{$inline_image}Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! What’s the point of watching your favorite sci-fi movie if you’re going to listen to the audio from those measly in-built TV speakers? That would be an insult to your sonic senses and to the movie too. That’s why
Read MoreIngrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Tiqets, a platform for booking tickets for museums and other attractions, raises $60M Series C led by Airbnb, says it has sold tickets in 60+ countries so far — Airbnb is best known as the place you go to find somewhere to stay that’s not a hotel when travelling. Tiqets, a
Read MoreJuli Clover / MacRumors: Apple pulls HomePod 13.2 software update because some users have reported bricked HomePod devices after the update — Apple today released new 13.2 software for the HomePod with long-awaited features like Handoff and voice detection for different family members, but unfortunately, some users are running into problems with the update. Apple
Read MorePhoto by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images Starting today, Amazon will no longer charge a $14.99 monthly fee for Amazon Fresh on top of your Prime subscription. Now, if you already pay $12.99 a month (or $119 a year) for Prime, you’ll also be able to get Amazon Fresh and Whole Foods Market grocery deliveries free of
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Google is reportedly looking to buy Fitbit as a way to bolster its wearables strategy. Trying to suss out what this could mean for Google, its Wear OS platform, and Fitbit’s customers is (pardon the fitness pun) exhausting. Here’s where I landed: Assuming it bears out, I
Read MoreHere’s a breakdown of how the saga of the controversial Chinese telecom giant and phone maker has unfolded. Huawei ban: Full timeline as Mate X foldable phone launches in China – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe company announced free two-hour food delivery for Prime members in about 20 major metropolitan areas. Amazon Turns to More Free Grocery Delivery to Lift Food Sales Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreMathew Ingram / CJR: Q&A with Alex Stamos about Mark Zuckerberg’s recent comments on free speech and where he went wrong, Facebook’s News tab, fact-checking political ads, and more — Facebook relationship to speech is complicated: It takes down some forms of hate speech, provided it meets certain criteria … Q&A with Alex Stamos about
Read MoreThe change should challenge Walmart, the reported leader in online grocery. Amazon slashes its Amazon Fresh grocery delivery monthly fee to {$permalink} – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNow it’s war: Gen Z has finally snapped over climate change and financial inequality. ‘OK Boomer’ Marks the End of Friendly Generational Relations Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreOur robot colleague Satoshi Nakaboto writes about Bitcoin every fucking day. Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As Jane Didion used to say: There’s only one way to go from here! Bitcoin Price We closed the day,
Read MoreJosh Taylor / The Guardian: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission sues Google for allegedly misleading customers over location data settings and collection on Android devices — Australian Competition and Consumer Commission alleges Google breached law when users set up Android accounts Australian Competition and Consumer Commission sues Google for allegedly misleading customers over location data
Read MoreConsumers have several choices when it comes to buying a luxury crossover and SUV. Here are our editors’ favorites for 2019. The best luxury SUVs in 2019 – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreChoosing the right midsize SUV for you has never been more challenging, with automakers offering more options than ever before. Here are nine of our favorite. Best midsize SUVs for the money in 2019 – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreNetflix is always experimenting with new features to change your viewing experience. Its new test is a slightly weird one – the company is adding a feature to let you speed up or slow down video playback on your phone. According to a report by Android Police, the streaming platform is exploring an option on its
Read MoreCan phone photos actually compete with a professional DSLR? We took the iPhone 11 Pro on a road trip through the Scottish Highlands to find out. iPhone 11 Pro's camera makes the Scottish Highlands look unreal – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe newly designed wireless earbuds will be available in stores on Wednesday. AirPods Pro are 9, might actually fit in your ears and available Oct. 30 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBloomberg: China has created a $29B state-backed fund to invest in the semiconductor industry, from design to manufacturing, to reduce its dependency on US technology — – Second of its kind, the fund is mainly backed by state capital — China wants to become self-reliant in chip-making and design China has created a B state-backed
Read MoreCharlie Osborne / ZDNet: Mozilla partners with Element AI to advocate for ethical AI and develop “data trusts”, third-party stewardship models to give users more control over their data — The collaboration involves the development of tools to give us more control over our data. Mozilla partners with Element AI to advocate for ethical AI
Read MoreIn September, during the iPhone 11 launch, Apple said it’ll soon ship Deep Fusion, a new feature that’ll boost the phone’s excellent camera performance. The feature is now rolling out to everyone with the latest iOS 13.2 update. If you haven’t updated your phone yet, you should go to Settings > General > Software Update
Read MoreWhen an earthquake strikes, it’s usually hard to miss. At least that’s the case with the big ones; the dozens or hundreds of little quakes that go largely unnoticed every day are interesting too, and make sense to track. That’s usually left to the professionals, with racks of sensitive equipment and a far-flung network of
Read MoreNatasha Lomas / TechCrunch: Report analyzing 800 Facebook posts about the Assam region in North India finds 26.5% constituted hate speech, and were shared 99K+ times with 5.4M views — A report by campaign group Avaaz examining how Facebook’s platform is being used to spread hate speech in the Assam region … Report analyzing 800
Read MoreDavid Benioff and D.B. Weiss have walked from Star Wars. Game of Thrones writers are no longer working on a Star Wars trilogy – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIn the latest Disney Plus peek, we get more of the new villain and plenty of bounty hunters. New Mandalorian trailer is Star Wars in the Wild West, with Werner Herzog – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWolfie Zhao / CoinDesk: Following Xi Jinping’s speech urging adoption of blockchain tech, the CPC releases a decentralized app for members to attest their loyalty on a blockchain — China’s Communist Party (CPC) is taking its leader’s support for blockchain to heart. — Following Xi Jinping’s bombshell speech … Following Xi Jinping's speech urging adoption
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