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Turn this smartphone setting off if you don't want to be tracked for ad targeting
BGR - 17 Mar 2021 01:51
By now, most of us are probably resigned to the fact that many of the digital services we use on a daily basis -- things like Facebook and Spotify, for example -- monetize our clicks and behaviors within their apps, and ...
Woman Still Wondering Why Madonna Stole Her Body
Motherboard - 17 Mar 2021 15:00
Six years ago, a photoshop of Madonna's head on someone else's body was posted to her Instagram account. It's still there.
Satellite that can clean up space junk with a magnet about to launch
New Scientist - 17 Mar 2021 14:00
A satellite that grabs potentially dangerous space debris with a magnet and drags it to a fiery demise is about to launch and perform its first tests in orbit
Google Families website help parents raise kids around technology
Slash Gear - 17 Mar 2021 05:41
Technology is all around us and so are the devices that bring them to our fingertips, from smartphones to computers to the Internet. Many parents treat these as the modern world’s evils but, being a tech company, Googl...
Where did these new bacteria come from, and why are they on the ISS?
BGR - 17 Mar 2021 05:28
Humans are filthy. No, I don't mean we bring garbage with us wherever we go, though we tend to do that as well, we're really just filthy creatures. We're covered in bacteria inside and out, but that's not a bad thing. Th...
Apple event alert: We could see new Apple products by the end of the month - CNET
CNET - 17 Mar 2021 05:13
No, it's not the iPhone 13. But Apple could reveal new products like the AirPods 3 or a smart tracker at a rumored March 23 event.
Tinder will soon let you run a background check on your matches
BGR - 17 Mar 2021 04:26
In an attempt to make online dating safer, Tinder will soon allow users to run background checks from the app on any potential dates that they match with. Match Group (which runs Tinder, Match.com, and Plenty of Fish) an...
Elon Musk decides not to sell his techno song about NFTs as an NFT - CNET
CNET - 17 Mar 2021 02:30
This is the world we live in now, apparently.
NFTs don't make sense, but neither does Bitcoin - CNET
CNET - 17 Mar 2021 02:19
Commentary: The cryptocurrency market is confounding but worth over $1 trillion. NFTs can be crazy and big business at the same time.
Lucid Motors Air EV gets a Dolby Atmos cabin
Slash Gear - 17 Mar 2021 22:28
Dolby Atmos is gradually arriving in more living rooms, but now the surround sound system is getting ready to pull up in its first car, thanks to a deal with Lucid Motors. The Lucid Air – the automaker’s upcoming lux...
Intel puts Apple's 'I'm a Mac' guy into new ads praising PCs
The Verge - 17 Mar 2021 15:03
Intel has hired Apple's former "I'm a Mac" actor Justin Long to create new ads praising PCs. Long starts each commercial with "Hello I'm a... Justin," with the typical white background you'd find on Apple's Mac vs. PC ad...
New Relic expands its AIOps services
TechCrunch - 17 Mar 2021 15:00
In recent years, the publicly traded observability service New Relic started adding more machine learning-based tools to its platform for AI-assisted incident response when things don’t quite go as planned. Today, it i...
SXSW got canceled by the pandemic. So it built Austin in VR for 2021.
Mashable - 17 Mar 2021 15:00NASA's Nearly Indestructible Airless Titanium Tires Might Soon Be Available for Your Bike
Gizmodo - 17 Mar 2021 14:45
When you're exploring another planet, the last thing you want to have to deal with is tire damage when AAA is millions of miles away. It's a concern that prompted NASA to develop an airless titanium tire that's flexible ...
Microsoft Exchange Server: These quarterly updates include fixes for security flaws
ZDNet - 17 Mar 2021 14:17
Microsoft releases Exchange Server 2016 and 2019 cumulative updates that address critical flaws. It's offering a 90-day Microsoft Defender for Endpoint trial to affected customers.
Pressure sensors could ensure a proper helmet fit to help protect the brain
Phys.org - 17 Mar 2021 14:00
Many athletes, from football players to equestrians, rely on helmets to protect their heads from impacts or falls. However, a loose or improperly fitted helmet could leave them vulnerable to traumatic brain injuries (TBI...
Mars may hide oceans of water beneath its crust, study finds
Live Science - 17 Mar 2021 13:58
Oceans' worth of water may remain buried in the crust of Mars, and not lost to space as previously long thought, a new study finds.
Space station tosses 2.9-ton hunk of space junk overboard. It will stay in orbit for years.
Live Science - 17 Mar 2021 13:58
The International Space Station discarded a 2.9-ton pallet of used batteries on Thursday morning (March 11), the most massive object it has ever jettisoned.
Striking new image of the stately galaxy Messier 106 taken with the Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope
Phys.org - 17 Mar 2021 13:26
This spectacular image highlights the majestic spiral galaxy Messier 106 and its diminutive neighbors, as well as a dense field of background galaxies and foreground stars. This may be the best view yet of Messier 106 in...
Garmin adds new Approach golf wearables and rangefinder
Slash Gear - 17 Mar 2021 13:26
Garmin is probably best known for its line of GPS devices that are used in cars and other vehicles all around the world. The company also makes a line of wearables aimed at outdoors enthusiasts and sports fans. The compa...
UK spectrum auction results are great news for all 5G phone owners
Pocket-lint - 17 Mar 2021 11:20
The delayed UK spectrum auction has now been resolved and it's great news for the country's 5G rollout.Ofcom has supplied Pocket-lint with the results
How to type the Apple logo on Mac, iPhone, and iPad
9 to 5 Mac - 17 Mar 2021 09:00
Curious about conjuring up the logo? Follow along for how to type the Apple logo character on Mac, iPhone, and iPad including a keyboard shortcut. more… The post How to type the Apple logo on Mac, iPhone, and iPad ...