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Hagens Berman files suit against Amazon alleging it colluded with five big publishers to fix eBook prices; Hagens Berman previously sued Apple for the same (Rebecca Klar/The Hill)

Rebecca Klar / The Hill: Hagens Berman files suit against Amazon alleging it colluded with five big publishers to fix eBook prices; Hagens Berman previously sued Apple for the same — Amazon is accused of fixing the price of e-books sold on the e-commerce site through anticompetitive agreements … Hagens Berman files suit against Amazon

Joe Biden launches new Twitter account — meet @PresElectBiden – CNET

New account emerges after it was revealed Biden might not retain all the followers on the official @POTUS account. Joe Biden launches new Twitter account — meet @PresElectBiden – CNET Source: CNet

Outgoing Trump administration puts Xiaomi on an investment blacklist

In a shock move, the Department of Defence under the outgoing Donald Trump administration has put nine Chinese companies on a blacklist citing military connections. Tech giant Xiaomi is the surprise inclusion in the list. The blacklist bars US individuals and companies from investing in these firms. This is different from Huawei‘s trade ban where

After Facebook and Twitter suspended Trump's account, activists and human rights groups have urged the companies to apply their policies evenly around the world (Adam Satariano/New York Times)

Adam Satariano / New York Times: After Facebook and Twitter suspended Trump’s account, activists and human rights groups have urged the companies to apply their policies evenly around the world — Human rights groups and activists have spent years urging the companies to do more to remove content that encouraged violence. After Facebook and Twitter

Beam Dump Makes Sure Your Laser Path is Safely Terminated

Between hot things, sharp things, and spinny things, there’s more than enough danger in the average hacker’s shop to maim and mutilate anyone who fails to respect their power. But somehow lasers don’t seem to earn the same healthy fear, which is strange considering permanent blindness can await those who make a mistake lasting mere

Intel updates its NUC desktop line with 11th-gen processors, adds a gaming-focused model called NUC 11 Enthusiast, and a NUC Pro line that can drive 8K displays (Mitchell Clark/The Verge)

Mitchell Clark / The Verge: Intel updates its NUC desktop line with 11th-gen processors, adds a gaming-focused model called NUC 11 Enthusiast, and a NUC Pro line that can drive 8K displays — Intel’s NUC 11 line is here, and it packs up to an RTX 2060 — Intel is updating its Next Unit of

Trump designates Xiaomi as 'Communist Chinese military' company – CNET

After Huawei, ZTE, TikTok and WeChat, the Trump administration targets Xiaomi, one of the biggest phone makers in the world. Trump designates Xiaomi as 'Communist Chinese military' company – CNET Source: CNet

33 of the best TV shows to binge on Hulu – CNET

Looking for a great show to watch tonight? Here are some of the best Hulu has to offer. 33 of the best TV shows to binge on Hulu – CNET Source: CNet

The iPhone 13 rumor mill has already started. Here's what we're hearing – CNET

Only a few months after Apple unveiled its latest flagship phone, people are already speculating about the iPhone 13. The iPhone 13 rumor mill has already started. Here's what we're hearing – CNET Source: CNet

35 of the best movies to stream on Disney Plus – CNET

Searching for entertainment other than Marvel and Star Wars? Let’s round up the best gems on Disney Plus. 35 of the best movies to stream on Disney Plus – CNET Source: CNet

A Parler archive is being converted into an interactive map of the Capitol building attack

Image: Patr10tic A developer going by the name of Patr10tic has created an interactive map using GPS metadata and videos from the app Parler to offer a glimpse of what was happening inside and around the Capitol building during the violent protest on January 6th (via Motherboard). The project is an expansion on similar maps

Galaxy S21's camera features are good, but are they enough? – CNET

The S21 Ultra has a camera with 108-megapixel resolution, 100x zoom and 8K video, but so did last year’s S20 Ultra. Galaxy S21's camera features are good, but are they enough? – CNET Source: CNet

Samsung will gradually remove chargers and earbuds from future phones

Image: Samsung Samsung’s future phones will also not come with charging bricks, the company has revealed, but it’s leaving itself some wiggle room. In a Q&A about why it’s no longer including headphones and a charging brick in the box, Samsung says it believes gradually removing the accessories from its phones could help make them

