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Gmail and other apps are crashing on Android, but there's a fix


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3KMashable / 16h
If apps such as Gmail and Google Pay have recently been crashing on your Android phone, you're not alone — it appears to be a widespread issue. Numerous user reports on Downdetector indicate there are issues with Gmail, and reports on Reddit speak of Gmail "constantly crashing" since Monday. Furthermore, Google's own Workspace Status Dashboard said the company is "aware of a problem with Gmail af

Black Widow Is Coming Home on July 9


3KGizmodo / 5h
Well, it’s official. You’ll be able to watch Marvel’s Black Widow , at home, on July 9. Read more...

Black Widow is officially coming to Disney Plus – but it'll cost extra


300+TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 6h
Black Widow will launch day and date on Disney Plus Premier Access alongside a theatrical release.



Samsung delivers Galaxy phone, wearables via drones in Ireland


SlashGear / 29min
Dreams of delivering products via drones or even self-driving cars have been around for years, maybe even decades. The current pandemic, however, made such contactless systems seem almost even more necessary than before. Those technologies and the laws around them are still in development but some have already started to pave the way to make that the new normal. In … Continue reading

Robinhood Has Privately Filed To Go Public


Gizmodo / 29min
Commission-free stock trading app Robinhood said that it had confidentially filed for an initial public offering on Tuesday, apparently ready to capitalize on all of the positive buzz surrounding democratized finance. Read more...

Xbox Series X restock date: Target, Walmart and Best Buy – here's when


24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 47min
The dates for the Xbox Series X restock are explained so that you're better prepared to buy the Microsoft console. Here's how to get it.

Amazon finally launches the Fire TV Stick 4K in Australia


24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 1h
Amazon has expanded its Fire TV range by adding two new plug-and-play streaming devices to its Australian line-up.

Epic hints at dinosaurs coming to the Fortnite battle royale island


SlashGear / 1h
If you’ve spent any amount of time playing the new Primal season of Fortnite, you’ve likely come across two oddities: the Cuddle Fish, which appear to do nothing, and ‘Raptor Eggs,’ which can be broken apart to reveal a bunch of goo instead. What is the point of these items? Epic has explained how to use Cuddle Fish, and has … Continue reading

Police raid home of vaccine text fraudster


56BBC News - Technology / 1h
More than 6,000 cases of Covid-related fraud and cyber-crime have been recorded by the UK's police forces during the pandemic.

Biden Administration Considering Adding More U.S. Citizens To No Fly List


View from the Wing / 1h
The ‘No Fly List’ is the government’s pre-crime profiling that keeps people off of U.S. airlines and airlines flying to the U.S. without having been convicted or even charged with a crime. It’s a secret list that people haven’t been entitled to know how they got on or to confront the evidence relied upon to put them on it. Legally there is very little recourse, and when challenged the government

YouTube drug-taking, sweary rap ad banned in UK


72BBC News - Technology / 1h
The video, which appeared on YouTube, is banned for breaking rules on offensive content.

Covid fraud: £34.5m stolen in pandemic scams


44BBC News - Technology / 1h
More than 400,000 frauds and other cyber-crimes have been reported to police during the pandemic.

Classic Books I Only Care About Because a Jack Russell Terrier Told Me To


67Gizmodo / 1h
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Classic Books I Only Care About Because a Jack Russell Terrier Told Me To


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Free software advocates seek removal of Richard Stallman and entire FSF board


99Ars Technica / 1h
Enlarge / Richard Stallman speaks about free software in Athens, Greece at the Commons Fest in 2015. Richard Stallman's return to the Free Software Foundation's board of directors has drawn condemnation from many people in the free software community. An open letter signed by hundreds of people today called for Stallman to be removed again and for the FSF's entire board to resign. The open letter

Cross-border fintech Airwallex raises $100M Series D extension at new valuation of $2.6B


200+TechCrunch / 1h
Airwallex , the fintech company for cross-border businesses, announced today it has added $100 million more to its Series D round, bumping its valuation up to $2.6 billion. The extension was led by Greenoaks, with participation from Grok Ventures and returning investors Skip Capital and ANZi Ventures. Co-founder and chief executive officer Jack Zhang told TechCrunch that the new funding will be u

Y Combinator widens its bet in edtech in latest batch


100+TechCrunch / 1h
Y Combinator is slowly growing its stake in education companies, as the sector balloons with newfound demand from remote learners. In its latest batch, the famed accelerator had its highest number of edtech startups yet: 14 companies from around the world, working on everything from teacher monetization to homework apps to ways to train software engineers in an affordable fashion. While Y Combina

Southwest Airlines No Longer Does Socially Distanced Boarding


View from the Wing / 1h
Southwest Airlines has been boarding 10 passengers at a time, instead of lining up 30 people, throughout the pandemic. The carrier, which does not pre-assign seats and lets customers pick once they’re on board – so boarding position determines the seat you get – has reverted to its traditional boarding process. Better get that vaccine jab quickly! Continue reading ...

Parler's Ex-CEO Sues, Claims He Was Told His Shares Were Only Worth Three Buckaroos


24Gizmodo / 1h
Parler, the pro-Donald Trump social media site that’s served as a sort of all-you-can-eat buffet for brain worms in the past few years, is being sued by its own co-founder and ex-CEO. Read more...

Hasbro’s Galactic Snackin’ Grogu toy can be fed with a spoon


SlashGear / 1h
Habro has introduced a fun new toy for young Mandalorian fans: the snack-eating Galactic Snackin’ Grogu. This ‘baby Yoda’ toy is as adorable as it is hungry, and it’ll be available to purchase starting in October. Among other things, kids can ‘feed’ Grogu using a little plastic spoon. For those of you who aren’t familiar with Disney’s The Mandalorian series, … Continue reading

Optoma’s new 4K projectors are a gamer’s dream come true


28TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 1h
Optoma's newest 4K projectors have an Enhanced Gaming Mode and can reach up to 300 inches.

A Cyberattack Allegedly Knocked Insurance Giant CNA Offline


Gizmodo / 1h
CNA Financial, one of the largest insurance providers in the U.S., is currently experiencing widespread network disruptions. Read more...

Save 20% on Southwest Rapid Rewards bookings through April 30


The Points Guy / 2h
Here’s some amazing news if you’re flying Southwest Airlines in the next few months: Southwest is offering 20% off award tickets for bookings made through Rapid Rewards by March 25, 2021. As first reported by One Mile at a Time , this limited-time discount is valid on travel through April 30, 2021. All Southwest Rapid Rewards members qualify for this discount — just be sure to use promo code SAVE


Google Chat update will finally shield you from the barrage of notifications


24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 2h
Google now allows users to customize notification frequency in Chat and it is also rolling out a new UI for the service on the web.

Why I booked a hotel near SFO — just to watch the planes take off


The Points Guy / 2h
I have always been fascinated by the fact that I could travel clear across the globe in a matter of hours. Places I grew up learning about in history or language classes came to life when I realized that I could actually see them in living color. I’ll never forget walking off of the metro in Barcelona my first night in town and being greeted by La Sagrada Familia. I still get goosebumps. So even

Xiaomi's Black Shark 4 Is a Gaming Phone With Real Shoulder Buttons


Gizmodo / 2h
Sometimes it feels like phone makers try to pander to mobile gamers by slapping RGB lighting on an otherwise blah phone stuffed with generic components, but with the Black Shark 4, Xiaomi is trying something new: adding built-in tactile shoulder buttons that might make a real difference. Read more...

Movies Anywhere finally arrives on Samsung smart TVs


SlashGear / 2h
Movies Anywhere, the service that makes it easy to watch the digital movies you’ve purchased, has finally arrived on Samsung Smart TVs, the company has announced. The new support covers Samsung’s smart TVs dated back to the 2017 models, meaning most consumers who have purchased one of these TVs will likely be able to download and use the app. Put … Continue reading

How To Turn Your Mac Into a Streaming Server


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Justice League’s Most Heroic Moment Feels Like a Classic DC Throwback


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Who would’ve known a callback to one of the best DC movies ever was sitting on the cutting room floor, just waiting to be resurrected in Zack Snyder’s Justice League ? Read more...

How To Turn Your Mac Into a Streaming Server


21Lifehacker / 2h
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HBO drops full trailer for new sci-fi period drama The Nevers


Ars Technica / 2h
Laura Donnelly stars as Amalia True and Ann Skelly stars as Penance Adair, two Victorian women who mentor gifted orphans in HBO's new original series, The Nevers . An inexplicable event confers supernatural powers on a select group of people in Victorian London, who must battle prejudice and those who would exploit their abilities in The Nevers , a new original series coming to HBO next month. HB

Robinhood files initial plan to go public.


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The exact timing or price of the offering has not been set and the filing is still confidential. Private market investors have valued Robinhood at roughly $12 billion and some have speculated its initial public offering could top $20 billion.

Qualcomm may be cooking up a Nintendo Switch-like game console


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28TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 3h
Qualcomm is reportedly working on a Nintendo Switch-like game console for Android games.

Facebook didn't do enough to stop election misinformation, report says


100+Engadget / 3h
Facebook missed billions of opportunities to tamp down misinformation ahead of the 2020 presidential election, according to a new report from Avaaz.

Why I feel cruising is one of the safest forms of travel right now


99The Points Guy / 3h
There are plenty of people in the United States right now — including, it seems, some key government regulators — who think it’s too soon to let cruise ships restart operations. Letting hundreds or even thousands of people congregate in close quarters on a cruise vessel while COVID-19 remains an ongoing threat is just too risky, they say, even though they seem to have few qualms about the fact th

Daily Crunch: OnePlus announces its first smartwatch


100TechCrunch / 3h
OnePlus unveils new hardware, Apple updates its educational offerings and Facebook reveals plans for its next developer conference. This is your Daily Crunch for March 23, 2021. The big story: OnePlus announces its first smartwatch The Chinese smartphone maker announced the OnePlus Watch today , a $159 smartwatch with a minimalist design and a new operating system. It also comes with a number of

Our favorite companies from Y Combinator’s W21 Demo Day: Part 1


100+TechCrunch / 3h
It’s that time again! Today is Demo Day for Y Combinator’s latest accelerator batch — its largest to date, with more than 300 teams getting a minute each to pitch their companies to an audience of investors. This is the third time YC has held its Demo Day via a Zoom livestream and the second time the entire program was entirely virtual. YC president Geoff Ralston outlined their thinking for this

Scientists Just Found a New Kind of Rock Under the Pacific Ocean


54Gizmodo / 3h
New basalt just dropped. An international team of scientists drilled nearly a mile into the Pacific seafloor and extracted a variety of the volcanic stone chemically and mineralogically different from any previously known sort. Read more...

This Y Combinator startup is taking lab-grown meat upscale with elk, lamb and Wagyu beef cell lines


100+TechCrunch / 3h
Last week a select group of 20 employees and guests gathered at an event space on the San Francisco Bay, and, while looking out at the Bay Bridge, dined on a selection of choice elk sausages, Wagyu meatloaf and lamb burgers — all of which were grown from a petri dish. The dinner was a coming out party for Orbillion Bio , a new startup pitching today in Y Combinator’s latest demo day, that’s looki

NASA just revealed its Ingenuity Mars Helicopter flight plans


SlashGear / 3h
NASA has announced its plans regarding the small Ingenuity Mars Helicopter that arrived on the Red Planet with the Perseverance rover. According to the space agency, it plans to power on and deploy the helicopter for the first time sometime after April 8, 2021, marking the first attempt to operate an aircraft on another planet. The Ingenuity Mars Helicopter weighs … Continue reading

Facebook’s Clubhouse rival looks a lot like Clubhouse right now


100+TechCrunch / 3h
Facebook is building a Clubhouse rival, The New York Times reported in February. But what that product will look like or how it will work have been questions that have remained unanswered. However, new screenshots of a Facebook audio product, still under development, show what appears to be a live audio broadcast experience that’s more of an extension of Facebook’s existing Messenger Rooms, rathe

Intel invests $20 billion in two Arizona factories, 7nm chips coming in 2023


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200+Engadget / 3h
Intel is pushing to make itself more of a chip fabricator with a $20 billion investment in two Arizona plants.

