The company’s newly hatched cloud gaming service shows promise, but faces more mature and less expensive competitors. Amazon Luna hands-on: Plays great, less filling – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFor many of us—especially before the start of the pandemic—walking was a means to an end, a straightforward way to get to a planned destination. Since COVID hit though, more people are walking around their neighborhoods or on trails simply for the benefit of their physical or mental health. Read more… Strolling, It Turns Out,
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Buying a refurbished device rather than one that’s brand-new can save you a ton of money. However, these products don’t usually get the spotlight from retailers like Best Buy, Amazon, or B&H Photo. You also won’t find them sitting on the homepage of Apple, Google, Nintendo, Sonos,
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Buying a refurbished tech product will save you money compared to buying it new. It also gives a device a second life instead of sending it off to be recycled. And especially during these times when demand is high for all kinds of tech, buying refurbished is
Read MorePlants are great to have around, but they all have different watering needs. If only they could cry out when they’re thirsty, right? Well, now they can. All you need to hear them suffer is your very own Klausner Machine. [RoniBandini] based the Klausner machine on one of Roald Dahl’s short stories, which features an
Read MoreLearning to edit video and audio is tough, and complicated software interfaces don’t make things any easier. If that rings true for your editing experience, you may want to try Descript, a desktop video and audio editing program for Windows and Mac that transcribes videos and lets you trim, rearrange, and even update… Read more…
Read MoreIn contrast, CNN and MSNBC gave more airtime to the Podesta cache four years ago, according to the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab. Fox News Is Covering Hunter Biden Claims More Than 2016 WikiLeaks Emails Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThe FDA extended its first ever approval (not just an emergency authorization) for a drug to treat COVID-19. The drug is one you’ve probably heard of: the antiviral remdesivir, which has been in use in hospitals for the past few months. Read more… There's Now an FDA-Approved Treatment for COVID-19 Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreA Fortnite player fighting the new Fortnitemares ghosts. | Image: Epic Games Fortnite kicked off its annual “Fortnitemares” Halloween event this week, and this year, you get to play as a killer ghost. In this year’s Fortnitemares mode, the Fortnite island is packed with spooky touches — a foreboding fog can hang over the island,
Read MoreStrip it down to its basics and the essence of project management has been around forever. What is project management? (Redefined for 2021) Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreChristopher Bing / Reuters: Sources: the Louisiana National Guard was called in to stop cyberattacks aimed at small government offices in recent weeks, after a similar case in Washington — (Reuters) – The Louisiana National Guard was called in to stop a series of cyberattacks aimed at small government offices across … Sources: the Louisiana
Read MoreI normally don’t like to wade into other peoples’ business, especially when it relates to their consumption of adult material on the web. As long as your hobbies aren’t illegal, super-creepy, or otherwise hurting other people, you’re free to do as you like. Read more… How Can I Find Out if My Partner is Interacting
Read MoreIf you’ve been following the Boston Dynamics project Spot, you’ve seen its capabilities and how we’re starting to see it being used in public more since its official release last year. But in a true display of how hobbyist electronics have been evolving and catching up with the big companies over the past few years,
Read MoreIdentity theft is such a growing problem that it’s become almost routine—Marriott, MyFitness Pal, LinkedIn, Zynga, and even Equifax (of all places) have had high-profile online data breaches in recent years, affecting hundreds of millions of people. To help combat this problem, Experian and other companies are… Read more… Should You Use a 'Dark Web
Read MoreBorat’s second film is up on Amazon Prime! Very… something. There is no escape from Borat – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Federal regulators are keeping their eye on the rollout of Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving” experiment. This week, the automaker began beta testing its latest advanced driver assist software with a select group of customers, and so far, the government is taking a wait-and-see approach. In a statement, a spokesperson
Read MoreYou might have seen that many journalists have just received PlayStation 5 units for review, but today we also got our closest look yet at the PS5’s new DualSense controller thanks to an unboxing video from YouTuber Austin Evans. We already knew that the DualSense has some familiar PlayStation hallmarks — a D-pad and four
Read MoreThe space agency will unveil a find that contributes to its moon and deep-space aspirations. NASA teases 'exciting new' moon discovery Monday: How to listen in – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe magnetic system aimed at cyclists, drivers and photographers will let you quickly mount or unmount your phone when you don’t have time to fumble around. Peak Design's magnet-based phone case reaches M in crowdfunding in 4 days – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAlex Hern / The Guardian: Facebook moderators working for CPL in Ireland say they are being forced to go into the office after the contractor categorized them as “essential workers” — Facebook moderators working for one of the company’s Dublin-based contractors are being forced to go into the office … Facebook moderators working for CPL
Read MoreIn this weekend’s assignment for our October health reset, we’re going to look at the place where you spend most of your day: your workspace. Health isn’t just a thing that happens when you’re away from your desk; you deserve to support your well-being even while you’re working. Read more… Tweak Your Work-From-Home Life for
Read MoreThe fun thing about kids is that they all have their own unique way of being so unapologetically weird. Especially when they’re very little and they have not yet been introduced to the concepts of self-consciousness or embarrassment, things like the following—shared by Reddit user u/Otterleigh—are normal and fun to… Read more… Tell Us Something
Read MoreSelf-driving technology is a holy grail that promises to forever change the way we interact with cars. Thus far, there’s been plenty of hype and excitement, but full vehicles that remove the driver from the equation have remained far off. Tesla have long posited themselves as a market leader in this area, with their Autopilot
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Two and a half years after Mark Zuckerberg floated the idea on a podcast, and several months after organizers said it would be ready to hear cases, Facebook’s independent Oversight Board is now up and running. In a call with reporters today, the board’s co-chairs said that they
Read MoreIllustration by William Joel / The Verge Facebook moderators working as independent contractors in Dublin say they’re required to work in the office, despite a new nationwide lockdown across Ireland, The Guardian reports. The moderators, employed by contractor CPL, say they were told they’re considered essential workers and therefore not bound by Ireland’s Level 5
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