Samsung debuts the Galaxy Book Flex2 5G, its first 5G laptop, featuring a 2-in-1 design, 11th-gen Intel CPUs, S Pen stylus, for preorder in the UK from £1,649 (Andy Boxall/Digital Trends)

Andy Boxall / Digital Trends: Samsung debuts the Galaxy Book Flex2 5G, its first 5G laptop, featuring a 2-in-1 design, 11th-gen Intel CPUs, S Pen stylus, for preorder in the UK from £1,649 — Samsung has announced the finalized launch details for the Galaxy Book Flex2 5G 2-in-1 Windows laptop. Samsung debuts the Galaxy Book

Source: Sequoia Capital recently bought shares of online automation firm Zapier from its founders on the secondary market, with the sale valuing Zapier at $4B+ (Kate Clark/The Information)

Kate Clark / The Information: Source: Sequoia Capital recently bought shares of online automation firm Zapier from its founders on the secondary market, with the sale valuing Zapier at $4B+ — Zapier isn’t a household name in Silicon Valley, but the world’s top venture capitalists have long been trying to own a piece of the

Facebook says it has filed a suit against the makers of four malicious Chrome extensions used for scraping user data and other info from Facebook's website (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer)

Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: Facebook says it has filed a suit against the makers of four malicious Chrome extensions used for scraping user data and other info from Facebook’s website — Facebook has taken legal action against the makers of malicious Chrome extensions used for scraping user-profiles and other information … Facebook says it has

Spotify’s Car Thing shows up in FCC filings with a new design and bigger screen

A photo of Spotify’s Car Thing, taken from FCC filings. | Image: FCC filings Back in May 2019, Spotify announced that it would be publicly testing a voice-controlled smart assistant for cars that the company called “Car Thing.” But nearly two years on, we haven’t heard much from the project — though that might change

Samsung says S Pen support is coming to ‘additional device categories’

Photo by Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge Samsung just revealed the new Galaxy S21 Ultra would be its first Galaxy S phone to support the S Pen stylus, but the company is already saying that S Pen support will come to other devices in the future, according to a statement first given to SamMobile on

ESP32 Soil Monitors Tap Into Ultra-Low Power Mode

Soil moisture sensors are cheap and easy to interface with, to the point that combining one with an Arduino and blinking an LED when your potted plant is feeling a bit parched is a common beginners project. But what about on the long term? Outside of a simple proof of concept, what would it take

Galaxy S21 vs. iPhone 12 specs: Apple and Samsung's flagship phones compared – CNET

Samsung has slashed prices of its Galaxy S21 lineup, but will that give it an edge over the iPhone 12 family? Here’s how the Galaxy S21 stacks up against the iPhone 12. Galaxy S21 vs. iPhone 12 specs: Apple and Samsung's flagship phones compared – CNET Source: CNet

Renault's Alpine performance brand is going all-electric, will co-develop new sports car with Lotus – Roadshow

Alpine will also launch an EV hot hatch and compact crossover by 2025. Renault's Alpine performance brand is going all-electric, will co-develop new sports car with Lotus – Roadshow Source: CNet

WandaVision review: A delightful superhero soap unlike anything in MCU – CNET

Disney Plus spoiler-free review: Marvel goes off on a bizarre but confidently delivered tangent, bringing back familiar characters in a fresh and imaginative way. WandaVision review: A delightful superhero soap unlike anything in MCU – CNET Source: CNet

Trump administration blacklists Xiaomi as a ‘Communist Chinese military company’

Image: Xiaomi With six days left in office, the Trump administration has decided to put one more Chinese electronics giant in its sights: Xiaomi, the world’s number three phone manufacturer. The US Department of Defense is now designating Xiaomi as a “Chinese Communist military company,” meaning it’s now vulnerable to Trump’s executive order that bans

IBM say it will acquire Taos, an IT firm that helps companies migrate from in-house servers to cloud infrastructure; terms of the deal were not disclosed (Jared Council/Wall Street Journal)

Jared Council / Wall Street Journal: IBM say it will acquire Taos, an IT firm that helps companies migrate from in-house servers to cloud infrastructure; terms of the deal were not disclosed — Deal marks latest step in IBM’s mission to bring customers into cloud era, in which software and data are accessed online IBM

Samsung Galaxy S21 has a release date. Get your hands on one Jan. 29 – CNET

You can get the new phones at the end of the month. Samsung Galaxy S21 has a release date. Get your hands on one Jan. 29 – CNET Source: CNet

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