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Secret Service bought location data pulled from common apps
Engadget - 17 Aug 2020 20:55
The Secret Service paid a private company for access to location data generated by common smartphone apps, Motherboard reports. Internal documents obtained through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request show that th...
Spotify's latest playlist is for sports fans who like music with their highlights
Engadget - 17 Aug 2020 17:00
With professional leagues like the NBA and MLB returning to action after the coronavirus pandemic sidelined them earlier in the year, Spotify is debuting a new playlist to help you get your daily sports fix. Like the Dai...
Stop Ruining Everyone's Gaming Weekend and Buy a 5TB Western Digital Hard Drive, Now $50 off
Gizmodo - 17 Aug 2020 18:13
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Facebook wants permission to merge your Instagram with Messenger chat
Slash Gear - 17 Aug 2020 18:17
Instagram’s inevitable absorption into Facebook continues, with users beginning to see notifications that Instagram messaging is now merging with Facebook Messenger. It’s the latest step in a strategy Facebook CEO Ma...
These Are Currently the Best Ways to Back Up Your Smartphone
Gizmodo - 17 Aug 2020 18:15
Chances are, you rely on your smartphone an awful lot--so what would happen if it fell off a cliff or down a well? What would you do if you left it in a different country or it got lifted out of your pocket? You should a...
New Nintendo Indie World Showcase coming this week: What to expect
Slash Gear - 17 Aug 2020 18:14
While the main draw of any Nintendo console will undoubtedly be Nintendo’s first-party games, the Switch has also become a good indie machine too. Nintendo knows this, as it’s been periodically showcasing indie games...
US tightens restrictions on Huawei to close trade loopholes
Engadget - 17 Aug 2020 18:02
The US government isn't done attempting to block Huawei. Today, the US Commerce Department announced that it's expanding trade restrictions meant to prevent Huawei from obtaining semiconductors without a special license,...
Death Valley Just Saw the Hottest Temperature Ever Reliably Recorded on Earth
Gizmodo - 17 Aug 2020 17:54
California had itself a weekend of rolling blackouts, freak thunderstorms, and a fire-induced tornado. But the state had to go and do one more wild thing: set the record for hottest temperature recorded anywhere on Earth...
Intel's run at the GPU market begins with Tiger Lake onboard graphics
Ars Technica - 17 Aug 2020 17:00
Xe LP graphics in Tiger Lake laptops are only the first part of the story.
Schools might not have enough laptops for students this fall
Engadget - 17 Aug 2020 03:30
It's no secret that laptops have been hot commodities for students during the pandemic, but that might just lead to a crisis as school resumes. Axios has found evidence of acute laptop shortages going into the back-to-sc...
One of NASA's oldest Mars spacecraft spies a dusty, dark avalanche
Slash Gear - 18 Aug 2020 01:39
We’ve all seen videos and pictures of avalanches, at least ones that happen on Earth. Though they happen in many places, they’re all the same: huge amounts of some material breaks free from a tall structure, causing ...
A 'Firewatch' movie is in the works, again
Engadget - 18 Aug 2020 01:05
In a match made in indie heaven, the independent production house behind movies like Blindspotting and Little Monsters has acquired the movie and TV rights to 2016's Firewatch (via The Hollywood Reporter). This is the se...
An Incredible 1960s Watch Gets a Cool Electrostatic Upgrade
Gizmodo - 18 Aug 2020 00:57
The Accutron--the world's first electronic watch--is back. Sort of. The new Spaceview 2020 relies on a similar movement and that original 1960s design, but packs in a few welcome modern features.
Epic claims Apple threat to remove Unreal Engine from iOS, macOS
Slash Gear - 18 Aug 2020 00:51
Today the Apple vs Epic Games war is ramping up a bit, with Epic claiming that Apple is about to ban Unreal Engine from all Apple platforms. Epic broke Apple’s rules by placing in-app purchases in their game Fortnite, ...
Secret Service Paid to Get Americans' Location Data Without a Warrant, Documents Show
Gizmodo - 18 Aug 2020 00:37
In all the talk about TikTok collecting the data of Americans and sending it to the Chinese government, we've often overlooked the broader issue of data brokers collecting the data of Americans and sending it god-knows-w...
The Trump Administration Just Finalized a Drilling Plan for the Pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Gizmodo - 18 Aug 2020 00:30
Because this is the year when things continually go from bad to worse to even worse, the Trump administration approved an oil leasing program for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).
Most popular painkillers may be slowly making some users deaf
Slash Gear - 18 Aug 2020 00:25
The most popular class of painkillers in the United States may put users at risk of deafness, particularly if they use these prescriptions on a regular basis, according to a new study from Rutgers University. Commonly pr...
Apple Attempts to Take Its Toys Away and Effectively Ban Fortnite From iOS and macOS
Gizmodo - 18 Aug 2020 00:09
According to an announcement via the Epic Games Newsroom Twitter account, Apple will terminate all of Epic's developer accounts and cut the company off from iOS and Mac development tools, effective Friday August 28, 2020...
Some People Produce Antibodies to Opioid Drugs, Study Finds
Gizmodo - 18 Aug 2020 00:00
Preliminary research out this week found that patients taking opioids for chronic pain can produce antibodies to the drugs, which could help explain some of the side-effects of long-term opioid use; these antibodies may ...
There Aren't Enough Laptops, and That Could Spell Doom for Many Students
Gizmodo - 17 Aug 2020 23:51
If your child's school is lucky enough to have the funding, they probably have enough laptops to give one to every student as long as remote learning is the new normal. If not, you might have had one hell of a time tryin...
'Hitman 3' will tweak its most divisive mode
Engadget - 17 Aug 2020 23:48
When Hitman 3 comes out next year, you'll have a variety of ways to play through Agent 47's latest adventure. They'll be a new campaign that will wrap up the franchise's current story arc, which started with 2016's Hitma...
AT&T's 5G version of top Samsung phone gets ludicrous price
Slash Gear - 17 Aug 2020 23:25
The Samsung Galaxy A51 isn’t the device most people think of when they think of the most popular phones on earth. The Samsung Galaxy S20 is the newest line of top-tier phones from Samsung, and the next Galaxy Note is r...