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What’s next for batteries
MIT Technology Review / 23min
Every year the world runs more and more on batteries. Electric vehicles passed 10% of global vehicle sales in 2022, and they’re on track to reach 30% by the end of this decade . Policies around the world are only going to accelerate this growth: recent climate legislation in the US is pumping billions into battery manufacturing and incentives for EV purchases. The European Union, and several stat
Twitter goes down for many in Australia, users say
TechCrunch / 13min
Twitter users in Australia and New Zealand have been facing issues accessing the service for over 12 hours, they say, as the Elon Musk-owned social network continues to grapple with reliability challenges amid cost-cutting measures. The outage began at around 2 p.m. Pacific Time Tuesday, according to user tweets and DownDetector ( Australia and New Zealand ), a web monitoring tool that tracks rel
Assassin's Creed showrunner is 'no longer involved' in the Netflix series
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 7min
Netflix's live-action adaptation of the Assassin's Creed video game series has lost its showrunner. In an exclusive chat with TechRadar, Jeb Stuart confirmed that he was "no longer involved" in the forthcoming Netflix show. Stuart, who joined the project in June 2021, cited creative differences as the main reason behind his departure, but expressed no ill will towards Netflix or Ubisoft – the lat
Michelle Obama answering quickfire questions from Stephen Colbert is a fun time
Mashable / 7min
Many celebrities have taken on Stephen Colbert 's "Questionert" – basically a series of quickfire questions of the "Cats or dogs?" variety – and some have given answers that are hard to top ( hello, Keanu Reeves ). But in the video above from T he Late Show , Michelle Obama has a good go at it, answering everything from questions about her favourite smell ("My husband!") to the five words that be
Tesla's Model Y could fall foul of new EV tax credit eligibility rules
Engadget / 15min
Certain variants of Tesla's Model Y may not qualify for the $7,500 federal EV tax credit based on the IRS's latest guidelines, a situation that Elon Musk has called " messed up ." It looks as though the five-seat Long Range version of the hatchback is too expensive as a car and not considered an SUV, so it falls outside the current guidelines. That could change, though, as the rules won't be fina
Acer shows off 18-inch gaming laptop with RTX 4000 GPUs: is bigger always better?
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 41min
At CES 2023 Acer unveiled new models in the Predator Helios range that boast behemoth screen sizes, with the new gaming laptops sitting at 16-inches and 18-inches respectively. The laptop comes equipped with a mini-LED display and a trove of new features and performance updates that are super impressive, but there are bigger things to discuss before we dive into that. The 18-inch Helios 18 gaming
Snaptrude gets VC backing to take on Autodesk in building design space
TechCrunch / 1h
Snaptrude, a young startup, is attempting to disrupt Autodesk in the building design space, giving customers modern and broader sets of features at more affordable cost. The early progress by the New York City-headquartered firm has helped it court thousands of customers and now, a seed funding. The startup — which has raised $6.6 million in a seed funding co-led by Accel and Foundamental VC — is
Twitter to allow political ads back on its platform
Mashable / 1h
In Nov. 2019, Twitter stopped running paid political ads . Founder and then-CEO of the company Jack Dorsey reasoned that political ads (which include political lies) are problematic as they can be used to "influence votes to affect the lives of millions." The decision, which was in contrast to Facebook's decision to keep running political ads on its platform, was criticized by conservatives – eve
OnePlus 11 5G and Buds Pro 2 will be available in China on January 9th
21Engadget / 2h
OnePlus has officially launched its new flagship phone and earbuds in China, more than a month before their global debut. The OnePlus 11 5G and OnePlus Buds Pro 2 will be available in the company's home country starting on January 9th before their worldwide release on February 7th. OnePlus had already revealed most of the new phone's features back in December, and its most notable offerings inclu
OnePlus Buds Pro 2 earbuds bring coaxial dual drivers in partnership with Dynaudio
21TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 2h
What is a smartphone release in 2023 without a complementary set of color-co-ordinated, fresh feature-toting set of earbuds? It would be a mistake, that's what – and it's one that OnePlus won't be making with the release of its new OnePlus 11 smartphone , unveiled today (January 4, although the official launch event won't be until February 7, as previously reported ). OnePlus tells us that it's o
Singapore-based AlterPacks turns food waste into food containers
20TechCrunch / 2h
Food waste and food packaging take up a significant portion of the world’s landfills. AlterPacks is tackling both issues with technology that turns food waste into takeout boxes and other containers. The Singapore-based startup has raised $1 million in pre-seed funding led by Plug and Play APAC and Seed Capital, with participation from Earth Venture Capital and angel investor Alice Foo. The new f
Twitter is set to reverse the political ad ban to bolster up its revenue
TechCrunch / 3h
Twitter said Monday that it plans to lift the ban on political ads in the “coming weeks.” The company originally enforced the ban back in 2019 . At that time, it said that “political message reach should be earned, not bought.” Twitter charted a different path from other social networks like Facebook and Instagram, which allowed political ads. The social network’s announcement comes at a time whe
Louisiana residents will now need a government ID to access porn online
Engadget / 3h
We're now in the first week of 2023, and that means different things for different people, such as taking another stab at a New Year's resolution that's been on the list forever or getting started on a plan to reach a goal before the year ends. For Louisiana residents, it also means having to verify their ages if they want to access porn online. A new state law (PDF, courtesy of Motherboard ) wen
Wordle today: Here's the answer, hints for January 4
Mashable / 4h
How is 2023 going for you so far? Whether it’s better or worse than you may have hoped, we know one thing that’ll brighten your mood a touch: Wordle ! And we have the tips and hints to help you manage today’s edition. If you want to bypass the struggle, you can jump to the bottom of this article to get January 4’s Wordle solution straight up. But if you prefer to work it out yourself, keep readin
This is Chrysler’s vision for your future car cabin
TechCrunch / 4h
One year ago at CES in Las Vegas, Stellantis showed the world what a Chrysler EV might look like — a transformation that will occur by 2028 when it becomes an all-electric brand . Now, we’re getting a peek at the company’s vision for future car cabins. The upshot? Chrysler, the 97-year-old brand under global automaker Stellantis, wants its in-car technology to make “real life” easier. The brand i
Today's Wordle Answer #564 – January 4, 2022 Solution And Hints
SlashGear / 5h
Today's Wordle isn't exactly a mystery only Benoit Blanc can solve, but if you're running low on ideas, we have some helpful hints (and the answer) on standby.
