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Kanye West, Kim Kardashian and her dad: Should we make holograms of the dead?
The hip-hop artist gave his wife a hologram of her dead father. How did he do it - and is it ethical?
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9to5Mac |
An iPhone app designed to verify Pennsylvania mail-in ballots gets rejected by Apple
Pennsylvania is a swing state in this year’s complicated election, and with the world currently experiencing a global pandemic, more people are mailing in their ballots than ever. Due to this, a common worry that people are experiencing is if their ballot will arrive and be counted in time for the election results. That’s precisely the reason why one developer created an app called Drive Turnout.
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GeekWire |
Photos: Tree deep in Asian giant hornet nest, entomologists recover ‘chewed off’ radio tracker
Just in time for Halloween, the Washington State Department of Agriculture is revealing just what was inside a truly haunted house, or nest. Early Friday, entomologists from the WSDA Pest Program cut open the tree which was home to a nest of Asian giant hornets, or so-called “murder hornets,” which had become a frightful reality near Blaine, Wash., before being eradicated last weekend. The cellophane-wrapped log was sawed open inside a walk-in cooler at the Washington State Universit...
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Boy Genius Report |
Dr. Fauci just keeps piling on the terrible news
White House health advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci's coronavirus updates this week have been increasingly negative and pointing toward a much worse COVID-19 situation on its way to the US.
This week also saw Dr. Fauci predict that the first coronavirus vaccine will probably be available in January, at the earliest.
On Friday, according to the latest numbers from Johns Hopkins University, the US surpassed 9 million recorded COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic.
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The Next Web |
The Backbone One is the best mobile gaming controller I’ve laid hands on
Mobile gaming has been one of the joys of modern smartphone development for years. And from the very beginning, it’s been bedeviled by the bug bear that phones themselves are rather uncomfortable to play games on. Many companies have tried to marry mobile gaming with the comfortable ergonomics of a game controller, with middling results. But a company called Backbone thinks it’s cracked the code — and having played with their gaming controller myself, I agree. Backbone makes your iPhone a ...
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Engadget |
Apple program will replace AirPods Pro buds with crackling, ANC issues
Occasionally Apple identifies a problem significant enough to launch a program to repair or replace an issue with one of its products, and today it revealed a service program for the AirPods Pro. According to the notice, in devices manufactured befor...
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Slashdot |
Russian Hackers Targeted California, Indiana Democratic Parties In Repeat of 2016 Attacks
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: The group of Russian hackers accused of meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election earlier this year targeted the email accounts of Democratic state parties in California and Indiana, and influential think tanks in Washington and New York, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The attempted intrusions, many of which were internally flagged by Microsoft Corp over the summer, were carried out by a group often nicknamed "Fancy Bear....
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The Verge - All Posts |
In its latest confusing decision, Twitter reinstates The New York Post
Rupert Murdoch’s tabloid The New York Post is back on Twitter, after Twitter updated its policy on policy changes. This story is going to be confusing, but not as confusing as Twitter’s attempts at moderation.
To recap: On October 14th, The New York Post published a (contested and possibly part of a disinformation campaign, though this is absolutely not the point I am here to tell you about) story about Hunter Biden, the son of presidential candidate Joe Biden. Very little of the contents of...
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Business Insider |
Twitter allows New York Post account to tweet again after contested Hunter Biden story led the company to update hacked materials policy
Twitter reversed course following backlash over its decision to block users from sharing the Post's story amid concerns about its source and veracity.
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TechCrunch |
TikTok stars got a judge to block Trump’s TikTok ban
TikTok has won another battle in its fight against the Trump administration’s ban of its video-sharing app in the U.S. — or, more accurately in this case, the TikTok community won a battle. On Friday, a federal judge in Pennsylvania issued an injunction that blocked the restrictions that would have otherwise blocked TikTok from operating […]
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HuffPost - Breaking Ne... |
Trump Falsely Claims Doctors Make ‘More Money’ When They Lie About COVID-19 Deaths
And Jesus Christ was the only name he could come up with for someone more famous than he is.
