February 12th marks the first day of Lunar New Year, with 2021 ushering in the Year of the Ox and saying farewell to the Year of the Rat. To celebrate, Apple is releasing limited edition AirPods Pro in certain Asian countries, with a case branded with a new version of the cow emoji. Apple has
Read MoreSnapchat is now the latest platform to block President Donald Trump‘s account after Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube. All these platforms barred Trump from posting new content after his posts were deemed to be inciting violence. “We can confirm that earlier today we locked President Trump’s Snapchat account,” a Snap spokesperson told TNW in a statement.
Read MoreCatherine Shu / TechCrunch: Perfect Corp., maker of YouCam Makeup, an AR camera app that lets users “try on” virtual makeovers from top brands, raises $50M Series C led by Goldman Sachs — Spending on cosmetics has usually weathered economic crises, but that changed during the COVID-19 pandemic … Perfect Corp., maker of YouCam Makeup,
Read MorePhoto by Drew Angerer/Getty Images On January 6th, 2021, President Donald Trump, the former reality television star of NBC’s The Apprentice, escalated his assault on 244 years of democratic rule by inciting a mob of his supporters to break into the US Capitol building. In images that will haunt our republic for generations, Trump’s crazed
Read MoreAt first glance, this might appear to be a Rube Goldberg machine made of toys. The truth isn’t far off — it’s a remote-control animatronic story machine driven by its spectators and their phones. [Niklas Roy] and a team of volunteers built it in just two weeks for Phaenomenale, a festival centered around art and
Read MoreMichael Vizard / VentureBeat: Pax8, which helps IT companies centralize provisioning and billing processes across multiple cloud apps, raises $96M and announces the acquisition of Wirehive — Pax8, the provider of a platform that makes it simpler for IT services firms to centralize the provisioning and billing processes … Pax8, which helps IT companies centralize
Read MoreThe new Grand Cherokee L gets a ton of useful tech, but its engine choices carry over unchanged. 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee goes big with 3 rows of seats – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreThe new, three-row Jeep Grand Cherokee competes with proper off-roaders and a long list of midsize SUVs. Here’s how it stacks up with the best of the bunch. 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee L vs. Land Rover Defender and Kia Telluride: The 3-row SUV spectrum – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreInside Trump supporters’ online echo chambers, the chaos of Jan. 6 could be seen coming. People posted their plans to come to Washington — and showed the weapons they would carry. ‘Be There. Will Be Wild!’: Trump All but Circled the Date Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreMicrosoft is bringing Google Discover-like news feed to Windows 10 with the next update expected in the latter half of 2021. It’s said that the news feed will be presented as an option on the task bar. Windows 10 taskbar to get a brand new feature – we tell you what it's Source: Tech Radar
Read MoreOur rankings of longest-lasting laptops has a few surprises. The 25 best battery life laptops for 2021 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBuzzFeed News: The Trump supporters who rioted in the US Capitol on Wednesday had been openly planning online for weeks, including on mainstream and niche social media sites — The supporters of President Donald Trump who rioted in the US Capitol building on Wednesday had been openly planning for weeks … The Trump supporters who
Read MoreEverything you need to know about Conor McGregor’s return at UFC 257. UFC 257 Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier: Start time, press conference, how to watch online and full fight card – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCasey Newton / The Verge: The time has come for Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube to deplatform Trump, whose continued presence is accelerating the erosion of US democracy — As you no doubt already know, today, President Trump incited his followers to storm the US Capitol, where they disrupted the constitutionally … The time has come
Read MoreThere are two paths to owning a 3D printer: purchasing one or crafting your own 3D printer designed to your own exacting specifications. [Roetz 4.0] has decided to go this latter route and converted a 1.3-ton air-bearing Coordinate-measuring machine (CMM) into an FDM 3D printer. A CMM is a tool used to precisely measure the
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Twitch banned the popular PogChamp emote Wednesday after the person depicted in it published tweets “encouraging further violence” following a riot at the US Capitol. “We’ve made the decision to remove the PogChamp emote following statements from the face of the emote encouraging further violence after what took
Read MoreRyan Mac / BuzzFeed News: Some Facebook employees say internal forum admins froze comments on at least three threads in which employees discussed removing Trump from the site — Facebook employees were appalled by President Donald Trump’s encouragement of his supporters as they stormed the US Capitol building … Some Facebook employees say internal forum
Read MoreApple’s CEO calls the riot “a sad and shameful chapter” in US history. Zuckerberg and Cook roundly condemn mob violence at Capitol – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFor the first time, Twitter says Trump’s account will be locked until he deletes three tweets. Facebook says Trump won’t be able to post for 24 hours. Trump blocked from Twitter and Facebook after violence on Capitol Hill – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe moves came after critics and even some allies of the social media companies said they had failed to prevent the misinformation that led to chaos on Wednesday. Twitter and Facebook Lock Trump’s Accounts After Violence on Capitol Hill Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThere’s about to be a new Grand Cherokee in town. 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee reveal: How to watch the new SUV debut – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreChristine Hall / Crunchbase News: Filing: Poshmark plans to price its IPO between $35 and $39 per share, raising $257.4M and valuing the company at $2.9B at the top of the range — Poshmark, known for being a social platform to buy and sell fashion and accessories, is moving forward with its initial public offering
Read MoreTaylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch: Facebook will remove content supporting violence at the Capitol, including photos and videos of the event, require admin review for group posts, more — After removing a video in which President Trump praised a violent group of his supporters who broke into the U.S. Capitol building … Facebook will remove content
Read MoreJay Peters / The Verge: Facebook and Instagram have banned President Trump from posting for the next 24 hours citing two policy violations — The company follows Twitter in restricting Trump’s presence — Facebook has blocked President Trump from posting on the site for 24 hours, the company said Wednesday evening. Facebook and Instagram have
Read MorePhoto by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images Facebook has blocked President Trump from posting on the site for 24 hours, the company said Wednesday evening. The decision comes after the company already removed posts he made in support of the pro-Trump mob that attacked the US Capitol on Wednesday. “We’ve assessed two policy violations against President Trump’s
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