Gadget News
Sonos Five and 3rd-gen Sub leak ahead of reveal event
Slash Gear - 5 May 2020 20:07
Sonos is a name that’s come up quite a bit lately, but not necessarily for reasons the company may like. Following reports last week that detailed a pair of new speakers and an incoming soundbar, that rumored soundbar ...
These Are the Machines Solving the Biggest Mysteries in Physics
Gizmodo - 5 May 2020 04:00
Despite the stereotype of a lone, wild-haired Einstein working tirelessly at a chalkboard, today's biggest discoveries in physics come from huge collaborations of scientists working on enormous apparatuses that can cost ...
Our Exclusive First Look at the New Back to the Future Game Is Also Our Last Look, That's How Time Travel Works Right?
Gizmodo - 5 May 2020 23:30
Great Scott! Ravensburger is getting "heavy" with its latest game, Back to the Future: Dice Through Time, which puts players in the driver's seat of the DeLorean to stop Biff Tannen from screwing up the timeline. In io9'...
AR experiment uses AI to cut and paste real-world things into Photoshop
Slash Gear - 5 May 2020 07:26
Augmented or mixed reality experiences often involve placing virtual objects alongside real-world things as seen through glasses or on phone screens. Doing the reverse, that is, placing real-world objects into digital ca...
Roblox accounts got hacked by allegedly bribing an insider
Slash Gear - 5 May 2020 07:03
While Minecraft is often regarded as the creativity platform that started it all, Roblox is perhaps the one that was able to capitalize on it best. The User-Generated Content or UGC platform boasts of thousands of player...
OnePlus 8 unlocked and Verizon models differ in more than just 5G
Slash Gear - 5 May 2020 06:21
Back in the days, OnePlus’ product story was so much simpler with one or at most two models to choose from that’s consistent in all markets. Now those in the US have a few decisions to make, although Verizon subscrib...
Spotify's Harry Potter at Home has celebrities reading the first book
Slash Gear - 6 May 2020 01:32
A new project called ‘Harry Potter at Home’ has tasked several celebrities with reading the first book in the Harry Potter series, giving fans something new to enjoy while isolated at home. The sessions are being sha...
Animal Agriculture Could Cause the Next Public Health Crisis
Gizmodo - 6 May 2020 01:20
Covid-19 is a zoonotic virus, meaning it spread to humans from an animals. Scientists aren't sure which animal spread it to us, though they think snakes or bats might have spread it to us via pangolins. But it's not just...
Halo 2 Anniversary has some great PC release news
Slash Gear - 6 May 2020 01:03
A few weeks ago, 343 Industries indicated that it was going to start public testing for Halo 2 Anniversary on PC. It looks like that testing went really well, because today we got a release date for the PC version of Hal...
Facebook's latest propaganda sweep takes down QAnon-linked pages
Engadget - 6 May 2020 00:39
Facebook has removed dozens of accounts, pages and groups pushing QAnon conspiracy theories as a result of its investigations in the lead-up to the 2020 election. The company announced the account removals as part of its...
Covid-19 Reached Europe in December, New Evidence Suggests
Gizmodo - 6 May 2020 00:30
In late December 2019, a 42-year-old man with pneumonia-like symptoms was admitted to a Paris hospital. Shockingly, a test of the patient's stored sample swab came back positive for covid-19, suggesting the novel coronav...
Adam Neumann Is Evidently WeHurt Over Failed $3 Billion Dollar WeWork Bailout Deal
Gizmodo - 6 May 2020 00:20
Adam Neumann, the controversial co-founder and former chief executive of spectacular startup failure WeWork, is suing Softbank over that failed multibillion-dollar bailout deal and claims that the company breached the te...
Darth Names, Ranked
Gizmodo - 6 May 2020 00:15
Star Wars, a franchise barely anyone talks about these days, is primarily known for three things: stars, the existence of wars among them, and some really incredible (and incredibly silly) naming conventions. The fearsom...
The Obamas will headline YouTube's graduation ceremony
Engadget - 6 May 2020 00:14
It turns out students who are graduating this year will have some options when it comes to their choice of a virtual ceremony. Following Facebook, YouTube announced today it plans to host an online graduation ceremony to...
Airbnb will lay off 25 percent of its workforce due to COVID-19
Engadget - 5 May 2020 23:52
The COVID-19 pandemic has effectively gutted Airbnb's core business, and the company is taking drastic action to stay afloat while people aren't travelling. The company has confirmed to TechCrunch that it's laying off 1,...
GoDaddy Was Apparently Hacked Last Year, So Check Your Hosting Account Credentials
Gizmodo - 5 May 2020 23:50
If you have a domain through GoDaddy, you might want to take a minute to reset your password and PIN and enable two-factor authentication if you haven't already. The domain registrar and web hosting company has been hack...
California sues Uber and Lyft for allegedly misclassifying drivers
Engadget - 5 May 2020 23:44
California's Assembly Bill 5 was designed to confront the ridesharing industry over its treatment of drivers, and now that confrontation is officially underway. State Attorney General Xavier Becerra and City Attorneys fo...
Forza Street brings free-to-play races to Android and iOS
Slash Gear - 5 May 2020 23:43
Typically, the only way to get your Forza kicks is through the Forza Motorsport or Forza Horizon series, which have been two of Xbox platform’s more popular exclusives for a number of years. Today, that all changed, as...
Zoom backgrounds for video calls: The top 5 searches of Spring 2020
Slash Gear - 5 May 2020 23:39
Today we’re taking a peek at the top 5 Zoom Background searches of the Spring of 2020, starting in April and moving on into May. That includes Easter, birthdays, and some results that weren’t exactly safe for work �...
Nest Is Making Two-Factor Authentication Mandatory
Gizmodo - 5 May 2020 23:39
Maybe one of the greatest ironies of Google's Nest security cameras--and the Nest line of products in general--is just how dang insecure they are. In the past, we've seen these devices hijacked to spout North Korean prop...
Ford shares a year's worth of self-driving car data
Engadget - 5 May 2020 23:23
Self-driving vehicles require massive amounts of data, which can be difficult to obtain without vehicles equipped with cameras and LiDAR and miles and miles of testing. To help advance autonomous vehicle research, Ford i...
Stevia extract sweetener study finds promising impact on liver health
Slash Gear - 5 May 2020 23:09
A popular sweetener called stevia has been linked to potential improvements in a common condition called fatty liver disease, according to a new study. The research comes from Children’s Hospital Los Angeles where expe...