SpaceX releases Starlink app, prices for satellite internet service
SpaceX Starlink Beta
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Here’s Where The PlayStation 5’s Power Button Is
Astro Playroom DualSense
500+Lifehacker / 3h
PlayStation 4 owners know the pain . You unbox your new console, you plug it into your TV, you go to turn it on, and, wait, where’s the power button? The PlayStation 5’s power button isn’t quite as obscure, but it’s not much better. See above for a closer look. Read more...
How to Open the Classic “System” Control Panel on Windows 10
200+How-To Geek / 9h
Microsoft says the classic “System” properties Control Panel has been removed from Windows 10. As of the October 2020 Update (20H2), there’s no way to access it—or is there? Here’s a hidden command that opens the System Control Panel. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›
45 Is the New 50 When It Comes to Colorectal Cancer Screening
Gizmodo / 5min
A panel of public health experts is set to recommend that people get screened for colorectal cancer starting at age 45—five years earlier than their current recommendation. The proposed change is due to mounting evidence that colon cancer is becoming more common among younger people. Read more...
Studies Show Online Couples Therapy Can Be as Effective as Traditional Counseling
Futurism / 13min
Living with a significant other is challenging under normal circumstances. How many couples have knockdown-dragout arguments that start with minor disagreements over inconsequential things — like what to do for dinner, or how to properly load the dishwasher? (Answer: All of them.) But by now, if you’re in one, you probably know that relationships are even more difficult when you, your significant
Facebook takes down more fake accounts, warns of ‘perception hacking’
21Engadget / 17min
With just a week to go before the 2020 presidential election, Facebook has once again taken down networks of fake accounts that were targeting the US. As with other recent disclosures, Facebook says the networks were identified in an early stage. One, which consisted of a single Facebook account and 22 Instagram accounts, originated in Mexico and Venezuela and posted in English and Spanish about
Scientists Found an Ultra-Rare Black Hole From Almost 12 Billion Years Ago
70Futurism / 20min
Ancient Galaxies A team of European astronomers say they’ve found an extremely-rare class of black hole — and it threatens to undermine the way scientists thought galaxies evolve over time. Explaining why requires some specific vocab, so bear with us. But the main issue, according to research published Tuesday in The Astrophysical Journal Letters , is that the new supermassive black hole is the k
2020 Mercedes-AMG G63 Review – Because too much is just right
SlashGear / 20min
In 2020 we take our reassurance where we can find it, even if that’s in the sound and feel of an SUV door when it closes. The 2020 Mercedes-AMG G63 is known for plenty of things – not least its wanton profligacy, Brutalist proportions, and conspicuous dedication to excess – but even with 577 horsepower to play with it’s those … Continue reading
Newly discovered mice live in water, have kangaroo-like feet – Future Blink
Mashable / 21min
Colomys are named for their long feet that allow them to navigate shallow waters while hunting for prey. Read more... More about Mashable Video , Africa , Species , Mice , and Science
How to address inequality exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic
60TechCrunch / 24min
Darrell M. West Contributor Darrell M. West is Vice President and Director of Governance Studies at The Brookings Institution. John R. Allen Contributor John R. Allen is President of The Brookings Institution. The novel coronavirus has accelerated the use of many digital technologies. Forced in the spring to close their doors, most K-12 schools and universities shifted to online learning where te
NASA Scientists Spot “Really Unexpected” Molecule in Atmosphere of Saturn’s Largest Moon
41Futurism / 35min
Using a massive radiotelescope in Chile, a team of NASA scientists say they’ve spotted a highly unusual molecule in the atmosphere of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon. The molecule in question is cyclopropenylidene, or C 3 H 2 . It’s an exciting find because molecules similar to it form parts of the nucleobases of DNA and RNA, structures that carry the genetic code of life — though, the researchers w
Audible takes on Spotify by adding thousands of free podcasts
SlashGear / 36min
Amazon has taken steps to grow its Audible platform into a proper podcast destination, announcing the arrival of thousands of free podcasts on the platform. Audible is still largely known as a destination for audiobook content and, more recently, dramatized audio productions. However, the company has expanded into the podcast genre with a number of original shows. The video streaming … Continue r
The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart will return in new Apple TV+ series
Jon Stewart Apple Tv+
44Ars Technica / 39min
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Enlarge / Jon Stewart appears in a segment on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert post- Daily Show retirement. (credit: CBS ) Former The Daily Show host Jon Stewart has signed a multiyear deal with Apple TV+ to write, star in, and produce a current affairs show that Apple and Stewart expect to run for multiple seasons, according to a report from The Hollywood Rep
Wide Open Business Class Availability To Europe, Up To 4 Passengers At Just 34,000 Miles Per Person
View from the Wing / 41min
Spanish flag carrier Iberia is owned by British Airways parent company IAG. It’s a member of oneworld, and part of the same transatlantic joint venture as American Airlines. They have a nice business class product, and right now they have amazing business class award availability from several U.S. cities for four passengers for next fall. Continue reading ...
Apple's latest acquisition uses AI to figure out what's in your videos
Apple AI Startup Vilynx
29Engadget / 41min
Add another AI startup to Apple’s growing list of 2020 acquisitions. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the company bought a firm called Vilynx earlier this year. The startup had been training an AI that could understand the content of a video by looking at its visual, audio and text cues. Vilynx used the capabilities of its technology to create tags that made videos more searchable. Apple rep
Why You Should Name a Guardian for Your Kids Right Away
28Lifehacker / 42min
For many young couples with kids and bills to pay, a common response to estate planning is “what estate?” Yet an important aspect of having a will—one that couples tend to overlook—is choosing a guardian. Failing to choose a guardian could mean chaos after your death, with the potential scenario of your child being… Read more...
Rich Countries Are Sending Millions of Dirty Old Cars to Poorer Nations
Gizmodo / 47min
Transitioning to cleaner cars—including policies to ramp up electrification —will be key to addressing climate change. But a new United Nations report sheds light on the need for more regulation on the cars we send overseas, too. Read more...
How to Use YouTube's New App Gestures
RIAA YouTube DMCA GitHub
28Lifehacker / 49min
YouTube’s app on Android and iOS is getting some big updates to its video controls, including new gestures and rearranged overlay menus with shortcuts for toggling full-screen mode on and off, as well as other features. Once they’re available for you, here’s how you to find and take full advantage of them. Read more...
Google’s EU Android choice screen isn’t working say search rivals, calling for a joint process to devise a fair remedy
100+TechCrunch / 50min
Google search engine rivals have dialled up pressure on the European Commission over the tech giant’s ‘pay-to-play’ choice screen for Android users in Europe — arguing the Google-devised auction has failed to remedy antitrust issues identified by the European Commission more than two years ago. The joint letter to the Commission, which has been signed by Ecosia, DuckDuckGo, Lilo, Qwant and Seznam
Asteroid Apophis Could Still Hit Earth in 2068, New Measurements Suggest
26Gizmodo / 53min
Only a small handful of objects are known to pose a serious threat to Earth, and the gigantic asteroid Apophis is one of them. Scientists are now re-evaluating its potential to strike our planet in 48 years, owing to improved observations of the problematic asteroid. Read more...
Armenian email campaign asks SpaceX not to aid Turkish regime with satellite launch
SpaceX Starlink Beta
100+TechCrunch / 55min
SpaceX staff and members of the media have been inundated this morning with emails ostensibly from concerned Armenians around the world, asking the company to cancel a launch contract with the Turkish government. The concerns are valid — and the mass-email method surprisingly effective. In the form email, received by TechCrunch staff hundreds of times in duplicate and with minor variations, the s
Microsoft is still a relentless money-making machine
Microsoft Surface Pro X
48Engadget / 59min
As usual, Microsoft’s latest earnings report for Q1 2021 paints a rosy picture. The company reported earnings of $37.2 billion, up 12 percent from last year, with a net profit of $13.9 billion, an impressive 30 percent jump. The big takeaway: The pandemic isn’t hurting Microsoft at all — in fact, it’s likely pushing the company’s successful cloud and computing offerings even further. The company
George Clooney is a grizzled Arctic astronomer in The Midnight Sky trailer
45Ars Technica / 1h
George Clooney directs and stars in The Midnight Sky , based on the novel Good Morning, Midnight by Lily Brooks-Dalton. Netflix has bet heavily this year on high-profile feature films starring A-list talent: first with Chris Hemsworth in Extraction , and then with Oscar-winning actress Charlize Theron in The Old Guard . That bet has largely paid off . Now the streaming platform has tapped another
Launch next-level networking with CrunchMatch at our TC Sessions: Space event
100+TechCrunch / 1h
TC Sessions: Space 2020 , our first space technology event, launches December 16-17 and you won’t want to miss our virtual conference focused on this fast-emerging startup category. You’ll hear from the space industry’s top movers, shakers and decision makers including Space Command’s General John W. Raymond, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and Tess Hatch of Bessemer Venture Partners — with pl
The “Godfather of AI” Just Trashed GPT-3
Futurism / 1h
Trash Talk GPT-3, an advanced language-processing artificial intelligence algorithm developed by OpenAI, is really good at what it does — churning out humanlike text . But Yann LeCun, the Chief AI Scientist at Facebook who’s been called a “godfather of AI,” trashed the algorithm in a Tuesday Facebook post , writing that “people have completely unrealistic expectations about what large-scale langu
Lenovo's Chromebook Duet with 128GB of storage falls to $249
42Engadget / 1h
Chromebooks make great devices for those that live in a browser and solid secondary devices that you keep within reach of your couch at all times. They’ve recently gone up in price as companies make more work-friendly Chrome OS devices, but you’re in luck if you’re on the market for an affordable one. Lenovo’s Chromebook Duet with 128GB of storage is $50 off at Best Buy right now, bringing it dow
My Hero Academia's Biggest Rivals Look Back on Heroes Rising's Wild Journey
Gizmodo / 1h
You might be forgiven for thinking that we last saw the heroes of UA’s legendary Class 1-A on the big screen a few years ago at this point. But no: it just feels like it. The release of Funimation’s My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising was one of the last Normal Things to happen before 2020 decided to 2020 itself all over… Read more...
T-Mobile launches new TVision streaming bundles, pricing starts at $10 per month
Mobile TVision Apple
40TechCrunch / 1h
T-Mobile is launching new skinny bundles of live TV and streaming services to compete with expensive cable subscriptions. The carrier has already been moving into the TV market with the acquisition of Layer3 and the subsequent launch of TVision Home last year . However, that was closer to traditional cable, with a price tag starting at $100 a month and availability limited to select markets. (T-M
The 10 Best Deals of October 27, 2020
72Lifehacker / 1h
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Senator wants Google, Facebook to pony up for local news
37Ars Technica / 1h
Enlarge / Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) at a Senate hearing on The State of Broadband Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic, on Wednesday, May 13, 2020. (credit: Bill Clark | CQ Roll Call | Getty Images ) The decimation of local media is by now a sad, familiar tale experienced by tens of millions of Americans all over the country. In a report released today, the Senate Commerce Committee's top Democrat is l
Microsoft stock flat despite better-than-expected earnings, strong Azure growth
100+TechCrunch / 1h
Today after the bell, Microsoft reported its calendar Q3 2020 earnings, the period of that time corresponds to its Q1 fiscal 2021 period. In the three months ending September 30, Microsoft had revenues of $37.2 billion and per-share profit of $1.82. Analysts had anticipated the company to report $1.54 in earnings per share, generated from $35.72 billion in revenue. In the aftermath of the beat, s
The 10 Best Deals of October 27, 2020
72Gizmodo / 1h
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PlayStation 5 pre-orders are through the roof – and that’s bad news
SlashGear / 1h
It isn’t exactly a secret that the PlayStation 5 pre-order situation has been a rather dismal one. Pre-orders were poorly communicated from Sony and from retailer to retailer, which led to a lot of confusion among consumers. PS5 pre-orders also sold out very quickly, leaving a lot of people out in the cold. The fact that pre-orders sold out is … Continue reading
Office for iPad finally supports your mouse and trackpad
Microsoft Office iPad
24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 1h
Microsoft is rolling out updates that will bring mouse and keyboard support as well as design enhancements to Office for iPad.
This Smartwatch Has a Baffling Price
Gizmodo / 1h
Your average smartwatch brand usually puts out at least two types of watches: a premium flagship smartwatch, and a more cost-conscious alternative with about 75% of the flagship’s features. Samsung does it ( Galaxy Watch 3 and the Galaxy Watch Active2 ), Fitbit does it ( Fitbit Sense and Versa 3 ), and now with the Apple… Read more...
5 cards I take with me on every trip abroad
The Points Guy / 1h
I’ve been traveling abroad quite a bit for the last nine years, though the pandemic put a stop to that. I spent the last seven months at home, rarely leaving except for the occasional grocery run and a socially distanced day trip to Monterey, Calif. In early October, I finally decided to travel to Turkey. A two-week trip has now turned into three weeks and counting, which meant I had to use my tr
Screw Those Kids, Eat All the Candy Yourself
42Lifehacker / 1h
This month—the month of Halloween—has been chock full of hand wringing and fretting, some of it centered around trick-or-treating and the children . People are (rightly) concerned about handing candy to kids in the safest way possible, but they’re also worried about the lasting trauma that a lack of trick-or-treating… Read more...
You Won't Have to Upgrade Mophie's New Battery Pack When You Change Phones
54Gizmodo / 1h
It doesn’t matter what mobile device you use, battery life is always limited and always a struggle. Mophie’s Juice Packs, which strap an additional battery to the back of your smartphone using a form-fitting case, dramatically expand battery life, but have also always been device-specific. Its new Juice Pack Connect ,… Read more...
Harley Davidson Serial 1 ebike revealed with a gorgeous retro design
SlashGear / 1h
Harley Davidson has announced a new electric bicycle under its ebike company Serial 1, offering consumers a stylish and powered way to get around the city without the cost, noise, and bulk of its motorcycles. The new electric bicycle, the Serial 1 eBicycle, comes amid Harley Davidson’s increasing sales problems resulting from a combination of pandemic-related issues and a lack … Continue reading
Change looks as fast as a chameleon with this travel dress
Mashable / 1h
Traveler Leila Rose created a travel dress that converts into twenty different outfits. It helps travelers pack less, while staying functional and fashionable on their travels. Read more... More about Travel , Mashable Video , Clothes , Web Culture , and Sustainable
Scientists: 2018 Michigan Meteorite Was Filled With Organic Compounds
200+Futurism / 2h
Clean Look An unusual meteorite that streaked across the sky of Michigan as a fireball before landing on a frozen lake in 2018 has granted scientists with a peek at the things space rocks can ferry down to Earth. Namely, the meteorite was chock full of organic compounds — carbon-containing molecules that serve as the building blocks of life on Earth — that had clear extraterrestrial origins, acco
The F(x)tec Pro1-X is a nerdy phone for nerdy people
Pro1-X XDA Fxtec Phone
65Engadget / 2h
In 2019, a little known company by the name of F(x)tec released the Pro 1 , a modern take on the QWERY phones of yesteryear. For a second act, the company is teaming up with XDA Developers , a community of mobile software developers, to release the Pro1-X. How do you top a phone with a QWERTY keyboard? By creating a follow-up that can run three different operating systems out of the box, includin
Wolfman's Got Nards Explores How The Monster Squad Finally Became a Hit
300+Gizmodo / 2h
In 1987, Hollywood released the Avengers of Universal Monsters . A film about a group of normal kids who had to fight Dracula, Frankenstein, Wolfman, Mummy, and the Creature from the Black Lagoon. Almost no one saw it. Read more...
