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Microsoft, GM, Cruise Partner on Self-Driving Cars 2021-01-20 07:00:00A strategic partnership with Microsoft was announced Tuesday by General Motors and Cruise aimed at speeding up the commercialization of shared self-dr

Search Milestone Gives DuckDuckGo Something to Quack About 2021-01-19 07:00:00DuckDuckGo reached a significant milestone last week when it racked up more than 100 million searches in a single day. While still a paltry number com

CES 2021: What Worked, What Didn't 2021-01-18 07:00:00We still seem to do these remote activities as we did when we met in person. Streaming and video conferencing tools we are using still don't allow us

Young Entrepreneurs Bring High Tech to Quell Surgical 2021-01-14 10:00:00The last thing George Kramb expected from years of walking surgeons through actual operations using medical machinery was to step into a role that hel

Americans Balking at Buying Smart Home Devices 2021-01-13 08:23:00Smart devices, the cornerstone of the home of the future, can't seem to capture the imagination or open the wallets of a large number of Americans. S

The Critical Role of High-Tech R&D in the 2021-01-12 10:45:00Maintaining and increasing research and development spending in the COVID-19 era is critical for high technology vendors to deliver new solutions and

PC Market Upswing Accelerates in Q4 2020 2021-01-12 07:15:00The PC market ended 2020 with a big bang, as shipments during the final quarter rose 25 percent over the same period in 2019, according to a report by

Virtual CES 2021-01-11 07:00:00This year, due to COVID restrictions, CES is all digital. Let's talk about what you'll see at the show, and what might make an event like CES work b

Scientists Press AI Researchers for Transparency 2021-01-08 14:14:51An international group of scientists is demanding scientific journals demand more transparency from researchers in computer-related areas when accepti

Cloud Security Practices Playing Into Hands of Attackers 2021-01-07 09:00:00More than 80 percent of 650 cybersecurity and IT professionals surveyed by Check Point Software Technologies in July said their traditional security s

Cut the Cord to Trim Your TV Viewing 2021-01-05 11:00:00For the majority of consumers, cutting the cable TV cord is a mixed bag for a variety of reasons. The big misconception is that you will drastically l

New Qualcomm Chip Opens Door to $125 5G 2021-01-05 07:11:00A new mobile processor announced by Qualcomm Technologies is expected to spawn a wave of economically priced 5G smartphones. Kedar Kondap, vice presid

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Intel's next CEO Pat Gelsinger promises a return 2021-01-22 14:08:00There were essentially two parts to Intel’s fourth-quarter 2020 earnings call on Thursday: the actual results, and the homecoming of former Inte

Microsoft Edge will open your email from the 2021-01-22 13:53:00Microsoft’s latest version of its Edge browser, in conjunction with Microsoft Bing, are rolling out some intriguing new features as part of the

The next MacBook Air could get even lighter 2021-01-22 10:00:00Apple’s consumer-level laptop could see a redesign later this year or in early 2022.

Q Acoustics Q Active 200 review: This high-end 2021-01-22 07:00:00Wired or wireless, this audio system can accommodate nearly any source: high-res streaming services, a local server, a TV, Bluetooth, even an old-scho

Ryzen 5000 doubles AMD's gaming laptop share, but 2021-01-22 06:30:00AMD has said it would make impressive inroads into gaming laptops this year, and so far it’s trending well, according to an ongoing list of gami

How much of my budget should I spend 2021-01-22 06:00:00Q: What percentage of my build budget should go toward the graphics card? While a lot of advice says to aim for an even balance between the CPU and th

PC market soars, driving Intel's revenue and profits 2021-01-21 17:23:00Outgoing Intel chief executive Bob Swan previously told PCWorld that he was worried that, when the pandemic hit, PC sales would drop off a cliff.

Microsoft Edge can finally generate new passwords for 2021-01-21 16:18:00Microsoft is poised to release several substantial security updates to version 88 of its Edge browser, including a long-awaited password generator and

Otter's transcription service now integrates with Google Meet 2021-01-21 09:00:00Transcription service Otter.ai has added a Chrome extension to enable customers using Google Meet to transcribe their meetings on the fly.Microsoft be

How to see what Facebook knows about you, 2021-01-21 06:31:00What data does Facebook have on you? A staggering amount if you’ve been using the service for a while. Fortunately, the social network makes it

Asus talks about the new Rocket Lake chipset: 2021-01-21 06:30:00Intel's 11th-gen Rocket Lake CPU isn't here yet, but the Z590 chipset for the motherboards that will use it is.Unfortunately, that's left us with m

ATSC 3.0 in 2021: Why it's still early 2021-01-21 06:00:00ATSC 3.0 in 2021: Why NextGen TV is still early days for cord cutters.

