Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge France’s Parrot has left the toy drone market, a spokesperson for the company confirmed to The Verge on Friday. “Parrot has stopped the production and development of any drone but the Anafi and its variations,” the spokesperson said, adding that the company no longer has any Mambo
Read MoreLast week we talked about how to balance really well on your feet (or, better yet, one foot). This time let’s flip the script and balance on our hands. Read more… How to Balance on Your Hands Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreCheapskate exclusive! The top-rated Harman Kardon Onyx Studio 4 is portable, wireless and wonderful. Plus: A free indie game and an SDCC giveaway. The perfect speaker for your new Echo Dot or Home Mini: 4.99 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreElon Musk’s space company shows off its progress as it continues to prepare for human spaceflight. SpaceX video highlights Crew Dragon parachute tests – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreChevrolet’s new C8 Vette takes life-easing tech popularized by Ferrari and Lamborghini and makes it worlds better with a few lines of code. Watch the 2020 Chevy Corvette's trick GPS front-lift tech in action – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreCommentary: Our inability to draw lines when it comes to our personal data is a real problem, with real ramifications. This won’t age well. FaceApp was a test. We didn't pass – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Apple’s 2018 MacBook Air is cheaper than ever at Micro Center (via Slickdeals). Normally $1,199, it’s now $799 for the base model, which has an 8th Gen Intel Core i5 processor, 8GB RAM, and 128GB of storage. If you want to double the storage (but sadly not double
Read MoreSpend a day in the summer heat to level up. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite's first community day happening July 20 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Look, I’m going to be honest with you. We had so many topics we wanted to discuss on The Vergecast this week that we basically jammed two or three shows worth of material into one episode. You’ll see (or hear) why. First, we had to talk about the
Read MoreMonopoly is going cashless—a new edition of the board game features a voice assistant that manages the buying and selling. This is weird. Doesn’t the joy come from basking in all the paper bills you’ve collected like you’re Scrooge McDuck? But the change may also be an indicator of a larger issue. If kids stop
Read MorePhoto by Miguel Candela/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Dutch airline KLM has apologized for a tweet that explained which of an airplane’s seats are the safest. In a tweet from Tuesday that has since been deleted, USA Today reports that the company compared the fatality rates of different airplane seats, and included a caption that
Read MoreThe Moon | Image: NASA Can NASA make it to the lunar surface by 2024? Continue reading… All the news of NASA’s Artemis program, the agency’s attempt to returns humans to the Moon Source: New feed
Read MoreAt this point, everyone is at least aware of Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S phones like the Galaxy S10 and S10+, and its slightly less expensive sibling, the $750 Galaxy S10e. However, as soon as you look beyond those for something even more affordable, Samsung’s portfolio gets messy real quick. Read more… Samsung Galaxy A50 Review:
Read MoreGetting ghosted by a friend or a romantic partner is one painful kind of rejection. (Was it something you did? Something you said? They used to be so into you! Why are they no longer into you?) But getting professionally ghosted by a company you’ve interviewed with can feel like its own special dagger to
Read MoreJessica Wade has added nearly 700 Wikipedia biographies for important female and minority scientists in less than two years. Most Wikipedia Profiles Are of Men. This Scientist Is Changing That. Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreNational Ice Cream Day is Sunday, July 21. Here’s where to get that sweet cream for free or cheap. Read more… Where to Get Free Ice Cream on National Ice Cream Day 2019 Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreThe Times’s Graphics, Science and Immersive Storytelling teams shine a new light on the iconic photography from the first moonwalk. How We Augmented Our Original Reporting for the 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreIt’s building an independent board. The Technology 202: Facebook seeks outside help as it grapples with content moderation problems Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreMicrosoft reorganizes its bug bounty program and provides researchers with more information that’s easier to access. Microsoft opens Dynamics 365 bug bounty with k top prize Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreThis photographic illustration compares the size of Apollo 11 Landing Site 2 with that of the metropolitan New York City area. Apollo 11 and Landing Site 2 in the Sea of Tranquility Source: NASA
Read MoreWelcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! So, it’s Friday today. What are your weekend plans? Are you going to be an honorary member of the sloth family and spend the entire weekend on the couch eating fried food and watching Netflix? Or are you heading
Read More{$inline_image}Cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX is being investigated by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). According to Bloomberg, which cites people familiar with the matter, the CFTC is looking into whether BitMEX broke the rules by allowing American customers to trade on the platform, which is not registered with the agency. The probe is ongoing and
Read MoreAs NASA relives its biggest triumph, there are worries it won’t be able to do it again Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreMarvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order isn’t the latest superhero blockbuster. It doesn’t have a huge, emotional storyline that impacts various facets of the massive Marvel universe, one that expands on years of worldbuilding. Instead, it offers something much simpler: the chance to create the superhero team of your dreams and enjoy some deliciously
Read MoreWe’re deliriously surrounded by moon-landing documentaries. But few of them feature ordinary Earthlings. What’s better than a TV shot of Apollo 11? The looks on the faces back home. Source: Washington Post Tech
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