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Engadget

Twitch is giving all users access to its discovery feed later this month

3 hours ago

Engadget

Twitch is giving all users access to its discovery feed later this month

WIRED

Google Fires 28 Workers for Protesting Cloud Deal With Israel

The fired workers included nine Google employees who were removed by police after occupying Google offices on Tuesday.

3 hours ago

WIRED

Google Fires 28 Workers for Protesting Cloud Deal With Israel

The Verge

Google fires 28 employees after sit-in protest over Israel cloud contract

Illustration: The Verge Google fired 28 employees in connection with sit-in protests at two of its offices this week, according to an internal memo obtained by The Verge. The firings come after 9 employees were suspended and then arrested in New York and California on Tuesday. ...

4 hours ago

The Verge

Google fires 28 employees after sit-in protest over Israel cloud contract

The Verge

Coding bootcamp Lambda School — now BloomTech — is finally getting punished

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge In 2020, we wrote how coding bootcamp Lambda School seemed like a bit of a bait-and-switch. Four years later and one rebranding to “BloomTech” later, the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is finally slapping it on the wrist ...

7 hours ago

The Verge

Coding bootcamp Lambda School — now BloomTech — is finally getting punished

Ars Technica

Life-threatening rat pee infections reach record levels in NYC

Between 2001 and 2020, there was an average of 3 cases per year. Last year's tally was 24.

9 hours ago

Ars Technica

Life-threatening rat pee infections reach record levels in NYC

The Verge

Twitch is bringing its TikTok-style feed to everyone this month

Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge After nearly a year of testing, Twitch’s new TikTok-style discovery feed will finally roll out to all users later this month. During a Patch Notes livestream on Wednesday, Twitch announced the new feed that will let you scroll through ...

9 hours ago

The Verge

Twitch is bringing its TikTok-style feed to everyone this month

The Verge

Sega is turning Golden Axe into an animated series

Bleeeeeaaaagggghhhhh. | Screenshot: Wes Davis / The Verge Comedy Central has ordered 10 episodes of Golden Axe, an animated show based on the fantasy beat ’em up sidescroller games. Deadline writes that it will be both “hilarious and loving” in its adaptation of the game. ...

9 hours ago

The Verge

Sega is turning Golden Axe into an animated series

The Verge

TikTok to restrict users who repeatedly post problematic topics from ‘For You’ feed

Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge TikTok will make entire accounts temporarily ineligible for its For You feed if users have a pattern of posting about extreme fitness, conspiracy theories, sexually suggestive material, and a wide range of other topics that the platform ...

9 hours ago

The Verge

TikTok to restrict users who repeatedly post problematic topics from ‘For You’ feed

Ars Technica

Kremlin-backed actors spread disinformation ahead of US elections

To a lesser extent, China and Iran also peddle disinfo in hopes of influencing voters.

10 hours ago

Ars Technica

Kremlin-backed actors spread disinformation ahead of US elections

Engadget

Media coalition asks the feds to investigate Google’s removal of California news links

10 hours ago

Engadget

Media coalition asks the feds to investigate Google’s removal of California news links

The Verge

A real privacy law? House lawmakers are optimistic this time

Image: Tom Williams / CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images We might really do it this time. That was the takeaway that House lawmakers were eager to impart at a hearing in the Energy and Commerce subcommittee on innovation, data, and commerce (IDC). Comprehensive data privacy ...

10 hours ago

The Verge

A real privacy law? House lawmakers are optimistic this time

Ars Technica

Boston Dynamics’ new humanoid moves like no robot you’ve ever seen

All-electric, 360-degree joints give the new Atlas plenty of inhuman movements.

10 hours ago

Ars Technica

Boston Dynamics’ new humanoid moves like no robot you’ve ever seen

Engadget

TikTok is trying to clean up its ‘For You’ recommendations

10 hours ago

Engadget

TikTok is trying to clean up its ‘For You’ recommendations

Fast Company

The future of energy development on Native lands signals a new era

The U.S. has a long record of extracting resources on Native lands and ignoring tribal opposition, but a decision by federal energy regulators to deny permits for seven proposed hydropower projects suggests that tide may be turning. As the U.S. shifts from fossil fuels to clean energy, developers ...

10 hours ago

Fast Company

The future of energy development on Native lands signals a new era

WIRED

Delta Is an iOS Game Boy Emulator That (Likely) Won’t Get Taken Down

A new app called Delta that lets iPhone owners play old Nintendo games is available on the App Store. Apple removed a similar emulator Monday.

