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Gizmodo: Watch Every Fire on Earth This Year in This Blazing Visualization This was the year the world burned. Literally. The year kicked off with Tasmania on fire. People set the Amazon aflame this summer. California burst into a fiery hellscape. The Arctic didn’t even catch a break. Now, Australia’s out-of-control bushfires are killing koalas and flying foxes while leaving Sydney under a …Read more... 4 mins ago
TechCrunch: And the winner of Startup Battlefield at Disrupt Berlin 2019 is… Scaled Robotics Startups participating in the Startup Battlefield have all been hand-picked to participate in our highly competitive startup competition. They all presented in front of multiple groups of VCs and tech leaders serving as judges for a chance to win $50,000 and the coveted Disrupt Cup. After hours of deliberations, TechCrunch editors pored over the judges’ […] 10 mins ago
CNET: 2020 Nissan Kicks keeps on keeping on - Roadshow Not much changes for 2020, but active safety equipment is now standard. 26 mins ago
CNET: An electric Ferrari? Not until late next decade, CEO says - Roadshow The expectation is for an electric Ferrari to come after 2025, but that's not a concrete plan. 27 mins ago
CNET: Here's what the Volkswagen ID 3 electric car sounds like - Roadshow It's far from what we're used to hearing, but it sounds cool in its own right. 32 mins ago
CNET: The best Xbox deals right now: Get the Xbox One S plus three games for $160 at Walmart - CNET Th retailer currently has the best price on the Xbox One S, Xbox One X and the All-Digital edition. 37 mins ago
Gizmodo: Thursday's Best Deals: A Huge REI Sale, Anker Gold Box, Gaming Accessories, and More An Amazon Warehouse sale, Civilization VI, discounted string lights, and an Anker projector exclusive lead off Thursday’s best deals from around the web.Read more... 41 mins ago
Gizmodo: Ring User Blocks $400K Bitcoin Extortion Attempt by Taking Out the Batteries Tania Amador of Grand Prairie, Texas, awoke on Monday to an alarm and a sinister voice speaking to her through her Ring device. Read more... 43 mins ago
TechCrunch: Chatbots spotlight machine learning’s trillion-dollar potential The directional trends are clear: chatbots are an important component of our AI-driven future, and the C-suite is taking notice. 45 mins ago
TechCrunch: The IPO window is open Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the grey space in between. This morning we’re digging into the current IPO market, asking ourselves how much damage WeWork really did to other companies hoping to go public. Is the IPO window closed, and if not, what sort of companies […] 56 mins ago
TechCrunch: Waymo buys Latent Logic, drives deeper into simulation and Europe Waymo has acquired Latent Logic, a UK company that spun out of Oxford University’s computer science department, as the autonomous vehicle company seeks to beef up its simulation technology. The acquisition also marks the launch of Waymo’s first European engineering hub will be in Oxford, UK. This likely won’t be the end of Waymo’s expansion and […] 1 hour ago
TechCrunch: Interpreter, Google’s real-time translator, comes to mobile After rolling out on smart speakers and displays earlier this year, Google’s interpreter real-time translation mode finally landing on mobile. A far more handy application for such functionality, the feature arrives on both Android and iOS handsets globally, starting today. The feature works in tandem with Assistant. Say something like, “Hey Google, be my German […] 1 hour ago
TechCrunch: Robinhood lets you invest as little as 1 cent in any stock One share of Amazon stock costs over $1700, locking out less wealthy investors. So to continue its quest to democratize stock trading, Robinhood is launching fractional share trading this week. This lets you buy 0.000001 shares, rounded to the nearest penny, or just $1 of any stock with zero fee. The ability to buy by […] 1 hour ago
CNET: Snapchat's AR effects are getting more insane, and could live in smart glasses eventually - CNET Two years after the arrival of Snap's Lens Studio software, new tools are pushing larger-scale creations, while Spectacles hint at headsets to come. 1 hour ago
CNET: Google Assistant's language interpreter tool comes to phones - CNET The software, called interpreter mode, lets people carry on a conversation while speaking different languages. 1 hour ago
Wired: Here’s How to Survive Sitting in the Bleachers This Winter Our favorite gear to fend off the cold if you're braving the elements to see a football game this season—socks, gloves, hand warmers, and more. 1 hour ago
Gizmodo: Google's Interpreter Mode Comes to Phones and Will Make Travelling a Helluva Lot Easier Just in time for the busy holiday travel season, the Google Assistant’s real-time Interpreter Mode is getting a critical upgrade as Google begins pushing the feature out to phones worldwide.Read more... 1 hour ago
CNET: Cheap phone service: Get a full year for $195 - CNET Red Pocket Mobile's plan includes unlimited everything and 5GB of high-speed data. 1 hour ago
