The Nightmare of Our Snooping Phones
A Catholic official’s resignation shows the real-world consequences of practices by America’s data-harvesting industries. The Nightmare of Our Snooping Phones Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreA Catholic official’s resignation shows the real-world consequences of practices by America’s data-harvesting industries. The Nightmare of Our Snooping Phones Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreBaseboards serve a pretty basic purpose, and they serve it well: hide the part of a room where the drywall meets the flooring. Sometimes, though, they’ve got to go, whether it’s because you need to remove them to complete another project, or whether they’re outdated and you’re looking to replace them altogether. … Read more…
Read MorePhoto by Michael Kappeler/picture alliance via Getty Images Olympic athletes in Tokyo continue to test positive for COVID-19 by the dozens, the United States gymnastics team left the Olympic Village for a hotel in an attempt to avoid the virus, and the chief of the games’ organizing committee said there could still be a last-minute
Read MoreIt was bound to happen at some point. An entrepreneur is putting the physical and digital versions up for sale at the same time to see which does better. Steve Jobs' 1973 job application once again up for auction, in physical and NFT form – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreEarly Bronco First Edition models are now going for six figures on eBay Motors. How bad do you want a Ford Bronco? Owners are starting to flip them for 0,000 – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreThe stock trading app is opening its initial public offering and investor presentations to everyday investors. The risks are significant. Robinhood’s Guinea Pig for Upending Public Offerings: Itself Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreWalking sim meets visual novel in a trio of sharply directed supernatural tales. ‘Last Stop’ is an entertaining boxset of interactive stories Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreMicrosoft is continuing its security vendor buying spree with its purchase of CloudKnox Security. Microsoft acquires privileged access management vendor CloudKnox Security Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MorePhoto by Dan Seifert / The Verge Amazon, Apple, Google, Samsung, and dozens of other firms have agreed to try to make setting up smart homes easier with Matter, a cross-platform open-source standard coming later this year. Now, Amazon has revealed the scope of its initial commitment: it will be upgrading almost every plug-in Echo
Read MoreWhen a foreign language is detected, an option to ‘See Translation’ now appears. | Image: Instagram Instagram is adding a new option to automatically translate text in story posts, the company announced today. Now, when the service detects a foreign language in a post, it will display a “See Translation” option on the top left
Read MoreExercise offers any number of benefits, helping to prevent or lessen the effects of chronic health conditions like anxiety, depression, heart disease, and high blood pressure, among others. It is, in so many ways, an essential component of good health. Read more… Exercise Doesn't Burn As Many Extra Calories As You Think Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreIs free enough, or are you better off paying for protection? It’s time for the Malwarebytes Premium vs Malwarebytes Free head-to-head. Malwarebytes Premium vs Malwarebytes Free: which should you get? Source: Tech Radar Software
Read More{$inline_image} This may be a wildly unpopular opinion, but cooking on a gas grill is cheating. There is something both primal and humbling about cooking over an open flame that you started yourself, but you have to let go of a small portion of your ego, and accept that the fire is the one that
Read MoreFaster and more efficient phishing detection coming to Chrome 92. Google Chrome update makes it even better at spotting phishing scams Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreLast week, Tesla finally released the fabled Beta 9 update of its Full Self-Driving package to users in the company’s “Early Access Program.” Sounds AMAZING but… you shouldn’t trust it too much. As a matter of fact, the company itself warned that the software update “may do the wrong thing at the worst time.” While some Tesla lovers
Read MoreIt’s no secret that financial literacy is a problem in the U.S., as less than a third of adults understand basic financial literacy topics by the time they hit their forties. But you don’t need to be an expert to get by, either, as knowing some of the basics can go a long way. Fortunately,
Read MoreTumblr’s Post Plus feature lets blogs offer a subscription for exclusive posts. | Image: Tumblr Tumblr is finally offering its writers a way to make money off their work: charging a subscription. The 14-year-old blogging platform is starting to add the ability for writers to put their posts behind a paywall. The feature, called Post
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge When you start using TikTok, you’re asked for a profile name and a username. If you’ve been using TikTok for a while, though, it wouldn’t be unusual to decide that you want to change one or both. Perhaps you used your real name and weren’t aware at first
Read MorePhoto by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge If you’ve been waiting for a sizable deal on the new M1 processor-equipped 12.9-inch iPad Pro or the 10.9-inch iPad Air released last year, you can save $100 on either model now at Amazon. Starting with the iPad Pro, the base model in space gray that comes with
Read MoreLogging on before the end of August will let you use the Mythical Zeraora. Pokemon Unite brings co-op battling to Nintendo Switch – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNetflix’s growth has chilled since the height of the pandemic, with the company even losing members in the US and Canada — its biggest single market — for the first time since 2019. Netflix is still struggling to add subscribers like it did during lockdowns – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe newest — and best — Roku is again available for 27% off. The Roku Express 4K Plus is back on sale for (save ) – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNo hub required with these lights, just screw them in and start having fun. This LIFX smart lighting 2-pack is off right now – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe companies demonstrate logical qubits so calculations can last longer than a fleeting moment. Honeywell, Google bring practical quantum computers a big step closer – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWe’ve all seen it: a professional acquaintance searching for a job, publicly and dramatically venting on social media for someone to hire them. We may have been that person ourselves. In my case, I have an acquaintance who, every week, would update LinkedIn with a reminder that, yes, they were still unemployed—with an… Read more…
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