Flying Is Safe From COVID, Says Study Funded by Airline Group
500+Futurism / 2h
A team of Harvard researchers has concluded in a 187-page report that you’re less likely to catch the coronavirus on an airplane than eating at a restaurant, if proper safety measures are maintained. But there’s a heavy duty caveat to the study, The Washington Post reports . It was funded by Airlines for America, a trade group that represents the biggest airlines in the US including American Airl
The Eight Sleep Pod Pro Cover Gives Your Stupid Mattress Smart Features for a Fraction of the Price
32Gizmodo / 2h
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Reddit will allow employees to work from anywhere, going forward
100+TechCrunch / 2h
Spurred on by the seemingly endless COVID-19 pandemic — and no doubt inspired by similar moves from companies like Twitter — Reddit today announced plans to offer its staff the opportunity to work remotely, going forward. The company announced the move in a blog post today , noting some practical exceptions to the rule, including those working facilities and IT support roles. “Looking ahead,” Red
Better Understand Your COVID Risk With This App
40Lifehacker / 2h
We’ve all have to make judgment calls about what activities we can participate in these days, and which ones we should decline. But a new app makes those decisions more straightforward: Whether it’s shopping in a store, partying with friends, or working out, MyCovidRisk helps you figure out just how likely you’ll be… Read more...
The Eight Sleep Pod Pro Cover Gives Your Stupid Mattress Smart Features for a Fraction of the Price
32Lifehacker / 2h
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Marriott joins the work-from-hotel trend with 3 packages
The Points Guy / 2h
The world’s largest hotel chain has become the latest to announce a formalized offering for work-from-hotel packages, which have become this year’s biggest trend due to the coronavirus. Hyatt was the first major chain to make a splash in this space with its Work From Hyatt program . After a very successful initial offering, it expanded the offerings to include many more resorts and destinations.
The King of the Monsters arrives in Fall Guys next week
Fall Guys Godzilla
SlashGear / 2h
Another crossover will soon be landing for Fall Guys, and it’s a big one. Developer Mediatonic has announced that one of the most popular movie monsters of all time will soon be making a debut within Fall Guys. That movie monster is none other than Godzilla, which will be arriving in the Fall Guys shop next week. The Godzilla skin … Continue reading
This is Harley-Davidson's first electric bicycle
200+Engadget / 2h
Harley-Davidson’s first foray into the ebike market is the Serial 1, a sleek piece of two-wheeled machinery set to be available in March 2021. The Serial 1 has fat white tires, a relatively thin black frame, brown leather seat, light-up logos, and a flexible brown chain running from the pedals to the back wheel. The new ebike comes from Serial 1 Cycle Company, a Harley-Davidson brand borne out of
US grid-battery costs dropped 70% over 3 years
69Ars Technica / 2h
Enlarge (credit: Diana Robinson / Flickr ) In recent years, the cost of solar and wind energy has declined precipitously, which has accelerated the growth of these renewable energy technologies. Increasingly, utilities are now planning for a future grid dominated by solar and wind. That will require changes in grid management and transmission upgrades as well as the addition of storage to smooth
One of Google's Go-To Law Firms Hit With Data Breach
Gizmodo / 2h
A major immigration law firm responsible for screening Google’s recruits from outside the US has confirmed it suffered a breach that exposed the personal details on an untold number of the tech giant’s current and former employees. Read more...
First Samsung mocked Apple – now it may just copy it
SlashGear / 2h
Sources say the next major Samsung Galaxy smartphone will remove a charger and earbuds from its in-box contents. Apple just released the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro with packaging that did away with the charger and earbuds (AKA earphones). On the day the iPhone 12 was revealed, Samsung sent out some shade, noting that consumer’s “Galaxy” devices all came … Continue reading
Is Google Fi's New Phone Subscription Plan a Good Deal?
Google Pixel 5 4A P5
28Lifehacker / 2h
I generally don’t think much of smartphone payment plans. Unless you score a sweet deal from the carrier, they might not save you any money. And if you’re stuck in a contract without an early payout option, you’ll be saddled with the device until it’s paid off, whether or not you still want it. You won’t even be able… Read more...
NASA says its Mars 2020 Perseverance rover hit a fun milestone today
NASA Mars Perseverance
SlashGear / 2h
NASA’s Perseverance rover launched for Mars in late July, carrying with it a small helicopter and a suite of instruments to increase exploration of the Red Planet. The mission has logged more than 146 million miles since then, putting it exactly halfway to its Martian destination, according to the space agency. Assuming everything goes according to plan, Perseverance will arrive … Continue readin
The iFixit iPhone 12 Pro teardown is finally here
20Mashable / 2h
If you're interested in the iPhone 12 Pro 's innards, you may want to block five minutes out of your day to watch iFixit's new teardown video. The smartphone repairability experts over at iFixit published an iPhone 12 Pro teardown that offers a detailed look at how the new Apple device is held together on the inside. Among other things, it confirms something we already knew: The battery is a down
Cyberpunk 2077 delayed until December despite developer crunch
100+BBC News - Technology / 3h
Despite mandatory overtime to get the game finished, it will now miss the next-gen consoles launch.
Vizio's rotating Dolby Atmos soundbar is now available for $1,000
72Engadget / 3h
All the way back at CES, Vizio showed off a premium soundbar with channels that rotate upwards whenever it’s outputting Dolby Atmos and DTS:X encoded audio. Those speakers can blast audio off your ceiling to bolster height effects and they’ll point forwards during stereo or 5.1 playback. The Elevate Sound Bar caught our attention in January, and almost nine months later, you can finally get your
How Jack Dorsey will defend Twitter in tomorrow’s Senate hearing on Section 230
Facebook Section 230
100+TechCrunch / 3h
Three of tech’s most prominent CEOs tomorrow will face the Senate Commerce Committee during a virtual hearing tomorrow and their opening statements are beginning to trickle out. The hearing, scheduled for 10 AM ET Wednesday, will see Twitter’s Jack Dorsey, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Sundar Pichai of Alphabet in the hot seat for what’s sure to be a long and winding session on how to rein in bi
Instagram extends time limits on live streams to 4 hours, will soon support archiving
200+TechCrunch / 3h
Instagram is adapting to the way creators have been using its service during the coronavirus pandemic. With individuals and businesses now limited from hosting in-person events — like concerts, classes, meetups, and more — users have turned to Instagram to live stream instead. Today, the company says it’s significantly expanding the time limit for these streams, from 1 hour to now 4 hours for all
American Airlines New ‘Low Protein’ Meals In First Class
24View from the Wing / 3h
Let's take a look at American's current lunch and dinner sandwich, enjoyed this past week on a flight from Dallas Fort-Worth to Washington Dulles. The standard offering appears to be a 'low protein' meal. American Airlines still sells first class, and doesn't discount it based on providing less service. This represents a current first class meal. The man who took this photo fo the current first c
JetBlue Airways may slow European ambitions as it pushes back Airbus A321 deliveries
The Points Guy / 3h
JetBlue Airways plans to land in London by the end of next year, maybe even at the city’s popular Heathrow airport . But London has always just been a jumping off point for the New York-based carrier. JetBlue has painted a vision of possible flights to more than 20 European cities with the Airbus A321LR and A321XLR jets it has on order. Both planes are variants of the efficient A321neo that can f
NASA and Europe Officially Sign Deal to Build Orbital Moon Base
NASA ESA Artemis Gateway
4KFuturism / 3h
Gateway Station On Tuesday, NASA announced that it’s formally partnered with the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop the Gateway, the space station it plans to launch into orbit around the Moon. Moving forward, the Gateway station — which is meant to allow long-term lunar exploration by serving as a middle ground between space and the lunar surface — will be an international venture, according
Let’s move beyond 2020 and start thinking about the 2020s
200+TechCrunch / 3h
Seasonality is critical for the media. End-of-year wrap-ups, best books for the summer, things to do this weekend — they’re all methods to note not only the passage of time, but also to begin to set the tone for what is about to come. Everyone covered the end of the 2010s with aplomb, a decade that, at least in tech, was filled with huge milestones, including some of the largest startup IPOs of a
5 startup theses that will transform the 2020s
200+TechCrunch / 3h
I wrote a call to action for the tech community to dive deeper into the future of innovation this coming decade . Where are some of the hot spots going to come from though? Below, I have assembled a very loose set of five clusters broadly categorized into “wellness,” “climate,” “data society,” “creativity,” and “fundamentals” that offer some scaffolding for understanding what’s about to come this
How Can a Rejected Ballot be ‘Cured’?
36Lifehacker / 3h
With record numbers opting to vote by mail in the upcoming election, the process of counting the ballots is going to look a little different this year. And even before that, there’s also the chance that some ballots could be rejected for having errors or omissions. Read more...
Nvidia might be preparing to fight AMD Big Navi with the RTX 3080 Ti
Nvidia RTX 3070 GPU
28TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 3h
Latest rumor claims AMD has yet another Ampere GPU in the works
Scientists Create World’s First “Living” Human Brain Aneurysm
400+Futurism / 3h
Treating an aneurysm, an often life-threatening restriction in the flow of a blood vessel in side the brain, is a high-stakes medical procedure. Even the best procedures are risky, last-ditch efforts to prevent brain damage and death. To come up with new ways to treat aneurysms — and improve existing ones — a team of researchers at tk institution has developed what they say is the first ever livi
FCC launches a $9 billion fund to expand 5G in rural areas
100+Engadget / 3h
The Federal Communications Commission today launched the 5G Fund for Rural America , a 10-year, $9 billion program designed to help close the nation’s digital divide. The money will be used to expand 5G wireless broadband connectivity to areas of the United States that need this support, including regions without unsubsidized 4G LTE or 5G mobile broadband, and Tribal lands. Specifically, $680 mil
Nintendo’s Switch Pro Controller and Joy-Cons are both $10 off today
44Ars Technica / 3h
Enlarge (credit: Ars Technica) Today's Dealmaster should be of interest to anyone in the market for a new Nintendo Switch gamepad, as both the Switch Pro Controller and pairs of the console's default Joy-Con controllers are currently $10 off. The deals bring them down to $59 and $69, respectively. Neither offer represents the absolute lowest price we've seen, and there's always a chance we see st
Dell XPS Black Friday laptop deals are here - and you can save up to $450 right now
Dell Black Friday Deals
28TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 3h
Dell XPS Black Friday laptop deals have landed early, with savings reaching $450 right now.
Ubisoft details its PS5 and Xbox Series X upgrades – and there's a few surprises
5 Xbox Series XSS One
28TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 3h
Ubisoft has detailed the next-gen enhancements its upcoming games will benefit from.
This All-in-One Survival Kit Lets You Prepare for the Worst, While You Hope for the Best
Futurism / 3h
If there’s one thing that’s certain in this life, it’s that you can never be entirely certain with what’s going to happen. In turn, that means it’s always good to be prepared for plausible worst-case scenarios that might come about. And with a survival kit from Judy Kit , you can do just that with one single purchase. Judy Kits are sturdy, durable packs that contain safety gear, food, first aid,
You Need to Have Family Fire Drills at Home
51Lifehacker / 3h
It’s hard to keep track of all the things kids are missing out on right now by learning from home all (or most) of the time, from the social to the educational. One thing you might not have thought of, though, particularly for little kids: They’re not practicing all those regular fire drills. Read more...
Don't Eat Deli Meat if You're Pregnant or Old, CDC Says
300+Lifehacker / 3h
There’s an outbreak of listeriosis linked to deli meat, the CDC says. The exact source has not been tracked down, but they say if you are pregnant, over 65, or have a weakened immune system , to not eat deli meat or take extra precautions. Read more...
Get a lifetime to Memrise Language Learning for $100
Memrise Language Learning
40Engadget / 3h
It takes time and practice to grasp any new skill, whether trying to code or picking up a new language. Moreover, we tend to learn quicker and have more fun throughout the process when it happens in an experiential way. After all, that's how we all learned our native language — naturally. So, if you've been burned by a language-learning app in the past that relied on rogue memorization and strict
Walmart’s latest credit card offer targets holiday shoppers — is it worth it?
The Points Guy / 3h
This holiday shopping season will be different than any other. With social distancing protocols in place due to the pandemic , expect fewer in-store crowds and more frequent sales throughout the season. That, along with online shopping, should replace the typical in-person shopping event that is Black Friday. For more ways to save, including travel and credit card tips, sign up for our daily news
Ubuntu Groovy Gorilla adds Raspberry Pi as a “first class citizen”
57Ars Technica / 3h
as Enlarge / This Groovy Gorilla doesn't just have a Raspberry Pi 4 on his mind, he's got a Raspberry Pi 4 as his mind. (credit: Canonical / Raspberry Pi / Ars Technica) Last week, Canonical released the latest intermediate version of Ubuntu, 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla"—which, for the first time, adds first-class platform support for the Raspberry Pi 4. Groovy Gorilla itself is a pretty typical interi
The Freewrite Traveler Is Beautiful Distraction-Free Writing That Won't Finish Your Novel For You
36Gizmodo / 3h
If you’re a certain type of writer, you’ll probably think you’ll use the Freewrite Traveler every day. The entire package is alluring: it’s a portable, e-ink-powered typewriter that sends your documents to an email box instantly and is completely distraction-free. Imagine how much writing you’ll get done! No Twitter,… Read more...
T-Mobile’s New TVision Streaming Service Offers Live TV Starting at $10 a Month
24How-To Geek / 3h
In its latest Un-carrier move, T-Mobile is launching a new TVision internet TV service, starting at just $10 a month. Post-paid customers will be able to get their hands on it on November 1 and Sprint customers will have to wait till later in November. Wider availability begins sometime next year. Read This Article on Review Geek ›
Scientists prep for farmers on Mars
NASA Mars Perseverance
SlashGear / 3h
Mixing artificial soil samples never seemed so exciting. University of Georgia geologists are currently preparing for the farming of crops on the red planet by simulating solid conditions here on Earth. A study on the process was published today with data from surface samples from Mars itself. “We want to simulate certain characteristics of materials you could easily get on … Continue reading
Nitro PDF suffers massive data breach, exposing Microsoft, Google, Amazon documents
24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 3h
Nitro Software says it suffered a “low impact security incident” but data from the cybersecurity firm Cyble says otherwise.
