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Slashdot |
How Fake News Is Still Fooling Facebook's Fact-Checking Systems
Slashdot reader peterthegreat321 shared an article from Medium's technology blog OneZero revealing the "cracks, loopholes, and limitations in Facebook's systems that bad actors are busily exploiting."
Facebook says it's proud of the progress it has made, though it acknowledges there's more to be done. "Multiple independent studies have found that we've cut the amount of fake news on Facebook by more than half since the 2016 election," the company said in a statement to OneZero. "That still mean...
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Hacker News |
Every Startup Needs to Prepare for Its Downfall
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HuffPost - Breaking Ne... |
WHO Calls Measles Outbreaks Cases Across The Globe A ‘Collective Failure’
The World Health Organization says the rise of the vaccine-preventable disease is "an outrage."
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MSPoweruser |
Microsoft Surface Book owners are reporting swollen batteries
Microsoft didn’t refresh the Surface Book this year at their annual Surface Event which means users are still stuck with old hardware on Surface Book and Surface Book 2. Unfortunately for Microsoft, that old hardware seems to be giving up as users are complaining of a major issue with the Microsoft Surface Book. Spotted first […]
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Reddit |
New Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Features announced 25% Faster CPU
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HuffPost - Breaking Ne... |
California Utility PG&E Says It Will Pay $13.5 Billion In Wildfire Settlement
The money will help thousands of victims of wildfires blamed on the company's shoddy equipment.
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Thurrott.com |
Google Assistant Gains New Note-Taking Capabilities
Google announced this week that it is adding support for Google Keep, Any.do, AnyList, and Bring to its Assistant.
The post Google Assistant Gains New Note-Taking Capabilities appeared first on Thurrott.com.
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Neowin |
OnePlus 8 Lite renders leak, OnePlus' first mid-range smartphone in four years
Renders of OnePlus' new mid-range smartphone, the OnePlus 8 Lite have leaked online. The renders show the handset with a punch-hole display, a rear camera bump housing two camera sensors, and more. Read more...
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Techradar - All the la... |
Man City vs Man United live stream: how to watch Premier League 2019 football online from anywhere
Who will win the bragging rights in the Manchester derby? You can watch all the Premier League action by following our Man City vs Man United live stream guide.
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Mashable! |
New ad for Ryan Reynolds' gin company establishes a Peloton Wife cinematic universe
Try explaining any of this to your grandkids in 50 years.
In recent days, the internet started working off all that Thanksgiving food by hollering about a deeply unsettling TV ad for Peloton's luxury exercise bikes. A new ad featuring the same actress emerged on Friday and went viral, thanks to Ryan Reynolds of all people.
In the ad for Aviation Gin, actress Monica Ruiz gives a dead-eyed stare at a bar for several seconds before declaring that the gin she's drinking is "very smooth." Her two...
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Business Insider |
The top 9 shows on Netflix and other streaming services this week
Every week, Parrot Analytics provides Business Insider with a list of the nine most in-demand original TV shows on streaming services in the US.
This week includes Disney Plus' "The Mandalorian" and Netflix's "The Dragon Prince."
Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.
Disney Plus' "The Mandalorian" continues to dominate streaming television, thanks in no small part to the popularity of Baby Yoda.
Every week, Parrot Analytics provides Business Insider with a list of the nine most i...
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Wired Top Stories |
3D Printing Can Keep Aging Air Force Aircraft Flying
And the military wants you—to help it make spare parts for decades-old B-52 bombers and other planes.
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Hacker News |
Robots in Finance Could Wipe Out Some of Its Highest-Paying Jobs
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Boy Genius Report |
‘Game of Thrones’ fans are freaking out over clues ‘The Winds of Winter’ is coming soon
Just because Game of Thrones concluded its epic eight-season run on HBO earlier this year doesn't mean the franchise is now a thing of the past, or that fans are any less intense in their devotion to the story both on the small screen as well as in book form.
