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Ted Cruz Left The Country On United Airlines While Texas Power And Water Collapsed


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Texas Senator Ted Cruz just bailed on the state and headed for Mexico, in the midst of a tremendous crisis. There's not a ton that Texas Senator Ted Cruz can do to fix the problem now but it's not a good look, bailing on Texas for a United flight out of Houston to Cancun for warmth while state utilities melt down. Continue reading ...

How to Take Time Off Without Screwing Over Your Coworkers


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On Wednesday night, with a winter storm of historic magnitude battering Texas and leaving millions of residents without electricity or potable water, Senator Ted Cruz decamped for the sunny climes of Cancun, Mexico with his family. Read more...

The First Trailer for Mortal Kombat Is a Bloody Good Time


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Get ready for blood , punches, and at least a few instances of getting over here ...which usually leads to a bit more of the aforementioned blood and punching. Read more...


Creating a prediction machine for the financial markets


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Fayze Bouaouid Contributor Fayze Bouaouid is co-founder and CEO of financial intelligence application Springbox AI . He has a Master's of Science in Banking and Finance and nearly two decades of experience in banking and asset management. Artificial intelligence and machine-learning technologies have evolved a lot over the past decade and have been useful to many people and businesses, especially

The first black hole ever discovered is more massive than we thought


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Einstein first predicted the existence of black holes when he published his theory of general relativity in 1916, describing how gravity shapes the fabric of spacetime. But astronomers didn’t spot one until 1964, some 6,070 light-years away in the Cygnus constellation. Geiger counters launched into space detected cosmic x-rays coming from a region called Cygnus X-1. (We now know the cosmic rays a

Panasonic's Nicobo is a pricey robot cat that farts whenever it feels like it


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I've officially reached the point in quarantine where a farting cat robot has claimed the number one spot on my wish list. I'm specifically talking about Nicobo — Panasonic's very own companion robot. First spotted by Gizmodo , Nicobo doesn't really do much other than wag its tail, turn around, blink its little eyes, and talk a bit. Oh, and it also farts when the mood strikes. It also looks more

How to Treat Frostbite Until You Can Get Medical Help


Lifehacker / 18min
Frostbite occurs when the skin, sometimes along with other soft tissues, freezes due to prolonged exposure to the cold. Knowing first aid to treat frostbite until you can get medical aid can help prevent permanent damage, so here’s what you need to know if you’re spending time in extreme cold . Read more...

Here’s What Planetary Scientists Think of Krispy Kreme’s Mars Donut


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As NASA prepared to land its first rover in nine years on the surface of Mars this week, famed donut chain Krispy Kreme stole the headlines with its own contribution to the scientific discourse: a Mars-themed donut, dipped in caramel and filled with chocolate cream. Ever skeptical, Futurism reached out to a variety of planetary scientists to ask whether the donut looks like an accurate model of t

How to Pay Bus Fares and Parking Meters in Google Maps


Lifehacker / 31min
You can now pay for parking and bus fare in Google Maps . In some regions, the new tools can even replace the digital transit fare and parking apps your city already uses, meaning you can now plan, travel, and pay all within Google Maps. Read more...

20 Must-Watch Muppet Show Episodes on Disney+


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Jim Henson’s The Muppet Show —the one and only—is finally going to be more easily accessible to fans with its arrival on Disney+ this week. You might be so excited you’re just going to dive in headfirst, but if you’re down to skip around a bit, we have some suggestions for the best of the best. Read more...

Texas Oil and Gas Plants Quadruple Air Pollution as Systems Freeze Up


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It’s been a hard week for everyone living in Texas as blackouts , boil notices , and bone-chilling cold rattle the state. But data shared with Earther shows the suffering maybe be particularly acute for the millions of Texans living near oil wells and refineries. Read more...

“Shameful and inhumane”: DeSantis threatens to withhold vaccine amid criticism


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Enlarge / Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a press conference about the opening of a COVID-19 vaccination site at the Hard Rock Stadium on January 06, 2021, in Miami Gardens, Florida. (credit: Getty | Joe Raedle ) As large swaths of the country face snags in COVID-19 vaccine distribution due to crippling snow and ice, some communities in Florida may face snags due to political windstorms f

Surprising sleep study finds lucid dreamers can ‘talk’ with scientists


SlashGear / 46min
A study recently published in the journal Current Biology has revealed that sleeping people, when in a lucid dreaming state, can communicate with scientists, including answering questions. The findings add to the mystery of consciousness and dreaming, bridging the real world and hallucinatory dream state while surprising researchers. The dreaming state is one that, typically speaking, places one

Oculus rolls out support for multi-user accounts and app sharing


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As it promised to do sometime this month , Oculus has started to roll out multi-user and app-sharing support. Facebook says they're experimental features and Oculus Quest 2 owners will be the first to gain access. The company plans to expand the features to all Quest users at some point. Primary account owners can add up to three secondary profiles on each headset. Each person will need their own

NASA Scientists Need to Live and Work on “Mars Time”


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Mars Time NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover is currently approaching the surface of Mars, where it’s expected to touch down in the next few hours. Assuming it lands successfully, the Perseverance mission team at NASA is going to need to make some major lifestyle changes, Space.com reports . Most notably? They’re going to have to start living and working on what’s called “Mars time,” meaning they’ll

5 sunny vacation destinations to dream about on this freezing winter day


The Points Guy / 57min
Across the country this week, there have been back-to-back winter storms. And our friends in Texas have been walloped by the bitter cold, snow and ice storms, and have lost both power and, in some cases, water. The bad news is the forecast remains cold in much of the United States for the next few days. If you’re bundled up at home, grumbling about this winter weather, we invite you to dream abou

Math learning app Photomath raises $23 million as it reaches 220 million downloads


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Photomath , the popular mobile app that helps you solve equations, has raised a $23 million Series B funding round led by Menlo Ventures. The app is a massive consumer success, and chances are you might already know about it if you have a teenager in your household. The app lets you point your phone’s camera at a math problem. It recognizes what’s written and gives you a step-by-step explanation

Use 'Nearby Share' to Send Android Apps to Your Friends


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As an Android user, how do you share apps with other people? You probably tell them, “Hey, I awesome downloaded [cool app name]. You should play/use it too.” But Google has introduced a new way to share apps from Google Play, and it’ll be pretty useful when (if?) we’re ever able to hang out in person again. Read more...

Uber extends work from home policy through mid-September


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Uber today notified employees that it will extend its work from home policy through September 13. “In considering the extension, we took into account the latest scientific data and experts’ views; the fact that different countries are at different stages of recovery; and the start of the school year,” Uber Chief People Officer Nikki Krish wrote in an email, viewed by TechCrunch, to employees. “[…

Huge: American & JetBlue Add 33 Routes In The Northeast


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We’ve known for a while that American and JetBlue are introducing a strategic alliance in the Northeast . Well, today there was a major announcement on that front, as American and JetBlue plan to codeshare as of February 25, 2021 (which is a week from today). In addition to revealing plans to align schedules in several markets, American and JetBlue have announced a total of 33 new routes, which I

Microsoft announces the next perpetual release of Office


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If you use Office, Microsoft would really, really, really like you to buy a cloud-enabled subscription to Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365). But as the company promised, it will continue to make a stand-alone, perpetual license for Office available for the foreseeable future. A while back, it launched Office 2019 , which includes the standard suite of Office tools, but is frozen in time and wit

Chromecast With Google TV Really Is Perfect Now, Huh?


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Our favorite streaming device just got a major update. Read more...

Let them fight! Mortal Kombat red-band trailer gives fans what they want


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28Ars Technica / 1h
Lewis Tan stars as Cole Young. [credit: YouTube/Warner Bros. ] Warner Bros. has released the red-band trailer for its forthcoming Mortal Kombat reboot, which had long languished in development hell. A Russian-dubbed version of the trailer initially leaked on reddit, according to Eurogamer , before being pulled . It's basically a nonstop, blood-soaked fighting fest, featuring all the fan favorites


Anthony Lin named permanent managing director and head of Intel Capital


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When Wendell Brooks stepped down as managing partner and head of Intel Capital last August, Anthony Lin was named to replace him on an interim basis. At the time, it wasn’t clear if he would be given the role permanently, but today, six months later, the answer is known. In a letter to the firm’s portfolio CEOs published on the company website, Lin mentioned, almost casually that he had taken on

AI has remastered Rick Astley's 'Never Gonna Give You Up' in glorious 4K


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Word of warning, prepare to be rickrolled like you've never been rickrolled in the past. Thanks to AI software, you can now troll your friends with Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" in crisp UHD. CNET spotted the video, which was uploaded by YouTube user Revideo at the end of January only to be recently discovered by the internet at large this week. Revideo said they used Topaz Video Enhanc

Robinhood goes to Congress


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Update: There’s an entire second session of this? My lord. Today the House Financial Services Committee dragged the CEO of Reddit, a Cato wonk, social media icon DeepFuckingValue, the CEO of Citadel Kenneth Griffin, a hedgefund bro who got whomped by DeepFuckingValue, and the CEO of Robinhood Vlad Tenev, who got womped when individual investors joined DeepFuckingValue in his womping of the hedge

Google has a new responsible AI lead


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Google has appointed Dr. Marian Croak to lead its responsible artificial intelligence division within Google Research, Bloomberg reported earlier today. Croak was previously the vice president of engineering at the company. In her new role, Croak will oversee the teams working on accessibility, AI for social good, algorithmic fairness in health, brain fairness, ethical AI and others. She’ll repor

Why Vaccine Selfies Are Actually Good


24Lifehacker / 1h
I never realized how many of my friends and acquaintances are healthcare workers until my social media feeds started lighting up with vaccine selfies. People flash their reminder cards or brandish their bandages, and that’s a good thing: Each vaccine selfie is a little public health message, and you’re doing your part… Read more...

Watch researchers find unexpected life under Antarctic ice


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Researchers unexpectedly discovered life after drilling through over half a mile of ice in coastal Antarctica. Read the full story here . Read more... More about Mashable Video , Antarctica , Discovery , Ice , and Deep Sea

Shadowlands, World of Warcraft Classic 2021 plans leak before BlizzConline


SlashGear / 1h
Just the day before BlizzConline – the all-online replacement for what was supposed to be BlizzCon 2021 – is set to kick off, Blizzard’s announcements regarding retail World of Warcraft and World of Warcraft Classic have leaked out. These leaks detail not only what’s next for retail WoW‘s latest expansion, Shadowlands, but also what will be coming in World of … Continue reading

American Express Improves Intro Offers On Bonvoy Business, Blue Cash Preferred


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American Express has just improved their public offers for two cards to make them more attractive and imperative to apply for. There are improved offers for both the Marriott Bonvoy Business™ American Express® Card and the Blue Cash Preferred® Card from American Express. Continue reading ...

Samsung promises to ‘redefine the role of the TV’ on March 2


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Similar to Samsung’s annual Unpacked event, Unbox & Discover will show off the future of TVs on March 2.