The 10 Best Deals of March 23, 2021


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Apple's Mixed Reality Headset Might Be Light AF


31Gizmodo / 3h
Apple prognosticator Ming-Chi Kuo is not done dispensing rumors about the company’s long-rumored mixed reality headset. This time, per 9to5Mac , Kuo has details on the headset’s weight: reportedly less than 150 grams thanks to the use of hybrid ultra-short focal length lenses. Read more...

The 10 Best Deals of March 23, 2021


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Ransomware operators are piling on already hacked Exchange servers


81Ars Technica / 3h
(credit: Aurich Lawson / Ars Technica ) Microsoft Exchange servers compromised in a first round of attacks are getting infected for a second time by a ransomware gang that is trying to profit from a rash of exploits that caught organizations around the world flat-footed. The ransomware—known as Black Kingdom, DEMON, and DemonWare—is demanding $10,000 for the recovery of encrypted data, security r

The Australian Floods Are Devastating Wildlife


100+Gizmodo / 3h
Parts of Australia are underwater . The country has seen three feet of rain in just five days, constituting a once-in-a-century event. The waters have wreaked havoc on communities, forced 18,000 people to evacuate , washed away homes, and destroyed infrastructure. On top of all that, they’re also putting wildlife at… Read more...

Warner Bros.' Return to Theaters in 2022 Is Going to Look Very Different


100+Gizmodo / 3h
The entire Hollywood industry has been shaken up by the covid-19 pandemic, but perhaps the studio that’s made some of the most drastic changes has been Warner Bros., rapidly pivoting to a day-and-date home release model for the entirety of 2021. The studio has made it clear that’s just for this year only—but even in… Read more...

Tableau CEO Adam Selipsky is returning to AWS to replace Andy Jassy as CEO


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88TechCrunch / 3h
When Amazon announced last month that Jeff Bezos was moving into the executive chairman role, and AWS CEO Andy Jassy would be taking over the entire Amazon operation, speculation began about who would replace Jassy . People considered a number of internal candidates viable, such as Peter DeSantis, vice president of global infrastructure at AWS and Matt Garman, who is vice president of sales and m

Tesla stans dunk on Porsche Taycan’s slow software update


62Mashable / 4h
The first electric Porsche Taycans are due for a software update, but it won't be quick. Drivers won't be able to push a button on the in-car screen, connect to WiFi, and update the car while in their own garage. Instead, the $100,000+ electric vehicle needs to be brought into a Porsche dealership. Once an owner has made an appointment, they should plan to be without a car for two business days.

NASA lays out plans for its first flights on Mars


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92Ars Technica / 4h
Enlarge (credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech ) On Tuesday, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) hosted a press conference where it detailed the plans for the Ingenuity drone that hitched a ride to Mars attached to the underside of the Perseverance rover. The scientists and engineers behind the drone announced that they've now picked a site for what is expected to be the first powered flight on another planet

Intel plans to spend $20 billion on two new chip factories in Arizona.


Intel Gelsinger M. Lake•
200+NYT > Technology / 4h
Patrick Gelsinger, Intel’s chief executive, vowed on Tuesday that Intel would become a major manufacturer of chips for other companies, in addition to producing the processors that it has long designed and sold.

Here’s Why You Don’t Want To Book Airline Tickets Through Online Agents Like Expedia


65View from the Wing / 4h
Most people use sites like Expedia or Kayak to compare options because they don't start off knowing they want to fly American Airlines or United. They find the schedule and price they're looking for, and then book what looks best. While it can be useful for the average consumer to search flights with Expedia or the like, it's not actually a good idea to buy travel from them unless they are able t

Qualcomm might be plotting a 5G, Android-based Nintendo Switch rival


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20SlashGear / 4h
There’s no lack of strange rumors and reports in the consumer electronics industry, but every once in a while, we get one that seems to come entirely out of left field. Today, one of those rumors is making the rounds, and it pegs Qualcomm as a potential Nintendo competitor. Apparently, the SoC manufacturer is looking at making a Nintendo Switch … Continue reading

Check Your YouTube Videos for Potential Flags With This Tool


Lifehacker / 4h
YouTube has a copyright issue. While the platform’s AI-powered Content ID prevents illegal uploads of copyrighted material, it often hits legitimate creators with copyright claims even if they haven’t violated YouTube’s policies. Thankfully, the company is adding a new “Checks” tool that can help you spot potential… Read more...

I had a 10-course meal in a rental car with Amex and Resy’s new ‘drive-thru’ experience


The Points Guy / 4h
For months during the pandemic, dining out at restaurants just wasn’t possible. And while numerous establishments have since restarted sit-down service, many people still prefer take-out and delivery rather than eat-in. But what if you can get the best of both worlds — a dining-out experience from some of the best restaurants in town without having to leave the safety (and comfort) of your car? W

Robinhood files confidentially to go public


200+TechCrunch / 4h
Today Bloomberg reported , and Axios confirmed that Robinhood has filed privately to go public. The well-financed Robinhood is an American fintech company that provides zero-cost trading services to consumers. Private IPO filings have become common in recent quarters, making Robinhood’s decision to file behind closed doors before showing its numbers to the public unsurprising. That it has filed p

Self-driving truck startup TuSimple files to go public


100+TechCrunch / 4h
TuSimple, the self-driving truck company that is backed by a diverse consortium of strategic investors, including Volkswagen AG’s heavy-truck business The Traton Group, Navistar, Goodyear, and freight company U.S. Xpress, filed Tuesday for an initial public offering . TuSimple is taking the traditional path to going public, a departure from the recent trend — particularly among electric and auton

The Cinnamon Toast Crunch shrimp memes are great, even if the viral photos were gross


59Mashable / 4h
Try as you might, it's tough to conjure a more gross food combo than shrimp and Cinnamon Toast Crunch. Nobody in their right mind would want to eat that. But that's allegedly what one person claims they found as an unwelcome surprise with their breakfast. Jensen Karp, a writer/comedian/former rapper/art gallery owner/producer, — and, sure, why not, also the husband of Danielle Fishel aka Topanga

For better or worse, livestreamed and virtual concerts are probably here to stay


24Mashable / 4h
After DJ Steve Aoki gave the polo shirt-clad president of Qualcomm a tour of his phantasmagorical Las Vegas "playhouse" mansion, they sat in his studio to discuss the power 5G would bring to artists. "I believe in the merging of not just music and technology, but of humans and technology," Aoki said. Aoki and Qualcomm president Cristiano Amon appeared in a pre-recorded South by Southwest (SXSW) s

Steam Will Let You Stream Games in 8K, but Most Graphics Cards Can't Even Do 4K


28Gizmodo / 4h
Steam released its latest client update yesterday, which mostly included minor bug fixes and and a few new features, but one addition to Steam’s Remote Play is a bit curious. Spotted by PCWorld , Remote Play will now support up to 8K streaming—odd considering just two modern graphics cards actually have the specs to… Read more...

Elon Musk Has an Interesting Argument Against UFOs


100+Futurism / 4h
The Strongest Argument Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk waded in to the world of UFO sightings this week, claiming his latest meme is the “strongest argument against aliens.” Strongest argument against aliens pic.twitter.com/eF2FFZpJQE — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 23, 2021 The graph shows how the resolution of cameras has risen since the 19th century — even while images of UFO sightings have remai

Save Up To $79 on the 512GB M1-Powered Apple MacBook Air


Gizmodo / 4h
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Movies Anywhere is now available on Samsung TVs


40Engadget / 4h
You can download the software on any Samsung smart TV released between 2017 and 2021.

Kargo unveils its new Fabrik publishing system


100+TechCrunch / 4h
Digital advertising company Kargo is launching a new product and new business unit called Fabrik . Founder and CEO Harry Kargman explained that Fabrik is a content management system designed for publishers’ modern needs and integrated with Kargo’s advertising technology. Kargman suggested that he sees this as part of Kargo’s broader mission of “saving publishing.” That might seem like a tall orde

Facebook Missed 10.1 Billion Opportunities to Stop Juicing Hoaxes and Propaganda in 2020, Study Finds


44Gizmodo / 4h
If Facebook had moved sooner to restrict hoax, toxic, misleading, or other content attempting to interfere with the 2020 elections, it could have limited its reach by around 10 billion views, according to a report by the advocacy group Avaaz. Read more...

Southwest follows JetBlue’s move in return to pre-pandemic boarding system


28The Points Guy / 4h
For much of the pandemic, Southwest Airlines had shifted to smaller boarding groups, making it easier for travelers to work in some social distancing as they made their way onto the plane. Under the previous process, Southwest customers moved from the gate to the plane in groups of 10, rather than clusters of 30. Now, for better or worse, Southwest is once again boarding groups of 30 customers at

Review: Monster Hunter Rise Definitely Rises to the Occasion


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100+Wired / 4h
The latest entry in the long-running series offers a familiar experience, but separates itself enough to keep the game fresh and exciting.

Scientists Detect Chemicals Inside Pregnant Women They Can’t Even Identify


500+Futurism / 4h
An alarming new study found dozens of “mystery chemicals” inside the bodies of pregnant women, leaving scientists both concerned and confused. Of the 109 unusual, human-made chemicals identified in the study, 55 had never been found inside the human body before, according to research published last week in the journal Environmental Science & Technology . Another 42 were complete mysteries — both

Royal Caribbean expands comeback plans with new sailings out of Bermuda


The Points Guy / 4h
Add Bermuda to the list of places where Royal Caribbean is restarting cruises. The world’s largest cruise line on Tuesday said it would begin seven-night sailings to the Bahamas out of Bermuda’s Royal Naval Dockyard as soon as June 26. The unusual routing, which the line will offer through August, will be Royal Caribbean’s first foray into out-of-Bermuda cruises in its 52-year history. The trips

2021 Volvo XC90 T8 Recharge Review – Luxury first, hybrid second


SlashGear / 4h
It’s not unreasonable to suggest that Volvo owes a fair amount of its current prestige to the XC90. In 2021 XC90 T8 Recharge form, the plug-in hybrid three-row SUV is the de-facto flagship of the Swedish automaker’s range in North America, combining Scandinavian minimalism with a jolt of electric power. The core design of the XC90 hasn’t changed much since … Continue reading

Some of Our Brain Cells Get More Active Hours After We Die, Study Finds


100+Gizmodo / 4h
Even after we die, some of our brain cells can experience one last and large momentary burst of life, new research out Tuesday suggests. The study found evidence that certain “zombie genes” in our brain cells are active more frequently soon after death, which causes some cells to immensely expand for hours. The… Read more...

Wow: Best-Ever Chase Sapphire Sign-Up Bonus


One Mile at a Time / 5h
If you don’t yet have the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card or Chase Sapphire Reserve® Card , this is a fantastic time to apply, given newly launched bonuses. Chase Sapphire Preferred: earn 80K points The Chase Sapphire Preferred is now offering an incredible two part sign-up bonus, which is the best-ever publicly available bonus we’ve seen on this card: Earn 80,000 bonus Ultimate Rewards points aft

Disney+ Black Widow Premier Access arrives in July with theater release


SlashGear / 5h
Many people in the US are already vaccinated against COVID-19 and many more will be in the coming months, meaning we’ll see a slow return to theaters and other businesses. However, those who still aren’t comfortable visiting their local cinema — or who simply prefer watching movies at home — will get the opportunity to stream Black Widow the same … Continue reading

Stop Invoking 'The Founding Fathers' in Political Debates


70Lifehacker / 5h
Debates concerning contentious social and political issues are often supported by an annoying crutch, stemming back to the 18th century: invoking the Founding Fathers. It’s especially common when it comes to the intractable partisanship that now defines Congress. Read more...

No, you haven't been invited to join Clubhouse - it's an Android trojan


40TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 5h
A fake Android version of Clubhouse is being circulated online that contains a trojan capable of stealing all your credentials.

