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Ohio Is Set to Become the First State to Let Businesses Pay Taxes With Bitcoin
Gizmodo - 26 Nov 2018 03:20
Ohio is poised to become the first state to allow businesses to pay taxes with bitcoin in a new initiative that may become available to individual taxpayers as well.
Moodo white fragrance diffuser revealed
Coolest Gadgets - 26 Nov 2018 21:00
The holiday season is upon us again, as we welcome family members from far and near to our homes in order to catch up with each other and to see how everyone is getting along. You would definitely want to make sure that ...
Offroad Coffee Portable Magnetic Espresso Maker
The Gadget Flow - 26 Nov 2018 08:00
Make coffee wherever you like with the Offroad Coffee Portable Magnetic Espresso Maker. This travel-friendly coffee machine combines two innovative principles of espresso making. To start, Offroad produces the necessary ...
Someone may have hacked Drake's 'Fortnite' account
Engadget - 26 Nov 2018 05:36
Drake is a fairly knowledgeable Fortnite player, but he might have a thing or two to learn about online security. While famed game streamer Ninja was running a charity event on November 23rd, a "Duddus647" account joined...
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8150 leak hints at its source of power
Slash Gear - 26 Nov 2018 03:30
It's been a while since Qualcomm has had some positive PR. It has definitely landed in headlines though not always in a flattering light, ranging from antitrust lawsuits to lagging behind its rivals. The Snapdragon 8150 ...
Russia may fine Google for failing to remove banned websites
Engadget - 26 Nov 2018 17:10
Russia's internet watchdog, Roskomnadzor, is looking to fine Google for failing to remove banned websites from its search results. The agency has filed charges against the company and Google could face a fine of up to RU...
Mobile internet is faster than WiFi in 33 countries
Engadget - 26 Nov 2018 04:05
It's tempting to assume that a good WiFi hotspot will outpace modern cellular data, but that's not necessarily true -- in some countries, WiFi might be more of a pain. OpenSignal has conducted a study showing that mobile...
Huawei Mate 20 durability test ends in a two-faced stalemate
Slash Gear - 26 Nov 2018 02:45
For a time, it almost seemed like smartphones were getting more uniform in their designs and structures, making JerryRigEverything's teardowns boring and uneventful. In a good way, of course. And then came new design tre...
In Extraordinary Rebuke, UK Parliament Seizes Internal Facebook Documents
Gizmodo - 26 Nov 2018 02:30
The British Parliament has seized internal Facebook documents in "an extraordinary attempt to hold the U.S. social media giant to account" after being repeatedly spurned in their attempts to have the company's CEO Mark Z...
Amazon opens up its internal machine learning training to everyone
Engadget - 26 Nov 2018 23:55
Amazon announced today that it's making the machine learning courses it uses to train its engineers available to everybody for free. The coursework is tailored to four major groups -- developers, data scientists, data pl...
NASA Scientists Find Possibly Infectious Superbugs on Board the ISS
Gizmodo - 26 Nov 2018 23:55
No place is safe from the scourge of superbugs, a new study suggests, not even space. According to the study, samples of bacteria resistant to several antibiotics have been found on the International Space Station (ISS)....
Google Maps supports adding hashtags to reviews
Engadget - 26 Nov 2018 23:26
Google has introduced a new feature to Maps that will make business reviews more useful. Now, users who leave reviews for local establishments can include hashtags in their write-ups and readers can tap those hashtags to...
Nintendo has a piracy problem with 'Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'
Engadget - 26 Nov 2018 23:07
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is still two weeks away from being released, but a fully playable version of the game has already leaked online. Cut scenes, hidden content and parts of the game's soundtrack are also making th...
Star Wars Battlefront 2 update brings Obi-Wan Kenobi on November 28
Slash Gear - 26 Nov 2018 23:02
On November 28, EA will push out a Star Wars Battlefront 2 update that brings Obi-Wan Kenobi to the game. The new character will be included as part of the Battle of Geonosis update, his arrival coming a couple months be...
Microsoft briefly surpassed Apple as world's most valuable company
Engadget - 26 Nov 2018 22:48
Apple's reign as the world's most valuable company might be in jeopardy. Microsoft briefly claimed the title on November 26th after its market cap surpassed Apple's, climbing to $812.93 billion versus its erstwhile rival...
Your browser's padlock icon doesn't mean you're safe from phishing
Slash Gear - 26 Nov 2018 22:37
If you’ve ever taken comfort in seeing a padlock in your browser’s URL bar, you might want to rethink the trust you put in that little icon. New research shows that an increasing number of phishing sites use Secure S...
Guillermo del Toro Has a Ton of Screenplays Lying Around, Here's What We Know About Them
Gizmodo - 26 Nov 2018 22:30
You can't say Guillermo del Toro doesn't know how to keep himself busy. The Oscar-winning director recently shared a list of screenplay projects he's worked on over the past decade that are still waiting to be produced, ...
Here's the InSight Lander's First Dusty Picture From the Martian Surface
Gizmodo - 26 Nov 2018 22:16
After a six month journey and gripping landing sequence, NASA's InSight lander has already returned its first image of the Martian surface.
Ohio becomes first state to accept tax payments in Bitcoin
Slash Gear - 26 Nov 2018 22:09
Ohio has become the first state to accept tax payments in the form of Bitcoin. The cryptocurrency, though not as valuable as it once was, continues to be a popular cash alternative; it’s accepted by a number of online ...
Stock Up On Individual Hue Bulbs For $34
Gizmodo - 26 Nov 2018 21:59
As expected, Black Friday and Cyber Monday brought out a bunch of great Philips Hue deals. But one of them, the individual color bulb, just got even cheaper. It's already marked down to $40 (from its usual $50), but once...
NASA's InSight Probe Just Touched Down on Mars--Here's What's Next
Gizmodo - 26 Nov 2018 21:58
Now that NASA's InSight probe has successfully landed, you might wonder what's next for it. Well, humanity's latest probe to the Martian surface isn't just interested in rocks and molecules. The InSight lander is interes...
Cyber Monday 2018: The best tech and gadget deals in a simple list
Slash Gear - 26 Nov 2018 21:56
Today we’ve gone through deals online for electronics and filtered out the duds. The following list is comprised of the deals that make sense. These are the electronics we’ve found with prices cut from their normal a...