At this point, you’ve probably read of the detrimental impact doomscrolling habits can have on your mental health (if you couldn’t already tell by the fact that doing it makes you feel terrible). Maybe you’ve even cut back a little. But then last week happened. And even if you’re now more in the territory of “…
Read MoreThe Colosseum beats out the Lego Star Wars Millennium Falcon for the crown — or laurel wreath. Lego creates largest set ever: Rome's Colosseum with 9,036 pieces – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThese iconic camping companions make the perfect gift for an adventure seeker on your list. Save up to 60% on Stanley insulated thermoses and cookware sets – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe visuals are dazzling, but the lack of a creative mode is disappointing. 'Sackboy: A Big Adventure’ has plenty to delight you, but it’s definitely missing something Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreChinese electric vehicle stock NIO is now up 1,200% for the year-to-date and has shown little sign of slowing down. Often pegged as a primary Tesla rival, NIO is today worth almost $66 billion, making it the sixth most valuable carmaker in the world ahead of major marquees like US’ General Motors and Germany’s BMW.
Read MoreSpeaking at a news conference, NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine said Friday morning it was unclear whether Musk’s positive test would have any affect on the launch. Musk also tested negative and another test was expected. Elon Musk’s positive and negative covid tests create a quandary for SpaceX Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreYouTube said it’s “taking a break” from its annual Rewind video this year. YouTube wants to forget 2020 as much as the rest of us Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreApple’s iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro are on sale now. Here’s what you need to know about the new phones’ price, colors and 5G capabilities. All the iPhone 12 specs people are talking about: Battery, cameras, price – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAt 4.4 percent, the decline in undergraduate college enrollment is a bit steeper than reported last month, according to the latest data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. But, according to one researcher, it still isn’t as high as early predictions would have set it based on data coming early in the pandemic. Drop
Read MorePhoto by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge We started this week with some reviews of the alternatively-sized iPhone 12s — the mini and the Pro Max. We ended this week with an all-new episode of The Vergecast. All that stuff in between? That’s what our Vergecast crew talked about on the show today. Vergecast co-hosts
Read MoreImage: Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve is getting updated with support for Arm-powered Macs, and a beta version will be ready for owners on day one. Blackmagic Design released a beta of Resolve version 17.1 today that includes support for Apple’s new M1 chip. That means when the first of these new Macs ship next week,
Read MoreAndrew Cunningham / Ars Technica: Comprehensive macOS 11.0 Big Sur review: the end of OS X era — Yes, you read that right—Mac OS X (or macOS 10?) is no more. — The era of Mac OS X is over. Kind of. — For the first time in almost two decades, Apple has decided to
Read MoreBoris is the wise ol’ CEO of TNW who writes a weekly column on everything about being an entrepreneur in tech — from managing stress to embracing awkwardness. You can get his musings straight to your inbox by signing up for his newsletter! Let’s talk about one of the most popular terms in entrepreneurship: persistence.
Read MorePhoto by Vlad Savov / The Verge Honda made the bold claim this week that it will mass-produce autonomous vehicles capable of performing 100 percent of driving tasks under certain conditions, but that drivers would need to stand by to take control when needed. This type of autonomous driving is defined as Level 3 by
Read MoreNow that the presidential election is over, we can all stop pretending we have something in common with half the people in the country and retreat to our own tiny, personal subcultures. With this in mind, check out some interesting narrowcast kid niches from the internet and beyond. Read more… The Out-of-Touch Adults’ Guide To
Read MoreIt’s apparently the second-highest October sales of any console ever. Nintendo Switch sales hit 735,000 last month – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Explorer, Edge and Lincoln Aviator are all included in the new recalls. Ford recalls 28,000 SUVs and sedans for fire, rollaway risks – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreThe company plans to trade on the New York Stock Exchange. DoorDash IPO filing shows more than 18M delivery customers – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJavier Espinoza / Financial Times: Sundar Pichai apologizes to Thierry Breton for an internal Alphabet document outlining a plan to attack the EU commissioner, says he wasn’t aware of it — Sundar Pichai says he was unaware of plan for ‘pushback’ against the regulator — The chief executive of Google’s parent company Alphabet … Sundar
Read MoreThe company’s performance renewed questions about whether “gig economy” businesses can turn a profit. DoorDash Reveals I.P.O. Filing Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreCNET senior photographer James Martin puts the camera on Apple’s new phone through the paces along California’s coastline. Follow the iPhone 12 Pro Max on a rugged Lost Coast photography adventure – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreI recently went furniture shopping, and found that when you go to real, fancy furniture stores (not the Swedish assemble-it-yourself kind), the sales representatives really try to push fabric swatches on you. Read more… How to Get an Endless Supply of Free Coasters Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreCatalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: Insurance software provider Vertafore discloses breach after data of 27.7M Texas drivers on an unsecured external storage service was accessed by external party — Vertafore blames incident on human error after user data was stored on an unsecured external storage service. Insurance software provider Vertafore discloses breach after data of 27.7M
Read MoreThe live TV streaming service is offering a pair of freebies to new subscribers, including a streamer that normally costs $80. Sling TV Black Friday deals: Free Android TV streamer or free month of service – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreEvents are being planned in many U.S. cities on Saturday by groups that are spreading false claims about voter fraud. Beware of this misinformation from ‘Stop the Steal’ rallies this weekend. Source: NY Times Tech
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