Image: Proletariat In a surprising and deeply ironic twist, the workers at Activision Blizzard-owned Proletariat have canceled their union election. A statement from the Communication Workers of America confirmed the news saying that Proletariat CEO Seth Sivak is to blame. “Like many founders, he took the workers’ concerns as a personal attack and held a
Read MorePaul Sawers / TechCrunch: Strava acquires Fatmap, a 3D mapping app with 1.6M registered users, and sets up a team to integrate the tech into Strava for paid and free users in mid-2023 — Strava, the activity tracking and social community platform used by more than 100 million people globally, has acquired Fatmap …
Read MoreDade Hayes / Deadline: Netflix, Apple, and Amazon accounted for 19 Oscars nominations, down from 37 in 2022, and only one streaming title got more than one nomination — Despite all of the uncertainty about the future of theatrical distribution, streaming services collectively took a step back in this year’s Oscar race …
Read MoreKubernetes (often referred to as “K8s”) is an open-source container orchestration system for automating the deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications. It was originally developed by Google and is now maintained by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF). What Is Kubernetes? Kubernetes provides a platform-agnostic way to manage and scale containerized applications, making it
Read MoreRoborock revealed a minor surprise at CES 2023 in the form of the Dyad Pro, a smart vacuum that isn’t a true robot like its new S8 line. Instead of piloting itself, you control it like a conventional stand-up unit — the difference being that it can switch between suction and mopping automatically, so there’s
Read MoreThe free-to-play military sim War Thunder apparently has a lot of gearheads with knowledge of classified intel playing it. On multiple occasions recently, players of the game have posted classified information about the US military online. This has led to the unfortunate situation where playing the game is now considered a red flag on a
Read MoreIllustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Apple has released iOS 16.3, which adds the ability to use a security key to lock down your Apple ID and appears to bring the company’s Advanced Data Protection for iCloud feature to countries outside of the US. It also tweaks the Emergency SOS call system, includes a
Read MoreThe US Department of Justice has officially filed a lawsuit against Google. The DOJ claims Google created a digital ad market that unfairly favors its own products. The DOJ is joined by eight states in its complaint. Google found itself in a lot of legal trouble in 2022. For example, it was sued for reportedly
Read MoreWhile you could 3D print a lampshade, there’s something to be said for having a more active role in the process of creating an object. [THINKK Studio] has made custom lampshades as easy as riding a bike. The Lanna Factory was inspired by the cotton ball string lamps sold by vendors in Thai flea markets.
Read MoreLeah Nylen / Bloomberg: The DOJ sues Google, joined by California and seven other US states, calling to break up its ad tech business over alleged monopolization of the US ad market — The US Justice Department and eight states sued Alphabet Inc.’s Google, calling for the break up of the search giant’s ad-technology business
Read MoreAlexander Martin / The Record: Riot Games says it will not pay a ransom after hackers exfiltrated source code for League of Legends, Teamfight Tactics, and a “legacy anticheat platform” — Riot Games, the video game developer and esports organizer, said on Tuesday that it had received a ransom email following a social engineering attack
Read MoreHow low can you go? The 2023 Hackaday.io Low-Power Challenge is about doing the most with the least juice – bang for the power-budget buck, if you get our drift. And with three $150 gift certificates from Digi-Key on the line, you’ll be able to keep your projects going forever. The Challenge runs until March
Read MoreIf you want your website to rank higher in Google, you need to start paying attention to your SEO copywriting. In this blog post, we will discuss ten tips that will help you build content that ranks better in search engines. By following these tips, you can skyrocket your site’s traffic and improve your business’s
Read More(Image: Gabriela Cybulska/Wikimedia Commons)James Cameron’s original Avatar and its new sequel have found success in more than just the box office—they’re also helping out in the lab. Researchers have begun using the motion capture technology used in the saga to track the onset of two genetic disorders, both of which reduce patients’ mobility over time.
Read MoreAlexandra Sternlicht / Fortune: Seven TikTok influencers with 100K+ followers say they have earned under $5 from the Pulse ad revenue sharing program for US creators, launched in October 2022 — When TikTok approached Azure MacCannell in September she was ecstatic. — MacCannell had sold her Warwick …
Read MoreWhen [bdk6] tried painting aluminum for electronic projects, he found it didn’t tend to stay painted. It would easily scratch off or, eventually, even flake off. The problem is the paint doesn’t want to adhere to the aluminum oxide coating around the metal. Research ensued, and he found an article in an old ham radio
Read MoreWABetaInfo: WhatsApp releases a beta version of its native macOS app, built using Mac Catalyst, to all users via its website, following a limited TestFlight app beta — After releasing a very limited early-beta program of WhatsApp beta for macOS for a small number of people on TestFlight …
Read MoreJacob Buster and Emma Tremblay in Aliens Abducted My Parents and Now I Feel Kinda Left Out. | Image: Sundance Institute It’s pretty easy to look at a film title like Aliens Abducted My Parents and Now I Feel Kinda Left Out — which, from now on, I’m just calling Aliens Abducted My Parents —
Read MoreJ.D. Capelouto / Semafor: Live Nation President Joe Berchtold to Congress: during Taylor Swift’s tour presale, Ticketmaster saw triple the bot traffic, which then impacted Verified Fan — The president of Ticketmaster’s parent company explained to a U.S. Senate committee Tuesday why its site melted down in November during …
Read MoreThe iPad Pro has a wide range of accessories, including the pricey Magic Keyboard shown here. | Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge B&H Photo has a great deal on the 11-inch iPad Pro that has the new M2 processor. The 128GB Wi-Fi version of the tablet in space gray costs $729 (originally $799),
Read MoreA clever smart lantern that adds an ambient glow wherever you put it.
Read MoreMike Wheatley / SiliconANGLE: Cybersecurity crisis response startup CYGNVS, which offers a guided virtual platform to prepare, plan, and practice, raised a $55M Series A led by a16z — Cybersecurity crisis response startup CYGNVS Inc. is exiting stealth mode today with $55 million in early-stage funding and a mission …
Read MoreThe battery pack for the upcoming Reality Pro headset is as big as two iPhone 14 Pro Maxes, a new report claims. And it still won’t last as long as a movie.
Read MoreStephanie Hsu in Everything Everywhere All At Once. | Image: A24 Just a few weeks after the Golden Globes wrapped up, here we are talking about awards again thanks to the nominations for the 2023 Oscars. As expected, Everything Everywhere All At Once got a lot of love, nominated for best picture as well as
Read MoreApple reportedly wants around 25% of its iPhones to be made in India, a move that will help reduce its reliance on Chinese manufacturing.
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