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North Korea accused of hacking Pfizer for Covid-19 vaccine data


33KBBC News - Technology / 9h
It is unclear as to what, if any, data was stolen, according to South Korea's intelligence agency.

How to Avoid Phishing Emails and Scams


3KWired / 7h
It's is a bigger threat than ever. Here are some ways you can defend yourself.

The USB Paradox: Why Do USB Connections Need Three Tries?


400+How-To Geek / 9h
It’s happened to everyone: You try to plug in a USB connector, and it doesn’t work. So you flip it, and it still doesn’t work. Frustrated, you flip it a third time—and it fits! Why is this experience so common with USB? Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Microsoft starts testing a Kids Mode in its Edge browser


20Engadget / 7min
Microsoft has started testing a Kids Mode in its Edge browser to help protect children while they're navigating the web. The company, which created the mode primarily for kids aged 5-12, is rolling it out to Edge Insiders testers on the Dev and Canary channels. You can enable Kids Mode through the Edge profile picker and you won't need to set up a child account to switch it on, as Windows Central

File Your Taxes Sooner If Your Income Fell in 2020


Lifehacker / 13min
Tax filing season kicked off last Friday, and it comes with an odd wrinkle: when you choose to file could be the difference in whether you receive a full third stimulus check or not. Due to a quirk in timing, the checks will be based on either your 2019 or 2020 income—so you’ll want to be strategic about which year… Read more...

Reddit’s transparency report shows a big spam problem and relatively few government requests


60TechCrunch / 15min
Reddit has published its transparency report for 2020, showing various numbers relating to removed content, government requests, and other administrative actions. The largest problem by far — in terms of volume, anyway — is spam, which made up nearly all content taken down. Legal requests for content takedown and user information were far fewer, but not trivial, in number. The full report is quit

POC adds Powerfoyle solar-power tech to bike helmet


SlashGear / 20min
The folks at POC revealed a new sort of bike helmet this week – one with a solar panel. This new bicycle helmet has a red light at its base (at the back) and obtains power from the sun’s friendly rays. This is only the latest in a collection of collaborations between POC and companies that bring advanced tech to … Continue reading

The 5 Best Credit Card Duos For Maximizing Points


One Mile at a Time / 20min
Some of us go great lengths to maximize our credit card rewards, in some cases having dozens of cards , and making our pursuit of rewards points basically a part-time job. If you’re the person in your circle of friends known for your credit card obsession, odds are good that you’re frequently asked by others which credit card they should use. I know I am. And it’s a struggle. My temptation is to

Wyze Bulb Color is the latest budget IoT product for your smart home


SlashGear / 21min
Smart home company Wyze is back with a new connected light bulb, one that can — unlike its previous bulb — change colors. Called Wyze Bulb Color, the new lighting option enables users to change the color of their home’s lighting to suit their mood, as well as utilizing different colors to serve as visual notifications and reminders. The Wyze … Continue reading

Apple changes headphones emoji to look like AirPods Max


20Mashable / 22min
Apple is taking an itty-bitty branding opportunity to the Max. The AirPods Max, that is. Currently, the headphone emoji on iOS is a pair of black over-ear headphones. But that's changing. On iOS 14.5, Apple has re-designed the headphones emoji to look like AirPods Max. Major iOS updates often contain emoji updates, and iOS 14.5 is no exception. It won't be available to the public until "Spring,"

France Just Suffered a SolarWinds-Style Cyberattack


20Gizmodo / 28min
As the U.S. continues to chart the damage from the sweeping “SolarWinds” hack that targeted government and industry alike, France has announced that it too has suffered a large supply chain cyberattack. The news comes via a recently released technical report published by the Agence Nationale de la sécurité des … Read more...

Start Pressure Cooking with This $30 Insignia 6qt Multi-Function Cooker


Gizmodo / 28min
Insignia 6qt Pressure Cooker | $30 | Best Buy Read more...

Posing as Amazon seller, consumer group investigates fake-review industry


Ars Technica / 30min
Enlarge / Cardboard boxes made to resemble Amazon packages during a protest outside the home of Amazon Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos in New York on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020. (credit: Getty Images / Bloomberg Collection ) Posing as an Amazon seller, a UK consumer group dug into the shady marketplace where fake reviews are sold in bulk by companies promising sellers a quick rise to the top of A

After another delay, Amazon's 'New World' MMO is coming out on August 31st


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35Engadget / 31min
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before, but Amazon is once again delaying New World . The company now plans to release its upcoming MMO, which was slated to come out this spring after its previous delay , on August 31st, 2021. Since pushing back the title in July, Game Director Scot Lane said Amazon Game Studios “identified a few very compelling features that just wouldn’t make” the release time

Amazon's home security sale slashes the price on the all-new Blink camera


24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 34min
Amazon's home security sale includes price cuts on the all-new Blink Mini and the Blink outdoor security camera.

20 Bluetooth speakers on sale — including one that's also a diffuser


20Mashable / 40min
With a quality Bluetooth speaker in tow, you can blast your tunes loudly and have impromptu dance parties pretty much wherever you want. As of Feb. 16, here are 20 speakers on sale for a limited time. You can even save an extra 15% with the code PREZ2021. HomeSpot Rugged Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker This speaker deflects dust, dirt, and water, making it great for outdoor activities. Get the HomeS

What My Dialup Youth Taught Me About Sex and the Internet


64Wired / 40min
The first generation of girls to grow up on the internet are now parents themselves. That might mean a new approach to sex education.

Microsoft releases new all-in-one Office app for iPads


Microsoft Office iPad•
Ars Technica / 45min
The home screen in the Office app for iPad has two tabs: one for recent files (which also includes notes) and one for files shared with you. It also has an interface for creating new documents in any of the supported apps. [credit: Samuel Axon ] Microsoft yesterday released an all-in-one Office app for iPads, bringing a new approach to Office on mobile previously seen on iOS and Android to iPadOS

Roku Apparently Has Content Dreams That Are Bigger Than Quibi


Gizmodo / 46min
After snapping up much of Quibi’s content, it looks like Roku may be exploring the development of its own originals—kind of like every other streaming service around. Read more...

The Samsung Galaxy Chromebook 2 is now available to pre-order with up to $50 in savings


28TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 48min
Now available for pre-order at select stores, the Samsung Galaxy Chromebook 2 is not only cheaper than the original, but also offers up to $50 in savings.

Your work VPN could actually be a security nightmare


32TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 48min
Legacy remote access solutions have expanded the attack surface of enterprise businesses.

How to Talk More Respectfully About Interracial Relationships


28Lifehacker / 48min
Vice President Kamala Harris’ marriage to Doug Emhoff carries a historic magnitude: Emhoff’s status as the first Second Gentleman in the nation’s history is alone a milestone for the U.S. politics, but his proximity to the White House means an interracial couple has been catapulted to a position of national prominence… Read more...

Bill Gates says ditch cows for synthetic beef


SlashGear / 50min
It’s no secret that cattle — the kind raised for beef and milk products — are bad for the environment. Various efforts have been introduced to address this problem, including encouraging the public to eat less beef, potential feed changes to reduce emissions, and more. In a recent interview, Bill Gates took things one step farther by calling on wealthy … Continue reading


Bill Gates Says That Going to Mars Is Silly


1KFuturism / 51min
Mars Person When it comes to securing humanity’s survival in the face of climate change, billionaire Microsoft founder Bill Gates would rather save Earth than flee from it. Escaping to Mars, a dream goal for SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and other techno-utopian thinkers , just isn’t for him, Gates said on The New York Times ‘ podcast Sway . Instead, he argues that there’s more important work to be done h

The trick you need to know to claim your missing Delta SkyMiles


The Points Guy / 55min
Have you taken a flight recently but noticed that no miles posted to your account? Maybe you forgot to include your frequent flyer number in your reservation. Fortunately, most airlines allow you to retroactively credit flights to your mileage account after you’ve flown them. However, some airlines give you less time to do so than others. Among them: Delta Air Lines . Unlike its competitors, whic

Today’s best tech deals: Hitman 3, 400GB microSD cards, and more


Ars Technica / 55min
Enlarge (credit: Ars Technica) Today's Dealmaster includes a nifty $10 discount on Hitman 3 , with the PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and cross-gen Xbox versions of the stealth-action game all down to $50 at Amazon and Walmart. While we've seen this deal available for a few weeks, the game itself still only launched less than a month ago, so we figured it was worth highlighting for anyone who plan

Microsoft Flight Simulator’s UK-focused World Update has finally landed


32TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 55min
World Update 3: UK & Ireland is now available as a free download

LAPD requested Amazon Ring footage from Black Lives Matter protests


83Mashable / 58min
If you have a Ring doorbell, your local police department may request your help in...surveilling protests? According to a report by the Electronic Frontier Foundation , recently obtained documents from the Los Angeles Police Department show that law enforcement officials attempted to obtain footage from Ring devices in order to identify participants in Black Lives Matter protests that occurred la

Somebody, Please Explain This Cyberpunk Egg Mask to Me


32Gizmodo / 58min
Understandably, mask tech is having a moment. There’s whatever Razer’s doing with its RGB mask , and there were more than a few at this year’s CES. But of all of them, this cyberpunk egg mask makes me wonder, “Have we possibly gone too far?” Read more...

Undercover Investigation Reveals Supermarkets Are Destroying the Climate


49Gizmodo / 1h
The world’s food system is a major source of greenhouse gas pollution, from the emissions caused by farming and ranching to those released by the planes, trains, and trucks used to transport groceries. A new report shows the freezer aisle in the grocery store could also be an even bigger source of pollution than we… Read more...

Xbox Game Pass closes out February with Dirt 5, Elite Dangerous


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SlashGear / 1h
We are firmly in the middle of February, which means that Microsoft has delivered a mid-month update for Xbox Game Pass, detailing the games that will be landing on the service in the latter half of the month. Today’s update was fairly slim by Game Pass standards, with only seven new additions announced. With that said, some of the games … Continue reading

North Dakota lawmakers jump into Apple/Epic fight with new app store bill


40Ars Technica / 1h
Enlarge / North Dakota's capitol, in Bismarck, features convenient floral labeling. (credit: pabradyphoto | Getty Images ) The North Dakota state Senate is jumping into a simmering feud between Apple and iOS software developers with a bill that would make it illegal for device makers to require to use their app stores and payment systems. The bill ( PDF ) has two main prongs. First, would make it

This Skin Patch Can Detect Alcohol and Caffeine in Your Blood


28Futurism / 1h
A team of engineers at the University of San Diego have come up with a futuristic skin patch that can not only track a wearer’s blood pressure and heart rate but even levels of glucose, alcohol, and caffeine. The team claims it’s the first all-in-one patch to both monitor cardiovascular signals as well as several biochemical levels in the blood. “This type of wearable would be very helpful for pe

Trello has a new look, logo and tools


48Engadget / 1h
Trello today rolled out a " once-in-a-decade refresh " of its project management software, adding new visualization options and smarter cards to the platform. There are four new viewing modes for Trello boards: timeline, calendar, table and dashboard. These are accessible by clicking the "Board" tab, which now opens a dropdown of the different options. Timeline makes it easier to visualize projec

Promising Gene Therapy Trials Suspended Over Potential Cancer Risk


Gizmodo / 1h
On Tuesday, Biotech company Bluebird suspended its trials of gene therapy as a treatment for blood-related disorders over concerns of a possible increased risk of cancer. The company cited the recent discovery of two patients given the experimental treatment who developed a form of blood cancer, along with a similar… Read more...