Indeed, fans still have a lot to look forward to here. Because not only is HBO prepping at least one prequel series, House of the Dragon, but we're still waiting on George R.R. Martin's final two books in the series to arrive -- with The W...
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Android Police - Andro... |
The OnePlus 8 Lite could be coming, and here's what it looks like
The coming year may mark a return of OnePlus-branded mid-range phones after nearly four years of inactivity, according to a new leak. A set of CAD-based renders shared by 91mobiles and OnLeaks show the alleged OnePlus 8 Lite with a flat display and a centered hole-punch camera. The handset takes design cues from the OnePlus 8 and the 8 Pro that surfaced in similar renders in October.
One particularly striking change is the...
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Business Insider |
THE FUTURE OF APPLE: The road ahead for the tech giant is services, not iPhones (AAPL)
Apple is at a tipping point.
The tech giant’s fiscal Q1 2019 represented the first time in more than a decade the company saw declines in both revenue and profit during a holiday season.
Apple’s peripheral segments — 'Services' and 'Wearables, Home, and Accessories' — were two bright spots for the company.
And Apple’s latest event marked a shift in the company’s approach, with a focus on news, games, videos, and other content.
Business Insider Intelligence has...
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MakeUseOf |
The Safari Shortcuts Cheat Sheet for Mac
Safari is one of the best browsers for Mac users and beats Chrome on many counts. Have you decided to stick with this native macOS app for browsing? Then it’s time to take your Safari experience a notch or two higher by adding a few choice shortcuts to your workflow. Take your pick from the shortcuts we’ve compiled in the cheat sheet below. (Using them all is even better!) The cheat sheet contains several keyboard shortcuts as well as link-based shortcuts for handling tabs, bookmark...
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Boing Boing |
BREAKING: A quantity of those who labor in police departments are the same as those who ignite crucifixes
Oh look. A bunch of American police cadets giving a Nazi salute. Whom ever could have seen this coming?
From the Charleston Gazette-Mail:
Several West Virginia state employees have been suspended after a photo emerged depicting a training class of roughly 30 correctional officers performing a Nazi salute.
Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety Director Jeff Sandy sent a letter to all employees Wednesday describing the photo as “distasteful, hurtful, disturbing, highly insensitive, an...
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TechCrunch |
This Week in Apps: Black Friday’s boost, security news and the year’s biggest apps
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the Extra Crunch series that recaps the latest OS news, the applications they support and the money that flows through it all. What are developers talking about? What do app publishers and marketers need to know? How are politics impacting the App Store and app businesses? And which apps […]
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Neowin |
Hands on with the reborn Motorola razr
Motorola's new razr is a brand new take on an iconic flip phone from 15 years ago. The foldable smartphone comes in a clamshell form factor, and we got to try one out at Snapdragon Tech Summit. Read more...
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The Verge - All Posts |
7 new trailers you should watch this week
Photo: DANJAQ and MGM / Nicola Dove
Hi everyone, I’m back after a couple weeks away — partly because of the holidays, partly because the trailer selection just wasn’t very good. (I’m sorry, I couldn’t post another Cats trailer). I got to watch a few things during the break though, with the biggest being Joker.
There’s something incredible about indie filmmaking styles now being so mainstream that a major comic book movie is able to emulate them. All of Joker feels this way to an e...
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BleepingComputer.com |
FBI Recommends Securing Your Smart TVs and IoT Devices
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) recommends making sure that Internet of Things (IoT) devices and smart TVs in your home are properly configured to protect them and your other devices from potential attackers. [...]
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Wired Top Stories |
Space Photos of the Week: What the Parker Solar Probe Will See Once It Reaches the Sun
Images from Parker's predecessors show us what it'll see once it arrives at the Sun.
