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Divvy, which buys and rents homes while setting aside ~25% of monthly payments toward the renter's future down payment on the house, raises $110M Series C (Mary Ann Azevedo/TechCrunch)

Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: Divvy, which buys and rents homes while setting aside ~25% of monthly payments toward the renter’s future down payment on the house, raises $110M Series C — Despite all the headaches that come with it, homeownership is still the American dream for many. — Divvy Homes – a startup …

UK risks leaving its EV drivers out of juice, unless it installs chargers 5 times faster

The UK is passing milestones and installing new EV chargers every week. But according to a UK think tank, it’s not doing so anywhere near fast enough. As reported in the Telegraph earlier today, Policy Exchange says the UK needs to up its install rate of 7,000 chargers a year to 35,000 over the next decade if

Tesla agrees to recall cars with failing displays

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Tesla has agreed to recall more than 134,000 Model S sedans and Model X SUVs that will eventually suffer from faulty displays after pressure from the leading US safety regulator, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Tesla announced the recall to customers in an email, according to

Take $5 off TaoTronics Sound Machine Combo to Help You Get a Restful Night's Sleep

TaoTronics Sound Machine/Night Light | $35 | Amazon | Clip Coupon Read more… Take off TaoTronics Sound Machine Combo to Help You Get a Restful Night's Sleep Source: Life Hacker

In a report, NYU researchers call conservative claims of social media censorship "a form of disinformation" and warn against completely repealing Section 230 (Cat Zakrzewski/Washington Post)

Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post: In a report, NYU researchers call conservative claims of social media censorship “a form of disinformation” and warn against completely repealing Section 230 — A new report concludes that social networks aren’t systematically biased against conservatives, directly contradicting Republican claims … In a report, NYU researchers call conservative claims of

Microsoft Edge may be about to bite the dust on some Windows 10 systems

Legacy version of Microsoft Edge web browser set to be removed from Windows 10 soon. Microsoft Edge may be about to bite the dust on some Windows 10 systems Source: Tech Radar Software

Use 'Chrome Labs' to Find New Browser Features

I love when a new Chrome release drops, because it gives me a chance to mess around in the browser’s comprehensive chrome://flags/ screen and dig up hidden features. But rummaging through these flags takes a while, as the browser doesn’t tell you what’s new (or now missing). Unless you’re using Chrome Canary, that is,… Read

Amazon to build giant, swirling 'Helix' at its HQ2 in Virginia – CNET

The retail giant says it’s committed to bringing employees together at its new headquarters. Amazon to build giant, swirling 'Helix' at its HQ2 in Virginia – CNET Source: CNet

Happy 20th birthday to my beloved VLC — the finest software known to mankind

I still remember when I first met you, VLC. It was the early 2000s. The family computer had a hard drive measured in megabytes, and it was impossible to find a good bit of software to play video files I… acquired. But, in my darkest moment, you appeared and helped me watch a grainy rip

Small launch startup Astra to go public at $2.1 billion valuation

Astra’s 3.2 rocket launching from Alaska | John Kraus/Astra Astra plans to become the first small rocket maker to go public, the company announced Tuesday, after reaching space for the first time in December. It’ll become the second publicly traded space venture after Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic. The Northern California-based rocket firm’s “3.2” launch vehicle

One day, your home could be made with mushrooms

Mushrooms are helping architects and engineers solve one the world’s biggest crises: climate change. These fungi are durable, biodegradable, and are proving to be a good alternative to more polluting materials. “Our built environment needs these kinds of materials,” says David Benjamin, founding principal architect at the firm The Living. “Different countries have really ambitious

Uber says it is buying alcohol delivery startup Drizly for $1.1B in cash and stock; Drizly co-founder and CEO Cory Rellas is expected to remain with Uber (Dan Primack/Axios)

Dan Primack / Axios: Uber says it is buying alcohol delivery startup Drizly for $1.1B in cash and stock; Drizly co-founder and CEO Cory Rellas is expected to remain with Uber — Uber on Tuesday announced an agreement to buy Drizly, a Boston-based alcohol delivery startup, for $1.1 billion in cash and stock. Uber says

