can Complete in a Week

41How-To Geek / 7h
If you have already tackled some small projects you can complete in a weekend, you might be ready to take on something more complicated. That can be furniture everyone in the home can enjoy or a project that implements new skills. These YouTube projects you can complete in a week, or whatever timeframe you can spare. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

7 mistakes every road tripper makes at least once

20The Points Guy / 7h
This isn’t like any other summer we’ve seen before. Travelers are packing up their cars and hitting the road instead of flying. According to travel club AAA, road trips make up 97% of all summer 2020 travel as the preferred means of transportation for vacationing Americans. With many still wary about flying this summer and gas prices plummeting, road trips have gained increased popularity with tr

I flew around London on a drone and it was the most fun I’ve had in Watch Dogs

57TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 7h
I wasted my limited hands-on time with Watch Dogs Legion flying on drones, playing darts at the pub and recruiting beekeepers. I have no regrets.

Marriott Hotels In India Pivoting Away From Guest Rooms, Focus On Food Delivery Business

25View from the Wing / 7h
In India hotels have pivoted to deliver meals and are making commitments about the quality and lavishness of what you’ll receive. India has one of the world’s worst Covid-19 outbreaks. In the U.S. we do food delivery and contactless pickup from great restaurants. In India the great restaurants are actually in hotels. Continue reading ...

Is autonomous approach the way to plug system misconfigurations in cloud servers?

Microsoft Xbox One
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 8h
Oracle and Google rated better than AWS and Microsoft when it comes to cloud security, Omdia analyst says

F1 Hungarian Grand Prix live stream: how to watch the 2020 race online from anywhere

20TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 8h
Lewis Hamilton in pole position at the Hungaroring - here's how to watch the Hungarian Grand Prix today and get an F1 live stream right now.

Metacritic restricts launch day game reviews to limit trolls

SlashGear / 8h
Metacritic is the latest website to take steps to prevent ‘review bombing,’ the practice of plastering a game, movie, or TV show with negative reviews as soon as it is released. These attacks are often politically motivated and intended to harm the production in an effort to prevent the creation of similar future works. In Metacritic’s case, it is restricting … Continue reading

OnePlus Nord will rely on Google's calling and messaging apps

OnePlus Nord Google
200+Engadget / 8h
OnePlus is still dribbling out details of its sub-$500 Nord ahead of the phone’s July 21st launch, and its latest may be noteworthy if you loathe redundant pre-installed apps. The company has revealed (via 9to5Google ) that the Nord will use Google’s phone, Messages apps rather than OnePlus’ own. It’ll come with Duo , too. The phone maker wasn’t specific about the reasons why, but said the Google

Icelandair Won’t Lay Off All Flight Attendants After All

200+One Mile at a Time / 8h
It looks like Icelandair flight attendants won’t (temporarily) be replaced by pilots after all. Icelandair was going to lay off all flight attendants A couple of days ago I wrote about how Icelandair intended to lay off all flight attendants . The plan was for flight attendants to temporarily be replaced by pilots, given the excess pilots the company has as it’s operating a limited schedule. The

How to Check Your Devices for Stalkerware

500+Wired / 8h
You deserve privacy. Here's how to check your phone, laptop, and online accounts to make sure no one's looking over your shoulder.

Even the Best AI Models Are No Match for the Coronavirus

100+Wired / 8h
Many so-called “quantitative funds” that mine historical data to make trading decisions fared poorly in March, when stocks fell sharply amid coronavirus fears.

Stuck at Home, Playing the Guitar Again Has Helped Me Escape

300+Wired / 8h
The instrument was supposed to accompany my family on a road trip. Now it’s helping us make music together.

Happy 25th birthday to Cher's perfect hair in 'Clueless'

100+Mashable / 9h
25 years on, Clueless is remembered and revered for all sorts of things: the bold fashion, the sly wit, the uncanny way that Paul Rudd has refused to age even a little bit since 1995. But the very first time you see it, the very first thing you notice about its heroine is her hair. And even now, it remains one of the film's most defining features. It's with us from the opening shot of Clueless —

Why we need slower, smoother games

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We need games with slower, smoother, graphics.

Gimbal in phone camera module – Image stability tech explained

SlashGear / 9h
Smartphone camera technology still has some scope for improvements when it comes to achieving DSLR camera-like photography. Lately, we saw the periscope architecture for phones which allows for flat-plane movement of the lens using an L-shaped tunnel design. This brings hyper-zoom levels to the smartphone cameras which have limitations in the zoom lens movement. Huawei brought this innovative cam

Windows 10 May 2020 Update breaks internet connectivity for some (and causes déjà vu)

Windows 10 Microsoft
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Reports are coming in of PCs saying they are offline, when in actual fact the computer’s internet is working fine.

