There are few worse first-world-problems than buying something online, only to find out there was a 10 percent coupon you missed out on. Now Microsoft is trying to make that a thing of the past for Edge users by autofilling coupon codes for you, no searching required. Now if you visit a retailer online, you’ll
Read MoreThere’s a school of thought in the United States that says the only practical path through higher education is to earn a degree that immediately makes money. Or, at least, one that forges the beginnings of a successful career. In a certain, siloed way, this makes sense: It’s good to not spend outrageous sums on…
Read MoreThe good news is that as of today RadioShack has officially been purchased by Retail Ecommerce Ventures (REV), giving the troubled company a new lease on life. The downside, at least for folks like us, is that there are no immediate plans to return the iconic electronics retailer to its brick-and-mortar roots. As the name
Read MoreA $200 lifetime subscription to language-learning app Babbel pays for itself — but it takes about two and a half years. Make learning a new language a lifetime hobby while saving 50% at Babbel – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDean Takahashi / VentureBeat: Aclima, which makes hyperlocal pollution maps for governments and others in partnership with Google StreetView, raises $40M Series B led by Clearvision Ventures — Aclima has raised $40 million to measure global pollution on a block-by-block level and use that data to combat climate change. Aclima, which makes hyperlocal pollution maps
Read MoreThere are two schools of thought when it comes to building bridges. There’s the traditional way involving humans assembling materials to create a unique structure. And then there’s the way MIT and the US Army want to do it: you open a box and a bunch of Lego-style construction bricks fly out and turn themselves
Read MoreMessaging app Go SMS Pro, which has over 100 million installs from the Google Play store, has a massive security flaw that potentially allows people to access the sensitive content you’ve sent using the app. And even though the app’s maker was informed about the issue months ago, they haven’t made updates to fix what’s
Read MoreIt’s a good time to be in the market for an Apple Watch. Black Friday Apple Watch deals bring lowest prices ever: Get off Apple Watch SE and Series 6 now, Series 3 drops to 9 starting Nov. 25 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe agency goes against the the Department of Transportation’s recommendation, but reserves some airwaves up for car-to-car communications. FCC votes to free up 5.9GHz spectrum for Wi-Fi – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreGiuliani makes accusations of fraud that the Trump team has failed to support in court. Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreWith the widgets, you’ll be able to see relevant info for Gmail, Google Drive and Google Fit on your iPhone’s home screen. Google adds three new widgets for the iPhone 12 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAlex Kantrowitz / Big Technology: In an internal memo, FTC exec director said the agency will cut costs, freeze hiring, and lower IT spending, even as Congress pushes for action against Big Tech — FTC executive director David Robbins tells staff the agency will cut its case costs, freeze hiring, and lower IT spending as
Read MoreThere’s a certain kind of joy that comes in throwing something together from spare parts, or from finding utility in a proof of concept for another project. [Clewsy] is cooking up something clacky and built this baby keeb to prove some stuff out, such as reading a key matrix. Now it’s become a music/media controller
Read MoreThursday’s Best Deals | Kinja Deals Read more… The 10 Best Deals of November 19, 2020 Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreCome Christmas day, we will officially be two Pixar films deep into quarantine. Way back in March, right before the pandemic made the idea of going to see a movie in the theater as laughable and ill-advised as trying to have a reasonable discussion about politics with your in-laws, Disney released Pixar’s Onward, a… Read
Read MoreWe talked earlier this week about how our own parents helped shape—in ways both good and bad—how we parent our own kids. But the truth is that we are not influenced solely by our own upbringing; no, we are also influenced by the fictional parenting of some of our favorite TV and film characters. Read
Read MoreLily Hay Newman / Wired: Facebook’s bug bounty program, now in its 10th year, paid out $1.98M in 2020 so far, on over 1,000 submissions — The vulnerability was found through the company’s bug bounty program, now in its tenth year. — IT’S BEEN ALMOST a decade since Facebook started offering researchers cash rewards …
Read MoreSomething remarkable is happening Continue reading… Broadway is closed, but Ratatouille the Musical is cooking on TikTok Source: New feed
Read MoreIf you’re still planning to go to some kind of in-person Thanksgiving event, otherwise known as a COVID feast, I’m not going to judge you. I will, however, do whatever I can to convince you that you’re making the wrong decision, and that includes sending you off to the handy “COVID-19 Event Risk Assessment Planning…
Read MoreIf you’re waiting out the pandemic and, say, watching a lot of Antiques Roadshow on PBS because it has nothing to do with 2020, you might be thinking about the old items in your home and what they’re worth. Maybe that vintage Garfield phone is valuable, but how do you know for sure? Read more…
Read MorePhoto by Bodo Marks / picture alliance via Getty Images BuzzFeed and HuffPost, formerly separate, are now one, as first reported by The Wall Street Journal. Verizon — which previously owned HuffPost, née The Huffington Post — has dumped the powerhouse digital media brand in an all-stock deal. The pairing makes sense. Jonah Peretti, now
Read MoreTwo NFC West foes meet up tonight on Fox, Amazon Prime Video and the NFL Network. NFL 2020: How to watch Cardinals vs. Seahawks on Thursday Night Football without cable – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe feature has become a privacy standard on other chat platforms. Google is testing end-to-end encryption for Android text messages – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAll the next-gen consoles will be making a cameo at Walmart this afternoon. But you’ll need a big dose of luck to get one — here’s what you need to know. PS5 and Xbox Series X/S restock hits Walmart at 3 p.m. ET today – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreTaking things apart to see how they work is an important part of understanding a system, and that goes for software as much as for hardware. You can get a jump start on your firmware reverse engineering skills with Asmita Jha’s workshop which was presented live at the Hackaday Remoticon. The video has just been
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