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Following Mar-a-Lago raid, lawmakers want information from platforms on threats against law enforcement

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Engadget

Following Mar-a-Lago raid, lawmakers want information from platforms on threats against law enforcement

Engadget

Lucid debuts its performance EV brand with the $249,000 Air Sapphire

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Engadget

Lucid debuts its performance EV brand with the $249,000 Air Sapphire

The Verge

Mark Zuckerberg has responded to the metaverse memes

The new and improved Zuckerberg, coming to a Quest 2 near you. | Image: Mark Zuckerberg Earlier this week, Mark Zuckerberg posted a screenshot of his digital avatar standing in front of the Eiffel Tower and what I think is supposed to be la Sagrada Família as a way of announcing ...

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The Verge

Mark Zuckerberg has responded to the metaverse memes

Engadget

Mark Zuckerberg promises "major updates" to Horizon avatars after his is widely mocked

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Engadget

Mark Zuckerberg promises "major updates" to Horizon avatars after his is widely mocked

The Verge

EV startup Karma would like DeLorean to go back in time and not steal its trade secrets

The effort to electrify an iconic car has run into its first speed bump. Earlier this month, electric vehicle company Karma Automotive filed a lawsuit against DeLorean Motors Reimagined, the Texas-based company that holds the branding rights for the original DeLorean Motor Company (DMC), ...

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The Verge

EV startup Karma would like DeLorean to go back in time and not steal its trade secrets

The Verge

HBO Max drops 200 Sesame Street episodes from its catalog

I"m not sure Elmo will be happy to learn about the episodes that were pulled. | Image: Sesame Workshop In potentially devastating news for kids and parents, about 200 episodes of Sesame Street have been removed from HBO Max, Variety reports. Many of the dropped episodes are from ...

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The Verge

HBO Max drops 200 Sesame Street episodes from its catalog

Engadget

'PowerWash Simulator' players can now aid mental health research

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'PowerWash Simulator' players can now aid mental health research

The Verge

Fitbit Pay's days might be numbered

Google Wallet might be in the cards for the Fitbit Sense 2 and Fitbit Versa 4. | Photo by Brent Rose / The Verge It's been more than two years since Google plopped down $2.1 billion for Fitbit, but there hasn't been much integration between the two companies" products thus far. ...

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The Verge

Fitbit Pay's days might be numbered

The Verge

What to watch this weekend (if you like Pokémon)

Image: The Pokémon Company This weekend, if you want something to keep on in the background that's not just infinite reruns of The Simpsons (you know who you are), why not check out these esports-y events: Pokémon World Championships 2022 and Games Done Quick's Flame Fatales. ...

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The Verge

What to watch this weekend (if you like Pokémon)

The Verge

This site exposes the creepy things in-app browsers from TikTok and Instagram might track

Using in-app browsers could give easy access to your private information. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Did you know you're potentially being tracked when you load an in-app browser on iOS" A new tool reveals exactly how, showing how applications like TikTok and ...

4 hours ago

The Verge

This site exposes the creepy things in-app browsers from TikTok and Instagram might track

Ars Technica

Behold this award-winning image of fungus making a fly its "zombie" slave

Plus eight other winning images in 2022 BMC Ecology and Evolution image competition.

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Ars Technica

Behold this award-winning image of fungus making a fly its "zombie" slave

Engadget

Instagram is fixing an audio bug that happened when users exported their Reels

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Engadget

Instagram is fixing an audio bug that happened when users exported their Reels

Engadget

HBO Max has yanked 200 episodes of 'Sesame Street'

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Engadget

HBO Max has yanked 200 episodes of 'Sesame Street'

WIRED

Final Fantasy Is "Struggling." Where Does the Series Go From Here"

In a recent interview, veteran developer Naoki Yoshida admitted that the once-storied franchise now lags behind the competition.

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WIRED

Final Fantasy Is "Struggling." Where Does the Series Go From Here"

Ars Technica

Botometer creator says Musk's Twitter spam estimate "doesn't mean anything"

With Botometer tool, you can "choose any threshold... to get any result you want."

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Ars Technica

Botometer creator says Musk's Twitter spam estimate "doesn't mean anything"

Ars Technica

Ethereum's "Merge" is about to put every ether miner out of work

The ambitious change is expected to cut energy consumption by a factor of 1,000.

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Ars Technica

Ethereum's "Merge" is about to put every ether miner out of work

Ars Technica

Lucid gives the Air a sporty makeover, launches new Sapphire sub-brand

At $249,000, the Lucid Air Sapphire will be a rare thing indeed.

7 hours ago

Ars Technica

Lucid gives the Air a sporty makeover, launches new Sapphire sub-brand

Ars Technica

Qualcomm is jumping back into the server CPU market with Nuvia acquisition

Nuvia"a company founded by ex-Apple CPU engineers"will also tackle server designs.

7 hours ago

Ars Technica

Qualcomm is jumping back into the server CPU market with Nuvia acquisition

Ars Technica

Debit card fraud leaves Ally Bank customers, small stores reeling

Some are seeing charges on cards they've never activated or hardly used.