Gorgeous: New WestJet Elevation Lounge Calgary
87One Mile at a Time / 4h
WestJet is about to open its first-ever airport lounge, and it looks stunning! WestJet Elevation Lounge Calgary details WestJet will be opening the Elevation Lounge at Calgary International Airport (YYC) on Monday, November 2, 2020, and it will be open daily from 7AM until 9:30PM. The new 9,300 square foot lounge looks boast panoramic views and Canadian-inspired details. Here are some of the feat
UPlay+ gets a name change as Ubisoft announces Stadia and Luna betas
Ubisoft Stadia Luna
SlashGear / 4h
Ubisoft announced today that its UPlay+ service is being rebranded to Ubisoft+. The gaming subscription service didn’t have the name UPlay+ for very long, as Ubisoft only launched it in September of last year. It doesn’t seem like there’s a whole lot that’s changing along with the name, but we’re going to see Ubisoft+ offered through a couple of new … Continue reading
'Cyberpunk 2077' is delayed again, this time to December 10th
Cyberpunk 2077 December
500+Engadget / 4h
CD Projekt Red has delayed Cyberpunk 2077 once again. The studio has moved the game’s release date by 21 days, from November 19th to December 10th. The delay affects all versions of the title. “Most likely, there are many emotions and questions in your heads, so, first and foremost, please accept our humble apologies,” the studio said on Twitter . CD Projekt says the delay is due to the challenge
A Flu Vaccine May Provide Some Protection Against Covid-19, Dutch Study Suggests
200+Gizmodo / 4h
Preliminary research out this month may provide you with a bit more incentive to get the flu vaccine. It found evidence that flu vaccination led to a lowered risk of getting covid-19 among health care workers in the Netherlands. Though not definitive, the study isn’t the first to suggest that certain vaccines can… Read more...
Black Friday TV deals are cutting prices on Fire-enabled displays at Amazon
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Amazon Black Friday TV deals are hitting its super cheap Fire-enabled range today.
Hey There, Aukey's 9-in-2 USB-C Hub Is Down to $48
36Lifehacker / 4h
Aukey 9-in-2 USB-C Hub with Ethernet & HDMI Port | $48 | Amazon | Promo code 23A8YJP6 Read more...
Stark raises $1.5M for a toolkit that helps developers and others create more inclusive design
100+TechCrunch / 4h
Diversity and inclusion are slowly, slowly moving away from being an afterthought (or worse, a no-thought) in the tech world. And to underscore the new attention the area is getting — in every aspect of the concept — today a startup that’s building tools to help designers and developers make their end products more accessible to people with visual impairments is announcing some funding. Stark , a
Google will temporarily ban election ads after polls close
96Engadget / 4h
The presidential election is just a week away and the outcome may not be clear for a while amid an enormous surge in mail-in voting. To help reduce confusion and the spread of misinformation about the results, Google will temporarily ban all election-related ads as soon as the polls close. Facebook announced a similar measure earlier this month. Google will block all ads that reference the electi
Mercedes trades EV tech and more for a bigger chunk of Aston Martin
Mercedes Aston Martin
SlashGear / 4h
Mercedes-Benz is taking a bigger stake in Aston Martin, as part of a new technology agreement that boosts the automakers’ collaborations. The deal will see Mercedes eventually hold up to 20-percent of shares of the legendary British car company, which will get to dig through the Germans’ hybrid, EV, and other tech for its own sports cars and SUVs. The … Continue reading
Hey There, Aukey's 9-in-2 USB-C Hub Is Down to $48
36Gizmodo / 4h
Aukey 9-in-2 USB-C Hub with Ethernet & HDMI Port | $48 | Amazon | Promo code 23A8YJP6 Read more...
A Look Inside Empire Strikes Back's Anniversary Anthology Reveals the Unsung Hero of Echo Base
100+Gizmodo / 4h
Sure, Luke Skywalker did some psychic magic and blew up a superweapon. Princess Leia is a charismatic commander on the front lines. Han Solo is ride or die for his friends and fellow rebels, especially if he can cut up a tauntaun in the process. But the Rebel Alliance is not three people. It’s built on the shoulders… Read more...
Cyberpunk 2077, after going gold, gets delayed another month
Cyberpunk 2077 December 10
100+Ars Technica / 4h
Enlarge / If you look closely at the shades, you can see the effect of today's news: Cyberpunk 2077 has been delayed again, now to December 10, 2020. (credit: CD Projekt Red / Aurich Lawson) CD Projekt Red's next massive adventure game, Cyberpunk 2077 , has been delayed for what appears to be the 4,000th time since being announced roughly eight years ago. After assuring fans that the game's last
Some Amazon Fire Tablets Now Feature a Smart Home Device Dashboard
28How-To Geek / 4h
Amazon is rolling out a smart home dashboard to select Fire tablets. The new Device Dashboard is a one-stop-shop for all smart home controls, and you can access it from a new Smart Home button on your Fire tablet’s navigation bar. Read This Article on Review Geek ›
Scientists Find Jawbone of Possible Largest Bird Ever in Antarctica
56How-To Geek / 4h
Paleontologists recently uncovered a bone fragment from a species of bony-toothed sea birds, called pelagornithids, that might be the largest flying bird ever discovered. Where an albatross has a wingspan of about 10-12 feet, those of the pelagornithid reached up to 20. The bird also had a terrifying saw-toothed jaw. Read This Article on Review Geek ›
Uplay+ is now Ubisoft+, With Game Library Coming to More Streaming Platforms
20How-To Geek / 4h
Do you think there are enough subscription services with “plus” in the name? Well you’re wrong, at least according to mega-game publisher Ubisoft. The company has offered Uplay+ for a year, a library of PC games for $15 a month, more or less the same as EA’s Origin Access EA Access EA Play. Uplay+ is now Ubisoft+, and it’s expanding. Read This Article on Review Geek ›
Wyze Cam v3 Review: A Big Leap Forward
31How-To Geek / 4h
Wyze made a name for itself with the very first Wyze Cam, a cheap little security cam that turned out to be a much bigger deal than anyone expected. The company has gone on to make a ton of affordable gadgets since then, from doorbells to headphones. Today, it’s announcing the third generation Cam, which is easily its most powerful camera to date. Read This Article on Review Geek ›
LG's Wing 5G Flies to AT&T on November 6
TCL 10 Verizon Phone
20How-To Geek / 4h
Not long after a debut on Verizon, LG’s fancy flipping Wing 5G smartphone will arrive on AT&T. It hits stores on November 6 for $1,000. But if you’re willing to trade-in an eligible smartphone and sign up for a 30-month stint with the company, you can save $700. Read This Article on Review Geek ›
Amazon enables a smart home Device Dashboard on some Fire tablets
100Engadget / 4h
Amazon is adding a Device Dashboard to select Fire tablets, allowing users to control their smart-home gadgets with taps instead of voice commands. Starting today, the new Smart Home hub will go live for the Amazon Fire 7 (2019), HD 8 (2018 and 2020), and HD 10 (2019), ZDNet reports. The Device Dashboard will be accessible via the new Smart Home button in the left corner of the navigation bar. Ad
There Are No Covid 'Internment Camps,’ in Canada or Anywhere Else
100+Gizmodo / 4h
Earlier this month, anti-mask Ontario member of provincial parliament (MPP) Randy Hillier waved a sheet of paper on the parliament floor, demanding details from Premier Doug Ford’s administration on quarantine “internment camps.” In a spot-on impression of a prosecutor in a courtroom drama, Hillier told them, “surely… Read more...
The $179 Amazfit GTR 2 and GTS 2 come with always-on displays
63Engadget / 4h
Over the past couple of years, Huami has built a name for its Amazfit brand by releasing affordable but capable fitness trackers and smartwatches. The company’s latest pair of releases, the Amazfit GTR 2 and GTS 2, look to continue that trend with a long list of features that you’ll find on more expensive wearables. To start, both devices include always-on AMOLED displays. That’s a feature Apple
Cyberpunk 2077 delayed again (again) – Here’s why
Cyberpunk 2077 December 10
SlashGear / 4h
Just when we thought we were out of the woods, Cyberpunk 2077 has been hit with a last minute delay. Originally slated to launch on November 19th, CD Projekt Red has made the decision to push the game back one more time. The good news is that the delay isn’t a big one, as Cyberpunk 2077 will still be out … Continue reading
Cyberpunk 2077 has been delayed… again
Cyberpunk 2077 December 10
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Cyberpunk 2077 has suffered yet another delay, despite the game recently going gold.
Amazfit launches two new stress-tracking smartwatches after months of teasing
24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 4h
Amazfit first hinted at the GTR 2 and GTS 2 back in August, but the new watches have only just hit the shelves.
AfterShokz OpenComm is a bone conduction headset for the Zoom generation
81Engadget / 4h
AfterShokz’s latest bone conduction headset seems an ideal accompaniment to the world we live in today. The OpenComm is a communications-focused product by virtue of its boom mic, good for today’s busy home or mobile workspace in the age of endless Zoom calls in varying environments. At $159.95, this headset isn’t the cheapest on the market, but it provides a unique utility. Buy AfterShokz OpenCo
Wyze launches version 3 of its $20 security camera
100+TechCrunch / 4h
Wyze first made a name for itself when it launched its $20 indoor security camera a few years ago . Since then, the company branched out into other smart home products, ranging from doorbells to scales. Today, it’s going back to its origins with the launch of the Wyze Cam V3, the third generation of its flagship camera. The new version is still $20 (though that’s without shipping unless there’s a
Ugh, Zeta
39Gizmodo / 4h
By Tuesday afternoon, we should have Hurricane Zeta, the twelfth hurricane of the 2020 season. The storm is expected to reach Louisiana by Wednesday and batter a state that’s spent much too much time in the bullseye this year. Read more...
One of LG's Best 4K OLED TVs Is Back on Sale at Its Lowest Price Ever
20Gizmodo / 4h
LG CX 55" OLED TV | $1,497 | Amazon LG CX 55" OLED TV | $1,497 | BuyDig Read more...
Wikipedia prepares for election day misinformation
55Mashable / 4h
As the 2020 U.S. presidential election inches closer, much of the discourse around misinformation has centered on Facebook and Twitter . However, there’s one popular platform that’s been missing from the conversation: Wikipedia. The popular online encyclopedia has become more trusted over the years , yet anyone can edit it. A platform like that should be ripe for misinformation. Yet, the site’s a
Microsoft is now far better equipped to protect against password spray attacks
24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 4h
Microsoft has a new system for detecting password spray attacks that employs heuristics and machine learning.
Prepare for new fall video games with this Dell gaming laptop on sale
Dell Black Friday Deals
32Mashable / 4h
Save $240: Get the latest Dell G5 15 gaming laptop (16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) for $1,199.99 at Dell as of Oct. 27. It's part of their current list of early Black Friday gaming deals . The onslaught of new game releases is upon us this fall. With titles such as Watch Dogs: Legion kicking off the holiday rush, it's important to prepare yourself with an upgrade to the latest gaming gear. And for anyone w
Next-gen skincare, silk without spiders and pollution for lunch: Meet the biotech startups pitching at IndieBio’s Demo Day
100+TechCrunch / 4h
Biotech can often, and sometimes literally, fly over our heads. However, the pandemic has shown an increased need for investment and focus on solutions that work on human and planetary health. For IndieBio, a science and biotech accelerator run by VC firm SOSV, this unprecedented year offered high stakes and new challenges. Today and tomorrow, the biotech accelerator is hosting its twice-annual d
If You Recently Upgraded Your iPhone, Make Sure Your Covid-19 Contact Tracing Is Still Active
Apple Billion iPhone 12
53Gizmodo / 5h
If you were one of the millions of people who recently upgraded to an iPhone 12 or 12 Pro and used Apple’s automated tools for transferring everything over from your old phone, you’ll probably want to take a moment to ensure that your contact tracing app of choice—either region-specific or the one built into iOS, is … Read more...
Experian: Credit agency told to stop sharing data without consent
300+BBC News - Technology / 5h
The millions of people whose data it is selling on must now be informed, says the UK watchdog.
Qualcomm's next-gen mesh network tech supports palm-sized routers
58Engadget / 5h
The shift to remote schooling and working from home amid the COVID-19 pandemic hasn't been without its challenges. If your home WiFi network has been feeling the strain in recent months with multiple household members streaming video and hopping into video calls at the same time, Qualcomm might have a solution. The company has revealed its latest mesh network platform, which supports gigabit-spee
T-Mobile’s TVision is a cable-cutting package for its mobile customers
Mobile TVision Apple
100+Engadget / 5h
T-Mobile quietly started making inroads into people’s living rooms last year, but the carrier’s pitch to tap into TV audiences got a big boost this morning. As part of its latest UnCarrier initiative , T-Mobile announced the launch of TVision, a series of over-the-top streaming services that promise to make the process of ditching cable as cheap and as simple as possible. “People are ready for re
Ubisoft’s subscription service comes to Stadia and Luna
Stadia Cyberpunk November
100+TechCrunch / 5h
Ubisoft originally announced its subscription service back in June. Today, the company is rebranding the service from UPlay+ to Ubisoft+. The service is also on its way to Amazon’s Luna and Google’s Stadia. Ubisoft is betting on a multi-platform subscription, which means that you’ll be able to subscribe once and play Ubisoft+ games on PC, Amazon Luna and Stadia. Ubisoft+ is already available on P
American Isn’t The Largest Airline In The World Right Now. The Biggest Carrier Isn’t One You’d Expect.
View from the Wing / 5h
A week ago Delta was briefly the largest airline in the world by scheduled seats. They’ve dropped back down to number three. However the largest airline in the world right now isn’t American Airlines, as they usually claim. It’s actually China Southern Airlines (which is part-owned by American, and also Qatar, though is largely a state-owned enterprise). These are the top 10 airlines in the world
Just Lie About Your GPA
200+Lifehacker / 5h
There are two types of people in this world: people who don’t remember their college grade point average, and nerds. I mean, I guess there is a third category of former nerds who are bitter about their GPA and have thus banished it from their consciousness (me). But my point is that a lot of people don’t know theirs,… Read more...
Xbox games sale lets you boost your library before the Xbox Series X releases
24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 5h
Ahead of the Xbox Series X and S release, inject a bit of life into your digital Xbox games collection with this sale on new and classic games.
Amazfit Might Have Made the Best Budget Smartwatch
27Gizmodo / 5h
Smartwatches under $200 keep getting more advanced and more worth your money, but the newly launched Amazfit GTR 2 and GTS 2 could actually pose a threat to the “budget” options from more well-known smartwatch brands. At $180, both the Amazfit GTR 2 and GTS 2 offer feature sets that punch way above their price. Read more...
