Attention race fans: tomorrow is the 63rd running of the Daytona 500—aka the “Great American Race.” Like everything else this past year, the event will look a little different thanks to COVID-19. For example, it’ll take place in front of just 30,000 fans, instead of the usual 100,000, and those in attendance will have… Read
Read MoreBloomberg: Report: African startups raised $1.43B in 2020, down 29% YoY, declining for the first time in almost a decade — – Pandemic related slowdowns make investors wary of big deals — Funding rounds increased in Nigeria, Egypt, South Africa — Funding for African startups slowed … Report: African startups raised .43B in 2020, down
Read MoreThat’s The Verge’s Chris Welch wearing Bose’s Noise Canceling Headphones 700 | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge You wouldn’t know it from looking at The Verge’s deals coverage this week, but we’ve been getting so many pitches for deals that are on because of Valentine’s Day on Sunday, February 14th, and Presidents’
Read MoreWhile most home networking hardware comes with network ports baked in from the factory, industrial grade gear is typically more versatile. Using standards like Small Form-factor Pluggable, or SFP, network switches can be used with a variety of transport mediums by simply swapping tranceivers in and out. These network devices typically handle the nitty gritty
Read MoreDuring the pandemic, the chances are that as you enter an airport or doctor’s surgery, someone will point an infrared thermometer at your forehead in order to assess your temperature. Your skin temperature is being measured to try to identify whether or not you have an increased deep body temperature, which is indicative of fever,
Read MoreSlate Star Codex was a window into the psyche of many tech leaders building our collective future. Then it disappeared. Silicon Valley’s Safe Space Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreCommentary: It’s 2021, and it’s time Apple gives us some better battery life. What the Apple Watch needs in 2021 is a battery that lasts longer than a day – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreScott Chipolina / Decrypt: A look at Valuables, a service from crypto company Cent that lets users sell their tweets as non-fungible tokens in exchange for Ethereum — A new platform that lets users buy and sell tweets has already seen $270,000 in offers. Here’s how it works. — Individuals are now buying … A
Read MoreWhatever kind of clock you’re interested in building, you’re going to need to build an oscillator of some sort. Whether it be a pendulum, a balance wheel, or the atomic transitions of cesium or rubidium, something needs to go back and forth in a predictable way to form the timebase of the clock. And while
Read MoreAfter underwhelming sales of the S20 lineup, Samsung has had a serious rethink of its US pricing strategy as the coronavirus pandemic rages on. How is the Galaxy S21 0 cheaper than the S20? 3 big changes Samsung made – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreOnly a few months after Apple unveiled its latest flagship phone, people are already speculating about the iPhone 13. iPhone 13 rumors: Release date, price, design, specs and everything else we've heard – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWall Street Journal: Sources shed light on the increasingly personal battle between Tim Cook and Mark Zuckerberg, who in private reportedly said “we need to inflict pain” on Apple — Animosity between CEOs Mark Zuckerberg and Tim Cook erupts over privacy and dueling visions of internet Sources shed light on the increasingly personal battle between
Read MoreFacebook continues to expand its hardware aspirations. According to a report by The Information, the company is actively working on a smartwatch, offering the usual array of fitness, messaging, and notification features. This shouldn’t be too surprising, considering Facebook tried to buy Fitbit before Google snatched it up. According to the report, the device is
Read More[Jeff] says that designing your own 6502 computer is a rite of passage, and he wanted the experience. His board can accept a real 6502 or the newer CMOS variant that is still available. There are a few modern conveniences such as USB power and provisions for using a USB serial port. We are spoiled
Read MoreStanford Internet Observatory: After researchers raised data privacy concerns, Clubhouse says it is taking steps “to prevent Clubhouse clients from ever transmitting pings to Chinese servers” — The audio chat app “Clubhouse” went viral among Chinese-speaking audiences. Stanford Internet Observatory examines … After researchers raised data privacy concerns, Clubhouse says it is taking steps "to
Read MoreCatalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: Yandex says it caught an employee selling access to user email accounts for personal gains, and is in process of notifying 4,887 affected mailbox owners — The Russian company said the employee sold access to 4,887 user email accounts. — Russian search engine and email provider Yandex … Yandex says it
Read MoreMichelai Graham / Technical.ly DC: Data privacy management company WireWheel raises $20M Series B led by ForgePoint Capital, bringing its total raised to $45M — Led by ForgePoint Capital, this new financing will go toward expanding the data protection company’s SaaS platform and adding to its product engineering, sales and marketing teams. Data privacy management
Read MoreThe Justice League Snyder Cut is coming March 18, and historical drama Judas and the Black Messiah dropped Friday. HBO Max: How to watch movies like the Snyder Cut, Judas and the Black Messiah – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDisney Plus streams almost everything Disney makes, including the return of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with WandaVision. Disney Plus: Everything to know about Disney's app – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreRachel Lindsay, the first Black Bachelorette, says she’s done with the franchise as fallout continues following the host’s apology for comments about a contestant’s plantation party photos. Backlash against The Bachelor's Chris Harrison explained – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJay Peters / The Verge: Microsoft’s Edge extensions store is hosting unofficial copies of games like Mario Kart 64, Pac-Man, more; Microsoft and Nintendo say they are investigating — Super Mario Bros., Sonic, Pac-Man, Tetris, Cut The Rope, even Minecraft — Microsoft’s Edge extensions store appears … Microsoft's Edge extensions store is hosting unofficial copies
Read MoreMIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) wants to convert laser cutters into something more. By attaching a head to a commercial laser cutter and adding software, they combine the functions of a cutter, a conductive printer, and a pick and place system. The idea is to enable construction of entire devices such as
Read MoreCorinne Reichert / CNET: BitPay adds Apple Pay support for its prepaid Mastercard which allows users to instantly convert their cryptocurrencies into fiat to pay for goods and services — Bitcoin wallet BitPay’s Prepaid Mastercard users in the US can now add their card to Apple Wallet and Apple Pay will now allow Bitcoin …
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Earlier this month, Aaron Epstein spent $10,000 to buy an ad in The Wall Street Journal to tell AT&T’s CEO he wasn’t happy with his internet service — service that was limited to a paltry 3Mbps (via Ars Technica). Now, AT&T has him hooked up with a fiber
Read MoreIn 2002, eBay bought PayPal for $1.5 billion, turning it into the way you’d buy and get paid for items you sell on the ginormous auction site. But the once-happy couple has been breaking up for years — and on Valentine’s Day, some sellers may no longer be able to sell items on eBay at
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