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Wired Top Stories |
Beyoncé and Jay-Z's 'Everything Is Love' Marks a New Step in the Album's Evolution
The format is constantly changing in the era of streaming.
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Hacker News |
The Pain Refugees: The forgotten victims of America’s opioid crisis
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Mashable! |
EliteSingles review: A dating site with curated matches, meant for a more mature crowd
There are a *lot* of online dating options these days, particularly dating apps. They all try to stand out in their own way, whether it be catering to a certain niche or type of person, or offering a special feature or service. But the one thing they all have in common: the promise to up your chances of finding that special someone.
SEE ALSO: The best hookup apps for casual daters
EliteSingles is one of those options that claims to have found the online formula for love, particularly for w...
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Digital Trends |
Take to the streets with Gazelle’s CityZen ebike for urban commuters
Gazelle's CityZen T10 ebike was built with urban commuters in mind, complete with a top speed of 28 mph and a range of 85 miles, allowing it to ride safely with traffic and avoid having to recharge too often.
The post Take to the streets with Gazelle’s CityZen ebike for urban commuters appeared first on Digital Trends.
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CNET News |
Yelp's Popular Dishes frees you from the agony of choosing what to eat - CNET
The company uses machine learning to recommend restaurant specialities.
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The Verge - All Posts |
Uber will start paying some drivers to switch to electric cars
Uber drivers who use electric vehicles may be getting a raise under a new pilot project. The company launched a broad effort on Tuesday to get drivers to ditch their dirty, fossil fuel-burning vehicles in favor of cleaner, electric-powered ones — in part by offering them more money to make the switch.
The ride-hailing giant announced a yearlong pilot program to provide cash incentives to some drivers who use electric vehicles, or EVs, with the goal of facilitating at least 5 million trips ove...
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Business Insider |
Game shows are coming to Facebook Live as the social network takes on the HQ Trivia phenomenon (FB)
On Tuesday, Facebook announced new features that will let pages create live quizzes and contests.
At launch, partners BuzzFeed, Fresno, and Insider will all launch game shows on Facebook Live.
Later, Facebook will open it up to anybody with a Facebook page, opening the door for many more people to host their own shows.
The move comes hot on the heels of the success of HQ Trivia, a wildly popular live trivia app.
HQ Trivia, the game show app that lets players compete for cash prizes, is the lat...
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News Tom's Guide US |
PlayStation 5 Rumors: What We Know So Far
Chatter about Sony's PlayStation 5 has begun, and while we don't know much so far, there are some interesting talking points out there.
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The Verge - All Posts |
Starz joins YouTube TV as a $9 per month premium add-on
Starz is coming to YouTube TV as a paid add-on option that will see the premium cable company’s channels come to the over-the-top streaming service for an extra $9 per month, via TechCrunch.
That price includes access to all 14 Starz and Starz Encore channels, making it the latest option to join YouTube TV’s premium extras (along with Showtime, Shudder, Sundance Now, and Fox Soccer Plus.) Those are all separate subscriptions on top of the $40 per month price tag for the base YouTube TV serv...
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Neowin |
PUBG discounted to $19.99 in celebration of 400 million players
In celebration of having over 400 million players worldwide, PUBG is being discounted on Steam for the first time to a more affordable $19.99. The game also boasts 87 million daily players. Read more...
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Engadget |
Wear OS watches get (slightly) useful interactive faces
Look at all that space on your smartwatch's face. You could be doing so much more with it. In addition to simply displaying the time, date, current weather and your fitness progress, your watch's canvas could also do things like launch apps, switch m...
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Business Insider |
A new list of the top CEOs 'for women' is mostly men — and it reflects a wider problem in business
A recent ranking of the best CEOs for women caught some flack on social media.
Commentators criticized the lack of female CEOs on the list.
The ranking reflects the dearth of women at the top of major companies.
Job site Comparably's recent ranking of the 50 best CEOs for women in 2018 had one notable characteristic.
The vast majority of the CEOs were male.
Only four women made the list: Accenture's Julie Sweet, General Motors' Mary T. Barra, Lockheed Martin's Marilyn A. Hewson, and Vertafore'...
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Mashable! |
Couple raises $5 million to help immigrant families in record-setting Facebook fundraiser
A Texas nonprofit working to help reunite immigrant families who have been separated at the U.S. border with Mexico will soon get millions in donations to help their work.