How to get to (and stay in) Dubai using points and miles


The Points Guy / 1h
Dubai is one of the most interesting cities in the world. Its massive skyscrapers, over-the-top hotels and stunning beaches make it the perfect vacation for anyone that wants a trip to the future. Plus, you have plenty of great options for flying there. Whether you fly Emirates first-class or book a connecting ticket on a carrier like Swiss, KLM or Qatar Airways, you’re sure to have a great exper

Apple is already working on developing 6G wireless technology


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Enlarge / The iPhone 12 and 12 Pro, side by side. (credit: Samuel Axon) Apple has posted multiple job listings indicating that it is hiring engineers to work on 6G technology internally so it does not have to rely on partners like Qualcomm as the next generation of wireless technology hits several years down the line. The job listings, which were first spotted and reported by Bloomberg , include

Russian Scientist Proposes Using Lasers to Melt Space Junk


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Satellite Melt As we speak, thousands of small pieces of debris are cluttering Earth’s orbit. Even entire derelict satellites are drifting through space, having long fulfilled their purpose. In fact, an astonishing 60 percent of our planet’s roughly 6,000 satellites are no longer in operation. That’s a problem, as any collision could end in disaster — or the dreaded knock-on effect known as Kessl

The 'Mortal Kombat' reboot trailer is as gory as it should be


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The first trailers have dropped for the upcoming Mortal Kombat movie and one thing's clear: this film won't hold back on the violence . Just like the games, the restricted red band clip is full of gore and dismemberments. It's not for the faint of heart. Get over here! Watch the trailer for Mortal Kombat now — in theaters and streaming exclusively on HBO Max April 16. #MortalKombatMovie pic.twitt

iPhone 12 vs Samsung Galaxy S20: Apple's latest, or 2020's best phone?


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Apple and Samsung continue their epic smartphone war, but is there a generation gap?

Facebook Australia: Tech giant faces growing criticism over news ban


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Politicians, publishers and rights groups condemn the social media giant's response to a planned law.

Android 12 adds haptics-coupled audio, which could be extraordinary


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With the launch of the Android 12 developer preview this week, we’re getting our first look at what the software will bring later this year. Android 12, also known as Android S, adds a system called HapticGenerator. This new bit of code is an audio post-processor “which generates haptic data based on the audio channels.” This could change the way … Continue reading

Today’s best tech deals: Nintendo Joy-Cons, Apple’s M1 Mac mini, and more


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Enlarge (credit: Ars Technica) Today's Dealmaster includes a nice discount on Nintendo's Joy-Cons, with various colors of the handheld Switch controllers down to $69 at Amazon and Walmart. While this isn't the lowest price we've tracked, more substantial price drops for the Joy-Cons have been uncommon over the past year. Those dealing with a busted Joy-Con can seek a repair through Nintendo , but

Buy a Whole PC With an RTX 3070 Built-in for Around the Same Price as an RTX 3070 by Itself


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HP Omen 25L | $1,341 | HP | Promo Code 10GAMER2021 Read more...

Bramble Is the Video-Conferencing Platform I Wish Existed at the Start of the Pandemic


31Gizmodo / 1h
Being a teacher is rough. Being a teacher trying to teach a class of more than 20 students virtually in the middle of a pandemic is even rougher. Not only do you have to come up with clever ways to teach the same material and keep your class engaged, but you often find yourself troubleshooting your students’ tech… Read more...

This Futuristic Patio Furniture Stays Clean No Matter What Mother Nature Throws at It


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There’s nothing like hanging out on your patio or porch when the weather is nice. But outdoor furniture is infamously difficult to maintain, since they’re constantly exposed to the elements. But Outer has come up with new, innovative, futuristic patio furniture that can hold up against rain, wind, snow, and grime, without sacrificing comfort in the process. Outer’s patent-process memory foam cush


Watch NASA land the Perseverance rover on Mars live


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In just a few short hours, NASA will attempt to land its most ambitious Mars mission to date. Following a seven-month journey , the agency's Perseverance will descend to the Red Planet later today. We’ll know whether the landing was a success around 3:55 PM ET. NASA will livestream the mission, with the proceedings starting at 2:15. You watch the entire thing below. NASA, probably more so than an

Mars Is Radiating Gravity Waves, Which Is Bad News For Human Settlers


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Keep Out Bad news for any future Mars settlers: New research used data from NASA spacecraft to show that gravitational waves emanating from the planet are making it even more inhospitable to life as time goes on. Mars is home to some pretty gnarly dust storms. It turns out that these storms can actually trigger the planet into giving off gravitational waves — the same kind of signals given off by

YC-backed Queenly launches a marketplace for formalwear


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Queenly , a marketplace for formalwear, launched into a world where its core product of dresses and gowns had a massive competitor, bigger and more elusive than Poshmark: quarantine. The coronavirus pandemic has caused the fancy in-person events that one might attend, such as award shows, pageants, proms and weddings to be canceled to limit spread. But despite the fact that you might be rocking s

Check out the incredible speakers joining us on Extra Crunch Live in March


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Extra Crunch Live is off to a great start this year. Lightspeed’s Gaurav Gupta and Grafana’s Raj Dutt taught us how to nail the narrative. Felicis Ventures’ Aydin Senkut and Guideline’s Kevin Busque showed us how valuable a simple pitch deck can be. And yesterday, Accel’s Steve Loughlin and Ironclad’s Jason Boehmig discussed the challenges of pricing and packaging your product. Next week, we’ll s

Apple's Already Starting Work on 6G Before 6G Is Even a Thing


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Apple’s first 5G phones arrived mere months ago, but the company is already exploring the future of cellular connectivity. Read more...

Buy a Whole PC With an RTX 3070 Built-in for Around the Same Price as an RTX 3070 by Itself


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HP Omen 25L | $1,341 | HP | Promo Code 10GAMER2021 Read more...

Wow: American Airlines Will Fly Ultra-Premium A321T To Orange County


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American Airlines and JetBlue Airways have just announced a slew of new routes as part of their new Northeast strategic alliance . While I’ll cover those new routes big-picture in a separate post, I wanted to dedicate a post to what I find to be the most interesting announcement. American will fly A321Ts between JFK & SNA As of June 2, 2021, American Airlines will launch daily nonstop flights bet

Android 12's Dev Preview Promises a Cleaner, Faster, More Immersive Experience


How-To Geek / 2h
Today, the Android Team released its first developer preview of Android 12, giving us a first look at what’s coming to the world of Android. While it’s early days, the preview still gives us a good idea of what to expect, like security changes, new gesture navigation updates, better pictures, and faster, cleaner notifications. The preview also suggests that Android will make a big play for other

Your Next Pair of Sennheiser Earbuds Could Be Custom-Fit to Your Ear Canals


24How-To Geek / 2h
There’s nothing better than a tailor-made earbud. Sennheiser’s AMBEO division, which specializes in “immersive” audio, is partnering with the Formlabs 3D printing company to make custom-fitted earbuds more accessible. The idea is simple—scan your ear with a smartphone, send the data to AMBEO and Formlabs, and get a pair of eartips specially designed for your ear canals. Read This Article on Revie

The RTX 3060 Graphics Card Is Terrible for Mining, and That's a Good Thing


How-To Geek / 2h
If you’ve tried to purchase a graphics card for your gaming computer in the past few years, you’ve probably noticed skyrocketing prices and low stock everywhere. That’s in part due to the rise of cryptocurrency mining that calls for powering graphics cards. NVIDIA wants to help gamers by making its new RTX 3060 cards terrible at mining. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

Get a $40 Credit from Amazon for Trying its In-Garage Delivery Service


How-To Geek / 2h
Amazon’s in-garage delivery service, Key, offers you some peace of mind against brazen thieves who want to steal your precious packages. It’s now offering new first-time users of the service a $40 credit for trying it out, though you’ll need to have a compatible myQ garage opener for things to work. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

Apple TV+ arrives on Google TV devices, starting with Chromecast


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Google announced today the Apple TV+ streaming service has now arrived on the Google TV platform, starting with Chromecast with Google TV . It will also become available on Google TVs from both Sony and TCL, with expansions to other Android TV-powered devices in the months to come, Google says. Google TV was first introduced last September as the new way Google will refer to its interface for Chr

Apple TV+ released for Google TV at last, more devices soon


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If you’re using a device with Google TV, today’s the first day you’ll be able to use Apple TV+, officially. You might’ve been able to side-load the app before, if you had the extreme urge, but now it’s out for real. Chances are you’re using a Chromecast with Google TV device, and on this device you have a slightly smaller … Continue reading

Why You Need a Family Mission Statement


46Lifehacker / 2h
Despite the pandemic turning our home and work lives upside-down for the past year, it has also provided us with a perspective that would have been hard to imagine in a pre-COVID-19 world. On my best, most optimistic days, I can see how the pandemic forced my family to slow down its increasingly frenetic schedule. It… Read more...

Why do SaaS companies with usage-based pricing grow faster?


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Kyle Poyar Contributor Kyle Poyar is VP of Growth at OpenView . More posts by this contributor Subscription-based pricing is dead: Smart SaaS companies are shifting to usage-based models Today we know of HubSpot — the maker of marketing, sales and service software products — as a preeminent public company with a market cap above $17 billion. But HubSpot wasn’t always on the IPO trajectory. For it

Fall Guys just got some Xbox good news


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Yesterday, we learned that Fall Guys will be coming to Nintendo Switch later this year. With the Switch version finally confirmed, that left one big question: What about Xbox? Xbox One players have been right there with Switch players wondering when Fall Guys would come to their platform of choice, and today, we got an answer to that question as … Continue reading

Outfit wants to make DIY home improvements easier to tackle


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Doing home renovations yourself can be more cost-effective than hiring a contractor, but many people don’t know where to begin. Ian Janicki, the founder and CEO of DIY home renovation startup Outfit , has always wanted to make architecture and design more accessible to people. “I realized I could leverage my knowledge of being handy to create a product that scaled,” he told TechCrunch. For those

California DMV warns 20 months of records may have been exposed


57Engadget / 2h
A ransomware attack on a company called Automatic Funds Transfer Services (AFTS) has had a ripple effect on customers. One of those is the California Department of Motor Vehicles, which has warned drivers in the state about a potential data breach. The DMV told TechCrunch that the incident may have put at risk “the last 20 months of California vehicle registration records that contain names, addr

Android 12 beta launches – here are 9 important changes coming to your phone


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The first Android 12 Developer Preview is here and we have a list of changes coming to Google-powered smartphones.


