The tech giant, which is preparing for a mega I.P.O., has transformed personal finance in China. Regulators have taken notice. Ant Challenged Beijing and Prospered. Now It Toes the Line. Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreCoffee makers, smart-home gear, Nerf guns, party games and more, all for crazy-cheap prices. Best white-elephant and Secret Santa gifts for less than in 2020 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreEvery chat service should provide, at minimum, three things: a way to mute conversations so your chatty friends never bother you again, a way to leave conversations without notifying the group that you have, and a way to keep active conversations from popping up at the top of your messages list if you don’t want
Read MoreAhhhh, finally. Evil Week 2020 is now upon us at Lifehacker; a week in which all the morally questionable hacks we’ve wanted to write about all year are, for one week, fair game. We need this. We deserve this. Read more… How to Stick It to Your Jerkface Neighbor Source: Life Hacker
Read MorePhoto by Avery White for The Verge One of the best gaming laptops released this year is the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14, and it’s $250 off its usual $1,450 price at Best Buy. It has a slick design, great keyboard and trackpad, and the battery life far exceeds that of most power-hungry gaming laptops. Additionally,
Read MoreThis illustration shows Jezero Crater — the landing site of the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover. Jezero Crater Was a Lake in Mars' Ancient Past Source: NASA
Read MoreThe tech giant’s coming share sale will be among the largest ever. But the company has made most of its impact in just one country: China. All About Ant Group, the Next Big Tech I.P.O. Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThe company is getting into cloud gaming in a very Facebook way, one that differs significantly from the approaches of Google and Microsoft. Facebook launches cloud gaming service with only free-to-play games Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreSalvador Rodriguez / CNBC: Facebook launches free-to-play cloud gaming on desktop and Android but says it is unable to bring games to iOS due to Apple’s “arbitrary” policies — – Facebook announced the launch of cloud gaming on its desktop website and Android app but not to iOS due to Apple’s “arbitrary” policies. Facebook launches
Read MoreThe OnePlus N10 5G has four rear cameras and is powered by a Snapdragon 690. | Image: OnePlus OnePlus has announced a pair of new phones for its midrange Nord lineup — the N10 5G and N100. Both sit below the existing £379/€399 OnePlus Nord in terms of specs and price. The N10 5G starts
Read MoreIt’s amazing how much innovation and technology goes into finding better ways to fall down a mountain. I’m a snowboarding addict. Despite the fact that I absolutely hate being cold, I find myself looking forward to winter with more and more eagerness each fall. I’m also a huge nerd, which means every year I get
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Facebook is the latest tech giant to get into the world of cloud gaming — but the company’s offering is quite a bit different than the competition. Unlike Amazon or Google, which both offer standalone cloud gaming services for a fee, Facebook is introducing cloud games to its
Read MoreThe Alibaba online finance spinoff, which offers people in China a one-stop shop for loans, investments and more, will list shares in Hong Kong and Shanghai. Ant Group Set to Raise Billion in World’s Biggest I.P.O. Source: NY Times Tech
Read MorePhoto by Chris Welch / The Verge Apple is developing revamped versions of its AirPods and AirPods Pro true wireless earbuds, Bloomberg reports, the first of which could be announced as early as next year. Both will reportedly feature new designs, as well as upgraded wireless chips. Bloomberg also notes that Apple’s long-rumored over-ear headphones
Read MoreArjun Kharpal / CNBC: Ant Group will raise $34.5B in its dual Shanghai and Hong Kong IPOs, valuing it at $313.37B, making it the biggest listing of all time — – Ant Group will raise $34.5 billion in its dual initial public offering (IPO) after setting the price for its shares on Monday, making it
Read MoreBloomberg: SAP shares drop as much as 21%, the biggest intraday fall since 1999, as profit and sales declined and it cut revenue forecast for the full year — – Previous outlook incorrectly ‘assumed economies would reopen’ — German software maker also delays longer-term financial goals SAP shares drop as much as 21%, the biggest
Read MoreFunctional programming has been around for the last 60 years, but so far it’s always been a niche phenomenon. Although game-changers like Google rely on its key concepts, the average programmer of today knows little to nothing about it. That’s about to change. Not only are languages like Java or Python adopting more and more
Read MoreCharlotte Tucker / EU-Startups: London-based PrimaryBid, which develops software connecting retail investors with public companies, raises €42.3M Series B — London-based fintech PrimaryBid has today announced raising approx. €42.3 million Series B funding, co-led by OMERS, London Stock Exchange Group and Draper Esprit … London-based PrimaryBid, which develops software connecting retail investors with public companies,
Read MoreGet some great tech without breaking the bank. The best holiday gifts and gadgets under – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreStart-up boost keeps core Edge processes running in the background so that it launches more quickly. Microsoft Edge: This new feature will give your browser a turbo boost Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreWindows 10X is a revolutionary version of Windows 10, and it could land as early as December, but without a key feature. Windows 10X could be ready by December, but without an important feature Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreWe dropped and scraped the iPhone 12 to find out how much the new “ceramic shield” screen can handle. SPOILER: A lot more than a six-foot drop. iPhone 12 drop test result are in: Ceramic shield is as tough as it sounds – CNET Source: CNet
Read More{$inline_image} Sometimes it’s so easy to become tied up in a world of microcontrollers and complex mechanical linkages that we forget the simplest of hacks can be the most elegant. [Lex Kravitz]’s teleprompter is a good example, delivering the measured style of a professional addressing the studio camera to the laptop owner with a built-in
Read MoreBloomberg: Sources: Apple is working on third-generation entry-level AirPods without noise cancellation and a smaller second version of the AirPods Pro — – New AirPods earbuds planned to be announced as early as 2021 — Hit accessory sees new competition from Amazon, Google, others Sources: Apple is working on third-generation entry-level AirPods without noise cancellation
Read MoreThe best free DVD ripping software for making backups of your favorite movies and your most important data. The best free DVD rippers 2020: copy all your discs quickly and easily Source: Tech Radar Software
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