Hands-on: Sony’s DualSense PS5 controller could be a game changer
Astro Playroom DualSense
100+TechCrunch / 5h
After spending a few hours with the PlayStation 5 and its completely redesigned DualSense controller, I can say with confidence that the new haptics and audio features certainly work — and could become integral to the gaming experience. But only if — and it’s a big if — developers truly embrace the tech. The DualSense controller replaces the extremely familiar and beloved design of the DualShock,
SpaceX launches Starlink app and provides pricing and service info to early beta testers
SpaceX Starlink Beta
100+TechCrunch / 5h
SpaceX has debuted an official app for its Starlink satellite broadband internet service, for both iOS and Android devices. The Starlink app allows users to manage their connection — but to take part you’ll have to be part of the official beta program, and the initial public rollout of that is only just about to begin, according to emails SpaceX sent to potential beta testers this week. The Starl
Brexit border software developers warn of delays
500+BBC News - Technology / 5h
Software designed to solve post-Brexit border friction is unlikely to be ready in time, they say.
Apple iPhone 12 and 12 Pro Review – Look beyond 5G
SlashGear / 5h
The iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro are the more sensible half of Apple’s new smartphone range for 2020, and that’s as it should be. Nestling right at the heart of the mobile market, they replace the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro as the go-to choice for savvy shoppers, and this time around the list of differences between the … Continue reading
Extreme E pushes off-road racing start to March 2021
65Engadget / 5h
Extreme E has pushed back the start date for its off-road electric motorsport. The organizers had originally planed to launch the championship on January 23rd in Dakar, Senegal . The first race weekend will now take place on March 20th and 21st in Saudi Arabia, though. The action will then move to Senegal on May 29th and 30th. Notably, the race in Nepal, which was originally planned for May 14th
Netflix is developing a live action ‘Assassin’s Creed’ show
Netflix Assassin Creed
75TechCrunch / 5h
Netflix announced this morning that it’s partnering with Ubisoft to adapt the game publisher’s “Assassin’s Creed” franchise into a live action series. The franchise jumps around in history, telling the story of a secret society of assassins with “genetic memory” and their centuries-long battle the knights templar. It has sold 155 million games worldwide and was also turned into a nearly incompreh
Facetune maker’s new app Filtertune let anyone create and share personalized photo filters
88TechCrunch / 5h
Facetune maker Lightricks is out today with a new app, Filtertune , designed to create a community around custom photo filters. With the app, creators can make their own personalized preset photos filters, then share them across social media as photos that have a special QR code attached. When others see a filter they like, they can screenshot it to import it back into the Filtertune app for thei
SpaceX Starlink Satellite Internet Will Reportedly Cost $99 Per Month
2KFuturism / 5h
$99 a Month According to screenshots of emails obtained by CNBC , SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service will cost $99 per month — competitive, considering that rural America has been stuck for years with extremely slow and at times extremely expensive satellite broadband solutions. It’s part of an early beta test of the service by the Elon Musk-led company. To opt in, participants will als
Netflix Announced a Bunch of New Anime and I'd Cancel It All for One More Second of This Jet Jaguar
1KGizmodo / 5h
As it is wont to do every few years , Netflix took to Japanese audiences overnight and announced it would continue acquiring and funding a metric butt-ton of new anime projects over the next few years. That’s cool and all but anyway: yo, look at Jet Goddamn Jaguar . Read more...
T-Mobile TVision gives cord-cutters another live streaming TV option
Mobile TVision Apple
SlashGear / 5h
T-Mobile is launching its own streaming service, with T-Mobile TVision offering yet another alternative to cable TV subscriptions. The TVision HUB is the carrier’s new streaming adapter, plugging into the back of your TV to deliver a range of live and on-demand packages, depending on which you subscribe to. There’ll be three of those streaming services out of the gate, … Continue reading
This common chat feature risks your privacy
24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 5h
Some messaging apps automatically open links in order to generate previews, which represents a potentially serious security risk.
How AV-over-IP improves every business in which communication is critical
IP
24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 5h
AV-over-IP is seeing rapid adoption – learn how it helps business communicate better during critical times.
How to Best Support Someone Based on Their Grief Archetype
98Lifehacker / 5h
For the most part, our society has a very narrow definition and shallow understanding of grief. We know that when someone close to us dies, we’re supposed to feel sad, spend a few days wearing black and eating casseroles while in mourning, and then resume our normal lives as if nothing happened. Read more...
Exclusive: 80K Points With Brex Business Cash Account
One Mile at a Time / 5h
The Brex Card for Startups has been around for a while now. Its offer was unique: a corporate credit card, but tailored to newly launched startups and tech companies, without requiring a personal guarantee. Bottom line up front? You can get up to 110,000 bonus points as a welcome bonus for opening a no-fee business cash management account . Here’s how. What is Brex? Brex is a startup for startups
Ubisoft's game streaming service hits Stadia and Amazon Luna soon
Ubisoft Stadia Luna
75Engadget / 5h
When Amazon announced its Luna game streaming service last month, it said there’d be a channel for Ubisoft games along with its own library. The publisher has now revealed that folks who have received early access to Luna can try out a beta of its channel starting on November 10th. Ubisoft+ (which until now was called Uplay+) will also arrive on Google Stadia by the end of the year. Ubisoft+ cost
This 12-piece Cuisinart cookware set is on sale for just $99 — save $200
20Mashable / 5h
Save $200 : This 12-piece stainless steel Cuisinart cookware set is on sale for $99.99 at Best Buy as of Oct. 27 in an early Black Friday deal. Believe it or not, the holidays are right around the corner. While they will definitely be different from past years, there's still going to be a lot of cooking going on. First, the Thanksgiving turkey with mashed potatoes then the holiday feasts (includi
The Backbone One Takes iPhone Gaming to New Levels
Backbone One iPhone
100+Wired / 5h
This iPhone controller and its app are so immersive and well designed, I forgot I was playing on my phone.
Save $120 on a smart robot vacuum cleaner in this early Black Friday deal
Dell Black Friday Deals
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Get a fantastic 34% off this robot vacuum and put your feet up while the cleaning gets done with this Amazon Black Friday offer
Backed by Mr. Beast and Nadeshot, Backbone One could finally crack mobile gaming
Fortnite Backbone Epic
100+TechCrunch / 5h
I get to play with a lot of new hardware from startups and it runs the gamut from super polished to barely working, neither of which is a value judgement! But every once in a while I get to mess with a new piece of kit that is just so fully realized that I am literally shocked. The Backbone One controller is one of those situations. It’s a game controller for iPhones that has slick ergonomics, so
13 of our favorite ski-friendly resort hotels you can book on points
The Points Guy / 5h
Despite the ongoing pandemic, ski season in the Northern Hemisphere is about to begin in earnest. Ski trips will look a little different this year , but many resorts have signaled they will indeed be open for business. With people clamoring to get away, and closer-to-home destinations being all the rage this year, it stands to reason that ski resorts will be an even hotter commodity. For more TPG
Linksys’ Velop AX4200 WiFi 6 mesh sets sights on 8K and next-gen consoles
SlashGear / 5h
Linksys has launched a new flagship WiFi 6 mesh router system, with the Velop AX4200 promising an uptick in range and speed. Latest in the company’s mesh networking ecosystem, the Velop AX4200 taps WiFi 6 across all three bands – two for devices, one for the system’s own backhaul – to better handle homes with a lot of devices. That, … Continue reading
LA’s Replicated looks to increase R&D and hiring for its operations management software after raising $25 million
76TechCrunch / 5h
The Los Angeles-based operations and security management software service, Replicated has raised $25 million to ramp up its staffing and scale its sales and marketing efforts. The funding, which was led by Two Sigma Ventures and included existing investors like Plexo Capital, Amplify and BoldStart values the company at over $100 million. Replicated began as a developer of software security and ma
Live-action Assassin’s Creed series in the works at Netflix
Netflix Assassin Creed
SlashGear / 5h
Assassin’s Creed is one of the most popular gaming franchises around, so today’s announcement that Ubisoft and Netflix are working on a live-action Assassin’s Creed series should come as little surprise. While little is known about Ubisoft’s deal with Netflix at this early stage, the two companies have shared some important details, noting that while this live-action series will be … Continue rea
New Images Show Leftover Planetary Core Floating Between Mars and Jupiter
1KFuturism / 5h
Closer Look A new study takes the closest look yet at Psyche, an object in our solar system’s asteroid belt that’s thought to be the leftover core of a protoplanet that was destroyed before it could finish forming, possibly by an epic prehistoric collision that ripped off its outer layers. In addition to taking clearer images of Psyche’s surface, the Southwest Research Institute study , published
Rockset announces $40M Series B as data analytics solution gains momentum
Rockset Analytics AWS VPC
100+TechCrunch / 5h
Rockset , a cloud-native analytics company, announced a $40 million Series B investment today led by Sequoia with help from Greylock, the same two firms that financed its Series A . The startup has now raised a total of $61.5 million, according to the company. As co-founder and CEO Venkat Venkataramani told me at the time of the Series A in 2018, there is a lot of manual work involved in getting
How to Take Screenshots on Your Smart TV
48Lifehacker / 6h
We’re all accustomed to taking screenshots on our Android phones , Apple devices , and computers , but you can also take screenshots on your smart TV or streaming device. It’s just more complicated, and it depends what you’re taking a screenshot of in the first place. Read more...
Amazon adds device dashboard in bid to make Fire tablets a smart home control center
100+TechCrunch / 6h
It’s been a busy few weeks for the smart home race. Amazon, Google and Apple have all announced new smart speakers aimed at — among other things — cementing their respective positions at the center of users’ connected households. Adding onto the introduction of a whole bunch of new Echo devices, Amazon is also improving what its famously inexpensive Fire Tablets can do. Today the company will be
SpaceX opens Starlink satellite internet beta – Here’s what it costs
SpaceX Starlink Beta
SlashGear / 6h
SpaceX is expanding up its Starlink satellite internet beta, contacting would-be subscribers to offer them early access to the service at $99 per month. The project aims to blanket increasingly large areas with broadband internet service, delivered from a mesh of satellites that SpaceX has been progressively adding to over the past months. While early speed and stability testing has … Continue re
XDA phone F(x)tec Pro1-X lets you choose your OS
Pro1-X XDA Fxtec Phone
SlashGear / 6h
A phone called F(x)tec Pro1-X is in the works with a promise for unmatched power user options. Where most other phones focus on an overall positive experience, thus limiting the software and hardware for quality control, the F(x)tec Pro1-X seems to want to do something rare: Trust the user. Of course, as the phone project partners with XDA Developers for … Continue reading
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT: release date, price, news and rumors
Nvidia RTX 3070 GPU
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AMD Big Navi is set to launch on October 28. Here's everything we know about the Radeon RX 6800 XT.
This COVID Vaccine Works For Both Young and Old, Scientists Say in Closed Meeting
1KFuturism / 6h
One of the most promising experimental vaccines for COVID-19, currently being tested by Oxford University and commercial partner AstraZeneca, is effective in both older adults and young people — which is heartening news, because researchers had worried that vaccines against the coronavirus might not be effective for old people. That’s according to a closed-door academic meeting about the experime
Levo Is the Simple, Mess-Free Device That Makes It Easy to Infuse Oils With Herbs and Botanicals
Futurism / 6h
If you’re like most people, you’re running into the word “infusion” mostly in the context of trendy restaurants. But more and more people are learning what infusion is. If you’re not familiar with infusion, it’s the process by which anything from flavor to aroma, color, and nutrients are transferred from herbs and other botanical ingredients to oil (or butter) by the application of controlled hea
Can You Transfer Your Mortgage to Someone Else?
40Lifehacker / 6h
Can you transfer your home loan to another person? Doing so certainly could be convenient: if you’re selling your home, the buyer could just take on your mortgage as part of the deal, avoiding the hassle of a new loan application, not to mention the extra closing costs. As nice as that sounds, mortgage transfers are… Read more...
Upstream aims to be the new home for your professional social life
200+TechCrunch / 6h
Last fall, social analytics startup SocialRank sold its product and business to Trufan , allowing the team to focus on something new: a professional social network. Today, they’re officially unveiling Upstream to the public. To be clear, CEO Alex Taub told me that he’s not trying to replace LinkedIn — he acknowledged that thanks to network effects,”If you want to go and try to take down LinkedIn,
Apple's brand new 10.2-inch iPad is back on sale ahead of Black Friday
Apple iPhone 12 Chiron
44Mashable / 6h
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Chase Sapphire Adds Peloton Statement Credits
One Mile at a Time / 6h
We’ve seen card issuers introduce all kinds of partnerships that offer perks to cardmembers, including with ride sharing apps, delivery services, fitness brands, and more. The logic makes sense — premium credit cards have a lucrative customer base that many companies would love to have access to. These companies can offer benefits to cardmembers, all while credit card issuers can enhance their ca
How to Copy and Paste Text, Links, and Photos on Android
32How-To Geek / 6h
Copy and paste is not something reserved for just laptops and computers. It can come in handy on your Android phone or tablet, too. We’ll show you how to copy and paste text, links, images, and use the clipboard. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›
Microsoft Lobe Lets You Develop App-Ready AI Models for Free
20How-To Geek / 6h
Are you an app developer in need of complicated AI models? Microsoft’s newest tool, called Lobe, lets you train custom AI without writing a lick of code. Lobe is free to use and spits out app-ready machine learning models, although it only generates image classification models at this time. Read This Article on Review Geek ›
Build Your Own Video Game with LEGO Microgame
24How-To Geek / 6h
Developing video games is a challenging endeavor that involves years of coding and art lessons. But what if it could be easier? LEGO and Unity have partnered together to create LEGO Microgame, a free and simple program that lets you build small games with no coding experience at all. Read This Article on Review Geek ›
Mophie's Slide-On Wireless Qi Battery is Like MagSafe for Everyone
20How-To Geek / 6h
Modular accessories systems: in the words of Mugatu, they’re so hot right now. Apple’s new MagSafe system on the iPhone 12 makes it magnetically compatible with cases and mounts, and fancy bag vendor Peak Design is working on a similar mounting platform with ceramic hardware. Now Mophie (a subsidiary of Zagg) is releasing its own modular mounting accessories. Read This Article on Review Geek ›
Holiday 2020: 7 Great Gifts for Your Favorite Yoga Lover
How-To Geek / 6h
The holiday season is right around the corner, and if you’re struggling to think of a good gift for the yoga lover in your life, we’re here to help. Read This Article on LifeSavvy ›
Is Kubernetes the kale diet of the enterprise world?
24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 6h
What do Kubernetes and kale have in common? Lots of potential – but too much hype.