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TechCrunch |
Cough-scrutinizing AI shows major promise as an early warning system for COVID-19
Asymptomatic spread of COVID-19 is a huge contributor to the pandemic, but of course if there are no symptoms, how can anyone tell they should isolate or get a test? MIT research has found that hidden in the sound of coughs is a pattern that subtly, but reliably, marks a person as likely to be […]
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Neowin |
Sony is reportedly acquiring anime-streaming site Crunchyroll for roughly $957 million
Sony could acquire anime streaming service Crunchyroll as it has entered the final stage of negotiations with AT&T. The asking price remains unclear, but it's said to be more than 100 billion yen.
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Gizmodo |
Tesla Hikes Up the Price of 'Full Self-Driving' Option to $10,000
Tesla bumped up the price of its “full self-driving” software option to $10,000 on Friday, making good on CEO Elon Musk’s promise last week to implement a roughly $2,000 price hike in the U.S. It follows the launch of a limited beta version of the software, which lets a select number of U.S. customers use Tesla’s…Read more...
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Hacker News |
California Property Taxes Mapped
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MacRumors |
Apple Ordered to Pay VirnetX Another $502.8 Million for Patent Infringement
A jury today ruled that Apple owes VirnetX $502.8 million for patent infringement in an ongoing legal battle that has spanned 10 years. The dispute started in 2010, when VirnetX accused Apple's FaceTime feature of infringing on VirnetX patents.
According to Bloomberg, the jury in the case was asked to determine how much Apple owes VirnetX in royalties for VPN on Demand, an iPhone feature that lets people access virtual private networks.VirnetX wanted Apple to pay $700 million, w...
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Mashable! |
How Tesla super fans get the add-ons they can't get from Elon Musk
As soon as Arizona fitness coach Torrey Penn bought his new Tesla Model Y online this September he knew what extras he would need for his new ride — and it didn't involve an extra $10,000 Full Self-Driving advanced driving package with automatic steering, braking, and turning while on any road.
Instead Penn, 43, left Tesla.com and headed to Amazon and eBay, where he quickly found what he wanted: a Tesla key card ring to open and start his new electric vehicle. He bought it on eBay for $99 ...
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TechCrunch |
Apple acknowledges AirPods Pro issues, will replace those that crackle and rattle
Are your AirPods Pro earbuds making weird noises? You’re not imagining it — and you’re not the only one. Just a few months after Apple started shipping AirPods Pro, some users started noticing that one or both of their earbuds were rattling or crackling. The noises would reportedly get worse whenever the user moved, and […]
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Mashable! |
Facebook temporarily pauses awful feature it will reinstate post election
Don't worry, militia members will have to wait until after Election Day to be algorithmically pointed to Facebook groups of like-minded individuals.
At Wednesday's Senate hearing on (at least in theory) Section 230, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg let slip a slight behind-the-scenes change his company has taken in the lead up to Nov. 3. Specifically, Zuckerberg offhandedly mentioned that Facebook has temporarily stopped recommending political issue Facebook groups to its users.
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Reddit |
Hackers are on the hunt for Oracle servers vulnerable to potent exploit
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The Verge - All Posts |
Apple will replace AirPods Pro for free with faulty noise cancellation, static or crackling
Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge
Today, exactly one year after Apple first launched the AirPods Pro — and thus the same day the very first AirPods Pro owners will see their one-year warranties expire — Apple has launched a repair program that offers free repairs or replacements for another whole year if your AirPods Pro experience issues with noise cancellation or static.
Specifically, Apple will fix:
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Engadget |
TikTok avoids another US ban thanks to influencers' lawsuit
TikTok has, once again, been spared from a ban in the United States. A Pennsylvania judge temporarily blocked a ban that was set to take effect November 12, in response to a lawsuit from three TikTok stars.The latest ruling is the second time an inte...
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WSJ.com: WSJD |
Twitter Unlocks New York Post Account After Two-Week Standoff
Twitter said it was reinstating the New York Post’s account after the social-media company changed the policy that had kept the newspaper frozen out of the platform for more than two weeks.
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Hacker News |
Dr. Seuss would have seen today's administration
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Slashdot |
Apple Added a Secret Button To Your iPhone
Your iPhone got a new button last month, and you may not have even noticed. The Verge reports: No, Apple didn't sneak into your house and secretly superglue a button onto your smartphone. But it did release iOS 14, the latest version of its iPhone software, which includes a feature called Back Tap. Back Tap adds a fascinating new "button" to your phone that blurs the line between hardware and software. Back Tap turns the entire back of your iPhone into a giant touch-sensitive button that you can...