Uber: Bankrupt engineer Levandowski is hiding millions from creditors


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Enlarge / Anthony Levandowski in 2019. (credit: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Famed self-driving engineer Anthony Levandowski was forced to declare bankruptcy last year after he lost a legal battle with Google over claims that he stole trade secrets on behalf of Uber. Now Uber is objecting to the proposed terms of his bankruptcy, arguing that he used legally dubious techniques to

Android 12 Developer Preview released for your Pixel pleasure


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SlashGear / 2h
Google is kicking off the Android 12 Developer Preview today, giving those with a Pixel a very early taste of the upcoming OS update, while setting out the roadmap for when everybody else could look forward to seeing it. It’s a chance to see the new features and APIs coming in the new OS, though for the moment it’s targeted … Continue reading

Bungie plans major studio expansion, recommits to a non-Destiny game by 2025


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Two years after its split from Activision, Bungie is gearing up to build out the Destiny universe and -- more importantly — branch out into new some new ones. To help it do so, the company announced a slew of new expansion measures this morning , including plans to open its first international office in Amsterdam and to more than double the size of its Bellevue, Washington headquarters so it can

Google moves in near the Mayo Clinic to ease collaboration


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Google has been partnering with the Mayo Clinic , the top hospital in the United States, for years now. But today, the company announced a move to make that partnership a little more serious: Google will open an office in Rochester MN this year, home of the Mayo Clinic's headquarters. Google already has dozens of offices in the US, but this will be the first in Minneapolis. The company worked wit

The first Android 12 developer preview is here


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37Engadget / 2h
It's mid-February, which means it's time for Google to start releasing the first developer preview of its upcoming OS update. The company's VP of engineering Dave Burke said in a blog post that with Android 12 , it's "investing in key areas to help deliver a polished experience and better performance." Most of today's news pertain to developers, but we can glean some clues about what new features

Who Wins the (Online) Corner Store?


80NYT > Technology / 2h
A big question about the future of commerce is how local businesses will succeed online.

House Republicans propose nationwide ban on municipal broadband networks


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Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Paul Taylor) House Republicans have unveiled their plan for "boosting" broadband connectivity and competition, and one of the key planks is prohibiting states and cities from building their own networks. The proposal to ban new public networks was included in the "Boosting Broadband Connectivity Agenda" announced Tuesday by Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) an

Google announces the Android 12 Developer Preview


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24Ars Technica / 3h
Enlarge / This green circle (we added the background) is the Android 12 logo, I guess. Google is launching the first developer preview of Android 12 on Thursday. This is the beginning of a seven-month beta process that should end with a final release sometime around September. System images will be out today for the Pixel line (if these links are broken, check back later). Support is being cut fo

Google launches the first developer preview of Android 12


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Almost exactly a year after Google announced the first developer preview of Android 11, the company today released the first developer preview of Android 12 . Google delayed the roll-out of Android 11 a bit as the teams and the company’s partners adjusted to working during a pandemic, but it looks like that didn’t stop it from keeping Android 12 on schedule. As you would expect from an early deve

The First Android 12 Developer Beta Is Here


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Gizmodo / 3h
Google just announced the release of the first developer preview build of Android 12, giving us a few hints at what changes to expect when the software upgrade rolls out widely. Read more...

Hilton expects all of its hotels to reopen by midyear


The Points Guy / 3h
Hilton is optimistic about 2021. In its fourth-quarter 2020 earnings call on Wednesday, the hotel chain said that despite last year being the toughest in its 101-year history, it expects to emerge from this crisis a stronger company poised for further growth in the future. For more TPG news delivered each morning to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter . As of Feb. 10, 2021, 97% of Hilton

Nvidia Is Making Graphics Cards Just for Cryptocurrency Miners


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Attempting to get ahead of cryptocurrency miners who might snatch up a good chunk of RTX 3060 stock when the GPU goes on sale next week, Nvidia announced this morning it now has a dedicated card for professional mining. Read more...

Report: Social audio app Clubhouse has topped 8 million global downloads


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Social audio app Clubhouse has now topped 8 million global downloads, despite still being in a prelaunch, invite-only mode, according to new data released today by mobile data and analytics firm App Annie. Per its estimates, Clubhouse grew from over 3.5 million global downloads as of February 1, 2021, to reach 8.1 million by February 16, 2021. This sharp growth is attributed to several high-profi

Tesla price cut makes Model 3 and Model Y cheaper – with a catch


SlashGear / 3h
Tesla has shuffled the pricing of its most affordable EVs, quietly reducing how much the entry-level Model 3 and Model Y will cost, though increasing the sticker on Performance versions. The changes come less than a month after Tesla updated its Model S and Model X, with new exterior and interior design plus potent new Plaid performance variants. For the … Continue reading

The new Mortal Kombat movie trailer looks gorgeously gory


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The new Mortal Kombat teaser shows off high-quality effects and incredible martial arts skills.

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness lands a big-name composer


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The highly anticipated Doctor Strange sequel has taken on Danny Elfman to compose the movie’s soundtrack.

The Middle East Is Blanketed in Rare Snowfall


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It snowed in the Middle East on Wednesday, covering parts of Libya, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Palestine, and Israel in rare white blanket. The region is known more for being dry and hot than snowstorms. But a huge dip in the jet stream similar to what’s happening in Texas allowed polar air to plunge from… Read more...

Make Sweet & Sour Sauce With Apricot Preserves


44Lifehacker / 3h
My favorite sweet & sour sauce is the McDonald’s variety. It comes in a little plastic tub with a bright green label, and it is a perfect match for McNuggets and McFries. (If you have not tried it with the fries, I recommend that you remedy this as soon as you can.) Read more...

What it takes to get a job building robotic Mars explorers for NASA


48Engadget / 3h
After a thankfully uneventful seven-month journey, NASA’s Mars 2020 mission is set to safely reach the Red Planet and insert itself into orbit on Thursday ahead of deploying the Perseverance rover and Ingenuity helicopter prototype that it’s been toting down to the planet’s surface in search for evidence of ancient microbial life. However, this expedition has been in the works for far longer than


Apple M1X leak suggests MacBooks are in line for a major performance boost


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The M1 successor could be a 12-core CPU with double the GPU performance

Amex Blue Cash Preferred Card Review (2021)


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Blue Cash Preferred® Card from American Express 6% cash back at U.S. supermarkets 6% cash back on Select U.S streaming services 3% cash back at U.S. gas stations Annual Fee: $0 introductory annual fee for the first year, then $95 | See Rates & Fees | Terms Apply. Apply Now Personally, I love earning points for my credit card spending, though understandably a lot of people prefer to earn cash back

How to Watch NASA’s Perseverance Rover Land on Mars


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Perseverance Landing Today, NASA is set to land its Perseverance rover on what is believed to be an ancient dried up river delta on the surface of Mars — and luckily, the agency is giving us access to every tool at its disposal to follow the white-knuckles journey. NASA’s live stream will kick off at 2:15 pm Eastern time, including live footage from mission control. Unfortunately, though, you won

Meet Elizabeth Ann, the First Cloned Black-Footed Ferret


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Her birth represents the first cloning of an endangered species native to North America, and may bring needed genetic diversity to the species.

Scientists Want to Know Why This Adorable Rodent Can Glow in the Dark


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Springhares are cute as can be, but their fur looks kind of dull under normal conditions. When cast under UV light, however, their fur comes alive, featuring vibrant patches of red, orange, and pink. As new research shows, these creatures are now one of only a handful of mammals known to emit a biofluorescent glow. Read more...

‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ in 4K Is an Eye-Melting Way to Rickroll Someone


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As powerful workstations slowly but surely work to remaster all the world’s old film and video footage to higher resolutions and frame rates using machine learning techniques, you’d assume that one piece of footage would have been a top priority. But apparently Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” music video has… Read more...

Mortal Kombat 2021 red band trailer revealed: Outworld!


SlashGear / 3h
Today we get our first look at a full-length trailer for the next Mortal Kombat movie. This Mortal Kombat (2021) will be ready to roll in April of 2021 in theaters and on HBO Max (for 31 days from theatrical release). This trailer is a cool two minutes and thirty seconds of intrigue, with plenty of promises about BLOOD. Mortal … Continue reading

The Apple TV app is now available on the newest Chromecast with Google TV


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Owners of the Chromecast with Google TV device can now watch Apple TV Plus shows.

Apple TV+ is now available on Google TV


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Google and Apple are following through on their promise to play nice with each other. At least, on their TV services anyway. After announcing in December that the Apple TV app would come to Chromecasts with Google TV , the companies have shared today that the service is now globally available. With the integration, you'll not only be able to use Apple's app from your Chromecast's interface, but y

Nvidia limits crypto-mining on new graphics card


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Nvidia's latest graphics card will deliberately slow down if used to mine a popular crypto-currency.

Apple's M1 chip-equipped Mac mini just hit a new record-low price on Amazon


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SAVE UP TO $99.01: The new Mac Mini with Apple's in-house M1 chip is on sale on Amazon as of Feb. 18 — get the 256GB model for the all-time-low price of just $599.99 with an extra discount applied at checkout (normally $699), or upgrade to the 512GB version for only $849 (down $50 from $899). Apple sent the tech world into a tizzy last fall when it dropped some new hardware with its own custom-ma

Watch Robinhood, Reddit and others testify to Congress over GameStop stocks


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In just a few short minutes, Vlad Tenev, the CEO of Robinhood, and Steve Huffman, the CEO and co-founder of Reddit, will testify before the House Committee on Financial Services . They'll be asked to answer questions about GameStop. In January, the company's stock rose by over 1,700 percent after the now-infamous WallStreetBets subreddit sent it soaring. While some retail investors made thousands

Even in early access, 'Everspace 2' dazzles. Hearing the history, it's easy to see why.


