NewsGuard: An analysis of 30 posts on X from large accounts with false or misleading claims on the Israel-Hamas war found 200 ads from 86 brands and others below 24 posts — NewsGuard identified ads for 86 major advertisers — including top brands, educational institutions, governments, and nonprofits …
Read MoreMadison Marriage / Financial Times: UK juries find web hosting firm UKFast founder Lawrence Jones guilty of rape and sexual assault; Jones was estimated to be worth ~£700M until 2019 allegations — Founder of web hosting business UKFast convicted of attacking three women — Technology entrepreneur Lawrence Jones …
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Read MoreDbrand’s “Light” X-Ray skins. There are “Dark” ones too. | Image: Dbrand Dbrand just sued a rival casemaker for copying its “Teardown” skins that let you see under the back cover of your phone, laptop, or handheld gaming machine. It’s also — purely coincidentally, I’m sure! — announcing a brand-new set of skins that take
Read MoreImage: Dbrand Dbrand, the device skin company known for trolling brands like Sony and Nintendo, is waging a legal battle of its own. The company is suing rival Casetify over claims it blatantly copied Dbrand’s Teardown device skins and cases, which are made to look like the internals of whatever phone, tablet, or laptop you’ve
Read MoreThe Malibu can indeed boost its battery pack from any light source—if only the sound quality matched the power promise.
Read MoreCredit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority We’ll probably look back at 2023 as the year that the foldable phone market burst wide open — at least in the US. It’s the year that Google and OnePlus finally challenged the Galaxy Z Fold 5, while Motorola took the Galaxy Z Flip 5 to task. I’ve been
Read MoreIllustration by Aaron Fernandez for The Verge It’s official: the 2023 early holiday shopping season has arrived. And if you want to get a head start on your holiday shopping, major retailers like Amazon, Target, Best Buy, and Walmart have already launched their early Black Friday promos, dropping prices on tablets, wireless earbuds, laptops, smart
Read MoreUGREEN’s Revodok Pro is over $100 off at Amazon for Black Friday.
Read MoreIf you’re after classic looks and modern smarts, this JBL speaker is a great option for home and the road.
Read MoreIan Hickson / Hixie’s Natural Log: Reflecting on 18 years at Google: early Google had a vision, but its culture has eroded, morale is at an all-time low, and healing requires changes at the top — I joined Google in October 2005, and handed in my resignation 18 years later. Last week was my last
Read MoreBoost Mobile is known for offering affordable wireless at any time of year, but it’s turning the savings up to 11 to mark Black Friday. Courtesy of Best Buy, you can purchase a Boost SIM card for just $14.99 and land yourself three months of unlimited talk and text, plus 5GB of data per month.
Read MoreApple’s AirPods Max are just $449.99 for Black Friday at Amazon.
Read MoreAmazon’s Black Friday deals mean soundbars are much cheaper.
Read MoreAndrew Hutchinson / Social Media Today: Instagram now lets all users download public Reels, after rolling out the feature in the US in June 2023; creators can opt out of downloads — Get ready to see more Instagram logos showing up in TikTok clips. — Instagram has today announced that all users can now download
Read MoreYour Android phone has a host of system apps and services, all with their own tasks. One such app is Android System Intelligence. Google has chosen to name the app rather broadly and vaguely, and it’s not immediately clear what it is, what it does, and why it needs so many permissions. Here’s what you
Read MoreThere’s a devastating amount of heavy news these days. Psychology experts say you need to know your limits—and when to put down the phone.
Read MoreThink of all those promised products that looked so good and were eagerly awaited, but never materialized. Have you ever backed a Kickstarter project in the vain hope that one day your novelty 3D printer might appear? Good luck with the wait! But sometimes, just sometimes, a product everyone thought was dead and gone pops
Read MoreRobert Burnson / Bloomberg: The US asks a court to reverse its decision to let Changpeng Zhao return to the UAE ahead of his February 2024 sentencing, citing his “substantial” flight risk — Over the government’s objection, a US magistrate judge on Tuesday granted the multi-billionaire’s request to return to the UAE before his February
Read MoreFoo Yun Chee / Reuters: Sources: the European Commission plans to grant Amazon unconditional antitrust approval for its $1.4B iRobot acquisition, having set a February 14 deadline — Amazon (AMZN.O) is set to win unconditional EU antitrust approval for its $1.4 billion acquisition of robot vacuum maker iRobot …
Read MoreAbner Li / 9to5Google: Google updates Google Meet to recognize gestures in meetings, including raising a hand to trigger the “Raise hand” button; the feature is off by default — Announced earlier this year, Google Meet is now leveraging gesture detection when you physically raise your hand to trigger the corresponding indicator.
Read MoreAmazon has cut the price of Garmin’s Enduro 2 for Black Friday, with a saving of $300.
Read MoreThe Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 series is so fresh off the production line that we weren’t expecting big deals in the Black Friday sales. While big price drops may still be a while away, Samsung is coming at you with multiple ways to save on the premium Android tablets, and the best method is through
Read MoreImage: Microsoft Every time I see a big Windows 11 update I wonder why it wasn’t a Windows 11.1 or Windows 11.2 release. Instead, Microsoft has used a number of confusing ways to name Windows updates in recent years instead of a simple method like point releases. Let me illustrate my point to you: Windows
Read MoreApple’s new Apple Watch Ultra 2 is already discounted at Amazon for Black Friday.
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