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VentureBeat |
We played the PlayStation 5 | GamesBeat Decides 170
We have a PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and Xbox Series S, and that is keeping us busy. But not too busy to dress up like fools.
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Boy Genius Report |
NASA’s asteroid probe grabbed so much material it was ‘overflowing’
NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission is going even better than scientists thought, and the asteroid probe collected so much material that its handlers sped up the timeline to ensure they bring as much back to Earth as possible.
The sampling arm was literally "overflowing" with material from the asteroid, NASA says.
Eventually, the spacecraft will head back to Earth where it will drop off the sample so that scientists can study it first-hand.
It's been a very big month for NASA's asteroid-hunting...
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TweakTown News |
Five times as many people pre-ordered Quest 2 compared to Quest
Facebook announced that it received 5x as many pre-orders for the Quest 2 as it did for Quest 1, exceeding company expectations. Continue reading at TweakTown >
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SlashGear |
NASA VIPER rover gets new car-like LED floodlights for hunting mission
NASA is giving its VIPER lunar rover a pair of car-like floodlights that resemble the kind you may mount on your truck or Jeep for off-roading at night. The floodlights will be used to illuminate the darkest parts of the Moon, enabling the VIPER rover to hunt for water in places it would otherwise struggle to see. NASA has shown … Continue reading
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Reddit |
How Iranian hackers stole voter info from state election sites | CISA & FBI
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The Verge - All Posts |
Starbucks says nearly a quarter of all US retail orders are placed from a phone
Almost a quarter of all transactions at Starbucks stores in the US are mobile orders through the company’s app, an earnings document revealed yesterday. Ordering ahead through the Starbucks app is the company’s suggested way to get in and out of its locations faster during the pandemic, hopefully making it easier to maintain social distancing in the process.
Starbucks launched “Mobile Order & Pay” in 2015, combining the company’s existing payment system with new online ordering fea...
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HuffPost - Breaking Ne... |
Black Horror Is Bigger Than Black Trauma
“Get Out” provided a new template for horror, but now the genre seems poised to go beyond the usual race metaphors.
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Reddit |
Astronomers discover activity on distant planetary object
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Mashable! |
The 11 best new movies on Amazon Prime Video
If you're burning through your movie watchlist in 2020, you're not alone. We've watched some killer sci-fi. We're making our way through TV from the '90s. We signed up for Peacock. We even tried Quibi. Yet still we crave more content!
Luckily for truly everyone involved, streaming libraries are constantly in flux. That can be sad when your favorite show or movie leaves a known platform, but feels like a personal victory every time you see something new you were dying to watch. We looked at...
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HuffPost - Breaking Ne... |
Trump Mocks ‘Politically Correct’ Laura Ingraham For Wearing Mask At Packed Rally
The Fox News host regularly dismisses COVID-19 to her viewers, but it appears she masked up.
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Reddit |
Apple says some AirPods Pro have sound problems, will fix for free
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Hacker News |
New nuclear plant at Sizewell set for green light
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Reddit |
Apple Rejects App for Verifying Pennsylvania Ballots
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Hacker News |
Don't let Uber get away with it
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Business Insider |
13 movie night essentials for fun family time at home
Family movie night is a fun way to bring kids and parents together for bonding time. Here's what you need to make a great movie night at home.
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HuffPost - Breaking Ne... |
Lori Loughlin Begins 2-Month Prison Term For College Scam
The “Full House” star will serve her sentence at a low-security prison in Northern California.
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BleepingComputer.com |
FBI: How Iranian hackers stole voter info from state election sites
DHS CISA and the FBI today shared more info on how an Iranian state-sponsored hacking group was able to harvest voter registration info from U.S. state websites, including election sites. [...]
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9to5Mac |
Save space on your Mac with 65% off lifetime cloud storage from pCloud
You’re probably already familiar with some form of cloud storage thanks to popular services such as Dropbox, OneDrive, and even Apple’s own iCloud Drive. The idea is to get your files in a private online vault where they can be accessed from any device. That service always comes at a cost, though. Apple’s iCloud Drive, for example, costs $9.99/month for 2TB of storage — a price that’s subject to rising over time.
What if you could have that same amount of storage, but for a...
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HuffPost - Breaking Ne... |
Here Are Voters’ Top Issues For 2020
A HuffPost/YouGov poll shows what voters care about and how well it matches up with what Trump and Biden are saying.
