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Southwest Airlines expands again, adds three more cities to its route map

1KThe Points Guy / 6h
Southwest Airlines will add three more cities to its map. That will bring the carrier’s planned total additions next year to five, growth the comes even as Southwest continues to rack up billion-dollar losses during the coronavirus pandemic. The Dallas-based carrier plans new flights to Colorado Springs (COS), Colorado; Jackson, Mississippi (JAN); and Savannah, Georgia (SAV), by June 2021, Southw

Air Canada Will Fly All Business Class Planes Over The Holidays

2KOne Mile at a Time / 6h
Airlines are trying to find new ways to utilize planes given how the industry has changed. A few months back Air Canada offered all business class service from Toronto to both Montreal and Ottawa, and now the airline is extending this concept to popular vacation destinations for the holidays. These flights are now on sale. Air Canada’s all business class service Air Canada has a charter division

The First Trailer for Skyline 3 Is Here and Earth Is Taking the Fight to Space

1KGizmodo / 1h
The Skyline franchise is delivering on the promise other sci-fi franchises have not. Aliens invaded Earth and we won. But now, humans are heading to the alien planet to end things once and for all. Read more...


Walmart ad reveals upcoming Black Friday deals on TVs, AirPods and other tech

TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 6min
Walmart's Days of Deals event kicks off from November 4, with discounts planned in the run-up to Black Friday.

This Simple Texas Chili Makes an Incredible Frito Pie

Lifehacker / 7min
Hello, friends, and welcome to the first installment of the Skillet Chili Cook-Off . Let me start out by saying that this thing is probably going to go on longer than I initially intended. I know I said I would be picking eight (8) chili recipes to make, eat and ponder, but you simply sent me too many enticing entries. Read more...

Stormzy takes starring role in Watch Dogs: Legion video game

100+BBC News - Technology / 11min
The grime star tells the BBC that video games can be a platform to speak out against injustice.

Vibe Out With an Animal Crossing: New Horizons-Themed Switch, Only $299

36Lifehacker / 14min
Animal Crossing: New Horizons Nintendo Switch | $299 | Amazon Animal Crossing: New Horizon s | $50 | Amazon Read more...

Leverage public data to improve content marketing outcomes

48TechCrunch / 14min
Kristin Tynski Contributor Kristin Tynski is co-founder and SVP creative at Fractl , a growth marketing agency that’s helped Fortune 500 companies and boutique businesses earn quality media coverage, backlinks, awareness and authority. Recently I’ve seen people mention the difficulty of generating content that can garner massive attention and links. They suggest that maybe it’s better to focus on

Researchers: Claim of Life Molecules on Venus May Have Been an Error

93Futurism / 23min
Clear Skies After last month’s landmark discovery that there’s phosphine gas — a potential sign of life — in the clouds of Venus, a separate team of scientists now has more sobering news. A followup analysis on data from 2015 didn’t find any phosphine at all, according to New Scientist . The scientists behind the study say that it doesn’t necessarily discredit the phosphine discovery, mind you, b

Tempur-Pedic Cloud Mattress Review: A Perfectly Firm Night's Sleep

How-To Geek / 27min
Good sleep is arguably one of the most important aspects of human health. But we live in an increasingly time-crunch-driven world, so when the time comes for you to actually get sleep—even if it’s only six hours—it damn sure better be good sleep. That’s where having the best mattress possible is the difference between restless and restful. Read This Article on LifeSavvy ›

Broadcasters Can Display Live Heart Rate Data with the Newest Garmin Instinct

How-To Geek / 27min
This is pretty cool. Garmin is releasing a new addition to its Instinct smartwatch line, the $299 Instinct Esports Edition. The new Instinct model will allow broadcasters to share their heart rate data to the audience in real-time, live on stream. This means that if they’re playing currently in an intense moment or playing a scary game, the audience can see a live reading of the streamer’s heart

Google Shopping Now Offers Price Comparisons and Curbside Availability

How-To Geek / 27min
As retailers axe in-store Black Friday events and pivot toward online sales, it’s getting hard to find deals and discounts that are worth buying. That’s why Google Shopping now offers price comparisons across websites, along with a price-tracking tool and info on curbside availability for local stores. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

This Amazon Deal Lets You Save $40 on Your iPad Air Pre-Order

How-To Geek / 27min
You can pre-order the new Apple iPad Air for $40 off its normal price at Amazon. It’s only the 64 GB Wi-Fi base model in green that’s eligible for the $560 deal, however, not other colors or sizes. Though the discount isn’t huge, it’s still a great deal for the unreleased device and its artillery of powerful features. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

What is 'Among Us' and Why Should You Care?

AOC Among US Twitch
28Lifehacker / 35min
If your kid has been calling everything they don’t like “sus” lately, they’re probably playing Among Us . In Among Us slang, “sus” means “suspicious,” a word that sums up the appeal of the multiplayer social deduction game perfectly: It’s all about mistrust, misdirection, and paranoia. But in a fun way. Read more...

After release of Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ beta, Elon Musk promises roughly $2,000 price hike

Tesla Musk Self Driving
84TechCrunch / 36min
In a tweet posted early Thursday morning , Tesla chief executive Elon Musk said that prices for the Full Self-Driving (“FSD”) upgrade to Tesla vehicles would increase by roughly $2,000. It’s potentially an indication that the company is realizing that it needs to find new ways to make up for the rapidly diverging cost of the company’s electric vehicle hardware and the suite of software and servic

Mixtape Podcast: Proposition 22 and the labor divide

40TechCrunch / 36min
California’s Proposition 22 is the most funded and perhaps one of the most contentious ballot measures in the state’s history. To date, the Yes on 22 side has put north of $185 million into the initiative. The proposition, funded by Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, Instacart and Postmates, would ensure workers remain independent contractors. A Prop 22 defeat would reconfigure fully how gig working companies

Huawei Mate 40 phones launch despite chip freeze

100+BBC News - Technology / 41min
Chinese firm says its new phones are powered by the world's fastest mobile processor.

9 Takeaways About The Future Of American Airlines

View from the Wing / 41min
American Airlines held its third quarter earnings call this morning. There were several news items included today beyond just the airline's financial performance. And there was a greater-than-normal amount of 'color' on the airline's strategy going forward. Continue reading ...

What You Can and Can't Wear to the Polls

61Lifehacker / 42min
Depending on where you live, there may be a dress code for going to the polls. Even if you’ve been wearing your favorite campaign t-shirts every day for the last month, you may want to throw on something else for Election Day . Read more...

A Brain-Destroying Prion Disease Is Becoming More Common, Study Finds

20Gizmodo / 44min
New research from Japan suggests that a rare brain-destroying disease caused by rogue prion proteins may be becoming more common—likely due to an aging population. Read more...

What is computational storage? Everything you need to know

20TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 49min
Computational storage is rapidly evolving and creating value across the IoT, ML, edge computing and more.

British Airways 747 to start new life as film set

The Points Guy / 50min
A retired British Airways 747 aircraft will set off for a new role as a film and TV set in Surrey, England today. The aircraft will be handed over to Dunsfold Aerodrome near Cranleigh where it will be preserved as a commercial film set and training facility, according to British Airways. For more TPG news delivered each morning to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter . The plan is for the

Nintendo’s new translation tune? What a Fire Emblem re-release means in 2020

59Ars Technica / 53min
The special edition comes with everything seen here, on sale in December. Prices not yet announced. Nintendo's latest surprise announcement hinges on a different anniversary than the usual mascots like Mario, Link, and Pikachu: It's for Fire Emblem, the turn-based strategy series that launched exclusively in Japan in 1990. To celebrate its 30th anniversary, the game's first 8-bit adventure is get

Hulu's live TV service loses Sinclair-owned regional Fox Sports networks

44Engadget / 56min
Hulu is dropping Sinclair-owned regional sports networks, including a slew of Fox Sports-branded channels, from the Hulu + Live TV plan. It told customers in an email (via Variety ) that the plan will no longer include those channels as of Friday. "We were unable to reach an agreement with Sinclair Broadcast Group to continue offering channels like your Fox Sports RSNs, YES Network and Marquee Ne

Citi Premier Card Review With 60K Bonus (2020)

32One Mile at a Time / 58min
Citi Premier® Card 3x points at supermarkets 3x points on air hotel and gas 3x points at restaurants Annual Fee: $95 Apply Now When talking about mid-range credit cards that earn transferrable points, the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card is probably the first card that comes to mind for many. The card offers a big welcome bonus, bonus points on dining and travel, and valuable travel and purchase pr

Your 1st Stimulus Check deadline is here: Last chance to register

SlashGear / 59min
The economic impact payment (stimulus check) deadline for registration is approaching. As talks in DC continue to hint at a second stimulus check for late 2020, those that haven’t yet received – or registered for – their Economic Impact Payment have a date to watch. November 21, 2020, 3PM ET is the deadline for you to request your Economic Impact … Continue reading

Respect the hustle, not the stupidity

Katzenberg Whitman Quibi
100+TechCrunch / 1h
Yes, the media f’ing gorged on the Quibi story yesterday. We did , they did, everyone did. And really, truly, how could anyone not? Nearly $2 billion came in (with $350 million heading back), a star-studded lineup of executives and production teams, an absolutely massive advertising campaign, and a PR strategy that all but begged the sun to melt Icarus’ wings. Our collective exhalation on the com

Spotify takes on radio with its own daily morning show

100+TechCrunch / 1h
Spotify’s streaming music service is starting to resemble terrestrial radio with today’s launch of the company’s first daily morning show, “ The Get Up .” Like other morning shows designed for commuters, the new program will be led by hosts and will combine news, pop culture, entertainment and music. But in Spotify’s case, the music is personalized to the listener, The show is not a live program,

SpaceX scrubs today’s Starlink launch – Elon explains why

SlashGear / 1h
SpaceX’s latest launch has been scrubbed, postponing the addition of new satellites to its Starlink internet constellation. The Falcon 9 launch today was meant to be the company’s fifteenth Starlink mission, adding new satellites to build out coverage for the soon-to-launch internet provider. That’s been put on hold, however. “Standing down from today’s launch of Starlink to allow additional time

Corsair HS75 XB next-gen console headset has a surprise for existing Xbox owners

Corsair HS75 XB Xbox
SlashGear / 1h
With the launch dates of the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 quickly approaching, we’re naturally seeing a number of companies announce accessories that are compatible with these new consoles. Today it’s Corsair’s turn, as the company has revealed its new HS75 XB Wireless Gaming Headset. Not only is this new headset compatible with Xbox One and Windows 10 PCs, … Continue reading

Tesla's Full Self Driving mode is about to get more expensive, again

Tesla Musk Self Driving
20Mashable / 1h
Tesla's autonomous driving package, known as Full Self Driving or FSD, is about to get pricier. Early Thursday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that the price for the next-level Autopilot system is going up by $2,000. It's currently listed at $8,000 on the Tesla website . Now that Tesla FSD beta is out in limited release, FSD price (new or upgrade) will go up by ~$2k on Monday — Elon Musk (@elonmus

Garmin Made an Esports Fitness Smartwatch for Streamers Because We Live in Hell

Garmin Instinct Esports
59Gizmodo / 1h
No one: Read more...

