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Linus Torvalds wants Apple’s new M1-powered Macs to run Linux
3 days ago –
Earlier this month, Apple revealed its own ARM-based M1
processor, along with new MacBooks and a desktop Mac Mini powered by
this chip. Reviewers across the globe have been praising Apple‘s first
attempt, giving it high marks for performance and battery life. All this
positive coverage has tempt...
Byte Me #21: You’re not crying, we are
3 days ago –
Welcome back to Byte Me, our feminist newsletter that makes
everyone mad <3 We have some really sad, horrifically tragic news,
maybe even the worst thing that’s happened in 2020… This newsletter will
be our last Byte Me. *SOB* Cara and Gigi are both moving on to greener
pastures. We’re abandon...
We should hold animals accountable for their crimes. Here’s how AI can help
2 days ago –
The setup’s hilarious: Two park rangers hiding behind a tree
pointing a camera at a bear in the distance so they can use facial
recognition software to determine if they’ve actually found the infamous
picnic-basket-snatching ursus known as Yogi. But this is no joke.
Research groups across the wor...
Eureka: A family of computer scientists developed a blueprint for machine consciousness
2 days ago –
Renowned researchers Manuel Blum and Lenore Blum have devoted
their entire lives to the study of computer science with a particular
focus on consciousness. They’ve authored dozens of papers and taught for
decades at prestigious Carnegie Mellon University. And, just recently,
they published new re...
Elon Musk eclipses Bill Gates to become the world’s second richest person
2 days ago –
Elon Musk is now worth more than $128 billion, making him the
second richest person in the world behind Amazon bald-king Jeff Bezos.
Tesla’s chief exec barely eclipsed Microsoft’s Bill Gates to claim the
number two position overnight, according to Bloomberg’s Billionaire
Index. Mostly, Musk’s gai...
Battle of the affordables: Pixel 4a vs OnePlus Nord vs Poco X3
2 days ago –
In the Indian smartphone market, the ₹10,000-₹20,000
($135-$270) price bracket is extremely popular. Many folks get their
first or second handset in that range. However, when they are upgrading,
they might have to look for devices beyond the ₹35,000 ($470) mark to
get a good value for money produ...
Musk boasts his Semi will have a 621-mile range and a 40-ton payload capacity
17 hours ago –
In typical fashion, Tesla figurehead Elon Musk has boasted about
the range of the EV company’s planned semi-articulated electric truck.
According to a report by Electrek, Musk said that the goal is to
eventually equip the truck with enough power to travel 621 miles (1,000
km) on a charge. The ran...
How mimicking asteroid collisions can make diamonds in minutes
18 hours ago –
In nature, diamonds form deep in the Earth over billions of
years. This process requires environments with exceptionally high
pressure and temperatures exceeding 1,000℃. Our international team has
created two different types of diamond at room temperature — and in a
matter of minutes. It’s the fi...
The Spurcycle bike bell is so nice, it might just be worth paying $49 for
5 hours ago –
Do you need a $49 bike bell? Probably not. Do I regret testing
the Spurcycle bike bell, said $49 trinket? Absolutely not. I get that to
some people, the idea of spending half a C-note on a bike bell is
silly. You could spend a tenth of that to pick up some generic one
online. You do you! But if y...
Researchers taught AI how to judge a video game by its cover
8 hours ago –
Have you ever seen the promo art or box cover for a video game
and thought “what the hell is this even about?” Well, wonder no more. A
pair of researchers have combined cutting-edge image recognition and
natural language processing to create an AI system for video game genre
classification. Yuhan...
Tech Crunch
Instagram businesses and creators may be getting a Messenger-like ‘FAQ’ feature
a day ago –
Instagram is developing a new product, Frequently Asked
Questions (FAQ), that will allow people to start conversations with
businesses or creators’ accounts by tapping on a commonly asked question
within a chat. Those who already have the feature available report
they’re able to create up to four...
Dija, a new delivery startup from former Deliveroo employees, is closing in on a $20M round led by Blossom
a day ago – According to multiple sources, the round, which has yet to
close, is being led by Blossom Capital, the early-stage venture capital
firm founded by ex-Index...
Splunk acquires network observability service Flowmill
a day ago –
Data platform Splunk continues to make acquisitions as it works
to build out its recently launched observability platform. After
acquiring Plumbr and Rigor last month, the company today announced that
it has acquired Flowmill, a Palo Alto-based network observability
startup. Flowmill focuses on h...
Noise-canceling headphones that pair big sound with sweet silence
a day ago –
I never thought I’d need a pair of serious noise-canceling
headphones. I don’t mind hours of droning white noise on international
flights and generally don’t like feeling like my head’s been locked in
an airless tomb, so I’ve always used open headphones that let ambient
sound in. But 2020 broke m...
Daily Crunch: Twitter will bring back verification
a day ago –
Twitter prepares to hand out more blue checkmarks, YouTube
suspends OANN and Discord is raising a big funding round. This is your
Daily Crunch for November 24, 2020. The big story: Twitter will bring
back verification Twitter paused its blue checkmark verification system
in 2017 as it faced contr...