A California couple's Facebook fundraiser has raised more than $5 million in three days for the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES) after an outpouring of support from Facebook users.
SEE ALSO: How to stop feeling helpless when you hear about immigrant children taken from their parents
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The Register |
Verizon promises to stop selling its subscribers' location data... for now
But T-Mobile US and Sprint? Not so much
Verizon has promised to stop selling user location data to third parties in response to a privacy campaign by US Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR).…
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Macworld |
Vivint Smart Home bundles two Google Minis with its starter kits, nudging users toward voice control
Amazon’s Echo had a long head start with Vivint, but this is the first time the service provider has included smart speakers in its packages by default.
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Hacker News |
Microsoft ports Windows 10, Linux to homegrown “E2” CPU design
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CNET News |
Ford, Waymo, Lyft and others form a new self-driving advocacy group - Roadshow
This new lobbying group will focus on the human cost of self-driving cars becoming widespread.
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Hacker News |
It Takes a Village to Separate a Family
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Digital Trends |
Rock out and help plant a tree with House of Marley’s Uprise wireless in-ears
Not only do House of Marley’s new Uprise Bluetooth wireless in-ears provide you with up to eight hours of music, but they’re made with recycled materials and even come in recyclable packaging.
The post Rock out and help plant a tree with House of Marley’s Uprise wireless in-ears appeared first on Digital Trends.
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The Huffington Post |
Priyanka Chopra Pens Memoir To ‘Shatter Glass Ceilings’
The collection of personal essays, stories and observations will be published next year by Penguin Random House.
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Boy Genius Report |
Uber is testing a new feature that makes your ride cheaper if you’re willing to wait
Uber is always testing features and changes to make its app more user-friendly, many of which never see the light of day. But we're hopeful this one does -- on Monday, an Uber employee tweeted a screenshot of the Uber app with an unfamiliar message: "Prices are lower at 17:00." The employee could pay full price for his ride at 16:56, or tell the app to wait a few minutes, request a ride at 17:00 and save about $2.00 in the process.
Shortly after the tweet was picked up by Quartz, the employee d...
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SlashGear |
Amazon patent reveals warehouse drones with claws and airbags
Another Amazon patent has appeared at the United States Patent and Trademark Office. In the document, Amazon details a new type of drone designed specifically for its warehouses. Unlike quadcopters and similar drones consumers are familiar with, Amazon’s illustrations show a unique bubble-like drone with a claw similar to the one found in crane arcade games. Amazon owns a large … Continue reading
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Business Insider |
The downfall of Audi's CEO won't affect the company's plans to take on Tesla, experts say
Audi CEO Rupert Stadler was arrested on Monday in Germany.
He was taken into custody due to concerns that he could interfere with an investigation into devices that Volkswagen — Audi's parent company — installed in its vehicles to deceive emissions tests.
Like the rest of the auto industry, Audi is on the verge of a significant shift toward electric vehicles.
Analysts said Stadler's arrest won't disrupt Audi's electrification plans.
Audi CEO Rupert Stadler was arrested on Monday in...
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Hacker News |
How to Control Microservices Costs
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Digg Top Stories |
Freaked Out Boaters Capture A Hammerhead Shark Taking Down A Big Fish
Tarpon fish average between 4 and 8 feet long and can weigh up to 280 pounds. That doesn't mean that this bad boy stood a chance against a hammerhead, however.
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Digg Top Stories |
Deep Learning System Can Transform Standard 30 FPS Video Into High-Quality Slow Motion Video
Researchers from NVIDIA Corporation have developed this artificial intelligence program that can outperform most other methods on the market.
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Digital Trends |
Toyota will use racing tech to build a road-going hypercar
Who said all Toyotas are boring? The Japanese automaker will build a hypercar based on the GR Super Sport concept, using powertrain components lifted from the 24 Hours of Le Mans-winning TS050 Hybrid race car.
The post Toyota will use racing tech to build a road-going hypercar appeared first on Digital Trends.
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Business Insider |
The 17 most successful Kickstarter projects of all time and where they are today
For many entrepreneurs, Kickstarter represents a level playing field where good ideas can find people with the cash to help make their dream a reality.
Just look at the success of the legendary Potato Salad, where a guy tried to raise the funds to make, well, potato salad — and ended up raising over $55,000, throwing a potato party for charity and even publishing a cookbook loaded with 24 potato salad recipes.
Indeed, without Kickstarter, we'd never have the Pebble smartwat...