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Hacker News |
Buffett tried to persuade Bill Gates to spend $370M on an engagement ring
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MSPoweruser |
Microsoft celebrates Computer Science Week with free coding workshops for kids across the US, Canada, UK & Australia
Microsoft is celebrating Computer Science Education Week with free coding workshops for kids across the US, Canada, UK & Australia. In the coming years, technology jobs are expected to grow significantly, but most schools don’t offer computer science classes for kids. To improve this situation, Microsoft is offering over 400 free workshops, in addition to […]
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Hacker News |
File systems unfit as distributed storage back ends: 10 years of Ceph
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Business Insider |
These $150 wireless earbuds from a company you've probably never heard of made me want to ditch my $250 AirPods Pro (AAPL)
The Anker Soundcore Liberty 2 Pro earbuds offer great sound, long battery life, and a comfortable fit at an affordable price.
The Liberty 2 Pros also come in a compact case that's easy open with one hand and store in a pocket or purse.
They're lacking some of the features I've come to appreciate from Apple's AirPods, but they're still a worthwhile option for those looking to spend a little less on a great pair of wireless earbuds.
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Hacker News |
FDA Approving Drugs at Breakneck Speed, Raising Alarm
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Hacker News |
The Crystal Palace
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Ars Technica |
No one knows why rocks are exploding from asteroid Bennu
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft spotted the asteroid spitting out rocks.
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AppleInsider |
How to fix one AirPod not working
For no reason that you can fathom, either the left or right AirPod Pro isn't working and you're just getting sound in mono out of the other. If the causes aren't clear, though, the solutions are.
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Reddit |
Why the iPhone 11 Tracks Your Location Even When You Tell It Not To
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Gizmodo |
Saturday's Best Deals: Anker PowerPort Strip, Aged & Ore Drinkware, Razer DeathAdder, and More
A huge toy Gold Box, The Claw multi-tool, magazine subscriptions, and a $50 Instant Pot lead of Saturday’s best deals from around the web.
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Business Insider |
Uber reveals the top 15 countries users visited, according to its own data
Uber has released a list of 15 countries that US tourists took the most international trips to.
The list is topped by Mexico and includes six European countries, such as the Netherlands.
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Uber has released a list of 15 countries that US tourists took the most international trips to, with neighboring Mexico topping the list.
The ride-hailing company used its own rider data to compile the list in its "A look back at 2019" report. The list includes six Eu...
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Boy Genius Report |
Cyber Week is over but Amazon’s Kindle and Kindle Paperwhite deals are back
If you're a savvy shopper, you know that there are still going to be terrific new deals that pop up constantly between now and the holidays. What, you thought the fun was over just because all the big-name sales are done? Fat chance, and to prove it, Amazon just brought back its Kindle deals that ended this past week on Cyber Monday. Snag a new $130 Waterproof Kindle Paperwhite for $99.99 or the $90 All-new Kindle for $69.99, and you've got yourself a fantastic gift for you or anyone on your lis...
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Techradar - All the la... |
Apple could ditch the iPhone SE 2 name in favour of the iPhone 9
The iPhone 9 name would plug a gap for Apple and make more sense if this is the successor to the iPhone 8.
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Engadget |
Ask Engadget: Which charities give gifts to those in need?
The support shared among readers in the comments section is one of the things we love most about the Engadget community. Over the years, we've known you to offer sage advice on everything from Chromecasts and cameras to drones and smartphones. In fac...
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Business Insider |
12 kinds of shopping tech that didn't exist 10 years ago but have changed retail as we know it
It's been a banner decade for advancements in shopping technologies.
From smart dressing rooms to automated checkout, we took a look at the 12 biggest digital advancements in retail over the last 10 years.
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The past decade has transformed modern retail as we know it.
Advances in technology have drastically changed the way consumers shop, both in-store and online...
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VentureBeat |
How Peloton’s ad got made (a short play)
The Internet is having a field day with Peloton’s silly holiday ad. But underneath the barbs is an interesting question: How do ads like this get approved?
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Tom's Hardware |
6.9 GHz on All 8 Cores: How I Set a World Record with a Hand-Picked Core i9-9900KS
This specially-binned chip got as quick as 6.95 GHz on all of its cores or over 7-GHz on a single core.