20Mashable / 4h
It's only been available for a few weeks, but Rockfish Games' Everspace 2 is already setting sky-high expectations. Released through Steam as a to-be-finished "early access" game on Jan. 18, the sequel to the 2017 space shooter that's equal parts Wing Commander and FTL takes a different approach, and people are feeling it Everspace 2 has already drawn comparisons to industry behemoths like The Wi

Nintendo Direct 2021 round-up: The biggest game news just confirmed


SlashGear / 4h
Clocking in at a hair over 50 minutes long, Nintendo’s latest Direct was no brief affair. There was a lot covered during the presentation, and there’s a good reason for that, as this was the first traditional Direct Nintendo has hosted in quite some time. In case you missed it, we’ll be briefly recapping all of the announcements here, along … Continue reading

5 reasons I’ll really miss British Airways’ transatlantic ‘Baby Bus’


The Points Guy / 4h
At some point in an AvGeek’s life , he or she meets “the one” — the plane (or, perhaps, type of plane) they’ll never hesitate to fly if given the chance. For me, that was a very special British Airways A318 , named G-EUNA — “Euna,” for short. During her heyday, this small British Airways single-aisle airliner, affectionately named “Baby Bus,” flew between London’s convenient City Airport (LCY) an

TikTok parent ByteDance joins patent troll protection group LOT Network


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LOT Network , the nonprofit that helps businesses of all sizes and across industries defend themselves against patent trolls by creating a shared pool of patents to immunize themselves against them, today announced that TikTik parent ByteDance is joining its group. ByteDance has acquired its fair share of patents in recent years and is itself embroiled in a patent fight with its rival Triller. Th

Ted Cruz Flies United Home To Face Angry Texans, As Everyone Else Gets Upgraded But Him


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Senator Ted Cruz left the country on Wednesday , flying United Airlines with his family to Cancun, as millions of Texans were without power during a once-in-a-generation weather event and near collapse of the state's power grid. Many more (including me) are without water. It looks now that he's flown back to the U.S. - and while everyone else on the upgrade list cleared into business class, Cruz

Apple’s iPhone 6G plan seeks talent for next “key strategic transition”


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Apple is already beginning work on the iPhone 6G, adding experts to its staff even as the general consensus puts the next-generation technology almost a decade out from deployment. It comes as after the Cupertino firm faced some criticism for being relatively late in adopting 5G compared to iPhone’s Android rivals, having added the tech to the iPhone 12 family … Continue reading

Facebook news ban is “arrogant,” Australia will not be “intimidated,” PM says


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Enlarge / News is still very much happening both around the world and in Australia... but you wouldn't know it if you're one of the tens of millions of Australian Facebook users. (credit: Brent Lewin | Bloomberg | Getty Images ) A long-simmering battle between tech firms and the government of Australia became explosive yesterday when Facebook announced that it would block all linking of news publ

Panasonic made a moody, farting robot that looks like a cat in a sock


100+Engadget / 4h
Many of us could use more companionship in these times of social distancing and staying at home amid the COVID-19 pandemic. While you might not be able to have a dog or cat in your residence, perhaps a companion robot will do the trick. If you're looking for one with more personality, Panasonic has made another robot that might hold the answer. With the help of the Toyohashi University of Technol


Thursday's Best Deals: M1 Mac Mini, Tacklife Fire Pit Table, Huckberry Winter Sale, Ring Light Kit, Apple Cider Vinegar Gummies, Samsung SSD, $4 Bath Towels, and More


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Apple’s M1 Mac Mini and a Tacklife fire pit table lead Thursday’s best deals. Read more...

Thursday's Best Deals: M1 Mac Mini, Tacklife Fire Pit Table, Huckberry Winter Sale, Ring Light Kit, Apple Cider Vinegar Gummies, Samsung SSD, $4 Bath Towels, and More


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Apple’s M1 Mac Mini and a Tacklife fire pit table lead Thursday’s best deals. Read more...

Fall Guys is diving onto Xbox Series X, S and Xbox One soon


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Competitive platformer Fall Guys is leaping onto Xbox consoles in 'summer 2021', following its Nintendo Switch announcement.

Cisco fixes vulnerability in top Windows VPN client


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The company says it hasn’t heard of any malicious attacks that exploit the vulnerability, but users should update ASAP.

Paying $115B for Stripe or $77B for Coinbase might be quite rational


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CoinDesk reported yesterday that crypto trading startup Coinbase is being valued at $77 billion on private exchanges. And Forbes reported that Stripe is being valued at $115 billion on secondary markets, where private shares can be bought and sold, albeit in a limited fashion. I instantly wanted to write a piece headlined “Beware those super hot secondary market valuations, “ but after a little d

Chrome OS nibbling away at Windows market while macOS holds steady


21SlashGear / 4h
According to global shipment readings from the analytics group IDC, the year 2020 made Chrome OS rise as Windows fell. In the year 2019, IDC showed Windows with a total global PC marketshare at 85.4%. In the year 2020, Windows global marketshare rang in at 80.5%, for a year-over-year fall of 4.9%. Chrome OS global marketshare rose by almost that … Continue reading

How to Write a Better Grant Proposal


36Lifehacker / 4h
Grant writing is a distinct form of the craft—much different from crafting a persuasive essay or an informational blog post. The content in a grant proposal must be catered to the funder it targets, describe in concise detail the work the money will fund, and stand out among hundreds, if not thousands, of other… Read more...

NVIDIA limits RTX 3060 crypto speeds as it introduces mining cards


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Worried that the GeForce RTX 3060 will be sold out as cryptocurrency miners snap up every GPU in sight? NVIDIA thinks it has a simple way to help: make the new card unattractive to the crypto crowd. The company has revealed that it's cutting the hash rate (mining efficiency) of the RTX 3060 in half for Ethereum miners. The driver software can detect the Ethereum mining algorithm and throttle perf

What's Star Wars Going to Do With All This Gina Carano Merchandise?


1KGizmodo / 4h
Toys and Star Wars are almost inextricably linked . From the days of the Early Bird preview set to modern collectibles lining the shelves and desks of ardent fans, the galaxy far, far away’s relationship with merchandise is as old as Star Wars itself . But what’s going to happen when paraphernalia clashes with the… Read more...

How to Safely Remove USB Flash Drives From a Chromebook


36How-To Geek / 4h
You’ve probably heard about how you should always safely “eject” a USB drive before unplugging it. On Windows, it’s a very simple process, but what about on a Chromebook? Should you still do it? How does it work? Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

How to Watch the Robinhood Congressional Hearing


36Gizmodo / 4h
More real-time WallStreetBets drama, the David and Goliath tale of class and meme warfare that has it all, will unfold before our very eyes today in a Congressional hearing at noon, ET. Possibly aware that at least two forthcoming movies and two TV shows need some good material, the House Committee on Financial… Read more...

Blackmagic Announces Updated BMPCC 6K Pro Cam with New HDR Display


Gizmodo / 4h
With Sony having teased a new cinema camera launch next week, it seems Blackmagic Design is sneaking in a new product ahead of Sony’s announcement with its updated Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro. Read more...

Chromebooks overtake Macs in market share for first time


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Analysts say the low-cost Google-powered laptops have been used by school pupils for remote learning.

Get over here and check out the first brutal HBO Max 'Mortal Kombat' trailer


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Did you know the original Mortal Kombat movie from 1995 is one of the most successful video game-to-movie adaptations of all time? It broke even in its opening weekend and had more than tripled its budget by the end of its theatrical run. Now there's a new attempt to bring the gory fighting game to celluloid life, complete with an R-rating and a pledge to recreate the video game's brutal "Fatalit

Intelligent models for smarter decision-making


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The popularity of the design, build, and test approach to engineering is fast-waning as today’s engineers face unprecedented pressure to innovate, keep pace with the latest technologies, and design creative solutions to urgent problems. Consider, for example, automated driving systems. Although autonomous vehicles promise to significantly improve mobility, engineers must test these frameworks for

Blizzard accidentally released the Blizzcon 2021 press kit - everything we know so far


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Blizzard has prematurely let the cat out of the bag for its long speculated World of Warcraft announcements.

Scientists Find a Way to Communicate With Dreaming People


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The veil between dreamworld and reality may be thinner than we thought. In a new study released Thursday, scientists in four countries say they’ve shown it’s possible to communicate with people while they’re lucid dreaming. At least some of the time, the dreamers were reportedly able to respond to yes-or-no questions… Read more...

Census raises $16M Series A to help companies put their data warehouses to work


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Census , a startup that helps businesses sync their customer data from their data warehouses to their various business tools like Salesforce and Marketo, today announced that it has raised a $16 million Series A round led by Sequoia Capital. Other participants in this round include Andreessen Horowitz, which led the company’s $4.3 million seed round last year , as well as several notable angles,

Logging startups are suddenly hot as CrowdStrike nabs Humio for $400M


100+TechCrunch / 4h
A couple of weeks ago SentinelOne announced it was acquiring high-speed logging platform Scalyr for $155 million. Just this morning CrowdStrike struck next, announcing it was buying unlimited logging tool Humio for $400 million. In Humio, CrowdStrike gets a company that will provide it with the ability to collect unlimited logging information. Most companies have to pick and choose what to log an

American Airlines, JetBlue kick off Northeast alliance with 80 codeshares and 33 new routes


200+The Points Guy / 4h
Despite the biting Northeast winter, the heat is on. That is for airlines operating in one of the most important markets in the country. On Thursday, American Airlines and JetBlue unveiled a major network alignment to kick off the Northeast-focused tie-up , including nearly 80 codeshares, 33 new domestic and international routes, schedule coordination and more. The first codeshare begins Feb. 25,


Learn a new language this year with Rosetta Stone and save over 40 percent


38Engadget / 5h
Becoming a polyglot, or someone who speaks multiple languages, used to be one of the toughest barriers to overcome as an adult. Improved communication opens up all kinds of opportunities both personal and professional, but it also takes an incredible amount of hard work and dedication. Notice, of course, that we’re using the past-tense here: “used to.” Nowadays, Rosetta Stone can teach you virtua

Tesla and Toyota dominate as 'Green Choices' on Consumer Reports' top car list


69Mashable / 5h
Consumer Reports ' annual Top 10 car and truck picks came out Thursday and many electric and hybrid cars made the coveted list with a special new label. The Toyota Prius, Toyota Corolla Hybrid, Toyota Camry (and hybrid version), and Tesla Model 3 were all chosen not only for being safe, reliable, and satisfying to own, but also for being a "Green Choice." Green Choice vehicles will now be designa

Deep in the heart of Texas’ collapsing power grid


1KArs Technica / 5h
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty Images) Texas is now entering its third day of widespread power outages and, although supplies of electricity are improving, they remain well short of demand. For now, the state's power authority suggests that, rather than restoring power, grid operators will try to shift from complete blackouts to rolling ones. Meanwhile, the state's cold weather is expecte

Save $209 on the Absurdly Luxe Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 5G Smartphone


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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 5G (Mystic Bronze) | $1,791 | Amazon Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 5G (Mystic Black) | $1,800 | Amazon Read more...

Pfizer Says Its COVID Vaccine Is 93% Effective After Just One Shot


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According to a new letter published in the New England Journal of Medicine , the COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by Pfizer and BioNTech is 92.6 percent effective after just one out of two doses. The results from the lab trial have significant implications. Thanks to a highly protective first dose, it strongly suggests that countries are able to safely delay giving out second doses to ensure that fi

The Ring Doorbell Pro hits lowest price ever in Amazon's latest sale


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Amazon's latest sale has the best-selling Ring Video Doorbell Pro down to its lowest price ever.

Samsung's End of Winter event is setting you up for spring cleaning


28Mashable / 5h
Save $250: Samsung's End of Winter event includes a $250 discount on both of Samsung's POWERbot robot vacuums — savings reach 50% off. Spring cleaning has a different energy this year. For those of us who have spent 90% of our time at home over the past 11 months, the idea of dedicating a day to more time with the dust bunnies isn't exactly refreshing. Consider a robot vacuum as your next quarant

Exclusive: American CEO Doug Parker talks about alliances, travel rebound


The Points Guy / 5h
Editors Note: The following is taken from our bi-weekly aviation newsletter. There’s a lot going on with American Airlines: New partnerships with JetBlue and Alaska Airlines, a sprint to finish reconfiguring jets under Project Oasis and a push to ever-adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic. TPG got an exclusive interview with American Airlines CEO Doug Parker last week in Fort Worth at American’s headqua

NVIDIA CMP revealed for crypto mining (for $ETH) as RTX nerfed [UPDATE: No retro-nerf]


28SlashGear / 5h
NVIDIA just revealed their next big plan for capitalizing on the current supply VS demand issues in graphics cards. Part one of their plan is nerfing GeForce RTX graphics card cryptocurrency mining power (hash rate) so said cards are less desirable to cryptocurrency mining operations. The second bit of the plan is creating a whole new category of product, the … Continue reading

OnePlus 9 display leak hints at battery-life boost for Pro model


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We've heard the OnePlus 9 Pro could get a new display feature which really helps with battery life.

