Photo by Alex Tai/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Dell is launching new efforts to shrink its carbon footprint and cut down on e-waste. The sustainability targets were unveiled at a summit in Austin, Texas, alongside other initiatives on diversity, inclusion, and privacy. When it comes to stemming the greenhouse gases that lead to climate change,
Read MoreIt can be hard to justify spending more on an item when a cheaper version is sitting right in front of you at the store—maybe even on the same shelf. But just because something is cheaper doesn’t mean it’ll serve your needs. In the best-case scenario, you’ll have you replace the item more quickly than
Read MoreSee some of those 14 million futures Doctor Strange was talking about in Avengers: Infinity War. Marvel's What If: Disney Plus, release date, cast and everything else we know – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNew discounts on high-end laptops — plus the best price around on the 11-inch iPad Pro. Best Buy's Black Friday 2019 sale: The best deals right now – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Topics feature launches this week. Twitter says Topics will make it easy to follow what you're actually interested in – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Within a day of impeachment proceedings being initiated against President Donald Trump, podcasts had already begun pivoting to full-on impeachment coverage. Now, just over a month later, there are at least eight podcasts solely focused on the process — even Rudy Giuliani is considering launching one. These pop-up
Read MoreRetired Army Sgt. Theresa Vereline completed the race with the aid of her ReWalk Exoskeleton. Exoskeleton helps paralyzed US veteran cross NYC Marathon finish line – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIf you have multiple chubby Google Home speakers—the Max—or two of the company’s brand-new Nest Mini speakers, then you’ve probably already been playing around with their Stereo Pair feature. Don’t fret if you’re still rockin’ an old-school Google Home or Google Home Mini, however; your time has come. Almost. Read more… You Can Now 'Stereo
Read MoreLast week, Instacart workers organized a nationwide strike that lasted three days, demanding an increase of the default tip on the delivery platform’s interface from 5 to 10 percent. In a post that was deleted by Medium for “privacy” reasons (it’s since been republished), several Instacart shoppers addressed the… Read more… The Right Way to Tip
Read MorePrivate Division Midway through Obsidian Entertainment’s new role-playing shooter The Outer Worlds, I met a man miserably playing a corporate mascot, his head semi-permanently enclosed in a large, ghoulish moon mask. I spoke to him for several turns, hoping there was something I could do to help. But if there was a way to improve
Read MoreThe $99 Sonos-compatible Symfonisk speaker sold by Ikea. | Image: Ikea Sonos is today adding a long-awaited feature to its whole-home audio solution: Spotify Free streaming support. Now you can buy an entry-level Symfonisk speaker for $99 from Ikea and start listening to Spotify immediately — no need for a Premium account that would cost
Read MoreEvery now and then some asshole guy (or occasionally asshole girl) gets rejected online by a romantic prospect, goes apeshit over text, and then goes viral after his victim posts the conversation online. It’s a good reminder that this shit is happening all the time, mostly to women, because some people never learned… Read more…
Read MoreReports about BlueKeep attacks dropping a coin miner haven’t scared admins into patching faster. Windows security: Have BlueKeep fears led to jump in patching? Nope Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreMicrosoft releases its first preview build of Windows 10 20H1 to Windows Insiders on the Slow Ring. With Windows 10 1909 coming, Windows 10 20H1 hits major milestone Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreWelcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! I started listening to podcasts around six years ago as a means to kill time during my daily commute. And like every person who’s barely held a guitar and immediately thinks of forming a band, I wanted to start my own
Read MoreSpaceX’s Falcon 9 launch on Monday carried another 60 Starlink internet satellites to low Earth orbit. Elon Musk's internet from space: 60 new SpaceX satellites bring US service closer Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreSince crafting its first mouse in 1982, Logitech has been a staple in the peripherals industry. My introduction to the brand was in 2002, when I got my very first desktop computer and laptops were still too expensive for casuals, and certainly for game-obsessed children like I used to be. The PC came with a
Read MoreTaylor Lorenz / New York Times: A look at @BallerBusters, an Instagram account that calls out people who pretend to be wealthier than they are to hawk dubious mentorship or online classes — It’s easy to look successful on Instagram. Now, getting caught out is easy too. — In February, an Instagram account called …
Read MorePhoto: Disney Disney+ is here, and the first episode of Lucasfilm’s highly anticipated live-action series, The Mandalorian, is live. Once you’ve finished devouring The Mandalorian’s pilot, you might be wondering when the next episode will arrive, and at what time. That goes for High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, too. The answer is midnight
Read MoreApple One of the most important stories over the weekend was the news that Apple’s credit card is being investigated for discriminating against women. This story has almost as many layers as the apparently discriminatory algorithm Apple and Goldman Sachs use to determine credit limits. But before I comment on any of this, I want
Read MoreThe highly anticipated Disney+ streaming service, which will likely prove as essential as Netflix to many consumers, is now available. Disney+ combines content from Disney, Marvel, Star Wars, and National Geographic into a single streaming app. You can dig into Disney+’s vault of animated classics, superhero blockbusters, TV shows, and new originals, like The Mandalorian,
Read MoreThe first trailer for the live-action Sonic the Hedgehog movie arrived earlier this year, and was immediately met with criticism over Sonic’s appearance. The widespread backlash to the CGI character actually forced the movie to be delayed so the team could fix Sonic. Paramount Pictures has now released a new trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog,
Read MoreSoldiers in an Army intelligence unit inspected the terms of an app their commander ordered them to download. What they found could be compromising, soldiers said. Soldiers with top-secret clearances say they were forced to use an app that could endanger them Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreMichael Hayes / OneZero: How some police departments in the US conduct facial recognition searches on behalf of other jurisdictions, boosting access to the tech and evading local laws — “Do not mention FITlist.” — ver the last decade, large police forces in Washington state like the Seattle Police Department … How some police departments
Read MoreThe Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) is reportedly developing a cryptocurrency platform, The Logic reports. If launched, the bank‘s customers will be able to trade in cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin and Ethereum. The bank, one of the country’s largest, is also looking to let customers open cryptocurrency accounts. According to The Block, one of the bank‘s patent applications
Read More
