After a long week at school, kids don’t necessarily want to spend their weekend pitching in on household chores. They’d rather be watching TV than vacuuming. Or building a new Lego creation instead of folding towels. (So would we, kids. So would we.) They can be especially resistant to chores that fall outside of… Read
Read MoreSmartening dumb devices has never been easier. These voice assistant powered plugs are your best bets for a connected home. Best smart plugs of 2020 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreOur favorite options for the perfect gift for your favorite grandma or grandpa. Best gifts for grandparents in 2020, from smart tech to sentimental – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Ethos Capital, the company controversially buying the .org top-level domain, is trying to appease critics with a set of new rules. The legally binding agreements would ban steep fee increases for nonprofit domain holders, and they would establish an independent “stewardship council” that could veto attempts at censorship
Read MoreQuaden Bayles shared his agony in a video posted to Facebook by his mom, and people around the world stepped up. Hugh Jackman, Jon Bernthal and more support boy bullied for dwarfism – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWhen I recommend a new bottle of booze, I try to feature it in multiple recipes, so it doesn’t sit on your bar cart, languishing away. I particularly like to make a point of this with expensive bottles, and green Chartreuse—which I used in Lifehacker’s birthday cocktail—is, uh, quite pricey. Read more… Add Chartreuse to
Read MoreThe new pictures also show the Batcycle. Robert Pattinson's full Batman suit revealed in leaked pictures – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFortnite is weird again — and I couldn’t be happier. The game’s latest season finally launched yesterday and, on the surface at least, it seems like a standard update. It has a new secret agent theme, with opposing factions and lots of new stealth gameplay options. But look beyond the well-tailored suits and you’ll find
Read MoreBattling a troubled move and loss of shoppers’ trust, the New York online grocery service now contends with increased competition. FreshDirect, After Broken Eggs and Angry Customers, Stages a Comeback Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreSoftware defined radio has become a staple of the RF tinkerer, but it’s likely that very few of us have ever taken their software defined toolchain outside the bounds of radio. It’s an area explored by Mike Ossmann and Kate Temkin in their newly published Supercon talk as they use GNU Radio to do some
Read MoreIn Gentefied, everyone knows the score. That’s the dark joke about being a young person of color in the US, where access to information is more equitable than the power to use that information. It’s easy to know exactly how you’re being shut out of opportunity and hard to do anything about it. For the
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Invitations to WhatsApp group chats are being indexed by Google, making the invite links —including links to private group chats — discoverable and available to anyone who wants to join, Motherboard reports. Journalist Jordan Wildon said on Twitter that he discovered that WhatsApp’s “Invite to Group Link”
Read MoreMost countries have dropped the requirement for learning Morse code to become a ham radio operator. Because of that, you might think Morse code is dead. But it isn’t. Some people like the nostalgia. Some like that you can build simple equipment to send and receive Morse code. Others like that Morse code is much
Read MorePhoto by Darrian Traynor / Getty Images As climate change fuels more devastating fires, all firefighters need gear that fits Continue reading… Ill-fitting gear puts female firefighters at risk, but that’s changing Source: New feed
Read MoreEver thought you were a shoo-in for a promotion at work, only to watch your boss announce the role was going to someone else? It’s got to be one of the worst feelings you can experience. Read more… How to Get Noticed at Your New Job Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreIf you haven’t gotten your flu shot yet, there’s still time to do it. Now we also know how effective it’s likely to be. Read more… This Year's Flu Shot Can Cut Your Chances of Catching the Virus in Half Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreIf you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will gaze into you. Nietzsche could have been talking about Mars. NASA stares into dark, freaky pit on Mars – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge I have a love-hate relationship with my iPhone. I love the hardware, Apple’s attention to detail in iOS, and the quality of apps that developers have created. But I hate Apple’s walled garden that limits how I use my iPhone every day. I can’t change my default
Read MorePhoto by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge The Verge’s flagship podcast, The Vergecast, was split up into three parts this week: we cover the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip review, a streaming wars update, and the upcoming Android 11. In the first part of the show, executive editor Dieter Bohn discusses his review of Samsung’s new
Read MoreEarlier this week, we looked at whether it’s ever a good idea to get your tax refund in the form of an Amazon gift card (my verdict, for what it’s worth, is no). Read more… Should You Get Your Tax Refund on a Prepaid Debit Card? Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreStudents at Gannon University can now receive industry certification in networking technology as they complete their coursework, thanks to a partnership with Extreme Networks. Industry Partnership Adds Certification Training to University Curriculum Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreWhether she’s a daughter, a sister, a cousin or a friend, finding a gift for the tween girl in your life can be difficult, but our list will help you find something perfect. Best gifts for tween girls in 2020: Great ideas for 10-, 11- and 12-year-olds – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreGood news for the Libra Association after several founding members withdrew last year. Shopify joins Facebook's controversial Libra cryptocurrency project – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSamsung’s most advanced phone is here, packing a 108-megapixel camera, 100x zoom and a gargantuan battery. Here’s how it’s going. Galaxy S20 Ultra ongoing review: Camera, battery and design tests so far – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by Martin Schutt/picture alliance via Getty Images Marcel Steeman, a regional councilor in the Netherlands, was playing Lego with his kids a few months ago when he noticed something strange. “There were Lego cyclists, but I wondered where they had to cycle,” he told DutchNews.nl. “If you are Dutch you are used to having
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