Facebook’s controversial Oversight Board starts reviewing content moderation cases

96TechCrunch / 1h
Facebook’s external body of decision makers will start reviewing cases about what stays on the platform and what goes beginning today. The new system will elevate some of the platform’s content moderation decisions to a new group called the Facebook Oversight Board, which will make decisions and influence precedents about what kind of content should and shouldn’t be allowed. But as we’ve reported

These are the most worrying vulnerabilities around today

24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 1h
All 25 vulnerabilities in the NSA's new cybersecurity advisory are being actively exploited in the wild by cybercriminals.

Roku's Streambar Is a Sandwich-Sized Soundbar Powerhouse

Gizmodo / 1h
Most TVs these days can be improved with a soundbar—even a budget bar. But a soundbar that also doubles as a premium streaming device will check multiple boxes for people looking for both, particularly if their older sticks or boxes are no longer getting software updates that support newer streaming services. If this… Read more...

Save 22% on Treblab's x3 Pro Wireless Earbuds for the Rest of the Month

Gizmodo / 1h
Treblab X3 Pro Wireless Earbuds | $54 | Amazon | Use Code KINJA22PRO Read more...

Why the 5G Pushiness? Because $$$.

100+NYT > Technology / 1h
Selling 5G capability is a huge opportunity for phone companies. Be careful.

Should you go to Disney World right now? 5 things to know if you’re considering.

The Points Guy / 1h
When I went to Disney World in July on the day the parks officially reopened after months of closure, I assumed that would be my only trip to the “Most Magical Place on Earth” for the rest of 2020. As my first big pandemic-era trip, walking into the gates of the Magic Kingdom, I was a bit scared, nervous of the unknown at a place that is normally so familiar and later received a heaping pile of o

Customer experience and digital transformation concepts are merging during the pandemic

100+TechCrunch / 1h
Customer experience and digital transformation are two terms we’ve been hearing about for years, but have often remained nebulous in many organizations — something to aspire to perhaps, but not take completely seriously. Yet the pandemic has been a forcing event for both concepts, thrusting the ideas front and center. Suddenly startups that help with either of these concepts are seeing rising dem

Render raises $4.5M for its DevOps platform

75TechCrunch / 1h
Render , the winner of our Disrupt SF 2019 Startup Battlefield, today announced that it has added another $4.5 million onto its existing seed funding round, bringing total investment into the company to $6.75 million. The round was led by General Catalyst, with participation from previous investors South Park Commons Fund and a group of angels that includes Lee Fixel, Elad Gil and GitHub CTO (and

'If Found...' brings queer '90s nostalgia to Nintendo Switch today

42Engadget / 1h
If Found… should be particularly poignant on Switch. Its main mechanic is erasure, flipping through the pages of the main character’s journal and rubbing away the memories there. It’s the 1990s and Kasio, a young transgender woman, returns to an unsupportive mother and brother in her small Irish hometown; she reconnects with old friends and finds a chosen family, parties in an abandoned mansion,

Tom Hanks is a captain on a mission in dramatic 'News of the World' trailer

Mashable / 1h
Tom Hanks is finally the captain again. In the trailer for Paul Greengrass's News of the World , Hanks plays former Civil War captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd, who now travels the country regaling audiences with — you guessed it — the news of the world. He crosses paths along the way with a child (Helena Zengel) separated from her only living relatives, and vows to bring her home. Based on the novel b

Enhance your caffeine habit with these coffee makers on sale

24Mashable / 1h
Best Buy is having an early Black Friday sale on coffee makers as of Oct. 22: OUR TOP PICK: Nespresso DeLonghi VertuoPlus Deluxe Coffee Maker and Espresso Machine — save $45.74 BEST FOR HOT AND COLD BREW: Ninja Hot & Cold 10-Cup Coffee Maker — save $20 BEST FOR NO-FRILLS DRIP COFFEE: Mr. Coffee Easy Measure 12-Cup Coffee Maker — save $10 Working from home means more opportunity to walk into the k

Researcher: Electric Cars Aren’t the Answer to Climate Change

500+Futurism / 1h
Share The Road Electric cars are becoming increasingly-feasible replacements for their gas-guzzling cousins, which is a nice sign for the survival of our species. But streets filled with battery-powered cars won’t be nearly enough to stop climate change, University of Toronto environmental engineer Alexandre Milovanoff wrote in The Conversation . According to his work, we’ll have to get more ambi

Halide Mark II gives iPhone camera app a must-see upgrade

Night Mode iPhone 12
SlashGear / 1h
One of the most popular camera apps on iPhone is getting a huge upgrade alongside the iPhone 12 arrival, with Halide Mark II promising both greater pro-features as well as one-touch ways for everyday photographers to get better shots. The successor to Halide, the new app taps Apple’s new ProRAW on the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max, … Continue reading

Sick of Camera Bumps, How 'Bout a Camera Ring?

Huawei Mate 40 Pro
27Gizmodo / 1h
Right now it’s not a stretch to say that a lot of mainstream phones end up sporting very similar glass brick designs, but with Huawei’s new flagship phones—the Mate 40 and Mate 40 Pro —the company ditched the familiar camera bump for a head-turning “Space Ring.” Read more...

Clearing up which media apps will be available on PS5 at launch [Updated]

Apple TV PlayStation 5
30Ars Technica / 1h
The PS5 media remote. While all four of the services at the bottom there will be available on launch day, some other PS4 video services will not. [ Update (1:47 pm EST): Crunchyroll has reach out to Ars Technica to clarify that its app will be available on PS5 at launch. Ars has also confirmed from a source in a position to know that Hulu plans to have a PS5 app on launch day. The headline has be

InterContinental Ambassador Enrollment Offer: Free Night After One Stay

100+One Mile at a Time / 1h
Back in July, InterContinental launched a lucrative promotion if you either sign-up or renew an Ambassador membership. It’s worth noting that this has now been extended, for anyone who has been considering this promotion but hasn’t yet taken advantage of it. What is InterContinental Ambassador? IHG has a rather complicated rewards program structure. In addition to the IHG Rewards Club program tha

How unicorns helped venture capital get later, and bigger

96TechCrunch / 1h
The venture capital industry’s comeback from fear in Q1 and parts of Q2 to Q3 greed is worth understanding. To get our hands around what happened to private capital in 2020, we’ve taken looks into both the United States’ VC scene and the global picture this week. Catching you up, there was lots of private money available for startups in the third quarter, with the money tilting toward later-stage

Moog celebrates 100 years of Theremin with the Claravox Centennial

300+Engadget / 1h
2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the Theremin . It was way back in 1920 that Lev Sergeyevich Termen, better known as Leon Theremin in the west, first demonstrated one of the most important electronic musical instruments ever. At this point it’s sound is probably most closely associated with ‘50s sci-fi films and the Beach Boys’ “ Good Vibrations ”. (Fun fact: the instrument heard on “ Good Vib

For the Theremin’s 100th anniversary, Moog unveils the gorgeous Claravox Centennial

100+TechCrunch / 1h
It’s been a full century since Leon Theremin created the electronic instrument bearing his name, and to celebrate Moog is releasing what must surely be the best-looking (and may be the best-sounding) Theremin of all time: the Claravox Centennial . With a walnut cabinet, brass antennas, and a plethora of wonderful knobs and dials, the Claravox looks like it emerged from a prewar recording studio,

First photo of Tom Holland as Uncharted's Nathan Drake is faithful to the games

Tom Holland Nathan Drake
34TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 1h
See Spider-Man's Tom Holland as Nathan Drake in the first photo of the Uncharted movie.

American Airlines has a new timeline for its ‘Project Oasis’ updates to A321s, 737s

The Points Guy / 1h
American Airlines is using the coronavirus pandemic to accelerate work on some of its passenger cabins. Retrofits to many of its Airbus A321 and Boeing 737-800 cabins — known as “Project Oasis” — are continuing apace despite broad cost cuts during the crisis. American now plans to complete work on the 737s by March 2021 and on the A321s in Spring 2022, chief financial officer Derek Kerr said duri

Garmin gamer smartwatch allows YouTuber heart rate streaming

Garmin Instinct Smartwatch
SlashGear / 1h
Garmin made a smartwatch specifically for gamers called Instinct Esports Edition. As the name implies, this is a version of a watch that’s already been released, this time made instead with gamers in mind, instead of a primary focus on outdoor sports. This new watch will be sold in stores in time for the holiday season 2020 – you might … Continue reading

Facebook users can now appeal directly to the Oversight Board

92Engadget / 1h
Facebook’s Oversight Board, the independent organization overseeing the social network’s content moderation decisions, is ready to start considering which cases to weigh in on. The board announced that it will begin taking appeals from Facebook and Instagram users who “have exhausted the company’s appeal process.” The update marks the first time the group will actually be operational and ready to

Introduce Alexa To Your Home With a Huge 81% Off an Amazon Echo Dot, Free Wi-Fi LED Bulb Included

Amazon Fire TV Alexa
Gizmodo / 1h
Amazon Echo Dot (3rd Generation) | $19 | Best Buy Read more...

Harness delivers enterprise continuous integration on heels of Drone.io acquisition

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In August, Harness made its first acquisition when it bought open source continuous integration startup Drone.io . The company didn’t waste any time building on that purchase, announcing a new enterprise continuous integration tool today to go alongside the open source project Drone has been building. The Harness software development platform consists of various modules and the latest one helps w

‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ is now an Apple TV+ exclusive

77TechCrunch / 1h
On first screening, the network assumed it had a disaster on its hands. It was a quiet cartoon — more of a meditation on seasonal depression than a proper holiday film. The pacing was slow, it was voiced by a cast of amateur children and the soundtrack amounted to little more than the jazz piano stylings of a mustachioed North Beach hipster nicknamed “Dr. Funk.” Worst of all, “A Charlie Brown Chr

Oh No: Boston Dynamics Will Start Selling Arms For Its Robodogs

34Futurism / 1h
Right to Bear Arms Boston Dynamics is getting ready to start selling a whole lineup of accessories for its robodog extraordinaire Spot, including charging bricks, camera kits — and even a prehensile arm that attaches to the robot’s “head.” The robot went on sale to the public for $75,000 apiece last year. The robodog has found plenty of jobs since then, from completing mundane tasks like doing ni

'Uncharted' set photos offer our first look at Tom Holland as Nathan Drake

Tom Holland Nathan Drake
400+Engadget / 1h
We’ve been fooled before , but it looks like Sony’s Uncharted movie is finally, truly moving forward with filming. The latest shred of evidence comes courtesy of Tom Holland’s Instagram (as well as the official Uncharted Twitter account), where he shared a picture of him in full Nathan Drake costume. Holland has quite the young face in general, but he by and large looks the part — and the whole v

Republicans vote to subpoena Facebook, Twitter CEOs in the wake of Hunter Biden story

44Mashable / 2h
Next Wednesday, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Twitter’s Jack Dorsey, and Google CEO Sundar Pichai will testify before the Senate Commerce Committee about their policies on misinformation, moderation, and bias in tech. When that hearing is over, however, it won’t be too long before Zuckerberg and Dorsey find themselves back in the hot seat. That’s because the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to subp

WhatsApp's New Update Is So Privacy-Preserving, Even Facebook Won't Say What It Is

Gizmodo / 2h
There’s a lot we don’t really know about Facebook. Why is the company always beefing with Apple? Is CEO Mark Zuckerberg actually unsettlingly thicc , or are we just catching him at weird angles? And in the latest stumper thrown in our direction, we also have to ask: What’s the deal with that cryptic blank blog post… Read more...

