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Sources: Apple held talks with EV startup Canoo in 2020; Apple was largely interested in Canoo's unique scalable electric vehicle platform (Sean O'Kane/The Verge)

Sean O’Kane / The Verge: Sources: Apple held talks with EV startup Canoo in 2020; Apple was largely interested in Canoo’s unique scalable electric vehicle platform — As part of the Silicon Valley giant’s secretive push into the automotive space — Apple held meetings with California EV startup Canoo in the first half … Sources:

US to require negative test from international travelers

Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images Anyone traveling to the United States on an international flight will have to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test within three days before the trip, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Tuesday. The order will go into effect on January 26th. The sweeping requirement comes a few

Exclusive: Apple held talks with EV startup Canoo in 2020

Image: Canoo Apple held meetings with California EV startup Canoo in the first half of 2020 as part of the Silicon Valley giant’s secretive effort to advance its own electric vehicle project, three people familiar with the talks have told The Verge. The two companies discussed options ranging from investment to an acquisition, according to

Origin updates EVO15-S and EVO17-S with new RTX 3000 series GPUs

Here’s the Origin EVO15-S, now available with RTX 3000 graphics. | Image: Origin Origin has upgraded its EVO15-S and EVO17-S gaming notebooks and its NT-15 and NT-17 workstations to include Nvidia’s latest GeForce RTX 3000 mobile graphics cards (up to an RTX 3080 with Max-Q design). You can configure both lines with 10th Gen Core

Animals Can Get COVID-19, Too

At least two gorillas at the San Diego Zoo have tested positive for COVID-19, the zoo has announced. They aren’t the first animals to contract the coronavirus in this pandemic, and they probably won’t be the last. Read more… Animals Can Get COVID-19, Too Source: Life Hacker

Summarize Your Qualifications on a Resume With This Exercise

Applying for a job can be an arduous process. You must cater your resume and cover letter to each potential position to describe your capabilities in the way that will best match the job on offer. It’s fine to work from a template, swapping out the details as applicable, but making sure the employer understands

How to Apply for Emergency Rent Assistance

If you’re struggling to pay rent due to COVID, make sure you take advantage of the just-launched $25 billion rental assistance program, which is part of the relief package passed last month. If you can prove hardship, up to 15 months of your rent could be paid for. Read more… How to Apply for Emergency

Games to play on date night: Rule the galaxy together in Stellaris

Games to play on date night is a series that focuses on finding the best video games for small groups to play together. The big idea here is that many of us have “played out” our favorite go-to games during the extended lockdowns and may be looking for new ways to spend our game time

Remote Control Robot Deals Dominoes

Oh, dominoes — the fun of knocking them down is inversely proportional to the pain of setting them all up again. [DIY Machines] is saving loads of time by automating the boring part with a remote control domino-laying machine. If only it could pick them back up. This machine can be driven directly over Bluetooth

The 10 Best Deals of January 12, 2021

Tuesday’s Best Deals | Kinja Deals Read more… The 10 Best Deals of January 12, 2021 Source: Life Hacker

What Is Most Popular on Streaming Platforms? Old Network TV Shows

“The Office,” “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Criminal Minds,” each accounted for more viewing time than any other show or movie on streaming platforms last year, according to Nielsen. What Is Most Popular on Streaming Platforms? Old Network TV Shows Source: NY Times Tech

Google details a sophisticated hacking operation first detected in early 2020 that used several novel Chrome exploits to compromise users on Android and Windows (Catalin Cimpanu/ZDNet)

Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: Google details a sophisticated hacking operation first detected in early 2020 that used several novel Chrome exploits to compromise users on Android and Windows — The attackers used a combination of Android, Chrome, and Windows vulnerabilities, including both zero-days and n-days exploits. Google details a sophisticated hacking operation first detected in

Weber acquires June Smart Oven startup – CNET

The established grill maker acquires its second smart cooking startup. Weber acquires June Smart Oven startup – CNET Source: CNet

Older adults struggle to access COVID-19 vaccine appointment websites

Photo by Kena Betancur / AFP via Getty Images Buggy websites and complex online tools are being used to schedule COVID-19 vaccine appointments across the United States. The systems are hard to navigate for many people, but they’re particularly inaccessible for older adults. People over the ages of 65 and 75 are prioritized for early

