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Ars Technica

A music video you can play: Indie rock inside the Unity engine

You've seen interactive music before?but an indie mindset changes the game.

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Ars Technica

A music video you can play: Indie rock inside the Unity engine

The Verge

The most powerful Wear OS watches are held back by Wear OS

Android users still can't get anything as good as the Apple Watch Continue reading…

44 minutes ago

The Verge

The most powerful Wear OS watches are held back by Wear OS

Ars Technica

The new Google Pay repeats all the same mistakes of Google Allo

For P2P users, the new app has fewer features, is less convenient, and has more fees.

1 hour ago

Ars Technica

The new Google Pay repeats all the same mistakes of Google Allo

The Verge

Microsoft starts testing Edge Chromium browser on Xbox

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Microsoft has started publicly testing its new Edge Chromium-powered browser on Xbox consoles. Xbox testers in the Alpha Skip-Ahead group can now access the new Microsoft Edge on Xbox One or Xbox Series S / X consoles. While full mouse and ...

1 hour ago

The Verge

Microsoft starts testing Edge Chromium browser on Xbox

Ars Technica

Ars? plea: Someone make this into a series

The Ars staff picks the novels we think would make compelling TV adaptations.

1 hour ago

Ars Technica

Ars? plea: Someone make this into a series

WIRED

Microdosing's Feel-Good Benefits Might Just Be Placebo Effect

A study found no significant difference in the well-being of participants who thought they were taking mini hits of psychedelics and those who actually were.

1 hour ago

WIRED

Microdosing's Feel-Good Benefits Might Just Be Placebo Effect

WIRED

Take Your Tunes Anywhere With Our Fave Bluetooth Speakers

These are our favorite portable speakers of all shapes and sizes, from clip-ons to a massive boom box.

1 hour ago

WIRED

Take Your Tunes Anywhere With Our Fave Bluetooth Speakers

The Verge

What we actually want from an upgraded Nintendo Switch

Photo by James Bareham / The Verge Rumors about a long-desired upgrade to the Nintendo Switch have been swirling for some time, and this week, Bloomberg reported that this fabled new Switch might actually be coming soon. This upgraded Switch will apparently have a 7-inch 720p ...

1 hour ago

The Verge

What we actually want from an upgraded Nintendo Switch

WIRED

Imaginary Numbers May Be Essential for Describing Reality

A new thought experiment indicates that quantum mechanics doesn't work without strange numbers that turn negative when squared.

2 hours ago

WIRED

Imaginary Numbers May Be Essential for Describing Reality

WIRED

Privacy-First Browser Brave Is Launching a Search Engine

Unlike Google, Brave Search won't track or profile people who use it.

2 hours ago

WIRED

Privacy-First Browser Brave Is Launching a Search Engine

WIRED

The 55-Inch Q80T Is The Cheapest Samsung TV Worth Buying

This is a good mid-tier model, but it's still more expensive than the competition.

2 hours ago

WIRED

The 55-Inch Q80T Is The Cheapest Samsung TV Worth Buying

Ars Technica

Facebook's new AI teaches itself to see with less human help

This new approach eliminates the need for picture labeling.

3 hours ago

Ars Technica

Facebook's new AI teaches itself to see with less human help

WIRED

There's a Surge of New EVs. We Take Them for a Spin

Volkswagen, Chevrolet, Volvo, Porsche, and Polestar have each introduced new battery-powered models. So we hit the road with each of them.

3 hours ago

WIRED

There's a Surge of New EVs. We Take Them for a Spin

Fast Company

How to watch Oprah Winfrey's interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle live on CBS without cable

Royalty meets royalty this weekend. Oprah Winfrey, the queen of TV talk, sat down with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, for their first extensive interview since they left their official royal duties behind. The interview will air as a two-hour special on CBS, which ...

7 hours ago

Fast Company

How to watch Oprah Winfrey's interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle live on CBS without cable

Fast Company

Quitting can be a good thing. Here's what to think about if you're considering it

Quitters never prosper. Never give up. If at first, you don't succeed, try, try again. There are so many sayings with the same basic message: Quitting is bad. This idea is instilled in kids, internalized by adults, and generally just considered common sense. It's also often wrong. I once had a ...

10 hours ago

Fast Company

Quitting can be a good thing. Here's what to think about if you're considering it

Engadget

Facebook reportedly investigated over 'systemic' racism in hiring

Facebook has publicly committed to fighting racism, but there are concerns that isn't translating to its recruitment practices. Reuters sources say the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is investigating possible "systemic&quo...

