The holiday season in New York City is something that people—many (or most) of whom don’t live here—seem to really love. It does make sense: the city’s usual glow is taken to the next level, thanks to holiday lights strung all over the place. Even our buildings dress up for the occasion, including the Empire
Read MoreThe excellent Galaxy Watch is just $180, has a beautiful design and excellent software. Save on the Samsung Galaxy Watch (and get it in time for the holidays) – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Commerce Department’s Entity List restricts companies’ ability to use American tech. US blacklists DJI and dozens of other Chinese companies – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreTaylor Hill/FilmMagic for YouTube YouTube started the last few years off with nothing short of catastrophic headlines about some of its creators. 2017 saw Felix “PewDiePie” Kjellberg receive global criticism for a video in which he displayed anti-Semitic imagery; 2018 found Logan Paul uploading footage of a dead body to YouTube; 2019 ushered in loot
Read MoreJacob Knutson / Axios: Trump downplayed the massive cyberattack on the US government, claiming that China may be responsible and the “Fake News Media” is exaggerating its extent — President Trump downplayed a massive cyberattack on U.S. government departments and agencies and private companies on Twitter Saturday … Trump downplayed the massive cyberattack on the
Read MoreLaurel Wamsley / NPR: Stanford Medicine apologizes for its vaccine distribution plan that left out almost all of its front-line workers, blames an algorithm in an internal email — Stanford Medicine apologized on Friday for its vaccine distribution plan – a plan that came under fire for leaving out nearly … Stanford Medicine apologizes for
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Read MoreWe’ve gotten to that point of the holiday season where it feels as though a lot of people have already checked out for the year. Whether they’ve decided to use all their vacation days that piled up throughout the year as vacations were cancelled, or they’re still technically working (but not really), those of us
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The holidays can be overwhelming — even during years like this one when most of us aren’t actually traveling to visit family and friends. If buying gifts is still looming on your to-do list, you certainly aren’t alone. It’s tough to find the right kind of gift for
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Read MoreProPublica: Leaked docs show how China stage-managed the content on its domestic internet to make coronavirus look less severe in the early days of the outbreak — ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Leaked docs show how China stage-managed
Read MoreJon Brodkin / Ars Technica: A new US law that goes into effect on December 20 will require ISPs to stop charging “rental” fees for equipment, such as routers, that customers own themselves — New law also targets hidden cable-TV fees and lets users cancel without penalty. A new US law that goes into effect
Read MoreJoshua Vasquez wrote a piece a couple of weeks ago about how his open source machine benefits greatly from having part numbers integrated into all of the 3D printed parts. It lets people talk exactly about which widget, and which revision of that widget, they have in front of them. Along the way, he mentions
Read MorePhoto by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images Antivirus will be taking a break over the holidays. We’ll be back on January 9th. When healthcare workers started administering the first shots of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine in the US this week, they noticed something strange. There was an extra dose lingering at the bottom of the
Read MoreSankalp Phartiyal / Reuters: Apple puts manufacturing partner Wistron on probation, after an audit found violations of Apple’s Supplier Code of Conduct at Wistron’s Bengaluru plant — NEW DELHI/BENGALURU (Reuters) – Apple Inc has placed supplier Wistron Corp on probation, saying on Saturday it would not award … Apple puts manufacturing partner Wistron on probation,
Read MoreTLDR: With a one-year subscription to Zoho Creator, you can build dozens of business apps for improving your workflows, engaging with customers, and maximizing your time and efforts. It’s a Catch 22 of modern business. You need to build your enterprise with a sharp eye on technology, streamlining operations, improving efficiency, and helping you and
Read MoreA man wearing a facemask walks along a street amid smoggy conditions in New Delhi on October 30, 2020. | Photo by JEWEL SAMAD/AFP via Getty Images Pollution was still a problem in 2020 Continue reading… Nature is not healing Source: New feed
Read MoreEllen Nakashima / Washington Post: Mike Pompeo says Russia is “pretty clearly” behind the SolarWinds hacking campaign, the first Trump administration official to publicly blame the country — Russia is behind the massive, ongoing cyber spy campaign against the federal government and private sector … Mike Pompeo says Russia is "pretty clearly" behind the SolarWinds
Read MoreWhen the Hubble Space Telescope set its sights toward the binary star system HD 106906, astronomers found a world that could resemble the long-sought Planet X. For the first time, astronomers are able to view a massive Jupiter-like world orbiting far from its parent star. The planet is visible orbiting at a distance beyond the
Read MoreTLDR: This is your last chance to get all 12 apps in The Official Cyber Monday Mac Bundle ft. Parallels Pro and Luminar 4 before it disappears for good. Say what you will about McDonald’s, but America’s biggest fast food chain definitely knows a thing or two about business. Just take an item like the
Read MoreMany of us were not commuting as usual during 2020, so our podcast listening time may have been somewhat lessened. However, podcasts are still popular. They’re great to listen to while driving, cleaning your home, exercising, or just hanging out. There are podcasts to suit every taste, including topics like politics, history, music, and comedy.
Read MoreXbox Game Pass or PlayStation Plus are great gifts for early adopters of next-gen consoles. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge The holiday season has arrived — but don’t panic. If you forgot to buy a gift for someone, you can’t decide what to give your loved one, or the item you wanted
Read MoreHBO Max has everything from the regular channel, plus extra shows, movies and exclusives. Soon, that’ll include Warner Bros.’ 2021 movies the same day they hit theaters. And Roku devices can finally stream it too. HBO Max: Everything about the app set to stream Wonder Woman 1984, Dune and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe mechanical keyboard rabbit hole is a deep one, and can swallow up as much money and time as you want to spend. If you’ve become spoiled on the touch and responsiveness of a Cherry MX or other mechanical switch, you might even start putting them on other user interfaces as well, such as this
Read MoreWith the pandemic keeping many of us apart from our families, these Christmas Zoom backgrounds may well come in handy. 10 best Christmas Zoom backgrounds to help you celebrate the holiday season Source: Tech Radar Software
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