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The Best Kamado Grills for the Ultimate Outdoor Cooking Experience
Staff No doubt you’ve heard the buzz about these egg-shaped wonders that can grill, sear, and smoke—and even make pound…
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Apple’s big podcasting move is creating shows to promote TV Plus
The podcasting world’s been waiting and watching for Apple to debut a full-blown revenue-producing podcast business. Spotify and other tech…
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Lil Nas X released a Montero lo-fi remix to help you study for your Demonology test
In the latest virtuoso move to promote his hit song “Montero (Call Me By Your Name),” Lil Nas X posted…
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The Best Ductless Air Conditioners for a Cooler Summer
Staff Tired of using loud and unsightly window air conditioners to cool down your home in the summer? You might…
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Hasbro’s new $700 Optimus Prime toy can finally transform all on its own
Transformers are some of the most iconic toys around — an action figure and a car! All in one! A…
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Apple refuses request to testify for Senate app store hearing
Senate Judiciary Committee leaders are demanding that Apple provide a witness for an upcoming hearing on app stores and digital…
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Physicists working with Microsoft think the universe is a self-learning computer
A team of theoretical physicists working with Microsoft today published an amazing pre-print research paper describing the universe as a…
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These Top-Rated Washing Machines Will Make Laundry Day a Breeze
Staff If your home has enough space for a full-size washing machine, it’s definitely a worthwhile investment. The right washing…
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DuckDuckGo promises to block Google’s latest ad-tracking tech — if Google allows it
Google is just starting to test its replacement for third-party cookies, but DuckDuckGo is already announcing that it wants to…
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No One Knows What to Make of This Mysterious Space Jellyfish
There’s a brand new, million-light-year space jellyfish in town. The USS Jellyfish is likely the remnants of a supermassive black…
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Biden Will Keep Loosened Rules on Land Mines
ANDREW RENNEISENGETTY IMAGES The Biden administration will keep rules in place allowing U.S. troops to deploy land mines. The rules…
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Today I learned Disney is making a retractable lightsaber, and I need to see it
To whom it may concern at The Walt Disney Company and / or Lucasfilm: Show me the damn lightsaber. I…
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Biden calls for new funding to fight semiconductor shortage in budget request
In its first budget proposal to Congress on Friday, the White House called for new funding to fight the ongoing…
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Facebook’s ad delivery system still has gender bias, new study finds
An audit by researchers at the University of Southern California found that Facebook’s ad delivery system discriminates against women, showing…
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Sony is reportedly remaking The Last of Us for PS5 as it chases big hits
Sony is reportedly working on another remake of Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us — first released in 2013 for…
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What separates a good manager from a bad one? Bullshitting
You should be continually outsmarted by the people you manage. If you’re not, you’ve hired the wrong people — or…
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Watch a cyborg monkey play Pong with its mind, thanks to Elon Musk’s Neuralink
Elon Musk hopes to put computer chips in our brains that will enable “human-AI symbiosis.” But for now, he’s focused on…
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Samsung reportedly inks deal to buy OLED TV panels from rival LG Display
Samsung Electronics is close to ordering millions of OLED TV panels from LG Display, according to new reports from MTN,…
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Airplane takes off a tonne heavier than expected after computer error weighs adults as children
A flight from the UK to Spain took off with more than a tonne of unexpected weight after a software…
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Apple says iMessage on Android ‘will hurt us more than help us’
Apple knows that iMessage’s blue bubbles are a big barrier to people switching to Android, which is why the service…
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Here’s why you should quit
Quitters never prosper. Never give up. If at first, you don’t succeed, try, try again. There are so many sayings…
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A closer look at Boston’s free public transport trial
This article was originally published by Christopher Carey on Cities Today, the leading news platform on urban mobility and innovation, reaching…
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Imposters steal restaurants’ names in delivery app deception
Ordering delivery through an app like DoorDash or GrubHub saves the trouble of cooking and lets you be a little…
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Cambridge Audio’s Evo is a stunning streaming amp for your hi-fi setup
Cambridge Audio is an old name in audio, known for making high-quality amplifiers and components for your hi-fi system. The…
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Watch: Elon Musk’s Neuralink says this monkey is playing Pong with its mind
Neuralink, Elon Musk’s company focused on developing brain-machine interfaces, has posted a video to YouTube that appears to show a…
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Students of color are getting flagged to their teachers because testing software can’t see them
Proctorio, a piece of exam surveillance software designed to keep students from cheating while taking tests, relies on open-source software…
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Another 500 million accounts have leaked online, and LinkedIn’s in the hot seat
You might still be reeling from the news that personal information from 533 million Facebook accounts has been made freely…
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Facebook adds labels to satire pages because people can’t tell what’s real
Facebook has begun adding labels to satire pages so that it can make extra sure that people aren’t confusing satire…
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Avengers Campus is finally opening at Disneyland on June 4th, complete with aerial Spider-Man robot
After being delayed for almost a year because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Avengers Campus will finally open at Disneyland,…
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This webcam dares to ask: what if the panopticon had flesh?