'Quordle' today: Here are the answers and hints for January 4
Mashable / 5h
If Quordle is a little too challenging today, you've come to the right place for hints. There aren't just hints here, but the whole Quordle solution. Scroll to the bottom of this page, and there it is. But are you sure you need all four answers? Maybe you just need a strategy guide. Either way, scroll down, and you'll get what you need. What is Quordle ? Quordle is a five-letter word guessing gam
Add a fully-functional second number to your phone for under £21
25Mashable / 5h
TL;DR : A lifetime subscription to Hushed Private Phone Line is on sale for £20.93, saving you 83% on list price. Your email and your phone both receive messages, but if you needed to, you could just make a new email address. A lot of people out there will have multiple email addresses, but it’s usually a lot harder to replace your phone number. With Hushed Private Phone Line, you can attach a se
Chrysler's future car cabins will be built around partial self driving
Engadget / 5h
Chrysler has yet to deliver an electric car or otherwise leap into the future, but it's at least willing to hint at what that future will look like. The Stellantis brand is debuting a Synthesis cockpit concept at CES that previews what you can expect in next-generation electric vehicles. Most notably, the two-seat demonstrator is built around Level 3 self-driving technology — that is, it assumes
CES 2023: AI and the metaverse may be the trends, but 'basic' tech still stands out
70Mashable / 5h
CES 2023 kicked off on Tuesday, giving press outlets a sneak peek at the companies vying for everyone's attention this year at the world's biggest tech conference. You'll likely hear all about artificial intelligence products, like the one that says it can use AI to tell parents why their baby is crying . And as expected, metaverse companies are all over CES, transporting attendees temporarily of
US regulators warn banks over cryptocurrency risks
39BBC News - Technology / 5h
The announcement comes just two months after the collapse of FTX sent shockwaves through the industry.
Sam Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty to fraud
57BBC News - Technology / 5h
'King of Crypto' Sam Bankman-Fried could face more than 100 years in prison if convicted.
Hugging this pulsating cushion apparently suppresses your anxiety
Engadget / 6h
Yukai Engineering, the team behind the strangely adorable cat tail pillow , is back with a new quirky invention. Unveiled at CES 2023, the Fufuly is yet another anxiety-reducing cushion from the Japanese company, but this time featuring a gentle rhythmical pulsation as the main therapeutic tool. The idea is that when you're hugging a Fufuly, its life-like behavior stimulates your belly to induce
CES 2023: The device that tells you why your baby is crying
Mashable / 6h
Why is my baby crying ? It's a crucial, daily question for many parents, and one that's all too often answered with a defeated: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. What if artificial intelligence could resolve that question for you? If there was a flat little orb the size of a dessert plate that could tell you exactly what your baby needs in that moment? That's what Q-bear is trying to do. At CES 2023 , the Taiwanese com
India’s crypto tax pushing traders to foreign exchanges
21TechCrunch / 6h
India’s tax rules on crypto, which went into effect last April, has resulted in local exchanges ceding the lion’s share of the market to those operated by foreign players, according to a new report. Binance, Coinbase and other foreign exchanges commanded 67.6% of the crypto market share in India as of October 2022, up from 50% in November 2021, according to New Delhi-based think tank Esya. During
Samsung's 2023 Projectors Are Wacky In The Best Ways
SlashGear / 6h
Samsung's anticipated display offerings represent a wide variety of functionality, not to mention some of the highest-performance visual technology ever.
