Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency loses eBay support – CNET
eBay has followed PayPal in dropping out of the Libra Association. Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency loses eBay support – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreeBay has followed PayPal in dropping out of the Libra Association. Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency loses eBay support – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Tectonic9 is a manually-operated herb grinder with a vibrating dispenser. Yeah, it didn’t make a lot of sense to me at first either. If I’ve got to do the grinding by hand, what’s the point of the vibration? In a word, the answer is: fluffy. As in, this grinder made my cannabis fluffy and
Read MoreMoney transfer app Cash App gives away money on Fridays. If you follow the company on Twitter or Instagram, you may have entered by responding to a #CashAppFriday post with your user ID for the app. Read more… Watch Out for Scams Targeting Cash App Users Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreWe are firmly in the midst of apple season, and I am enjoying it very much. Besides eating meals comprised of nothing but sliced apples (and very good cheese), I’ve been incorporating the autumnal fruits into salads, desserts, and cocktails. Read more… This Scotch Cocktail Is Apple Season in a Glass Source: Life Hacker
Read MorePhoto: Netflix There are so many streaming options available these days, and so many conflicting recommendations, that it’s hard to see through all the crap you could be watching. Each Friday, The Verge’s Cut the Crap column simplifies the choice by sorting through the overwhelming multitude of movies and TV shows on subscription services, and
Read MorePortrait painting is, by and large, a human endeavour. But, like any and all skills, there are machines ready and willing to take a crack at it. [Jose Salatino] has built just such a machine, and the results are impressive. Samples of the artwork created by [Jose’s] portrait painter. [Jose’s] portrait painter relies on a
Read MoreThe transition from summer to fall can be a tough one for a lot of reasons—a new school year, earlier bedtime routines, new activities starting up. But it’s also a struggle because it’s time for your toddler (or preschooler, all the way up to teenager) to start wearing a coat again and they’re not pleased
Read MoreApple has found the first TV series it’s going to produce in-house for its upcoming TV Plus streaming service: a third entry in Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, and Gary Goetzman’s Band of Brothers franchise. The miniseries is expected to run north of eight hours, and will reportedly cost more than $200 million to make, according
Read MoreAmazon is rolling out Multilingual mode to Alexa, which lets users in the US speak Spanish to their Alexa devices. Alexa will be able to respond to requests in either English or Spanish, based on the language in which it was asked. The company announced the mode at its Echo event last month, and it’s
Read MoreIf you’re switching internet service providers, upgrading to new equipment, or have any other reason to ship back your ISP-provided modem and router, then most of the biggest ISPs will let you drop it off at UPS without even boxing it up. Here are the ones that do, the ones that don’t, and where to
Read MoreFred Pennic / hitconsultant.net: Papa, a “grandkids on-demand” platform that connects seniors with college students to provide companionship and help with home chores, raises $10M Series A — – Adds partnerships with multiple large health insurance plans, including Humana, Aetna, Priority Health and Alignment Healthcare. Papa, a "grandkids on-demand" platform that connects seniors with college
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge On Friday, Riot Games said that League of Legends broadcasters should “refrain” from discussing “sensitive topics” on the air, following a controversial move from Blizzard to ban a Hearthstone player who voiced support for the Hong Kong protesters over the weekend. “As a general rule, we want to
Read MoreThe Stratolaunch plane on its first flight | Image: Stratolaunch Stratolaunch Systems — the aerospace company created by the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen — is changing ownership. The company announced today that it is no longer owned by its original holding company, Vulcan Inc., and has been sold to a now undisclosed owner. The
Read MoreAlmost every gym I’ve been to has had one rowing machine, sometimes two, and nobody ever uses it. That’s a shame, because it’s a great tool for getting a full-body workout when you’re doing cardio, and especially for intervals like we’re doing this month. Read more… How to Do Intervals on a Rowing Machine Source:
Read MoreA NIST guide was needed as the patch testing process for some companies involved asking questions on internet forums. Microsoft and NIST partner to create enterprise patching guide Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreWhen we picture “working” or “getting a job,” many people immediately conjure up images of sitting at a desk, typing away at a computer. And yes, that’s how a lot of people spend their days, but not the only way. There are actually plenty of other options that don’t involve offices at all—or, at least,
Read MoreDaniela Flamini / Poynter: What can researchers find among the 32 million URLs Facebook just released to Social Science One? — Social Science One, the non-profit commission launched in 2018 to establish concrete partnerships between academics and data-rich institutions like Facebook, now has 32 million individual links extracted … What can researchers find among the
Read MorePhoto by Chris Welch / The Verge Apple’s macOS Catalina update has arrived. Our review went up this week, and it’s time to talk about it on The Vergecast! On this week’s show, Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, and Paul Miller go deep into Apple’s updated operating systems: macOS Catalina, iPadOS, iOS 13, and a little
Read MoreThe tickets have sold out even as the list of incredible speakers grows. Today we bring you the third dose of talks you’ll see at the Hackaday Superconference in November — whether you were lucky enough to grab a ticket, or will be watching the livestream, these eight will be speaking on topics from algorithmically-augmented
Read MoreSomeone asked Reddit to list the “REALLY REALLY weird subreddits.” They did. They also listed a lot of cute but not actually weird subreddits. I’ve collected the actually weird ones, plus some of the cute ones. NSFW subreddits are marked as such. Read more… The Weirdest Subreddits, According to Reddit Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreTake a look at the list of our favorite onesies for a hassle-free disguise this Halloween. Easiest costumes for Halloween 2019 – CNET Source: CNet
Read More{$inline_image} Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter: Apple launches an internal studio, allowing it to own its content; the first series will be Masters of the Air, a follow-up to HBO’s Band of Brothers — ‘Masters of the Air,’ which was originally developed for HBO, will be the third story in the WWII saga from Steven
Read MoreNew technology is creating some excitement in the formerly ho-hum world of dental care. Does Your Toothbrush Have an App Yet? Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThere’s a catch, though. You didn’t seriously think there wouldn’t be a catch? Startup Volta will charge your electric car for free — seriously – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreFun fact: you don’t have to be driving to take advantage of your smartphone’s Do Not Disturb While Driving feature. You can activate it whenever you want to go device-free—and you can customize the auto-responder so it tells people why you aren’t available and when you’ll respond to their texts or calls. Read more… Reduce
Read More
