We made it to the biggest sporting event of the year: Puppy Bowl XVII will feature 70 puppies from over 20 different shelters, all available for adoption, hosted by Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart. Whether you’re hoping to adopt (good luck, they go fast) or just want to see them play, here’s how to catch the game.
Read MoreBuzzFeed News: Sources: while Trump was in office, the Trump Org negotiated a 40% stake in Parler in exchange for making it his main social network; the deal never finalized — Documents seen by BuzzFeed News show that Parler offered Trump 40% of the company if he posted exclusively to the platform. Sources: while Trump
Read MoreExpect flat-six power, a manual transmission and one heck of a rear wing. The new Porsche 911 GT3 will debut on Feb. 16 – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Chinese spacecraft is one of three arriving at the red planet this month. Its destination is near. China's Tianwen-1 Mars probe delivers its first haunting look at the planet – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIn the final installment of the sleep tracking fitness challenge, I’m going to talk about my experience with the WHOOP strap. This and the Oura ring, which I covered last week, are the two big players in the recovery tracking space. Both keep tabs on your activity during the day and your heart rate at
Read MorePhoto by Sean Hollister / The Verge Okay, screenwriters, directors, authors, and production companies — we get it. You have some experience telling stories about Wall Street, the video game industry, or social networks, and you see some mighty big dollar signs in the true tale of how Reddit managed to drive an ailing video
Read MoreIn the late 2000s, video game development studio Rare attempted to remake its beloved Nintendo 64 first-person shooter, GoldenEye 007, for the Xbox 360. The new vision featured the classic single-player campaign and fan-favorite multiplayer modes along with updated graphics, modern controls, and online play. It even… Read more… How to Play the Leaked 'GoldenEye'
Read MoreCharacters from Destruction AllStars. | Image: Sony Sony released the car-smashing game Destruction AllStars exclusively for the PlayStation 5 on Tuesday, but it shipped with one very annoying feature: voice chat in multiplayer matches was turned on by default, meaning you could be subject to the unfiltered comments and background noise from your opponents. And
Read MoreI don’t know about you, but my masks are getting boring. Perhaps I was still hoping this would all pass quickly, but I didn’t invest in any masks I actually liked. Why waste money on something we’ve soon throw away? Read more… Six Fashionable Face Masks That Will Add Flair to Any Pandemic Outfit Source:
Read MoreWhile the de facto smartphone design ultimately went in a different direction, there’s no denying the classic BlackBerry layout offered some compelling advantages. It was a gadget primarily designed to send and receive emails and text messages, and it showed. So is it really any wonder [MSG] would build his pocket-sized LoRa messengers in its
Read MoreEven before the COVID-19 pandemic upended air travel, there were still plenty of opportunities for inconvenience—like when your flight was delayed or canceled (or that one decent food option at the airport was closed when you needed it the most). But with so much rebooking over the past year, you may have a flight… Read
Read MoreFriday’s Best Deals | Kinja Deals Read more… The 10 Best Deals of February 5, 2021 Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreThe longer the pandemic lasts, the more students question the value of a college education. A December survey by New America and Third Way found that nearly three in five college students (57 percent) agreed with the sentiment that higher education was no longer “worth the cost,” a bump up from 49 percent in a
Read MoreIllustration by Ana Kova Patients of two US hospital chains had their names, birthdays, and colonoscopy results posted on the dark web after a hack, reported NBC News. The tens of thousands of files released were from patients at Leon Medical Centers in Miami and Nocona General Hospital in Texas. The patient records posted in
Read MoreI like Super Bowl Sunday for one thing: the food. I am not an avid sports fan in general, and football is the game I know the least about. Despite this, every year I look forward to enjoying a whole lot of food (and getting excited about whoever is winning). And sure, maybe we’re not
Read More“Tomorrow, I will simply be a reader of Kotaku, like so many of you.” Kotaku editor in chief Stephen Totilo resigns after 9 years at the helm Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreOne of my favorite parts of moving to a new neighborhood is finding all my new “spots.” A new bar, a new coffee shop, a new corner store—picking one of each and frequenting them all with regularity is fun for me. But due to Covid, I haven’t been able to mingle with my new neighbors
Read MoreBoth popular VPNs offer competitive privacy protection. Here’s how they compare side by side. NordVPN vs. ExpressVPN: How the two privacy titans stack up in 2021 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAuthorities in Germany seized more than 1,700 bitcoin, but the fraudster who arrested refused to give up the password. When you have million in Bitcoin, but no password – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe US Federal Trade Commission says criminals can use personal information to steal your identity. Instead, take a “vaccine selfie.” Don't post a photo of your vaccination card on social media, officials warn – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe NLRB denies Amazon’s requests to stay the election and appeal a decision allowing the vote to take place by mail. Amazon warehouse worker union vote will go forward in Alabama – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMike Masnick / Techdirt: Democrats’ Sec. 230 bill is a dumpster fire of cluelessness that effectively wipes out protections for entire internet while pretending it’s just a minor change — For the past few months we’ve been seeing a ton of terrible/ridiculous/awful/unconstitutio nal bills coming from mostly Republicans … Democrats' Sec. 230 bill is a
Read MoreAccording to a notification from Apple, YouTube is dropping support for some Apple TVs in early March. Users can still watch videos from a secondary Apple device via AirPlay, but you won’t be able to use the YouTube channel itself on third-generation Apple TVs from 2012. Read more… What to Do When YouTube Stops Working
Read MoreNatasha Mascarenhas / TechCrunch: Class, formerly ClassEDU, which makes a video-conferencing product for schools called Class for Zoom, raises $30M Series A, bringing its total raised to $46M — Class, launched less than a year ago by Blackboard co-founder Michael Chasen, integrates exclusively with Zoom to offer … Class, formerly ClassEDU, which makes a video-conferencing
Read MoreMicrosoft will remove the legacy Edge browser from Windows 10 users’ machines as of April’s Patch Tuesday, a month after ceasing security updates for the old Edge. Microsoft details its legacy Edge browser phase-out strategy Source: ZDNet Microsoft
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