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Boing Boing |
Start 2021 as an electrical engineer with this training for less than $20
Considering how 2020 has played out, it feels like making resolutions about what you hope for in 2021 is a little underwhelming. Under the circumstances, you may need something a little stronger than a simple New Year's Eve promise to achieve your goals. — Read the rest
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TweakTown News |
Sabrent's new Rocket 4 Plus SSD hits Amazon, 7GB/sec starts from $200
Sabrent's new Rocket 4 Plus SSDs are on Amazon, 1TB costs $199 and 2TB costs $399 -- but they will offer insane 7GB/sec speeds. Continue reading at TweakTown >
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SlashGear |
Facebook Drives launches in US to help users collect for those in need
Facebook has introduced its new Season of Giving campaign, which will include the company matching eligible donations made through the platform on Giving Tuesday. Users can create their own fundraisers on their page, plus Instagram is introducing new fundraising tools. The company is looking to the future, as well, teasing that it will start testing additional ways for users to … Continue reading
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Slashdot |
Apple Makes Another Concession On App Store Fees
Apple said on Monday that companies that offer digital classes or virtual events through iPhone apps won't have to use Apple's App Store in-app purchases through June 2021, enabling them to charge their customers directly without Apple's 30% commission fee. CNBC reports: Apple said the extension was to help businesses by giving them more time to transition in-person events to digital events during the Covid-19 pandemic. "Although apps are required to offer any paid online group event experiences...
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HuffPost - Breaking Ne... |
Twitter Users Mock GSA Boss Emily Murphy’s Letter To Joe Biden
Many noted that as she kicked the transition process into gear, she never referred to Biden as the "president-elect."
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Boy Genius Report |
All the talk about face masks is obscuring the importance of another COVID-fighting tool
Coronavirus transmission is still continuing pretty much unchecked across the US right now, as COVID-19 cases keep surging ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.
A new research study suggests that while face masks are important in curbing the spread of coronavirus, social distancing is even more important.
This comes as the latest data from Johns Hopkins University shows that more than 12.3 million coronavirus cases have been identified this year in the US.
The latest data from Johns Hopkin...
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HuffPost - Breaking Ne... |
John Cleese Sparks Outrage After Tweeting He’s ‘Not That Interested In Trans Folks’
The "Monty Python" star has professed support of J.K. Rowling, who has repeatedly expressed transphobic sentiments.
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Hacker News |
Why is life expectancy in the US lower than in other rich countries?
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The Next Web |
Facebook’s new ‘Drives’ help collect food and clothing for people in need
Facebook today announced a new feature called Drives. No, that’s not a ‘drive’ in the sense of yet another cloud storage service, but instead in the sense of “clothing drive” or “food drive.” It builds on the social network’s fundraising tools for emergencies and community causes, except this time it’s not so much about raising money as it is about donations of actual goods. The feature, which is launching in the US to start, will be available in the Community Help hub on the F...
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The Verge - All Posts |
Twitter to show a warning when you try to like a labeled tweet
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Ahead of the 2020 election, Twitter began showing a warning if you tried to retweet a tweet that had been labeled for potentially including misleading information. Twitter is now planning to expand that warning functionality to when you try to like a labeled tweet, the company announced on Monday.
Adding a warning decreased quote tweets of misleading information by 29 percent, the company said. It seems Twitter is hoping this new warning shown befo...
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BBC News | Technology ... |
New aircraft spy opportunities amid aerospace woes
Start-up firms target regional routes around the world with quiet, cheap electric aircraft.
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SlashGear |
OPPO Rollable phone concept won’t be available any time soon
Manufacturers reveal concept designs and working prototypes for a variety of reasons. It could be for bragging rights, being established as a pioneer, or proof that the company can indeed make such a product. Not all of these concepts get turned into actual commercial products but some of them surprisingly do. Unfortunately for those hoping OPPO would be the first … Continue reading
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HuffPost - Breaking Ne... |
Megan Thee Stallion Made An Album For Every Black Woman Who Is Fed Up
On “Good News,” the rapper has run out of f**ks to give.
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Boy Genius Report |
Here is the meanest state in the United States
Using data from multiple sources, this list ranks all the states in the US based on a "mean index score."
Things like school bullying and hate groups were taken into account.
Other data used for the rankings include customer service politeness and volunteering.
You might fancy yourself a "nice' person, but what about your state? Are some states just meaner than others? Is there even a way to quantify such a thing? Well, BestLife has come up with a way, and it's compiled a bunch of da...
