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TikTok Launches Program For Discovering Rising Stars, and Possibly Exploiting Their Music
Gizmodo - 5 Apr 2019 19:30
Most TikTok posts contain music. Whether the video shows a user performing a short comedy skit, a meme, cosplay, or a weird art piece--there's usually music playing. The platform was originally designed as a lip-synching...
Google dissolves newly formed AI ethics board
Engadget - 5 Apr 2019 03:17
Google's Advanced Technology External Advisory Council was supposed to oversee its work on artificial intelligence and ensure it doesn't cross any lines. Now, the council wouldn't be able to do any of that, because the t...
'Super Meat Boy Forever' will miss April release date
Engadget - 5 Apr 2019 20:21
Super Meat Boy Forever is facing yet another delay, but don't panic -- it's not as bad as it has been. Team Meat has pushed the release of its squishy platformer to "after but not too far after April 2019." The developer...
Lost Stuff Don't Have to Be a Way of Life: A Bunch of Tiles Are On Sale Today
Gizmodo - 5 Apr 2019 13:56
If you're sick and tired of losing your keys, your AirPods, your Roomba, your cat, or anything else, a handful of Tile device trackers are on sale right now, now with (clouds part, heavenly choir rains down to Earth) rep...
Nintendo Labo VR will work with Mario Odyssey and Breath of the Wild
Slash Gear - 5 Apr 2019 05:16
The tragedy of the Virtual Boy may have traumatized Nintendo for a time but now it seems to be giving virtual reality another shot, just from a different angle. Last month, it introduced its latest Labo kit that turned t...
Verizon's 5G network is live and fast, if you can find it
Engadget - 5 Apr 2019 04:41
In a bid to claim the title of the first consumer-ready 5G network in the world, Verizon surprised us by lighting up its 5G nodes across Chicago and Minneapolis ahead of schedule. Obviously, there was no way we couldn't ...
iPad mini 5 continues to impress in bend test
Slash Gear - 5 Apr 2019 03:32
While Apple’s iPads are famous for being extremely thin, they are also notorious for being extremely thin. With a large surface area than a smartphone, the probability of the slate bending and even breaking is equally ...
Google surprises Android TV owners with unwanted advertisements
Engadget - 5 Apr 2019 23:51
Updates that add features like additional HDR support or fix weird issues are one good thing about smart TVs, but as many of us have experienced, there can be a downside. Software updates delivered months or years after ...
Huge Lava Lamp-Like Blobs Spotted in 40-Year-Old Observations of the Sun
Gizmodo - 5 Apr 2019 23:45
Scientists have found lava lamp-like blobs up to 500 times larger than the Earth in the solar wind, in data from a pair of spacecraft that launched in the 1970s.
Google Maps rolling out Waze-like slowdown reports feature
Slash Gear - 5 Apr 2019 23:41
Google is bringing another useful Waze feature to its Maps product: slowdown warnings. This feature is different than the existing color-coded congestion warnings, which take some time to appear and alert users to traffi...
'I Will Nuke You', Elon Musk Allegedly Tells Former Employee
Gizmodo - 5 Apr 2019 23:30
Elon Musk is, if nothing else, an innovator. He finds new ways to recover rockets from space; new useless holes to drill into the earth; new reasons to get fined by the SEC, and according to a report by Bloomberg, new wa...
Facebook, Google and Twitter will join a hearing on tech censorship next week
Engadget - 5 Apr 2019 23:26
Facebook, Google and Twitter will reportedly participate in a congressional hearing on tech censorship next week. The "Stifling Free Speech: Technological Censorship and the Public Discourse" hearing is scheduled for Apr...
Jeep's 2020 Gladiator Launch Edition sold out in a day
Slash Gear - 5 Apr 2019 23:20
Jeep’s 2020 Gladiator Launch Edition may have been the most expensive version of its long-anticipated pickup truck, but that didn’t stop would-be owners snapping them up in under a day. The automaker opened pre-order...
Poor sleep quality and duration may be rooted in genetics
Slash Gear - 5 Apr 2019 22:52
Many lifestyle and home factors can contribute to a night of poor sleep, but there may be another hidden element you can blame: genetics. Researchers have identified around four dozen genetic links to both sleep quality ...
Twilight Zone's Kumail Nanjiani May Join Marvel's The Eternals
Gizmodo - 5 Apr 2019 22:45
One of the most popular comedic actors of the moment is in talks to join Marvel's The Eternals.
Google Is Serving Ads on Very Expensive TVs [Updated]
Gizmodo - 5 Apr 2019 22:32
Boy that big gorgeous Sony TV you spent a paycheck on is nice, too bad Google has implemented a "pilot" program that now serves ads on it. Sony's televisions, as well as the Nvidia Shield and other products running the l...
Airbnb Doesn't Want White Nationalists On Its Platform--But How Hard Is It Looking for Them?
Gizmodo - 5 Apr 2019 22:16
Every spring, nearly 300 white nationalists convene in Burns, Tennessee for the American Renaissance Conference--and they always need a place to stay.
Researchers want to store excess renewable energy as methane
Engadget - 5 Apr 2019 22:12
One of the major drawbacks to renewable energy sources like wind and solar is that we don't have an effective way to store excess energy. When the wind blows, we might have more than enough energy to feed the grid, but w...
Fortnite's new Reboot Van comes from the Apex Legends playbook
Slash Gear - 5 Apr 2019 22:09
While Fortnite probably isn’t at much risk of losing its position as one of the most popular games around, that doesn’t necessarily mean the folks at Epic Games can rest on their laurels. Apex Legends popularized som...
The 10 Best Deals of April 5, 2019
Gizmodo - 5 Apr 2019 22:07
We see a lot of deals around the web over on Kinja Deals, but these were our ten favorites today.
I Can't Believe This Dopey, Busted-Ass Website Is What Messed Up Our Lives
Gizmodo - 5 Apr 2019 22:00
Like many people, I don't use Facebook a lot these days, but when I idly visited the world's largest digital nation-state this afternoon, I had an odd realization: Wow, it looks like ass.
'Fortnite' takes a cue from 'Apex Legends' with respawn points
Engadget - 5 Apr 2019 21:33
If it wasn't already evident that Epic is concerned Apex Legends might cut Fortnite's momentum short, it is now. Epic is preparing an update that introduces Reboot Vans, a not-so-subtle parallel to Apex's revive stations...