Clubhouse UX teardown: A closer look at homepage curation, follow hooks and other features


300+TechCrunch / 5h
Clubhouse, the social audio app that first took Silicon Valley by storm and is now gaining much wider appeal, is an interesting user experience case study. Hockey-stick growth — 8 million global downloads as of last month, despite still being in a pre-launch, invite-only mode, according to App Annie — is something most startups would kill for. However, it also means that UX problems can only be a

Extra Crunch Live’s April slate features speakers from Forerunner, Accel, Fifth Wall, and more


100+TechCrunch / 5h
April showers bring May flowers, but in the case of Extra Crunch Live , those showers will come in the form of actionable insights and advice from some of the top minds in tech. We have an incredible line up of folks joining us on the show, which breaks down how successful founders got their early funding and what VCs are looking for in a startup. Historically, Extra Crunch Live has been for Extr

Twitter acqui-hires team from Reshuffle to work on its API platform


100+TechCrunch / 5h
Twitter today is announcing what the company calls a “strategic acquihire” of the API integration platform Reshuffle . The startup’s commercial technology, which allows developers to build workflows and connect systems using any API, will be wound down as a result of Twitter’s deal. However, Reshuffle’s entire team of seven, including co-founders Amir Shevat and Avner Braverman , will be joining

UK plans to fine Brits almost $7,000 for vacationing abroad this summer


The Points Guy / 5h
International vacations for Brits appear to be on hold until at least July. And, the government is threatening to hit anyone who tries to bypass those rules with a huge fine $6,800 (£5,000). The draft laws, which were published on Monday March 22, will face a vote on Thursday March 25, according to the Telegraph . If approved, anyone looking to leave the U.K. before June 30 must have a “reasonabl

How to Pay Your Medical Bills Without Crowdfunding


54Lifehacker / 5h
A third of all donations through the popular crowdfunding site GoFundMe are for medical care, which isn’t surprising considering that the U.S. has the highest healthcare costs in the developed world . However, crowdfunding has its limits, as only a few campaigns reach or surpass their goal. You’ll want to exhaust all… Read more...

Today’s best tech deals: Logitech mice and keyboards, gaming headsets, and more


26Ars Technica / 5h
Enlarge (credit: Ars Technica) Today's Dealmaster includes a $20 discount on Logitech's MX Master 3 , as Staples currently has the wireless mouse down to $80 when you use the code "91742" at checkout. Staples has run similar coupon sales a handful of times over the last few months, but either way, this matches the lowest price we've seen for our top pick among wireless office mice . If you're mor


The next era of moderation will be verified


100+TechCrunch / 5h
Rick Song Contributor Rick Song is co-founder and CEO of Persona . Since the dawn of the internet, knowing (or, perhaps more accurately, not knowing) who is on the other side of the screen has been one of the biggest mysteries and thrills. In the early days of social media and online forums, anonymous usernames were the norm and meant you could pretend to be whoever you wanted to be. As exciting

Oil Giant Shell Hacked Thanks to Flaw-Ridden Accellion System


40Gizmodo / 5h
Royal Dutch Shell, the petrochemical giant ( and one of the largest companies in the world), is the latest in a string of high-profile victims to have suffered a data breach in connection with beleaguered cloud provider Accellion. Read more...

NASA plans test flight for Ingenuity prototype helicopter over Mars


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100+Engadget / 5h
The agency announced it plans to test fly the 4-pound prototype helicopter no earlier than April 8th.

Just-Launched Spacecraft Will Use Grappling Hook to Destroy Space Junk


500+Futurism / 5h
Drag and Drop A Japanese company called Astroscale is tackling the increasingly dangerous cloud of space junk orbiting our planet and the real threat it poses to satellites and other spacecraft. The company launched a new kind of satellite called the End of Life Services by Astroscale-demonstration (ELSA-d) on Monday, Quartz reports . Soon, ELSA-d will use a powerful magnet to latch onto a doomed

SXSW in VR just made me miss the real world even more


46Engadget / 5h
SXSW 2021 was surprisingly lonely in VR -- it just made me miss the real show even more.

Steam Remote Play Together makes it easier to game with anyone (and there’s a sale too)


SlashGear / 5h
Perhaps spurred by the pandemic keeping everyone at home, Steam has spent the last several months building out its Remote Play Together service. At first, it started as a way to play select local co-op games online with Steam friends. Then, earlier this month, it expanded again, this time allowing users to invite someone who doesn’t even have a Steam … Continue reading

Plan Your 2022 Disney World Vacation Now


72Lifehacker / 5h
It has been a year since Disney closed down its theme parks due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was no small thing—as recently as 2016, Disney’s parks made up 40% of its annual income, so the company was understandably anxious to reopen as soon as possible—especially considering the closures came shortly… Read more...

NASA Reveals Its Plan for First Helicopter Flight on Mars


300+Gizmodo / 5h
So far, human exploration on Mars has been measured in the circular motion of orbiters above the planet and the meandering trails of rovers on the ground below. Early next month, NASA will enter the elusive space between those two realms, with the launch of the box-shaped helicopter Ingenuity. Read more...

With Fewer Ads on Streaming, Brands Make More Movies


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As streaming video has gained in importance during the pandemic, advertisers have put more focus on Hollywood-level branded content as a way to reach viewers.

Top tech CEOs will testify about social media’s role in the Capitol attack this week


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Social media executives will be answering to Congress directly for their role in January’s deadly attacks on the U.S. Capitol this week. Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Twitter’s Jack Dorsey and Google’s Sundar Pichai will all appear virtually before a joint House committee Thursday at 12 p.m. Eastern Time . The hearing, held by the House’s Subcommittee on Communications and Technology and the Subcom

‘Black Widow’ and ‘Cruella’ will get Premier Access releases on Disney+


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In what looks like both an endorsement of its Premier Access streaming strategy and a tacit acknowledgement that theatrical moviegoing won’t be returning to normal anytime soon, Disney just announced that its movies “Black Widow” and “Cruella” will be coming to Disney+ at the same time that they’re released in theaters. That means Disney+ subscribers will have the option to pay an additional, one

Superhuman CEO Rahul Vohra is coming to TechCrunch Early Stage in July


100+TechCrunch / 5h
The frequent difficulty of founders finding product-market fit has been a topic of constant (and ever-evolving) discussion at TechCrunch conferences over the years. Superhuman founder and CEO Rahul Vohra will be joining us at TechCrunch Early Stage: Marketing & Fundraising in July to dive into the much-obsessed topic of product-market fit. We’re looking to dig into what exactly finding product-ma

Marvel moves 'Black Widow' release to July 9, for theaters and Disney+


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72Mashable / 6h
Black Widow is going to be late to the party (again), but it's new and presumably final-for-real release is going to be much more pandemic-friendly now. The next installment on the movie side of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is now set for release on July 9, a two-month delay from its previous May 7 premiere. But the shift also brings the exciting development that Black Widow will arrive simultan

Valve releases Steam Link app on Apple’s Mac App Store


28Ars Technica / 6h
Enlarge / A screenshot from Steam Link for macOS. (credit: Valve ) Valve has launched a standalone app for Steam Link on Apple's macOS App Store, adding a new option for Mac users who want to play games on machines that are often labeled as poor choices for gaming. Steam Link allows users to stream games from a gaming PC to a supported device on the same local network and to play those games with

Let’s All Be More Like a Global Investment Bank


Gizmodo / 6h
Now that the vaccine rollout is real and bosses are tentatively setting rough return dates, you may find yourself searching your desiccated soul for your old self, a presumably enthusiastic worker on a “schedule” with a “lunchtime” and a love of “interfacing.” If this describes you, then you should know Jane Fraser,… Read more...

Forex trader data leak exposes millions of confidential records


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The personally identifiable information of FBS forex users was left exposed online in an unsecured ElasticSearch server.

More stimulus checks sent by IRS in 2021 for EIP3


68SlashGear / 6h
This week the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that they’d sent “the next batch” of Economic Impact Payments for 2021. This is the third payment, and the first of the year 2021. You may have already have an EIP3 in your bank account now, as payments began being delivered earlier this month. This latest payment round is for … Continue reading

Hisense 120” L5F Series Laser Cinema offers 4K theater experience at home


SlashGear / 6h
Hisense has launched its new 120-inch L5F Laser Cinema, a home entertainment laser projector and ambient light-rejecting screen for a theater-like experience in your living room. Hisense boasts a number of features with its new laser TV product, including 4K UHD, true-to-life picture quality, and more. The new Hisense cinema product involves both a short-throw laser projector and a 120-inch … Con

Fix Android's Recent App Crashes With These Two Updates


200+Lifehacker / 6h
If you happened to notice a bunch of your Android apps crashing yesterday, you’re not alone. An issue with Android’s System Webview component caused a bit of grief, but it’s nothing to be too worried about. In fact, Google has already prepped a fix, and you’ll want to take advantage of it right away, lest you… Read more...

Black Widow to Disney+: We finally know when, how much


79Ars Technica / 6h
Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson) is going back to where it all started. [credit: YouTube/Marvel ] After losing its initial May 2020 release date to the emerging COVID-19 pandemic, Disney and Marvel Studios' Black Widow has finally settled on a release strategy: a simultaneous launch in theaters and as a "premier access" purchase on the Disney+ subscription service, both coming Friday, July 9


Appalachia’s Fracking Industry May Never Be Profitable Again


500+Gizmodo / 6h
It’s clear that we need to stop natural gas production to avoid the worst effects of the climate crisis. But a new report from the Stockholm Environment Institute’s U.S. Center and the Ohio River Valley Institute shows that there’s another reason companies should stop extracting shale gas in the nation’s Appalachian… Read more...

ViacomCBS Is Selling $3 Billion in Stock to Fund Paramount+, a Service Some People Evidently Don't Know Exists


Gizmodo / 6h
The parent company behind Paramount+ has announced it’s looking to raise $3 billion to help fund operations, including for its new streaming service—that some consumers evidently have no idea exists. Read more...

Every Big Game Coming Out In Spring 2021


200+Lifehacker / 6h
Spring is here! The birds are singing, flowers blooming, and uh, it rains more. What a season! Sadly, covid-19 hasn’t gone anywhere. So depending on where you live you might still be stuck inside. Well, at least you’ll have games like Monster Hunter Rise, Outriders, and Mass Effect Legendary Edition to play while you… Read more...

'Black Widow' will hit Disney+ and theaters on the same day


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300+Engadget / 6h
You'll need to pay $30 to watch the latest MCU movie at home starting on May 7th.

FCC wants to hear from Americans who’ve been ignored by broadband industry


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Enlarge / FCC member Jessica Rosenworcel speaks during a Senate Commerce Committee oversight hearing on June 24, 2020, in Washington, DC. (credit: Getty Images | Jonathan Newton ) The Federal Communications Commission wants to hear from Internet users about their experiences trying to find good broadband service. The FCC announced yesterday that it is seeking "first-hand accounts on broadband ava

Creepy Eco-Horror Film Gaia Reminds You Not to Mess With Earth


93Gizmodo / 6h
The great thing about horror is it can come from anywhere. Sure, we’re familiar with gore, monsters, and murderers , but truly anything can scare you or kill you. Case in point, the burgeoning genre of eco-horror , which makes it very clear that the world we live in right now will eventually kill us all due to climate… Read more...

NASA plans first flight of Mars helicopter Ingenuity on April 8


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100+TechCrunch / 6h
As exciting as the entire Perseverance mission to Mars is, one of the events most looked forward to by us Earthlings must be the first flight of Ingenuity. After conducting numerous checks and double-checks, the Perseverance team has set April 8 as the date on which they hope to attempt the first controlled powered flight on another planet. If all goes well, then in about two weeks Ingenuity will

SEGA's Cute Little $139 Astro City Mini Arcade Will Get a Limited U.S. Release


35How-To Geek / 6h
SEGA’s Astro City is one of the company’s most iconic arcade cabinets, thanks to its unique look. When SEGA released an Astro City Mini replica in Japan, the western world could only look on with disappointment. But now, thanks to Limited Run Games, a few units are coming to U.S on March 26th. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

Samsung Announces 12 New HDR Monitors for Your Work-from-Home Setup


44How-To Geek / 6h
Samsung just announced its new 2021 lineup of high-resolution monitors, consisting of twelve monitors across three unique series: the S8, S7, and S6. The monitors are aimed at professionals either working in-person in an office or in an at-home office, and promise life-like picture quality, improved convenience, and advanced ergonomics for a comfortable setup no matter where you work. Read This A

Radio Shack Once Again Crawls Out of the Grave


60Gizmodo / 6h
Radio Shack, the once-popular electronics chain, went bankrupt in 2015 and again in 2017. The physical stores, once a nerd’s paradise full of electronic components and computer gear, closed one by one, and a company called Retail Ecommerce Ventures (REV) bought the brand and most of the company’s assets. Read more...

