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Report: Twitter is closing its Seattle office, the company’s second-largest engineering hub outside of San Francisco, asking employees to work from home instead (Taylor Soper/GeekWire)

Taylor Soper / GeekWire: Report: Twitter is closing its Seattle office, the company’s second-largest engineering hub outside of San Francisco, asking employees to work from home instead — Twitter is reportedly facing eviction at its Seattle office and is asking employees to work from home as the social media giant looks …

TSMC begins mass production of 3nm processors for future iPhones

TSMC has started mass production of its next-generation 3-nanometer processor which could be featured in the next iPhone.

Google Voice will now warn you about potential spam calls

Google says it’s using “advanced artificial intelligence” to determine if a call is legit. | Image: Google Google has announced that it’s adding a red “suspected spam caller” warning to Google Voice calls if it doesn’t think they’re legitimate. In a post on Thursday, the company says it’s identifying spam “using the same advanced artificial

Apple reportedly scraps plans to launch 14-inch iPad Pro

Display analyst Ross Young says that Apple has changed its mind about releasing an enormous iPad Pro in 2023.

The Sweetest Glue In The World

Perhaps we’re not alone in having a penchant for gummy sweets, but we have to admit to never following the train of thought shared by [Lost Art Press]. Upon finding that a hide glue ingredient was raw gelatin obtained from a confectionery company, they stored away the knowledge and eventually tried making some glue using

Sources: the FBI is investigating the leak of ~100K API keys linked to users of crypto trading service 3Commas, as a victims group claims to have lost over $20M (Sam Kessler/CoinDesk)

Sam Kessler / CoinDesk: Sources: the FBI is investigating the leak of ~100K API keys linked to users of crypto trading service 3Commas, as a victims group claims to have lost over $20M — This week, an anonymous person leaked 100,000 API keys connected to the crypto trading service.

I just wish my Tesla Model 3 had Steam

I just want a rolling battle station. | Image: Tesla Steam, the PC gaming platform, is making its way around town as part of Tesla’s latest holiday update. It fulfills a promise Tesla CEO Elon Musk made almost two years ago: that you’ll be able to play The Witcher 3 using the car’s built-in hardware.

WhatsApp Communities: Everything you need to know

WhatsApp continues to roll out its latest feature worldwide, and it’s a big update to bring everyone together. Communities is a new way to organize your WhatsApp groups under one umbrella and connect all sub-group members, which can be pretty helpful for larger organizations. Here’s everything you need to know about WhatsApp Communities and how

Sources detail Elon Musk’s Twitter cost-cutting measures, including closing a data center, reducing training for new staff, and canceling janitorial services (New York Times)

New York Times: Sources detail Elon Musk’s Twitter cost-cutting measures, including closing a data center, reducing training for new staff, and canceling janitorial services — Elon Musk has reduced the company to a bare-bones operation, and employees are under a “zero-based budgeting” mandate to justify any spending.

Samsung might be working on a more colorful budget phone and we’re here for it

Alleged renders of the Samsung A34 show a silver, pearlescent color option that’s way more fun than awesome black. | Image: The Tech Outlook A fresh batch of leaked renders allegedly show an upcoming Samsung device in a range of flashy colors. The leak is courtesy of The Tech Outlook (spotted by XDA-Developers) and features

A Nomadic Chair

There’s no shortage of different types of folding or portable chairs, but designer [Jorge Penadés] built a backpack chair that will go the long haul. Furniture that assembles without screws or glue is always intriguing, and this chair fits the bill. Using simple metal connectors and joinery, it can be setup and taken down in

An obituary of Dark Sky, which changed how people consume weather forecasts but is disparaged by scientists, as Apple shuts the iOS app down on January 1 (Russell Jacobs/Slate)

Russell Jacobs / Slate: An obituary of Dark Sky, which changed how people consume weather forecasts but is disparaged by scientists, as Apple shuts the iOS app down on January 1 — At the end of this year, Dark Sky—the popular, sleek, sometimes accurate weather app—will go dark, its various components ambiguously incorporated …

Missing woman who plummeted 200 feet in car was rescued thanks to iPhone’s Find My

The San Bernardino County Fire Department was able to rescue a woman who had crashed 200 feet below the roadway after discovered her location using iPhone’s Find My.

