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Millionaire Fox News Host Says Twitter Has Made Some People Rich While Dividing America
Gizmodo - 9 Oct 2019 14:30
Fox News host Tucker Carlson says that Twitter has harmed America by spreading hatred and division in the U.S., something that he insists wasn't common 10 years ago. Carlson also says that Twitter is making people rich w...
California's Largest Utility to Shut Off Power to 800,000 Customers Due to Wildfire Risk
Gizmodo - 9 Oct 2019 05:50
Power shutoffs are slated to hit customers in 34 of California's 58 counties between Wednesday morning and Thursday afternoon due to high risk of wildfires, with utility company Pacific Gas and Electricity (PG&E) saying ...
23andMe's VIP service includes a one-on-one chat to explain your DNA
Engadget - 10 Oct 2019 01:56
How does a DNA testing service like 23andMe convince you to shell out more when the base results are the same? By rolling out the red carpet, it seems. The company has introduced a $499 VIP Health + Ancestry Service that...
800,000 Californians could be without power by the end of the day
Engadget - 9 Oct 2019 19:16
By the end of the day, more than half of all California counties could be without power. In an attempt to prevent wildfires, the state's largest utility Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) is rolling out a planned power outage...
California Law Officially Bans Facial Recognition in Police Body Cams
Gizmodo - 9 Oct 2019 19:09
California will block police officers from including facial recognition technology in their body cameras, joining two other states that have created similar laws--Oregon and New Hampshire.
Foot Locker wants to reinvent itself with a dedicated app for streetwear
Engadget - 9 Oct 2019 19:00
Whenever you think of Foot Locker, what probably comes to mind are its thousands of brick-and-mortar stores, because chances are you've visited at least one in your lifetime. But, as important as physical retail location...
Atari VCS gaming PC in question after key architect quits
Slash Gear - 9 Oct 2019 06:36
Crowdfunding has given rise to dreamers, scammers, and everything in between. It has become an almost level playing field where even big companies may fail to deliver on promises or even make them a reality. It may be to...
Opera desktop web browser adds tracker blocker to privacy features
Slash Gear - 9 Oct 2019 06:04
The Web may be filled with information, some of which we may have wished never came to light, but it has also become a scarier place as well. Never mind the “dark web” and hackers and spies, even companies seem to be...
ISS experiment produces the first lab-grown meat in space
Slash Gear - 9 Oct 2019 02:31
Food company Aleph Farms has announced that alongside its partners, an experiment on the Russian side of the International Space Station resulted in the successful cultivation of beef steak in space. The experiment took ...
Uber's Making It Easier to Bring Your Pet for the Ride--and Don't You Dare Ruin This for Me
Gizmodo - 10 Oct 2019 01:30
One of the downsides of being a pet owner without a vehicle at your disposal is that getting around in a pinch typically means you're at the mercy of someone willing to transport the two of you in good faith. Uber knows ...
Virgin Orbit plans to send cubesats to Mars as early as 2022
Engadget - 10 Oct 2019 01:27
Virgin Orbit plans to be the first private company to send cubesats to Mars. Today, it announced a partnership with the Polish satellite company SatRevolution and a dozen Polish universities to design a series of small-s...
Think California's Preemptive Blackouts Are Scary? Buckle Up
Gizmodo - 10 Oct 2019 01:14
At midnight on Wednesday, California's largest utility begun cutting off power to customers across the northern part of the state. The rolling blackout came with just a day's warning as intense fire weather is expected t...
California power shutdown: Why the west coast went offline
Slash Gear - 10 Oct 2019 01:09
There’s an event happening in California of which you should be aware. The power is out for over 500,000 people on the west coast of the USA because of a threat of wildfire. The power is not out – this was voluntary....
Unprecedented Video Shows Pigs Using Tools
Gizmodo - 10 Oct 2019 00:50
Pigs may never fly, but they're capable of using tools, as fascinating new research demonstrates.
Uber Pet will make it easier to ride with animals starting October 16
Slash Gear - 10 Oct 2019 00:49
Uber is testing a new feature that’ll make it easier for riders to summon pet-friendly cars in the US, the company has announced. Called Uber Pet, this feature has already been deployed in select international markets,...
'Red Dead Redemption 2' on PC will support 4K and HDR
Engadget - 10 Oct 2019 00:46
When Rockstar Games announced last week that Red Dead Redemption 2 is coming to PC on November 5th, the studio said the new release would include a variety of enhancements. Now that game is available to pre-order, Rockst...
Facebook Reportedly Flags Hundreds of Thousands of Kids as Interested in Gambling, Alcohol
Gizmodo - 10 Oct 2019 00:40
It shouldn't come as a surprise that whatever you do on Facebook eventually comes back to you in the form of targeted ads. It turns out, however, that Facebook's advertising tools have also marked hundreds of thousands o...
G20 leaders will discuss raising taxes for big tech firms next week
Engadget - 10 Oct 2019 00:30
For years, European countries have been grappling with how to get big tech firms to pay more taxes. They've proposed interim taxes on revenues, suggested global minimum taxes and slapped companies with hefty fines. We ma...
PlayStation 5 might get a PSVR headset of its own
Slash Gear - 10 Oct 2019 00:20
Yesterday, Sony confirmed a lot of new details about the PlayStation 5, perhaps most importantly stating that the console will be out in time for the holiday 2020 season. While Sony has been mostly quiet on its plans for...
Won't Someone Please Think of Microsoft?
Gizmodo - 10 Oct 2019 00:10
Late last night, an email leaked to advocacy group Fight For The Future detailed how Github--the code repository Microsoft bought last year for $7.5 billion--would be renewing its contract with U.S. Immigration and Custo...
UNICEF now takes bitcoin and ether donations
Engadget - 10 Oct 2019 00:04
UNICEF, the United Nations' charity that helps underserved children around the world, now accepts donations in bitcoin and ether. As the first UN organization to embrace cryptocurrencies, UNICEF and the recipients of its...
What You Need to Know About the Court of Owls, the Potential Foes of the Next Big Batman Game
Gizmodo - 10 Oct 2019 00:00
It's been a good long time since we last stepped into the world of the excellent Batman: Arkham games, but recently Bat-fans were sent all aflutter by a new teaser for what appears to be the next entry in the series bein...