Top NAS app gets critical security flaw patch


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Critical vulnerabilities existed in popular apps running on the NAS.

'Splatoon 3' and 'Skyward Sword' are coming to Nintendo Switch — here's where you can pre-order


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TL;DR: During the Feb. 18 Nintendo Direct, the company announced that Splatoon 3 and The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD are coming to Nintendo Switch — they're both up for pre-order for $59.99. Splatoon 3 — $59.99 at Best Buy The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD — $59.99 at Best Buy | Nintendo eShop Feb. 18 marked the first official Nintendo Direct since late 2019, and Nintendo had plenty of

NASA Perseverance landing today: When & how to watch the Mars rover


20SlashGear / 5h
It’s the big day the plucky Mars 2020 rover Perseverance has been waiting for, with NASA preparing a nail-biting descent to the red planet today. If all goes to plan, it’ll be a successful end to a very long journey: Mars is currently 127 million miles away from Earth, with Perseverance blasting off to begin its trip on July 30, … Continue reading

Please, Never Use a Portable Generator Indoors


300+Lifehacker / 5h
Historic snowfall and frigid temperatures have left millions of Texans without power, and when you’re forced to your own devices to heat your home, using a generator is a common alternative in lieu of your local electrical grid. But while gas-powered portable generators are a viable alternative source of energy when… Read more...

Renewable Energy Had a Record-Setting Year Despite... All This


31Gizmodo / 5h
You don’t need me to tell you that 2020 was a terrible year. Covid-19 killed nearly 2 million people, including more than 350,000 Americans, and the pandemic left the global economy in shambles. But a new report shows that all things considered, one sector actually saw wild economic success: renewable energy. Read more...

Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S7 update brings even better S Pen features to the tablet


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Galaxy Tab S7 owners may have something to look forward to this year as Samsung will be rolling out new S Pen-related upgrades to the tablet.

Tesla cuts prices for entry-level Model 3 and Model Y


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Tesla is determined to keep its sales strong , and it's using the time-honored tactic of price cuts to make sure that happens. As Reuters reports , Tesla has slashed the prices of entry-level Model 3 and Model Y electric cars. A Standard Range Plus Model 3 now starts at $36,990 (down from $37,990), while the Standard Range Model Y has dropped more sharply to $39,990 (previously $41,990). The comp

How to Put Borders Around Images in Microsoft Word


47How-To Geek / 5h
Adding borders around your images keeps photos with white backgrounds from spilling over into your document. It’s also an easy way to give them a little extra flair. Here’s how to put borders around images in Microsoft Word. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

SolarWinds Hack: What Happened and How To Protect Yourself


36How-To Geek / 5h
Federal agencies and global organizations were compromised in a long-term, state-sponsored cyberattack. The threat actors conducted a supply chain attack using compromised SolarWinds software. Here’s what happened, and how to stay safe. Read This Article on CloudSavvy IT ›

Apple is already working on 6G tech – but don't expect it on an iPhone anytime soon


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A company job listing suggests Apple is already developing 6G connectivity.


Don't miss this rare price drop on the iPad Air 4


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iPad deals are offering the first major discounts on the iPad Air 4 this week.

Connect@Changi: Singapore’s Bizarre New Business Travel Concept


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Singapore is reopening its borders to business travelers… kinda sorta. I’m sure this concept will become fairly popular, but to me this is just the saddest version of business travel that there ever was, and it also raises some questions about how long Singapore plans to keep its borders closed. Connect@Changi brings back “safe” business travel Singapore’s borders have been closed for nearly a ye

California DMV warns of data breach after a contractor was hit by ransomware


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California’s Department of Motor Vehicles is warning of a potential data breach after a contractor was hit by ransomware. The Seattle-based Automatic Funds Transfer Services (AFTS), which the DMV said it has used for verifying changes of address with the national database since 2019, was hit by an unspecified strain of ransomware earlier this month. In a statement sent by email, the DMV said that

Bitwarden Is Now the Best Free Alternative to LastPass


200+Gizmodo / 5h
Whether you’re looking to make a change in your password management just because , or you’re a LastPass user annoyed with the service’s recent changes to its free tier, switching to the much-loved (and free) Bitwarden service is a good choice. Bitwarden is now the best free password manager for most people—since it… Read more...

WandaVision episode 7 trailer hints at the aftermath of last week's cliffhanger


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Disney drops a sneaky tease for episode 7, which streams from Friday.

Tired of ‘Zoom University’? So is edtech


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The rise of “Zoom University” was only possible because edtech wasn’t ready to address the biggest opportunity of the past year: remote learning at scale. Of course, the term encapsulates more than just Zoom, it’s a nod to how schools had to rapidly adopt enterprise video conferencing software to keep school in session in the wake of closures brought on by the virus’ rapid spread. Now, nearly a y

Pipe17 closes $8M to connect a range of e-commerce tools without any code required


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This morning Pipe17 , a software startup focused on the e-commerce market, announced that it has closed $8 million in funding. Pipe17’s service helps smaller e-commerce merchants connect their digital tools, without the need to code. With the startup’s service, e-commerce operations that may lack an in-house IT function can quickly connect their selling platform to shipping, or point-of-sale data

Try Walmart+ free for 15 days, with free delivery from your store


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The following content is brought to you by Mashable partners. If you buy a product featured here, we may earn an affiliate commission or other compensation. If this pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that home delivery rules. If you’re feeling the need for a spring home refresh — or maybe you just want a shiny new track suit, or some groceries — Walmart+ membership offers some pretty sweet ben

Get Your Series X Online With 12 Months of Xbox Live Gold for $50


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Xbox Live Gold - 12 Months | $50 | Newegg | Use Code EMCESHA33 Read more...

Facebook applies overly broad content block in flex against Australia’s planned news reuse law


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Outrage fast-followed Facebook’s announcement yesterday that it was making good on its threat to block Australian users’ ability to share news on its platform. The tech giant’s intentionally broad-brush — call it antisocial — implementation of content restrictions took down a swathe of non-news publishers’ Facebook pages, as well as silencing news outlets’, illustrating its planned dodge of the (

Wholesale marketplace Abound raises $22.9M


100+TechCrunch / 5h
Abound , an online marketplace that helps independent retailers stock their shelves with new products from up-and-coming brands, is announcing that it has raised $22.9 million in its first institutional round of funding. CEO Bill Shope founded the company with Niklas de la Motte and Drew Sfugaras. He told me that small retailers are constantly on the hunt for new products, which means attending t

Varo Bank raises another $63M, led by NBA star Russell Westbrook


100+TechCrunch / 5h
Varo Bank , which last year became the first U.S. neobank to be granted a national bank charter, announced this morning it’s raised another $63 million in new funding. The round was led by NBA star Russell Westbrook, who will also join the startup as an advisor focused on the direction of Varo Bank’s programs aimed at underserved communities, including communities of color. Westbrook’s investment

Torii announces $10M Series A to automate SaaS management


400+TechCrunch / 5h
Today, that software is offered as a cloud service should be pretty much considered a given. Certainly any modern tooling is going to be SaaS, and as companies and employees add services, it becomes a management nightmare. Enter Torii , an early-stage startup that wants to make it easier to manage SaaS bloat. Today, the company announced a $10 million Series A investment led by Wing Venture Capit

Amazon will give you a $40 credit for trying its in-garage delivery service


28Mashable / 5h
Save $13 and get a $40 Amazon credit: Chamberlain's myQ smart garage door is on sale for $26.98, and if you enter the code KEY40 the first time you use Key Delivery (Amazon's in-garage delivery service), you'll get a $40 Amazon credit. Online shopping is fun. Getting your packages stolen or ruined by bad weather is not. As the smart home continues to become smarter, Amazon now offers the option t

Bitwarden Is Now the Best Free Alternative to LastPass


200+Lifehacker / 5h
Whether you’re looking to make a change in your password management just because , or you’re a LastPass user annoyed with the service’s recent changes to its free tier, switching to the much-loved (and free) Bitwarden service is a good choice. Bitwarden is now the best free password manager for most people—since it… Read more...

American Airlines Is The Biggest In The World Again, Here Are The Top 10


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American Airlines is once again the biggest airline in the world by seats flown, retaking the title from Delta. The four largest airlines in the world by seats being flown right now are all U.S. carriers. The Chinese entrants though have all grown substantially week-over-week. Continue reading ...

‘Fall Guys’ is coming to Xbox this summer


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A day after it emerged that Fall Guys is headed to Nintendo Switch , developer Mediatonic revealed that it’s also bound for Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S. The adorable battle royale party game initially emerged on PC and PlayStation 4 last August, where it was an overnight hit . It became the most-downloaded free PlayStation Plus game ever and it sold more than seven million copies on Steam in jus

Electronic Arts just added a bunch of racing games to its portfolio


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Electronic Arts today announced that its acquisition of Codemasters is complete. That acquisition was wrapped up pretty fast, as it was only announced back at the beginning of December. The deal sees Electronic Arts buying up Codemasters in a $1.2 billion deal, getting all of the franchises Codemasters owns in the process. Make no mistake, this was an acquisition meant … Continue reading

Apple wants to bring iPad assembly to India but there's a catch


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Apple has been continuously diversifying its production out of China and is now reportedly interested in manufacturing iPads in India

The Most Important Research Ever Conducted Finds that Touchscreens Can Detect Baked Goods


77Gizmodo / 6h
The capacitive technology that allows us to physically interact with touchscreens isn’t just limited to our fingers or a fancy stylus. Hopefully, someone somewhere is polishing up a Nobel Prize because a researcher discovered that pastries work with touchscreens too, and with some clever baking techniques, an iPad is… Read more...


What is Game Mode on your TV and should you use it?


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Sometimes you'll try to play a video game on your TV and it just feels wrong . Your button presses aren't responsive enough and, before you know it, you're staring at a "game over" screen. You may not know it, but even older TVs have an easy fix for this. Allow me to introduce you to "Game Mode." It's a setting that has existed in TVs for many years, from that old, barely HD set you've carried wi

AirPods who? Score the Samsung Galaxy Buds for less than $50


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SAVE $80.99: Forget spending your life's savings on fancy wireless earbuds: Snag the Samsung Galaxy Buds with charging case in white for only $49 as of Feb. 18. Good wireless earbuds can be hard to find. Some of them have zero noise cancelling, some have low sound quality, and others are super pricey (looking at you, AirPods Pro). But have no fear, this deal on Samsung's Galaxy Buds is here to ch

Google Meet to add emoji reacts so you can heart your friends and coworkers


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Get Your PC Gaming On With a Big Game Sale Over at Newegg


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Razer BlackWidow Elite gaming keyboard deals drop below $100 at Amazon


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Razer gaming keyboard deals are slashing prices on the BlackWidow Elite this week, with big discounts dropping costs below $100.