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Neowin |
Google and Unity team up to build tools for developing connected games
Google's partnership with Unity is meant to help developers build and scale connected games on Google Cloud from within the Unity ecosystem, with an initial focus on real-time multiplayer experiences. Read more...
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Slashdot |
Cord-cutting Report: Streaming Services Will Be 25% of the Pay-TV market by 2023
UBS is increasing its outlook for streaming TV services such as Sling TV and DirecTV Now, estimating that such services will make up 25% of the pay-TV market in five years. Meanwhile, USB expects traditional TV subscriptions to decline 4.1% over the next year alone. From the report: Here are some other takeaways from UBS's report: Although Google hasn't disclosed subscriber numbers for YouTube TV, UBS estimates that the service has 750,000 subscribers after one year. That would put it just behin...
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PCWorld.com - Latest N... |
Adobe, Microsoft join to put PDF document creation into the Office ribbon
PDF creation is about to become even more convenient within Office apps, thanks to a partnership between Adobe and Microsoft. Unfortunately the pricey subscriptions required make it inconvenient for all except business users. Adobe’s updated Scan app, meanwhile, could be the hidden gem among Adobe’s new announcements.Adobe and Microsoft announced an extension of their ongoing collaboration, which began with the Adobe Sign e-signature solution and now adds PDF documents. The agreement calls...
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Hacker News |
The free, traffic-requiring TLD: .tk
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The Register |
Apple takes $9m kick down under after bricking iPhones
Victory for the right to repair crowd, but a flea bite for Apple
Apple is facing a $9m (AUS) slap-on-the-wrist for kicking out a firmware update that disabled some repaired iOS devices in Australia.…
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The Verge - All Posts |
Prominent tech CEOs are denouncing Trump’s border separation policy
Some of the tech industry’s most prominent CEOs have come forward over the past day to denounce President Donald Trump’s policy of separating children from their parents who are arrested at the border. Apple CEO Tim Cook, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and Tesla CEO Elon Musk are among the CEOs who have called for an end to the policy, which has also been criticized by the United Nations as “unconscionable.”
Cook said the separations are “inhumane and need to stop,” telling The Irish ...
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Boy Genius Report |
Supposed ‘alien ship’ crashed on Mars has a much more mundane explanation
An incredibly bizarre feature on Mars which conspiracy theorists believe is clear evidence of alien life is actually just a really, really weird rock formation, according to a new study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research. Ancient volcanos that were once active on the surface of the Red Planet, combined with hundreds of millions of years of wind erosion, are responsible for the strange shapes.
From above, the strange formation looks vaguely like something that might have landed, or...
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Hacker News |
Return of the Notman: Robinson Jeffers’s philosophy of “inhumanism”
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CNET News |
Oscar Mayer superhero delivers hot dogs by jetpack - CNET
I wish I was a flying wiener-wielder.
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Android Police - Andro... |
Verizon and AT&T pledge to stop selling location data to third-party brokers
News broke earlier this year that several firms with access to carrier location data were providing access to it with little or no safeguards. In fact, you could access the some of these tools to track a phone as a demo of the service. AT&T and Verizon now say they will stop selling data to these third-party brokers. That does not mean, however, they won't sell your location data at all.
This issue came to the fore earlier this year when a former sheriff was charged with illegally...
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MakeUseOf |
Google Datally Adds More Ways to Save Data
Google has added four new features to Datally, its data-saving app for Android. These new features are Guest Mode, Daily Limit, Unused Apps, and Wi-Fi Map, which, when taken together, should help people all of us stay under our mobile data limits. In November 2017, Google launched a new Android app called Datally. Datally is designed to help you understand your mobile data usage, control your data usage, and, ultimately, reduce your data usage. And now, Google has added some new features… ...
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Engadget |
Oppo's all-screen Find X hides a pop-up selfie camera
Almost every phone manufacturer is trying to develop a handset with a truly edge-to-edge display. Most end up with a small notch, but others are finding new and unusual ways to hide the front-facing camera. Oppo, for instance, has packed a tiny motor...
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Hacker News |
How ranchers in the West survive on their winnings from rodeo riding
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Digital Trends |
New trivia game shows and video polls on Facebook turn viewers into participants
Move over, Vanna. Facebook's latest video tool allows creators to ask trivia questions and boot out viewers that get a wrong answer. The tool is designed to create interactive game show videos on Live, Facebook says.
The post New trivia game shows and video polls on Facebook turn viewers into participants appeared first on Digital Trends.