Apple Pay with BitPay now supports Bitcoin


SlashGear / 1h
BitPay announced this week that they’ve begun functioning with Apple Wallet. The self-professed “world’s largest provider of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency payment services” announced that users of the BitPay Prepaid Mastercard can now add their card to their iPhone’s Apple Wallet. With the BitPay Prepaid Mastercard in an Apple Wallet, the user can spend with Apple Pay. The addition of this … Continu

9 Reasons To Get Citi’s American Airlines Business Card Now


50View from the Wing / 1h
I’ve had the CitiBusiness® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select® Mastercard® both recently and in the distant past, and it’s spending on this card that largely accounting for my first lifetime elite status with American Airlines way back in 2006. American’s miles are the currency I’ve spent the most over the years, and there’s no longer a great way to earn miles through another credit card besides an Am

“ShareIt” Android app with over a billion downloads is a security nightmare


40Ars Technica / 1h
Enlarge / You can't argue with that green "safe" shield. (credit: ShareIt ) Trend Micro says it has found "several" security flaws in the popular Android app ShareIt . ShareIt has been downloaded over a billion times from the Play Store, and, according to App Annie, was one of the 10 most globally downloaded apps in 2019. The app was originally developed by Lenovo (it has since spun off into its

How to Fix a macOS Big Sur Install If You Run Out of Space


28Lifehacker / 1h
Apple has patched a peculiar issue with macOS Big Sur that previously allowed people to install the OS update even if they didn’t have enough space for it on their Macs. As you might expect, installing an update when you don’t have the room causes all kinds of system issues. Read more...

A Classic Tale of Two Prep School Friends Who Founded the Uber of Hangover IV Drips Then Somehow Started Covid-19 Testing for Cities


33Gizmodo / 1h
Shortly before Thanksgiving, the Hoboken, New Jersey city council held an emergency meeting to vote on covid-19 testing contracts, the kind of event that was doubtlessly being replicated in Zoom conference rooms around the county. Hospitalizations in the state were the highest they’d been in six months. The local… Read more...

'Valorant' is getting a Gun Game-inspired mode on February 17th


64Engadget / 1h
Riot Games is bringing a new game mode to Valorant and long-time players of first-person shooters might feel right at home. Escalation, which arrives on February 17th, is Valorant 's version of Gun Game , a mode that's been a staple of franchises such as Call of Duty and Counter-Strike for many years. “In designing Escalation, we wanted to create a quick, low-stress Team Deathmatch mode with high

Microsoft Edge might finally be adding this super useful feature


32TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 1h
Microsoft is adding new features to Edge including web widget support, tab search and an extension menu.

Get a Black & Decker Cordless Drill Kit for $160 and Build Your Dog the House of His Dreams


37Lifehacker / 1h
Black & Decker Cordless Drill Kit | $160 | Amazon Read more...


Sony Xperia 5 III release date, price, news, leaks and what we know so far


32TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 1h
The Sony Xperia 5 III could be the best Sony phone of 2021, but it's not clear when the phone will launch.

Cheap TV deal: this 75-inch 4K TV drops to just $649.99 at Best Buy


32TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 1h
An epic cheap TV deal at Best buy - you can get this 75-inch 4K Smart TV on sale for just $649.99.

Microsoft's New Headphones are Made for (Xbox) Gamers


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51Gizmodo / 1h
If you’re dying to pick up an Xbox Series X or S but have been out of luck so far, Microsoft has a new device to tide you over. The $99 Xbox Wireless Headset, available next month, is a pair of gaming headphones in the style of the new Xbox with a few noteworthy features. Read more...

Get a Black & Decker Cordless Drill Kit for $160 and Build Your Dog the House of His Dreams


37Gizmodo / 1h
Black & Decker Cordless Drill Kit | $160 | Amazon Read more...

IBM plans to produce net-zero greenhouse emissions by 2030


64Engadget / 1h
IBM’s operations won’t produce greenhouse emissions by the end of the decade. That’s the goal of the company’s latest climate pledge , in which, unlike some other companies, it emphasized the importance of preventing emissions before they occur. By 2025, IBM says it will reduce its greenhouse emissions by 65 percent compared to its output in 2010. “What's most important in the fight against clima

How to watch NASA's Mars Perseverance rover landing


63Mashable / 1h
In our pandemic reality, you too can be a part of NASA’s mission to Mars. Virtually, of course. NASA’s Perseverance rover is expected to touch down on Mars’ Jezero Crater at approximately 3:55 p.m. EST on Feb. 18. The space agency will be hosting live coverage and commentary starting at 2:15 p.m. EST on several platforms, including: The NASA Public TV channel Nasa.gov NASA App YouTube , Twitter ,

How to Find Your Voice, With Hollywood Vocal Coach Denise Woods


36Lifehacker / 1h
This week we’re fine-tuning our instruments with help from Hollywood vocal coach, Denise Woods. Denise has been a professional vocal and dialect coach for over 20 years and has worked with stars like Will Smith, Halle Berry, Rachel Weisz, Jessica Chastain, and Mahershala Ali, to name just a few. Listen to hear Denise… Read more...

Europe Invites People With Disabilities to Become Astronauts


100+Futurism / 1h
Recruitment Drive The European Space Agency (ESA) is about to hold its first astronaut recruitment drive in 11 years, and it’s hoping to make the future of space exploration more representative . The new drive is focused on making crewed space missions more diverse, according to The Associated Press . That means the ESA wants to send more women into space — 495 of the 560 people to ever leave Ear

Batman Forever: The Retro FAQ


36Gizmodo / 1h
Desperate times call for desperate measures, and things must be desperate here because I just watched Joel Schumacher’s first Batman movie, Batman Forever . Read more...

Microsoft Office app for iPad released at last


SlashGear / 2h
There’s a newly fully-functional Microsoft Office app available now for Apple’s iPad. This app isn’t free – it’s part of Microsoft’s Office subscription program(s). The least expensive option for acquiring functionality from this newly updated Microsoft Office app is approximately $6.99 per month. If you’re looking for an app that’s different from the iPhone version of the app, don’t – … Continue

The Nvidia RTX 3070 Ti might actually release after cancellation rumor


32TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 2h
An Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti has appeared in a store listing for a Lenovo gaming PC – after rumors that it has been cancelled.

How to Stay Warm When the Power Is Out


100+Lifehacker / 2h
If you lose heat when you lose power, as much of Texas did recently , a winter power outage can be especially dangerous. Here are some tips for you on staying warm in a house with no heat. Read more...

Microsoft Flight Simulator World Update 3 arrives: What to expect


SlashGear / 2h
As promised, the team at Asobo Studio has rolled out World Update 3 for Microsoft Flight Simulator. Most Flight Simulator players already know where we’re headed in this update, but in case you missed the months of build up to this release, World Update 3 adds a long list of points of interest to the United Kingdom and Ireland. As … Continue reading

Highest-Resolution Images of DNA Reveal It's Surprisingly Jiggly


61Gizmodo / 2h
Scientists have captured the highest-resolution images ever taken of DNA, revealing previously unseen twisting and squirming behaviors. Read more...

Viral Image Claiming to Show a Helicopter De-Icing Texas Wind Turbines Is From Winter 2014 in Sweden


1KGizmodo / 2h
In the midst of a record cold snap where Texas’ grid has failed to meet demand, misinformation is running rampant. Among the most pernicious memes propagating online are that Texas’ wind turbines have frozen and that that has led to the blackout. Read more...

Why there's more to WandaVision's kids than meets the eye


28TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 2h
There's more to Billy and Tommy than initially meets the eye –and their origins may have sinister implications for WandaVision

Reimagining the path forward for the formerly incarcerated at TechCrunch Sessions: Justice


64TechCrunch / 2h
Reentering society after having been incarcerated by the criminal justice system can be daunting. Advances in technology and the continued, unchecked march of capitalism place obstacles in paths that can generally be difficult to overcome. Fortunately for these returning citizens there are a variety of programs and resources designed to help get them up to speed. One such organization, The Last M

5 Short Films to Distract You From the Winter Blues


36Lifehacker / 2h
Need a quick brain break ? We’ve got five short films that’ll transport you out of whatever winter funk you’re currently stewing in, and show you the very human perils of outer space and social media—as well as some more-than-human tales involving superpowers and the supernatural. Read more...

Alila Hinu Bay, Oman: Opening May 2021


300+One Mile at a Time / 2h
While it’s likely a ways off from when I’ll be able to visit, that doesn’t mean I can’t dream, right? In this post I wanted to talk about one Hyatt hotel opening that I’m particularly excited about. I’d go so far as to say that this is the Hyatt hotel opening in the next 12 months that I’m most excited about. While I’ve written about it before, the hotel now has an opening date and is accepting p

Planet Nine Might Not Actually Exist, Scientists Say


100+Futurism / 2h
For years now, a team of astronomers have supported a controversial theory that a ninth planet is circling the Sun at an orbit beyond Neptune. Their evidence: clusters of trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) appear to orbit together, around what they hypothesize to be a massive object lurking in the far reaches of our star system. Since 2016, Mike Brown and Konstantin Batygin from the California Instit


Android 12 Snow Cone release date rumors start this week


SlashGear / 2h
This week the first release of Android 12 is rumored to take place. This first release is expected to be called the Android 12 Developer Preview. The first Android 12 Developer Preview release will likely be relegated to Google Pixel smartphones of several sorts. If you own one of the last several Google Pixel smartphones, you’ll be in business. This … Continue reading

Floating Holographic Buttons Promise to Fix the One Gross Thing About Japanese Smart Toilets


54Gizmodo / 2h
The Japanese bathroom experience is akin to taking your butt to visit a swanky, high-tech spa. However, there is one downside to smart toilets that no one talks about: all those buttons every user is pressing. They’re not especially hygienic, so one company has come up with a solution in the form of floating… Read more...

