Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Mozilla and Google have extended their arrangement to keep Google the default search engine within the Firefox browser until at least 2023, ZDNet reported. The companies have not formally announced the deal, which ZDNet estimates is worth between $400 and $450 million per year, but are expected to
Read MoreJacob Helberg / Foreign Policy: To secure its supply chains and information networks against Chinese attacks, the US needs to reindustrialize and develop a skilled and innovative workforce — In 2011, then-President Barack Obama attended an intimate dinner in Silicon Valley. At one point, he turned to the man on his left. To secure its
Read MoreFollowing India’s ban on Chinese apps, several pretenders are seeking to replace TikTok in the popular short format video platform. Now Facebook is trying out something new, besides Reels Facebook testing TikTok style short video formats in India Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreThe new service would be available starting today across 20 countries and is aimed at helping individuals managing small and medium businesses reach out during lockdown. Now you can monetize online events on Facebook – here's how Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreTLDR: The training in The 2020 Complete Adobe Creativity Bundle can help you do better digital work, then get it seen to advance your career. If you need to edit an image or create a piece of digital media, you already know the Adobe Creative Cloud and its armada of apps is more than ready
Read MoreA jogger wears a gaiter as a mask in April, 2020. | Photo by Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via Getty Images A minor face-covering controversy broke out this week, thanks to a widely-misinterpreted paper involving masks, lasers, and spit. The study, which came out in Science Advances on August 7, was pretty straightforward. It laid
Read MoreProfessional sports are a thing that some people enjoy a lot. And given that most have been cancelled over the past several months thanks to the coronavirus outbreak, the fans are getting (understandably) restless. The good news is that some professional sports—like baseball, basketball and hockey—have started up… Read more… How to Be a 'Virtual
Read MoreAlong with never-ending anxiety, feeling overwhelmed seems to be the norm the days. You’d think that spending so much more time at home would help us get (and stay) on top of things, but that’s definitely not the case for a lot of people. (If you’re someone who quarancleaned early on and now have Pinterest-worthy…
Read More2-Pack: Quirky Flat Padlock | $6 | SideDeal Read more… This Funny Looking Padlock is Super Useful and Only for Two Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreThe XB-1 will demonstrate key technologies designed for what could be the first commercial supersonic jet since the Concorde. Boom ready to roll out its first jet en route to carbon neutral supersonic travel – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWe’ve tested a collection of popular French press coffee maker models, made by Frieling, Oxo, Bodum, Veken and others, to learn which ones are the best. The best French press coffee makers for 2020: Bodum, Oxo, Frieling and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe new TCL 6-Series is powered by smaller LEDs and starts at $650. Here’s why that matters. Mini-LED gets cheaper: How tiny new lights could improve your next big LCD TV – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBack in April, we reported on the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s (AAO) recommendation that contact lens wearers switch back to glasses for the time being, for pandemic reasons. In addition to avoiding anything that involves sticking your fingers in your eyes right now, the AAO also pointed out that contact lens… Read more… How to
Read MoreChloe Hadavas / Slate: A look at the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism, formed by Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter, and YouTube in 2017, whose database helps fight misinformation — Last October, a neo-Nazi livestreamed his attack on a synagogue in Halle, Germany. The video of the shooting, which killed two people … A look at
Read MoreA massive cement printer created this home. Europe's largest 3D-printer just made its first two-story house – CNET Source: CNet
Read More“He was not a mastermind. He was a small guy in stature and was a small-time con artist who had a good acid rap for a while.” Helter Skelter: An American Myth director Lesley Chilcott reveals the true Charles Manson – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreProtect all your devices with one affordable plan – this antivirus deal from Bitdefender gives a fantastic price on fantastic software. Antivirus deal: get a 60% discount on the world's best software from Bitdefender Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreWant a security camera that can go pretty much anywhere? These are our favorites. The best battery-powered security cameras for 2020 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Juno spacecraft orbiting Jupiter just revealed mechanisms driving mammoth storms in the Jovian atmosphere. Storms on Jupiter form ammonia-rich hail — called mushballs — in the atmosphere of the giant planet, new research reveals. Investigators believe these tempests play an important role in regulating the Jovian atmosphere. Shallow lightning is seen by the Juno
Read MoreCommentary: I mean, BTS was awesome, too. Samsung Galaxy Note 20's biggest feature is actually OS updates. Let me explain – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWill Oremus / OneZero : Interview with India’s Nikhil Pahwa, the founding editor of MediaNama who pushed against Facebook’s Free Basics, on heavy-handed state control of the internet — “It’s almost like we have China envy.” — Six years before India shook the global internet by banning TikTok and 58 other Chinese apps … Interview with
Read MoreInfluencers who create graphics about social justice issues are becoming wildly popular, including the account @soyouwanttotalkabout, which has gone from 500 followers to a million. Selfies and sunsets be gone: The latest Instagram trend is PowerPoint-style presentations Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreWe compare the specs and day-to-day performance of Apple’s newest flagship and budget phones to see how they stack up. iPhone SE vs. 11 Pro: Here's how much of a difference 0 makes – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCoronavirus lockdowns have led to a massive reduction in global emissions, but there’s one area where energy usage is up – way up – during the pandemic: internet traffic. Data-intensive video streaming, gaming, and live streaming for business, university, and school classes is chewing up energy. Estimates can be notoriously difficult and depend on the
Read MoreJordan Wildon / VICE: Google removed ~200 links of a German princess’ drunken rampage from its search results suggesting the rich and powerful have a superior “right to be forgotten” — The removal of nearly 200 links from Google search in Germany about a princess’ drunken rampage in Scotland raises questions … Google removed ~200
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