Y Combinator’s new batch features its largest group of Indian startups


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Y Combinator’s latest batch — W21 — features 350 startups from 41 nations. Fifty percent of the firms, the highest percentage to date, in the new batch are based outside of the United States. India is the second-largest demographic represented in the new batch. The world’s second-largest internet market has delivered 43 startups in the new batch, another record figure in the history of the storie

PS5, RTX 3070, and RTX 3080 pop up in Newegg Shuffle


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Newegg almost caught us napping with a very brief Shuffle on March 23, including a PS5 bundle, RTX 3070, and RTX 3080 cards.

Chase Sapphire Reserve Has Its First Big Bonus Offer Since Launch


22View from the Wing / 6h
Chase Sapphire Reserve® launched four and a half ago and revolutionized rewards credit cards. But there hasn't been an elevated bonus offer for new cardmembers since it first came out. Until now. Right now Chase Sapphire Reserve® is offering an initial bonus to earn 60,000 bonus points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening. That's a bigger point bonus with

NASA's Mars Helicopter Prepares for Its First Flight


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500+NYT > Technology / 6h
The experimental vehicle named Ingenuity traveled to the red planet with the Perseverance rover, which is also preparing for its main science mission.

NASA Chooses “Airfield” Location for Mars Helicopter


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500+Futurism / 6h
NASA has chosen the location where it will attempt a historic first: the first time a manmade object will try to take flight off the surface of another planet. As early as April , NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter will attempt to fly to roughly ten feet, according to acting NASA administrator Steve Jurczyk, who spoke during a Tuesday media briefing . The agency has officially chosen the “airfield”

Haunting Photos Show Missiles Milliseconds Before Exploding


100+Futurism / 6h
Fatal Frame If you’re interested in seeing some images taken just moments before (intentional, well-planned) disaster, boy do we have a highlight reel for you. Live weapon tests are an important part of making sure that new bombs, missiles, and drones actually do what the military wants them to do upon impact, lest the armed forces accidentally fire a dud during actual combat. Now, The Drive put

NASA's Mars Helicopter Prepares for Its First Flight Date


NASA Ingenuity Mars•
24NYT > Technology / 7h
The experimental vehicle named Ingenuity traveled to the red planet with the Perseverance rover, which is also preparing for its main science mission.

Master & Dynamic launches MW08 true wireless earbuds


28TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 7h
Master & Dynamic has announced the launch of its new MW08 True Wireless Earphones alongside smartphone app M&D Connect.

Apple Plans to Map Game Controller Buttons to Your Mac Keyboard


24Gizmodo / 7h
As part of its ongoing mission to improve how iPad and iPhone apps run on M1 Macs, Apple has added game controller emulation to macOS Big Sur’s current 11.3 beta. Basically, Apple’s trying to make its M1 Macs more like gaming PCs. Read more...


YouTube won't remove a livestream from outside the Boulder mass shooting


500+Engadget / 7h
A man named Dean Schiller livestreamed more than three hours of the incident.

Pre-seed round funding is under scrutiny: Is VC pandemic posturing here to stay?


300+TechCrunch / 7h
Russ Heddleston Contributor Russ is the co-founder and CEO of DocSend . He was previously a product manager at Facebook, where he arrived via the acquisition of his startup Pursuit.com, and has held roles at Dropbox, Greystripe and Trulia. Follow him here: @rheddleston and @docsend More posts by this contributor What to expect while fundraising in 2021 What Q2 fundraising data tells us about the

What to Do Instead of Saying 'I Don't See Race'


100+Lifehacker / 7h
This past year, racial injustices committed against Black Americans and Asian Americans have reached new heights. Hate crimes against Asian Americans have risen 149% since the pandemic began . At the same time, worldwide protests in the wake of George Floyd’s killing by police further highlighted the long history of… Read more...

The Coolest Thing About the OnePlus Watch Is How Fast It Charges


Gizmodo / 7h
The OnePlus Watch was not a well-kept secret by any means. Renders of it leaked last week , and we’ve heard rumors about the platform the watch is based on for some time now. Now that it’s officially here though, the coolest thing about the OnePlus Watch is the fact that you can get a whole day of battery by charging… Read more...

Amtrak offering $19 coach, $39 Acela business class tickets in the Northeast


The Points Guy / 7h
From now through Mar. 26, Amtrak is offering flat-rate fares on all Northeast Corridor, Acela and Downeaster routes. With this sale, you can book $19 fares in coach or $39 fares in Acela business class on all available trains. To take advantage of this deal, you must book travel that takes place between Mar. 30 and Sept. 30 by Mar. 26. You can find these fares by searching on this sale page on th

OnePlus 9 vs Samsung Galaxy S21 vs iPhone 12: comparing the flagship phones


24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 7h
The OnePlus 9 could tempt lots of buyers away from the Samsung Galaxy S21 and iPhone 12, but should it?

Why business resilience planning is key to surviving a crisis


24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 7h
A well-built and outcome-driven enterprise architecture function provides a bedrock of business resilience.

Xiaomi Black Shark 4 is pure mobile gaming excess


SlashGear / 7h
It’s been a little over a year since we last heard from the Black Shark gaming phone, and today Xiaomi is back with a new lineup. The company introduced the Black Shark 4 and Black Shark 4 Pro today, and while the two phones are similar in terms of hardware, there are some key differences between the two. Those differences … Continue reading

New York’s Department of Financial Services says Apple Card program didn’t violate fair lending laws


100+TechCrunch / 7h
The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) released a report today that cleared the Apple Card credit card program of discriminatory practices and specifically, gender-based discrimination, following an investigation triggered by online complaints back in November 2019. At the time, tech entrepreneu r David Heinemeier Hansson had called out Apple Card program , jointly run by App

US pedestrian deaths rose sharply in the first half of 2020


37Ars Technica / 7h
Enlarge / Push button, but watch out for SUVs. Particularly at night. American drivers were an even more deadly threat to pedestrians in 2020, according to data analyzed by the Governors Highway Safety Association and published on Tuesday . Early data from state highway safety offices shows that 2,957 pedestrians were killed by drivers in the first six months of last year, which at first looks li

Apple has an astonishing goal for its new mixed-reality headset


SlashGear / 7h
Apple’s mixed reality headset could buck the VR trend and offer a much lighter, slimmer form-factor, according to a new analyst report, as the Cupertino firm addresses one of the biggest criticisms of AR and VR tech. Well-rumored over the past few years, Apple’s augmented reality headset and smart glasses roadmap is believed to already consist of several generations of … Continue reading

Apple TV Plus on PS4: How to get it and start watching now


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If you want to watch Apple TV Plus on PS4, our guide will help you get started and find great films and TV series to watch.

GoDaddy will make it easier for businesses to post on Instagram


26TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 7h
Direct posting to Instagram is now available for GoDaddy's Website + Marketing customers.

OnePlus snubs Google’s Wear OS, announces $159 smartwatch


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44Ars Technica / 7h
The OnePlus Watch. It comes with several watch faces. [credit: OnePlus ] OnePlus is launching a smartwatch. OnePlus announced the OnePlus Watch today, and despite being a longtime Android OEM, the company isn't using Google's Android-based Wear OS. Like Garmin and Fitbit (pre-Google), the company is striking off on its own and shipping an in-house OS on the watch. The OnePlus Watch is only $159,

The Best Books to Teach Your Kid About Grief and Loss


92Lifehacker / 7h
When we want to convey a difficult or abstract concept to our kids, whether it be empathy, racism, anxiety, or bullying, we often turn to children’s books for help. These books can help us introduce topics and ideas we otherwise struggle to put into our own words, and that is especially true when we have to help our… Read more...

Travel industry to White House: It’s time to end international travel restrictions


The Points Guy / 7h
Travel was one of the hardest-hit industries during the pandemic. One report found that international arrivals to the U.S. fell 62%. But as COVID-19 vaccines roll out worldwide and travel begins to make a comeback, the industry has a request for the Biden administration: It’s time to end international travel restrictions. More than two dozen travel trade groups and unions, including Airlines for

This PopSocket Will Help You MacGyver Your Way Out of a Pickle


28Gizmodo / 7h
In a brand synergy no one saw coming, PopSockets is embracing the “tacticool” trend (military-themed gear the armed forces would never actually use) with a new SOG multi-tool PopGrip that finally adds some legitimate functionality to your mostly useless smartphone. Read more...

Best Xbox Series X headsets: the top Xbox Series X gaming headsets


24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 7h
Searching for the best Xbox Series X headsets available right now? We've rounded up the best Xbox gaming headphones you can buy, including wireless and wired options.

Elon Musk Says He’ll Be Landing Starships on Mars “Well Before 2030”


Futurism / 7h
Elon Musk really can’t wait to get to Mars — and he thinks his space company will be landing there sooner rather than later. In a new tweet, Musk promised that “SpaceX will be landing Starships on Mars well before 2030.” According to the billionaire, however, the real challenge will be to make “Mars Base Alpha self-sustaining.” In context, Musk may have been trying to distract from a more substan

This Sale on Samsung Jet Vacuums Doesn't Suck


Gizmodo / 7h
Samsung Jet 70 Vacuum | $349 | Samsung Samsung Jet 75 Vacuum | $399 | Samsung Samsung Jet 90 Vacuum | $599 | Samsung Read more...


Daymak says it's making the world's fastest three-wheeled EV


200+Engadget / 8h
It's crowdfunding the $149,000 Spiritus Ultimate.

Eat Just (the alt-protein company formerly known as Hampton Creek) has raised another $200 million


100+TechCrunch / 8h
Eat Just, the purveyor of eggless eggs and mayonnaise and the first government-approved vendor of lab-grown chicken , has raised $200 million in a new round of funding, the company said. The funding was led by the Qatar Investment Authority, the sovereign wealth fund of the state of Qatar, with additional participation from Charlesbank Capital Partners and Vulcan Capital, the investment arm of th

Roll still doesn’t know how its hot wallet was hacked


100+TechCrunch / 8h
Move fast, break things, get hacked. That’s what happened at Roll, the social currency platform that allows creators to mint and distribute their own Ethereum-based cryptocurrency known as social tokens. Last week, Roll disclosed a hacker had stolen $5.7 million from its hot wallet, a little over a year after the company launched. Roll set up a $500,000 fund to help creators recoup their losses,

You Don't Have to Peel Ginger


200+Lifehacker / 8h
I have gotten more discerning about most things as I age, but the longer I am alive, the less picky I am about peels. Unlike my seven-year-old self, who wouldn’t eat an apple unless it was peeled, cored, and cut into segments, I’m now a big fan of nature’s edible wrapping paper. (The exception, oddly enough, is bell… Read more...

Master & Dynamic’s MW08 give ANC and audio upgrade to true wireless earbuds


SlashGear / 8h
Master & Dynamic has a new set of true wireless earbuds to tempt your ears and torment your wallet, with the MW08 throwing in hybrid active noise cancellation and a promised uptick in sound quality. Successors to 2019’s MW07 Plus, the MW08 keep the chunky styling – looking a little like ingots lodged in your ear canals – but go … Continue reading

Amazon's Spring Sale means fantastic gaming laptop deals in the UK right now


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Don't miss Amazon's Spring Sale if you're a keen gaming laptop deals hunter in the UK - there's bargains to be had.

There's so much to stream this month — time to upgrade to a new Vizio 4K TV on sale for $979


40Mashable / 8h
Save $220: The Vizio 65-inch P-series Quantum 4K smart TV is on sale for $979.99 at Amazon as of March 23. The flow of new streaming content shows no signs of slowing down. Just when you finish your Justice League marathon, you need to prepare for the epic Godzilla vs. King Kong showdown and the triumphant return of Emilio Estevez as a reluctant hockey coach . If you're ready to settle in, now's

You can watch Iceland's new, thrilling eruption live


300+Mashable / 8h
Fresh new earth is pouring from the ground in Iceland. And you can watch this lava splattering and flowing live on YouTube. Icelandic scientists put up a webcam on Saturday near a newly opened fissure on the Reykjanes Peninsula, located on the southwestern part of the island. The relatively gentle eruption, which is currently of no harm to nearby communities, started on March 19 . The slowly flow

A Better Path to Tech Reform? Felony Charges


100+Wired / 8h
This week's Big Tech hearing will surely be a waste of Congress's time, again. But the DOJ and SEC could buy time by raising the stakes.