GE’s $1000 stand mixer might actually be worth it
200+Engadget / 7h
I’ve written before about the benefits of a good, cheap kitchen scale , especially for baking. But there’s still something especially tedious about weighing out all your ingredients one-by-one in separate bowls and containers. GE’s new stand mixer solves that issue in a clever, if expensive, way. The new $999 Profile Smart Mixer , which the company is showing off at CES, has all the features of a
Shiftall launches a high end SteamVR headset and an affordable body tracker for VTubers
Engadget / 7h
Shiftall is a Panasonic company dedicated to building equipment to plunge people deeper into their virtual worlds. That includes the Mutalk (pictured), a mouth-worn Bluetooth microphone designed to prevent your speech from being heard by people in the same room. Here at CES, however, the company has unveiled two new versions of its VR headset as well as some gadgets designed to improve your immer
The LG Gram Style is an iridescent 16-inch laptop with a disappearing trackpad
Engadget / 7h
Of all the new LG Gram laptops unveiled at CES 2023 , the Gram Style is the most eye-catching. It features an iridescent finish on the lid and keyboard deck that, even under the garish convention center lights here in Las Vegas, managed to look pretty. Like the rest of the Gram line, the Style is an impressively thin and light laptop for its size, with the 16-inch model coming in at 1.2kg (2.7 po
Samsung's 2023 Freestyle can combine projections from two units into a massive image
100+Engadget / 7h
As ever, Samsung has a ton of news up its sleeve for CES , including some updates about its Freestyle portable projector . It looks pretty similar to the company's previous Freestyle model, but this one includes Samsung's smart TV platform and features its Gaming Hub , as well. This also provides access to services such as Xbox Cloud Gaming, Amazon Luna and NVIDIA GeForce Now for cloud gaming. Ho
It’s like the Power Glove, but for VR
TechCrunch / 7h
Nintendo’s Power Glove was, to quote one of the 80s’ finest films, “so bad.” The NES peripheral transfixed a generation of youngsters, only to later realize that the “bad” in this instance should perhaps have been taken a bit more literally. Nintendo ultimately sold one million of the things, but the technology just wasn’t there, and the dream controlling gameplay with a robo-glove appeared to ha
The cult of Matty Healy
Mashable / 7h
"Matty Healy is a community resource." That's how my friend Mel (her name changed to protect her dignity) describes the lead singer of British band The 1975. "I saw that in a TikTok comment." We’re on the phone tracing her recent and wholly unintentional descent into stanning Healy, a man she "actively didn't care about" in November when she accompanied me to the band’s show at Madison Square Gar
Samsung’s New 57-Inch Odyssey Neo G9 Is a Really Big Monitor
26How-To Geek / 7h
While ultrawide monitors aren’t rare these days, you can say that Samsung helped popularize the concept with its Odyssey G9 curved 32:9 display. Now, Samsung is going all in with the 57-inch Odyssey Neo G9. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›
Samsung Gets Smart with Its 2023 TV and Soundbar Lineup
How-To Geek / 7h
As if Samsung TVs weren’t smart enough already, this year’s selection of Neo QLED, OLED, and Micro LED will take things even further with advanced new features. Additionally, Samsung is getting pretty ambitious with its projectors and soundbars. Read This Article on Review Geek ›
Withings' New Health Monitor Belongs in the Toilet
How-To Geek / 7h
Withings, the popular health and fitness company that makes everything from smartwatches, sleep analyzers, and weight scales, just announced its latest product at CES 2023 in Las Vegas. The new Withings U-Scan is a smart urine lab for your home and belongs in the toilet. Read This Article on Review Geek ›
Nanoleaf Unveils Its Most Ambitious Smart Lighting Products
How-To Geek / 7h
It seems that 2023 will be a big year for Nanoleaf. The smart lighting company just debuted some outrageously cool (and Matter-compatible) products at CES, including a “learning” light switch and a TV bias light that can sync with other Nanoleaf products. Read This Article on Review Geek ›
Acer's New Predator Laptops Have 250Hz Mini LED Screens
How-To Geek / 7h
Acer always comes to CES with several exciting new announcements. This year’s event kicked off with the impressive new Acer Predator Helios gaming laptops packed with power. I’m talking about big 16 or 18-inch Mini LED screens, NVIDIA RTX 40 series graphics, and tons of LEDs. Read This Article on Review Geek ›
Samsung’s 2023 TVs: smaller MicroLED, brighter mini-LED, new QD-OLED and more
22TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 7h
Samsung’s new TVs at CES 2023 span a range of categories, with everything from MicroLED to OLED TVs and projectors getting a major tech refresh. While details on specific lines and screen sizes are scant at present, it’s clear that in 2023 Samsung will continue to push the 8K envelope while improving its core mini-LED-driven Neo QLED and lifestyle TV offerings. MicroLED MicroLED has been position
Samsung bets on MicroLED and 8K for its premium 2023 TVs
43Engadget / 7h
Four years after introducing The Wall at CES 2018 , Samsung is poised to take its MicroLED technology mainstream. At CES 2023, the company announced it would offer 50-, 63-, 76-, 89-, 101-, 114- and 140-inch MicroLED models, greatly expanding the amount of choice consumers have when it comes to the new display technology. Samsung didn’t provide pricing and availability information for the expande
Samsung HW-Q990C soundbar first look: Dolby Atmos powered by Q-Symphony
48Engadget / 7h
CES is typically the place a lot of companies debut new soundbars and this year is no different. Samsung has announced the HW-Q990C and HW-G60C models, both of which offer Dolby Atmos audio but do so in different formats and in different sizes. If you're looking for a robust surround sound setup with multiple speakers or smaller all-in-one option, Samsung's two latest soundbars tick both of those
Driver-X's gloves are a cheaper way to get hands on in the metaverse
100+Engadget / 7h
There are two words that will make gamers of a certain age go weak at the knees: Power Glove . We’re not saying Driver-X was inspired by the legendary Nintendo accessory when conceiving its “Contact Glove” VR controller, but the comparisons are going to be inevitable. Driver-X’s haptic VR gloves do double duty as both a sensory feedback tool for “grabbing” objects in a virtual world and a VR cont
Almost 50% Of People Say This Brand Makes The Most Reliable Motorcycle – SlashGear Survey
SlashGear / 8h
We asked hundreds of people which brand they think makes the most reliable motorcycles, and the ultimate winner was more than a bit surprising.