16 hours ago

Engadget

Facebook reportedly investigated over 'systemic' racism in hiring

Ars Technica

Tens of thousands of US organizations hit in ongoing Microsoft Exchange hack

Multiple hacking groups are exploiting vulnerabilities to backdoor unpatched servers.

16 hours ago

Ars Technica

Tens of thousands of US organizations hit in ongoing Microsoft Exchange hack

Ars Technica

Review: WandaVision sticks the landing with a very Marvel-esque finale

But the rumored major cameo failed to materialize, despite two post-credit scenes

17 hours ago

Ars Technica

Review: WandaVision sticks the landing with a very Marvel-esque finale

The Verge

California gives OK for Disneyland and other theme parks to reopen April 1st, with restrictions

Photo by AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images Disneyland, Universal Studios other theme parks, and sports stadiums in California can reopen beginning April 1st, the California Department of Public Health said Friday. But there are caveats: the health department is requiring 'significantly ...

17 hours ago

The Verge

California gives OK for Disneyland and other theme parks to reopen April 1st, with restrictions

Engadget

Canada will invest billions to electrify mass transit

Mass transit isn't getting much use during the pandemic, but Canada wants to be sure it's eco-friendly when the crisis is over. The Canadian government plans to invest $2.75 billion CAD (about $2.17 billion US) into electrifying mass transit...

18 hours ago

Engadget

Canada will invest billions to electrify mass transit

Engadget

Sonos' Roam can reportedly pass music to other speakers

More details of Sonos' portable Roam speaker are dribbling out, and they suggest there will be more to draw you in besides the size and price. The Verge claims the Roam will include a few advantages over the larger Move, most notably "Sound...

19 hours ago

Engadget

Sonos' Roam can reportedly pass music to other speakers

The Verge

Sonos Roam will include Auto Trueplay and new "Sound Swap" feature

On Tuesday, Sonos will introduce its latest product called the Sonos Roam, which The Verge extensively detailed a couple of days ago. Now I?m able to share a bit more about new functionality that will debut first on the tiny, take-everywhere speaker. My previous report laid out the ...

20 hours ago

The Verge

Sonos Roam will include Auto Trueplay and new "Sound Swap" feature

Engadget

iCloud allegedly locked out a user over her last name

iCloud has had the occasional service issue, but its latest problem appears to be highly... specific. Actor and author Rachel True claims

20 hours ago

Engadget

iCloud allegedly locked out a user over her last name

Engadget

FedEx plans for an all-electric delivery fleet by 2040

FedEx will replace its current delivery trucks with electric models until its entire fleet is made up of zero?emission vehicles by 2040. The company is making the transition as a way to help it achieve its goal to reach carbon neutral status in the s...

21 hours ago

Engadget

FedEx plans for an all-electric delivery fleet by 2040

Engadget

Tesla will dramatically expand its Full Self-Driving beta

Now might be your chance to join Tesla's Full Self-Driving beta. Elon Musk has revealed that Tesla's new 8.2 software is "doubling" the size of the beta test program, and 8.3 will "probably" expand the size of the program...

22 hours ago

Engadget

Tesla will dramatically expand its Full Self-Driving beta

The Verge

Facebook reportedly under probe for 'systemic? racial bias in hiring and promotions

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is looking into allegations of racial bias and hiring practices at Facebook, a probe which the agency has designated as 'systemic," Reuters reported. In July, Facebook employee Oscar Veneszee, ...

22 hours ago

The Verge

Facebook reportedly under probe for 'systemic? racial bias in hiring and promotions

TechCrunch

This Week in Apps: App Store bill passes AZ House, "deep nostalgia" goes viral, Twitter Spaces arrives on Android

Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry is as hot as ever, with a record 218 billion downloads and $143 billion in global consumer spend in 2020. Consumers last year also spent 3.5 ...

23 hours ago

TechCrunch

This Week in Apps: App Store bill passes AZ House, "deep nostalgia" goes viral, Twitter Spaces arrives on Android

Fast Company

How the world ran out of a critical technology that powers our cars, phones, and more

There's a global shortage in semiconductors, and it's becoming increasingly serious. The U.S. is currently reviewing its supply of the technology, following a landmark executive order from President Joe Biden. The president also pledged $37 billion to cover the short-term costs of rebuilding and securing ...

1 day ago

Fast Company

How the world ran out of a critical technology that powers our cars, phones, and more

TechCrunch

VC Lindy Fishburne on the seemingly sudden democratization of science

Deep science investor Lindy Fishburne cofounded the seed- and early-stage venture firm Breakout Ventures several years ago, after cofounding Breakout Labs within the Thiel Foundation back in 2011, and she has amassed a wide array of stakes in the process. Among her firm's portfolio companies is Cortexyme, ...