Demo the latest RPG from the makers of 'Octopath Traveler' for free


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Fans of the striking retro visuals of Square Enix's JRPG Octopath Traveler are in for a treat as a follow-up of sorts is headed to the Nintendo Switch in 2022. The new game, which goes by the working title of Project Triangle Strategy , is built from the same 2D-meets-3D mould of its predecessor. A demo is available now on the Switch eShop and you can check out those visuals in the announcement t

Texas freeze shuts chip factories amid shortages


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A power crisis in Texas forces computer-chip-makers to halt production amid a chip shortage.

Kia Motors USA reportedly hit by huge ransomware campaign


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Automaker Kia is experiencing a major network outage, which could be part of the double-extortion tactic.

Here's an incredibly expensive way to upgrade the PS5's two-tone case


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These custom PS5 consoles are available in limited quantities and on sale now.

When Should Your Kid Get Their First Cell Phone?


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With many kids in virtual school and isolated from friends and loved ones during the pandemic, having access to smartphones or other devices to maintain relationships has become more important to them than ever. But even before the pandemic, cell phone use among kids was on the rise: A 2019 survey by Common Sense Media Read more...

Nvidia deliberately halves RTX 3060 hash rate to put off crypto miners


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Nvidia is hoping to dissuade cryptocurrency miners from hogging all the RTX 3060s by hobbling its mining performance, but will it work?

4 reasons why I’m not mattress running right now


The Points Guy / 6h
We’re nearly two months into the new year, and many points and miles enthusiasts are already “mattress running.” In pre-pandemic times, mattress running, or staying at a hotel simply to earn or boost elite status, was something to consider in November or December, right at the end of the annual qualification period. Yet, some travelers are checking in to week-long stays now , 10 months before the

DC's Black Adam May Have Found Its Villain


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Paddington 3 is real, happening, and our friend. Get a look at HBO Max’s animated Aquaman spinoff . The Riverdale gang goes on the hunt for Mothman . Go behind the scenes on the new Tom & Jerry movie. Plus, new clips from Chaos Walking , Raya and the Last Dragon , and Fear the Walking Dead . Spoilers now! Read more...

How to Hide Your Phone Number in Telegram


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You need to provide your phone number to sign up for Telegram. That’s how Telegram authenticates your identity. But you don’t actually need to use your phone number to use Telegram. Here’s how to hide your phone number in Telegram. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

The Best AirPods Max Alternatives


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Apple’s AirPods Max are among the best high-end headphones available today, but they suffer from two major problems. First, the price of the AirPods Max is high, and they offer many of the same features and sound quality as much cheaper headphones. And second, the AirPods Max have a frustrating battery drain issue that Apple has yet to acknowledge, much less fix. So here are the best AirPods Max

Getting Started With Kubectl to Manage Kubernetes Clusters


How-To Geek / 6h
Kubernetes is a container orchestration engine that lets you deploy containerised workloads in a scalable way. The official command-line utility, kubectl, provides control over your clusters and the resources within. Read This Article on CloudSavvy IT ›

Amazon's Fire 7 Kids Edition is cheaper than ever at $60


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If you've wanted an Amazon Fire tablet for your kids but have been holding out for a sale, you're in luck. All of Amazon's Kids Edition Fire tablets are discounted right now, with the best deal being $60 for the Fire 7 Kids Edition . That's $30 off and a return to its Black Friday sale price. The Fire HD 8 Kids is down to $90 while the Fire HD 10 Kids is discounted to $140 -- both are close to al

VAIO Z Series laptops reborn with 3D carbon fiber to take on MacBook Air


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The VAIO Z series ultraportable notebooks are returning and while they may not have Sony branding any more, the focus on sleek design and a premium price tag are certainly being kept. Built using what VAIO Corporation says is the world’s first “three-dimensional molded full carbon body,” it means a sub-2.3 pound weight but no shortage on power. Like regular … Continue reading

EA now owns Codemasters and its many, many racing games


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It's official: EA now has a much larger stake in the racing game world. The publisher has completed its $1.2 billion acquisition of Codemasters soon after shareholders approved the deal and just a few months after Take-Two's failed attempt . The purchase puts the likes of Dirt and Formula 1 under the same umbrella as Need for Speed and Real Racing , of course, but the two companies characterize i

Sennheiser partners with Formlabs for customized headphones


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3D printing has come a long way over the course of the last decade, but questions about mainstream adoption still linger around the technology. Medical devices have been a pretty compelling use case — they’re not really mass produced and require a high level of personalization. Clear orthodontics are a great example of something that falls in that sweet spot — in fact, dental in general has been


Proptech startup Knock secures $20M to grow SaaS platform for property managers


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In recent years, the U.S. has seen more renters than at any point since at least 1965, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of Census Bureau housing data . Competition for renters is fierce and property managers are turning to technology to get a leg up. To meet that demand, Seattle-based Knock – one startup that has developed tools to give property management companies a competitive edge

Magical raises $3.3M to modernize calendars


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Calendars. They are at the core of how we organize our workdays and meetings, but despite regular attempts to modernize the overall calendar experience, the calendar experience you see today in Outlook or G Suite Google Workspace hasn’t really changed at its core. And for the most part, the area that startups like Calendly or ReclaimAI have focused on in recent years is scheduling. Magical is a T

Fintech Marqeta expands into credit card space days after filing for an IPO


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Marqeta is expanding into the consumer credit card space to help other brands launch credit card programs. The move comes just days after the payment card issuing company reportedly filed confidentially for an initial public offering, making it the latest fintech to make a move to the public markets. The value of the IPO is expected to be around $10 billion, according to Reuters. Marqeta — which

WordPress plugin exploit puts more than one million sites at risk


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Four severe vulnerabilities have been identified in the Ninja Forms WordPress plugin, currently used by more than one million websites

Sennheiser and Formlabs team up on custom 3D-printed earbuds


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3D-printing company Formlabs is teaming up with audio giants Sennheiser to make custom tips for the latter’s high-end Ambeo earphones. Users can take an image of their ear with a mobile app, which they then upload, generating the design for a custom-fit earbud. Once designed, the plans are directed to a Formlabs’ Form3 printer for creation. In a statement, the pair said that the new process means

You Should Rinse Your Empty Vanilla Extract Bottles With Booze


100+Lifehacker / 6h
Vanilla is an important ingredient, a complex ingredient, an expensive ingredient. Even if you’re not a big baker, the vanilla bean and its extract can be used to bring nuance, depth, and the implication of—but not the taste of—sweetness to any food or beverage. In addition to sweets, baked and otherwise, I like to… Read more...

These 'Invisible Headphones' Promise to Beam Audio Into Your Ears


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Open-ear audio is having a moment. JLab and Bose both have sunglasses that double as discreet headphones, but perhaps the most intriguing open-ear technology I’ve seen so far is the SoundBeamer, a device that can supposedly beam sound directly into your ears and your ears alone. Read more...

The Grim Consequences of a Misleading Study on Disinformation


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An influential study relies too heavily on news media reporting—which has only recently acknowledged the social media manipulation problem at all.

'Valheim' Is the Endless Survival Game You've Been Craving


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After a few hours with Steam's newest Early Access success, which surpassed 2 million sales in less than two weeks, the game's allure becomes clear.

4 Work-From-Home Tech Tricks I Learned From Twitch Streamers


100+Wired / 6h
They stay at their desks for hours at a time, communicate with the world, and look great in the process. Here's what they can teach us.

Air-powered robot uses no electronics


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University of California San Diego engineers have created a soft quadruped robot that doesn’t require any electronics to work. The robot only needs a constant source of pressurized air to perform all of its available functions, including control systems and locomotion. Researchers on the project say that the work represents a fundamental step towards fully-autonomous electronics-free walking robo

What Is an SVG File, and How Do I Open One?


67How-To Geek / 7h
While browsing the web, you may have come across graphical files with an “SVG” extension. What is special about these files and how can you view them? We’ll explain. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

The king of r/WallStreetBets has been slapped with a class action lawsuit


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The redditor who architected the GameStop short squeeze stands accused of market manipulation.

Facebook to add labels to climate change posts


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Facebook will add labels to posts related to climate change , as part of its ongoing attempt to wrangle misinformation spreading on the platform. Amid the chaos that is Facebook's news ban in Australia , the social media giant announced the new feature on Thursday in a blog post . First rolling out in the UK with plans to expand to other countries, the labels will be added to "some posts on clima

Apple could be teaming up with LG to make folding displays


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The post appeared first on Popular Mechanics .

Animal Crossing's Mario update lets you recreate the Mushroom Kingdom


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If you've been itching to add Super Mario Bros. themed items to your island in Animal Crossing: New Horizons ever since they were teased last month, the wait is almost over. Nintendo is adding a trove of goodies based on the adventures of its plucky plumber and his pals as part of a February 25th update. The bonanza includes clothing, from Mario and Princess Peach outfits to Wario's yellow-and-pu

The Bentley Bacalar’s W12 engine is the most sophisticated 12-cylinder engine in the world


SlashGear / 7h
In December 2020, Bentley began testing a pre-production mule of its ultra-exclusive Bacalar roofless grand tourer. Not only is Bacalar the first vehicle under Bentley’s Mulliner Coachbuilt portfolio, but it has the most sophisticated 12-cylinder engine the world has ever seen. Truly, Bacalar is a special breed of Bentley. Only 12 Bacalars will make it to production, and each will … Continue read

Twitter is experimenting with a voice direct message feature


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The post appeared first on Popular Mechanics .

11 Games That Make the Oculus Quest 2 Worth Buying


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The Oculus Quest 2 has finally given us what we want from virtual reality headsets: simplicity in its standalone operation, affordability in its $300 starting price, and a selection of decent games that’s wide enough to actually make it worth buying the headset. If you already own or are planning to buy an Oculus… Read more...

Data shows Amex Offers are taking longer than usual to post — here’s why you shouldn’t worry


The Points Guy / 7h
At the beginning of the year, American Express made waves in the credit card industry by launching a slew of new offers for cardmembers . This was initially centered primarily on its top-tier Platinum Card® from American Express , but in early February, Amex added even more statement credits across its cobranded cards with Delta, Hilton Honors and Marriott Bonvoy. Unfortunately, it hasn’t been en


How to Stream ‘Modern Family’ Without Cable


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For 11 seasons, ABC sitcom Modern Family was one of the most popular shows on TV. Since it ended, it’s remained a family-friendly favorite for comfort viewing. Here’s how you can stream Modern Family even after you’ve cut the cord. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Resisting the Urge to Pet Panasonic's Farting Robot Sock Cat Might Be Impossible


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In a time when even basic human interactions are discouraged for safety reasons, there’s an even greater demand for alternate sources of companionship. But if you’re not ready for the responsibilities of a dog or a cat, Panasonic has introduced yet another companion robot that dutifully pays attention to you through… Read more...