7 hours ago

Ars Technica

Debit card fraud leaves Ally Bank customers, small stores reeling

WIRED

Power Up Anywhere With the Best Travel Adapters

When going abroad, the right plugs are essential to keeping your gadgets charged. These are our favorites.

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WIRED

Power Up Anywhere With the Best Travel Adapters

WIRED

The Best Podcasts for Your Smart, Bored Kid

These child-friendly stories will keep your little ones entertained and ease the stress of long road trips.

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WIRED

The Best Podcasts for Your Smart, Bored Kid

WIRED

Thrones v. Rings: The Biggest Battle in TV History Is Here

House of the Dragon premieres on HBO Max this weekend, The Rings of Power on Amazon two weeks later. The winner will set the course for fantasy?and streaming.

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WIRED

Thrones v. Rings: The Biggest Battle in TV History Is Here

WIRED

Turns Out, You Own Nothing

Plus: A 2012 WIRED story that didn't quite hold up, some wisdom on tech investments, and the nightmare of atmospheric-river-fueled storms.

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WIRED

Turns Out, You Own Nothing

WIRED

iOS Can Stop VPNs From Working as Expected?and Expose Your Data

A security researcher claims that Apple mobile devices keep connections open if they are created before a VPN is activated.

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WIRED

iOS Can Stop VPNs From Working as Expected?and Expose Your Data

Fast Company

How a "Fitbit for whales" can help reshape wildlife conservation

When Alexandra Ross started her study on bridled nail-tail wallabies in central Queensland in Australia in 2017, the wildlife ecologist had a pressing concern. The species was already&xA0;categorized as endangered&xA0;by the Australian government, and a previous study had shown that these pint-sized ...

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Fast Company

How a "Fitbit for whales" can help reshape wildlife conservation

Fast Company

Venmo, Zelle, Visa, Mastercard, and you: The fiery fight over the future of swipe fees

You may be accustomed to Venmoing your friends to split a check at dinner. But what about using Venmo or Zelle to pay for a soda at a convenience store? Some merchants may ask you to do just that. But know that if you opt to whip out your phone rather than your card, you could be an unwitting participant ...

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Fast Company

Venmo, Zelle, Visa, Mastercard, and you: The fiery fight over the future of swipe fees

Fast Company

Inside Russia's cartoonish propaganda website made for kids

It has been almost six months since the world watched in horror as Russia invaded Ukraine, under the false pretext of protecting Russia from potential aggression. But Russia's very own presidential website may have been laying the groundwork for years. Aptly named kids.kremlin.ru, the website is a ...

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Fast Company

Inside Russia's cartoonish propaganda website made for kids

Fast Company

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are crashing, sending Coinbase stock down, too

Today is a pretty bad day to be a crypto investor. Cryptocurrencies across the board are crashing before U.S. stock markets open–and no one seems to know why. At the time of this writing, Bitcoin is down over 8.3% to $21,529 per coin. That's its lowest level in three weeks. Bitcoin isn't alone in ...

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Fast Company

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are crashing, sending Coinbase stock down, too

Fast Company

Strippers are the latest workers to join the union wave

From coffee houses to newsrooms, workers in just about every industry are moving toward unionizing to improve working conditions and job protection. This week, a more unexpected and disenfranchised group of workers are moving toward unionization: strippers. In mid-March, 15 dancers at the Star Garden ...

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Fast Company

Strippers are the latest workers to join the union wave

Fast Company

3 questions interviewers hope you ask, and 3 they hope you don't

At the end of most interviews, hiring managers ask candidates, "Do you have any questions for me"&x201D; This is the time to find out what it's like to work for the company. Some job seekers may be afraid to ask what they really want to know, or they simply may not know what to ask. "Interviews are ...

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Fast Company

3 questions interviewers hope you ask, and 3 they hope you don't

Recode

Did CNN's Brian Stelter lose his job because of politics or money?

Reliable Sources host Brian Stelter in 2018 in Beverly Hills, California. | Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images Two theories about the departure of CNN's star media reporter " and what it tells us about CNN and the company that owns it. Why was Brian Stelter, CNN's star media reporter ...

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Did CNN's Brian Stelter lose his job because of politics or money?

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Airlines are trying to resurrect the Concorde era

Boom Supersonic wants to bring back supersonic flight, but experts have their doubts. | Boom Supersonic Is there such a thing as a green supersonic jet" American Airlines on Tuesday announced that it would purchase a fleet of 20 planes from Boom Supersonic, a startup building ...

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Airlines are trying to resurrect the Concorde era

Recode

Why does the WeWork guy get to fail up?

WeWork's Adam Neumann is trying to disrupt real estate, again. | Angus Mordant/Bloomberg via Getty Images Adam Neumann burned billions. Now investors are giving him more money. Housing in the United States has a problem. And Adam Neumann, the charismatic founder known for successfully ...

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Why does the WeWork guy get to fail up?

Recode

House of the Dragon is coming to HBO. So is the Netflix Chill.

HBO's House of the Dragon does indeed feature a dragon. | HBO HBO's Game of Thrones prequel rolls out as the streaming industry reconsiders ... everything. It's just like old times at HBO " plenty of scheming, betrayal, blood-letting. Oh! And they have that on screen too: ...

2 days ago

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House of the Dragon is coming to HBO. So is the Netflix Chill.