Finally, a fruit scanner that will tell you if your avocados are ripe
43Engadget / 8h
We've all been there. It's late, you're tired from a long day's labor and all you want to do is go home to relax with your loved ones. But you're not at home, are you? No, you're at the supermarket with a hankering for homemade guac and that pile of fresh, treacherous avocados is staring you in the face, mocking you with their inscrutable knobby skins and their likely rockhard insides. Who's got
Breathe along with the robot pillow
TechCrunch / 8h
From the team that brought you the weird and wonderful robot cat pillow comes an equally weird and wonderful breathing pillow. Japanese boutique robotics firm Yukai Engineering returns to CES with Fufuly, which follows in Qoobo’s footsteps, by quite literally breathing some life into a cushion. The hardware startup says the product utilizes “respiratory entrainment,” which refers to a phenomenon
Wisear is building neural earbuds that skip tracks when you clench your jaw
99Engadget / 8h
Plenty of true wireless earbuds allow to control music or query your phone with a voice command, but Wisear is taking the hands-free experience a step further. The company is working on what it calls "the first neural sensing wireless earbuds," a true wireless set that allows you to control tunes with actions like clenching your jaw. After showing of the tech that drives its first model at CES la
Key Bitcoin developer calls on FBI to recover $3.6M in digital coin
61Ars Technica - All content / 9h
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) One of the prominent developers behind the Bitcoin blockchain said he has asked the FBI to assist him in recovering $3.6 million worth of the digital coin that was stolen from his storage wallets on New Year’s Eve. Luke Dashjr is a developer of the Bitcoin Core, an app that runs 97 percent of the nodes making up the Bitcoin blockchain. Bitcoin Core derives from the
VW’s next electric car for the US is the ID.7 sedan
Ars Technica - All content / 9h
Enlarge / VW used QR codes to camouflage the shape of its new ID.7 sedan for its CES debut. (credit: Volkswagen) On Tuesday in Las Vegas, Volkswagen revealed its next fully electric model destined for North America. Well, a somewhat-camouflaged version, at any rate—the show car wears an electroluminescent QR code livery for its debut at this year's Consumer Electronics Show. The new sedan, called
Aromajoin brings videos to life by squirting your face with smells
TechCrunch / 9h
There are a lot of YouTube videos out there that we’d rather not smell, but Kyoto-based tech startup Aromajoin today showed off the option to add a multidimensional experience to the mix. Using its ‘Aroma Shooter’ technology and a programmable ‘AromaPlayer,’ a neck-wearable smell dispenser can add six different aromas to your video-watching shenanigans. We tried it out at CES in Las Vegas today.