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The far right’s favorite registrar is building ‘censorship-resistant’ 2021-01-22 16:55:53Almost half the global population currently has no internet access, and many who do cannot freely access all information sources.

End-to-end operators are the next generation of consumer 2021-01-22 16:20:50These businesses are fundamentally reimagining their product experience by owning the entire value chain from end to end, thereby creating a

Extra Crunch roundup: Digital health VC survey, edtech 2021-01-22 15:58:43Speaking as an unvaccinated urban dweller: I'd rather speak to a nurse or doctor via my laptop than try to remain physically distanced on a bus or ha

Backed by Vint Cerf, Emortal wants to protect 2021-01-22 15:32:49We are all pumping out data into the cloud. Some of it we’d like to keep forever. Emortal is a startup that wants to help you organize, protect,

Drupal’s journey from dorm-room project to billion-dollar exit 2021-01-22 15:02:00Moving from dorm room to billion-dollar exit is the dream of every startup founder. Dries Buytaert got there by being bold, working hard and thinking

Boston Globe will consider people’s requests to have 2021-01-22 14:39:45The Boston Globe is starting a new program by which people who feel an article at the newspaper is harmful to their reputation can ask that it be upda

Xbox Live Gold is getting a big price 2021-01-22 14:38:54In what feels like an attempt at kicking some bad news under the rug on a Friday, Microsoft announced this morning that the price of Xbox Live Gold is

EVgo to go public via SPAC in bid 2021-01-22 12:19:30EVgo, the wholly owned subsidiary of LS Power that owns and operates public fast chargers for electric vehicles, has reached a deal to become a public

Pinterest launches an AR-powered try-on experience for eyeshadow 2021-01-22 12:00:24Pinterest is expanding its virtual makeup try-on capabilities with today’s launch of a new augmented reality feature that allows online shoppers

Google refreshes its mobile search experience 2021-01-22 12:00:14Google today announced a subtle but welcome refresh of its mobile search experience. The idea here is to provide easier to read search results and a m

Sounding Board raises cash as startups wake up 2021-01-22 11:58:31In an unprecedented work environment defined by distributed teams and virtual-only communication, two co-founders think their 2018 bet reigns truer th

How VCs invested in Asia and Europe in 2021-01-22 10:35:39Falling seed volume, lots of big rounds. That's 2020 VC around the world in a nutshell.

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Live Updates: Left-wing activist charged in Capitol riot 2021-01-18 00:07:15John Sullivan, 26, recorded an up-close video of a woman’s fatal shooting during the Jan. 6 Capitol siege.

New Navy destroyer-fired laser will change maritime war 2021-01-17 15:03:50When the Navy is ready to deploy a new 60kw ship-fired laser weapon from a destroyer later this year, maritime attack strategy and tactics will enter

Navy to deploy destroyers with new laser attack 2021-01-17 14:02:10Navy destroyers will soon be armed with high-powered, precision 60kw laser weapons that can track and incinerate attacking drone targets at sea, bring

Signal messaging service back up after outage caused 2021-01-17 07:56:03Secure messaging service Signal is back up and running after suffering an outage caused by a surge in demand.

Parler CEO: 'No indication' Big Tech shutdown threats 2021-01-17 07:09:12Big Tech giants Amazon, Apple and Google gave no indication to upstart social media platform Parler until the very last moment that their threats to p

15 smart products to help you kick your 2021-01-17 06:00:16A new year always brings a fresh start, and we can all use that after 2020. The stressful year might have even left you with a few new not-so-great ha

LIVE UPDATES: North Dakota bill would allow lawsuits 2021-01-17 02:22:34Follow below for updates on Big Tech censorship.

LIVE UPDATES: Parler CEO forced into hiding, court 2021-01-16 01:03:58Follow for the latest updates on big tech censorship.

Ari Fleischer slams Twitter's Dorsey for continuing to 2021-01-15 15:14:51Fox News contributor and former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer did not hold back Friday in his criticism of Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, w

Live Updates: Leaked recording of Dorsey suggests Twitter 2021-01-15 01:05:04Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey recently defended the platform's decision to permanently suspend President Trump's account.