YouTube to bring out new features


Popular Mechanics / 7h
The post appeared first on Popular Mechanics .

Facebook accused of knowingly inflating its ad audience


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Facebook's senior executives knew that it was overestimating the number of users its advertisers could reach, according to an amended lawsuit reported by the Financial Times . A product manager told senior executives in 2018 that Facebook's potential reach audience figures were "deeply wrong," and proposed changing the metrics to make it more accurate. However, senior executives allegedly rebuffe

Man Forced To Pay United Airlines $50K For Diversion


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All too often people misbehave horribly on planes and get away with it. Here’s a case where someone is being held accountable, and even has to reimburse the airline for some of the expenses incurred because of his actions. Why a United Airlines flight diverted to Anchorage First let’s talk about what caused this incident. In February 2020, a 52 year old California man was flying United Airlines f

Save Up to $150 on Gaming Desks and Chairs and Redecorate Your Gamer Life


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Waymo announces expanded San Francisco testing program


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One of the many companies working on getting autonomous automobiles on the roads in California is Waymo. The company has been testing autonomous cars in the San Francisco Bay Area since early 2009. That year, Waymo completed its first 1000 autonomous miles within the state. Waymo says that it’s accelerating the development and testing of its technology in cities to … Continue reading

Birders’ Tweets Are Causing an Online Flap


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Sharing photos and location details of rare bird sightings is boosting the birdwatching community. But some worry that the exposure threatens the animals.

Lenovo's Desktop PC Has Plenty of Beauty, Not Enough Brawn


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This all-in-one desktop PC has a clever, eye-catching design, but its meager performance doesn't earn kudos.

App monitoring platform Sentry gets $60 million Series D at $1 billion valuation


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Application performance monitoring startup Sentry announced today that it has reached unicorn status, raising a $60 million Series D with a post-funding valuation of $1 billion. The round was led by Accel and New Enterprise Associates, both returning investors, and Bond. Accel led Sentry’s seed funding in 2015, and has invested in each of its rounds since then. The startup, which serves 68,000 or

The Morning After: 'Zelda: The Skyward Sword' and 19 more games are coming to the Switch


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Earlier this week, Nintendo teased a livestream for upcoming games. Maybe some remastered Zelda titles for the Switch, finally? It is the 35th anniversary of the game series, and Mario got the treatment last year. Well, yes we got one . The company blazed through 20 new game announcements, saving the best for last: a remake of Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword and a Splatoon sequel. We’ll come back

Galaxy Tab S7 and S7+ gain improved S Pen functions


SlashGear / 8h
Samsung has announced a software update coming in Q1 2021 for the Galaxy Tab S7 and S7+ tablets. The update will include updated functionality for the S Pen and Galaxy Buds Pro earphones. As part of the update, Samsung promises users more continuous experiences using the S Pen. The updates will include text box areas usually serviced with keyboards, such … Continue reading

SolarWinds hack 'carried out from within US'


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Latest evidence from investigation into SolarWinds hack suggests attack was carried out from within the US.

Samsung Galaxy Book Pro release date, news and rumors


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The Samsung Galaxy Book Pro series is on the way with two confirmed versions. Here’s a rundown of the specs, rumors and what we expect to see.

PS5 Digital Edition owners can now deck out their console with Darkplates


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Dbrand adds its controversial Darkplates to the PS5 Digital Edition, making them available on both versions of Sony’s new console.

Facebook knew for years ad reach estimates were based on ‘wrong data’ but blocked fixes over revenue impact, per court filing


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Some more internal emails Facebook really doesn’t want you to see : Turns out in 2017 COO Sheryl Sandberg had already known for years there were problems with a free ad planning tool the company offers to marketeers to display estimates of how many people campaigns running on its platform may reach, per newly unsealed court documents. The filing also reveals that a Facebook product manager for th

Yext brings more answers to its site search by processing unstructured data


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Yext Answers allows businesses to provide a better search experience on their own websites — but as the name implies, the goal is really to make sure consumers get the answers they’re looking for. “If we deliver a link [in response to a search query], we consider it a failure on our side,” Chief Strategy Officer Marc Ferrentino told me. Ferrentino said the company will be able to do an even bette

Apple M1 MacBooks will soon be able to run Android apps, as well as iOS


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Apple’s M1 MacBooks can run iOS apps designed for iPhones and iPad – and soon they will be able to run Android apps as well.

Apple Pay will soon work on BART and other Bay Area transportation


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You'll soon be able to pay for a ride on BART and 23 other transportation options in the Bay Area using your iPhone or your Apple Watch. The tech giant has announced that the Wallet app support for the Clipper card, the Bay Area's all-in-one reloadable transit card, is "coming soon." It doesn't have a rollout date for the compatibility yet, but it has launched a sign-up page where you could regis


Bitcoin Miners Allegedly Steal $2 Million of Electricity in Malaysia: Report


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Bitcoin miners in Malaysia have stolen over $2 million worth of electricity since the end of 2020, according to police in the state of Johor Bahru and a new report from the Malay Mail . Police reportedly seized 1,746 bitcoin mining machines this week and have arrested seven men who authorities have claimed are part of… Read more...

Zelda: Twilight Princess and Wind Waker are rumored for Nintendo Switch in 2021


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Industry rumors hint that there's more news to come for Zelda fans in 2021.

Audre Lorde, poet and activist, inspires Google Doodle for Black History Month


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Audre Lorde, the American poet, civil rights activist, feminist, and professor, is honoured in today's Google Doodle. The illustration of the self-described "Black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet" was created by Los Angeles-based artist Monica Ahanonu . The doodle features an excerpt from Lorde's 1982 speech "Learning from the 60s," delivered at Harvard University as part of a weekend-long celebr

Rugged Panasonic Toughbook 33 2-in-1 gains faster connectivity


SlashGear / 8h
One of the things Panasonic is known for is making rugged computers that slot into the Toughbook family. One of the best-selling Toughbooks that Panasonic makes is the Toughbook 33, a fully rugged 2-in-1 computer. Panasonic has announced that it has updated the Toughbook 33 to better meet the needs of mobile workers in extreme conditions. The upgraded notebook still … Continue reading

Amazon reportedly locks Donald Glover into a huge Prime Video deal


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Amazon has lured Donald Glover away from FX with an eight-figure deal that will see the Atlanta star working on a raft of projects for the retailer's Prime Video service, per The Hollywood Reporter. Sources told the trade publication that the pact includes a new show titled Hive , which reportedly features a Beyonce-style figure, with Glover on exec-production duties. The project — from Watchmen

Windows 10 update will finally kill off Adobe Flash, unless...


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An upcoming Windows 10 update should put the final nail in the Adobe Flash Player coffin.

Intel Rocket Lake could land on March 15 with potentially record-breaking flagship CPU


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Rocket Lake could be here inside a month, although its successor won’t be far behind…

Nodwin Gaming co-founder calls for greater distinction between gaming and gambling


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Companies that make gambling games and then peddle them as real money gaming have petitioned to be recognized as games but gaming companies are standing up against this.

Back on track: These 7 exciting hotels and attractions have new opening dates


The Points Guy / 9h
It’s beginning to sound like a broken record at this point, but 2020 threw just about everything out of whack. This rings especially true in the travel industry, as the number of people traveling around the world fell to rates we haven’t seen in decades. City- and country-wide lockdowns and travel restrictions hampered people’s ability to travel. And, in the initial phases of the COVID-19 pandemi

Online Meetups Are Sad, but What If You Were a Cute Animal?


100+Wired / 9h
A conference organizer's solution to virtual gatherings during the pandemic is equal parts audio chat, serendipity, and Animal Crossing.

Researchers construct the smallest microchips yet using graphene nano-origami


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Physicists from the University of Sussex have created what they called the tiniest microchips yet. The little microchips are made using graphene and other 2D materials and a form of “nano-origami.” The technique used in creating the tiny microchips marks the first time any researchers have been able to do this. Researchers succeeded in making the tiny microchips by creating … Continue reading

Apple's M1 Mac Mini falls to an all-time low of $600 on Amazon


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In the three months since its release, Apple's Mac Mini has seen a few discounts, but none more deep than the latest on Amazon. The tiny desktop is currently on sale for an all-time low price of $600 for the 256GB base model. To put that into perspective, that's $100 less than the original asking price and $50 lower than the deal offered on the same configuration earlier this month. The desktop w

Philips launches two new soundbars with wireless subwoofers in India


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The Philips TAB7305 is a 2.1 soundbar with 300W of sound output while the TAB5305 offers 70W of sound output.

How to Delete Almost All Junk Emails the Easy Way


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Is your email account filling up? Don’t pay a monthly subscription fee just to store a bunch of newsletters, promotional emails, and other junk you’ll never look at again. Here’s how to quickly purge your email of the worst offenders. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Microsoft unveils the next generation of .NET


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The preview release of .NET 6 looks to continue to unify the .NET platform.

Leverage Edu raises $6.5 million to help Indian students land in top colleges abroad


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Each year, millions of students in India rush to get an admission in universities abroad. Often they don’t know which program they should focus on, or the college that is right for their skillset and ambition. Scores of legacy and newfound firms are attempting to offer counselling to these students. But despite India contributing more international students than any other country, most firms aimi

Baldur's Gate 3 gets druid class, loaded dice and more in latest patch


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The Larian Studios D&D game update was announced during the 'Panel From Hell 2' event

Data sharing will underpin the future sustainability of our cities


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The pandemic has generated many challenges for cities, including changing transport behavior. Are cities able to adopt technological innovations?

Huawei Mate X2 foldable design officially teases a screen on the inside


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Huawei teased that the Mate X2 would feature a foldable display and now a new teaser hints that the display of the Mate X2 will be on the inside unlike the previous version.

2022 Honda HR-V unveiled in Japan, and it’s a hybrid!


SlashGear / 9h
Now we’re perplexed. Early this year, Honda said the next-generation HR-V would be different from the current Vezel/HR-V sold in other regions like Japan and Europe. And now, Honda unveiled the all-new 2022 Vezel/HR-V in Japan, and it’s nothing we expected from Honda. For starters, the 2022 HR-V has a hybrid-only powertrain. In Japan, the new HR-V has the same … Continue reading


Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War 'open world zombies' mode seemingly confirmed


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Activision may have accidentally revealed its upcoming zombies mode.

Google wants to help make your new website look even better


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Google has launched a WordPress plugin version of its Material Design theme, giving web builders new customization options to choose from.