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9to5Mac |
Apple says a software update is coming to fix 16-inch MacBook Pro ‘popping’ speakers
As speculated, it seems that the “popping” speakers problem that some 16-inch MacBook Pro users are experiencing is a software-related rather than hardware. Apple has reportedly confirmed in an internal document that it is working on a fix for the issue, which will be available via a future software update.
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Hacker News |
Rust implementations of abstract algebraic structures
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Business Insider |
Uber and Lyft know they have to raise prices in order to turn a profit. Neither of them wants to make the first move. (UBER, LYFT)
Uber and Lyft are playing chicken with each other.
Both companies need to raise prices and wean customers off the coupons that helped grow market share in years past if they ever want to turn a profit.
Lyft said last week that it tried to cut back on coupons, but didn't see it matched by Uber, leading it to change course.
Analysts agree that rationalization is coming to the ride-hailing industry. But someone has to lead that charge, and so far, neither company seems to want to go fir...
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HuffPost - Breaking Ne... |
Iran Frees American Scholar Held Since 2016 In Prisoner Swap
The trade involves detained Princeton graduate student Xiyue Wang and scientist Massoud Soleimani.
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Business Insider |
Renderings reveal how failed flying car designs from the past may have looked if they were made today
The classic 1982 science fiction movie "Blade Runner" predicted we'd have flying cars in 2019.
That hasn't panned out, and companies seem to be moving into self-driving, rather than flying cars.
Over the years many inventors have patented designs of what a flying car could look like, although they never actually made it to production.
Scottish leasing comparison startup LeaseFetcher commissioned a studio to render what these designs would look like if they were made.
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Boy Genius Report |
6 new trailers you need to watch: Black Widow, Mulan, No Time to Die, and more
With PlayMobil: The Movie, The Aeronauts, and Little Joe out this weekend, it’s likely that Frozen 2 will continue to crush the box office, after setting several records for Disney over the past couple of weekends. The first real challenger drops next week in Jumanji: The Next Level, just one week ahead of the film that everybody will want to see this Christmas, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
As for new trailers, we’ve got plenty of clips worth watching this week, after last week’s...
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9to5Mac |
Apple @ Work: Setapp for Teams provides an affordable alternative to the Mac App Store with Jamf integration
One of the most significant changes in enterprise IT over the last decade has been with Software as a Service (SaaS) going from the minority to the expectation. Thanks to frequent (and free) updates of macOS and iOS, developers are having to spend considerable resources on maintaining their apps on top of trying to grow their feature sets. Instead of spending $1500 every time a new version of Adobe Creative Cloud comes out, organizations can have a recurring charge for the number of seats they n...
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Techradar - All the la... |
Top Christmas gifts for PC gamers
Our top suggestions for spoiling the PC gamer in your life in the Holiday 2019 season.
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SlashGear |
Apple leak hints at software fix for MacBook Pro speaker popping noise
Apple is planning to release a software fix for an annoying popping noise reported by some 16-inch MacBook Pro owners, a new leak claims. The problem may appear in the MacBook Pro model after audio has stopped playing from an application, though some users experience the popping noise during audio playback. The leaked Apple memo indicates the noise can be … Continue reading
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Boing Boing |
14 gift deals to jump on before Green Monday arrives
So you missed Black Friday and Cyber Monday? Well, there's one more holiday milestone coming up: Green Monday, on Dec. 16. It's one of the busiest online shopping days for the simple reason that it will be 10 days before Christmas, which is when last-minute shoppers start to stress.
Our advice? Don't wait for that panic to set in. Here are 15 gift deals that are already on discount, and you can take an extra 20% off any of them today by using the online code GREENMONDAY20.
