Briana became Storymodebae when she started her Twitch channel in January 2018. Back then she was still a year away from graduating from college, and in her own words, got the idea to start making things online after she started watching Let’s Plays on YouTube when she found herself stuck in games. “I was like,
Read MoreCertain styles and trends dominate the home furnishing marketplace, and people who care about this kind thing might be drawn to the latest and best offered by brands like West Elm and CB2, but I’m here to tell you that you can ditch the over-priced hype in favor of something with far less cachet: online
Read MoreIn December, the UK county of Cambridgeshire started a traffic regulation trial that let electric vehicle drivers use bus lanes, which are typically reserved for buses, taxis, motorcycles, and cyclists. The county council said that letting electric vehicles use the bus lanes serves as an additional incentive to get drivers out of their combustion engine
Read MoreThe past year certainly affected what we saw at CES 2021, from absent brands to new touchless tech. From touchless to high-tech, the smart home at CES 2021 reflected the times – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIn search of a smart doorbell? Start here. The best video doorbell cameras to buy in 2021 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThis two-motor hybrid endurance racer will look to hold on to Toyota’s endurance racing crown. Toyota GR010 Hybrid Le Mans Hypercar bows, street version to follow – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Microsoft Teams recap feature will allow users to access important information from a meeting following its conclusion. Microsoft Teams will now recap your meetings for you Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreMikey Campbell / AppleInsider: Kuo: Apple is “aggressively” testing vapor chamber thermal systems to cool its upcoming iPhones — Noted TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo in a report on Friday said recent industry surveys indicate Apple is “aggressively” testing vapor chamber thermal systems for use in iPhone … Kuo: Apple is "aggressively" testing vapor
Read MoreWhile it’s still somewhat of a fresh and new year, I want to put out a request to the freelance writers within our readership (and beyond): Send me your pitches! Read more… Offspring Is Seeking Diverse Freelance Writers Source: Life Hacker
Read Moreillustration by Alex Castro / The Verge If you’ve finally given up on the world’s most popular social media network, it’s not too complicated to remove yourself from the service. But before you delete all of those pictures, posts, and likes, you should download your personal information from Facebook. Your Facebook archives contain just about
Read MoreThe new MacBook Pro laptops will reportedly launch later this year. Apple to bring back MagSafe charging in MacBook Pro upgrade, report says – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePresident Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act on July 2, 1964, as Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and others, look on. Fulfilling the Dream Source: NASA
Read MoreIt’s time to roll up the shirt-sleeves and dive back into my favorite topic: wireless networking. I realize we beat this drum a lot at Lifehacker, but that’s because wifi woes are a pretty regular source of frustration for readers who don’t hesitate to give my Tech 911 inbox an earful. Read more… How Do
Read MoreTLDR: This lifetime subscription to a 1TB Starchive Cloud Storage plan offers safe, secure, and fully curated and archived access to all your files instantly. Content creators create. They can’t help it. It’s who they are. But whether they’re a writer, a filmmaker, an artist, or a multi-hyphenate that does it all, all that content
Read MoreFinancial Times: US commerce department finalizes powers for commerce secretary to issue licenses or block imports of foreign tech including drones and surveillance cameras — Commerce department finalises rules for vetting software and hardware imports — The US commerce department has finalised new rules … US commerce department finalizes powers for commerce secretary to issue
Read MoreAfter Facebook started its storefront, Google is following suit by testing a new feature on YouTube that allows users to click and buy products shown in videos YouTube's new feature allows users to buy products shown in video Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreImage by Alex Castro / The Verge Microsoft says it’s planning to fix a bizarre Windows 10 bug that could corrupt a hard drive just by looking at an icon. Security researcher Jonas L first warned about the bug earlier this week, describing it as a “nasty vulnerability.” Attackers can hide a specially crafted line
Read MoreFollowers of the baseless, pro-Trump conspiracy theory were among the fanatics who invaded the Capitol. QAnon followers led the charge on Capitol Hill: Here's what you should know – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by Spencer Platt/Getty Images Medical appointment company Zocdoc is offering to handle COVID-19 vaccine scheduling logistics for hospitals and health systems, many of which have spent the early days of the vaccine rollout struggling to handle the crush of demand for doses. Mount Sinai Health System in New York has been using the company’s
Read MoreThe world’s largest online encyclopedia has learned lessons from fighting misinformation for two decades. On its 20th birthday, Wikipedia might be safest place online Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreTech giants are among the companies participating in the initiative, which seeks to create a “health wallet app”. Microsoft, Oracle, Salesforce join COVID-19 vaccination records system project Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Amazon will now allow third-party companies the unprecedented privilege of accessing the core artificial intelligence underpinning its Alexa digital assistant, a first for the company’s AI platform. While Amazon has allowed companies to build skills for Alexa and allows pretty much any consumer electronic device maker to integrate
Read MoreIBM has acquired managed service provider Taos in a deal expected to close in the first quarter of 2021. IBM snaps up Taos in latest cloud push Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreFlipkart has unveiled subscription-based offering that guarantees money-back on new smartphone purchases after a 12 or 18-month tenure. Flipkart unveils interesting subscription plan for smartphones Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreThe Consumer Electronics Show (CES), usually held in Las Vegas at the beginning of the year, went virtual for the first time because of the coronavirus pandemic. However, we still saw some bizarre and some forward-looking products. The show is also a showcase of some standards we’ve been hearing about, but haven’t seen in devices.
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