DHS Forces' Tear Gas May Have Violated Environmental Laws in Addition to Civil Rights

20Gizmodo / 2h
Five environmental and human rights groups in Oregon are suing the Department of Homeland Security for its use of tear gas at recent anti-police brutality protests in Portland, saying the agency created “potentially grave health and environmental hazards.” Read more...

'Darkest Dungeon II' early access is coming in 2021

Darkest Dungeon 2 2021
46Engadget / 2h
Red Hook Studios announced the sequel to its hit RPG Darkest Dungeon all the way back in February 2019, and now we have a clearer idea of when you'll be able to check it out. Darkest Dungeon II will debut in early access next year. Things will look a little different this time around. Red Hook adopted a stylized 3D approach for the sequel. It used rendering techniques and assets from the upcoming

Facebook Oversight Board opens for content appeals – Here’s how it works

SlashGear / 2h
Facebook and Instagram users frustrated that content moderation has taken down their photos, posts, and videos will now be able to appeal that decision to a new Oversight Board, it’s been announced today. The group – which will make independent judgements about what should and should not be allowed on the social networks – will be made up of global … Continue reading

Get over $500 off this LG CX 55" TV in this early Black Friday deal

24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 2h
The Black Friday TV deals have started already! You can get $500 off LG's flagship 4K OLED right now.

Alaska Airlines blocks middle seats over Christmas as coronavirus losses shrink

27The Points Guy / 2h
Alaska Airlines will block seats on flights over Christmas and into the new year, continuing the split between carriers that do and do not view the confidence-boosting measure as needed to spur travel during the coronavirus pandemic. The Seattle-based carrier extended its blocking of middle seats on mainline jets — Airbus A320s and A321neos, and Boeing 737s — through Jan. 6, 2021, Alaska said on

RepTrak partners with Onclusive to combine reputation and PR data

100+TechCrunch / 2h
RepTrak and Onclusive are announcing a partnership that Onclusive CEO Dan Beltramo said will combine corporate reputation tracking and PR analytics for the first time. RepTrak, founded in 2004, helps businesses measure their reputations (and their competitors’ reputations) through a database of more than 1 million company ratings collected every year. Meanwhile, Onclusive ( formerly known as AirP

Nathan Drake Looks at Nathan Drake in the First Pictures of Sony's Uncharted Movie [Updated]

Tom Holland Nathan Drake
300+Gizmodo / 2h
Drake’s deception! I’m seeing two Drakes ! Read more...

Today only - save on Nespresso Vertuo coffee machines in early Amazon Black Friday deals

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Amazon's Black Friday deals are cutting nearly $100 off the price of these Nespresso Vertuo coffee makers this week.

The original NES Fire Emblem game is coming to the US for the first time

59Engadget / 2h
Nintendo and Intelligent Systems’ Fire Emblem series is pretty well-known here in the US — but the game that started it all back in 1990 has never been available here, until now. Today, Nintendo announced that Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light is coming to the Switch eShop on December 4th. It’s part of a 30th anniversary celebration of the Fire Emblem series, and the $6 game will on

Stunning Images Show NASA’s Attempt at Scooping Samples From an Asteroid

NASA Bennu OSIRIS-REx
53Gizmodo / 2h
Images captured by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx show the spacecraft’s sample head touching the surface of asteroid Bennu, which then became enveloped in a cloudy burst of dust and rock. The team now has to figure out how much surface material was collected, if any, but these images are being taken as a very positive sign. Read more...

Inside the Fight to Legalize Psilocybin Therapy in Oregon

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On a sunny September afternoon in Portland, volunteers pour into a Zoom conference room. They’ve come for a weekly update from Oregon’s Yes on Measure 109 campaign—a measure which would create the world’s first market for psilocybin-assisted therapy. The pandemic prevents them from knocking on doors to reach voters.… Read more...

How to Message a Facebook Friend From Instagram

25How-To Geek / 2h
Facebook acquired Instagram in 2012, but the platforms remained mostly separate. This changed in 2020, though—you can now send messages to anyone on Facebook from the Instagram app. We’ll show you how to use the Cross-App Messaging feature. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

RIP Google Play Music: YouTube Music Is Here to Stay Whether You Want It or Not

How-To Geek / 2h
It’s official: Google Play Music is all but dead. Google killed the Android app and it’s no longer available on the web. We all knew this was coming as Google let us know over a year ago. Presumably, apps on other platforms are likely on their way out. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

LEGO Goes to 'Sesame Street' With Its Latest IDEAS Set, Available November 1st

How-To Geek / 2h
We could use a few more sunny days at the moment, of both the literal and figurative variety. LEGO is here to help, in its trademarked extremely-satisfying-and-wallet-destroying way. The latest set to graduate from the IDEAS portal to shelves is an officially licensed Sesame Street build, familiar to anyone who grew up with American public television in the last 50 years. Read This Article on Rev

Holiday 2020: 10 Gift Ideas for Your Pumpkin-Spice-Loving Friend

How-To Geek / 2h
Some of us love fall because it’s sweater weather, but others love it because it’s pumpkin season. If you’re looking for gift ideas for the pumpkin lovers in your life, we’ve got you covered! Check out this list before heading out on your next holiday shopping trip! Read This Article on LifeSavvy ›

You can probably find a Dell all-in-one PC for cheaper than a laptop

37Mashable / 2h
Save up to 35%: Dell's Black Friday Sneak Peek includes large discounts on multiple Inspiron and OptiPlex all-in-one models: BUDGET PICK: Inspiron 24 5000 Silver All-In-One with Arch Stand — $587.99 (save $62) BEST BANG FOR YOUR BUCK: Dell OptiPlex 7470 All-in-One Bundle (Intel Core i5, 128GB) — $789 (save $701.13) All-in-one computers are exactly what they sound like: A streamlined desktop compu

Psykhe secures Seed funding to match consumer personalities to fashion products

84TechCrunch / 2h
In an overcrowded market of online fashion brands, consumers are spoilt for choice on what site to visit. They are generally forced to visit each brand one by one, manually filtering down to what they like. Most of the experience is not that great, and past purchase history and cookies aren’t much to go on to tailor user experience. If someone has bought an army-green military jacket, the e-comme

See You Soon, Jack and Mark

33Gizmodo / 2h
“BIG victory that didn’t look possible even 24 hrs ago,” Senator Josh Hawley tweeted on Thursday morning. The senator was celebrating the fact that the Senate Judiciary Committee just voted to drag Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg for a hearing on why they hate conservatives so much. Read more...

This Nespresso deal is one of the best we've ever seen

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Save $93: This Nespresso Vertuo Next coffee and espresso machine and capsules bundle is on sale at Amazon for $99.99 through Oct. 22 in an early Black Friday deal. There are a ton of exciting coffees to try out there. There's drip, pour-over, cold brew, nitro brew (does anyone really know what that one is yet?), and countless others. The problem is that you can't necessarily make them all at home

Google Maps launches a new developer solution for on-demand ride and delivery companies

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The Google Maps Platform, the developer side of Google Maps, is launching a new service for on-demand rides and delivery companies today that ties together some of the platform’s existing capabilities with new features for finding nearby drivers and sharing trip and order progress information with customers. This isn’t Google Maps Platform’s first foray into this business. Back in 2018, the compa

Razer Chroma refresh: All your gamer gifts and a new controller

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Today we’re taking a peek at all the new Razer Chroma devices the company’s revealed at once. Everything shown today is either a refresh of a device that’s been available before, with better specs, or an entirely new device. This includes the Razer Mouse Dock Chroma, Mouse Bungee V3 Chroma, Bungee V3 (no Chroma), Charging Pad Chroma, Base Station 2 … Continue reading

PS5 media streaming – Every app on launch day

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In the age of internet-connected gaming, consoles have essentially become multimedia boxes instead of dedicated game consoles. While launch games are obviously among the most important aspects of a new console launch, it’s also important to know which media apps that console will support on day one. After all, for a lot of people, these consoles are the preferred way … Continue reading

Alert: The Amazon Echo Dot is $18.99 *and* comes with a free smart bulb

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SAVE $46: As of Oct. 22, Best Buy is running an early Black Friday deal where you can get a third-gen Amazon Echo Dot (normally $49.99) and a free Sengled smart bulb (normally $14.99) for just $18.99 — a 71% total savings. Amazon's third-gen Echo Dot never officially sold out on Prime Day, but you may recall that its pricing was so good during the two-day annual shopping event — 62% off, baby — t

Southwest Airlines Could Start Inflight Credit Card Pitches To Avoid Flight Attendant Pay Cuts

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Customers often don’t like it. It isn’t something that should be done before 8 a.m. or in the morning prior to arrival at the end of a redeye. But ultimately the people most likely to take an airline’s credit card are the people who are actually already flying the airline. Continue reading ...

2020 Zozo Championship live stream: how to watch PGA golf online from anywhere

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Our guide explains how to get a Zozo Championship live stream and watch golf online as Tiger Woods seeks as record 83rd PGA Tour win this week.

Thursday's Best Deals: New iPad Air, Crane & Canopy Bath Towels, Atlas Coffee, Dyson Ball Vacuum, Aukey Webcam, and More

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Apple’s new iPad Air and Crane & Canopy bath towels lead Thursday’s best deals. Read more...

Thursday's Best Deals: New iPad Air, Crane & Canopy Bath Towels, Atlas Coffee, Dyson Ball Vacuum, Aukey Webcam, and More

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Apple’s new iPad Air and Crane & Canopy bath towels lead Thursday’s best deals. Read more...

