YouTube’s latest effort to offer more ways for creators to make money is a positive sign that the company has been listening to users’ concerns, but it doesn’t resolve the bigger problems that have been hurting creators’ ability to make money on the platform in the first place. New monetization features, including expansive merchandise opportunities,
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Read MoreA 3.9-second sprint to 60 mph sounds terrifying in a pickup. 650-hp Roush Nitemare F-150 claims to be world's quickest production truck – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreIt sounds grim, but researchers say China can still turn it around. China's pollution is so bad it's blocking the sunlight from solar panels – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHow did you fare trying to balance on one foot? Good balance gives you the foundation for everything from yoga moves to ice skating to exercises like the pistol squat. It’s tough at first, but very learnable. Read more… Balance Better by Thinking of Your Foot As a Tripod Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate Fighter Pass, a Breville Barista Express Espresso Machine, and a YETI Sale lead off Friday’s best deals from around the web. Read more… Friday's Best Deals: Super Smash Bros Ultimate's Fighter Pass, Breville Espresso Maker, YETI Coolers, and More Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreNormally $190, the Motif Essential comes with an 8-cup thermal carafe. Plus: One of my favorite true-wireless earbuds hits an all-time low. Make fantastic coffee with this pour-over brewer for – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIt’s assigning more people to work on its Vesta robot, according to Bloomberg. Amazon pours resources into smart home robot and upgraded Echo, report says – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThere’s a reason why the Starcourt Mall, the principal location for the third season of Stranger Things looks so real: it’s built inside of a real shopping mall. Specifically, it was built inside of Georgia’s Gwinnett Place Mall, which was built just a year before the latest season of Netflix’s show is set. Although the
Read MoreThe S&P 500 hit 3,000 for the first time ever on July 10. And while it was a temporary boost of just a few hours, it was a big moment for watchers of this index. The moment was good news for investors, but not for the reason you might think. Read more… Don't Get Too
Read MoreThe drug wouldn’t replace the old vaccine but would work with it, according to a report. Flu vaccine created by an AI starts testing in the US – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFoldable devices are going to be an exciting part of our future, but if 2019 has proven anything, it’s that they’re not yet ready to be part of our present. Royole’s was terrible, Samsung’s has proven defective, Huawei’s is behind schedule, and Xiaomi and Oppo’s alternatives are merely social media video teases for now. Even
Read MoreIt was a Twitter feed come to life. The Technology 202: Trump’s social media summit was a spectacle. Here are the real takeaways for Big Tech. Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreIf you want to save money on Prime Day, Amazon will be offering plenty of deals. So many, in fact, that you might end up spending more than you planned. Read more… How Amazon Will Trick You Into Buying More on Prime Day Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreNintendo announced a new Switch! This week on The Verge’s flagship podcast, The Vergecast, Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, and Paul Miller discuss what’s different about the new model and how the company is updating the original one. But first, like most Vergecasts, there are more updates on Foxconn’s factory in Wisconsin — this time via
Read MoreCalls for outright bans on facial recognition are mounting. How likely are they to succeed? The Week in Tech: Big Brother May Be Watching, but for How Long? Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThe galaxy NGC 1156 resembles a delicate cherry blossom tree flowering in springtime in this Hubble image. The many bright “blooms” within the galaxy are in fact stellar nurseries — regions where new stars are springing to life. Hubble Peers at Galactic Cherry Blossoms Source: NASA
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Read MoreWelcome to Swipe Right, where we answer your questions about online dating. Today: Seeing co-workers on the apps and the gender dynamics of who messages first. What should I do if I see a co-worker on a dating app? – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe convention for online creators kicked off with a panel on how to prepare for the deepfake dilemma. Deepfakes freak YouTubers out. Vidcon offers a way to prepare – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThis transition is different from earlier cellular generation shifts, which means 4G could be useful a lot longer. No, 5G isn't going to make your 4G LTE phone obsolete – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIn a widely anticipated move, Ford and Volkswagen announced Friday their plan to expand their seven-month-old alliance to include autonomous and electric vehicles. As part of the deal, VW will invest a whopping $2.6 billion in Argo AI, the autonomous vehicle startup based in Pittsburgh that practically no one had heard of until Ford’s own
Read MoreThe search giant is making the tab cleaner. Google's redesigned News tab wants you to know who stories are from – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSamsung 512GB 100MB/s (U3) MicroSD Evo Select Memory Card | $89 | Amazon Read more… Samsung's Switch-Friendly 512GB MicroSD Card is Cheaper Than Ever Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreA man thought to have been behind an alleged Bitcoin Ponzi scheme has had his house looted and burned to the ground in South Africa, reports Times Live. Sphelele “Sgumza” Mbatha was reportedly the operator of “Bitcoin Wallets,” a scheme which promised investors a 100 percent return on their investment after 15 days. The arson
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