The sale and promotion of derivatives of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to amateur investors is being banned in the UK by the financial regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). It is a further blow to the burgeoning cryptocurrency market, coming days after the US authorities indicted the owners of leading crypto derivatives exchange BitMex for
Read MoreEach month of parenting during a pandemic brings with it a slew of questions parents never thought they’d have to ask themselves. Will my kid actually meet his teacher in person this year? They’ll take their masks off for school pictures, right? And now, of course, there’s, Can my kids even go trick-or-treating? Should Read more…
Read MoreEnhance’s Oculus Quest version of Rez Infinite is coming just in time for the release of the new Quest 2 headset. The Quest version will be released on Tuesday, October 13th — the same day as the Quest 2. Rez Infinite has been a VR staple ever since it launched alongside the PlayStation VR in
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Facebook has announced it will remove all content on its platform that “denies or distorts the Holocaust.” The company says this expansion of its hate speech policies is a response to what it calls “the well-documented rise in anti-Semitism globally and the alarming level of ignorance about the
Read MoreAssociated Press: Facebook will ban posts that deny or distort the Holocaust as Zuckerberg says his “thinking has evolved” as data shows an increase in anti-Semitic violence — Facebook is banning posts that deny or distort the Holocaust and will start directing people to authoritative sources … Facebook will ban posts that deny or distort
Read MoreHi-tech drug discovery firm Schrödinger, Inc. (SDGR) is up 100% since its IPO earlier this year, and one of Wall Street‘s “most intriguing and mysterious” billionaires just cashed in. David Shaw, the secretive 69-year-old investing legend, has now sold more than $127 million worth of SDGR stock in the past month alone. In that time, SDGR’s
Read MoreApple’s AirPods Pro and a Wayfair wall art sale lead Monday’s best deals. Read more… Monday's Best Deals: AirPods Pro, Wayfair Wall Art Sale, iPad Mini, Poo-Pourii, Anker Nebula Projector, Logitech Gaming Headset, and More Source: Life Hacker
Read MorePatrick Frater / Variety: China’s biggest game-streaming platforms Huya and DouYu agree to merge, creating a combined company with 300M+ MAUs, representing ~80% of the Chinese market — China’s two largest games live streaming companies Huya and DouYu, both of which have U.S. share listings, are to merge. China's biggest game-streaming platforms Huya and DouYu
Read MoreFounder Mark Zuckerberg once said he didn’t think such content should be removed. Facebook bans Holocaust denial content – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreOptions range from portable “movies-anywhere” models to a fancy 4K projector for your home theater. 4 Anker Nebula projectors are on sale at all-time-low prices, starting at 5 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWill Knight / Wired: Study: AI that detects eye diseases is mostly trained on patients in US, Europe, and China, which can make it ineffective for other racial groups and minorities — Algorithms for detecting eye diseases are mostly trained on patients in the US, Europe, and China. Study: AI that detects eye diseases is
Read MoreRumor has it that iPhone 12 Pro screens will double the refresh rate of the iPhone 11, making for a smoother scrolling experience. Here’s what we’ve heard so far. One of iPhone 12's most intriguing rumors: A 120Hz display – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHere are the details about the Star Wars show’s second season, including its episode release schedule. The Mandalorian season 2: Everything we know ahead of Baby Yoda's Oct. 30 return – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreA refreshed design, attractive new color and bigger sizes — the iPhone 12 is almost here. iPhone 12 design rumors suggest it'll look pretty slick – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDan Seifert / The Verge: Google’s Nest announces a thermostat with a simpler designer, ditching the rotating dial, available to pre-order today for $130, a $40 discount on Nest’s E — The new Nest Thermostat ditches the signature rotating dial — Google’s Nest smart home division has a new smart thermostat available to order starting
Read MoreWalking is great exercise, but it’s good for the mind too: it gives one time to observe and to think. At least that’s what I do on my daily walks, and being me, what I usually observe and think about is the local infrastructure along my route. Recently, I was surprised to see a number
Read MoreThe UK supreme court has just heard an appeal from Uber that has far-reaching implications for UK drivers and the wider gig economy. Uber wants to overturn an employment tribunal ruling from 2016, which improved the lot of its drivers by classifying them as “workers” instead of “self-employed contractors.” If upheld, many Uber drivers can
Read MoreWhen I first heard someone rave about their “air fryer” and touting its calorie-cutting abilities, I lost interest almost immediately. I simply do not care about things like that. The second time I heard someone discussing an air fryer, they explained that it is merely a small, powerful convection oven, and I was… Read more…
Read MoreIt’s great that Google Assistant now works with some third-party apps. And by “works with,” I mean you’ll now be able to bark a few commands at your Android’s digital assistant to summon various features in some of the platform’s top apps. It’s a limited debut of a feature that should have seen widespread appeal,
Read MoreThe new Nest Thermostat ditches the traditional rotating dial for a simpler, touch strip control system | Photo: Google Google’s Nest smart home division has a new smart thermostat available to order starting today. The new Nest Thermostat is a simpler model than the Nest Learning Thermostat or Nest Thermostat E and comes with a
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Apple’s next fall event kicks off tomorrow at 1PM ET, when the company is widely expected to reveal its new iPhone 12 lineup of smartphones. Rumors have given us a pretty good picture of what we can expect to see with these new phones, and Apple’s official
Read MoreApple AirPods Pro | $190 | WootApple AirPods Pro | $200 | Amazon Read more… AirPods Pro Drop to 0 at Woot ( Cheaper Than Amazon) Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreAxios: CrowdTangle: unlike Facebook, liberal messaging flourishes on Instagram, with recent posts on climate change getting 20.3M interactions vs. 6.9M on Facebook — While Facebook continues to take heat over being a tinderbox for conservative media, data shows that liberal … CrowdTangle: unlike Facebook, liberal messaging flourishes on Instagram, with recent posts on climate change
Read MoreTLDR: Get the jump on Prime Day with 10 deals of chargers, charging stations and power banks at similar huge discounts. Because you don’t live trapped in a cave under an ocean, we’ll assume you’re aware that Oct. 13 and 14 is Amazon Prime Day. The uber-retailer’s monster annual sale cutting prices on hundreds of
Read MoreThat’s even cheaper than Amazon’s Echo Show 5 (which is also on sale). Get a Lenovo Smart Clock for – CNET Source: CNet
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