Panoply raises $10M for its cloud data platform
Panoply Raises $10M
300+TechCrunch / 6h
Panoply , a platform that makes it easier for businesses to set up a data warehouse and analyze that data with standard SQL queries, today announced that it has raised an additional $10 million in funding from Ibex Investors and C5 Capital. This brings the total funding in the San Francisco- and Tel Aviv-based company to $24 million. The company, which launched back in 2015 , has mostly stuck to
Anima’s latest update draws on the popularity of design and no-code tools
300+TechCrunch / 6h
Anima , the company that turns design prototypes into code, has today announced the launch of Anima 4.0, which will allow designers to create prototypes in Figma that are translated into components in React with the click of a button. The company was founded by Or Arbel (cofounder of Yo!), Avishay Cohen (who led R&D at Mobli) and Michal Cohen. It launched three years ago with a platform that allo
Netflix is developing a live-action 'Assassin's Creed' series with Ubisoft
Netflix Assassin Creed
100+Mashable / 6h
Sharpen your hidden blades and pull up your hoods: Ubisoft and Netflix announced that a live-action Assassin's Creed series is officially in development. The TV show does not currently have a title or a showrunner, but Ubisoft Film & Television head Jason Altman and director Danielle Kreinik will executive produce the project. Netflix's @NXOnNetflix Twitter account, which covers the service's sci
Lenovo is offering two of its laptop backpacks for $9.99 each
Dell Black Friday Deals
36Mashable / 6h
Save up to 70%: Select Lenovo Black Friday doorbusters on laptops and accessories are already live, plus extra savings with code THINKYAY. Here are our favorite early Black Friday deals: Lenovo 15.6-inch Laptop Everyday Backpack (B510) — $9.99 (save $20) Thinkpad X1 Carbon Gen 7 — starting at $836.99 (save $1,312.01) PC devotees have it nice during holiday shopping season. Apple itself rarely par
Apple may have leaked a secret MacBook Pro 2020
Apple MacBook Pro B. Camp
28TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 6h
Latest Boot Camp release notes reference an unreleased 2020 model of the 16-inch MacBook Pro.
Alaska’s Coastal Permafrost Is More Vulnerable Than We Thought
200+Gizmodo / 6h
Scientists have long assumed that a thick, solid mass of permafrost underpins all of Alaska like the sturdy foundation of a house, stretching from the tundra to the and below the seafloor. But in a new study published in Science Advances, scientists found that beneath the seafloor on the northeastern coast of Alaska,… Read more...
Instagram extends the maximum length of Live streams to four hours
100+Engadget / 6h
Instagram Live streams are about to get a whole lot longer. The service is extending the maximum length of a stream to four hours, up from just one hour. That could lead to longer virtual concerts and Q&As with prominent figures, along with — worryingly for some — lengthier remote classes. Your account will need to be in good standing (i.e. you've had zero policy or intellectual property violatio
Instagram will let you live stream for up to 4 hours and archive for a month
100+Mashable / 6h
Instagram is taking several steps to make life for creators on the platform easier during the COVID-19 pandemic. On Tuesday, the company announced it has extended the time limit for live streams from 60 minutes to four hours. The change is global and applies to all Instagram users. The reason behind the move, Instagram says, is helping creators — yoga instructors, musicians, artists, cooks, and t
Thanks to COVID-19, emissions and coal use may have peaked in 2019
100+TechCrunch / 6h
If analysts from BloombergNEF are right, then all of the world’s most greenhouse gas polluting days are behind it, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. A sharp drop in energy demand caused by the global response to the coronavirus pandemic will remove 2.5 years of energy sector emissions between now and 2050, according to the latest New Energy Outlook from BloombergNEF . The latest models from the an
Tuesday's Best Deals: AirPods Pro, Animal Crossing with Bell Bag, LG CX 55" 4K TV, AeroGarden, Infrared Thermometer, Vantrue Dash Cams, and More
64Lifehacker / 6h
Apple’s AirPods Pro and Animal Crossing for Switch with a bonus Bell Bag lead Tuesday’s best deals. Read more...
New iMac release with Apple chip may change your next buy plan
SlashGear / 6h
Apple Silicon MacBooks are only the first MacOS computers to roll with the company’s own-designed processors. Tips from supply chain sources this week suggest Apple is hard at work on its first desktop computer processor as well. This could change the way MacOS computers work (and play). Will this change your plans to buy a new computer in the near … Continue reading
Tuesday's Best Deals: AirPods Pro, Animal Crossing with Bell Bag, LG CX 55" 4K TV, AeroGarden, Infrared Thermometer, Vantrue Dash Cams, and More
64Gizmodo / 6h
Apple’s AirPods Pro and Animal Crossing for Switch with a bonus Bell Bag lead Tuesday’s best deals. Read more...
SpaceX and LeoLabs partner up for tracking of Starlink satellite deployments
85TechCrunch / 6h
SpaceX and orbital object tracking startup LeoLabs have announced a new commercial partnership that will see LeoLab track SpaceX’s Starlink satellites during their initial deployment and orbital travel. The arrangement means that LeoLabs will immediately start tracking new Starlink satellites once they’re released in space following a launch, giving SpaceX immediate info in terms of placement and
Discuss portfolio management and great storytelling with GV’s MG Siegler on Extra Crunch Live today at 2pm EDT/11 am PDT
100+TechCrunch / 6h
If anyone knows early-stage investing and startups, it’s M.G. Siegler . As a general partner at GV, he’s personally invested in his fair share of rocket ship companies early on in their lifecycles, including Anchor, Slack, Medium and Stripe. He’s also a TechCrunch alum and a former startup operator himself as a web dev. We’re thrilled to have Siegler joining us to talk about his investment experi
Atari VCS release date, games, price and everything you need to know
200+TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 6h
Here's everything you need to know about the Atari VCS system, a retro gaming console with modern features.
South Africa to get a new online retailer, Everyshop
20TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 6h
Everyshop is a new online retailer that will challenge the likes of giant Takealot
Netflix is making multiple 'Assassin's Creed' shows
Netflix Assassin Creed
200+Engadget / 7h
“Requiescat in pace.” That’s what I tell myself every night as I try to eradicate the memory of the live-action Assassin’s Creed movie . A better brain-wiping solution, perhaps, will be to watch Netflix’s newly-announced Assassin’s Creed series. The streaming juggernaut has signed a deal with Ubisoft for multiple shows that explore the time-hopping saga. These include a “live-action epic” and “an
This Eufy RoboVac is at its lowest price ever on Amazon
36Mashable / 7h
SAVE $120: Leave vacuuming to the Eufy RoboVac G30 Edge , on sale for $229.99 through Oct. 27 in an early Black Friday deal. (But hurry, this deal of the day won't last.) Let's face it, vacuuming is a chore, and one that most people could live without. If you have kids, pets, or a messy roommate, it's likely that there are always crumbs or dirt on the ground. Coming home after a long day of work
Windows 10 antivirus will soon get better at protecting the most at-risk users
28TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 7h
Priority Account Protection delivers customized safeguards for individuals most likely to be cyberattack targets.
These pixel-dense OLED displays could solve VR’s big headache
SlashGear / 7h
When it comes to virtual reality displays, the screen door effect is a very real concern for manufacturers. The screen door effect gives certain displays a mesh-like appearance that’s particularly noticeable when lower resolution displays are viewed up close, so while it can happen with any display, it’s most prevalent in the world of VR. Stanford researchers have announced new … Continue reading
Meteorite That Crashed Into Michigan Contains 'Pristine' Organic Compounds
300+Gizmodo / 7h
The rapid recovery and analysis of a meteorite that fell onto a frozen lake in Michigan two years ago is illuminating the pivotal role these rocks played in delivering the basic building blocks for life to Earth. Read more...
Amazon Fire tablets are getting a smart home control panel
Today Amazon Friday
SlashGear / 7h
Amazon is making it easier to control smart home devices from its Fire tablets, with the new Device Dashboard pulling together all of your connected lights, cameras, and appliances in a more seamless interface. The new update condenses all Alexa-linked smart home devices into a single page, rather than sending you hunting through individual apps (or, for that matter, controlling … Continue readin
How to watch Hocus Pocus online and stream the classic Halloween movie today
20TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 7h
The 1993 Disney film is a cult classic this time of year and our guide explains how to watch Hocus Pocus online this Halloween
NASA and SpaceX Finally Choose Date for Historic Astronaut Launch
500+Futurism / 7h
Mark Your Calendars NASA and SpaceX have officially set the launch date for Crew-1, the first-ever operational “shift-change” mission involving SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft, for November 14 . The original launch date has shifted around several times. Following the successful Demo-2 mission this summer, NASA had tentatively set the date for late August . Further delays pushed it to “no earlier
Woolworths High Street 'relaunch' proves a hoax
6KBBC News - Technology / 7h
The Twitter account @UKWoolworths, which now has more than 4,000 followers, misspelled the shop's name.
Waymo and Daimler team up to develop self-driving trucks
Waymo Daimler Trucks
83Engadget / 7h
Daimler is clearly eager to expand its plans for self-driving trucks . The automotive giant is teaming up with Waymo to develop trucks capable of level 4 autonomy, or full self-driving in specific conditions. The early strategy will focus on a modified Freightliner Cascadia that uses Waymo Driver for navigation. This first truck will be available in the US in the “coming years,” the companies sai
A Massive Upgrade Makes the Classic Super Nintendo Super Scope Work on Modern TVs
400+Gizmodo / 7h
Despite a renaissance in outdated gaming tech , there’s a small blip in the history of retro gaming hardware that has all been all but abandoned in the emulation scene: light guns. The way the technology worked simply isn’t compatible with modern TVs and screens, so if you want to get something like the Super… Read more...
Chase Sapphire Cards Get New Peleton Statement Credit Benefit
24View from the Wing / 7h
Premium rewards card customers are valuable consumers that brands want access to. Card issuers can form partnerships that allow them to deliver their cardmembers as a product to those brands, while providing real value from the brands to their customers as well. It's a real win-win. Continue reading ...
Netflix is making an Assassin's Creed TV show – will it be better than the movie?
Netflix Assassin Creed
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Netflix is adapting Assassin's Creed for the small screen, but will it be any good?
PlayStation trophies just got better on PS5 thanks to this new feature
37TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 7h
The PS5 preserves your greatest PlayStation trophies in a much more awesome fashion than PS4.
Early Amazon Black Friday deal sees a price cut on the all-new Echo Dot
Today Amazon Friday
24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 7h
This early Amazon Black Friday deal lets you save $20 on the all-new Echo Dot when you buy two and apply code DOT2PACK at checkout.
SpaceX Starlink public beta begins: It’s $99 a month plus $500 up front
SpaceX Starlink Beta
1KArs Technica / 7h
Enlarge / A SpaceX Starlink user terminal/satellite dish. (credit: SpaceX ) SpaceX has begun sending email invitations to Starlink's public beta and will charge beta users $99 per month plus a one-time fee of $499 for the user terminal, mounting tripod, and router. The emails are being sent to people who previously registered interest in the service on the Starlink website . One person in Washing
How to Embed a Google Drawing Into Google Docs
28How-To Geek / 7h
You can explain your data graphically, include a necessary visual, or make your document stand out. It’s all easy to do when you embed Google Drawings into Google Docs. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›
TCL announces a $400 5G handset
TCL 10 5G UW Verizon
100+TechCrunch / 7h
What’s most remarkable about the push for 5G is how quickly the prices came down on handsets sporting the next-gen wireless technology. The push toward affordable 5G devices is clearly as much an indicator as the current state of the smartphone space as anything — people just aren’t upgrading devices as quickly as the used to. And even more to the point, they’re reluctant to pay $1,000 when they
China is cracking down on mobile web browsers
24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 7h
The Cyberspace Administration of China has warned mobile browsers to remove content that spreads misinformation or violates core socialist values.
Hilton Honors Extends Benefits, Reduces Elite Requirements
61One Mile at a Time / 7h
We’re continuing to see loyalty programs extend status, points, and perks. Back in late March Hilton Honors announced several program extensions , and today we’re seeing even more of those. In no particular order, here’s what Hilton Honors members can expect: Hilton Honors extending status through 2022 for everyone Long story short, anyone who has status right now will continue to have status thr
10 favorite startups from Techstars’ October 2020 class
Spoelstra Google GT
76TechCrunch / 7h
A few weeks back, The Exchange dug through a number of Techstars demo days and parsed a few dozen startups to find a few favorites. Today, we’re back for more of the same, albeit with a different set of accelerators’ results to examine. As a reminder, the last time we dug through the various cohorts, we liked YearOne , MyFavorito , Livelii , Albo , Space Products and Innovation GmbH and SATIM . T
Google confirms post-Election Day political ad ban, partners with AP on election results
Google Day AP Election
100+TechCrunch / 7h
Google today announced several updates related to how it’s helping direct people to the polls, provide election results, and help people access real-time election news across its platforms and services, like Search, Assistant and YouTube. The company said it will again partner with the Associated Press (AP) to deliver authoritative information on election results on both Google Search and Assista
Eufy's high-tech baby monitor is $40 off at Amazon
Today Amazon Friday
36Mashable / 7h
Save $40: Eufy's high-quality baby monitor is on sale at Amazon for $119.99, down from $159.99 as of Oct. 27 in an early Black Friday deal. With all the technological advances we've seen in the last couple of decades, it seems antiquated to still be using a baby monitor that only has audio monitoring. Eufy — a trusted brand in security cameras, vacuums, and other household items — has a high-tech
The new Microsoft Surface Duo is already up to $900 cheaper in early Black Friday deals
24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 7h
It's barely a month old, but Microsoft's 'Seasonal sale' is already offering big savings on the Microsoft Surface Duo.
South Africa considers launching own internet satellite
29TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 7h
A report outlining new technologies South Africa will turn to in response to the ‘fourth-industrial revolution’ has been published
Boston Dynamics robot dog is getting an arm upgrade in 2021
Popular Mechanics / 7h
The post appeared first on Popular Mechanics .
Here's How We've Set Up Our PS5s
300+Gizmodo / 7h
Roughly two weeks from now, the PlayStation 5 will be out in the wild. First (officially) revealed in June, Sony’s next-gen console promises the de rigueur next-gen improvements: shinier graphics, faster performance, killer exclusives, all that jazz. But when the curtain was pulled back, the general consensus seemed… Read more...
Airbnb Fights Its ‘Party House Problem’
500+NYT > Technology / 7h
Noise. Damages. Safety questions. Airbnb is racing to address the risks posed by partying guests before it goes public.