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HuffPost - Breaking Ne... |
Michigan Certifies Election Results, Declaring Biden Winner In New Blow To Trump
“The people of Michigan have spoken,” Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said, urging the state to "put this election behind us."
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HuffPost - Breaking Ne... |
Alarming New Data Shows More Women Having Suicidal Thoughts During Pregnancy And After
An alarming new study shows that suicidality cuts across race, ethnicity, class, educational attainment and geography.
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Business Insider |
Apple's security chief was indicted on bribery charges over allegations that he offered $70,000 worth of iPads in exchange for concealed-carry permits for Apple security guards
Thomas Moyer is accused of offering officials in the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office iPads in exchange for concealed-carry weapons permits.
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Business Insider |
Trump claims he directed his administration to start Biden's transition process even as he continues to say he won the election
Trump continued to insist he would contest the election results and that he beat President-elect Joe Biden.
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Slashdot |
Psilocybin and Migraine: First of Its Kind Trial Reports Promising Results
An anonymous reader quotes a report from New Atlas: A first-of-its-kind exploratory study, led by researchers from Yale School of Medicine, has found a single dose of the psychedelic psilocybin can reduce migraine frequency by 50 percent for a least two weeks. The preliminary trial was small, with follow-up work necessary to validate the results, but the promising findings suggest great potential for psychedelics to treat migraines and cluster headaches.
A new study, published in the journal N...
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Mashable! |
Match-3 games are playable spam, but they soothe my anxious brain
Welcome to No Shame November! This week we're diving into the pop culture we love that society tells us we shouldn't.
In NBC’s fantastic afterlife comedy The Good Place, chronic worrier Chidi Anagonye describes his anxious interior monologue as “the sound a fork makes in a garbage disposal.” That noise – grating, inescapable, wrong — is what my brain sounds like too. I have the superpowered combo of anxiety and ADHD, both of which work together to spin my racin...
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Gizmodo |
Uber and Lyft Awarded $810 Million Federal Contract
After waging a nefarious and ultimately successful campaign to avoid paying gig workers in California a living wage at all costs, Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc have been rewarded with an $810 million government contract.Read more...
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TechCrunch |
Gift Guide: 22 STEM toy gift ideas for every little builder
In 2020, parents and guardians are super spoilt for choice in the STEM toys gift department — which is great news in the midst of a pandemic that’s supercharging homeschooling needs. The category has matured to offer an interesting range of options for children across a wide span of ages, shedding some of its earlier […]
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Business Insider |
There's a clear way for Joe Biden to fight for justice and show his commitment to the Black voters who put him in the White House
Black voters pushed Joe Biden over the finish line because they believed Joe can help reform the criminal justice system. Now he has to deliver.
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Engadget |
China's Chang'e-5 mission is off to collect samples from the Moon
China successfully launched its Chang’e-5 mission on Monday. And if all goes according to plan, by the end of the week, it will be orbiting the Moon, ready to collect samples from the lunar surface for the first time in decades. China launches #Ch...
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SlashGear |
Amazon Music teams with Lil Nas X for special holiday concert series
Amazon Music has teamed up with Lil Nas X to host an upcoming holiday concert series that will include live performances by a variety of artists, including the Foo Fighters and Miley Cirus. The company has teased the upcoming series with a new promo video showing off Lil Nas X as Santa, but you’ll have to wait for December to … Continue reading
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Gizmodo |
Amazon's Echo Buds Are Fitness Trackers Now Too
Alexa, show me a corporate pivot to fitness tracking.Read more...
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Boy Genius Report |
This incredible news makes the coronavirus vaccine updates even more exciting
A new coronavirus immunity study offers another promising conclusion for the future of COVID-19 vaccines.
COVID-19 survivors mount an immune response that’s detectable in the blood some eight months after infection.
Scientists have analyzed B cells in samples from COVID-19 survivors, which are white blood cells that remember previous infections and can spawn additional neutralizing antibodies when reinfection occurs.
AstraZeneca and Oxford announced interim data for their coronavirus v...
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Reddit |
COVIDSafe data 'incidentally' collected by intelligence agencies in first six months
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MacRumors |
Apple M1 Hands-On Comparison: MacBook Air vs. MacBook Pro vs. Mac Mini
Apple's M1 Macs are out in the wild now, but ahead of the holidays, you might still be trying to figure out which one to pick up, either for yourself or as a gift for someone else. We've got all three of the new Macs available, so we thought we'd give MacRumors readers a hands-on overview of each machine in our latest YouTube video.Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos.
