Tipping at the holidays is one way to thank the postal workers, door personnel, and landlords (the good ones) for their hard work throughout the year. And while some services have slowed down (dog walkers, babysitters, and hairstyling, for example), it doesn’t mean your appreciation for them should, too. Here are some… Read more… How
Read MoreWednesday’s Best Deals | Kinja Deals Read more… The 10 Best Deals of December 23, 2020 Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreThe PlayStation 5 has been sold out since it launched, but retailers occasionally drop some inventory. Here are the latest restock updates to help you get your own next-gen console. Where to buy the PS5: Inventory updates for Best Buy, Walmart, GameStop, Amazon, Target and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe bill was passed with enough of a majority to be veto-proof. Trump vetoes defense bill over Congress' refusal to repeal Section 230 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge If you own a PS4 or PS5 and need to renew your PlayStation Plus membership soon, Eneba has an incredible deal on its website right now: Verge readers can get two one-year PlayStation Plus subscriptions for only $60 by entering offer code VERGEPLUS at checkout. This is a
Read MoreZoom plans to move beyond video conferencing by launching its own email service and calendar app. Zoom is about to make a big splash in the email market Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MorePhoto by Erin Schaff / Getty Images President Donald Trump has vetoed an annual defense bill authorizing billions of dollars in military spending after complaints that the bill did not include changes to Section 230, the provision that gives social media companies legal immunity over much of the content posted by their users. Earlier this
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Nuro says it has been granted a permit to test and charge for its commercial autonomous delivery service by California’s DMV, the first company to do so — Hours after announcing that it acquired self-driving truck startup Ike, Nuro revealed it’s the first company to receive permission … Nuro says it
Read MoreLike the Wyze Cam, these headphones seem almost too good to be true. What’s the real story? Wyze Headphones hands-on: Sweet features and impressive ANC for just – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreImage: CD Projekt Red Like many non-gamers, I have experienced Cyberpunk 2077 mostly through news articles and Twitter posts. And I’ve got to say — this is possibly the best way to experience it. I mean, look — I’ve heard about this game for years, because a lot of my coworkers and friends are gamers.
Read MoreWhen you’re on your deathbed, family members probably won’t pepper you with questions about unused credit card rewards. And yet, unused points can be worth thousands of dollars—and with some finesse and planning, you can ensure that these perks are left behind to your family. Read more… Include Rewards Points in Your Death Plans Source:
Read MoreImage: XPeng California EV startup Canoo became a publicly traded company on the NASDAQ stock exchange on Tuesday under the ticker $GOEV, marking an incredible milestone for the three-year-old venture. Last week, Chinese EV startup XPeng began deliveries in Europe, just a few months after its own successful IPO in the US. Neither company is
Read MoreLooking for a great pair to use during the day for telecommuting? These are CNET’s current top picks. All the best headphones for working at home in 2021 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreZach Dorfman / Foreign Policy: US officials say Chinese tech companies, including Alibaba and Baidu, have been enlisted to process stolen US data for Chinese spy agencies to analyze — Beijing was giving China hawks in the United States plenty of ammunition. That same year, hackers working for China’s People’s Liberation Army … US officials
Read MoreThe Trump campaign had circulated the mother’s name while arguing there was widespread voter fraud that helped propel Joseph R. Biden Jr. to victory. Pennsylvania man is accused of casting Trump vote for his dead mother. Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreI had high hopes for 2020, if for nothing else than the coolness of how the year sounded on paper: twenty-twenty. But as we all know, this year was a complete dumpster fire across any number of individual categories: politics, treating others as equals, accepting inconvenience to prevent others from getting sick, and… Read more…
Read MoreFinding the right mental health counselor or therapist isn’t as easy as finding the right dentist. Usually, you have to put in some work—feeling the counselor out to see if their methods will actually suit your needs. Read more… Can You Pay for Mental Health Expenses With an FSA or HSA? Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Driverless truck company Ike says it has been acquired by autonomous delivery vehicle startup Nuro for an undisclosed sum; Ike raised $52M Series A in Feb. 2019 — Self-driving truck company Ike today announced that it’s been acquired by Nuro, the autonomous delivery vehicle startup, for an undisclosed amount. Driverless truck
Read MoreWe seem to want our PCB design software to do everything these days, and it almost delivers. You can not only lay it all out, check electrical and design rules, and even spit out a bill of materials, but many PCB tools produce 3D models that are good enough to check parts clearance or are
Read MoreMatthew Green / @matthew_d_green: [Thread] How iPhone security degrades following a user’s first device unlock after powering it on, leaving it more vulnerable to data exfiltration — My students @maxzks and Tushar Jois spent most of the summer going through every piece of public documentation, forensics report, and legal document we could find to figure
Read MoreThe abrupt firing of one of the most high-profile Black women in AI shows that Google is pushing back on the kind of scrutiny that it claims to welcome. Google hired Timnit Gebru to be an outspoken critic of unethical AI. Then she was fired for it. Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreThe Better Business Bureau is warning people not to fall for “like farming” social media scams that offer prizes in exchange for engagement, such as Likes or comments. The tricky thing is that some contests are legit, so you’ll need to know how to spot the fake ones. Read more… Don’t Fall for Social Media
Read MoreIf Frank Zappa’s endless guitar solos somehow leave your earbuds craving more, music-hackers Dadabots are here to satisfy your auditory desires. The team of CJ Carr and Zack Zukowski recently used a recurrent neural network (RNN) to generate an infinite bass solo that they’re live-streaming on YouTube. The duo trained their neural network on a two-hour improvised bass solo by musician
Read MoreIn the first installment of this series we had a brief look at the steps needed to get a bare-metal application running on an STM32 microcontroller. While this allowed us to quickly get to the juicy stuff, there are two essential elements which make an MCU so easy to use. One is found on the
Read MoreTaylor Lorenz / New York Times: Clubhouse is testing an invite-only Creator Pilot Program, with over 40 members, as the service hits 600,000 registered users — Tech investors have warmed to the idea that being a content creator is a legitimate form of business. — Nearly every social media platform has turned its top users
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