Porsche’s Taycan EV just became the perfect Carpool Karaoke car

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Porsche is making in-car karaoke a little easier, tapping the Taycan EV’s passenger display for song lyrics and making the best argument for the extra screen that we’ve seen so far. The new feature comes as Porsche integrates Apple Podcasts and Apple Music’s Time-Synced lyrics into its electric sports sedan’s infotainment system. The Taycan certainly isn’t short on displays in … Continue reading

TikTok rolls out a new notification system for content removals

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TikTok says it has rolled out a new notification system to users worldwide that will offer more clarity around content removals. The system, which had been in testing for a few months ahead of its global release, informs a TikTok user when their video had been removed and which policy it violated. It will also offer the user the ability to appeal the decision, if they choose. Now, when a video is

How to Help Kids With ADHD Learn From Home

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We all have our own unique challenges during this time; no one is completely free from the stress a pandemic brings. But parents of kids with ADHD in particular struggled with—and perhaps gave up entirely on—virtual learning when things first shut down this spring. Unfortunately, that “oh, who even gives a shit… Read more...

Ditch deep frying with these air fryers on sale

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Here are the best early Black Friday deals on air fryers on sale at Best Buy as of Oct. 22: OUR TOP PICK: Ninja Foodi 11-in-1 Pressure Cooker and Air Fryer – Save $20 BEST FOR COOKING PIZZA: Bella Pro Series touchscreen air fryer and pizza oven — Save $50 BEST BUDGET PICK: Insignia five-quart analog air fryer — Save $50 Fried foods are delicious (wings! fries! mozzarella sticks!) but they also pa

Nintendo Switch Joy-Con and Pro Controllers are on sale ahead of Black Friday

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QUICK LINKS: Nintendo Switch Joy-Con — save $10 at Amazon Nintendo Switch Joy-Con — save $10 at Walmart Nintendo Switch Pro Controller — save $10 at Amazon Nintendo Switch Pro Controller — save $10 at Walmart The Nintendo Switch is an undeniably fantastic gaming console. Not only is it extremely convenient for taking on the go, but it's also home to some of the best games of the past few years th

Flair’s Smart Vent system is a big improvement for anyone looking to improve their home HVAC

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Smart thermostats are fairly ubiquitous these days, but depending on which one you’re using, you could be getting a lot more from your home heating and cooling – with relatively simple DIY upgrades. The Flair Smart Vent system is one such upgrade, and though it costs a bit upfront to get going (each register is $79 to start depending on size), you won’t have to call an HVAC contractor or break do

Chase takes on Square with its own contactless payment system

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JP Morgan Chase is clearly eager to compete with Square in contactless, app-based store payments. It just launched a Chase-branded Business Complete Banking account with a QuickAccept feature that promises simpler (and crucially, faster) payments for small shops. There’s a reader that supports tap-to-pay, chip and swipe payments along with a mobile app to replace old-fashioned machines. The prici

Google is testing a way to activate Assistant without wake words

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Google is said to be testing a smart display feature that would activate Google Assistant by proximity instead of using the "Hey Google" or "OK Google" wake words. Leaker Jan Boromeusz posted a YouTube video (via Android Central ) that shows the feature in an apparent internal Nest Hub Max firmware build. Boromeusz is able to use the voice assistant without first saying one of the wake words. The

Samsung Galaxy S21 early leak tips a disappointing downgrade

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Today we’re taking a peek at the Samsung Galaxy S21 in its several iterations in early leaks and insider tips. This next-generation device is rumored to come in at least three different iterations, two with the name Galaxy S21 (one of these with a PLUS), and one with the name ULTRA. The Samsung Galaxy S21 will likely be a slight … Continue reading

Facebook and Twitter chiefs ordered to testify over Biden article

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The social networks have been accused of censoring a news article about Joe Biden's son Hunter.

Nvidia RTX 3070 could match the RTX 2080 Ti according to leaked benchmarks

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AotS benchmarks surface online just days ahead of the GPU's October 29th release

Instacart, in partnership with ALDI, will support SNAP EBT for online groceries

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Instacart is making its grocery delivery and pickup services more accessible to lower-income customers by offering customers the ability to pay for groceries using their SNAP ( Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ) benefits. This is the first time Instacart shoppers have been able to use government assistance programs when paying for groceries, and follows earlier moves by larger retailers,

Senate Republicans vote to subpoena Facebook and Twitter CEOs

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Last week, both Facebook and Twitter took action to prevent the spread of a questionable New York Post article focused on presidential candidate Joe Biden’s son Hunter and alleged emails pulled from his laptop. Republican leadership didn’t look too kindly on their actions, crying censorship, and now the Senate Judiciary Committee has voted to subpoena CEOs Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey to testi

Fancy a Porsche Design laptop? Meet the Acer Book RS

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The Porsche Design Acer Book RS features a compact all-metal chassis packs and up to the latest 11th Gen Intel Core i7 processor and an NVIDIA GeForce MX350 GPU.

The Acer Chromebook Spin 513 is the first Snapdragon-powered Chromebook

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Acer’s new always-connected Chromebook Spin 513 runs off the Snapdragon 7c chipset for improved efficiency.

These Bluetooth trackers make great stocking stuffers

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Save up to $39.97: Tile Bluetooth tracker bundles are on sale as of Oct. 22, and come with free gift envelopes. If you know someone who is constantly losing their keys or wallet, make their life easier this holiday season by gifting them Tile Bluetooth trackers. These little devices hook onto keychains or slip into wallet slots and pair with your phone. Tile offers a small variety of trackers dep

Tesla Full-Self Driving option price is changing Musk confirms as beta begins

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One of Tesla’s most controversial options on its electric cars is going up in price, with Elon Musk confirming that from next week the so-called Full Self Driving package is going to cost you about $2,000 more. The price change will apply to both new Tesla buyers and those upgrading their EV, and comes as FSD hits an equally controversial … Continue reading

How to Share Your Apple Watch Face

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One of the best parts of owning an Apple Watch is the ability to customize your own watch face with different colors, photos, and complications. You can share these designs with friends, family, and the world, too. Here’s how. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Details: Spirit Airlines’ Fantastic New Loyalty Program

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Spirit Airlines has just revealed the details of its new revenue based loyalty program, and I must say that I’m extremely impressed. Spirit Airlines “Free Spirit” program basics “Free Spirit” is the name of Spirit Airlines’ loyalty program, and it’s being completely overhauled as of January 21, 2021. Spirit Airlines isn’t an airline that people generally choose because they’re loyal to the brand,

A Smartphone Sensor Can Measure the Heat of Chilis Before You Accidentally Nuke Your Mouth

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Popping a random chili into your mouth is the culinary equivalent of playing Russian roulette. Some are mild and packed with flavor, while others will make you feel like you’ve just bitten into the surface of the sun. Without knowing where a chili is from it’s hard to know how hot it is, so researchers from Thailand … Read more...

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Wants to Bring Back Early MCU Characters and Make Them 'Cooler'

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Scream 5 could be doing something very interesting with its classic Ghostface iconography. Star Trek: Picard might go back to back to produce its next two seasons. Elizabeth Olsen says WandaVision will tackle mental health and trauma. Plus, new set pictures from The Witcher ’s second season. Spoilers now! Read more...

Watch OSIRIS-REx take a bite out of asteroid Bennu's surface

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OSIRIS-REx became the first mission to gather samples from an asteroid in space after it successfully collected rocky “regolith” material from the surface of Bennu. Now, NASA has released several videos showing exactly how that six-second collection process looked, and the best way to describe it is “controlled chaos.” NASA prepared for this moment for a long time, as OSIRIS-Rex first started orb

O2 5G expands to 100 UK towns and cities

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O2 touts 5G coverage ahead of iPhone 12 launch.

Watch NASA’s Spacecraft Touch Down on a Tiny Asteroid

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Touchdown Confirmed NASA has finally released footage from a truly epic moment: the agency’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft touching down on asteroid Bennu’s surface to scoop up a bunch of space rocks. Years have led up to this moment. Finally, on Tuesday, the spacecraft made its careful approach to go in for a bite . The tiny spacecraft spent two years orbiting Bennu, an asteroid 500 meters across, which

JPMorgan Chase to offer speedy card payments service for businesses

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QuickAccept service forms part of an all-in-one solution being offered to businesses.

Atlas Coffee Can Show You the World ... With Caffeine

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$10 off Your First Bag | Atlas Coffee Club Read more...

The Apple TV app is coming to PS4 and PS5

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The Apple TV app has rolled out to seemingly every platform except consoles, but even that is changing today. Sony has revealed the PlayStation 5’s initial media apps, and Apple TV one of them. Like on other platforms, you can watch Apple TV+ shows like Ted Lasso , sign up for premium channels and buy or rent movies and shows. The app is coming to the PS4, as well, so you won’t have to buy a new

Atlas Coffee Can Show You the World ... With Caffeine

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$10 off Your First Bag | Atlas Coffee Club Read more...

The New Adaptation of 'The Witches' Is Almost Too Much Fun

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HBO Max’s new movie evokes a very un-Dahlian mood.

Avoid This Game-Breaking Android 11 Bug

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Here’s a quirky one. If you play games on Android 11, you might have noticed that two bars from your phone’s regular UI can get in the way: navigation and status. These thin little lines appear on top of your gameplay, which can make it impossible to view or tap essential parts of whatever it is you’re trying to play.… Read more...

After a lot of talk, Google Play Music’s day of reckoning is here

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It’s been a long time coming, but it looks like the end may finally be here for Google Play Music. Google, of course, has been warning us about this impending sunset for a long time now, as its plan has been to shut down Google Play Music ever since it revamped YouTube Music into its primary music streaming service. Google … Continue reading

Huawei FreeBuds Studio ANC headphones bring the fight to Sony and Bose

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Huawei has a new set of wireless headphones, taking on the best of Sony, Bose, and the widely-rumored upcoming Apple AirPods Studio. Announced alongside the Mate 40 Series, the Huawei FreeBuds Studio take the company’s earbud tech and bake it into its first over-the-ears headphones, complete with active noise cancellation. The Chinese firm is particularly proud of its design, which … Continue rea

The smart speaker market is expected grow 21% next year

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New numbers from Canalys point to a strong growth in smart speaker shipments in Mainland China this year. The market is on track to grow 2020, having gotten the COVID-19 pandemic mostly under control in recent months. The rest of the world — much of which continues to struggle with the virus — is only expected to see a 3% growth this year. The global market will return to greater growth, per the

Woven adds to its calendar app’s $20/mo premium plan

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Productivity software has had a huge couple of years, yet for all of the great note-taking apps that have launched, consumers haven’t gotten a lot of quality options for Google Calendar replacements. This week, Woven , a calendar startup founded by former Facebook CIO Tim Campos is shaking up the premium tier of their scheduling software, hoping that productivity-focused users will pay to further

Huawei Mate 40 Pro: Powerful new 5G chip, 90Hz display, still no Google services

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Huawei used to produce some of the best Android smartphones around. But then, in 2019, a U.S. trade ban crippled the company's ability to stay competitive globally, primarily because the company could not ship even the most basic Google services, such as Play Store or Maps, with its Android phones. This, sadly, is the story of Huawei's new flagship, the Huawei Mate 40 Pro. The phone looks good, i

Dr Reddy's: Covid vaccine-maker suffers cyber-attack

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The India-based company says it has isolated all of its data centre services to contain the attack.