North Korea may have hacked into Pfizer servers looking for COVID data


92Ars Technica / 2h
Enlarge / Intrusion attempts on Pfizer servers have North Korea's fingerprints all over them, according to the South Korean NIS. (credit: Cleo Robertson / Cloudwatt ) This morning, South Korean intelligence officials warned the country's lawmakers of North Korean attempts to hack into a "local drug manufacturer" to illicitly obtain COVID-19 vaccine and treatment data. As reported by The Washingto

Krisp nearly triples fundraise with $9M expansion after blockbuster 2020


400+TechCrunch / 2h
Krisp , a startup that uses machine learning to remove background noise from audio in real time, has raised $9M as an extension of its $5M A round announced last summer . The extra money followed big traction in 2020 for the Armenian company, which grew its customers and revenue by more than an order of magnitude. TechCrunch first covered Krisp when it was just emerging from UC Berkeley’s Skydeck

'Microsoft Flight Simulator' update brings better UK and Ireland visuals


51Engadget / 2h
The third major Microsoft Flight Simulator world update has arrived and, following upgrades for the Japan and US regions , it's the UK and Ireland's turn for a makeover. The patch adds high-res 3D photogrammetry to London, Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge and Oxford, along with five airports that have been recreated by hand: Barra, Liverpool, Land’s End, Manchester-Barton and Out Skerries. Asobo St

Accor to open a pair of luxury hotels in Qatar in time for the 2022 World Cup


The Points Guy / 2h
European hotel giant Accor shared this week that it will open a dual-branded Fairmont and Raffles hotel in the Persian Gulf nation of Qatar. It’s a partnership with Katara Hospitality, a hotel development and ownership group based in Qatar. Scheduled to open next year in time for the 2022 FIFA World Cup , of which Qatar is the host country, the Fairmont and Raffles Lusail Hotel and Residences wil

Bitcoin’s price rises to $50,000 as mainstream institutions hop on


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72Ars Technica / 2h
Enlarge (credit: Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images) The price of one bitcoin briefly rose above $50,000 on Tuesday morning to set a new record. By noon Eastern Time, the price had fallen to around $48,500. Bitcoin's price is now far above the previous peak of $19,500 reached in December 2017. Bitcoin's value has risen by almost 70 percent since the start of 2021. No single factor seems to be driving

Notable Health seeks to improve COVID-19 vaccine administration through intelligent automation


100+TechCrunch / 3h
Efficient and cost-effective vaccine distribution remains one of the biggest challenges of 2021, so it’s no surprise that startup Notable Health wants to use their automation platform to help. Initially started to address the nearly $250 billion annual administrative costs in healthcare , Notable Health launched in 2017 to use automation to replace time-consuming and repetitive simple tasks in he

Scientists Show That Algae Could Grow Using Only Mars Resources


500+Futurism / 3h
Life Finds a Way A new experiment showed that it’s possible to grow bacteria on Mars — breathing life into the idea of a self-sustaining mission to the Red Planet. The oxygen-producing bacteria was able to survive by taking in gases and nutrients prevalent on Mars, according to research published Tuesday in the journal Frontiers in Microbiology . While the system, housed in a bioreactor built to

Bitcoin Hit All-Time High at Over $50,000, Leaving Us in Dire Need of Sound Financial Advice


20Gizmodo / 3h
Bitcoin is the future, again: this morning, it hit an all-time high value of over $50,000. Is there a lesson in here? Are Elon Musk’s tweets a good investment strategy? Should we get in on this? We have yet to learn. Or maybe we learn nothing, and the notoriously volatile currency will level out, unlike when some lost… Read more...

5 Short Films to Distract You From the Winter Blues


36Gizmodo / 3h
Need a quick brain break ? We’ve got five short films that’ll transport you out of whatever winter funk you’re currently stewing in, and show you the very human perils of outer space and social media—as well as some more-than-human tales involving superpowers and the supernatural. Read more...

We’re talking startup sales with Zoom CRO Ryan Azus at TechCrunch Early Stage


100+TechCrunch / 3h
TechCrunch is excited to announce that Zoom chief revenue officer (CRO) Ryan Azus is joining us at TechCrunch Early Stage on April 1. Azus has worked at Cisco, RingCentral and most recently Zoom. In his previous roles he held a number of sales titles, including his final role at RingCentral where he was its executive vice president of global sales and services. Zoom needs little introduction, hav

F(x)tec’s Pro1-X QWERTY smartphone delayed by chipset change


SlashGear / 3h
The path to niche smartphone nirvana is tricky, something backers of the F(x)tec Pro1-X QWERTY Android are discovering as new delays and spec changes hit the unusual slider. Revealed back in late 2020, and going on to raise more than $1m in crowdfunding, the handset promises a return to a form-factor the mainstream has abandoned, with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard … Continue reading

The State House Versus Big Tech


68NYT > Technology / 3h
State and local governments are looking to assert more control over tech companies.

Use a Pair of Cheap Safety Goggles Instead of 'Onion Goggles'


60Lifehacker / 3h
Onions are used in nearly every type of cuisine, which makes them pretty much impossible to avoid in the kitchen. I’d never want to avoid eating an onion but, as we all know, chopping them at once can lead to stinging, weeping eyes and—if you happened to put on mascara “just to feel pretty”—dark streaks and smudges… Read more...

LANDR Sessions is a video chat app and streaming plugin for your DAW


70Engadget / 3h
Like almost everyone else, musicians have been forced to turn to remote collaboration to continue making music with their friends and bandmates through the pandemic. The only problem is that mainstream video chat apps like Zoom and Meet weren’t made with musicians in mind. Plugins like Cleanfeed allow you to sidestep problems like lackluster audio quality and missing features, but ultimately thos

The Real Reason for Texas' Rolling Blackouts


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2KGizmodo / 3h
Texas is really going through it right now. More than four million people are still without power in Texas Tuesday morning after a serious winter storm jacked up energy prices across the U.S. and froze key infrastructure in the state. Like clockwork, reports of frozen wind turbines in Texas have given conservatives a… Read more...

This week's best Apple deals: save on AirPods, the Apple Watch, iPads, and more


32TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 3h
We have this week's best Apple sales at Amazon, including deals on AirPods, Apple Watch, iPads, MacBooks, and more.

LastPass Is Seriously Nerfing Its Free Tier Starting Next Month


500+Gizmodo / 3h
If you’re currently using LastPass’s free tier, I have some bad news. Starting March 16, you’ll only be able to use one type of gadget. To make matters worse, beginning May 17, free users will also lose e-mail support as well. Read more...

Inside Rover and MoneyLion’s SPAC-led public debuts


100+TechCrunch / 3h
If we are not careful, every entry of this column could consist of SPAC news. Special purpose acquisition companies, or blank-check companies, whatever you prefer to call them, are enormous business today. But they aren’t the only thing going on, and we’ll get to other things shortly. Consider this an apology for having written about SPACs twice in two days. Yesterday, we considered the rise of t


LG TV deals offer big discounts on cheap 4K displays and OLED panels this week


32TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 3h
4K and OLED TV deals are offering some excellent discounts on both budget and premium displays this week.

Dell XPS 13 deals reach just $734 for an Intel Core i7 model today - great value


36TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 3h
Don't miss these two fantastic Dell XPS 13 deals which could bag you a brand new machine with a Core i7 for $300 less today.

Sony FX3 launch date official as Sony teases 'new Alpha' camera


32TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 3h
The Sony FX3 appears to have been given an official launch date, thanks to a new Sony Alpha teaser.

LEGO VIDIYO sets and pricing revealed ahead of March launch


SlashGear / 3h
Last month, LEGO announced VIDIYO, a new augmented reality system that allows kids to make music videos using LEGO minifigures and music licensed from Universal Music Group. Today, the two companies revealed the products that will be included in the first wave of VIDIYO releases. As it turns out, LEGO VIDIYO doesn’t have sets like most traditional LEGO releases, but … Continue reading

The Easiest Way for Kids to Peel Stickers


34Lifehacker / 3h
Little kids have an innate love of stickers, and rightfully so—they are bright and colorful, add whimsy to any plain, boring piece of paper, and the sheer act of peeling and sticking is oddly satisfying. But sometimes, the damn things won’t cooperate. Sometimes, no matter how hard those little fingers bend and pull… Read more...

Square Enix's 'Outriders' hits Stadia on April 1st


48Engadget / 3h
Stadia users won't have to wait longer than players on other platforms to get their hands on Outriders after all. Square Enix's intriguing action RPG-shooter will hit Google's game streaming service on April 1st. Outriders is scheduled to arrive on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC on the same day . Previously, developer People Can Fly and Square Enix said it would la

AI used to 'predict the next coronavirus'


200+BBC News - Technology / 3h
Scientists use AI to tackle the puzzle of where a new coronavirus could emerge.

Framing Britney Spears is an unmissable documentary about the cost of celebrity culture


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Whether you're familiar with her music or not, Framing Britney Spears is an unmissable documentary about how celebrity narratives are constructed by the media.

Next Star Wars: Boba Fett comic set during Shadows of the Empire


SlashGear / 3h
Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters isn’t the comic we expected it would be. The teaser and the setup seemed to suggest that the new Boba Fett comic would take place after the bounty hunter retrieved his armor in The Mandalorian. Instead, the comic will take place immediately after The Empire Strikes Back, at approximately the same time as … Continue reading

What to do if you suspect hotel price gouging


The Points Guy / 3h
A winter storm in Texas has brought record-low temperatures, along with power outages, canceled flights and — in at least one hotel’s case — what appeared to be price-gouging. Luckily, that didn’t turn out to be the case. Amid the low temperatures, social media users were appalled to see some hotels apparently jacking up their rates. One hotel, the two-star Ramada by Wyndham Austin South , offere

Hotels Called Out For Price Gouging As Unprecedented Weather Event Hits Texas Electrical Grid


View from the Wing / 3h
Texas is experiencing a weather event it hasn't seen in a generation. We don't do single digit temperatures, negative wind chills, and significant snow. The problem compounded when the state's electric grid couldn't handle demand. Freezing temperatures took some power generation offline (due to frozen natural gas pipes) at a time when everyone cranked up their heat. Local residents without power

Atlassian launches a whole new Trello


98TechCrunch / 3h
Trello , the Kanban board-centric project management tool acquired by Atlassian in 2017 , today launched what is likely one of its most important updates in recent years. With significantly more than 50 million users, Trello is one of the most popular project management tools around, and in many ways it brought digital Kanban boards to the mainstream. That focus doesn’t change with today’s releas

Live video shopping startup Talkshoplive raises $3M


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Talkshoplive is a startup that’s worked with stars like Paul McCartney and Garth Brooks, as well as small businesses, to host shopping-focused live videos. Today, it’s announcing that it has raised $3 million in seed funding from Spero Ventures . CEO Bryan Moore founded the company with his sister Tina in 2018. Moore previously led social media efforts at Twentieth Television (previously known as

Upgrade your video calls: Snag an HD webcam for up to 70% off


52Mashable / 3h
If you rely on video calls for work, meetings, or just catching up with friends and family, you might want to upgrade your webcam to an HD version. Now is a great time to snag one at an affordable price. As of Feb. 16, you can slash the prices of these seven webcams by up to 74% when you enter the code PREZ2021 at checkout. Deals are effective for a limited time. iPM W10: 1080p Full HD Plug and P

Bitcoin hits new record of $50,000


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The digital currency has gained 72% so far in a volatile 2021.

Tuesday's Best Deals: InvoSpa Body Massagers, Aukey Smart Watch, Down Comforter, Fitness Boxing 2, Black & Decker Cordless Drill Kit, STEAM Coding Kits, and More


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Apple’s Magic Keyboard for the Latest iPad Air and 11” iPad Pro Is $100 off, 12.9" Pro Model Also on Sale


40Lifehacker / 4h
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‘Fortnite’ will host an animated short film festival this weekend


70Engadget / 4h
Like just about everything else over the past year, film festivals have largely moved online . Later this week, Fortnite will hold its very own festival with a program of animated shorts. The Short Nite collection includes some Oscar nominees and you can watch the films with subtitles in several languages. The program runs for around 30 minutes and it will play on a loop for 24 hours at Party Roy

PC versions of Grand Theft Auto reverse-engineered to raw source code


44Ars Technica / 4h
Shots from the reverse-engineered version of Grand Theft Auto III showing off the graphical improvements over the 2002 original. A group of dedicated coders has generated complete reverse-engineered raw source code for the PC versions of Grand Theft Auto III and Vice City , which comprises hundreds of thousands of lines of C++ code, in a years-long process. We've discussed in the past how video g

Investors are missing out on Black founders


100+TechCrunch / 4h
Craig J. Lewis Contributor Craig J. Lewis is the founder and CEO of Gig Wage , a simplified fintech payroll platform built for contract workers. I’m a Black man in America — that’s hard. Black founders, and uniquely Black founders in tech, are facing insurmountable odds. As the recipients of less than 1% of venture capital raise, institutionalized systems are visibly at play. Within almost 10 yea


Has Airline Fleet Planning Become Short-Sighted?


