Image: WhatsApp WhatsApp is introducing a new shopping carts feature that lets you order multiple items with a single message from businesses on the service. It works in conjunction with the service’s existing catalogs feature. Now, while browsing a business’s wares, you can add multiple items to your shopping cart and send the entire order
Read MoreNick Statt / The Verge: Samsung’s SmartThings will support Google Nest devices starting in January 2021 — Support for Nest products through the SmartThings app arrives next month — Google and Samsung are bringing their smart home platforms together for the first time. Samsung’s SmartThings … Samsung's SmartThings will support Google Nest devices starting in
Read MoreZack Whittaker / TechCrunch: Dragos, which helps secure critical industrial infrastructure like power plants, raises $110M Series C — Cybersecurity firm Dragos has raised $110 million in its Series C, almost triple the amount that it raised two years ago in its last round. — Dragos was founded in 2016 to detect … Dragos, which
Read MoreIf Star Wars has taught us anything, it’s that “resistance” does not mean “invincible.” Bad things happen even when you have the most noble intentions, which speaks to how Apple—and most other smartphone manufacturers—rate their devices’ protection against liquids. Read more… What iPhone's 'Water Resistance' Actually Means Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreApple’s long rumored over-ear headphones are officially announced, offering similar capability as AirPods for a hefty price. Apple announces 9 AirPods Max over-ear headphones, preorders today, launch Dec. 15 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSubstack, the hot subscription newsletter startup, is building a reader app to help people manage all of their newsletters in a single place. That’s the word from Substack CEO Chris Best on this week’s episode of Decoder, The Verge’s new tech and business interview podcast. “Something that I really miss is proper reader apps, proper
Read MoreHow the newsletter startup could disrupt the media industry Continue reading… Can Substack CEO Chris Best build a new model for journalism? Source: New feed
Read MoreThe new streaming fitness service will offer guided workouts designed for Apple Watch wearers. Apple Fitness Plus is launching on Dec. 14 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe incredible 2004 Jedi RPG is coming to phones and tablets. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2 hits iOS and Android Dec. 18 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIn recent years, Redis has become a common occurrence in a Node.js application stack. Though its most popular use case is caching, Redis has many other use cases where you can take advantage of its blazing-fast in-memory database. In this tutorial, we are going to give you a quick introduction to Redis. We’ll also use
Read MoreFor months, a 21-year-old Trump supporter impersonated Trump family members on Twitter, spreading conspiracy theories, asking for money and eventually drawing the attention of the president. He Pretended to Be Trump’s Family. Then Trump Fell for It. Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreCan the industry leader fend off an ambitious upstart? NordVPN vs. Surfshark: VPN speed, security and price compared – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAdobe is releasing an Arm version of Lightroom for both macOS and Windows today. The latest version of Lightroom is now native for both Apple M1 systems and Qualcomm-powered Windows 10 devices. It’s debuting as a full release, rather than a beta version and Adobe is making it part of the regular Creative Suite installer.
Read MoreIt should be clear why the subreddit r/AmItheAsshole is so popular. First of all, there are, indeed, a lot of assholes in this world; 2020 has repeatedly illustrated that fact for us. But also, it’s usually everyone else—not us, we are perfect—who are the assholes. That is to say, it’s much easier to identify the…
Read MoreNASA and Boeing have completed Starliner’s last parachute balloon-drop test designed to strengthen the spacecraft’s landing system ahead of crewed flights. NASA, Boeing Complete Series of Starliner Parachute Tests Source: NASA
Read MoreRide-hailing company Uber is selling its self-driving division, Advanced Technologies Group (ATG), in a move it says will accelerate its path to profitability. While no price has been revealed, the deal values ATG at around $4 billion. That’s nearly 50% down from its April 2019 valuation of $7.25 billion, CNBC reports. Self-driving startup Aurora, headed
Read MoreWho really has time for household chores? Not only are they unenjoyable, but you’re often left fighting with unwieldy appliances, like massive and finicky vacuum cleaners, that make the irritating task of cleaning all the worse. Domestic vacuum cleaners have had a strange trajectory. When they were first launched, they went through an amazing transformation
Read MoreCybersecurity firm NortonLifeLock has agreed to acquire Avira in a deal worth approximately $360 million. NortonLifeLock snaps up Avira in all-cash deal Source: Tech Radar Software
Read More2020 FOSS contributor survey report calls for changes. Corporate involvement in open-source projects might not always be a good thing Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreNew Raspberry Pi OS update drops Flash support but brings Chromium 84 to make Teams, Zoom, and Meet run well. Raspberry Pi OS update: Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and Google Meet now run better Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreRevolut CEO announces plans to move into merchant acquiring, offering business customers a cost-effective way to process payments online. Revolut to offer digital payments service for businesses Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreAfter nearly a decade in operation, QuantumScape, a San Jose-based startup backed by Volkswagen and Bill Gates, is finally breaking its silence. In a virtual “battery day” event for investors, the recently public company announced that its “solid state” batteries for electric vehicles will charge faster, hold more power, and last longer than traditional EV
Read More3D printing is an incredible tool for prototyping and development, but the properties of the materials can be a limiting factor for functional parts. [Sam Rogers] and colleagues at [AX Technologies] have been testing and developing a small liquid-fueled rocket engine and successfully used vortex cooling to protect a resin 3D printed combustion chamber. (Video,
Read MoreThe UK began the rollout of its mass vaccination program on Tuesday. COVID-19 vaccine: 90-year-old woman becomes first to receive Pfizer vaccine in the UK – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIn our POS Nation overview, we take a close look at the point of sale solutions offered by this popular provider. Crimson Solutions POS Nation Source: Tech Radar Software
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