Huawei Mate 40 release date, price, news and features

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The Huawei Mate 40 has landed alongside the Mate 40 Pro, Pro Plus, and Mate 40 RS. Here's what you need to know.

Here.fm raises $2.9 million to reimagine video chat

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Here.fm , a new web-based communication platform founded by Jesse Boyes and Seth Harris, has today announced the close of a $2.9 million seed round from FirstMark with participation by Y Combinator and a group of angel investors. Here is all about giving people the chance to create personal, shareable and flexible video chat rooms. Boyes and Harris, like the rest of us, moved to Zoom to collabora

Netflix's 'The Prom' trailer starring Meryl Streep is a big, sweet love letter to musicals

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The Prom is 2018 Broadway musical about a teen girl banned from taking her girlfriend to her small-town Indiana prom. Awful stuff — but when a bunch of washed-up Broadway actors hear about the story, they realize it also presents a wonderful PR opportunity. They'll head to Indiana and throw the girl a prom themselves, and enjoy the subsequent fawning media attention. A win-win for some out-of-con

Chinese live tutoring app Yuanfudao is now worth $15.5 billion

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Yuanfudao , a homework tutoring-app founded in 2012, has raised $2.2 billion from investors, surpassing Byju’s as the most valuable edtech company in the world. The Beijing-based company is now worth $15.5 billion dollars, almost double its valuation set in March. The company views the new capital as two separate extension rounds of its March raise, a $1 billion Series G financing event. The G1 r

How to combat online harassment: empathy and accountability

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PS5 supports most of the best streaming apps, except one

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Sony has detailed which entertainment apps work on PS5, and it’s basically all of them.

Vivo enters European smartphone market for the first time

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Vivo hopes to succeed where its rivals have failed in Europe.

How to choose the best business webcam

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Everything you need to consider when purchasing a new webcam.

Citi Gets Aggressive With Its Premier Card With 60,000 Point Offer

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There’s never been a bigger offer for the Citi Premier® Card than this: 60,000 ThankYou® points after you spend $4,000 in purchases within the first 3 months of account opening on this $95 annual fee card. In addition to transferring points to airline miles, there are two other great ways to supercharge your points. Continue reading ...

This Breakfast Sandwich 'Hack' Is Bad, Actually

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I live on the west coast, which means that by the time I rise and shimmer, most of my co-workers are already hours ahead of me, and I often have a few messages waiting for me. Yesterday morning, one of them was a link to this Daily Mail article , sent to me by our deputy editor Jordan Calhoun. Read more...

At least Anne Hathaway is having a good time in HBO Max's 'The Witches'

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HBO Max's new adaptation of The Witches is largely a bore: not strange enough to be spooky, not sweet enough to be touching, not smart enough to be deep. It retains neither the horror of Nicolas Roeg's 1990 adaptation nor the cleverness of Roald Dahl's 1983 novel (though those versions had their problems too), and ends up the kind of mediocrity we're all too used to seeing on our subscription str

Curious about what life is really like on the ISS? This is your chance.

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Read more... More about Vr , Iss , Quest 2 , Tech , and Space

Don't Cry for Quibi

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A former boss of mine, someone who worked at a legacy cable TV channel that starts with F and ends with “-ox News,” first told me about Quibi last February. Read more...

Huawei Mate 40 Pro+ is the newest powerhouse the US can’t have

Huawei Mate 40 Pro
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Huawei has revealed its new flagship, and though the Chinese phone-maker may be embroiled in various Android and chipset headaches, that hasn’t stopped it from making the Mate 40 Series a powerhouse. The Huawei Mate 40 Pro and Mate 40 Pro+ build on the same aesthetic we’ve seen the company use before, but with a new “Space Ring” design on … Continue reading

How to Pair Two Google Assistant Nest Speakers for Stereo Sound

How-To Geek / 4h
If you’re looking to get the best audio experience out of your Google Assistant products, one of the best ways is to set up two as a stereo pair! It’s really easy, and a great way to upgrade your audio from just one Nest or Google Home speaker. Here’s how to do it! Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

How To Access Azure Cloud Shell From Visual Studio Code

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The Azure Cloud Shell is an integrated CLI experience available to Microsoft Azure cloud users. Usually available in either a Linux Bash shell or PowerShell prompt, you can also utilize the Azure Cloud Shell directly in the VS Code integrated development environment. Read This Article on CloudSavvy IT ›

Holiday 2020: The 4 Best Chromebooks

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Chromebooks have some key advantages over other laptops, and there are some great options out there if you’re looking to treat someone to a ChromeOS device this holiday season. But there’s no need to spend tons time of time pouring over specs pages and feature lists to find the right model—we already did that for you. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

Apple's new iPad Air is $40 off when you pre-order at Amazon

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Apple’s redesigned iPad Air is still a day away from release, but that isn’t preventing retailers from offering deals for the tablet. Amazon is taking pre-orders for the green 64GB WiFi model for $559 , or $40 below the official price. While that’s still more expensive than the last-generation Air was when it was new, the discount could make it considerably easier to justify if you’d prefer the l

Lyft will soon let riders pay for rides with Venmo

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Lyft riders will soon have the option for paying and splitting fares using Venmo, the company said in a blog posting this morning . Venmo joins Lyft’s other payment methods of PayPal, credit cards, debit cards, Lyft Cash and more. To enable the payment method, users need to authorize Venmo in the Lyft app. Lyft says this feature is rolling out this month and will be available across its network i

11 Tips and Tricks to Level Up Your Steam Gaming

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If Steam on Windows is your gaming platform of choice then you’d be forgiven for wanting to dive straight into the action and start playing whatever games are in your library. But the Steam client has a few under-the-radar features and settings that are worth diving into, so you can make sure your gaming setup is as… Read more...

On Star Trek: Discovery, Ideals and Hope Are All We Have Left

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If last week’s Discovery premiere was about Michael Burnham learning to share the hope on her shoulders with the people around her, season three’s sophomore episode is much the same for the crew of the Discovery itself. But there’s an inherent difference that plays a huge part in “Far From Home”—the crew already has… Read more...

'Time' magazine changes its name to say one thing: VOTE

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You can explore the most ambitious VR project in space

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Paul Raphäel, co-founder and creative director at Felix & Paul Studios, sat down with us to talk about the idea and process behind The ISS Experience. Read more... More about Nasa , Mashable Video , Vr , Iss , and Time Magazine

New Google Shopping tools announced ahead of Black Friday

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Online shopping is an ever-changing beast, thanks in no small part to Google. In a blog post published Oct. 22, our search engine overlords have introduced a slew of new features as part of Google Shopping to help make shopping experts out of all of us. If Prime Day taught us anything, it’s that deals happen all the time, regardless of proximity to any real holidays. Trying to keep up with when y

Amazon Echo (2020) review: Small in stature, mighty in sound

50Engadget / 4h
It’s been over five years since the first Amazon Echo arrived, showing people how useful a virtual assistant in your home could be. Amazon has added tons of new features to Alexa, its virtual assistant, over those years -- and as such, new Echo hardware isn’t quite as exciting. Of course, that hasn’t stopped Amazon from updating its devices on a more-or-less annual basis, as well as launching ton

Snapchat can now scan food and wine labels

67Engadget / 4h
Snapchat is adding food and wine labels to its visual search lineup. The app’s in-app camera can now scan packaged food and wine labels to surface nutritional info and tasting notes. The features are similar to what you’d find in standalone food and wine apps. Point the camera at a barcode and Snapchat will display some basic nutritional details as well as an analysis of its relative “health” ben

Google adds price tracking and comparison tools to Shopping

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Google is adding tools to its shopping platform that will let you know if the deal you’re getting in the run-up to Black Friday really is a deal. A new Price Insights tool will determine if the offer price is higher or lower than average, and if you can find it anywhere else a little cheaper. In addition, you’ll also be able to select a product and ask Google to track its price, so you can get an

Carbonite teams with CloudHappi to bring free server migration to the education market

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Partnership will provide free and fast server migration at a time when schools need to be able to deliver remote learning.

American Airlines Retiring Airbus A330 Fleet

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American Airlines is continuing its fleet simplification strategy, and the airline is now retiring another aircraft type altogether. American retiring all A330s Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, American Airlines operated a fleet of 24 Airbus A330s, including: 15 A330-200s Nine A330-300s In late March American revealed it would retire its entire A330-300 fleet , and the airline is now taking a s

Why Is Everyone Building an Electric Pickup Truck?

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Tesla has the Cybertruck, GM a $113,000 Hummer, and Ford an electric F-150. And then there are the startups.

How to Use Blood Oxygen Data on Apple Watch, Garmin, Fitbit, Samsung

68Wired / 4h
The latest smartwatches come with sensors that measure oxygen levels in your blood. If you own one, here’s what that means for you.

After coronavirus shutdown, Lyft's self-driving cars will pick up passengers again

50Mashable / 4h
You can order a self-driving car on Lyft again. The company paused its autonomous taxi program, which only operates in Las Vegas, in March because of the coronavirus pandemic. Starting Thursday, the fleet will be picking up passengers again. Before the shutdown, Lyft's cars had completed more than 100,000 autonomous trips. The sensor- and camera-loaded BMWs have a new logo and branding. That's be

Garmin's new smartwatch can livestream esports gamers' biometric data to fans

Garmin Instinct Esports
28Mashable / 4h
Garmin makes some of the best sports smartwatches around, but now the company has turned to a demographic that does most of its training sitting down: professional esports athletes. On Thursday, the company launched the Garmin Instinct Esports Edition, a special variant of its Garmin Instinct watch with several features aimed at gamers. For example, the watch can analyze a player's heart rate and

Spirit Airlines Launching New Revenue-Based Frequent Flyer Program With New Elite Levels

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Today Spirit Airlines announced the new program which goes into effect January 21, 2021. They’re launching a revenue-based program, introducing a new elite program, and allowing co-brand cardmembers to earn elite status from credit card spend alone (or through a combination of travel spend and card spend). Continue reading ...

Home Office Ideas to Make Your Space Actually Livable

24Gizmodo / 4h
For the last six or so months, I have been slowly chipping away at improving a home office space that desperately needed an overhaul—and I mean real bad. My back ached, my tush was sore, my concentration was constantly interrupted, and the toll of staring at a comparatively smaller computer screen than the one I’d… Read more...

