Year over year, the Queercon badge is consistently impressive. I think what’s most impressive about these badges is that they seemingly throw out all design ideas from the previous year and start anew, yet manage to discover a unique and addictive aesthetic every single time. This year, there are two hardware badges produced by the
Read MoreOur take after a day with Samsung’s 6.8-inch superphone. Galaxy Note 10 Plus ongoing review: Samsung's 6.8-inch phone impresses so far – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreExpect to be catching Jirachi in the coming weeks. Pokemon Go drops major hints about its next mythical creature – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFinSMEs: Edge cloud services provider Zenlayer raises $30M Series B to expand globally with an emphasis on emerging markets like India, Indonesia, and Brazil — Zenlayer, a Los Angeles, CA- and and Shanghai, China-based edge cloud services provider, raised $30m in Series B funding. Edge cloud services provider Zenlayer raises M Series B to expand
Read MoreIf you’re considering traveling by train in the month of September, you’re going to want to book your tickets now. Starting today (Aug. 16) and ending tomorrow, select routes on Amtrak are 50 percent off for nationwide travel between Sept. 1 and Sept. 30, 2019, with no blackout dates. Read more… Book Half-Off Amtrak Train
Read MoreAs Jalopnik’s resident car buying expert and professional car shopper, I get emails. Lots of emails. I’ve decided to pick a few questions and try to help out. This week we are talking about buyer priorities, negotiating extended warranties on used cars, and performance ratios among trims. Read more… Should The Average Buyer Really Care
Read MoreYouTube is hiring managers to work specifically with progressive political publishers and conservative political publishers as the company faces accusations of censoring right-wing political content amid a crackdown on supremacist content and conspiracy theories. The new managers will focus on “advising partners on YouTube channel development strategies and representing the political publisher landscape within the
Read MoreCharlie Warzel / New York Times: Five years later, a deep dive into Gamergate’s origins and how conspiracy-fed trolling tactics it took mainstream are now central to post-truth information wars — On August 15, 2014, an angry 20-something ex-boyfriend published a 9,425-word screed and set in motion a series of vile events that changed the
Read More{$inline_image} Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: Bakkt says it plans to launch its physically-settled bitcoin futures contracts on Sept. 23, after getting approval from NY state’s financial regulator — Bakkt has been cleared to launch. — The Intercontinental Exchange’s young subsidiary announced Friday that it had acquired … Bakkt says it plans to launch its physically-settled
Read MoreImage: Canoo Automotive startup Canoo (formerly known as Evelozcity) is teasing the designs of its planned electric vehicles, and it has spent the last few months staffing up as it moves closer to production in 2021. But the startup will take the next few steps in that process without its CEO, the company tells The
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge A fast-acting hacker could be able to weaken the encryption of Bluetooth devices and subsequently snoop on communications or send falsified ones to take over a device due to a newly discovered vulnerability in the standard. The vulnerability is pretty clever: instead of directly breaking the encryption, it
Read MoreIf you work remotely and are dreaming about a different setting in which to plant your laptop, it might be time to make a move: States and cities are starting to offer cash incentives to people who move to their areas. Read more… Get Paid to Move to These States Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Twitter is testing a new feature that will automatically hide direct messages that its automated systems think could be offensive. In a short GIF posted by the company, the new section can be seen in the app’s existing “Message requests” folder, which is where Twitter puts any messages
Read MoreThe Information: Sources: JD.com is talking with investment banks about a $500M US IPO in May for its online supermarket unit Dada-JD Daojia; Walmart owns 10% of Dada-JD Daojia — Chinese online retailer JD.com is in talks with bankers to list shares of its online supermarket joint venture in the U.S. next May … Sources:
Read MorePhoto by Sam Byford / The Verge On this episode of The Vergecast, we’re talking about the ‘wares — software and hardware, that is. It came to Ashley Carman’s attention this week that some June smart ovens were turning on and preheating to 400 degrees at undesired times. She joins the show to explain what
Read MoreLove him or hate him, Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson has undeniably captivated the interest of supporters and critics alike, earning a reputation as a “rock star” academic – similarly to his colleague and debate rival Slavoj Zizek. Now he’s being replicated, by AI. While you can easily find hours of footage with Peterson, none of
Read MoreSarah Perez / TechCrunch: YouTube changes policy: copyright owners will no longer be able to monetize creator videos with very short or unintentional uses of music via its manual tool — YouTube is making a change to its copyright enforcement policies around music used in videos, which may result in an increased number … YouTube
Read MoreAt War talked to Tom Gersbeck, a retired Marine Corps bomb-disposal officer, who recently published the second edition of his book, “Practical Military Ordnance Identification.” The Man Who Wrote the Guidebook for Civilian Bomb-Squad Technicians Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreA UK man has been sentenced to 20 months in prison and fined more than £400,000 ($486,000) for selling stolen personal data on the dark web for Bitcoin. Authorities caught Elliot Gunton (19), who pleaded guilty, after they discovered a laptop containing software with cybercrime functionality during a routine visit related to a Sexual Prevention Order imposed
Read MoreIt’s not for the pros. Fortnite Brute gives more players a shot at winning, Epic says – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAkanksha Rana / Reuters: Report: Alibaba to buy NetEase’s Kaola, one of the biggest Chinese shopping sites for imported goods, for $2B in cash — (Reuters) – Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has agreed to pay $2 billion in cash to buy Chinese e-commerce firm Kaola, local news outlet Caixin reported on Friday. (bit.ly/2HcCI6C) Report: Alibaba
Read MorePhoto: Paramount Pictures 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,
Read MoreCEO 2019 Gaming Championships. | Photo by Joao Ferreira/ESPAT Media/Getty Images A universal code of conduct could lead to better behavior Continue reading… How fighting game tournaments are dealing with toxic and unruly players Source: New feed
Read MoreSome people can dig up great music like magic, or have friends inside the industry who keep them updated. Others are perfectly content with their weekly Spotify Discover playlist. But if you need more ways to find music, here are some ideas, taken from Twitter users, my colleagues at Lifehacker’s publisher Gizmodo… Read more… How
Read MoreThe British supercar-maker teased the new model during Monterey Car Week, and man, it looks good. McLaren speedster set to join Ultimate Series lineup – Roadshow Source: CNet
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