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Hacker News |
The Political Path to GPS: How war and peace forged the universal map
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The Next Web |
Adobe’s Project Rush is a new all-in-one app for video creators
If you’ve ever had to work on video project, the wealth of options can be frustrating. Software like Adobe’s Premiere and After Effects are both industry standards, but they’re expensive and the learning curve can be daunting. Project Rush is Adobe’s attempt to combine the best features of its professional production software into one app. You can capture edit video like Premiere, add motion graphics and special effects like After Effects, or master audio like Audition. It can also integ...
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Techradar - All the la... |
How Corsair brought innovation to the world’s biggest PC case
What does it take to build the world’s biggest PC case? Corsair reveals the innovative mechanisms and design process that went into the Obsidian 1000D.
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The Verge - All Posts |
How to text from your computer with Android Messages
Yesterday Google started rolling out the ability to text from the web with Android Messages. The feature gives users a lot more flexibility in choosing how and where they can carry on conversations. As long as your Android smartphone is powered on, you can text from a desktop computer or even other mobile devices — including iOS products like an iPad if you just open up Safari. Aside from text, you can also send emoji, stickers, and images over the web.
Using Android Messages on the web requ...
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SuperSite for Windows |
Women in Tech Score Symbolic Wins, But Cash Is Still Hard to Get
So far this year, the industry’s post-#MeToo awakening hasn’t translated into a cash windfall for many female founders.
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ReadWrite |
Enterprise Community Event and C2C Event Platform Bevy Raises $6.4 Million
Bevy, an enterprise community event platform, announced today it has raised $6.4 Million Dollars from investors: Upfront Ventures, renowned author and Stanford Professor Steve Blank, Ryan Smith and Jared Smith, co-founders of Qualtrics, and Aaron Skonnard, SEO of Pluralsight. Bevy raised funds to increase their growth rate and expand the team. The Bevy Platform was […]
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Android Police - Andro... |
Google adding 'distributed by Google Play' metadata to APKs
Google will soon start adding security metadata to APKs distributed by Google Play to identify their origin. The change is set to primarily affect users in areas where mobile data is at a premium, either due to price or availability, which leads to APKs being frequently shared peer-to-peer.
Plans for this change were announced late last year. The authenticity of "apps obtained through Play-approved distribution channels" will be able to be determined while devices are offline, and the apps will...
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The Huffington Post |
Let’s Call The Supreme Court’s Gerrymander Inaction What It Really Is: A GOP Win
For nearly a decade, Republican politicians elected in districts drawn for them have been making law.
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Digg Top Stories |
Egypt Goes Down 1-0 To Russia On A Goofy Own Goal
Own goals are rough, but it's hard to blame Egypt's Ahmed Fathi for this one.
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The Huffington Post |
Over 100 Larry Nassar Survivors Urge MSU To Fire Interim President John Engler
The 120 survivors wrote that Engler, a former state governor, “only reinforced the culture of abuse."
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Hacker News |
Google Play security metadata and offline app distribution
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Hacker News |
The wit and wisdom of Dr Johnson is still of benefit to us all
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Engadget |
Care by Volvo XC40 delays are a sign of things to come
Care by Volvo is an affordable and convenient subscription service. For $600 a month you get a $35,000 car but essentially only pay for gas for two years. It sounds great. It sounded so great, in fact, that at launch a lot of people signed up. Way mo...
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Hacker News |
Facebook ordered to explain deleted profile
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Digital Trends |
‘Just Cause 4’ lets you use anything, even the weather, as a weapon
Avalanche Studios increases the over-the-top chaos you can create in 'Just Cause 4' with tornadoes, airlift balloons, and tons of rocket boosters. The weather is your enemy, and also your greatest weapon.
The post ‘Just Cause 4’ lets you use anything, even the weather, as a weapon appeared first on Digital Trends.
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TweakTown |
AMD Threadripper 2990X 32-core monster detailed in leak
AMD's 32-core 2nd Gen Threadripper 2990X teased in new leak: https://www.tweaktown.com/news/62280/amd-threadripper-2990x-32-core-monster-detailed-leak/index.html
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Motherboard RSS Feed |
This Programmer Scraped LinkedIn to Find People Who Work at ICE
This isn't the first time that public information sources have been scraped to shed light on government employees.
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The Huffington Post |
Gina Rodriguez Sends Undocumented Student To College With Emmy Campaign Money
The "Jane the Virgin" actress is sending a young woman to Princeton with a full scholarship.
