These days, Youtube is more competitive than ever. Creators put out videos of wildly expensive, complex projects with equally pricy camera gear. [Do It Whenever?] wanted to join the arms race, building his own camera rig for smooth, swooping shots. The rig consists of a series of 3D printed axes all joined together into a
Read MoreUtah Department of Public Safety Last week, a sheep-counting expedition found a mysterious monolith deep in the Utah desert, and they warned the world to stay away. This is a great opening for a science fiction story, and also the actual events of late November 2020. As local news outlet KSL TV lays out, a
Read MoreColin Harper / CoinDesk: Ethereum’s “Genesis Day”, the first of four migration phases to the Ethereum 2.0 blockchain, has been set for December 1 — The biggest update in Ethereum’s history will begin its first phase on Dec. 1. — Per a tweet by ETH 2. Researcher Justin Drake, Ethereum 2.0’s Beacon Chain’s launch …
Read MoreHere’s a cool one: DoNotPay, the legalese-trained email crawler that scours your inbox for ways to save you money (or earn you payouts from class action lawsuits), now helps you collect government tax fraud bounties. Natural language processing just keeps getting better. The software’s pretty simple to use. You open the DoNotPay client, input the
Read MoreOur favorite streaming platform gets its best 2020 prices yet. Black Friday Roku deals: Get a Streaming Stick Plus for , Ultra for , Streambar for 0, Roku TV for 8 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreGet the newest version of the August lock for about $10 less than the best Black Friday deal right now. This August Smart Lock with Wi-Fi beats the best Black Friday deal for 9 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWhether you’re looking for outdoor protection or a face covering, these are your best options. All the best neck gaiters to buy for 2020 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIs Marvel writer Dan Slott hard at work or hardly workin’? Why Marvel 616 documentary on Disney Plus is angering some comics fans – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBloomberg: Sources: Stripe is in early funding talks with investors that would value it between $70B and $100B; Stripe was last valued at $36B in April — Financial technology startup Stripe Inc. is in talks to raise a new funding round valuing it higher than its last private valuation of $36 billion … Sources: Stripe
Read More#WriteInTrumpForGA was one of Twitter’s top trending topics, though such a campaign might only hurt Republicans. No, Trump cannot win Georgia’s electoral votes through a write-in Senate campaign. Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreBloomberg: Xiaomi reports Q3 revenue of ~$11B, up 34.5% YoY, with 50%+ sales originating beyond China, as its Internet of Things division rose 16.1% YoY — – It got more than half revenue from abroad for the first time — Xiaomi is grabbing market share as U.S. sanctions pummel rival Xiaomi reports Q3 revenue of
Read MorePhoto by Michele Doying / The Verge Amazon announced a joint operation with the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center) on Tuesday, focused on stopping counterfeit goods from entering the US. The partnership will rely on intelligence gathered from Amazon’s Counterfeit Crimes Unit, logistics company DHL, and US Customs and Border Patrol (CBP)
Read MorePopular streamer Tyler “Ninja” Blevins has announced his next piece of branded gear — a custom $60 hoodie with a “patent-pending” system that’s designed to let customers wear a headset over the hood while still enjoying their music or games uninterrupted. The hoodie works by featuring a “polymesh” ear hole on each side of the
Read MoreGet the Surface Laptop Go at an early Black Friday discount. | Photo by Tom Warren / The Verge Black Friday week has arrived, and that means you can pick up some Microsoft products at their lowest prices of the year. Whether you’re looking for Surface Pro tablets, Xbox accessories, Windows laptops, or PC games,
Read MoreFrederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: Big data analytics service Splunk says it will acquire Flowmill, a Palo Alto-based cloud network observability startup, for an undisclosed sum — Data platform Splunk continues to make acquisitions as it works to build out its recently launched observability platform. Big data analytics service Splunk says it will acquire Flowmill, a
Read MoreNatalie Gagliordi / ZDNet: VMware reports Q3 revenue of $2.86B, up 8% YoY, vs. $2.81B est., with subscription and SaaS revenue up 44% YoY to $676M, as it raises fiscal year guidance — The company reported Q3 revenue of $2.86 billion, up 8% from a year ago. — VMware delivered better-than-expected third quarter results on
Read MoreThe company, which has largely escaped the scrutiny faced by other social media outfits, is being pushed to restrict misleading videos. YouTube, under pressure over election falsehoods, suspends OAN for Covid-19 misinformation. Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreRenting out your home can bring in some extra cash, but doing so places you into the role of landlord. Aside from legal obligations to consider beforehand, having a proper vetting process will help save you from the hassle of bad tenants or even potential lawsuits. Here are some tips that can help. Read more…
Read MoreCoronavirus in Context is a weekly newsletter where we bring you facts that matter about the COVID-19 pandemic and the technology trying to stop its spread. You can subscribe here. Hola pandemic pals, I saw an elderly gentleman selling face masks outside of a convenience store today. He shook hands with almost everyone who spoke to him as
Read MoreDespite the accelerating pace of the COVID-19 pandemic across the United States, millions of people are traveling this week to see their families for Thanksgiving. Gatherings will continue as planned, as if the Centers for Disease Control hadn’t issued a warning against traveling for the holiday. With the masses… Read more… If You're Planning to
Read MoreOne COVID-19 vaccine is already under review for possible emergency authorization in December; its competitors are close behind. Once we have a vaccine—or maybe several—it will be a while until there are enough doses for everybody. The CDC is working on a plan to prioritize certain groups of people to get it first. Read more…
Read MoreRory Jones / Wall Street Journal: Sources: Google is laying the groundwork for a fiber-optic network that will connect historical enemies Saudi Arabia and Israel for the first time — New fiber-optic network would connect the historical enemies, avoid Egypt and open a new corridor for internet traffic Sources: Google is laying the groundwork for
Read MoreThe Microlab 6C are a pretty nice pair of speakers, but [Michał Słomkowski] wasn’t too thrilled with the 8 watts they consume when on standby. The easy fix is to just unplug them when they aren’t in use, but unfortunately the digital controls on the front panel mean he’s got to turn them on, select
Read MoreTuesday’s Best Deals | Kinja Deals Read more… The 10 Best Deals of November 24, 2020 Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreThe action against OANN, which President Trump’s allies have praised in recent weeks while raging against Fox News for supposed disloyalty during and after this month’s election, was the latest sign that Silicon Valley remains prepared to enforce policies against false and misleading information. YouTube suspends One America News Network, a Trump favorite, for peddling
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