Everything coming to Amazon Prime Video in November 2020
46Mashable / 7h
Read more... More about Entertainment , Amazon Prime Video , Entertainment , Movies Tv Shows , and Streaming Services
Lightyear scores $3.7M seed to digitize networking infrastructure procurement
Lightyear Raises $3.7M
100+TechCrunch / 7h
Lightyear , a New York City startup that wants to make it easier for large companies to procure networking infrastructure like internet and SD-WAN, announced a $3.7 million seed round today. While it was at it, the company announced that it was emerging from stealth and offering its solution in public beta. Amplo led the round with help from Susa Ventures, Ludlow Ventures, Mark Cuban, David Adelm
Vimeo introduces free video messaging with Vimeo Record
98TechCrunch / 7h
Vimeo Record is a new product that allows teams to communicate through video messages. Vimeo CEO Anjali Sud said that while the pandemic has prompted many offices to embrace digital communication tools like Zoom, “There’s a whole host of work communication that needs asynchronous messaging.” Besides, sometimes a video can get your message across more effectively, rather than “scheduling another c
YouTube will warn users that Election Day results ‘may not be final’
YouTube RIAA Google
92Engadget / 7h
Google knows that many people will be using YouTube to keep up with the US election on November 3rd. Many politicians use the platform to communicate with voters, and some news organizations will likely livestream round-the-clock coverage. Keeping up with Election Day can be difficult, though, so YouTube is preparing a small but useful information panel that will appear at the top of search resul
Our 10 favorite perks of working from a resort or hotel
The Points Guy / 7h
In Manhattan, there’s a dust-covered desk I used to sit at every Monday through Friday at TPG headquarters. It was against a window overlooking Fifth Avenue , and I was surrounded by colleagues. In addition to the great location and wonderful company, there was a lot to love about working from the office: group brainstorms, casual banter, spontaneous walks with coworkers and frequent happy hours.
Pick up an iPad Pro with LTE for $50 off at Amazon
Apple 2020 iPad Pro
53Engadget / 7h
iPads with cellular connectivity start out more expensive than their WiFi-only counterparts, but that feature can make them better laptop replacements. If you’ve been eyeing one of the new iPad Pros with WiFi + LTE, you can save on a few models at Amazon right now. The 11-inch iPad Pro with cellular (128GB) is down to $900, which is $50 off its normal price. and the same model with 256GB of stora
Lie to Your Kids About Their Lies
45Lifehacker / 7h
I don’t usually like to take the easy parenting road by, say, tricking children or lying to them. Also, I don’t think you teach your kids not to do the thing you don’t want them to do by doing that thing yourself. Like, I don’t think yelling at a kid teaches them that yelling isn’t cool. (I’m not saying I never yell;… Read more...
Deep tech VC fund The Engine raises $230M for its second fund from MIT and new backer Harvard
Engine MIT Harvard
80TechCrunch / 8h
Deep tech. Hard tech. Or, as The Engine dubs it, Tough Tech . Venture investing today is essentially identical to what happens on Wall Street, focused on data rooms, spreadsheets, SaaS churn models and cohort analysis. Yet, the history of venture capital firms is heavily interwoven with universities and their research. Some of the most famous VC funds like Kleiner Perkins got their start funding
Boom raises $7M Series A in bid to become the ‘Amazon for commercial photography’
100+TechCrunch / 8h
Milan-headquartered scale-up Boom , which offers a two-sided tech platform to let companies book and manage commercial photo shoots, has raised $7 million in Series A funding. The round is led by Italy’s United Ventures, with the participation from Wellness Holding. It will be used to support the photo tech company’s next stage of growth as it sets its sights on “5% market share” of the $80bn glo
Tesla owner messed with thieves who tried to steal her car
21Popular Mechanics / 8h
The post appeared first on Popular Mechanics .
Daimler Trucks partners with Waymo to build self-driving semi trucks
Waymo Daimler Trucks
94TechCrunch / 8h
Two automotive giants are teaming up to bring self-driving semi-trucks to market. Under this deal, Waymo and Daimler Trucks are partnering to build an autonomous version of the Freightliner Cascadia truck. This is Waymo’s first deal in the freight business. The truck would be equipped with level 4 autonomous technology, meaning it could drive itself without a human but only in pre-defined areas.
Waymo and Daimler team up to sell autonomous trucks in the US
Waymo Daimler Trucks
20SlashGear / 8h
Waymo and Daimler Trucks are teaming up on autonomous haulage, aiming to build and sell a production self-driving truck in the US. The collaboration will see Waymo contribute the driverless tech that is powering its Waymo One autonomous ride-hailing program, which recently came out of closed beta in Phoenix, Arizona. There, members of the program can summon a fully-autonomous Waymo … Continue rea
Roku Streambar review: Making old TVs feel new again
79Engadget / 8h
Roku’s pushing hard to be your one-stop-shop for all things home entertainment. You probably know the company best for its set-top boxes and smart TVs, but it’s been expanding into content curation and audio devices over the past few years. Its latest speaker, the $130 Roku Streambar , is designed specifically for people like me: those who want to upgrade their current TV setup without spending a
Course Hero buys Symbolab in a rare edtech acquisition
100+TechCrunch / 8h
Months after its $80 million Series B fundraise , Course Hero has acquired Symbolab , an artificial intelligence-powered calculator that helps students answer and understand complex math questions. The price of the deal was undisclosed. The 9-person Symbolab team, based in Tel Aviv, will join Course Hero . The platforms will live under independent branding for the near future, according to Andrew
This concept nuclear engine could be the future of space travel
Popular Mechanics / 8h
The post appeared first on Popular Mechanics .
How to Make a Fake Facebook Account
Facebook Oculus Gaming
100+Lifehacker / 8h
Creating multiple Facebook accounts was easy back in the day. You might have needed a secondary email from a legitimate educational institution, but that’s typically not difficult to come by—especially if you get a new “alumni” email address tied to a university’s domain upon graduating. Read more...
Spying a pivot to ghost kitchens, Softbank’s second Vision Fund pours $120 million into Ordermark
Ordermark $120M SoftBank
100+TechCrunch / 8h
“We’re building a decentralized ghost kitchen,” is a sentence that could launch a thousand investor calls, and Alex Canter, the chief executive officer behind Ordermark , knows it. The 29 year-old CEO has, indeed, built a decentralized ghost kitchen — and managed to convince Softbank’s latest Vision Fund to invest in a $120 million round for that the company announced today. “We have uncovered an
Watch out Intel and Nvidia, AMD just made a game-changing acquisition
AMD Xilinx $35B Intel
24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 8h
AMD will acquire semiconductor rival Xilinx in a multi-billion-dollar deal.
Apple is raising prices in App Store and in-app purchases in India and elsewhere
Apple App Store India
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Apple is increasing the price of apps and in-app purchases on App Store to align with pricing used in other markets selling in US dollars with value-added tax.
All Nippon Airways Launching New Low Cost Carrier With 787s
100+One Mile at a Time / 8h
All Nippon Airways has announced a business restructuring . In addition to retiring 22 Boeing 777s, the airline will also be forming a new low cost carrier. ANA’s new low cost carrier details Currently the airline group has two airlines: There’s All Nippon Airways, which is the full service airline operating both long haul and short haul flights There’s Peach, which is the low cost carrier operat
Tinder offers face-to-face video chats for potential matches
100+BBC News - Technology / 8h
If someone swipes on a potential match, they can now have a video chat with them.
Redmi K30S with Snapdragon 865 and triple rear cameras announced in China
Xiaomi Realme 865 Pro
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The Redmi K30S comes with Snapdragon 865 SoC, 8GB RAM and up to 256 GB of onboard storage.
Reliance Jio ventures into eSports with Garena Free Fire tournament
24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 8h
The JioMart Gameathon Free Fire esports tournament will take place from October 30, have a prize pool of Rs 25,000 and will only be played on Mobile.
Windows 10 update could make your browser lightning fast
Microsoft Edge Explorer
28TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 8h
Microsoft is working on a new Windows 10 update that could make web browsing even smoother.
Understanding Common Methods of Non-Repudiation in File Transfers
How-To Geek / 8h
Non-repudiation is proving who uploaded and downloaded a file, and whether or not the received file is identical to the one sent. Verifying that a file has been sent and received without being modified by a man-in-the-middle attack is critical for many different business processes, such as in healthcare, finance, or logistics. Read This Article on CloudSavvy IT ›
Holiday 2020: The Best Headphones for Runners and Cyclists
How-To Geek / 8h
There’s nothing more motivating than music when working out, but runners and cyclists are in a unique position. Situational awareness is crucial for both, especially when exercising on roads shared with cars or paths with other cyclists and runners. If you have a runner or cyclist on your holiday list, give them a gift that will both motivate them and help them stay safe with a set of headphones
AMD expands its arsenal by snatching up programmable chip maker Xilinx
AMD Xilinx $35B Intel
95Engadget / 8h
NVIDIA isn’t the only chip giant making game-changing acquisitions these days. AMD is acquiring chip designer Xilinx for $35 billion in stock to “significantly” expand the range of products it makes and customers it reaches, particularly in high performance computing. As the Wall Street Journal noted , Xilinx’s easily customizable FPGA (field-programmable gate array) chips are used in a variety o
6 Spooky Shorts to Get You in the Halloween Spirit
86Gizmodo / 8h
Halloween is nearly upon us, and while the world has its mind on certain things that are happening in early November, there’s still room to get in the spooky spirit —quickly!—with these six horrific short films. Read more...
NASA and SpaceX set November 14 target date for first operational Crew Dragon launch
NASA Water Moon SOFIA
84TechCrunch / 8h
The first mission to officially carry astronauts to the International Space Station for a standard crew rotation is now tentatively set for November 14. NASA provided an updated date for the mission this week, after it shifted from an original planned timeframe of sometime in October. This is the first time that Crew Dragon, SpaceX’s human-rated capsule, will be flown in for an operational ‘shift
NVIDIA RTX 3070 review: A hot rod GPU for the practical gamer
Nvidia RTX 3070 GPU
100+Engadget / 8h
If you've been pining for NVIDIA's 2080 Ti for the past few years, but never found a way to justify spending $1,000 on a graphics card, the RTX 3070 is for you. At $499, it tied the 2080 Ti during most of our benchmark testing. And for many, the 3070 will be a better buy than the $699 RTX 3080 . Consider it the practical gamer's GPU hot rod. It'll deliver excellent performance for 240Hz monitors
Netflix trailer for sci-fi 'The Midnight Sky' sees George Clooney trying to warn astronauts away from Earth
1KMashable / 8h
Netflix's new George Clooney-directed, post-apocalyptic sci-fi has a trailer and it looks like Earth is in a pretty bad way. Adapted from Lily Brooks-Dalton's novel Good Morning, Midnight by The Revenant writer Mark L. Smith, the film follows a well-bearded Clooney as Augustine, a lone scientist in the Arctic who is attempting to stop a group of astronauts from returning to Earth after a mission.
Waymo's self-driving tech will power Daimler trucks
Waymo Daimler Trucks
24Mashable / 8h
Daimler Trucks, which makes semis and commercial trucks for Mercedes-Benz and other truck brands around the world, will soon start offering Waymo's self-driving platform on some of its Class 8 trucks in the U.S. The partnership between the leaders in self-driving and commercial truck manufacturing was announced Tuesday. In a media briefing beforehand, Waymo CEO John Krafcik called it "sort of an
[Roundup] 12x Earning On Marriott Card, I’ll Take My 20,000 Bonus Points Thanks
View from the Wing / 8h
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips. Continue reading ...
Amazon Fire HD tablets are about to get way more useful for your smart home
Amazon Black Friday
24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 8h
Amazon's Fire HD tablets will soon be able to control your smart home appliances.
Nvidia RTX 3070 vs RTX 2070 Super: A tussle for the mid-range throne
24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 8h
The Nvidia RTX 3070 and 2070 Super appear close on paper, but the actual performance numbers distance them by quite a margin.
Biggest iPhone 12 mini threat? A truly cheap phone with 5G
TCL 10 Verizon Phone
24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 8h
The TCL 10 5G is the cheapest 5G phone in the US, packs three rear cameras, and has a headphone jack.
The Queer Appeal of Dead by Daylight
Twitch DMCA RIAA Fnatic
100+Wired / 8h
Is the LGBTQIA+ community a driving force behind the popularity of this asymmetrical multiplayer horror game?
The Science That Spans #MeToo, Memes, and Covid-19
100+Wired / 8h
The theory underlying network science predates the internet. But in 2020, it became essential to understanding our interconnected world.
Zoom launches end-to-end encryption for free meetings — with a catch
Zoom End Encryption
100+TechCrunch / 8h
Zoom, the video calling company that millions turned to during the pandemic, has finally launched end-to-end encrypted video calls for free accounts. The company said last week that it was readying the feature, months after it drew criticism for denying end-to-end encrypted calls to free users, effectively drawing a line between paid users whose conversations could not be accessed by Zoom and tho
Postmates is launching a new retail delivery feature as brick and mortar stores face 14% drop in sales
88TechCrunch / 8h
Postmates is now rolling out what could be the biggest update to the company’s service in a long time — adding a retail option for users to shop local stores and for local merchants to set up a virtual on-demand storefront in the app. Starting in Los Angeles — and building on yesterday’s test run pop-up shop with the Los Angeles Rams — Postmates users will be able to shop local merchants listed i
Salto raises $27M to let you configure your SaaS platforms with code
Israeli Salto Raises $27M
100+TechCrunch / 8h
Salto , a Tel Aviv-based open-source startup that allows you to configure SaaS platforms like Salesforce, NetSuite and HubSpot with code, is coming out of stealth today and announced that it has raised a $27 million Series A round. This round was led by Bessemer Venture Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Salesforce Ventures. The general idea here — which is similar to the ‘infrastructure-a
The Freewrite Traveler is an outstanding, but expensive, dedicated portable writing laptop
100+TechCrunch / 8h
As a hardware startup, Astrohaus stands apart because of its unique offerings focused specifically on writers and writing. Its debut product, the Freewrite, looked like an old-school travel typewriter with an e-ink screen. Now, it’s back with a new device it’s been working on for the past couple of years: The Freewrite Traveler . This more portable e-ink typewriter has a clamshell design and isn’
Top Facebook India executive Ankhi Das leaves the company
Facebook India Das
200+TechCrunch / 8h
Ankhi Das, a top Facebook executive in India, is leaving the company on Tuesday months after she was alleged to interfere in how the company enforced its hate speech policy in the country to show favoritism to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. Facebook has denied the allegations , and people close to Das (pictured above) said her departure was not related to recent stories in the press . Das, wh
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Review
Nvidia RTX 3070 GPU
SlashGear / 8h
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 was released to a wary consumer public in late 2020. Here it was, the least expensive of the RTX 30 graphics cards from NVIDIA, ready to roll with power that out-performed its predecessors in almost every way, available at approximately $500 USD. The “wary” part comes thanks to supply issues with other RTX cards this … Continue reading
Nvidia RTX 3070 review: AMD’s stopwatch just started ticking a lot louder
Nvidia RTX 3070 GPU
90Ars Technica / 8h
The RTX 3070. [credit: Sam Machkovech ] Talking about the RTX 3070, Nvidia's latest $499 GPU launching Thursday, October 29 , is tricky in terms of the timing of today's review embargo. As of right now, the RTX 3070 is the finest GPU in this price sector by a large margin. In 24 hours, that could change—perhaps drastically. Ahead of AMD's big October 28 event , dedicated to its RDNA 2 GPU line, N
How to Stop Windows 10 From Automatically Using Tablet Mode
58How-To Geek / 8h
Originally, Windows 10 would ask if you wanted to switch to Tablet Mode if you disconnected your keyboard or folded your convertible PC. Starting with the October 2020 Update, Windows 10 now automatically switches your machine to tablet mode without asking. If you prefer, it’s easy to turn this off in Settings. Here’s how. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›
Earn up to $120 in Peloton statement credits from Chase
300+The Points Guy / 8h
Several TPG staffers plan out their travels based on where they can find a Peloton bike — myself included. I even hauled mine up north for a monthlong getaway in Maine . So, you might say I’m pretty excited about this latest development from Chase. Beginning today, Oct. 27, 2020, select Chase cardmembers now have access to statement credits that can be used to cover monthly Peloton Digital ($13)
The Nvidia RTX 3070 Has No Business Being This Good
Nvidia RTX 3070 GPU
100+Gizmodo / 8h
While Nvidia’s RTX 3080 release last month didn’t quite go as planned , there’s no denying that Nvidia’s 3000 series of ray tracing graphics cards are the ones that matter. The RTX 3080 finally made 4K gaming at 60 fps possible and more affordable for the average PC gamer, and the 3000-series as a whole makes the… Read more...
