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Guns.com Gets Hacked, Spilling Gun Owner Information All Over the Dark Web
Gizmodo - 25 Mar 2021 01:00
Watch out, firearm lovers. The subtly-named guns.com, a place where Americans can go to pick out whatever stylish boomstick they like and have it shipped straight to their doorstep, seems to have a pretty awful data brea...
Carbon Offsets for NFTs Don't Address the Deeper Problem
Gizmodo - 25 Mar 2021 14:15
The NFT space has a ballooning carbon problem. But rather than address emissions head-on, platforms may be turning to at best, self-deception and at worst, greenwashing by relying on carbon offsets.
Big Investors Refuse to Put Money Into Deliveroo IPO Citing Treatment of Workers
Gizmodo - 25 Mar 2021 13:40
Deliveroo, one of the most popular food delivery apps in the UK, will be listed on the London Stock Exchange for the first time next month. But at least two British investment firms have come forward to say they won't be...
Chrome OS "Game Mode" brings Chromebooks closer to Steam gaming
Slash Gear - 25 Mar 2021 04:27
Starting out as an overgrown browser on affordable but low-powered laptops, Chrome OS has now grown into something that Microsoft and Apple now consider to be a deadly rival, especially in education and enterprise market...
Twitter emoji reactions are coming, might include dislikes
Slash Gear - 25 Mar 2021 03:26
Facebook’s blue thumbs up “Like” might have now become iconic but it hardly represents any of the sentiments that users might like to convey over a certain post. Some have even gotten used to hitting that Like butt...
Google Assistant Memory could be its most exciting upgrade yet
Slash Gear - 25 Mar 2021 02:49
Some productivity gurus emphasize that the brain is for thinking, not for holding “stuff”. While some scientists will definitely contest that claim, it’s hard to argue that the average human does find it hard to ju...
Deadly outbreak prompts familiar CDC warning: Stop kissing turtles
Slash Gear - 25 Mar 2021 01:59
Every few months, there’s a salmonella outbreak that is inevitably linked back to animals, typically adorable ones like hedgehogs and turtles that people may keep as pets. Each time, the CDC publishes a list of what no...
Disney+ officially orders series based on National Treasure movies
Slash Gear - 25 Mar 2021 01:14
In May 2020, word surfaced that Disney planned to launch a TV series based on the National Treasure franchise that would premiere on its Disney+ streaming service. Nearly a full year has passed and we finally have detail...
The Curious Case of Qualcomm's Rumored Nintendo Switch Clone
Gizmodo - 25 Mar 2021 00:45
More than four years after its launch, the Nintendo Switch remains a unicorn among video game consoles. But that hasn't stopped a lot of companies from dreaming about trying to capture some of that Switch magic for thems...
Linus Torvalds weighs in on Rust language in the Linux kernel
Ars Technica - 25 Mar 2021 23:26
"Memory managed languages? In my kernel?" It's more likely than you think.
Total War: Rome Remastered announced, and it's right around the corner
Slash Gear - 25 Mar 2021 23:08
One of the most popular games in the long-running Total War series is about to get a remaster. Sega today announced Total War: Rome Remastered, bringing us back to the early days of the Total War series. Perhaps most exc...
Moto G100 gives affordable Android the Snapdragon 870 5G and a slick new dock
Slash Gear - 25 Mar 2021 23:03
Motorola’s G Series is best known for its affordable price tags, but the new Moto G100 still somehow manages to introduce a Snapdragon 8xx-Series chipset to the budget-minded line. That’s courtesy of the recently-ann...
Big Tech CEOs Waffle on Banning the 12 Major Anti-Vaxxers at Congressional Hearing
Gizmodo - 25 Mar 2021 23:00
After a report from the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) and Anti-Vax Watch found that a huge percentage of misinformation and conspiracy theories about vaccines can be traced back to just a dozen people, the CE...
Extinct Kangaroo Could Climb Trees With Its Huge Claws
Gizmodo - 25 Mar 2021 22:56
A new study describes a "semiarboreal kangaroo" that lived 40,000 years ago in Australia. Apparently, even hopping can get boring.
Google's new alliance wants to get digital keys, mobile IDs working on Android
Engadget - 25 Mar 2021 22:42NASA's striking image of the day shows Mars sand dunes with frosty sheen
Slash Gear - 25 Mar 2021 22:30
NASA’s back with another ‘image of the day,’ and it’s a particularly striking one. The photo shows Mars’ sand dunes, which aren’t exactly a stunning feature given how many times we’ve seen them in past imag...
Scientists Begin to Unravel the Mystery of Deep-Sea Sponge Life in the Arctic
Gizmodo - 25 Mar 2021 22:30
Living at depths approaching an entire mile, deep-sea Arctic sponges are a scientific curiosity, as they've somehow managed to make this extreme environment their home. New evidence gathered over the course of an entire ...
Porsche adds Taycan EV to its expanded car subscription service
Slash Gear - 25 Mar 2021 22:09
Porsche is adding the Taycan to its subscription program, allowing the EV-curious to book anything from an hour to several months behind the wheel of the performance sedan – as long as they’re in the right area. Laun...
Samsung's T7 Touch SSD is cheaper than ever on Amazon
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Amazon Execs Apparently Need to See Some Pee Pics
Gizmodo - 25 Mar 2021 21:49
If you, like me, have been reading years of reports on Amazon's egregious working conditions, you're probably numb to the part of the article citing an Amazon spox template statement about valuing workers. Reports of wor...
Qualcomm's New Snapdragon 780G Brings Flagship Features to Mid-Range Phones
Gizmodo - 25 Mar 2021 21:30
Qualcomm's Snapdragon 888 chip is clearly the company's flagship CPU, powering everything from Samsung's Galaxy S21 line to a bunch of gaming phones and whole lot more. Now Qualcomm is announcing the new Snapdragon 780G ...