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Engadget |
$149 Playdate handheld is 'ready to go,' orders start in early 2021
“Playdate is almost done.” That’s the gist of Panic’s latest update on its upcoming pint-sized handheld console. The company says it will begin to take orders for the $149 device in early 2021, with initial manufacturing starting up in November. The...
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Slashdot |
Under Armour To Sell MyFitnessPal For $345 Million, After Acquiring It In 2015 For $475 Million
Global fitness giant Under Armour announced this morning that it will be selling MyFitnessPal to investment firm Francisco Partners for $345 million, five and a half years after acquiring it for $475 million. The company also announced that it will be winding down the Endomondo platform which it also acquired at the same time for $85 million. TechCrunch reports: In a press release announcing the news, Under Armour said the reason for this decision was to simplify and focus its brand, keeping it ...
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Welcome to Fudzilla |
Halloween Sale : Get Windows 10 From Only €12, Office 2019 From €34, And More!
Sponsored: New interesting offer from CDKoffers in anticipation of Halloween.
If you need a Windows 10 license or you need to activate your trial version of Office we recommend you not to miss this opportunity.
Among the many exclusive offers for our readers you should definitely mention the Windows 10 Pro OEM license that, thanks to a special discount of 20%, you can buy at only €12, an exceptional price for an official and totally legal license. To obtain this discount, you will only h...
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BBC News | Technology ... |
Chip wars: The US v China
Chips that power nearly all electronic devices are at the heart of the battle for global dominance.
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Threatpost |
Crippling Cyberattacks, Disinformation Top Concerns for Election Day
Cyber-researchers weigh in on what concerns them the most as the U.S. heads into the final weekend before the presidential election -- and they also highlight the positives.
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Hacker News |
How to deal with extreme physical pain
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Techdirt |
Content Moderation Case Studies: Using AI To Detect Problematic Edits On Wikipedia (2015)
Summary: Wikipedia is well known as an online encyclopedia that anyone can edit. This has enabled a massive corpus of knowledge to be created, that has achieved high marks for accuracy, while also recognizing that at any one moment some content may not be accurate, as anyone may have entered in recent changes. Indeed, one of the key struggles that Wikipedia has dealt with over the years is with so-called “vandals” who change a page not to improve the quality of an entry, but to deliberately ...
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The Information |
Apple Rejects App for Verifying Pennsylvania Ballots
Efforts to reject some ballots in battleground states like Pennsylvania could determine the outcome of next week’s election. But a mobile app designed to help ensure that Pennsylvania ballots are getting counted has already been rejected—by Apple.
After almost two weeks of holding up the release of the app, called Drive Turnout, Apple on Thursday told the developer behind it, Ari Steinberg, that the app violates the company’s privacy rules and that Apple won’t release it...
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BuzzFeed - Tech |
DHS Authorities Are Buying Moment-By-Moment Geolocation Cellphone Data To Track People
The Department of Homeland Security also argues that using the information is perfectly legal and that the agency does not need a warrant to purchase it, according to a memo obtained exclusively by BuzzFeed News.View Entire Post ›
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Mashable! |
Biden/Harris campaign heads to 'Fortnite' ahead of Election Day
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are going full-send for the gamer vote.
Ahead of Election Day 2020 (have you made your voting plan yet?), the Biden/Harris ticket is headed to Fortnite. In a new custom map, called "Build Back Better with Biden" and located in "Reboot City," players can complete a solo adventure roughly 20-30 minutes long, designed to promote awareness of the candidates' economic recovery plan.
"With voting underway and days until Election Day, we are continuing to meet people e...
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Business Insider |
GM's new CFO is a veteran of Delta Air Lines
Paul Jacobson replaces Dhivya Suryadevara, who moved on to become CFO of fintech firm Stripe. He'll start December 1.
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HuffPost - Breaking Ne... |
Facebook’s Political Ads Ban Has Been An Ominous Disaster
Just days from the election, the tech giant wrongly blocked thousands of Biden ads due to “technical flaws.”
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BBC News | Technology ... |
Coronavirus: Is virtual reality tourism about to take off?
Tourism boards, hotels and destinations are turning to virtual reality to woo potential visitors.
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Reddit |
Amazon says it now has more than 1 million employees
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9to5Mac |
Apple launches recall program for some AirPods Pro units due to ‘sound issues’
Apple today announced a new Service Program, also known as recall, for its AirPods Pro wireless earbuds. According to the company, some AirPods Pro units have been affected by a manufacturing problem that may cause “sound issues.”
