Bloomberg: Sources: as German car trading service Auto1 plans its IPO, Sequoia and Lone Pine will each buy €50M shares from existing investors and put €50M+ into its IPO — – Lone Pine also purchases stock from early backer DN Capital — Both funds want to buy more shares in Auto1’s planned IPO Sources: as
Read MorePessimism gets a bad rap, but in reality, the negative-leaning outlook can serve some important functions. These include everything from helping us process anger, to entering a new relationship with realistic expectations, to setting us up to accomplish our goals. And, according to performance expert Steven Kotler… Read more… How to Avoid Getting More Pessimistic
Read MoreYou can save $250 on a 75-inch Hisense TV, $400 on a Dell gaming laptop, $350 on a large Aerogarden and much more. Best Buy just kicked off a 4-day sale — save on TVs, laptops, cameras, Apple gear and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreYou can show off your talents online without having any web coding or layout skills – these are the apps you need. Best website builder for musicians in 2021 Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreGitHub has apologized to a Jewish employee it reportedly fired for warning coworkers about Nazis at the US Capitol insurrection — and offered him his job back. The staff member lost his job after posting a message on the company’s Slack channel saying, “stay safe homies, Nazis are about.” One of his coworkers criticized him for
Read MoreOnce upon a time, the automobile was a mostly mechanical beast, but no longer. Advanced electronics have weaved their way into the modern car, from engine to infotainment and climate control to the buttons now sprinkled throughout the passenger cabin. The gains in amenity and efficiency can’t be sniffed at, but it leaves manufacturers reliant
Read MoreWhether you’ve recently moved into a new house or apartment, or are taking advantage of another winter cooped up at home to make some improvements to your place, there are plenty of things to consider when coming up with a decorating plan. Along with factors like your budget and how the room is going to
Read MorePhoto by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images A capitol rioter may have stolen Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s laptop with plans to sell it to the Russian government, according to an FBI affidavit filed on Sunday. The affidavit charges Riley June Williams with unlawful entry and impeding government functions, based on extensive video record placing her at
Read MoreThe console version of the sci-fi game, which had a controversial launch last month, is available for half price at Best Buy. Cyberpunk 2077 on PS4 and Xbox One is on sale for – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreLos Angeles Times: Amateur digital sleuths have joined massive crowdsourcing efforts on social media to track violent Capital rioters, passing the evidence to authorities — The digital sleuths take to their computers in the moments when they can peel away from their real-world responsibilities — jobs … Amateur digital sleuths have joined massive crowdsourcing efforts
Read MoreThis ultra-sharp, super-bright DLP projector looks great when projected at sizes up to 300 inches and is just $1,099. Save 0 on the gaming-ready Optoma UHD30 4K projector – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJoin us on Wednesday, January 20th at noon Pacific for the Movie Magic Hack Chat with Alan McFarland! If they were magically transported ahead in time, the moviegoers of the past would likely not know what to make of our modern CGI-driven epics, with physically impossible feats performed in landscapes that never existed. But for
Read MoreRobotics has advanced in leaps and bounds over the past few decades, but in terms of decentralized coordination in robot swarms, they far behind biological swarms. Researchers from Harvard University’s Weiss Institute are working to close the gap, and have developed Blueswarm, a school of robotic fish that can exhibit swarm behavior without external centralized
Read MoreVirgin Orbit has successfully launched satellites into space for the first time. A 70-foot LauncherOne rocket carrying 10 satellites was dropped from a modified Boeing 747 at 11.39AM Pacific Time on Sunday. LauncherOne then ignited its engine and began soaring into orbit. Today’s sequence of events for #LaunchDemo2 went exactly to plan, from safe execution of our ground
Read MoreMicrosoft still wants to re-use your voice clips, but will now ask for permission first. Still talking to Cortana? Microsoft gives you more control over how your voice recordings are used Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreMysterious web hosting company appears to have offered asylum to Parler, but apps remain offline. Parler is back online – kind of Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreThe United Kingdom is somewhat unique in the world for requiring those households which view broadcast television to purchase a licence for the privilege. Initially coming into being with the Wireless Telegraphy Act in 1923, the licence was required for anyone receiving broadcast radio, before being expanded to cover television in 1946. The funds generated
Read MoreJoanna Stern / Wall Street Journal: Social media algorithms amplify the reach of incendiary, misinformation-filled, conspiracy theories, and users have no control over them — What you see in your feeds isn’t up to you. What’s at stake is no longer just missing a birthday. It’s your sanity—and world peace. Social media algorithms amplify the
Read MoreIngrid Lunden / TechCrunch: All-in-one HR service Personio raises $125M Series D at a $1.7B post-money valuation co-led by Index Ventures and Meritech — With the last year changing how (and where) many of us work, organizations have started to rethink how well they manage their employees, and what tools they use to do that.
Read MoreConcerns over how much data Microsoft Teams collects during video calls and whether it is being used for employee surveillance. Microsoft Teams may be tracking more of your info than you think Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreThe small SUV will go on sale in Europe this spring. Mercedes-Benz EQA electric crossover will debut on Jan. 20 – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreTLDR: Lightkey Pro Text Prediction Software can predict up to the next 12 words you type in your next document or email, saving you loads of time when you write. Back in 2019, Facebook announced it was making progress on one of its favorite pet projects, creating a wearable system that could type up to
Read MoreThese specially designed headphones block out ambient noise and play your favorite sounds, so you can sleep more soundly The 8 best headphones for sleeping: Hoomband, Bedphones and Bose – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreEven if you weren’t a plant person before the pandemic, you may have gotten into having some greenery around your place—so you at least had some living thing to interact with. Part of the appeal of live plants is to take care of something and watch it grow. But what happens when it outgrows its
Read MoreWall Street Journal: AT&T, Verizon, and other bidders have spent a record $80.9B during the 5G spectrum auction, expected to lead to a wave of borrowing for the indebted sector — AT&T, Verizon expected to turn to bond markets and banks to finance bids in record-setting FCC airwaves auction AT&T, Verizon, and other bidders have
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