47One Mile at a Time / 4h
We’ve seen several airlines make major changes to their fleet plans in recent months, and I can’t help but pose the question of whether airlines are acting a bit irrationally, and oscillating between extremes. The shifting attitude among airline leadership Up until the start of the pandemic, all too many airline executives acted as if the only way was up. I couldn’t make sense of it at the time,

Get This All-In-One PC Microphone Starter Kit for $45 and Start a Podcast Like the Rest of Us


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Tuesday's Best Deals: InvoSpa Body Massagers, Aukey Smart Watch, Down Comforter, Fitness Boxing 2, Black & Decker Cordless Drill Kit, STEAM Coding Kits, and More


68Lifehacker / 4h
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Get This All-In-One PC Microphone Starter Kit for $45 and Start a Podcast Like the Rest of Us


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PSA: Amazon just put this smart robot vacuum on sale for only $99


Mashable / 4h
SAVE $100.99: As of Feb. 16, an extra savings coupon on its Amazon product page brings the Eureka Groove NER300 robot vacuum down to only $99 — that's a solid 50% off its $199.99 MSRP. This is not a drill: We found a smart robot vacuum on sale for under $100. The Eureka Groove NER300 robot vacuum cleaner usually hangs around $150 on Amazon, according to the price-tracking site camelcamelcamel , b

The short runtime of ‘WandaVision’ really is the best of both worlds


100+Engadget / 4h
Episode six of Disney+ original WandaVision certainly kicked things up a notch. That should silence complaints that the show was moving at a crawl, but one reason it felt slow is that we get so little of it every week — the longest episode, number five, clocked in with a 42-minute runtime. The shortest was the premiere, at a tight 30 minutes. And that’s including the interminable credits sequence

Expect more 48-inch OLED TVs this year, as LG ramps up production


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The compact OLED TV size is going places, as LG Display confirms that it's ramping up production for its 48-inch OLED panels.

Earn double points and elite nights with this lucrative Marriott promotion


The Points Guy / 4h
As reported by One Mile at a Time , Marriott just launched its first global points promotion of 2021. You can use this promotion to earn double Marriott Bonvoy points and elite qualifying nights on all stays of two nights or more. The promotion runs from today — Feb. 16 — through Apr. 27, 2021. The promotion is valid on all paid stays of two nights or more at any Marriott hotel. Let’s take a clos

How the Mars Perseverance rover will navigate the '7 minutes of terror' landing


500+Mashable / 4h
As NASA's Perseverance rover reaches Mars on Thursday, the final leg of its journey, known as the "seven minutes of terror," will commence. As scientists from NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab explain in the video above, the lander's journey from the top of the Martian atmosphere to the planet's surface is a precise, seven-minute sequence. And once it begins, scientists on Earth have no control over it.

Morphing bodywork among Lotus’ ideas for a future electric race car


20Ars Technica / 4h
This is the Lotus E-R9, an interpretation of what an electric endurance race car might look like in 2030. [credit: Lotus ] Regular readers will know that we're pretty enthusiastic about the future of Lotus, the UK-based maker of lightweight sports cars. Beset by financial troubles for much of its existence, Lotus Group is now owned by Geely, the Chinese company that was responsible for Volvo's re

New COVID Strains Appear to Have Evolved in United States


1KFuturism / 4h
While scientists have now spent months ringing alarm bells about B.1.1.7, the highly-infectious variant of the coronavirus that was first spotted in the United Kingdom, several other variants seem to have emerged and started to proliferate in the United States as well. A team of researchers and doctors from a mix of universities throughout the US identified seven new SARS-CoV-2 mutations , each o

How to Hear a Weather Forecast With Your Alarm on Android


How-To Geek / 4h
There are thousands of weather apps on every platform that can quickly share your location’s upcoming forecast. If you check the weather first thing in the morning, you can use the Google Clock app to hear the forecast with your alarm. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

The Audeze Mobius Is an Amazing PC Headset, But Not a Very Good One


How-To Geek / 4h
Headsets for your PC generally come in two flavors: gaming-specific designs and those that focus on audio quality. Audeze is trying to have its cake and eat it too with the Mobius, which packs in pretty much every possible feature that both gamers and audiophiles could want. Unfortunately, the whole is less than the sum of its parts. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

Epic Games is behind North Dakota’s anti-App Store bill


53Engadget / 4h
Lobbyists working for Epic Games and the Coalition for App Fairness are pushing a bill in the North Dakota senate that would force Apple to open up the App Store. Senate Bill 2333 , as reported by The New York Times and Kotaku , would stipulate that users in the state could download apps from third-party storefronts and use untrusted payment processors. The law would also prevent platforms from r

Oracle's new launch brings cloud computing to the edge


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New Oracle Roving Edge Infrastructure is designed to bring the advantages of the cloud to remote deployments.

Just two weeks left to score early-bird passes for TC Early Stage


100+TechCrunch / 4h
Tackling the learning curve that comes with building a startup is not for the faint of heart. So many questions, so little time to search out reliable, actionable advice. Enter TechCrunch Early Stage 2021 — two distinct, virtual bootcamps designed specifically for early-stage founders and open to entrepreneurs and startup enthusiasts. Budget-friendly tips: TC Early Stage part one takes place Apri

2022 Infiniti QX55 pricing revealed for striking crossover-coupe


SlashGear / 4h
Infiniti has confirmed pricing for the 2022 QX55, its coupe-inspired crossover headed to dealerships in the US this April. Unveiled last November, the QX55 borrows the platform of the QX50 but dresses it up in a far more eye-catching body, including some style nods back to the fondly remembered Infiniti FX. Along with the swooping roofline, there’s all-wheel drive as … Continue reading

Nothing Tech wants everyday citizens to own part of the company


SlashGear / 4h
OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei’s company Nothing Tech revealed a new sort of concept this morning. Before releasing any products to the public, they’ve raised millions in investor funds from groups like Alphabet’s GV (formerly Google Ventures). Now they want the average person to invest money for a part of the company – sorta like… an IPO… but not. Per the … Continue reading

'Most healthcare apps not up to NHS standards'


100+BBC News - Technology / 4h
A firm which reviews apps for several NHS trusts says 80% do not meet its standards.

Disney Plus has a new Marvel TV show on the way – this time an MCU documentary


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Assembled will give fans a behind-the-scenes look at many of the MCU shows and films releasing in 2021.


LastPass's free plan will make you choose between your computer and your phone


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200+Engadget / 4h
You'll once again have to pay for LastPass if you intend to use it across all your devices. As of March 16th, the company is limiting LastPass Free to one device type. You can use it across all your computers or all your mobile devices, but not both at the same time. Your first login on or after that date will determine your choice of platform, although you'll have three chances to switch device

Xbox Wireless Headset borrows Surface Headphones tech but costs way less


21SlashGear / 4h
Microsoft today announced a new headset to go along with the Xbox Series X|S. Dubbed simply the new Xbox Wireless Headset, this is the first Microsoft-crafted headset we’ve seen in quite some time. If you haven’t managed to get your hands on an Xbox Series X|S yet, this headset may still be worth picking up, as Microsoft says that it … Continue reading

Onboard says it can help SaaS companies bring their new customers up to speed faster and better


100+TechCrunch / 4h
While companies have embraced the offerings of software-as-a-service companies with growing vigor, getting those new offerings to work in a seamless way from the outset isn’t so easy, with some business customers feeling forgotten as soon as the digital ink dries. Enter Onboard , a 10-month-old startup that aims to help SaaS businesses delight those new customers instead of turning them off. The

SpaceX Rocket Crashes Into Ocean When Landing Fails


500+Futurism / 4h
Plop During its latest Starlink satellite launch on Monday, SpaceX suffered a rare mishap when one of the boosters launching the 60 broadband-beaming spacecraft didn’t stick its landing on the whimsically-named drone ship “Of Course I Still Love You.” Nine minutes after launch, the booster plopped into the ocean. It’s unclear if the ship fell out of love with the booster prior to launch. “It does

The creator movement is entering prime time, and so is Circle with a fresh $4M


100+TechCrunch / 4h
The creator movement has exploded in the last few years as platforms ranging from Substack to Clubhouse have made it easier than ever to reach an audience of willing readers and listeners. Yet the key to building sustainable creator businesses is the economics of these enterprises themselves. Get enough subscribers, and what often starts as a side hobby can quickly become a full-time job. Circle

Uber vet raises $5.2M for blue-collar logistics marketplace


96TechCrunch / 4h
After working as a general manager for Uber in Nevada, Jason Radisson realized the need for a way to connect blue-collar workers to companies looking to employ them. So in late 2018, the idea for Shift One — a marketplace aimed at pairing workers and employers — was born. The startup is focused on last-mile logistics and delivery, e-commerce fulfillment and large-scale event management. Since for

Get nearly 150 hours of expert-led game development training for $45


32Engadget / 4h
Once upon a time, the only way to become a game developer was the old-fashioned way: earning a degree and landing a job at a publisher. Nowadays, anyone with determination, an internet connection and the proper resources can create games on their own. If you have a passion for gaming and dream of bringing your own stories to life, this massive 17-course game development bundle will help . The 202

Zoom meetings aren't going anywhere — get a Logitech webcam for $20 off


32Mashable / 4h
SAVE $20: Quit sitting out those Zoom meetings and pick up a nice webcam — the Logitech C925e is $20 off at Amazon as of Feb. 16. Since we've gone into quarantine, many of us have been trying to conduct business as usual through Zoom calls, Facetime, or whatever video call application you prefer using. It's nothing compared to real human interaction, but we guess it's better than nothing? For tha

It's been almost a year since the TP shortage. Bidets are still a worthwhile investment.


24Mashable / 5h
Save up to 45%: Bidets are part of Home Depot's big sale on bath and kitchen fixtures Save up to $120 on models from bioBidet and Toto, including $500 off bioBidet's futuristic smart toilet replacement. OUR PICK: Toto Washlet K300 — $519 (save $117.44) BUDGET PICK: bioBidet Electric Bidet Seat — $199 (save $100) The pandemic taught us that we can live without a lot of things — like toilet paper a

WandaVision documentary release date magically imminent


SlashGear / 5h
We can pretty much count on a documentary being made for basically every big-name production on Disney+ from now on. The next one that’ll arrive is Assembled: The Making of WandaVision. This documentary, not unlike the documentary made for The Mandalorian, will focus its efforts on making clear the process behind the production of the television show as well as … Continue reading

Robotic Pool Stick Makes All the Aiming and Power Adjustments So You Sink Every Shot


400+Gizmodo / 5h
If there’s one thing we know about Shane Wighton it’s that he’ll use his formidable engineering skills to gain a competitive advantage in almost any sport. That includes building a ball-tracking never-miss basketball hoop , and now a robotic cue that will turn even novice players into a seasoned pool shark. Read more...

Ad Practitioners acquires Knoq to move the startup’s door-to-door marketing approach online


84TechCrunch / 5h
Knoq (formerly known as Polis) was a startup that recruited representatives to go door-to-door in their neighborhoods, talking up client products and services. So for obvious reasons, it faced challenges in 2020. “We stopped knocking on doors in February, and this summer, we were trying to figure out what the path forward was,” founder and CEO Kendall Tucker told me. The company had already pivot

Galaxy S21 Ultra—$200 cheaper but still not competitive


24Ars Technica / 5h
The Galaxy S21 Ultra. [credit: Ron Amadeo ] Next up on the review bench is Samsung's latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S21 Ultra . Like most Samsung phones, it's technically competent and features a new Snapdragon 888 SoC, a new 10x optical zoom camera, and Samsung's, uh, interesting approach to charging. The big news is that the S21 Ultra is $200 cheaper than the S20 Ultra, and there aren't

Nintendo Switch success ‘not a surprise,’ says former Nintendo president


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In an interview, former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime has weighed in on the success of the Nintendo Switch.