Biggest Offer Ever For Chase Sapphire Preferred May Be Deal Of The Year


27View from the Wing / 8h
Chase has the biggest-ever public offer for the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card: earn 80,000 bonus points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening. Plus earn up to $50 in statement credits towards grocery store purchases within your first year of account opening. Last year Chase offered 80,000 points as an initial bonus offer and it was the biggest public offe

Most African YC-backed startups in today’s batch are focused on fintech


200+TechCrunch / 8h
In Africa, Y Combinator is known to be a major backer of most of the continent’s well-known startups . Two of the most talked-about in the last two quarters — Flutterwave and Paystack — are YC-backed . Their recent successes (Flutterwave’s billion-dollar valuation and Paystack’s rare exit to Stripe) have greatly increased YC’s appeal in the eyes of founders on the continent with local investors c

Rumored HomePod Smart Display Could Feature FaceTime Camera


200+How-To Geek / 8h
Smart home envy happens to everyone, especially HomeKit users. But a new Bloomberg report suggests that Apple could release a HomePod with a smart display and FaceTime camera, a product that could give HomeKit a new sense of direction and provide a strong alternative to Nest Home Hub and Echo Show devices. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

The 7 Best Webcam Lights to Make Your Next Call Look Great


32How-To Geek / 8h
Lighting is one the most important elements of your webcam setup, but it’s often overlooked. To perform their best, cameras need a controlled amount of light—if it’s too dark or too bright, it can heavily affect the video quality. So let’s look at some simple, home-office-friendly solutions to this problem so you can look better on your next video call. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

So-Called Pirates Are Doing The Work When Publishers Fail To Preserve Their Games


3KGizmodo / 8h
Yesterday, TheGamer reported that Sony has plans to shut down the online PS3, PS Vita, and PSP stores that service those older consoles. While this has yet to be confirmed, and Sony has not responded to Kotaku ’s request for comment, the internet discourse around this potentially troubling news immediately began to… Read more...

OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro deals are now available to pre-order in both the UK and US


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OnePlus 9 deals have officially landed and are available to pre-order, offering specs to compete with Apple and Samsung.

Sega's adorable Astro City Mini arcade is coming to the US


48Engadget / 8h
If you've been patiently waiting for a chance to buy Sega's Astro City Mini, you'll have a small window of opportunity to grab one on March 26th.

Buy Air France-KLM Flying Blue Miles With 80% Bonus


500+One Mile at a Time / 8h
Air France-KLM’s Flying Blue program has just rolled out its latest promotion on purchased miles, which some might find to be worthwhile. Buy Flying Blue miles with 80% bonus The Flying Blue program has just launched its latest bonus on purchased miles . Through Sunday, April 11, 2021, you can receive up to an 80% bonus when you purchase miles: Buy 4,000-10,000 miles, get a 60% bonus Buy 12,000-2

Why enterprise mobility will be essential in a hybrid working model


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Businesses are rolling out fleets of new devices to support remote workers.

Caltech Scientists Say They Can Read Human Brain With Ultrasound


400+Futurism / 8h
A new trick uses precise ultrasound imaging — the same kind that lets parents-to-be see their kid before it’s born — to read and even predict activity within the brain. Scientists at Caltech were able to use ultrasound to listen in as blood sloshed around in different parts of the brain, which they quickly realized was a proxy for which neural regions were active at any given moment, according to

How to Set Up Chrome Live Captions on Your Desktop


95Lifehacker / 8h
Google recently added Live Captions to the desktop version of Chrome. With Live Captions enabled, Chrome auto-transcribes any audio playing in the browser, even if the sound is muted. Read more...


The only Fitbit with Tile's Bluetooth tracking tech just went on sale for 21% off


30Mashable / 8h
SAVE $21: Normally $99.95, Walmart and Amazon both have the Fitbit Inspire 2 on sale for just $78.95 as of March 23. Forgetful folks, rejoice: Tile just made it way easier to locate your lost fitness tracker. The Bluetooth tracker brand announced Monday that it was partnering with Fitbit to bring its finding technology to one of its wearables — specifically, the $99.95 Fitbit Inspire 2 that launc

YouTube will recommend products shown in videos


200+BBC News - Technology / 8h
The feature - which generates a list of items - is currently being tested in the US.

Big Tech Wants Points for Jobs


200+NYT > Technology / 8h
Yes, tech companies are hiring. Here’s why they want you to notice.

China is apparently easing up on collecting mobile app data


20TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 8h
New guidelines seem to suggest that app developers can’t demand unnecessary personal details.

Amazon recruits 'Rainbow Six Siege' developers for its new game studio


100+Engadget / 9h
The Montreal studio is making an original online multiplayer game.

QuantumScape’s share sale to fund solid-state battery production roils its market value


200+TechCrunch / 9h
QuantumScape has issued a share offering to pay for an expanded pilot production line for its solid-state batteries just months after it became a publicly traded company via a reverse merger. QuantumScape said in a regulatory filing that the net proceeds from its sale of 13 million shares — along with an additional 1.95 million shares if underwriters exercise that option — could be much as $859 m

Promo: 20% Off When You Redeem Southwest Rapid Rewards Points


47One Mile at a Time / 9h
If you have any Southwest Rapid Rewards points and plan to travel in the coming weeks, this is a great time to redeem them. Southwest offering 20% off award tickets Southwest Airlines is offering a 20% discount when you redeem Rapid Rewards points for flights : This is valid for bookings made through Thursday, March 25, 2021 This is valid for travel through Friday, April 30, 2021 Use promotion co

Porsche is giving Taycan EV early-adopters some good news


SlashGear / 9h
Porsche has new software for the 2020 Taycan, bringing existing owners some of the headline updates from the latest 2021 model year car, though anybody used to Tesla-style OTA feature magic will be disappointed. Improvements around charging and route planning, wireless Apple CarPlay, and even music-themed ambient lighting are all being added in the free upgrade. Perhaps most useful, there’ll … Co

How long is The Falcon and the Winter Soldier episode 2's runtime?


28TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 9h
The runtime for episode 2 of the Disney Plus series has leaked ahead of release, so how long will it be?

Report: Microsoft in talks for $10 billion acquisition of Discord


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500+Ars Technica / 9h
Enlarge Microsoft is reportedly in the late stages of $10 billion acquisition talks with Discord, a gaming-focused community chat platform, according to unnamed "people familiar with the matter" who spoke to Bloomberg . Epic Games and Amazon were also involved in acquisition talks previously, according to Bloomberg's sources. VentureBeat also reported this week that Discord is exploring sale opti

How to pre-order the OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro


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40Engadget / 9h
OnePlus just announced the OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro. Here's how to pre-order both of the Android smartphones.

Stock trading app Freetrade raises $69 million


200+TechCrunch / 9h
U.K. challenger stockbroker Freetrade has raised a $69 million Series B round led by Left Lane Capital. The growth fund of L Catterton and existing investor Draper Esprit also participated. Freetrade operates a stock trading app and has managed to attract 600,000 users in the U.K. — they generated £1 billion in quarterly trade volume. Freetrade has reached a post-money valuation of $366 million f

Top Hotel Credit Cards Offering Free Nights (2021)


84One Mile at a Time / 9h
Hotel credit cards are among the most underrated out there. Understandably a lot of people get cards like the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card ( review ) and Chase Sapphire Reserve® Card ( review ) to maximize the rewards they’re earning for their spending, and that’s a great idea. These cards offer valuable bonus categories, no foreign transaction fees, great travel coverage, and more. But I think

Next Apple HomePod could come with a screen to rival the Amazon Echo Show 10


32TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 9h
A new Apple HomePod could be a smart display like the Amazon Echo Show 10 and Google Nest Hub.

Announcing the WIRED Resilience Residency


100+Wired / 9h
We’re looking for new voices to provide an insider perspective on rapidly changing industries.

Why skiers everywhere are skipping the chairlift and going uphill instead


The Points Guy / 9h
There’s something to be said for showing up to your favorite ski resort and hopping on a chairlift, exerting minimal energy and arriving at the summit in a matter of minutes. But if you’ve been to a resort in recent years, you may have noticed some skiers opting for the more difficult option — skiing uphill, or “skinning,” to the summit. You have to earn your turns on some mountains and there is

Great Deal: 20% Off All Southwest Airlines Award Flights


View from the Wing / 9h
Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards is offering 20% off the points required for all flight redemptions booked by March 25 for travel through April 30, 2021 using promo code SAVENOW. Continue reading ...

A newly-wormable Windows botnet is ballooning in size


100+TechCrunch / 9h
Researchers say a botnet targeting Windows devices is rapidly growing in size, thanks to a new infection technique that allows the malware to spread from computer to computer. The Purple Fox malware was first spotted in 2018 spreading through phishing emails and exploit kits, a way for threat groups to infect machines using existing security flaws. But researchers Amit Serper and Ophir Harpaz at

GLaDOS nearly wasn’t in Portal


24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 9h
We speak to Valve’s Robin Walker ahead of Half-Life: Alyx’s BAFTA Game Awards appearance, and find out some interesting Portal trivia.

OnePlus Gaming Trigger may confuse your senses


SlashGear / 9h
Today we witnessed the first reveal of the OnePlus 9, OnePlus 9 Pro, and the OnePlus Watch, AND a new accessory. The accessory was called OnePlus Gaming Trigger, and it was made for the whole OnePlus 9 family of devices. It’s a sort of clip and a button, made to allow the user to turn their digital experience into a … Continue reading


2022 Bentley Continental GT Speed is a 208 mph celebration of W12 power


SlashGear / 9h
Bentley’s most fearsome version of its sports coupe, the new 2022 Continental GT Speed, has roared out of the shadows today, bringing with it 650 horsepower to play with. While the British luxury automaker may be readying its complete transition to electrification, the GT Speed is a welcome reminder that there’s still a reason to be very excited about W12 … Continue reading

Watch This Awesome Video of Clouds Drifting Across the Martian Sky


2KFuturism / 9h
Martian Storm A stunning video that went viral over the weekend shows a fierce, dark cloud passing over a rocky landscape. But this isn’t Arizona — it’s the desolate surface of Mars. Clouds in the sky, gently passing overhead. On Mars, Friday, March 19, 2021. pic.twitter.com/jJpemPefIV — Prof. Paul Byrne (@ThePlanetaryGuy) March 20, 2021 The eight images were taken by NASA’s Curiosity rover on Ma

BLUETTI EP500 Kickstarter launches for huge home backup battery on wheels


33SlashGear / 9h
BLUETTI’s huge home backup battery has launched on Kickstarter, promising enough power to get you through a storm or other outage, but with portability traditional home batteries don’t offer. The BLUETTI EP500 and EP500 Pro each offer 5.1 kWh to play with, enough to keep lighting running, laptops and phones charged up, and even appliances like fridges going for extended … Continue reading

Amazon Echo deals offer excellent savings in the Spring Sale


20TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 9h
Amazon Echo deals are back, so now's the time to start bringing your smart home dreams to life.

Huge TV deal: this Vizio OLED TV gets a massive $500 discount at Best Buy


20TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 9h
You can get this Vizio OLED TV on sale with a massive $500 price cut in epic deal at Best Buy.

Apple Glass AR could create holograms of virtual objects


28TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 9h
A new US patent suggests that the Apple Glass headsets could create hologram content in real time.

Nominet CEO finally ousted after months of wrangling


20TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 9h
Public campaign against Nominet’s missteps successfully boots out the current board.

Keanu Reeves Sets His Sights on an Adaptation of His Own Comic Book Adventure


88Gizmodo / 9h
The Resident Evil reboot has a welcoming new title. Get a look at Netflix’s tense new space film, Stowaway . Birdgirl takes flight in her own animated spinoff. Plus, what’s to come on The Walking Dead and Charmed . Spoilers now! Read more...

You Don't Actually Want a Wraparound Smartwatch


40Gizmodo / 9h
I get it. A flexible OLED display that extends all the way around your wrist looks cyberpunk as hell. But as cool as it sounds—and looks—this is a bad wearable design that benefits no one other than sci-fi writers and filmmakers. Read more...