Price wise, the Mac mini is the cheapest of the bunch at $699, while the MacBook Air starts at &#...
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TechCrunch |
Gift Guide: 7 perfect gifts for podcasters and streamers
So, this one is going to be a different from last year. Because everything is different from last year. I know 2020 has been a pretty big change for my own personal podcast. I always prefer conducting interviews in person when I’m able — in fact, around 400 or so episodes were done exactly like […]
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Ars Technica |
Nearly 18,000 airport workers sealed in for testing after 7 cases detected
What happened to the airport workers next is unclear.
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Techdirt |
Portland, Maine Passes Facial Recognition Ban That Says The City Can Fire Employees For Violating It
Another facial recognition ban has been passed, bringing a bit more enforceable privacy to the eastern side of the nation. Most of the ban action to date has been on the West Coast, with small pockets of resistance popping up elsewhere. Well, mainly just Massachusetts. The latest ban passed during the most recent election, gives Portland, Maine residents the freedom to live their lives with a little less panopticon.In Maine, voters in the state's largest city recently enacted one of the toug...
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Business Insider |
GSA announces it will provide Biden with the resources to begin the presidential transition
Emily Murphy, the head of the General Services Administration, told Biden in a letter she had determined him to be the "apparent president-elect."
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Digital Trends |
Ring Video Doorbell 3 with Ring Assist+ down to $140 at QVC for Black Friday
Shop Black Friday sales now and get the Ring Video Doorbell 3 with Ring Assist+ for just $140 at QVC.
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BleepingComputer.com |
TikTok fixes bugs allowing account takeover with one click
TikTok has addressed two vulnerabilities that could have allowed attackers to take over accounts with a single click when chained together for users who signed-up via third-party apps. [...]
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Boing Boing |
Trump, after GSA: 'Nevertheless, in the best interest of our Country,' formal transition to Biden will begin
• Via tweet, Trump authorizes his government to begin transition to President-elect Joe Biden's administration
• 16 days after Biden won the election, the Trump administration acknowledges that Biden won the election
Donald Trump appears to be ending his overt attempt to overthrow the results of the recent U.S. — Read the rest
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Digital Trends |
How to watch SpaceX launch its 16th Starlink mission on Tuesday
SpaceX's plan to launch its 16th Starlink flight on Sunday was called off in order to make additional checks. Another launch attempt could take place on Tuesday.
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Digital Trends |
How to find hidden cameras in your Airbnb rental
If you’re worried about someone filming you in your Airbnb rental, here are some steps you can take to make sure your rental space isn’t under surveillance.
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Slashdot |
Foxconn Plant Championed By Trump Lands Google Server Contract
Foxconn plans to assemble key components for Google servers from its plant in Wisconsin, people familiar with the matter said, finally breathing life into a factory Donald Trump hailed as crucial to bringing manufacturing back to the U.S. Bloomberg reports: The Taiwanese company has decided to locate production for this new contract at the existing complex rather than make the components at home or in China, the people said, asking not to be identified discussing a sensitive move. The under-util...
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Business Insider |
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo cancels his Thanksgiving plans hours after saying his 89-year-old mother and 2 daughters were coming to dinner
The backlash to Cuomo saying he'd host his 89-year-old mother and two daughters was swift. Two hours later, his adviser told Insider the dinner is off.
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Business Insider |
Jupiter and Saturn are about to appear closer in the sky than they have for 800 years, aligning as a 'double planet'
On December 21, Jupiter and Saturn will be the closest they've been in the sky since the year 1226. Here's how to see the rare conjunction event.
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Ars Technica |
Tons of Black Friday 2020 deals are available now—here are the best we’ve found
We've picked through hundreds of early deals to find the ones worth your time.
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NYT > Technology |
Meet The Top 2020 Presidential Election Misinformation ‘Superspreaders'
New research found that a handful of social media accounts had an outsize influence on false election information. President Trump topped the list.
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Boy Genius Report |
PlayStation Black Friday 2020 sale: Best deals on PS5 and PS4 games
PlayStation's Black Friday 2020 sales event has begun and lasts until November 30th.
Some of the biggest PS4 games of the year are on sale on the PlayStation Store, including games with free PS5 upgrades, like Borderlands 3, No Man's Sky, and Watch Dogs: Legion.
PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now yearly subscriptions are on sale as well.
We're now more than a week removed from the launch of the PS5, and while countless gamers are still desperately trying to get their hands on a console...
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Boing Boing |
GSA tells Joe Biden the Trump administration is ready to begin the formal transition process
NEWS: Federal agency ascertains Biden 'apparent winner' of election, clears way for start of transition from Trump.
The GSA (General Services Administration) has informed president-elect Joe Biden that the Donald Trump administration is now ready to begin the formal transition process, according to a letter that GSA administrator Emily Murphy sent Monday afternoon, obtained by CNN. — Read the rest
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Android Police - Andro... |
256GB OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro are each $200 off right now at Amazon
Take your pick, the discount ain't picky
OnePlus had a sale on the OnePlus 8 about a week and a half ago, but maybe you just want to buy them through Amazon for whatever reason. Well, you've got that phone as well as the OnePlus 8 Pro for $200 off right now.
Both phones are configured with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. The OnePlus 8 (our review here) has 5G access with the Snapdragon 865, a 90Hz display, and a 4,300mAh battery plus three rear cameras. Read More 256GB OnePlus 8 and 8 P...
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Digital Trends |
The best USB-C power adapters, cables, and portable chargers for iPhone 12
The iPhone 12 comes boxed with only a USB-C to Lightning cable so now you need to find a charger. Consider a fast charging USB-C adapter from our list.
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HuffPost - Breaking Ne... |
Dianne Feinstein Won’t Seek Senate Judiciary Leadership After Backlash
She said she won't pursue chairmanship in any of the Senate committees so she can focus on wildfires and droughts.
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Boing Boing |
This man's weirdly reflective bald head shines bright like a diamond
November 10, 2020, Dallas, Texas. "My friend has a very shiny bald head, but I didn't realize it would reflect light this well."
He might look like a cop or a security guard, but he's obviously a wizard.
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TechCrunch |
Daily Crunch: Snapchat adds Spotlight
Snapchat introduces a TikTok-style feed, Amazon Echo Buds add fitness tracking and Vettery acquires Hired. This is your Daily Crunch for November 23, 2020. The big story: Snapchat adds Spotlight Snapchat has introduced a dedicated feed where users can watch short, entertaining videos — pretty similar to TikTok. This comes after the app also added […]
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Business Insider |
Businesses should reject special treatment from the government: Charles Koch says he made decisions that hurt his bottom line in the short term, but 'it was the right thing to do'
Advocating against corporate welfare requires you to be "the skunk at the garden party," according to Koch.
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Tom's Hardware |
Quad-Core Arm 10W CPU Powers New Chinese Gaming Rigs
A Chinese manufacturer is preparing to launch a new arsenal of gaming PCs based around the Phytium FT-2000/4 processor.
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SlashGear |
Vintage NES game Super Mario Bros 3 fetches an insane amount at auction
Every once in a while, we catch wind of classic video game auctions that wind up fetching seriously impressive sums of money. Today, we’re hearing about one that is perhaps more impressive than any other video game auction that came before it: a sealed copy of Super Mario Bros. 3 that sold for a whopping $156,000 at auction over the … Continue reading
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Digital Trends |
Staples discounts Duracell AA and AAA batteries for Black Friday
Stock up on these Duracell AA and AAA batteries this Black Friday, now retailing at the low price of $14.
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Gizmodo |
Snapchat Spotlight Is TikTok Except It's on Snapchat
In another universe, this year in tech might have been defined by TikTok’s survival of numerous assassination attempts. Just as the (first) TikTok ban came down, Instagram swooped in with Reels; today, Snapchat announced that it’s launching a TikTok copycat feature called Spotlight. It’s not the first TikTok ripoff…Read more...
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Business Insider |
GameStop Black Friday deals you can get before Thanksgiving include $30 off Switch and PS4 exclusives, 25% off Funko Pop toys, and more
Along with video game discounts, GameStop's Black Friday sale includes 25% off Funko Pop! toys and board games. Here are all the best deals live now.
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Business Insider |
Nordstrom's Cyber Monday 2020 sale is happening soon — here's what we know so far, and what to expect when deals begin
Nordstrom's Cyber Monday sale is happening soon. Here are some of the best early deals you can find now.