Admit When You're Not Self-Made


200+Lifehacker / 5h
A whole industry of books , TV shows and media outlets continues to reinforce reverence for entrepreneurs and rockstar CEOs, creating the myth of the self-made American success. But these hero’s journey stories often elide the fact that many of these corporate leaders didn’t get to where they are without help. A select … Read more...

With a morphing body and all-EV power the Lotus E-R9 is a racer piloted like a jet


SlashGear / 5h
Lotus has promised big changes as it revamps its entire sports car range, but we weren’t quite expecting anything like the new E-R9 all-electric racer. Described by the British automaker as “a next-generation pure electric endurance racer,” it’s a vision of what performance EVs for motorsport might look like come 2030. For the design, Lotus has blended a mixture of … Continue reading

Just as a Falcon 9 rocket was due to land, the horizon began to glow


72Ars Technica / 5h
Enlarge / At left, a glow can be seen on the horizon just as a Falcon 9 rocket was due to land. (credit: SpaceX webcast) A Falcon 9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Monday night carrying its payload of 60 Starlink satellites. After dropping off the second stage in a parking orbit, the first stage reentered Earth's atmosphere for a rendezvous with a drone ship stationed i

Lufthansa Wants Smaller Long Haul Planes


100+One Mile at a Time / 5h
It would appear that Lufthansa may be looking at swapping some of its existing plane orders for smaller planes. What could that look like? Lufthansa looking to swap for smaller planes During a webinar this week, Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr made some interesting comments about the German carrier’s fleet plans. Specifically, Lufthansa is allegedly in negotiations with both Airbus and Boeing about e

How to Lock Your Mac Using Terminal


How-To Geek / 5h
One of the first rules of cybersecurity is to always lock your computer before stepping away from it. While it might not be the quickest way, you can lock your Apple Mac using Terminal. Here’s how to do it. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

LA-based Metropolis raises $41 million to upgrade parking infrastructure


76TechCrunch / 5h
Metropolis is a new Los Angeles-based startup that’s looking to compete with BMW-owned ParkMobile for a slice of the automated parking lot management market. Upgrading parking with a computer vision-based system that recognizes cars as they enter and leave garages has been Metropolis’ mission since founder and chief executive Alex Israel first formed the business back in 2017. Israel, a serial en


Apple announces an Entrepreneur Camp for Black Founders and Developers


100+Engadget / 5h
Apple has announced the latest program under the umbrella of its $100 million Racial Equity and Justice Initiative . Founders and teams from 13 app companies are participating in the first Entrepreneur Camp for Black Founders and Developers. The camp aims to help developers advance their technical skills, gain one-to-one support at code level from Apple engineers and obtain mentorship and insight

The iPad Finally Has Its Own Unified Microsoft Office App


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If you like using the iPad to work on the go, there’s good news. Microsoft’s updated its mobile Office app and it’s finally optimized for the iPad. Read more...

Cozy up with Brooklinen's Presidents' Day Sale


Mashable / 5h
SAVE 15%: Shop Brooklinen's Presidents Day' Sale through Feb. 16 to get 15% off at checkout. Your bedroom should be a safe haven, away from all the stresses of the world, and there's no reason to be sleeping on sheets that aren't super comfy. Soft, breathable sheets will not only make your bed look stylish, but they'll also help you get some much-needed quality shut-eye. If you've had the same sw

Windows 10 update could make it easier to optimize your device for specific use cases


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Microsoft is exploring a new Windows 10 feature that would allow users to personalize their devices depending on what they are predominantly used for.

TikTok breaching users' rights - European Consumer Organisation


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The European Consumer Organisation is urging authorities to take action against the platform.

The Major Sci-Fi and Fantasy Anniversaries of Winter 2021


100+Gizmodo / 5h
Let’s face it. We’re all old . Even if that’s not technically true, there’s always something a person can say or do to make you feel that way. For us, one of those things is when we realize a movie we feel an affinity for is way older than we remember it being . The best course of action? Use the fact that your favorite… Read more...

Axiom Space raises $130 million for its commercial space station ambitions


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One of the new space startups with the loftiest near-term goals has raised $130 million in a Series B round that demonstrates investor confidence in the scope of its ambitions: Axiom Space, which has been tapped by NASA to add privately developed space station modules to the ISS, announced the new funding led by C5 Capital. This is the latest in a string of high-profile announcements for Axiom, w

View of the Club Martin, located at 77 East Vernor Highway....


Music, Arts & Literature / 5h
View of the Club Martin, located at 77 East Vernor Highway. Man stands on sidewalk with hose; automobile on right. Sign on building reads: “Club Martin, dining, dancing.” Stamped on back: “Free Press.” Handwritten on back: “Martin W. Cohn and new cabaret next door to Study Club.” Detroit. Courtesy of the Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library

Citadel ID raises $3.5M for API-delivered income and employment verification


100+TechCrunch / 5h
This morning Citadel ID announced a combined $3.5 million raise for its income and employment verification service. The startup provides an API to customer companies, allowing them to rapidly verify details of consumer employment. The capital came from a blend of venture firms and angels. On the firm side, Abstract and Soma VC were in there, along with ChapterOne . Brianne Kimmel put capital in a

Valoreo closes on $50M to roll up LatAm e-commerce brands


100+TechCrunch / 5h
A new breed of startups is acquiring and growing small but promising third-party merchants, and building out their own economies of scale. And while there are a number of such startups based in the U.S. and Europe, none had emerged in the Latin American market. Until now. Valoreo , a Mexico City-based acquirer of e-commerce businesses, announced Tuesday that it has raised $50 million of equity an

The Echo Show 10 follows your movements, but not in a creepy way


32Mashable / 5h
Save $29.99: Pre-order the new Echo Show 10 and add on a Blink Mini security camera for only $5. Amazon's latest in its Echo Show lineup is set to release on Feb. 25, and it's got a new feature not seen in the others. The Echo Show 10's camera follows you as you move about the room while you're on a video call Facebook's Portal also does this, but if you prefer Alexa as your smart assistant, you

The past, present, and future of Universal Basic Income


27Mashable / 5h
Mashable's Chris Taylor walks us through the history of Universal Basic Income , the wide variety of people who have championed it over the years, and why it could be crucial in the future. To learn more about UBI, read Mashable's series on the topic, " Give a Buck ." Read more... More about Mashable Video , Richard Nixon , Universal Basic Income , Andrew Yang , and Coronavirus

Fortnite will host its own short film festival ‘Short Nite’ but why is it doing this?


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Epic Games continues to mix-up expectations by running a short film festival inside of Fortnite.

You can now access blockchain domains using any web browser


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Unstoppable Domains is implementing a new system that will bring blockchain domain access to the masses.

Xbox Wireless Headset for Xbox Series X|S promises to deliver best-in-class audio


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Microsoft has announced a new Xbox Wireless Headset for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, with a release date set for March 16.

Chinese Aviation Races Back, But Atlanta Airport Is Still Busiest In The World


21View from the Wing / 5h
Ten of the top twenty airports in the world for departing seat capacity this week are in China,. Some of the busiest airports in the world may be places you haven't heard of or at least, couldn't place precisely on a map like Hangzhou, Chongquing and Kunming. For all of China's dominance here in Covid times around Chinese New Year the busiest airport in the world for domestic flying is still Atla

The Best Settings to Try on Your Chromecast With Google TV


68Lifehacker / 5h
Roku, Amazon, and Apple might dominate the market for streaming devices, but don’t count Google out yet. The company launched its first Chromecast device with its new Google TV software for $50 last year, and it’s a viable alternative for your living room that comes with plenty of useful features worth knowing about. Read more...

Nintendo will stream a 50-minute Direct on February 17th at 5PM ET


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69Engadget / 5h
Here's a pleasant surprise: you're about to get a flurry of Switch game news. Nintendo has announced a last-minute, 50-minute Direct livestream starting on February 17th at 5PM Eastern. While the gaming pioneer isn't sharing too much about what you can expect, it did tease both Switch titles due in the first half of 2021 as well as updates for existing games like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate . Don'

Microsoft's Xbox Wireless Headset offers spatial audio for $100


300+Engadget / 5h
Microsoft is releasing a $100 " Xbox Wireless Headset " on the heels of its latest Series X and S console launch. With no shortage of options in the market, the new entrant will seek to build on the success of Microsoft's solid Surface Headphones , albeit with a focus on immersive gaming audio and chat. The design also subtly emulates the black and green colorway of the new Xbox, so there's no mi

Report: Epic Games Is Behind North Dakota App Store Bill


300+Gizmodo / 5h
Epic Games lobbyists drafted legislation that will be heard in North Dakota this week, attempting to bar app stores owned by the likes of Apple and Google from taking a cut of app sales, according to a report over the weekend by The New York Times . Read more...


LastPass Free plan device limits are coming and users won’t be happy


36SlashGear / 5h
LastPass is making big changes to LastPass Free, the no-cost version of its password manager, and they’re likely to go down badly among those who have been relying on the security tool. The big difference is that LastPass Free users will have to choose between mobile or computers for their unlimited device access, rather than getting the system on both. … Continue reading

Your complete guide to earning and redeeming with Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan


The Points Guy / 5h
Despite being one of the smaller airlines in the U.S., Alaska Airlines has become a favorite of many American travelers. This is partially due to its loyalty program, Mileage Plan. The program has a ton of great partnerships for reciprocal mile earning and burning. For example, you can book tickets on Emirates, Cathay Pacific and other top-notch airlines with your Alaska miles. This suite of rede

Leaks Suggest New 'Galaxy Book Pro' Windows Laptops with S-Pens Are on the Way


20Gizmodo / 5h
Today, Samsung’s latest Chromebook goes on sale in the Galaxy Chromebook 2 , but based on some new leaks, Samsung is planning to release two new Windows laptops with built-in S-Pens. Read more...

Nintendo Direct confirmed for this week and it’s going to be a big one


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SlashGear / 5h
It feels like it’s been a while since we’ve had a proper Nintendo Direct, but that’s all being rectified later this week. While many of the Directs in recent memory have been “Partner Showcases,” the Direct that we’ll see this week will focus on at least some first-party Nintendo games. It’s going to be a long one too, so get … Continue reading

The first Nintendo Direct in over a year kicks off tomorrow – here's what to expect


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The first Nintendo Direct since 2019 is scheduled to happen very soon, with around 50 minutes of announcements for new and existing games.

Bitcoin briefly breaks the $50,000 barrier as Coinbase’s direct listing looms


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The hodl-crew are having quite the moment as bitcoin passed the $50,000 mark earlier today for the first time. Data pegs the peak at just over $50,500. The price of bitcoin, the world’s best-known cryptocurrency, has historically proven a reasonable proxy for consumer interest in the cryptocurrency space, and for trading activity amongst blockchain-based assets . Bitcoin’s price has retreated sin

Bitcoin price leaps past $50,000 for the first time


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Bitcoin has surpassed the $50,000 threshold, within two months of breaking $20,000 for the first time.