How to Remove Edge Browser Tabs From Alt+Tab on Windows 10

35How-To Geek / 4h
Starting with the October 2020 update, Windows 10 now shows Microsoft Edge browser tabs in the Alt+Tab task switcher by default. For some people, this may be handy. But, if you want to disable tabs in Alt+Tab, it’s easy to fix in Settings. Here’s how. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Freelancer banking startup Lili raises $15M

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It’s only been a few months since Lili announced its $10 million seed round , and it’s already raised more funding — namely, a $15 million Series A. The startup, founded by CEO Lilac Bar David and CTO Liran Zelkha, is creating a bank account and associated products designed for freelancers, with features like early access to direct deposit payments and the ability to set aside a percentage of inc

Amazon Echo review: Well-rounded sound

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Six years ago, Amazon essentially created a new consumer electronics category. Expectations weren’t particularly high when the first Echo device debuted in November of 2014. Amazon, after all, has never shied away from throwing a new device against the wall to see what sticks — if anything, that’s become a defining characteristic of the last half-dozen years of Alexa devices. The Echo stuck. In 2

Facebook adds hosting, shopping features, and pricing tiers to WhatsApp Business

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Facebook has been making a big play to be a go-to partner for small and medium businesses that use the internet to interface with the wider world, and its messaging platform WhatsApp, with some 50 million businesses and 175 million people messaging them (and more than 2 billion users overall), has been a central part of that pitch. Now, the company is making three big additions to WhatsApp to fil

Free seat assignments and checked bags: Spirit Airlines has an all-new frequent flyer program

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I bet you never expected Spirit Airlines to make news with free checked bags and seat assignments, but it’s true. Or rather, it will be true for some travelers when the airline rolls out its new frequent flyer program early next year. Spirit Airlines has known for quite some time that its current frequent flyer program is, as the airline puts it, “dated.” With miles that expired as soon as 90 day

Nintendo Switch Pro Controller returns to $59 at Amazon

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Official Nintendo Switch accessories can be hard to find on sale, but one of our favorites is $11 off at Amazon right now. The Nintendo Switch Pro Controller is on sale for $59 , which is its lowest price ever. It matches a sale we last saw in July and now’s the perfect time for it to come back as we all start crossing things off our holiday shopping lists. Prime members will see the $59 sale pri

Researchers discover secrets of the nearly indestructible ironclad beetle

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There is a type of beetle known as the ironclad beetle in Southern California that is incredibly tough and hard to kill. The ironclad beetle is so strong it can survive being run over by a car. Material scientists from UCI have discovered the design secrets of the nearly indestructible insect. The incredible survival capability of the insect is the … Continue reading

HP's Aruba teams up with Comcast for VPN WFH solution

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With the Comcast Business Teleworker VPN, employees can receive the same network access they would receive in the office.

Pandemic is causing CCTV systems to move to the cloud faster

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The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated a transition towards cloud services, including for CCTV systems.

UE Fits wireless earbuds review: When the perfect fit isn't enough

55Engadget / 5h
Headphone companies go to great lengths to develop earbud shapes that offer the most comfortable fit for the most users. Everyone’s ears are unique, so even the best efforts won’t offer optimal wear for all. Still, companies continue to mine data in the quest for perfection. Jabra, for example, has a ton of information thanks to parent company GN and its experience with hearing aids. Ultimate Ear

Huawei’s Mate 40 Pro is another powerful flagship that you won't buy

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You know the score by now . Huawei currently makes Android phones that can’t run Android apps , or at least the ones that I, and most people, want to use. Today, the company announced the Mate 40 family of super-sized flagship smartphones, but has much changed since last year’s Mate 30? The hardware here is compelling, again, and Huawei deserves praise for the look, feel and imaging prowess that

Ironic: Air Canada Calls Out WestJet Over Refunds

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O (Air) Canada… Canadian airlines have been terrible with refunds Many airlines around the world have been absolutely awful when it comes to providing passengers with refunds in the event of flight cancelations during the pandemic. It’s at least worth acknowledging that there are two sides to this: On the one hand, if your flight is canceled you absolutely should get a cash refund, and it’s not t

PUBG Mobile may be on its way back, a job listing suggests so

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PUBG Mobile was banned following which PUBG Corp severed ties with Tencent Games in India.

Pininfarina announces partnership with ChargePoint for Battista hyper EV

ChargePoint Battista
SlashGear / 5h
Italian carmaker Pininfarina has announced a new partnership with ChargePoint to offer on-the-go charging for its incoming Battista hyper EV. The service provides easy access to one of the world’s largest vehicle charging networks, with each Battista coming with five years of unlimited public charging at no extra cost. “Our clients will love the thrill of Battista’s extreme electrified performanc

Samsung Galaxy S21 could come with an iPhone 12-like boxy design

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Samung is rumoured to be working on a new design for the upcoming Galaxy S21 series smartphone slated to launch early next year

American Airlines retires its last Airbus A330, goes all-Boeing for wide-body jets

500+The Points Guy / 5h
The changes to American Airlines fleet continue as the coronavirus pandemic resets flying. The Fort Worth, Texas-based carrier has retired its 15 Airbus A330-200s, officially making it an all-Boeing wide-body operator of 777s and 787s, American said Thursday. The A330s have been in long-term storage since May. The move brings the number of jets retired by American to 114 during the pandemic. Gone

How Lizzie Velásquez navigated TikTok's FaceTime prank

24Mashable / 5h
Lizzie Velásquez talks with Sandie Cheng about how she turned her experience with TikTok's FaceTime prank into a teaching moment. Watch the entire panel here . Read more... More about Mashable Video , Facetime , Social Good Summit , Lizzie Velasquez , and Tiktok

WoHo wants to make constructing buildings fast, flexible and green with reusable “components”

100+TechCrunch / 5h
Buildings are the bedrocks of civilization — places to live, places to work (well, normally, in a non-COVID-19 world) and places to play. Yet how we conceive buildings, architect them for their uses, and ultimately construct them on a site has changed remarkably little over the past few decades. Housing and building costs continue to rise, and there remains a slow linear process from conception t

Voxi has one of the best SIM only deals for anyone on a budget - 12GB for just £10/pm

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Voxi's SIM only deals are looking strong right now, offering 12GB of data for just £10 a month.

Facebook's AI team expands post-grad courses for Black and Latinx students

57Engadget / 5h
Facebook says that it will expand an online course in deep learning to more students to help improve the diversity of its AI division . After a successful pilot program at Georgia Tech , the company will roll out this graduate-level course in deep learning to more colleges across 2021. The focus will be on offering the system to universities that serve large numbers of Black and Latinx students.

Spotify’s The Get Up is part morning show, part personalized playlist

59Engadget / 5h
Well before Spotify streamed music and podcasts, folks have long got their early dose of music, talk and news on FM radio, often through “ morning zoo ” type shows. Now, Spotify is looking to emulate that format with its first-ever mixed media morning show called The Get Up . There’s one big change from FM, however: it’ll play music curated to your own taste. The show will be produced by podcast

Your Brain Prefers Happy Endings. That’s Not Always Smart

100+Wired / 5h
People tend to focus on whether an experience ends on an up note or a sour one, even if it leads us to make bad decisions. A new study examines why.

iPhone 12 vs. iPhone 12 Pro: Which Should You Buy?

iPhone 12 MagSafe Apple
24How-To Geek / 5h
Apple’s new iPhone 12 lineup represents a major leap for the world’s most popular smartphone. Not only is the new iPhone 5G-ready, but it features the new MagSafe technology, and a new razor-thin design. But while the iPhone 12 is visibly different from its predecessor, it’s hard to tell apart from the iPhone 12 Pro. Which should you buy? Read This Article on Review Geek ›

Why Threats from QR Codes are Flourishing

53How-To Geek / 5h
Quick response (QR) codes are suddenly everywhere again. Invented in 1994 by an award-winning team at Denso Wave, a subsidiary of Toyota, the QR code has found its way into almost every industry. They’re like a barcode on steroids. They might look like drunken chess boards, but the higgedly piggedly black and white squares hold much more information than the stripes of a barcode. And QR codes can

How to Uninstall Windows 10’s October 2020 Update

How-To Geek / 5h
As usual, Microsoft is slowly rolling out Windows 10’s October 2020 Update (20H2) to check for bugs. If your PC experiences a problem after installing the update, here’s how to roll back to your previous version of Windows 10. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

E-hailing services reject South African government price control draft bill

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The South African government is considering a new Bill which has e-hailing companies concerned

Ubuntu 20.10 released, brings full Linux dekstop to Raspberry Pi

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Raspberry Pi devices join x86 and ARM devices in enjoying Ubuntu 20.10 release.

LG launches LG XBOOM Go PL series in South Africa

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LG have released their ultimate summer companion, the XBOOM speaker series in South Africa

Huawei phones to get their own version of NHS Covid-19 app

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A trade ban had prevented the Android version of the app from working on the Chinese firm's devices.

2021 RDX PMC Edition officially priced at $51,000

SlashGear / 6h
Last month Acura talked about its top-of-the-line RDX SUV called the RDX PMC Edition. One of the big claims to fame for the SUV was that it was built at the Performance Manufacturing Center alongside the iconic Acura NSX. The RDX PMC Edition was also coated in a bright color first seen on the NSX called Thermal Orange Pearl. When … Continue reading

Former Apple designer Sir Jony Ive to revamp Airbnb

100+BBC News - Technology / 6h
The British designer, who led the team behind the iPhone, will help give the brand a makeover.

The Morning After: 2020 iPad Air review, and RIP to Quibi

400+Engadget / 6h
And... Quibi is over . After floating around as “NewTV” and hoovering up nearly two billion dollars in funding, Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman’s mobile-first video service launched this spring and almost immediately fell on its face. Now the leadership is pulling the plug while there’s still a few hundred million in the bank to pay back early investors. That doesn’t offer much help to those w

Facebook Dating has arrived in Europe

Facebook Dating Europe
100+Engadget / 6h
Facebook Dating is now rolling out in the UK and 31 other European markets, a little over a year after it was launched in the US. The social network first announced the dating service back in 2018, promising a platform that can “mirror the way people meet in real life — through the experiences they have in common.” Since then, the company says it has created 1.5 billion matches in the 20 countrie

Southwest Will Start Booking Flights To Full Capacity December 1

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Southwest Airlines has limited the number of seats they'd sell on each flight, so that no one would have to be in a middle seat and everyone would have some space between them. They've been in a camp with Delta, Alaska, and JetBlue offering customers greater comfort (both physical, and peace of mind during the pandemic) and in opposition to United Airlines and American that have been booking to f

E-bike subscription service Dance closes $17.7M Series A, led by HV Holtzbrinck Ventures

Berlin Bike Service DANCE
100+TechCrunch / 6h
Three months on since the former founders of SoundCloud launched their e-bike subscription service, Dance they are today announcing the close of a $17.7 million (€15 million) Series A funding round led by one of the larger European VCs, HV Holtzbrinck Ventures. Founded by Eric Quidenus-Wahlforss (ex-Soundcloud), Alexander Ljung (still at Soundcloud as chairman) and Christian Springub (ex-Jimdo),

Southwest Will Stop Blocking Seats On December 1, 2020

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Southwest Airlines has had one of the most generous seat blocking policies during the pandemic, but that will finally be changing. Southwest will sell flights to capacity as of December 1 As of December 1, 2020, Southwest Airlines will stop blocking seats on flights . For the past several months and through November 30, the airline is capping flights at 67% of capacity , meaning that no one has t

Amazon has hoarded billions of dollars’ worth of IPv4 - but why?