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Boing Boing |
I played this AI-generated text adventure as the Mandalorian and here's what happened
AI Dungeon 2 is designed by Nick Walton to achieve an ambitious goal:
Imagine an infinitely generated world that you could explore endlessly, continually finding entirely new content and adventures. What if you could also choose any action you can think of instead of being limited by the imagination of the developers who created the game?
The screencap above is from an adventure Nick found posted at Hacker News.
I decided to try a few games as The Mandalorian. For my first attempt I used the re...
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CNET News |
Theragun review: This high-end percussive massage gun is not the end-all, be-all - CNET
It does what it says, but it might not be what you need.
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Business Insider |
These 10 'voice-first' startups are building apps for smart speakers, cars and watches that will completely change how we use computers
The power of voice computing has spawned a generation of startups designing their products for audio devices instead of mobile devices.
They are creating hands-free, voice-controlled apps for the car, the phone, and smart speakers like Amazon Echo and Google Home.
Read more about the tech industry's shift to the voice platform in BI Prime's special report.
The ascent of mobile devices and cloud computing spurred a new generation of startups that were mobile-first, or mobile-only, designing thei...
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WSJ.com: WSJD |
Apple's New Buds Sing an Old Tune
Hot demand for new AirPods show Apple retains its hardware chops despite focus on services.
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Wired Top Stories |
20 Gifts for Xbox One Owners: Games, Controllers, Headsets, and More
From the Master Chief Collection to Microsoft's Adaptive Controller, these gift ideas will make any Xbox fan happy.
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Wired Top Stories |
Why the iPhone 11 Tracks Your Location Even When You Tell It Not To
Russian disinformation, a VC hack, vulnerable VPNs, and more are in the week’s top security news.
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The Next Web |
Companies want database experts. This $21 SQL training can make you one.
Across this six-course package, you’ll get all the tools you need to understand, create and management database systems great and small.
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Hacker News |
HackerOne breach lets outside hacker read customers’ private bug reports
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Hacker News |
Great White Sharks Are Terrified of Orcas
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TechCrunch |
Real X-Wings took flight at Disney’s new Star Wars ride grand opening thanks to Boeing
Boeing might be taking the last crucial steps to prepare for its first crewed Starliner capsule spaceflight, but it’s also busy turning sci-fi into reality right here on Earth – by helping Disney build X-Wing large-scale starfighters to celebrate the opening of the ‘Rise of the Resistance’ ride at Disney World in Florida. Earlier this […]
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Reddit |
"Service Assessment : Intense Space Weather Storms : October 19 – November 07, 2003" published in April 2004 by National Weather Service (NWS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), United States Department of Commerce, United States of
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PCMag.com Latest Articles |
The Biggest Tech Fails of 2019
From the Samsung's Galaxy Fold and Apple's FaceTime bug to WeWork's implosion, here are the most embarrassing and depressing tech industry blunders of 2019.
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PCMag.com Latest Articles |
What Drives the Tesla Superfans?
Few companies achieve cult status among their fans. But Tesla has inspired a number of buyers to start podcasts and YouTube channels devoted entirely to the car maker. Here's why.
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The Next Web |
CHEAP: Game your ass off with 43% off HyperX Flight wireless headset
Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! Are you sick of storming off your gaming station without realizing you’re still wearing your wired headset? Now’s the time to go wireless. “But wireless headsets are such a rip-off,” you might say. Nope, not when the HyperX Flight is currently selling for just $80 — that’s a massive 43 percent off its list price of $140. The Flight lasts up to 30 hours on a single charge, according to the marketin...
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MSPoweruser |
Microsoft confirms the end of support for Office Apps on Windows 10 Mobile
Microsoft has already confirmed the end of support for Windows 10 Mobile and after 10th December Windows 10 Mobile devices will no longer receive updates. Unfortunately, Microsoft is also dropping support for first-party apps for Windows 10 Mobile. According to a post published yesterday (via Plaffo), Microsoft will be dropping support for Office Apps on […]
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Engadget |
The Morning After: One last update for Google Glass Explorer Edition
Hey, good morning! You look fabulous.
