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| Posted: 13 Feb 2021 07:27 AM PST |
| ‘Global Vaccine Apartheid’ Is Also a Climate Warning Posted: 13 Feb 2021 07:00 AM PST  The covid-19 vaccination effort is finally achieving liftoff in the U.S. In the days since we highlighted the case for optimism about the pandemic ending, data collected by Bloomberg shows 2 million more Americans have received a shot. |
| NASA Is Dropping a New Rover on Mars. Here’s What Could Go Wrong Posted: 13 Feb 2021 06:00 AM PST  Failure could take on many forms next week when NASA's next-gen rover, Perseverance, reaches the surface of the Red Planet. Here's what needs to go right—and how things could quickly go sideways—when Perseverance tries to make its much-anticipated landing. |
| Cook All the Delicious Things With 60% off a Highly Rated Insignia 5-Qt Air Fryer Posted: 13 Feb 2021 03:31 AM PST |
| Bitcoin Burning a Hole in Your Pocket? Now You Can Spend It Using Apple Pay Posted: 12 Feb 2021 09:43 PM PST  In case you haven't noticed, Bitcoin's having a bit of a moment. The cryptocurrency's value reached record heights in recent weeks, you'll soon be able to buy a Tesla with it, and, as of Friday, you can now spend Bitcoin (and other cryptocurrencies) via Apple Pay. |
| Facebook's Reportedly Working on a Smartwatch so It Can Hoover Up Your Health Data Too Posted: 12 Feb 2021 06:46 PM PST  Apparently unsatiated by hoovering up users' personal data on its platforms, Facebook's hoping to get its mitts on their health data as well. The company's reportedly building a smartwatch as its next foray into hardware, and the device could debut as soon as next year, according to a Friday report from the Information |
| Starlink vs. 5G: Which Could Be the Better Home Internet Service? Posted: 12 Feb 2021 05:45 PM PST  Reports indicate that Americans are clearly interested in both SpaceX's Starlink and 5G broadband as potential home internet services. But so far it's unclear which option has more appeal compared to traditional cable broadband. Some reports show Americans are more interested in Starlink, while others indicate most… |
| Rex Tillerson Screwed Up Investigation Into Cuba 'Sonic Weapon' Attacks, New Report Says Posted: 12 Feb 2021 05:00 PM PST  A newly released report says Rex Tillerson's State Department responded in a slow, disorganized fashion to the "Havana syndrome"—the mysterious rash of neural disorders that has plagued U.S. and Canadian diplomats in Cuba and other locations since 2016. |
| Spotify's Employees Can Now Work Wherever They'd Like—No Office Required Posted: 12 Feb 2021 03:15 PM PST  As the global pandemic rages on, we've been seeing a slew of tech companies consider making remote work an option for their employees even after covid. Now Spotify is on board: On Friday, the company announced the rollout of its Work From Anywhere program, which will give the thousands of Spotify employees around the… |
| Minneapolis Bans City Cops From Using Face Recognition Tech Posted: 12 Feb 2021 02:55 PM PST  On Friday, the Minneapolis City Council approved a new ordinance that prevents the city from buying or using face recognition technology without specific permission. Local police immediately began whining about it. |
| Posted: 12 Feb 2021 02:44 PM PST  It's called bipartisanship: Both major political parties have some bad ideas for reforming Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, the foundational internet law that shields websites from lawsuits over user-generated content or their moderation decisions. |
| 32 Comfort Movies We Watch When We're Stressed Posted: 12 Feb 2021 01:00 PM PST  This year was supposed to be better than last year, but apparently 2021 didn't get the memo. The world is still just as tumultuous, and we're all still just as frazzled by nerves, overwhelmed by the news, and as desperate to find some kind of escape. For the past year, we've had little else to do but retreat into… |
| Here's Your Windows 10 Set-Up Checklist Posted: 12 Feb 2021 02:00 PM PST  If you've finally upgraded your PC's software or unboxed a new machine and are getting started with Windows 10 for the first time ever, there are a few things you need to know. |