Google could be experimenting with a dual-screen Chromebook

39TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
Code snippets making their way to Chrome OS suggests an unusual new form factor is under consideration.

MotoGP Jerez live stream 2020: how to watch MotoGP online from anywhere today

VPN Today Jerez Bush
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
First race of the rejigged 2020 season takes place at the Circuito de Jerez - our guide will tell you how to live stream MotoGP Jerez from anywhere today.

What We're Watching: Jack Sparrow Wouldn't Last Two Episodes on 'Black Sails'

97How-To Geek / 10h
If I told you that there’s a show out there that’s a prequel to Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island, you might look for it on something like The Disney Channel or Nickelodeon. If I told you that it was on Starz, and if you’ve ever seen an original Starz production before, you’d quickly adjust your expectations. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

T-Mobile's 'Scam Shield' Will Fight Off Robocallers

25How-To Geek / 10h
Everyone hates scam calls, and it seems like we’re all getting dozens of them on a nearly daily basis. T-Mobile wants to help its customers, so it’s repackaging some of its robocall-fighting tools as “Scam Shield“—and giving it out for free. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

Apps help orthopaedic patients prepare for surgery

200+BBC News - Technology / 10h
The coronavirus pandemic has meant healthcare systems having to delay non-emergency surgery.

Russia's UK ambassador rejects coronavirus vaccine hacking allegations

6KBBC News - Technology / 10h
Russia's representative in the UK also dismisses suggestions of interference in British politics.

Asus ZenFone 7 release date, price, news and leaks

Asus ZenFone 7 Snapdragon
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The Asus ZenFone 7 hasn't been officially unveiled, but we've heard plenty about it – here are all the leaks and rumors.

This Bluetooth controller will upgrade your mobile gaming

64Mashable / 10h
TL;DR: Play wirelessly with the Dragon X5 Bluetooth gaming controller for $39.99, a 29% savings as of July 19. In case you haven't noticed, smartphones are ridiculously powerful these days. Like, we all thought the iPhone 6S was revolutionary when it came out, but compared to the iPhone 11 Pro, it's garbage. Heck, you can even get a better gaming experience on your phone in 2020 than on your desk

This funky pixel art speaker and clock is the pick-me-up we all need

64Mashable / 10h
TL;DR: Never wake up late again with the Tivoo-Max smart alarm clock and speaker by your side for $149.99, a 16% savings as of July 19. It's hard to wake up with a pep in your step in this Groundhog Day -style world we're living in. Another day, another journey from coffee to wine, right? If you're that person who loves to hit the snooze button, then this Tivoo-Max smart alarm clock and speaker c

This $35 virtual painting class could jumpstart a new stay-at-home hobby

44Mashable / 10h
TL;DR: Learn how to paint and draw with The Ultimate Creative Arts bundle for $34.99, a 97% savings as of July 19. There are only so many puzzles that a person can take. If you're looking for a new hobby, may we suggest something you also loved as a kid: painting. If you really want to take your inner artist seriously, it's time for you to sign up for some virtual classes. Luckily, this Creative

10 monitors on sale to boost your WFH (or gaming) experience

HDMI USB-C Lepow HP
60Mashable / 10h
If you're new to the remote work life, you may just now be realizing your tiny laptop screen isn't the most efficient way to work. You find yourself constantly squinting your eyes at the small print, uncomfortably slumped on your couch trying to figure out how to get your work done with an aching back and burning retinas. A separate monitor could be just the solution you need. If you're a gamer l

38 cool gadgets, face masks, and more on sale this weekend

56Mashable / 10h
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed a lot of things for many, but one thing that isn't going away anytime soon is that each day brings a whole slew of new sales. We're here to brighten up these unprecedented times with 38 different ways you can treat yourself. We've searched the web and pulled some of the best deals we could find this weekend – from laptops and fitness trackers to fancy face masks

Majority of UAE and Saudi business leaders now comfortable with shift to remote work

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Plan to make additional technology investments over the next year to enhance remote working performance

Nissan’s EV crossover Ariya to go on sale in 2021

Nissan Ariya Electric SUV
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The vehicle features Amazon Alexa integration, and up to 610km in range

Moto G9: what we want to see

Motorola Moto G9 RAM
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The Moto G9 Plus could land soon followed by the rest of the range. Here's what we want from them and what we've heard.


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