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Smart home gadgets and kitchen tech that make great gifts
Keeping your home clean, organized and secure can be a chore, and your loved ones likely feel the same way. Fortunately, there are gadgets that can help make it a little easier. We review smart...
View ArticleThe Hubble telescope is recovering from another system failure
NASA is once again struggling to keep the Hubble Space Telescope running. Wiredreports the Hubble team is slowly reviving its telescope following multiple instrument sync failures that prompted a...
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The best gifts for the creatives in your life
If there’s an artist in your life the best gift you can give them is inspiration. Whether they’re a painter, writer, musician or anything else. Something to get their creative juices flowing will be...
View ArticleMicrosoft Teams meetings are coming to Meta's Workplace
Microsoft and Facebook's parent company Meta have teamed up to integrate Teams and Workplace. Companies that use both platforms can try the integration at no extra cost. Through a pinned tab in Teams,...
View ArticleResearchers identify 'cybermercenary' group behind dozens of hacks
Hacking groups aren't always divided between state sponsorship and strictly personal gain. Sometimes, they'll work for any customer with a large-enough bank account. The Recordreports that Trend Micro...
View ArticleYouTube will hide dislike counts for all videos
YouTube's experiment with hiding dislikes was apparently successful. The service is rolling out a change that will make dislike counts private for videos across YouTube. The button will still exist...
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Spotify's new charts offer a more granular look at what's popular
Charts have long been a useful way for Spotify users to check out the top songs on a given day as well as what's trending. The company is giving fans and artists more charts to check out, as well as a...
View ArticleTwitter will host watch parties for Paramount+ shows
Every so often, it seems broadcasters remember Twitter is a platform they can use to promote their content. Case and point: ViacomCBS just announced a multi-year deal that will see the social media...
View ArticleInstagram test reminds you to 'take a break' from non-stop scrolling
Instagram is acting on its promise to encourage healthier social media habits. Social network head Adam Mosseri has revealed that Instagram started testing its hinted-at "Take a Break" feature this...
View ArticleTwitter establishes dedicated crypto division to explore decentralized apps
Twitter has established a dedicated crypto team. Dubbed Twitter Crypto, the company describes the division as “a center of excellence for all things blockchain.” It will set the “strategy for the...
View ArticlePS5 and Xbox Series X/S: The one-year comparison
The PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S debuted one year ago this month, and today we're hosting a joint birthday party for them. The main attraction is a 20-minute video conversation about the pros,...
View ArticleUS and China will cooperate to limit climate change this decade
The US and China are at odds on many fronts, but climate change might not be one of them. The Washington Postreports the two countries have issued a joint pledge at COP26 to limit global warming during...
View ArticleValve's Steam Deck won't ship until 2022
Valve has delayed the launch of Steam Deck by two months. The handheld PC will now start shipping sometime in February 2022 — instead of December of this year, as previously announced. The company...
View ArticleCongress mandates anti-drunk driving technology for cars
Congress is making its biggest push ever to stop drunk driving with President Biden's huge infrastructure bill. As we previously reported, one of the provisions included a mandate for anti-drunk...
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Apple adds ProRes and ProRAW support to the the Windows iCloud app
Apple has bolstered its iCloud for Windows app, with the latest version now offering support for the ProRes video and ProRAW photo formats. As such, you'll now be able to access those files on a...
View ArticleWatch SpaceX launch its Crew-3 mission here at 9PM ET
After a few delays, SpaceX is finally (hopefully) ready to start its Crew-3 mission. SpaceX and NASA expect to lauch the Crew Dragon capsule from Cape Canaveral at 9:03PM Eastern, and you can watch the...
View ArticleDOJ sues Uber for allegedly discriminating against passengers with disabilities
The US Department of Justice has sued Uber for allegedly discriminating against passengers with disabilities. In a complaint filed with the US District Court for Northern California, the agency claims...
View ArticleDisney+ added fewer subscribers than expected this quarter
The fall hasn't been kind to Disney's streaming ambitions. Disney+ added just 2.1 million subscribers in its fourth quarter, giving it a total of 118.1 million customers. That's in line with the...
View ArticleNetflix enables its bandwidth-saving AV1 codec on PS4 Pro and select TVs
Early last year, Netflix started using a new codec called AV1 on a select set of titles on Android. Now, the streaming giant has enabled AV1 streaming on the PS4 Pro and a limited number of smart TV...
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HTC's Vive Focus 3 headset update unlocks a larger VR area, WiFi 6e and more
HTC has updated its excellent but expensive Vive Focus 3 business-focused headset with a much larger play area, WiFi 6E and more, the company announced. The software update comes with no change in...
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