Sesame Workshop releases new resources to help families talk to kids about race


100+Mashable / 9h
Sesame Workshop, the educational nonprofit behind the children's TV show Sesame Street , is making it easier to talk about race and racism with kids. On Tuesday, it debuted the " ABCs of Racial Literacy ," new resources to help families tackle these topics and "celebrate their unique identities," according to a press release. This initiative is part of Sesame Workshop's ongoing commitment to raci

Firefox 87 is out today, adds Smart Block for improved private browsing


66Ars Technica / 9h
Enlarge / You aren't trying to leak any data to third-party sites, are you? No? OK then. Carry on, friend. (credit: Josh Blouin / US Fish and Wildlife Service ) Mozilla released Firefox 87.0 this morning, the latest version of its open source web browser. Following on the heels of December's Firefox 85 and February's Firefox 86 , the new version's most important features—Smart Block and improved

This Theragun bundle is almost $100 off and can help you recover faster from your workouts


24Mashable / 9h
SAVE $99: You can get the Theragun Elite massage gun and Wave Roller bundled together for $99 off the usual price. With the new year officially in full swing, many are returning — or at least trying to return — back to their pre-pandemic fitness routines. Whether you're going for a run outside every day or totally building out a home gym for yourself, everyone needs to recover from intense exerci

How to Survive a 'Sink or Swim' Work Atmosphere


100+Lifehacker / 9h
When I was 21, fresh out of college and navigating California’s broken job market in the pits of the Great Recession, I got a public radio internship and was overjoyed. Read more...

The 77" 4K OLED TV of My Dreams Is 34% off, Comes With a $400 Visa Gift Card and 2-Year Burn-in Warranty


Lifehacker / 9h
LG 77" CX TV + $400 Visa Gift Card + 2-Year Warranty | $3,297 | BuyDig Read more...

Nintendo May Turn to Nvidia's DLSS for Better Graphics on the Rumored Switch Revamp


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55Gizmodo / 9h
Earlier this month, rumors surfaced that Nintendo plans to release a revamped Switch console sometime later this year. Now, a new report is claiming that Nintendo may leverage Nvidia’s DLSS tech to help support better graphics. Read more...

Xbox Live is being rebranded 18 years after it was introduced


SlashGear / 9h
The times they are a-changin, and as Microsoft dives into the next generation with two new consoles, a subscription service, and even cloud streaming in tow, it seems the company has decided that the brands of old could use with a bit of refreshing. Microsoft has announced that it is rebranding Xbox Live, though that branding won’t be going away … Continue reading

How to Install Extensions (Add-ons) in Mozilla Firefox


29How-To Geek / 9h
An extension is an add-on to the browser that adds functionality. Extensions can be tools that extend the abilities of the Mozilla Firefox browser. Other types of extensions add integration with services, making them more convenient to use in the browser. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

The New $159 OnePlus Watch Can Track SP02 and Parkour Workouts


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100+How-To Geek / 9h
Alongside new phones, OnePlus announced its first smartwatch, the OnePlus Watch today. But while OnePlus is all in on Android phones, this isn’t a Wear OS watch. Instead it’ll run a real-time operating system (RTOS). But at just $159, it’s hard to begrudge a smartwatch with full workout tracking. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

OnePlus Announces the OnePlus 9 Pro and OnePlus 9 with Hasselblad Photography


32How-To Geek / 9h
Today OnePlus announced its newest phones, the OnePlus 9 pro and OnePlus 9. The new OnePlus 9 Pro will start at $969, while the OnePlus 9 starts at $829, taking them somewhat out of affordable flagship territory. But for all your dollars, you get better cameras and seriously fast charging. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

Overstock has a ton of patio furniture on sale for less than $499


Mashable / 9h
Save up to 20%: A current sale at Overstock slashes prices on a large assortment of affordable outdoor furniture, bringing Adirondack chairs, sets, and more under $499 as of March 23. The itch to get outside once the clock strikes spring is strong every year. But after being cooped up for the past year, it goes without saying that warm weather in 2021 is bringing an extra dose of seasonal bliss.


OnePlus Watch release date, price, news and features


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OnePlus's first smartwatch is here with a two-week battery life, over 100 sport modes, GPS and more.

OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro launched in India; OnePlus 9R coming soon


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The new flagship OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro smartphones are now available in India with Snapdragon 888, 120Hz display and 65W fast charging.

Chinese automaker Geely launches luxury EV brand Zeekr


100+TechCrunch / 10h
Chinese automaker Geely Automobile Holdings is launching a new brand of premium electric vehicles as it aims to capture a share of the luxury EV market that has been dominated by Tesla and other homegrown companies. The new brand of vehicles, called Zeekr, will be manufactured by parent company Zhejiang Geely Holding Group. The first Zeekr vehicles are expected to be delivered in the third quarte

Tiny silver flakes can improve conductivity in soft robots


84TechCrunch / 10h
Soft robotics have long been one of the more exciting categories among emerging technologies. Of course, as with most new tech, the field has some drawbacks over more traditional models. While they improve flexibility and complains over their more rigid counterparts, robots made of soft materials have often had an issue delivering electrical connectivity. In many cases, water and air-filled bladd

OnePlus unveils its smartwatch, and Wear OS is nowhere to be seen


68TechCrunch / 10h
Well before the rumors, we knew this day was coming. After several generations of smartwatches and a handful of headphones, the smartwatch was the next logical step for OnePlus. At today’s big launch event, the company made its first major wearable official, sporting the decidedly pared-down name, OnePlus Watch. As the title implies, the smartwatch is not a particularly flashy one. It has a minim

OnePlus 9 arrives, sporting a Hasselblad-branded camera system


93TechCrunch / 10h
Cameras have long been the battleground on which the smartphone wars have been fought. Short of any left-field innovation like folding screens or strange form factors, that looks likely to continue to be the case for the foreseeable future. Year after year and generation after generation, companies tout imaging breakthroughs to set themselves apart. It makes sense. Smartphones have improved to a

Startups book an expo booth at TC Sessions: Mobility 2021 to double down on connection and exposure


100+TechCrunch / 10h
When it comes to fast-moving technology, mobility zooms ahead of the pack — both literally and figuratively. Early-stage startup founders and investors need to keep their fingers on the sector’s very rapid pulse and the best place to do that is, you guessed it, TC Sessions: Mobility 2021 on June 9. If you’re eager to introduce your early-stage startup to the top leaders, investors, experts and po

What’s the Best Single-Player Board Game?


32Gizmodo / 10h
A few months ago, we asked our readers to tell us what they thought the best two-player board game was. We got a huge collection of answers that ranged from elaborate indies to classics like Cribbage. That was great news for roommates or partners who were cooped up together during the pandemic. There’s just no… Read more...

Dark web bursting with COVID-19 vaccines, vaccine passports


200+Ars Technica / 10h
Dark web vendors are selling falsified COVID-19 vaccination records. (credit: Check Point Research ) Tired of waiting to get your vaccine appointment? For just $500, you could get a COVID-19 vaccine dose tomorrow (overnight shipping not included). Too rich for your blood? How about a vaccination card for just $150? Security researchers have seen a spike in listings on dark web marketplaces in rec

OnePlus Watch is here and it’s better than we expected


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After months of teasers and promotions, the OnePlus Watch has been finally launched today along with the OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro.

OnePlus 9 Pro review: A case against duopolies


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57Engadget / 10h
Conventional wisdom — and quite a bit of market data — tells us that when people start shopping for high-end smartphones, they’ll usually wind up with an iPhone or a Samsung Galaxy. With the new OnePlus 9 Pro, though, OnePlus makes a convincing argument for skipping the duopoly and trying something different. That’s because the company managed to build its best smartphone yet, one truly deserving

OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro review: Resetting the standard for smartphone cameras


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68Mashable / 10h
There was once a time when new smartphones felt exciting to the public, whether it was because of enhanced touchscreen displays, dual cameras, or tall and slim form factors. But nowadays, it feels like manufacturers are packing in as many unnecessary features as possible to distract consumers from what are really just incremental improvements. Rather than follow suit, Chinese smartphone maker One

OnePlus launches its first-ever smartwatch at a very reasonable price


62Mashable / 10h
It's been a long time coming, but the OnePlus Watch is here. The company unveiled its first-ever smartwatch at its hardware event alongside two new flagship phones: the OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro. In terms of design, the OnePlus Watch has a rounded, 46mm stainless steel case with a 1.39-inch touchscreen display. It only comes in Midnight Black, but you can customize its look with different watch

Check Your Freezer for These Recalled Pasta Products


72Lifehacker / 10h
When you buy food in the grocery store, you do so with the confidence that it has been inspected, and is therefore probably safe for you to eat. Of course, food production and distribution involves many different steps—each with their own potential for error—so there’s always the chance that something will slip… Read more...

OnePlus Finally Brings Its Phone Cameras up to Speed


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96Wired / 10h
It’s still missing that special something, but the OnePlus 9 Pro can at least capture photos that match and sometimes surpass its peers.

Google's grip on online search is getting even stronger


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Most searchers find their answers on Google’s results page itself.

The Galaxy Watch 3 hits lowest sale price ever in epic one-day deal from Samsung


24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
The Galaxy Watch 3 is on sale and down to its lowest price ever in a fantastic one-day deal at Samsung.

The OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro Prove OnePlus Is Oh So Close to Becoming a Real Samsung Rival


40Gizmodo / 10h
Last fall’s OnePlus 8T was a solid device, but it still seemed like OnePlus could step it up. With the release of two new flagship phones, it looks like OnePlus agreed. The new $730 OnePlus 9 and $970 OnePlus 9 Pro sport noticeably improved cameras due to a new partnership with Hasselblad , even faster charging,… Read more...

OnePlus 9 Pro Review—Keeping the slightest lead in front of Samsung


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54Ars Technica / 10h
The OnePlus 9 Pro's new camera block. [credit: Ron Amadeo ] The new OnePlus flagship phones have arrived—the OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro. Both phones feature the Snapdragon 888, 8GB of RAM, 128GB of storage, and a 4500mAh battery. The big news is that both devices are 120Hz with a 6.55-inch, 2400×1080 OLED on the OnePlus 9 and a 6.7-inch, 3168×1440 OLED on the OnePlus 9 Pro. Both phones get OnePl

Review: Why Zelda fans should seriously consider Monster Hunter Rise on Switch


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46Ars Technica / 10h
Magnamalo is Monster Hunter Rise 's box-art monster, but while it's a hard fight, that doesn't make him the worst thing you'll face in this epic game. [credit: Capcom ] Since its 2004 launch on PlayStation 2, the Monster Hunter series has stomped in bold-yet-unsteady fashion—like one of its titular beasts—toward legitimacy in the West. I've always found that peculiar, because as a bullet-point li


Plans Unveiled for Grand Mars City


500+Futurism / 10h
Breaking Ground The architecture firm ABIBOO just released the plans for its — and perhaps the — first human city on Mars. Nüwa City, as it’s called, would house 250,000 people and be built into the side of a giant Martian cliff, according to ABIBOO’s press release , where residents would get the benefit of sunlight access while also being protected from the deadly onslaught of cosmic radiation.

This app reads your work to you and improves productivity


32Engadget / 10h
Elocance helps you become an efficient multitasker so that you can listen to your work while completing other tasks.

OnePlus' first smartwatch promises a two-week battery and speedy charging


69Engadget / 10h
OnePlus is ready to fully unveil its first smartwatch, which costs $159. The most interesting feature is its charging speed, which promises to get you a full day's juice in 5 minutes.

OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro release date, prices, and accessories


SlashGear / 10h
Today the OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro were revealed in a variety of colors and sizes. Both the OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro represent the first in a line of devices made with camera finesse by Hassleblad. You’ll find reviews of both the OnePlus 9 Pro (today) and OnePlus 9 here on SlashGear by the end of the … Continue reading

OnePlus Watch revealed with two-week battery time


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SlashGear / 10h
The OnePlus Watch was revealed today with a two-week battery time. This smartwatch was detailed at the same time as the OnePlus 9 smartphone series, but will not be released at the same time as said devices. The OnePlus Watch was announced in two editions, one Classic Edition in Midnight Black, and another Cobalt Limited Edition. Classic Edition The OnePlus … Continue reading

OnePlus 9 Pro Review – All-in on camera and display


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SlashGear / 10h
The OnePlus 9 Pro is a smartphone with a big, brilliant display and a high powered set of cameras. OnePlus 9 Pro is one of two devices, the other also called OnePlus 9 (without the Pro), with a price that’s over $200 different – with specs to match. With a price starting at approximately $969 for the most basic OnePlus … Continue reading

AstraZeneca Messes Up Again, Called Out for Using Old Data in U.S. Trial Results


50Gizmodo / 10h
Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca isn’t running out of rakes to step on anytime soon. Less than a day after the company announced promising preliminary results from the U.S. trial of its covid-19 vaccine jointly developed with Oxford University, an independent panel of scientists monitoring the study issued a harsh… Read more...

Huawei launches all-new FreeBuds 4i


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
Huawei has today announced the whole-new earphones, the HUAWEI FreeBuds 4i, which offers high quality sound.

Nuisance calls complaints surged in the UK during pandemic


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ICO and Ofcom outline plans to tackle spam calls as pandemic continues

The Huawei Mate40 Pro symbolizes modern design aesthetics


TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
The Huawei Mate40 Pro, does not shy away from its history showing the strong design aesthetics synonomous with the Mate series.

Discord’s reported $10B exit; Compass and Intermedia Cloud Communications set IPO price ranges


100+TechCrunch / 10h
It’s demo day for the current Y Combinator class, so we’ll have a largely early-stage focus at TechCrunch today. But there’s also a host of late- and super-late-stage news this morning that matters. Let’s get to all of it before we start to talk accelerators, overheated pre-seed valuations and the like. The Exchange explores startups, markets and money. Read it every morning on Extra Crunch , or

OneTrust adds ethics to its privacy platform with Convercent acquisition


100+TechCrunch / 10h
OneTrust , a late stage privacy platform startup, announced it was adding ethics and compliance to the mix this morning by acquiring Convercent, a company that was built to help build more ethical organizations. The companies did not share the purchase price. OneTrust just raised $300 million on a fat $5.1 billion valuation at the end of last year, and it’s putting that money to work with this ac

Find a treadmill on sale at any price point with these picks


24Mashable / 10h
Check out the top deals on treadmills at Amazon as of March 23: OUR TOP PICK: NordicTrack T Series Treadmill (five-inch display) — Save $69.87 BEST FOR SAVING SPACE: MaxKare Folding Treadmill — Save $50 with on-page coupon BEST NO-FRILLS PICK: Sunny Health & Fitness Smart Treadmill — Save $62.12 Warm weather is coming, and after a full winter of staying inside and doing nothing but snacking and b

Facebook's F8 event will return, but online-only


86Engadget / 10h
Facebook is reviving F8 as a virtual-only Refresh event on June 2nd with a narrower focus and no Mark Zuckerberg keynote.

Pre-order 'Resident Evil Village' and get a free Google Stadia bundle


24Mashable / 10h
TL;DR: Google Stadia is bundling free Stadia Premiere Edition systems with all preorders of Resident Evil Village . Many refer to the concept of cloud gaming and streaming as the future of the medium. It's easy to see why — being able to play triple-A titles on your phone that you'd normally have to keep confined to your living room is a magical thing. But with so many new systems coming out at a

Traveling to Iceland when vaccinated — my experience and what to expect


97The Points Guy / 10h
Iceland has opened its borders to vaccinated travelers from many countries — including Americans. Travelers from the U.S., U.K. and the European Union can travel to Iceland and skip testing and quarantine requirements if they can prove they’re fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or if they can prove they’ve recovered from COVID-19. Citizens of other countries will be allowed entry later this year u

Beware of Lenders' Mistakes in Your Credit Report


73Lifehacker / 10h
If your lender has allowed you to defer payment on your credit card, car loan, or mortgage payments during the pandemic, you’ll want to check your credit reports for errors more frequently, perhaps once a month. Lenders are increasingly mislabelling accounts as late or delinquent , and it can cause a lot of damage to… Read more...

Scientists Find New Patterns In Mysterious Radio Pulses From Distant Galaxies


4KFuturism / 10h
Microsecond Burst The strange signals known as “fast radio bursts” (FRBs) have long mystified the astronomy community. The sudden, strong radio pulses, often emanating from distant galaxies, appear at regularly timed intervals, from every few of milliseconds to weeks — and we still aren’t entirely sure what they are or why they exist. Now, a new team of astronomers has taken an even closer look.

OnePlus 9, OnePlus 9 Pro and OnePlus Watch revealed - here's what to know


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The OnePlus 9, OnePlus 9 Pro and OnePlus Watch have all been revealed, and here's what you should expect.

The OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro will feature Hasselblad cameras


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76Engadget / 10h
The time for open secrets is over — OnePlus has just announced its new OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro smartphones during a streamed launch event this morning.


How to Add a Gmail Account to Outlook Online


54How-To Geek / 10h
Microsoft Outlook Online has a dedicated button for adding a Gmail account to your online email client. Here’s how to pull your Gmail emails into Outlook in just a few clicks. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Huawei launches all-new FreeBuds 4i


Popular Mechanics / 11h
The post appeared first on Popular Mechanics .

Apple launches the ‘Apple Teacher Portfolio recognition, updates Schoolwork and Classroom apps


100+TechCrunch / 11h
Apple this morning announced a handful of education-related updates to its suite of classroom apps as well as a new recognition for teachers, called the Apple Teacher Portfolio. Teachers who complete a total of nine lessons where they learn foundational skills on iPad and Mac to become an officially recognized Apple Teacher will be able to submit their portfolio of lesson examples to earn the App

Lego's New Space Shuttle Discovery With Hubble Telescope Will Send Your Inner NASA Nerd Into Orbit


1KGizmodo / 11h
Lego’s continued push to create impressively detailed replica sets targeted at older builders is making it harder to be a fiscally responsible adult. To help celebrate NASA’s latest success with landing another rover on Mars, Lego’s new Discovery Space Shuttle commemorates one of the space agency’s previous… Read more...

Could CPUs and RAM merge soon? This top CEO thinks so


24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
CEO of SK Hynix calls for cross-industry collaboration to push the limits of RAM.

Authorities raise red flags about AstraZeneca’s vaccine press release [Updated]


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500+Ars Technica / 11h
Enlarge (credit: Getty| NurPhoto ) Update 4 pm EDT : The board of experts monitoring the clinical trial of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine determined that the vaccine is actually between 69 percent and 74 percent effective at preventing symptomatic disease—not 79 percent effective, as AstraZeneca announced Monday. According to a report by The Washington Post , the trial’s Data and Safety Monitorin

After its near-death experience, AR pioneer Blippar is back with $5M in funding and a B2B model


82TechCrunch / 11h
Augmented Reality pioneer Blippar – which has had a tortuous history after early investors pulled out and the company had to scramble for new backers – has now closed a $5 million funding round, after 18 months of re-positioning as a B2B company in the AR space. The pre-Series A round was co-led by Chroma Ventures and West Coast Capital. Canadian entrepreneur Anthony Lacavera also participated vi

Arcadia steps in to Texas’ startup energy market with the acquisition of Real Simple Energy


100+TechCrunch / 11h
On the third greatest television show of all time (sorry Rolling Stone ), one of Texas’ most famous fictional football players once said , “When all the scared rats are leaving a sinking market, that’s when a real entrepreneur steps in — a true visionary.” If that’s the case, then the startup renewable energy retail reseller Arcadia may be a true visionary. Even as energy startups servicing custo

What’s the Best Single-Player Board Game?


32Lifehacker / 11h
A few months ago, we asked our readers to tell us what they thought the best two-player board game was. We got a huge collection of answers that ranged from elaborate indies to classics like Cribbage. That was great news for roommates or partners who were cooped up together during the pandemic. There’s just no… Read more...

This American Airlines Passenger Story Made Me Cry, But In A Good Way


200+View from the Wing / 11h
This is exactly what the airline means when it talks about their new-ish slogan, caring for people on life's journey. I'm not sure this is something that sets American Airlines apart , but on this day and on this one particular flight the airline's employees really took care of a passenger by treating them as a person with their own story and their own reason for flying that day. Continue reading

Sony launches tasty trio of prime lenses for its full-frame cameras


29TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
Sony has launched three ultra-compact primes for its full-frame mirrorless cameras, but how much do they cost?

Amazfit challenges Garmin with rugged T-Rex Pro smartwatch


24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
The Amazfit T-Rex Pro might look familiar, but there are big changes inside its case.

The Crash Bandicoot mobile game isn't just a Temple Run clone


29TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
The new Crash Bandicoot: On The Run mobile game is almost here, and we've got new details on it.

Huckleberry, offering insurance to SMBs, partners with Berkshire Hathaway


72TechCrunch / 11h
Huckleberry , an insurtech company that offers a variety of insurance to small businesses, has announced a partnership with Berkshire Hathaway GUARD. This represents the biggest partnership with a carrier for the startup to date. The startup, cofounded by Bryan O’Connell, has made some major moves in the past year. The company launched in 2017 offering workers compensation and general liability i

User Interviews, the CRM for qualitative user research, raises $10 million Series A


100+TechCrunch / 11h
User Interviews , the Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator-backed company that has built a CRM for product research teams to get user feedback, has closed on a $10 million Series A round. The financing was led by Teamworthy Ventures, with participation from Las Olas, Accomplice, FJ Labs, ERA, Trestle Partners and ValueStream. The company, cofounded by Basel Fakhoury , was created out of failure,

Tackle your kid's summer reading list with the Kindle Kids Edition on sale


28Mashable / 11h
Save $35: Grab the Kindle Kids Edition e-reader on sale for $74.99 at Amazon. Remember spending summers as a kid at the library trying to read as many books as you could to complete summer reading challenges? Maybe that was just me — in which case you have free rein to call me a nerd. Regardless, if you now have kids who like to read, you can keep them occupied this summer with a reading challeng

How to Make 'Loop Hero' Run Faster and Harder


68Lifehacker / 11h
If you’re the kind of person who enjoys the agony of rogue-like progression and city-building (of sorts), you owe it to yourself to give Loop Hero a shot. Heck, you can even still get your hands on the Loop Hero demo—long since removed from Steam, but re-downloadable from this handy website . Read more...

Top Hotel Credit Cards Offering Elite Status (2021)


100+One Mile at a Time / 11h
I’ve written about the best hotel credit cards offering free nights , either as an annual benefit or as a reward for reaching certain spending thresholds. In many cases, these anniversary free night certificates can more than justify the annual fees on cards, given that they can be redeemed at some great hotels. For example, both the World of Hyatt Credit Card ( review ) and IHG ® Rewards Club Pr

‘Instant needs’ delivery startup goPuff raises $1.15B at an $8.9B valuation


300+TechCrunch / 11h
Last fall, delivery startup goPuff made a big splash by raising $380 million in funding and acquiring West Coast beverage retailer BevMo shortly afterwards. Just a few months later, the Philadelphia-based company is announcing that it has raised another $1.15 billion in funding at an $8.9 billion valuation (compared to $3.9 billion in October). Available in more than 650 U.S. cities, goPuff deliv

Valheim update brings a long list of changes big and small


SlashGear / 11h
Viking survival game Valheim received a new patch this morning, and it’s arriving with quite an extensive list of changes. One of these changes seemingly fixes an exploit that allowed players to passively and infinitely farm drops from Greydwarves, so if you’ve been surrounding Greydwarf spawners with fires and letting those do the work for you, it sounds like you’re … Continue reading


Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro and Ultra are coming on March 29


Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro Ultra•
46Mashable / 11h
When Xiaomi launched the Mi 11 , it notably didn’t unveil a “Pro” version. Rumors, however, indicated that more powerful versions were coming later. Now it's official: Xiaomi will launch the Mi 11 Pro and Mi 11 Ultra on March 29. More powerful version of the Xiaomi MI 11 are coming soon. Image: xiaomi The reveal, which will happen at an online-only event, was announced by Xiaomi on Weibo. It kick

Unpaid environmental damages from fossil fuels are a $600B annual subsidy


500+Ars Technica / 11h
Enlarge (credit: Ina Fassbender/Getty Images ) Arguments about our shift to renewable power often focus on the raw economics of the change—the cost of the power itself and, in some cases, the cost of managing its intermittency. Those factors are often compared to the costs of producing electricity with fossil fuels, but the calculation ignores one of the major reasons we're switching to renewable

New Call of Dutyleak suggests return to WW2


44TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
The new Call of Duty is reportedly being referred to as 'Call of Duty WW2: Vanguard' within developer Sledgehammer Games.

