The latest installment in the sci-fi game series that inspired the “looter-shooter” genre is here. Borderlands 3: Intro sequence, bugs and everything else we know – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHeading off to college comes with its own set of challenges. Harder course material, living away from home for the first time, and dealing with roommates are common hurdles to overcome, but an oft-overlooked issue is the poor quality dorm room desks. For a place that a student is expected to spend a majority of
Read MorePicture a professional recording studio. What do you see? Perhaps a band rocking out in an acoustically treated room, or a vocalist singing softly into an expensive microphone. Artists and engineers will spend thousands to build or use studios that provide the acoustics and consistency they need to do their jobs. But in recent years,
Read MoreGoogle and Facebook are racing to elevate quality journalism in the lead-up to the 2020 elections, but some fear the changes could have unintended consequences for news media. Google and Facebook’s latest efforts to ‘save’ journalism are already getting eye rolls Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreAndrew Albanese / Publishers Weekly: Audible will limit its Captions program, which shows text alongside narration, to public domain works until the copyright lawsuit filed by seven publishers ends — IBPA CEO Angela Bole said IBPA “sees benefit in something like the Audible Captions program, but not without proper permission … Audible will limit its
Read MoreAllen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Disney CEO Bob Iger has resigned from Apple’s board, just a couple of months before both companies are set to launch their independent streaming services. Iger resigned on September 10th, according to a filing from Apple to the US Securities and Exchange Commission. That’s the same day
Read MoreBrooks Barnes / New York Times: SEC filing: Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger has resigned from Apple’s board — LOS ANGELES — Robert A. Iger, Disney’s chief executive and chairman, has resigned from the board of Apple, whose growing Hollywood operation would have made it harder for him to fully engage as one of
Read MoreThe world of academia is in turmoil over the shock discovery that disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein funded several several prestigious science and technology research labs, including MIT’s Media Lab, long after his 2008 conviction for sex crimes involving children. For the late Epstein, his generous donations served to whitewash his tainted reputation. They were part
Read MoreLos Angeles Times: Sources: Disney is mimicking Netflix in offering TV producers and others profits sooner in exchange for backend revenue, the first legacy media company to do so — Walt Disney Co., which became a dominant player in television production with its acquisition of Fox assets earlier this year … Sources: Disney is mimicking
Read MoreAs of Saturday September 14, 2019, MoviePass has moviepassed on. The not-quite-all-you-can-watch film screening subscription service shut down at the age of 8, after a long battle with theater chains, competitors, customers, and itself. Read more… RIP MoviePass Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreGoogle added some new features to Photos today that make it even easier to revisit your past photos, regardless of which version of Android or iOS you’re on. And if you find nostalgia striking you especially hard, you can print pictures to local retailers directly from Photos. Read more… Revisit Happy Memories With the New
Read More“Definitely not my fault. Nope. Not at all.” Thanks, Nintendo Switch, for confirming I'm a terrible parent – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe discount ticket service is ending, and it doesn’t look like it’s coming back. MoviePass is shutting down Sept. 14 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreEric Peckham / TechCrunch: Patreon says it is selling the assets of Kit, the social-shopping platform that it acquired in June 2018, to localized affiliate link service Geniuslink — Patreon, the platform for independent content creators to operate membership businesses for their core fans, announced it is selling … Patreon says it is selling the
Read MoreCommentary: Apple’s premium phones shouldn’t skimp on basic storage. It’s time to bump up from the 64GB minimum. Apple, 64GB of iPhone storage just isn't enough anymore – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAs the third quarter of the year ends, Tesla wants to pump its sales numbers up. Tesla reportedly reinstates free Supercharging for new Model 3 owners in sales push – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreWith the ease of services like Credit Karma and Credit Sesame, it’s easier than ever to go online to check your credit score. Fluctuations of a few points up or down, say, from 720 to 725, or 680 to 670, are normal, but a sudden massive drop of 30 or more points could be cause
Read MoreApple has released two new commercials for the iPhone 11 Pro, both of which show the phone standing up to more abuse than any one phone should ever have to. The first ad below focuses solely on how tough the iPhone 11 Pro supposedly is against everyday objects being flung at it in a high-speed
Read MoreThe company says the tweet violated its policy against violent threats. Twitter removes Texas lawmaker's gun-related tweet about Beto O'Rourke – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreGraphic by William Joel / The Verge MoviePass, the subscription service that spent enormous amounts of venture capitalists’ money subsidizing movie tickets in a bid to upend the theater business model, is officially shutting down on September 14th. The news was announced today via emails to subscribers and separately in a press release issued by
Read MoreWe’re tackling a fun issue with geeky hand-me-downs in this week’s Tech 911. I wish I knew someone older than me—a parent, a brother, an awesome neighbor—who had laptops and smartphones and gadgets galore that they could pass my way when they were sick of using them. Read more… How to Set up a Used
Read MoreDirect from the “Just Because I Can” department, this blog post by [Eddie Zhang] shows us how easy it is to get the Xiaomi robotic vacuum cleaner working as what might be the world’s most unnecessary Spotify Connect speaker. Will your home be the next to play host to an impromptu performance by DJ Xiaomi?
Read MorePhoto: Courtesy of TIFF Welcome to Cheat Sheet, our breakdown-style reviews of festival films, VR previews, and other special event releases. This review comes from the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. Everybody working in genre movies these days wants their own long-running franchise. The financial success of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which has brought in
Read MoreThe UK Parliament’s Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee today released their conclusions from their investigation into addictive game mechanics. While the report is a long one not solely focused on games or loot boxes, the committee firmly condemns the use of such mechanics, in spite of attempts by gaming reps to spin them the other
Read MoreA Paloma is one of my favorite “something and sodas,” mainly because it’s a good excuse to drink some Squirt, the grapefruit soda of my youth. Combine it with tequila, and a little lime, and you have a very sunny, sippable cocktail you can build right in the glass. Read more… Use Squirt to Make
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