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Android Police - Andro... |
Save up to $250 on HP 14" Chromebooks at Best Buy
An above-average $149 Chromebook and an x360 for a bargain
Chromebooks are cheap and effective computers that do well as document editors, web surfers, and media streamers. With Black Friday looming on the horizon, they're even cheaper: HP has a couple of capable 14" Full HD Chromebooks which you can get for as low as $149 from Best Buy.
The more affordable of the two runs lean and tight with an Intel Celeron processor, 4GB of RAM, and 32GB of flash memory (with more via microSD). Read More S...
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SlashGear |
The Roku Channel gets AMC+ as its latest premium option
Roku, the top streaming platform in the United States, has added another premium video option, enabling users to access the AMC+ platform. The channel addition arrives on Roku devices, including set-top boxes, sticks, and smart TVs, as consumers continue to abandon traditional pay-TV services in favor of streaming. AMC+ is a subscription from AMC that bundles content from multiple networks/services, … Continue reading
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MacRumors |
Video Demos Performance Differences Between 8GB and 16GB Apple M1 MacBook Pro
All of the M1 Mac models use the same M1 chip, so the upgrade options are limited to SSD storage space and RAM. We haven't seen many comparisons that demonstrate the difference between a machine with 8GB RAM and the upgraded 16GB RAM option, but Max Tech today shared a video highlighting the performance between an 8GB MacBook Pro and a 16GB MacBook Pro.
The video includes a series of benchmark tests, ranging from Geekbench and Cinebench to RAW exporting tests. Geekbench and Cinebench benchm...
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InfoWorld News |
TypeScript 4.1 arrives with template literal types
TypeScript 4.1, an upgrade to Microsoft’s popular open source language that adds types to JavaScript, is now available as a production release. The upgrade features template literal types and a multitude of other improvements.The template literal type has the same syntax as template literal strings in JavaScript except it is used in type positions. When used with concrete literal types, a new string literal type is produced by concatenating the contents.To read this article in full, please cli...
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Digital Trends |
These are the best cheap air purifier deals for November 2020
These air purifier deals from major retailers offer something for everyone, from allergy sufferers to pet owners.
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Business Insider |
Trump is reportedly worried that his legal team is made up of 'fools that are making him look bad'
The president did not like seeing Rudy Giuliani's hair dye dripping down the side of the attorney's face at a news conference.
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Business Insider |
Conservative news upstarts are looking to cash in on Trump's viewers
Business Insider's top advertising and media stories for November 24.
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The Verge - All Posts |
The best Black Friday deals on Apple devices
iPhone 12. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge
It’s rare that Apple slashes the prices on its own products. Fortunately, other retailers are putting a lot of Apple products on sale for Black Friday. A bunch of retailers like Amazon, Best Buy, B&H Photo, Walmart, and Woot are slashing the prices on everything from wearables to its wireless earbuds.
Additionally, Apple’s direct website will mark down prices on several products beginning on Friday, November 27th, and running until M...
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Reddit |
Laser fusion reactor approaches ‘burning plasma’ milestone
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Gizmodo |
Comcast Prepares to Screw Over Millions With Data Caps in 2021
Next year, Comcast will start charging Xfinity customers in northeastern US states overage fees for exceeding their monthly data cap. As The Verge reports, customers not on an unlimited plan who exceed 1.2 TB of data in a month will have to pay $10 for every 50 GB of data they go over, topping out at $100. To put that…Read more...
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HuffPost - Breaking Ne... |
San Francisco DA Charges Officer With Homicide In Historic First
Progressive district attorney Chesa Boudin charged an ex-police officer over the 2017 shooting of an unarmed Black man.
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Boy Genius Report |
Mandatory COVID-19 vaccines are coming for international travelers
Once a successful coronavirus vaccine arrives, air carriers may start making it mandatory for international fliers to receive an immunization for COVID-19 before they can travel to their destination.
That's already set to be the case at Qantas, the Australian airline, whose CEO has said it will eventually be mandatory for international travelers on Qantas to first prove they've received a coronavirus vaccine.
Moreover, the Qantas CEO thinks other airlines will follow suit in mandating coron...
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Digital Trends |
These are the best Samsung Galaxy deals for November 2020
Here's an up-to-date list of the best deals to be found right now on previous Samsung Galaxy smartphones.
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Hacker News |
Apple's security chief charged with bribery
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Boing Boing |
Trump worried his legal team led by Rudy Giuliani are all "fools that are making him look bad"
Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump is upset that his campaign legal team, currently led by his flopsweating and hairdrippy personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, is comprised of "fools that are making him look bad," NBC news reports.
