Bill Gates shares holiday reading list for 'a lousy year' – CNET
The Microsoft co-founder wants you to finish this cruddy year with a good book. Bill Gates shares holiday reading list for 'a lousy year' – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Microsoft co-founder wants you to finish this cruddy year with a good book. Bill Gates shares holiday reading list for 'a lousy year' – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe mountain has a new official number to brag about. Mount Everest, Earth's tallest mountain, just got taller by about a meter – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreTony Romm / Washington Post: Sources: FTC and 40+ state AGs to file antitrust lawsuits against Facebook on Wednesday, alleging Instagram and WhatsApp purchases were made to kill competition — More than 40 attorneys general and the U.S. government are preparing to file antitrust lawsuits against Facebook on Wednesday … Sources: FTC and 40+ state
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Cloudflare is proposing a new DNS standard it developed with Apple that’s designed to help close a blindspot in my (and I’m sure many others’) internet privacy measures (via TechCrunch). The protocol is called Oblivious DNS over HTTPS (ODoH), and it’s meant to help anonymize the information that’s
Read MoreMore than 40 attorneys general and the U.S. government are preparing to file antitrust lawsuits against Facebook, alleging that the tech giant engaged in unlawful, anticompetitive tactics to buy or kill off its rivals and solidify its dominance in social networking. State, federal authorities expected to file antitrust lawsuits against Facebook on Wednesday Source: Washington
Read MoreDade Hayes / Deadline: AT&T CEO says HBO Max now has 12.6M subscribers in the US, up from 8.6M at the end of Q3; ~30% of HBO subscribers have exercised their right to access HBO Max — HBO Max, which closed the third quarter at 8.6 million activated subscribers in the U.S., has added another
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Amazon launches a preview of HealthLake, a HIPAA-eligible service for health organizations to store, transform, and analyze life science data in AWS — During its re:Invent 2020 virtual keynote today, Amazon launched Amazon HealthLake, a service that enables health care organizations to store … Amazon launches a preview of HealthLake, a
Read MoreImage: 343 Industries Halo Infinite, the next game in Microsoft’s iconic franchise, will officially launch in fall 2021, developer 343 Industries announced in a blog post on Tuesday. The game was originally supposed to launch alongside the Xbox Series X / S in November, but it was delayed to 2021 in August due in part
Read MoreCruise control is a common feature on automobiles, though less so in the motorcycle market. Given that continual throttle application on long rides can be a real pain in the wrist, many riders long for such a convenience. As a cheat solution, bolt-on locks that hold the throttle at a set position are available, though
Read MoreARM-based processors hold major potential to improve performance-per-watt on our PCs, but the biggest hurdle for adopting the technology on laptops and desktops has always been the lack of app support. For many photographers, the lack of native ARM support in Adobe Lightroom would make moving to an ARM-based chip a nonstarter. That’s being significantly
Read MoreKate Bishop is here. See Hailee Steinfeld in costume as Marvel's new Hawkeye – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMax Weinbach / Android Police: Sources: Samsung Unpacked will take place on January 14, and official marketing teasers for Galaxy S21, S21+, and S21 Ultra appear to have leaked — Samsung’s next-gen Galaxy S21 series is just about a month away, and with that official debut coming up fast, renders of the device are inevitably
Read MoreThis unique Senna is one of three special editions commissioned by the Beverly Hills McLaren dealership. You can buy Post Malone's Monaco-liveried McLaren Senna XP hypercar – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Beverly Hills McLaren dealer commissioned these three Sennas, and one of them is being sold by Post Malone. These McLaren Senna XP one-offs are even more special than they look – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreIf you’ve got $549 to spare, your cup runneth over. Apple AirPods Max have a case that could double as a bra – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by COOPER NEILL/AFP via Getty Images American Airlines is about to start offering at-home COVID-19 tests to domestic fliers in order to help them meet various state travel restriction requirements, the company announced Tuesday. The airline is partnering with direct-to-consumer home testing company LetsGetChecked, which will sell the tests for $129 on top of
Read MoreJulia Alexander / The Verge: Netflix rolls out Kids Activity Report tool for parents to monitor their child’s frequently watched shows, favorite character, and recommendations on new shows — Netflix is rolling out a new tool for parents to better understand and monitor what their kids are watching. Netflix rolls out Kids Activity Report tool
Read MoreCNBC: Sources: DoorDash is expected to price shares in its IPO at $102, valuing the company ~$38.7B fully diluted, well above last week’s $90 to $95 range — – DoorDash sold shares at $102 a piece in its IPO, above its range of $90 to $95, according to people familiar with the matter. Sources: DoorDash
Read MoreWith Samsung‘s Galaxy S21 expected to be announced earlier in the year than usual — as soon as January 14 — it’s no surprise that leaks about the company’s latest line of flagships have started ramping up. But today we got a particularly juicy one: Android Police shared what appear to be clips of official
Read MoreRice University is using Google Cloud’s data analytics tools to track COVID-19 cases among its campus community and make real-time decisions to keep students, faculty and staff safe. Rice Using Google Cloud for COVID-19 Data Analytics Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreThe Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL were flawed-yet-likable devices with a camera that stood out from the competition | Photo by James Bareham / The Verge After three years of support, the Pixel 2 has received its last update from Google: a delayed November security patch going out to the devices this month,
Read MoreNetflix is rolling out a new tool for parents to better understand and monitor what their kids are watching. Called the Kids Activity Report, as seen in the image above, the new breakdown includes data on what type of programming kids are spending the most time watching, who their favorite character is, and recommendations for
Read MoreA Times Square billboard for PornHub from 2015 Pornhub has made significant changes to its content policies after a New York Times report detailed the damage done by nonconsensual videos posted to the platform, often involving underage girls. In a statement today, Pornhub announced a new set of policies aimed at keeping nonconsensual videos off
Read MoreJarred Walton / Tom’s Hardware: Radeon RX 6900 XT review: at $999, the GPU only provides a minor performance bump compared to the 6800 XT, but is competitive with Nvidia’s pricier RTX 3090 — A small step up from RX 6800 XT performance, a bigger step up in price. — The AMD Radeon RX 6900
Read MoreA new challenger enters the arena! Richard Socher, the former Chief Scientist at Salesforce, today dropped the figurative bomb when he announced the launch of You.com, a site he says will compete directly with Google Search. https://t.co/2tfrBwhwOc Let’s build a new internet together. — Richard Socher (@RichardSocher) December 8, 2020 Heads up: It looks like
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