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Read MoreThe MacBook Pro (M1) and meat-like pajamas lead Thursday’s best deals. Read more… Thursday's Best Deals: MacBook Pro (M1), Meat Pajamas, My Partner Pikachu, Meal Prep Kit, Tweezer Set, Razer Laptops, JBuds Wireless Earbuds, and More Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreMost of the time, we can prepare for the “big talks” with our kids. We can research and plan how to talk to them about everything from sex to porn, from LGBTQ issues to racism. But then, out of nowhere, something unexpected—and deeply upsetting—happens in the news. A devastating hurricane. A mass shooting. A mob…
Read MoreThe Tesla CEO and space mogul’s net worth appeared to surpass $185 billion, showing a massive accumulation of wealth during a global pandemic. Elon Musk likely surpasses Jeff Bezos to become world’s richest person Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreIf you watched the original Star Trek series, you’d assume there was no way the Federation would ever work with the Klingons. Yet in later series, the two became great allies despite their cultural differences. There was a time when it seemed like the United States and Russia would never be friends — as much
Read MoreThe moon landing was faked, #PizzaGate, September 11th was an inside job, Vince Foster was murdered by the Clintons to cover up Whitewater, the Sandy Hook massacre was a hoax—the list of American conspiracy theories is long and bizarre, and it is only going to get longer after the upheaval in the Capitol Building… Read
Read MoreThough he maintains that he disagrees with the outcome of the election. Trump grudgingly promises 'orderly transition' a day after riot at Capitol – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCars were dipped in more, brighter colors last year than previously, according to BASF, but that didn’t stop North America from being very blue. The automotive world got a little more colorful in 2020 – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreTwitch has banned the popular PogChamp emote after the person it portrays posted incendiary tweets about the deadly riots at the US Capitol. In the wake of the police shooting of a female protestor, Ryan “Gootecks” Gutierrez, a professional Street Fighter player who’s depicted in the emote, expressed support for the rioters. He also shared a
Read MoreHere’s a look back at all four generations of the Jeep Grand Cherokee SUV. A brief history of the Jeep Grand Cherokee – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreIt’s looking for photos and video of the Washington, D.C. incident. FBI posts on Twitter, Facebook seeking help IDing people involved in Capitol Hill violence – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePaul Sawers / VentureBeat: Quantum Metric, which helps companies improve their websites and apps by providing real-time feedback from users, raises $200M Series B at a valuation of $1B+ — Quantum Metric, a platform that helps companies improve their websites and apps by gleaning continuous real-time feedback from end users … Quantum Metric, which helps
Read MoreHot on the heels of its XC40 Recharge, a new battery-powered model will help triple EV production in Volvo’s plant in Belgium by 2022. Volvo's second EV to enter production in 2021 as sales recover – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreAnthony Ha / TechCrunch: Popular news aggregator app News Break, which has 12M DAUs, raises $115M after previously raising $36M, says it is now a unicorn — The popular news app News Break is announcing that it has raised $115 million in new funding. — The press release claims this round makes News Break …
Read MoreWall Street Journal: Sources: US is considering prohibiting Americans from investing in Alibaba and Tencent, and is debating the impact on US financial markets of a potential ban — Agencies debate impact on U.S. financial markets of potential restrictions — U.S. officials are considering prohibiting Americans … Sources: US is considering prohibiting Americans from investing
Read MoreNot all governments or state institutions are immune to an overthrow of power. Yesterday, at the United States Capitol, we bore witness to the unthinkable, as a mob of pro-Trump extremists stormed the chambers of Congress in an attempt to subvert democracy. Read more… How to Identify and Fight a Coup Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreEarlier this week, Microsoft Teams confirmed that its December 2020 feature update was now available for all users, These super useful new Microsoft Teams updates are live from today Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreRy Crist / CNET: The Wi-Fi Alliance launches its Wi-Fi 6E certification program for devices that can transmit in the 6GHz band — The Wi-Fi Alliance has launched its Wi-Fi 6E certification program for devices equipped to transmit signals on the newly opened 6GHz band, the industry group announced Thursday. The Wi-Fi Alliance launches its
Read MorePhoto by Dan Seifert / The Verge Amazon is offering a good deal on the 44mm-sized Apple Watch SE (GPS). Normally $309, it’s $270 for the model built with space gray aluminum that comes with a black sport band. For now, this puts both the 40mm and larger 44mm Apple Watch SE at the same
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Glia, an omnichannel customer service software that supports text, phone calls, video chat, and more, raises $78M Series C led by Insight Partners — Customer service startup Glia today announced it raised $78 million. The funds will be used to expand departments across its organization … Glia, an omnichannel customer service
Read MoreFlipkart now supports six Indian languages as against five by its arch rival Amazon in a strategy to increase its reach to the non-metro and non-Hindi speaking users in the country. Flipkart adds Marathi language to its platform Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreIt’s not just the Dutch and Norwegians that went wild for electric vehicles (EVs) last year. Germany also had a bumper year for sales of battery powered vehicles in the country. According to Germany‘s road traffic regulator, more than 194,000 BEVs were sold in 2020 in the country, Reuters reports. Three times as many as
Read MoreMost container work is done with Linux, but some jobs are also done with Windows-based containers, and now Red Hat makes it possible to manage both with Kubernetes via OpenShift. Red Hat OpenShift supports both Windows and Linux containers Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreUsers in North America say the app has blocked them from sharing content displeasing to Chinese authorities. Some support Trump’s ban effort, which will be the subject of a court hearing Jan. 14. Chinese censorship invades the U.S. via WeChat Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreThe Yoga AIO 7 in its rotated configuration | Image: Lenovo Lenovo has a new Yoga computer out, but it’s not a laptop — it’s the new Yoga AIO 7 desktop. But while it may look like a standard all-in-one desktop, like its more portable cousins, the Yoga AIO 7 does have a display trick
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