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San Francisco 'IPO Tax' Targeting Tech Giants on Track for November Vote
Gizmodo - 10 May 2019 20:30
Happy IPO day to Uber, the Silicon Valley giant whose long-term plan to deal with unhappy drivers is to replace them with robots that won't worry about details like wages and health insurance.
Google Is Releasing More Than 50 New Gender-Inclusive Emoji
Gizmodo - 10 May 2019 03:45
Love 'em or hate 'em, emoji have become a key part of the way that many of us communicate, and that makes representation vitally important to the way they're designed. With this in mind, Google is releasing 53 new emoji ...
San Francisco Has More Billionaires Per Capita Than Anywhere Else on Earth
Gizmodo - 10 May 2019 02:28
Have you ever been to billionaire's row in San Francisco? It's an exceptionally rich part of San Francisco filled with enormous tech wealth, the kind of place where you can make a living out of digging through the trash ...
US charges China-based hacking group for massive 2015 Anthem breach
Engadget - 10 May 2019 16:00
Four years after hackers committed one of the worst data breaches in history, the US Justice Department has charged a "sophisticated China-based hacking group" with the attacks. An indictment released yesterday charges t...
Skullcandy Indy wireless earbuds launch as an $80 AirPods alternative
Slash Gear - 10 May 2019 04:15
Skullcandy has launched a new pair of truly wireless earbuds to compete with Apple’s AirPods and the growing number of similar wire-free in-ear headphones models. The new Skullcandy Indy features two ear pieces with an...
The new Android Q beta is a mostly cosmetic update
Engadget - 10 May 2019 03:07
The Android Q beta 3 is here, and like the first public beta of this OS, there's not much to get excited about. This beta doesn't offer the meatiest update, but it is our first look at some of the user-facing features co...
Anger may fuel the development of many chronic illnesses
Slash Gear - 10 May 2019 02:33
The American Psychological Association has published new research warning that anger may fuel the development of chronic illnesses in older adults. According to the study, the anger experienced by older adults was linked...
Jeff Bezos reveals his 'Blue Moon' lunar lander
Engadget - 10 May 2019 02:13
Blue Origin is building a lunar lander aptly called the Blue Moon. Jeff Bezos has announced his space company's shared goal with NASA to go back to our planet's fateful companion in the next few years at an event for med...
Boeing shows off its Starliner's latest parachute test
Engadget - 10 May 2019 23:58
As SpaceX and Boeing continue with their commercial crew space race, Boeing posted this video showing a test of the parachutes on its Starliner vehicle. The plan is for the crew to parachute down in the American southwes...
Microsoft: The open source company
Ars Technica - 10 May 2019 23:51
The times, they are a-changin'--even bits of Windows will be open source.
Congratulations to Uber, the Worst Performing IPO in U.S. Stock Market History
Gizmodo - 10 May 2019 23:40
Rideshare unicorn Uber doesn't do anything small. When it was in the game of raising money, it raised close to $25 billion. When it loses that money--and it does every single quarter--it loses it at astronomical burn rat...
No One Should Sit On The Iron Throne
Gizmodo - 10 May 2019 23:30
There are only two more episodes left in Game Of Thrones. The marketing material for this season has been focused on who will take the throne and lead all of Westeros. I don't think anyone should.
Netflix Is Finally Opening Up With Lists of Its Most Popular Shows
Gizmodo - 10 May 2019 23:12
Netflix is notorious for not giving a single shit about ratings. It does not report viewership numbers to investors, entertainment reporters, Hollywood, or fans--a fact that can be especially frustrating when popular sho...
Lyft tests long-term car rentals as new transportation option
Slash Gear - 10 May 2019 22:49Algae Raincoats, Mushroom Caskets: New Exhibit Asks Us to Radically Rethink How We Live With Nature
Gizmodo - 10 May 2019 22:45
It was a bad week if you're the type of person who enjoys a habitable planet. A dire report chronicled how human activities could cause 1 million species to go extinct. But that doesn't have to happen, and a new exhibiti...
You'll Soon Be Able to See a Twice-Flown SpaceX Falcon 9 Up-Close in Houston
Gizmodo - 10 May 2019 22:40
An upcoming exhibit at Space Center Houston will feature the core section of the Falcon 9 rocket used in two NASA missions.
The 10 Best Deals of May 10, 2019
Gizmodo - 10 May 2019 22:35
We see a lot of deals around the web over on Kinja Deals, but these were our ten favorites today.
WWDC 2019 might be a sad show for some iPhone users
Slash Gear - 10 May 2019 22:08
WWDC 2019 is right around the corner, and though the show will likely hold some surprises, one topic that’s sure to come up is iOS 13. It’s during WWDC that we’ll learn which iPhones are getting iOS 13, and Apple c...
Elon Musk will go to court over 'pedo guy' comments
Engadget - 10 May 2019 22:00
Elon Musk hasn't had success avoiding a trial over his accusations that cave rescue diver Vernon Unsworth was a "pedo guy." Judge Stephen Wilson has determined that the defamation lawsuit is strong enough to go to trial,...
How many daily cups of coffee are safe? Study offers surprising answer
Slash Gear - 10 May 2019 21:55
Coffee is often touted for its energizing effects, and it is widely consumed in some countries starting at relatively young ages. The array of polyphenols and other beneficial compounds found in coffee beans are the basi...
Black Shark 2 Review: The new mid-tier 'gaming phone' master
Slash Gear - 10 May 2019 21:52
The Black Shark 2 is a gaming phone made by a Xiaomi associated brand. This device is marketed as a ‘gaming phone’ which means, here, that it’s able to play even the most daunting and graphics-intensive mobile game...
There's bad 2020 Kia Soul EV news
Slash Gear - 10 May 2019 21:50
Patience is a virtue would-be 2020 Kia Soul EV drivers in the US will have to learn, with the news that the hotly-anticipated all-electric car won’t go on sale until next year. Unveiled at the Los Angeles Auto Show 201...