Windows 11's new focus timer feature will work with Spotify
Microsoft is betting that a little Spotify streaming could help sharpen your mind. The Vergereports that product chief Panos Panay has previewed a Focus Sessions feature in Windows 11 that uses Spotify...
View Article'PUBG' is now 'PUBG: Battlegrounds'
PUBG, aka PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, has a new name. It's now called PUBG: Battlegrounds, which technically makes it PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds: Battlegrounds. It seems publisher Krafton quietly...
View ArticleTwitter appoints 'grievance officer' to obey India's internet rules
Twitter is scrambling to reassure India and reclaim its liability protections for user-made content. Bloombergreports that Twitter has told an Indian court it appointed grievance and nodal officers to...
View Article'Stranger Things' season 4 will arrive in 2022
It's been 25 months since Netflix dropped season three of Stranger Things. You'll have to remain patient a while longer before returning to Hawkins, however. Season four of the sci-fi horror series...
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This week's best deals: $70 off Sony's WH-1000XM4 headphones, and more
We're steadily moving through August, and that means more summer deals are popping up all over. If you've got your eye on a pair of new high-end headphones, we've seen Sony's excellent WH-1000XM4...
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DARPA's PROTEUS program gamifies the art of war
The nature of war continues to evolve through the 21st century with conflict zones shifting from jungles and deserts to coastal cities. Not to mention the rapidly increasing commercial availability of...
View ArticleA sealed copy of 'Super Mario Bros.' has sold for a record-breaking $2 million
An unopened copy of Super Mario Bros. has sold for $2 million, shattering the previous record set by a video game sale set just last month when a collector paid $1.56 million to obtain a mint version...
View ArticleGoogle may release the Pixel 5a on August 26th
Google offered the first official details about the Pixel 6 just a few days ago, and it seems the company is gearing up to release the Pixel 5a as well. Previous leaks suggested the phone would be a...
View ArticleThe FCC releases its first mobile broadband map
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released its first-ever mobile broadband coverage map. The tool allows you to compare the LTE and voice coverage areas of the country’s four largest...
View ArticleSpotify's iOS app won't get AirPlay 2 support anytime soon
Spotify has shelved plans to add AirPlay 2 support to its iOS app for the time being. "We've discussed this Idea internally and while we are working on supporting AirPlay2 in a proper way, we have...
View ArticleRazer's Project Hazel face mask has a new name and beta test you can sign up for
Razer’s Project Hazel is one step closer to becoming a product you can buy. On Friday, the company announced a final name for the face mask. It’s now known as Razer Zephyr, and you can sign up to test...
View ArticleWhatsApp head says Apple's child safety update is a 'surveillance system'
One day after Apple confirmed plans for new software that will allow it to detect images of child abuse on users’ iCloud photos, Facebook’s head of WhatsApp says he is “concerned” by the plans.In a...
View ArticleFacebook restores policy it 'lost' three years ago
Last month, Facebook’s Oversight Board chastised the company for losing an important policy for three years. At the center of the ruling was an Instagram post about Abdullah Öcalan, which encouraged...
View ArticleAudi off-road hybrid completes endurance test ahead of Dakar Rally
Audi is hard at work preparing the RS Q E-Tron for the 2022 Dakar Rally in hopes that it can earn the distinction of being the first electrified vehicle to win the grueling competition. In fact, the...
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Hitting the Books: How our lying eyes trick the brain into seeing motion...
Visual media has come a long way since the first proto-human cave dwellers used the flickering of torch light to bring the hand-drawn art on their walls to life. Today, the pixel — despite its humble,...
View ArticleNASA's Perseverance rover fails to collect its first Mars rock sample
NASA's Perseverance rover just had a rare misstep. The space agency has revealed that the robotic vehicle failed to collect Mars rock samples during its first attempt. While the percussive drill,...
View ArticleApple Watch Series 6 Product Red drops to $300 at Woot
Now is a prime opportunity to get an Apple Watch Series 6 at a good price, provided you're not picky about the color. Woot is offering the 40mm Product Red edition with GPS (that is, no cellular) for...
View ArticleEven a social network for doctors is struggling with vaccine misinformation
Even an online medical community can't completely avoid COVID-19 vaccine misinformation. Gizmodoreports that CNBChas found a deluge of bogus anti-vaccine claims on Doximity, an industry networking tool...
View ArticleRiot moves in-person 'League of Legends' championship due to COVID-19 surge
The eSports world is coming to grips with a resurgent COVID-19 threat. As The Vergenotes, Riot Games has moved the last two matches of the League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) from Newark, New...
View ArticleChina sues Tencent over WeChat's 'youth mode'
WeChat may be a staple of Chinese digital life, but that isn't stopping the country's government from clamping down on the messaging giant's behavior. Reutersreports that Beijing prosecutors have sued...
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