| The Most Infamous Story in Tech Returns With New Details—but No Hard Evidence Posted: 12 Feb 2021 01:45 PM PST  More than two years after Bloomberg Businessweek published a widely disputed investigation claiming the Chinese government had secretly installed microchips on server motherboards produced by Supermicro that were used to spy on companies like Amazon and Apple, the outlet has published its follow-up, which doubles down… |
| Want AT&T to Fix Your Internet? Try Taking Out a $10,000 Newspaper Ad Posted: 12 Feb 2021 01:30 PM PST  Last week, 90-year-old Aaron Epstein took out a quarter-page ad in the Wall Street Journal hoping to convince AT&T to upgrade his slow-as-molasses DSL internet to fiber. It allegedly cost Epstein $10,000 to take out that ad, but apparently it worked. The North Hollywood, Calif., resident is getting ultra-fast speeds… |
| Clearview AI Thinks The Solution to Dating Is Facial Recognition Posted: 12 Feb 2021 01:15 PM PST  Clearview AI, now the byword for unchecked surveillance, has filed a wide-ranging patent application that envisions handing over the most reviled uses of facial recognition technology to just about anyone. The application proposes allowing users to submit a photo and instantly retrieve information including, but… |
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| Astronomers Looking for One Black Hole May Have Found an Entire Squad Posted: 12 Feb 2021 12:41 PM PST  About 7,800 light-years away—within our galactic neighborhood—is globular cluster NGC 6397, basically a wad of stars held together by gravity. That bunch of stars was previously thought to have an intermediate-sized black hole at its center. But upon further inspection, a team from the Paris Institute of Astrophysics… |
| WandaVision Knows What It's Doing, But Scarlet Witch Doesn't Posted: 12 Feb 2021 11:04 AM PST  As WandaVision's been carefully dropping nostalgic breadcrumbs along the winding narrative path leading to grandmother's house where the truth lives, the show's been playing not-so-subtle tricks of the mind meant to make you wonder who the villain of it all truly is. All signs up to this point have pointed to Wanda… |
| I Can't Believe I Actually Like the Alexa Shower Speaker Posted: 12 Feb 2021 12:00 PM PST  I'm well aware that inviting Alexa—and therefore Amazon—into my shower is probably not-so-smart. Nevertheless, I love shower karaoke and my bathroom Bluetooth speakers weren't cutting it. Some fell down off the tile wall because of their weak suction cups. Others sounded muffled because of the shower curtain. So it… |
| Texas Legislature May Introduce Bill to Blacklist Businesses That Don't Love Fossil Fuels Posted: 12 Feb 2021 11:25 AM PST  Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said that one of his "legislative priorities" for this year is passing a bill to protect the fossil fuel industry, by blacklisting businesses. In a public policy forum on Thursday sponsored by a business group, Patrick said the potential McCarthy-esque rule could be modeled off a disastrous… |
| So What The Heck is Sex Tech, and Why Do I Need It? Posted: 12 Feb 2021 09:30 AM PST  When it comes to luxury sex toys, Swedish-based Lelo has led the charge in creating some of the most beloved and beautiful toys on the market. Lelo's toys have won awards and if you own one, you simply know. Lelo is a sensual luxury in a toy, the preferred addition to your nightstand. Significant research and focus… |
| Chrome Beta Lets iOS Users Lock Incognito Tabs With Face and Touch ID Posted: 12 Feb 2021 11:10 AM PST  Google appears to be testing a tool to make Incognito browsing even more private in Chrome for iOS. |
| A Glitch in the Matrix Gives Us a Glimpse at Simulation Theory History in This Devilish Clip Posted: 12 Feb 2021 10:00 AM PST  The latest weird documentary from Room 237 director Rodney Ascher, A Glitch in the Matrix, premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival and is now in theaters and on-demand. It offers a deep dive into simulation theory, asking how we got to the point of believing that the world could very well be an artificial reality… |
| Repurposed Arthritis Drug Lifesaving for Severe Covid-19, UK Trial Finds Posted: 12 Feb 2021 10:20 AM PST  Lifesaving treatments for people with severe covid-19 are still in short supply, but new results from a large ongoing trial in the UK have found that an existing arthritis drug called tocilizumab can noticeably lower hospitalized patients' risk of dying, especially when combined with steroid treatment. |
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