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Android Police - Andro... |
On Mischief Night, all of Mobvoi's watch faces have gone missing
Evil lurks around every corner on the eve of Halloween, just waiting for unsuspecting watch faces
Mobvoi makes a lot of Wear OS smartwatches, and like any good watchmaker, it also produces a variety of watch faces that users can install to personalize their timepieces. Now, however, all of the company's watch faces — and the developer account used to publish them — seem to have been purged from the Play Store entirely.
In total, there are around 89 Mobvoi watch faces that are no lo...
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Reddit |
It’s 2020: Why Is The Internet Still Treated Like A Luxury, Not A Utility?
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Tom's Hardware |
Watch Dogs Legion Benchmarked: Seriously Demanding
Watch Dogs Legion supports ray tracing and DLSS, and, at the highest settings, it will pummel your GPU. Say hello to ray traced reflections in wet and shiny London.
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TechCrunch |
Daily Crunch: Under Armour is selling MyFitnessPal
Under Armour gives up on one of its big acquisitions, Uber Eats faces complaints over its free delivery policy for Black restaurants and Facebook takes another step to limit QAnon-related content. This is your Daily Crunch for October 30, 2020. The big story: Under Armour is selling MyFitnessPal Five years after Under Armour acquired MyFitnessPal […]
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9to5Mac |
9to5Mac Happy Hour 301: Apple One premiers, ARM Macs near, iPhone 12 reverse charging
Zac Hall and Benjamin Mayo talk Apple One bundle, AAPL earnings, Apple Silicon Macs, iPhone 12 features, and much more.
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Boy Genius Report |
Newegg’s Black Friday 2020 sale lasts all month – here are the best deals
Newegg is bringing back its Black November sales event in 2020.
In addition to offering deals on electronics all month long, Newegg is also extending the return window for products and offering price protection on all purchases.
The Newegg Black November sale kicks off this Sunday with the site's "most aggressive deals."
One of the most stressful things about Black Friday is that you don't have much time to decide whether or not you really need to shell out for a new computer or a new TV...
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SlashGear |
Google Meet on web finally gets custom virtual background support
Google Meet, the company’s video chatting software for quickly launching remote meetings or group calls, has finally received support for virtual backgrounds…if you’re using a web browser, at least. Google Meet users on mobile will need to wait a bit longer to get the same support, but the change is welcome regardless, giving users an arguably session feature already available … Continue reading
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MacRumors |
Apple Launches AirPods Pro Service Program for Crackling/Static Problems and ANC Issues
Apple today announced the launch of a new service program for AirPods Pro sound issues, which is designed to address AirPods Pro units experiencing static or crackling sounds or problems with Active Noise Cancellation.
Faulty AirPods exhibit the following problems, according to Apple:Crackling or static sounds that increase in loud environments, with exercise or while talking on the phoneActive Noise Cancellation not working as expected, such as a loss of bass sound, or an i...
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Tom's Hardware |
Adata Switches to Slower Controller, NAND on SX8200 Pro
Adata is now shipping the XPG SX8200 Pro SSD with lower-clocked hardware than the initial release model, without changing its specification sheets or retail listings.
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Reddit |
Virtual Influencers Make Real Money While Covid Locks Down Human Stars - The pandemic isn’t a problem when you’re computer-generated.
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Slashdot |
Waymo Pulls Back the Curtain On 6.1 Million Miles of Self-Driving Car Data
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge: In its first report on its autonomous vehicle operations in Phoenix, Arizona, Waymo said that it was involved in 18 crashes and 29 near-miss collisions during 2019 and the first nine months of 2020. These crashes included rear-enders, vehicle swipes, and even one incident when a Waymo vehicle was T-boned at an intersection by another car at nearly 40 mph. The company said that no one was seriously injured and "nearly all" of the collisions were...
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Business Insider |
A federal judge just blocked President Trump's nationwide TikTok ban, citing the administration's 'hypothetical' national security concerns
Trump's TikTok ban was set to go into effect on November 12, after administration officials repeatedly claimed the app posed a national security risk.