Army says 'sky's the limit' with new armored 2021-01-14 18:01:10The sky may be the limit, regarding U.S. Army thinking about what its new armored infantry carrier might be in terms of shape, size, weapons, armor co

Big Tech giants need to ‘work together’ to 2021-01-14 17:00:02The former Google consultant made the comments after social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook banned President Trump’s account after the

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Putting an End to the Long-Standing Feud Between 2021-01-19 12:15:45A common misconception among folks basking in their 40-and-under years is that getting older (and building your already-existing collection of forehea

The 5 Most Convenient Background Check Services 2021-01-19 11:37:19Everyone can agree that it’s unreasonable to skip background checks when hiring today. At the same time, we want the service to be as fast and a

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How to Change Windows 10 Password 2021-01-19 05:48:17Windows 10 passwords protect your system from unauthorized access. Being a highly versatile and feature-rich operating system has its own disadvantage

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Best File Manager Apps For Android 2021-01-17 22:01:25Mobile phones are vibrant with a wide variety of features. Android is one of the most popular operating systems for mobiles. It is very popular, easy

7 Modern Devices Helping Senior Cross Into The 2021-01-17 12:35:02With eyes glued to luminescent smartphones, tablets, and state-of-the-art portable devices, the rise of the Digital Age has not been warmly embraced b

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TONOR TRL-20 12” Selfie Ring Light Review 2021-01-17 10:50:55Who wouldn’t want to record amazing videos with excellent quality or participate in Zoom conferences with confidence even in a low lighting cond

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How to Download and Setup iTunes in Windows 2021-01-15 10:12:21iTunes is a great media manager not only for your Mac but also for your Windows 10 system. With millions of songs and artists to choose from and the a

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Cyberpunk 2077’s first big patch is out now, 2021-01-22 17:31:40

GameStop stock halts trading after Reddit drama 2021-01-22 16:46:10

US Defense Intelligence Agency admits to buying citizens’ 2021-01-22 16:38:21

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 remake 2021-01-22 15:59:44

Go read this story about COVID-19 vaccine fights 2021-01-22 15:48:39

An EU parliament website for COVID testing allegedly 2021-01-22 14:11:55

Amazon tries to delay warehouse union vote in Alabama 2021-01-22 13:40:42

Google search on mobile is getting a redesign 2021-01-22 13:36:54

FTC fines three ticket scalping companies for illegally 2021-01-22 13:09:23

Microsoft risks a year of goodwill with its 2021-01-22 12:53:46

The business of influence with YouTuber MKBHD 2021-01-22 09:08:10

‘Pro Tools proficiency’ may be keeping us from 2021-01-22 09:00:00

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Vicarious Visions move to Blizzard means remastered Diablo, 2021-01-22 17:57:02The folks at Vicarious Visions will soon need to switch up their digital business cards. Back in the year 2005, the developer brand and its developers

If Apple lets me trash this dongle I’ll 2021-01-22 17:28:34I’m a Mac user, and a macOS fan, and I like Apple’s industrial design, but the chatter of a return of the SD card slot to upcoming MacBook

You can’t be fat and healthy at the 2021-01-22 17:11:02A new study is dashing the ‘health at every size’ myth, revealing that it isn’t possible to be both fat and healthy at the same time

Xbox Live Games With Gold gets an extra 2021-01-22 16:17:12Microsoft has revealed the Xbox Live Games with Gold for February 2021, and it seems that next month Gold subscribers are going to get a bonus game. I

Pokemon GO Love Cup, free items, Johto Rocket 2021-01-22 16:13:53There’s a new Pokemon GO game code teardown available today thanks to the PokeMiners crew. The latest version of Pokemon GO contains a variety o

Houseplants may offer major mental health benefits during 2021-01-22 16:11:53Having plants in the home helped improved mental wellbeing for many people, according to a new study from the University of Seville. This isn’t

2021 Infiniti QX80 Review – Four-wheeled fratricide 2021-01-22 15:45:02Sometimes buying smart involves hoops and hurdles, and other times it’s as easy as two dealerships probably occupying the same lot. So goes it f

Biden appoints Steve Jurczyk as NASA’s Acting Administrator 2021-01-22 15:16:19On January 20, and as expected, NASA’s now-former administrator Jim Bridenstine stepped down from his role. Soon after, the Biden administration

Newegg Shuffle could be the fix to RTX 2021-01-22 15:07:26It’s not exactly a secret that PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X consoles, along with new PC gaming hardware from NVIDIA and AMD, are all difficul

Mandalorian says “unexpected surprises and timelines” incoming 2021-01-22 14:50:44This week Mandalorian star Pedro Pascal answered a few questions about the future of Star Wars. Given the tail end of the Mandalorian Season 2, questi

US Tresury nominee considering “curtailing” cryptocurrency 2021-01-22 14:02:17President Joe Biden’s top pick for head of the US Treasury Department Janet Yellen responded to questioning this week by the US Senate Finance C

HDR support finally lands on YouTube for Xbox 2021-01-22 13:32:04It’s been a long time coming, but it looks like YouTube finally has HDR support on Xbox consoles. It doesn’t matter if you’re using