The 2022 Porsche 911 GT3 is a race-honed, road-legal love letter to enthusiasts


SlashGear / 6h
Porsche knows how to woo its enthusiasts, and the 2022 Porsche 911 GT3 is excellent example of that in action. The newest example of the automaker’s race-ready road cars, the new 911 GT3 pairs 502 horsepower with a head-turning design and serious motorsports credentials. The engine is a naturally-aspirated 4.0-liter six-cylinder boxer, with a red line all the way up … Continue reading

Garmin's new endurance smartwatch has a huge battery and an eye-watering price


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The Garmin Enduro seems designed for long-distance runners, with loads of features to keep you on track, but it's pricey

Huawei P50 release date leaked, and it’s exactly when we expected


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We now have a good idea of when the Huawei P50 range will launch, and more spec details have also been leaked.

There's Still Hope for Rian Johnson's Star Wars Trilogy


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Spider-Man 3 recruits a Succession alum. John Carpenter ponders a sequel to The Fog . Kong goes bananas in more Godzilla vs. Kong footage. Truth Seekers is no more. Plus, what’s next on Resident Alien and Snowpiercer . Spoilers, away! Read more...

Marriott announces passing of CEO Arne Sorenson


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Marriott has announced that its CEO Arne Sorenson has passed away. The hotel chain said that Sorenson passed away on Feb. 15, 2021. The announcement comes just two weeks after the hotel chain said that Sorenson would be stepping back from his role in order to undergo more demanding treatment. Sign up to receive the daily TPG newsletter for more industry news! “Arne was an exceptional executive –

New Hublot Wear OS smartwatch is an expensive way to get Premier League updates


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Do you love the beautiful game enough to justify the asking price?

The Out-of-Touch Adults’ Guide to Kid Culture: Ostrich Love and the Return of MySpace


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The internet spat out three new, animal-themed insta-celebrities recently: Gorilla Glue Lady, Ostrich Lady, and Cat-Lawyer. It’s a damn zoo out here, people. Also, since it was Valentine’s Day, Minecraft got surprisingly romantic. Read more...

White House turns to Silicon Valley for help with COVID vaccine rollout


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The Biden administration is in talks with Amazon and several other Silicon Valley giants to help roll out COVID-19 vaccines across the country. White House spokesperson Kevin Munoz told Politico that officials are “consulting with many companies, including Amazon,” to help distribute medical supplies. Munoz added that businesses with “logistics and technical expertise” could be called upon to hel

How to See and Manage Linked Devices in Signal


24How-To Geek / 6h
Signal is a secure messaging app that takes your privacy very seriously. By default, messages only go to your phone, but you can add other devices that will receive copies, letting you chat from your computers and tablets. Here’s how to manage the devices that can access your Signal account. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

How To Enable And View Request Metrics for an AWS S3 Bucket in CloudWatch


How-To Geek / 6h
S3 comes with some basic analytics for bucket size and number of objects, which are free and calculated automatically. However, if you want to view more detailed analytics for S3 requests, you’ll need to turn on request metrics. Read This Article on CloudSavvy IT ›

'Silent Hill' creator teases his horror-inspired action adventure game


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When Silent Hill and Gravity Rush director Keiichiro Toyama left Sony in 2020 to form Bokeh Game Studio, he raised a big question: just what would he do now that he's no longer tied to a major developer? Return to his roots, apparently. IGN reports that Toyama has teased Bokeh's first game in an introductory video. It will be "quite dark," with horror elements (reflected in the concept art above)

Covid-19: Nearly 4,000 Amazon staff given wrong test results


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Private tests shared with NHS Test and Trace leads to workers being wrongly told to self-isolate.

What happened to Anthem? The blockbuster game that failed to find a community


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BBC Sounds podcast Press X to Continue looks at what went wrong with the gaming flop Anthem.


Tencent backs digital rights startup Pex in $57M round


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Pex , a startup aiming to give rightsholders more control over how their content is used and reused online, has raised $57 million in new funding. The round comes from existing investors including Susa Ventures and Illuminate Ventures, as well as Tencent, Tencent Music Entertainment, the CueBall Group, NexGen Ventures Partners, Amaranthine and others. Founded in 2014, Pex had previously raised $7

Bill Gates and the problem with climate solutionism


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In his new book, How to Avoid a Climate Disaster , Bill Gates takes a technology-­centered approach to understanding the climate crisis. Gates begins with the 51 billion tons of greenhouse gases that people create every year. He slices this pollution into sectors by the size of their footprints—working his way from electricity, manufacturing, and agriculture to transportation and buildings. Throu

This Anti-Burglar Device From 1923 Was Inspired by Horrific Gas Warfare of World War I


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Imagine you’re a bank teller with a gun pointed at your head. What do you do? If you’re smart, you’ll just give the robber all the money he asks for. But if you’re an inventor from 1923 you’ve got a much better idea. You hit a button, causing an explosion that can be heard for miles and releasing a strong gas in the… Read more...

TikTok struck with consumer law complaints in Europe


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TikTok is under fire in Europe amid a growing backlash against the data collection policies of big tech and social media. The region's leading consumer advocacy group, BEUC, has filed a complaint against the Chinese-owned app with the EU's network of consumer protection authorities. It claims TikTok is violating the bloc's stringent data privacy laws, known as the GDPR, through its alleged "vague

Zencastr raises $4.6M as its beta video offering goes live for all


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Founded in late-2014, Salt Lake City-based Zencastr has become a kind of lifeline for many podcasters, as the pandemic pushed formerly in-person podcasts online. The startup is hardly a household name, but the company says it’s used by around 6% of all podcasts, based on an estimated 800,000 to 1.2 million active shows in the world. I can certainly say, anecdotally, that just about every podcaste

Titan nabs $12.5M for ‘next generation’ investment management


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Titan , a startup that is building a retail investment management platform aimed at millennials, has closed on $12.5 million in a Series A round led by VC heavyweight General Catalyst. A bevy of other investors put money in the round, including Sound Ventures (actor Ashton Kutcher and Guy Oseary’s VC firm), Scribble VC, Y Combinator, South Park Commons, Instagram founder Mike Krieger, Lee Fixel a

Skin patch “digital tattoo” can continuously track blood pressure and more


21SlashGear / 6h
Ask anyone who spent time in the hospital what one of the most annoying things they have to go through is, and many of them will tell you it’s the traditional blood pressure cuff used to monitor their blood pressure continually. Needing continual blood pressure measurements means that an automated cuff inflates and deflates on a set schedule or the … Continue reading

Scientists are testing a mind-blowing time theory in a nuclear reactor


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The post appeared first on Popular Mechanics .

With an Upgraded Color E Ink Screen, This Could Be the Perfect E-Reader for Comic Book Fans


20Gizmodo / 6h
When we reviewed the PocketBook Color last year, we loved the device and the fact that true e-readers could finally display color, but its six-inch screen made it hard to use for reading comic books and magazines which work much better on tablets. The new PocketBook InkPad Color tries to remedy that with a larger… Read more...

TV Characters Don’t Have Text History. This Is Not OK


100+Wired / 6h
You’ve seen it before: If a show includes a shot of a texting app, it looks like characters who are intimate have somehow never texted each other before.

Telegram had some major security vulnerabilities


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Messaging app Telegram was beset with vulnerabilities last year after one security researcher discovered 13 in the course of a single investigation.

How to Get a Kid to Stop Rambling Too Much About Their Favorite Video Game


300+Lifehacker / 6h
Several years ago, a friend’s son—who was about eight years old at the time—asked me if he could tell me something about Minecraft. My own son wasn’t yet old enough to be playing games like Minecraft, so knowing basically nothing about it, I said that of course he could tell me. I leaned in with my undivided attention… Read more...

How to Make Edge Always Open with Your Previously Open Tabs


37How-To Geek / 6h
While browsing with Microsoft Edge, you sometimes need to restart your machine or log out while in the middle of an important task or research process. Luckily, there’s a way to tell Edge that you’d like to preserve all your tabs and reopen them the next time you restart. Here’s how to set it up. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

hear.com horizon hearing aids aim for a younger, active crowd


20SlashGear / 6h
There has been a lot of fuss over Bluetooth headphones and earbuds, in part thanks to Apple’s popular AirPods, but those are designed for users with more or less normal hearing capabilities. Fortunately, the same technologies that power these earbuds are also making their way to hearing aids in order to upgrade the devices that open up the world to … Continue reading

LG's 55-inch CX OLED TV is $650 off at Amazon and Best Buy


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LG's OLED smart TVs are some of the best you can get, but you'll have to shell out quite a bit of money for one. While the company will begin rolling out its 2021 OLED TV sets later this quarter, a solid 2020 model is hundreds off at Amazon. Now you can get the 55-inch LG CX OLED smart TV for $1,350 -- that's $650 off and close to the lowest price we've seen it. Amazon's default sale price is $1,

Marriott CEO Arne Sorenson Passes Away


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My gosh, this is tragic . Marriott CEO Arne Sorenson passed away unexpectedly yesterday (February 15, 2021) at the age of 62. In May 2019 it was revealed that Sorenson had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer , and earlier this month it was revealed that Sorenson would temporarily reduce his schedule to facilitate more demanding treatment for pancreatic cancer. Sorenson was CEO of Marriott since

Shared scooter startup Revel adds electric bike subscriptions to its business


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Shared electric moped startup Revel will start offering monthly electric bike subscriptions in New York, the second new business venture the company has announced in the past several weeks. Revel said Tuesday it was expanding its product line — which until the end of January consisted only of shared mopeds — to include monthly subscriptions to electric bikes. The subscriptions will be available t

Mercedes-Benz EQC SUV will not make U.S. debut, EQS to arrive first


SlashGear / 7h
In a surprising turn of events, it seems the Mercedes-Benz EQC is not arriving in the United States anytime soon. Instead, Mercedes is pining for the EQS to be the first all-electric vehicle in the USA to wear the three-pointed star badge. According to a recent article by Autoblog, Mercedes-Benz canceled the EQC electric crossover’s U.S. production debut after delaying … Continue reading

Smarty just launched an unbeatable SIM only deal offering 50GB data for £12/pm


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Smarty's latest SIM only deals are fantastic, securing you a hefty 50GB of data for just £12 a month.

SpaceX launches 60 more satellites for its Starlink service on the heels of opening up access


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SpaceX has launched yet another batch of Starlink satellites – a full complement of 60, the standard size for its current Falcon 9-based Starlink missions. This brings SpaceX’s total to just around 1,000 in active on orbit, taking into account the handful that were experimental or have been de-orbited to date. This follows SpaceX’s opening of orders for Starlink to anyone in a current or planned


The 10 Best Action Movies on Amazon Prime Video


How-To Geek / 7h
The selection of movies on Amazon Prime Video can be daunting, especially when it comes to the highly variable action genre. Here are 10 reliably entertaining action movies that you can stream on Amazon Prime Video. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

EPFL engineers create a chip that detects stress levels via sweat


100+Engadget / 7h
Engineers from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne ( EPFL ) have developed a wearable sensing chip that can measure the concentration of cortisol in sweat. Since cortisol is the body's hormone released in response to stress, the chip could lead to wearables like smartwatches that can monitor its user's stress levels throughout the day. "[U]ntil now there has been no way to quantify

These YouTube Settings Will Help You Find What You Actually Want to Watch


66Gizmodo / 7h
More than 500 hours of content are uploaded to YouTube every minute , so you’d be forgiven for being unable to keep up with everything happening on the world’s largest video-streaming platform. But there are a few tricks to streamline your YouTube experience so you can get in, find the clips you want, and get out. Read more...

