The e-commerce giant appealed a decision to hold mail-in balloting, arguing in part that the National Labor Relations Board pandemic election guidance never defined what an “outbreak” actually is. Amazon presses for in-person voting for unionization election in the midst of a pandemic Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreThis article was originally published by Christopher Carey on Cities Today, the leading news platform on urban mobility and innovation, reaching an international audience of city leaders. For the latest updates follow Cities Today on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube, or sign up for Cities Today News. Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo has given the go-ahead for
Read MoreFor any smaller and larger software product that aims to be compatible with Apple’s MacOS, the recent introduction of its ARM-based Apple Silicon processors and MacBooks to go with them came as a bit of a shock. Suddenly one of the major desktop platforms was going to shift processor architectures, and with it likely abandon
Read MoreThe sizable sums foreshadow the political blitz that Silicon Valley is likely to mount in the face of fresh promises from President Biden and his new Democratic control in Congress that they plan to rein in the tech industry. Amazon, Facebook, other tech giants spent roughly million to lobby Washington last year Source: Washington Post
Read MoreFoo Yun Chee / Reuters: FOSS Patents’ Florian Mueller files a complaint with US and EU antitrust authorities after Google and Apple reject his COVID-19-related game — BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A German app developer has filed a complaint with European Union antitrust authorities against Google and Apple … FOSS Patents' Florian Mueller files a complaint
Read MorePhoto by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge This week on The Verge’s flagship podcast The Vergecast, The Verge’s own Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, Julia Alexander, and Chaim Gartenberg run through the news, reviews, and rumors in the world of tech this week. Dieter published his review of Samsung’s Galaxy S21 Ultra on Thursday, so The
Read MoreJump to: Tech | Gaming | Home | Lifestyle | Media Read more… Friday's Best Deals: MaryRuth Organics, Board Games, Razer Accessories, TheraBox, Gaming Chair, MagSafe Charger, The Sims 4, XPG 4TB NVMe SSD, and More Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreIf you haven’t found time to watch Wonder Woman 1984 on HBO Max — and you still want to see what all the fuss is about — there are only a couple more days to do so. Wonder Woman 1984 will leave HBO Max on Sunday, January 24th. This was always part of the plan.
Read MoreSara Fischer / Axios: Aside from Facebook Oversight Board’s binding decision on Trump, Nick Clegg says it’ll be interesting if it has guidance for similar situations in the future — Facebook’s decision to ask its new independent Oversight Board to review the company’s indefinite suspension of former President Trump … Aside from Facebook Oversight Board's
Read MoreOpera recently purchased YoYo Games, creators of the game development engine Game Maker Studio, to build up its new “Opera Gaming” division. Opera hasn’t announced what it plans to do with Game Maker Studio just yet, but the acquisition offers great opportunity to check in on Opera’s other gaming-focused product: the… Read more… Is the
Read MoreConsidering the average hourly rate for a lawyer in America ranges between $100-$300, many people can’t afford to hire an attorney. There is relief available, however, in the form of legal aid—an umbrella term for any service which provides legal assistance to those with low income. Here’s a look at your options. Read more… How
Read MoreThe legendary Spanish singer Lola Flores died in 1995, but a brewery is using AI to bring her back to life. Sevillan beer company Cruzcampo made a deepfake of the iconic Andalusian the star of a new ad campaign. The company pitches the commercial as a celebration of the diversity of Spanish accents. “Do you know why I
Read MoreOpenWRT is one of my absolute favorite projects, but it’s had a rough week. First off, the official OpenWRT forums is carrying a notice that one of the administrator accounts was accessed, and the userlist was downloaded by an unknown malicious actor. That list is known to include email addresses and usernames. It does not
Read MoreWhen I put out a call for freelance pitches last week, I also asked readers to send me post or topic ideas they’d like to read—even if they didn’t want to write them themselves. Which is how it came to be that a 53-year-old newspaper editor named Andy contacted me with an undeniably good idea:
Read MoreImage: Razer Razer’s DeathAdder V2 wired gaming mouse is one of the best wired gaming mice you can buy right now, according to my colleague Cameron Faulkner. But if you are trying to minimize the number of cables on your desk, the DeathAdder V2 Pro is a nice wireless alternative — and it’s down to
Read MoreHe’ll open a cyber-centric office under a recent law, Reuters noted. Biden reportedly gathers cybersecurity experts in wake of SolarWinds hack – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHere are the best security cameras to buy in 2021. The best home security cameras for the year: Wyze, Arlo and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCharlotte Tucker / EU-Startups: Dating Group, which says it has 73M registered users, acquires Once, a Swiss-based app which leverages AI to provide one match per day to each user, for €14.9M — Dating Group, one of the largest companies in the dating industry with 73 million registered users across its portfolio … Dating Group,
Read MoreThe new update will come either later this year or in 2022. Apple rumored to be prepping new MacBook Air with MagSafe magnetic charging – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMicrosoft is increasing the prices of its Xbox Live Gold subscription soon. The software giant has started notifying existing Xbox Live Gold members of the changes in certain markets, and it will see the price rise by a dollar to $10.99 per month in the US and $5 for a three-month membership. Twelve-month and six-month
Read MorePhoto Illustration by The Verge Marques Brownlee on how he is scaling his brand Continue reading… The business of influence with MKBHD Source: New feed
Read MoreTLDR: The All-In-One Developer and Project Manager Exam Certification Prep Bundle features 10 courses for learning programming, app production, project management and more. Many might scoff at the one-man band, frantically playing a handful of instruments at once. But there’s a lot to be said for the self-contained solo artist that can do it all.
Read MorePhoto by Andrew Marino / The Verge It’s been nearly eight years since Radiotopia executive producer Julie Shapiro noticed that 70 percent of the most popular podcasts were hosted by men. It’s been six years since journalist and audio editor Charley Locke argued that podcasting’s biggest problem isn’t discovery but diversity. And it’s approaching three
Read MoreNobody likes a broken phone screen—especially when you need to access something on your device, but can’t see your display at all. It’s a frustrating predicament, as Lifehacker reader Ayana explains in this week’s Tech 911 question: Read more… How Do I View Messages on a Broken Phone? Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreBloomberg: Sources: Samsung is considering building a $10B chipmaking plant in Texas, a major investment it hopes will help it catch up with industry leader TSMC — – It’s looking to build a cutting-edge wafer fab in the U.S. — It would follow TSMC’s decision to build a new site in Arizona Sources: Samsung is
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