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Tesla slashes the price of its media unit 2021-01-22 05:59:07 Tesla is slashing the price of its media unit upgrade for Model S and Model X by $1,000. While the move would generally be welcomed by owners, some a

Segway-Ninebot launches new self-balancing electric scooter with steering 2021-01-22 02:17:02 Segway-Ninebot has just opened orders in North America for a new version of the company’s self-balancing electric scooter, the Ninebot S Max.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk announces $100 million donation 2021-01-21 19:00:36 Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that he will donate $100 million as a prize for the best carbon capture technology. more… The post Tesla CEO El

Quick Charge Podcast: January 21, 2021 2021-01-21 18:39:56 Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn a

Good news, Biden: 66% of US voters want 2021-01-21 18:10:04 Sixty-six percent of registered US voters say developing sources of clean energy should be a high or very high priority for the president and Congres

2021 Porsche Taycan 4S gets 10% more EPA 2021-01-21 17:52:33 The EPA has the updated range estimates for the 2021 Porsche Taycan 4S, its midrange model now that the standard model Taycan has been announced. Sur

VW plans new ‘Trinity’ flagship electric car that 2021-01-21 15:44:45 VW plans to produce a new flagship next-generation electric car called “Trinity” that CEO Herbert Diess says will “revolutionize Vo

Green Deals: Honeywell Smart Thermostat $90 (Refurb, Orig. 2021-01-21 13:14:02 Amazon offers the Honeywell Home Smart Thermostat in refurbished condition for $89.99. Free shipping is available for all. As a comparison, it origin

The DeLorean might be coming back as an 2021-01-21 11:55:55 The DMC DeLorean has been out of production for almost 40 years, but now we’ve learned that the iconic vehicle might be coming back as an elect

EGEB: ‘Charge EV’ co-op to install more charging 2021-01-21 11:06:30 In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): “Charge EV,” an EV charging network in the Midwest, is working to install more charg

Tesla (TSLA) sales surge in home market, thanks 2021-01-21 10:10:32 Tesla’s record quarter in Q4 2020 was helped by strong performance in the US, especially in California, according to new registration data. mo

Tesla Model S is turned into 2-door convertible 2021-01-21 06:02:56 A Tesla Model S electric sedan was turned into a two-door convertible by luxury Italian design house Ares, and unlike previous attempts to make conve

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Squeezing a rock-star material could make it stable 2021-01-21 15:10:00A promising lead halide perovskite is great at converting sunlight to electricity, but it breaks down at room temperature. Now scientists have discove

Designing customized 'brains' for robots 2021-01-21 15:09:58Researchers have developed an automated way to design customized hardware that speeds up a robot's operation. The system, called robomorphic computin

Why older adults must go to the front 2021-01-21 15:09:38A new global, mathematical modeling study shows that in most cases prioritizing older adults for COVID-19 vaccines saves the most lives. It also found

Using VR training to boost our sense of 2021-01-21 13:21:27Patients with motor dysfunctions are on the rise across Japan as its population continues to age. A researcher has developed a new method of rehabilit

Saturn's tilt caused by its moons 2021-01-21 13:21:03Scientists have just shown that the influence of Saturn's satellites can explain the tilt of the rotation axis of the gas giant. Their work also pred

Oldest carbonates in the solar system: Flensburg meteorite 2021-01-21 13:20:08A meteorite that fell in northern Germany in 2019 contains carbonates which are among the oldest in the solar system; it also evidences the earliest p

Saturn's moon Titan: Largest sea is 1,000-feet deep 2021-01-21 13:19:21Far below the gaseous atmospheric shroud on Saturn's largest moon, Titan, lies Kraken Mare, a sea of liquid methane. Astronomers have estimated that

Much of Earth's nitrogen was locally sourced 2021-01-21 13:17:48Scientists show evidence that nitrogen acquired during Earth's formation came from both the inner and outer regions of the protoplanetary disk. The s

Search for axions from nearby star Betelgeuse comes 2021-01-21 13:13:37A search for axions from nearby star Betelgeuse has come up empty, significantly narrowing the search for hypothetical dark matter particle.

Methane emissions from abandoned oil and gas wells 2021-01-21 09:28:28A recent study finds that annual methane emissions from abandoned oil and gas (AOG) wells in Canada and the US have been greatly underestimated - by a

Gold nanoparticles more stable by putting rings on 2021-01-21 09:28:23Scientists have found a way to prevent gold nanoparticles from clumping, which could help towards their use as an anti-cancer therapy.

New eco-friendly way to make ammonia could be 2021-01-21 09:13:32Ammonia has sustained humanity since the early 20th century, but its production leaves a huge carbon footprint. Now researchers have found a way to ma