Welcome to your weekend! While this week has included plenty of 2019 recaps (Apple App Store, Google Play, YouTube, Spotify), there's still some time left on the clock. Well, not as much for Google Glass Explore...
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HuffPost - Breaking Ne... |
Ron Leibman, ‘Angels In America’ And ‘Friends’ Actor, Dead At 82
The actor played a huge variety of roles in movies, theater and TV in a career that spanned six decades.
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Reddit |
Boeing Starliner crew capsule and Atlas V rocket complete dress rehearsal ahead of test flight
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Techradar - All the la... |
NordVPN is the gift that just keeps on giving - get 80% off and more with its VPN deal
Don't miss out on this fantastic VPN deal - bag 80% off, three months free and NordVPN's even throwing in a freebie too.
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Hacker News |
PracticalAI 2.0: A New Platform to Learn ML Using Python, Keras and Tensorflow
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HuffPost - Breaking Ne... |
Ryan Reynolds Recruits Woman From The Peleton Ad For A Trolling Follow-Up
Reynolds reveals what happened next in a new commercial.
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Hacker News |
Speed Breeding to Fast-Track Crop Improvement in Africa
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Business Insider |
There might be another reason Instagram is testing hiding 'likes': to get you to post more
Instagram, the wildly popular photo- and video-sharing app owned by Facebook, is testing out a major change: hiding "likes."
The move has been controversial, and Instagram leader Adam Mosseri has explained by saying, "Our interest in hiding likes really is just to depressurize Instagram for young people."
But, according to a new report from CNBC, there's another, more business-focused reason Instagram is dropping likes: because Facebook believes it will get users to post more.
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Gizmodo |
Add The World's Smallest Multitool To Your Keychain For $15
The Claw | $15 | Malboro & Kane
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TechCrunch |
Startups Weekly: U.S. VCs eye European startups
In this week's newsletter: Vroom nabs $254M, the Away scandal and "inevitable takedown of a female CEO" and American investment overseas.
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Tom's Hardware |
Razer Viper Ultimate Wireless Gaming Mouse Review: Best for Claw Grippers
Razer’s understated Viper Ultimate wireless RGB gaming mouse packs impressive tech and performance, but its small form factor and light weight make best-suited for claw grip gamers.
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Reddit |
Less than a year after abandoning HQ2 in New York City, Amazon says it's opening a new 1,500-employee office in NYC
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CNET News |
With Avengers done, Crisis is the superhero event to get excited for - CNET
Commentary: The CW's comics and TV crossover Crisis on Infinite Earths is unlike anything done before.
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HuffPost - Breaking Ne... |
‘Law & Order: SVU’ Spins NYPD’s Massage Parlor Raids Into A White Savior Fantasy
In reality, the crackdown on Asian-run spas leads to the criminalization of migrant sex workers.
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CNET News |
5G in 2019 underwhelmed. Here's how 2020 should be different - CNET
Think: new chips, cheaper devices and broader networks.
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HuffPost - Breaking Ne... |
The Democratic Party Confronts The Chaos Vote
If it exists.
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CNET News |
9 great reads from CNET this week - CNET
Google's so-called open culture might be closing, a look into the weird future of VR headsets and why one CNET editor is just saying no to TikTok.
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Boing Boing |
Deepfake: Back to the (actual) Future
On Back to the Future Day (that's October 21, 2015), a film short premiered at Universal CityWalk in Hollywood that imagined Marty McFly arriving to the future — meaning, October 21, 2015. Back to the 2015 Future reunited several original cast members (but used a Michael J. Fox impersonator) and, in the four years it's been online, has garnered over 3 million views.
Now, YouTuber Pacto Copernico has made a deepfake version of the 15-minute short where Michael J. Fox's face is put on the imper...
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CNET News |
Best smart countertop ovens of 2019 - CNET
Smart ovens for your countertop are a thing now, and there are actually good ones out there. Here's who makes the cut.