Best Buy flash sale: 3 things you should seriously consider – CNET

You’ve got just 24 hours to score these discounts. Best Buy flash sale: 3 things you should seriously consider – CNET Source: CNet

Alibaba sales beat estimates in the three months ended December, with revenue of $34.2B, up 37% YoY, and net income of $12.23B, up 52% YoY (Coco Liu/Bloomberg)

Coco Liu / Bloomberg: Alibaba sales beat estimates in the three months ended December, with revenue of $34.2B, up 37% YoY, and net income of $12.23B, up 52% YoY — – Company is communicating with regulators on antitrust probe — Sales rose at a faster-than-expected pace in December quarter Alibaba sales beat estimates in the

Bowlus Terra Firma trailer takes you way off-grid in high luxury – Roadshow

The lightweight trailer is packing serious tech and lots of unique features. Bowlus Terra Firma trailer takes you way off-grid in high luxury – Roadshow Source: CNet

Plan Your Super Bowl Chicken Wings Now

One doesn’t have to watch football to enjoy an abundance of chicken wings, but I cannot watch the sport without them. Whether they are grilled, blasted in an oven, fried, or cooked with a gimmicky kitchen appliance, good wings are almost never a “last minute” endeavor. This is why it suits you to figure out

Tesla IS going to recall cars over dodgy memory chips — and throw in 64GB upgrades

Tesla’s ongoing defective screen recall saga has taken yet another turn. According to an email sent to an owner of an affected Tesla vehicle, seen by Electrek, the EV maker is voluntarily recalling Model S and Model X vehicles with potentially defective infotainment systems and screens. I say voluntarily, but in reality it had no

Oyster, which develops HR software for a distributed workforce, raises $20M Series A, bringing its total raised to about $24M (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch)

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Oyster, which develops HR software for a distributed workforce, raises $20M Series A, bringing its total raised to about $24M — The growth of remote working and managing workforces that are distributed well beyond the confines of a centralized physical office — or even a single country … Oyster, which develops

NASA Astronaut Victor Glover Works to Upgrade the Station

Victor Glover, who has accumulated 3,000 flight hours in more than 40 aircraft, over 400 carrier arrested landings and 24 combat missions, took his first spacewalk on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. NASA Astronaut Victor Glover Works to Upgrade the Station Source: NASA

This upcoming Outlook feature sounds like a catastrophe waiting to happen

Microsoft is working on a new Outlook feature that will surely prove divisive. This upcoming Outlook feature sounds like a catastrophe waiting to happen Source: Tech Radar Software

Microsoft warns: You've only got six months to move from Skype for Business Online to Teams

Microsoft is warning Skype For Business Online customers to start moving to Teams now to prepare for legacy product’s retirement on July 31, 2021. Microsoft warns: You've only got six months to move from Skype for Business Online to Teams Source: ZDNet Microsoft

Any US legislation to ban anonymity online will be unconstitutional, will not work, and most importantly will put many marginalized/vulnerable people at risk (Mike Masnick/Techdirt)

Mike Masnick / Techdirt: Any US legislation to ban anonymity online will be unconstitutional, will not work, and most importantly will put many marginalized/vulnerable people at risk — There’s an idea that pops up every so often among people who are upset about misinformation online but don’t actually understand … Any US legislation to ban

Microsoft tracked a system sending a million malware emails a month. Here's what it discovered

Emerging attacker email infrastructure now sends over a million malware-laden emails each month. Microsoft tracked a system sending a million malware emails a month. Here's what it discovered Source: ZDNet Microsoft

Slitherine unveils delicious new details for Starship Troopers: Terran Command

Slitherine Games today revealed a bevy of new details for its upcoming strategy game Starship Troopers: Terran Command. Set in the titular Starship Troopers universe, the highly-anticipated game was just announced a little over a month ago, but luckily for us it’s been in development for awhile now and is slated for release later this

Amazon’s anti-union blitz stalks Alabama warehouse workers everywhere, even the bathroom

The stakes couldn’t be higher for the e-commerce giant, which is fighting the biggest labor battle in its history on U.S. soil. Amazon’s anti-union blitz stalks Alabama warehouse workers everywhere, even the bathroom Source: Washington Post Tech

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