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Trump is worried that his campaign's legal team, which is being led by his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, is composed of "fools that are making him look bad," NBC News reported Monday. — Read the rest
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Business Insider |
Vladimir Putin wasted no time in weaponizing Trump's election conspiracies to spread Russian propaganda
Putin said the "problems in the US electoral system" mean the US doesn't have the right to criticize how other countries run their elections.
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Neowin |
Microsoft releases Windows 10 build 19042.662 to Insiders
Today, Microsoft released this month's cumulative update preview for Windows 10 version 20H2 users, but only to Windows Insiders that are running builds on the Beta or Release Preview channels.
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Slashdot |
Comcast To Enforce 1.2TB Data Cap In Entire 39-State Territory In Early 2021
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Comcast's 1.2TB monthly data cap is coming to 12 more states and the District of Columbia starting January 2021. The unpopular policy was already enforced in most of Comcast's 39-state US territory over the past few years, and the upcoming expansion will for the first time bring the cap to every market in Comcast's territory. Comcast will be providing some "courtesy months" in which newly capped customers can exceed 1.2TB without penalty, so...
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The Verge - All Posts |
YouTube tests whether you’ll ever get sick of Bad Guy with an endless Billie Eilish mashup
“Infinite Bad Guy” featuring Billie Eilish’s “Bad Guy” music video. | Google/YouTube
Somehow, perhaps by some cosmic intervention, I haven’t gotten tired of hearing Billie Eilish’s “Bad Guy” on the radio. Apparently, I’m not the only one because tens of thousands of people have gone to the effort of making covers of the song and uploading them to YouTube. In celebration of its music video passing 1 billion views, YouTube and Google Creative Lab have turned all of thos...
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Business Insider |
The best early Black Friday TV deals include big discounts on Sony, Vizio, and LG 4K OLED TVs at Best Buy
Black Friday TV sales are already live at stores like Amazon, Best Buy, and Walmart. Here are the best Black Friday TV deals available now.
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Digital Trends |
Apple HomePod Mini vs. Apple HomePod
The HomePod Mini is here, with a ton of differences from the older HomePod speaker. Here's how Apple's two smart speakers stack up, and which we recommend.
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Digital Trends |
The best home internet deals for November 2020: AT&T, Spectrum, Optimum and more
It's worth it to spend a little time to nail down the right internet service provider for you. These internet deals and bundles from top ISPs will have you enjoying faster network speeds (and saving some money) in no time.
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GeekWire |
Relativity Space raises $500M to speed up plan to build and launch 3D-printed rockets
Relativity Space says it’s brought in another $500 million in investment to speed up its effort to build entire orbital-class rockets using 3D printing. The startup — which was founded in Seattle less than five years ago and is now headquartered in Long Beach, Calif. — has attracted more than $685 million from investors so far, and is said to have a total valuation in excess of $2 billion. That rise to unicorn status has sparked comparisons to another California-based space venture, Sp...
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Hacker News |
Guide to OOMKill Alerting in Kubernetes Clusters
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Digital Trends |
Forget iPad: This Samsung tablet is $199 at Walmart for Black Friday
Walmart has marked down the 10.1-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab A by 40% to just $199 for Black Friday.
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Boing Boing |
Michigan board votes to certify state's election results – Joe Biden wins, Trump loses another legal case
Sorry, no coup for you. It's over.
Michigan just certified the state's election results, in which Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden won, and they've confirmed that Trump lost.
The state's 16 electoral votes will be awarded to President-elect Joe Biden, who defeated Donald Trump by a margin of more than 154,000 votes. — Read the rest
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Neowin |
You can now view detailed contact information right within Gmail's side panel
Google is rolling out a new update to Gmail that allows you to view additional information about your contacts or people in your team such as their manager, among others, within Gmail's side panel.
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Computerworld |
What's in the latest Edge update? Automatic IE redirection and custom content on the new tab page
Microsoft last week released Edge 87, debuting automatic IE-to-Edge redirection of specific sites and beefing up the new tab page with customizable feeds which display business-related content.The Redmond, Wash. company also patched at least 19 security vulnerabilities, the most serious marked as "High," the second level in a four-step ranking system. (Google's Chrome 87, which like Edge was built on the open-source Chromium project, included fixes for 33 flaws when it was released Nov. 17.)Alth...
