Ford and South Korean battery manufacturer SK Innovation will spend a combined $11.4 billion to build several new factories in the Tennessee and Kentucky focused on the development and production of electric vehicles and the batteries that power them. The new facilities represent the first new plants built by Ford, completely from scratch, in over
Read MoreIgor Bonifacic / Engadget: Warner Music signs a deal to use Twitch’s new content reporting system and launch dedicated Twitch channels for its artists — terms with the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA), Twitch has — signed a deal with Warner Music Group. In partnering with the record label …
Read MoreThe Fitbit Charge 5. | Photo by Jay Peters / The Verge Fitbit’s newest fitness tracker, the Fitbit Charge 5, is now available for purchase. The $179.95 tracker offers a number of improvements over the Charge 4, including a slimmer design and a bright color screen. But in my review, I had some frustrations with
Read MoreHP’s ZBook lineup — which encompasses the lightweight ZBook Firefly, the affordable ZBook Power, the powerful ZBook Fury, and the best-of-all-worlds ZBook Studio brands — doesn’t attract a lot of attention. As a mobile workstation-class device, the ZBook Studio is not as flashy as most gaming laptops or as affordable as most “creator” laptops, but
Read MoreApparently the glowing orb is not an NFT. | Image: Epic On Monday, Tim Sweeney tweeted that Epic isn’t touching NFTs, in a public response to what was presumably an NFT pitch. He cites the space’s problem with scams as the reason for his hesitancy, which sparked some discussion in the comments (as strong statements
Read MoreThere’s a good reason that Fitbit has been at the top of the wearables game for years now — there’s an option for just about everyone. Whether you want the fitness tracking Charge 5 or the Sense smartwatch, you’re bound to find a great fit. The next thing you’ll want to do is make your
Read MoreBlizzard Entertainment The Shanghai Dragons’ very first Overwatch match was an 0-4 shellacking delivered by the Los Angeles Gladiators in 2018. The team would go on to lose the next 41 straight games — encompassing the entire first season of the league and the first two games of the second season — earning them the
Read MoreHermit crabs are famous for being small critters that, from time to time throughout their lives, abandon one shell carried on their back to pick up a new one. Project HERMITS by [Ken Nakagaki] is inspired by this very concept, and involves table-top robots that dock with a variety of modules with different mechanical mechanisms.
Read MoreIn 1994, J. Michael Straczynski (Sense8, Changeling) brought the world a science fiction show like nothing we’d ever seen. Babylon 5 told a single five-year story, filled with foreshadowing, deep political intrigue, and characters who grew and evolved, at a time when most TV shows still reset the agenda after every single episode. He wrote
Read MoreLorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / VICE: The researcher who disclosed three iOS zero-days last week says Apple apologized for the delayed response and said it is still investigating the vulnerabilities — Apple apologized for the delay in responding to the researcher, but experts think Apple needs to do better. — Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Read MoreEmployers are liable to protect the privacy of their employees, whether it is related to their personal information or using online networks for work purposes. Usually, the prime concern of employers is to know how to protect employee privacy at work. It is impossible to completely secure the employees` privacy, especially when using the internet
Read MoreThe LG C1 OLED TV supports HDMI 2.1 and 120Hz Variable Refresh Rate for use with modern consoles. | Image: LG LG’s various OLED offerings include some of the most well-received models across the industry. The C1 OLED is one of these universally praised panels, and it comes in a variety of sizes to fit
Read MoreImage: Google Google is killing its older Android TV remote. The move follows the company’s launch of its long-awaited Google TV remote app last week. The company confirmed to The Verge that the Android TV remote app will take a bow after the Google TV remote app — which can be used for other Android
Read MoreIngrid Lunden / TechCrunch: LinkedIn confirms it is testing a new, paid ticketed events service and says 21M people attended an Event on LinkedIn in 2020 — LinkedIn earlier this month unveiled a new push around creators to bring more original content (and engagement) to its platform, but that’s not the only effort …
Read MoreApple just released the new version of its popular 10.2-inch iPad that has a faster processor and upgraded features over its predecessor. This new device is also now on sale for the first time with a $30 discount. Apple 10.2-Inch 64GB iPad — 2021 Model for $299.00 from Amazon (List price $329.00)Dell Ultrasharp U4320Q 43-Inch
Read MoreCredit: John Callaham / Android Authority The Mandalorian is now nearly two years old and in that time it’s become a massive hit for Disney Plus. It has even been nominated twice for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series. We have followed the adventures of the title character, a bounnty hunter with a distinctive
Read MoreThe final entry round of the Hackaday Prize begins today, and the theme is… anything! While we’ve guided you through work-from-home, robots, displays, and supportive devices, there are countless great ideas that don’t fit in those boxes. So for this round, just show us what you got! Entering the Reactive Wildcard round is easy. Publish
Read MoreCredit: Wendy’s Canada Wendy’s Canada is giving away 20 branded Android phones. One phone per day is being awarded via a Twitter contest. The device has a 6.4-inch screen, triple rear cameras, and a “Hey Wendy” voice command. In one of the more unusual promotions for a fast-food chain, the Canadian branch of Wendy’s is
Read MoreThe benefits of having a remote or partially remote team are striking and have become much more apparent in the last year. Studies show that remote workers are generally more productive, healthier, and happier than their office counterparts. At the same time, employers can experience 50% better retention and save $11,000 per remote work, per
Read MoreAutomation is taking over in a big way. There are literally hundreds, if not thousands, of ways to automate your life. You can set your phone to stop notifying you at a certain time. There are ways to automatically backup your camera roll. The list goes on and on. Unfortunately, there are only a few
Read MoreAlmost a quarter of healthcare organizations that were hit with a ransomware attack in the last two years said they had increases in patient death rates in the aftermath, according to a new report sponsored by cybersecurity company Censinet. The finding adds to a growing pile of data showing that cyberattacks aren’t just causing financial
Read MoreKate Rooney / CNBC: Coinbase says it will let US users directly deposit any percentage of their paychecks into their Coinbase account, in USD or cryptocurrencies — – Coinbase will let U.S. users deposit any percentage of their paychecks directly into their accounts in the coming weeks.
Read MoreSome of Google’s new illustrations | Image: Google Google has created new images designed to be used for your Google profile picture, the company announced Monday. The new images, called Google Illustrations, look quite nice, and they could also be useful for people who want to associate an image with their account but don’t want
Read MorePhoto by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images LoveFrom, the design firm headed by Jony Ive and Marc Newson, has entered into a creative partnership with Ferrari and Ferrari’s holding company Exor to design presumably automotive-related projects and explore “the business of luxury” (via Bloomberg). LoveFrom’s output has remained somewhat unknown since Ive left Apple to start the
Read MoreApple unveiled the iPhone 13 family earlier this month after surprisingly few leaks. The lack of leaks might be thanks in part to how boring this year’s iPhone refresh is. The devices are a little faster, have a slightly smaller notch, and the cameras might perform a bit better. Also, it turns out a reasonably
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