You’re at a party when an acquaintance you can’t stand walks in. Shit, you think. Do I have to say hello? Can I pretend I didn’t see them? What floor am I on and can I escape through the window, unscathed? Read more… How to Avoid Someone at a Party Without Being a Jerk Source:
Read MorePhoto: Chris Welch / The Verge Amazon’s Echo Buds are on sale for $90, in what appears to be their first sale since launching in October. The wireless earbuds normally sell for $130, which is a steep price considering you can get Apple’s much-loved AirPods for $159. With this discount, the Echo Buds are competing
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge At least seven state attorneys general are meeting with US Justice Department attorneys next week in what could be the first step toward the two groups working together to investigate Google, The Wall Street Journal is reporting. The move follows last year’s news that 50 state attorneys general
Read MoreThe company will stop repairing the wildly successful console on March 31. Nintendo is saying goodbye to Wii in Japan – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreLast week, GM-subsidiary Cruise unveiled the Origin, its first self-driving car without a steering wheel or pedals. At the time, the company’s CEO Dan Ammann promised to reveal production details in the days to come. Well, today’s the day, with GM announcing plans to spend $2.2 billion to retrofit its Detroit-Hamtramck plant for the production
Read MoreWhat’s that one nagging item that keeps rolling over from week to week on your to-do list? Mending the seam on your favorite shirt? Cleaning off your desk? Filing a month’s worth of mail? Read more… Throw a 'Do Something You've Been Avoiding' Party for 10 Minutes Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreThe cloud leaks your data like crazy. How encryption could stop personal data exposures on the cloud – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreScoop: Passwords, partial payment info and government ID numbers were found on an exposed database for customers of a Peruvian company. Unsecured database reveals sensitive info about movie chain customers – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe final eight episodes of BoJack Horseman arrive on Friday, so plan to have people over to watch because it’s the kind of show that’s better with a crowd and it’s been a long week; you can’t be bothered to go to someone else’s house when you’re this exhausted. Tell them to make you dinner.
Read MoreA Medium post by Amazon Employees for Climate Justice highlights the company’s impact on the environment. Amazon employees mass-protest its climate policy despite alleged firing threat – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSeagate FireCuda 2TB | $60 | Amazon Read more… Speed Up Your Aging PS4 (or PC) With This 2TB Hybrid Drive, Now Just Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Microsoft launched its new Edge Chromium-powered browser earlier this month on both macOS and Windows. The launch marked just over a year after the company announce its plans to work more closely with the Chromium project and Google engineers. The Verge got an exclusive look at Microsoft’s surprise
Read MorePhoto by Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images The UK government won’t adopt the EU’s controversial copyright directive after it leaves the bloc on January 31st, though politicians say they still support the legislation’s “overall aims.” The copyright directive was criticized by free speech advocates, who said it would stifle expression online through the so-called “upload
Read MoreImage: Apple / USPTO Apple applied for a patent for an ambitious design for a new all-in-one computer which integrates both its keyboard and screen into a single curved sheet of glass. The patent application, which was first spotted by Patently Apple, and which was filed in May last year, describes how the iMac-like computer’s
Read MoreMicrosoft released its final public security updates for Windows 7 earlier this month, ending support for the operating system after more than 10 years. While the final updates looked pretty routine, Microsoft has now revealed that one is causing wallpaper issues for some Windows 7 users. “After installing KB4534310, your desktop wallpaper might display as
Read MoreA benefactor’s big gift will create a research center in Portland, Maine, testing a small city’s ability to prosper as a magnet for innovation. A 0 Million Bet That Vacationland Can Be a Tech Hub, Too Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreSamsung’s Unpacked events usually center on phones, and other software and hardware treats. Galaxy S20, Z Flip and more: Everything we expect from Samsung's Feb. 11 reveal – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSarah Perez / TechCrunch: US mobile app subscription revenue jumped 21% in 2019 to $4.6B across the top 100 subscription apps in the Google Play and App Store — Outside of in-app purchases in mobile games, subscription revenue from non-game apps helped to boost 2019’s mobile consumer spend — a figure … US mobile app
Read MoreThe IBM Selectric changed typewriters as we knew them. Their distinctive ball element replaced the clunky row of typebars and made most people faster typists. When [Steve Malifoff] thought about 3D printing a type ball — colloquially known as a golf ball — it seemed like a great idea. The problem? It just doesn’t work
Read MoreAfter enduring the longest internet shutdown in a democracy, people in Kashmir are being allowed back online, but with major restrictions. On January 15, the state authorities allowed limited 2G access and broadband access to select institutes in a few areas. Over the weekend, it issued orders to restore 2G internet access to 301 sites across the region of Jammu
Read MoreAngela Strange / Andreessen Horowitz: Fintech startups tackling every layer of banking stack, from core tech to KYC/AML, enable startups and companies like Apple to start adding financial services — This is an abbreviated version of a presentation I gave live at the a16z Summit in November 2019. You can watch a video version on
Read MoreIf you walk the aisles of a dollar store one constant that you will see worldwide is the Chinese solar lamp. Your dollar gets you a white LED behind plastic, mounted on a spike to stick into the ground, and with a solar cell on top. It charges in the sunlight during the day and
Read MoreMonica Nickelsburg / GeekWire: The protest of Amazon’s business practices by 300+ staff openly challenges Amazon after two employees say they were threatened with firing over climate activism — Amazon employees are responding to threats of termination for their climate advocacy by intentionally violating the company’s corporate communications policy. The protest of Amazon's business practices
Read MoreAmazon Employees for Climate Justice: Amazon employees share their views on Amazon’s global impact, from climate change to “enabling Palantir and ICE to surveil and separate” families at the border — 357 Amazon employees gave one or more quotes below. … — Michael Sokolov, Principal Engineer Amazon employees share their views on Amazon's global impact,
Read MoreIngrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Currencycloud raises $80M Series E from Visa, BNP Paribas, and others for cross-border payment APIs that have transferred $50B+ and are used by ~350 companies — Sending money from one country to another — either because you are a business paying someone for a service … Currencycloud raises M Series E
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