Just as news that the VW ID.4 was heading out for international deliveries dropped, so did leaked images of the company’s next electric vehicle, the ID.6 SUV. Bear in mind it wasn’t supposed to be revealed for another few months. Before we get on to the images, which were shared on Reddit after originally being
Read MoreLast year, Apple announced a new feature in iOS 14 that forced app makers to ask for explicit user permission if they wanted to track user data. Now, Google is also mulling over the introduction of similar measures on its Android mobile operating system. According to a report by Bloomberg, the company has already started
Read MoreZeyi Yang / Protocol: Profile of Maimai, a Chinese site modeled after LinkedIn with a Glassdoor-like forum where users can post anonymously, as it fights China’s tech firms in court — For the Chinese tech press, 2021 started with a national debate about labor rights ignited by a big tech employee’s death, a suspected result
Read MoreXiaomi has announced its latest phone concept: a “quad-curved waterfall display.” This means that the unnamed phone’s screen not only has deep 88-degree “waterfall” curves on the left and right sides, but on the top and bottom as well, leaving no room for ports or buttons. Xiaomi says this is intended to “extend the limits
Read MoreInstagram is borrowing one more feature from a rival social media platform making Stories a part of similar-looking features. Instagram is going TikTok-esque with vertically scrollable stories Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreGoogle is adding heart and respiratory rate monitors to the Fit app on Pixel phones, and it plans to add them to other Android phones in the future. Both features rely on the smartphone camera. Google Fit app on Pixel phones will track heart & respiratory rate – This is how Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Baltimore, Maryland city officials have unanimously voted to end the city police department’s spy plane surveillance program, according to The Baltimore Sun (via Vice). Sorry, wait, the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) had a spy plane program? Yes, and it was called AIR, which stands for Aerial Investigation Research.
Read MoreHandwarmers are great to keep your fingers functional in icy weather, but can they do more? [Greg] wondered if they could be put to good use cooking an egg, and got down to work. The handwarmers in question are the HotHands brand, based on an iron chemistry. The warmers create their heat from the exothermic
Read MoreWe’ve been hearing rumors that Apple is working on some kind of a mixed-reality headset for years, but a new report by The Information (paywall) appears to offer the clearest picture of the company’s plans yet. You can click the link above for the full report, but here are the key takeaways from it, along with
Read MoreThe actor may be biased, but he’s a little excited. Tom Holland: Spider-Man 3 is 'most ambitious standalone superhero film ever' – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe commercial’s a little awkward right now considering this whole GameStop and AMC stocks thing. See Robinhood do damage control in Super Bowl ad aimed at small investors – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePlus, Mank director David Fincher produces Anheuser-Busch’s first ever Super Bowl spot. Super Bowl 2021 ads: Maya Rudolph, Don Cheadle, Brad Garrett and other celebs star – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreOn CNET’s I’m So Obsessed podcast, the Academy Award-nominated Swedish filmmaker Mikael Håfström discusses his Netflix film Outside the Wire, starring Anthony Mackie and Damson Idris. Outside the Wire director explains how he turned Anthony Mackie into a cyborg – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBloomberg: Kuaishou’s shares jumped 194% in its Hong Kong debut after raising $5.4B in an IPO, valuing the company at $179B — – Tencent-backed short-video startup raised $5.4 billion in IPO — IPO attracted a record amount of orders from retail investors — Kuaishou Technology … Kuaishou's shares jumped 194% in its Hong Kong debut
Read MoreSearching for more great shows like WandaVision? Let’s round up Disney’s best gems. 14 best TV shows to binge on Disney Plus – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIt’s long been common wisdom that one of the safest places to keep your cryptocurrency holdings is in a hardware wallet. These are small, portable devices that encrypt your keys and offer a bit more piece of mind than holding your coins in a soft or web wallet. But of course, as we know, nothing
Read MoreImage: Razer Razer’s latest mechanical keyboard, the $250 Huntsman V2 Analog, looks similar to the company’s previous models, but the biggest differences lie in the switches. This model’s optical switches support adjustable actuation (the amount of movement required to register a press), allowing for near-endless customization through Razer’s Synapse software. Perhaps the most appealing feature
Read MoreThe Thunderbolt 4 dock is littered with useful ports | Razer If you’ve been hunting for a Thunderbolt 4 dock for your new laptop, Razer has a new option for you to consider, simply called the Razer Thunderbolt 4 Dock. It’s loaded with ports, and of course, Chroma RGB lighting, too. Razer says it’s USB4
Read MoreDominion Voting’s lawyers have asked the social media companies to preserve potentially defaming posts about the company, even if they contain misinformation. Dominion Voting tells Facebook, Parler and other social media sites to preserve posts for lawsuits Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreMegan Graham / CNBC: Snap says Apple changes to IDFA will interrupt demand; Unity says IDFA changes will affect how mobile game developers “optimize lifetime customer value” — – Snap and Unity Software, which reported fourth quarter earnings after the bell Thursday, both warned of the upcoming impact … Snap says Apple changes to IDFA
Read MoreFelix Salmon / Axios: Wikimedia Foundation announces CEO Katherine Maher will step down as of April 15, says its annual budget doubled to estimated $140M in 2021 under her leadership — Katherine Maher, the Wikimedia Foundation’s CEO, will step down as of April 15, she tells Axios, leaving the nonprofit … Wikimedia Foundation announces CEO
Read MoreIngrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Infinitus, which provides a machine-generated voice calling service for healthcare companies contacting customers, has come out of stealth with $21.4M Series A — Robotic process automation (RPA) has found a strong foothold in the world of enterprise IT through its effective use of AI … Infinitus, which provides a machine-generated voice
Read MoreAndrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: Ford will increase its investment in autonomous vehicles to ~$7B over 10 years through 2025, $5B of that from 2021 onward, as part of its Ford Mobility efforts — The Blue Oval is putting more money on its electric bet — Ford is increasing its investment in electric and
Read MoreThe FDA will meet Feb. 26 to discuss what Johnson & Johnson says is a 66% effective, single-dose vaccine for preventing COVID-19. Johnson & Johnson seeks FDA emergency authorization for COVID-19 vaccine – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHere’s the story of my seven-day off-road adventure in Rivian’s new electric truck. Check out the Rivian R1T in action at the Rebelle Rally – Roadshow Source: CNet
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