Nikon's latest Z6 II camera firmware unlocks 4K 60 fps recording


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Nikon has released firmware updates for it latest full-frame Z6 II and Z7 II that should improve eye-tracking autofocus and video performance for the Z6 II. The key feature that applies to both cameras is improved human eye-tracking performance when your subject's face size is small within the frame. That means that it'll pick up and track them more quickly if they're approaching the camera from

Nintendo Switch is finally getting one of the best games of the last decade


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Nintendo confirms Outer Wilds will release on Nintendo Switch later this year.

Google Meet update should make it the perfect virtual learning tool


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Google overhauls education-focused products with a focus on virtual learning needs.

AMD RX 6700 XT could arrive in March to challenge Nvidia’s mid-range GPUs


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Rumored launch date is close, but whether you’ll actually be able to buy one – that’s another question.

CT scans reveal details of how an ancient Egyptian pharaoh died


SlashGear / 10h
Researchers have recently conducted CT scans on the mummified remains of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh called Seqenenre-Taa-II. The pharaoh ruled over southern Egypt when the Hyksos occupied the country from 1650-1550 BCE. Seqenenre-Taa-II was killed while trying to wrestle his country from foreign control. The mummified remains were first discovered and studied in the 1880s. Since the discovery of

Worked like a charm: How I discovered a new (favorite) restaurant thanks to the Amex Gold dining credit


The Points Guy / 10h
Many top travel rewards credit cards come with an array of perks designed to entice new cardholders and retain the business of existing ones. Issuers dangle carrots like bonus categories and travel credits in the hopes that new applicants bring in more than enough revenue — through annual fees, interest charges and interchange fees — to cover the cost of providing those benefits. In addition, the

Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro arrives with flagship filmmaking tools


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The new Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro might just be the ultimate tool for indie filmmakers, thanks to some very handy upgrades.

Netflix is getting an Addams Family spin-off from Tim Burton


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Netflix will be getting Wednesday, an eight episode Addams Family spin-off series from director Tim Burton.

Samsung Galaxy Buds deal sees wireless earbuds plummet to under $50


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The Samsung Galaxy Buds have dropped to their lowest ever price at Walmart.

HBO Max is reportedly making a new John Constantine TV show – with JJ Abrams


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It'll feature a new actor playing the role made famous by Keanu Reeves.

VAIO Z is a pricey laptop with a '3D molded' carbon fiber body


100+Engadget / 10h
Fans of VAIO laptops may recall the flagship Z series being known for its impressive portability, until it quietly disappeared in 2017. The good news is that the Sony spinoff is now bringing this line out of retirement, thanks to a breakthrough in carbon fiber production. The new VAIO Z is allegedly the world's first laptop to sport a "3D molded full carbon fiber body," as in each carbon fiber pi

This nasty new trojan lifts login details from Chrome, Edge and Outlook


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A new trojan campaign has been identified that steals personal credentials from web browsers, Microsoft Outlook, and messaging apps.

That gold-plated PlayStation 5 costs half a million dollars


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We knew it was going to be expensive, but damn. Caviar, the company that rolls out outstandingly expensive gold iPhones , announced it was extending the Midas touch to the PlayStation 5 in January. At the time, the website did not list a price for its 18-karat plated console with matching alligator leather-clad controllers, and it’s probably because the amount you’ll pay for one of these golden g

Shudder's creepy 'Lucky' trailer is like a cross between 'Scream' and 'Groundhog Day'


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Being stalked by a creepy stranger in the dead of night doesn't sound like the most original idea in the world — but what if the same stranger kept coming back again and again, even after you'd already killed them? And what if your husband didn't seem at all perturbed by the whole thing? This is the set-up for Natasha Kermani's Lucky , a horror/thriller about a self-help author (Brea Grant, who a

HBO Max on Apple TV: how to get the HBO Max app on Apple TV


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Our guide details how to install HBO Max on Apple TV and the amazing entertainment it offers.

Microsoft throws its weight behind microservices with new Dapr open source launch


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The open source microservices runtime hits a major development milestone.

Samsung Galaxy S21 features are coming to the S20, Note 20 and more


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One UI 3.1 is coming to loads of Samsung phones, and it's bringing lots of upgrades from the Galaxy S21 range.

Poco refreshes brand identity with a new logo and mascot


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After splitting from Xiaomi in January 2020, Poco India is moving to a new visual identity and tagline of “Made of Mad” ahead of Poco X3 Pro launch.


Operators failing to support 5G needs of small businesses


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Missed SME market opportunity could be see operators lose out on billions.

Learn to code from the experts for just $40


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TL;DR: Get a crash course in coding with the The Complete Web Developer Coding Bundle on sale for $39.99, a 98% savings as of Feb. 18. Do you finally want to learn to code in 2021? This Complete Web Developer Coding Bundle , taught by full-stack web development experts like Avetis Ghukasyan and Jonas Schmedtmann , is a great place to kick off your journey. Comprised of more than a dozen classes,

This durable charging cable is designed to work fast — and it's on sale


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TL;DR: Stop waiting hours for your devices to charge, and opt for the Naztech Braided Lightning to USB-C Charger instead, on sale for 26% off. As of Feb. 18, score it for only $21.99. Replacing your flimsy charging cable every six months is not the move. Snagging one made with durable materials from a well-known brand, on the other hand, could mean never buying another unreliable cable again. Thi

Keep your dog busy as you WFH with an interactive toy on sale


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TL;DR: Give your dog some much-needed mental stimulation with the Wickedbone interactive dog toy, on sale for $69.95 — a 30% savings — as of Feb. 18. If your pup doesn't understand the difference between "ready to play" and "glued to a Zoom call," you might enjoy this interactive dog toy. It'll keep those puppy-dog eyes from showing up to guilt-trip you. The Wickedbone interactive dog toy has nin

Save over 60% on a refurbished robot vacuum


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TL;DR: The ECOVACS DEEBOT 601 will vacuum for you — and it's on sale for 62% off. As of Feb. 18, get it for just $129.99. If you're still manually cleaning your floors, stop. It's 2021 and there's definitely a better way. For those who can't swing for a pricey Roomba , consider this refurbished ECOVACS DEEBOT 601 , which costs less than $150. Despite its low price tag, this robot vacuum still get

Realme GT 5G is a new Android phone with Snapdragon 888 coming next month


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Android phone manufacturer Realme has confirmed its next flagship phone is on the way on March 4.

Microsoft finally confirms the next Windows 10 update won’t be anything exciting


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All the major changes and interesting stuff is being held back for the second feature update of 2021.

PS5 DualSense Charging Station stock was back at Amazon, but it's already gone


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PS5 DualSense Charging Station stock was back at Amazon after being sold out for months.

A former Reddit CEO is turning arid land into robust forests. Here’s how to scale it globally.


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Yishan Wong, former Reddit CEO, is a self-professed technologist working to accelerate the process of global forest restoration. Forests, a natural carbon sink, play an important role in sequestering it from the atmosphere. Unfortunately, huge bottlenecks (the availability of freshwater, land, and seeds) put the scalability and resilience of forest restoration as a nature-based response to climat

Ring's New Geofence Reminds You To Arm Your Security System When You Leave Home


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Security systems and cameras may make you feel better about leaving home or going to bed at night, but they can be annoying. And they only do any good if you remember to turn them on. Ring wants to help with a new Geofence feature that will avoid annoyances and automatically arm your Ring Alarm system when you leave home. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

Uninstall the ShareIt Android App Now to Avoid Critical Vulnerabilities


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Do you have the popular Android app ShareIt installed on your phone? You should uninstall that as soon as possible. Sooner if possible. According to researchers at Trend Micro, ShareIt suffers from many fatal flaws that could let hackers execute code on your device, install malicious apps, and more. And after three months, ShareIt chose to do nothing about the problem. Read This Article on Review

Skip the Wallet: Google Maps is Getting Parking and Transit Fare Payments


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In a new collaboration with Google Pay, Google Maps just became even more versatile. The app, which is already useful for a variety of purposes—from getting directions to booking a workout class—now has a tool that will allow you to pay for parking directly from the app, stopping you from having to touch gross public parking lot payment machines. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

This company created a full-scale 3D printed home


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Archaeologists discover 5000-year-old Egyptian brewery


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Folding iPhone may be further behind in development than we thought


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A rumor suggests LG Display has been commissioned to design the iPhone Flip's screen - if true, the phone won't be coming soon.

Ford plans to only sell electric vehicles Europe by 2030


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Blackmagic Design's $2,495 BMPCC 6K Pro camera has a super-bright HDR display


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Blackmagic Design has unveiled the Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro ( BMPCC 6K Pro ), an updated version of its BMPCC 6K cinema camera with some extra professional features. The new model now includes a much brighter 1,500 nit HDR display that can be tilted (though not swiveled), whereas the screen on the last model was fixed in place. That should make it easier to see when shooting in daylight, while

Smash Bros DLC adds two unexpected characters – that aren't from Fire Emblem


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Nintendo has announced that Pyra and Mythra from Xenoblade Chronicles 2 will be coming to Super Smash Bros Ultimate.

Event networking app Grip raises $13M, as pandemic forces events to stay virtual


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With offline events now firmly moved to online for the foreseeable future, startups in the networking space had to pivot fast in the face of the pandemic. One of those was Grip , previously better known as a networking app for physical conferences (including TechCrunch Disrupt, at one point). Since last year, Grip moved into an “omnichannel” experience, combining various event types across virtua

Emerging as an Eastern powerhouse, Earlybird Digital East Fund launches new $242M fund


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Earlybird Digital East Fund — a fund associated with Germany’s Earlybird VC, but operating separately — has launched a €200m ($242m) successor fund. The fund’s focus will remain the same as before: a Seed and Series-A fund focusing on what’s known as ‘Emerging Europe’, in other words, countries stretching from the Baltics to Central and Eastern Europe, and Turkey. The firm has also promoted Mehme


With over 1.3 million users, Nigerian-based fintech FairMoney wants to replicate growth in India


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There are over 1.7 billion underbanked people globally , the majority of which are from emerging markets. For them, accessing loans can be difficult, which is a problem fintechs try to solve. One way they do this is by promoting financial inclusion by underwriting credit via a proprietary algorithm. One such company is FairMoney , which describes itself as “the mobile banking revolution for emerg

Facebook Australia: PM Scott Morrison 'will not be intimidated' by tech giant


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Scott Morrison says Facebook's decision to block news feeds to users is "arrogant and disappointing".

Asus ROG Phone probable India launch timeline leaked


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The Asus ROG Phone 5 is likely set for launch globally sometime in March, and it seems the timeline could be similar for India as well according to leaks.

'Outer Wilds' is coming to Nintendo Switch this summer


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Outer Wilds , one of our favorite games for 2019 , is heading to Nintendo Switch. In the gaming giant's latest Direct event, it showed an announcement trailer for the action-adventure game set in space that was previously released for the PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4. It didn't have an exact release date for the title, but it said it will be available for the console this summer. Developed by M

Realme 7 Pro and Realme 7i get Realme UI 2.0 Open beta


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Realme has started taking applications for Android 11 beta testers for Realme 7 Pro and Realme 7i users. The updated is based on Realme UI 2.0.