New Samsung Galaxy Book Pro laptops may include OLED screens and S Pen support


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Reports suggest Samsung is working on two Galaxy Book Pro laptops.

Giant rainbow road commemorates the legalisation of same-sex marriage in Australia


500+Mashable / 7h
Australians can remember the explosively emotional moment when the country overwhelmingly voted for marriage equality in 2017 by wandering down a giant rainbow path in a Sydney park. Completed in time for the Sydney Mardi Gras, the 90-metre rainbow path stretches through Prince Alfred Park in the inner city Sydney suburb of Surry Hills. Commissioned by the City of Sydney, the path commemorates th

Singapore Airlines KrisShop: AvGeek Heaven


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Singapore’s borders have been largely closed for nearly a year, so Singapore Airlines has been getting creative with ways to engage those who want to fly. We’ve seen the airline open a restaurant on an A380 on the ground for a very limited time, and we’ve even seen the airline sell DIY at-home first & business class airplane meals . KrisShop is the name of Singapore Airlines’ online shopping mall

Best smartphones with high refresh rate displays under Rs 25,000


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Here's a quick list of some of the best phones with a refresh rate higher than 60Hz but priced affordably under Rs. 25000.

Interested in Carl Pei’s Nothing? You can now be an investor


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Starting March 2, individuals from across the world will be able to invest in Nothing at the same valuation as the round led by Google Ventures.

You can now finally run Microsoft Office on iPad


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iPad users will now be able to access Word, Excel, and PowerPoint from a single, unified Microsoft Office app.

MacOS Big Sur update squashes annoying bug leading to installation failure


SlashGear / 7h
Apple has released an updated macOS Big Sur installer bringing the software to version 11.2.1. This version of the installer can correctly check for available free disk space to prevent errors during the installation process. The update is a patch for a critical bug in previous installers for Big Sur that could result in installation failure and data loss. The … Continue reading

Valheim is the endless Viking survival game we have craved for years


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Fight it? Or tame it? In Valheim , you get to make this choice, and many others, over the span of a lengthy, randomly generated adventure. Valheim is Steam's latest top-selling, out-of-nowhere indie game, and from some angles, it sure looks the part. Depending on what screenshots you stumble upon, you might get some serious PlayStation 1 nostalgia vibes, with characters, animals, and trees that l

People Are Getting Around Covid-19 Travel Bans By Making Dentist Appointments


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Are there risks to using a dental appointment confirmation email to circumvent travel restrictions? Just show up for your appointment while on vacation. Those who use the dental loophole, and prepay might as well get a cleaning out of it rather than no-showing, even though "current law permits travelers to be charged only at the point they attempt the overseas journey, not after the fact." Contin

Nature Makes Wood. Could a Lab Make It Better?


500+Wired / 7h
For millennia, humans have been chopping down trees and harvesting plants. Lab-grown plant material might change that.

Everything You Need to Set Up a Plex Server


58How-To Geek / 7h
A Plex Media Server makes it easy to stream or share your movie and music collection the same way that you stream Netflix or Hulu. No hassle, no fuss, just dump all your media in the server and stream it to any device. But setting up a Plex server is easier said than done, especially when there are so many different devices that can function as a Plex server. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

What Is Dependency Injection in Programming?


How-To Geek / 7h
Dependency injection is a software engineering technique where objects are passed instances of the other objects they depend on. Instead of reaching to fetch outside dependencies themselves, objects should directly receive everything they need to function. Read This Article on CloudSavvy IT ›

Ex-Postmates VP of global public policy on the future of gig work


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Vikrum Aiyer, the now-former vice president of global public policy and strategic communications at Postmates, penned a memo to his former colleagues and other stakeholders in the gig economy outlining what he thinks needs to happen next in the industry. In his letter, Aiyer says “it would be a mistake for us to think that mild tweaks to worker classification, or a single state ballot measure, cr

Redefine Meat is moving plant-based proteins from patties to steaks


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The Israeli startup Redefine Meat , which has developed a manufacturing process to make plant-based proteins that more closely resemble choice cuts of beef than the current crop of hamburger-adjacent offerings, has gotten a big vote of confidence from the investment arm of one of Asia’s premier food brands. The company has raised $29 million in financing from Happiness Capital , the investment ar

How to Extend Your Xbox Controller’s Battery Life


22How-To Geek / 8h
Whatever wireless Xbox controller you have—whether it’s a controller for an Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, or Xbox One—more battery life is always good. Here are our top tips for extending your controller’s battery life, both in the long and short term. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

New type of supply-chain attack hit Apple, Microsoft and 33 other companies


200+Ars Technica / 8h
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Last week, a researcher demonstrated a new supply-chain attack that executed counterfeit code on networks belonging to some of the biggest companies on the planet, Apple, Microsoft, and Tesla included. Now, fellow researchers are peppering the Internet with copycat packages, with more than 150 of them detected so far. The technique was unveiled last Tuesday by secur


The Morning After: Parler is back


48Engadget / 8h
As long as your internet connection has survived the extreme cold snap, Parler is back online . In the aftermath of the January 6th Capitol riot, Amazon suspended social network Parler’s web service access on January 10th for violating its terms of service. Now it’s relaunched on a new backend it claims is “built on sustainable, independent technology and not reliant on so-called ‘Big Tech’ for i

Terrafugia Transition flying car granted a Light-Sport Airworthiness certificate by the FAA


25SlashGear / 8h
Terrafugia Inc. announced this week that it reached a milestone in its road to bringing the Transition roadable aircraft to market. The FAA granted Terrafugia a FAA Special Light-Sport Aircraft (LSA) airworthiness certificate for the Transition aircraft. The flying car is a combination of two-seat aircraft and an automobile designed to meet both the FAA and NHTSA’s safety standards. The … Continu

Bitcoin blasts past $50,000


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Bitcoin has surpassed the magical $50,000 barrier. It feels surreal, but then again, so it did when Bitcoin first hit $10,000 back in 2017 and $20,000 in 2020. The digital currency, often dismissed as a bubble, just keeps coming back. Bitcoin's total market cap — the collective value of all the bitcoins in existence — is dangerously close to reaching 1 trillion dollars. It currently sits at more

Huge Samsung Galaxy A52 leak suggests it could be one of the best affordable phones


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The Samsung Galaxy A52 is shaping up to be a very promising upgrade to its popular predecessor, if these leaks are correct.

Parler is back online with a new hosting partner


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Controversial social network Parler has made a comeback after a month-long hiatus, using sustainable, independent technology.

Revel will launch $99-per-month e-bike rentals in New York


72Engadget / 8h
Revel is expanding on its electric moped rentals by introducing monthly e-bike rentals in New York City for $99 per month starting in March, the NY Post has reported. While a bit pricey, considering that the Wing e-bike it's using cost $1,299 to buy, the subscription includes perks you wouldn't normally get. The e-bike is delivered straight to your door and includes complimentary maintenance for

Tata Group reaches agreement to buy majority stake in BigBasket


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Indian conglomerate Tata Group has reached an agreement to acquire a majority stake in grocery delivery startup BigBasket , a source familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. The salt-to-software giant is buying over 60% stake in BigBasket, valuing the Indian startup between $1.8 billion to $2 billion, the source said, requesting anonymity as the deal is still private. BigBasket has raised more t

Super Mario 3D World & Bowser's Fury is already on sale


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Super Mario 3D World & Bowser's Fury is already seeing early discounts this week, with a rare price cut in the latest Nintendo Switch deals.

Harvard researchers have a new theory on what killed the dinosaurs


23SlashGear / 8h
Scientists know that about 66 million years ago, a major event happened on earth that resulted in the extinction of the dinosaurs. The Chicxulub impactor, as the impact is known, left behind a massive crater off the coast of Mexico 93 miles wide and 12 miles deep. While scientists know this is the impact that made many species on Earth … Continue reading

Best Western Promo: Earn Gift Cards & Double Points


200+One Mile at a Time / 8h
Best Western Rewards isn’t the most generous loyalty program out there, and for that matter Best Western doesn’t have that many aspirational properties. However, Best Western Rewards does pretty consistently offer promotions, and the latest promotion has just been launched. Best Western Rewards spring 2021 promotion Best Western Rewards is offering a two part promotion. Best Western Rewards membe

Microsoft Surface Duo is finally getting Android 11 – but you’ll have to wait


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Reports suggest Microsoft is finally bringing the OS to the Surface Duo.

The feud between Facebook and Apple is heating up


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

Lego’s Vidiyo music video creator is silly fun, and I love it


55Engadget / 8h
Vidiyo is Lego’s do-it-yourself music video maker, aimed at kids between the ages of seven and ten. It was created in collaboration with Universal Music Group, which has offered up around 60-second samples of big pop hits. Essentially, you buy minifigures which, when you scan them into the mobile app, unlock virtual characters to star in your music videos. These characters then dance and lip-sync

Steve Jobs handwritten job application up for auction


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

EU set to allow data to flow freely into the UK in aftermath of Brexit


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The European Commission is expected to confirm its decision on the movement of data later this week.

Why now is the time to buy Godfall


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Godfall was a stretch at $70, but with Amazon dropping its price in the US and UK, now's the time to grab the hack and slash looter.

Microsoft's unified Office experience comes to iPad


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100+Engadget / 8h
Microsoft's all-in-one Office app is now available on iPad almost a year to the day since it launched outside of preview on mobiles. For the uninitiated, the app combines the company's holy trinity of productivity tools (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) for people who want to work on the go. While some Android tablets have always had access to the new Office, the absence of a fully optimized iPad app

Lego's Vidiyo Music Video Maker Is a Kid-Safe Alternative to TikTok


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TikTok has become the quickest way to make it big with a well-choreographed dance routine. The platform makes it easy to create and share fun videos, but as we’ve discovered with every social network to date, it’s not the safest place for kids. Lego wants its new Vidiyo experience to be a child-friendly alternative to… Read more...

If Work Is Going Remote, Why Is Big Tech Still Building?


300+Wired / 8h
Google, Facebook, and others promise more flexibility to work from home. But they’re charging ahead with plans for more offices.

2034, Part IV: The Spratly Islands Ambush


100+Wired / 8h
“In a thousand years America won’t be remembered as a country, but simply as a fleeting moment.”


New From Lego: AR Llamas That Dance to Katy Perry


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100+Wired / 8h
The company's latest learning platform incorporates coding elements, augmented reality, and a selection of kid-friendly pop tunes.

Now Live: Marriott Bonvoy Double Points & Double Elite Nights Promo


500+One Mile at a Time / 9h
This is a reminder that Marriott Bonvoy’s first global promotion of 2021 launches today. For context, Marriott’s previous global promotion ended in November 2020. We had first learned about the details of this promotion back in January, when positive changes to the Marriott Bonvoy program were announced, including elite guarantees being restored . Marriott promo: double points & double elite nigh

SpaceX puts 60 additional Starlink satellites into orbit but fails to recover the booster


SlashGear / 9h
It’s become routine for SpaceX to launch its own Falcon 9 rockets with Starlink broadband satellites aboard. A Falcon 9 rocket launched a new batch of 60 Starlink satellites into orbit late on Monday, February 15. While the launch went off without a hitch, and the second stage with the satellites aboard continued functioning normally, the Falcon 9 booster recovery … Continue reading

Cyberpunk 2077 mod could deliver big performance improvements


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If you have an older CPU which is struggling to deliver solid frame rates, this mod might be a big help.

Roku streaming sticks could ditch batteries as rechargeable remote goes on sale


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Roku might be set to saying goodbye to batteries with its new rechargeable remote, made available through its early access program.