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According to one internet infrastructure enthusiast, Amazon has acquired more than 100 million unique IPv4 addresses.

Facebook Reality Labs talks hand tracking technology

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Facebook Reality Labs (FRL) works on many projects intending to make interacting with technology more approachable. Technology FRL is working on includes VR headsets and AR glasses. Hand tracking technology is particularly important to virtual reality allowing the tech to be more immersive with a “come as you are” approach to human interaction. The work being performed at FRL aims … Continue read

NASA release footage of asteroid touch-down

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The post appeared first on Popular Mechanics .

Hideo Kojima is hiring for a new project – will it be a PS5 horror game?

Kojima Productions
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Hideo Kojima of Metal Gear Solid and Death Stranding fame is working on a new game and is looking to hire “best-in-class” talent.

The work-home divide highlights mobile security shortfalls

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How can businesses continue to protect their employees when boundaries are blurred?

See Hummer EV do its CrabWalk move on video

GMC Hummer Cybertruck
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GMC's new Hummer EV is a beast in many ways — it's got 1,000HP and it has three electric motors that take it from 0-60mph in about three seconds. But one of the weirdest — and coolest — new features the vehicle comes with is called CrabWalk. In CrabWalk mode, the Hummer EV can rotate all four wheels at the same angle by up to 10 degrees, and move diagonally. Yes, like a crab (though the diagonal

Garmin releases new smartwatch specifically for gamers

Garmin Instinct Smartwatch
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Make sure you're fit and well for Fortnite, and stream your heart rate and stress level to your audience.

Garmin's new smartwatch lets streamers show real-time heart rates

96Engadget / 6h
Watch a Twitch streamer playing horror game du jour Phasmophobia , progressing in a tense esports tournament or perfecting a speedrun, and you might see their current heart rate on their feed. Garmin is offering broadcasters another way to layer that data into their streams with an Esports Edition of its Instinct GPS smartwatch . The smartwatch uses Bluetooth to hook into a PC streaming tool call

Amazon Black Friday deals can already save you $500 on 4K and OLED TVs

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Amazon Black Friday TV deals have begun, with LG 4K TVs discounted in latest holiday sales.

Visa’s Tap to Phone service wants to transform payment processing for small businesses

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Tap to Phone lets small and micro businesses process payments using nothing more than an NFC-enabled Android phone.

Astronaut Chris Cassidy returns to Earth with Russian crewmates

NASA Cassidy Earth
22SlashGear / 6h
NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy has returned to Earth after the completion of his third space mission. Cassidy spent 196 days living and working aboard the International Space Station. He successfully returned to Earth along with two Russian cosmonauts, Ivan Vagner and Anatoly Ivanishin. The three crewmembers departed the ISS at 7:32 PM EDT on Wednesday. The Soyuz module the crew … Continue reading

Quibi: 'Snackable' video app to close after six months

100+BBC News - Technology / 7h
The mobile-focused streaming service says it failed to attract subscribers during the pandemic.

Netflix's creepy trailer for 'Paranormal' series follows a professor with a troubled past

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With Halloween fast approaching, the various streaming services have been going into horror overdrive lately. Amazon Prime is dropping four new Blumhouse movies , Shudder has been releasing eerie trailers aplenty , and now Netflix is ramping up for a new (and fairly creepy looking) original series. Based on the novels of Egyptian author Ahmed Khaled Tawfik and set in the 1960s, Paranormal tells t

New laptops announced at Acer Next 2020 feature Intel Tiger Lake

Porsche Design Acer Intel
80Ars Technica / 7h
Enlarge / Ooo, snazzy. (credit: Acer ) Acer announced Intel-powered refreshes of several product lines today at the Acer Next 2020 online event. Notable new or refreshed products include the Swift, Aspire, and Spin general-purpose laptop lines and the high-end ConceptD 7 and Porsche Design laptops. Aspire 5, Spin 3, Spin 5 The Aspire 5 comes in both 14-inch models (shown here) and 15-inch models.

Acer launches new laptops across the Swift, Spin and Aspire series

Porsche Acer Spin Intel
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Acer has announced a new range of laptops including Chromebooks across the Swift, Spin and Aspire series.

Should you wait for the iPhone 12 Mini or go for the bigger iPhone 12 deals?

ESR MagSafe iPhone 12
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iPhone 12 Mini deals will be released soon but is it better to invest in iPhone 12 deals instead?

Smartphone shipments rebound to an all-time high in India

100+TechCrunch / 7h
Smartphone shipments reached an all-time high in India in the quarter that ended in September this year as the world’s second largest handset market remained fully open during the period after initial lockdowns due to the coronavirus, according to a new report. About 50 million smartphones shipped in India in Q3 2020, a new quarterly record for the country where about 17.3 million smartphone unit

What’s New in Ubuntu 20.10 ‘Groovy Gorilla,’ Available Today

45How-To Geek / 7h
Ubuntu 20.10 “Groovy Gorilla” is here! Released October 22, 2020, the Gorilla is all about minor tweaks, rather than groundbreaking new features. As an interim release, it also doesn’t have long-term support. So, is it worth the upgrade? Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Here integrates what3words’ super simple address system into its in-car API

Integrates What3Words
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Geocoding startup what3words — which chunks the world into 3mx3m squares, giving each a unique three-word label to simplify location sharing — has nabbed another in-vehicle integration, via a partnership with Here Technologies . The pair said today that OEMs using Here’s navigation platform can include what3words as an in-car nav feature directly through the Here Search API, instead of needing to

Alila Marea Beach Resort Encinitas Opening March 2021

400+One Mile at a Time / 7h
It’s always exciting when there are new luxury points hotels in the pipeline. In this post I wanted to cover a property that’s now accepting reservations starting for stays in March 2021, which I’m looking forward to checking out. Alila Marea Beach Resort basics The Alila Marea Beach Resort is accepting reservations for stays as of March 20, 2021, so it’s potentially just under five months from b

2021 Hyundai i20 N will arrive in Europe with 201 HP engine

SlashGear / 7h
The 2021 Hyundai i20 N was officially unveiled in Europe. It’s the latest high-performance N model based on Hyundai’s winning i20 Coupe WRC rally car. As such, the 2021 i20 N weighs the same as the rally model, and it also has a whistling 1.6-liter turbocharged and intercooled four-cylinder motor with 201 horsepower and 203 pound-feet of torque. Coupled with … Continue reading

An Electric Car With Swedish Roots, and a Rebellious Streak

Volvo XC40 Recharge
100+NYT > Technology / 7h
The Polestar 2 inherits some classic Scandinavian design elements from its Volvo lineage, but aims to be a little more free spirited.

Facebook Dating finally arrives in Europe

Facebook Dating Europe
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Read more... More about Facebook , Dating Apps , Culture , and Sex Relationships

India warns Twitter as it tags Leh as part of China

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After Twitter’s gaffe over displaying a map of Jammu and Kashmir’s Leh as part of People’s Republic of China, the Indian government has written a strong letter to CEO Jack Dorsey, expressing its strong disapproval of the misrepresentation of India’s map.

Acer unveils Intel GPU-toting laptops, revamped Chromebooks and an Alexa-killing smartspeaker

Porsche Acer Spin Intel
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See the latest Acer products for the coming year

How Netflix's 'Rebecca' ending is different from the book

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Read more... More about Rebecca , Entertainment , and Movies Tv Shows

10 best couples costumes for this very bizarre Halloween

32Mashable / 7h
2020 has been frightening enough, but Halloween is still on the calendar regardless. Given that we're in need of some festivities, though, it's completely understandable to want to dress up — and now that you're stuck at home with your partner, what better way than with a couples costume? Whether you're partying with your friends over Zoom or having a house rager with a bag of candy and some booz

Most police forces have the tools to break into your phone - and it happens all the time

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Smartphone vendors might boast of excellent privacy, but no phone is impenetrable.

Windows 10 update is finally fixing a particularly annoying bug

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This frustrating gremlin has been crawling around in the operating system’s works throughout 2020.

Microsoft Surface Go 2 is coming to South Africa: Price, availability

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South Africans will soon be able to get their hands on the Surface Go 2, the two-in-one laptop/tablet that is powerful and portable

DJI Mavic Mini 2 price leak suggests it could be pricier than its predecessor

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The DJI Mavic Mini 2's price tag may have just been leaked by a US store – and it suggests there could be a small price hike.

NASA video shows OSIRIS-REx touchdown on Bennu

NASA Bennu OSIRIS-REx
21SlashGear / 7h
A couple of days ago, NASA announced that its asteroid-sampling spacecraft OSIRIS-REx successfully collected samples from the surface of asteroid Bennu. NASA has now released a video collected from the SamCam imager board the spacecraft as OSIRIS-REx performed its Touch-And-Go (TAG) maneuver. The series of images in the video shows the spacecraft touchdown on the asteroid surface over 200 million

15 anthems of self-love to crank up for your original soulmate

41Mashable / 7h
In Party for One , Mashable explores single life in 2020, from Carly Rae Jepsen’s iconic single anthems, to the beauty of alone time, and the fascinating history behind the single positivity movement. Whether you're single, dating, in a relationship, heartbroken, in love, indifferent, or don't identify with any of these sticky labels, it's time to celebrate your original soulmate: it you. Crankin

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core monster could be the first Ryzen chip to hit 5GHz

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The upcoming AMD Ryzen 9 5950X processor looks like it’s going to give Intel a real run for its money if these leaked benchmarks are real…

The new Apple iPad Air 4 is already $40 off in latest Amazon deals

Apple iPad Air iCloud
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Looking for an iPad deal on the new IPad Air 4? Don't miss Amazon's latest sale price - an amazing $40 off.

Upcoming Redmi Note 10 series could support 33W fast charging

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A pair of new Xiaomi mid-rangers have been spotted on 3C certification with 33W fast charging over USB Type-C.

Forget Antitrust Laws. To Limit Tech, Some Say a New Regulator Is Needed.

200+NYT > Technology / 8h
Even as the Justice Department sued Google, some antitrust experts wondered whether a different government response would be more effective.

Top Investigator in Google Case Says There ‘Was Not a Rush’ to Sue

100NYT > Technology / 8h
Jeffrey A. Rosen, the deputy attorney general, said the Justice Department knew the company would use its many resources to fight the agency.

Art Auctions Embrace a Future of Socially Distant Bidding

84NYT > Technology / 8h
New tools, born of necessity, may be part of a lasting change.

