Image by Alex Castro / The Verge Reddit users have noticed the site unexpectedly removed everyone’s chat history prior to January 1st of this year. Those asking why have been directed to a changelog update from June announcing feature updates to chats (via Mashable). The update’s headline didn’t say anything about data going away, and
Read MoreJahnavi Nidumolu / Reuters: Elon Musk says Twitter’s cash flow remains negative because of a nearly 50% drop in advertising revenue and a heavy debt load — Elon Musk said Twitter’s cash flow remains negative because of a nearly 50% drop in advertising revenue and a heavy debt load. — “Need to reach positive cash
Read MoreWhile talking about a solar powered portable Bluetooth speaker project on the podcast, I realized that I have a new category of favorite hacks: daily-use hacks. If you read Hackaday long enough, you’ll start to categorize everything. There are the purely technical hacks, beautiful hacks, minimalist hacks, maximalist hacks, and then the straight-up oddball hacks.
Read MoreMany 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. In the fast-paced world we live in, finding time to exercise and stay productive can be a challenge. That’s where treadmill desks come in. These
Read MoreCredit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Opinion post by Rita El Khoury A month ago, when I unboxed the Google Pixel Tablet and installed it in my kitchen as a replacement for my second-generation Nest Hub, I knew I was making a gamble. The kitchen is a shared space and, since my husband cooks
Read MoreThe translucent pair of Beats Studio Plus are on sale this weekend, along with other shades. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Technically, Amazon Prime Day ended a couple of days ago, but it appears Amazon and other retailers didn’t get the memo. Quite a few of the best deals are still kicking
Read MoreTim Bradshaw / Financial Times: The UK CMA pushes back a deadline to block Microsoft’s Activision deal from July 18 to August 29, which could let Microsoft complete the merger within weeks — New timetable from Competition and Markets Authority means $75bn transaction could be closed within weeks
Read MoreThe translucent pair of Beats Studio Plus are on sale this weekend, along with other shades. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Technically, Amazon Prime Day ended a couple of days ago, but it appears Amazon and other retailers didn’t get the memo. Quite a few of the best deals are still kicking
Read MoreThe translucent pair of Beats Studio Plus are on sale this weekend, along with other shades. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Technically, Amazon Prime Day ended a couple of days ago, but it appears Amazon and other retailers didn’t get the memo. Quite a few of the best deals are still kicking
Read MoreOpinion post by Thomas Triggs I recently had a hearing test and some molded earplugs made. The hearing protection I now receive was well worth the minor discomfort I had to endure when having the casts taken. In addition to much better isolation than universal earplugs, molded plugs are much more comfortable. However, I have
Read MoreIf you’re flying for the first time in a while, here are some ways to help you stay sane, healthy, and hydrated.
Read MorePlus: A fitness app may have leaked the location of a murdered submarine captain, the privacy risks of filing taxes online, and how Facebook data was used in an abortion trial.
Read MoreDisney Plus’ new anthology series is a wonderful showcase of the African animation industry’s brilliance. Continue reading…
Read MoreIn our review of the 2023 MacBook Pro, we described it in the headline as rapidly approaching perfection. It’s undoubtedly a state-of-the-art laptop, but it has an eye-watering price tag compared to alternative laptops. At $1,999 for even the cheapest variant, you may feel it’s beyond your budget. But what if you could get it
Read MoreSohee Kim / Bloomberg: A look at Sony-owned Crunchyroll, which has 100M+ registered members, including 11M paid subscribers, as the anime streaming service looks to India for growth — – President says new anime markets like India will drive growth — Global expansion helps owner Sony boost entertainment content
Read MoreTasks is still pretty basic — but at least it now has all your tasks! | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Google has spent the last half-decade cruelly teasing me with its to-do list app. Google Tasks first launched as a standalone app in 2018, and Google seemed to have big plans
Read More[IMSAI Guy] bought a fake Nixie clock, and luckily for all of us has filmed a very close look and demonstration. Using OLED displays as the fake Nixie elements might seem like cheating to some, the effect is really very well done. Clock digits with bootup screens is something we didn’t know we liked until
Read MoreRhiannon Williams / MIT Technology Review: Study: ChatGPT helped writers complete tasks, such as writing press releases or reports, 40% faster and produce work that assessors scored 18% higher in quality — People who use ChatGPT to help with writing tasks are more productive and produce higher-quality work than those who don’t, a study found.
Read MoreWelcome to The Weekly Authority, the Android Authority newsletter that breaks down the top Android and tech news from the week. The 253rd edition here with Pixel 8 price hike deets, leaked Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Z Fold pricing, the arrival of the Nothing Phone 2, and some insight into the race for commercial
Read MoreThis auto-feed pellet smoker can also sear steaks and bake pizzas.
Read MoreOver the past few years, billions of snow crabs have unexpectedly disappeared from the Bering Sea. What happens to the Indigenous people who depend on them for survival?
Read MoreRhiannon Williams / MIT Technology Review: Study: ChatGPT helped writers complete tasks, such as writing press releases or reports, 40% faster and produce work that assessors scored 18% higher in quality — People who use ChatGPT to help with writing tasks are more productive and produce higher-quality work than those who don’t, a study found.
Read MoreDan Goodin / Ars Technica: Microsoft’s disclosures about Chinese hackers accessing US government email accounts were opaque about the breach’s root cause and the company’s role in it — Critics also decry Microsoft’s “pay-to-play” monitoring that detected intrusions. — On Friday, Microsoft attempted to explain …
Read MoreChristopher Mims / Wall Street Journal: Twitter could descend into irrelevance if the trends driving Threads’ early success, including network effects and Elon Musk’s self-inflicted wounds, persist — Threads, from Instagram, has many distinct qualities that make it the first credible threat to Elon Musk’s vision of what a social network should be
Read MoreWe like to see people building things that are a little unusual, and we really like it when said unusual thing uses salvaged parts. This project from [JGJMatt] ticks all our boxes — the build creates a planar speaker that uses salvaged magnets from a hard drive. A planar speaker, according to the post, uses
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