Profits Steer Our Digital Future
To see where technology is headed and why, follow the money. Profits Steer Our Digital Future Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreTo see where technology is headed and why, follow the money. Profits Steer Our Digital Future Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreDevin Coldewey / TechCrunch: AccessiBe, which provides an accessibility overlay to help companies become ADA compliant, raises $28M Series A — If you want to make your website accessible right now but lack the resources for the kind of serious revamp it would take, an “accessibility overlay” may take the pressure off while the work
Read MoreElon Musk’s heavy-lifting launcher has been tapped for a pivotal assignment. NASA picks SpaceX Falcon Heavy to propel new Gateway lunar space station – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe FitBit Charge 4 gets a healthy feature boost with a new update | Image: FitBit Fitbit is offering a major update for some of its current smartwatches. As detailed by Wareable, the company is making new health data available to Charge 4 users and expanding access to previously paywalled information to more users. Fitbit,
Read MoreMcLaren gave us a shadowy look at the upcoming car beforehand, however. McLaren's future starts with Artura hybrid supercar coming this month – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreCEO Mark Zuckerberg says users want politics to be a smaller part of their social media experience. Facebook moves to scale down political content Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreOwen Williams / OneZero: Australia’s media law is right to challenge Facebook and Google but is problematic, burdening smaller platforms and misunderstanding the value of sharing links — Google and Facebook are too powerful, but monetization won’t solve the core problems — The Australian government is currently … Australia's media law is right to challenge
Read MorePresidents Day sales have started and you can find deep discounts on laptops, including a pair of budget Gateways, Dell and Lenovo 2-in-1s, the Asus ZenBook Duo and a large but impossibly thin-and-light LG Gram. Best laptop deals: Save 0 on a Dell XPS 13, 0 on a LG Gram 17 and more – CNET
Read MoreDavid Santiago/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images A US appeals court has ruled that Customs and Border Protection agents can conduct in-depth searches of phones and laptops, overturning an earlier legal victory for civil liberties groups. First Circuit Judge Sandra Lynch declared that both basic and “advanced” searches, which include reviewing and copying data
Read MoreSpaceX’s Crew Dragon is in service for astronauts heading to the International Space Station, but NASA still wants a backup plan. NASA may barter for seat on Russian Soyuz spacecraft, just in case – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe new M1 MacBook models are at their lowest prices ever this week, and you can save up to $300 on the older, Intel-based models. Best Apple MacBook deals: Save on M1 MacBook Air, 0 on M1 MacBook Pro – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreTianwen-1’s first image of Mars, captured Feb. 5 | China National Space Administration China’s Tianwen-1 spacecraft successfully rolled into Mars orbit Wednesday morning, the China National Space Administration confirmed. The probe’s arrival makes China the sixth space-faring power to reach the planet. It’s also the second country this month to celebrate its first Mars mission,
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Former President Donald Trump will not be returning to Twitter at any point in the future, according to the company’s chief financial officer. In an interview with CNBC’s Squawk Box program on Wednesday, Twitter CFO Ned Segal said that running for public office again would not reverse the
Read MoreBloomberg: Satya Nadella says social media platforms need clearer laws to help decide whether controversial accounts, like Donald Trump’s, have a place on their services — U.S. technology companies should be ready to face greater global competition—including from China, Nadella says Satya Nadella says social media platforms need clearer laws to help decide whether controversial
Read MoreRomain Dillet / TechCrunch: French startup Powder, which helps users share video clips of their favorite games, raises $14M Series A led by Serena, bringing its total raised to $18M — Meet Powder, a French startup that helps you share video clips of your favorite games, follow people with the same interests and interact with
Read MoreIn a joint press conference earlier this week, Senator Chuck Schumer and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announced that the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) will now reimburse low-income families for COVID-related funeral and burial costs. Read more… How FEMA Can Cover Pandemic-Related Funeral Costs Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreFor the last 11 years [Gunnar Kanold] has run the annual BASIC 10 Liner contest, and the rules for the 2021 edition are now available. There are four categories and each category has specific definitions of what constitutes a line. All entries must run on an 8-bit computer system that can be emulated. The first
Read MoreJump to: Tech | Gaming | Home | Lifestyle | Media Read more… Wednesday's Best Deals: Bella Pro Series Air Fryer, Echo Dot Kids + Glow, Lelo Men's Toys, Insignia 70" 4K TV, Cuisinart Knife Set, Ori: The Collection, and More Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreMicrosoft is planning to add a new ‘Teams Pro’ plan to Microsoft 365 and Office 365 business accounts which will bring webinar and more meeting intelligence capabilities to Teams. Microsoft to add new webinar and 'meeting intelligence' capabilities to Teams via Teams Pro Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreSuper Mario Bros. 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (Physical, Digital) | $60 | Amazon Read more… The Mario Games You Should Play First To Prepare Yourself for Super Mario Bros. 3D World + Bowser’s Fury Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreThere is no timeline yet for when a coronavirus vaccine will be deemed safe and available for kids under age 16. However, you should still be keeping them up with their regular wellness checks and immunization schedules, even as we continue to work our way through this pandemic. Read more… How to Handle Your Kid's
Read MoreThe social media platform’s problems in the country offer a stark example of the difficulty of adhering to its free-speech principles amid government worries over its influence. Twitter Removes Accounts in India Under Pressure from Modi Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThe United Kingdom’s Overwatch league franchise is investing in the local Overwatch scene for the (eventual) return of homestand matches. The OWL’s London Spitfire are hoping to go big by going home Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge I. Blocking is having a moment. Last month, Tracy Chou announced that she had raised a little under $1.5 million to launch Block Party, an anti-harassment startup that helps people filter abuse out of their social media experiences. On Monday, Block the New York Times, a tool to
Read MoreChris O’Brien / VentureBeat: Tel Aviv-based CYE, which uses AI and human hackers to test a company’s security resilience, raises $120M led by EQT — The soaring number of cyberattacks has propelled a massive expansion of potential solutions as startups and incumbent security providers jostle to address the market opportunity. Tel Aviv-based CYE, which uses
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