Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Microsoft plans to remove all of the carbon dioxide it has ever released into the atmosphere by 2050, it announced today. The company committed to becoming carbon negative by 2030, meaning that it plans to draw down more planet-heating carbon dioxide than it emits. The technology needed to
Read MoreThe Balby Trough is full of dark sand and stands out from the martian landscape. NASA Curiosity rover takes closer look at 'strange trough' on Mars – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNBCUniversal will spill details Thursday about its streaming competitor to Netflix and Disney Plus. Here’s what we already know about Peacock. NBC's Peacock streaming service: Everything to know – CNET Source: CNet
Read More{$inline_image} Photo by Ali Balikci/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Turkey’s two-and-a-half-year ban on Wikipedia was lifted on Wednesday, after the country’s Constitutional Court ruled against it, according to The New York Times. In December, the court found that the ban violated freedom of expression and ruled 10-6 that it was unconstitutional. The court’s opinion was
Read MoreThis is the fifth and final DLC character for the Fighters Pass, though Nintendo has future plans to increase the roster. Smash fans watched a 38-minute Nintendo Direct and all they got was another Fire Emblem character Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreIn the northern Mexican state of Cohuilla lies the Cuatro Cienegas Basin. Cuatro Cienegas Basin, Mexico Source: NASA
Read MoreA rendering of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon on top of the Falcon 9 rocket | Image: SpaceX Early Saturday morning, SpaceX plans to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida that will most likely break apart in midair just a few minutes after takeoff. The rocket’s demise is part of a planned test flight that’s supposed
Read More{$inline_image} One of the biggest issues holding people back from upgrading their (really) antiquated copies of Windows 7 is app compatibility. If you have some super-specific application that simply won’t (or can’t) run on Windows 10, that’s as good a reason as any to stick with a less-secure operating system. It might not be the
Read MoreThere are male and female versions, and we saw how they play in Masahiro Sakurai’s livestream. Byleth from Fire Emblem: Three Houses joins Smash Bros. Ultimate roster Jan. 28 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIt’s the first time Microsoft has credited the NSA with disclosing a vulnerability, according to a security expert. NSA reported a major Windows 10 security flaw the same day Windows 7 support ended – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe lineup of fighters in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate continues to grow. Today, in a lengthy video presentation, Smash director Masahiro Sakurai revealed that Byleth from Fire Emblem: Three Houses will be the next character added to the Nintendo Switch game. Three Houses first launched last summer, bringing the long-running strategy game to the Nintendo
Read MoreAhead of next week’s Bett UK education conference, Microsoft is showcasing new and refreshed Windows 10 PCs.. Microsoft touts new cell-connected, ARM-based Windows 10 PCs for the education market Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreHome health testing can offer initial insights for unexplained symptoms. 8 at-home health kits to test for Celiac disease, fertility and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMicrosoft offers a new tool for building native iOS and Android apps in programming language C# and .NET. Web developers: Microsoft Blazor lets you build native iOS, Android apps in C#, .NET Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreSo just how well can some of tech’s most rugged gear stand up to the world of ice hockey? Jeff Bakalar and Shane Hnidy of the Vegas Golden Knights go bar-down in one of the most unique torture tests we’ve ever attempted. Can gadgets survive getting bounced off a crossbar? Well… – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreA new Silicon Valley startup is trying to build the “world’s first true smart contact lens,” putting a screen right against your eye that can enhance your vision of the world. The startup, Mojo Vision, showed off a very early prototype in meetings at CES last week and is now ready to start talking about
Read MoreInside Armslist, the online ‘gun show that never ends’ Continue reading… The Craigslist of guns: inside the online “gun show that never ends” Source: New feed
Read MoreIt’s about privacy, not marketshare Continue reading… The browser wars are back, but it’s different this time Source: New feed
Read MoreGoogle to end support for Chrome apps for Windows, Mac, and Linux this year to push ahead with web apps. Windows 10 users: Google reveals when it's killing off Chrome apps Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreBendable glass is the missing ingredient in today’s foldable phones. But what if bendable screens were made from one of the hardest materials on Earth? How foldable phone screens made of diamond crystal could fix key flaws – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAt $50 a month, YouTube TV offers the best live TV streaming experience overall, with a healthy selection of channels and a superb cloud DVR. YouTube TV review: The best premium live-TV streaming service – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreActor Chris Evans attends a screening of Marvel’s ‘Captain America: Civil War’ in 2016 | Photo by Ben Gabbe/FilmMagic With our politics increasingly polarized and democracy in retreat, worried Americans are responding in all manner of ways. Some, such as former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, have mounted a fight against voter suppression. Others, such
Read MoreImage: Apple via Apple Archive A new and completely unofficial archive of all things Apple is attempting to make almost 44 years of the company’s official videos, ads, and imagery available to browse online. 9to5Mac reports that The Apple Archive currently contains just under 1TB of data, comprising over 15,000 files, and it includes everything
Read MoreVW, Daimler and BMW sell more cars in China than anywhere else and many already cooperate with Huawei — a dependency Beijing is not shy to exploit. In Huawei Battle, China Threatens Germany ‘Where it Hurts’: Automakers Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreIn search of a smart thermostat? Here are our favorites. Our favorite smart thermostats of 2020 – CNET Source: CNet
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