WhatsApp introduces a new way to protect your privacy

WhatsApp Support Android
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iPhone owners can already unlock their accounts with facial recognition, and soon Android users will be able to as well.

The Harman Kardon Citation Amp is here to power the chic wireless speaker line up

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The new speaker amplifier is small enough to fit just about anywhere in your home, with a slick, compact design.

Scorn looks downright gross in this Xbox Series X gameplay reveal

Scorn Xbox Series Gameplay
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Xbox Series X console exclusive Scorn just got its first gameplay trailer, and it’s really weird.

Microsoft partners with SpaceX on a cloud computing business for space

Microsoft Azure SpaceX
100+Engadget / 8h
Microsoft has launched a new cloud computing business in an effort to make Azure the space industry’s platform of choice. The tech giant says it’s developing technologies to help the public and private sectors launch faster and to make sure they achieve mission assurance. One — and the first — of those technologies is the Azure Orbital Emulator, which is capable of conducting massive satellite co

Leaked OnePlus Nord Lite image suggests it could look a lot like the OnePlus 8T

OnePlus Nord 9 N100
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This may be our first look at OnePlus' rumored next affordable phone, the OnePlus Nord Lite or Nord N10.

Facebook goes hyper local with "Neighborhood"

Facebook Neighborhoods
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Facebook goes further local. After introducing "Campus", Facebook now releases a new local discovery tool "Neighborhood". It is intended to connect people and businesses in the same local area.

Learn the ins and outs of trading with this training bundle on sale

36Mashable / 8h
TL;DR: Learn how to trade and understand the stock market with the Complete Wall Street and Cryptocurrency Trading Bootcamp , on sale for $30 as of Oct. 22. Getting into cryptocurrency and trading might seem daunting, but these paths can actually be quite accessible. In fact, you can sign up for this Complete Wall Street and Cryptocurrency Trading Bootcamp for just $30 and start your hustle after

Get multiple layers of online protection with Norton 360

36Mashable / 8h
SAVE $55: An annual subscription to Norton 360 Deluxe is on sale for $49.99 per year, saving you $55 on list price. We're always going on about how VPNs are useful tools for protecting your online identity and data, but there are more complete services out there that provide multiple layers of protection for your whole family. Norton 360 Deluxe is a great example of a complete cybersecurity packa

6 very small and ultra-portable voice recorders on sale

28Mashable / 8h
It never hurts to have a voice recorder at the ready. These compact, lightweight little gadgets can store hundreds of hours of digital audio. Whether you get your best ideas in the car and need a way to record them before they're long gone from your brain, or you need to keep a complete log of meetings, lectures, or interviews, these convenient recording devices can get the job done effortlessly.

Save 29% on a 4-layer memory foam cooling mattress

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TL;DR: Get better sleep with a GhostBed® 11" Memory Foam Cooling Mattress for $766.99, a 29% savings as of Oct. 22. It's time to stop tossing disposable mattress toppers over your old college mattress — why not invest in a new one? This 11-inch GhostBest Cooling Mattress is designed with four layers that work together to give you great support for a good night's sleep: aerated latex foam, gel mem

Make delicious guacamole at home with this molcajete set on sale

Mashable / 8h
TL;DR: Make your own guacamole with this molcajete and tortilla basket for $54, a 10% savings as of Oct. 22. Is it even a party without guacamole? We say no. Not only is it super simple and affordable to make, but the notion that it doesn't travel well is also totally false. Simply squeeze a bit of lime juice over the surface and you're good to go. Plus, if you mention you made it in your new mol

What is Zack Snyder's 'Justice League' on HBO Max? Everything to know about the Snyder Cut.

34Mashable / 8h
Sometime in 2021, HBO Max will unleash Zack Snyder's Justice League . The re-cut version of the 2017 super team-up from Warner Bros. has been the subject of much chatter and speculation on the internet since it was announced . But that announcement only came after years of pressure from the fan community. It's been a lengthy journey for Justice League , to say the least. With so much having trans

It’s time to rethink the legal treatment of robots

200+MIT Technology Review / 8h
A pandemic is raging with devastating consequences, and long-standing problems with racial bias and political polarization are coming to a head. Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to help us deal with these challenges. However, AI’s risks have become increasingly apparent. Scholarship has illustrated cases of AI opacity and lack of explainability, design choices that result in bias, n

Hearings begin in Samsung vice chairman Jay Y. Lee’s accounting fraud trial

100+TechCrunch / 8h
The trial of Samsung leader Jay Y. Lee, who is accused of accounting fraud and stock price manipulating, held its first hearing today at the Seoul Central District Court. The Seoul Central District Court denied prosecutors’ arrest warrant request for Lee in June, stating that even though they had secured a “considerable amount of evidence,” it was still not enough to detain Lee. Lee was not prese

Adyen alumni raise €2.6M seed to launch Silverflow, a ‘cloud-native’ card payments processor

API Adyen Google Notion
100+TechCrunch / 8h
Silverflow , a Dutch startup founded by Adyen alumni, is breaking cover and announcing seed funding. The pre-launch company has spent the last two years building what it describes as a “cloud-native” online card processor that directly connects to card networks. The aim is to offer a modern replacement for the 20 to 40-year-old payments card processing tech that is mostly in use today. Backing Si

Astronauts return safely from the International Space Station

37Popular Mechanics / 8h
The post appeared first on Popular Mechanics .

Nvidia RTX 3070 16GB and 3080 20GB graphics cards killed off, rumor has it

AMD Nvidia RTX 3080
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Fresh spins on these Ampere graphics cards with double the VRAM are no longer happening, it would seem.

Huawei Mate 40 Pro specs and price listed on Amazon ahead of launch

Huawei Mate 40 Pro
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A store listing hours before the Huawei Mate 40 Pro's announcement reveals many specs and a high price.

South African Astronomical Observatory becomes Heritage Site

Popular Mechanics / 9h
The post appeared first on Popular Mechanics .

Apple, Opera and more aim to tackle address bar spoofing browser bug

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Newly discovered vulnerability allows attackers to replace a malicious web address with a reputable one before the webpage has even loaded.

Facebook Dating launches in Europe after 9-month+ delay over privacy concerns

Facebook Dating Europe
200+TechCrunch / 9h
Facebook’s dating bolt-on to its eponymous social networking service has finally launched in Europe, more than nine months after an earlier launch plan was derailed at the last minute over privacy concerns. From today, European Facebook users in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxe

Health insurance startup Alan lets you chat with a doctor

100+TechCrunch / 9h
French startup Alan is building health insurance products. And 100,000 people are now covered through Alan . I caught up with the company’s co-founder and CEO Jean-Charles Samuelian-Werve so that he could give us an update on the product. Alan has obtained its own health insurance license and is a proper insurance company. It doesn’t partner with existing insurance companies. The company primaril

NASA to reveal new information about the Moon

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Samsung TV Plus: the free TV streaming service explained

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With hundreds of free channels, Samsung TV owners have no reason not to check out Samsung TV Plus.

Disney Plus adds group watching, so you can watch all the Marvel movies with your friends

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Disney Plus' new GroupWatch feature lets up to seven users sync playback of films or TV shows – and it's finally landing in the UK.

US Congresswoman AOC's Among Us stream on Twitch is already breaking records

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US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez played Among Us live on Twitch to raise awareness about voting and managed to amass over 4,00,000 viewers.

Jabra introduces Elite 85t, rolls out free noise-cancellation update for Elite 75t wireless earbuds

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The update puts Jabra in a good position to rival the Apple AirPods Pro.

Compact Android phones aren't coming yet - at least for now

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A tipster has suggested that iPhone 12 Mini like small devices may not be coming any time soon as the customized components make these phones costly.

Twitter is encouraging US users to vote early

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and is showing them how to do so, the company announced. Starting today, everyone with a US Twitter account will see a home timeline prompt encouraging them to vote early, along with information from the nonpartisan organization BallotReady . It will also prompt users to retweet early voting information to their followers. On top of that, if you tweet using the hashtags #VoteEarly, #IVoted, #IVo

PayPal now allows Bitcoin purchase and selling

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PayPal confirms some account holders will now be able to buy, hold and sell cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin.

iPhone 12 owners can now download iOS updates over 5G, if they turn this option on

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Here's one more benefit of having an iPhone 12, Apple's first phone to support 5G: You can finally download iOS updates without being connected to a Wi-Fi network. However, you do need to turn one option on to make this happen. Per Apple's support document on 5G (via MacRumors ), you need to go to Settings > Cellular > Cellular Data Options, and tick the option that says "Allow More Data on 5G".

FBI says Iran and Russia have US voter information

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Intelligence officials say Iran was behind threatening emails sent to Democrats earlier this week.
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Flipkart's Big Billion Days sale registers record numbers

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Over 666 million visits were recorded on Flipkart during the Big Billion Days with over 52% of these visits from Tier III cities and beyond.

Acapela, from the founder of Dubsmash, hopes ‘asynchronous meetings’ can end Zoom fatigue

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Acapela , a new startup co-founded by Dubsmash founder Roland Grenke, is breaking cover today in a bid to re-imagine online meetings for remote teams. Hoping to put an end to video meeting fatigue, the product is described as an “asynchronous meeting platform,” which Grenke and Acapela’s other co-founder, ex-Googler Heiki Riesenkampf (who has a deep learning computer science background), believe

Snapchat increases focus on localized content to continue India growth

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Snapchat will bring new content, partnerships and experiences to India to continue its strong growth.

NVIDIA RTX 3080 20GB, RTX 3070 16GB may have been scrapped

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The GeForce RTX 3000 series is supposed to be NVIDIA’s latest and greatest and while it may still end up like that next year, for now, it’s starting to become the company’s embarrassment. The popularity of the cards, perhaps partly thanks to aggressive and successful marketing, has created a demand that NVIDIA is unable to quickly supply. Now, however, there … Continue reading

Tesla shrugs off pandemic as sales hit new record

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The electric carmaker has recorded its fifth quarter of profit in a row.

10 Zurich-area investors on Switzerland’s 2020 startup outlook

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European entrepreneurs who want to launch startups could do worse than Switzerland. In a report analyzing Europe’s general economic health, cost of doing business, business environment and labor force quality, analysts looked for highly educated populations, strong economies, healthy business environments and relatively low costs for conducting business. Switzerland ended up ranking third out of

Jony Ive will help design 'the future of Airbnb'

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Airbnb has brought Jony Ive onboard to help the company design new products and services over the next few years. The company’s co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky has announced Airbnb’s multi—year deal with Ive’s new design firm LoveFrom, calling it “a special collaboration” between them. Chesky says Ive will also help the rental marketplace develop its internal design team. While Ive now runs LoveF

OnePlus Nord N10 sketch suggests an 8T-like design

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OnePlus’s rumoured affordable smartphone, the OnePlus Nord N10 launch is around the corner and here’s your