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Read MoreTo combat online misinformation and radicalization, one of the world’s largest national internet literacy efforts is teaching students how to spot junk information. In France, School Lessons Ask: Which Twitter Post Should You Trust? Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThe Consumer Electronics Show (CES) held annually at Las Vegas is just a few weeks away and announcements have started to roll-in. LG announced today that it’ll unveil the world’s lightest 17-inch laptop – the Gram 17 – at CES. The laptop just weighs 1,340 grams as compared other laptops of the same class which
Read MoreJon Russell / TechCrunch: Southeast Asian ride hailing service Grab raises $150M from Yamaha Motor as part of its ongoing Series H round, which is targeted at $3B — Grab, the Southeast Asia ride-hailing firm that bought out Uber’s local business, has added another investor to its rolling cast of backers … Southeast Asian ride
Read MoreThe Hackaday Superconference is over, which is a shame, but one of the great things about our conference is the people who manage to trek out to Pasadena every year to show us all the cool stuff they’re working on. One of those people was [Piotr Esden-Tempski], founder of 1 Bit Squared, and he brought
Read MoreEquipped with new “Warp Charge 30” technology, the special-edition OnePlus 6T juices up faster than the original. OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition does indeed charge superfast – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIna Fried / Axios: Apple announces a $1B Austin campus initially for 5,000 workers, new offices in Seattle, San Diego, and Culver City, plus expansion in several other US cities — Apple plans to build a new $1 billion campus in Austin, Texas, adding thousands of jobs, while also setting up new large offices in
Read MoreAmazon Prime customers in some cities will also be able to get free same-day delivery up until midnight on Christmas Eve. Amazon extends free shipping offer to items purchased by Dec. 18 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreGoogle’s parent Alphabet made a big investment in the scooter company this summer. Google Maps will now show you where the nearest Lime scooter is – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreEliza Brooke / Vox: How recommendation sites like the Strategist and Wirecutter maintain readers’ trust while earning revenue through affiliate links — Sites like the Strategist, Wirecutter, and BuzzFeed Reviews want to help you find the best of the best. … Say you want to buy a travel mug. How recommendation sites like the Strategist
Read MoreOpera is finally rolling out its blockchain-oriented browser specifically designed for surfing and interacting with the decentralized web (also known as Web 3.0). Today at Hard Fork Decentralized in London, the company announced the browser, which comes with a built-in cryptocurrency wallet, is now available for Android. This makes Opera the first mainstream browser that comes with cryptocurrency
Read MoreAfter using Qualcomm and Intel modems in iPhones for years, Apple might be finally looking to build its own modems. According to a report by The Information, Apple is actively looking to build modems targeted toward iPhones. The rumor is spurred on by Apple‘s recent job openings for two Cellular Modem Systems Architects in San
Read MoreTo help webmasters understand how visitors interact with their sites, Microsoft has launched its new Clarity analytics tool in beta today. Set to rival the likes of Optimizely, Google Optimize and Visual Web Optimizer, Clarity lets you run A/B tests, and play back visualizations of users’ experiences and behavior patterns on your site. The tool
Read MoreLara O’Reilly / Wall Street Journal: Accenture Interactive to acquire adtech company Adaptly, which helps marketers buy targeted ads across online platforms including Amazon, Google, and Facebook — Purchase gives Accenture Interactive access to targeted-ad technology that plugs into platforms including Google, Amazon and Facebook Accenture Interactive to acquire adtech company Adaptly, which helps marketers
Read MoreThe Moka pot is an industrial design classic, hailing from Italy in the early part of the 20th century. To this day, it remains an excellent way to brew top quality coffee at home with affordable equipment. However, if your tastes for coffee lie more towards lattes than espresso, you’re out of luck – unless
Read MoreBuying a gift for someone who has plenty of “stuff”? Go for a subscription instead. From Netflix to Spotify, Game Pass and beyond: Give the gift of a subscription this year – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreOne of the best displays of “shooting stars” and a close space snowball flyby could make for some epic nights of skywatching this week. Geminid meteor shower and bright comet team up for super sky show – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCorbin Davenport / Android Police: Amazon starts selling the 3rd-gen Chromecast as well as the older Chromecast Ultra, nearly a year after it promised to sell the devices again — Amazon pulled the Chromecast from its online store in 2015, after it instated a new rule that only streaming devices that supported Prime Video could
Read MoreGoogle is making it easier for its users to give back to the community by introducing donations through its Play store. Android users in select countries can now contribute to causes they believe in using the same payment methods they’ve associated with their Google accounts. The search giant is partnering with 10 nonprofit organizations to
Read MoreGizmodo UK reports that Samsung’s upcoming flagship phone, the Galaxy S10, will arrive on February 20 next year, ahead of the annual Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona that month. That’s pretty much in line with previous rumors we’d heard last month about Samsung’s 10th anniversary model. The range is said to include a 5.8-inch
Read MoreFrank Chaparro / The Block: Sources: stablecoin project Basis, backed by Bain Capital, GV, and a16z, is closing and returning most of the $133M capital raised, due to regulatory issues — One large Basis investor said “this is an extraordinarily talented team with an extremely ambitious vision tackling a very difficult problem. Sources: stablecoin project
Read MoreGillian Brockell / Washington Post: Tech companies should automatically turn off irrelevant ads based on info users share, such as ads for baby gear when a pregnant person has a stillborn child — Dear Tech Companies: — I know you knew I was pregnant. It’s my fault, I just couldn’t resist those Instagram hashtags —
Read MoreJoshua Goldman / CNET: Samsung upgrades its two-in-one Notebook 9 Pen with a new 15-inch option, 8th-gen Core i7 chip, updated S Pen and a promise of 15 hours of battery life — With its updated Notebook 9 Pen two-in-one laptop, Samsung is targeting creative professionals who want the flexibility of both a laptop …
Read MoreThe newly reedited and toned-down version of Deadpool 2 has a couple of new post-credits scenes to look forward to. Warning: spoilers ahead. Once Upon A Deadpool post-credits scene(s), broken down – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNew fossil evidence paints a picture of an apex predator, as big as a lion, that terrorized ancient Australian forests. Scientists reconstruct skeleton of terrifying, prehistoric 'marsupial lion' – CNET Source: CNet
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