A smart lock that isn't a lock at all is on display at CES 2021 – CNET

Den Smart Home is approaching smart locks from the other side of the door. A smart lock that isn't a lock at all is on display at CES 2021 – CNET Source: CNet

Asus updates Zephyrus G14 and G15 with latest AMD and Nvidia chips

Here’s the Zephyrus G15 in “moonlight white.” | Image: Asus The ROG Zephyrus G14 is one of the best laptops we saw in 2020, in part due to its exceptional Ryzen 9 4900HS processor. Asus has updated the Zephyrus G14 (plus its larger sibling, the Zephyrus G15) with the latest chips from AMD and Nvidia.

Driver lawsuit says Uber and Lyft's Proposition 22 is unconstitutional – CNET

The controversial ballot measure is already facing legal challenges. Driver lawsuit says Uber and Lyft's Proposition 22 is unconstitutional – CNET Source: CNet

GPS metadata from videos posted to Parler on Jan. 6 shows several users deep inside the Capitol; source: FBI has expressed interest in examining the data (Gizmodo)

Gizmodo: GPS metadata from videos posted to Parler on Jan. 6 shows several users deep inside the Capitol; source: FBI has expressed interest in examining the data — At least several users of the far-right social network Parler appear to be among the hoard of rioters that managed to penetrate deep inside … GPS metadata

How to Manage Your Child's Pet Allergy

Discovering that anyone in the home—but particularly one of the kids—is allergic to the family pet can be upsetting. Our pets are members of our family, so discovering that their mere presence is negatively impacting the health or physical comfort of your child creates a stressful situation. But if it happens, and… Read more… How

Crowdstrike details Sunspot, a newly discovered malware strain that was the first to be used in the SolarWinds supply chain attack, beginning in September 2019 (Catalin Cimpanu/ZDNet)

Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: Crowdstrike details Sunspot, a newly discovered malware strain that was the first to be used in the SolarWinds supply chain attack, beginning in September 2019 — CrowdStrike, one of the two security firms formally investigating the hack, sheds some light on how hackers compromised the SolarWinds Orion app build process. Crowdstrike

LG will release its shape-shifting “rollable” phone this year

You’ve got to hand it to LG: the company doesn’t shy away from going against the grain with its phone designs. Following last year’s quirky T-shaped LG Wing, the company’s latest design uses a flexible screen that expands to tablet size by unfurling rather than unfolding. The company had teased the phone a couple of

Europol says it has shut down DarkMarket, the largest online marketplace for illicit goods with 2,400+ vendors, and apprehended a suspect, an Australian man (Jeff Stone/CyberScoop)

Jeff Stone / CyberScoop: Europol says it has shut down DarkMarket, the largest online marketplace for illicit goods with 2,400+ vendors, and apprehended a suspect, an Australian man — German law enforcement has shut down an internet market where users bought and sold narcotics, stolen data and hacking tools, authorities said Tuesday. Europol says it

Dell updates its Alienware m15 and m17 laptops with Nvidia’s new RTX 3000 GPUs

Alienware m15 R4 | Photo: Dell Alienware is upgrading its m15 and m17 gaming laptops with some boosted specs at CES 2021, with the new R4 models offering Nvidia’s latest RTX 3000 series GPUs for laptops, faster memory options, more internal storage, and — for the m17 R4, specifically — an optional 360Hz display, a

Parler is offline, but violent posts scraped by hackers will haunt users

Parler’s data was easily scraped from its site, a researcher says, as it fell off the Internet this week. Parler is offline, but violent posts scraped by hackers will haunt users Source: Washington Post Tech

Hundreds sign letter demanding answers after Github fires Jewish employee for calling insurrectionists Nazis

Github, a Microsoft company, allegedly fired a Jewish employee for saying “there are Nazis about” in reaction to the insurrectionist occupation of the US Capital building last week. Business Insider today broke the story reporting that “some 200” employees had signed a letter demanding answers from the company’s CEO Nat Friedman. According to the article

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