Bosch is rolling out a security dashcam designed for rideshare drivers
TechCrunch / 9h
Bosch is expanding its security footprint in the ride-hailing economy. The global supplier introduced Tuesday evening as CES 2023 kicked off in Las Vegas a new connected smart camera and accompanying 24-hour support line for drivers of ride-hailing apps. Bosch said it’s working with Gridwise, an app for rideshare and delivery drivers, to conduct user research and ensure it’s the right fit for the
Nanoleaf debuts smart lighting for ceilings, TVs and more
TechCrunch / 9h
CES isn’t as consumer-focused as it once was, despite the overt branding. (CES stands for “Consumer Electronics Show.”) Indeed, automotive and enterprise vendors have encroached on the Las Vegas show floor in recent years as some major consumer brands pull back. But there’s still consumer tech news to be had, fortunately. Case in point: Nanoleaf, the brand behind the iconic wall-mounted, geometri
Withings' $500 toilet computer wants to be WebMD for your pee
Engadget / 9h
Withings has already made a name for itself as a maker of smart scales and ultra-stylish activity trackers . Now, the French health-tech company is making a foray into the world of medical analysis, building a device to scan people’s urine. It’s initially intended as a way of supporting decentralized clinical trials, the company hopes to offer it as a consumer health-tech device in the future. Sa
CookingPal unveils a connected pressure cooker with an air fryer attachment
Engadget / 9h
CookingPal has revealed what it claims is the smartest and safest pressure cooker on the planet. Pronto is an eight-in-one device and, according to CookingPal, it's the first pressure cooker with a fixed, hinged lid, an auto pressure release system and an air fryer attachment. Pronto has a six-quart bowl with handles. There are safety sensors and an automatic pressure release with a steam diverte
L’Oréal created a motorized lipstick applicator for people with limited mobility
21Engadget / 9h
L’Oréal has returned to CES to unveil two makeup devices. HAPTA is a handheld, motorized applicator that the company created for people with limited hand and arm mobility. L’Oréal's Lancôme brand will pilot the system this year with a lipstick applicator. Support for more makeup applications is in the works. HAPTA is based on tech from Alphabet-owned Verily that levels utensils and keeps them sta
Valencell promises blood pressure monitoring in a finger clip
Engadget / 9h
Valencell , best known around these parts for making optical heart rate sensors for fitness tech, has turned up to CES with something new. The company is showing off a new fingertip monitor that, it says, will offer “cuffless” blood pressure monitoring. Rather than inflating a sleeve around the top of your arm, you’ll be able to monitor your blood pressure with a fingertip clip. That’s currently
Nanoleaf's Sense+ Control lighting line can automate itself
Engadget / 9h
Most smart home products promise to save you time by allowing you to create schedules to automate tasks like turning on your lights, but taking advantage of that functionality requires first creating those schedules. Nanoleaf's newest product line promises to do that work for you. Announced at CES 2023, the Sense+ Control family consists of three products: the Sense+ Smart Light Switch, Sense+ Wi
Moen's smart sprinkler system automatically changes your lawn watering schedule
Engadget / 9h
Moen thinks it can take the hassle out of watering your lawn — and possibly save you some money in the process. It's introducing a Smart Sprinkler Controller (shown below) that, in tandem with matching soil sensors, can automatically tweak watering schedules on a zone-by-zone basis. Your yard should only get the water it really needs — Moen claims it can reduce the water use of a typical home by
Withings' U-Scan Is the First Gadget You'll Actually Want to Drop in the Toilet
Gizmodo / 9h
You know that extreme paranoia you have about dropping your favorite device in the toilet? Withings wants you to forget all that for its latest health-tracking device, the U-Scan, which is not only specifically designed to be used in a toilet bowl, but to be urinated on as well. Stick with us; it’s not as gross as it… Read more...
Bosch's Rideshare Security Camera Includes a Secret Panic Button For Driver Emergencies
Gizmodo / 9h
There is no shortage of disturbing dashcam videos of Uber and Lyft drivers being attacked by irate passengers, and while the footage can be used to prosecute offenders after the fact, Bosch has developed a new dashcam that can help rideshare drivers stay safer during an incident, even when they’re unable to contact… Read more...
Pee and me: The gadget that turns toilets into urine labs
30Mashable / 9h
Withings has a new streaming platform. No, not that kind of streaming. The health tech company announced U-Scan at CES 2023 on Tuesday. It's a smart device that analyses your pee from the comfort of your bathroom. The pebble-shaped gadget fits in a toilet bowl and captures urine, which is then analyzed internally by cartridges that assess various biomarkers. The user can check the results through
Withings U-Scan puts urinalysis in your toilet and can recognize the signature of a stream
22TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 9h
We pee, on average, seven times a day, and we probably pay little attention to the act, aside from noting the color, or that particular smell eating asparagus gives it. However, urine is full of information that health-tech company Withings hopes to deliver to your phone via its new -U-Scan home urinalysis device. Unveiled here at CES 2023 , the puck-like sensor attaches to your toilet and uses a
Volkswagen unveils its upcoming ID.7 EV sedan at CES 2023
79Engadget / 9h
Volkswagen's ID family of electric vehicles, which already includes the highly-anticipated ID.Buzz and more sedate ID.4 , grew by one on Tuesday. The German automaker unveiled its ID.7 electric sedan ahead of CES 2023, in a eye-crossing orange and black camo scheme that hides an illuminating surprise. Yes, it lights up. That camo is is not randomly generated, each aspect is specifically designed
The Best Soundbars of 2022
Futurism / 9h
At the heart of any great home theater is a soundbar. The best soundbars deliver immersive sound using an array of speakers tuned to the sonic profile of your room. With features like auto programmed speakers aimed to bounce sound off your ceiling for Dolby Atmos–enabled heights, smart pairing with a subwoofer or auxiliary speakers, and exceptional connectivity, soundbars position themselves at t
Volkswagen's Next EV Is The ID.7 Sedan With A 430 Mile Range
SlashGear / 9h
Volkswagen returns to CES after a six-year hiatus. The carmaker is adding to its fully electric line-up with a new all-electric sedan called the ID.7.
