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CNET: Apple event 2021: How to watch today's 'Spring Loaded' event - CNET Updated iPads, iMacs and even possibly the ever-elusive AirTags tracking tech might make an appearance. 1 hour ago

TechCrunch: ‘Pure’ nutritional supplements startup Feel closes $6.2M investment, led by Fuel Ventures Earlier this year we covered the launch of Heights, a new supplements startup in an increasingly hot category. Feel, is a year-old UK startup with another twist on this world: pure nutritional supplements. It’s now closed a $6.2 million investment, led by Fuel Ventures, with participation from TMT Investments, Sova VC, Richard Longhurst (founder of […] 1 hour ago

CNET: Hulu May 2021: Everything new coming this month - CNET Catch the premiere of Marvel's M.O.D.O.K. and season three of Shrill 3 hours ago

TechCrunch: Huawei is not a carmaker. It wants to be the Bosch of China One after another, Chinese tech giants have announced their plans for the auto space over the last few months. Some internet companies, like search engine provider Baidu, decided to recruit help from a traditional carmaker to produce cars. Xiaomi, which makes its own smartphones but has stressed for years it’s a light-asset firm making money […] 4 hours ago

CNET: Audi A6 E-Tron concept has LED projectors all around - Roadshow While it might just be a design study, the A6 E-Tron concept gives us a good idea of what to expect from Audi in 2022 and beyond. 4 hours ago

CNET: Suspected poacher trampled to death by elephants in South Africa - CNET Three people were attempting to poach rhinos, park rangers say. 6 hours ago

CNET: Best blenders of 2021 - CNET From making smoothies to grating cheese, these top blenders can keep up with all your culinary demands. 6 hours ago

CNET: Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase 4: The full list of release dates - CNET Black Widow and Shang-Chi are still a fair few months away. 8 hours ago

Gizmodo: A Geico Data Breach Let Cyber Fraudsters Steal Customers' Driver's License Numbers Car insurance giant Geico has quietly disclosed that a recent security breach allowed cyber thieves to steal customers’ driver’s license information right off the company’s website.Read more... 8 hours ago

Gizmodo: James Charles' YouTube Channel Has Been Demonetized Amid Allegations He Sexted With Minors YouTube temporarily halted ads on frenetic drama magnet James Charles’ channel as of Monday night, disabling the content creator’s ability to earn money on the platform amid allegations that he sexted with minors.Read more... 8 hours ago

CNET: The 57 best TV shows to watch on Netflix - CNET Looking for a great show to watch? Here are some of the best Netflix has to offer. 9 hours ago

Gizmodo: MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell Told Us What He Would Do If Someone Said There Were Knives in His Pillows Many weird and wild things are coming out of Mike Lindell’s 48-hour bananathon livestream today—Ted Nugent, a crank call from a “reporter,” another crank call from “Donald Trump”—and somehow, I, too, was there. After a press request this morning to MyPillow, which has ignored my emails on two previous occasions, my…Read more... 10 hours ago

TechCrunch: Daily Crunch: Facebook announces new audio products Facebook reveals its Clubhouse competitor, Parler will return to Apple’s App Store and a helicopter flies on Mars. This is your Daily Crunch for April 19, 2021. The big story: Facebook announces new audio products Yes, these products include new Clubhouse-style Live Audio Rooms, as well as the ability for podcasters to share long-form audio, […] 11 hours ago

Gizmodo: Blaze It: More Than 90% of Americans Support Legal Weed in New Poll On the eve of the coolest holiday of the year, here’s some relevant news: A recent poll suggests that more than 90% of Americans support cannabis legalization in one shape or another. The results come in the wake of several more states having legalized the drug in 2021, as well as a renewed push by some politicians to…Read more... 12 hours ago

Gizmodo: Microsoft's Surface Laptop 4 Is Nearly Perfect The Surface Laptop 3 was a special machine due to Microsoft’s decision to put an AMD processor in it for the first time. But the company has outdone itself with the smart improvements it’s made to the Surface Laptop 4, which has a more compelling price and better battery life, all while keeping key features and design…Read more... 12 hours ago

Wired: WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - LILHUDDY Answers the Web's Most Searched Questions Chase Hudson (aka LILHUDDY) takes the WIRED Autocomplete Interview and answers the internet's most searched questions about himself. What's LILHUDDY's real name? Is LILHUDDY Australian? What does LILHUDDY mean? How tall is he? Are his tattoos real? Chase answers all these questions and much more! 17 hours ago

Wired: Crush the Dance Floor With These Colorful Retro Beat Machines The Polish company Polyend has collaborated with a trio of electronic music artists to infuse its audio creation hardware with blasts of color. 21 hours ago

Wired: Ecobee’s Ecosystem Is an Easy Way to Embrace the Smart Home For the past six months, this Alexa-integrated security and thermostat platform made my house feel safer and more comfortable. 1 day ago

Wired: Video Game Microwave That Only Cooks While I Play What's the worst part of any microwave? The timer! All that time we spend just waiting for our microwaves to finish cooking...but what if that waiting was just a bit more fun? What if we could play video games while we wait? YouTuber, engineer, and maker-extraordinaire Allen Pan puts together a dream appliance, a video game microwave that only cooks while he plays! Check out Allen Pan on his YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVS89U86PwqzNkK2qYNbk5A 1 week ago

Wired: How Face Recognition Can Destroy Anonymity For most of human history, private citizens could reasonably assume they were more or less anonymous when venturing into public. Given the unchecked rise of face recognition, that's not a safe assumption anymore. 2 weeks ago