After a dense presentation about the undeniably impressive work Tesla is doing with AI, the company’s self-anointed Technoking, Elon Musk, capped the evening by bringing out a dancer in a spandex suit. Behold, said Musk: my Tesla Bot. The dancer in the suit, he said, was the model for a new humanoid robot Tesla will
Read MoreThe company is helping people in Afghanistan to lock down their social media profiles. Facebook unveils tools to protect Afghan people who fear becoming Taliban targets – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFollowing the Outback Wilderness, the Forester is next in line for the beefed-up off-road gear. Subaru Forester Wilderness coming next month, teases more off-road cred – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreImage: Duolingo At Duolingo’s virtual conference, the company is announcing that it will add a family plan to its app, along with new games and puzzles to help people learn languages that use non-Latin alphabets, such as Japanese or Arabic. One of the main new features is a tab that will appear for some languages,
Read MoreThe alternate headline for this post was “10 of the Best Basic (Lazy) Mom Meals.” But seeing as how I am triggered by any insinuation, even jokey ones, that moms are lazy—because, hello, the mental labor we do while sleeping just to figure out how we are going to get Child 1 to and from
Read MoreStitch Fix stylists — who choose outfits for its customers — quit in droves after the company ended its flexible scheduling policy, according to a new report from BuzzFeed News. And at least one worker told BuzzFeed that employees felt like they were “training the algorithm” which also helps choose customers’ clothing, suggesting the company
Read More{$inline_image}Smartphones always seem to run out of juice at the worst time. Luckily though, there’s an easy fix: use an age-old body modification scarring ritual to sear a permanent information conduit into your soft skin. Or at least that’s what one young Italian dude seems to believe. Earlier this week, tattoo artist Gabriele Pellerone tattooed
Read MoreSmartphones always seem to run out of juice at the worst time. Luckily though, there’s an easy fix: use an age-old body modification scarring ritual to sear a permanent information conduit into your soft skin. Or at least that’s what one young Italian dude seems to believe. Earlier this week, tattoo artist Gabriele Pellerone tattooed
Read MoreThere are some great Bluetooth headphones out there. AirPods Pro, Sony WF-1000XM4, and Jabra Elite Active 75t dominate the earbud market, while the Sony WH-1000XM4 and Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 are among the best of the over-the-ear variety. Still, as good as all these headphones sound in a myriad of… Read more… Bluetooth Headphones
Read MoreLet’s say you don’t have a lot of money to invest—maybe only a few hundred dollars—and you want to buy stock from a big company like Amazon or Google. Unfortunately, single shares in those companies can cost thousands of dollars. That’s where fractional shares come into play: they allow you to purchase only a small…
Read MoreTile Mate trackers feature replaceable batteries | Image: Tile Whether you use iOS or Android, the Tile Mate (2020) is a great Bluetooth tracker that’s designed to help you keep watch over your personal stuff. This $15 discount on a four-pack from Amazon and Best Buy is a great value for people getting started with
Read MoreWith a dizzying number of new game modes, it’s already clear this is one of the most ambitious additions to the WarioWare series to date. ‘WarioWare: Get It Together!’ turns the series into a multiplayer mad dash Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreRefinance rates were mixed, but one key rate decreased. Mortgage refinance rates on Aug. 20, 2021: Rate moves lower – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Hyperchiller claims to chill boiling hot liquids in just 60 seconds. We’ll be the judge of that. This device makes iced coffee in a minute – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreToday some important mortgage rates moved down. If you haven’t locked yet, see how your payments might be affected. Here are mortgage rates for Aug. 20, 2021: Rates tick down – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSetting up a brand-new space Continue reading… What’s on your desk, Chaim Gartenberg? Source: New feed
Read MoreThe WarioWare series has always been about chaos. Its self-described micro-games are so fast and strange that by the time you understand what’s going on, the game has already moved on to something new. Switch owners will be able to get a taste of that with the upcoming WarioWare: Get It Together — and from
Read MoreThis week’s internet features a scolding pee doctor, a porn site that banned porn, and some hugegungous waves. (Kids are into some weird shit.) Read more… The Out-of-Touch Adults' Guide To Kid Culture: What Happened to OnlyFans? Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreGovee has been nailing it recently, and your wallet will appreciate it. The budget alternative to Philips Hue light strips are even cheaper today – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe International Space Station was orbiting 263 miles above the southeast coast of Brazil on the Atlantic Ocean into an orbital sunrise. Night Turns to Day Source: NASA
Read MoreEpic liberally borrowed ideas from Among Us for its Impostors mode. | Image: Epic Games This week, Epic Games added a new mode called Impostors where players complete tasks on a ship while two impostors sneakily try to teleport as many agents off the ship as they can. If that sounds like a familiar gameplay
Read MoreWhen American experts first started to worry that COVID-19 vaccines weren’t working quite as well against delta as they did against earlier coronavirus strains, they didn’t have much domestic data to go on. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was only collecting data on post-vaccination COVID-19 cases if they led to hospitalization or death
Read MoreMicrosoft unveils new pricing details for its subscription-based Office 365 suite. Office 365 price set to rise next year, Microsoft confirms Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreOver the past year, we’ve seen how dramatically misinformation can impact the lives of people, communities and entire countries. In a bid to better understand how misinformation spreads online, Twitter has started an experimental trial in Australia, the United States and South Korea, allowing users to flag content they deem misleading. Users in these countries
Read MoreThe new clock app brings Spotify integration, timers and focus features for Windows 11. Windows 11 is bringing some cool new features to its most basic app… Source: Tech Radar Software
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