Twitter is reversing its ban on political ads
Engadget / 9h
In 2019, Twitter instituted a fairly strict ban on political and cause-based ads , effectively blocking politicians and organizations like PACs from running ads that prop up candidates, promote ballot measures or ask for donations. Now, the company is reversing that policy, announcing through the Twitter Safety account that it will relax those advertising rules. We believe that cause-based advert
Icoma shows off a suitcase-sized electric Transformer-style motorbike
TechCrunch / 10h
Icoma ‘s Tatamal bike goes from a suitcase-sized square to a tiny electric motorcycle in a few seconds. Charge it for three hours, and it’ll zip you 18 miles or so. The price tag is $4,000, which puts it in the range of extremely high-end electric kick scooters (such as the Apollo Pro ) without the portability benefits. It’ll be very curious to see whether it finds an audience and if so, who that
CES 2023: Volkswagen is making a light-up EV with QR codes on it
Mashable / 10h
Volkswagen’s new electric sedan is sure to turn some heads as you drive it around town. It’ll do the same for anyone inside the car, too. The VW ID.7 (catchy name) is a new EV from the German automaker with some seriously fascinating bells and whistles. First and foremost is how it looks: a multi-colored digital camouflage pattern envelops the car while a QR code sits on the hood and both rear pa
The Volkswagen all-electric ID 7 sedan’s most interesting feature isn’t its light-up paint
TechCrunch / 10h
The all-electric Volkswagen ID 7 sedan — the next EV in the German automaker’s lineup — was unveiled Tuesday at CES 2023 in Las Vegas. And the most exciting part of the debut wasn’t the vehicle’s multi-layered explosion of yellow, orange, red and blue camouflaged electroluminescent paint that lights up on command. (although it is eye-catching for the near-production version of the vehicle). Inste
Amazon secures $8B loan, anticipating market headwinds
TechCrunch / 10h
Amazon has secured an $8 billion loan in anticipation of market headwinds. Provided by DBS Bank, Mizuho Bank and others, the loan — which will mature in 364 days (January 3, 2024), with an option to extend for another 364 days — will be used for “general corporate purposes,” Amazon said in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. In a statement, an Amazon spokesperson told TechC
Nvidia unveils a broad range of efficient new laptop GPUs, from RTX 4050 to 4090
Ars Technica - All content / 10h
Enlarge / Nvidia says that an unnamed RTX 4000-series GPU can perform like an RTX 3070 while consuming power like an RTX 3050. (credit: Nvidia) In addition to un-unlaunching the RTX 4070 Ti GPU for desktops at CES today, Nvidia announced a new range of RTX 4000-series laptop GPUs . Nvidia claims the new GPUs will provide big performance and power efficiency boosts, particularly for the lower-end
Tale from the crypt: Researchers conduct “virtual autopsy” of mummified toddler
Ars Technica - All content / 10h
Enlarge / A CT scan of the infant mummy's head, showing deformation of the skull bones. (credit: A.G. Nerlich et al., 2022) There's rarely time to write about every cool science-y story that comes our way. So this year, we're once again running a special Twelve Days of Christmas series of posts, highlighting one science story that fell through the cracks in 2022, each day from December 25 through
Hulu's completely unhinged 'Koala Man' trailer promises glorious chaos
34Mashable / 10h
There's Marvel and DC superheroes. And then, there's Koala Man . Hulu dropped the trailer for its upcoming animated series on Tuesday, and folks: It's truly, madly, deeply unhinged. Created by Australian animator and voice of the titular hero Michael Cusack, Koala Man follows the exploits of Kevin, a man determined to wipe out petty crime in his hometown of Dapto. That means rescuing cats from tr
Twitter to Relax Ban on Political Ads
28NYT > Technology / 11h
Elon Musk’s social media service said it would begin to permit cause-based advertising to “facilitate public conversation around important topics.”
Open Channel: Which Nerd Bible Would You Be Sworn in On?
Gizmodo / 11h
California Democrat Robert Garcia—former mayor of Long Beach, proud representative of the LGBTQ+ community , proud immigrant , self-proclaimed “comic book nerd”—was scheduled to be sworn into Congress today accompanied by some important personal touchstones... including a very rare Superman comic. Read more...
Nvidia Officially Brings RTX 40-Series GPUs To New Laptops
SlashGear / 11h
NVIDIA has announced the release of its latest 40-series GPUs for laptops, with references for the 4050 all the way up to the 4090.
Southwest provides points; extends elite status and Companion Pass for select travelers
The Points Guy / 11h
Southwest Airlines had a rough end to 2022 as it canceled thousands of flights around the Christmas holidays and suffered what could be the largest operational meltdown in its history . Now the carrier is extending olive branches to several groups of affected flyers. Besides offering refunds to travelers , Southwest is also giving points to select travelers and extending the qualification period
Twitter to Relax Ban on Political Ads
28NYT > Technology / 11h
Elon Musk’s social media service said it would begin to permit cause-based advertising to “facilitate public conversation around important topics.”
New York’s right-to-repair bill has major carve-outs for manufacturers
20TechCrunch / 11h
During the lull between last Christmas and New Year’s, New York State became one of the first in the country to enact a “right to repair” law — albeit with amended language that some advocates say make the law toothless. Called the Digital Fair Repair Act and set to go into effect on July 1, New York’s regulation requires manufacturers to provide owners and independent repair shops the manuals, p
Why Apple's AirTags Are a Must for Frequent Fliers
20Lifehacker / 11h
As a frequent flyer, you frequently hand over your possessions to the airline, only to hope and pray you never hear the four scariest words that can be said in an airport: “We lost your bags.” Of course, lost luggage is par for the course when it comes to air travel, and is a risk we all assume when taking to the… Read more...
