In the days leading up to Black Friday, FedEx estimated that they would ship 33 million packages on one day alone. And while Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals have mostly come and gone, it isn’t the end of shipping madness for companies like FedEx or UPS. UPS expects to ship 750 million packages this
Read MoreI love it when rumors not only turn out to be true, but surpass my preconceived notions. Yes, the Resident Evil 3 Remake is real, and it’ll be coming out next spring. What’s more, Capcom have cleverly packaged it with the Resident Evil multiplayer game it’d also been making. I’m calling it now: that will turn
Read MoreWith 1.5 billion users, Facebook’s WhatsApp is perhaps the world’s most commonly used encrypted communications platform. Facebook Tells Barr It Won’t Open Up Encrypted Messages Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreAnd that doesn’t include software or a display. Apple's Mac Pro costs more than ,000 if you get all the upgrades – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Facebook executives told Attorney General William Barr that the company would not provide law enforcement with investigative access to its encrypted messaging products ahead of a senate hearing on encryption on Tuesday. In a letter, WhatsApp and Messenger heads Will Cathcart and Stan Chudnovsky, respectively, said that any
Read MoreI started preparing for next year’s taxes in October of this year. By the first week of November, I sent my CPA a prepared document listing my current business income and expenses (aka a “profit and loss statement”) as well as my anticipated income and expenses for the remaining two months of the year. Read
Read More{$inline_image}A worldwide study of adult learning has found that those who most need it have the greatest trouble getting it. According to a report on the research, adults (defined as people over the age of 15) with disabilities, who are older, who are refugees or migrants, who live in areas of conflict, who are part
Read MoreA worldwide study of adult learning has found that those who most need it have the greatest trouble getting it. According to a report on the research, adults (defined as people over the age of 15) with disabilities, who are older, who are refugees or migrants, who live in areas of conflict, who are part
Read MoreApple’s new Mac Pro is available to order today: it starts at $5,999, but if you want the most powerful Mac money can buy, it’ll cost you $52,599, making it the single most expensive Mac ever made. That eye-watering price tag comes with some seriously impressive specs to match, though. Let’s break it all down:
Read MoreImage: Yacht Club Games Shovel Knight came out back in June 2014, and it’s a wonderful 8-bit-inspired 2D platformer that’s one of my favorite games from this decade. As part of the Kickstarter for Shovel Knight, developer Yacht Club Games promised an enormous amount of content in the months and years to come. This week,
Read MorePhoto by Nilay Patel / The Verge Apple’s new Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR are now live on Apple’s online store. The Mac Pro starts at $5,999, which gets you an 8-core Intel Xeon CPU, an AMD Radeon Pro 580X GPU, 32GB of RAM, and a 256GB SSD. The Mac Pro is designed to
Read MoreGordon Murray Automotive wants this to be a proper send-off to the analog supercar. A McLaren F1 for a new era: Gordon Murray T50 promises to be the purest supercar – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreBefore you give that website your username and password, Google wants to check to make sure it’s not a fake created by hackers. Google Chrome can now warn you in real time if you're getting phished – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCinnamon rolls are a pretty standard Christmas morning breakfast, but those made with store-bought dough rarely bake up as soft and gooey as their homemade counterparts. This is not to say they are bad, but I think the canned rolls work far better as waffles. Read more… Store-Bought Cinnamon Roll Dough Makes an Excellent Waffle
Read MoreThat’s a Cheapskate exclusive and an all-time low on this Ninja Foodi-like 12-in-1 countertop cooker. Plus: iPad, speaker and movie deals! Cook all the things with the Cosori air-fryer toaster oven for 9.99 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWith price tags of $1,000—or more!—it’s hard to imagine buying a new iPhone outright. You could set up a payment plan with your phone company, but then you’re usually stuck with that carrier for two years. In some cases, you don’t even own the phone you pay for every month; it’s more like a lease.
Read MoreForeign meddling was once the most feared source of online deception before critical elections. Now, some candidates themselves are turning to such manipulative tactics. In U.K. Vote, Online Disinformation Is the New Normal Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThe tech giant delivered the message in a letter dated Monday, roughly two months after Barr and his foreign counterparts said that Facebook’s efforts would hamstring law enforcement around the world, particularly as they seek to investigate crimes including child sexual abuse. Facebook rebuffs Justice Department request to abandon plans to encrypt chats Source: Washington
Read MoreMicrosoft officials say the new Teams client for Linux is ‘the first Office app that is coming to Linux.’ Microsoft Teams for Linux now available in public preview Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreHello, my name is Inigo Montoya. I work downstairs in business development. Can I pitch you some ideas over lunch? Read more… Introduce Yourself Like Inigo Montoya Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreA new name, and a new target. Magic Leap moves to AR for business with new software – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSometimes parents wish they could have a conversation do-over with their kids. A “big talk” can smack us in the face when we least expect it. This week’s Parental Advisory question comes from the parent of a child who, at 6 years old, heard and subsequently used the N-word for the first time. But did
Read MorePlatinum Games teased its upcoming hack ‘n’ slash game, Babylon’s Fall, during PlayStation’s State of Play event. Not much else is known about the game currently. It’s another collaboration between Platinum and Square Enix; they previously worked together on 2017’s Nier: Automata. The trailer doesn’t offer much by way of explanation, though it does give
Read MoreMeltwater lakes form on the surface of Greenland’s Petermann Glacier. Earth's Changing Ice Source: NASA
Read MoreKate Clark / TechCrunch: VSCO acquires video editing startup Rylo, which had raised ~$38M, reached a valuation of ~$120.25M, and was backed by Sequoia Capital, among others — The photo-sharing app behind the 2019 meme craze “VSCO girls” has acquired Rylo, a video editing startup founded by the original developer of Instagram’s Hyperlapse. VSCO acquires
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