Gift Guide: Smart cooking gadgets for the smart cookies on your list
a day ago –
If you're spending a lot of time at home this holiday season,
you might as well spend at least some of that time in the kitchen and
making delicious meals. There are plenty of smart kitchen gadgets out
there, but it feels like the best among them are really delivering
standout experiences for sma...
WeGift, the ‘incentive marketing’ platform, collects $8M in new funding
19 hours ago –
WeGift, the London-based startup that has built an “incentive
marketing” platform that lets businesses easily issue e-gift cards and
other digital rewards to customers, has raised $8 million in new
funding. Dubbed a Series A extension, the round is led by AlbionVC .
Existing investors, including ...
As e-bikes boom, FuroSystems raises its first venture funding round ahead of a new model launch
19 hours ago –
With COVID-19 making commuters switch to bikes, and cities
wanting cleaner air, the e-bike revolution is only just getting started.
Further evidence of this is the news that today British e-bike
manufacturer FuroSystems has closed its first institutional venture
funding round of £750,000 with par...
The FCC rejects ZTE’s petition to stop designating it a ‘national security threat’
a day ago –
The Federal Communications Commission has rejected ZTE’s
petition to remove its designation as a “national security threat.” This
means that American companies will continue to be barred from using the
FCC’s $8.3 billion Universal Service Fund to buy equipment and services
from ZTE . The Universa...
Insurtech’s big year gets bigger as Metromile looks to go public
10 hours ago –
In the wake of insurtech unicorn Root’s IPO, it felt safe to say
that the big transactions for the insurance technology startup space
were done for the year. After all, 2020 had been a big one for the broad
category, with insurtech marketplaces raising lots, rental insurance
startup Lemonade goin...
Amazon Web Services outage takes a portion of the internet down with it
11 hours ago –
Amazon Web Services is currently having an outage, taking a
chunk of the internet down with it. Several AWS services were
experiencing problems as of early Wednesday, according to its status
page. That means any app, site or service that relies on AWS might also
be down, too. (As I found out the ...
Slack’s stock climbs on possible Salesforce acquisition
11 hours ago –
News that Salesforce is interested in buying Slack, the popular
workplace chat company, sent shares of the smaller firm sharply higher
today. Slack shares are up just under 25% at the moment, according to
Yahoo Finance data. Slack is worth $36.95 per share as of the time of
writing, valuing it at...
Rock-star programmer: Rivers Cuomo finds meaning in coding
5 hours ago –
“Hi, I’m Rivers from the band, Weezer,” Rivers Cuomo says with a
slight smile and a wave. He turns away from the camera for a bit,
before launching into his best infomercial pitch. “Imagine you’re on
tour, and you’re sitting in your dressing room or your tour bus. You’re
backstage. You have stage...
Daily Crunch: Amazon Web Services stumble
5 hours ago –
An Amazon Web Services outage has a wide effect, Salesforce
might be buying Slack and Pinterest tests new support for virtual
events. This is your Daily Crunch for November 25, 2020. And for those
of you who celebrate Thanksgiving: Enjoy! There will be no newsletter
tomorrow, and then Darrell Eth...
Gift Guide: 5 solid tech gifts to help decrease stress and increase sleep
6 hours ago –
Even in a normal year, the holidays can be an anxiety-inducing
hellscape. In 2020, though — honestly, it’s hard to say what manner of
climactic finale this historically rough year might have on tap. In
honor of the one of the most epically rotten years on record, we’ve
cobbled together a list of ...
The Verge
Monster Hunter: The Movie content is coming to Monster Hunter: The Game
a day ago –
The upcoming Monster Hunter movie doesn’t exactly look like the
most faithful adaptation of the games, centering as it does around a
gun-toting US Army soldier played by Milla Jovovich, but that’s not
stopping Capcom from engaging in some cross-promotion. Downloadable
content based on the movie i...
The best Black Friday laptop deals
11 hours ago –
Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge
Whether you’re shopping for a student, an older relative, or anyone in
between, a laptop can make a great gift. And the internet’s largest
retailers are offering all kinds of laptops at discounted prices this
Black Friday, whether you’re looking for a con...
12 hours ago –
Watching the original Animaniacs today is probably the closest
you can get to scrolling through a TikTok feed from the mid-’90s. The
madcap variety show was like Looney Tunes by way of golden-age Saturday
Night Live, a pre-social media era meme factory that seemed more
interested in parodying sho...
Tesla recalls more than 9,500 Model X and Y vehicles due to manufacturing issues
8 hours ago –
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
Tesla has issued recall orders for 9,537 of its vehicles in the US,
including 9,136 Model Xs from 2016 and 401 Model Ys from 2020, Reuters
reports. The issues were filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) and Tesla i...
8 hours ago –
Whether you’re looking for an everyday pair or something for fitness, these are the best picks
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The best Black Friday deals on Apple devices
4 hours ago –
iPhone 12. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge
It’s rare that Apple slashes the prices on its own products.
Fortunately, other retailers are putting a lot of Apple products on sale
for Black Friday. A bunch of retailers like Amazon, Best Buy, B&H
Photo, Walmart, and Woot are slashing ...
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