Whether you’re shopping to go back to school, working remotely or getting into gaming, Labor Day weekend is a good time to buy a laptop. Best Labor Day 2020 laptop deals available right now – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreLooking for a great show to watch tonight? Here are some of the best Hulu has to offer. 30 best TV shows to binge-watch on Hulu – CNET Source: CNet
Read More{$inline_image} That was a close shave! On Tuesday, asteroid 2011 ES4 passed really close to the earth. JPL’s close approach data pegs its nominal distance from earth at about 0.00081083276352288 au! Yeah, we had to look it up too: that’s around 75,000 miles (120,000 kilometers), just ten times the diameter of the earth and only
Read MoreFinSMEs: Turing.com, a service using automated tech to vet and match remote software developers with companies, raises $14M in seed funding led by Foundation Capital — Turing.com, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based provider of an automated platform that allows companies to hire software engineers, raised $14m in seed funding. Turing.com, a service using automated tech to
Read MoreChristopher Nolan’s latest mind-bender is sometimes mind-boggling. Here are some answers to what the hell happened. That Tenet ending explained and all questions answered – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreA few of the highlights: a Ring Video Doorbell 3 for $150, a Polk soundbar for $179, and Segway’s Ninebot ES2 scooter for an all-time-low price of $399. The best Labor Day sales of 2020: Segway scooter, Ring security, Lenovo laptops and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSteven Levy / Wired: Qualcomm founder Irwin Jacobs on the “Holy Wars of Wireless” and why there is no US equivalent to Huawei that is pioneering next gen wireless infrastructure — Plus: Wireless at the turn of the century, a highly anticipated question, and a surprise in the stratosphere. Qualcomm founder Irwin Jacobs on the
Read MoreBut don’t expect a return to the world of Prometheus and Alien: Covenant. Director Ridley Scott confirms a new Alien film is in the works – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAll summer, people have been receiving unsolicited packages of seeds, mostly from China. Amazon’s move appears to be in response. Amazon bans foreign plant sales following delivery of mystery seed packages – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIt’s easy to change your PayPal password or recover your account if you’ve forgotten your password—we show you how. How to change your PayPal password or reset it Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreRadha Blank in The Forty-Year-Old Version | Sundance Institute | photo by Eric Branco I’ve been sort of stuck in a rerun rut the past week or so (fine, OK, yes I’ve been rewatching Battlestar Galactica and last night I watched The Matrix. Keanu forever). Maybe it just feels comforting to watch a show or
Read MoreCarl Miller / WIRED UK: Investigation sheds light on a huge ISIS cache of 90K+ online documents that are still being used to actively disseminate propaganda on social media and the web — The terrorist group is defeated and routed. But its backup plan survives — It all began on October 27, 2019. Investigation sheds
Read MoreAn in-game ad in UFC-4 prompted angry fan backlash | Reddit/r/Ydino EA has apologized for putting a full-screen, in-game ad into its UFC 4 game, after angry fans protested on Reddit. First reported by Eurogamer, the commercial break, which featured a spot for Amazon’s show The Boys, was added to the $60 game about a
Read MoreAmber M. Hamilton / MIT Technology Review: Analysis of 63 statements released by tech firms amid BLM protests finds their language repeatedly placed responsibility for racial injustice on Black people — An analysis of 63 recent statements shows that US tech companies repeatedly placed responsibility for racial injustice on Black people. Analysis of 63 statements
Read MoreSo you like our media brand Shift? You should join our Shift event track at TNW2020, where you’ll hear how data, autonomy, and connectivity are fueling the future of mobility. This article was originally published by Sarah Wray on Cities Today, the leading news platform on urban mobility and innovation, reaching an international audience of
Read MoreResearchers find rust on the moon, which is weird but not entirely unexplainable. The moon is rusting, and Earth is to blame – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWe chat with cinematographer Mandy Walker, costume designer Bina Daigeler and hair and makeup designer Denise Kum: “The hair was doing its own stunts.” Mulan: Behind the scenes with the creatives who made Disney's warrior so fierce – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePackets of seeds have been arriving unsolicited in the mail | Washington State Department of Agriculture Amazon is banning foreign sales of plants and seeds into the US as authorities try to weed out who may be sending packets of mystery seeds to people who did not order them, The Wall Street Journal reported. The
Read MoreMaureen Dowd / New York Times: Interview with Reed Hastings, on the future of Hollywood, the US election and social media, his new book about Netflix’s aggressive company culture, and more — Netflix started with sending DVDs — remember them? — through the mail, but now the streaming pioneer sits atop a Hollywood it has
Read MoreCommentary: The new film follows the recent Disney model of emphasizing spectacle over character development with blockbusters like Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Disney's Mulan copies Star Wars and Marvel, in the worst possible way – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePresident Trump attacked Jobs after a tweet noting Jobs donated to rival Biden’s campaign, and has majority stake in the Atlantic. Trump sics Twitter followers on Lauren Powell Jobs over Atlantic story – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreA mockup showing how the Wing’s screen could rotate to reveal a second screen. | Image: ETNews LG has confirmed its upcoming phone will be called Wing (the Wing?) and will be revealed at its announcement event on September 14th. The device is believed to have two screens in a swiveling form factor, with a
Read MoreTLDR: These 10 apps, all between 40 to over 90 percent off, can help you improve virtually every facet of your day to day life. Work feels like the antithesis of what you should be doing with your Labor Day holiday. While that may be true, a little hard work now may end up paying
Read MoreThe demand for cheaper, greener electricity means that the energy landscape is changing faster than at any other point in history. This is particularly true of solar-powered electricity and battery storage. The cost of both has dropped at unprecedented rates over the past decade and energy-efficient technologies such as LED lighting have also expanded. Access
Read MoreAirbnb is cracking down on parties. They are now basically the equivalent of your parents when you were in high school. Even if you refer to it as a “small gathering,” there is still the possibility of making a mess or other types of property damage. So to avoid these situations, they’re instituting a new
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