Image: Disney Disney’s live-action adaptation of Mulan, one of the company’s biggest streaming titles this year, will finally be available on physical media next week. You’ll be able to get it on 4K UHD Blu-ray, Blu-ray, and DVD on November 10th. Mulan’s physical media launch marks the end of a whirlwind release schedule brought on
Read MoreOn CNET’s I’m So Obsessed podcast, the actor from The Newsroom and Gotham talks about auditioning for Perry Mason, being in When They See Us and making his feature film directorial debut. The moment HBO's Perry Mason made actor Chris Chalk truly take notice – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreEven though none of us should be traveling right now, there are still plenty of people who want (or need) to get away from their home base. I start there because it feels a little weird answering a hotel-related tech question in this week’s Tech 911 while we’re in the middle of yet another COVID
Read MoreHow is everyone doing? I, myself? I’m very tired. I’ve also had a mild headache this entire week, because I keep drinking, but also because this week has been deeply, deeply obnoxious. Read more… Screw It, Let's Drink Pink Gin Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreIt even has white gauges as a throw-back reminder of the past. 2021 Nissan Maxima gets nostalgic with 40th Anniversary Edition – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreA gray wolf in fresh snow, in Montana. | Photo by Dennis Fast/VWPics/Universal Images Group/Getty Images Colorado will need to bring people together to ensure the wolves’ survival Continue reading… Gray wolves win in historic Colorado election Source: New feed
Read MoreKim Lyons / The Verge: Facebook says it plans to show the name of the projected winner of the US presidential election in notifications at the top of Facebook and Instagram — The platforms will rely on a majority of news outlets to make the call — Facebook plans to put the name of the
Read MoreEven as Americans grow more divided politically, cannabis continues to gain ground with every election cycle—five states legalized weed this year, four of them for recreational use. That brings the number of states where recreational use is permitted to 15; cannabis (as opposed to THC-free CBD) is still wholly illegal… Read more… Where Is Weed
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Spotify appears to be interested in launching a subscription podcast service that would offer access to original shows or exclusive episodes for a monthly fee. The potential service was described in a survey sent out through Spotify’s app, which was reported on by Andrew Wallenstein, president of Variety’s
Read MoreIt’s the third day of the US presidential election, and the country is finally starting to get some clarity on who actually won the race. As states have been finalizing their vote counts, election maps have been updating their colors. And now, as a result, we have these. made a pennsylvania fancam to celebrate the
Read MoreOur smartphones are incredibly powerful computers in their own right, yet we don’t often see them directly integrated into projects. Intel Intelligent Systems Lab has done exactly that with the release OpenBot, an open source smartphone based self-driving robot. Most of the magic happens on the smartphone, which runs an app built on TensorFlow Lite,
Read MoreA Dutch artist has launched an AI project that explores how a divided USA could be reunited. He calls it “the Bipartisan President.” Jeroen van der Most (aka Most) used the GPT-3 language model to generate a series of politically-neutral slogans. He then fused them with a nightmarish morph of Donald Trump‘s and Joe Biden’s faces
Read MoreMike Butcher / TechCrunch: Provizio, which is developing a “five-dimensional” sensory platform that uses sensors and AI to prevents car accidents, raises $6.2M in seed funding — Provizio, a combination hardware and software startup with technology to improve car safety, has closed a seed investment round of $6.2million. Provizio, which is developing a "five-dimensional" sensory
Read MoreSouth China Morning Post: China has 160M devices connected to 5G networks as of mid-October, but three-quarters of China’s 1.2B 4G users do not feel the need to buy a 5G phone — This is the second in a two-part series, which looks at how China’s millions of mobile consumers have yet to take to
Read MoreGoogle VPN is currently rolling out to Android users in the US that have Google One’s 2TB plan or higher. Google VPN is rolling out…but not to everyone Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreAs a debugger, GDB is a veritable Swiss Army knife. And just like exploring all of the non-obvious uses of a those knives, your initial response to the scope of GDB’s feature set is likely to be one of bewilderment, subsequent confusion, and occasional laughter. This is an understandable reaction in the case of the
Read MoreHello, and welcome back to the Skillet Chili Cook-Off. After kicking off the series with a super accessible, beanless, honest Texas chili, we’re getting a little more involved with Katie P’s Instant Pot Umami Bomb Chili. Read more… Your Chili Needs Fish Sauce, Yes It Does Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge As many predicted it would, the outcome of the 2020 election is taking many days to determine. A surge of misinformation on social networks, led by President Trump and his family, has challenged social networks’ content policies and drawn fresh attention to their enforcement capabilities. It’s too early
Read MoreShakeel Hashim / Protocol: Codemasters, which makes F1 and Dirt racing games, says Take-Two made a non-binding offer to acquire it for around $960M — In a statement Friday, Codemasters said that Take-Two had made a non-binding offer to acquire the company for around $960 million in cash and stock. Codemasters, which makes F1 and
Read MoreThis year has shown that technology can be both essential and irrelevant. All Hail the Un-Tech Election Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreHow much space will players be willing to devote to Activision’s renowned franchise? ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’ and ‘Modern Warfare’ combined will exceed 320 GB on next-gen systems Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge While eyes were on the presidential election, the United States reached a devastating milestone in the COVID-19 pandemic: on November 5th, there were 121,504 reported cases of the disease, according to The New York Times. That marked two straight days with over 100,000 reported cases. This isn’t a
Read MoreInvestors in what would have been the world’s largest share sale are getting refunds, as Beijing shows entrepreneurs the importance of listening to the Communist Party. Why China Halted Ant's I.P.O., Dealing Jack Ma a Blow Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreYou don’t need cable to catch all of this weekend’s action. NFL 2020: How to watch Seahawks vs. Bills, Bucs vs. Saints, RedZone and the rest of Week 9 without cable – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSahil Patel / Wall Street Journal: Foursquare CEO David Shim is stepping down on January 1 and will be succeeded by Gary Little, a member of the company’s board — The move comes after Mr. Shim helped Foursquare’s pivot to becoming a provider of location-data software and services — Foursquare Labs Inc. Chief Executive David
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