TCL's latest phone has 5G speeds and solid specs for just $400
TCL 10 5G UW Verizon
47Engadget / 8h
TCL has unveiled the 10 5G UW, a $400 Verizon-exclusive device that will be the most affordable 5G smartphone in Verizon’s lineup. It has very decent specs for a device in that price range, including a Snapdragon 765G chipset, 6GB of RAM, 128GB of storage and a 6.5-inch TCL-built Full HD+ display that supports HDR10 video playback. That compares favorably to the OnePlus Nord , but with a price ta
The Freewrite Traveler is a lovely (and flawed) e-ink typewriter
71Engadget / 8h
In a few short days it will be November again, and nearly 800,000 people will attempt to write a novel as part of National Novel Writing Month . Some will succeed but many will fail, with no shortage of excuses: They didn't have time, they got distracted, they didn't get any good ideas or the right tools for it. People will often invest in new computers or software to enable their dream of being
Amazon and Walmart are both matching a $200 AirPods Pro deal
Apple AirPods HomePod
50Engadget / 8h
Yesterday we saw B&H Photo drop the price of Apple’s AirPods Pro back down to $200 and today other retailers are matching that. Amazon and Walmart have followed suit, discounting Apple’s best sounding wireless earbuds to $200. We’ve seen this sale price come and go a handful of times over the past couple of month and it’s not surprising that it’s popping up again now as we move deeper into the ho
This Verizon TCL 10 5G UW is under $400 and that’s a big deal
TCL 10 Verizon Phone
SlashGear / 8h
Verizon’s most affordable 5G phone has arrived, with the TCL 10 5G UW delivering mmWave speeds for under $400. Latest in the phone-maker’s 10 Series, the new Android phone slots in as the cheapest way to get on Verizon’s 5G network so far, undercutting the Motorola One 5G UW by $150. As we saw with the TCL 10L earlier this … Continue reading
Six Nations live stream 2020: how to watch every Super Saturday fixture from anywhere
28TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 8h
It all comes down to Super Saturday for England, Ireland and France, so here's how to watch a Six Nations live stream this weekend - including for free.
Government claims NEC is ready to support UK 5G rollout
36TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 8h
UK believes NEC can help fill a Huawei shaped void thanks to new trade deal.
iPad deals: don't miss this $50 discount on the brand new iPad Air 4 today
Apple 2020 iPad Pro
24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 8h
B&H Photo's latest iPad deals will score you $50 off a brand new iPad Air 4 pre-order, available today in two colors.
Hilton Honors becomes latest program to extend loyalty benefits
53The Points Guy / 9h
As the world continues to react to the coronavirus pandemic , hotel programs are announcing more updates to how members earn elite status, status extensions and more. Earlier this year, Hilton became the first of the major hotel loyalty programs to announce elite status extensions for all elite members . Now, the chain is back with even more news for its most loyal members. Here’s what you need t
Engineers track Monarch butterfly migration using tiny computers
SlashGear / 9h
Engineers from the University of Michigan are working with the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology to learn more about monarch butterflies’ migratory patterns. To track the butterflies, the team are using the world’s smallest computers, the latest iteration of the Michigan Micro Mote. The tiny computers were created by a team from the University of Michigan and is a … Continue reading
Google's law firm hit by data breach, employee details leaked
36TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 9h
Current and former Google employees affected by Fragomen data breach.
Check out this Rolls-Royce Cullinan frolicking in the Arabian desert
29SlashGear / 9h
When Rolls-Royce set out in creating the Cullinan SUV, it wanted it to be unlike any production Rolls in the carmaker’s 114-year history. The Cullinan is not only the first SUV from Rolls-Royce, but it’s the brand’s first off-road capable vehicle. Executive editor Chris Davies witnessed the Cullinan’s off-road prowess firsthand. As expected, he was smitten by its rugged capabilities … Continue re
Six Lufthansa 747s “Stuck” At Small Dutch Airport
300+One Mile at a Time / 9h
Six Lufthansa Boeing 747-400s landed at a small airport in the Netherlands several months ago, but now they’re not allowed to leave… Lufthansa 747s parked at Twente Airport Airlines around the globe have been putting planes into long-term storage, given the huge and sustained decrease in demand we’re seeing: Some of the planes in storage will fly again, while others will be retired and may never
SimilarWeb raises $120M for its AI-based market intelligence platform for sites and apps
SimilarWeb $120M AI
300+TechCrunch / 9h
Israeli startup SimilarWeb has made a name for itself with an AI-based platform that lets sites and apps track and understand traffic not just on their own sites, but those of its competitors. Now, it’s taking the next step in its growth. The startup has raised $120 million, funding it will use to continue expanding its platform both through acquisitions and investing in its own R&D, with a focus
PlayStation 5 first look: At home with Sony’s new console
PlayStation 5 DualSense
100+Engadget / 9h
The PlayStation 5 is huge. Standing at 15.4 inches tall and 10.2 inches deep, the PS5 looks less like a gaming console and more like a massive, old-school encyclopedia, but bound in bright white fondant and completed with a black display plate. To use a more relevant simile, the PS5 looks like a PC tower. No matter whether you store it vertically or horizontally, this beast will stand out in a li
Dashlane targets businesses with new password manager features
32TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 9h
Dashlane has launched two new business plans, providing additional security features to its password management solution.
Tinder finally rolls out video dating to global users
42Mashable / 9h
Read more... More about Dating , Tinder , Culture , and Sex Relationships
Is AppleCare+ Worth It?
37How-To Geek / 9h
If you own, or are thinking about owning, an Apple product, you’ve probably wondered if the company’s add-on product protection service, AppleCare+, is worth the price. With how costly iPhones, Macs, and other Apple devices are, is it worth paying yet another chunk of change on top just for peace of mind? Read This Article on Review Geek ›
How to Modify Text Using Regular Expressions With the sed Stream Editor
How-To Geek / 9h
Every computer user in the world sooner or later will modify a text string – either manually or automatically. Be introduced to the sed stream editor, which enables you to make bulk text modifications to strings and files. Read This Article on CloudSavvy IT ›
These Oceanographers Want to Turn Marine Slime Into Drugs
100+Wired / 9h
A California team will use a robotic vehicle to study tiny seafloor creatures, hoping they might yield new compounds to fight viruses and cancer.
The Chromecast With Google TV Is a Welcome Streaming Upgrade
100Wired / 9h
The newest Chromecast comes with a remote and has Google TV built in—which makes it way easier to navigate a sea of streaming apps.
PS5 unboxing: Sony’s big, curvy boy stands out in any room
Ps5 PlayStation Sony
36Ars Technica / 9h
The PS5 will stand vertically on its own without the stand, but it can easily be bumped over. As you may have heard by now , we have received the PlayStation 5 at Ars' orbiting headquarters, ahead of its official launch on Nov. 12 . We're still limited in just what we can tell you about the system itself until that launch gets a little closer. One thing we can talk about, though, is the console's
Hands-on with the PS5’s synesthetic DualSense controller
Astro Playroom DualSense
32Ars Technica / 9h
Welcome to Cooling Springs, just one portion of the adventure through a PS5's innards in Astro's Playroom . Astro's Playroom , included with every PlayStation 5, is clearly designed as a showcase of sorts for the system. The game takes players on a fantastical platforming adventure through an imagined version of the system's innards, and through 25+ years of PlayStation history itself. More than
The PS5 Is Big—Like Really Freaking Big
Astro Playroom DualSense
100+Gizmodo / 9h
Up until now, the original Xbox has usually been the device people reference when talking about big-ass video game consoles. But with the arrival of the PS5, there’s a new sheriff in town. Read more...
PS5 first look: design, controller, Astro's Playroom and unboxing the console
Astro Playroom DualSense
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We’ve cracked open the box to go hands-on with the PlayStation 5.
Microsoft confirms that it doesn’t mind if you don't buy an Xbox Series X
Phil Spencer Xbox G. Pass
74TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 9h
Microsoft has stated that it wants to create more Xbox customers, but that it doesn't necessarily need to sell you an Xbox Series X.
Why go for the iPhone 12 Pro when Samsung S20 Plus deals are far cheaper
Samsung Galaxy S20
24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 9h
iPhone 12 deals are now here but it feels hard to choose them over Samsung Galaxy S20 deals when they're so much cheaper.
Impact America Fund closes $55M to invest in startups targeting the world’s overlooked
100+TechCrunch / 9h
The entire asset class of venture capital is built atop systemic racism. The numbers don’t lie : only 2% of partner-level VCs are Black, and 81% of venture capital firms don’t have a Black partner on board. The lack of diversity in check-writers doesn’t stay in board rooms: homogeneity trickles down to the founders who get mentored and the startups that get funded, excluding an entire population
Lightspeed Venture Partners backs Theta Lake’s video conferencing security tech with $12.7 million
Theta Lake LVP $12.7M
100+TechCrunch / 9h
Theta Lake , a provider of compliance and security tools for conferencing software like Cisco Webex, Microsoft Teams, RingCentral, Zoom and others, said it has raised $12.7 million in a new round of funding. Lightspeed Venture Partners led the round with commitments from Cisco Investments, angel investors from the collaboration and security space, and previous investors, Neotribe Ventures, Firebo
AMD grabs Xilinx for $35 billion as chip industry consolidation continues
AMD Acquire Xilinx $35B
92TechCrunch / 9h
The chip industry consolidation dance continued this morning as AMD has entered into an agreement to buy Xilinx for $35 billion, giving the company access to customers requiring chips with high performance for workloads like artificial intelligence. AMD sees this deal as combining two companies that complement each other’s strengths without cannibalizing its own markets. CEO Lisa Su believes the
Samsung update gives the Galaxy Fold features from its successor
61Engadget / 10h
Samsung has started rolling out the Galaxy Fold update it promised in mid-October that’ll give the device features found in its newer sibling. One of the Fold 2 features making its way to the older foldable is App Pair, which lets you group up to three apps together and launch them all at once from the Edge Panel. The apps will open in the split-screen layout of your choice — you can now also arr
Nuclear Thermal Propulsion engine could mean a three month trip to Mars
NASA Mars Rover
42SlashGear / 10h
A company from Seattle called Ultra Safe Nuclear Technologies (USNC-Tech) has developed a concept for a new type of propulsion unit and delivered details to NASA. The company claims that the new Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (NTP) engine is safer and more reliable than previous designs. USNC-Tech says the concept engine offers far greater efficiency than a chemical rocket and could … Continue readin
Microsoft’s latest desperate move to get people to use Edge could annoy Windows 10 users
Microsoft Edge Explorer
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Microsoft really wants people to use its Edge browser, but its latest move may end up putting people off.
Brawl Breaks Out In The Aisle Of Puerto Rico Flight As Police Board To Tase The Aggressor
80View from the Wing / 10h
On Monday evening Spirit Airlines flight NK2322 from Newark to San Juan broke out in a major fight throughout the cabin over a passenger not wearing a mask. What's remarkable is the extent of the brawl, and that it happened upon landing in Puerto Rico, rather than prior to departure. The woman who wouldn't wear a mask was ultimately tased by police who responded to the brawl. Continue reading ..
Netflix sets a date for Chilling Adventures of Sabrina season 4
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Netflix's horror series returns for its final season in December.
Tackling sports piracy 'requires carrot and stick approach'
20TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
A better approach would involve incentivizing sports fans to watch legitimate streams through a more attractive pricing model.
The Morning After: NASA detected water on the Moon's sunlit side
60Engadget / 10h
Does the industry need another cloud gaming service? Facebook certainly thinks so. Unlike Google, Amazon, NVIDIA and Microsoft, though, the company is starting small. Really small. Instead of a standalone service, Facebook is quietly offering streamable games inside its social network . And instead of ‘triple-A’ titles, the company is offering smaller free-to-play experiences like Asphalt 9: Lege
JSX debuts a 30-seat regional jet in a luxurious 1-1 configuration
200+The Points Guy / 10h
Have you ever flown on an American Eagle or United Express Embraer E145? If so, chances are you don’t have too many fond memories of this regional jet. With 50 seats spread across more than 16 rows, it’s a tight squeeze. Both carriers operate the E145 in an all-coach 1-2 configuration. Fortunately, most flights operated by this Brazilian made plane are quite short. But not all E145s are created e
Uber’s ‘robo-firing’ of drivers targeted in latest European lawsuit
Uber Drivers
100+TechCrunch / 10h
Uber is facing another legal challenge in Europe related to algorithmic decision making. The App Drivers & Couriers Union (ADCU) filed a case, yesterday, with a court in the Netherlands seeking to challenge the ride hailing company’s practice of ‘robo-firing’ — aka the use of automated systems to identify fraudulent activity and terminate drivers based on that analysis. Under EU law individuals s
Deci raises $9.1M to optimize AI models with AI
Deci Raises $9.1M AI
200+TechCrunch / 10h
Deci , a Tel Aviv-based startup that is building a new platform that uses AI to optimized AI models and get them ready for production, today announced that it has raised a $9.1 million seed round led by Emerge and Square Peg. The general idea here is to make it easier and faster for businesses to take AI workloads into production — and to optimize those production models for improved accuracy and
Leading Edge Equipment has a technology to improve solar manufacturing and $7.6 million to go to market
100+TechCrunch / 10h
Only a few weeks after the successful public offering of Array Technologies proved that there’s a market for technologies aimed at improving efficiencies across the solar manufacturing and installation chain, Leading Edge Equipment has raised capital for its novel silicon wafer manufacturing equipment. The $7.6 million financing came from Prime Impact Fund , Clean Energy Ventures and DSM Venturin
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X leak shows CPU outgunning Core i9-10900K, with Intel looking in real trouble
AMD Xilinx $35B Intel
32TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
It would seem that Intel really needs to get its next-gen Rocket Lake processors out sooner rather than later.