Daily Crunch: Reddit users discover Apple is raising its battery replacement service fees
24TechCrunch / 11h
To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here . And we’re back! Well, just me for now anyway. Haje is covering CES, so if you are there, seek him out and say “Hi!” Thanks so much to Henry for conducting the Daily Crunch train last week. It was a joy to read it and hope you enjoyed it, too. It looks like we are b
'Brutal' Severe Rain Is Coming to an Already Flood-Damaged California
Gizmodo / 11h
At least one person died , more than 1,000 prison inmates were evacuated from a county jail, and a levee broke amid flooding on New Year’s Eve in Northern California. A so-called “ atmospheric river ” brought more than five inches of rain to downtown San Francisco on December 31, making it the second wettest day in over… Read more...
LG’s 2023 OLED TVs claim to boost brightness by up to 70%
Ars Technica - All content / 11h
Enlarge (credit: LG) January means new technology product announcements from the CES trade show in Las Vegas. LG, a regular CES participant, announced this year's OLED TV lineup at the show. Similar to LG's 2022 OLED TVs , this year's focus is about boosting brightness. But in 2023, LG's OLED TVs will also face stiffer competition, including from Samsung Display's QD-OLED tech, which is also supp
Google is making free anti-terrorism moderation tools for smaller websites
Engadget / 11h
Meta isn't the only tech heavyweight making tools to help root out terrorist content . The Financial Times has learned Google's Jigsaw is developing a free tool to help smaller websites detect and remove extremist material. The project, built with the help of the UN-supported Tech Against Terrorism, makes it easier for moderator teams to deal with potentially illegal content. The effort has the a
30 Years On, Deep Space Nine's Opening Is Incredible Star Trek
400+Gizmodo / 12h
When looking back at Deep Space Nine ’s challenging legacy , it’s often the later seasons of the show—where the series and Star Trek at large was flung into the dark heart of the Dominion War —that people turn to as the point that the series really showed itself as something different . But 30 years ago today, the show… Read more...
Apple's Mixed-Reality Headset Specs May Have Leaked And It Sounds Fascinating
SlashGear / 12h
Apple's upcoming mixed reality headset has been a staple of the rumor verse for a while now, and new alleged details have once again leaked.
AT&T Subscribers Can Get 6 Free Months of GeForce Now
How-To Geek / 12h
If you want to get into cloud gaming, it’s easier than ever now, at least if you’re an AT&T customer. The carrier is giving users six months of access to NVIDIA’s premium cloud gaming service, GeForce Now, to kick off 2023 in the most fun way. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›
DHS May Deploy a New Portable Gunshot Detection Tool to Music Festivals and Political Rallies
Gizmodo / 12h
The Department of Homeland Security says it’s taking already controversial gunshot detection technology and making it portable. Though the agency hopes its newly announced mobile monitoring system could add a sense of safety and security at music venues and other live events, a privacy expert speaking with Gizmodo… Read more...
Start Cash Stuffing to Curb Your Spending
Lifehacker / 12h
From the hidden costs of lifestyle creep to the glaring costs of inflation, it’s all too easy to watch your spending grow out of control. And if your primary means of spending is with a credit card, it’s equally all too easy to rack up serious debt. One of the easiest, yet often overlooked strategies to ensure you… Read more...
Y-Brush's '10-second toothbrush' arrives in the US
Engadget / 12h
As someone who bought an electric toothbrush far too late in life, I appreciate any product that promises to save me from expensive dental care. After debuting a few years ago in Europe , the Y-Brush , a sonic toothbrush that can clean your teeth in 10 seconds flat, is now available in the US through Amazon . Unlike a traditional toothbrush, the Y-Brush features a mouthguard-shaped head with 35,0
The award travelers guide to Hilton Honors
100+The Points Guy / 12h
With more than 7,000 hotels in 123 countries across 18 brands, Hilton likely has a property to suit your needs when you hit the road. When you combine this with a strong portfolio of Hilton Honors credit cards and points that are relatively easy to earn and redeem, Hilton Honors makes a strong case for being one of the best hotel rewards programs out there. Here is an in-depth look into the Hilto
You must now verify your drivers license to watch Pornhub in Louisiana
36TechCrunch / 12h
At the start of the year, a new law went into effect in Louisiana, which requires online publishers to conduct age verification checks if their site’s content is more than 33.3% pornography. In accordance with this law, Pornhub now requires visitors to verify their age with the LA Wallet app , a digital wallet for Louisiana state drivers licenses. Other popular adult websites haven’t instituted a
Your Complete Guide to a New Year's Relationship Check-In
Lifehacker / 12h
The beginning of a new year naturally seems to make us all a little more reflective, and hopefully, a little more optimistic. This year, we say, is the year we will finally focus on our health, our wellbeing, and our relationships. Of course, life often gets in the way, but there’s nothing wrong with setting goals and… Read more...
