Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Nearly five years ago, reporter Alison Parker was murdered live on television. That video was clipped, published, and seen all across the internet over the years, including thousands of times on YouTube alone. On Thursday, Alison’s father Andy Parker filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission against
Read MoreA multi-layered, multi-year study on the use of open educational resources found that in some colleges, students who took multiple OER courses earned more credits on average over time than similar students who took no OER courses. Achieving the Dream Study Finds OER Works Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreFancy a subscription of only the top performing Mercedes-badged vehicles? That’s a thing now. Mercedes-Benz car subscription service now offers an AMG-only tier – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreA new deepfake puts Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and Tesla CEO Elon Musk in the pilot episode of the original Star Trek, “The Cage” — and I kind of love it. In this particular AI-powered face swap, Bezos plays a Talosian alien with a huge bald head, while Musk plays Captain Christopher Pike (who is
Read MoreSailor Guardians unite for this glittery, starry set from US cosmetics company Colourpop. A Sailor Moon makeup line has finally launched – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe hack targeted a system run by the Defense Information Systems Agency. Data breach hits US defense agency responsible for securing combat IT – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreI lift. A lot. I’m at the gym usually six days a week, and I find an excuse to compete every couple of months. While it’s fine (and maybe even healthier) for exercise to be a casual thing, committing hard to an athletic pursuit often requires some rejiggering of your life to be able to
Read MoreEli Roth Director Eli Roth has signed onto a film adaptation of Gearbox’s Borderlands games, joining Chernobyl writer Craig Mazin and producers Avi and Ari Arad. Roth offered little detail about the project, which has been in the works since 2015. He celebrated the news by tweeting a picture of his face cropped onto one
Read MoreIf you’re planning a trip away for July 4th, the time to book your plane ticket is now. Read more… Buy Your July 4th Flights Before This Sunday for the Best Deals Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreSanders’ language was indirect, offered on the debate stage here as his opponents faulted him for the behavior of his most strident fans. It quickly drew criticism from experts in disinformation, who said they had no evidence that the Kremlin had masqueraded as Sanders voters. Sanders implies Russia, not his supporters, may be to blame
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Facebook will offer to pay some users for voice recordings that will be used to help improve its speech recognition technology, the company announced Thursday. The move comes after Facebook — as well as Amazon, Apple, Google, and Microsoft — was caught listening to and transcribing voice recordings
Read MoreQuick pickles are basically condiment sunshine: they’re bright, cheery, and nobody’s ever mad to see them. I think this is especially true for pickled red onions, which improve everything they touch and ask so very little of you in return. If you can mix sliced onions with seasoned vinegar, you’ll be rewarded with a… Read
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google has removed almost 600 “disruptive” Android apps from the Play Store and banned their developers in its latest effort to rein in mobile ad fraud, the company announced on Thursday. Google’s policy does not allow ads that display when an app is not in use or that
Read MoreAnyone with a few cordless tools has probably amassed quite a collection of batteries for them. If you’re a professional contractor, having a fleet of batteries you can swap out during the day’s work is a necessity. But if you’re just doing the occasional DIY project, those batteries are probably going to sit unused more
Read MoreThe next time someone asks whether you want to take a class or join a committee or be part of their new book club, don’t reply based on the assumption that you’ll find a way to make room for this time commitment in the future. Read more… Ask Yourself This Question Before Taking On a
Read MoreA new mobile app at Penn State University provides single sign-on access to the learning management system, e-mail, shuttle bus tracking, campus maps, grades, class schedules, tuition bills, library services, academic advising and more. Penn State Launches All-in-One Mobile App Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreHow conservatives learned to wield power inside Facebook Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The Peloton for iOS app now supports Chromecast so you can stream your workouts from a larger screen. Previously, this feature was only available to Android users while the Peloton bike was only able to cast classes to a supported device via Miracast, which meant that iOS
Read MoreRyder Ripps Grimes’ new album, Miss Anthropocene, comes out this week. I’m excited! As such, she’s put out a bunch of photos, a new music video, announced a baby with Elon Musk, and, generally, has gone on a media hype blitz. Of particular note to me, though, as a fan of glasses, is a photoshoot
Read MoreAn artist’s impression of Japan’s Martian Moons Exploration mission near Mars. | Image: JAXA Japan is moving ahead with plans to land a spacecraft on Phobos, one of Mars’ moons. If successful, the mission would mark the first time any country has touched down on the surface of the Martian moon and potentially the first
Read MoreNevada’s Democratic Party cobbled together its own system using iPads and Google software after Iowa’s caucus debacle. In Nevada, a last-minute scramble to make voting tech work Source: Washington Post Tech
Read More{$inline_image} Ah, the humble status LED. Just about every piece of home electronics, every circuit module, and anything else that draws current seems to have one. In the days of yore, a humble indicator gave a subtle glow from behind a panel, and this was fine. Then the 1990s happened, and everything got much much
Read MoreSince its major update last year, Vizio’s SmartCast TV platform has included most of the major streaming services you might need, including Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, and Vudu. But if you wanted to watch Disney+, you had to stream it from another device using Chromecast or AirPlay 2. Good news: Disney fans need cast no longer.
Read MoreIf you’ve racked up a lot of credit card debt on several different cards, you know it can be hassle to keep track of them all. Not only does each card have a different due date—they probably all have different interest rates, too. Read more… How to Consolidate Your Credit Card Debt Source: Life Hacker
Read MorePhoto by Ethan Miller / Getty Images The controversial sourcing of lithium-ion batteries briefly took center stage at the Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Wednesday night in a question directed at Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA). “The tension here in this state is between people who want renewable energy and people who want
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