Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge A Friday letter from Amazon to members of Congress looking into the company’s third-party seller practices was “unacceptable,” House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NY) tweeted Saturday. At issue is an Amazon executive’s testimony at a hearing last July, where he said the company doesn’t access information from
Read MoreDid you know we have an online conference about product design coming up? SPRINT will cover how designers and product owners can stay ahead of the curve in these unprecedented times. Over the past few years, articles and blog posts have started to ask some version of the same question: “Why are all websites starting
Read MoreWe’re okay if you call out Not A Hack™ on this one, because “hack” really doesn’t do justice to the creations of [Martin] from [Wintergatan]. You’re probably familiar with the Marble Machine that went viral a few years ago, and while it was impressive as-is back then, and most people would have declared the project
Read MoreEdvard Pettersson / Bloomberg: Ubisoft sues Apple and Google for selling Alibaba’s Area F2 game, which it claims is a “near carbon copy” of Rainbow Six: Siege — Ubisoft Entertainment SA sued Apple Inc. and Google LLC, accusing the companies of selling a ripoff of its popular video game “Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege.” Ubisoft
Read MoreEdison Mail has rolled back a software update that apparently let some users of its iOS app see emails from strangers’ accounts. Several Edison users contacted The Verge to report seeing the glitch after they applied the update, which was meant to allow users to sync data across devices. Reader Matthew Grzybowski said after the
Read MoreWarehouses had been closed since mid-April. Amazon to reopen French warehouses after union deal for COVID-19 safety – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreKarissa Bell / Engadget: Conspiracy theories and misinformation about vaccines dominate Instagram’s search results, and are made more visible by the app’s recommendation algorithms — Instagram’s efforts to curb health misinformation have done little to stem the flow of conspiracy theories and misinformation about vaccines. Conspiracy theories and misinformation about vaccines dominate Instagram's search results,
Read MoreCommentary: The $1,380 Z Flip isn’t the perfect phone or even the most powerful. But Samsung’s foldable fun has won me over. Galaxy Z Flip: After 3 months, I can't stop using it – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBy in large my Switch has been used to play exactly three things over the past few months: Mario Kart, Tetris, and Animal Crossing. This weekend, those last two are combining together in an Animal Crossing Maximus Cup within Tetris 99. If you “win” the competition you score the Animal Crossing theme forever within… Read
Read MoreJust updated: Here’s where you can find the $200 portable version of Nintendo’s hot gaming console. Nintendo Switch Lite is in stock at Target and GameStop: Latest inventory update – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreUpdate May 16th, 10:26AM ET: Bad weather forced ULA to push back the launch to Sunday, May 17th, with liftoff scheduled for 9:14AM ET. Live coverage will resume at 10:03AM ET. Original Story: The Air Force’s mysterious spy spaceplane, dubbed the X-37B, is headed back to space on Saturday morning for its sixth mission in
Read MoreA dress sale at Express, a copy of Soulcalibur VI and the season pass, short-sleeve button-ups at JACHS NY, a sale on One-Punch Man manga, and more rise to the top of Saturday’s best deals. Read more… Saturday's Best Deals: Joker, Soulcalibur IV, Short-Sleeve Button-Ups, and More Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreSome of the coolest hacks do a lot with a little. I was just re-watching a video from [Homo Faciens], who after building a surprisingly capable CNC machine out of junk-bin parts and a ton of ingenuity, was accidentally challenged by Hackaday’s own [Dan Maloney] to take it a step further. [Dan] was only joking
Read MoreLater this month, it is scheduled to fly a pair of NASA astronauts in a mission with no room for error. As it prepares to fly humans, Elon Musk’s SpaceX faces the biggest challenge in its history Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreLook at the short video below. Can you answer the following questions: Which object caused the ball to change direction? Where will the ball go next? What would happen if you removed the bat from the scene? You might consider these questions very dumb. But interestingly, today’s most advanced artificial intelligence systems would struggle to answer them.
Read MoreTED, the folks behind the iconic TED Talks, is inviting anyone that recently graduated to upload their own graduation-themed TED Talk to the platform under a new #graduaTEDtalk page. Read more… TED is Inviting Recent Graduates to Upload Their Own TED Talks Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreThe back-and-forth points to the continued focus on monopoly concerns in Big Tech, even during the pandemic. Amazon doesn't commit to putting Bezos before antitrust committee – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFacebook is buying Giphy, and that means how you send and receive GIFs on the internet could change forever. The service claims that more than 700 million people see Giphy content every day, and many of those views come from some of the internet’s most popular apps— from Apple’s iMessage to TikTok and Twitter —
Read MorePhoto by Dan Seifert / The Verge You can get two of Amazon’s Echo Show 5 smart displays for $90 today at Best Buy. To break down why exactly that’s a deal worth highlighting, that’s the regular price for just one of them. This model has a 5.5-inch display, which makes it easier to fit
Read MoreHuami’s Amazfit Aeri concept is transparent and can disinfect itself. This N95-like mask would allow you to unlock your phone with Face ID – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAndrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: The pandemic could accelerate consolidation in the scooter-sharing industry, as companies cut costs and lay off staff to cope with severe declines in ridership — Public transportation is on life support, as the pandemic makes people less inclined to want to cram themselves into underground metal tubes … The
Read MoreThe company plans to bundle HBO Max with select wireless and broadband plans, which it hopes will give the service an edge. AT&T says HBO Max and quality broadband make for a compelling combo – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAn OLED screen, a cutting-edge GPU, and a hefty price tag Continue reading… Gigabyte Aero 15 review: works hard, plays hard Source: New feed
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