The Year Ahead in Encryption
Gizmodo / 12h
Lucas Ropek covers cybersecurity and privacy for Gizmodo. You can follow his coverage here , and email story ideas and tips to lropek@gizmodo.com. Read more...
Maybe Wait To Sue Southwest For Failing To Issue Refunds Until They Actually Fail To Issue Refunds?
View from the Wing / 12h
I'm all for suing airlines. I suggested it as the best way to get a refund from Air Canada . I have argued for years that common law contract claims against the airlines need to be permitted. I just figure we ought to give airlines an opportunity to actually do the thing you're suing over before actually filing suit. Continue reading ...
Roland's first gaming product is the Bridge Cast streaming mixer
Engadget / 12h
Roland may be a mainstay in the electronic music world, but it also dabbles in the occasional creator product , too. This year at CES the company has unveiled an audio interface aimed squarely at streamers and it’s called the Bridge Cast ($299). Like rival products such as the GoXLR or Rode’s Rodcaster Pro II , the Bridge Cast offers a way to pipe different audio feeds (chat, music, game audio, b
The Seagull Pro cleans your pool with a quad-motor system
Engadget / 12h
Five-year-old pool cleaning company Aiper is launching the Seagull Pro, which the company says is the world’s first quad-motor pool-cleaning robot. The flagship vacuum is a CES 2023 Innovation Award Honoree. The Seagull Pro’s quad-motor system moves the robot around your pool by sucking and quickly exhausting water. Aiper says it can “suck in dirt, sand, leaves, hairs and other particles on the p
EA says it can’t recover 60% of players’ corrupted Madden franchise save files
Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Madden Enlarge / Not exactly a great legacy for the first post-John-Madden Madden game. EA says that a temporary "data storage issue" led to the corruption of many Madden NFL 23 players' Connected Franchise Mode (CFM) save files last week. What's worse, the company now estimates it can recover fewer than half of those corrupted files from a backup. The issue started last Monday, December 26, when
New 13th-gen Intel Core desktop CPUs are handing out cores to everyone
Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Enlarge (credit: Intel) The 13th-generation "Raptor Lake" Intel Core CPUs we've tested so far have performed well by virtue of throwing lots and lots of cores at most workloads , and the less-expensive processors in the lineup are going to take the same approach. The number of large high-performance P-cores is staying the same, but CPUs from i5 to i9 are all picking up extra E-cores to help with
Google wants RISC-V to be a “tier-1” Android architecture
100+Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images ) Over the holiday break, the footage from the recent "RISC-V Summit" was posted for the world to see, and would you believe that Google showed up to profess its love for the up-and-coming CPU architecture? We've been trying to nail down how the Android team feels about RISC-V (reduced instruction set computer) for a while. We last heard a comment from the team six m
Unpaid taxes could destroy porn studio accused of copyright trolling
Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Enlarge Over the past decade, Malibu Media has emerged as a prominent so-called “copyright troll ,” suing thousands of “John Does” for allegedly torrenting adult content hosted on the porn studio’s website, “X-Art.” Whether defendants were guilty or not didn’t seem to matter to Malibu, critics claimed , as much as winning as many settlements as possible. As courts became more familiar with Malibu
Pornhub requires ID from Louisiana users to comply with state’s new porn law
30Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Pornhub and other major porn sites owned by MindGeek now require Louisiana residents to verify their ages because of the state's new porn law that took effect on January 1, 2023. "Louisiana law now requires us to put in place a process for verifying the age of users who connect to our site from Louisiana. The privacy and security of the Pornhub community is our priority, and we thank you for your
An Ordinary Schmo Tries to Save the World in Hulu's Koala Man
20Gizmodo / 12h
Watch the rise of a hero from Down Under in Koala Man , which stars creator Michael Cusack (Smiling Friends) along with Hugh Jackman in his animated series debut. The series comes from Cusack’s eccentric brain, with Justin Roiland (Rick and Morty, Solar Opposites) and Dan Hernandez and Benji Samit (both writers on … Read more...
Neuralink Cofounder Says New Company's Eye Implant Could Be "Ultimate" VR Tech
200+Futurism / 12h
Science Corporeal After leaving Elon Musk's Neuralink in 2021 , Max Hodak is back with a new brain-computer interface startup, and it's working on a next-generation prosthetic eye that he hopes will both provide a new treatment for blindness and eventually pave the way for the future of virtual and augmented reality. In a recent interview with Futurism , Hodak told us about his company Science Co
iPhone 15 Rumors Detail New Camera Specs And First Ever Periscope Lens Features
SlashGear / 12h
While it is difficult to predict the future of the iPhone with certainty, a new leak makes some exciting claims about the next-generation iPhone 15 lineup.
5 Reasons We Can't Always Recommend EVs
SlashGear / 12h
Electric vehicles may be the future of transportation, but that's not to say they're perfect. Even the biggest EV fan has to concede that some hurdles remain.
The Easiest Way To Transfer Data To Your New Google Pixel
SlashGear / 12h
If you have plans to move your accumulated phone files into a new Google Pixel phone, there are a number of ways to do it.
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