Photo by Ronny Hartmann / AFP via Getty Images Amazon informed US warehouse employees on Friday that it is once again requiring them to wear masks to work in response to the spread of the more contagious COVID-19 delta variant (via CNBC and Bloomberg). The company says it offers access to vaccines to over half
Read MoreTwitch streamers are worried that Félix “xQc” Lengyel’s spat with the International Olympic Committee could have disastrous consequences, but the truth is both simpler and more complicated. Twitch’s most popular streamer is taking on the Olympics, for better or worse Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreThe pause now ends Jan. 31, 2022. Biden administration rolls out 'final extension' on student loan repayment pause – CNET Source: CNet
Read More“Made in America” is rare, even though polls show Americans want it. Here's why your iPhone may never be made in the USA – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge More and more, I find myself wondering why we built a world in which so much civic discourse takes place inside a handful of giant digital shopping malls. So let’s talk about Facebook’s decision to disable the pages and personal accounts associated with the Ad Observatory project at
Read MoreAh, the 5mm LED. Once a popular choice, they’ve been supplanted in modernity by smaller SMD components and/or more capable RGB parts in recent years. However, they’re still able to do the job and are a great way to give your project that proper homebrew look. [Ian Dunn] chose those very parts to produce his
Read MoreListen to some songs from the pop star while experiencing something crazy. How to watch Fortnite Rift Tour starring Ariana Grande – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAre people constantly telling you how funny you are? Do you always have the perfect joke in any situation, but no one to tell it to? Have you always thought maybe you should try stand-up? Well, you also probably know that stand-up comedy is a notoriously hard business to break into—but it can be done.
Read MoreWhile it’s common to incorporate rocks into landscape designs, most of the time it’s in the form of a border around plants or a tree, or creating a path through a yard or garden. But there’s another possibility: You could plan and create a full-on rock garden. Read more… You Need a Rock Garden to
Read MoreHere’s what to watch tonight. HBO Max: 20 best TV shows to watch tonight – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMicrosoft OneNote will receive a series of updates including a visual refresh over the course of the next year. Microsoft combines OneNote apps into a single offering Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreA little film called The Suicide Squad arrived this week. HBO Max: 10 best films to stream tonight – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreTraditional wisdom suggests it’s usually a good move to invest in real estate—but how do you that if you don’t have much money? After all, not everyone has huge stacks of cash lying around, waiting to be spent on an investment property. Fortunately, there are a few ways you can realize some upside from the
Read MoreA ton of new films arrived this week. Hulu: The 10 best films to see tonight – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHere’s what to watch tonight. Hulu: 38 of the best TV series to binge-watch tonight – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe scenes outside the Camp Nou soccer stadium in Barcelona say it all: A grown man crying into the jersey of Lionel Messi, because the once-in-a-generation superstar is leaving the club this summer after nearly 20 years due to an impasse with his contract renewal. Read more… How to Deal with a Traitorous Asshole Leaving
Read MoreBasic tasks can sometimes feel like a chore on your iPhone because it takes a lot of time for something trivial. For example, the Camera app keeps opening to the default photo mode, and you have to keep sliding over to other modes such as portrait or video. Fortunately, it’s possible to save a lot
Read MoreImage: Razer Razer announced today that its lit-like-a-gaming-PC N95 mask has a new name and a beta program set up ahead of the planned fourth quarter launch. The futuristic-looking Project Hazel has been christened the Razer Zephyr, and you can sign up to be a beta tester right now on Razer’s site. Razer has not
Read MoreImage: FCC The Federal Communications Commission has launched a new map designed to show consumers what kind of cellular coverage they can expect in a given area from AT&T, T-Mobile, US Cellular, and Verizon. It’s been a long time coming, and it looks like an improvement over the agency’s past attempts to show gaps in
Read MoreA team of researchers has used machine learning to predict and explain terrorist attacks. Their tests suggest the models can accurately predict attacks in regions that are already affected by terrorism. However, they found that “black swan events,” which occur sporadically, are almost impossible to predict. The researchers, led by Dr Andre Python from Zhejiang University in China, used publicly
Read MoreAn employee wearing a protective face mask inspects Sapphire Technology Ltd. AMD graphics processing units (GPU) at the Evobits crypto farm in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2021. The world’s second-most-valuable cryptocurrency, Ethereum, rallied 75 percent this year, outpacing its larger rival Bitcoin. | Photo by Akos Stiller / Bloomberg via Getty Images The
Read MorePhoto by Sean Hollister / The Verge Reservations are already sold out through mid-2022 Continue reading… Valve Steam Deck hands-on: the Nintendo Switch of PC gaming Source: New feed
Read More“It’s my money, and I need it now!” You said it, JG Wentworth. The cash back you rack up when making purchases on your Apple Card is yours to do with as you like—but if you want to send it to your bank account, it’ll take one to three business days to get there. That’s
Read MoreCancel culture is such an important issue in my life, and this week’s cancel culture victims include DaBaby, Reddit’s worst anti-feminists, and golf-playing drunken airplane passengers. Read more… The Out-of-Touch Adults' Guide To Kid Culture: Why Was DaBaby Canceled? Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreSurfshark plans to release a new digital privacy tool called Incogni to automate the process of dealing with data brokers. Surfshark's new tool will delete any data third-parties might hold on you Source: Tech Radar Software
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