How data storage and management must evolve


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Businesses’ digital storage cabinets are bursting at the seams with a plethora of sensitive data - from floating files and old images to old passwords and ex-employee details.

This file-sharing app with over a billion downloads has some major security flaws


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Shockingly, the app’s developer hasn’t fixed the vulnerabilities for over three months.

This 512GB iPad Pro is down to just over £700 at Currys this week


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iPad Pro deals are offering some excellent discounts on the previous generation at Currys right now.

Stalkerware attacks saw 'staggering' rise in 2020


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Malwarebytes State of Malware report reveals marked increase in stalkerware across 2020.

2022 Kia Carnival debuts February 23 wearing Kia’s new logo


21SlashGear / 9h
After unveiling the brand-new 2022 Carnival virtually last June, Kia’s newest MPV (Multi-Purpose Vehicle) is now a GUV (Grand Utility Vehicle), and it’s coming very soon. In a recent announcement, the all-new Kia Carnival is officially debuting on February 23, 2021. Formerly referred to as the Sedona, the Carnival is the first new Kia vehicle in North America to wear … Continue reading

Windows 10 could get a killer feature... thanks to Samsung


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Samsung and Microsoft’s partnership looks set to bring a much-requested feature.

Here’s how Mario Kart could look running on the rumored Nintendo Switch 2


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If you think Mario Kart 8 Deluxe looks good now, here’s how it might look if the Nintendo Switch 2 becomes a reality.

The Photography Show announces virtual festival with Canon EOS R5 tips and more


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The Photography Show and The Video Show are returning for a special virtual show in March – here's how you can register for free.

TikTok hit with consumer, child safety and privacy complaints in Europe


100+TechCrunch / 9h
TikTok is facing a fresh round of regulatory complaints in Europe where consumer protection groups have filed a series of coordinated complaints alleging multiple breaches of EU law. The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) has lodged a complaint against the video sharing site with the European Commission and the bloc’s network of consumer protection authorities, while consumer organisations in

Amazon will build Fire TV Sticks in its first Indian manufacturing line


86Engadget / 9h
Amazon has announced that it will start manufacturing Fire TV sticks in India, marking the first time it has built any devices in the nation. They'll be built by a subsidiary of its manufacturing partner Foxconn, starting later this year outside the southeast coastal city of Chennai. Amazon said it would make hundreds of thousands of Fire TV sticks per year to meet the demand of its Indian custom

Wearable sensor can detect stress hormone cortisol in human sweat


SlashGear / 9h
EPFL engineers working with a startup company called Xsensio have developed a new wearable sensing chip that can measure the concentration of a stress hormone called cortisol in human sweat. The wearable sensor allows for quasi-continuous monitoring and can help doctors understand and treat stress-related conditions such as burnout and obesity. The sensor could potentially be placed on the patien

Oculus Quest 2 update will add 120Hz refresh rate, says Facebook insider


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VP of Facebook Reality Labs indicates the Oculus Quest 2 is getting a 120Hz upgrade.

Apple has fixed a serious macOS Big Sur bug that caused data loss


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The latest build of macOS Big Sur 11.2.1 will properly check if the disk has the required space before starting the upgrade process.


The Boys season 3 begins filming – but a release date could take a while


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The Boys has resumed filming, but based on season 2, you might be waiting a while to see it.

How to watch NASA’s Perseverance rover land on Mars


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PayPoint beefs up its PayByLink product for improved customer payments


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Improvements to PayByLink should deliver more choice for consumers and improve cash flow for businesses.

Record player deal: save nearly £100 on one of the best turntables you can buy today


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The Pro-Ject Debut Carbon is one of the best turntables for beginners and audiophiles alike – and it's nearly £100 cheaper in this deal.

Zomentum raises $13 million to scale its sales acceleration platform for IT channel partners


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Most small businesses, which form the backbone of an economy, today don’t have the resources to handle their IT needs. Take restaurants, for an example. They have likely outsourced this job to contract IT professionals to reduce expenses. Every time they need to buy a point-of-sale machine, a printer, new computers, or assign business emails to employees, they reach out to a trusted IT advisor, w

Sources: Palo Alto Networks acquired DevOps security startup Bridgecrew for around $200M


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The pandemic and the world’s big shift to doing (even) more online has put an unprecedented amount of pressure on cybersecurity. Now, it looks like one of the big public players in that space, Palo Alto Networks , has made an acquisition that will help it address that challenge, specifically with security tools designed for those working in DevOps to handle vast volumes of security data more effi

Amazon to start device manufacturing in India with Fire TV Sticks


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Amazon will start its manufacturing operations in Chennai later this year in partnership with contract manufacturer Cloud Network Technology, a subsidiary of Taiwanese company Foxconn.

Nvidia RTX 3060 full specs confirmed ahead of the GPU’s imminent launch


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We already know the recommended pricing, but the reality is price tags will likely be hiked considerably given demand.

The rumored folding iPhone could work with the Apple Pencil


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An analyst has predicted the iPhone Flip, or whatever Apple's folding iPhone gets called, will come with Apple Pencil support.

Apple Watch stopped charging? You could get a free repair directly from Apple


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Apple Watch Series 5 or Apple Watch SE covered by this new repair program

New to PC gaming? Step up your setup with this gaming kit.


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TL;DR: Fill out your gaming setup with this HyperGear gaming kit , on sale for 27% off with code PREZ2021 as of Feb. 16. If you're newly into PC gaming and actually want to keep up with your new hobby, this four-in-one HyperGear gaming kit will help you level up. Everything in this gaming kit is ready to go out of the box. Open it up and you’ll find a full-sized RGB backlit keyboard, an ergonomic

This portable chair in a bag offers you a place to sit literally anywhere


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TL;DR: Stay prepped with a seat for wherever you go with the Loungie Foldable Quickchair . As of Feb. 16, get it for $42.46 with code PREZ2021 for a total savings of 70%. Outdoor activities are more popular than ever after a year of being forced to stay in our homes. The number of people on hiking trails has skyrocketed Bikes and skates are still sold out everywhere Campgrounds reported record nu

New tech company Nothing acquires Essential, gives everyone a chance to invest


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Nothing , a new company co-founded by OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei, is making its first moves, and it wants you to join the ride. On Tuesday, the company announced a crowdfunding campaign which will allow its community to invest a total of $1.5 million at the same valuation that its Series A round investor (namely Google Ventures) has invested at. The funding will be conducted through crowdfunding

Daniel Kaluuya talks about honouring Chadwick Boseman in 'Black Panther 2'


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Chadwick Boseman may be gone, but his enormous on-screen legacy remains. And although Marvel boss Kevin Feige has already confirmed that they won't be recasting his Black Panther character T'Challa in the film's upcoming sequel, the question still remains about how best to respect Boseman's legacy going forwards. During a recent appearance on The Graham Norton Show , fellow Black Panther star Dan

LG OLED TVs are back for 2021, and they're rolling out worldwide


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The 2021 LG TV range is now upon us, with the electronics company confirming its latest OLED, QNED (Mini LED) and NanoCell LCD TVs are beginning to roll out worldwide.

BT says it has already connected up over 100 UK Covid-19 vaccination centres


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Over 110 NHS vaccinaton centres across the UK are getting connected.

Want to invest in Nothing? Carl Pei opens investment opportunity to community


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Carl Pei, co-founder of OnePlus, knows a thing or two about communities. At the Chinese smartphone maker, Pei fielded product and feature ideas from fans and held frequent gatherings to hear their feedback. At his new venture, Nothing , Pei is going a step further. The London-headquartered firm said on Tuesday it will allow its community to invest $1.5 million in the company through a community e

Samsung Galaxy S21 update is fixing battery life issues


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A new update seems to be fixing a battery life bug that affected some users.

Android 12 feature could make Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra-sized phones easier to use


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The Android 12 update could bring a feature seemingly designed for the modern phablet.

New European early-stage VC Revent launches with an impact focus, and sights set on a $60M first close


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Revent — a new European early-stage (pre-seed to series A) venture capital fund with an “impact” focus — is coming out of the gate today, and is poised to reach its target of a €50 million ($60 million) fund, with the first close of that already completed. Focusing on environmental and societal problems, Revent will be looking to fund startups with both “purpose and profit”. Headquartered in Berl


After pausing the business, Fronted finally launches to offer loans to cover rent deposits


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Fronted , the London-based fintech aiming to make life easier for renters, including lending the cash needed for a deposit, has finally launched. In March, its founders took the decision to “hibernate” the nascent business after the first lockdown and with the pandemic taking hold. But, now with regulatory approval from the FCA and rents falling in London, the startup is officially opening. “We h

Travel startup GetYourGuide secures $97M revolving credit facility


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Many countries hit hard by COVID-19 are beginning to see a glimmer of optimism from the arrival of vaccinations. Now, a promising travel startup that saw its growth arrested by the arrival and persistence of the pandemic is announcing a $97 million financing facility to help it stay the course until it can finally resume normal business. GetYourGuide , the Berlin startup that curates, organizes a

Xiaomi's next phone - the Redmi Note 10 - will arrive early next month


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Xiaomi has confirmed that the Redmi Note 10 series of affordable smartphones will make its global debut on March 4.

Samsung to manufacture Qualcomm's 5G modem chips Snapdragon X65 & Snapdragon X62


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Qualcomm is currently supplying prototype Snapdragon X65 to smartphone makers and aims to mass produce it within the year. Full-fledged delivery is expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2021.

SpaceX launched 60 more Starlink satellites but failed to stick the landing


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SpaceX successfully launched another 60 Starlink internet satellites today for 1,145 in total, bringing it close to its initial goal of 1,440. However, in a rare miss, the Falcon 9's first stage booster failed to land on the "Of Course I Still Love You" drone ship, presumably falling into the ocean instead. "It is unfortunate that we did not recover this booster but our second stage is still on a

Mercedes-Benz recalls 1.29 million vehicles for software issue


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Leaked poster reveals Realme Narzo 30 processor and display specs


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A Twitter user shared an image of the Realme Narzo 30 Pro 5G and Narzo 30A, revealing the design, Dimensity 800U processor and 120hz display.

PS5 restock: Amazon had Sony's console in stock, but quickly sold out


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Amazon had more PS5 in stock, but it didn't last long.

Realme GT Pro confirmed to be the next flagship device


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The Realme GT series will be a new flagship range from Realme with top of the line specs. The Realme GT Pro will have 125W fast charging speeds and 160Hz refresh rate.

Hyundai reveals the Ioniq 5 interior ahead of its full unveiling


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When the Ioniq 5 crossover is fully revealed next week, it will be Hyundai's first electric vehicle built on the Electric-Global Modular Platform (E-GMP). Th platform has a flat battery that Hyundai is taking advantage of to optimize the interior, which it's showing off in this quick teaser . The center console is a bit different than you may be used to, redesigned as an island that can move arou

Motorola's two new cheap phones bring a huge change to the Moto G line


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Motorola's Moto G line of smartphones is changing, and the company just unveiled its new wave of affordable devices.

Byju’s all set to acquire rival Toppr


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Byju’s, which raised more than $1.25 billion in 2020 and is currently valued at $12 billion, had acquired WhiteHat Jr and Aakash coaching centre recently.

Big Tech’s Next Big Problem Could Come From People Like ‘Mr. Sweepy’


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Government antitrust lawsuits have created openings for numerous private cases against Big Tech, with more expected to come. If successful, the cases could cost them dearly.