Many digital eyes and ears are on us as we move about our daily lives. Surveillance cameras watch us on…
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Nike and MSCHF settle Satan Shoe lawsuit, say any ‘confused’ buyers can get a refund
Nike and the internet collective MSCHF have settled their trademark dispute over a run of unofficially modified Satan-themed Nike sneakers.…
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The Best Bird Feeders to Buy Right Now
Staff Few of us will forget how loud the birds were in the spring of 2020, as our world became…
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These Vertical Gardens Are the Ultimate Plant Lover’s Dream
Staff For those who don’t have backyard space for dozens of vegetables or perennials, a vertical garden is the answer.…
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Intel’s new AI helps you get just the right amount of hate speech in your game chat
The Intel microprocessor company was founded in 1968. It’s bushwhacked a trail of technology and innovation in the decades since…
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Amazon adds 720p streaming to its Luna cloud gaming service to improve stability
Amazon is adding a new streaming option to its Luna cloud gaming platform that will cap resolution at 720p to…
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Three questions that will decide Epic v. Apple
On May 3rd, Fortnite publisher Epic Games will finally have its day in court, forcing Apple to defend kicking Fortnite…
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The best of Yahoo! Answers
During the aughts, there was a vague notion among techno-optimists that crowdsourcing knowledge was the answer to just about every…
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PS5 exclusive Deathloop has been delayed again until September 14th
Deathloop has been delayed again, with Arkane’s timed PS5 console exclusive moving from its previous May 21st release date to…
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We Can Build a Real Jurassic Park, Says Neuralink Cofounder. Let’s Not.
Neuralink cofounder Max Hodak says we have the tech to build a real Jurassic Park within the next 15 years.…
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The Black Rover electric skateboard is the perfect 2021 answer to neighborhood travel
TLDR: You can remake your commute and all your in-town travel with the eco-friendly and exhilarating Faboard Black Rover Dual…
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Lock in a year of PlayStation Plus and a lifetime of VPN Unlimited, both for under $50
Credit: Nikita Kachanovsky/Unsplash TLDR: For under $50, you get a year of PlayStation Plus membership as well as a lifetime…
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The Air Force’s New F-15 Eagle Is Called … ‘Eagle II.’ That’s Disappointing.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. John McRell The U.S. Air Force has named its brand new F-15EX Eagle…
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Google’s Stack is a clever, if incomplete, way to digitize and organize documents
Having to deal with paperwork is a real pain, whether it’s hardcopy or digital. Tax documents, explanations of benefits from…
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The Air Force’s Long-Awaited Hypersonic Weapon Just Failed
Air Force photo by Giancarlo Casem A highly anticipated U.S. Air Force hypersonic weapon test failed when the missile didn’t…
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Spot the (robot) dog enlists in the French Army, (battery) dies
In news that should surprise no one, Boston Dynamics‘ terrifying robot dog is being tested by a military force. Spot was pictured…
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How to check COVID-19 vaccination numbers in your area
The COVID-19 pandemic is still ongoing and causing burn-out in the process. Thankfully, due to the hard work of scientists…
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Today I learned about Intel’s AI sliders that filter online gaming abuse
Last month during its virtual GDC presentation Intel announced Bleep, a new AI-powered tool that it hopes will cut down…
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What’s it going to take to perfect self-driving cars?
Robotic vehicles have been used in dangerous environments for decades, from decommissioning the Fukushima nuclear power plant or inspecting underwater…
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Facebook hopes tiny labels on posts will stop users confusing satire with reality
Facebook is adding additional labels to posts from Pages that appear in users’ News Feeds in a bid to reduce…
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Global chip shortage hits iPad and MacBook production, says report
Apple has not been spared the effects of the ongoing global component shortage, according to a new report in Nikkei.…
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