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Despite TikTok prohibiting branded content promoting alcohol, some creators say they’re sponsored by alcohol brands, and they drink excessively to promote them (Jessica Lucas/HuffPost)

Jessica Lucas / HuffPost: Despite TikTok prohibiting branded content promoting alcohol, some creators say they’re sponsored by alcohol brands, and they drink excessively to promote them — While the app has strict rules prohibiting branded content promoting alcohol, creators are still allegedly making money drinking to excess — and at least one has died.

Samsung, not Google, is why I’m confident about the future of Android tablets

Credit: Damien Wilde / Android Authority Opinion post by Rita El Khoury The future of Android tablets is looking brighter these days. For more than a decade, Google tried, failed, retried half-heartedly, abandoned its large-screen projects, pivoted to Chrome OS then reverted that decision, all with the attention span of Finding Nemo’s Dory. Despite all

Voyager Command Glitch Causes Unplanned Pause in Communications

Important safety tip: When you’re sending commands to the second-most-distant space probe ever launched, make really, really sure that what you send isn’t going to cause any problems. According to NASA, that’s just what happened to Voyager 2 last week, when uplinked commands unexpectedly shifted the 46-year-old spacecraft’s orientation by just a couple of degrees.

Adam Mosseri and current and former employees recount how Threads came to life with a small team focused on shipping a bare-bones app on a breakneck schedule (Washington Post)

Washington Post: Adam Mosseri and current and former employees recount how Threads came to life with a small team focused on shipping a bare-bones app on a breakneck schedule — A company in crisis went back to basics to deliver a viral hit. But can Adam Mosseri’s bare-bones Twitter clone reinvigorate an aging tech giant?

A profile of Mike Masnick, who founded Techdirt in 1998, considered by lawmakers, CEOs, and activists as an essential guide for what’s happening in tech (Kashmir Hill/New York Times)

Kashmir Hill / New York Times: A profile of Mike Masnick, who founded Techdirt in 1998, considered by lawmakers, CEOs, and activists as an essential guide for what’s happening in tech — Mike Masnick, who founded Techdirt in 1998, writes for an influential audience of lawmakers, C.E.O.s and activists.

Barnes & Noble is reinventing itself, but not its e-readers

The Nook Glowlight 4e struggles to stand out, but at least it’s got buttons to turn the page. | Photo by Sheena Vasani / The Verge The company is looking to give its stores an indie bookstore vibe, but its e-readers have more of an Amazon Kindle in the early 2010s vibe. Continue reading…

Automate Your Pin Header Chopping Chores Away

In most cases, cutting pin headers is a pretty simple job to tackle with a pair of cutters or even your bare fingers. But if you’re doing a lot of it, like for kitting up lots of projects for customers, then you might want to look at something like this automatic pin header cutter. Even

Sources: the Biden admin is looking for malware it believes China hid inside critical infrastructure, mainly aimed to disrupt the military if a conflict emerges (New York Times)

New York Times: Sources: the Biden admin is looking for malware it believes China hid inside critical infrastructure, mainly aimed to disrupt the military if a conflict emerges — American intelligence officials believe the malware could give China the power to disrupt or slow American deployments or resupply operations …

A profile of Mike Masnick, who founded Techdirt in 1998, considered by lawmakers, CEOs, and activists as an essential guide for what’s happening in tech (Kashmir Hill/New York Times)

Adam Mosseri and current and former employees recount how Threads came to life with a small team focused on shipping a bare-bones app on a breakneck schedule (Washington Post)

5 Android apps you shouldn’t miss this week – Android Apps Weekly

Welcome to the 494th edition of Android Apps Weekly. Here are the big headlines from the last week: Android 14 beta 4.1 landed this week. It brought with it a long list of bug fixes and performance improvements. This is fairly typical for an Android update this late into the cycle as the stable version

Samsung, not Google, is why I’m confident about the future of Android tablets

Exclusive: These are the new Pixel Watch 2 watch faces

A lot can be said about the original Pixel Watch, but one thing that is certain is that it’s a showcase for Google’s vision of the ideal smartwatch. From the sleek, modern design to the Material UI design that stretches across the entire system, it’s exactly what to expect from a Google product. One element

Best Safes of 2023

Many companies featured on ReadWrite partner with us. Opinions are our own, but compensation and in-depth research determine how products may be selected and ranked. Learn more about how we make money. Welcome to our comprehensive guide on the best safes of 2023. When it comes to safeguarding your valuable possessions, choosing the right safe is of

An investigation citing hundreds of Turkish people claims Android’s earthquake warning system failed to send alerts for the 7.8-magnitude quake on February 8 (BBC)

BBC: An investigation citing hundreds of Turkish people claims Android’s earthquake warning system failed to send alerts for the 7.8-magnitude quake on February 8 — James Clayton and Ben Derico in San Francisco & Anna Foster in Turkey — Google’s earthquake warning system failed …

Etsy sellers say a fraud protection program is destabilizing their businesses

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge D., a carpenter and Etsy seller of several years, recently sold a piece of custom, made-to-order furniture for around $150. The sale itself was business as usual for their shop — but it came with a sense of exasperation. Their earnings would be tied up for weeks while

The Right Benchmark for GPT

Dan Maloney wanted to design a part for 3D printing. OpenSCAD is a coding language for generating 3D objects. ChatGPT can write code. What could possibly go wrong? You should go read his article because it’s enlightening and hilarious, but the punchline is that it ran afoul of syntax errors, but also gave him enough

Exclusive: These are the new Pixel Watch 2 watch faces

The Right Benchmark for GPT

The Mystery of the Colorado River’s Missing Water

Snow is falling—but it doesn’t show up to replenish the river. In a drying West, researchers are racing to find out where it goes.

TP-Link Deco BE85 Review: Too Much, Too Soon

By the time you have enough devices to take advantage of Wi-Fi 7, systems like these will be much cheaper.

I went to Samsung HQ for Galaxy Unpacked: Here’s what I saw

Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority This week, we saw the launch of a slew of new Samsung products at the summer iteration of Galaxy Unpacked 2023. Obviously, there were some new foldable phones with the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 5. Alongside those, we got the latest Galaxy Watch 6

‘Talk to Me’ Is Horror Made by and for the Internet Generation

A “teens dabbling in the dark arts” movie looks different through the lens of social media natives hoping to make #content.

‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’ Players Hit With Worm Malware

Plus: Russia tightens social media censorship, new cyberattack reporting rules for US companies, and Google Street View returns to Germany.

The Tile Mate and Apple’s AirTags have dropped to some of their best prices

You can buy four AirTags for $84.99, or about $21 each. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Now we’ve reached the end of July, back-to-school season is officially upon us. If you’re starting to shop for supplies to help kick off the new school year on the right note, we curated a guide

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