11 hours ago

WIRED

Delta Is an iOS Game Boy Emulator That (Likely) Won’t Get Taken Down

Ars Technica

Feds appoint “AI doomer” to run AI safety at US institute

Former OpenAI researcher once predicted a 50 percent chance of AI killing all of us.

11 hours ago

Ars Technica

Feds appoint “AI doomer” to run AI safety at US institute

Fast Company

Arizona’s abortion ban could bring zombie laws back to life in other states

When the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to get an abortion in June 2022, Justice Clarence Thomas suggested that the court “should reconsider” other rights it currently recognizes—like the rights for same-sex couples to have sex and marry. If the Supreme Court overturns ...

11 hours ago

Fast Company

Arizona’s abortion ban could bring zombie laws back to life in other states

Fast Company

PFAS removal from public water is a costly and long process. Here’s how to filter out some of it

Chemists invented PFAS in the 1930s to make life easier: Nonstick pans, waterproof clothing, grease-resistant food packaging and stain-resistant carpet were all made possible by PFAS. But in recent years, the growing number of health risks found to be connected to these chemicals has become increasingly ...

11 hours ago

Fast Company

PFAS removal from public water is a costly and long process. Here’s how to filter out some of it

Engadget

Nintendo emulator Delta hits the iOS App Store, no sideloading required

11 hours ago

Engadget

Nintendo emulator Delta hits the iOS App Store, no sideloading required

Fast Company

Boston Dynamics’ new robot looks like the Pixar lamp and moves like a dancer

Boston Dynamics' Atlas robot is now electric. The same week the company retired its hydraulic Atlas model, it unveiled a first look at the newest version of the humanoid. While this robot looks more human-like than its predecessor, it can move in ways no human can. A promotional video shows the ...

11 hours ago

Fast Company

Boston Dynamics’ new robot looks like the Pixar lamp and moves like a dancer

Fast Company

Amazon is removing Just Walk Out at its grocery stores and plans to sell the tech to businesses

Amazon wants the public and—especially other businesses—to know it's not giving up on its Just Walk Out technology. Although the company is ditching the cashier-less checkout system at its Amazon Fresh grocery stores, it plans to sell the technology to more than 120 third-party businesses by ...

11 hours ago

Fast Company

Amazon is removing Just Walk Out at its grocery stores and plans to sell the tech to businesses

Fast Company

How to use a maturity model to shoot for the stars

With a solar eclipse recently plunging parts of the world in darkness—and the 1 show on Netflix highlighting the chaos caused by multiple celestial bodies in motion (3 Body Problem)—it’s safe to say that the stars have captured the popular imagination yet again. Astronomers, physicists, and other ...

11 hours ago

Fast Company

How to use a maturity model to shoot for the stars

Ars Technica

Billions of public Discord messages may be sold through a scraping service

Cross-server tracking suggests a new understanding of "public" chat servers.

12 hours ago

Ars Technica

Billions of public Discord messages may be sold through a scraping service

Ars Technica

Bodies found in Neolithic pit were likely victims of ritualistic murder

One victim may have been hogtied alive in pit, à la Mafia-style ligature strangulation.

12 hours ago

Ars Technica

Bodies found in Neolithic pit were likely victims of ritualistic murder

Engadget

Amazon says a whopping 140 third-party stores in four countries use its Just Walk Out tech

12 hours ago

Engadget

Amazon says a whopping 140 third-party stores in four countries use its Just Walk Out tech

WIRED

The Atlas Robot Is Dead. Long Live the Atlas Robot

Before the dear old model could even power down, Boston Dynamics unleashed a stronger new Atlas robot that can move in ways us puny humans never can.

13 hours ago

WIRED

The Atlas Robot Is Dead. Long Live the Atlas Robot

Engadget

There’s a TV show coming based on Sega's classic arcade game Golden Axe

13 hours ago

Engadget

There’s a TV show coming based on Sega's classic arcade game Golden Axe

WIRED

Big Tech Says Spy Bill Turns Its Workers Into Informants

One of Silicon Valley’s most influential lobbying arms joins privacy reformers in a fight against the Biden administration–backed expansion of a major US surveillance program.

13 hours ago

WIRED

Big Tech Says Spy Bill Turns Its Workers Into Informants

WIRED

Sony's TV Lineup 2024: New TVs, New Direction

OLED takes a step back as the brand embraces the brightness wars with some powerful new weapons.

15 hours ago

WIRED

Sony's TV Lineup 2024: New TVs, New Direction

WIRED

Samsung Galaxy Book4 Ultra Review: A Powerful Laptop

This behemoth of a laptop is ultrapowerful with great battery life, but it has some quirks and a scary price.

17 hours ago

WIRED

Samsung Galaxy Book4 Ultra Review: A Powerful Laptop