TechCrunch: Facebook’s Messenger adds Star Wars-themed features and AR effects Star Wars has come to Facebook’s Messenger app. Facebook today announced a new set of Star Wars-themed features for Messenger users, including a chat theme, reactions, stickers, and AR effects. The features were developed in partnership with Disney to help promote the upcoming film, “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,” which premieres nationwide on December […] 1 hour ago
CNET: How to watch Fortnite's Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker event - CNET J.J. Abrams will introduce new footage from the upcoming movie on the video game's platform. 1 hour ago
CNET: Twitter relaxes photo limits so those detailed shots look better - CNET The service now can preserve details it used to wipe out in an effort to shrink file sizes. 1 hour ago
CNET: Daisy Ridley dodges Star Wars questions from Tina Fey, Anna Kendrick, Tom Holland and more - CNET Talk about resistance. 1 hour ago
TechCrunch: Conductor execs buy their company back from WeWork It’s been less than two years since WeWork announced the acquisition of SEO and content marketing company Conductor — but those two years have been bumpy, to say the least. Briefly: Parent organization The We Company’s disastrous attempt to go public resulted in the ouster of CEO Adam Neumann, an indefinite delay of its IPO […] 1 hour ago
TechCrunch: Klarna CEO says “maybe” of taking public Europe’s most valuable fintech next year (but he’s not ruling out another round, either) Yesterday, at TechCrunch Berlin, we sat down with Sebastian Siemiatkowski, the cofounder and CEO of Klarna, a 15-year-old company that’s currently the most highly valued privately held fintech in Europe, following a $460 million investment that pegged the company’s worth at $5.5 billion back in August. (Asked yesterday to confirm that the company has raised […] 1 hour ago
Gizmodo: Doctor Who's Stars Tease a Major, Petrifying New Monster Quentin Tarantino says he’s finally got the right idea for a new Kill Bill. The Rise of Skywalker still has a few more snippets of footage to share. Oscar Isaac teases the shocking tone of the new Dune. Plus, Robert Downey Jr. talks to the animals, and what’s to come with Nancy Drew’s return. To me, my spoilers!Read more... 1 hour ago
Wired: 7 Best Cheap Smartphones for (Almost) Every Budget The absolute best Android phones and iPhones you can buy for $200 to $600. 2 hours ago
Gizmodo: The Apple Watch Now Supported by Orangetheory for an Even Smoother High Tech Gym Experience Fitness tech isn’t new. Before smartwatches that could take your ECG, there were old-school clip pedometers. That said, stepping into an Orangetheory on a weekday night might have been the most futuristic workout of my life—and I regularly work out with no less than four wearables strapped to my body.Read more... 2 hours ago
TechCrunch: Bill.com’s IPO pricing is good news for unprofitable startups Business-to-business payments company Bill.com priced its IPO today at an above-range $22 per share. The firm, selling 9.82 million shares in its offering, will raise around $216 million at a roughly $1.6 billion valuation. The company’s IPO pricing comes during a modestly uncertain time for unprofitable companies looking to go public. Following the WeWork IPO […] 2 hours ago
Wired: 10 Best Wireless Earbuds for Working Out (2019) Looking for a pair of sturdy and sweatproof wireless buds to help you rock your inner jock? We have you covered. 3 hours ago
Gizmodo: Save Big on Audio Products Thanks to Today's Gold Box Anker Soundcore Bluetooth Speaker and Headphones Gold Box | AmazonRead more... 3 hours ago
Wired: Room to Breathe: My Quest to Clean Up My Home's Filthy Air Poor indoor air quality causes serious health issues. Things can be improved with determination to sniff out the cause of the problem—and some pricey hardware. 4 hours ago
Gizmodo: Watchmen Creator Alan Moore Explains Why He's Voting Today For the First Time in 40 Years Alan Moore, the legendary creator of graphic novels like Watchmen and V For Vendetta, hasn’t voted in 40 years. But he’s voting in Britain’s general election today for the Labour Party. Why? According to a new video, Moore says that he’s not sure the UK would ever have a meaningful vote again if the Conservatives got…Read more... 5 hours ago
Gizmodo: Man Dies in Queens After Being Pinned Between 2 Parked Cars, One of Which Was Started Remotely A pedestrian in New York’s Queens borough was reportedly crushed to death between two parked cars after a 2002 Lexus’s remote engine ignition system was activated, causing the vehicle to lurch forward, Streetsblog reported on Wednesday.Read more... 13 hours ago
Gizmodo: Why You're Always 'Randomly Selected' For Additional Airport Screening No matter how prepared you are, airport delays are inevitable. If your bag’s overweight, expect to take a few minutes just to unpack, redistribute your things, and re-pack again to appease an airline attendant. If there’s a line just to check-in, well, that could take an extra 30 minutes with the family of 12 ahead of…Read more... 21 hours ago
Wired: 13 Awesome Gift Ideas for Board Game Lovers (2019) The modern game night is a sacred ritual, so pay it homage with these board games, dice, pencils, and accessories. 1 day ago