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Digital Trends |
Facebook Messenger is getting those annoying autoplay video ads
It looks like Facebook's autoplay video ads are coming to Messenger. While Facebook considers user experience the most important thing, video ads will still be rolling out to Messenger over the next few weeks.
The post Facebook Messenger is getting those annoying autoplay video ads appeared first on Digital Trends.
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Techradar - All the la... |
Uncharted 4, Bloodborne and more now available for under $20
Sony’s value-priced PlayStation Hits Collection includes some of the best games on the PS4 and prices them under $20.
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Wired Top Stories |
Google Podcasts Hands On: It's About Time
After years of mostly ignoring the podcast world, Google now makes a dedicated Android app for listening. And it's pretty good!
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Boy Genius Report |
The one thing missing from the Roku Streaming Stick is this $6 accessory
All things considered, the Roku Streaming Stick may very well be the best value in streaming. It costs just $40 and it supports every single streaming service you could possibly imagine… plus thousands of streaming channels you’ve never even heard of. If there’s one thing about it that seems to annoy people, it’s the fact that they have this nifty little streaming device that can be tucked away out of sight behind a TV, and yet they still have to run a power cable and pl...
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Engadget |
The ‘Fortnite’-sized ‘PUBG’ map goes live Friday
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds' third map 'Sanhok' will officially go live with a new patch on Friday, June 22nd. Its small-scale area (4km x 4km, a quarter the size of the other two and similar to Fortnite's map sizes) is expected to make for quicker...
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Mashable! |
Robert Kirkman's 'Invincible' is coming to Amazon as an animated series
I've preached the gospel of Invincible to you beforeMore than once. But I'm happy to cede that sacred duty to Amazon.
Robert Kirkman's long-running, now-concluded Invincible comic book is coming to Amazon in a serious way. The animated series will deliver eight hour-long episodes adapted from the superhero story that launched at around the same time as The Walking Dead.
SEE ALSO: No, 'Invincible' isn't ending because 'The Walking Dead' is more popular
It's very early days for the adaptation, so ...
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Business Insider |
Astronaut Mark Kelly says Trump's order to create a Space Force 'is a dumb idea'
President Donald Trump on Monday advocated creating a sixth division of the military called the Space Force.
Mark Kelly, a retired NASA astronaut, tweeted that this "is a dumb idea."
The US Air Force already has a Space Command and a space force.
President Donald Trump told space industry notables that he was directing the Department of Defense to create a Space Force, a sixth branch of the military that sounds straight of a sci-fi movie.
"We are going to have the Air Force, and we are ...
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Gizmodo |
American PR Professionals Helped Sell the Nazi Regime to the United States
Rome wasn’t built in a day. And the Nazis didn’t exterminate 10 million people overnight. When we look for historical parallels to the current rise of fascism around the world, it’s important to remember how things became normalized in the past. And an old book about propaganda is a helpful tool in understanding how…Read more...
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VentureBeat |
Owlchemy Labs CEO and studio director leave to start a new company
Owlchemy Labs created one of virtual reality’s first big successes with its cheeky game, Job Simulator. Now cofounder and CEO Alex Schwartz has announced that he’s ready to move on, and is leaving to start a new company with Owlchemy studio director Cy Wise. “For me, creating a company that was building innovative products while sustaining […]
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9to5Mac |
iOS 12 beta 2 includes references to new Apple Watch models
Apple has just released the second developer betas of iOS 12, tvOS 12, macOS Mojave and watchOS 5. Looking into what’s new on iOS 12 beta 2, we’ve discovered new Apple Watch identifiers referenced in the system.
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The Verge - All Posts |
The Google Home and Home Mini are now available in Spain, Ireland, and Austria
The Google Home and Home Mini are now available for purchase in Spain, Austria, and Ireland. The Google Home will cost €149 ($172.54), while the Home Mini will cost €59 ($68.32).
While a leak last month suggested a Spain launch for the Home and Home Mini was coming soon, there had been no indication of the Google products coming to Austria and Ireland. Still, the Google Assistant on Google Home is only available in English, French, German, Japanese, Italian, and Spanish, and the company make...
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Digital Trends |
Call the Beastie Boys, Elon says there’s sabotage going on at Tesla
Apple fined millions by Australia for 2016 'Error 53' debacle, Elon says everyone is out to get Tesla including a disgruntled worker, Google's Messenger gets a long-awaited Apple-ish feature.