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Techradar - All the la... |
Motorola Razr 2020: what we want to see
We've been hearing rumors of a successor to the Motorola Razr 2019. This is what we want to see in the new device.
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CNET News |
A port-free iPhone is my dream and nightmare - CNET
Totally wireless gadgets are our destiny. But I have concerns.
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Resources | ZDNet |
The PC was supposed to die a decade ago. Instead, this happened
Back on January 27, 2010, a very Big Thinker declared the PC dead. A decade later, the PC is very much alive, although a time traveler from 2010 might not recognize it. Here's how this endangered species evolved and survived.
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CNET News |
2019 BMW 330i, Volkswagen Atlas and more: Roadshow's week in review - Roadshow
Here's a look at our most important stories for the week ending Dec. 7.
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Neowin |
Halo: Reach PC review - A fantastic new beginning that sets the bar high
Almost a decade after its original Xbox 360 release, Halo: Reach has landed on PC with the Halo: The Masterchief Collection. In this review, we see how it holds up all these years later. Read more...
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Wired Top Stories |
20 Best Gifts for Dad (2019): Gift Ideas for the Father in Your Life
Dads are almost impossible to shop for but don't worry, there's bound to be something here in our list of gifts for dad that he'll love.
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Mashable! |
Netflix's 'The Confession Killer' tells the true story behind a killer's lies
In 1960, Henry Lee Lucas murdered his mother, Viola. After serving 15 years in prison, Lucas claimed to have murdered hundreds of people all across the country between his release in 1975 and his arrest for the murder of Kate Rich in 1983.
The Confession Killer, Netflix’s latest true crime docuseries, examines the truth behind the gruesome narrative Lucas conceived while in custody for Rich’s murder in Georgetown, Texas and exposes the gross mishandling of Lucas’s confess...
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Slashdot |
Scientists Propose Using Mountains To Build a New Type of Battery For Long-Term Energy Storage
An anonymous reader quotes a report from IEEE Spectrum: One of the big challenges of making 100 percent renewable energy a reality is long-term storage," says Julian Hunt, an engineering scientist at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis in Austria. Hunt and his collaborators have devised a novel system to complement lithium-ion battery use for energy storage over the long run: Mountain Gravity Energy Storage, or MGES for short. Similar to hydroelectric power, MGES involves st...
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Business Insider |
Inside one of the worst years in media history, where 7,600 jobs were axed and billions in value have been shed
Digital media went through a bloodbath in 2019, with investors seeing billions in theoretical value wiped out and scores of people losing their jobs.
Some venture capital funding continued to pour into media companies, but many journalism upstarts didn't meet aggressive growth expectations, which forced them to look for buyers and sell for less than their onetime private market value.
Observers predict more firesales and consolidations in 2020 as there are still many small, independent digital o...
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Reddit |
Facebook has a theory that hiding ‘likes’ will increase post volume, and Instagram is testing that theory
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Hacker News |
Understanding “Deep Double Descent”
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MSPoweruser |
Four more titles added to Project xCloud preview
For those signed up to the Project xCloud preview, it’s your lucky day! Four new titles have been added to the preview catalog with more to come over the next few weeks. While xCloud’s preview is currently only available to testers in the United Kingdom, United States, and South Korea, it’ll roll out to places […]
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Boy Genius Report |
10 deals you don’t want to miss on Saturday: Samsung microSD sale, Echo Dot bundles, $45 sous vide, $15 Wi-Fi extender, more
Black Friday 2019 might be behind us and Cyber Week 2019 might be officially over, but you can expect deep discounts on popular products all month long as we approach the holidays. Highlights from today's roundup include blowout prices on Samsung microSD cards starting at just $16.99 for a 128GB card, super popular wireless noise cancelling headphones with deep bass and 30-hour battery life for just $29.99 with coupon code MPOW143AH2, the wildly popular MyQ smart garage door opener for just $19....
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How Fake News Is Still Fooling Facebook's Fact-Checking...