Epson adds to its EpiqVision streaming projector lineup
Epson EpiqVision Mini
SlashGear / 10h
More and more people worldwide are cutting the cable and ditching satellite, and traditional cable television services to save money and have more control over their entertainment options. Epson has announced that it is adding new projectors to its EpiqVision line of projectors, including options with integrated Android TV and Yamaha custom sound. The projectors feature advanced laser-array proje
Review: Walmart’s Core i5 Ice Lake laptop, back in stock at $500
94Ars Technica / 10h
Enlarge / It looks like the cow is judging me—but that's OK, I'm about to judge the cow right back. (credit: Jim Salter) The Ice Lake-powered GWTN156-1BL we're reviewing today is one of an entire line of inexpensively manufactured, Gateway-branded laptops available exclusively at Walmart. We intended to review it last month, alongside its $350, Ryzen-powered little sibling the GWTN141-2 —but it s
MIT created an autonomous boat called the ‘Roboat’
Popular Mechanics / 10h
The post appeared first on Popular Mechanics .
Apple increases app pricing scale for South Africa
Popular Mechanics / 10h
The post appeared first on Popular Mechanics .
Spirit Airlines Brawl Leads To Onboard Tasing & Arrest
500+One Mile at a Time / 10h
This is possibly the most uncivilized behavior I’ve ever seen filmed on a plane… and that’s saying a lot. This even caused an arrest, and the bail for the passenger who is accused of being the instigator has been set at $150,000. Fight erupts on Spirit Airlines flight Sunday afternoon’s Spirit Airlines flight from Newark to San Juan didn’t end too well, as a huge fight was caught on video. This h
Switching phone network is about to get easier than ever
UK Tesco Mobile Ofcom
24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
Mobile operators to be banned from selling locked phones.
Netflix's teaser for anime series 'Eden' shows a future where robots rule the world
Netflix November Christmas
65Mashable / 10h
Netflix is going all in on its anime content. Following the recent announcement of five new anime projects during the livestreamed Netflix Anime Festival 2020 event, the streaming giant has dropped a new teaser for one of the projects it already has in development: Eden , an original series directed by Yasuhiro Irie, set thousands of years in the future on a robot-ruled earth. The teaser shows tw
To Save the Planet, Get More EVs Into Used Car Lots
200+Wired / 10h
To reduce carbon emissions, electric vehicles need to stay on the road as long as possible. That means developing a robust trade in secondhand cars.
What Comes After the International Space Station?
NASA OSIRIS-REx Water
500+Wired / 10h
Funding for the world's premiere orbital laboratory won't last forever. Its end could usher in a new era of commercial space stations.
Why So Many Esports Pros Come From South Korea
300+Wired / 10h
If there’s a competitive mode, you'll find Korean players at the top of the charts. But the reasons have less to do with esports and more to do with culture and class.
Blockchain-based, crypto-infused decentralized VPN launches as beta
28TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
Skywire network updates offering with the launch of a VPN app to provide added anonymity.
I spent 48 hours with the new iPhone 12 Pro: Here’s why I love it
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
The Points Guy / 10h
The annual “iPhone day” has come and gone. Just two weeks ago, on Oct. 13, Apple introduced its latest mobile devices . This year, the company released four distinct models ranging from the entry-level iPhone 12 mini to the top-of-the-line iPhone 12 Pro Max. Now, more than ever, there’s an iPhone for everyone. Depending on what features you value, odds are you’ll find a device that fits your need
Bogota’s Tül raises $4 million to improve the supply chain for construction in Latin America
100+TechCrunch / 10h
With a new $4 million round, the Bogota-based supply chain logistics technology developer Tül is prepping to expand across the Latin American region. Founded by Enrique Villamarin Lafaurie and Juan Carlos Narváez, Tül’s technology connects construction manufacturers to the small businesses across Latin America that are responsible for handling half of the inventory for construction jobs in the re
NeoLight’s jaundice treatment catches another $7 million to bring neonatal light therapy to the home
92TechCrunch / 10h
NeoLight , a startup company that’s working to bring hospital-grade neonatal care technologies to the home, has raised $7 million more in financing. Dignity Health and Honor Health Systems came in to support the company along with previous investors like the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and his wife Ashley and other, undisclosed investors. Initially intended for hospital use
Vodacom offering 6 months of Amazon Prime Video to certain customers
28TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
Vodacom has teamed up with Amazon to offer certain customers 6 months of Amazon Prime Video
New OLED tech could revolutionize the VR headsets of tomorrow – here's how
Samsung 10000 OLED VR
44TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
Samsung has collaborated with Stanford researchers to design a pixel-dense OLED display for VR.
Video leak shows off TCL's rollable smartphone screen tech
32TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
A new video gives us our best look yet at the rollable screen technology that the Chinese company is working on.
Apple’s AirPower wireless charger is reportedly dead again, this time for good
Apple AirPower Dead
24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
AirPower promised to charge three devices at once, but it looks like Apple might have now given up on it.
MIT’s autonomous Roboat fleet gets larger and learns new ways to communicate
SlashGear / 10h
MIT has been working on small autonomous boats for the last five years and has recently made some significant changes. The autonomous boats, called Roboat, are now two meters long and are capable of carrying passengers. The latest version is called Roboat II, and it also has a new algorithm called Simultaneous Localization and Mapping or SLAM. Other new features … Continue reading
Smaller, more efficient tokamak could follow in ITER’s fusion footsteps
200+Ars Technica / 10h
Enlarge / The magnetic fields inside a tokamak. (credit: Jong-Kyu Park, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory ) Depending on whom you ask, fusion power is either already here (but no one will purchase my sekrit design!), never going to happen (so stop wasting money!), or a difficult problem that might be a partial solution to an even more difficult problem. The last, being the view of scientists wh
UK will ban mobile carriers from selling locked handsets in 2021
UK Tesco Mobile Ofcom
100+Engadget / 11h
Mobile operators in the UK will be banned from selling smartphones locked to their networks, according to the regulator Ofcom (via the BBC ). The rule will take effect starting in December 2021 and affect companies that still sell locked handsets, specifically EE, Tesco Mobile and Vodafone. It won’t affect O2, Sky, Three and Virgin, as those operators already only sell unlocked devices. The regul
How to Mute Volume by Tapping the Back of Your iPhone
44How-To Geek / 11h
Need to quickly silence your phone? If you’re running iOS 14 or later on an iPhone 8 or newer, you can mute the volume by tapping the back of your phone two or three times. This is possible thanks to a feature called Back Tap and a custom shortcut that’s easy to create. Let’s set it all up! Read This Article on How-To Geek ›
Zoom finally delivers end-to-end encryption for all users - but not all of the time
Zoom End Encryption
32TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
Video conferencing giant Zoom has finally delivered on a security promise made at the start of the pandemic.
Unseen 'Borat' clip shows Sacha Baron Cohen fleeing gun rally
Kazakhstan Borat Cohen
100+Mashable / 11h
Playing Borat can be a dangerous business. During an interview with Stephen Colbert on The Late Show on Monday, Sacha Baron Cohen relived the moment when he was recognised in a costume within a costume during a gun rally in Washington state — and had to make a hasty getaway as the crowd stormed the stage. Baron Cohen was playing Borat in disguise as a country singer, Country Steve, at the event,
Crash Bandicoot mobile game launch date confirmed, as pre-registration opens on iOS
Crash Bandicoot 2021
28TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
You can pre-order Crash Bandicoot: On the Run today, the new mobile adventure on iOS and Android.
Ford and Filson created this Bronco Wildland Fire Rig concept for the National Forest Foundation
29SlashGear / 11h
The year 2020 will end as the most devastating fire season in U.S. history, and it couldn’t end soon enough. American automaker Ford and rugged outdoor outfitter Filson has collaborated in creating the Bronco + Filson Wildland Fire Rig concept along with limited-edition Bronco + Filson outdoor gears. Ford and Filson are raising funds for the National Forest Foundation in … Continue reading
India’s FreshToHome raises $121 million to grow its meat and vegetable e-commerce platform
Freshtohome Series C India
500+TechCrunch / 11h
FreshToHome, an Indian e-commerce startup that sells fresh vegetables, fish, chicken and other kinds of meat , has raised $121 million in a new financing round as the Bangalore-headquartered firm reports accelerated growth spurred by the coronavirus pandemic. The startup, which offers its service in several major Indian cities including Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore, and Hyderabad, is processing
Pentax K-3 Mark III finally announced, and flagship DSLR could be a low-light king
24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
Pentax has revealed the name of its next flagship APS-C DSLR, but the Pentax K-3 Mark III won't be available to buy until 2021.
Build your own Lego game brick by brick with this fun Unity project
Lego Unity
24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
Create a micro game without writing a single line of code with the official microgame editor from Lego and Unity.
Samsung Galaxy S21 may ditch the bundled charger and earphones after all
Samsung Galaxy Charger
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Media reports suggest Samsung is at least thinking about cutting down on bundled accessories for its next flagship.
These cheap 5G phone deals will make you forget Black Friday is coming up
Amazon Black Friday
24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
You don't have to shell out for a 5G phone; these pre-Black-Friday deals have brought the prices way down.
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 might have a pop-up camera, but we’re not convinced
28TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
A Samsung patent details a pop-up camera on a foldable phone, but it sounds like a bad idea.
NASA moves early to store asteroid samples board OSIRIS-REx
NASA Water Moon SOFIA
SlashGear / 11h
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft successfully touched down briefly on asteroid Bennu to retrieve samples to return to Earth. The spacecraft captured so much in its collector head that it was overflowing with the material, allowing some material to escape. NASA says that it collected well over the two-ounce mission requirement, meaning that even though some material is escaping, it still has … Continu
Apple AirPods Pro drop back to lowest price ahead of Black Friday deals
Apple AirPods HomePod
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If you can't wait for the Black Friday AirPods deals to land, you can still grab the AirPods Pro with a steep discount.
Xbox Series S is already starting to miss out on next-gen upgrades
5 Xbox Series XSS One
200+TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
Devil May Cry 5: Special Edition won’t have ray tracing on Xbox Series S, and PUBG will only run at 30fps.
The inventor who wanted to keep his daughter safe
3KBBC News - Technology / 12h
Kim Kyeong Yeon developed his virus-destroying machine after his child injured herself.
IHG Rewards Club Selling Points For 40% Off
500+One Mile at a Time / 12h
IHG has just rolled out its latest promotion on purchased points . Unfortunately it’s not in line with the best deals offered by IHG, which seems odd. Buy IHG points with 40% discount Through Friday, November 13, 2020, IHG Rewards Club is offering up to a 40% discount on purchased points . With this promotion, you receive a 40% discount as long as you purchase at least 10,000 points in one transa
Tinder turns on video chat globally
TechCrunch / 12h
Dating app Tinder has flipped the switch, turning on a video chat feature for its entire user-base. The global rollout of the virtual dates feature, which it’s calling ‘Face to Face’, follows select market tests this summer . The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the usual pattern of hook-up app usage, where a digital swipe right in the afternoon might lead to an in-person meeting that night if bot
Face to Face, Tinder’s opt-in video chat feature, is now rolling out globally
200+TechCrunch / 12h
Tinder , currently the world’s biggest biggest dating app for people to find matches and connect with them, is expanding another feature today to extend the time people spend in the app, and the communications they can have within it. Face to Face, an opt-in-only feature that Tinder launched earlier this year that lets users video chat with each other without exchanging personal information and o
White Castle rolls out more robots from Miso Robotics to cook in its kitchens
Flippy White Castle
100+TechCrunch / 12h
More robots are coming to White Castle. Expanding a partnership with Miso Robotics, around 10 new White Castle locations will be rolling out the Pasadena, Calif.-based company’s robotic fry cook. The move accelerates the adoption of Miso Robotics’ newly designed Flippy robot into kitchens to speed up production and allow more staff to work in the front of the house to service customers, the compa
Flippy robots will cook sliders in 10 more White Castle locations
Flippy White Castle
500+Engadget / 12h
Miso Robotics’ Flippy ROAR — that’s short for Robot-on-a-Rail — showed promising results in its pilot with White Castle, enough for the burger chain to sign on to deploying the robot in 10 more locations. The companies announced their collaboration back in July, just as restaurants were forced to limit staff to ensure social distancing while keeping up with the increasing demand for delivery and
Tinder's Face to Face video chats launch globally
100+Engadget / 12h
After testing it in multiple countries and several US states, Tinder is rolling out its “Face to Face” one-on-one chat feature to users around the world, the company announced. The service will be helpful during the pandemic, as it will let you chat with a potential partner directly on Tinder without the need to meet in person or use an outside video chat service like Zoom. Such a service can als
What Prime Day tells us about Black Friday
Dell Black Friday Deals
24Mashable / 12h
We already knew Black Friday was going to be weird this year thanks to COVID-19, but now that Prime Day has come and gone, we have some actual insight into what Black Friday and Cyber Monday will be like. In years past, Prime Day has taken place in mid-summer, months before Black Friday, so it wasn’t truly an indication of what the late fall shopping holidays would hold. But because it happened a
Avoid public restrooms with a portable toilet on sale
24Mashable / 12h
TL;DR: Take a portable bathroom on the go with the Alpcour Portable Toilet , on sale for $180 as of Oct. 27. Love the idea of camping, hiking, or fishing, but cringe at the thought of not being able to use the bathroom? You're not alone in your worry. You can grab your very own portable toilet to take with you on these adventures, so you'll never be stranded without a place to go. The Alpcour Por
Learn a new language with this well-reviewed app on sale
Memrise Language Learning
Mashable / 12h
TL;DR: Get a lifetime subscription to Memrise Language Learning for $99.99, a 28% savings as of Oct. 26. You already learned to make bread, became an at-home bartender and barista, and created your own world with Animal Crossing . Now, it's time to do something to enhance your brain — like learn a new language. And you're in luck, because a lifetime subscription to the Memrise Language Learning a
Save $30 on a 360-degree home security camera
36Mashable / 12h
TL;DR: Keep your home safe and secure with the Crorzar Indoor 360 Security Camera , on sale for $69.99 as of Oct. 27. Missed Prime Day deals on security cameras? No worries. The Crorzar Indoor 360 Security Camera features smart tracking and 360-degree coverage, enabling you to get a complete view of your indoor space. Its 1080p HD resolution and 3.6mm professional lens deliver clear videos and hi
This Python course bundle includes 38 hours of content
Python AI Java Matplotlib
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TL;DR: Step into the world of AI with the Ultimate Python & Artificial Intelligence Certification bundle for $39.99, a 97% savings as of Oct. 27. If you're curious about Python and want to learn more — including about artificial intelligence in Python — consider this Ultimate Python and Artificial Intelligence Certification Bundle . This 38-hour training is the first step to understanding AI and
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