Facebook will bring back F8 on June 2 as a pared-back, single-day, virtual-only conference for developers


100+TechCrunch / 11h
After a few twists and turns and then ultimately cancelling its F8 developer conference last year over Covid-19 concerns, Facebook today announced a return of the event in a virtual-only format it is calling F8 Refresh. The company today said that it will be holding it as a one-day event on June 2 . You can sign up for F8 Refresh here . It’s a mark of the times to be right-sizing everything to th

Facebook is being sued in France for alleged 'deceptive' safety claims


100+Engadget / 11h
Reporters Without Borders has sued Facebook for allegedly 'deceptive' claims of safety that let hate speech and misinformation proliferate.

RIP, Xbox Live (2002-2021)


Microsoft Xbox Live•
3KGizmodo / 11h
The name “Xbox Live” is dead. You’ll still be able to play Xbox games online, but the suite of Xbox’s online services will now be known as “Xbox network,” Microsoft confirmed today to The Verge . Read more...

Sony WH-1000XM4 deals are at record price lows, but so are the XM3s


20TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
Sony WH-1000XM4 deals are seeing record price lows right now, but the XM3s are also on sale for even less.

10 of the Best TED Talks to Watch With Your Kids


85Lifehacker / 11h
There are lots of inspiring TED Talks out there for adults—but if we’re not sharing some of them with our kids, they’re missing out on all the entertainment, context, knowledge, and motivation so many of them can provide. Some TED Talks are given by kids or specifically for kids, and that’s great. However, that isn’t… Read more...

How to Check Your Java Version on Windows 10


23How-To Geek / 11h
Some apps require you to run a certain Java version to properly function. You can check which version of Java you have installed using a graphical tool or via the command line. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

United Airlines boosts 4 Hawaii routes, including newest flagships


200+The Points Guy / 11h
Hawaii tourism is showing no signs of slowing down. Over the weekend, United Airlines filed a notable adjustment to its Hawaii flying, boosting service on four routes networkwide through October. To start, the Chicago-based carrier is adding more frequencies to its upcoming flagship Hawaii flights. First announced back in September , United is slated to begin flying between Newark (EWR) and Kahul

Nokia clocks 4.5Gbps to set new 5G speed record


24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
Nokia and Turk Telecom test potential of 5G in live tests

Trace announces $8M seed to help companies coordinate budgets


100+TechCrunch / 11h
Trace , an early startup that wants to bring a taste of SaaS to the finance side of the house, announced an $8 million seed round today led by Greylock and Uncork Capital with participation from Nyca Partners, Redpoint Ventures and various individual angels. Mike Gonzalez, co-founder and CEO at the company describes Trace as the first service designed specifically for finance teams to interact wi

Discovery+ is turning the GameStop-Reddit stock drama into a documentary


90Engadget / 11h
Discovery+ is making a documentary about the GameStop meme stock saga narrated by real-life wolf of Wall Street, Jordan Belfort.

Feast your eyes on the HUAWEI Mate40 Pro


Popular Mechanics / 12h
The post appeared first on Popular Mechanics .

Lenovo adds WiFi 6 and USB-C to its refreshed line of educational notebooks


32Engadget / 12h
All the PCs Lenovo announced today come in both Chrome OS and Windows variants.

Cloudflare wants to make major under-the-hood changes to your web browser


24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
New browser isolation service from Cloudflare will help defend against modern security threats.

Where are some Republican Congress members getting their news? From far-right users on Twitter.


300+Mashable / 12h
Mike Cernovich is a far-right personality who has claimed that “date rape does not exist .” His misogynistic writings catapulted him to fame within the anti-feminist men’s rights movement and GamerGate, a 2014 movement which harassed women in the gaming industry. Cernovich later became a high-profile supporter of Donald Trump and a major promoter of the #PizzaGate conspiracy, which falsely claime

Bulk Up Soup With Leftover Egg Whites


34Lifehacker / 12h
My father has many chickens , all of them named after his favorite church ladies, and those hens have been laying . This means I have been on the receiving end of steady stream of beautiful fresh eggs with the most intensely colored, golden yolks, and they have ruined me for grocery store eggs. Read more...

Planting seed investments on tech’s frontiers nets KdT Ventures $50 million for its latest fund


80TechCrunch / 12h
Like other venture investors over the past year, Cain McClary, co-founder of the investment firm KdT Ventures , recently made the jump to Austin. But unlike the rest of them, he was coming from Black Mountain, NC. McClary had spent the better part of the last three years with his co-founder Mack Healy building out a portfolio that would be the envy of almost any investor looking at financing star

Georgia Institute of Technology system allows multiple drones to lift heavy packages


38SlashGear / 12h
There has been talk of new methods of delivering packages in the future when more and more people are ordering from online services like Amazon. Amazon has talked about using drones to deliver packages by air, but the challenge is creating a drone with enough power and range to carry packages. Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed … Continue reading


How to Analyse MySQL Performance Problems


How-To Geek / 12h
Facing excessive MySQL server load, or noticing some queries take too long to run? Here’s how to start when investigating MySQL performance problems. Read This Article on CloudSavvy IT ›

How to Find Other Versions of a Website Image in Google Chrome


56How-To Geek / 12h
If you’re browsing the web with Google Chrome and you discover a website image that you’d like to see other sizes of (or perhaps research its origins), Chrome makes it easy to do a quick reverse image search with just a right-click. Here’s how to do it. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

3 ways to see Alaska in 2021: By small ship, land tours and on points


78The Points Guy / 12h
TPG has been singing Alaska’s praises for a while now. We think it’s one of the best destinations to set your sights on for 2021 — especially if you’ve been vaccinated already and are raring to get back into the travel fray. We previously shared four tips to help gear up for an Alaska sojourn and now we’ll share three ways to easily explore The Last Frontier this spring or summer: by small ship,

Bill Gates wants Western countries to eat “synthetic meat”; Meatable has raised $47 million to make it


500+TechCrunch / 12h
In a recent interview discussing Bill Gates’ recent book “ How to Avoid a Climate Disaster “, the Microsoft and Breakthrough Energy founder (and the world’s third wealthiest man ) advocated for citizens of the richest countries in the world to switch to diets consisting entirely of what he called synthetic meat in an effort to curb greenhouse gas emissions. Gates’ call is being met by startups an

Samsung could launch a dual-foldable phone later this year


33TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
Samsung is reportedly looking to replace the Note lineup with foldable phones and is said to be getting ready to launch a new phone with dual foldable display

Currys PS5 restock update: retailer is now contacting PS5 Priority Pass entrants


28TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
Currys is now contacting those who registered their interest in a PS5 Priority Pass, which gave randomly selected entrants a chance to buy PS5 stock.

Games Like Umurangi Generation Bring the Moment Into Focus


100+Wired / 12h
A crop of new, weird, and expressive photography games get players to look around, create digital mementos, and say “I was here.”

‘Browser Isolation’ Takes On Entrenched Web Threats


100+Wired / 12h
Cloudflare says it’s possible to build a version of the notoriously slow and buggy tool without compromising on speed.

Customer data platform ActionIQ extends its latest funding round to $100M


100+TechCrunch / 12h
ActionIQ , which helps companies use their customer data to deliver personalized experiences, is announcing that it has extended its Series C funding, bringing the round to a total size of $100 million. That number includes the $32 million that ActionIQ announced in January of last year. Founder and CEO Tasso Argyros said the company is framing this as an extension rather than a separate round be

Hopin buys two more companies as it triples down on video focus


100+TechCrunch / 12h
Hopin , a unicorn best known for its online events-hosting service, announced this morning that it has acquired two more companies. The smaller concerns, Jamm and Streamable , were acquired in deals that Hopin declined to detail. However, in an email to TechCrunch, Hopin CEO Johnny Boufarhat said that both companies were “early-stage” concerns. We can infer deal scale from the comment. Hopin has

Watch the OnePlus 9 launch event with us live at 9:40AM ET


OnePlus 9 Pro Hasselblad•
46Engadget / 12h
OnePlus isn’t exactly known for keeping secrets — the company has spent the last few weeks teasing the launch of its new OnePlus 9 series smartphones, and a bevy of related leaks mean there’s little left to the imagination at this point. (Hello, OnePlus Watch!) I can think of one way to have some fun with the company’s latest streaming launch event, though: by watching it unfold with me and Engadg

Is that an iPhone that Realme used for a demo at its Narzo 30A launch?


24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
Realme was demonstrating the performance of the Narzo 30A at its launch for Bangladesh but was betrayed by a notification which confirmed the use of iPhones.

Steam is getting 8K streaming - but why?


32TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
If you're lucky enough to own both a crazy powerful gaming PC and an 8K television then you can stream your games across your household in maxed our resolution.

Review: Hyatt Centric New Orleans French Quarter


26One Mile at a Time / 12h
We’re living in hotels full-time at the moment . I’ll continue covering Hyatt Centric properties , with a review of a third property of the brand — in previous posts I reviewed the Hyatt Centric Miami Brickell and the Hyatt Centric Fort Lauderdale Las Olas . In this post I wanted to review the Hyatt Centric New Orleans French Quarter , which we recently stayed at. For some context on the 254-room

Update: Telegram raises $1BN+, including $150M from Mubadala and Abu Dhabi CP via pre-IPO convertible bonds


400+TechCrunch / 12h
Update: Telegram has now announced it’s pulled in over $1BN in debt financing by selling bonds. Founder Pavel Durov put out an update via his official Telegram channel after a press announcement earlier today had revealed the company had taken in $150M from Mubadala and Abu Dhabi Catalyst Partners by selling 5-year pre-IPO convertible bonds. It’s not clear where the additional millions in debt fu

Keep All of Your Devices Alive With This Sale On Anker Wireless Chargers


20Gizmodo / 12h
Up to 36% Off Anker Chargers | Amazon Read more...

The 10 Best Original TV Series on Amazon Prime Video


62How-To Geek / 12h
Amazon’s early forays into original programming may have been a little uneven, but Prime Video has since become a major destination for quality streaming series. Here are 10 of the best original TV series to stream on Amazon Prime Video. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

What Is High Availability (HA)? Why Your Business Needs to Plan for It


20How-To Geek / 12h
Obviously, nobody plans for downtime. But problems are inevitable, and if you don’t have a plan in place to deal with them immediately and automatically, you’re going to lose revenue when your services go down. High Availability will help you plan for the worst-case scenarios. Read This Article on CloudSavvy IT ›

This Lexus IS Wax Edition is perfect for vinyl purists


SlashGear / 12h
No, we’re not talking about vinyl body wrapping, which the Lexus IS Wax Edition sports with pride. We mean vinyl records from the past, specifically a full-size 12-inch record player specifically built inside your car, and the Lexus IS Wax Edition is precisely that. “Like audiophiles who go ‘all in’ to create the purest listening experiences, we went ‘all in’ … Continue reading

Warren Buffet and Other Deadbeats’ Climate Commitments Are Missing the Mark


54Gizmodo / 12h
What’s really in a big corporation’s pledges to cut emissions , anyway? For a lot of those promises, not much, a new investor-led report finds. An exhaustive benchmark analysis of the climate pledges of nearly 160 global companies released Monday digs into the specifics of some of these carbon-cutting and/or net-zero… Read more...


Amazon's Kindle for Kids hits an all-time low of $75


35Engadget / 12h
If you missed Amazon's deal on Kindle for Kids back in February, don't worry: you can now get it from the website for only $75, which is the lowest price we've seen for the e-reader.

Spatial makes building immersive, interactive soundscapes more accessible


24SlashGear / 12h
Much of today’s technology has an obsession with things we can see, from photorealistic computer graphics, through increasingly sophisticated computer interfaces, to new virtual and augmented reality experiences. Our senses don’t stop at our eyes, though, and sound is an equally important part of having an immersive and believable experience. With the focus on visuals, however, creating evolved a