NASA Confirms Dust Won’t Bury Perseverance Mars Sample Tubes

NASA is moving forward with plans to bring samples from Mars to Earth for more intense study than is possible on the red planet, and its robotic explorers are already laying the groundwork. The Perseverance rover has deposited a cache of sample tubes on the surface as a backup for the eventual return mission, but

Texans came together to save more than 1,500 bats from wintery doom

Crowds watch as Mexican free-tailed bats are released by Mary Warwick, Wildlife Director at Houston Humane Society at the Waugh Bridge Bat Colony in Houston, Texas, on December 28, 2022. | Photo by MARK FELIX/AFP via Getty Images Hundreds of bats rescued from the winter storm that struck the US over the past week were

Retrotechtacular: Gibson Factory Tour, 1967-Style

If nothing else good came out of 2020, we can say that we at least have “Instrument of the People” — some 1967-era footage of Gibson Guitars’ “craftory”, which was discovered sometime in the fall of 2020. It appears a bit boring at first — a suit slowly approaches the camera on a dimly-lit factory

Samsung Galaxy A34 could come in four funky colors

Credit: TheTechOutlook The Samsung Galaxy A34 colors just leaked. If the rumor pans out, it could come in Lime, Silver, Graphite, and Violet colors. The overall design of the phone appears to line up with the rumored style of the Galaxy S23 series. Samsung is sometimes hit-and-miss with the colors it offers with its smartphones.

Nvidia Reportedly Planning $799 MSRP for RTX 4070 Ti

Nvidia started releasing its much anticipated RTX 40-series video cards over the past few months. Both the GeForce RTX 4090 and RTX 4080 are out there, if you know where to look, but the high prices have kept many gamers from upgrading. There may be some hope for slightly stingy enthusiasts. A new report claims

The 240Hz OLED gaming displays are coming

Rejoice gamers: 240Hz OLED gaming monitors are finally a reality, and many are being showcased during CES 2023. | Photo by Cameron Faulkner / The Verge CES 2023 is now just days away, and there’s already a standout category that we’re particularly excited about: 240Hz OLED gaming monitors. Generally speaking, OLED panels can achieve better

A look at India’s plan to build a semiconductor supply chain, including via a ~$10B incentive program, issues with the Foxconn-Vedanta joint venture, and more (Dylan Patel/SemiAnalysis)

Dylan Patel / SemiAnalysis: A look at India’s plan to build a semiconductor supply chain, including via a ~$10B incentive program, issues with the Foxconn-Vedanta joint venture, and more — Overview of incentive program, 3 major proposals feasibility — With the politicization of the semiconductor industry reaching …

2022 FPV Contest: Turbo Super Submarine

The projects featured on these pages frequently rule the air, the ground, the rails, and even the waves, but very rarely do they rule the deep. Building a submarine is hard, and thus it’s a challenge not taken on by all but the most courageous of builders. This hasn’t discouraged [Timo] though, who has embarked

Nintendo Has Internally Canceled the Switch Pro

(Credit: Will Greenwald) (Credit: Will Greenwald)If you’ve been waiting for a more powerful version of the Nintendo Switch to hit shelves, you might want to direct your anticipation elsewhere. Nintendo has reportedly canceled its plans to release a Switch Pro, extinguishing console gamers’ hopes for an upgraded handheld in the process. According to video game

You can save nearly $600 on LG’s new Gram 16 laptop

LG’s Gram 16 laptop is on sale for $799 at BuyDig. | Image: LG If you’re tired of constantly relying on a second monitor or resizing windows for work because your laptop’s screen isn’t spacious enough, today’s deal on LG’s latest Gram 16 is one you’ll want to consider. Regularly $1,396.99, you can currently buy

New York breaks the right to repair bill as it’s signed into law

New York governor Kathy Hochul signed the Digital Fair Repair Act on December 28th, 2022, and the law will go into effect on July 1st, 2023 — a full year after it was originally passed by the NY State legislature. The bill establishes that consumers and independent repair providers have a right to obtain manuals,

Report: Poor iPhone 14 Plus Sales Prompt Apple to Reevaluate iPhone 15 Lineup

(Credit: Eric Zeman)Apple made some pretty big changes to its phone lineup this year. Instead of offering a regular-sized phone and a mini version, it ditched the small handset in favor of “big and bigger” phones. That translates to 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch models for the base 14 and 14 Plus, as well as for the

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