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TechCrunch |
Netflix commits $1 billion to make New Mexico home to one of the world’s largest studios
Netflix is committing $1 billion in production spend at its ABQ Studios in Albuquerque, New Mexico, along with plans to expand those studios, the company said. In an announcement alongside New Mexico’s Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham and Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller, Netflix’s chief executive Ted Sarandos said the company would add 300 acres to its […]
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Gizmodo |
Apple Security Chief Indicted for Allegedly Trading iPads for Gun Permits
A newly released indictment charges Apple’s Head of Global Security, Thomas Moyer, with for his alleged participation in a scheme to acquire concealed-carry gun permits for Apple’s security team in exchange for providing cops with iPads. Read more...
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HuffPost - Breaking Ne... |
Sarah McBride Shuts Down Transphobic Question In Just Three Words
She made history this month when she was selected to become the highest-ranking openly trans official in America.
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Business Insider |
How to delete a Google Site if you no longer need the website active, or restore a deleted site
You can delete a Google Site with a few simple clicks, but if you change your mind, you can quickly restore it.
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Boing Boing |
China launches robotic spacecraft to grab Moon rock samples
[VIDEO: CGTN, a Chinese state broadcaster] China on Tuesday launched a robotic spacecraft to bring back rocks from the moon. Reuters reports it's the first attempt any nation has made since the 1970s to retrieve samples from the lunar surface. — Read the rest
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The Verge - All Posts |
Uber and Lyft just scored a huge federal transportation contract
Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images
The US government awarded a big transportation contract to Uber and Lyft this week, authorizing the ride-hailing companies to provide transportation to up to 4 million federal employees and their families.
The General Services Administration, the procurement arm for the federal government, granted the five-year contract to Uber and Lyft, the companies confirmed. The contract is worth up to $810 million, though it’s unclear how much each company...
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Boy Genius Report |
What the heck just crashed in the Arizona desert?
A large object crashed down in the Arizona desert and nobody has officially explained what it is.
The machine appears to be a satellite, but it doesn't look like it ever orbited Earth, suggesting it was held aloft by a balloon instead.
A company called Polar Field retrieved the object, though they haven't issued a statement regarding the crash.
When someone falls from the sky it's usually not a good thing —the rare exception being a meteorite that falls next to your house and makes ...
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Business Insider |
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown tells residents calling the police on neighbors for a public health violations is 'no different' than a noise complaint
"This is about saving lives and it's about protecting our fellow Oregonians," Oregon Gov. Kate Brown said in an interview with local news.
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The Verge - All Posts |
China launches ambitious mission to bring back samples from the Moon
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Today, China successfully launched its most ambitious mission to the Moon to date — this one designed to bring a handful of lunar rocks back to Earth before the end of the year. If successful, it’ll be the first time in nearly half a century that dirt from the Moon has been returned to Earth and the first time that China has retrieved materials from another world.
The mission, called Chang’e 5, is the latest in a long line of lunar missions that ...
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HuffPost - Breaking Ne... |
How The Coronavirus Is Changing Holiday Plans Across The U.S.
A HuffPost/YouGov survey finds low expectations for the season and disagreements about what's safe to do amid COVID-19.
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Business Insider |
11 Black Friday deals from cool startups that you can shop before Thanksgiving
Black Friday deals are starting early at some of our favorite startups — and it's often their only discounts of the year.
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SlashGear |
Sony PS5 restock news keeps getting worse
According to Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan, “everything is sold.” Ryan spoke of the Sony PlayStation 5, the company’s latest gaming console, and the state of affairs the company and the public are now in. Ryan suggested that “of all the things” he learned this year, he said he “wouldn’t plan on doing another big console launch in the … Continue reading
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Business Insider |
The best early Black Friday deals on KitchenAid stand mixer that are already live now — save up to 50%
We're tracking the best deals on KitchenAid stand mixers for Black Friday and Cyber Monday; right now you can save $100 on the Artisan 5 Quart.
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9to5Mac |
HEY iOS email app gets multi-window support on iPad
The HEY email client had its iOS app updated today with a long-awaited feature for iPad users. Version 1.1.3 of the HEY app for iOS now has multi-window support on iPadOS, allowing users to view two different screens of the app at the same time.
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Motherboard RSS Feed |
Apple’s Head of Security Allegedly Traded iPads for Concealed Firearm Permits
Tom Moyer of Apple allegedly bribed Santa Clara County officials for gun permits.
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