The post Call the Beastie Boys, Elon says there’s sabotage going on at Tesla appeared first on Digital Trends.
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The Verge - All Posts |
Here’s why experts are skeptical of the ‘gaming disorder’ diagnosis
The World Health Organization has added “gaming disorder” to its diagnostic handbook, but experts argue that we still don’t know enough to claim that gaming disorder exists. The evidence is inconsistent, they say, and the criteria are too broad.
According to the WHO, the following criteria indicate gaming disorder: gaming is strongly preferred over other activities, the patient does not stop even when there are negative consequences like doing badly at work, compulsive gaming strains the ...
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The Verge - All Posts |
Star Trek: Discovery showrunner’s new five-year deal could bring Patrick Stewart back to the franchise
After several years of tumult, Star Trek: Discovery — and the greater Star Trek TV empire — may finally be getting some stability: CBS Television Studios has signed Discovery’s recently promoted showrunner Alex Kurtzman to a five-year deal that will put him in charge of all TV Trek projects for the foreseeable future, via The Hollywood Reporter. (We’d make a five-year mission joke, but Verge readers deserve better.)
In addition to Discovery, CBS reportedly has multiple Star Trek shows al...
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Hacker News |
The EU's bizarre war on memes is totally unwinnable
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The Huffington Post |
Former Border Patrol Agent To Current Agents: Refuse Orders To Separate Children
“There’s no excuse for these agents to not literally lay down their guns and badges and say that this is unlawful."
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Digital Trends |
Best Fitness Products for Summer
Beach season is almost upon us, and with it comes the need for that coveted beach body. Getting in shape may be entirely dependent on your ability to stay motivated, but that doesn't mean there aren't products out there to help you reach your goals. Whether you're trying to lose weight, tone up, or are […]
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Business Insider |
Ex-Facebook exec Chamath Palihapitiya's VC firm just lost 3 partners in 2 weeks, and it signals more changes to come
Social Capital is bleeding top investment partners.
The venture firm, run by legendary investor Chamath Palihapitiya, has lost three partners — Tony Bates, Marc Mezvinsky, and Arjun Sethi — in two weeks.
Palihapitiya says the firm will shift focus away from new growth opportunities and instead be "doubling down on proven winners."
Another two partners have left Social Capital in a series of departures from the Silicon Valley venture firm.
On Monday, the firm'...
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Digital Trends |
The best guitar tuner apps
Don't embarrass yourself by playing Wonderwall on an out of tune guitar. We've tested some of the best guitar tuner apps, so you can stay in tune wherever you go (as long as you have a smartphone with you).
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Digital Trends |
Everything we know about the Surface Phone or Andromeda device
Is Microsoft really produced a new Surface Phone? The latest rumors and patent information about the code name Andromeda suggest that a new Microsoft phone is coming - and it looks like it will be an interesting dual-touchscreen clamshell model that can double as an alarm clock or notification device. Here's everything we know.
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Hacker News |
AT&T, Time Warner, and the Need for Neutrality
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MakeUseOf |
iPhone Camera Not Working: 7 Common Issues and How to Fix Them
Chances are, if you have an iPhone, you use it to take some great photos. Since you always have your phone with you, you need to know its camera is reliable. However, sometimes your iPhone camera doesn’t work right, which can be either software or hardware related. In this article, we’ll help you troubleshoot some of the common issues that may arise with your iPhone camera, and give you the solutions on how to fix these problems. 1. iPhone Camera Is Black If you launch the camera app...
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Gizmodo |
A New IDW Comic Is Mashing Up Star Trek and Transformers in the Most Glorious Way Possible
IDW’s Star Trek comics have already played host to some zany pop-culture crossovers, from Doctor Who to the Green Lantern Corps, to, err, Planet of the Apes. But the latest crossover is seeing the original Trek crew meet the Transformers in a very fun way.Read more...
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Digg Top Stories |
India's Utopian 'Star Wars' City
Her words rang out for 5,000 to hear, and in 16 languages, on a winter's day in 1968. It was the inauguration of Auroville, the futuristic utopia in India led by guru Mirra Alfassa.
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Digg Top Stories |
Why The US And China's Brutal Supercomputer War Matters
Multi-million dollar projects to eke out an advantage in processing power aren't really about science, they're an exercise in soft power.
