Marvel Studios Jane Foster has always been more than the Odinson’s love interest, but you might not know that just from watching any of Marvel’s Thor movies so far — the last of which she simply wasn’t in. Thor: Love & Thunder wants to fix that and then some, judging from its first trailer. When
Read MoreBloomberg: Alibaba’s cloud ambitions, aiming to rival AWS, have been derailed by Beijing’s crackdown, as sources say many institutions have moved to state-backed rivals — For years, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. had a legitimate shot at becoming the Amazon.com Inc. of China, an e-commerce juggernaut …
Read MoreCredit: Eric Zeman / Android Authority The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 was a fantastic addition to the company’s family of folding phones. Though it’s not as powerful as the larger Z Fold 3, it is a much more user-friendly piece of hardware that’s also affordable to a wider range of people. We really liked
Read MoreDigital transformation is disrupting global businesses. The legal industry must consider digital technologies to keep changing tech trends. Blockchain-based smart contracts are one example of such technology. Digital transformation is a process that involves all industries adopting new technologies to improve efficiency and streamline business processes. According to a Deloitte survey, 71% of legal professionals
Read MoreTokens like CityCoins could turn taxes into another investment vehicle, for better or worse.
Read MoreTouchscreens don’t always get the job done. Try one of these WIRED-tested smartphone controllers for your iPhone or Android instead.
Read MoreWhether you have a sick friend or a grieving colleague, here’s how to give the people in your life an extra hand when they need it.
Read MoreAccessible meditation and better sleep. Muse S (Gen1) helped me develop a seated meditation practice and up my sleeping game last year. When I heard Muse S (Gen 2) had launched and introduced digital sleeping pills, I was curious and eager to try it out. This brain sensing headband not only balances the heart, body,
Read MoreThe Citizen Lab: Investigation finds 65+ people were targeted by Pegasus and Candiru, including Catalans, likely by Spanish authorities, and details a new iOS zero-click, HOMAGE — Key Findings — The Citizen Lab, in collaboration with Catalan civil society groups, has identified at least 65 individuals targeted …
Read MoreRonan Farrow / New Yorker: An in-depth investigation into the global commercial spyware industry, led by Israel’s NSO Group, as Citizen Lab finds Pegasus infected a device in UK’s No. 10 — The inside story of the world’s most notorious commercial spyware and the big tech companies waging war against it.
Read MoreEmma Roth / The Verge: Report: Microsoft is working on a program to let select brands advertise within free-to-play Xbox games, such as on a billboard, and won’t take a revenue cut — The ads supposedly wouldn’t disrupt gameplay — Microsoft is reportedly working on a program that will let brands showcase …
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Clipboard Health, an app-based marketplace that matches nurses with open shifts, announces a $50M Series B and $30M Series C at a $1.3B valuation — Clipboard Health, an app-based marketplace that matches nurses with open shifts at nearby healthcare facilities, today announced …
Read MoreReed Albergotti / Washington Post: Experts say open sourcing Twitter’s algorithm will not increase transparency because recommendation engines are complex and use an immense fire hose of data — Conservatives have long claimed discrimination by the social network, but there’s no one algorithm that could prove it, researchers say
Read MorePhoto by Drew Angerer/Getty Images As millions of Americans file their 2021 income taxes online today, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is demanding answers from Intuit about its popular TurboTax e-filing product. In a letter to Intuit CEO Sasan K. Goodarzi, Warren says the company has used “extensive lobbying and adroit influence peddling” to prevent Americans
Read MoreWhile Apple has been refining the Beats brand since taking it over in 2014, the Apple AirPods Pro are still the most popular option, especially for iPhone users. In fact, the Apple AirPods Pro and Beats Studio Buds actually compete against each other, and they’re tough competition. Both are true wireless earbuds with active noise-cancellation
Read More(Photo: Gerhard Reus/Unsplash)Those in touch with facial recognition software have always warned the technology could carry some pretty grim uses, but this one is unexpected: The Ukrainian military is using facial recognition AI to identify fallen Russian soldiers, then contact their next of kin. Ukraine has used the technology to analyze the faces of more
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Users are reporting that their Pixel 6 Pro handsets are declining incoming calls without their knowledge. The issue seems to creep up randomly. Affected users have spam call protection, DND, and Flip to Shhh switched off, so the issue seems to be a bug. The Google Pixel 6 and
Read MoreMiles Kruppa / Financial Times: Private securities marketplace Forge Global said the prices of startup shares on its platform fell 19.9% in February and March compared to Q4 2021 — Investors in private companies have turned cautious following a boom period of billion-dollar valuations — Shares in start-ups are sinking …
Read MoreGoogle returned to proper flagship territory in 2021 with the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. The two phones got a new design, upgraded hardware, and an improved camera setup that brought them more in line with the competition. It also gets flagship features like wireless charging and more. But is the Google Pixel 6
Read MoreThe Samsung Galaxy S22 series includes some of the best Android phones you can get right now. But, like with any new release, users have quite a few Galaxy S22 bugs and glitches to deal with that will hopefully be fixed with future software updates or have workarounds for now. We look at some common
Read MoreSarah McBride / Bloomberg: SoftBank’s Shu Nyatta and Paulo Passoni, two of three managing partners at its $2B Latin America Fund, said they are leaving to start their own VC business — SoftBank Group Corp.’s Shu Nyatta and Paulo Passoni, two of the three managing partners at the SoftBank Group Corp.’s Latin America Fund …
Read MoreIllustration by Melissa Mathieson / The Verge Tree-planting efforts get a boost from drones Continue reading…
Read MoreFinancial Times: A look at the impact of China’s crackdown on Xiaomi, which once wanted to compete with Apple and Samsung, as its shares have fallen 50%+ over the past year — In February, Xiaomi founder and chief executive Lei Jun threw down the gauntlet to Apple and Samsung, vowing to make his company …
Read MoreMake your life easier by sending and checking your messages using just your voice and Siri. Even if you aren’t the type of person to simply text your besties all day, there’s a good chance that you still make use of the Messages app. Whether you’re sending a message to your significant other or family
Read MoreMore than 27 million birds have died or been slaughtered, and wild birds are dying too. Without a shot, farmers have to rely on vigilance and culling their flocks.
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