I stepped away from my computer for dinner, halfway through writing a story for The Verge. When I got back, I couldn’t believe my eyes. Windows 10 had restarted my computer without permission yet again — to install yet another forced OS update onto my solid state drive. The craziest part: When my machine finished
Read MoreThe ISA bus is a relic of the distant past, and no longer supported by the PC mainstream. Outside of retro fanatics and likely some long-term industrial users, it’s all but forgotten. That hasn’t stopped [Manawyrm] from hacking away, however, and he’s developed a nifty adapter for the modern era. Still in its early stages
Read MoreJessica Jerreat / Voice of America: DC court has ruled that the replacement of OTF’s board of directors by USAGM CEO Michael Pack was unauthorized and any action taken by the new board is invalid — The Superior Court in Washington, D.C., has ruled that actions taken by the U.S. Agency for Global Media’s chief
Read MoreSearching for another post-apocalyptic movie? Love and Monsters review: A mixed bag of Dylan O'Brien and Zombieland – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe spectator is Mayra Joli, an immigration attorney and pro-Trump activist who once ran for Congress, according to Miami Herald. Mysterious 'Nodding Lady' at President Trump's Miami town hall identified – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAbbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, Tom Hayden and the rest. The Chicago Seven came together to protest the war in the 1960s. Here’s what happened to the characters in Aaron Sorkin’s film. Trial of the Chicago 7 on Netflix: Where are the real-life players now? – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreTara Seals / Threatpost: Broadvoice, a VoIP provider for SMBs, has leaked 350M+ customer records, including thousands of voicemail transcripts, many including medical and financial info — Broadvoice, a well-known VoIP provider that serves small- and medium-sized businesses, has leaked more than 350 million customer records related … Broadvoice, a VoIP provider for SMBs, has
Read MoreWe often say that you don’t have to know how an engine works to drive a car, but you can bet that every driver at the Indy 500 knows exactly how it works. You could say the same for computers. You don’t need to understand the details, but it really helps, especially if something goes
Read MoreMeher Ahmad / Rest of World: Pakistan’s ban on TikTok isn’t about protecting user data from the CCP or geopolitics, it’s an attempt to use those issues as a cover for top down censorship — Pakistan’s TikTok ban is not like the ones in other countries. — In a short video uploaded to TikTok, an
Read MoreSohee Kim / Bloomberg: Uber to invest $50M in SK Telecom’s T Map Mobility in South Korea, and $100M in a new ride-hailing joint venture with SK Telecom for a 51% stake — – Carrier splitting off its mobility business as Uber invests — Uber renewing efforts in a country where it’s not had success
Read MoreCarl Pei has in many ways been the public face of OnePlus, along with fellow co-founder Pete Lau. But today, after seven years with the company, Pei announced he was leaving in a blog post on OnePlus’ community forums. It’s unclear if there’s any specific reason for his departure. Rumors have suggested Pei is moving
Read MoreMore than one out of every 50 people in the US is known to have or have had COVID-19. COVID-19 cases top 8 million in the US – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreYour phone will automatically switch between 4G and 5G in available areas. 5G is now free on Ryan Reynolds' carrier Mint Mobile – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAndrew Hutchinson / Social Media Today: Twitter will now warn users with a prompt before they attempt to retweet or quote tweet a post that has been flagged under the platform’s misinformation rules — Twitter has added another warning prompt to slow the spread of misinformation, this time alerting users when they go to share
Read MoreWhile Microsoft successfully took down Trickbot servers in the United States, nearly two dozen others operate internationally that could still cause election havoc. Security firms call Microsoft’s effort to disrupt botnet to protect against election interference ineffective Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreThe rocket man wants to see development of his next-generation Starship move faster. Elon Musk 'guesses' SpaceX could send a ship to Mars as soon as 2024 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Fairywill Sonic Electric Toothbrush is an inexpensive way to clean up your brushing habits. Get this 3-mode electric toothbrush with 8 replacement heads for just – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreVertical storage is often underused in the garage or workshop as it can be tricky to get bulky objects off the floor safely. So we stick a few shelves on the wall, put boxes of screws and components on them, and call it a day. Meanwhile, you end up playing a game of horizontal Tetris
Read MoreLucas Shaw / Bloomberg: Sources: Comcast’s NBCUniversal and some PE firms approached Disney earlier this year about acquiring Hulu or operating it as a partnership, but were rebuffed — Toward the end of 2019, Hulu delivered a proposal to Walt Disney Co., its controlling shareholder, outlining a strategy to expand … Sources: Comcast's NBCUniversal and
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge If you bought a new Oculus Quest 2 with the hopes of experiencing games from the now-discontinued Oculus Go, I have bad news: the company has decided not to include support for Go titles on the Quest 2, Oculus’ consulting CTO John Carmack confirms on Twitter. When
Read MorePolitico: Lindsey Graham says Senate Judiciary Committee plans to vote on whether to subpoena Mark Zuckerberg to testify on anti-conservative bias alongside Jack Dorsey — NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Senate Judiciary Committee plans to vote on whether to authorize a subpoena for Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg … Lindsey Graham says Senate Judiciary Committee plans
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Sony has clarified more details surrounding a controversial new PlayStation voice chat recording feature, first mentioned in its recent 8.0 update earlier this week, after some users were led to believe the company would be actively recording and moderating conversations among private groups. In a new blog post
Read MoreSony plans to refocus the PlayStation Network’s website on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 games once the latter’s console launches. Understandable. But part of this change means you’ll no longer be able to buy PS3, PS Vita, and PSP games or downloadable content from the PSN website on desktop or mobile—including PS1… Read more… Get
Read MoreBloomberg: Sources: Nextdoor is considering going public, through a direct listing or merger with a SPAC, targeting a $4B-$5B valuation; it was last valued at $2.2B in ’19 — – Social network for neighbors had rebuffed SPACs in the past — Company was last valued at $2.2 billion in September 2019 Sources: Nextdoor is considering
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Tesla has reportedly canceled an audacious return policy in which new buyers of its electric vehicles could return them for a full refund within seven days. The news, reported on Friday by Electrek, marks an end to one of CEO Elon Musk’s flashier marketing strategies. Musk has used
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