It is perhaps an understatement to say that Twitter is often a bad place to be on the internet in 2019. But what if there were a place where with only good tweets? That’s the idea behind Twitter’s latest effort, @TwitterRetweets, a new account that aims to highlight the best of Twitter. Per the account
Read MoreDieter Bohn / The Verge: Sundar Pichai’s most important job now is to stabilize Google’s internal culture, which became increasingly closed and antagonistic during his tenure as CEO — Yesterday’s news that Sundar Pichai is taking on the new role of CEO of Google’s parent company Alphabet was not exactly a “knock you over with
Read MoreWe often like to say that if something is worth doing, then it’s worth overdoing. This automatic cat feeder built by [krizzli] is a perfect example of the principle. It packs in far more sensors and functions than its simple and sleek outward appearance might suggest, to the point that we think this build might
Read MoreIf you have a few different reward credit cards, it can be tough to keep track of which card gives you which benefits. Some cards give you the most points for buying groceries, or gas, or a magical rotating rewards category; others save their top rewards for booking with a specific airline or hotel. It’s
Read MoreFor its 10th anniversary in October, Riot announced a number of new initiatives meant to expand the League of Legends universe, including a fighting game, mobile spinoff, animated series, and others. But there are plenty more in the works. Today, Riot announced a brand-new publishing label, which will see the developer partner with smaller studios
Read MorePhoto by Noam Galai/WireImage Michael Bloomberg temporarily had a tiny but extremely questionable advantage in the 2020 presidential race: if you typed “Mike” into one of his company’s roughly 325,000 news terminals around the globe, you were redirected to his campaign site, reported the Financial Times. The FT made this GIF, so you can see
Read MoreWith the Regal on the way out, Buick will focus solely on crossovers and SUVs. Buick Regal dies next year, spells the end of passenger cars at brand – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreThe limited edition phone celebrates Supreme Leader Kylo Ren’s red and black style. Samsung's Star Wars Galaxy Note 10 Plus wants you to embrace darkness – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreQualcomm Qualcomm just announced a new virtual and augmented reality platform, and it’s working with Niantic — the company behind games like Ingress and Pokémon Go — on a smart glasses reference design. The Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 platform is a follow-up to the earlier XR1 platform, and, like its predecessor, it’s specifically designed for AR
Read MoreBreadcrumbs are good—noble, even. Without them, meatballs would be dense little orbs and meatloaves would be just that: loaves of meat. There would be no crispy, breaded, pan-fried fish, no oven-baked chicken tenders. I do not want to live in a world without breadcrumbs, but that doesn’t mean I don’t want to switch it… Read
Read MoreIt’s that time of year again. Spotify is here to tease you remind you about your musical habits over the past many months. Most people should have a pretty good idea of what albums and songs you’ve binged over the year—Hadestown, for me. For a friendly reminder, all you need to do is pull up
Read MoreA new Falcon 9 booster sent the capsule ferrying science cargo on its way to the space station. SpaceX launches Dragon capsule to ISS with 'mighty mice,' beer barley aboard – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWe’re living in a time when cyber-bulling, self-harm, suicide and school shootings are all things that parents and educators need to worry about. And as technology became more prevalent in the classroom, an obvious solution was born—monitor what our kids are searching, reading, viewing and writing to look for red… Read more… Your Kid's School
Read More{$inline_image} Qualcomm has had big ambitions for ARM-powered Windows laptops for years. At its annual Snapdragon Tech Summit, the chipmaker revealed its biggest play yet: the Snapdragon 8c and the Snapdragon 7c, two new processors that are designed to create a new lineup of ARM chips for Windows laptops. The 8c is positioned as a
Read MoreQualcomm’s new 8C and 7C processors should help it get into entry-level PCs. But that doesn’t fix its problems in the Windows computer market. Qualcomm is pushing connectivity to cheaper computers but still faces hurdles – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDozens of women have joined lawsuits against the ride-sharing company, saying it has not done enough to prevent assaults by drivers. 19 Women Sue Lyft as Sexual Assault Allegations Mount Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThe companies say the $2.3 billion electric battery operation will create 1,100 jobs near Lordstown, Ohio. General Motors teams up with LG Chem to jump-start its clean-tech future Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreMicrosoft is ‘Fluentizing’ its Office mobile apps for iOS and Android. And it’s seemingly getting ready to start bringing its Microsoft Research ‘microproductivity’ work into those apps, as well. Microsoft is giving its Office for iOS and Android apps a makeover Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreA statewide study of 30 SUNY community colleges found that, overall, students who successfully completed online courses nearly doubled their chances of earning a degree or transferring to a four-year college. Mixing in Online Courses Boosts Outcomes for CC Students Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreThe goal of YouTube’s new edition of Rewind, its annual video dedicated to the year’s biggest trends and creator moments, is to best last year’s by not ending up the most-downvoted video of all time or prompt a statement from the company’s CEO. That explains why Felix “PewDiePie” Kjellberg is back in Rewind, which was
Read MorePhoto by Sean O’Kane / The Verge Waymo’s robot taxi service in suburban Phoenix, Arizona, turns one year old on December 5th. To celebrate, the Alphabet company is taking a step toward wider expansion by making its ride-hailing app available in Apple’s App Store. Waymo’s app has been available to download from the Google Play
Read Moreminecraft Fortnite may have dominated gaming conversations in 2019, but there’s one game that remained king on YouTube: Minecraft. YouTube unveiled viewership stats for some of its biggest games in 2019 in its new Rewind video, ranging from Roblox to Minecraft. Roblox videos brought in 29.6 billion views, Grand Theft Auto saw nearly 40 billion
Read More{$inline_image} Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Noted Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has a new research note predicting Apple’s next two years of iPhones, and there’s a wild new detail: Apple’s 2021 flagship iPhone will reportedly kill off the Lightning port, but USB-C fans (like myself) shouldn’t get too excited. According to Kuo’s
Read MoreThe season is coming to a close. Fortnite Chapter 2 season 1 challenges and where to complete a Motorboat time trial – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIf the merger is approved, “legacy” customers will eventually have to give up their phones. New T-Mobile will urge Sprint customers to buy 5G phones – CNET Source: CNet
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