1 day ago

TechCrunch

VC Lindy Fishburne on the seemingly sudden democratization of science

Fast Company

Public transit workers are struggling to enforce mask mandates

Many U.S. metropolitan areas report that at least 90% of public transit passengers wear masks while on buses to prevent the spread of coronavirus. However, some passengers still wear their masks incorrectly. And some refuse to wear them at all, threatening the health and safety of others on board. ...

1 day ago

Fast Company

Public transit workers are struggling to enforce mask mandates

Fast Company

3 leadership traits we desperately need in 2021

In leadership, there are results and opinions. Most people view their own opinions as facts, but they are mostly expressions of their preferences, values, or beliefs. Sadly, people tend to opine on leadership and leaders without taking the time and effort to scrutinize a leader's track record, and without ...

1 day ago

Fast Company

3 leadership traits we desperately need in 2021

TechCrunch

A first look at Coursera's S-1 filing

After TechCrunch broke the news yesterday that Coursera was planning to file its S-1 today, the edtech company officially dropped the document Friday evening. Coursera was last valued at $2.4 billion by the private markets, when it most recently raised a Series F round in October 2020 that was worth ...

1 day ago

TechCrunch

A first look at Coursera's S-1 filing

TechCrunch

Snowflake latest enterprise company to feel Wall Street's wrath after good quarter

Snowflake reported earnings this week, and the results look strong with revenue more than doubling year-over-year. However, while the company's fourth quarter revenue rose 117% to $190.5 million, it apparently wasn't good enough for investors, who have sent the company's stock tumbling since it reported ...

1 day ago

TechCrunch

Snowflake latest enterprise company to feel Wall Street's wrath after good quarter

TechCrunch

The owner of Anki's assets plans to relaunch Cozmo and Vector this year

Good robots don't die &8212; they just have their assets sold off to the highest bidder. Digital Dream Labs was there to sweep up IP in the wake of Anki's premature implosion, back in 2019. The Pittsburgh-based edtech company had initially planned to relaunch Vector and Cozmo at some point in 2020, launching ...

1 day ago

TechCrunch

The owner of Anki's assets plans to relaunch Cozmo and Vector this year

TechCrunch

Deep Science: AI adventures in arts and letters

There's more AI news out there than anyone can possibly keep up with, but you can stay tolerably up to date on the most interesting developments with this column.

1 day ago

TechCrunch

Deep Science: AI adventures in arts and letters

Fast Company

Stimulus update: What's next for the Senate vote after Ron Johnson delayed your third check?

It's been a day&xA0;in the United States Senate. Yesterday, Republican senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin singlehandedly delayed the arrival of your next stimulus check when he employed an arcane Senate rule to require that clerks read aloud the 628-page American Rescue Plan in its entirety. This took ...

1 day ago

Fast Company

Stimulus update: What's next for the Senate vote after Ron Johnson delayed your third check?

Recode

NFTs, explained

A screenshot of Bitski, a Shopify-like storefront for creators to list and sell their NFTs. Artists, influencers, and the NBA are making millions from non-fungible tokens. Arc, a visual artist from Saudi Arabia, was initially skeptical of how cryptocurrency could be adopted ...

2 days ago

Recode

NFTs, explained

Recode

You got a vaccine. Walgreens got your data.

Walgreens is now giving out vaccines " and getting a few things in return. | Pat Greenhouse/Boston Globe via Getty Images Retail pharmacies are now giving out Covid-19 vaccines, and some of them are using it as an opportunity to profit off your information. I ...

2 days ago

Recode

You got a vaccine. Walgreens got your data.

Recode

SPACs, the investment term you won't stop hearing about, explained

Lucid Motors is one of the many companies that is going public using SPACs. | David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images Six questions about SPACs, answered. Forget the pandemic. Forget the recession. Investors are tripping over themselves to put their money into soon-to-be-public ...

2 days ago

Recode

SPACs, the investment term you won't stop hearing about, explained

Recode

Why did Jack Dorsey buy Jay-Z's failed music service?

Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey, left; Tidal streaming service founder Jay-Z. | Victor Boyko/Getty; George Pimentel/WireImage A speculative explainer of the Square/Tidal deal that includes cryptokittiesand Grimes. Here is the straight news headline: Square, the financial ...

2 days ago

Recode

Why did Jack Dorsey buy Jay-Z's failed music service?