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Digg Top Stories |
The Dark Side Of 'Service With A Smile'
Emotional labor — or feigning feelings at work — taxes some of the deepest parts of the psyche. Employers can take steps to lessen the strain.
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Business Insider |
The CMO of HP Inc is calling time on the traditional ad agency model: 'The disruption is real' (HPQ)
Consulting firms like Accenture, Deloitte, and IBM are out in force at Cannes.
These companies are offering brands capabilities that traditional ad agencies lack, said HP marketing chief Antonio Lucio.
Lucio said that when it comes to getting great ads produced, "it is so friggin' easy to get it from anywhere."
There has been much consternation in the ad business about the threat of consulting firms like Accenture, Deloitte, and IBM encroaching on agencies' turf. And these companies are hardly...
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Neowin |
Amazon rolls out Hub lockers to over 500,000 apartment residents in the U.S.
Hub by Amazon, a delivery locker system that quietly launched last July, provides apartment residents in the U.S. quick and secure access to their packages anytime from any sender, not just Amazon. Read more...
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Digital Trends |
No doorman to receive your delivery? With Hub by Amazon, that is not a problem
Meet Hub by Amazon, a container that allows for the storage of packages so that they're not just strewn about a lobby, or worse yet, potentially stolen. Really, the Hubs look just like traditional Amazon lockers.
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Techdirt |
Think The GDPR Only Regulates Big Internet Companies? The EU Says It Regulates You Too.
People tend to think of the GDPR as regulation companies must comply with. But thanks to a decision by the Court of Appeals for the EU earlier this month, there's particular reason to believe that ordinary Internet users will need to worry about complying with it as well.In this decision the court found that the administrator of a fan page on Facebook is jointly responsible with Facebook for the processing of its visitors' data. And, as such, the administrator must comply with applicable data...
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VentureBeat |
Facebook introduces video monetization tools to lure creators away from YouTube
(Reuters) — Facebook launched a matchmaking system Tuesday to cultivate partnerships between advertisers and video creators as the world’s largest social media company tries to quickly parallel the variety of commercial opportunities offered by its video rival YouTube. Some advertisers have tested the Brand Collabs Manager, which identifies video makers that may be good fits for […]
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Ars Technica |
Dealmaster: Get a Samsung T5 portable SSD for $128
Plus deals on wireless headphones, Roku streamers, Nest thermostats, and more.
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Techradar - All the la... |
Amazon Alexa for Hospitality packs voice commands for your vacation
Ten Marriott Hotels currently let you order room service, check out, set alarms and more with complementary Echo speakers.
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CNET News |
2018 iPhone X with USB-C could be a perfect match, but it's unlikely - CNET
Commentary: 30-pin. Lightning. USB-C? Get your dongles ready.
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SlashGear |
Uber money-saving ride delay feature appears in test
Some Uber users are seeing a new in-app feature that gives them the choice to save money by waiting longer for a ride. A screenshot of the feature has appeared online; in it, we see an advisory stating that “if you’re OK leaving later, we’ll request your ride” at the later, cheaper time slot. Users are presented with both the … Continue reading
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CNET News |
John Travolta's Gotti gets out-of-whack Rotten Tomatoes score - CNET
The critically savaged John Travolta film has a strangely fresh audience rating.
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The Huffington Post |
State Dept. Hosts Tone-Deaf Chat On ‘Traveling With Kids’
"How can I be sure my child’s skin is white enough for the government not to steal him from me?”
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SlashGear |
Adobe Project Rush is basically iMovie in the cloud
A new Adobe Creative Cloud app was revealed this week at VidCon 2018, an app called Adobe Rush. This is a video editing app, but better than that, it’s a video editing app that works on multiple platforms and stores data in the cloud. Adobe’s positioning this app as the best place for video editing individuals of all sorts to … Continue reading
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The Huffington Post |
‘Felicity’ Cast Reunites 20 Years After First Episode
Keri Russell, Scott Speedman, Scott Foley and the rest of the cast talk haircuts and a potential revival.
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Macworld |
iOS 12: Apple releases second beta to developers
Updated 06/19/18: Apple has released beta two of iOS 12.Apple both sets trends and chases them, and iOS 12, unveiled Monday at the WWDC keynote, is no exception. With this release, Apple is focusing on performance improvements and enhancements, even for older devices. The company is also making important changes to augmented reality that will enable new experiences; improving Siri, FaceTime, and the Photos app to catch up to the competition; and adding new features like personalized Memoji and ...
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