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TechCrunch |
iPhones can now tell blind users where and how far away people are
Apple has packed an interesting new accessibility feature into the latest beta of iOS: a system that detects the presence of and distance to people in the view of the iPhone’s camera, so blind users can social distance effectively, among many other things. The feature emerged from Apple’s ARKit, for which the company developed “people […]
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Business Insider |
The best Airbnbs with pools in the US
Don't have your own pool? We found top-rated Airbnbs with private pools across the US, ranging from $49 to $450 per night.
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Ars Technica |
Judge: Trump Admin‘s TikTok ban would cause “irreparable harm” to creators
The administration's TikTok and WeChat bans have not fared well in court so far.
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Business Insider |
How your drink of choice is linked to who you're voting for in 2020
Respondents who said they don't drink alcohol are more likely to say they'll vote for Trump, while wine and liquor drinkers are linked to Biden.
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Business Insider |
If Biden wins the 2020 presidential election, he may have suburban women to thank
Appearing to understand the importance of this voting bloc, Trump said at a recent campaign rally, "Suburban women, will you please like me?"
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HuffPost - Breaking Ne... |
Nancy Pelosi: All Trump SCOTUS Justices Should Recuse From Election Decisions
“I don’t trust the Supreme Court one bit," the House Speaker said.
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HuffPost - Breaking Ne... |
The GOP Is Doing Whatever It Can To Stop The Vote In Pennsylvania
The Trump campaign and Republican officials are trying everything to suppress voting in the swing state.
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Business Insider |
This creepy 'haunted' Zoom call uses deepfakes to put words in your mouth — and serves as a powerful warning about the threats posed by cutting-edge misinformation techniques
A spooky new Halloween video uses figures that appear behind you on video conference and deepfakes to throw a cybersecurity-themed scare into you.
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Business Insider |
Texas Democrat Gina Ortiz Jones could become the first Filipina-American elected to Congress
After a narrow loss in 2018, the Iraq War veteran and former military intelligence officer is running again to represent Texas' 23rd House district.
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Business Insider |
Netflix just hiked up their prices — here's how much every subscription plan costs now
Netflix's streaming plans cost $8.99 per month for the Basic plan, $13.99 per month for the Standard, and $17.99 per month for the Premium.
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ExtremeTechExtremeTech |
ET Weekend Deals: $380 Off Dell Alienware Nvidia RTX 2060 Gaming Desktop, Apple Watch SE for $259
Step up your game with a Dell Alienware desktop. Today you get one of these systems with an RTX 2060 graphics card and a Core i5 processor on sale with over $380 knocked off the retail price.
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Welcome to Fudzilla |
EK Water Blocks working on Ryzen and Radeon water blocks
Full AIO liquid cooler as well
With the upcoming launch of AMD's Ryzen 5000 series CPUs as well as Radeon RX 6000 series graphics cards, EKWB has prepared a rather neat surprise, teasing full AMD themed blocks, including a full AMD liquid cooling kit, and an AIO Radeon RX 6800/6900 cooler.
The new AMD blocks will be based on existing EKWB products, but with a red AMD theme, so you are looking at the AMD Ryzen Edition Quantum Velocity D-RGB CPU block. It will feature AMD Ryzen branding and featu...
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Business Insider |
10 online social psychology courses and books that will help you understand people better
If you want to boost your connection to other people, these online social psychology classes and books are a great place to start.
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Engadget |
'Key & Peele' and other Comedy Central classics head to HBO Max in November
WarnerMedia hopes a handful of Comedy Central classics may help entice you to subscribe to HBO Max. The streaming service announced today it’s inked a deal to air all episodes of Chappelle’s Show, Inside Amy Schumer, Key & Peele, Nathan for You a...
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Boy Genius Report |
Black Friday came early for this stunning Sony 65″ 4K TV – just $600 at Amazon
One of the most popular Sony smart TVs just dropped to a new all-time low price thanks to an early Black Friday 2020 deal at Amazon.
The Sony X750H 65-inch 4K Ultra HD LED TV is an absolute steal for $1,000, but right now it's on sale for just $599.99.
This TV is a new-for-2020 model with a spectacular Sony display, the new 4K Processor X1, and all the bells and whistles you need.
If you were planning to wait for Black Friday to buy a new television at a deep discount, get ready to celebrate bec...
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HuffPost - Breaking Ne... |
Mail-In Ballots May Not Be Moving Fast Enough In Key Swing States
New USPS numbers show slowdowns in cities like Detroit, where turnout is crucial for Joe Biden.
