Each year, tens of thousands of people descend upon Nevada’s Black Rock Desert the week leading up to Labor Day to take part in Burning Man. Since 1986, like-minded Burners have gathered together in the name of decommodification, radical inclusion, radical self-expression, and the rest of their 10 Principles (though… Read more… How to Virtually
Read More{$inline_image} Sean Hollister / The Verge: In court filing, Epic says Fortnite has 116M iOS users, a third of the game’s 350M users, and iOS DAUs declined by 60%+ since its removal from the App Store — Epic is formally asking for a preliminary injunction — Shortly before midnight on the Friday before Labor Day
Read More{$inline_image} Ring Ring cameras and doorbells will soon be able to connect with Lutron’s smart lighting systems, so you can set lights to turn on automatically when your Ring device detects movement. It’s a useful feature to either welcome home a family member arriving late at night, or scare off a would-be intruder at the
Read MoreYou can watch the Conference semifinals on TNT tonight, no cable subscription required. NBA playoffs: How to watch Raptors vs. Celtics, Nuggets vs. Clippers today – CNET Source: CNet
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Read MoreAfter everything we’ve been through this year, we deserve to have something to look forward to. Unfortunately, many of the usual fall activities—like children in disguise visiting every house in your neighborhood—may not be possible, thanks to COVID. But one thing we can still count on (though at this point, who knows… Read more… Use
Read MoreCommentary: The new film follows the recent Disney model of emphasizing spectacle over character development with its blockbusters. Disney's live-action Mulan copies Star Wars and Marvel, in the worst way – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWant a security camera that can go pretty much anywhere? Here are your best bets. The best home security cameras that run on batteries for 2020 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePaul Bischoff / Comparitech: Researchers: Telmate, a messaging service used by US inmates and their families, exposed a database of messages and personal info of millions of inmates online — Global Tel Link-owned Telmate, which makes an app for prisoners to send messages and make calls to their friends and family … Researchers: Telmate, a
Read MoreHuman-alien hybrids fill science fiction stories, and the most famous of these is Mr. Spock from Star Trek — the logical science officer of the starship Enterprise. Seeing such real-life beings born from alien and human parents in the future, however, remains unlikely — but not impossible. The time is approaching where our species will
Read MorePandemic policies at tech companies have created a rift between parents offered more benefits and resentful workers who don’t have children. Parents Got More Time Off. Then the Backlash Started. Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Shortly before midnight on the Friday before Labor Day weekend — we’re curious about the timing — Epic Games pushed the button on its next legal action against Apple’s ban on the immensely popular Fortnite. There was no question that Epic would file for a preliminary injunction against
Read MoreTo find out which coffee maker is the best, we gathered and tested a group of popular models from Technivorm Moccamaster, KitchenAid, Ninja, Bonavita, Bunn and Oxo. The best coffee maker for 2020: Ninja, Bonavita, Oxo, Bunn and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreTo pick the best robot vacuum you can buy, we spent countless hours lab testing a big group of models from iRobot, Neato, Ecovacs, Elextrolux, Eufy and more. The best robot vacuum for 2020: Electrolux, Neato, iRobot Roomba, Eufy and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreA lot of people prefer to record their calls and Google making this feature live on some Xiaomi phones is a welcome move and something other brands can look forward to. Some Xiaomi smartphones get Google’s native call recording feature Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreAlex Kantrowitz / OneZero : Q&A with Box CEO Aaron Levie on the Trump administration, Box’s stock rising during the pandemic, decoding his own tweets, competing with tech giants, and more — ‘This economy is definitely not sustainable’ … the pandemic flattens much of the U.S. economy, many technology firms are doing just fine. Q&A with
Read MoreDavid McCabe / New York Times: As Oracle tries to buy TikTok, a look at how the company started embracing and building ties with Donald Trump and his administration after the 2016 election — The tech giant stands out in Silicon Valley for its close ties to the administration, which must bless any deal for
Read MoreWindows 10 users get to experience more control with spacebar cursor. Windows 10 update is bringing one of the best iOS features to your PC Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreBill S. Preston Esq. from Bill & Ted Face the Music is our guest on CNET’s I’m So Obsessed podcast, along with the film’s most excellent producer. Bill & Ted's Alex Winter, Scott Kroopf explain why '90s comedy works so well in 2020 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAWS protesting Microsoft’s DoD JEDI cloud contract victory is a foregone conclusion. AWS, however, directly blames President Donald Trump for “blatant cronyism” being behind the DoD’s decision. Amazon calls JEDI cloud decision 'politically corrupted' by Trump Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreWe go behind the scenes with cinematographer Mandy Walker, costume designer Bina Daigeler and hair and makeup designer Denise Kum: “The hair was doing its own stunts.” Mulan: Meet the creative team behind Disney's 2020 live-action remake – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreI’ve often heard that Shenmue set the standard for a living, breathing open world in video games when it was released on Sega Dreamcast in 1999. It was followed by some of the most highly anticipated video game sequels ever made, and Shenmue III set a record for the most-funded Kickstarter game in 2015. Now,
Read MoreThe secret is in the printing technology, the company behind the product says. This 3D-printed steak is looking to shake up your dinner options – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMy wife bought a toy game controller for our baby girl. I couldn’t have been prouder. Our six-month old already loved to drum her feet on my DualShock 4 — a born gamer. So I started absentmindedly fiddling with the so-called “Fisher-Price Game & Learn,” impressed by how many sounds they’d managed to cram into
Read MoreAnd how a pending acquisition could screw it all up. Why TikTok matters – CNET Source: CNet
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