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The Next Web |
How to subscribe to Apple One from your iPhone or iPad
Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. Apple today rolled out Apple One, the bundle that joins together subscriptions for all of Apple’s different services. It could be a real bargain if you’re an Apple user, and it comes with a free trial to boot. Here’s how you can try it out for yourself. In case you haven’t heard, Apple One bundles together Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, and iCl...
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Business Insider |
How billionaires saw their net worth increase by half a trillion dollars during the pandemic
40 million Americans filed for unemployment during the pandemic, but billionaires saw their net worth increase by half a trillion dollars.
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MacRumors |
Hands-On Comparison: iPhone 12 vs. iPhone 12 Pro
For those still trying to make a decision between an iPhone 12 or an iPhone 12 Pro, we picked up both models and in our latest YouTube video, did a hands-on comparison between them. Our video highlights the similarities and the differences so you can which one is the best fit for you and whether the iPhone 12 Pro is worth an extra $200.Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos.
When it comes to design, the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro are the exact same ...
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BetaNews |
Making the most out of your technology stack in times of economic uncertainty
Variations on the expression "to make do" are found throughout the western world. They are typically used in connection with managing situations where some of the resources you would prefer to have are missing, as in 'making do' by preparing a meal with several key ingredients missing. However, the concept of making do doesn’t just apply to domestic life; it applies with equal force to business life -- particularly at a time when corporate finances are strained and securing an ideal mix of r...
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Welcome to Fudzilla |
G.Skill announces low latency DDR4-3600 CL14 memory kits
Will be a part of the Trident Z Neo, Trident Z Royal, Trident Z RGB, and Ripjaws V series
G.Skilll has announced its newest DDR4-3600 memory kits that will work at tight CL14-15-15-35 latencies and come in 64GB (16GBx4) and 32GB (16GBx2) configurations in Trident Z Neo, Trident Z Royal, Trident Z RGB, and Ripjaws V series.
According to G.Skill, these kits will use high-performance Samsung B-die ICs, which allowed them to reach DDR4-3600 frequency at tight CL14 latencies. As noted, the new kits ...
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HuffPost - Breaking Ne... |
CNN Has Advice For Kirstie Alley After She Slams The Network’s COVID-19 Coverage
The "Cheers" and "Look Who's Talking" actor accused the channel of fearmongering when it comes to the coronavirus.
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Slashdot |
These Drones Will Plant 40,000 Trees in a Month. By 2028, They'll Have Planted 1 Billion
Earlier this month, on land north of Toronto that previously burned in a wildfire, drones hovered over fields and fired seed pods into the ground, planting native pine and spruce trees to help restore habitat for birds. From a report: Flash Forest, the Canadian startup behind the project, plans to use its technology to plant 40,000 trees in the area this month. By the end of the year, as it expands to other regions, it will plant hundreds of thousands of trees. By 2028, the startup aims to have ...
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Business Insider |
Riot Glass, salt plows, and guns: How corporate America is getting ready for potential civil unrest after the election
California's Rodeo Drive will be completely closed off, while shopping districts in other major cities turn to heavy-duty trucks for crowd control.
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Reddit |
People Are Jailbreaking Used Teslas to Get the Features They Expect
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Reddit |
Facebook and Twitter don't censor conservatives. They hire and promote them.
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Business Insider |
41 affordable tech gifts under $50 — ideas from Amazon, Google, Roku, and more
It's hard to go wrong with technology as a gift. Here are tech gift ideas that are under $50 to give to the tech lovers in your life.
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Android Police - Andro... |
Get a Eufy smart video wireless doorbell for just $140 on Amazon ($60 off)
When a deal this good rings your doorbell, it's only right to answer
Turning a dumb home into a smart home is becoming easier and more accessible these days thanks to more affordable products like Eufy's video doorbell. It offers 2K video quality, two-way audio, a long battery life of 180 days, and it's on sale right now for just $139.99 from Amazon — a full $60 in savings.
The Eufy video doorbell is a great way to easily improve your home security, and it also comes in handy for ev...
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SlashGear |
DJI Mini 2 4K drone leaked with 31-minute battery
Today we’re taking a peek at a leaked set of details about the DJI Mini 2. This drone will reportedly roll with 31 minutes of up-time on a single battery charge, under the best of conditions. It’ll also be capable of capturing 4K video and can reach a maximum altitude of up to 4000 meters. You might as well kiss … Continue reading
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